FujiFilm FinePix A370 manual

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    1 2 3 4 5 6 Getting Ready Using the Camera Advanced Features Software Installation Settings Viewing Images BL00489-200 ( 1 ) This manual will show you how to use your FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix A360 / FinePix A370 correctly. Please follow the instructions carefully. OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

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    2 3 W arning IMPORT ANT Be sure to read this page before using the Software. For customers in the U.S.A. Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this d[...]

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    4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 Contents LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ..................................................................................... 10 Compatible batteries ....................................................................................................................... 10 Checking the battery charge ..........................[...]

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    6 7 Preface ■ Test Shots Prior to Photography For important photographs (such as weddings and overseas trips), always take a test shot and view the image to make sure that the camera is working normally. h Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. cannot accept liability for any incidental losses (such as the costs of photography or the loss of income from photo[...]

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    8 9 Camera parts and features Example of LCD monitor text display ■ Photography mode N 1 2 100 - 0009 1/ 1/ 1 / 2 00 00 5 1/ 1/ 2 0 0 5 12 : 00 AM Battery level w arning AF warning Camera shake w arning Number of av ailable fr ames Quality mode Exposure compensation Self-timer Continuous shooting Date AF frame Zoom bar Photograph y mode Macro (cl[...]

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    10 11 Getting Ready 1 LOADING THE BA TTERIES AND THE MEDIA 1 Getting Ready Compatible batteries h AA-size alkaline batteries (2) or AA-size Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (sold separately) (2) ● ! Use the same brand and grade AA-size alkaline batteries as those supplied with the camera. ◆ How to use the batteries ◆ h Never use the following typ[...]

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    DA T E D A T E /T / T IME IME 2005 2005 . . 2 2 . . 2 4 10 1 0 : 00 0 0 AM A M YYYY YYYY . MM M M . DD D D SET SET CANCEL CANCEL DA T E D A T E /T / T IME IME 2005 2005 . . 1 1 . . 1 12 12 : 00 00 AM A M YYYY YYYY . MM MM . DD D D SET SET CANCEL CANCEL DA TE D A T E /T / T IME IME 10 10 : 00 00 AM A M DD D D . M M . YYYY YYYY 2 4 . 2 . 2005 2005 SE[...]

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    15 Using the Camera 2 This section describes the camera’s functions. a ( ) b ( ) switch Slide the Mode switch to change modes . Photography mode: Still image shooting Movie mode: Movie recording Playbac k mode: Photographed image playbac k DISP: Press this button to select the LCD monitor displa y . Photography: Tu r ns text displa y on and off ,[...]

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    17 Using the Camera 2 2 1 Press the “POWER” button to turn the camera on. 2 Set the Mode switch to “ q ”. h Focal range Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity ● ! Use Macro mode for subjects closer than 60 cm (2.0 ft.) ( ➡ P.27). ● ! When “ 7 ”, “ - ”, “ q ” or “ = ” appears, see P.82. Brace your elbows against your sides[...]

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    19 Using the Camera 2 USING VIEWFINDER When using the viewfinder to take pictures, press the “DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor off. Turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery power. ● ! The viewfinder cannot be used to take shots in Macro mode. 1 2 Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the camera with both hands. Position [...]

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    21 Using the Camera 2 Beep Bebeep USING AF/AE LOCK Move the camera slightly so that one of the subjects is in the AF frame. 2 Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE lock). When a short double-beep is heard, the camera focuses on your subject. The AF frame on the LCD monitor becomes smaller and the viewfinder lamp (green) changes from blinking[...]

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    23 Using the Camera 2 22 Single-frame playback 0 1 0 2 1 Set the Mode switch to “ w ”. 2 Press “ c ” to scan forward through the images. Press “ d ” to scan backwards. ● ! Set the Mode switch to “ w ” to play back the last shot. ● ! When the lens is extended during playback, the lens retracts as a protective measure if the camer[...]

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    25 Using the Camera 2 24 ERASING IMAGES ( ERASE FRAME ) PLAYBACK MODE ERASE OK? ERASE OK? FR F R A M E YES YES CANCEL CANCEL 1 00 0 0 - 0009 0 0 0 9 B A CK C K FR F R A M E ALL ALL F R A M ES E S ERASE ERASE B A CK C K FR F R A M E ALL ALL F R A M ES E S ERASE ERASE 1 Set the Mode switch to “ w ”. 2 3 1 Press the “MENU/OK” button during pla[...]

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    27 Advanced Features 3 26 e MACRO ( CLOSE-UP ) PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS Select Macro mode to take close-up shots. Set the Mode switch to “ q ”. 1 2 1 2 12 1 2 N N Press the “ e ( d )” button. The “ e ” appears on the LCD monitor indicating that you can take close-up shots. To cancel Macro mode, press the “ e ( d )” button again. h Foca[...]

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    29 Advanced Features 3 28 d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS Choose from 6 flash modes according to the type of shot. 1 Set the Mode switch to “ q ”. d Forced flash Use this mode in backlit scenes, such as a subject against a window or in the shade of a tree, or to get the correct colors when taking a picture under bright lighting. In this mode, the[...]

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    31 Advanced Features 3 30 PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OFF OFF SELF SELF - TI T I M ER E R 1 2 12 1 2 N N 3 When you enable the setting, an icon appears in the top-left corner of the LCD monitor. ● ! The settings available in the menu screen vary depending on the Photography mode. Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu on the LCD[...]

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    ✽ “ m ”, “ , ”, “ . ” and “ / ” can not be selected in Macro mode. 33 Advanced Features 3 32 PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU 1 The self-timer is used in situations where the photographer is included in the shot. When selecting the self-timer setting, the self-timer icon appears on the LCD monitor. * : The picture is taken after [...]

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    35 Advanced Features 3 34 1 Select the Continuous shooting mode in the Photography mode. This mode takes pictures continuously (FinePix A360: max. 1.5 frames/sec. or FinePix A370: max. 1.4 frames/sec.). ON O N OFF OFF CON CON T . Select “EV” in the “ s ” SHOOTING MODE. Use this function for shots to get the correct brightness (exposure), su[...]

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    B A CK C K FR F R A M E ALL ALL F R A M ES E S ERASE ERASE 37 Advanced Features 3 36 ERASE ERASE ALL ALL OK? OK? I T MA Y M A Y TA K E T A K E A W H ILE ILE ALL ALL FR F R A M ES E S 1 00 0 0 - 0 009 0 0 9 YES YES CANCEL CANCEL ERASE OK? ERASE OK? FR F R A M E YES YES CANCEL CANCEL 1 00 0 0 - 0009 0 0 0 9 1 Press “ d ” or “ c ” to select th[...]

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    39 Advanced Features 3 38 W I T H DATE D A T E W I THO THO UT U T DATE D A T E RES RES ET E T AL A L L D PO P O F 1 1 Set the Mode switch to “ w ”. 2 Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu on the LCD monitor. 0 1 0 2 3 1 Press “ a ” or “ b ” to select “WITH DATE” or “WITHOUT DATE”. Selecting “WITH DATE” will caus[...]

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    41 Advanced Features 3 40 D PO P O F : 00001 00001 01 0 1 SHEETS SHEETS SET SET FRAME FRAME 1 00 0 0 - 00 0 0 01 0 1 4 1 Press “ d ” or “ c ” to display the frame (file) for specifying DPOF settings. 2 Press “ a ” or “ b ” to set a value up to 99 as the number of copies of the frame (file) to be printed. For frames (files) that you [...]

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    FRAME FRAME PRO TECT PROTECT SET SET ALL ALL RE R E S ET E T ALL ALL 43 Advanced Features 3 42 1 00 0 0 - 0009 0 0 0 9 FRAME FRAME UNPRO TECT UNPRO TECT O K ? YES YES CANCEL CANCEL 1 Press “ d ” or “ c ” to select the protected frame (file). 2 Press the “MENU/OK” button to unprotect the displayed frame (file). FRAME RESET Press the “M[...]

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    45 Advanced Features 3 44 Y TRIMMING PLAYBACK MENU PLA YBACK PLA YBACK PLA YBACK PLA YBACK 2 Press “ d ” or “ c ” to select “ g ” PLAYBACK. 1 1 Set the Mode switch to “ w ”. 2 Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu on the LCD monitor. ● ! The Power save function does not operate during playback. ● ! Movie starts auto[...]

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    47 Advanced Features 3 46 Y TRIMMING PLAYBACK MENU 5 Check the saved image size and press the “MENU/OK” button. The trimmed image is added as a separate file in the final frame. REC REC CANCEL CANCEL 0 . 3 M REC REC OK? OK? T RI RI M M I NG N G S T ANDBY ANDBY 1m 1m 5s 5 s r RECORDING MOVIES MOVIE MODE 1 Set the Mode switch to “ r ”. Use ?[...]

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    49 Advanced Features 3 48 y QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE MOVIE MENU r RECORDING MOVIES MOVIE MODE REC REC 1m 1m 5s 5 s 5 A counter appears in the top-right corner of the LCD monitor during recording. It shows the remaining time. ● ! If the brightness of the subject changes during movie recording, the sound of lens operation may be recorded. ●[...]

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    51 Settings 4 50 1 5 0 s 1 5 0 s 150s 1 5 0 s 150s STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP P A U S E P A U S E PA U S E P A U S E PA U S E Bar P L A Y PLA Y P L A Y 1 ● ! Movies cannot be played back using multi-frame playback. Press the “DISP/BACK” button to select single-frame playback. 2 1 Press “ b ” to play the movie. 2 The playback time appears on[...]

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    52 53 Settings 4 SE SE T - UP U P LCD LCD OP O P TI T I ON O N SE SE T CANCEL CANCEL SE SE T - UP U P P O WER WER SAVE S A V E FORMA T FORMA T : 2MIN 2MIN IMAGE IMAGE D I S P . ON O N : OK O K 1 2 3 4 5 SE SE T CANCEL CANCEL SE SE T - UP U P P O WER WER SAVE S A V E FORMA T F O R M A T : 2MIN 2MIN IMAGE IMAGE D I S P . : ON O N : OK O K 1 2 3 4 5 1[...]

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    54 55 Settings 4 OK O K CANCEL CANCEL SET SET FO F O R M A T OK? OK? ERAS ERAS E A L L L D A T A FO F O R MA T M A T SET -UP When the camera is not used for 60 seconds, the screen temporarily turns off (sleep mode) and the viewfinder lamp blinks at 1-second intervals to save power. If the camera remains unused for 2 or 5 minutes, it is turned off. [...]

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    56 57 Settings 4 FRAME NO. Specifies whether frame numbers are assigned consecutively from previous numbers or begin again. CONT.: Pictures are stored beginning from the highest file number stored on the last xD- Picture Card used. RENEW: Pictures are stored on each xD-Picture Card beginning with a file number “0001”. Setting this function to ?[...]

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    58 59 Software Installation 5 5.1 INST ALLA TION ON A Windows PC 5 Software Installation Pre-installation checklist To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your system before you begin the installation. ✽ 1 Models with one of the above operating systems pre-installed. ✽ 2 When you install the softwar[...]

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    60 61 Software Installation 5 5.2 INST ALLA TION ON A Mac OS 9.2 Pre-installation checklist To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your system before you begin the installation. Compatible Mac Power Macintosh G3 ✽ 1 , PowerBook G3 ✽ 1 , Power Macintosh G4, iMac, iBook, Power Macintosh G4 Cube or Pow[...]

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    62 63 Software Installation 5 5.2 INST ALLA TION ON A Mac OS 9.2 9 To install Acrobat Reader, click “Installing Acrobat Reader”. ● ! Install Adobe Systems’ Acrobat Reader software to read the FinePixViewer User’s Guide (PDF). If the latest version already has been installed, this step is not required. 10 Proceed with the installation as d[...]

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    64 65 Software Installation 5 5.3 INST ALLA TION ON A Mac OS X 1 Turn your Macintosh on and start up Mac OS X. Do not launch any other applications. 2 When the bundled CD-ROM is loaded into the CD- ROM drive, the “FinePix” icon appears. Double-click the “FinePix” icon to open the “FinePix” volume window. 3 Double-click on “Installer f[...]

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    67 Viewing Images 6 66 6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION 6 Viewing Images Do not connect the AC power adapter to charge the AA-size Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydride) batteries. Use the optional charger ( ➡ P.77) to charge the Ni-MH batteries. Check that the camera is off. Plug the AC power adapter connector into the “DC IN 3V” socket and then plug the AC powe[...]

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    69 Viewing Images 6 68 5 Press the “MENU/OK” button to download the data to the printer and print the frames specified in the DPOF settings. P R I N T D P OF OK? O F O K ? TOT A T O T A L / 9SH 9 S H EETS E E T S P R I N T D P OF O F YES Y E S CANCEL C A N C E L ● ! Press the “DISP/BACK” button to cancel the printing. Depending on the pri[...]

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    USB socket PC AC-3VX ( sold separately ) USB socket (mini-B) Camera 71 Viewing Images 6 70 6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC The “Connecting to a PC” section explains how to connect the camera to your PC using the USB cable (mini-B) and describes the functions you can use once the camera and PC are connected. If the power cuts out during data transmission[...]

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    AC- 3VX USB socket (mini-B) 73 Viewing Images 6 72 6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC Windows XP 1 The “Found New Hardware” help message appears in the bottom-right corner of your screen. This message will close when the settings are completed. No action is required. ● ! This step is not required for subsequent connections. Proceed to “USING FinePixVie[...]

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    75 Viewing Images 6 74 6.4 USING FinePixViewer For all information on FinePixViewer functions, refer to “How to Use FinePixViewer” in the Help menu for details. ■ Example: Looking up slide shows 1 Click “How to Use FinePixViewer” in the FinePixViewer Help menu. 2 Click “Basic Operation” and then click “ Basic Slide Show Operations?[...]

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    77 76 Accessories Guide System Expansion Options C O M P A C T FL A S H D P C - C F T M f o r xD-Picture C ard C A R D A D A PT ER ■ Image input/output to the PC ■ Print creation ■ A udio / Visual output Printer ( commercially available) xD-Picture Card xD-Picture Card Digital Photo Printer CX-550 TV monitor ( commercially available) Audio / [...]

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    h Do not use new with used batteries. Do not use charged and discharged batteries together. h Do not use different types or brands of batteries at the same time. h If you do not intend to use the camera for a long period of time, remove the batteries from the camera. Note if the camera is left with the batteries removed, the time and date settings [...]

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    81 80 Power Supply and Batteries The “Discharging rechargeable batteries” function can only be used with Ni-MH batteries. The “Discharging rechargeable batteries” function should not be used with alkaline batteries as it will completely drain the battery charge. Use the “Discharging rechargeable batteries” function in the following situ[...]

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    83 82 W arning Displays e The table below lists the warnings that are displayed on the LCD monitor. (Lit red) (Blinking red) The camera batteries are low or completely out of charge. Load new or fully charged batteries. Warning Displayed Explanation Remedy Camera malfunction or fault. i Turn the camera on again, taking care not to touch the lens. i[...]

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    Screens are not displayed in English. The camera does not emit any sound. There is no image on the TV. The TV image is black and white. When connecting the camera to a PC, the photographed image or playback image appears on the camera’s LCD monitor. The camera no longer works correctly. Can’t print with PictBridge. The camera was connected to a[...]

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    87 86 Power Supply and Others Power supply Use one of the following: i 2 × AA-size alkaline batteries i 2 × AA-size Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) batteries (sold separately) i AC power adapter AC-3VX (sold separately) Conditions for use Temperature: 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F); 80% humidity or less (no condensation) Guide to the number of a[...]

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    89 88 Power Supply and Others Power supply Use one of the following: i 2 × AA-size alkaline batteries i 2 × AA-size Ni-MH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) batteries (sold separately) i AC power adapter AC-3VX (sold separately) Conditions for use Temperature: 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F); 80% humidity or less (no condensation) Guide to the number of a[...]

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    91 90 Explanation of T erms Deactivated batteries Leaving an Ni-MH battery unused in storage for a long period may cause a rise in the level of substances that inhibit current flow inside the battery and result in a dormant battery. A battery in this state is referred to as deactivated. Because current flow is inhibited in a deactivated Ni-MH batte[...]

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    93 92 Memo Safety Notes CAUTION Do not use this camera in locations affected by oil fumes, steam, humidity or dust. This can cause a fire or electric shock. Do not leave this camera in places subject to extremely high temperatures. Do not leave the camera in locations such as a sealed vehicle or in direct sunlight. This can cause a fire. Keep out o[...]

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