I had never noticed the "Copy Image" option in the Edit menu, it hides the controls in the upper right corner, then captures. It makes for a lot less cropping and makes framing something easier not having to worry about it (I've had problems with it not letting me back up through a tree to get the exact shot I wanted). If you have the sun on, it will hide the slider bar but still show the date and time.
Directions in the first post have been updated.