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Press the shutter button down fully. When a Beep
noise is heard, the camera records the image.
●
!
There is a slight delay between the shutter button being
pressed and the picture being taken. Play back the shot to
check the image.
●
!
When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion,
the picture is taken without the AF frame changing.
●
!
When the camera takes the picture, the indicator lamp lights
orange (shooting disabled). The indicator lamp then turns
green and the next picture can be taken.
●
!
When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and go dark as the flash charges. The indicator
lamp then blinks orange.
●
!
See P.89-90 for information on the warning displays.
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Beep
USING LCD MONITOR
When using the LCD monitor to take pictures,
press the “EVF/LCD” button to select the LCD
monitor.
1
2Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position of your right
thumb so that it is handy for using the zoom.
●
!
Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.
Use the LCD monitor to frame the shot so that the
subject fills the entire AF (Autofocus) frame.
3
AF frame

TAKING PICTURES (BAUTO MODE)

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
●
!
The image shown on the LCD monitor before the picture is
taken may differ in brightness, color, etc. from the image
actually recorded. Play back the recorded image to check it
(➡P.26).

◆Subjects not suitable for autofocus ◆

The FinePix S3100 / FinePix S3500 uses a high-precision autofocusing mechanism. However, it may
have difficulty focusing on the following:
hVery shiny subjects such as a mirror or car
body
hSubjects photographed through glass
hSubjects that do not reflect well, such as hair
or fur
hSubjects with no substance, such as smoke or
flames
hDark subjects
hFast moving subjects
hSubjects with little or no contrast between the
subject and the background (such as white
walls or subjects dressed in the same color as
the background)
hShots where another high-contrast object (not
the subject) is close to the AF frame and is
either closer or further away than your subject
(such as a shot of someone against a
background with strongly contrasting
elements)
For such subjects use AF/AE lock (➡P.24).