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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
■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
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ........................................................................................................................ 20
USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................................. 22
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................22
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 23
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card............................................................................................. 23
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................24
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ........................................................................................ 25
BEST FRAMING ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ...................................................................................................................... 26
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ............................................................................... 26
Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
■Zoom scales ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) ....................................................................................................................... 28
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK USING THE CRADLE) .......................................................................................29
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
TAKING PICTURES – SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................................... 30
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) .............................................................................................................................................. 31
dFLASH ......................................................................................................................................................................32
Auto flash (no icon) .................................................................................................................................................. 32
bRed-eye reduction ...............................................................................................................................................32
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
vSuppressed flash ................................................................................................................................................ 33
cSlow synchro .......................................................................................................................................................33
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 33
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................... 34
Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 34
SSENSITIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 35
JFinePix COLOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 36
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 37
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 38
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................... 38
qSHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 39
qMANUAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
qAUTO .................................................................................................................................................................. 39
mPORTRAIT .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
,LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................................................................... 39
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
.SPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 39
/NIGHT ................................................................................................................................................................. 39
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) ....................................................................................................................... 40
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................ 40
BPLAYBACK
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 41
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 43
gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................ 45
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................46
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................ 48
■Playing back voice memos ................................................................................................................................... 48
YTRIMMING ............................................................................................................................................................... 49
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................51
uDPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................52
UDPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................... 54
BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 55
Available recording time ........................................................................................................................................... 56
■Recording times for xD-Picture Card .................................................................................................................. 56
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................. 57
rPLAYING BACK MOVIES ........................................................................................................................................ 58
■Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................58
PLAYBACK MODE
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MOVIE MODE
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PLAYBACK MENU
fiADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ........................................................................................ 59
SET-UP ........................................................................................................................................................................... 60
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 60
■SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................61
POWER SAVE SETTING ........................................................................................................................................ 62
FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................................. 62
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ...................................................................................................................... 63
FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC ......................................................................................................................... 65
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ...........................................................................................................................67
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 70
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter ........................................................................................................................... 73
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ......................................................................................................................................... 73
6.2 CONNECTING TO A PC .......................................................................................................................................... 75
6.2.1 Connecting to a PC ......................................................................................................................................... 75
6.2.2 Disconnecting the camera ...............................................................................................................................79
6.3 USING FinePixViewer ...............................................................................................................................................80
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................80
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................. 80
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ...................................... 82
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................. 82
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) .................................................... 83
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ......................................... 86
Accessories Guide ...................................................... 87
Using Your Camera Correctly ..................................... 88
Notes on the Power Supply ......................................... 88
Notes on the Battery (NP-30) .................................. 88
AC Power Adapter .................................................. 89
WARNINGS ............................................................89
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................ 89
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 90
Warning Displays ........................................................ 91
Troubleshooting ...........................................................93
Specifications ..............................................................95
Explanation of Terms .................................................. 97
Safety Notes ................................................................ 98