Rear of Camera Controls
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On the rear of the S2 Pro we have a row of photographic settings along the top of the camera (bracket mode, flash mode, metering, AE-Lock & AF-Lock, Main command dial). On the main back of the camera is the rear display panel (illuminated orange in this shot) with its four soft-buttons, the 4-way controller, LCD monitor and four other buttons.
Photographic settings buttons
Button | ![]() |
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BKT | Auto Bracketing
Enable![]() On Off |
Auto Bracketing: Shots / EV |
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Flash sync mode![]() Front-curtain sync (normal flash) Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Slow sync Rear-curtain sync |
No action |
Metering Mode
Metering |
Description |
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3D Matrix Metering with 10-segment SPD |
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Center Weighted
Metering![]() The camera uses the entire frame for light measurement but assigns a greater weight to an area in the center of the frame (indicated in the viewfinder by the circle). |
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Spot metering |
Other controls
Button |
Description |
AE-L AF-L |
Auto Exposure and Auto Focus Lock |
Rear Display Panel buttons
The function of the four buttons below the rear display panel depends on the status of the display and selected menu. By default the display is used to relay information such as ISO sensitivity and frames remaining, press the FUNC button and the display switches to a menu of four options, each controlled by one button. In play and preview modes a menu is always displayed. Each of the available menus and the function of each button is described below.
Menu |
Button 1 | Button 2 | Button 3 | Button 4 |
Record 1 | White balance![]() Auto Custom 1 Custom 2 Sunny Cloudy Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Fluorescent 3 Incandescent |
Focus area mode![]() Single Area AF Dynamic AF |
Image quality![]() High (TIFF/RAW) Fine (JPEG) Normal (JPEG) |
Image size![]() 4256 x 2848 3024 x 2016 2304 x 1536 1440 x 960 |
Record 2 | Color![]() Standard High Original Black & White |
Tone![]() Standard Hard Original |
Sharpening![]() Standard Hard Off |
Lock![]() Off On |
Preview | Record | Erase | Histogram![]() None Master (Lumin.) Red Channel Green Channel Blue Channel |
Standard chart![]() Off On |
Play | Histogram![]() None Master (Lumin.) Red Channel Green Channel Blue Channel |
Erase![]() No Ok |
Protect![]() On Off |
Thumbnail index![]() No Yes (3 x 3) |
Rear controls
Button |
Description |
FUNC |
Rear Display Panel Function |
PLAY |
Playback |
MENU /OK |
Camera menu / Confirm![]() Display or cancel the camera menu or confirm a selection (detailed later in this review). |
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4-way controller![]() In shooting mode where AF point selection is enabled the 4-way controller is used to choose AF points. In playback mode this control reverts to image navigation / menu movement. The 4-way controller can be locked by turning the small lever below the dial to the 'L' position. Unfortunately the 4-way controller lock is a physical lock which disables the controller for use in menus too. |
BACK | Back![]() Back out or cancel the display of a menu. |
Front of camera controls
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On the front of the camera are two controls, first on the right side (from the back) of the lens is the depth of field preview button, pressing this button stops the lens down to the selected (or metered) aperture allowing the photographer to preview the depth of field of the final shot (obviously the viewfinder view becomes dimmer when the lens is stopped down). On the left side of the lens mount is the focus mode selector (modes defined below).
Focus modes
Mode |
Description |
M |
Manual Focus |
S | Single servo AF
(focus priority)![]() If the subject is stationary, the camera focuses when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Focus remains locked while the shutter release button is held in this position (focus lock). The shutter can only be released when the in-focus indicator is displayed. |
C |
Continuous servo AF (release priority) |
SuperCCD Cleaning
The procedure for cleaning the SuperCCD is summarized in the S2 Pro manual. It requires the optional AC adapter and a blower. You must then switch to manual mode and press the flash mode and illumination button at the same time as powering the camera on, the mirror will flip up and the shutter will open. At this stage the mirror and shutter will remain locked open until the camera is powered off. Cleaning can be carried out with either a blower (without a brush) or a sensor swab.
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