FujiFilm ZOOM DATE 60 manual

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    O WNER , S MANU AL • Fujinon 35-60mm A uto F ocus Zoom Lens • A utomatic Flash • Easy Film Loading • A utomatic Film Rewind • Full Information LED Operating Display • Date/Time Imprinting (on the DISCO VER Y S600 ZOOM D A TE / ZOOM D A TE 60 only) • Red-Eye Reduction ENGLISH[...]

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    2 FEATURES ............................................................................... 2 PART NAMES ........................................................................... 3 1. PRELIMINARY STEPS ATTACHING THE STRAP ........................................................ 7 LOADING THE BATTERIES ..............................................[...]

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    3 P AR T NAMES 1 Liquid Cr ystal Displa y 2 P ower Button 3 Zoom Button 4 Shutter Release Button 5 Strap Lug 6 AF (A utof ocus) Windo w 7 Vie wfinder Window 8 MODE Button 9 Mid-Roll Rewind Button 0 Red-e ye Reduction/Self- Timer Lamp A Flash B AE Light Sensor C Fujinon Lens/ Lens Cov er 8 ( → p .31, 35) 9 ( → p .29) 0 ( → p .32, 36) C ( → p[...]

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    4 D Vie wfinder Eye-piece E AF/Flash Ready Lamp F Film T ak e-up Spool G Camera Bac k Lock H Film Leader Mark I Film Chamber J Camera Bac k K Film Pressure Plate L Film Confir mation Window M Batter y Compar tment Cov er N T ripod Socket J ( → p .16, 28) N M ( → p .8) L ( → p .16) K F E ( → p .22) D ( → p .19) H ( → p .17) G ( → p .16[...]

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    5 Liquid Crystal Displa y O Red-e ye Reduction Flash Mode P Film Displa y Q Batter y Status R Fill-in Flash Mode/ Flash off Mode/ Flash Charging S Exposure Counter T Self-Timer Mode O ( → p .32) P ( → p .18) Q ( → p .11) ∗ The diagram sho ws all cr ystal displa ys in the “on” state. S ( → p .18) T ( → p .35) R ( → p .34, 22)[...]

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    6 U Month Displa y V Date/Time Imprinting W Date Displa y X SELECT Button Y MODE Button Z SET Button Date/Time Displa y (on the DISCO VER Y S600 ZOOM D A TE/ZOOM D A TE 60 only) X ( → p .12) Y ( → p .12, 14) ∗ The diagram sho ws all cr ystal displa ys in the “on” state. U ( → p .12, 14) V ( → p .14) W ( → p .12, 14) Z ( → p .13)[...]

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    7 1. PRELIMINAR Y STEPS A TT A CHING THE STRAP Slip the thin cord on the carr ying strap through the strap lug on the side of the camera lea ving a loop . Slide the thic k par t of the strap through this loop and pull tight. T ake up an y slack to mak e sure the str ap is securely attached to the camera. Do not use a strap made f or cellular phones[...]

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    8 LO ADING THE B A TTERIES Make sure y ou have the correct batteries f or y our camera and that they are fresh. Y our camera uses two alkaline batteries (Size AA/LR6) f or reliable service . Do not try to use other types or sizes of batteries and do not mix an old battery with a new one. It is best to b uy two batteries of the same brand at the sam[...]

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    9 ∗ Do not apply e xcessiv e f orce when opening the batter y cov er . ∗ Do not load film bef ore inser tng the batter y into the camera. ∗ Make sure that the ne w batter ies are both the same brand and type. ∗ Do not use Ni-Cd batteries. ∗ T wo alkaline batteries should be sufficient for appro ximately 360 e xposures (based on our test c[...]

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    10 TURNING ON Y OUR CAMERA T o prepare to use y our camera, first press the po wer supply b utton to tur n on the pow er . Pressing the button once more turns the power off . ☞ When you turn your camer a on, the lens cov er will open and the initial displa y will appear in the LCD panel. ∗ When y ou are finished using your camer a, tur n the po[...]

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    11 1 2 3 CHECKING Y OUR B A TTER Y T o deter mine the condition of the battery in your camera, turn it on and check the batter y capacity indicator on the LCD panel. 1 on : Batter y capacity is OK. 2 on : Batter y capacity is low . Replace with a ne w batter y . 3 b link : Shutter cannot be released because batter y is e xhausted. Replace with a fr[...]

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    12 1 1 2 SETTING THE D A TE (YEAR-MONTH-D A Y/HOUR-MINUTE) (on the DISCOVERY S600 ZOOM DATE/ZOOM DATE 60 only) Setting the Date 1 Press the MODE b utton and “ ” to displa y the y ear , month and da y . 2 Press the SELECT b utton. ☞ The numer als will blink and the camer a will enter the date setting mode. ∗ The numer al under the “ ” in[...]

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    13 2 3 1 Press the SET b utton to change the blinking setting. 2 Press the SELECT b utton to select the ne xt par t of the date/time inf or mation. ● Y ou can set: Y ear : ’98 to ’49 (1998 to 2049) Month : 1 to 12 Da y : 1 to 31 Time : 0 to 23 hours; 00 to 59 minutes 1 2 Once the date and time are set, press the SELECT b utton and setting wil[...]

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    14 Y M D D T M D Y D M Y SELECTING THE D A TE MODE (on the DISCOVERY S600 ZOOM DATE/ZOOM DATE 60 only) The date and time (y ear-month-da y/ hour-minute) will be imprinted at the low er right of the photogr aph. Y : Y ear M : Month D : Da y T : Time With each press of the MODE b utton, the date mode changes as in the illustr ation. ☞ The date and [...]

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    15 2. USING Y OUR CAMERA LO ADING THE CAMERA Y our camera uses standard 35mm film a v ailab le anywhere . Almost all 35mm films will ha ve a DX coding symbol on the film bo x and on the cassette itself . Use only 35mm films with ISO rating of 100, 200 or 400. Inf or mation you will see includes: A : Number of Exposures B : DX Code symbol C : Film S[...]

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    16 2 2 1 1 Chec k the film check windo w to mak e sure no film is loaded into the camera. 1 T o load the film, slide camera bac k loc k in the direction of the arro w as sho wn in the picture at left. 2 Open the bac k as shown. ∗ Ne ver open the camer a back while film is in y our camera. ∗ Ne ver apply e xcessive f orce when opening or closing[...]

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    17 1 Hold the film at an angle and place it in the camera. 2 Press the film until y ou hear a clic king sound. This indicates the film cassette is seated properly . 3 4 A 2 1 A : FILM TIP mark While holding the film cassette in place , gently pull the end of the film leader out as f ar as the FILM TIP mar k in the camera. ∗ Hold the film cassette[...]

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    18 5 Close the camera bac k. ☞ The film adv ances automatically . ☞ “ ” and “ ” are displa y ed. 6 Chec k that the e xposure counter (“ ”) and “ ” appear in the LCD . ∗ The type, n umber of e xposures, and speed of the film that has been loaded ma y be chec ked with the film chec k window . If “ ” and “ ” are not displ[...]

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    19 USING Y OUR FINDER The large vie wfinder of y our FUJIFILM camer a mak es it easier to tak e better , more interesting pictures. The finder consists of two par ts: A : F raming Area Compose y our picture within these fr amelines . B : AF (A utof ocus) frame P osition this frame ov er the main subject being photog raphed to ensure sharp. B A[...]

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    20 USING Y OUR CAMERA T ur n the camera on and hold it firmly using both hands as shown in the illustr ation. When taking v er tical pictures, hold the camera with the flash unit at the top . Bef ore taking impor tant, once-in-a-lifetime pictures such as w eddings or special e vents , take a f ew test shots to mak e sure y our camera is functioning[...]

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    21 T o use the zoom lens , press the T (telephoto) mark until you see the composition y ou want in the finder . Pressing the W (wide angle) mark will set the lens at the shor ter focal lengths to obtain wide-angle co v erage . ∗ The f ocusing r ange f or shar p pictures is from 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) to infinity at wide angle, 1.6 m (5.2 ft.) to infinit[...]

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    22 Press down the shutter release halfw a y . ☞ Check that the AF/flash ready lamp (g reen) lights up . 5 6 Press the shutter b utton do wn completely . ☞ The flash fires when photogr aphing under low light conditions . ☞ The film adv ances to the ne xt frame. ☞ The number sho wn in the e xposure counter will increase by 1 with each fr ame [...]

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    23 The operating r ange of the film (flash distance) will v ar y depending upon the film’ s sensitivity (ISO speed). When using flash, k eep your subject within the r ange of the eff ectiv e flash illumination as indicated in the char t below . Effective flash range Film speed Wide angle (35 mm) T elephoto (60 mm) ISO 100 1.0 – 2.8 m 1.6 – 2.[...]

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    24 Under cer tain unusual conditions, the camera’ s autofocus system ma y not be able to function accurately . At these times, y ou should use the “A utof ocus Loc k” setting ( → p .25). Conditions which ma y require these settings include: ● A bright light source with the picture area such as the sun near your subject or a strong reflect[...]

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    25 USING THE A UT O-FOCUS LOCK In the composition shown at left, the AF fr ame is off the subject (in this case , the people). In this case the lens will not f ocus on the subject. 1 2 Mov e the camer a to position the AF frame o ver the subject.[...]

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    26 With the AF frame positioned o v er the subject, press down the shutter release b ut- ton halfw a y to set the auto-f ocus lock. ☞ Check that the AF/flash ready lamp (g reen) lights up . 3 While holding the shutter release b utton halfw a y do wn to k eep the A uto-F ocus loc k on, mo ve the camer a back to the original position to recompose y[...]

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    27 UNLO ADING THE FILM OR REMO VING FILM IN MID-ROLL T o Unload the Film When the last frame in the film has been e xposed, the film automatically rewinds into the film cassette which can then be remo v ed f or processing. ☞ While the film is being re wound, the lens cov er automatically closes and “ ” is displa yed. ∗ Sometimes more photog[...]

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    28 3 1 Slide the camera bac k loc k in the direction indicated b y the arrow . 2 Open the camer a back in the direction indicated b y the arro w . 2 1 4 ∗ Do not apply unnecessar y f orce to the camera bac k. Remov e the film.[...]

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    29 Removing film in mid-roll Press the button using the special b utton pushing projection on the str ap , etc. ☞ While the film is being re wound, the lens cov er automatically closes and “ ” is display ed. ☞ When the film has been fully re wound, “ ” and “ ” blink on the displa y . Chec k that the motor has stopped and that “ ?[...]

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    30 ◆ Do not open the camera bac k while there is a film in mid-roll in the camera. ☞ If the camera bac k is opened while there is a film in mid-roll in the camera, the film ma y be e xposed to the light. ☞ The e xposure counter is reset to “ ”. If the camera bac k is opened b y mistake: 1 Close the camer a back without remo ving the film.[...]

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    31 3. AD V ANCED TECHNIQUES SELECTING THE EXPOSURE MODE T ur n on the camera and each push of the MODE b utton changes the e xposure mode in the f ollo wing order : ☞ → → → → ( ) A utomatic flash f or low light situations ( ) Red-e ye reduction flash f or more pleasing pictures of people ( ) Bac k light compensation flash mode ( ) Flash-o[...]

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    32 ( : no displa y ) A utomatic flash at low brightness mode Used f or general photog raph y . The flash lamp fires automatically when the brightness of the subject is low er than the predeter mined le v el. Once the red-e ye reduction lamp has come on, the flash ready lamp will remain lit until the picture is tak en. Do not mo v e the camera while[...]

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    33 Dealing with red-ey e When you photog raph a person in dim light using flash, the pupil of the e ye will sometimes appear red. Under low light, the pupils of the e ye dilate f or better vision. Red-e ye is caused b y light from the flash enter ing the dilated pupils and being reflected bac k to the lens. Red- e ye reduction causes a preliminary [...]

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    34 ( ) Flash off mode Used when taking pictures with normal room lighting being utilized, or taking pictures of remote subjects be yond the range of the flash, f or example , in a theater or a stadium. The flash stops firing. ( ) Bac k light compensation flash mode Use this mode to a v oid deep shadows when photogr aphing against the light such as [...]

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    35 USING THE SELF-TIMER Push the MODE b utton with the pow er on to displa y “ ”. 1 2 1 Aim at the subject in the center of the fr aming area. 2 Press down the shutter release b utton. ☞ The camera f ocuses on the subject, and then the self-timer star ts. The self-timer mode is maintained e v en after the photograph y has been completed. It i[...]

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    36 3 The shutter will operate after the self-timer lamp has completed a 10-second series of sequences-a sequence of slo w blinking (appro ximately 7 seconds) follo wed b y f ast b linking (appro ximately 1.5 seconds) and a final lighting up (appro ximately 1.5 seconds). When y ou desire to cancel the self-timer mode after it has been star ted, pres[...]

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    37 1 Replace the batter y with a new one . 2 Press the PO WER button. 3 Remov e the film, and load an une xposed roll. ● Be sure not to mov e the re wind button while film is loaded in the camera. 1 Pull the end of the film out to the FILM TIP mar k and correctly load the film. 2 A picture can not be taken b y pressing the shut- ter release butto[...]

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    38 Printed pictures 1 When shooting a picture, hold y our camera cor- rectly so that y our finger is not on the AF win- dows . 2 Compose the picture in the AF frame and shoot, or shoot using AF Lock. 3 Clean the lens. 4 Hold the camera firmly and press the shutter re- lease button gently . Use a tr ipod for slo w shutter speeds. 5 T ake picture of [...]

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    39 Printed pictures ● Set date and time after replacing batter y . 1 Select a date mode other than “- - - - - -” bef ore taking pictures. 2 T r y to arrange that there is nothing light-colored where the date appears. 12 14 14 ● Y ou didn’t set correct date and time after replacing batter y . 1 W asn’t “- - - - - -” selected before t[...]

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    40 COMMON SENSE CAMERA CARE 1 Although y our camera is designed f or many y ears of ser vice, it is a precision instrument and requires thoughtful handling. In par ticular , a v oid e xposing it to shoc k, moisture or ph ysical abuse such as dropping it on the floor . 1 If you use y our camer a at the beach or in a light rain, pro- tect it from moi[...]

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    41 SPECIFICA TIONS • Film 135 (35 mm) DX roll film • Picture Size 24 mm × 36 mm • Lens Fujinon lens, 2 components, 4 elements, f=35 – 6 0 mm 1:6.3 – 1:10.2 • Viewfinder Inv er ted Galilean finder , 0.5 – 0.8 × magnification, with AF frame • Focusing Activ e type auto f ocus, Wideangle:1.0 m (3.3 ft.) – ∞ , T elephoto:1.6 m (5.[...]

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    42 • P ower Suppl y T wo alkaline batteries (LR6/AA size) • Other s T r ipod soc ket • Dimensions & W eight 115.5 × 69.5 × 54.5 mm/4.5 × 2.7 × 2.1 in. (main unit), 205 g/7.2 oz. (without batter y) ∗ Specifications are subject to change without notice.[...]

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    Printed in China <FUJIFILM ABROAD> In North America FUJI PHOTO FILM U.S.A., INC. 555 Taxter Road, Elmsford, N.Y. 10523, U.S.A. FUJI PHOTO FILM CANADA INC. 275 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, Ontario , L4Z 2E7, Canada FUJI PHOTO FILM HAWAII, INC. 1650 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, U.S.A. In Europe FUJI PHOTO FILM (EUROPE) G.m.b.H.[...]