FujiFilm FinePix S3100 owner manual

Getting Ready

Using

the Camera

Advanced

Features

Software

Installation

Settings

Viewing Images

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This manual will show you how to use your

FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix S3100/FinePix S3500 correctly.

Please follow the instructions carefully.

OWNER’S MANUAL

Contents

Main Warning For customers of FinePix S3100 IMPORTANT For customers in the U.S.A. Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE EC Declaration of Conformity Contents 1 Getting Ready 3 Advanced Features 2 Using the Camera 4 Settings 5 Software Installation 6 Viewing Images Preface Test Shots Prior to Photography Notes on Copyright Liquid Crystal Notes on Electrical Interference Accessories included Camera parts and features Power switch Mode dial Example of screen text display Photography mode Playback mode 1 2 Attaching the lens cap 3 4 LOADING THE BATTERIES Outer casing Check that the camera is turned off (indicator lamp is off) before opening the battery cover. Compatible batteries hAA-size alkaline batteries (4), or AA-size Ni-MH batteries (sold separately) (4). 1 INSERTING THE MEDIA 2 3 How to replace the xD-Picture Card 2 1 CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER 2 Correcting the date and time Changing the date order 3 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ! @ # CHECKING THE BATTERY CHARGE Power save function BASIC OPERATION GUIDE 2 the Camera BASIC OPERATION GUIDE Displaying the On-screen Help 1 TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE) 2 5 6 8 7 Press the shutter button down fully. When a Beep noise is heard, the camera records the image. 9 TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE) USING LCD MONITOR 2 When using the LCD monitor to take pictures, press the EVF/LCD button to select the LCD monitor. INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY Display Status NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES The number of available frames appears on the screen. Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card TAKING PICTURES (aAUTO MODE) USING AF/AE LOCK AF (Autofocus)/AE (Auto-exposure) lock USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) BEST FRAMING Important VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) Single-frame playback Selecting images Multi-frame playback Still images viewable on the FinePix S3100 / FinePix S3500 Playback zoom Zoom scales 1 ERASING IMAGES (oERASE FRAME) 4 1 TAKING PICTURES SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS 2 3 3 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE SELECTOR BAUTO mSCENE POSITION sMANUAL eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) When using the flash dFLASH 1 2 3 dFLASH dForced flash xAuto flash bRed-eye reduction Red-eye effect Suppressed flash INCREASING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS 1 2 3 PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU Sample Uses yQUALITY SETTINGS IN PHOTOGRAPHY MODE Displaying the menus (P.37) 1 2 0203 *SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY MENU 1 2 DEV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION) zFLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT To obtain the optimum brightness PHOTOGRAPHY MENU GSHARPNESS APERTURE-PRIORITY AWHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) 6 7 3 oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES BACK oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES To stop the procedure midway uDPOF SET FRAME HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) e r 4 i 3 uDPOF SET FRAME HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (FRAME SET/RESET) When DPOF settings were specified on another camera 4 5 Canceling a frame Page 3 iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL FRAME SET RESET ALL SET ALL iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL FRAME RESET SET ALL RESET ALL To stop the procedure midway 2 gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK YTRIMMING 3 4 5 Image Sizes 3 rRECORDING MOVIES 1 MOVIE MODE Page rRECORDING MOVIES 1 01021Press a or b to change the setting. yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE Recording times per movie 2 PLAYING BACK MOVIES AdvancedFeatures Bar 2The playback time appears on the screen along with a progress bar. 1 ADJUSTING EVF / LCD (THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS) SET-UP FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN SET-UP SET-UP menu options Page Factory default Settings Display To restore power to the camera SET-UP WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) 4 5 FRAME NO. AA BB 5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC 5 Installation 1 2 3 4 Launching the installer manually 1 Page 5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 10 9 11 To install Acrobat Reader later... 5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X Hardware and software requirements Page Page 6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION 6.1.2 Connecting to a TV 6.1.1 Using the AC Power adapter (sold separately) 6 Images 6.2 4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER 3 PictBridge FUNCTION 6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera 5 6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF single-frame printing 3 6 4 5 Disconnecting the printer 6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC DSC (Mass storage device)mode 6.3.1 Connecting to a PC qWEB WEB CAM (Web Camera)mode Using Video Chat with Windows Messenger 1 2 6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC 3 Windows XP Regarding the icons Windows 98 / 98 SE / Me / 2000 Professional / Macintosh 2 1 6.4 USING FinePixViewer Example: Looking up slide shows 6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer 6.4.2 Uninstalling the software Windows Macintosh Macintosh Mac OS 9.2 Mac OS X Uninstalling FinePixViewer Uninstalling Exif Launcher, FinePixViewer System Expansion Options Video output Image input/output to the PC Accessories Guide hxD-Picture CardUSB Drive DPC-UD1 hxD-Picture Card hAC Power Adapter AC-5VH/AC-5VHS hFujifilm Rechargeable Battery 2HR-3UF Conversion Lens Guide (sold separately) Power Supply and Batteries Using Your Camera Correctly Damage by Water or Sand Damage by Condensation When the Camera is Not Used or is stored Periods of Time Power Supply and Batteries AC Power Adapter Using the AA-size Ni-MH batteries correctly Disposing of Batteries Discharging rechargeable Ni-MH batteries 2 3 Notes on the xD-Picture Card Image Memory Card Protecting Your Data Handling xD-Picture Card Using xD-Picture Cardwith a PC Warning Displays T roubleshooting Troubleshooting Possible causes Solutions T roubleshooting Troubleshooting Possible causes Solutions Specifications System Input/Output Terminals Specifications Power Supply and Others Battery Type Standard number of available frames/recording time per xD-Picture Card Explanation of Terms Safety Notes About the Icons CAUTION WARNING WARNING CAUTION WARNING