FujiFilm A330 owner manual Taking Pictures aAUTO Mode, Using Viewfinder, Viewfinder Lamp Display

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE)

USING VIEWFINDER

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To take pictures using the viewfinder, press the “DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor off (Turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery power).

●! The viewfinder cannot be used to take pictures in Macro mode.

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Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the camera with both hands. Position of your right thumb so that it is handy for using the zoom.

●! Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture (camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake, particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash mode is Suppressed flash.

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AF frame

Viewfinder

Position the AF frame in the center of the viewfinder over the subject to set the focus.

If the subject is between 0.6 m and 1.5 m (2.0 ft. and 4.9 ft.) away, the area marked by “■” in the figure is photographed.

●! For more precise shot framing, use the LCD monitor to take the picture.

VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY

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	Recording to xD-Picture Card (Ready to shoot)
orange alternately
Lit orange	Recording to xD-Picture Card (Not ready)
Blinking orange	Flash charging (Flash will not fire)
Blinking green	Camera in Power Save mode (➡P.50)
(1-second intervals)
Blinking red	h xD-Picture Card Warnings
	No card loaded, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Card error
	h Lens operation error

✽When the LCD monitor is switched on, more detailed warning messages are displayed (➡P.78-79).

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