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ContentsWarning ......................................................................... 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 (USING THE CRADLE) .................................................................................................... 13
TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME .........................................................................................14
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME ...........................................................................................................................15
CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ....................................................................................................................................15
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 16
1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ...........................................................................................................................................17
TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) ........................................................................................................................ 19
USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................................. 21
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................21
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 22
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................................................... 22
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................23
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ........................................................................................ 24
BEST FRAMING ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ......................................................................................................................25
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ...............................................................................25
Playback zoom .........................................................................................................................................................26
■Zoom scales ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) ....................................................................................................................... 27
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK USING THE CRADLE) .......................................................................................28
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ..................................................................................29
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..............................................................................................................................................30
dFLASH ......................................................................................................................................................................31
Auto flash mode (no icon) ................................................................................................................................... 31
bRed-eye reduction ...............................................................................................................................................31
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
vSuppressed flash ................................................................................................................................................ 32
cSlow synchro .......................................................................................................................................................32
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 32
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ..........................................................................................33
Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 33
SSENSITIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 34
JFinePix COLOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 35
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 36
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 37
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................................37
qSHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 38
qMANUAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 38
qAUTO .................................................................................................................................................................. 38
mPORTRAIT ..........................................................................................................................................................38
,LANDSCAPE ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
.SPORTS ............................................................................................................................................................. 38
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
/NIGHT .................................................................................................................................................................38
DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) .......................................................................................................................39
AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................39
BPLAYBACK
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 40
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 42
gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................44
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................45
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................47
■Playing back voice memos ...................................................................................................................................47
YTRIMMING ...............................................................................................................................................................48
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................50
uDPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................51
UDPOF ALL RESET ...................................................................................................................................................53
BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 54
Available recording times .........................................................................................................................................55
■Recording times for xD-Picture Card .................................................................................................................. 55
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE ..................................................................................................................56
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ........................................................................................................................................57
■Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................57
PLAYBACK MODE
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MOVIE MODE
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PLAYBACK MENU
fiADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ........................................................................................58
SET-UP ...........................................................................................................................................................................59
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 59
■SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................60
POWER SAVE SETTING ........................................................................................................................................ 61
FORMAT ..................................................................................................................................................................61
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ...................................................................................................................... 62
FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 63
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .........................................................................................................................64
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ...........................................................................................................................66
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 69
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION (USING THE CRADLE) ...................................................................................................72
6.1.1 Connecting to a TV ......................................................................................................................................... 72
6.2 CONNECTING TO A PC (USING THE CRADLE) ....................................................................................................73
6.2.1 Connecting to a PC .........................................................................................................................................73
6.2.2 Disconnecting the camera ...............................................................................................................................77
6.3 USING FinePixViewer ...............................................................................................................................................78
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................78
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software .................................................................................................................................78
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ......................................80
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera .................................................................................................80
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ....................................................81
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ......................................... 84
Accessories Guide ...................................................... 85
Using Your Camera Correctly ..................................... 86
Notes on the Power Supply .........................................86
Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ..................................86
AC Power Adapter .................................................. 87
WARNINGS ............................................................ 87
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................ 87
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 88
Warning Displays ........................................................ 89
Troubleshooting ...........................................................91
Specifications .............................................................. 93
Explanation of Terms .................................................. 95
Safety Notes ................................................................96