FujiFilm FinePix J20 manual

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    Befo re You Begin Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo gr ap hy and Play ba ck More on Phot ography More on Pl ayback Movies Conne c tio ns Menus T echnic al Note s Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for y our pur cha se of this product. This manu al describes how t o use your F U JIF ILM FineP ix J2 0 or J 25 dig ital camera a[...]

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    ii Camer a Q & A Find it ems by task. Camera Setup Camera Setup Question Question Key phrase Key phrase See page 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 tr avel ? Time di erence 77 How do I keep the monitor from turning o a uto ma ti ca ll y ? Auto po we r o  76 How do I stop [...]

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    iii Camera Q & A Question Question Key phrase Key phrase See page See page How do I frame pic tures with the subjec t o to one side ? Focus lock 2 1 How do I shoot movies? Recording movies 38 Viewing Pi ctures Viewing Pi ctures Question Question Key phrase Key phrase See page See page How do I view my pictures? Single- fr ame playback 32 Is [...]

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    iv Cam era Q & A ..................................................................................... ii Cam era S etu p ............................................................................... ii T ak in g Pic tur es ............................................................................. ii Vie win g Pic tu res ..................[...]

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    v T able of Contents Menus Menus The S ho oti ng Me nu ...................................................................... 5 5 Using t he Sho oti ng Me nu ......................................................... 55 Sho otin g Men u Opt ions ............................................................ 56 g ISO ...................................[...]

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    vi About This Manual This man ual is for use with the fol lowing FinePix ca meras: the J 20 and J 25. The J 20 ha s a 2.7 -inch monit or; the J25 h as a 3.0 -inch monitor . All oper ations a re iden tical; sav e where other wise not e d, the illu s trations in thi s manual show the J 25. Before us ing the camera, read thi s Owner ’s Ma nual and t[...]

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    1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sy mbols and Conv entions Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols are u sed in this man ual: C Caution : This inform ation should be re ad b efore u se to en sure c orrec t operation. A Note : Poi nts to no te when usi ng the camera. B Tip : Addition al information tha t may be helpful when using the camera[...]

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    2 Introduction Part s of the Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e inform ation , refe r to the page l isted t o the right of each it em. 8 17 16 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 Connec tor fo r USB cable ............. 42, 53 Connec tor fo r A / V cabl e ..................... 41 17 T ripod mount 18 Bat ter y chamber ......................................... [...]

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    3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The Monitor The Monitor The following ind icators ma y app ear i n the monit or during s ho oting and pl ayback: ■ ■ Shooting Shooting 11 Date and ti me................................... 1 2 12 Q ualit y ...........................................38, 58 13 Number o f available f rames ....91 14 S ensiti vit y .[...]

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    Fir st S tep s 4 Charging the Battery The bat tery is not ch arged a t shipme nt. Char ge the batter y before u se. 1 Place the ba t ter y in the charger . Insert the bat tery into the suppl ied batter y char ger as shown, making sur e that the batter y is in the c orrec t orientat ion. The batter y char ger comes in one of two t ypes, depending on[...]

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    Fir st S tep s 5 Charging the Battery 3 Charge the battery. C C au tio ns: C ar in g fo r the B at te r y • Do not a x stickers or other objec t s to the batter y. F ailure to obser ve this precaution could make it impossible to remove the batter y f rom the camera. • Do not shor t the bat ter y terminals. The bat ter y could overheat. • U[...]

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    6 Inserting t he Battery Af ter cha rging the battery , insert it in the camera as described below . 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . A Note Be sure the camera is o b efore opening the battery-chamber co ver . C Cautions • Do not open the bat ter y- chamb er cover when the camera is on. F ailure to obser ve this precaution could result in[...]

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    Fir st S tep s 7 Inser ting the Bat ter y 3 Close the batter y - chamber cover . Removing the Battery Af ter turning the camera o , op en the bat ter y- chamber cover , press the bat ter y latch t o the top, and slide the bat tery out of the camera as shown. Bat tery latch C Caution T ur n the camera o b efore removing the batter y.[...]

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    8 Insert ing a Memor y Card Although the camera ca n store pictures i n int ernal memory , SD memor y cards ( sold separat ely) can be used to store add itional pic tures. When no m emor y ca rd i s ins er ted , d appears in the monit or and int ernal memor y is used for r ecor ding and pla yback. Note tha t b ecause camera m alfunction could cau s[...]

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    Fir st S tep s 9 Inser ting a Memo r y Card ■ ■ In ser tin g a Memo ry Card In ser tin g a Memo ry 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. Battery Gold con tacts Be sure card is in c orrec t orientation ; do not inser t at an angle [...]

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    10 Inser ting a Memo r y Card C Cautions • Format memory cards before  rs t use, and be sure t o reformat all memor y cards af ter using them in a comput er or other device . For more information on forma tting memor y cards, see page 7 6. • Memor y cards are small and can be sw allowed; keep out of reach of children. If a child swallows a m[...]

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    Fir st S tep s 11 T urning t he Camera on and O Shooting Mode Shooting Mode Pres s the n button to turn the ca mera on. The lens will ex tend and the len s cover wil l op en. Press n again to tu rn the camera o . B Tip: Switc hi ng t o Play bac k Mo de Press the D button to star t p layback . Press the shut ter button half way to return to sh[...]

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    12 Basic Setup A langu age-sele c tion dialog is d ispl ayed the  rst time the camera is turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in forma tion on reset ting the clock or chang ing languages, see page 7 1 ). 1 Choose a language. SE SE T NO NO ST A RT RT MENU MENU / LANG. / LANG. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up, do wn, lef t, or right t o[...]

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    13 Ba sic P hot og ra phy a nd Pl ayb ac k T ak ing Pictures in k (Aut o) M o de This section describ es how t o take pictures in k mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the n button to turn the camera on. B Tip: Intel lig ent Face De tec t ion The  rs t time the camera is turne d on, Intelligen t Face Detec tion is automatically activ ated and th[...]

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    14 T aking Pic tures in k (Au to) Mo de 3 Fr a m e t h e p i c t u r e. Pos ition the main subjec t in the focus are a and use the z oom but tons t o f rame the picture in the monit or . Zoom in u sing optica l zoom, or use d igital z o om (pg. 7 5) t o zoom in closer . Press W to zo o m o ut Press T to zoom in Zo o m i n d i ca t o r Ho ld in g th[...]

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    15 Ba sic P hot og ra phy a nd Pl ayb ac k T aking Pic tures in k (Au to) Mo de Framing Guideline The images change as shown b elow if you press the DISP / BACK button. Indicators displayed Indicators hidden Best framing T o use the bes t framing, p osition the main subjec t at the int er sec tion of t wo lines or align one of the horizontal lines [...]

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    16 T aking Pic tures in k (Au to) Mo de 5 Shoot. Smoothly pres s the shut ter but ton the r es t of the way down to tak e the pic ture. B Tip: The Sh ut ter B ut ton The shut ter but ton has two p ositions. Pressing the shut ter button half w ay ( q ) sets fo cus and ex posure; to shoot, press the shutter but ton the rest of the way down ( w ). A N[...]

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    17 Ba sic P hot og ra phy a nd Pl ayb ac k Viewing Pi ctures Pictures can be viewed in the mon itor . When taking impor tant phot o graphs, tak e a test shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the D button. The most recent picture wil l b e 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 [...]

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    18 More on P hotog raphy Intelligent F ace Detect ion and Red- Ey e Remov al Int elligent F ace Det ec tion allows the camera to a utomatically det e c t human fac es and set focus and exposure f or a face an y where in the frame for s hots that e mphas ize por tr ait subjects . Choose for group portrait s to pr event the ca mera from focusing on t[...]

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    19 More on P hotog raphy Intelligent Fac e Detection and Red -Eye Removal 2 Fr a m e t h e p i c t u r e. If a face is det e cted, it will be indicat ed by a green border . If there i s more than one face in the frame, the camera wi ll selec t the face closest to the c ente r; other face s are ind icated by whit e borders. 3 Focu s . Pr ess the shu[...]

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    20 Intelligent Fac e Detection and Red -Eye Removal 4 Shoot. Pres s the shut ter button all the way down t o shoot. C Caution If the subjec t moves as the shut ter but ton is pressed, their fa ce may not be in the are a indicated by the green border when the pic ture is take n. If B ON / S ON is selec ted, the picture will be proc essed to redu ce [...]

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    21 More on P hotog raphy Foc u s L o c k T o compose phot o graphs with o - cente r subject s: 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 exposure will r emai n locked while the sh ut ter but ton is pr essed halfway (AF / AE lock). 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 Press half [...]

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    22 Focus Lo ck Autofoc us Although the camera bo ast s a high- precision autofocus sy stem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, use focus lock (p g. 2 1 ) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph . • V er y shiny subject s such as mir[...]

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    23 More on P hotog raphy L Macro mode ( Close - ups ) T o sele c t macro mode, pr ess the selec tor lef t ( L ). L icon appears in monitor when camer a is in macro mode When macro mode is in e e c t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the cen ter of the monitor . Use the zoom buttons to frame pictures. T o e xit macro mode, pr ess the selec t[...]

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    24 K Using the F lash Use the  ash when li ghti ng is poor , for example when shooti ng at nig ht or indoors unde r low ligh t. T o choose a  ash mode, pres s the selec tor righ t ( K ). The  ash mode changes e ach time the selec tor is pres se d; in modes other tha n A U TO , the curren t mode is indicat e d by an ic on in the monit or. C[...]

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    25 More on P hotog raphy Red- Eye Re mova l When B ON / S ON is selec ted for Intelligen t Face Det ec tion (p g. 1 8), r e d- eye removal ( S ) is available in AUTO ( V ),  ll  ash ( U ), and slow sy nc ( Z ) modes. R ed - eye removal minimizes “ red- eye ” cause d when light from the  ash is re ec ted f rom the subjec t’s retina[...]

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    26 J Using the Self- Timer The camera o ers a ten-second timer th at al lows phot o graphers t o app ear in the ir own photograph s, and a two -second timer tha t can be used to avoid bl ur caused by the camera movi ng when the shutter button is pr essed. 1 Set the timer . The curren t self-time r mode is dis played in the monit or. T o choose a[...]

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    27 More on P hotog raphy The self-timer la mp on the fron t of the camera will blink i mmedia tely befor e the pic ture is tak en. If the t wo-se cond timer i s sele c ted, the self -timer lamp wi ll blin k as the timer c ounts down. Intelligent F ace Detection Bec ause it ensur es that the faces of por tr ait subjec ts will b e in focus, Intellige[...]

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    28 a Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cording t o the scene or typ e of subject. Selecti ng a Shooti ng Mode Selecti ng a Shoot ing Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispl ay the shooting menu. SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS AUTO OFF N 2 Pr ess the sele c tor u p or down to highlight a SHOOTING MODE . 3 Pr ess the s[...]

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    29 More on P hotog raphy Shooting Modes Shooting Modes M M MANU AL MANU AL Choose this mode for c omplete con trol of shooting settings, includ ing exposure com pensation (pg. 5 9) and whit e balance (pg. 60) . G G SCEN E RECOGN ITIO N SCEN E RECOGN ITIO N Simply b y pointing the camera t o the subjec t, the camera aut omatically an alyzes and sele[...]

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    30 k k AUT O AUT O Choose for cri sp , clear sna pshots (pg. 1 3 ). This mode is rec ommended in most situat ions. p p BABY MOD E BABY MODE Choose for na tural skin tones when taking por traits of infants. T he  ash turn s o automaticall y . C C PIC TUR E ST AB ILIZ A TI ON PIC TUR E ST AB ILIZ A TIO N Choose this mode for fast shutter speeds[...]

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    31 More on P hotog raphy F F SNOW SNOW Choose for cri sp , clea r shots tha t captur e the brightnes s of scenes domina ted by shini ng white snow. W W FIREW ORKS FIREW ORKS Slow sh ut ter s p eeds are used t o captur e the expanding burst of lig ht from a  rework. Press the selec tor lef t or right t o choose a shutter speed. Use of a tripod is[...]

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    32 More on P layback Single - F rame P la yback T o view the mos t recen t pic ture in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 10:00 AM ISO 100 ISO 100 100 - 0001 0001 ISO 100 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 250 F4.2 F4.2 250 F4.2 N N Pres s the sele c tor righ t to view pic tures in the order r e corded, left to [...]

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    33 More on P layback Single-Frame Playback Playba ck Zoom Play bac k Zoom Press T to zoom in on im ages displayed in single - fr ame playback; press W t o zoom out. Press W to zoom out Press T to zoom in Zo o m i n d i ca t o r When the pic ture is z o omed in, the selec tor can be used t o view areas of the image not cu rrently vis ible in the dis[...]

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    34 Multi- F rame Pla yback T o change the number of images displ ayed, pres s W when a picture is shown full-frame in the monit or . Pr ess the W button to i ncre ase the number of pictures displayed t o two, nine, or a hundred. ISO 100 ISO 100 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 1 2/3 1/20 5 0 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM N N Press T to re d uce the number [...]

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    35 More on P layback Sort by Date 1 In sing le- frame playback, press DISP / BACK un til the sor t - by-date scr een is displayed. The pic ture dis played in the sing le- frame playback rem ains selected. 1/13 1/13 2050 2050 12/31 2 Pr ess the sele c tor u p or down to selec t a dat e. 3 Pr ess the sele c tor left or right to se le ct a p i ct u re[...]

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    36 A Deleting Pictures The ERASE option in the pl ayback menu ca n be used to delete stil l pic tures and movies, incr eas ing the amoun t of spac e avail able on the memory card or in in tern al memor y (for inf ormat ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 1 7). Note t hat deleted pictures can not be rec over ed. Copy import[...]

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    37 More on P layback ■ ■ FR AM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Imag es : Deleti ng Selec ted Ima ges Selecting FR A M E displays th e dialog shown at right. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pr ess the selec tor left or right to scr oll through pictures and pres s MENU/OK to delete the curr ent pic ture ( the pic ture is delet e d immedia tely; be car eful[...]

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    38 Movies A Recording Movies Shoot short movies at 30 frames per second. Sound i s recorded via the bui lt - in micr ophone; do not co ver the micr ophone during rec ording. 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu and selec t A MOVIE f or a SHOOTING MODE (pg. 28 ). STANDBY STANDBY 12 s 12 s Time available is di splayed in monit or Choosing t[...]

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    39 Movies 3 Pr ess the shut ter button all the wa y down t o star t recor ding. REC 12 s 12 s REC and time remaining are dis played in monitor A Note Focus is set when recording begins; exposure and white balance are adju s ted automatically throughout recording. The color and brightness of the image may var y f rom that displayed b efore recording[...]

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    40 D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 32 ), movies ar e dis played in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is displaye d: PLAY 100-006 100-006 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM Operation Operation Description Description Sta r t /p au se playbac k Pre ss t he se le c to r [...]

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    41 Con ne c t io ns Viewing Pi ctures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the televi sion t o the vide o channel t o show pic tures t o a group. Connect an A / V cable ( optional) , as shown below . Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Insert into A/ V cable con ne c to r Press D for about a second to tu [...]

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    42 Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er suppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir e c tly to the prin ter and pictures can be print e d without  rst being copied to a c omputer . Note that de p ending on the print er , not all the func tions described below may be suppor ted. Connecti ng the Came ra C onne cting th e Cam era [...]

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    43 Con ne c t io ns Printing Pictures via USB B Tip: Pri nti ng th e Date o f Reco rd in g T o print the date of r e cording on pictures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the P ic tBr idge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below). Press the selec tor up or down to highligh t PRI NT WITH D A TE y and press MENU/OK to r etu[...]

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    44 Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK to start printing. During Printing The mess age shown at right is displayed during prin ting. Press DISP / BACK to canc el before all pictures are printed (depending on the printer , pr inting may end before the current picture has printed). If printing is in terrupted, press D to turn the camera o an[...]

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    45 Con ne c t io ns Printing Pictures via USB The C C PRINT OR DER (DPO F) option in the playback me nu can be used t o cre at e a digital “pri nt or der ” for PictBridge- compati ble print ers (pg. 4 2 ) or devices th at su pp or t DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rde r F ormat) is standard that allows pic tures to be printed from “prin[...]

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    46 Printing Pictures via USB 2 Pr ess the sele c tor u p or down to choose the number of c opies (up t o 99) . T o remo ve a picture from the order , press the selec tor down un til 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 st eps 1 – 2 to complet e the print[...]

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    47 Con ne c t io ns Printing Pictures via USB ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESE T ALL T o cancel the curre nt prin t order , selec t RESE T ALL in the C PRINT OR DE R (DP OF ) menu. The con rmation sho wn at righ t will be displa yed; pr ess MENU/OK to remov e all pic tures from the order . A Notes • Remove the memor y card to cre ate or modif y a print[...]

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    48 Viewing Pi ctures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixV iewer sof t ware can be used t o cop y pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, or ganized, and prin ted. Before proc eeding, install FineP ixV iewer as described below. The late st FinePixViewer i s available a t http:/ /ww w .f uji lm.com/ . Do NOT c o nnect the camer[...]

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    49 Con ne c t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer C Caution Other versions of Windows are not su ppor ted. Oper ation is not gu aranteed on home- built computers or computers that have been upgra ded f rom earlier versions of Windows . 2 Sta r t the comput er . Log in to an ac count with adm ini strator privi leges before proc eeding. 3 Exit any [...]

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    50 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 If prom pt ed to in stall Windows Media P layer or Dir ec tX, follow the on-screen instructions to com pl e te i ns t a lla ti o n. 5 When prompt ed, remove the in s taller CD from the CD- ROM drive and click Restar t to restart the com puter . Stor e the installer CD in a d r y location out of direct sunlig ht [...]

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    51 Con ne c t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh 1 Con r m that the compu ter meet s the fo llowing sy stem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Preinstall ed ver sions of M ac OS X 10.3.9-1 0.5 (visi t htt p:/ /www .fu jif ilm .c om / for more info rmatio n) RAM [...]

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    52 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remov e the installer C D f rom the CD- ROM drive. No te th at you m ay be unable to r emove the C D if Safari is runn ing; if necessary , quit Safari before remo ving the CD . St ore the in s taller CD i n a dr y location out of dir e c t sunl ight in case you need t o re-install the sof t ware . The version nu[...]

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    53 Con ne c t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to c opy are stor ed on a memor y card, i nsert the card in to the camera (pg. 8) . If no card i s inser ted, pictures will be copied from i nt ernal memor y . C Caution Loss of power during trans fer could result in loss of data or damage to inte rnal memor y or the me[...]

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    54 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer C Cautions • Use only memory c ards that ha ve been for mat ted in the camera and contain pictures taken with the camera. If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before FinePixV iewer star ts and FinePix Viewer may be unable to impor t or s ave images. Use a memor[...]

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    55 Menus The Shooting Menu The shooting menu is u s ed to adju s t set tings for a wide range of shoo ting cond itions. Using the Shoot ing Menu Using the Shooti ng Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispl ay the shooting menu. SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS AUTO OFF N A Note The options displayed in the sho oting menu var [...]

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    56 The Shoot ing Menu Shooting Menu O ptions Sho oting Menu Op tions Menu item Menu item Description Description Options Options Default Default a SHOOTING MODE Choose a sho oting mode accor ding to the t ype of subjec t (p g. 28) . M / G / k / p / C / U / K / L / D / U / B / G / F / W / E / O / I / H / P / A k c FAC E DE TE C TI O N T urn Intellig[...]

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    57 Menus The Shoot ing Menu g g ISO ISO Con trol the camera’ s sensitivity to li ght with M . Higher val ues can be used to r e duce bl ur when ligh ting is poor ; note , however , that mottling may a ppear in pictures take n at hig h sensitivities. If AU TO is selec ted, the camera wil l adjust sensitivity autom atically in res p onse to s ho ot[...]

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    58 The Shoot ing Menu Choose the size a n d quality at which still pictures are r e cor ded. Large pictures can be print e d at large s izes with no drop in qua lity ; small pictures require less m emor y , all owing m ore pic t ures to be r ecor ded. Option Option Pri nt s at si ze s up to Pri nt s at si ze s up to r F 3 1 × 23 cm/1 2 × 9 in. ( [...]

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    59 Menus The Shoot ing Menu d d EXP . C OMP ENS A TION EXP . C OMP ENS A TION Use exposur e compensation when phot o graphing v er y bright, v er y dark, or high- cont ra s t su bj e c t s . Choose posi tive ( +) v alues to i ncre ase e x posu re Choose negative ( –) values to re du ce e x p osu re Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value • Back[...]

  • Page 66

    60 The Shoot ing Menu e e WHITE BALANCE WHITE BALANC E For na tural colors, choose a set ting that m atches the ligh t source ( for an explanat ion of “whit e balanc e,” see the Glos sar y on page 90). Option Option Description Description AUT O White balance adjusted automatically . p For subjec ts in dire c t sunlight. q For subjec ts in the [...]

  • Page 67

    61 Menus The Shoot ing Menu c c CONTINUOUS (Continuous sho oting) CONTINUOUS (Continuous shoot ing) Select m TO P 3 to captu re motion i n a series of pic tures. The camera takes up t o three pictures while the sh ut ter -relea se but ton i s pressed. A Notes • F r ame rate varies with shut ter spee d. • Focus and exposure are determined by the[...]

  • Page 68

    62 The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used to mana ge the pictures in int ernal memory or on the memor y card. Using the Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to en ter playbac k mode (pg. 3 2) . 2 Press MENU/OK to d ispl ay the playbac k menu. PLA YBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOV AL PRINT ORDER (DPOF) PROTECT ERASE 3 Pr ess the [...]

  • Page 69

    63 Menus The Playbac k Menu Playback Menu Opt ions Playback Me nu Opt ions The following option s are availa ble: Option Option Description Description A ERA SE Delete all or selec ted pic tures (p g. 36) . b RED-E Y E REMOVAL Creat e copies with reduced red eye (p g. 6 4) . B SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a slide show (p g. 65) . C PRINT ORDER (DP [...]

  • Page 70

    64 The Playbac k Menu 1 Pl ay the picture back in the monit or (pic tures taken with In telligen t F ace Detection are indica ted by a B icon ) and selec t b RED EYE REMO V AL i n the playback me nu (pg. 62 ) . YES CANCEL REMOV AL OK? 2 Press MENU/OK . T he message shown below at lef t will be dis play ed while the camera analyses the i mage; if re[...]

  • Page 71

    65 Menus The Playbac k Menu B B SLIDE SHO W SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an aut omated slide s how . Choose the t yp e of show and pr ess MENU/OK to start. Press DISP /BACK at any ti me during the s h ow to view on-screen help. When a movie i s dis played, movie pla yback will begin au tom atical ly , and the slide s how will c ontinue when the mo[...]

  • Page 72

    66 The Playbac k Menu E E PROTEC T PROTEC T Pr ot ec t pic tures from ac cidental deletion. The followi ng options ar e available . ■ ■ FR AM E FR AM E Pr ot ect selected pi cture s. 1 Pr ess the sele c tor left or right to dis play the desi red picture. YES CANCEL PROTECT OK? UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ict ur e no t p ro tect ed Pr ot ect ed p[...]

  • Page 73

    67 Menus The Playbac k Menu F COPY COPY Copy pictures between int ernal memor y and a memor y card. 1 Pr ess the sele c tor u p or down to highlight d INTERNAL MEMORY g x CARD (cop y pictures from int ernal memory to the memor y card) or x CARD g d INTER NAL MEMORY ( copy pictures from a memor y card t o inte rnal memor y) . 2 Pr ess the sele c tor[...]

  • Page 74

    68 The Playbac k Menu ■ ■ FR AM E FR AM E Copy selected frames. 100-0001 100-0001 COPY OK? YES CANCEL 1 Pr ess the sele c tor left or right to dis play the desi red picture. 2 Press MENU/OK to c opy the pic ture. 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to copy add itional images. Press DISP / BACK to exit when the operation is com plete . ■ ■ ALL FRAM ES A[...]

  • Page 75

    69 Menus The Playbac k Menu D D IMAGE ROT A TE IMA G E RO T A TE By default, pic tures tak en in tall orien tation are di splayed in wide orienta tion. Use th is option to d isplay pictures in the corr e c t orienta tion in the monit or . It has no e e c t on pic tures di splayed on a comput er or other device . A Notes • Pr otected pic tures [...]

  • Page 76

    70 The Playbac k Menu H TRIM MI NG TRIM MI NG T o creat e a croppe d copy of a picture , play the pic ture back and select H TRIMMING in the pla yback menu (pg. 6 2) . 1 Pr ess the zoom but tons t o zoom in and out and use the selector to scr oll the pic ture unti l the desir ed por tion is displa yed (to exit to s ingle-fr ame playback without cr [...]

  • Page 77

    71 Menus The Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to di splay the menu for the curr ent mode. 1. 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight j SET -UP . 1. 3 Press the selec tor righ t to dis play the setup men u. SET-UP OFF ON DIGITAL ZOOM IMAGE DISP . CONT . 1.5 SEC FRAME NO. LCD POWER[...]

  • Page 78

    72 The Setup Menu Setup Menu O ptions Setup Menu Opt ions Menu item Menu item Description Description Options Options Default Default A A a IMAGE DISP . Choose how long pic tures are displayed af ter shootin g (p g. 73) . CONTINUOUS / 3 SEC / 1.5 SEC / ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) / OF F 1.5 SEC b FRAME N O. Choose how  les are named (p g. 7 4) . CONTINUOU[...]

  • Page 79

    73 Menus The Setup Menu a a IMAGE DI SP . IMA G E DISP . Choose an option ot her than OF F to di splay pictures in the mon itor af ter shooting. P ic tures can be displa yed for 1 .5 s ( 1. 5 S E C ) , 3 s ( 3 SEC ), or un til the MENU/OK but ton i s pressed ( CON T I N U OU S and ZO O M (CON TI N U OUS) ) . If ZOO M (CO NT I NU OU S) is selec ted,[...]

  • Page 80

    74 The Setup Menu b b FRAM E NO. FRA ME N O. New pictures are stor e d in image  les named usi ng a four - digit  le number as signed by adding one to the l as t  le number used. The  le number i s displa yed during pl ayback as shown a t right. FRAME N O. con trols whether  le numbering is reset t o 0 0 0 1 when a new memor y card i[...]

  • Page 81

    75 Menus The Setup Menu c c DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selected, press ing T at the maximum optical zoom position wi ll trigger digital zoom, fur ther magnifying the image. T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the mi nimu m digital z o om position and pres s W . Zo o m i n d i ca t o r, DIGIT AL ZOOM on Zo o m i n d i ca t o r, DIGIT [...]

  • Page 82

    76 The Setup Menu m FOR M A T FOR M A T Forma t inte rnal memor y or a memor y card. If a memory card i s inser ted in the came ra, x will be dis p lay ed in the dialog sho wn at righ t and this op tion will form at the memor y card. If no memor y card i s inser ted, d wil l be displa yed and thi s option will f ormat int ernal memor y . Pres s the[...]

  • Page 83

    77 Menus The Setup Menu p p TIME D IFFE R EN CE TIME D IFFE R EN CE When travell ing, use thi s option to switch the ca mera clock instantly from y our home time zone to the local time at your destina tion. 1 Specif y the di erence between lo cal time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up or down to highlight j LOC A L . 1. 2 Pres[...]

  • Page 84

    78 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Option al Ac cess ories The camera suppor ts a wide range of acces s ories from FU JIFILM and o ther man uf ac turers. ■ ■ Prin ti ng Prin ti ng PictBridge-compatible prin ter (av ailable from third-par t y sup pl ie rs) USB ■ ■ Audio/ Visual Audio/ Visual T V (ava ilable from third-part y suppliers ) Audio/ vi[...]

  • Page 85

    79 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Optional Acc essories Accessories from F uji  lm Accessories from F uji lm The following option al acc essories were a vailable from F UJIF ILM . For the lat es t informa tion on the acc essories availa ble in your r e gion, check with y our local F uji lm repr esentativ e or visit h ttp :/ / www . fujifilm.co[...]

  • Page 86

    80 T roubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Power an d Ba tt er y Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at ter y is e xhauste d. Charge the b at ter y or inser t a fully - charge d spare bat ter y. 4, 6 The b at ter y is not in th e corre c t orient a[...]

  • Page 87

    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 a nd D is pl ays Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec te d for th e n w option in t he set up menu. Select ENGLIS H .1 2 Shooting Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib[...]

  • Page 88

    82 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F a ce detec ti on not available. The c amer a is in a sho oting mo de w hich makes Intelligent F ace D etec tion unav ailable. Ch oose a di  erent shooting mode. 28 No f ace is detected. The sub jec t ?[...]

  • Page 89

    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 Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Flash The  ash d oes not  re. The  ash is chargin g. Wait for the  ash to charge. 1 6 The c amer a is in a sho oting mo de in wh ich the  ash do es not  re. Choos e a di erent shooting[...]

  • Page 90

    84 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Playbac k Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Pict ures Pic tures are grainy . The p ic tures were t aken with a di  erent make or model of camera. —— Playb ack zo o m unavailable. The p ic tures were t aken at an image si ze of p or with a di  erent make or m[...]

  • Page 91

    85 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 Problem Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib l e ca us e Solution Solution Page Page Computer The comp uter does not recogni ze the camera. The c amer a is not prop erly conne c ted. Conne c t the cam era cor rec tly. 5 3 PictBridge Pic tures can n ot be pr int ed. The c amer a is not prop[...]

  • Page 92

    86 W arning Messages and Display s The following warn ings are di splayed in the mon itor: War n in g War n in g Description Description Solution Solution O (re d ) Lo w b at te r y. Charge the b at ter y or inser t a fully - charge d spare battery . N (blink s re d) Batter y e xhaus ted. 0 Slow shut ter spe ed . Pic ture may b e blurre d. Use the [...]

  • Page 93

    87 T roubleshooting Warning Messages and D isplays War n in g War n in g Description Description Solution Solution CAR D E RROR The m emo r y card is n ot format ted for us e in the cam era . Format t he mem or y c ard (p g. 76) . The m emor y card contac t s require cl eaning or the memory card i s damaged. Clean the conta c ts w ith a so f t, dr [...]

  • Page 94

    88 Warning Messages and D isplays War n in g War n in g Description Description Solution Solution FRA ME NO. FULL The cam era has ru n out of f rame numb ers ( curr ent f rame nu mber is 999-9999) . Format th e mem or y c ard and se lec t RENEW for the b FRA M E NO. opti on in the j SE TUP menu. T ake a pic ture to reset f ram e number ing to 1 0 0[...]

  • Page 95

    89 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and D isplays War n in g War n in g Description Description Solution Solution PRINTER ERRO R Pr inter out of p aper o r ink , or othe r printer error . Check p rinter (see pr inter manual for details). T o resume printing, turn the prin ter o and then t urn it back on. PRINTER ER ROR RESUME? Check[...]

  • Page 96

    90 Appendix Glos sar y Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase 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 rde r F ormat): A standard that allows pic tures to be printed from “print or der s” stored i[...]

  • Page 97

    91 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording time or num ber of pic tures a v ailable a t di erent image qualities. All  gures a re appr oximat e;  le size varies with the sc ene recorded, produc ing wide varia tions in the n umber of  les that can be stor ed. The number of exposures or len[...]

  • Page 98

    92 Sys te m Model FinePix J25/FinePi x J20 digital camer a E ective pixels 10 m i l l i o n CCD ½ .3 - in., s quare -pi xel CCD with primar y col or  lter Stor ag e me di a • Interna l memory (appr ox. 20 MB) • SD/S DHC memor y card s (see page 8) Fil e sy ste m Compl iant wi th D esi gn Rule for C amer a F ile System (DCF ), Ex if 2. 2,[...]

  • Page 99

    93 Appendix Speci  cations Sys te m Shu t te r sp ee d ¼ s– 1 / 2,00 0 s (AUTO mode); 8 s– 1 / 2,00 0 s (other modes); combined mechani cal and el ec tronic shu t ter Continuous Up to thre e fr ames at a ma ximum of ap proximately 1 fps Foc us • Mode : Single AF • Auto focus sy stem : Contras t-detec t T T L AF • Fo c us- ar ea s el e[...]

  • Page 100

    94 Speci  cations Input/output terminals A / V OU T (audio /vide o output) N TSC or PAL with monaural s ound Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Sp ee d with M TP /PT P connec ti on Power s up pl y/othe r Power s ou rc es NP- 45 rechargeable bat ter y Bat te r y l if e (NP- 45) App rox. 16 5 f ram es, b ase d on CIP A ( C amera and I maging P rod[...]

  • Page 101

    95 Appendix Speci  cations NP -45 rechargeable bat tery Nom in al v ol ta ge DC 3.7 V Nomina l capac ity 74 0 m A h Operating t emperature 0 °C – + 4 0 °C /+ 32 ° F – + 104 ° F Di me ns io ns ( W × H × D) 3 1 mm × 39.4 mm × 5.7 mm/1 . 2 in. × 1.6 in. × 0.2 in . Wei g h t Approx . 1 5 g /0. 5 oz . BC-45A ba t ter y ch ar ge r Rated [...]

  • Page 102

    96 Speci  cations Notes o n th e Bat te r y an d Bat te r y Ch ar ge r • The bat ter y and charger may become warm to the touch during charging. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction. I f possible, charge the batter y in a well -ventilated location. • The bat ter y charger may vibrate when in use. This is normal and does not ind[...]

  • Page 103

    97 Appendix Caring for the Ca mera T o ensure c ontinued enjoyment of the pr o duct, obser ve the followi ng precautions. Storage and Use Storage and Use If the camera wil l not be used for an extended period, remov e the bat tery and memor y card. Do not store or u se the camera in locations that are: • exposed to rain , ste am, or s moke • ve[...]

  • Page 104

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