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LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ............................................................................. 10
TURNING ON AND OFF ................................................................................................................ 12
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ................................................................................................... 13
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
.........................................................................................................14
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................... 15
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ........................................................................................ 16
USING VIEWFINDER ................................................................................................................ 17
Viewfinder lamp display ..........................................................................................................17
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ......................................................................................... 17
USING THE ZOOM (DIGITAL ZOOM) .......................................................................................18
BEST FRAMING ........................................................................................................................ 18
VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ....................................................................................... 19
Single-frame playback/Fast-forwarding through the images/Multi-frame playback ....................19
Playback zoom ........................................................................................................................... 20
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ........................................................................................... 21
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
6ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ................................................................................. 44
SET-UP ........................................................................................................................................... 45
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................45
SET-UP menu options ...................................................................................................... 46
POWER SAVE SETTING .....................................................................................................47
FORMAT .............................................................................................................................. 47
TIME DIFFERENCE (TIME DIFFERENCE SETTING) ........................................................ 48
FRAME NO. ......................................................................................................................... 49
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS .................................................. 22
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..................................................................................................................... 23
dFLASH ............................................................................................................................................. 24
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU (Important. Please read.) ....................................................................... 26
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION ..................................................................................... 26
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ................................................... 26
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ........................................................................................... 27
qSHOOTING MODE .............................................................................................................. 28
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) ................................................................................... 29
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) .................................................... 29
oERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES ...................................................................................................30
ALL FRAMES/FRAME/BACK .................................................................................................... 30
uDPOF SET FRAME ......................................................................................................................... 32
HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ..........................................................................32
HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (FRAME SET/RESET) .................................................. 32
uDPOF SET FRAME (RESET ALL) .................................................................................................. 34
iPROTECTING IMAGES (FRAME/SET ALL/RESET ALL) ................................................................35
FRAME SET .............................................................................................................................. 35
FRAME RESET/SET ALL/RESET ALL ...................................................................................... 36
PLAYBACK MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
gAUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK) ........................................................................................37
YTRIMMING ...................................................................................................................................... 38
rRECORDING MOVIES ................................................................................................................... 40
MOVIE MENU ........................................................................................................................................ 42
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .............................................................................. 42
rPLAYING BACK MOVIES ............................................................................................................... 43
Playing Back Movies .........................................................................................................43
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MENU
MOVIE MODE
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 ............ 9
Still photography mode ..........................9
Playback mode ...................................... 9

1 Getting Ready

2 Using the Camera

3 Advanced Features

4 Settings

5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................... 50
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ............................................................................................52
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X .............................................................................................. 55

5 Software Installation

6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ...........................................................................................................58
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter (sold separately) ................................................................. 58
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ........................................................................................................... 58
6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER FOR PRINTING IMAGES
(PictBridge FUNCTION) .............................................................................................................59
6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................... 59
6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ...................... 60
6.3 CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER ............................................................................................ 62
6.3.1 Connecting to a Computer ................................................................................................ 62
6.3.2 Disconnecting the Camera ................................................................................................ 65
6.4 USING FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................66
6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer .................................................................................................. 66
6.4.2 Uninstalling the Software .................................................................................................. 66

6 Viewing Images

System Expansion Options ............................ 68
Accessories Guide ......................................... 69
Using Your Camera Correctly ........................ 70
Power Supply and Batteries ........................... 70
Applicable Batteries .................................... 70
Notes on the Batteries ................................ 70
Using the AA-size Ni-MH Batteries Correctly
...71
AC Power Adapter ...................................... 71
Procedure for discharging rechargeable
Ni-MH batteries ........................................... 72
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................... 73
Warning Displays ........................................... 74
Troubleshooting ..............................................76
Specifications ................................................. 78
Explanation of Terms ..................................... 80
Safety Notes ................................................... 81