Viewfinder; Mode Dial - Minolta DiMAGE F300 Instruction Manual

Viewfinder

Focus lamp (green)
Because the optical viewfinder and the lens are slightly separated, the image seen through one is not
exactly the same as the other; this is called parallax. Parallax can cause errors in framing at close
distances and is more pronounced at longer focal lengths. When the subject is closer than 1m (3ft) at
the wide-angle lens position or 3m (9.8ft) at the telephoto position, use the LCD monitor to compose
the image; because the lens creates the monitor image, it does not suffer from parallax.

Mode dial

This dial gives direct
and easy access to
the camera's major
modes. It also acts
as the main switch.
12 N
AMES OF PARTS
Flash lamp (orange)
Auto-recording mode (p. 22, 38)
Multi-function recording mode (p. 54)
Playback mode (p. 34, 80)
Movie-recording mode (p. 76)
Audio recording mode (p. 76)
Setup mode (p. 95)