FujiFilm FinePix J15fd manual

Befor e Y ou Begi n Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Phot ography More on Pl ayback Movies Conne ct ions Menus T ech nical N otes Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website at http:/ / w ww.fujifilm.com/ pr oducts /index.html BL008 1 4-200( 1 ) E Owner ’ s Manual Thank yo[...]

ii For Y ou r Sa fe t y IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TI ONS • Read Instructions : A ll the s afet y an d op - erating instru ctions shoul d be read before the applianc e is opera ted . • Retain Instructions : T he s afet y an d operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence. • Heed Warnings : All wa rnin gs on the app lianc[...]

iii For Your S afe t y othe r ele ct ric li ght or p ower ci rcuit s, o r w he r e i t c a n f a l l i n t o s u c h po w e r lines or circuits. Whe n installi ng an out sid e antenna s ys tem, ex t reme c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n t o k e e p f r o m touc hing suc h powe r line s or circu its as cont ac t with t hem mi ght be f atal . Use Us[...]

iv For Your S afe t y WARNING WAR NI NG Do not u se in the bathroom or shower Do no t use t he ca mer a in th e bat hroo m or s howe r . This can c ause a  re or el ec tri c shock . Do not disassemble Neve r at tem pt to c han ge or t ake a par t the c ame ra. (N ever o pe n the ca sin g.) Do n ot us e the cam era w hen i t has b ee n dro ppe d [...]

v For Your S afe t y Th e Bat te ry a nd Po wer S up pl y Th e foll owin g desc rib es th e prop er use o f the b atte r y and ho w to prol ong i ts li fe. Inco rre ct u se can sho rte n bat ter y li fe or ca use lea kag e, overhea ting,  re, or explosion. Th e bat ter y is not ch arge d at ship - ment . Charge t he bat ter y b efore use. Ke ep [...]

vi For Your S afe t y To prevent  re o r sho ck haz ard, d o not e xpo se the un it to rai n or mo istu re. Plea se read t he “ Safe ty N otes ” (pag es ii i– v) and ma ke sure yo u und ers tand the m bef ore usi ng the ca mera . Perchl orate M ater ial —spe cial h and ling m ay ap ply. Se e htt p:/ /www .dt sc . ca.gov/hazar douswast e/[...]

vii For Your S afe t y Di spo sal o f Ele ct rica l an d Ele ct ron ic Eq uip men t in Pr ivat e Hou seh old s Disposal of Electrical and El ectronic E quipment in Private Households Di spo sal of u sed Ele ctr ica l & Ele ctr oni c Equ ipm en t (A ppl ica bl e i n t he Europ ea n U ni on , Di spo sal o f use d Ele ctr ica l & Ele ct ron ic[...]

viii 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 erence 7 6 How do I keep the monitor from turning o auto mat ica ll y ? Auto po wer o  75 How do I s[...]

ix Camera Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures Viewing P ictures 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 3 2 How do I get rid of unwanted pictures? Deleting pic tures 1 7 How do I delete a lot of pictures at once ? Erase 35 Can I zoom in on pic tures during playback? Playback zoom 33[...]

x For Y our S afe ty ................................................................................. i i IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... i i Saf et y Notes .................................................................................... iii NOTI CES ..................................................[...]

xi T able o f Contents Me nu Menu s s The S hoo ting M enu ...................................................................... 54 Using t he Sho oting M enu .........................................................5 4 Sho oting M enu Op tions ............................................................ 55 B ISO ..................................[...]

xii About This Manual Before u sing y our camera, r ead thi s manu al and the warni ngs on pages ii–vii. F or inform ation on spe- ci c topics, c onsult the sou rc es below . ✔ ✔ Troubles hootin g T roubleshooting .............................................. .............................................. pg. 80 pg. 80 Having a s peci [...]

1 Before Y ou Be gin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd C onv ention s Sy mbols and Conv ent ions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : 3 Caution : Thi s inform ation shou ld be read befor e use t o ens ure c orrec t operation. 1 Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera. 2 Tip : Addition al inform ation tha t may be helpful when u sing t[...]

2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e informa tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. 16 T ripod mount 17 Speaker ...........................................................39 18 B atter y chambe r ......................................... 6 19 B atter y latch .....................................[...]

3 Before Y ou Be gin Introduction The Mon itor The Monitor The following ind icat ors may a ppear in the monit or during shooting a nd playback: ■ ■ Shoot ing Shooting 2 2 3 3 - 1 - 1 ISO 100 ISO 100 2 2 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 N N 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 12 11 13 15 14 16 17 18 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 * * q [...]

Fir st St eps 4 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shipme nt. Ch arge the ba t te r y before use . 1 Place the ba t tery in the charger. Insert the bat te r y int o the suppl ied BC -45 A batter y cha rger as s hown, ma king sure th at the battery is in the corr ec t orienta tion. The BC - 45 A comes in one of two t ypes, depen[...]

Fir st St eps 5 Charging the Battery 3 Charge the batter y . Charging is complete when the charging in - dicat or turns o . A fully exhausted ba t t er y takes a bout 1 0 0 minut es to c har ge. 3 Cau tio ns: Ca rin g for t he Bat te r y • Do not a x s tickers or other objec ts to the batter y . F ailure to obser ve this precaution could ma[...]

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 . 1 Note Be su re t he camera is o before op ening the bat - ter y- c hamb e r cove r . 3 Cautions • D o not open the bat tery- chamb er co ver when the camera is on. F ailure t o obser ve this pre- caution[...]

Fir st St eps 7 Inser ting the Bat ter y 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Removing the Batter y Af ter turning the camera o , op en the bat tery -cham - ber cover , press the bat tery latch to the s ide, and slide the bat tery out of the camer a as shown. Batter y latch 3 Caution T urn the camera o before removing the bat ter y .[...]

8 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in in tern al memor y , optional xD - Picture C ards or SD me mor y card s can be used to stor e additional pic tur es. When no memory card is inserted , q appears in the monit or and int ernal memory is used for rec ording and pla yback. Note tha t because camera ma lfunc tion c ou[...]

Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting a Memor y Card ■ ■ Inser tin g a Memor y Card Inser tin g a Memor y Card 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . 2 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in. B e s u r e c a r d i s i n c o r - rect orientation; do no t inser t at an angle o r use f o r c[...]

10 Inser ting a Memor y Card 3 Cautions • Format memor y cards before  rs t use, and be sure t o reformat all memor y cards after using them in a computer or other device. F or more information on formatting memor y cards, see page 75. • Memory cards are small and can b e swallowed; keep out of reach of children. If a child swallows a memor [...]

Fir st St eps 11 T urning the Camera on and O Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Pres s the J but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press J again t o turn the camera o . 2 Tip: Switc hi ng to Play bac k Mod e Press the H button to star t playba ck. Press the shut ter but ton halfway to return to shooti[...]

12 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dia log is dis played the  rst time the camera is turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in format ion on resetting the clock or chang ing langu ages, see page 70 ) . 1 Choose a language. SET NO START MENU 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p, down , lef t , or right to highlight a lan - guage. 1. 2 P[...]

13 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in AU TO Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n A UTO mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the J but ton t o turn the camera on. 2 Tip: Intell ige nt Face Detec ti on The  rst time the camera is turne d on, Intelligen t F ace Detec tion is automatically activated and the c am[...]

14 T aki ng Pictures in AUTO Mode 3 Fr am e t he p i c t u re . Pos ition the main s ubjec t in the focus ar ea and use the zoom buttons t o f rame the pic - ture in the mon itor . Zoom in up t o 3 × using optical zoom, or u s e digi- tal zoom (pg. 7 4) t o zoom in closer. AUTO AUTO Press W to zo o m ou t Press T to z oom in Zo o m i n d ic at or [...]

15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aki ng Pictures in AUTO Mode The Fra min g Gr id T o display a framing grid or to view or hide o ther indi- cators in the monit or , press the DISP/BACK button. AUTO AUTO Indicat ors displayed Indicat ors hidden F raming grid displayed T o use the fr aming grid, position the main subjec t at the inte rse c[...]

16 T aki ng Pictures in AUTO Mode 5 Shoot. Smoothly pr ess the shutter button the rest of the way do wn to tak e the pic ture . 2 Tip: The Sh utte r But ton The shut ter but ton has two posi tions . Pressing the shut ter but ton halfway ( q ) sets fo cus and exp osure ; to shoot, press the shut ter button the rest of the way down ( w ). 1 Note If t[...]

17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or . When taking impor tant pho tograph s, take a t es t shot a nd check the res ults. 1 Press the H but ton. The most recent picture wil l be displa yed in the monit or . ISO 100 ISO 100 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 [...]

18 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detection and Red- Ey e Removal Int elligen t Fac e D et ec tion allows the came ra to aut omatical ly detect human faces and set f ocus and exposure f or a face an y where in the frame for s hots that em phasiz e por trait subject s. Choose for gr oup por traits to prev ent the camera from f ocusing on the[...]

19 More on P hotography Intelligent Face Detection an d Red- Eye Remov al 2 Fr am e t he p i c t u re . If a face is det e cted, it will b e indicated by a green borde r . If there is more tha n one face in the frame, the camera wil l selec t the face closest to the cen ter; other face s are ind icat ed by white bor ders. 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutt[...]

20 Intelligent Face Detection an d Red- Eye Remov al 4 Shoot. Pres s the shutter button all the way down t o shoot. 3 Caution If the subjec t moves as the shut ter button is pressed, their fa ce ma y not be in the area indicat - ed by the green bo rder when the picture is taken. If R ON / V ON is se - lec ted, the picture will be processed t o redu[...]

21 More on P hotography Foc u s L oc k T o com pose phot ographs with o - ce nt er subject s: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. AUTO 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set fo- cus and exposure . Focus and exp osur e will rem ain locked while the s hutter but t on is pressed ha lf way (AF / AE lock). 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 Pres[...]

22 Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera boasts a high- precis ion autofocus syst em, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using aut ofocus, use focus lo ck (pg. 2 1 ) to focus on another su bjec t at the same distance and then recompose the p hotograph. • Very shiny subjec ts such as mirro[...]

23 More on P hotography G Close- ups ( Macro Mode ) Macro mode can be used for close-ups in AU TO , B , C , D , N , P , Q , and B modes (pp. 28– 3 1 ) . Macro mode is aut omatically selected in P and Q mo des; t o sele ct macro mode in AU TO , B , C , D , N , and B modes, press the selector lef t ( G ). AUTO G icon appears in monit or when camer [...]

24 T Using the F lash Use the  ash when ligh ting is poor , for example when shooti ng at nigh t or indo ors under low l ight. T o choose a  ash mode, press the selector righ t ( T ) . T he  as h mode changes e ach time the selector is pres sed; in modes other tha n A UTO , the curren t mo de is ind icat ed by an icon in the mon itor . Cho[...]

25 More on P hotography Using the Flash Red- Eye Rem oval When R ON / V ON is selected for Intelligent F ace Detec tion (pg. 1 8) , red- eye removal ( V ) is avail- a b l e i n A U T O ( q ),  ll  ash ( r ), and slow sy nc ( W ) modes . Red -eye removal minimizes “ red- e ye ” caused when light from the  ash is re ec ted from the su[...]

26 F Using the Self- Timer The cam era o  ers a ten-second timer th at allo ws photographe rs to appea r in their own pho tographs, and a two -second timer th at can be used t o avoid bl ur cau sed by the camera moving when the s hutter but t on is pressed. The self-ti mer is a vailable in a ll shooting modes. 1 Set the timer . The curren t self[...]

27 More on P hotography The self-timer la mp on the front of the ca mera will blink i mmediat ely b efor e the pic tur e is take n. If the t wo-second timer is selected, the self-ti mer lamp will bli nk as the timer c ounts down. Intelligent F ace Detection Bec ause it ensu res that the faces of por tr ait subject s will be in focus, Intelligent F [...]

28 Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the sce ne or t ype of subjec t. Selecti ng a Shooting Mode Selecti ng a Shooting Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to display the shoot- ing menu. AUTO AUTO OFF N SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS 2 Press the selector up or down t o highlight A SHOOTING MODE . 3 Pres s the [...]

29 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e A A AUTO AUT O Choose for cri sp, c lear s naps hots (pg. 1 3 ) . This mode is rec ommended in most situa tions. B B BAB Y MOD E BABY MOD E Choo se for natural sk in tone s when taki ng po r- traits of infants. The  ash turns o au tomatically. C C ANTI -B LUR (Pictu re Stabil izat ion) ANTI -B LUR (P ic[...]

30 Shooti ng Mod e I I NIG HT NIGHT Shutter speeds as slo w as 4 s are used to record night and t wilig ht sc enes. Use of a tripod is rec ommended to pr even t camera s hake . D D NA TUR AL LIG HT NA TUR AL LIGHT Captur e na tural ligh t indoors, under low li ght, or wher e the  ash can no t be used. The  ash turn s o and sensitivity is r[...]

31 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e P P FLOWER FLOWER Choose for vivid c lose- ups of  owers. The camera focuses in the macro range a nd the  ash turns o automaticall y . O O P AR TY PA R T Y Captur e indoor background lighting under low -light condi- tions. N N MUSEU M MUSEUM Choose wher e  ash phot ogra- phy i s prohi bited or the[...]

32 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic ture in the monit or , press the H button. ISO 100 ISO 100 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM N N 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 Pr ess the selec tor righ t to view pic tur es in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pic - tures i n reve rse order . Keep th[...]

33 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Press T to z oom in on the pic tur e curren tly dis - play ed full frame in the monitor; pres s W to zo om out. When the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the im age not cur - ren tly vis ible in the di spla y . Navigation window shows por tion o[...]

34 Pla yba ck O pti ons Sort by Date Sort by Date Choose sort-by-date mode t o view pic tur es taken on a selected dat e. 1 Press DISP / BACK un til the sor t-by-dat e screen i s di splay ed. 2050 12/31 1/14 12/30 12/29 2 Use the selector to h ighligh t the ar- row ( s ) at the top lef t corne r of the display . 3 Pr ess the selector lef t to high [...]

35 More on P layback I Deleting Pictures The ER ASE option in the pl ayback men u can be used to delete stil l pictures and movies, incre asing the amoun t of space a vailable on the me mor y card or in in ternal memory (for in format ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 1 7). Note that de leted pict ures can not b e recove[...]

36 Delet ing P ictur es ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays the dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pr ess the selec tor left or right to scr oll through pictures and pr ess MENU/OK to delete the curr ent picture ( the pic ture is delet ed immediat ely; b e careful [...]

37 Movies A Recording Movies Shoot short movies at 30 frames per second. Sound i s recor de d via the bui lt -in microphone ; do not co ver the micr ophone during r ecord ing. 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu and selec t A SHOO TING MODE > A MOVIE (pg. 28 ) . STANDBY STANDBY 12 s 12 s Time available is di splayed in monit or Choosi[...]

38 Recording Mo vies 3 Press the s hutter but t on all the way down t o star t recor ding. REC 12 s 12 s Y REC and time remaining ar e displayed in monit or 1 Note Focus is set when re cording begins; exp osure and white balance are adju sted automatically throughout recording. The color and brightness of the image may var y f rom that displayed be[...]

39 Movies H Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 32 ), movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operat ions can be per formed while a movie is disp layed: 100-006 100-006 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM PLAY Op erat ion Operation Des cr ipt ion Description Sta r t /p aus e playbac k Pre ss th e s[...]

40 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevis ion to the video ch annel t o show pictures t o a grou p. The supplied A/ V cable con nec ts as shown below . Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Insert int o A / V cable con ne cto r Press H for about a second t o turn[...]

41 Con nec t io ns Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er suppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir e ctly to the print er and pictures can be print ed without  rst being copied to a c omputer . Note th at depending on the print er , not all the func tions described below may be su ppor ted. Connecting the Camera C onn ecting t[...]

42 Printing Pictures via USB 2 Tip: Prin tin g the Date o f Recor di ng T o print the date of rec ording on pict ures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the P ic tBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below) . Press the se- lec tor up or down to hig hlight P RINT WITH D A TE r and press MENU/OK t o r e t u r n t o t h e[...]

43 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK to start printing. During Printing The mess age shown at right is displa yed during printing. P ress DISP /BACK t o c a n c e l b e f o r e a l l pic tures are printed ( depen ding on the print er , printing may end before the current picture has printed). If printing i s int errupt ed, p[...]

44 Printing Pictures via USB The K K PRINT OR DER (DPOF) option in the play- back menu ca n be used to cr eat e a digital “pri nt order” for P ic tBridge- com patible prin ters (pg. 4 2 ) or devices th at su ppor t DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rd er F ormat) is stan- d a r d t h at a l l o w s p i c t u r e s t o b e p r i n t e d f ro[...]

45 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 2 Press the selector up or down t o choose the number of c opies (up t o 99) . T o remov e a pic tur e from the order , pres s the selec tor down u ntil the number of c opies is 0. SHEETS DPOF: 00001 01 PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) SET FRAME T otal number of prints Number of copies 3 Repeat step s 1 – 2 to c o[...]

46 Printing Pictures via USB ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESE T ALL T o cancel the cu rren t print or der , selec t RESET ALL in the K PRIN T ORDE R (DPOF) menu. The con rma tion shown a t right wil l be displa yed; press MENU /OK to r emove all pictures from the orde r . 1 Notes • Remove the memory card to creat e or mo dif y a print or der for the pi[...]

47 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixV iewer sof tware can be used to c opy pictures t o a comput er , where they ca n be stored, viewed, or ganiz ed, and print e d. Before pr o ceeding, in stall FineP ixViewer as described below. Do NO T connect the camer a to the comput er until inst allation is c omplete . Inst[...]

48 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 2 S tar t the comput er . If you are us ing Windows 2 00 0 Prof essiona l, Windows XP , or Windows Vista, log in t o an acc ount with admini s trat or privileges before proc eeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the instal ler CD in a C D -ROM drive. Wind ows Vis ta If an AutoPlay dia[...]

49 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 If pr ompt e d to i nstall Windows Medi a Pla yer or Dir ec tX, follow the on-screen in struc tions t o com- plete in stallation. 5 When prompt e d, click Restart to restart the computer . Remov e the installer C D from the CD- ROM drive and st ore the CD i n a dr y location out of dir ec t sunl [...]

50 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Inst alling Fine PixVi ewer: Mac intosh Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh 1 Con rm that the computer meet s the foll owing s ystem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Preinsta lled versio n of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0.3 .9– 1 0.4. 1 1 (as of August 1, 2008; v isit h ttp :/ /www .fu jif il m.c om for m[...]

51 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remo ve the installe r CD from the CD- ROM drive . Note th at you m ay be unable t o remo ve the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari before r emoving the CD . St ore the installer C D in a dry location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e -install the sof tware. T[...]

52 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pictures y ou wish t o cop y are stor ed on a memor y car d, insert the card in to the camera (pg. 8) . If no card is in serted, pic tures wi ll be copied from in ternal me mor y . 3 Caution Lo ss of po wer d uring transf er c ou ld r esu lt i n lo ss of data or dam age to in tern al memor y or the memory[...]

53 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Cautions • Use only memor y c ards tha t have been for matted in the camera and contain pic tures taken with the camera. If a memor y c ard c ontaining a large num- ber of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before FinePixViewer s tar ts an d FinePixViewer may be un - able to impor t or s[...]

54 Menus The Shooting Menu The shooting menu i s used to adj ust set ting s for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Shooting Menu Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shoot - ing menu. AUTO AUTO OFF N SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS 1 Note The options displayed in the sho oting men[...]

55 Menus The Shoot ing Menu Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho oting M en u Opti ons Men u item Menu item Des cr ipt ion Description Opt ion s Options Def aul t Default A SHOOTING MODE Choose a shooting mo de acc ording to the t ype of subject (pg. 28 ) . AUT O / B / C / F / G / H / I / D / M / L / J / K / P / O / N / Q / A / B AUT O P FAC E D E TE C T IO[...]

56 The Shoot ing Menu B B ISO ISO C o n t r o l t h e c a m e r a ’ s s e n s i t i v i t y t o l i g h t . H i g h e r v a l u e s c a n b e u s e d t o r e d u c e b l u r w h e n l i g h t i n g i s poor; note, ho wever , tha t mottling may a ppear in pictures take n at high se nsitivities. If AUT O is se - lec ted, the came ra will adju st se[...]

57 Menus The Shoot ing Menu Choose the siz e and quality at which still pictures are r ecor ded. Large pic tur es can be print ed at lar ge sizes with no dr op in qualit y; sma ll pictures require less m emor y , allowing more pic tures to be r ec or ded. Opt ion Option Pri nts a t size s up to Pri nts a t size s up to g F 28 × 2 1 cm/1 0. 8 × 8.[...]

58 The Shoot ing Menu D D EXP . COM PENSA TIO N EXP . CO MPEN SA TION Use exp osure compensation w hen photogr aph- ing very bright, very dark , or high-contrast su b - jec ts. Choose posi tive ( + ) values to i ncrea se e xp osu re Choose negative ( –) values to re duce e xp osure Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subject s : [...]

59 Menus The Shoot ing Menu E E WHITE BAL ANCE WHITE BALANCE For na tural colors, c hoose a set ting tha t mat ches the light sour ce (f or an explanat ion of “white ba lance ,” see the Glossar y on page 90) . Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description AUT O White balance adjusted automatically . a For subjec ts in direc t sunlight. b For subjec[...]

60 The Shoot ing Menu G G CONTIN UOUS CONTINUO US Select y TOP 3 to captu re motion in a se ries of pic tur es. T he camera tak es up t o three pictures while the shutter - rele ase but ton is pr essed. 1 Notes • The  ash turns o automatically (pg. 24 ), and focus and e xposu re are determined by the  rst f rame in each series. T he prev[...]

61 Menus The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used to manage the pictures in i nt ernal memory or on the memor y card. Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Press H t o e n t e r p l a y b a c k m o d e (pg. 3 2) . 2 Press MENU/ OK to display the p lay- back men u. PLA YBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOV AL PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) PRO[...]

62 The Playbac k Menu Playback Menu Opt ions Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description I ERA SE Delete all or selec ted pictures (p g. 3 5) . U RED-E YE REMOVAL Creat e copies with reduced red eye (pg. 63 ). J SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a slide show (pg. 6 4) . K PRINT ORDER (DP OF)[...]

63 Menus The Playbac k Menu 1 Pla y the picture back in the monit or (pictures taken with In telligen t F ace Detection are in- dicat e d by a R ic on ) and sele ct U RED EYE REMO V AL in the pla yback menu (pg. 6 1 ) . YES CANCEL REMOV AL OK? 2 Press MENU/OK . T he message shown below at lef t will be di splay ed while the camera ana lyses the ima[...]

64 The Playbac k Menu J J SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W Vi ew pi ctu re s i n a n a ut om at ed slide s how . Choose the ty pe of show and pr ess MENU/OK t o s t a r t . P r e s s DISP/BACK at any ti me during the sho w to view on-screen help. When a movie i s dis played, movie pla yback will begin aut omatically , and the slide s how will c onti nue whe[...]

65 Menus The Playbac k Menu L L PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac cidental deletion. The fol- lowing option s are a vailable . ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Pr otect select ed pictur es. 1 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture. YES CANCEL PROTECT OK? UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ictu re n ot p r ot ecte d P ro t [...]

66 The Playbac k Menu 1 Press the selector up or down t o highlight q INTERNAL MEMOR Y t p CARD ( copy pictures from int ernal memor y t o the memor y card) or p CARD t q INTERNAL MEMORY ( copy pictures from a memory card to in ternal me m- or y) . 2 Pr ess the selec tor rig ht t o displ ay op- tions for the hig hligh ted it em. NEXT CANCEL COPY CA[...]

67 Menus The Playbac k Menu ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Copy selected frames . 100-0001 100-0001 COPY OK? YES CANCEL 1 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture. 2 Press MENU/OK to c opy the pic ture. 3 Repeat ste ps 1 – 2 to cop y additional images. Press DISP /BACK to exit when the operation is c omplete . ■ ■ ALL [...]

68 The Playbac k Menu N N IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken in tall orientation ar e displa yed in wide orien tation. Use th is option t o displa y pictures in the corr ec t orienta tion in the monit or . It has no e e ct on pic tures di splay ed on a com puter or ot her device . 1 Notes • Protected pic tures can not be[...]

69 Menus The Playbac k Menu O TRI MMI NG TRIM MIN G T o cre at e a cropped copy of a picture , play the picture back and select O TRIMMING in the pla yback menu (pg. 6 1 ) . 1 Press the z oom but ton s to z oom in and out and use the selector to scr oll the picture un- til the desir ed por tion is displ ayed ( to exit to single-frame playback witho[...]

70 The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to display the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight H SET - UP . 1. 3 Pres s the selec tor righ t to dis- play the setup me nu. SET-UP OFF ON DIGITAL ZOOM IMAGE DISP . CONT . 1.5 FRAME NO. LCD POWER SAVE [...]

71 Menus The Setup Menu Setup Me nu Opti ons Setup Menu O ptions Men u item Menu item Des cr ipt ion Description Opt ion s Options Def aul t Default Q Q a IMAGE DISP . Choose how long pic tures are displayed af ter shooti ng (p g. 72) . 3 SEC / 1 .5 SEC 1.5 SEC b FRAME N O. Choose how  les are named (p g. 73 ). CONT INUOUS / RENEW CONTINUOUS d D[...]

72 The Setup Menu a a IMAGE DI SP . IMA GE DISP . Choose how long pictures are d ispla yed in the monit or af ter shooti ng. • 3 SEC : Pictures ar e display ed for about 3 s before being rec orded to the me mor y card. • 1.5 SEC : Pictures are d ispla yed for about 1 .5 s before being rec orded to the me mor y card. 1 Note The colors displaye d[...]

73 Menus The Setup Menu b b FRA ME NO. FRA ME NO. New pictures are stor ed in image  les named using a f our - digit  le num- ber assig ned by adding one to the l ast  le number used. The  le n um- ber is di spla yed during pl ayback a s shown at right. F RAM E NO. contro ls whether  le nu mbering is re set to 000 1 when a new memor [...]

74 The Setup Menu d d DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selec ted, pr essing T a t the maximum opti- cal zoom position wi ll trigger digita l zoom, fur ther magn if ying the image. T o cancel dig ital zoom, zoom out to the m inim um digital z oom position and press W . Zo o m i n d ic at or, DIGIT AL Z OOM on Zo o m i n d ic at or, DIGIT AL Z [...]

75 Menus The Setup Menu k FORM A T FOR MA T Form at in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a me mor y card is in serted in the came ra, p wil l be di spl ayed in t he d ia- log shown at righ t and this op - tion will f ormat the memory card. If no memor y car d is i nserted, q wil l be displa yed and this op- tion will form at in tern al memor y .[...]

76 The Setup Menu n n TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When travel ling, use thi s option to switch the ca mera clock instantly fr om your home time z one to the local time at you r destination. 1 Spe cif y the di erence betwee n local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Press the selector up or down to highlight X LOC AL . 1. 2 Pres s the se[...]

77 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Option al Ac ces sor ies The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from F U JIFILM and o ther man ufac turers. The follow- ing ac cessories we re a vailable as of A ugust 2 00 8. COMPACTFLASH DPC-CF T M for xD-P ic ture C a rd CARD ADAPTER DPC -AD PC Card Adapter ■ ■ Compute r Relate d Computer Re lated ■[...]

78 Optional Acc essories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM As of August 2008, the following op tional ac cessories we re avai lable from F U JIFILM. For the la test in- forma tion on the acc essories available i n your r egion, check with you r local FU JIFILM repr esenta tive or vis it http:/ /w ww.fujifilm.c om/pr oducts/d ig[...]

79 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Caring for the Ca mera T o ens ure c ontin ued enjoymen t of the product, obser ve the followi ng precautions. Storage an d Use Storage and Use I f t h e c a m er a w i ll n o t b e u s e d f o r a n e x te n d e d p e - riod, remo ve the battery and memor y card. Do not stor e or use the camera in location s that a re[...]

80 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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. Charge the b atter y or inse rt a f ully- charge d spare bat ter y . 4, 6 The b at tery is n ot in the correc[...]

81 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Men us an d Dis play s Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec ted for th e l r optio n in the setup m enu. Select ENGLIS H .1 2 Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss [...]

82 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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. The c amera is in G , H , J , P , Q , or A mode. Choos e a di erent shooti ng mode. 2 8 No f ace is de - tec te d. The subje ct ’s face is obscured by sunglasses , a[...]

83 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 lens is dirt y . Clean the len s. 79 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens. 1 4 f is displayed dur ing sho oting. Che ck focus b efore sho [...]

84 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot properl y connec ted. Connec t the c amera corre c tly. 4 0 The sup plied A / V c able wa s connec ted dur- ing movi e playba ck. Connec t the c amera o nce movie p layback [...]

85 T roubleshoot ing Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 th e shut ter but ton is press ed. T emp orar y ca mera malf unc tion. Remove and reinser t the b atter y. 6 The b at tery is e xhauste d. Charge the b atter y or inse rt a f ul[...]

86 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e display ed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution O (re d ) L ow b at te r y. Charge the b atter y or ins er t a fully- charge d spare bat- ter y. N (blink s red ) Bat ter y exhaus ted. g Slow shut ter spe ed. Pic ture may b e blurre d. Use[...]

87 T roubleshoot ing 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. 75) . The m emor y card contac ts re quire cleaning or the memory card i s damaged. Clean the conta ct s with a s of t, dr[...]

88 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 T he camer a has run out o f frame numb ers ( curre nt frame numbe r is 999 -9999 ). Format th e memor y card and s elec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O. option in the H SETUP menu. T ake a pic ture to reset f rame number ing to 1 0 0 [...]

89 T roubleshoot ing Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution PRINTE R ERROR Printer out of p aper or ink , or other p rinter er- ror. Check p rinter (see printer manual for det ails) . To resume printing, turn the prin ter o and then tur n it back on . PRINTE R ERROR RESUME? Check p rint[...]

90 Appendix Glos sar y Digital zoom : Unlik e optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of vis ible detail. Instead, details vis- ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grain y ” image. DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat) : A standard that allows pictures to be prin ted from “prin t orders” stor[...]

91 Appendix F lash Mode and Shooting Mode The  ash modes avail able depend on the shooting mode (pg. 28 ) and the option selec ted for P FAC E DETECTION . ■ P FAC E D E T E C T I O N : R ON V OFF or OFF Sho otin g mod e Shooting mode Flas h mod e Fla sh mo de AUTO B B C C F F G G H H I I D D M M L L J J K K P P O O N N Q Q B B AUTO ✔ — ✔[...]

92 Internal Memory /Memor y Card Capa cit y The following table sho ws the recor ding time or nu mber of pic tures a v aila ble at di erent image quali- ties. All  gures are a pproxi mat e;  le size va ries with the scene r ecorded, pr oducing wide varia tions in the number of  les that can be stor ed. The number of exposures or length [...]

93 Appendix Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal camer a FinePix J1 5fd E ec tive pixels 8 . 1 5 million p ixels CCD 1 / 2.5 -inch Stor age m edi a Internal m emor y (approx. 8 MB)/xD - Pict ure Card ( 1 6/32/64/1 28/256/5 1 2 MB/1 GB/2 GB)/ SD/SDHC Memor y C ard (FU JIFILM re commendati on (p. 8)) File f or mat Still image: D CF-compliant [...]

94 Speci  cations Sys te m Scene position B (BABY MODE ) / C (A NTI-BL UR ) / F (PO RTR AIT ) / G (L ANDSCAPE) / H (SPOR T ) / I (NIG HT ) / D (NA T URAL LI GHT ) / M (BEACH) / L (SN OW ) / J (FIR EWOR KS) / K (SUNS E T ) / P (FLOWER) / O (P ART Y ) / N (M USEUM) / Q (TEX T) Exposure compensa tion – 2 EV t o + 2 EV in 1 / 3 EV-s tep increments[...]

95 Appendix Speci  cations Sys te m Movie 6 40 × 4 80 pixels ( m ) / 320 × 2 4 0 pixe ls ( n ) (30 frame s per se cond with mo naural soun d) A movie re cording will s top automatica lly when a mov ie  le be comes approx . 2GB. If yo u want to continue recordin g, press the shu tter b ut ton again. T he available re cording time is disp lay[...]

96 Speci  cations Power s upp ly/othe r Power s upp ly Re chargeable Bat tery NP- 45 Gu ide t o the n umb er o f avai la ble f ra mes f or bat te r y operation Bat te r y T yp e Battery Type Num be r of f ram es Number of frames NP- 45 Approx . 1 50 fram es According to the CIP A (Camer a & Imaging Produ ct s Asso ciation) standard procedure[...]

97 Appendix Speci  cations BC-45A ba tte r y ch arg er Rated input 1 00 –2 4 0 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz Input capac ity 7 .0 VA (1 0 0 V )/1 0. 8 V A ( 2 40 V ) Rated output 4. 2 V D C, 55 0 mA Sup po rt ed ba tt eri es NP-45 rechargeable bat teries Charging time Approx . 1 0 0 minutes Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) (bu il t-in p lug m ode l) 1 0 1 .7 mm[...]

98 Speci  cations Notes o n the B atte r y and B att er y Cha rge r • T he bat tery an d charger may become warm to the t ouch during charging. This is normal and does not indic ate a malfunc tion. If possible, charge the bat tery in a well -ventilat ed loc ation. • The b atter y charger may vibrate when in u se. This is normal and does not [...]

99 Appendix Speci  cations Notices • Spe ci cation s subjec t to change without notic e. FU JIFILM shall not be held lia ble for damages res ulting from errors in this manual. • Although the monit or is man ufac tured using adva nced high-precision t echnology , small bright poin ts and anomalous c o lors (particularly in the vicinity of [...]

10 0 FU J IFILM Digital Camer a W orldwide Network Con tact your local distribut or ( see list below) f or repa irs and t echnical s uppor t. Ple ase prese nt the war - ranty and purch ase rec eipt when r e questing repa irs; r efer t o the warranty card for the c onditions of the warran t y . T echnical su ppor t may not be a vailable f or models [...]

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