4 5
Getting Ready Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features Settings Software
Installation Viewing Images
ContentsLOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA .................................................................................................. 10
Compatible Batteries .................................................................................................................................. 10
CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE ....................................................................................... 12
CHARGING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................................................ 13
Using the AC Power Adapter ..................................................................................................................... 13
SWITCHING ON AND OFF/SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................ 14
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME/CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ....................................................... 15
Correcting the date and time ...................................................................................................................... 15
Changing the date order ............................................................................................................................ 15
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ........................................................................................................................ 16
SETTING UP AND USING THE FinePix F610 CRADLE CP-FX610 ............................................................... 17
Warning .......................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT .................................................................. 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ......................................... 3
Preface ........................................................................... 6
Accessories included ......................................................7
Nomenclature ................................................................. 8
Attaching the strap ..................................................... 9
Example of LCD Monitor Text Display ....................... 9
■Still photography mode ..................................... 9
Examples of Display panel Text Display .................... 9
■Still photography mode ..................................... 9
■Playback mode ..................................................9
System Expansion Options ......................................... 91
Accessories Guide ...................................................... 92
Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly ...................... 93
Notes on the Power Supply ......................................... 93
Notes on Using the Battery (NP-40) ........................93
AC Power Adapter .................................................. 94
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 95
Warning Displays ........................................................ 96
Troubleshooting ...........................................................98
Specifications ............................................................ 100
Explanation of Terms ................................................ 102
Safety Notes .............................................................. 103
1 Getting Ready
6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS/ADJUSTING THE VOLUME .....................................................70
SET–UP ........................................................................................................................................................... 71
■SET–UP Menu Options .......................................................................................................................... 71
FUSING THE SET–UP SCREEN ................................................................................................................ 71
IMAGE DISPLAY ....................................................................................................................................... 72
Preview Zoom/Continuous shooting preview (image checking) .......................................................... 72
POWER SAVE SETTING (low power setting) ........................................................................................... 73
FORMAT (media initialization) ................................................................................................................... 74
FRAME NO. (frame number storage) ........................................................................................................ 74
4 Settings
5.1 THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS ............................................................................................................ 75
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................................... 76
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.0 TO 9.2 ................................................................................................ 78
5.4 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ...............................................................................................................81
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................... 84
6.2 USING FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................89
6 Viewing Images
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ............................................................................................................................ 20
SHOOTING STILL IMAGES (BAUTO MODE) ......................................................................................... 22
USING THE VIEWFINDER TO TAKE PICTURES .................................................................................... 24
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................. 24
HFOCUSING MODE .................................................................................................................................... 25
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ......................................................................................................... 25
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ........................................................................... 25
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................. 26
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) .......................................................................... 27
BEST FRAMING ........................................................................................................................................ 27
VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ..................................................................................................... 28
Single-frame Playback/Fast-forwarding Through Your Images/Multi-frame Playback ............................... 28
Playback Zoom .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Trimming .................................................................................................................................................... 30
ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) ..........................................................................................................31
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .................................................................................. 32
Quality modes in Still Photography (B, ?, s) mode ....................................................................... 32
Quality modes in Movie (r) mode ............................................................................................................ 32
SSENSITIVITY ................................................................................................................................................... 33
High-sensitivity photography (800) ............................................................................................................ 33
JFinePix COLOR ................................................................................................................................................35
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................... 36
■List of Functions Available in Each Mode .............................................................................................. 37
■List of Menu Options Available in Each Mode ........................................................................................ 37
B
AUTO .............................................................................................................................................................. 38
?SCENE POSITION ........................................................................................................................................... 38
mPortrait ....................................................................................................................................................... 38
,Landscape ................................................................................................................................................. 38
.Sports ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
/Night Scene ............................................................................................................................................... 38
sMANUAL .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
NProgrammed Auto ...................................................................................................................................... 40
MShutter-Priority Auto ................................................................................................................................... 41
<Aperture-Priority Auto ................................................................................................................................42
>Manual ....................................................................................................................................................... 43
DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION ....................................................................................................................... 44
dFLASH .............................................................................................................................................................. 45
xAuto Flash Mode ........................................................................................................................................ 46
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
p
PHOTO MODE STILL IMAGE
p
PHOTO MODE STILL IMAGE/MOVIE
3 Advanced Features
bRed-Eye Reduction .................................................................................................................................... 46
dForced Flash .............................................................................................................................................. 46
cSlow Synchro ............................................................................................................................................. 46
nRed-Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro .......................................................................................................... 46
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................... 47
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ............................................................................................................................. 47
fTop 5-frame Continuous Shooting ............................................................................................................. 48
kFinal 5-frame Continuous Shooting ........................................................................................................... 48
USING THE PHOTOGRAPHY MENU (REQUIRED READING) ..................................................................... 49
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU .................................................................................................................................. 50
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 50
AWHITE BALANCE ............................................................................................................................................ 51
HFOCUS MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 51
AF (MULTI) ................................................................................................................................................ 52
AF (CENTER) ............................................................................................................................................ 52
CONTINUOUS AF ..................................................................................................................................... 52
AF AREA .................................................................................................................................................... 53
MF (Manual Focus) .................................................................................................................................... 53
PPHOTOMETRY ................................................................................................................................................ 54
GSHARPNESS ................................................................................................................................................... 54
zFLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................ 54
oERASE FRAME ................................................................................................................................................55
iPROTECT FRAME ...........................................................................................................................................56
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS .........................................................................................................................57
;PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS .................................................................................................................... 59
oERASING ALL FRAMES .................................................................................................................................. 60
iPROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING ALL FRAMES .................................................................................... 61
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) .........................................................................................................63
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ................................................................................................ 64
uDPOF SET FRAME .......................................................................................................................................... 65
UDPOF ALL RESET ........................................................................................................................................... 66
rSHOOTING MOVIES ....................................................................................................................................... 67
VIEWING MOVIES (lPLAYING BACK MOVIES) ....................................................................................... 69
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
p
PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
STILL IMAGE MENU