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Contents

Warning (For customers of FinePix S5100) ........................... 2
IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ................................................. 3
Preface ................................................................................... 6
Accessories included .............................................................. 7
Camera parts and features ..................................................... 8
Example of screen text display .......................................... 9
■Photography mode ................................................... 9
■Playback mode ......................................................... 9
ATTACHING THE LENS CAP / STRAP / ADAPTER RING ............................................................................................................ 10
Attaching the lens cap .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
LOADING THE BATTERIES ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Compatible batteries ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
INSERTING THE MEDIA ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Checking the battery charge ..................................................................................................................................................... 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 (BAUTO MODE) ..................................................................................................................................... 20
USING LCD MONITOR ............................................................................................................................................................ 23
AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ........................................................................................................................................ 24
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................................................................. 24
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................................ 25
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ......................................................................................................... 26
BEST FRAMING ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Single-frame playback / Selecting images / Multi-frame playback ............................................................................................ 27
Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................................. 29
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

2 Using the Camera

BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY

FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ................................................................................................................................................................. 30
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ...................................................................................................................... 31
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 32
BAUTO / mPORTRAIT / ,LANDSCAPE / .SPORTS / /NIGHT SCENE ...................................................................... 34
PROGRAMMED AUTO ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO .................................................................................................................................................... 36
APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ................................................................................................................................................. 37
MANUAL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ............................................................................................................................................................... 39
dFLASH ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
xAuto flash ............................................................................................................................................................................ 41
bRed-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 41
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42
cSlow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................................... 42
fCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 43
fTop 3-frame continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 44
jAuto bracketing ................................................................................................................................................................... 44
kFinal 3-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................................... 44
hLong-period continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 45
DEXPOSURE COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................................ 46
CONTINUOUS AF ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47
MANUAL FOCUS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 48
INCREASING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ........................................................................................................................................ 49
yQUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................................... 50
Quality settings in Photography mode ...................................................................................................................................... 50
SSENSITIVITY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 51
JFinePix COLOR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 52
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 53
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU .................................................................................................................................................................. 54
*SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 54
AWHITE BALANCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 55
HAF MODE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

3 Advanced Features

;CENTER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 57
œMULTI ................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
†AREA .................................................................................................................................................................................. 58
çPHOTOMETRY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 58
jBRACKETING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 59
GSHARPNESS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 59
zFLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 59

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PLAYBACK INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 60
oERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES .......................................................................................................................................... 61
iPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ..................................................................................................... 63
gAUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ......................................................................................................................................................... 65
tRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................................. 66
tPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................................. 68
■Playing back voice memos .................................................................................................................................................... 68
YTRIMMING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 69
uHOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................................ 71
uDPOF SET FRAME .................................................................................................................................................................. 72
UDPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................................... 74

BMOVIE

rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 75
■Recording times for xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................................... 75
yQUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................................. 77
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 78
■Playing back movies ............................................................................................................................................................. 78
PLAYBACK MODE
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PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
fiADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ......................................................................................................... 79
SET-UP ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 80
FUSING THE SET-UP SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................ 80
■SET-UP menu options .......................................................................................................................................................... 81
POWER SAVE SETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 82
FORMAT ................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ....................................................................................................................................... 83
FRAME NO. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 85
CCD-RAW ................................................................................................................................................................................ 85

4 Settings

5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................................................................... 86
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ............................................................................................................................................ 88
5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X .............................................................................................................................................. 91

5 Software Installation

6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 94
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter (sold separately) ................................................................................................................ 94
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV .......................................................................................................................................................... 94
6.2 CONNECTING TO A PC ............................................................................................................................................................ 95
6.2.1 Connecting to a PC .......................................................................................................................................................... 95
6.2.2 Disconnecting the Camera .............................................................................................................................................. 98
6.3 USING FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................................................ 99
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................................. 99
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software .................................................................................................................................................. 99
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ..................................................... 101
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................................ 101
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ................................................................... 102

6 Viewing Images

System Expansion Options ................................................ 104
Accessories Guide ............................................................. 105
Conversion Lens Guide (sold separately) .......................... 106
Wide conversion lens WL-FX9/WL-FX9B ..................... 106
Teleconversion lens TL-FX9/TL-FX9B .......................... 106
Using Your Camera Correctly ............................................ 107
Power Supply and Batteries .............................................. 107
Applicable Batteries ...................................................... 107
Notes on the Batteries ................................................... 107
Using the AA-size Ni-MH batteries correctly ................. 108
AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 108
Procedure for discharging rechargeable Ni-MH batteries
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Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ....................................... 110
Warning Displays ............................................................... 111
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 113
Specifications ..................................................................... 115
Explanation of Terms ......................................................... 117
Safety Notes ...................................................................... 118