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Contents5
Getting Ready Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features Settings Software
Installation Viewing Images
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA ..................................................................................................... 10
Compatible Batteries ....................................................................................................................................... 10
CHARGING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................................................... 12
Using the AC Power Adapter ...........................................................................................................................12
SWITCHING ON AND OFF SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................ 13
CORRECTING THE DATE TIME AND CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ....................................................... 14
Changing the date and time ............................................................................................................................ 14
To change the date display format .................................................................................................................. 14
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...........................................................................................................................15
SETTING UP AND USING THE FinePix F700 CRADLE CP-FX700 .................................................................. 16
Warning ..........................................................................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
■Playback mode ..................................................9
System Expansion Options ......................................... 90
Accessories Guide ...................................................... 91
Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly ...................... 92
Notes on the Power Supply .........................................92
Notes on Using the Battery (NP-40) ........................92
AC Power Adapter .................................................. 93
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 94
Warning Displays ........................................................ 95
Troubleshooting ...........................................................97
Specifications .............................................................. 99
Explanation of Terms ................................................ 101
Safety Notes ..............................................................102
1 Getting Ready
6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING THE VOLUME .............................................69
SET–UP .............................................................................................................................................................. 70
■SET–UP Menu Options ...........................................................................................................................70
FUSING THE SET–UP SCREEN .................................................................................................................. 70
IMAGE DISPLAY .................................................................................................................................................71
Preview Zoom/Continuous shooting preview (image checking) ................................................................. 71
POWER SAVE SETTING ....................................................................................................................................72
FORMAT ............................................................................................................................................................. 72
FRAME NO. ........................................................................................................................................................ 73
CCD-RAW ........................................................................................................................................................... 73
4 Settings
THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS ..................................................................................................................... 74
INSTALLATION ON A WINDOWS PC ................................................................................................................75
INSTALLATION ON A MAC OS 8.6 TO 9.2 ........................................................................................................77
INSTALLATION ON A MAC OS X ...................................................................................................................... 80
5 Software Installation
VIEWING IMAGES ..............................................................................................................................................83
USING FinePixViewer ......................................................................................................................................... 88
6 Viewing Images
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ............................................................................................................................... 18
SHOOTING STILL IMAGES (AUTO MODE) ...................................................................................................... 20
■Viewfinder Lamp Display ........................................................................................................................ 22
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ...............................................................................................................22
■Standard number of shots per xD-Picture Card .................................................................................... 22
FOCUSING ......................................................................................................................................................23
AF AUXILIARY LIGHT .....................................................................................................................................23
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM, DIGITAL ZOOM) ...............................................................................24
BEST FRAMING ..............................................................................................................................................24
VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ............................................................................................................ 25
Single-frame Playback/Fast-forwarding Through Your Images/Multi-frame Playback .................................... 25
Single-frame Playback/Playback Zoom/Panning/Trimming .............................................................................26
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ................................................................................................................ 27
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL IMAGE MODE
2 Using the Camera
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ................................................................................ 28
Quality settings in Still Photography (q) mode ...............................................................................................28
Quality settings in Movie (r) mode ................................................................................................................ 28
SSENSITIVITY ................................................................................................................................................. 29
High-sensitivity photography (1600) ................................................................................................................ 29
JFinePix COLOR ............................................................................................................................................. 30
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) .............................................................................................. 31
UDPOF ALL RESET ......................................................................................................................................... 33
FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ....................................................................................................................................34
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ..........................................................................................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
BAUTO ..................................................................................................................................................... 38
?SCENE POSITION ...................................................................................................................................... 38
Portrait/Landscape/Sports/Night Scene
NPROGRAMMED AUTO ............................................................................................................................... 39
Program Shift ......................................................................................................................................... 39
MSHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO ...................................................................................................................... 40
<APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ....................................................................................................................41
>MANUAL ......................................................................................................................................................42
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 43
dFLASH ......................................................................................................................................................... 43
AutoFlash Mode (no icon) ..................................................................................................................... 43
bRed-Eye Reduction ........................................................................................................................44
dForced Flash ..................................................................................................................................44
vSuppressed Flash ..........................................................................................................................44
cSlow Synchro .................................................................................................................................44
STILL IMAGE MODE
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PHOTO MODE STILL IMAGE/MOVIE
3 Advanced Features
nRed-Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro ..............................................................................................44
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ........................................................................................................................ 45
fTop 5-frame Continuous Shooting .................................................................................................46
jAuto Bracketing ............................................................................................................................. 46
kFinal 5-frame Continuous Shooting ............................................................................................... 46
hLong-period Continuous Shooting with 1280 ×960-pixel mode .................................................... 47
CONTINUOUS AF ...............................................................................................................................................48
_PHOTOMETRY ........................................................................................................................................... 49
DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION .................................................................................................................. 50
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU .....................................................................................................................................51
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION ...............................................................................................................51
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 52
ASETTING THE WHITE BALANCE .................................................................................................53
Custom White Balance .................................................................................................................. 53
+FOCUS MODE .............................................................................................................................. 54
AUTO/AF (CENTER)/AF AREA/MF (Manual Focus) .................................................................... 54
USING AF/AE LOCK .................................................................................................................................. 56
jAUTO BRACKETING .................................................................................................................... 57
GSHARPNESS .................................................................................................................................57
zFLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ..........................................................................................57
rSHOOTING MOVIES .................................................................................................................................. 58
rPLAYING BACK MOVIES ........................................................................................................................... 60
■Playing Back Movies ................................................................................................................................60
oERASING SINGLE ALL FRAMES ............................................................................................................61
FRAME/ALL FRAMES/BACK ......................................................................................................................61
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PROTECTING IMAGES FRAME SET ALL RESET ALL
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FRAME SET ................................................................................................................................................ 63
FRAME RESET ........................................................................................................................................... 64
SET ALL ...................................................................................................................................................... 64
RESET ALL ................................................................................................................................................. 64
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) ....................................................................................................65
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ....................................................................................................................66
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................... 68
■Playing Back Voice Memos ..................................................................................................................... 68
PLAYBACK MENU
MOVIE MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU