USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM)

Zoom bar display

Digital zoom

Optical zoom

The position of the “ ” indicator on the zoom bar shows the zooming status. The area to the above of the separator indicates digital zooming, while the area to the below indicates optical zooming.

Screen for FinePix A330

Press the “a([)” or “b(])” switch to zoom in or out. The digital zoom can be used with the “2” and “1” quality mode setting.

When zooming changes between optical and digital, the “” indicator stops. Press the same Zoom switch again to start the “” indicator moving again.

! The digital zoom cannot be used with the “3” (FinePix A330), “4” (FinePix A340) setting.

! See P.29 for information on changing the quality mode.

! If the shot goes out of focus during zooming, hold the Shutter button down halfway to refocus the shot.

hOptical zoom focal length

Approx. 38 mm-114 mm, max. zoom scale: 3

hDigital zoom focal lengths

FinePix A330

 

Digital zoom focal distance

Maximum

 

zoom scale

 

 

3

Cannot be used

 

 

 

 

2

Equivalent to approx. 114 mm-148 mm

1.3

 

 

 

1

Equivalent to approx. 114 mm-182 mm

1.6

FinePix A340

 

Digital zoom focal distance

Maximum

 

zoom scale

 

 

4

Cannot be used

 

2

Equivalent to approx. 114 mm-160 mm

1.4

 

 

 

1

Equivalent to approx. 114 mm-194 mm

1.7

35 mm camera equivalents

2

Using the Camera

BEST FRAMING

Text displayed

Framing guideline displayed

No text displayed

LCD monitor OFF

Select framing guideline function in Photography mode.

Pressing the “DISP/BACK” button changes the LCD monitor display. Press the “DISP/BACK” button until “Framing Guideline” appears.

Important

Always use AF/AE lock when composing a shot. The image may be out of focus if AF/AE lock is not used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Position the main subject at the intersection of two lines in this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frame or align one of the horizontal lines with the horizon. Use this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frame as a guide to the subject’s size and the balance of the shot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while composing a shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! The framing guideline is not recorded on the image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! The lines in the scene frame divide the image into 3 roughly equal parts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horizontally and vertically. The resulting printed image may be shifted slightly

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from the scene frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FujiFilm A330 owner manual Using the Zoom Optical ZOOM/DIGITAL Zoom, Best Framing