Minolta DiMAGE S304 Review
Rear of camera controls
On the rear (right) of the camera are several more controls
which are positioned to be within reach of your thumb when gripping the
camera with your right hand.
Buttons
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Description |
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4-way controller
Record mode: Up / Down - Zoom in and out. Center button
- press and hold for more than one second to switch from wide-focus
mode to AF area selection, use the controller to select one of five
focus positions (two vertical, two horizontal, one center).
Play mode: Press left / right to browse forwards and backwards
through images taken, press up for exposure information overlay.
Menus: Navigate through menus, select menu options.
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| MENU |
Menu
Pressing this button enters or leaves the mode menu in record
or play modes.
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QV
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Quick View / Delete
Record mode: Enter a 'mini-play-mode', displays the last
image taken, you can scroll between images by pressing the 4-way controller
left and right, you can also display exposure information by pushing
the 4-way controller up. Pressing the button again with an image displayed
gives you the option to delete it. You can not magnify the image in
this mode.
Play mode: Delete current image, requires confirmation (4-way
controller left, press 4-way controller in).
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LCD Information Overlay
Record mode: Switch between three levels of overlay information:
All status and setting information overlay, None, LCD Monitor Off.
Play mode: Switch between different displays: All status
and setting information overlay, No information overlay, Thumbnail
view.
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Compact Flash compartment open
Pushing this small lever downwards opens the Compact Flash compartment,
the door is spring loaded and opens fully on its own.
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Sep 4, 2001
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Feb 11, 2001
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Aug 26, 2004
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Aug 26, 2004
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