FujiFilm FINEPIX SL240 SERIES manual

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    DIGIT AL CAMERA FINEPIX SL300 Series FINEPIX SL280 Series FINEPIX SL260 Series FINEPIX SL240 Series Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for y our purcha se of this prod- uct. T h is manua l describes how to use you r FU JIF ILM digital ca mera and the suppl ied sof t ware. Be sure th at yo u have rea d an d understood its con ten t s and the warni ngs in [...]

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    ii • Read Instruc tio ns: All the s afe t y and operatin g instru ctio ns should be read be fore t he app lian ce is ope r- ated. • Retain Inst ruc tions: The safet y and operatin g instru ctio ns should be retain ed for f uture re ference. • Heed Warnings: All w arni ngs on t he app liance a nd in th e op erat ing in - str uc ti ons sh oul d[...]

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    iii For Y our Safet y Power Line s: An out sid e antenn a sy s- tem sho uld n ot b e loc ate d in the vic init y o f over hea d pow er lin es or othe r ele c tr ic lig ht or p ower c ircui ts , or wh ere it c an f all into suc h pow er line s or circ uit s. W he n ins talli ng an out sid e anten na sy ste m, ex t rem e c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k[...]

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    iv For Y our Safet y Be sure to r ead t his note s bef ore u sing Safet y Notes • Make sure t hat you us e you r cam era co rre c tly. Read th es e Safe t y Note s and your Owne r ’s Manual care full y befo re use. • Af ter rea ding t hes e Saf et y No tes, s tore th em in a s afe p lace. Abo ut t he I con s Th e icons sh ow n bel ow are us e[...]

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    v For Y our Safet y WARNING WAR NI NG Do n ot h ea t, c ha ng e or t ake a p ar t th e b at te r y. Do no t dr o p or s ub je c t th e ba t- ter y t o im p ac t s. Do n ot s to r e th e ba tt er y w it h me t al lic p r od uc t s. D o no t us e ch ar ge r s ot he r th an t he s pe ci f ie d mo de l to c ha r ge t he b at te r y. Any of t hes e ac t[...]

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    vi For Y our Safet y Power S up pl y an d Bat te r y * Conf irm yo ur ba tte r y t yp e be fore rea d- ing th e fol low ing de scr ipt ions . Th e foll owin g ex plain s prop er use o f bat ter ies a nd ho w to pro lon g the ir life. I ncor rec t us e of b at terie s can caus e shor ter bat ter y life, as w ell as leak ag e, exces sive h eat, f ire[...]

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    vii For Y our Safet y • D o not s tore b at teri es in w arm o r humi d pla ces. • Keep t he ba t terie s out o f reach o f bab ies a nd sma ll chil dren . • Ma ke sure that t he ba tte r y po lari t y ( C and D ) is correc t . • Do n ot use ne w wit h used b at ter- ies . Do no t use char ged a nd dis- charg ed b at ter ies to ge the r. ?[...]

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    viii For Y our Safet y • Do not ta ke apa r t the AC p owe r adapter. D oing so could be dan- gerous. • Do n ot use th e AC pow er ada pter in a hot a nd hum id pla ce. • Do n ot subj ec t th e AC pow er adap ter to s tron g sho ck s . • T he AC p owe r adap ter may e mit a hummi ng. T his is no rma l. • If us ed n ear a ra dio, t he AC p[...]

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    ix About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead this m anual and the warn ings on pages ii–vii i. For informa tion on spe - cific topics, c onsult the sour ces below . Memory Car ds P ic tu r es ca n be st o re d i n an o pt i on a l S D , S DH C , a nd S D X C me m ory ca r d s ( pg . 1 3 ) , re f er r ed t o i n th i s m a n ua l as “mem[...]

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    x Camer a Q & A Find it ems by tas k . Camera Se tup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the cam era clock? Date and time 1 5 Can I set the clock to local tim e when I travel? Tim e dif ference 1 04 How do I keep the display from turning of f automatically ? Auto power of f 1 0 7 How do I mak[...]

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    xi Camera Q & A T aking Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 8 How can I make good p or trait s ? Intel ligent F ace Detec tion 3 2 Can the camer a automatically adjust set tings for dif ferent scenes ? M mode 16 Can I choos e my o[...]

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    xii Camera Q & A Viewing Pic tu res Viewing Pictures Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? S ingle -f rame playb ack 4 7 How can I delete pictures easily ? The b but ton 21 How can I selec t and delete individual pic tures or delete all pictures at onc e? Deleting pic tures 5 5 Can I zoom in[...]

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    xiii For Y ou r Saf et y ................................................................................. ii IMPO RT AN T SAFET Y INST RUC T IO NS ...................................... ii Safe t y Note s .................................................................................... iv Abo ut Th is Man ual ...................................[...]

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    xiv T able of Con tents Mor e on Playba ck More on Playback Playbac k Optio ns ........................................................................... 47 Playba ck Zoom .............................................................................. 48 I Fa vo rites: R ating Pic tu res ....................................................48 View i[...]

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    xv T able of Con tents Using t he Me nus: Play back M ode .......................................... 89 Using the F - Mo de M enu .......................................................... 89 F -M od e Menu O ptio ns .............................................................89 I SLIDE SH OW .......................................................[...]

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    xv i Memo[...]

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    1 Before Y ou Begin Introduc tion Symbols and Con ventions Sy mbol s and Con ventions The following symbols are u sed in this man ual: 3 Cau tion : This inf ormation should be re ad before use t o ensur e correct operation. 1 Note : Poin ts to not e when using the ca mera. 2 Tip : Additional i nformation th at may be helpful when u sing the camera.[...]

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    2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Parts of t he Camera For more i nformation , refer t o the page listed to the rig ht of each it em. 14 Mi cropho ne .........................................58, 99 15 Fl ash po p - up bu t ton.............................. 37 16 Sp eaker ................................................ 60, 1 00 17 Side lever ....[...]

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    3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 28 d (expo sure co mpen sat ion/ph oto inf o) but ton ........................................... 4 5, 49 29 T erminal cover ...................6 1 , 63, 73 30 Batter y latch .............................. 1 0, 1 2 31 B atter y chamber .............................10 32 Memor y card slot ........................... [...]

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    4 Introduction Camera Di splays Camera Disp lays The following i ndicat ors may appear d uring shooting and pl ayback. T he indica tors dis played vary with camera setting s. ■ ■ Sho oting Shooting SET 10 : 00 AM 19 19 DATE DATE 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 F 3. 1 250 100 N N 13 Fo cus f ram e .................................................34 14 Blu[...]

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    5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Th e Ele c tr oni c Vie w f ind er (EV F) The elec tronic view finder provides the same inf ormatio n as the m onitor , and can be use d when bright light - ing conditions make the dis play in the m onitor dif ficult to see. T o switch bet ween the m onitor and elec tronic view finder , press the EVF/L CD but ton (y[...]

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    6 Introduction The Mod e Dial The Mode Dial T o select a shooting mode, alig n the mo de icon with the ma rk ne x t to the mode dial. P , S , A , M : Sel ec t for f ull control over c am- era set tin gs, includin g aper t ure ( M and A ) and/or shut ter spe ed ( M and S ) (p g. 27). C (CU S T OM ) : R ec all store d set tin gs for modes P , S , A ,[...]

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    Fir st St ep s 7 The S trap and Lens C ap Attac hing the St rap Attaching t he Strap Attach the strap to the two strap eyelets as shown belo w . 3 Caution T o av oid dropping the camera, be sur e the strap is cor - rec t ly s ec ure d. The Lens Cap The Lens Cap Attach the lens ca p as shown. T o a void losing the len s cap, pass the s upplied strin[...]

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    8 Cha rging the Batter y The bat tery is not c harged at sh ipment. Ch arge the battery b efore use. 1 A t tach the plug adapter . Attach the plug adap ter as shown a t right, making s ure that it is fully i nser ted and cl ick s int o place on the ch arger te rminal s . 3 Caution The p lug adapter i s e xclusively for use with the supplied batter [...]

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    Fir st St ep s 9 Charging the Batter y 3 P lug the charger in. Pl ug the charger i nto an i ndoor p ower outlet. The char ging indica tor will l ight. Th e Cha rg ing I ndi ca tor The charging indicator shows bat ter y charge status as follows: Cha rg ing i nd ic ator Charging indicator Bat te r y st at us Batter y status Ac tio n Ac tio n Of f Bat[...]

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    10 Inserting the Batter y and a Memor y Card Af ter c harging the ba t tery , insert the bat tery and memor y card as describe d below . 1 Open the batter y- chamb er cov er . a Note Be sure the camera is of f before opening the b at - ter y- cha mb er cove r. 3 Cautions • D o not open th e bat tery -chamb er cover when the camera is on. Failur e[...]

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    Fir st St ep s 11 Inserting the Bat tery and a Me mor y Card 3 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown at rig ht, slide it in unti l it click s int o place a t the back of the slo t. 3 Cautions • Be sure card i s in the correc t orientation; do not inser t at an angle or use forc e. • SD/SD HC /SDXC me mo r y [...]

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    12 Inserting the Bat tery and a Me mor y Card 3 Cautions • R emove dir t from the b atter y terminals with a clean, dr y cloth. F ailure to obser ve this precaution could prevent the batter y from charging. • Do n ot af fix s tickers or other objec ts to the bat ter y . F ailure to observe this precaution could make it im- possible to remove th[...]

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    Fir st St ep s 13 Inserting the Bat tery and a Me mor y Card ■ ■ Compa tible M emo ry Ca rds Compa tible M emo ry Card s FU JIF ILM and SanDis k SD , SDHC, and S DX C memory cards ha ve been approv e d for use i n the cam- era. A com plete li st of approved memory cards i s avail able at http:/ /ww w .f ujifilm.c om /pr oduc ts/ digital_ cam er[...]

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    14 T urning the C amera On and Off Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Slide the G swit ch in the direction shown below . T he lens wil l ex tend autom atically . Slide the G swit ch to turn the ca mera of f. 2 Tip: Sw itc hin g to Play ba ck Mo de Press the a but ton t o s tar t playba ck . Press the shutter but ton half way to r eturn to shooting mo de.[...]

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    Fir st St ep s 15 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dialog is di splay e d the first time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in formation on re set ting the clock or chang ing languages, see page 1 0 2 ). 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANCAIS DEUTSCH 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u[...]

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    16 Ba sic Ph oto gra phy a nd Pla ybac k T aking Pictures in M ( S cene Reco gnit ion ) Mod e This section describes how to take pictures in M mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Slide the G s wi t c h t o t ur n th e ca me r a on. 2 Select M mode. Rotat e the mode dial t o M . M In this mode, the camera au - tomatically analyzes the com- position and sel[...]

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    17 Ba sic Ph oto gra phy a nd Pla ybac k T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 3 Check the batter y level. Check the battery level in the dis play . Ind ic ator Indic ator Des cr ip tio n Description D (wh i t e) Bat ter y par tially discharged. C (wh i t e) Bat ter y more than half discharged. B (re d ) Low ba t ter y . Charge as soon as[...]

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    18 T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 2 Tip: Fo cu s Loc k Use focus lock (pg. 3 4) t o focus on subjec ts that are not in the focus f rame. Auto back zoom In the setup menu (p g. 1 0 1 ) , you can change th e set- ting of the side lever . Selec t W SIDE LE VER then AU TO BAC K t o e n a b l e a u t o b a c k z o o m . A u t o b a c k [...]

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    19 Ba sic Ph oto gra phy a nd Pla ybac k T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode Silent Mode I n s i t u a t i o n s i n w h i c h c a m e r a s o u n d s o r l i g h t s m a y be unwelcome, hold the DISP /BACK but ton down un til o is displayed ( note that silent mode is not available during movie or voice memo playba ck). The c amera sp e[...]

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    20 T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 6 Shoot . Smoothly pres s the shut ter button the rest of the way do wn to take the pic ture. 2 Tip: Th e Shut te r But ton The shut ter but ton has two positions. Pressing the shutter but ton half way ( q ) set s focus and ex posure; to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the w ay down ( w[...]

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    21 Ba sic Ph oto gra phy a nd Pla ybac k Viewing Pi c tures P i c t u r e s c a n b e v i e w e d i n t h e m o n i t o r . W h e n t a k i n g i m p o r t a n t p h o t o g r a p h s , t a k e a t e s t s h o t a n d check the res ult s. 1 Press the a button. The most recent picture wil l b e dis played in the monitor . 100-0001 100-0001 2 View ad[...]

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    22 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cord ing to the sc ene or t y pe of subject. T o choose a shooti ng mo de, r otate the mode dial t o the desired setting (pg. 6) . The following modes are a vailable: M M SCENE RECOGNITION SCENE RECOGNITION The camera autom atically ana ly zes the composi- tion and selec ts the appropr[...]

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    23 More on P hotography Shoo ting Mo de Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description B B ZOOM BR ACKETING The c amer a takes thre e shots: o ne at the cur rent zoom ratio, a s econd zo ome d in 1 .4 ×, and a third zoom ed in 2 ×. C NATURAL & N Get goo d result s with b ackli t subjec t s and other di f fi cult lighting. T he cam era t akes t wo s[...]

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    24 Shoo ting Mo de B B Zoom Bracke ting Zoo m B ra ck et i ng Each time the sh ut ter button is pres se d, the cam- era takes th ree pic tures: one a t the current z o om ratio with an i mage size of O , a second zoomed in 1 .4 × and cropped to P , and a third z oome d in 2 × and cropped to Q (pictures wil l only be taken if there i s enough memo[...]

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    25 More on P hotography Shoo ting Mo de N N MOT ION PANORAMA MOT ION P ANOR AMA In thi s mo de, y ou can take up t o three pic tures and joi n them together t o form a panorama. Use of a tripod is recom mende d to as sist in com p osing ov erlapping sho t s. 1 R o t a t e t h e m o d e d i a l t o N . 2 Press MENU/OK t o displa y the shooting menu.[...]

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    26 Shoo ting Mo de 3 Cautions • Panoramas are creat e d from multiple fr ames. T he c a m e r a m a y i n s o m e c a s e s b e u n a b l e t o s t i t c h t h e frames togeth er per fec tly. • T he desired results may not be achieved with mov- ing subjec ts, subjec t s close to the camera, unvar ying subjec ts such as the sk y or a field of gr[...]

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    27 More on P hotography Shoo ting Mo de In this mode, the camera set s ex posure automa ti- cally . If des ired, you can c ho ose dif fere nt combi- nation s of shut ter speed and aper ture tha t will produc e the same exp osur e (program shift). 3 Caution If the subjec t is outside the meter - ing range of the camera, th e shut - ter speed and ap [...]

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    28 Shoo ting Mo de 1 Rota te the mode dial t o S . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hut ter speed and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. 250 F 3.1 S SET Shu t ter speed 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o choose the shutter s p eed. 4 Pres s the d bu t ton to e xi t to s ho o t- ing mode. 5 T ake pictures. If the c orrec t exp osur e can not be achieved at [...]

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    29 More on P hotography Shoo ting Mo de A A : APERTURE PRIORIT Y AE : APERTURE PRIORIT Y AE In thi s mo de, you c hoose the aper ture while the camera ad justs shutter speed for optimal exposur e. 1 Rota te the mode dial t o A . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hut ter speed and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. SET F 3. 1 A 250 Aper ture 3 Pres s the selec [...]

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    30 Shoo ting Mo de 1 Rota te the mode dial t o M . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hut ter speed and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. SET F 3. 1 250 M Shu t ter speed Aper ture 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o choose the shutter s p eed. 4 Press the selector lef t or right t o choose the aper ture . 5 Pres s the d bu t ton to e xi t to s ho o t- ing m[...]

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    31 More on P hotography Shoo ting Mo de C C : CUS TOM MODE : CUS TOM MODE In P , S , A , and M modes, the K CUSTOM SE T option in the shooting menu (pg. 7 9) can be used t o save curr ent camera and me nu set tings. These set tings ar e recalled whenever the mode dia l is rota ted to C (cu s - tom m o de). Men u /set ti ng Menu/setting Se tt in gs [...]

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    32 Intelligent Fa ce Detec tion Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera t o autom atically detect human face s and set focus and exposure f or a f ace an y where in the frame for sho t s that em phasize portrait subject s. Choose for grou p p or traits (in horizon tal or vertical orientation s) t o preven t the camera from focus ing on the [...]

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    33 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detection Intell igent Face Detec tio n Intel ligent F ace Detec tion is recommende d when using the self-timer for group- or self-portraits (pg. 39 ). 7 7 7 When a pic ture taken with Intel ligent F ace Detec tion is displayed, the camera can automatically sele c t faces for red- eye removal (pg. 94), pla [...]

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    34 Foc u s L o c k T o c ompose photograph s with of f-cen ter s ubjec ts: 1 P osition the subjec t in the focus frame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter but ton ha lf way t o set fo - cus and exposure . Focus and exposure wil l rema in locked while the sh ut ter button is pressed halfway (AF / AE lock) . Press half way Repeat ste ps 1 and 2 as desir e [...]

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    35 More on P hotography Focus Lo ck Autofoc us Although the camer a boas ts a high -precision autofo - cus system, it may be unable to focus on the subjec t s l i s t e d b e l o w . I f t h e c a m e r a i s u n a b l e t o f o c u s u s i n g autofocus, use focus lock (pg. 3 4) t o fo cus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompos[...]

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    36 F Macro and S uper Macro Modes ( Close-ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( F ) to choose from the macro op tions shown below . Choose f rom F (macr o mode) , G ( super macro mode) , or OFF (macr o mode of f ) When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on s ubjec ts near the ce nter of the frame. U se the zoom con trol to c o[...]

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    37 More on P hotography N Using the F lash ( Intel ligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’s In telligent F lash system instan tly analyzes the scene ba se d on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition in the frame , and its distance from the came ra. Fla sh output and sens itivit y are adjust ed to ensu re that[...]

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    38 N Using the F lash (Intelligent F lash ) 3 Foc us. Pres s the shut ter button ha lf way t o focus. If the f lash will fir e, p will be di splayed when the shutter button is pr essed half way . At s low shutter speeds, k will ap pear in th e dis play to wa rn that pictures may be blurr e d; u se of a tripo d is rec ommended. 4 Shoot . Pr ess the [...]

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    39 More on P hotography J Using the Self - Timer The camera of fers a te n -second time r that allo ws photographers t o appear in the ir own phot o graph s, and a two -second timer th at can be used to a void blur cau sed by the camera moving whe n the shut ter but ton i s pressed. 1 Set the timer . Pr ess the selec tor down ( h ), and then pr ess[...]

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    40 J Using the Self -Timer The self-timer l amp on the front of the came ra will blink immedia tely before the picture i s taken. If the two -second timer i s sele c ted, the self -timer lamp wil l blink as the ti mer cou nt s do w n. Intell igent Face Detec tio n Because it ensures that the faces of por tr ait subject s will be in fo cus, Int elli[...]

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    41 More on P hotography I Co ntinuous Shooting ( Burst Mode ) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. 1 Choose a c ontinuous shooting mode. Pres s the I but ton to di splay c ontinuou s shooting options. Pr ess the selec - tor g or h to hig hlight the des ired option and press MENU/OK . Mod e Mode Des cr ip ti on Description OFF C o ntinuous sho o[...]

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    42 I Continuou s Shooting (Burst M ode) 2 Foc us. Pres s the shut ter button halfway to f o cus. 3 Shoot . Pictures wil l be taken while the sh ut ter button is pres se d. Shooting end s when the shutter button is r eleased, memory is full, or the selected number of shots ha s b een take n. 1 Notes • Focus and exposure are determined by the fir s[...]

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    43 More on P hotography The fr ame is di splay e d as shown at rig ht. The com- pos itio n can be adj ust ed usi ng the zoom contr ol. 3 Focus and shoot. Th e f rame d area will b e e n l a r g e d t o cr e a t e a ful l-si zed pi c tur e. 2 Tip: Inte llig ent Face Dete c tio n Intel ligent F ace Detec tion will not detec t faces outside the selec [...]

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    44 c Instan t Zoom ■ ■ Dig ital Zoo m Digital Zoom 1 En able digit al zoom. Selec t ON for the D DIGIT AL ZOOM op- tion in the setup men u (p g. 1 0 7) . 2 Choose a subject. F rame the subjec t in the c enter of the d isplay usi ng digital z o om. 3 Press the c button. The camera will z oom to the maximum opti- cal zoom position with the area t[...]

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    45 More on P hotography d Exp os ur e C o mpe ns at io n Use exposu re compen s ation when pho tographing v er y bright, very dark, or high- con trast subject s. 1 Press the d button. The exp osur e indicat or will be di splayed. 250 F 3.1 P SET E xp osu re in di cato r 2 Choose a value. Pres s the selec tor lef t or right. The ef fec t is vis ible[...]

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    46 d Ex posure Compensation Ch oos ing a n Ex pos ure Co mpe ns ati on Valu e • Backlit subjects : c h o o s e v a l u e s f r o m + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV (for an explanation of the term “E V ” , see the G lossar y on pa ge 1 23 ) • Hig hl y re f lec t ive s ubj ec t s or ver y bri gh t sce nes ( e.g., snow f ields ): + 1 EV • Sce ne [...]

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    47 More on P layback Playb ack O pt i ons T o view the most rec ent picture in the monit or , press the a button. 100-0001 100-0001 Pres s the sele ctor right t o view pic tures in the orde r recorded, lef t to view pic - tures i n reverse or der . Keep the selec tor pressed t o scroll rapidly t o the desired frame . Ch oos in g a Dis pl ay For mat[...]

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    48 Pla yba ck Op tio ns Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Selec t T t o z o o m i n o n p i c t u r e s d i s p l a y e d i n s i n - gle-fr ame pla yback ; selec t W t o z oom ou t. Whe n the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the image no t currently vi sible in the display . Navigation window shows portion of image cur[...]

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    49 More on P layback Pla yba ck Op tio ns Viewing Photo Informat ion Viewing Photo Informat ion T o view or hide the pho to inform ation list e d below in s ingle-frame playback, press d . : STD : : : OFF ISO 400 1/250 F 3.5 2 3 - 1 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 100- 0001 4:3 N q Image qualit y and size, w Sen sitivit y, e Shutter speed/ aperture, r F [...]

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    50 Pla yba ck Op tio ns Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame Pla yback T o c h a n g e t h e n u m b e r o f i m a g e s d i s - play ed during pla yback , selec t W . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 Select W to increase the number of pictures dis played to one frame with previ- ous and next, t wo, nine, or a hundr ed. Select T to red u[...]

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    51 More on P layback T o view a panora ma, displ ay in si ngle -frame view and press the selector down. PLAY STOP PAUSE The following opera tions can be per formed during pl ayback: Ope ra tio n Operation But to n Butto n Des cr ip tio n Description Sta r t /p au se playbac k Pr es s the s el ec to r dow n to star t playb ack . Press again to pause[...]

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    52 Cre ate book s from your fav orite phot os . Creati ng a PhotoBook Creati ng a PhotoBook k Phot oBook Assist 1 Selec t k PHOT OBOOK ASSI ST in the play- back men u. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU/OK to di splay the new book d ial og. 4 Choose pictures for the new book . • SELEC T FROM ALL : Choose from all the pictures avail able. • SEL[...]

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    53 More on P layback k PhotoBook A ssist 8 Press MENU/OK . The new b ook will be added to the li st in the photobook assist m enu. 3 Cautions • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures. • B ook s that contain no photos are automatically deleted. PhotoBook s Phot ob ook s can b e copied to a c omp uter us ing the supplied MyFinePix Studio sof[...]

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    54 b Image Search Sear ch for pictures by da te, s ubjec t, scene , file t yp e, and ra ting. 1 Selec t b IMA G E SEARCH in the pla yback menu. 2 H ighligh t one of the following option s and press MENU /OK : Op tio n Option Des c ri pti on Description BY DATE Find all pic ture s taken on a se lec te d date. BY FACE Find all pic tures b ase d on sp[...]

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    55 More on P layback A Deleting Pictures In the pla yback menu, you can select and delete individua l pic tures or delete al l pic tures at onc e. N o t e t h a t d e l e t e d p i c t u r e s c a n n o t b e r e c o v e r e d . Copy importan t pic tures to a c omputer or other stor age device before proceeding. Pres s the MENU/OK but ton t o displ[...]

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    56 A Dele ting Pict ures All pictures marked with a check mark can be deleted at onc e. 2 Tip P i c t u r e s t h a t h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d for a DPOF print order and prot ec ted pic tures are in- dicated by u . 1 Selec t each picture you wa nt to de- lete and pr ess the MENU/OK button. • Each pic ture will be mark ed with a check mark [...]

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    57 More on P layback A Dele ting Pict ures Delet ing All Pict ures Deleting All Pictures Y ou can delet e all the pictures. 2 Tips • Y ou can press the DISP /BACK button to canc el, however , pictures that w ere deleted before you pr essed the DISP/ BACK but ton cannot be recovered. • Prot ec ted pic tures cannot be deleted. R emove prot e c ti[...]

  • Page 74

    58 Movies 1 R o t a t e t h e m o d e d i a l t o F (m o v i e mode ). STANDBY STANDBY 12 s Time available is di splayed in monit or 2 Pres s the F button and selec t a frame size fro m the O QU ALI T Y menu. Select h 12 8 0 ( 1 280 × 72 0) for an as p ec t ratio of 1 6 : 9 (High Defi nitio n) , f ( 6 4 0 × 4 8 0 ) t o r e c o r d s t a n d a r d[...]

  • Page 75

    59 Movies 5 Press the s hut ter button all the wa y down t o s tar t recor ding. REC 12 s z REC and time remaining are di s- played in monit or 1 Note Ex posure and white balance ar e adjusted automatically throughout recording. The color and brightness of the image may var y from that displayed before recording begi ns. 2 Tip There is no nee d to [...]

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    60 a Viewing Mo vies D u r i n g p l a y b a c k ( p g . 4 7 ) , movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown at righ t. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is displa yed: 100-006 100-006 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 PLAY Ope ra tio n Operation Des cr ip tio n Description Sta r t /p au se playbac k Pre ss th [...]

  • Page 77

    61 Con n ec t io n s Viewing P ic tures on T V Con ne c t the camera t o a T V to show pictures t o a group . 1 T urn the camera of f. 2 Connect the supplied U SB-A / V cable as shown below . Connect yellow plug to vi d eo - in ja ck Connect white plug to a udi o - in ja ck Insert into U SB-A / V cable c onnec tor HDMI An HDMI cable (available from[...]

  • Page 78

    62 Viewing Pictures on T V 3 T une the televi sion to the video or HDMI i nput channel. See the documen tation su pplied with the televi sion for detail s. 4 Pres s the a but ton for about a second t o turn the camera on. The camera monit or turns off and pi c tu re s an d mo vie s ar e p la yed bac k on t he TV . N ot e t ha t th e ca mera vol um [...]

  • Page 79

    63 Con n ec t io n s Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er support s PictBridge, the came ra can be connec ted dir ec tly to the prin ter and pictures can be print ed without f irst being copied t o a compute r. No te that de p ending on the print er , not al l the f unctions described b elow may be s uppor ted. Connecting the Camera C onne ct[...]

  • Page 80

    64 Printing Pictures via US B 2 Tip: Pr int ing t he Date o f Recor di ng T o print the dat e of recording on pic tures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the P ic tBridge m enu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below) . Press the se- lec tor up or down t o highligh t PRINT WITH D A TE s and press MENU/ OK t o r e t u r n t o t[...]

  • Page 81

    65 Con n ec t io n s Printing Pictures via US B 4 Press MENU/OK t o s tar t printi ng. During Printing The m essage shown at right is di splayed during prin ting. Press DISP /BACK t o c a n c e l b e - fore all pictures are printed ( dep ending on the print er , printing may end before the current picture has printed). If printi ng is inte rrupted,[...]

  • Page 82

    66 Printing Pictures via US B The K PRINT ORDER (DPOF ) option in the pla y- back F -mode menu can be used to cr eate a d igi- tal “ print or der ” for PictBridge- compa tible print ers (pg. 63 ) or devices tha t suppor t DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat) i s standard that al lows pic tures to be print ed f rom “ print order[...]

  • Page 83

    67 Con n ec t io n s Printing Pictures via US B 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose the number of c opies (u p to 99) . T o remove a picture fr om the order , pr ess the selec tor down un til the num- ber of copies i s 0. T ota l numb er of prints Number of copies SHEETS DPOF: 00001 01 PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) SET FRAME 2 Tip: Inte llig ent Fa[...]

  • Page 84

    68 Printing Pictures via US B 1 Notes • Print orders can con t ain a maximum of 999 pic tures . • If a memor y c ard is inserted contai ning a print order cr e - ated by another camera, th e message show n at right will b e d i s p l a y e d . P r e s s i n g MENU/ OK cancel s the print order; a new print order must be created as described ab o[...]

  • Page 85

    69 Con n ec t io n s Viewing P ic tures on a Co mputer The supplied sof t ware can be u se d to c opy pic tures t o a comput er , where they can be stored, view e d, organ ized, and print ed. Before proc e eding, in s tall the soft ware as described below . Do NOT connect the camer a to the comput er until inst allation is complet e . Insta lli ng [...]

  • Page 86

    70 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 2 S tar t the compute r. L og in to an ac coun t with admini s trat or privileges before proceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions that ma y be running and in ser t the installer C D in a CD -ROM drive. Wi ndows 7/Wi ndows V is ta If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP . EXE . A “ User Acc ount Control” dia[...]

  • Page 87

    71 Con n ec t io n s Viewing Pictures on a Computer Macintos h: Instal ling FinePixV iewer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Con f irm that the c omputer meets the following system r e quir ements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel (Core 2 Duo or bet ter) * OS OS Pre- inst alled ver sions of M ac OS X versio n 1 0. 3.9– 10.6 Mac OS X 1 0.7 is not sup [...]

  • Page 88

    72 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 4 Remove the in staller CD from the C D - ROM drive. No te that y ou may be unable to r emove the CD if Safari is run ning; if neces sar y , quit Safari before remo ving the CD . St ore the installe r CD in a dr y location out of dir e ct sunligh t in case you need to r e -install the soft ware. The version n umber[...]

  • Page 89

    73 Con n ec t io n s Viewing Pictures on a Computer 1 If the pic tures y ou wish to c opy are st ored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 1 1 ) . 1 Note Windows users may require the Windows CD when star ting th e sof t ware for the f irst tim e. 3 Caution Lo ss o f pow er d uri ng t ran sfer co uld res ult in l oss of d a t a[...]

  • Page 90

    74 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 3 Cautions • If a memor y card containing a lar g e number of images is inserted, th ere may be a delay before the sof t w are s t a rt s a n d y o u m a y b e u n a b l e t o i m p o rt o r s a v e i m - ages. Use a memor y c ard re ad er to transfer pictures. • Make sure that the c omp uter does not display a[...]

  • Page 91

    75 Menus Using the Men us: Shooting Mode The F -mode and shooting men us con tain set tings f or a wide range of shooting cond itions. Using t he Using the F F -M ode Menu -Mo de Me nu 1 Pres s the F but ton t o displa y the F - mode menu. 2 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o highl ight the desi red menu item. 3 Press the selector right t o displa[...]

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    76 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode F F -M ode Menu O ption s -M ode Menu Op tions Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fa ult Default N N IS O ISO A d ju s t IS O s en s i ti v ity . C ho os e h ig h er v a lu e s w h en t h e s u b- jec t is p oo rly lit . AUTO / AU TO (8 0 0) / AUTO (4 0 0) / 6400 Q / 3200 Q / 16 [...]

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    77 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Choose the siz e and aspec t ratio at which sti ll pic - tures a re recor de d. Large pictures can be print ed at lar ge sizes with no dr op in quali t y ; smal l pic - tures r equire less memory , allowing mor e pic tures to be rec orded. Opt ion Option Pri nt s at siz es u p to Pri nt s at siz es up t o O 4[...]

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    78 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode P P FINEPIX COLOR FINE PIX COLOR Enha nce con trast and color satu ration or take pic - tures i n black and whit e. Opt ion Option Des cr ip tio n Description ST AND ARD S tandard contrast and saturation. Recommended in m ost situations. CHRO ME Viv id contrast and color . Choose for vivid shot s of f lowers or en [...]

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    79 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Shooti ng Menu Op tions Shooting M enu Op tions Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fa ult Default A A S CENE P OSITI ON SCENE POSITION Choose a scene for SP mo de (p g. 22) . B / C / D / C / D / K / M / N / O / H / P / Q / R / S / U / V / W K N N IS O ISO A d j u s t I S O [...]

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    80 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fa ult Default I I FL AS H FL AS H Adjus t f lash br ightness ( pg. 87). – 2 / 3 EV – + 2 / 3 EV in steps of 1 / 3 EV 0 g g EX TE RNAL FL ASH EXTER NAL F LASH E nable an optional f lash unit fr om third part y suppli ers (pg. 88) . ON / OFF [...]

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    81 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode T T IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY Choose how much i mage files are c ompressed. Selec t FIN E ( low compression) for higher ima ge qualit y , NORMAL (high compress ion) t o increase the number of pictures tha t can be s tored. D D WHITE BALAN CE WHITE BALANCE For na tural colors, choose a setting that ma tches [...]

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    82 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode ■ ■ h h : Custom White Bal ance : Custom White Ba lance Cho ose h to ad just white ba lance for u nusua l ligh ting condition s. W hite ba lance me asureme nt options wil l be display ed; frame a white object so that it fil ls the monitor a nd press the shutter but - ton a ll the way down t o measu re white bal[...]

  • Page 99

    83 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode C C PHOTOMETRY PHOTO ME TRY Choose how the came ra meters exposur e when Int elligen t F ace Detection is of f. • o MULTI : A utomatic sc ene recognition is u se d to ad just exp osur e for a wide range of shooting con d it io ns . • p SPOT : The camera met ers ligh ting condition s at the c ente r of the[...]

  • Page 100

    84 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode • t ARE A : The focus position can b e chos en manually by press ing the selec tor up , down, lef t, or right a nd press- ing MENU /OK when the focus brackets ar e in the desired position. C ho ose for precise f ocus when the camera is mou nted on a tripod. Note tha t exp osur e is set for the sub je c t in the c[...]

  • Page 101

    85 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode A Note When the m essage !CANNOT REGISTER is displayed, the camera has f ailed to register the fa ce. T ake a shot again. 5 Regist er . En ter the followi ng informa tion: • NA ME : En ter a name of up t o 1 4 ch arac ters and press MENU /OK . • BIR THDAY : Ent er the subject ’s d ate of birth and press[...]

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    86 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode ■ ■ A UTO REG ISTR A TION AU TO R EG IS T R ATI O N Selec t AU TO R EG I S T R A T I O N fro m S FA C E REC OGNITION a nd set it to ON . After shooting the same face severa l times with 3 FA C E D E - TECTION turned on, the camera a utomatical ly recogniz es the face. A Notes • When the camera recognizes a f [...]

  • Page 103

    87 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Rem ovi ng fa ce re cog ni tio n dur in g play ba ck Selec t S ERASE F A CE RE COG. i n t h e p l a y b a c k m e n u (p g. 91 ). Wh en this o ptio n is se le c ted, t he c amer a will z o o m i n o n a n a r e a i n t h e c u r r e n t p i c t u r e t h a t i t h a s matc h ed with a fa ce in the face recogn[...]

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    88 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode g g EX TER NAL FLA SH EX TER NAL FLA SH Cho ose ON wh e n u si n g an o p ti o n a l f la sh u n it (e x - ce pt Fuj ifilm products) mou nted on the camera hot shoe . c Cautions • The f lash may not fully light the subjec t at spee ds fast er t han 1 / 1 000 s. • Use auto or cu s tom white balanc e (p g. 8 1 ) [...]

  • Page 105

    89 Menus Using the Men us: Pla yback Mode The F -mode and pla yback menus ar e used to manage the pictures on the me mor y card. Using t he Using the F F -M ode Menu -Mo de Me nu 1 Pres s the a b u t t o n t o e n t e r p l a y - back mode . 2 Pres s the F but ton t o displa y the F - mode menu. 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o highl ight the [...]

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    90 Using the Menus: Playback Mode I I SLIDE SH OW SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a n automa ted slide show . Choose the typ e of show and pr ess MENU/OK t o star t. Pre ss DISP /BACK at an y time during the s how to view on-screen help. When a mo vie is displ ayed, movie pla y- back wil l b egin aut omatically , and the slide show wil l cont inue whe[...]

  • Page 107

    91 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Me nu 1 Pres s the a b u t t o n t o e n t e r p l a y - back mode . 2 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the play- back men u. 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o highl ight the desi red menu item. 4 Press the selector right t o displa y op - tions for the hi ghlight ed [...]

  • Page 108

    92 Using the Menus: Playback Mode ■ ■ Add /Rem ove Items i n the Up load Q ueu e Add /Remo ve Items i n the Uplo ad Que ue 1 Selec t an upload destina tion. 2 Press MENU/OK . 3 Selec t item s to be added to, or r e - moved from, the u pload queue. 4 Press MENU/OK to co nf i rm . • Items not i n the upload queue will be added to the queue when[...]

  • Page 109

    93 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode ■ ■ Rem oving A ll Item s From the Upl oad Q ueue Rem oving Al l Items From the Upl oad Qu eue Y ou can r emove al l items from the u pload queue. 1 Selec t RE SET ALL . The screen for remo ving all it ems from the upload queue i s displ ayed. RESET ALL OK? IT MAY TAKE A WHILE IT MAY TAKE A WHILE OK CANCE[...]

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    94 Using the Menus: Playback Mode B B RED E YE RE MOV AL RED E YE RE MOV AL If the curren t pic ture i s marked with a g i c o n t o i n d i c a t e t h a t i t w a s t a k e n w i t h I n t e l l i g e n t F a c e D e - tection, this option ca n b e used to r emove red-eye. The camera will an aly ze the image ; if red- eye is detected, the image w[...]

  • Page 111

    95 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode D D PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otec t pictures from acc idental deletion. The following option s are avai lable. ■ ■ FRAME FRA ME P r ot ect se l ect ed pi ctu r es . 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis- play the des ired pic ture . PROTECT OK? YES CANCEL UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ictur e n ot pr ot ect[...]

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    96 Using the Menus: Playback Mode G CROP CROP T o cr eate a cr oppe d copy of a picture , play the picture back and select G CRO P in t h e p la y b a ck m e nu (pg. 89 ). 1 Use the zoom c ontrol t o zoom in and out and use the selec tor t o scroll the picture unti l the desir e d por tion is dis played (t o exit to sing le - frame playback without[...]

  • Page 113

    97 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode O O RESIZ E RESIZE T o c r e at e a s m al l c o py o f a pi ctu r e, pl a y t he p ict ur e bac k an d s el ect O RESIZE in th e p l ay ba ck me n u (pg. 89 ). 1 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o highlight a or b . 2 Press MENU/OK t o s e l e c t t h e h i g h - ligh ted option. 3 Press MENU/OK t o copy th[...]

  • Page 114

    98 Using the Menus: Playback Mode C C IMAGE ROT A TE IMAGE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken i n tall orientat ion are dis played in wide orienta tion. Use this op tion to dis play pictures in the corr ec t orientation in the moni tor . It has n o ef fe c t o n pic tures disp layed on a com puter or other devic e. 1 Notes • Prot ec ted pic ture[...]

  • Page 115

    99 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode F F VOICE MEMO VOICE MEMO T o add a vo ice memo to a stil l pic ture , sele ct F VO IC E M E M O af ter di splaying the picture in playbac k mode. 1 Note V oice memos can not b e added to movies or protect- ed pic tures. Remove protection f rom pictures before recording voic e memos (p g. 95) . 1 Hold the cam[...]

  • Page 116

    10 0 Using the Menus: Playback Mode Play in g Voice Mem os Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a q icon during playback . T o play the voice memo back , se lec t PL A Y for F VO IC E M E MO in the playba ck menu. 1 Notes • The camer a may not play voic e m emos recorded with other devices. • Do not cover the speaker during playback . J J[...]

  • Page 117

    101 Menus 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU /OK to di splay the menu for the cu rrent mode. 1. 2 Press the selector lef t to hig h - ligh t a lef t tab. 1. 3 Press the selector up or down to s e le c t 4 . The setup menu appears. 1 /5 SET-UP DATE/TIME RESET SILENT MODE FORMAT ENGLISH TIME DIFFERENCE OFF EXIT 2 Adj ust set tings. 2. 1 Press [...]

  • Page 118

    102 The Setup Me nu Setup Me nu Opt ions Setup Me nu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fa ult Default F F DATE/ TIME DA TE / TIME Set the cam era clo ck (pg . 1 5) . — — N N TIME DIFFERE NCE TIME DIFFERENCE Set the clo ck to loc al time (p g. 1 0 4) . h / gh L L a a Choos e a language ( pg. 1 5). ?[...]

  • Page 119

    103 Menus The Setup Me nu Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fa ult Default J J LCD BRIG HTNESS LCD BRIGHTNESS C o ntrol the br ightness o f the display (p g. 10 7). –5 – +5 0 E E EVF/LCD M ODE EVF /LCD MODE Choos e 30 f ps to increas e bat ter y life, 60 fps for improved dis- play qualit y . 30 fp s / 60 fps[...]

  • Page 120

    10 4 The Setup Me nu N N TIME D IFFERE NCE TIM E D IFFE R EN CE Wh en tr avelling, us e this opti on to s witch th e c amer a clo ck ins tantl y f rom your ho me t ime zo ne to t he local time at y our destination. 1 Sp ecif y the dif ference betwee n local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up or down to highlight g LOC A L . 1[...]

  • Page 121

    105 Menus The Setup Me nu K FORMA T FOR M A T Forma t a memor y card. Hi ghligh t OK and press MENU/OK t o b egin forma t ting. 3 Cautions • All data—including pr otected pic tures—will be de- l et ed . Be s u r e i m p ort a n t fi l e s h a v e be e n c op i ed t o a computer or o ther s torage device. • Do not op en the bat ter y cover d[...]

  • Page 122

    10 6 The Setup Me nu Bli nk De tec t ion (p g. 33 ) At settings other than OFF , a w arning will be dis- played if the camera detec t s subjec ts who may have blinked when the pic ture was taken. If ZO O M (CON - TINUOUS ) is selec ted, you can view th ese subjec ts using zoom. B B FRAM E NO. FRAM E NO. New pictures are stor ed in image files na me[...]

  • Page 123

    107 Menus The Setup Me nu I I PLA YBA CK VOLUME PL A YBACK VOLUM E Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose volume for movie and v oice memo pla yback and press MENU/OK t o selec t. J J LCD BRIG HTNESS LCD BRIGHTN ESS Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose displa y brightnes s and press MENU/OK t o selec t. M M AUT O POWE R OFF AUT O POWER OF[...]

  • Page 124

    10 8 The Setup Me nu S S DA TE ST AM P DA TE ST AMP T o add shooti ng date a nd time, choose T + U . T o add only s ho oting d ate, c hoose T . When OF F is selected, no inform ation will be added to the pic tures. 1 Notes • Added sho oting dat e and tim e can not be deleted from the pictures. T o take pictures without date and time, selec t OFF [...]

  • Page 125

    10 9 T echnical Notes Optional Accessories The camera support s a wide range of acc essories from F UJI FILM and ot her manufac ture rs . ■ ■ Compute r Rela ted Compute r Rela ted ■ ■ Audi o/ Visua l Audio/Visual ■ ■ Printing Prin ti ng St andard T V ( available from third-par t y suppliers) PictBridge-compat ible print er (av ailable f[...]

  • Page 126

    11 0 Optional Accessories Accessories from FUJIFI LM Accessories from FUJI FILM The following option al acc essories are avai lable from FU JIF ILM. For the lat est information on the ac ces - sories avai lable in your r e gion, check with y our local FU JIFILM r epresen tative or vis it ht tp :/ /www .fu j if il m. com/ produc ts/ digital_camer as[...]

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    111 T echnical Notes Cari ng for the Camera T o en sure c ontinued en joyment of the product, obser ve the followi ng precautions. Storage and Use Storage and Use I f t h e c a m e r a w i l l n ot b e u s e d f o r a n e x te n d e d p e - riod, remo ve the batter y and memory card. Do not stor e or use the camera in location s that are : • e xp[...]

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    112 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 te r y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Power supply The c amer a do es not turn o n. The b at ter y is ex hausted . Charge the bat ter y or inser t a f ully- charge d spare bat ter y. 8 The b at ter y is inser ted in [...]

  • Page 129

    113 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 Di spl ays Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec ted fo r the L a option in the s etup menu. Select ENGLISH . 15, 102 Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se [...]

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    114 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fa ce Detection F ace de tec tion not a vailable. Intelligent F ace De tec tion is n ot available in the current shooting m ode. Choos e a dif ferent sho oting mo de. 22 No f ace is detected. The subj ec t ’s face i[...]

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    115 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 au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pictures are blurred. The l ens is dir t y. Cl ean the lens . 1 1 1 Th e lens is blo cke d. Ke ep obje c ts away f rom the l ens. 18 s is displayed dur ing sho oting and the fo - cus fr[...]

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    11 6 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Playbac k Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Pict ures Pictures are grainy . The p ic tures were taken w ith a dif ferent make or model of camera. —— Playb ac k zoo m unavailable. Th e pic ture has b een resi zed or cro ppe d to a / b or i s from another make[...]

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    117 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 Connec t ions Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. The c amer a is connec te d to a T V . View pic t ures on the T V . 6 1 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec te d. Connec t the cam era corre [...]

  • Page 134

    11 8 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu t ter but- ton is presse d. T empor ar y cam era malf unc tion. R emove and reins er t the bat ter y. 1 0 The b at ter y is ex hausted . Charge the bat ter y or ins er t a full y- char[...]

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    119 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g W arning Messag es and Displa ys The following wa rnings ar e displ ayed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni n g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution B (re d ) Lo w b at te r y. Charge the bat ter y o r inser t a fu lly- charge d spare bat- ter y. A (blink s re d) B at ter y exhaus ted. k Slow shut ter spe[...]

  • Page 136

    12 0 Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War ni n g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution BUSY The m emor y card is incor rec tly for mat ted. Use the c amer a to format the m emor y card (p g. 1 05). CAR D ER ROR Th e memo r y card is n ot format te d for use in the camer a. Format the m emor y card (p g. 10 5). The m emo r y card c[...]

  • Page 137

    121 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War ni n g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution TOO MA NY FR AME S A n a t t e m p t w a s m a d e t o s e a r c h m o r e t h a n 5 ,000 i mag es. The ma ximum numb er of images on w hich searches can b e per f orm ed is 5,0 00. PROTEC TED FR AME An attempt was ma[...]

  • Page 138

    12 2 Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War ni n g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution CAN N OT BE PRIN TED An at tempt was made to print a m ovie, a pic- ture not created w ith the cam era, o r a pic ture in a format n ot suppor ted by the pr inter . Movie s and som e pic tures create d with other d evices can not b e printed. I [...]

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    12 3 Appendix Gloss ar y Digital zoom : U nlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not increase the amount of visible detail. Instead, details vis - ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image. DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rde r F ormat): A standar d that allows pictures t o b e print ed f rom “ print orders?[...]

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    124 Memor y Card Capac it y The following table s hows the record ing time or number of pictures a vailable at different i mage sizes. All figur es are appro ximat e; file size va ries with the scene rec orded, producing wide vari ations in the number of files tha t can be s tor ed. T he number of exposures or le ngth remaini ng may not di minis h [...]

  • Page 141

    12 5 Appendix Specif icat ions Sys te m Model D ig it al C am er a Fi ne Pix SL 3 0 0/SL 280/ SL26 0/SL 240 Se rie s Effec tive pixels 14 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2.3 - in., square -p ixel CCD with primar y color f ilter Stor ag e me di a SD/SD HC / SDXC mem or y c ard s File s y ste m Compliant with D esig n Rule for C amer a F ile System (DCF ), Exi[...]

  • Page 142

    12 6 Specifications Sys te m Foc us r ang e (dis ta nce f r om f ro nt o f len s) Approx. 4 0 cm ( 1 .3 ft .)–inf init y ( wide angle ); approx. 2. 8 m ( 9. 1 f t.) –inf init y (t ele p ho to) • Mac ro : approx. 7 cm– 3.0 m /2.7 in.–9.8 f t . ( wide angle ); approx. 2.0 m–3.0 m/6.5 f t.–9.8 f t . (tele ph ot o) • S up er ma cr o : a[...]

  • Page 143

    127 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Fla sh M anual p op -up f lash with CCD- metered au to f lash control ( using m oni tor p re- f las hes ); effec tive range when se nsitiv it y is set to ISO 800 is app rox. 40 cm– 8. 0 m/1 .3 f t .– 26. 2 f t. ( wide a ngle ) or 2.5 m– 4.1 m/8.2 f t .– 1 3.4 f t. ( telephoto ); ef fec tive r ange in mac[...]

  • Page 144

    12 8 Specifications Power su pp ly/oth er Power s our ce s • NP-85 re chargeable b at tery Bat te r y li fe (approximate num- ber of f r ame s th at can b e ta ken wit h a f ully- ch arge d bat t er y) Bat te r y t y pe Batter y type App ro xi mat e nu mbe r of f r ame s Approximate number of frames NP-85 (t yp e supplie d with c amera) 300 CIP A[...]

  • Page 145

    12 9 Appendix Specifications NP-85 r ec ha rg eab le b at te r y Nom ina l volt ag e D C 3.7 V Nominal capacit y 17 0 0 m A h Operating temperature 0 °C – + 40 ° C / + 32 °F – + 1 0 4 °F Dimensions (W × H × D) 43 mm × 3 2 mm × 1 3.5 mm/1 .6 in. × 1.2 in. × 0.5 in . Wei g ht Ap prox. 38 g/1 .3 oz. BC-85 bat t er y c ha rg er Rate d in [...]

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    13 0 Specifications Colo r T el evi sion Sys tem s NTSC ( N ation al T elevision S ystem C ommit tee) is a c olor television telecasting specif ication adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan. P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine) is a c olor television sys tem adopted mainly in European c o untries and China. Notices • Sp ecifications s[...]

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    131 Memo[...]

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  • Page 149

    Restric tions on Camera Set tings Shooti ng Mode and Camera Sett ings Shooting Mode a nd Camera Sett ings The options avai lable in each s ho oting mode ar e listed below . Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op tio n Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W F F Mac r o mo de Mac r[...]

  • Page 150

    Restrictions on Camera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op tio n Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W J J SELF-TIMER SELF- TIMER ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔ N N ISO ISO AUTO AUTO ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ [...]

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    Restrictions on Camera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op tio n Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W I I FLA SH FLA SH ✔✔✔✔ g g EX TE RNAL FL AS H EX T ERNA L FL ASH ✔✔✔✔ J J AE BK T EV S TEP S AE BK T EV ST EPS ✔✔✔✔ K K CUSTO M SET CUSTO M [...]