FujiFilm FinePix A235 manual

Befo re You Begin Firs t Steps Basic Photograph y and P layback More on Photography More on Pl ayback Movies Connections Menus T ech nical No tes T roubleshooting Appendix For information on relat ed produc t s, visit our website a t http:/ /www.fujifilm.com/ products/index.html Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for y our purc hase of thi s product. T h[...]

ii Camer a Q & A Find it ems by ta sk. Camera S etu p Camera Setup Que st io n Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p ag e See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 0 Can I set the clock to local time when I tr avel ? Time dif ference 7 4 How do I keep the monitor from turning of f automatically ? Auto power off 73 How do I stop [...]

iii Camera Q & A Que st io n Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p ag e See page How do I keep the f lash from fir ing ? Flash mode 22 How do I stop my subject s’ eyes glowing red when I use the f lash ? How do I “ fill- in” shadows on back-lit subjec ts? How do I take a group por trait that includes the photographer ? Self-timer mode 2 [...]

iv Cam era Q & A ..................................................................................... ii Cam era S etup ............................................................................... ii T a ki ng Pic tu res ............................................................................. ii View ing Pi c ture s ...................[...]

v T able o f Contents Me nus Menus The Shooting Menu ...................................................................... 54 Using t he Sho oti ng Me nu ......................................................... 54 Sho otin g Men u Opti ons ............................................................ 55 g ISO ......................................[...]

vi About This Manual This man ual is for u se with the following camera s: the DIGIT AL CAMERA A 1 60, A 1 70, A 1 80, A220, A230 and A235 . All operations are iden tical; save wher e otherw ise not ed, the illustrations in th is manu al show the A230. Mod el Model Ef f ec ti ve pi xel s Effec tive pixels Ima ge si ze (p ixe ls) Image size (pixels)[...]

1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd Con ventions Sy mbols a nd Con ventions The following symbols are u sed in this manu al: C Caution : This inform ation shou ld be read before u se to en sur e correct operation. A Note : Poi nts to not e when using the camera. B Tip : A dditional inform ation tha t may be helpful when usi ng the camer[...]

2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For more i nforma tion, refe r to the page li sted to the righ t of each it em. 12 3 4 5 6 11 78 13 12 14 15 10 9 17 16 18 19 Selector button MENU/OK button (pg. 1 0) Move cur sor left L (macro) button (pg. 2 1 ) Move c ur so r ri gh t K (flash) but ton (pg. 22) Move cur sor up o (mon itor br[...]

3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The Mon itor The Monitor The following ind icat ors may appea r in the monit or during shooti ng and playback: ■ ■ Shoo ting Shooting 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 2 2 3 3 - 1 - 1 ISO 100 ISO 100 N N 9 9 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 13 12 14 16 15 17 18 19 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 9 11 10 Fo cus fr ame ......................[...]

First Steps 4 Inserting t he Batteries The camera takes two AA alkaline (LR6 ) bat teries ( supplied) or two AA rechar geable Ni-MH bat teries (sold sepa rat ely) . Inser t the batteries in the camera a s described b elow . 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . A Note Be sure the camera is of f before op ening the bat ter y- chamb er cover . C Caut[...]

First Steps 5 Inserting a Memor y Card Although the camera ca n store pictures in in te rnal memor y , SD memory cards ( sold separat ely) can be used to store add itional pic tures. When no memor y card is inserted , d a ppears in the monit or and int ernal memor y is used for r ecord ing and pla yback . Not e that because came ra malfunction coul[...]

6 Inser ting a Memo r y Card ■ ■ Inse rt ing a Me mor y Card Inse rti ng a Memo ry Card 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . 2 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orientat ion shown below , slide it all the way i n. CLICK Be sure card is in c orrec t orientation ; do not insert at an angle or use forc e. 3 Close the batter [...]

First Steps 7 Inser ting a Memo r y Card Removing M emor y Cards Be sure the camera is of f before opening the bat ter y- chamber cover . Press the card in and then release it slowly . The c ard can now be removed by hand. C Cautions • The memor y card may spring out if you remove your finger immediately af ter pushing the card in. • Memor y c [...]

8 Inser ting a Memo r y Card C Cautions • Fo rmat memor y cards before first use, and b e sure t o reformat all memor y cards af ter using them in a comput er or other device. F or more information on form at ting memor y cards, see page 73. • Memor y c ards are small and can be swallowed; keep out of reach of children. If a child sw allows a m[...]

First Steps 9 T urning the Camera on and Of f Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Press the n button t o turn the camera on. The lens will ex tend a nd the lens cov er will open. Press n again to turn the camera of f. B Tip: Switc hi ng to Pl ayb ack M ode Press the D button to star t p layback . Press the shut ter button half way to r eturn to shooting m[...]

10 Basic Setup A language-selec tion dialog is di splay ed the firs t time the camera is tu rned on. Set up the camera as described below (for inf ormation on r eset ting the clock or cha nging langu ages, see page 69) . 1 Choose a language. SET SET NO NO ST ART ST ART MENU MENU / LANG. / LANG. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up , down, lef t, or right t [...]

First Steps 11 Basic Setup A Note Go t o the setup menu if you tr y to set the language, date or batter y t yp e again (pg. 69) . B Tip: The Camera Clock If the bat teries are removed for an ex tended perio d, the camer a clock and b atter y t y pe will b e reset when the camera is turned on. If the b atteries have been lef t in the camera for ab o[...]

12 Ba sic P hot og rap hy an d Pla yba ck T aking Pictures in k (Au to) M o de This section describes how to take pictures in k mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Press the n button t o turn the camera on. B Tip: Intelli gen t Face Detec t ion The f irst time the c amera is turned on, Intelligent F ace Detec tion is automatically activated and the camera[...]

13 Ba sic P hot og rap hy an d Pla yba ck T ak ing Pictures in k (Au to) Mo de 3 Frame the picture. Pos ition the main subject in the focus area and use the z oom but tons t o frame the picture in the monit or . Zoom in u sing optical zoom, or use d igital zoom (pg. 72 ) to z oom in closer . Press W to zo o m o ut Press T to zoom in Zoom indic ator[...]

14 T ak ing Pictures in k (Au to) Mo de Framing Guideline The images change as shown b elow if you press the DISP /BACK but ton. Indicators displayed Indicators hidden Best framing T o use the be st fr aming, position the main subjec t at the int erse c tion of two lines or align one of the horizontal lines with the horiz on. Use focus lock (pg. 1 [...]

15 Ba sic P hot og rap hy an d Pla yba ck T ak ing Pictures in k (Au to) Mo de 5 Shoot. Smoothly press the s hut ter but ton the r est of the way down to tak e the pic ture . B Tip : The Shutter Button The shut ter but ton has two p ositions. Pressing the shut ter button half way ( q ) sets fo cus and e xposure; to shoot, press the shutter but ton [...]

16 Viewing Pi c tures Pictures can be viewed in the mon itor . When taking impor tant phot ographs, tak e a test shot a nd check the res ults. 1 Press the D but ton. The most recent picture will be di splay ed in the monit or . ISO 100 ISO 100 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 1 0:0 0 AM N N 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 2 View addit[...]

17 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detec tion Int elligent F ace Detec tion allows the camera to a utoma tically detect human faces and set focus and exposure f or a face anywhere in the frame for shots tha t emphas ize por trait subject s. Choose for grou p por traits to pr event the camera from f ocusing on the backg round. 1 T urn Intelli[...]

18 Intelligen t Fac e Detection 3 Focus. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set f ocus and exp osur e for the subject in the green border . C Cautions • If no face is detected when the shut ter but ton is pressed half way (pg. 80), the camera will focus on the subjec t at the cen ter of the monitor . • In each shooting mode, the camera will d[...]

19 More on P hotography Foc u s Lo c k T o compose pho tographs with off- cen ter s ubjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. 2 Focus. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set focus and exposure . Focus and exposure will r emain locked whi le the shutter button is pr essed half way (AF / AE lock). 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 Press half way Repe[...]

20 Focus Lo ck Autofocus Although the camera bo ast s a high- precision autofocus sys tem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, use focus lock (pg. 1 9) t o focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph. • Very shiny subjec ts such as mirrors [...]

21 More on P hotography L Macro mode ( Close- ups ) T o selec t macro mode, pr ess the selec tor lef t ( L ). L icon appears in monitor when camer a is in macro mode When macro mode is in effec t, the camer a focuses on subjects near the cen ter of the monit or . Use the zoom buttons to frame pictures. T o exit macro mode, pr ess the selec tor lef [...]

22 K Using the F lash Use the flash when ligh ting is poor , for example when shooting a t night or indoors under low l ight. T o choose a f lash mode, pr ess the selec tor righ t ( K ). The f lash mode changes e ach time the selec tor is pr essed; in modes other th an AUT O, the curren t mode is indicat e d by an ic on in the monitor . Choose from[...]

23 More on P hotography ( Silent Mode In situations in which camera sounds or light from the f lash may be unwelcome , press the DISP /BACK but ton until ( is dis played in the monitor . The c amera speaker , shooting indic ator , f lash, and indicator and self-timer lamps turn off. Flash and volume set tings (pg. 72) can not be adjusted while sile[...]

24 J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a ten-second timer th at allows pho tographers t o appear in their o wn photograph s, and a two -second timer tha t can be used to av oid blur cau sed by the camera moving when the shutter button is pr essed. 1 Set the timer . The current self -timer mode is dis played in the monit or . T o choose a dif[...]

25 More on P hotography The self-timer lam p on the front of the camera wil l blink immedia tely before the picture i s taken. If the two -second timer i s selec ted, the self -timer lamp wil l blink as the timer c ounts down. Intelligent F ace Detection Because it ensures that the faces of por tr ait subjec ts will b e in focus, Intelligent F ace [...]

26 a Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding to the sc ene or t ype of subjec t. Selecti ng a Shooti ng Mode Selecti ng a Shooti ng Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu. SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS AUTO OFF N 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o highlight a SHOOTING MODE . 3 Pr ess the [...]

27 More on P hotography Shooti ng Modes Shooting Modes M M MANUAL MANU AL Choose this mode for c omplete c ontr ol of shooting settings, includ ing exp osur e com pensation (pg. 58 ) and white ba lance (pg. 59) . G G SCEN E RE COGNI TION SCEN E RECOGN ITIO N Simply b y pointing the camera t o the subject, the camera aut omatically a naly zes and se[...]

28 k k AUTO AUT O Choose for cri sp, cle ar sna pshots (pg. 1 2) . This mode is recom mended in most situations. p p BAB Y MO DE BABY MODE Choose for na tural skin tones when ta king por traits of infants. The f las h turns of f automaticall y . C C PIC TUR E ST ABI LIZ A TIO N PIC TUR E ST AB ILIZ A T ION Choose this mode for fast shutter s pe eds[...]

29 More on P hotography 4 Press MENU/OK . An edge of the pic ture you h ave just tak en will be dis played at one side of the frame. 2 2 3 3 1 1 SELECT FRAME 99 99 5 F rame the nex t shot to o verlap with the previous picture . 6 T ake the second sho t as described in steps 3- 4 (t o creat e a panorama fr om only two frames, press the selec tor up [...]

30 B B NA TUR AL LIG HT NA TUR AL LIG HT Captur e natural l ight i ndoors, under low ligh t, or where the flash can not be used. The f lash turns of f and sensitivity is rai sed to reduc e blur . G G BEACH BEA CH Choose for cri sp, cle ar shots tha t captur e the brightnes s of sunlit beaches. F F SNOW SNOW Choose for cri sp, cle ar shots tha t cap[...]

31 More on P layback Single - F rame Pla yback T o view the most recen t pic ture in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 10:00 AM ISO 100 ISO 100 100 100 - 0001 0001 ISO 100 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 250 250 F4.2 F4.2 250 F4.2 N N Pres s the selec tor righ t to view pictures in the order r ecorded, lef t[...]

32 Single-Frame Playback Playback Zoom Playback Zoom Press T to zoom in on im ages dis played in single-frame playback; press W t o zoom out. Press W to zoom out Press T to zoom in Zoom indic ator When the picture is zoomed in, the selec tor can be used t o view are as of the image not cu rrently vi sible in the display . Navigation window shows po[...]

33 More on P layback Multi- F rame P layba ck T o change the nu mber of images displa yed, press W when a picture is shown full-frame in the monit or . Pr ess the W button to in cre ase the number of pictures displayed t o two, nine, or a hundred. ISO 100 ISO 100 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 1 0:0 0 AM N N Press T to r[...]

34 Sort by Date 1 In sing le -frame playback, press DISP / BACK un til the sor t-by-dat e screen is displaye d. The pic ture di splayed in the sing le -frame playback rem ains selected. 1/13 1/13 2050 2050 12/31 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o selec t a dat e. 3 Pr ess the selec tor lef t or right t o selec t a pic ture . B Tips : Rapid Scrol[...]

35 More on P layback A Deleting Pictures The ER ASE option in the pl ayback menu can be used to delet e s till pictures and movies, incr eas ing the amoun t of space a vailable on the memory card or in int ernal memor y (for inf ormation on deleting pictures in sing le -frame playback, see page 1 6) . Note that deleted pictures c an not be rec over[...]

36 ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Del etin g Selec ted I mage s : Deleti ng Selec ted Image s Selecting FR A M E displays th e dialog shown at ri ght. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pr ess the selec tor lef t or right t o scroll through pictures and press MENU /OK to delete the curr ent picture (t he pic ture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful not delete the wr [...]

37 Movies A Recording Movies Shoot short movies at 30 frames per second. Sound i s recor ded via the built - in micr ophone; do not co ver the micr ophone during rec ording. 1 Press MENU/OK to d isplay the s hooting menu and selec t A MOVIE for a SHOOTING MODE (pg. 26 ). STANDBY STANDBY 12 s 12 s Time available is di splayed in monitor Choosing the[...]

38 3 Pr ess the shutter button all the way down t o star t recordi ng. REC 12 s 12 s REC and time remaining are displayed in monit or A Notes • Focus is set when recording begins; exp osure and white balance are adju sted automatically throughout recor ding. The color and brightness of the image may var y f rom that displayed before recording be [...]

39 Movies D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 3 1 ), movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operat ions can be per formed while a movie is displaye d: PLAY 100-006 100-006 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 1 0:0 0 AM Op era tio n Operation Des cr ip ti on Description S ta rt/ pa u se playbac k Pre ss t h[...]

40 Connections Viewing Pi c tures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the televi sion t o the video channel t o show pictures to a g roup. Connect an A / V cable ( optional) , as shown below . Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Insert an optional A / V cable into the U SB multi-connector of the camer a.[...]

41 Connections Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er suppor t s PictBridge, the camera can be c onnec ted dir ec tly to the prin ter and pictures can be print ed without firs t being copied t o a comput er . Note that dependi ng on the print er , not all the functions describe d below may be supported. Connecting the Camera C onn ectin g the C[...]

42 Printing Pictures via USB B Tip: Pri nti ng th e Date o f Reco rd ing To print the date of recor ding on pic tures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the P ic tBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order” on p age 4 2) . Press the selec tor up or down to highligh t PR INT WITH D A TE y and press MENU/OK t o return to the PictB[...]

43 Connections Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK to star t printing. During Printing The mess age shown at right is displayed during prin ting. Press DISP /BACK to cancel before all pictures are printed (depending on the printer , printing may end before the current picture has printed). If printing is in terrupted, press D to turn the came[...]

44 Printing Pictures via USB The C C PRINT OR DER (DPO F) option in the playback me nu can be used to cr eat e a digital “pri nt orde r ” for PictBridge- compa tible print ers (pg. 4 1 ) or devices that s uppor t DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat) is standard that allows pic tures to be printed from “print or ders” stored i[...]

45 Connections Printing Pictures via USB 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose the number of c opies ( up to 99) . T o remove a picture from the order , press the selec tor down un til the number of c opies is 0. SHEETS DPOF: 00001 01 PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) SET FRAME T otal number of prints Number of copies 3 Repeat steps 1 – 2 to com plete [...]

46 Printing Pictures via USB ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESE T ALL T o cancel the curr ent prin t order , selec t RESE T ALL in the C PRINT OR DER (DP OF ) menu. The confirmation s hown at righ t will be displa yed; pres s MENU/OK to remov e all pictures from the order . A Notes • Remove the memor y c ard t o creat e or modif y a print order for the pict[...]

47 Connections Viewing Pi c tures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixViewer sof t ware can be used to c opy pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, or ganiz ed, and print ed. Before proceeding, in stall FinePixViewer as descri be d below . The latest FinePixViewer is a vailable at http: / /w w w.fujifilm.com/ . Do NOT c onnect t[...]

48 Viewing Pictures on a Computer C Caution Oth e r vers ions of Windows are not supported. Op eration is not guarant eed on home -b uilt computers or computers that have been upgra ded f rom earlier versions of Windows. 2 S tar t the comput er . Log in t o an acc ount with adm inistrat or privileges before pr oceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha[...]

49 Connections Viewing Pictures on a Computer 4 If prom pted to i nstall Windows Media Pl ayer or Dir ec t X, follow the on-screen i nstruc tions to com pl e te i ns t al lat i on . 5 When prom pted, re move the installer CD fr om the CD -R OM drive and cl ick Restart to restart the comput er. S tor e the installer CD in a d r y lo cation out of di[...]

50 Viewing Pictures on a Computer Inst alli ng FinePix Viewer : Mac intosh Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh 1 Confirm that the computer meet s the following sys tem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Preinsta lled ver sions o f Mac OS X 10.3.9-1 0. 5 (visit http:/ /ww w.fujifilm.com/ for more information) RA M RAM 256 MB or more Free d[...]

51 Connections Viewing Pictures on a Computer 4 Remove the i nstaller CD from the CD- ROM drive. Not e that you may be un able to re move the CD if Safari is runn ing; if neces sar y , quit Safari before r emoving the CD . Stor e the installer CD in a d r y location out of dir ec t sunlig ht in case y ou need to re-install the sof t ware . The vers[...]

52 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to c opy are stor ed on a memor y card, i nsert the card int o the camera (pg. 5) . If no card is inserted, pic tures will be c opied f rom in tern al memor y . C Caution Loss of power during transfer could result in loss of data or damage t o internal memory or the memor y card. Use ful[...]

53 Connections Viewing Pictures on a Computer C Cautions • Us e only memor y cards that have been format ted in the camera and contain pictures taken with the camera. If a memor y card con taining a large number of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before FinePixV iewer star ts and FinePixV iewer may be unable to impor t or s ave images. [...]

54 Menus The Shooting Menu The shooting menu is u sed to adju st set tings for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Shooti ng Menu Using the Shooti ng Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu. SHOOTING MODE FACE DETECTION SHOOTING MENU QUALITY ISO CONTINUOUS AUTO OFF N A Note The options displayed in the sho oting menu var y [...]

55 Menus The Shooting Menu Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g Me nu Op tion s Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip ti on Description Opt io ns Options Def au lt Default a SHOOTING MODE Choose a sho oting mode accor ding to the t ype of subjec t (pg. 26) . M / G / k / p / C / U / K / W / L / D / U / B / G / F / W / E / O / I / P / A k c FAC E D E T E C T[...]

56 The Shooting Menu g g ISO ISO Con trol the camera ’s sen sitivity to ligh t with M . Higher val ues can be used to reduc e blur when ligh ting is poor; note , however , that mottling may a ppear in pictures taken a t high sensitivities. If AU TO is selec ted, the camera wi ll adju st sensitivit y autom atically in r esponse t o shooting c ondi[...]

57 Menus The Shooting Menu Choose the size a nd quality at which still pictures are r ecorded. Large pictures can be prin ted at large s izes with no dr op in quality; small pictures require less memor y , allowing m ore pic tures to be r eco rd ed. Opt io n Option Pri nt s at si zes u p to Prints at sizes up to y F , r F , y N , r N 3 1 × 23 cm/1[...]

58 The Shooting Menu d d EXP . COMPE NSA TIO N EXP . C OMPENS A TION Use exposur e compensation when phot ographing very bright, ve r y dark , or high- cont ra s t su bj ec t s . Choose positiv e ( +) v alues to i ncre ase e xp osu re Choose negative ( –) v alues to re du ce e x p osure Choosing an Exposure Compensation V alue • Backlit subject[...]

59 Menus The Shooting Menu e e WHITE BAL ANCE WHITE BALANCE For na tural colors, choose a setting that ma tc hes the ligh t sourc e (f or an explanation of “wh ite balanc e,” see the Glossary on page 88) . Opt io n Option Des cr ip ti on Description AUT O White balance adjusted automatically . p For subject s in direc t sunlight. q For subject [...]

60 The Shooting Menu c c CONTIN UOUS (Continuou s shoo tin g) CONTINUOUS (Continuous shoot ing) Select m TOP 3 to captu re motion in a series of pictures. The camera takes up t o three pic tures while the sh ut ter -release button is pr essed. A Notes • Frame rate varies with shutter spe ed. • Focus and exp osure are det ermined by the f irs t [...]

61 Menus The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used to man age the pic tures in i nte rnal memor y or on the memor y card. Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 3 1 ). 2 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the playbac k menu. PLA YBACK MENU COPY SLIDE SHOW ERASE PRINT ORDER (DPOF) PROTECT 3 Pr ess the se[...]

62 The Playbac k Menu Playback Menu Opt ions Playback Menu O ptions The following options are available: Opt io n Option Des cr ip ti on Description A ERA SE Delete all or selec ted pic tures (pg. 35 ). B SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a slide show (p g. 63 ). C PRINT ORDER (DPOF) Selec t pic tures for printing on DPOF- and PictBridge- compatible dev[...]

63 Menus The Playbac k Menu B B SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an aut omated slide s how . Choose the t ype of show and pr ess MENU/OK to star t. Press DISP /BACK at any ti me during the show t o view on-screen help. When a movie i s displ ayed, movie pla yback will begin aut omatically , and the slide sho w will con tinue when the mo vi[...]

64 The Playbac k Menu E E PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from acc idental deletion. The following options are a vailable. ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Pr otect selected pictur es. 1 Pr ess the selec tor lef t or right t o dis play the desir ed pic ture. YES CANCEL PROTECT OK? UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL Picture not pr otected Pro tected picture 2 Press[...]

65 Menus The Playbac k Menu F COPY COPY Copy pictures between int ernal memory and a memor y card. 1 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o highlight d INTERNA L MEMOR Y g x CARD (c opy pic tures from int ernal memor y to the memory card) or x CARD g d INTERNAL MEMOR Y (c opy pictures from a memor y card t o int ernal memor y) . 2 Pr ess the selec tor[...]

66 The Playbac k Menu ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Copy selected frames . 100-0001 100-0001 COPY OK? YES CANCEL 1 Pr ess the selec tor lef t or right t o dis play the desir ed pic ture. 2 Press MENU/OK to c opy the pic ture. 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to copy add itional images. Press DISP /BACK to exit when the operation is com plete. ■ ■ ALL FRAMES AL[...]

67 Menus The Playbac k Menu D D IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE RO T A TE By default, pic tures tak en in tall orienta tion are di splay ed in wide orienta tion. Use thi s option to d ispla y pic tures in the corr ec t orientation in the monit or . It has no ef fec t on pic tures di splay ed on a comput er or other device. A Notes • Prot ec ted pic tures c[...]

68 The Playbac k Menu H TRI MMI NG TRIMMING T o crea te a cr oppe d copy of a picture , play the picture back and select H TRIMMING in the playback menu (pg. 6 1 ). 1 Pr ess the zoom buttons to z oom in and out and use the selector to scr oll the picture unti l the desired por tion is di splayed ( to exit to s ingle-f rame playback without cre atin[...]

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

70 The Setup Menu Setup Me nu Opt ions Setup Menu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip ti on Description Opt io ns Options Def au lt Default A A a IMAGE DISP . Choose how long pic tures are displayed af ter shooting (pg. 7 1 ). 3 SEC / 1 . 5 SEC / OFF 1 .5 SEC b FRAME NO. Choose how f iles are named (pg. 71 ). CONTINUOUS / RENEW CONTINUOUS c DI[...]

71 Menus The Setup Menu a a IMAGE DI SP . IMA GE DISP . Choose an option other than OFF t o display pic tures in the mon itor af ter shooting. P ic tures can be dis played for 1 .5 seconds ( 1.5 SEC ) or 3 second s ( 3 SEC ). b b FRA ME NO. FRAM E NO. New pictures are stored in i mage files named us ing a four - digit file num ber assigned by addin[...]

72 The Setup Menu c c DIG IT AL ZOO M DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selected, press ing T at the maxim um optical zoom position wil l trigger digital zoom, fur ther magn if ying the im age. T o cancel digital zoom, z oom out to the mini mum digital z oom position and press W . Zoom indic ator , DIGIT AL Z OOM on Zoom indic ator , DIGIT AL Z OOM of f WW T[...]

73 Menus The Setup Menu m FORMA T FORMA T Forma t int ernal memor y or a memor y card. If a memory card i s inserted in the camera, x will be dis played in the dialog shown a t right and this op tion will forma t the memor y card. If no memor y card i s inserted, d will be di splay ed and thi s option will forma t int ernal memory. Pr ess the selec[...]

74 The Setup Menu p p TIM E DIFFE R ENC E TIME D IFFE RE NC E When traveling, u se this option t o switch the camera clock instan tly from your home time zone t o the local time at your destina tion. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to highlight j LOC AL . 1. 2 Pr ess the s[...]

75 Menus The Setup Menu k k BA T TERY T YPE BA T TERY T YPE Af ter re placing the batteries with batteries of a dif ferent typ e, select the bat ter y t yp e to ens ure that the ba t ter y level is d ispla yed correctly and the camera does not turn off une xpec tedly . • ALK ALINE : AA alkaline (LR6 ) battery • Ni -MH : AA Ni- MH (n ickel-metal[...]

76 T echnical Notes Optional Accessories The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from FU JIFILM and other m anufac turers. ■ ■ Printing Printing PictBridge-compatible prin ter (av ailable from third-part y suppliers ) USB ■ ■ Audi o/ Visua l Audio/ Visual T V (av ailable from third-part y suppliers) Audio/ vis ual output ■ ■ C[...]

77 T echnical Notes Optional Acc essories Accessories from Fujif ilm Accessor ies from Fujifilm The following optional access ories wer e available from FU JIFILM. For the la test information on the acc essories available in your region, check with your local Fu jifilm represen tative or vis it h ttp :/ /www . fujifilm.com/pr oduc ts/ digital_camer[...]

78 T roubleshooti ng T roubleshooting Power an d Bat t er y Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at teries are e xhauste d. Inser t f resh or fu lly- charge d spare b atteri es. 4 The b at teries are not in th e correc t orientation. Re -inser t the bat[...]

79 T roubleshooti ng Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Menus and Displays Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec te d for the n w option in the s etup menu. Select ENGLISH .1 0 Shooting Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu [...]

80 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection Face dete c t io n not available. The c amer a is in a sho oting mo de whi ch makes Intelligent F ace Detec tio n unavailable. Cho ose a dif ferent shooting m ode. 26 No f ace is detected. The sub jec t ?[...]

81 T roubleshooti ng Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Flash The f lash doe s not fi re. The f lash is charging. Wait for the f lash to charge. 1 5 The c amer a is in a shootin g mod e in which the f lash d oes n ot fire. Ch oos e a dif ferent sho oting mo de. 2 6 The [...]

82 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Playbac k Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Pict ures Pic tures are grainy . The p ic tures were taken w ith a dif ferent make or model of camera. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable. The p ic tures were t aken at an image si ze of p or with a di f ferent make or mo [...]

83 T roubleshooti ng Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro b le m Problem Poss i bl e ca us e Possible cause So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Computer The comp uter does not recogni ze the camera. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec te d. Connec t the c amera corre c tly. 52 PictBridge Pic tures can n ot be pr int ed. The c amera is n ot proper ly conne[...]

84 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e displ ayed in the monit or : Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution O (red) Bat teries are low. Inser t fresh or f ully -charg ed spare b at teries . N (blink s re d) Bat teries are e xhaus ted. 0 Slow shut ter spe ed . Pict ure may be b lurred . Use the[...]

85 T roubleshooti ng Warning Messages and Displa ys Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution CAR D E RRO R The m emor y card is not fo rmat ted fo r use in the cam era . Format t he mem or y c ard (p g. 73). The m emor y card contac t s require cleanin g or the memory card i s damaged. Clean the contac t s with a s of [...]

86 Warning Messages and Displa ys Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution FRA ME NO. FULL T he cam era has run o ut of f rame numb ers ( curren t frame n umber i s 999-9999) . Format th e memo r y ca rd and sel ec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O. option in th e j SETUP menu. T ake a pic ture to reset f rame numb ering to[...]

87 T roubleshooti ng Warning Messages and Displa ys Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution PRINTER ERR OR Printer out of p aper o r ink , or other pr inter error . Check p rinter (see printer manual for d etails). T o resume printin g, turn the p rinter of f and th en turn it back on. PRINTER ERR OR RESUME? Check p r[...]

88 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not increase the amount of vis ible detail. Ins tead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image. Discharge : The cap acit y of rechargeable Ni- MH bat teries will drop if they are repea tedly charged without fir st b e[...]

89 Appendix Internal Memory /Memor y Card Capacity The following table shows the recor ding time or number of pic tures available at dif ferent image qualities. All figu res are a pproxim ate ; file size varies with the sc ene recor ded, producing wide varia tions in the num ber of f iles that ca n be s tor ed. T he number of exposure s or length r[...]

90 Internal Memor y/Memor y Card Capacity ■ ■ DIGIT AL C AMERA A22 0 / A23 0 / A2 35 DIGIT AL CAMERA A220 / A2 30 / A23 5 y y F F y y N N ! ! 3:2 3: 2 0 0 n n m m p p t t s s Ima ge si ze (p ixe ls) Image size (pixels) 4 0 00 × 30 0 0 40 0 0 × 266 6 2816 × 2 1 12 204 8 × 1536 1600 × 1200 6 4 0 × 48 0 640 × 4 8 0 3 20 × 240 File s ize Fi[...]

91 Appendix Sys te m Model DIG IT AL CAMER A A 160 / A 1 70 / A 1 80 D IGI T A L CAMER A A220 / A230 / A 235 Effec tive pixels 1 0. 2 million 1 2. 2 million CCD ½ .3 -in. , square -p ixel CCD with primar y col or fil ter Stor ag e med ia • Int ernal memory (a pprox. 1 0 MB) • SD/ SDHC memory cards ( see page 5) File sy ste m Compliant wi th D [...]

92 Specif icatio ns Sys te m Shu t ter s p eed ¼ s– 1 / 1, 4 0 0 s (AUTO mode); 8 s– 1 / 1, 4 0 0 s (other modes); combined me chanical and ele c tronic shut ter Continuous Up to three f ram es at a max imum of app roximately 1 fps Foc us • Mode : Single AF • Autofoc us system : Contras t-dete ct T T L AF • Focus-area selection : AF CEN [...]

93 Appendix Specif icatio ns Input/output terminals A / V OU T (a udio/video output) N TSC o r P AL w ith monaur al soun d Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Spee d with M TP /P TP conne c tion Power s up pl y/oth er Power s ou rce s • A A alkaline b at teries (×2) • A A re chargeable ni ckel- metal hydrid e (Ni- MH) b atteri es (×2; sol d se[...]

94 Specif icatio ns Color T elevision S ystems NTSC ( N ational T elevision S yste m C ommit tee) i s a color television t elecas ting specif ication adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, an d Japan. P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a color television system adopted mainly in Eur op ean countries and China. Notices • Spe cifications sub[...]

95 Appendix Caring for the Camera T o ensur e cont inued enjoyment of the pr oduc t, obser ve the following precautions. Storage and Us e Storage and Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex tended period, remov e the bat teries and memory card. Do not store or u se the camera in locations th at are: • e xposed to rai n, stea m, or smok e ?[...]

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