As you've seen, the XS displays your image for a brief time after you shoot. As you'll see later, you can extend this time by changing a menu setting. But when it comes time to review your images, you'll want to use the camera's playback mode.
To review your images, press the Play button on the back of the camera (obviously, the camera needs to be powered on for this to work).
The camera displays the last image that you shot, along with some status information.
Figure 1-10. When you play back an image on the XS, the camera displays some important status information along with your image.
The left and right arrow keys on the back of the camera let you navigate forward and backward through your images. Playback mode has a number of other features that you'll learn about in Chapter 3.
At any time, you can press the Play button again or give a half-press to the shutter button to return to shooting mode. Note that the XS can change between shooting and playback modes very quickly, much faster than most point-and-shoot cameras, meaning you don't have to worry about missing a shot because the camera is locked up in a playback mode.
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