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To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
For customers in the U.S.A
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
Be sure to read this page before using the software
End User License Agreement
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Disposal of used Electrical & Electronic Equipment
product
In Countries outside the EU:
Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment
Loading the xD-PictureCard
Setting the language, date, and time
Using Intelligent Face Detection
when taking pictures
Using p-MODEMENU (Photography)
Sending and receiving images
SHOOTING MENU
Setting the p-MODEMENU
Setting automatic playback
Connecting Camera Directly to Printer —
Notes on the xD-PictureCard™ and
FUJIFILM Digital Camera Worldwide
ZTest Shots Prior to Photography
ZNotes on Copyright
ZHandling Your Digital Camera
ZLiquid Crystal
•If liquid crystal gets into your eye
Preface
ZTrademark Information
ZExif Print (Exif ver. 2.2)
and xD-PictureCard™ are trademarks of
Exif Print Format is a newly revised digital camera file
e Macro (Close-up)
Icons indicate the modes that are available
CAUTION
This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s operation
CHECK
• Rechargeable Battery NP-95(1)
• CD-ROM(1)
• Strap (1)
• AC Power Adapter AC-5VC(1 set)
• Owner’s Manual (this manual) (1)
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ZPhotography mode
A( Self-timer (p.65)
Be Macro (close-up) (p.61) CCFlash (p.62)
DsPhotography mode (p.48) EBattery level indicator
(p.19)
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ZCompatible battery
Rechargeable Battery NP-95(1)
Terminals Indicator
•See p.142-143 for information on the battery
•Do not split or peel outer labels of the battery
2 Load the battery
3 Close the battery cover
Battery release catch
Indicators
Ready Getting
APlug the AC power adapter connector into the DC IN 5V socket on the camera
BPlug the connecting
cable into the AC power adapter
CPlug the connecting cable into the power outlet
Loading the Battery (➝p.16)
Indicator lamp
CHECK Indicator lamp
Battery protection function
CAUTION Notes on charging the battery
xD- Picture Card
2 Insert an xD-PictureCard
Gold marking
Gold contact area
an xD-PictureCard
If the
Note that the
Operation of this camera is only guaranteed when it is used with FUJIFILM
•See p.145 for information on the xD-PictureCard
•See p.164 for information on the standard number of available frames
Changes between Photography mode and Playback mode
Press w for about 1 second to turn the camera on in Playback mode
Press POWER to turn the camera off
To change to Photography mode, press the shutter button down halfway
1screen appears when turning the camera on
2 Set the date and time
Turning On and Off
3 Change the date format
APress por qto select the date format
BPress nor oto set the format
CAlways press MENU/OK after the settings are completed
1 Open the SET-UPmenu
2 Display the DATE/TIME screen
2 Display the screen
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This section describes the basic operations
1 Turn the camera on
APress POWER to turn the camera on
BSet the Mode dial to q
Holding the camera correctly
Zoom bar
• Focal range
• Optical zoom focal length (35 mm camera equivalent)
• Max. zoom scale 3×
AF frame
Taking Pictures (q AUTO Mode)
4 Press the shutter button fully
Halfway pressed
When the subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock to take the picture
Flash
ZIndicator lamp display
Display
Status
Recording to xD-PictureCard or
memory full, xD-PictureCard or
Available Photography modes: q
, H, , , , , )
ATo activate Intelligent Face Detection press once
To turn Intelligent Face Detection off, press again
When there are multiple people in the frame, Intelligent Face
the new subject is in the center of the screen
AF/AE lock is useful:
When taking a picture in AF/AE lock, cancel
Intelligent Face Detection
1 Move the camera slightly so that one of the subjects is in the AF frame
2 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus on the subject
Subjects not suitable for autofocus
Very shiny subjects such Fast moving subjects as a mirror or car body
•Subjects photographed through glass
•Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur
•Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames
Select the LCD monitor display
Press DISP/BACK to change the LCD monitor display
Text displayed
Framing guideline displayed
Press w during shooting to change to Playback mode
•When pressing w, the last image shot appears on the LCD monitor
When playing back images shot with a camera other than FinePix F31fd
CAUTION Still images viewable on FinePix F31fd
Press DISP/BACK during Playback mode to change the LCD monitor display
Viewing the Images
To select the required image:
Press p: last image
Press q: next image
Intelligent Face Detection
ZZoom scales
Quality mode
Max. zoom scale
5(2848 × 2136 pixels)
Approx. 4.5×
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Playback mode (➝p.37)
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Press MENU/OK to erase all the frames (files)
When using an
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1 Select the Photography mode
tographyrPho — urestFea Advanced
2 Specify the photography settings
ZSpecifying functions using buttons
ZSpecifying functions using p-MODEMENU (p button)
ZSpecifying functions using SHOOTING MENU (MENU/OK button)
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ZSelecting Scene position setting
Do not move the camera until the shooting ended
When there is insufficient space on the
•Continuous shooting is disabled when setting
Flash cannot be used in the Landscape mode
Use this mode to take pictures of a moving subject
It gives priority to faster shutter speeds
Use this mode for shooting evening and night scenes
A picture is taken with a slow shutter of up to 3 seconds
•Long exposure can be used in only the /NIGHT mode
2 Select the exposure time
ZSelecting the exposure time setting
Use this mode to shoot sunset, making the colors more vivid
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ZSelecting the Shooting mode setting
Aperture
Lit red
Main subject
F2.8
Shutter speed
Use this mode to take close-upshots
Available Photography modes: q, s, </M
/?(, , , , , ) (➝p.48)
Press e (p) to select Macro mode. Press e (p) again to cancel Macro mode
eappears on the LCD
The flash setting changes each time you press d (q)
The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions
This mode is suitable for shooting portraits in low-lightconditions
Use this mode to minimize red-eye(eyes appear in red in the finished photo)
MEMO Red-eyeeffect
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d Setting the Flash (Intelligent Flash)
Effective flash range (S: AUTO) Wide-angle:
Approx. 60 cm to 6.5 m (2.0 ft. to 21.3 ft.) Telephoto:
Approx. 60 cm to 3.5 m (2.0 ft. to 11.5 ft.)
CAUTION Notes on using flash
Available Photography modes: All
The self-timersetting changes each time you press * (o)
The last displayed setting is
: The picture is taken after 10 seconds
(: The picture is taken after 2 seconds
*Self-Timer
2 Take pictures in selected time
Using the 2-second self-timer
•To stop the self-timer,once it has started running, press DISP/BACK
•Any of the following cancels the self-timersetting:
1 Set the self-timer
The last displayed setting is the selected mode
off, press again
Press the shutter button all the way down
(fully pressed)
4 Take pictures in selected time
Available Photography modes: s, </M
— Features Advanced
Any of the following disables exposure
compensation:
when the function is on
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ZList of p-MODEMENU options
Menu
Functions
Factory
AUTO/AUTO(1600)
Using p-MODEMENU (Photography)/SHOOTING MENU
ZList of SHOOTING MENU options
MenuFunctionsSettings
default
SCENE POSITION
off or the mode setting is changed
Use this menu to specify required sensitivity setting of the
• When anything other than s, </M and
in the
ambient light around the subject
p-MODEMENU (Photography)
Setting the menu (➝p.72)
Use this menu to specify the image size (number of recorded pixels)
Select the quality setting for the scene being shot
ZQuality settings in Photography mode
Use this menu to specify required color tone
It is effective for taking vivid shots or black and white shots
FinePix COLOR settings
The contrast and color saturation
are set to standard
To use the photometry modes effectively
MULTI
Available Photography modes: s, </M
Use this setting when the correct exposure cannot be
wide range of shooting conditions
AUTO: Automatic adjustment
6: Shooting outdoors in good weather
7: Shooting in shade
9: Shooting under Daylight fluorescent lamps
: Shooting under Warm White fluorescent lamps
SHOOTING MENUSetting the menu (➝p.72)
Set the exposure
compensation again, using
a negative value (–)when
[OVER] appears and a
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Available Photography modes: q, s, </M
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When using CONTINUOUS, attention must be given to the battery level
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APress wto set the camera to Playback mode (➝p.37)
CPress nor oto select IR
COMMUNICATION
DPress p
ATurn the camera on
p-MODEMENU (Playback)
Setting the menu (➝p.86)
•Check that your camera is turned on when transmitting the image data
•Movie images cannot be transmitted
You can send the image data by simply pressing pthree times
You can receive image data by simply pressing buttons as the order below
p ➝ p➝ MENU/OK
•Image data may be compressed when transmitted
•If “COMMUNICATION ERROR”, “CANNOT BE
•Do not place anything between the transmitting and receiving device
•To interrupt automatic playback, press MENU/OK
Press
•The Auto power off function (➝p.118) does not operate during slide show
•Press DISP/BACK once during playback to display on- screen help
when NORMAL or FADE-IN is selected
Zu PRINT ORDER (DPOF)
Total number of prints
Setting for that frame
MEMO Canceling DPOF setting
•When DPOF settings were specified on another camera
•Prints of up to 999 frames (files) can be ordered on the same xD-PictureCard
•DPOF settings cannot be specified for movies
Intelligent Face Detection (➝p.32) ( appears on the
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An image can be rotated only when playing back using FinePix F31fd
APress por qto select the rotating frame (file)
CPress nor oto select IMAGE
ROTATE
DPress MENU/OK
To protect or unprotect only the selected frame (file):
Unprotected
Protected (Fappears)
APress por qto select the protecting/ unprotecting frame (file)
BPress MENU/OK to protect/unprotect the currently displayed frame (file)
Press MENU/OK to protect all the frames (files)
Press MENU/OK to unprotect all the frames (files)
MEMO To stop the procedure midway
ZSelecting COPY
APress nor oto select ALL FRAMES
CPress MENU/OK to copy all the frames (files)
Voice memos of up to 30 seconds can be added to still images
APress por qto select the image to add a voice memo
CPress nor oto select VOICE MEMO
Remaining
time
Microphone
ZPlaying back voice memos
Control
Description
Progress bar
Speaker
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1 Set the camera to r Movie mode
ZZooming the image
Movie — Features Advanced
2 Record movies
CHECK Recording movies
Press p to open the p-MODEMENU
APress q
BPress nor oto change the setting
CPress MENU/OK to confirm the setting
ZQuality settings in Movie mode
ZPlaying back movies
•You may not be able to play back some movie files recorded on other cameras
•Uncover the speaker. The sound is difficult to hear
Volume can be adjusted while playing back movies
APress MENU/OK while playing back movie
The movie is paused during playback
2 Change the page
3 Change the setting
How to use the SET-UPmenu (➝p.110)
Setting
Factory default
Explanation
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N/I
3 SEC/1.5 SEC:
The image appears for about 3 or 1.5 seconds and is then recorded
ZOOM (CONTINUOUS):
The image appears enlarged. Use this mode to check details of image
•IMAGE DISP. cannot be used when hLONG PERIOD (➝p.83) is set
<CONT.> <RENEW
*Formatted xD-PictureCard or internal memory used for both A and B
RENEW : Pictures are stored on each xD-PictureCard beginning with a file number
Frame number
File number
Use this function to shoot enlarged images than maximum optical zoom scale
ZZoom bar display
OFF Optical zoom: 3×
Optical zoom: 3× Digital zoom: approx. 6.2×
•Digital zoom focal length
ZPOWER SAVE
The LCD monitor darkens when camera is not used for 10 seconds
Power save mode is disabled when Intelligent Face Detection (➝p.32) is on
Pressing any button wakes the camera up
Z30 fps/60 fps
Use this function to adjust the LCD monitor brightness
YFORMAT:
Internal memory
\FORMAT:
xD-PictureCard
MEMO To restore power to the camera
Refer to “Turning On and Off” (➝p.22)
1 Use Time difference function
Press nor oto change between NHOME and I LOCAL
To set the time difference, select ILOCAL. NHOME: Your home time zone
2 Move to TIME DIFFERENCE screen
Available time setting
3 Set time difference
Video (yellow)
To terminals
Audio (white)
A/V OUT socket
AC-5VC
;USB socket
Connecting Camera Directly to Printer — PictBridge Function
APress por qto display the frame (file) for specifying PRINT setting
BPress nor oto set a value
Up to 99 sheets are printed
To specify more PRINT settings, repeat steps Aand B
APress DISP/BACK to open the menu
BPress nor oto select u PRINT DPOF
Connection Camera
Disconnecting the printer
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ZHardware and software requirements
CPU
RAM
Hard disk space
Internet connection*3
ZRecommended system
Operating System
Internet connection
Installation on a Windows PC
1 Install FinePixViewer as instructed in the Quick start guide
Launching the installer manually
ADouble-clickthe “My Computer” icon
*Windows XP users should click “My Computer” in the “Start” menu
Compatible Mac*1
Installation on a Mac OS
3 Double-clickon “Installer for MacOSX”
7 The “Read me” dialog appears. Click the [Continue] button
11Launch “Image Capture” from the “Applications” folder
13Select “Other...” from “When a camera is connected, open”
15Select “Quit Image Capture” menu in the “Image Capture” menu
Refer to Software
Installation (➝p.126, 129)
the first time you connect
the camera to your PC
Install the software first. Do
FinePix F31fd is compatible with PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol). A
Always use the FUJIFILM AC Power Adapter
•Make sure that USB cable (included) is connected correctly and pushed in
•Perform pre-arrangedsteps to disconnect and turn off the camera (➝p.134)
•Auto power off is disabled during USB connection
Windows XP
1 Windows
Macintosh
•What is explained in “How to Use FinePixViewer”
Example: Looking up slide shows
Windows
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•xD-PictureCard
Use the following xD-PictureCards:
16MB/32MB/64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
•Battery Charger BC-65S
•Rechargeable Battery NP-95(1800 mAh)
•Image Memory Card Reader DPC-R1
•PC Card Adapter DPC-AD
•CompactFlash™ Card Adapter DPC-CF
•Waterproof Case WP-FXF30
ZPlaces to Avoid
ZWhen the Camera is Not Used or is stored Periods of Time
ZCleaning Your Camera
ZUsing the Camera When Traveling
Notes on the Battery (NP-95)
*When shipped, the NP-95is not fully charged. Always
charge the NP-95before using it
• When carrying the NP-95,install it in a digital camera
ZBattery Features
ZBattery Life
At normal temperatures, the NP-95can be used at least 300 times
Notes on storage
•Store the battery in a cool place
*Do not leave the battery in hot or extremely cold places
Power Supply and Battery
Always use the AC Power Adapter AC-5VCwith the camera
•Use the AC power adapter for indoor use only
•Do not use the AC power adapter with any device other than your camera
•During use, the AC power adapter will become hot to the touch. This is normal
ZImage Memory Card
This Image Memory Card is a new image recording media
ZInternal Memory
ZProtecting Your Data
ZHandling xD-PictureCard
Notes on the xD-PictureCard™ and the Internal Memory
• The xD-PictureCard may feel warm when it is removed
ZSpecifications
from the camera after taking pictures. This is normal
Type
The table below lists the warnings that are displayed on the LCD monitor
Warning Displayed
Remedy
(Lit red)
The battery is low or completely out of charge
Warning Displays
The xD-PictureCard contact area is soiled
The xD-PictureCard format is incorrect
• The xD-PictureCard is damaged
\ CARD FULL
TOO MANY FRAMES
by date sorting
sorting
• Protected files cannot be erased. Remove the
protection
The camera is not connected to a PC or printer
correctly
Check that your printer is turned on
When using infrared transmission function
transmit the image data within the camera’s or
ZGetting ready
Matters
Problems
Possible causes
Solutions
Troubleshooting
There is no battery in the camera
Load the battery
begin
blinks during
ZShooting
The xD-PictureCard is damaged
Insert a new xD-PictureCard
flash was charging
pressing the shutter button
The Shooting mode is set to
Cannot use the
flash
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ZPlaying back
battery or xD-PictureCard
ZConnecting
ZOthers
Camera malfunction may be caused
temporarily
the AC power adapter. Then reload the
and try again
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System
Model
Effective pixels
CCD
Storage media
Sensitivity
AUTO/AUTO(400)/AUTO(800)/AUTO(1600)/Equivalent to ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Photometry
TTL 256-zonesmetering Multi, Spot, Average
Exposure control
Specifications
White balance
Self-timer
Approx. 2 sec./10 sec
Flash type
Input/Output Terminal
A/V OUT (Audio/Visual
NTSC/PAL-type(with monaural sound)
output)
Digital input/output
Quality setting
pixels
Image data size
(approx. 26 MB)
16 MB
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Frame rate (fps)
JPEG
Motion JPEG
Smear
WAVE
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WARNING or serious injury can result if the information is ignored
This icon indicates that
CAUTION damage can result if the information is ignored
remove the battery, disconnect and
These actions could damage the cord and cause a fire or electric shock
•If the cord is damaged, contact your FUJIFILM dealer
Do not place the camera on an unstable surface
This can cause the camera to fall or tip over and cause injury
Never attempt to take pictures while in motion
Safety Notes
When storing the NP-95,keep it in the hard case
Keep xD-PictureCards out of the reach of small children
Do not leave this camera in places subject to extremely high temperatures
This product could cause injury in the hands of a child
Failure to do so can cause a fire or electric shock
Using a flash too close to a person’s eyes may temporarily affect the eyesight
Request regular internal testing and cleaning for your camera
Build-upof dust in your camera can cause a fire or electric shock
•Please note this is not a free of charge service
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