Contents

Warning.................................................................

2

IMPORTANT.........................................................

3

EC Declaration of Conformity................................

4

Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment

 

in Private Households......................................

5

Contents................................................................

6

Preface..................................................................

9

About this Manual ...............................................

11

Accessories Included ..........................................

12

Camera Parts and Features................................

13

Example of LCD Monitor Text Display ................

14

Getting Ready

 

Loading the Battery.............................................

15

Charging the Battery ...........................................

17

Loading the xD-Picture Card .........................

19

Turning On and Off .............................................

21

Setting the language, date, and time ..........

22

Correcting the Date and Time .............................

24

Selecting the Language ......................................

25

Using the Camera

 

Taking Pictures (q AUTO Mode).......................

26

Taking pictures with the focus and

 

exposure locked .......................................

30

AF-assist illuminator....................................

32

Adjusting the shot composition ...................

32

Viewing the Images.............................................

34

Using the Erase Button ...................................

38

6

Advanced Features — Photography

Using the Photography Functions —

 

Procedure of Setting .....................................

39

Setting the Shooting Mode .................................

42

qAUTO ....................................................

42

 

/? SCENE POSITION........................

42

 

Anti-blur ................................................

50

</MAPERTURE PRIORITY AE/

 

SHUTTER PRIORITY AE........................

50

s MANUAL..............................................

54

eMacro (Close-up)...........................................

55

dSetting the Flash.............................................

56

*Self-Timer ......................................................

58

Adjusting the Image Brightness

 

(D Exposure Compensation) .......................

60

jIncreasing Monitor Brightness ......................

62

Using p-MODE MENU (Photography)/

 

SHOOTING MENU .......................................

63

Setting the p-MODE MENU

 

(Photography)..........................................

63

Setting the SHOOTING MENU ..................

63

p-MODE MENU (Photography) ........................

66

Changing the sensitivity setting

 

(S ISO)...................................................

66

Changing the quality setting

 

(

QUALITY)..........................................

67

Changing the FinePix COLOR setting

 

(

FinePix COLOR) ...............................

68

SHOOTING MENU.............................................

69

Selecting light metering method

 

(

PHOTOMETRY)................................

69