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photo or movie at a time, to thumbnails view, which displays mul-
tiple images on the screen. Press once to display four thumbnails;
press again to display nine thumbnails; and press a third time to
see 72 itty-bitty thumbnails. A fourth press shifts the display to
Calendar playback, which makes it easy for you to locate pictures
taken on a particular day.
To cycle back to thumbnails view, press the Zoom In button; keep
pressing to reduce the number of thumbnails until you get to
single-image view.
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Display help screens: The question mark symbol above the button
is a reminder that you can press this button to display helpful infor-
mation about certain menu options. See the section "Displaying
Help screens," later in this chapter, for details.
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i button: During shooting, pressing this button activates the control
strip on the Information and Live View displays, enabling quick access
to certain picture settings. See the upcoming section " Adjusting settings
via the control strip " for details.
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Live View button: As its name implies, this button turns Live View on
and off. In Live View mode, the scene in front of the lens appears on
the monitor, and you can ' t see anything through the viewfinder. You
then can compose a still photo using the monitor or begin recording a
movie. I provide additional guidelines about using Live View later in this
chapter.
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Multi Selector/OK button: This dual-natured control plays a role in
many camera functions. You press the outer edges of the Multi Selector
left, right, up, or down to navigate camera menus and access certain
other options. At the center of the control is the OK button, which you
press to finalize a menu selection or another camera adjustment.
In this book, the instruction "Press the Multi Selector left" simply means
to press the left edge of the control. "Press the Multi Selector right" means
to press the right edge, and so on.
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Release Mode button: Press this button to display a screen where you
can select the shutter-release mode. By default, the option is set to
Single Frame, which results in one picture each time you press the shut-
ter button. You can explore other options in Chapter 2 .
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Delete button: Sporting a trash can icon, the universal symbol for delete,
this button enables you to erase pictures from your memory card.
Chapter 10 explains the steps.
Front-left features
The front-left side of the camera, shown in Figure 1-7 , sports these features:
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Flash button: In the advanced exposure modes (P, S, A, and M), pressing
this button raises the built-in flash. In other modes, the camera controls
whether flash is enabled.
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