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Contents
Warning................................................................. 2
IMPORTANT......................................................... 3
EC Declaration of Conformity................................ 4
Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment
in Private Households...................................... 5
Contents................................................................ 6
Preface.................................................................. 9
About this Manual ............................................... 11
Accessories Included .......................................... 12
Camera Parts and Features................................ 13
Example of LCD Monitor Text Display ................ 14
Getting Ready
Loading the Battery ............................................. 15
Charging the Battery ........................................... 17
Loading the xD-Picture Card ......................... 19
Turning On and Off ............................................. 21
Setting the language, date, and time .......... 22
Correcting the Date and Time ............................. 24
Selecting the Language ...................................... 25
Using the Camera
Taking Pictures (q AUTO Mode)....................... 26
Taking pictures with the focus and
exposure locked ....................................... 30
AF-assist illuminator.................................... 32
Adjusting the shot composition ................... 32
Viewing the Images............................................. 34
Using the Erase Button ................................... 38
Advanced Features — Photography
Using the Photography Functions —
Procedure of Setting ..................................... 39
Setting the Shooting Mode ................................. 42
q AUTO .................................................... 42
/? SCENE POSITION........................ 42
Anti-blur ................................................ 50
</M APERTURE PRIORITY AE/
SHUTTER PRIORITY AE........................ 50
s MANUAL.............................................. 54
e Macro (Close-up) ........................................... 55
d Setting the Flash............................................. 56
* Self-Timer ...................................................... 58
Adjusting the Image Brightness
(D Exposure Compensation) ....................... 60
j Increasing Monitor Brightness ...................... 62
Using p-MODE MENU (Photography)/
SHOOTING MENU ....................................... 63
Setting the p-MODE MENU
(Photography).......................................... 63
Setting the SHOOTING MENU .................. 63
p-MODE MENU (Photography) ........................ 66
Changing the sensitivity setting
(S ISO)................................................... 66
Changing the quality setting
( QUALITY).......................................... 67
Changing the FinePix COLOR setting
( FinePix COLOR) ............................... 68
SHOOTING MENU............................................. 69
Selecting light metering method
( PHOTOMETRY)................................ 69
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