Scene
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Using the Camera
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BEST FRAMING

Select framing guideline function in Photography
mode.
Pressing the “BACK (DISP)” button changes the
LCD monitor display. Press the “BACK (DISP)”
button until “Framing Guideline” appears.
Text displayed
Framing guideline displayed
No text displayed
LCD monitor OFF
Position the main subject at the intersection of two lines in this
frame or align one of the horizontal lines with the horizon. Use
this frame as a guide to the subject’s size and the balance of the
shot while composing a shot.
!
The framing guideline is not recorded on the image.
!
The lines in the scene frame divide the image into 3 roughly equal parts
horizontally and vertically. The resulting printed image may be shifted
slightly from the scene frame.
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USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM)

Press the Zoom buttons to zoom in and out.
The digital zoom can be used up to the “3” quality
setting.
When zooming changes between optical and
digital, the position of the “” indicator stops. Press
the same Zoom button again to start the “
indicator moving again.
!
See P.42 for information on changing the quality setting.
!
If the shot goes out of focus during zooming, hold the shutter
button down halfway to refocus the shot.
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Zoom bar display
The position of the “ ” indicator on the
zoom bar shows the zooming status.
The area to the right of the separator
indicates digital zooming, while the area to
the left indicates optical zooming.
hOptical zoom focal length
Approx. 28 mm-91 mm, max. zoom scale: 3.2×
TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
35 mm camera equivalents
Digital zoom focal lengths
Maximum
zoom scale
Cannot be used
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-131 mm
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-164 mm
Approx. 1.4×
Approx. 1.8×
4
2
1
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-328 mm
Approx. 3.6×
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Important

Always use AF/AE lock when composing a shot.
The image may be out of focus if AF/AE lock is not
used.
Zoom button
hDigital zoom focal lengths
FinePix E500
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Zoom bar display
The position of the “ ” indicator on the
zoom bar shows the zooming status.
The area to the right of the separator
indicates digital zooming, while the area to
the left indicates optical zooming.
hOptical zoom focal length
Approx. 28 mm-91 mm, max. zoom scale: 3.2×
35 mm camera equivalents
Digital zoom focal lengths
Maximum
zoom scale
Cannot be used
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-114 mm
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-145 mm
Approx. 1.3×
Approx. 1.6×
÷
3
2
Equivalent to approx. 91 mm-351 mm
Approx. 3.9×
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hDigital zoom focal lengths
FinePix E510