FujiFilm FinePix J250 manual

Befor e Y ou Begi n 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 For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website at http:/ / w ww.fujifilm.com/ pr oducts /index.html Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for yo ur purchase o f t[...]

ii 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 3 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time di erence 79 How do I keep the monitor from turning o au toma tic all y ? Auto po wer o  78 How do I stop[...]

iii Camera Q & A Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I keep the  ash f rom  ring ? Flas h mode 26 How do I stop my subject s’ eyes glowing red when I use the  ash? How do I “ ll-in” shadows on b ack-lit subject s ? How do I take a group por trait that includes the photographer ? Self-timer mode[...]

iv Cam era Q & A ..................................................................................... ii Abo ut Th is Man ual ......................................................................... vi Be fore Y ou Be gin Before Y ou Begin Introduction ....................................................................................... 1 S[...]

v T abl e of Contents Conne ct ion s Con nec t ion s Vie wing Pi ctu res o n T V ............................................................... 43 Printi ng Pic ture s via USB ...........................................................4 4 Conn ec ting th e Came ra ............................................................4 4 Printi ng Se lec ted[...]

vi About This Manual This man ual is f or use with the followi ng FinePix ca meras: the J 250 and J 2 1 0. W ith the exc eptions of the minor di ere nces s ummariz ed in the followi ng table, al l operations ar e iden tical; sa ve where o therwise not ed, the illustration s in this m anual sho w the J25 0. Fin ePix J250 Fine Pix J250 Fin ePix J2[...]

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 : 3 Caution : This i nforma tion should be re ad before u se to e nsu re c orrect op eration. 1 Note : P oints t o note whe n using the ca mera. 2 Tip : Addition al inf ormation tha t may be helpful when u sing th[...]

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. 2 Tip: Mo nit or Bri ght nes s Pressin g the m but ton brie y increases monit or brightness, m aking the display e asier t o see in bright l ight. Nor - mal brightness is restor ed when a photograph is taken. [...]

3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The Mon itor The Monitor The following i ndicat ors ma y appear in the mon itor du ring shooting a nd playback. The indicat ors dis - play ed var y with camera settings. ■ ■ Shoot ing Shooting * 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 2 2 3 3 - 1 - 1 ISO 100 ISO 100 N N 9 9 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 3[...]

4 Introduction The Mo de Dial The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, al ign the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dia l. C (POR TRAIT ) : Use for so f t-toned po r- trait s with nat ural skin ton es (pg . 3 1 ). k (DIGITAL ZOOM) : Increas e zoom so that small or dist ant subjec t s  ll th e fram e (pg. 31 ). J (RED -E YE RED UCT ION)[...]

Fir st St eps 5 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 su pplied battery c h ar g e r a s s ho wn , m a ki ng s u r e t ha t t h e b a t - tery is in the c orrect orientation. The battery char ger c omes in one of t[...]

6 Charging the Battery 3 Charge the batter y . Charging is complete when the charging in - dicat or turns o . 3 C aut ion s: Car ing f or th e Bat ter y • Do not a x s tickers or other objec ts to the batter y . F ailure t o obser ve this precaution could make it im- possible to remove the batter y from the camera . • Do not short the bat[...]

Fir st St eps 7 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 opening the b at - ter y- ch amb er cove r . 3 Cautions • Do not op en the batter y- chamber cover when the camera is on. F ailure t o obser ve this pr[...]

8 Inser ting the Bat ter y 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Removing the Battery Af ter turning the camera o , op en the bat tery -cham - ber cover , press the bat ter y lat ch to the top , and slide the bat tery out of the camer a as shown. 3 Caution T urn the camera o before removing the bat tery. 2 Tip: Usi ng an AC Ada pter The cam[...]

Fir st St eps 9 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in in ter - nal memory , SD me mor y card s (sold sepa rat ely) can be used to stor e additional pictures. Wh en no mem o ry car d is ins e rte d , a appears in the monit or and int ernal memor y is u sed for recor d- ing and pla yback. Note th at because camera m al- [...]

10 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 force. 3 Close the b[...]

Fir st St eps 11 Inser ting a Memor y Card 3 Cautions • Format memory cards before  rs t use, and be sure t o reformat all memory cards af ter using them in a c omputer or other device. F or more information on formatting memor y cards, see page 78. • Memory cards are small and can b e swallowed; keep out of reach of children. If a child swa[...]

12 T urning the Camera on and O Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Pres s the G but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press G again t o turn the camera o . 2 Tip: Sw itch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de Press the a button to star t playba ck. Press the shut ter but ton halfway to return to shooting mode. 3 Cau[...]

Fir st St eps 13 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 7 4) . 1 Choose a language. SET NO START MENU 1.1 Press the selector up, do wn, lef t, or right t o highl ight a l an- g[...]

14 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in B (Aut o ) M o de This section describes how to take pictures i n B ( aut o) mode . 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the G but ton t o turn the camera on. 2 Tip: Inte lli gent Face De tec tion The  rs t time the camera i s turned on, Int elligen t F ace Detection is automatically ac tivat[...]

15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 4 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 c ontr ol to frame the pic - ture in the mon itor . Hol di ng the C ame ra Hold the camera s te ady with both hands and brace your elbow s against your sides. Shaking or unstead[...]

16 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e Framing Guideline T o display a framing grid or to view or hide other i ndi- cators in the monit or , press the DISP / BACK button. Indicat ors displayed Indicat ors hidden Best Fr aming T o use the b est fr aming, position the main subjec t at the inte rse ction of t wo lines or align one of the hori- zontal[...]

17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 5 Foc us. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus on the main s ubjec t in the focus frame. I f th e c am er a is ab l e t o fo cus , it will beep t wice and the indica tor l amp will g low gr een. If the c amera is u nable to fo cus , the focus frame w i l l t u r n r[...]

18 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e The I ndic ato r La mp Indicat or lamp The indic ator lamp shows ca mera status as follows: Ind ica tor la mp Indic ator lamp Cam era s tat us Camera stat us Glows green Focus locke d. Blinks green C a m e r a u n a b l e t o f o c u s o r p i c t u r e may be blurre d. Picture c an be taken. Blink s green an[...]

19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or . When tak- ing important phot ographs, ta ke a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the a but ton for about a second. 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 1[...]

20 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detection and Red- Ey e Remov al Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera to a utoma tically det ec t huma n faces and set focus and exposure f or a face anywhere in the frame for sho ts that emph asize portrait subjec ts. Intel ligent F ace Detection also o ers a red-eye removal option f or remo [...]

21 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 ec ted, it wi ll be indicat ed by a gr een border . If there is mor e than one face in the frame, the camera will select the f ace clo se s t to th e ce nter ; other fac es are ind icat ed by white bor ders. 3 Foc us. Pr ess the [...]

22 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 g ON J ON is se - lec ted, the picture will be processed t o reduc [...]

23 More on P hotography Foc u s L oc k T o compose pho togra phs with o - cen te r subjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set fo- cus and exposure . Focus and exposur 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 Press hal[...]

24 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. 23) t o focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the p hotograph. • Very shiny subjec ts such as mirrors[...]

25 More on P hotography F Macro Mode ( Close -ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( F ). F icon appears in monit or when camer a is in macr o mode When macro mode is in e ec t, the camera focuses on subjects near the cen te r of the monitor . Use the zoom con trol t o frame pic tures. T o exit macro mode, pres s the selec tor left ( F [...]

26 N Using the F lash Use the  ash when ligh ting is poor , for example when shooting a t nigh t or indoors under low lig ht. T o choose a  ash mode, press the selector righ t ( N ). The  ash mode changes e ach time the selector is pressed ; in modes other than A U T O, the curren t mode is indica ted by a n icon in the mon itor . Mod e Mo[...]

27 More on P hotography Red- Eye Re moval When g ON J ON is selec ted for Intelligen t F ace Detection (p g. 20) , red- eye removal ( J ) is avail- a b l e i n A U T O ( K ) , forced  ash ( L ) , and slow sy nchro ( M ) modes . Red- eye removal minimizes “ red- eye ” caused when light f rom the  ash is re e cte d f rom the subjec t’s[...]

28 h Using the Self- Timer The cam er a o  ers a ten-second timer tha t allows pho tographers t o appear i n their own phot o graphs, 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 se[...]

29 More on P hotography h Using the Self- Time r The self-timer la mp on the front of the ca mera will bli nk immedia tely befor e the picture is tak en. If the two -sec - ond timer is selected, the self-ti mer lamp wi ll blink a s the timer c ounts down. Intelligent F ace Detection Bec ause it ensu res that the faces of por trait subje ct s will b[...]

30 Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or type of subjec t. T o choose a shooting mode, r otat e the mode dial t o the desir ed set ting. The followi ng modes are avai lable: B B AUT O AUTO C h o o s e f o r c r i s p , c l e a r s n a p s h o t s ( p g . 1 4 ) . T h i s mode is rec ommended in most situa tions. M M SCENE[...]

31 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e k k DIGIT AL ZOOM DIGIT AL ZOOM Choose for mor e power ful zoom when framing smal l or distan t objec ts. Digital zoom is  xed where as optical z oom can be adjusted u sing the zoom con trol t o zoom in , set ting a c ombined zoo m. Zo o m i n d ic at or j i Opt ic al z oom Digi ta l zoom Com bi ne d zo om[...]

32 Shooti ng Mod e The cam er a o  ers a choice of “sc enes, ” each a d a p t e d t o p a r t i c u l a r s h o o t i n g c o n d i t i o n s o r a speci c t ype of subjec t, which can be as signed t o the SP position on the mode dia l: 1 Rota te the mode di al to H . 2 Press MENU/ OK to display the sh oot- ing menu. AUTO N SHOOTING MODE [...]

33 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description I MANU AL Choose this mode for complete con trol of shooting set tings. E PIC TURE ST ABIL IZATION (FinePix J210 only) I t r e d u c e s b l u r r i n g c a u s e d b y c a m e r a s h a k e . F a s t e r s h u t t e r s p e e d s r e d u c e b l u r c a u s e d b y sub[...]

34 Shooti ng Mod e Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description U PAR T Y Capture indoor background lighting under low- light c onditions. T MUSEUM Choose where  ash photography is pr ohibited or the sound of the shut ter may be unwel- come. The  ash, sp eaker , and self-timer lamp turn o automatically. W TE XT T ake clear pictures of tex t or [...]

35 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 a button for a bout a second. 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 t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pic - tures i n rev[...]

36 Pla yba ck O pti ons Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Select i to zoom in the picture curre ntly di s- play ed full frame in the monitor; select j to zoom out. When the picture is z oomed in, the selec tor ca n be used to view are as of the image not curr ently vi sible in the d ispla y . Press DISP /BACK to exit zoom. 1 Note The ma ximum zoom rat[...]

37 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons Sort by Date Sort by Date Choose sor t -by-date mode t o view pictures taken on a selected dat e. 1 Press DISP/BACK un til the sort-by-date screen i s di splay ed. 2050 2 /13 2/ 1 3 12/31 2 Use the selec tor up or do wn to highl ight a d ate . Keep the selector pressed t o scroll rapid ly to the de- sir ed [...]

38 A Deleting Pictures The ER ASE option in the pl ayback men u can be used to delete stil l pictures and movies, incre asi ng the amoun t of space a vailable on the me mor y card or in in t ernal memory (for inf ormation on deleti ng pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 1 9) . N ote that del eted p ictu res can not be recovered. Copy impo[...]

39 More on P layback ■ ■ 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 picture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful no t [...]

40 Movies F Recording Movies Shoot short movies at 30 frames per second. Sound i s recor ded via the built i n microphone ; do not co ver the micr ophone during the r ecord ing. 1 Rotat e the mode dial t o F (m o v i e mode) . STANDBY STANDBY 12 s 12 s Time available is dis played in moni- tor 2 P ress the s hutter button all the way down t o star [...]

41 Movies Recording Mo vies 4 Pres s the shutter button halfway to end rec ordi ng. Recor ding end s au- tom atically when the mo vie re aches maximum length or me mor y is full. 2 Tip There is no need to keep the s hutter but ton pr essed during recording. 1 Note Movies are recorded as monaural motion JPEG  les. F Recording Movies[...]

42 a Viewing Mo vies D u r i n g p l a y b a c k ( p g . 3 5 ) , movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is disp layed: 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 [...]

43 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 A / V cable connect s as sho wn below . Press a for about a second t o turn the came ra on. The camera monitor turn s o an d pic tures and movies ar e played back on the T V . Note th at the [...]

44 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  rst b eing c opied to a c ompute r . Not e that de pending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported. Connecting the Camera C onn ec ting the C amer a [...]

45 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 2 Tip: Pr inti ng th e Date of Rec ord ing T o print the date of recor ding on pic tures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 –2 t o display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below). P ress the se - lec tor up or down to hig hlight P RINT WITH D A TE s and press MENU/OK t o r e t [...]

46 Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK t o star t printing. Di sco nnec t ing t he Ca mer a Con rm that “ PRINTING” is not di splayed in the moni - tor and press a t o tu r n th e c a me r a o . Disc onnec t the US B cable. 1 Notes • Print pictures from in ternal me mor y or a memor y card that has been format ted in the camera . [...]

47 Con nec t io ns 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 digita l “pri nt order” for P ic tBridge- com patible prin t ers (pg. 4 4 ) or devices th at su ppor t DPOF . ■ ■ WITH DA TE WITH D A TE s / W ITHOUT DA TE / WITHOUT DA TE T o modif y the DPOF print order , selec[...]

48 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 remove a picture from the order , press the selector down un til the number of c opies is 0. 3 Repeat step s 1 – 2 to c omplete the print or der . Press MENU /OK to sav e the print or der when settings ar e complet e, or DISP /BACK to [...]

49 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESE T ALL T o cancel the curr en t print or der , selec t RESE T ALL in the K PRINT OR DER (DPOF) menu. The con rma tion shown a t right wil l be displa yed; pr ess MENU/ OK to re move all pictures from the orde r . 1 Notes • Remove the memory card to creat e or modif y a print o[...]

50 Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixViewer sof t war e can be used to c opy pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, or ganiz ed, and print ed. Before pr oceeding, install F inePixViewer as descri bed b elow . Do NO T connect the camer a to t he computer un til inst allation is c omplete . Insta lli ng FinePix[...]

51 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Caution Other versions of Windows ar e not supported. Operation is not gua ranteed on home-b uilt c omputers or computers that have been upgra ded from earlier versions of Win dows. 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 app[...]

52 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 If prompt ed to i nstall Windows Media P la yer or Dir ec tX, follow the on-screen in struc tions t o com- plete in stallation. 5 When pr ompt ed, remo ve the installe r CD from the CD- ROM drive and cl ick Restart to restar t the com puter . St ore the in staller CD in a d r y location out of direct sunl ight i[...]

53 Con nec t io ns 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 Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0. 3.9– 1 0.5 (for th e latest infor mation, visit h ttp :/ /www .f[...]

54 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Rem ov e t he i n st al l er CD fr om t he C D-R OM d r iv e. N o t e t ha t y ou m ay be u na b le t o r e m o v e t he C D if Safari is runn ing; if nec essary , quit Safari before r emoving the C D. S t ore the in staller CD in a d r y location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e-install the so[...]

55 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pic tures you wi sh t o copy a re stor ed on a memor y car d, inse r t the car d int o the came ra ( p g . 9 ) . I f n o c a r d i s i n s e r t e d , p i c t u r e s w i l l b e copied from i nt ernal memory . 3 Caution Lo ss of po we r d uri ng tra nsf er c ould re su lt in l os s of dat[...]

56 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Cautions • Use only memor y cards that ha ve 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 save images. Use a[...]

57 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 display the sh oot- ing menu. OFF FACE DETECTION QUALITY ISO SHOOTING MENU CONTINUOUS DUAL IS MODE AUTO OFF N 1 Note The options displayed in the sho oting menu v[...]

58 The Shoot ing Menu Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u item Menu item Des cr ipt ion Description Opt ion s Options Def aul t Default A SHO OTING MODE Choose a scene for H mode (p g. 3 2) . M / N / O / H / D / S / R / P / Q / V / U / T / W / I / E (FinePix J2 1 0 only) M U FA CE D ET EC TI O N T urn Intelligent F ace Detec tio[...]

59 Menus The Shoot ing Menu Men u item Menu item Des cr ipt ion Description Opt ion s Options Def aul t Default M SE T -UP Perform b asic camera setup such as choosing a language and set ting the time and date (pg. 73) . W / X / Y / Z — N N 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[...]

60 The Shoot ing Menu Choose the size a nd 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 qua lit y; smal l 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 B F 3 1 × 23 cm / 1 2 × 9 in. ( [...]

61 Menus The Shoot ing Menu V V EXP . COMPENSA TI ON 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. Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subjec ts : choose values fro m + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV ( fo r an explanation of the term “E V ” , see the [...]

62 The Shoot ing Menu C C PHOTOMETRY PHOTO MET RY Choose how the came ra meters exposur e when Int elligen t F ace Detection is o . • o MULTI : A utoma tic sce ne recognition i s used to ad just exposure f or a wide range of shooting con di ti ons . • p SP OT : T he camera mete rs ligh ting cond itions at the cent er of th e fram e. Recommen[...]

63 Menus The Shoot ing Menu R R CONTIN UOUS (Continuous S hooti ng) CONTINUOUS ( Con tinuous Shooting) Select I ON t o captur e motion in a series of pictures. The camera takes up t o thr ee pic tures whi le the shutter - rele ase but t on is pres sed. 1 Notes • The  ash turns o aut omatically (pg. 26), and focus and exp osu re are det ermi[...]

64 The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used to m anage the pictures in i nt ernal memory or on the memor y card. Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Press a for about a second t o ent er playback mode (pg. 35 ) . 2 Press MENU/OK t o displ ay the pla y- back men u. PLA YBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOV AL PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) P[...]

65 Menus 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 A ER ASE D elete all or selected pic tures (pg. 38). B RED -E YE REMOVAL Create c opies with reduced red eye (pg. 6 6) . I SLIDE SHOW V iew pict ures in a slide show (pg. 67) . K PRINT O RDER [...]

66 The Playbac k Menu 1 Play the picture back in the mon itor (pictures taken with In tel ligen t F ac e Detec tion ar e in- dicat ed by a g ic on ) and selec t B RED EYE REMO V AL in the pla yback menu (pg. 64) . 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 analyses the i mage; if[...]

67 Menus The Playbac k Menu I I SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W Vi ew pict ur e s i n a n a ut om a t 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 oma tically , and the slide s how will c ont[...]

68 The Playbac k Menu D D PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac ciden tal deletion. The following option s are a vailable . ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es. 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture. YES CANCEL PROTECT OK? UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ictu r e no t p ro t ect ed P ro t ect ed p[...]

69 Menus The Playbac k Menu E COPY CO PY Copy pictures between int erna l memor y and a memory card. 1 Press the selector up or down t o highlight a INTERNAL MEMOR Y y b CARD ( copy pictures from int erna l memor y to the memor y card) or b CARD y a INTERNAL MEMORY ( copy pictures from a memor y car d to i nt ernal mem- or y) . 2 Pr ess the selec t[...]

70 The Playbac k Menu ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Copy selected frames . 100-0001 100-0001 COPY OK? YES CANCEL 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture. 2 Press MENU/OK t o copy the picture . 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to cop y additional images. Press DISP / BACK t o exit when the operation is c omplete . ■ ■ ALL FRAMES [...]

71 Menus The Playbac k Menu C C IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken in tall orientation ar e display ed in wide orienta tion. U se this 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 [...]

72 The Playbac k Menu G TRI MMI NG TRIM MIN G T o crea te a cr opped copy of a picture, pl ay the picture back and select G TRIMMING in the pla yback menu (pg. 64) . 1 Use the zoom con trol t o zoom in and out a nd use the selec t or to scr oll the pic tur e until the desir ed por tion is displ ayed ( to exit to s ingle- frame playback without cre [...]

73 Menus The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK t o display the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Pres s the selec tor up or do wn to highlight M SET - UP . 1. 3 Pres s the selec tor righ t to d is- play the setup me nu. SET-UP OFF ON DIGITAL ZOOM IMAGE DISP . CONT . 1.5 SEC FRAME NO. [...]

74 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 W W A IMAGE DISP . Choose how long pic tures are displayed after shootin g (pg. 75) . CONTINU OUS / 3 SEC / 1.5 SEC / ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) / OFF 1 . 5 SEC B FRAME N O. Choose how  les are named ( pg. 7 6) . [...]

75 Menus The Setup Menu Men u item Menu item Des cr ipt ion Description Opt ion s Options Def aul t Default Z Z R RESET Reset all set tings e xc ept FRA ME NO. , DATE/ TIME , TIM E DI FFERE NC E , and VIDEO SYSTEM to d ef aul t values. A con rmation dialog will be dis- played, press the selec tor left or right to high- light OK and press MENU /O[...]

76 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 num ber used. The  le num- ber is di spla yed during pl ayback a s shown at right. F RAM E NO. contro ls whether  le num bering is re set to 0001 whe n a new memor y card [...]

77 Menus The Setup Menu D D DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON i s selected, selecting i at the ma ximum optical z oom position will trigger dig ital zoom, fur ther mag nif ying the image . T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the min imum dig ital zoom position and select j . 3 Caution Digital zoom produc es lower quality images than opti - cal[...]

78 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, b w i l l b e d i s p l a y ed i n t h e d i a - log shown at righ t and thi s op - tion will f ormat the memory card. If no memor y car d is i nserted, a wil l be displa yed and this op- tion will form at in tern al me[...]

79 Menus The Setup Menu N N TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When travell ing, use thi s option to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone t o the local time at you r destination. 1 Spe cif y the di erence bet ween local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to highlight g LOC AL . 1. 2 Pre[...]

80 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s 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. The follow- ing acc essories ar e avai lable: ■ ■ Printing Prin ti ng PictBridge-compatible prin ter (av ailable from third-par t y sup pli ers) USB ■ ■ Audi o/V isual Audio/ Visual T V (av ail[...]

81 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Optional Acc ess ories 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 ac ces- sories avail able in you r region, check with y our local FU JIFILM repr esen tative or vi sit http:/ /ww w.fujifilm. com/ produc[...]

82 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 I f t h e c a m er a w il l 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: • e xposed to rai n, st[...]

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 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. Char ge the ba t te r y or i nsert a fully-charged spare bat ter y . 5, 7 The b at tery is n ot in the correc[...]

84 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 a optio n in the setup m enu. Select ENGLISH .1 3 Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solut[...]

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 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 not av ailable in the curren t shooting mode . Choos e a di erent s hooting mode. 30 No f ace is de - tec [...]

86 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. 82 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep o bjec t s away fro m the lens . 1 5 s is displayed dur ing shoot ing and the fo - cus fr ame is displayed in re d. Che ck f[...]

87 T rouble shooting 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. 43 The sup plied A / V c able wa s connec ted dur- ing movi e playba ck. Connec t the c amera o nce[...]

88 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 emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat ter y or discon - nec t and re connec t the AC adapter/DC coup le r. 7 The b at tery is e xhauste [...]

89 T rouble shooting 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 B (re d ) Low b at ter y . Charge the bat ter y or inser t a f ully- charge d spare bat- ter y. A (blinks red) Battery exhau sted. k Slow shut ter spe ed. Pic ture may b e[...]

90 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 camera. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 78). 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, dr y cloth . If the me[...]

91 T rouble shooting 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 Th e camera has r un out of f rame numb ers ( curre nt frame numbe r is 999 -9999 ). Format th e memor y card and se lec t RENEW for the B FRA ME N O. option in the M SETUP menu. T ake a pic ture to reset f rame nu[...]

92 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) . T o re sume printing, turn the prin ter o and th en turn it b ack on. PRINTE R ERROR RESUME? Check p rinter (see printer [...]

93 Appendix Glos sary 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 a llows pictures to be print ed from “prin t orders” stor[...]

94 Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table sho ws the recor ding time or nu mber of pic tures a vailable a t di erent image quali - ties. All  gure s are appr oxim ate ;  le size varies with the sc ene rec orded, produc ing wide varia tions in the number of  les that ca n be s t ored. The number of exposures or le ngth[...]

95 Appendix Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal Came ra FinePix J250 / FinePix J2 1 0 E ective pixels 10 m i l l i o n CCD ½ .3 - in., square -p ixel CCD with primar y color  lter Stor age m edi a • Int ernal memory (a pprox. 23 MB) • S D/S DHC memory cards ( see page 9 ) File s ys tem Co mpli ant w ith D e sign Rule for C amer a F[...]

96 Speci  catio ns Sys te m Shu tt er sp ee d B : ¼ s– 1 / 2,00 0 s, P : 8 s–½ s, other mo des: 8 s– 1 / 2,00 0 s, comb ined me chanical and ele ct ronic shut ter Continuo us Up to three f rames at a ma ximum of app roximately 1 .7 fps Foc us • Mode : Single AF • Autofocus system : Contr ast-dete ct T TL AF • Focu s-a rea s ele c t[...]

97 Appendix Speci  catio ns Input/output terminals A / V OUT (audio /video output) NTS C or P AL w ith monaur al sound Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Spee d with M TP /PT P connec tion Power s upp ly/othe r Power s our ces NP-45 rechargeable bat tery Bat te ry l if e (NP-45) A pprox. 1 50 fram es for FinePix J250 and ap prox. 180 frames fo r[...]

98 Speci  catio ns NP -45 rechargeable battery Nom in al vol ta ge D C 3.7 V Nomina l capacit y 74 0 m A h Operating t emperature 0 °C – +4 0 °C / + 32 °F – + 104 °F Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) 3 1 mm × 39.4 mm × 5.7 mm/1 . 2 in. × 1 .6 in . × 0.2 in. Wei g ht App rox. 1 5 g /0.5 oz . BC-45A ba tte r y ch arg er Rated input 1 0 0 V?[...]

99 Appendix Speci  catio ns Notes o n the B atte r y and B att er y Cha rge r • T he bat ter y and charger may become warm to the touch during charging. This i s normal and do es not indicate a malfunc tion. If possible, charge the bat tery in a well -ventilat ed loc ation. • Th e batter y charger may vibrate when in use . This is normal and[...]

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