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Contents
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 ...................... 10
■Photography mode .........................................10
■Playback mode ...............................................10
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA .................................................................................................................11
Compatible battery ...................................................................................................................................................11
Checking the battery charge .................................................................................................................................... 12
CHARGING THE BATTERY ...........................................................................................................................................13
Charging battery with cradle .................................................................................................................................... 13
Charging battery without cradle ............................................................................................................................... 14
Using the AC Power Adapter ................................................................................................................................... 14
TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME .........................................................................................15
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME ...........................................................................................................................16
CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ....................................................................................................................................16
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 17
1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ...........................................................................................................................................18
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ........................................................................................................................ 20
USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................................. 22
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................22
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 23
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card............................................................................................. 23
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................24
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ........................................................................................ 25
BEST FRAMING ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ......................................................................................................................26
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ...............................................................................26
Playback zoom .........................................................................................................................................................27
■Zoom scales ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) ....................................................................................................................... 28
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK USING THE CRADLE) .......................................................................................29
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ..................................................................................30
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..............................................................................................................................................31
dFLASH ......................................................................................................................................................................32
Auto flash mode (no icon) ................................................................................................................................... 32
bRed-eye reduction ...............................................................................................................................................32
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
vSuppressed flash ................................................................................................................................................ 33
cSlow synchro .......................................................................................................................................................33
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 33
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ..........................................................................................34
Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 34
SSENSITIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 35
JFinePix COLOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 37
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 38
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................................38
qSHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 39
qMANUAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
qAUTO .................................................................................................................................................................. 39
mPORTRAIT ..........................................................................................................................................................39
,LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................................................................... 39
.SPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
/NIGHT .................................................................................................................................................................39
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) .......................................................................................................................40
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................40
BPLAYBACK
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 41
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 43
gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................45
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................46
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................48
■Playing back voice memos ...................................................................................................................................48
YTRIMMING ...............................................................................................................................................................49
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................51
uDPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................52
UDPOF ALL RESET ...................................................................................................................................................54
BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 55
Available recording time ...........................................................................................................................................56
■Recording times for xD-Picture Card ........................................................................................................... 56
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE ..................................................................................................................57
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ........................................................................................................................................58
■Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................58
PLAYBACK MODE
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PHOTO MODE MOVIE
MOVIE MODE
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
fiADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ........................................................................................59
SET-UP ...........................................................................................................................................................................60
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 60
■SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................61
POWER SAVE SETTING ........................................................................................................................................ 62
FORMAT ..................................................................................................................................................................62
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ...................................................................................................................... 63
FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .........................................................................................................................65
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ...........................................................................................................................67
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 70
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter ...........................................................................................................................73
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.2 CONNECTING TO A PC .......................................................................................................................................... 75
6.2.1 Connecting to a PC .........................................................................................................................................75
6.2.2 Disconnecting the camera ...............................................................................................................................79
6.3 USING FinePixViewer ...............................................................................................................................................80
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................80
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software .................................................................................................................................80
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ......................................82
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera .................................................................................................82
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ....................................................83
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ......................................... 86
Accessories Guide ...................................................... 87
Using Your Camera Correctly ..................................... 88
Notes on the Power Supply .........................................88
Notes on the Battery (NP-30) ..................................88
AC Power Adapter .................................................. 89
WARNINGS ............................................................ 89
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................ 89
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 90
Warning Displays ........................................................ 91
Troubleshooting ...........................................................93
Specifications .............................................................. 95
Explanation of Terms .................................................. 97
Safety Notes ................................................................98