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Olympus FE-115 review

Reviews Don't expect many options here, but the few settings you can change are accessible through the camera's mode dial, four-way-plus-OK pad, and five additional control buttons for shooting, playback, trash, menu and flash.

Editor's rating   5

Tags: olympus, shot, modes, balance

10 July 2006, 11:03

Canon PowerShot A530 review

Reviews A standard mode dial on the top of the camera sets the A530's various shot modes. The zoom works via a jog dial surrounding the shutter release -- it can be a little awkward to operate, but the rest of the layout is fairly well done.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: canon, layout, colour, budget

25 April 2006, 11:54

What kind of digital camcorder is best for me?

Reviews Automatic; manual option via dial on camcorder body Automatic; manual option via dial on camcorder body or ring on lens; spot focus I plan to take my camcorder on holiday, so portability is important.

14 May 2005, 14:38

Canon PowerShot A580 review

Reviews The mode dial, which offers common scene modes and manual or automatic settings, makes an initially satisfying, later annoying clicking noise when turned, but at least it goes around 360 degrees in both directions.

Editor's rating   6.2

Tags: canon, categories, optical, shots

18 June 2008, 7:22

Samsung U700 review

Reviews The centrally mounted dial acts as both a scroll wheel and four-way navigation key Also, although the centrally mounted dial acts as both a scroll wheel and four-way navigation key, it doesn't work well at either function.

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: samsung, dial, artist, pad

24 August 2007, 13:12

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1 review

Reviews From here, you can also access the shutter, focus, and continuous/bracket buttons as well as the mode dial. A high-profile rubberised grip provides a comfortable handhold, although you can accidentally trip the jog dial -- which changes manual...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: sony, continuous, cyber, high resolution

28 July 2005, 10:39

Canon PowerShot G6 review

Reviews And the G6 lets you save two groups of custom settings, which are accessible from the mode dial, now sitting next to the optical viewfinder. We especially like the ability to switch between two groups of customisable settings from the mode dial, as...

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: canon, digital cameras, raw, continuous

7 February 2005, 19:47

Pentax Optio S50 review

Reviews If you don't spend some serious time with the S50's user manual, some of its unique pictograph labels won't make any sense; for example, Pentax represents the automatic setting as a bright-green smiley face on the mode dial.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: pentax, shoot, entry, scene

2 March 2005, 23:58

Olympus Stylus mju 780 review

Reviews Strangely, it doesn't rotate all the way around, so moving from favourites mode to video mode, which are next to each other on the dial, involves going all the way back round. The dial also provides access to playback mode, which is pointlessly...

Editor's rating   5.3

Tags: olympus, compact, water, optical

15 August 2007, 16:21

Kodak EasyShare Z650 review

Reviews All other controls, including the mode dial, are on the camera's back. A small five-way joystick in the middle of the mode dial lets you navigate and select from the easy to navigate menu system. Strangely, program, aperture- and shutter-priority...

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: kodak, navigate, optical, contrast

13 July 2006, 12:19

Sony Handycam DCR-SR45E review

Reviews Another sliding door on top hides a Memory Stick Pro Duo card slot -- it looks very similar to an accessory shoe cover, but those are rare in this price class -- while a flip-down door below the main control dial hides the jack for the power cable.

Editor's rating   6.2

Tags: sony, balance, lcd, menus

15 September 2008, 10:26

Sony Handycam DCR-SR85 review

Reviews Another sliding door on top hides a Memory Stick Pro Duo card slot, while a flip-down door below the main control dial hides the jack for the power cable. Instead of separate mode and record controls, the power/movie/still dial for the SR85 sits...

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: sony, menus, ups, camcorder

13 October 2008, 16:42

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro review

Reviews The mode dial on the left side of the camera lets you select not only exposure modes but also ISO settings. A second command dial is placed under your thumb, which can also reach the metering and autofocus/autoexposure lock controls next to the...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: fujifilm, pad, image quality, highlight

15 June 2005, 14:49

Sony XDR-S20 review

Reviews The most glaring design flaw on the S20 is the tuning dial. The tuning dial on the S20 is a fruitless effort to reinvent the wheel -- the radio signal may be digital now, but this is no reason to abandon the familiar, and effective, traditional...

Editor's rating   5.3

Tags: sony, dial, speaker, broadcast

31 January 2006, 15:45

Arcam DiVA DT-91 review

Reviews A large, bright LCD display is to the right of the central tuning dial. DesignThe front panel on the DT-91 is dominated by a large, central tuning dial -- this rapidly scrolls through stations like a traditional analogue tuner.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: arcam, optical, station, stations

12 June 2006, 16:30