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■Viewfinder Lamp Display ✽When the LCD monitor is switched on, more detailed warning messages
are displayed (➡P.110-112).
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot
.
Blinking green
AF/AE in progress, camera shake warning or AF warning (Ready to shoot).
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording to xD-Picture Card (Ready to shoot).
Lit orange Recording to xD-Picture Card (Not ready).
Blinking orange Flash charging. PC communication in progress (Flash will not fire).
Blinking red hxD-Picture Card Warnings
No card loaded, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Card error.
hLens operation error.
hVery shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body.
hSubjects photographed through glass.
hSubjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur.
hSubjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames.
hWhen the subject is dark.
hWhen there is very little contrast between the subject
and the background (such as white walls or subjects
dressed in the same color as the background).

◆ Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus ◆

hSubjects moving at high speed.
hWhen something other than your subject is close to the
AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and dark and is
either closer or further away than your subject (as when
you photograph someone against a background with
strongly contrasting elements).
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (➡P.27).
Though the FinePix 2650 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able to
focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be out of focus.
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To take the picture, press the shutter button
down fully without lifting your finger off it. The
camera beeps and takes the picture, and the
data is then recorded.
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!
When you press the shutter button, there is a very
short delay before the picture is actually taken.
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Since the amount of image data recorded is not fixed
and varies depending on the subject (level of image
detail, etc.), the number of available shots may not
decrease after the image is recorded, or may
decrease by 2.
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See P.110-112 for information on the warning
displays.
7Beep
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Press the shutter button down halfway. The
camera is focused when the AF frame on the
LCD monitor shrinks and the green viewfinder
lamp stops flashing and stays lit.
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If you press the shutter button down fully in one motion,
the shot is taken without the AF frame changing.
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The viewfinder lamp flashes orange while the flash is
charging. If the LCD monitor is switched on, the
screen may go dark for a moment. This is normal
and does not indicate a fault.
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The flash charging time may increase when the
battery charge decreases.
The viewfinder lamp glows orange while the
image is being recorded and no pictures can be
taken. Also, do not switch the camera off or
open the battery cover during image recording.
Opening the cover during image recording could
corrupt the image files.
TAKING PICTURES (AAUTO MODE)
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