Fujifilm FinePix F305EXR manual

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    Befor e Y ou Beg in Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Photography More on Playback Movies Connections Menus T echnical Note s Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix FINEPIX F300EXR DIGITAL CAMERA For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website at http:/ /www.fujifilm.com/ products/ digital_camer as/index.html Owner ?[...]

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    ii Notes and Cautions IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • Rea d In str uc t ion s: All t he sa fet y and operating in structions should be rea d befo re the ap plian ce is operated. • Ret ai n In str uc t ion s: T he sa fet y and operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence. • Hee d War ni ngs : All wa rnin gs on the app[...]

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    iii Notes and Cau tions Power Lin es: An out sid e antenna sy stem sh ould n ot be l oc ated in th e vicinity of ov erhead power lines or othe r ele ct ric li ght or p ower ci rcuit s, or wh ere it c an fal l into such p ower lines or circuits. Whe n installi ng an out sid e antenna s ys tem, ex t reme care sh oul d be ta ken to kee p from touching[...]

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    iv Notes and Cau tions Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safety Notes • Make sure t hat you us e your c amer a corr ec tly. Read t hes e Safet y N otes and yo ur Ow ner ’s Manual c arefu lly b efore us e. • Af ter read ing th ese S afet y No tes, s tore the m in a saf e place. Ab out t he Ic on s • Th e icons sh own b elow a re u[...]

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    v Notes and Cau tions WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t to uch a ny me ta l par ts o f th e ca mer a du rin g a th und er sto rm . Thi s can ca use an e lec tri c sho ck due to in duce d curre nt fro m the li ghtnin g discharge. Do no t us e the b at ter y e xce pt as s pec if ie d. Load the battery as aligned with the indicator . Do no t he at, c ha nge o[...]

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    vi Notes and Cau tions Powe r Su pp ly an d Ba tt er y * Conf irm you r bat ter y ty pe be fore rea ding the following descriptions. Th e foll owin g exp lains p rop er use of ba tte ries a nd how to p rolo ng the ir life. I ncor rec t use o f bat ter ies can c ause sh or ter b atte r y life, as well as l eaka ge, ex cessive h eat, f ire or explosi[...]

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    vii Notes and Cau tions • Do n ot use ba tter ies t hat are leaking, deform ed, discolored. • Do n ot store b at terie s in war m or humi d place s. • Kee p the bat ter ies ou t of reac h of babies and small children. • Make sure t hat the b atte r y pola rit y ( E and F ) is correc t. • Do n ot use ne w with u sed bat ter ies. D o not us[...]

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    viii Notes and Cau tions • Do n ot take ap ar t the AC p ower ada pter. Doin g so cou ld be dangerou s. • Do n ot use th e AC powe r adapte r in a hot a nd humi d place. • Do no t subje ct t he AC pow er adap ter to st rong sh ock s . • Th e AC power a dapte r may emit a hummi ng. T his is nor mal. • If us ed nea r a radi o, the AC p ower[...]

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    ix About This Manual Before u sing the came ra, read th is man ual and the ot her suppli ed documents. For inform ation on specific topics, con sult the sour ce s below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera ’ s int ernal memory or on optional SD and S DHC memor y cards. In thi s manual, SD memory c ards ar e referred to as “memo[...]

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    x Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. Camera S etup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 2 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time di f ferenc e 1 00 How do I keep the display from turning of f automatically ? Auto power of f 1 0 3 How do I make [...]

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    xi Camer a Q & A T ak ing Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 7 How can I make good p or traits? Intelligen t F ace Detection 7 4 Can I choose my own set tings for dif ferent scenes ? Scene position 27 Can the camera automatically [...]

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    xii Camer a Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures Viewing Pi ctures Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playback 42 How do I delete the current picture ? The I but ton 20 Can I selec t other pic tures for deletion ? Deleting pic tures 45 Can I mark images with favorite ( 9 ) rating ? 9 Fa [...]

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    xiii Note s and Cau tion s ........................................................................ ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... i i Saf et y Notes .................................................................................... iv Abo ut Th is Man ual ...........................................[...]

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    xiv T ab le of Conte nts Conn ec ting th e Came ra ............................................................ 56 Printi ng Se lec ted Pi ctu res ........................................................56 Printi ng the D POF Pri nt Orde r ................................................58 Creati ng a DPO F Print O rder ............................[...]

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    1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd C onv ention s Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : C Caution : This inf ormat ion should be re ad before u se to en sur e corr ec t operation. A Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera. B Tip : Addition al inform ation tha t may be helpful when u sing the[...]

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    2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For more i nforma tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. 15 14 13 12 20 19 18 23 24 25 16 17 8 9 10 11 21 22 1 2 3 7 5 6 4 Selector button Move c ur sor r ig ht H K (flash) but ton (pg. 38) MENU/OK button (pg. 1 2) Move c ur sor l ef t G L (macro) but ton (p g. 37) Mov[...]

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    3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Camera D ispl ays Camera Disp la ys The following i ndicat ors ma y appear d uring shoo ting and pla yback: T he indica tors d ispl ayed vary with camera setting s. ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting 800 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM - 1 2 3 250 F 3.5 19 F AF * * d : indicates that no m emor y card is inser ted and t hat pic tu[...]

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    4 Introduction The Mod e Dial The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, al ign the mode icon with the ma rk nex t to the mode dia l. k (AUTO) : A simple “poi nt -and- shoot ” mode recomme nded for first -time users of digita l cameras ( pg. 21 ). Adv. (ADV ANCED) : Sop histi cated techniques mad e easy (p g. 22) . O : Improve clarit y , reduc[...]

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    Fir st St eps 5 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shi pment. Ch arge the battery b efor e use. Batteries The c amera uses an NP-50 r echargeable bat tery. 1 Place the ba t tery in the charger . Insert the bat te r y int o the su pplied batter y char ger as shown , making sur e that the batter y is in the orie ntat ion indicat [...]

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    6 Insert ing the Battery Af ter ch arg ing the batter y , insert it in the camera as described below. 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . A Note • Be sure the camera is of f before opening the battery-chamber co ver . C Caution • Do not open the b atter y- chamber cover when the camera is on. F ailure to observe this precaution could result i[...]

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    Fir st St eps 7 Inserting the Batter y 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Removing the Battery Af ter turning the camera of f, open the batter y- chamber cover , press the bat ter y lat ch to the side, and slide the bat tery out o f the camera as shown. Batter y latch C Caution • T urn the camer a of f before removing the bat tery. B Tip: Us[...]

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    8 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in i nt ernal memory , SD memor y card s (sold sepa rate ly) can be used to stor e additional pictures. When no me mor y car d is in ser ted , d appears in the monit or and in tern al memor y is u sed for recor ding and pla yback. Note tha t because camera malfunction cou ld cause i[...]

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    Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting a Mem or y Card 1 T urn the camera of f, and open the battery- chamber c ov er . 2 Insert the memor y card f irmly until you hear (feel) a click. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in. Pres s firmly un til it clicks int o plac e. Click Battery C Caution • Be sure card i s in [...]

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    10 Inser ting a Mem or y Card Removing M emory Cards Af ter confirming that the camera is of f , press the card in and then release it slowly . The card can now be removed by han d. C Caution • The memor y c ard may spring out if you r emove your finger immediately af ter pushing the card in. • Memor y cards may be warm to the touch af ter bein[...]

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    Fir st St eps 11 T urning the Camera on and off Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press n again t o turn the camera of f . B Tip: Switc hi ng to Play bac k Mod e • Press the D b ut ton for about a second to star t playback . Press the shutter but ton half[...]

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    12 Basic Setup A langua ge -selection dialog is dis played the first time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in forma tion on resetting the clock or cha nging lang uages, see page 98) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH DEUTSCH PORTUGUÊS FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to h ighli[...]

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    Fir st St eps 13 Basic Setup 3 Choose power management options. SET NO POWER MANAGEMENT POWER SAVE Power saving for longer battery life QUICK AF CLEAR DISPLAY 3. 1 P ress the selector up or down t o highlig ht one of the following op tions: • v POWER SAVE : Sa ve ba tter y power . • w QUICK AF : Reduce f ocusing time , ens uring a qu ick shutte[...]

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    14 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in r ( P A UTO ) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n r ( P AUT O ) mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. Fla sh When the camera is turn ed on, the f lash automatically pops up and when turn ed of f it will retract . Do not push down the f [...]

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    15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode 4 Frame a picture using the zoom control. In this mode , the camera aut omatical ly analyzes the compos ition and selec ts the appropri at e scene mode ac cor ding t o the subject and shooting cond itions. The selec ted mode is di spla yed as shown below . When the sh[...]

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    16 T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode How to u se th e zoom c ont rol The zoom speed can be changed by ad justing the position of the zoom cont rol . Select B to zoom out Select A to zoom in Zo o m i n d ic at or Hol di ng the C ame ra Hold the camera s te ady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides. Shaking or uns teady hand[...]

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    17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode Fram ing G uid eli ne an d Post-Shot As sis t Win dow In shooting mode, press DISP / BACK t o selec t a shooting display format. The s elec tion changes each time DISP /BACK is pre sse d. INFORMA TION O FF BEST FRAMING INFORMA TIO N ON HD FRAMING • BEST F RAMING : T[...]

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    18 T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode 5 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f oc us . A Note • The lens may make a noise when the camera focus es. This is norma l. If the c ame ra is ab le to foc us , it will beep t wice and the indica tor l amp wil l glow gr een. If the c ame ra is un able to f ocu s , the red c olored focus frame[...]

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    19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode U Silent Mode In situations in which camera sounds or lights may be unwelc ome, hold the DISP /BACK button down until U is displayed ( note that s ilent mode is not available d uring movie or voic e memo playback) . The c amera speaker , f lash, and AF-assist illumina[...]

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    20 Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or. When ta king impor tant pho tograph s, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the D but ton. The most recent picture wi ll be displ ayed in the monit or . 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3.5 F 3.5 100-0001 100-0001 400 400 4:3 4:3 N N 2 View ad[...]

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    21 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy k k AUT O AUTO Choose for cri sp, c lear s napsho ts. T his mode i s recom mended in most situation s. O O EXR EXR T o let the camera aut omatical ly optimiz e set tings f or your curr ent subject, or to impr ove c larity , reduc e noise , or enha nce dynam ic range, r ota te the mode dial t o O and follo w the steps belo[...]

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    22 Shooting Mo de Adv . Adv . ADV ANCED ADV ANCED This mode combi nes “poin t -and-shoot” simplic it y with sophisticat ed phot ographic t echniques. 1 Rota te the mode di al to Adv . . 2 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the Adv. menu. MOTION PANORAMA 360 SET CANCEL T ake ultra panoramic image up to 360° by sweeping the camera A Note • If the shoo[...]

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    23 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de W W MOTIO N P AN OR AMA 360 MOTIO N P AN OR AMA 360 Follo w an on-screen guide t o take phot os tha t will a utom atically be joined t o form a panora ma. 1 T o selec t the angle thr ough which you wil l pan the camera while shooting, pr ess the selec tor do wn. Pres s the selec tor left or right to highl i[...]

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    24 Shooting Mo de B Tip • The completed panor ama can be viewe d on the camera (pg. 5 0) . C Caution • Panoramas are crea ted from multiple fr ames. Th e camera may in some cases b e unable to stitch the frames together p erfe ctly. • The desired results may not be achieved with moving subjec ts, subjec ts close to the camera, unvar ying subj[...]

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    25 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de G G PRO FOCUS MODE PRO FOCUS MOD E Choose for sof t focus ing the backg round of a subject such as a por trait or a f lowe r to ma ke it impr essive . When the shutter button is pr essed, the camera aut omatica lly takes u p to 3 pictures and cre at es one image with a sh arp focused subject that has a soft[...]

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    26 Shooting Mo de F F PRO LOW-LIGHT M ODE PRO LOW-LI GHT MO DE Choose for shooti ng a subject under low ligh t or a still su bjec t by usi ng the telepho to z oom. When the shutter button is pr essed, the camera aut omatical ly takes up t o 4 pictures and mer ges the pictures together . Blurring cau sed by camera shak e can be reduc ed and pic ture[...]

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    27 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de SP SP SCENE P OSITION SCE N E POS ITIO N The camera of fers a choice of “ s c enes,” e ach adapt ed to particular shooti ng condition s or a specific t ype of subjec t, which can be as signed to the SP position on the mode dial: 1 Rota te the mode di al to SP . 2 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the followi n[...]

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    28 Shooting Mo de Y Y DOG/ DOG/ T T CA T CA T When Y DOG or T CA T is selected, the camera detects and focuses the front face of a dog or cat. When Y DOG or T CA T is selected for SCENE POSITION , 5 AU TO R E L E A S E is avail able in Self - Timer options. When the camera detect s and focuses the fac e of a dog or cat in 5 AU TO R E LE A S E , the[...]

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    29 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description A NATUR AL & K Get go od resul ts wit h back lit subjec t s and other dif ficult li ghting. T he camer a takes t wo shot s: one without the flash and one with. B NATURAL LIG HT Capture natur al light indo ors, und er low light, or wh ere the f lash can n ot be use[...]

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    30 Shooting Mo de M M MANUAL MANUAL In this mode , you choose both shutter speed and aper ture . If desir ed, exposure ca n be alter ed from the value suggest ed by the camera. 1 Rota te the mode di al to M . Highligh t ed aper ture will be displayed. 1000 F 3.5 SETTING SHUTTER SPEED 2 Rota te the c omma nd dial t o choose the aper ture . 3 Pr ess [...]

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    31 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de P P PROGRAM AE PROGR AM AE In this mode , the camera sets exp osu re automaticall y . 1 Rota te the mode di al to P . 2 Ta k e p i c t u r e s . C Caution • If the subjec t is outside the metering range of the camera, the shut ter spee d and aper ture displays will show “-- -” . Press the shutter but [...]

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    32 Shooting Mo de C Caution • If the correc t exposure can not be achieve d at the selec ted ap er ture, shutter spee d will be displayed in red when the shut ter button is pressed half way . Adjust a per t ure until the cor rec t e xp osure is achieved. • If the subjec t is outside the metering range of the camera, the shut ter spee d display [...]

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    33 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Foc u s L oc k T o compose phot o graphs with off-cent er su bjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. 2 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set focus and exposure . Focus and exposur e will r emain lock ed while the shutter button is pr essed half way ( AF / AE lock). 250 250 F 3.5 F 3.5 Press half wa[...]

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    34 Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera bo asts a high -precision autofocus s ystem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, use focus lock (pg. 33) t o focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph . • Very shiny subjec ts such as mirrors o[...]

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    35 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Focus Lock The AF-A ssi st Il lum ina tor If the subjec t is poor ly lit, the AF-assist illuminator wi ll light t o assist the focus oper ation when the shutter button is pressed halfway . A Note • Avoid shining the AF-ass ist illuminator direc tly into your su bjec t ’s eyes. See page 97 for information on disabling [...]

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    36 5 Exp os ure C omp en sa tio n Use exposur e com pensation when phot o graphing v er y brigh t, ver y dark, or high-contrast subjects . 1 Press the selector up ( l ). The exp os ure ind icat or will be di spla yed. 0 SET 2 Choose a value. The ef fec t is vis ible in the di splay . A value can a lso be selec t ed by rotating the c ommand dial. Ch[...]

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    37 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy L Macro Mode ( Close -ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( L ) . The sele ction changes eac h time the selec tor i s pressed. MACRO OFF When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the cen te r of the frame. Use the zoom con trol t o com pose pic tures. T o exit macro mode, pres s the [...]

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    38 K Using the F lash ( Super In telligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’ s Super Intelligent F lash system instan tly analyzes the sc ene based on such factors as the brigh tness of the su bjec t, its position in the frame, and its distanc e from the camera. Fl ash output and sen sitivity are adju sted to e nsu re tha t the main[...]

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    39 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 2 Focu s. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus. If the flash will fire , X will be di splay ed when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . A t slow sh ut ter s pee ds, 0 will appear in the dis play t o warn tha t pic tur es may be blurr ed; use of a tripod is r ecommended. 3 Shoot. Pr ess the shutter button the re[...]

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    40 J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a “baby aut o re lease timer” for taking pictures of babies, a t en-second timer (pg. 4 1 ) that al lows phot ographers t o appear in thei r own phot ographs, and a two -second timer (pg. 4 1 ) that can be used to a void blu r caused by the camera mo ving when the sh ut te r but ton i s pressed. Set[...]

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    41 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 1 0 SEC / 2 S EC 1 0 SEC / 2 SEC 1 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. C Caution • Stand behind the camer a when using the shut ter but ton. Standing in front of the len s can interfere with focus and e xposure. 2 Start the timer. Pres s the shutter button the rest of the way do wn to star t the timer . [...]

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    42 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3.5 F 3.5 100-0001 100-0001 400 400 4:3 4:3 N N Pres s the selec tor rig ht t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pictures in rev erse order . Keep t[...]

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    43 More on P layback Play bac k Op tio ns Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Select A to zoom in on pictures di spla yed in single-frame playback; selec t B to z oom out. When the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the im age not curre ntly visi ble in the di splay . Navigation window s hows por tion of image curr ently di[...]

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    44 Play bac k Op tio ns Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame P la yba ck T o change the nu mber of images di splay ed, select B when a pic tur e is shown full-frame in the monit or . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 Select B to increas e the number of pictures dis played to one fr ame with previou s and nex t, two, nine, and a hu[...]

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    45 More on P layback M Deleting Pictures The ERASE option in the pl ayback menu ca n be used to delete stil l pic tur es and movies, incr easi ng the amoun t of space a vaila ble on the memor y card or in i nt ernal memory (for in format ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 20) . Note that deleted pictures can not be rec ov[...]

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    46 ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Image s : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pres s the selec tor left or right to scr oll throug h pic tures a nd press MENU /OK to delet e the curren t picture (t he pic ture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful no t to delet e t[...]

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    47 More on P layback 3 Photobook Assist Cre at e book s from your fav orite pho tos. Creati ng a Photobook Creati ng a Photobook 1 Select 3 PHO TOBOOK ASSIST in the playbac k menu. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU/OK to di splay the new book d ia log. 4 Choose pictures for the new book . • SELECT FROM ALL : Choose from all the pic tures availa[...]

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    48 A Note • Choose SELECT ALL t o selec t all photos, or all photos mat ching the speci fied search conditions, for the boo k. 8 Press MENU/OK . T he new book will be added to the li st in the phot obook assist men u. C Caution • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures. • Boo ks that contain no photos are automatically deleted. Photoboo k[...]

  • Page 63

    49 More on P layback V Image Search Image Search ba sed on categories Image Searc h based on categories Sear ch for pictures b y dat e, s ubjec t, sce ne, and file t ype. Selec t V IMA GE SEARCH in the playback menu (pg. 8 7) . 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to h ighligh t the desir ed sear ch cat egor y . Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Descript[...]

  • Page 64

    50 Viewing Pa noramas T o view a panorama, di splay i n single-fr ame view and pr ess the selec t or down. PLAY STOP PAUSE Horizon tal panorama s are di spla yed from lef t to right, v er tical panoram as from t op to bottom. The follo wing operations can be per formed during pla yback: Op erat ion Operation But ton Button Des cr ipt ion Descriptio[...]

  • Page 65

    51 Movies 1 Pres s the A but ton t o s tar t rec ordi ng. 12 s 12 s REC REC a REC and time remaining ar e displayed B Tip • There is no need to keep the shut ter button pressed during recording. A Note • Focus, exp osure and whit e balance are adjusted automatically throughout recor ding. The color and brightness of the image may var y from tha[...]

  • Page 66

    52 2 Pres s the A but ton ag ain t o end recording. Recording en ds aut omatical ly when the movie re aches maximum length or me mor y is full. C Caution • The in dicator lamp lights while movies are being recorded. Do not open the b atter y chamber during shooting or while the indicator lamp is lit. F ailure t o obser ve this precaution could pr[...]

  • Page 67

    53 Movies D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback, movies are dis played in the mon itor as shown a t right. The follo wing operations ca n be per formed while a movie i s dis play ed: PLAY 100-006 100-006 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM Op erat ion Operation Des cr ipt ion Description Sta r t /p aus e playbac k Pre ss th e sel ec to[...]

  • Page 68

    54 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevisi on to the video chan nel to s how pictures to a gr oup. Connect the A / V cable, as sho wn below . Be sure th at the camera i s of f before con nec ting the cable. Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Insert int o A / V[...]

  • Page 69

    55 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on T V Press D for about a second t o turn the camera on. The camera monit or turns off and pic tures a nd voic e memos are pl ayed back on the T V . Note tha t the camera vol ume con trol s hav e no ef fec t on sounds pla yed on the T V; use the t elevis ion volume c ontr ols t o adju st the volume. A Note • [...]

  • Page 70

    56 Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er s uppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir ec tly to the pri nt er and pictures can be print ed without first b eing c opied to a c omput er . Note tha t depending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported. Connecting the Camera C onn ec ting the C amer a 1 C[...]

  • Page 71

    57 Con nec t io ns Printing Pic tures via USB B Tip: Prin tin g the Date o f Recor di ng • T o pr int the da te of recording on pictures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” on pg. 58). Press the selec tor up or down t o highlight PRIN T WITH D A TE y and press MENU/OK t o re[...]

  • Page 72

    58 Printing Pic tures via USB Printi ng the DPOF Print O rder Print ing the DP OF Print O rder T o print the prin t order cr ea ted with r PRI NT ORDER ( DPOF) i n the playback me nu (pg. 56 ): 1 In the PictBridge dis play , press DISP / BACK t o open the PictBridge menu. PRINT DPOF PRINT WITH DA TE PRINT WITHOUT DA TE PICTBRIDGE 2 Pr ess the selec[...]

  • Page 73

    59 Con nec t io ns Printing Pic tures via USB The r PRINT OR DER (DPOF) option in the playback me nu can be used t o crea te a d igital “pri nt or der” for PictBridge -compati ble print ers (pg. 56) or devic es tha t support DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat ) is standard that allows pic tures to be printed from “prin t order[...]

  • Page 74

    60 Printing Pic tures via USB 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 t o complet e the print or der . Press MENU /OK to sav e the print or der when settings are c omplete , or DISP / BACK t o exit without chang ing the print or der . 4 The to tal number of pri nts is dis played in the monit or . Press MENU/OK t o exit. The pic tures in the cu rren t print or der [...]

  • Page 75

    61 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied sof tware can be used to c opy pictures t o a comput er , where they can be stor ed, viewed, orga nized, and pri nt ed. Before proc eeding, install the sof tware as described below . Do not connect the c amera to the c omputer until installation is complete . Insta lli ng the Soft ware[...]

  • Page 76

    62 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 2 S tar t the com puter . Log in to a n acc ount with ad mini strator privileges befor e proceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the in staller CD in a C D -ROM drive. Windows 7 / Windows Vist a If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP . EXE . A “ User Ac count Contr ol” [...]

  • Page 77

    63 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on a Computer Maci ntosh: Ins talli ng FinePixV iewer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Confirm that the computer meet s the foll owing s ystem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0. 3.9– 1 0.6 (for t he latest infor mation, visi t h ttp :/ /www . f[...]

  • Page 78

    64 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 4 Remov e the installer C D from the CD- ROM drive. No te th at you ma y be unable t o remov e the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari before re moving the CD . Stor e the installer C D in a dry location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need t o re-install the sof t war e. The version n um[...]

  • Page 79

    65 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to c opy ar e stored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 8) . If no card is i nserted, pic tur es will be c opied from int ernal me mor y . A Note • Windows us ers may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tware for the firs t time. C Caut[...]

  • Page 80

    66 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer C Caution • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay before the sof t ware st art s and you may be unable to impo r t or save images. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures. • Make sure tha t the computer does not display a message st ating that c opying[...]

  • Page 81

    67 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode The v -mode and shooting menu s con tain settings for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Using the v v - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the v but ton t o di splay the v -MO DE menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 3 Pr ess the selec t or right t o d[...]

  • Page 82

    68 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode v v - Mode Menu Op tions - Mode Menu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default n ISO Adjust ISO se nsitivi ty ( pg. 69). Choose high er values w hen the subj ec t is poo rly lit . AUT O / AU TO (160 0) / AUTO (80 0) / AUTO (400) / 12 8 0 0 / 6400 / 320 0 / 16 0 [...]

  • Page 83

    69 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode n n ISO ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight. Hig her values can be used t o reduc e blur when l igh ting is poor; note , howev er , that mottling ma y appear in pictures take n at high se nsitivities, particularly at settings above 16 0 0 . If AU TO or an option such as AU TO (1 6 0 0) is s[...]

  • Page 84

    70 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the same propor tions as the camera display . Pic tures with an aspec t ratio of 3 : 2 have the same propor tions as a frame o f 3 5-mm f ilm, while an aspec t ratio of 1 6 : 9 is suited t o display on High Definition (HD) devices. 4 : 3 3 : 2 1 6 : 9 A N[...]

  • Page 85

    71 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the shooting menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 3 Pr ess the selec t or right t o dis play options for the h ighligh ted it em. 4 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired option. 5 Press MENU/OK to select the highl[...]

  • Page 86

    72 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A P MODE Choose options for O mode (pg. 2 1 ). r / s / t / ur A Adv. MODE Choose an adva nced shooti ng mode (pg. 22) . W / G / F W A SCENE POSITION Choos e a scene for SP mode (p[...]

  • Page 87

    73 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default C WHITE BALANCE Adjust colo r for dif ferent light sources (p g. 7 6). AUT O / Q / p / q / s / t / u / r / g AUT O E CONTINUO US Shoot a s eries of p ic tures (p g. 78) . R / S / o / m / OFF OFF 3 FAC E D E TE C TI ON T ur [...]

  • Page 88

    74 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 3 3 F A CE DE TECTI ON F A CE DETEC TION Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera to a utoma tically det ec t huma n faces and set focus and exposur e for a face an y where in the frame for shots tha t emphas ize por trait subjects . Choose for gr oup por traits (in ve r tical or horizon tal orienta tions )[...]

  • Page 89

    75 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode C Caution • If no face is detected when the shut ter but ton is pressed half way (pg. 1 1 2), the camera will focus on the subjec t at the cen ter of the display and red- eye will not be removed . 3 Shoot. Pr ess the shutter button all the way down t o shoot. C Caution • If the subjec t moves as the shut[...]

  • Page 90

    76 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode T T IMAGE QUALIT Y IMAGE QUALIT Y Choose how muc h image files ar e compr essed. Select FI NE (low compr ession ) for higher image qualit y , NORMAL (high c ompre ssion ) to incre ase the number of pictures tha t can be stored. U U D YNAMI C RAN GE D YNAMIC R ANG E Con trol c ontrast. Higher val ues are recom mend[...]

  • Page 91

    77 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode A Note • At set tings other than Q , auto whit e balance is used with the f lash. T urn the f lash of f (pg. 38) to take pict ures at o ther set tings. • Results var y with shooting conditions. Play pictures back af ter shooting to check colors in the monit or . ■ ■ Q Q : Custom White Bal ance : Cust[...]

  • Page 92

    78 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ S S / / m m The camera takes up t o 23 ( S ) or 5 ( m ) pictures while the sh ut t er but ton i s pressed. A Note: S / R / m / o • Focus and exp osure ar e determined by the firs t frame in each ser ies. • The numb er of pic tures that can be recorded depends on the memor y avail able. Addition al time[...]

  • Page 93

    79 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode B B PHOTOMETRY PHOTO MET RY Choose how the camera met ers exposur e when Int elligen t F ace Detection is of f. • N MULTI : A utom atic sc ene recogn ition is used to ad just exposure f or a wide range of shooting con di ti ons . • O SPOT : The camera met ers ligh ting cond itions at the c ent er of the [...]

  • Page 94

    80 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode • T CO NTINUOUS : W hile the s hutter but t on is pressed ha lf way , the camera con tinuou sly adju st s focus t o refle ct changes in the distanc e to the m ain subject in the focus frame (no te that th is incre ases the drain on the ba t te r y and that the sou nd of the camera focusi ng will be audible ). Ch[...]

  • Page 95

    81 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 5 Press MENU/OK to activat e S FAC E REC OGNITION . ■ ■ REGI STER REGIS TER Shooting Shooting 1 Select REGI STER fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION . 2 Press MENU/OK to turn t o shooting mode. 3 Pr ess the sh ut ter button t o shoot. Captur e a fron t face. CANCEL REGISTER FACE CAPTURE THE FACE ALONG WITH THE GU[...]

  • Page 96

    82 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 6 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down to highlight SET . 7 Press MENU/OK to r egister . A Note • Highlight DEL and press MENU/OK t o erase a let ter . • Highlight g and press MENU/OK to put a space. • Up to 1 4 let ters can b e displayed. Regis tering a bir thday Registering a birthday 1 Pr ess th[...]

  • Page 97

    83 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ VIE W & EDIT VIEW & E DIT 1 Select VIEW & ED IT fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION to d ispla y REGIST ERED FAC E . REGISTERED FACE SET TARO BACK 2 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o highl ight a fac e to view or edit. 3 Press MENU/OK to display PER SO NAL INFO . 4 View the registration or [...]

  • Page 98

    84 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ AUT O REGI STR A TION AU TO R EG I S T R ATI O N Select AU TO R E G IS T R ATI O N fro m S FAC E REC OGNITION and set it t o ON . Af ter shooting the same face several ti mes with 3 FAC E D E T E C T I O N turned on, the camera aut omatical ly recogniz es the face. A Note • When the camer a recognizes a [...]

  • Page 99

    85 Menus Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode The v -MO DE and playback menu s are u sed to man age the pic tur es in in terna l memor y or on the memor y car d. Using t he Using the v v - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the D but ton t o enter playback mode (pg. 1 1 ). 2 Pres s the v but ton t o di splay the v -MO DE menu. 3 Pr ess the selec t or [...]

  • Page 100

    86 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode q q SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an a utoma ted sl ide show . Choose the t ype of show and pres s MENU/OK to start. Press DISP / BACK at a ny time d uring the show t o view on-screen help. When a movie is d ispl ayed, movie pl ayback wil l begin aut omatical ly , and the slide show wil l con tinue whe[...]

  • Page 101

    87 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 1 1 ) . 2 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the playbac k menu. 3 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 4 Pr ess the selec t or right t o dis play options for the h ighligh ted it em. 5 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des[...]

  • Page 102

    88 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode Playback Menu Opt ions Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description 3 PHOT OBOO K ASSIS T Create boo ks f rom your f avorite ph otos (pg. 47). V IMAGE SEARCH Search images bas ed on c ategories ( pg. 49) . M ERASE Dele te all or sele cted p ic tures ([...]

  • Page 103

    89 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode a a RE D EYE R EMOV AL RE D EYE R EMOV AL If the curren t picture is ma rked with a B icon to ind icat e that it wa s taken with In tel ligent F ace Detection, this option can be used t o remov e red- eye . The camera will analyze the image ; if red- eye i s detected, the image will be proc essed to cr eat e[...]

  • Page 104

    90 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode ■ ■ SET ALL SET ALL Press MENU/OK to pr ot ec t all pictures, or pres s DISP /BACK to exit without ch anging picture status. ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESET ALL Press MENU/OK to r emov e prot ec tion from all pictures, or press DISP / BACK t o exit without chang ing picture status. If the number of pictures af fec te[...]

  • Page 105

    91 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode B Tip: Intell ige nt Face Detec ti on If the pic ture was shot with Intelligen t F ace Detection (p g. 74 ) , B will b e displayed in the monitor . Press the F button to zoom in on the selec ted fac e . 2 Press MENU/OK . A confirmation dialog will b e displayed. Copy s ize is s hown at the top . Larger crops[...]

  • Page 106

    92 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode N N IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken in ta ll orien tation ar e dis played in wide orien tation. U se this option t o dis play pictures in the c orrect orientation in the monit or . It has no effec t on pic tures di spla yed on a comput er or ot her device . A Note • Prot ec ted pic ture[...]

  • Page 107

    93 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode P P COPY COPY Copy pictures between int ernal me mor y and a memor y car d. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight d INTERNAL MEMORY g x CARD ( copy pictures from int erna l memor y to the me mor y card) or x CA RD g d INTERN AL MEMORY ( copy pictures fr om a memor y card to i nt ernal me mor y) . [...]

  • Page 108

    94 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode C Caution • Copying ends when the destination is full. • DPOF print information is not c opied (p g. 58) . Q Q VOICE ME MO VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a still picture , selec t Q VO IC E M EM O af te r displ aying the picture in playback mode. A Note • Voic e memos can not be adde d to movies or pro[...]

  • Page 109

    95 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode ■ ■ Playing Voice Mem os Playing Voice Memos T o play back a v oice memo , selec t a picture for which a voic e memo ha s been recorded (i.e ., a picture indica ted by h ), and then select PL A Y on the Q VO IC E M EM O screen in the playback menu. T o end playback, press the selector up. P ress the sele[...]

  • Page 110

    96 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode S S ER ASE FA CE RECOG . ERASE F AC E RE C OG. When playi ng back an im age con taini ng a regist ered face with personal in forma tion, select S ER ASE FA CE REC OG. t o enlar ge the face . Press MENU/OK to e rase the personal inf ormat ion. A Note • Personal information cann ot be er ased when the image size i[...]

  • Page 111

    97 Menus The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to di spla y the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Pres s the selec tor left to highl ight a left tab. 1. 3 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to s el e c t 4 . The setup menu appears. 2 Adjust set tings. 2. 1 Pres s the selec tor righ t t [...]

  • Page 112

    98 The Setu p Menu Setup Me nu Opti ons Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default e DATE/ TI ME Set the c amera clo ck . — — p TIME DIFF ERENCE Set th e clock to lo cal time ( pg. 100). k / j k n w Choose a l anguage . See page 1 26 ENGLISH 7 SILENT MODE T ur n of f the sp eaker , [...]

  • Page 113

    99 Menus The Setu p Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default g LCD BRIGHTNES S Control the b rightne ss of the display ( pg. 10 3) . — 0 o AUTO POWER OFF Choos e the auto power o f f delay (p g. 1 03 ). 5 MIN / 2 MIN / OFF 2 MIN Z DUAL IS MODE Redu ce blur . Choos e whether th e func tion is p er [...]

  • Page 114

    10 0 The Setu p Menu p p TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When traveli ng, use this op tion to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone to the local time at you r destination. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to highlight j LOC AL . 1. 2 Pr ess the[...]

  • Page 115

    101 Menus The Setu p Menu m m FORMA T FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a memor y car d is in ser ted in the camera, x will be displa yed in the dialog and thi s option will forma t the memor y car d. If no memor y card i s inser te d, d will be displa yed and this option wi ll forma t int ernal memor y . Highligh t OK and pr[...]

  • Page 116

    102 The Setu p Menu ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) is di sabled in the followi ng case: - A , G or F i s selec ted in the s hooting mode. - An option other than OF F i s selec ted for E CO NT IN U OU S . A Note • Pictures taken in continuous shooting modes are always displayed af ter shooting. • The color s displayed at set tings of 1 . 5 SEC and 3 SEC may [...]

  • Page 117

    103 Menus The Setu p Menu A Note • If the frame number r eac hes 999-9999, t he shutter release will be disable d (pg. 1 20). • Selec ting s RESET (pg. 98) resets b FR AM E NO. to CO NT I NU OU S but does not reset fr ame numberin g. • Frame numbers for pic tures taken with other cameras may dif fer. g g PLA YBA CK VOLUME PL A YBACK VOLUME Pr[...]

  • Page 118

    10 4 The Setu p Menu A Note • Although OFF is selected for o AU TO PO W ER OFF , the camera will turn of f automatically if no operations are per formed for f ive minutes in the follo wing ca se: - w QUICK AF or x CLEAR D ISPLA Y is selec ted for m POWER MANA GEMENT . - r is selec ted in P MODE . - B is displayed in the shooting mode. - G , V , Y[...]

  • Page 119

    105 Menus The Setu p Menu m m POWER M ANA GE MEN T POWER MANAGEMENT Optimiz e camera per forma nce f or incre ased battery life, quic k focus re sponse, or i mpro ved dis play qua lit y . T he follo wing options ar e available: • v POWER SAVE : Monit or refres h rate i s reduc ed. If no operations ar e per formed for 1 0 s, the monit or will dim [...]

  • Page 120

    10 6 T e ch nica l No tes Option al A ccess ori es The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from F U JIFILM and o ther man ufac turers. * Available from third -par t y suppli ers. FINEPIX F300EXR DIGITAL CAMERA ■ ■ Compute r Relate d Computer Re lated Com p ute r* USB SD card s lot or ca rd rea der ■ ■ Audio/ V isual Audio/ Visual [...]

  • Page 121

    107 T e ch nica l No tes Optional A cc essories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories ar e avail able from FU JIFILM. For the lat est informa tion on the acc essories a vailable in y our region , check with your local F U JIFILM r epresen tative or vi sit h ttp :/ / www . fujifilm.com/pr oduc ts[...]

  • Page 122

    10 8 Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage an d Use Storage and Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex te nded period, remov e the battery and memor y card. Do not stor e or use the camera in location s that a re: • exp osed to rai n, ste am, or s moke • ver[...]

  • Page 123

    10 9 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Power an d Bat ter y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at tery is e xhauste d. Inser t a fre sh or fully -charg ed spare b atter y. 5, 1 4 The b at tery is n ot in the correc t orientat ion. Re -in[...]

  • Page 124

    11 0 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Batte ry charger Charging does not start. The b atter y is not cor rec tly inser ted . Re- inser t the b atter y in the charg er . 5 The b at tery is n ot in the correc t orientat ion. Re -inser t th e bat tery in th e correc t orientat ion.[...]

  • Page 125

    111 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Ta k i n g pict ures No pic ture is taken when t he shut ter but ton is pressed. Memory is full. Insert a new memory card or delet e pictures. 8, 4 5 Memory is not f ormatted. Forma t the memory card or int ernal me[...]

  • Page 126

    112 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec tio n not available. Intelligent F ace Detec tion is n ot available in the curr ent s hooting mode. Choos e a dif ferent shootin g mode. 21 X TRACKING is selec ted for F AF MODE . Sele ct a di f ferent [...]

  • Page 127

    113 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Flash The f l ash does not fi re. The f lash is chargin g. Wait for the f lash to charge. 38 The f lash is n ot available in the cur rent shooting mode. Choos e a dif ferent shootin g mode. 21 The b atter y is e xhausted . I[...]

  • Page 128

    114 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pic tures are blurred. The l ens is dir t y . Clean the lens . 1 08 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens. 1 6 R is displayed dur ing sho oting and the focus f rame is displaye d in red. Check fo cus befo r[...]

  • Page 129

    115 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Movie Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Recording The s ound of camera focu sing is heard. T CONTINUOUS is sele c ted for F AF MODE . Select w CENTER for F AF MODE . 79 Zoom in or o ut while re cording a movi e. Stop zoom op eratio n. 5 1 Intelligent F ace D[...]

  • Page 130

    11 6 T roubleshooting Connections Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. The cam era is conne cte d to a T V . Vie w pic tures on th e T V . 54 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted. Connec t the ca mera corre ct ly . 54 An A / V cab le was conne cte d du[...]

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    117 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu tter button is pr essed. T emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat ter y or disconne ct an d reconne ct th e AC adapter / DC c oupl er . 6 The b at tery is e xh[...]

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    11 8 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings a re di splay ed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution O (red) The b at tery is lo w . Inser t a fresh o r fully -charge d spare bat ter y. N (blink s red ) The b at tery is e xhauste d. 0 Slow shut ter spe ed. Pic ture may b e blurre d. Use [...]

  • Page 133

    11 9 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution CAR D E RR OR The m emor y c ard is not format ted fo r use in the cam era. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 10 1 ). The memory card con tact s requ ire cl eaning or the memory card i s damaged. Clean the conta ct s with a s of t[...]

  • Page 134

    12 0 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution FRA ME NO. FULL The c amera has r un out of f rame number s ( curre nt frame num ber is 999-9999). Format th e memo r y card and se lec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O. option in th e G SET -UP menu. T ake a p ic ture to reset fr ame numberin g to 1[...]

  • Page 135

    121 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution DPOF FI LE ERROR The D POF print ord er on the current mem or y card contains mo re than 999 imag es. Copy the pic ture s to int ernal mem or y and create a new print order . CAN N OT SET DP OF The pi ct ure can not b e printed u[...]

  • Page 136

    12 2 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre a se the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image. DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat): A standard that allows pictures to be printed from “print orders” stored i[...]

  • Page 137

    12 3 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording ti me or number of a vailable frames at differen t image qualities. All figu res ar e appro ximat e; file s ize varies with the sc ene recor ded, produci ng wide varia tions in the nu mber of files that can be stor ed. The number of exposures or length r e[...]

  • Page 138

    124 Speci ficat ions Sys te m Model D igital C amera Fine Pix F300E XR Effec tive pix els 12 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2 -in. Sup er CCD EXR Stor age m edi a • Int ernal memory ( approx. 40 MB) • S D/ SDHC memory card s (see page 8) File s ys tem Compliant wi th D esign R ule for C amer a F ile System (DCF ), Exif 2. 3, and D igital P rint O rder F[...]

  • Page 139

    12 5 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Meteri ng 25 6-se gment t hr ough - t he- l ens ( T TL) meter ing; MUL TI, SPOT , A VER AGE Exposure c ontrol Programmed AE; ap erture -pr iorit y AE; shut ter-priorit y AE; manual e xposure Exposure compensa tion –2 E V – + 2 E V in increments of 1 / 3 EV Sce ne m ode s A (NA T UR AL AND FLA SH LIGHT ING),[...]

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    12 6 Specifications Sys te m Self- timer O f f, 2 se c., 10 se c., 8 auto releas e, 5 auto release Fla sh Auto f lash; ef fec tive r ange wh en sensiti vit y is set to IS O 800 is app rox. 1 5 cm – 3. 2 m /0.5 f t.– 1 0.5 f t. (wide angle ), 90 cm–1 .9 m/3 f t .– 6. 2 f t. ( telephoto) Fla sh mo des Auto, forced f lash, of f, slow syn chro [...]

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    127 Appendix Specifications Input/output terminals A / V OUT (a ud i o /v i d eo ou t p ut ) 8- pin multi -conn ec tor for NTS C or P AL o utput w ith monaura l sound Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Spee d; shares A / V OU T connec tor HDMI out put HDMI Micro C onnec tor Power s upp ly/othe r Power s upp ly NP-50 recharg eable bat ter y; optio n[...]

  • Page 142

    12 8 Specifications NP -50 rechargeable battery Nom in al vol ta ge D C 3.6 V Nomina l capacit y 1 000 mA h Operating t emperature 0 °C – + 40 ° C/+ 32 °F – + 104 ° F Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) 35.4 mm × 40 .0 mm × 6. 6 mm/1 .4 in . × 1 .6 in. × 0. 3 in. Wei g ht App rox. 1 8 g /0.6 oz . BC-45W ba tt er y ch arg er Rated input 1 00 V?[...]

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    12 9 Appendix Specifications Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S yst em C ommittee) is a color t elevision telecasting spe cification adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine) i s a color televis ion sy stem adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China. Notices • Spe cific[...]

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    7-3, AKASAKA 9-CHOME, MINA TO-KU, TOKYO 107-0052, JAP AN http://www .fujifilm.com/[...]

  • Page 145

    Restrict ions on Camera Settings Shooti ng Mode and Camera Setti ngs Shooti ng Mode and Camera Sett ings The options avail able in eac h shooting mode are l isted below . Op tio n Option O O k k P P A A S S M M Adv. Adv. H H A A r r s s t t u u W W G G F F A A B B C C V V Y Y T T K K L L D D U U W W E E F F G G X X I I O O P P L L Mac ro m od e Mac[...]

  • Page 146

    Restr ictio ns on Camer a Set tings Op tio n Option O O k k P P A A S S M M Adv. Adv. H H A A r r s s t t u u W W G G F F A A B B C C V V Y Y T T K K L L D D U U W W E E F F G G X X I I O O P P o o QUALIT Y QUALITY ) ) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔[...]

  • Page 147

    Restr ictio ns on Camer a Set tings Op tio n Option O O k k P P A A S S M M Adv. Adv. H H A A r r s s t t u u W W G G F F A A B B C C V V Y Y T T K K L L D D U U W W E E F F G G X X I I O O P P A A SCE NE POSI TION SCENE PO SITION ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔[...]