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Getting Ready Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features Settings Software
Installation Viewing Images
Contents
CHARGING A BATTERY .................................................................................................................... 10
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE xD-Picture Card...................................................................... 11
TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ..............................................................14
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ........................................ 15
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ........................................................................................................... 16
PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ............................................... 17
Warning ............................................................. 2
IMPORTANT ..................................................... 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ............................3
Preface .............................................................. 6
Accessories included ........................................ 7
Nomenclature .................................................... 8
Attaching the strap .........................................9
Example of LCD Monitor Text Display ...........9
Still photography mode ..........................9
Playback mode ...................................... 9
System Expansion Options ............................ 76
Accessories Guide ......................................... 77
Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly ......... 78
Notes on the Power Supply ............................ 78
Applicable Batteries .................................... 78
Notes on the Batteries ................................ 78
Notes on Using the Rechargeable Battery NH-20
and AAA-size Ni-MH Batteries Correctly
...........79
Notes on Using the Battery Charger ........... 79
AC Power Adapter ...................................... 80
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................... 81
Warning Displays ........................................... 82
Troubleshooting ..............................................84
Specifications ................................................. 86
Explanation of Terms ..................................... 88
Safety Notes ................................................... 89

1 Getting Ready

6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ....................................................................56
SET-UP ................................................................................................................................................57
SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................57
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN .................................................................................................57
POWER SAVE SETTING ..........................................................................................................58
FORMAT ................................................................................................................................... 59
FRAME NO. ...............................................................................................................................59

4 Settings

5.1 THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS ............................................................................................... 60
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC ..............................................................................................61
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.0 TO 9.2 ................................................................................... 63
5.4 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X .................................................................................................. 66

5 Software Installation

6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION .............................................................................................................. 69
6.2 USING FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................... 74

6 Viewing Images

BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ............................................................................................................... 18
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ............................................................................................. 20
Viewfinder lamp display ........................................................................................................23
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ............................................................................................. 23
Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................... 23
USING AF/AE LOCK ..................................................................................................................... 24
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM / DIGITAL ZOOM) ............................................................ 25
BEST FRAMING ............................................................................................................................ 25
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ................................................................................................26
Single-frame playback / Fast-forwarding through the images / Multi-frame playback ................... 26
Single-frame playback / Playback zoom / Panning / Trimming ......................................................27
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ................................................................................................ 28
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

2 Using the Camera

BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ..................................................................... 29
Quality settings in Still photography mode ............................................................................... 29
SSENSITIVITY .......................................................................................................................................30
High-sensitivity photography (800) .......................................................................................... 30
JFinePix COLOR ................................................................................................................................... 31
TAKING PICTURES – SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ........................................................ 32
Photography mode specifications ........................................................................................ 32
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY .............................................................................................33
dFLASH ................................................................................................................................................. 34
qPHOTOGRAPHY MODE ..................................................................................................................... 36
qMANUAL / qAUTO / mPORTRAIT / ,SCENE / .SPORT / /NIGHT ............................ 36
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ..................................................................................................................... 37
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .....................................................................................37
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................................37
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ................................................................................................................38
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) ..................................................................................................40
AWHITE BALANCE ...............................................................................................................................40
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHYMODE
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PHOTO MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY

3 Advanced Features

BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ........................................................................................................................41
rPLAYING BACK MOVIES ................................................................................................................... 43
BPLAYBACK
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ..................................................................................................... 44
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ................................................................46
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) ............................................................................................ 48
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................ 49
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ........................................................................................................51
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ................................................................................... 52
uDPOF SET FRAME ............................................................................................................................. 53
UDPOF ALL RESET .............................................................................................................................. 55
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE