Top of camera controls
Power / Camera mode controls
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Power![]() Turn camera power on and off |
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Record Mode![]() Ready camera for shooting (extends lens if necessary) |
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Play Mode |
Exposure Mode Dial
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Movie Clip mode![]() Record short movie clips, QuickTime Motion JPEG format 320 x 240 @ 10 fps (no audio) up to 160 seconds per clip. |
SP |
Scene Position Auto Exposure
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AUTO | Full Auto Exposure![]() Camera automatically controls exposure and white balance, you cannot override white balance, no menus are available, no exposure compensation or flash modes. Point-and-shoot mode. |
P |
Program Auto Exposure (with Program Shift)
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S |
Shutter Priority Auto Exposure 3, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 1/1.3, 1/1.6, 1/2, 1/2.5, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/650, 1/800, 1/1000 sec
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Aperture Priority Auto Exposure F2.8, F3.2, F3.6, F4, F4.5, F5, F5.6, F6.3, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11 Here's an oddity: The lens is specified with a maximum aperture of F3.1 at full tele, however it's possible to select F2.8 at full tele.
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M |
Full Manual Exposure
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SET | Setup Menu![]() Setup menu is described on the following pages of this review. |
Function buttons
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Self Timer![]() Cycle between self timer modes: 2 second self timer 10 second self timer Self Timer off |
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Drive Mode![]() Select drive mode: Single Frame Continuous Frames (about 5 frames at 5 fps) |
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Focus Mode |
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Flash Mode |
Rear of camera controls
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Yet more buttons / controls on the rear of the 4900Z, mostly associated with the menu / LCD display. Full description of buttons below:
Record only controls
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Focus Check Button![]() What an excellent feature! Press this button and a quarter sized area will appear in the center of the screen displaying a magnified view of the very center of the frame. This is PERFECT for checking focus, both auto and manual, you can just tap it to get a quick idea of how good the focus is (ALL digital cameras should have this). Capture of how this looks on the next page of this review. |
AE-L | Auto Exposure Lock![]() Locks the currently displayed exposure, this can be held for the current shot or for all subsequent shots (by keeping the button pressed). |
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