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LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ..................................................................................... 10
Compatible batteries .......................................................................................................................10
Checking the battery charge ...........................................................................................................11
TURNING ON AND OFF ........................................................................................................................ 12
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................................................... 13
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ........................................... 14
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE .............................................................................................................. 15
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ................................................................................................ 16
USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................18
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY .............................................................................................................. 18
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ......................................................................................................19
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card .................................................................... 19
USING AF/AE LOCK .............................................................................................................................. 20
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ....................................................................... 21
BEST FRAMING .....................................................................................................................................21
VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ............................................................................................... 22
Single-frame playback/Fast-forwarding through the images/Multi-frame playback ........................ 22
Playback zoom ............................................................................................................................... 23
ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................... 24
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ................................................................................. 47
SET-UP .................................................................................................................................................. 48
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN .......................................................................................................48
■SET-UP menu options ...............................................................................................................49
POWER SAVE SETTING ....................................................................................................................... 50
FORMAT ................................................................................................................................................ 50
TIME DIFFERENCE (TIME DIFFERENCE SETTING) .......................................................................... 51
FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................52
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ......................................................... 25
■Photography Mode Specifications ............................................................................................. 25
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..................................................................................................................... 26
dFLASH ............................................................................................................................................. 27
qSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION (Important. Please read.) ....................................... 29
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................... 29
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ......................................................... 29
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ................................................................................................. 30
qSHOOTING MODE ......................................................................................................................... 31
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) ......................................................................................... 32
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) .......................................................... 32
oERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES ...................................................................................................33
ALL FRAMES/FRAME/¡BACK ...................................................................................................33
uDPOF SET FRAME ......................................................................................................................... 35
HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ...................................................................................... 35
HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (FRAME SET/RESET) .............................................................. 35
PLAYBACK MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
uDPOF SET FRAME (RESET ALL) .................................................................................................. 37
iPROTECTING IMAGES:FRAME/SET ALL/RESET ALL ................................................................ 38
FRAME SET .................................................................................................................................... 38
FRAME RESET/SET ALL/RESET ALL ........................................................................................... 39
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) ........................................................................................40
YTRIMMING ...................................................................................................................................... 41
rRECORDING MOVIES ................................................................................................................... 43
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................... 45
rPLAYING BACK MOVIES ............................................................................................................... 46
■Playing Back Movies ................................................................................................................. 46
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
Warning ............................................................. 2
IMPORTANT ..................................................... 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ............................3
Preface .............................................................. 6
Accessories included ........................................ 7
Camera parts and features ............................... 8
Attaching the strap .........................................9
Using the strap .............................................. 9
Example of LCD Monitor text display ............ 9
■Still photography mode ..........................9
■Playback mode ...................................... 9
1 Getting Ready
2 Using the Camera
3 Advanced Features
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .................................................................................................53
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 .................................................................................................. 55
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ..................................................................................................... 58
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ................................................................................................................. 61
6.1.1 Using the optional AC Power adapter .................................................................................. 61
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV .............................................................................................................. 61
6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER FOR PRINTING IMAGES
(PictBridge FUNCTION) ....................................................................................................................62
6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ...................................................................... 62
6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ......................... 63
6.3 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER .................................................................................................. 65
6.3.1 Connecting to a Computer ................................................................................................... 65
6.3.2 Disconnecting the Camera .................................................................................................. 68
6.4 USING FinePixViewer ...................................................................................................................... 69
6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ..................................................................................................... 69
6.4.2 Uninstalling the Software ..................................................................................................... 69
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ............................ 71
Overview of the Optional Cradle ................. 72
Accessories Guide ......................................... 73
Using Your Camera Correctly ........................ 74
Power Supply and Batteries ........................... 74
Applicable Batteries .................................... 74
Notes on the Batteries ................................ 74
Using the AA-size Ni-MH Batteries and
the Rechargeable Battery NH-10 Correctly... 75
AC Power Adapter ...................................... 75
Procedure for discharging rechargeable
Ni-MH batteries .............................................. 76
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................... 77
Warning Displays ........................................... 78
Troubleshooting ..............................................80
Specifications (FinePix A330)......................... 82
Specifications (FinePix A340)......................... 84
Explanation of Terms ..................................... 86
Safety Notes ................................................... 87