Canon 30D - Manual (Page 11)

Page 11 of 35 © Ken Rockwell 2006
REAR PANEL CONTROLS
Note: Canon color-codes buttons in
blue and silver to correspond to their
functions in playback or shooting. I may use these colors in the text to clarify.
Squiggle - Printer Button : I never use this. It's for messing around with
transferring only some images from the camera to your computer (the
squiggle) or for printing directly from the camera to an inkjet printer (the
printer).
Trick: The squiggle/printer button does something useful, but only if you
enable it in Custom Function 17. If enabled, hold this squiggle/printer button
and press the (+) (magnify) button while an image is reviewing immediately
after it's shot. It will let you magnify the image without having to hit Play. Beats
me why you have to enable this in a custom function; all the Canon point-and-
shoots do this by pressing their SET buttons without needing any menus.
Pro tip: format your card every time you shoot, pull all your images off the
card at the same time, back them up, and then format the card again before
shooting again. This prevents data errors. People who keep erasing (instead
of formatting) cards are asking for trouble over time.
MENU: Calls up the menus.