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Contents
LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ..................................................................................... 10
Compatible batteries .......................................................................................................................10
Checking the battery charge ...........................................................................................................11
TURNING ON AND OFF ........................................................................................................................ 12
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................................................... 12
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ........................................... 13
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE .............................................................................................................. 14
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE .................................................................................................................. 15
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ................................................................................................ 17
USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................19
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY .............................................................................................................. 19
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ......................................................................................................20
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card .................................................................... 20
USING AF/AE LOCK .............................................................................................................................. 21
BEST FRAMING .....................................................................................................................................22
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ............................................................................................. 23
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ..................................................... 23
Playback zoom ............................................................................................................................... 24
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ................................................................................................... 25
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
fiADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS/VOLUME ................................................................. 51
SET-UP .................................................................................................................................................. 52
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN .......................................................................................................52
■SET-UP menu options ...............................................................................................................53
POWER SAVE SETTING ....................................................................................................................... 54
FORMAT ................................................................................................................................................ 54
DIGITAL ZOOM ...................................................................................................................................... 55
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) .....................................................................................................56
FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................57

BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY

TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ......................................................... 26
■Photography mode specifications ............................................................................................. 26
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..................................................................................................................... 27
dFLASH ............................................................................................................................................. 28
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .................................................................................................. 30
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ........................................................................................................................ 31
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN PHOTOGRAPHY MODE .........................................................................31
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................... 32
qSHOOTING MODE ......................................................................................................................... 33
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ............................................................................................................ 34
DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION ...................................................................................................... 35
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ............................................................... 35

BPLAYBACK

oERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES ...................................................................................................36
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ............................................................................... 38
PLAYBACK MENU
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
uDPOF SET FRAME ......................................................................................................................... 39
uDPOF SET FRAME (RESET ALL) .................................................................................................. 41
iPROTECTING IMAGES:FRAME/SET ALL/RESET ALL ................................................................ 42
gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................... 44
YTRIMMING ...................................................................................................................................... 45

BMOVIE

rRECORDING MOVIES ................................................................................................................... 47
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE ......................................................................................... 49
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ...................................................................................................................... 50
■Playing back movies ..................................................................................................................50
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
■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 .................................................................................................58
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 .................................................................................................. 60
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ..................................................................................................... 63

5 Software Installation

6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ................................................................................................................. 66
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter ................................................................................................ 66
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV .............................................................................................................. 66
6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER—PictBridge FUNCTION ............... 67
6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ...................................................................... 67
6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ......................... 68
6.2.3 Disconnecting the printer ..................................................................................................... 69
6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC .................................................................................................................. 70
6.3.1 Connecting to a PC .............................................................................................................. 70
6.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ...................................................................................................73
6.4 USING FinePixViewer ...................................................................................................................... 74
6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ..................................................................................................... 74
6.4.2 Uninstalling the software ...................................................................................................... 74

6 Viewing Images

System Expansion Options ............................ 76
Accessories Guide ......................................... 77
Using Your Camera Correctly ........................ 78
Power Supply and Batteries ........................... 78
Applicable Batteries .................................... 78
Notes on the Batteries ................................ 78
Using the AA-size Ni-MH Batteries correctly....
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AC Power Adapter ...................................... 79
Procedure for discharging Ni-MH batteries
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Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................... 81
Warning Displays ........................................... 82
Troubleshooting ..............................................84
Specifications (FinePix A360)......................... 86
Specifications (FinePix A370)......................... 88
Explanation of Terms ..................................... 90
Safety Notes ................................................... 91