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USING AF/AE LOCK
In a shot with this type of composition, the
subjects (two people in this case) are not in the
AF frame. If the shot is taken at this point, the
subjects will not be in focus.
Move the camera slightly so that one of the
subjects in the AF frame.
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◆AF (AUTOFOCUS) /AE (AUTOEXPOSURE) LOCK◆

On the FinePix40i, pressing the shutter button down half way locks the focus and exposure
settings (AF and AE lock). If you want to focus on a subject that is not centered in the frame or
change the picture composition after the exposure is set, you can obtain good results by changing
the composition after the AF and AE settings are locked.
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
Number of Available Frames The number of available shots is displayed on
the LCD monitor in the position shown in the
figure at left.
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See P.41 for information on changing the File size
and Quality setting.
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At shipment, the default settings are 2400 ×1800
(for File Size) and NORMAL (for Quality).
■Standard number of shots per SmartMedia
The number of shots that can be recorded onto a SmartMedia card varies slightly depending on the type of subject.
Also, the difference between the standard number of shots and the actual number of available shots increases for
SmartMedia with a higher capacity.
Quality Mode
Image Data Size
MG-4S (4MB)
MG-8S (8MB)
MG-16S/SW (16MB)
MG-32S/SW (32MB)
2
4
9
18
4
9
19
38
11
23
47
94
44
89
165
331
Approx.
1700KB
Approx.
803KB
Approx.
328KB
Approx.
87KB
FINE NORMAL BASIC
MG-64S/SW (64MB) 36 77 189 663
File Size 2400 ×1800 640 ×480
NORMAL
6
12
25
50
12
24
49
99
Approx.
612KB
Approx.
312KB
101 198
1280 ×960
FINE NORMAL
✽The numbers of available shots are shown for formatted SmartMedia.
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The displayed screens are those shown on the LCD
monitor.
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See P.21 for information on taking pictures using the
LCD monitor.