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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
■Still 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
CHANGE THE SETTING TO WIDE / STD ...................................................................................................................................... 20
TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE) ..................................................................................................................................... 22
USING VIEWFINDER ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................ 24
AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR ...................................................................................................................................................... 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 (SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION) ........................................................................................................ 28
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ................................................................................................ 29
Sorting by date .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................................. 32
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK USING THE CRADLE) ........................................................................................................ 33
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ...................................................................................................................... 35
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 36
BAUTO / mPORTRAIT / ,LANDSCAPE / .SPORTS / /NIGHT SCENE ....................................................................... 38
PROGRAMMED AUTO ............................................................................................................................................................ 39
SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO .................................................................................................................................................... 40
APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ................................................................................................................................................. 41
MANUAL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ............................................................................................................................................................... 43
dFLASH ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
xAuto flash mode .................................................................................................................................................................. 45
bRed-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 45
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
cSlow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................................... 46
_PHOTOMETRY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 47
DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................................ 48
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
fTop 5-frame continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 50
jAuto bracketing ................................................................................................................................................................... 50
kFinal 5-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................................... 50
hLong-period continuous shooting with !1280 ×960 pixels/#1536 ×864 pixels mode .............................................. 51
CONTINUOUS AF ........................................................................................................................................................................... 52
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................................... 53
Quality settings in Still photography mode ................................................................................................................................53
SSENSITIVITY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
High-sensitivity photography (1600) ......................................................................................................................................... 55
JFinePix COLOR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 56
qSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION ......................................................................................................................... 57
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ....................................................................................................................................................... 58
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 58
AWHITE BALANCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 59
+FOCUSING ............................................................................................................................................................................... 61
AF (CENTER) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 61
AF (MULTI) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 61
AF (AREA) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
MF (Manual Focus) ................................................................................................................................................................... 62
jBRACKETING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 63
GSHARPNESS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 63
zFLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 63
BPLAYBACK
PLAYBACK INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 64
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES .......................................................................................................................................... 65
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ..................................................................................................... 67
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) ................................................................................................................................. 69
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................................. 70
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................................. 72
■Playing back voice memos .................................................................................................................................................... 72
YTRIMMING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 73
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................................ 75
uDPOF SET FRAME .................................................................................................................................................................. 76
UDPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................................... 78
PRINTING IMAGES SHOT AS WIDE IMAGES ............................................................................................................................... 79
BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 80
■Recording times for xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................................... 80
yQUALITY MODE (IN MOVIE MODE) ....................................................................................................................................... 82
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 83
■Playing Back Movies ............................................................................................................................................................. 83
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PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTING THE VOLUME .......................................................................... 84
SET-UP ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................ 85
■SET-UP menu options .......................................................................................................................................................... 86
IMAGE DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Preview zoom/Continuous shooting preview (image checking) ............................................................................................. 87
POWER SAVE SETTING (comsumption setting) ..................................................................................................................... 88
FORMAT (xD-Picture Card initialization) .................................................................................................................................. 88
TIME DIFFERENCE (time difference setting) ........................................................................................................................... 89
FRAME NO. (frame number storage) ....................................................................................................................................... 90
CCD-RAW ................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................................................................... 92
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ............................................................................................................................................ 94
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X .............................................................................................................................................. 97
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 100
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter .......................................................................................................................................... 100
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
6.2 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER .......................................................................................................................................... 102
6.2.1 Connecting to a Computer ............................................................................................................................................. 102
6.2.2 Disconnecting the Camera ............................................................................................................................................ 106
6.3 USING FinePixViewer .............................................................................................................................................................. 107
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ............................................................................................................................................... 107
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................................ 107
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER FOR PRINTING IMAGES
(PictBridge FUNCTION) ........................................................................................................................................................... 109
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................................ 109
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ................................................................... 110
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ................................................ 113
Accessories Guide ............................................................. 114
Using Your Camera Correctly ............................................ 115
Notes on the Power Supply ............................................... 115
Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ........................................ 115
AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 116
WARNINGS .................................................................. 116
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 116
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ....................................... 117
Warning Displays ............................................................... 118
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 120
Specifications ..................................................................... 122
Explanation of Terms ......................................................... 125
Safety Notes ...................................................................... 126