4 | Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the | |
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●! Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture (camera shake). Use a tripod to prevent camera shake, particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash mode is Suppressed flash.
●! There may be some uneven brightness at the lower edge of the screen. This is normal and does not affect the photographed image.
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●! Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as informed on P.137.
8 | Press the shutter button down fully. When a |
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clicking sound is heard, the camera records the |
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| ●! When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion, |
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| the camera takes the picture without the AF frame changing. |
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| ●! When pressing the shutter button fully, the indicator lamp |
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| lights orange (shooting disabled) and next picture can be |
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| ●! When taking a picture using flash, the image may disappear |
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| and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The indicator lamp |
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| blinks orange during charging. |
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| Use a mechanical cable release with this camera. |
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Release | To prevent camera shake, use a tripod (sold |
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AF frame
Frame the shot so that the subject fills the entire AF (Autofocus) frame.
●! The image shown on the screen 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.31).
●! Do not use more than one filter at a time.
●! The lens cap (included) may not be used when attaching the filter.
◆ Subjects not suitable for autofocus ◆The FinePix S9100 / FinePix S9600 uses a
●! When the subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock to take the picture (➡P.28).
h Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body
h Subjects photographed through glass
walls or subjects dressed in the same color as the background)
h Shots where another
7 Bebeep
Press the shutter button down halfway. When a short
●! When a short
h Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur
h Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames
h Dark subjects
h Fast moving subjects
h Subjects with little or no contrast between the subject and the background (such as white
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.28) or “MF” Manual focus mode (➡P.49).
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●! Pressing the shutter button down halfway freezes the image on the screen briefly. This image is not the recorded image.
●! When “{” appears on the screen, press again the shutter button down halfway or try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from your subject to take the picture.
●! The flash fires several times
sound may be heard.
You can adjust any angle of the LCD monitor. It is useful to shoot the subject that is in a high or low location.
| When pressing the shutter button down halfway, “∑” appears on the screen before the flash fires. |
| When selecting a slow shutter speed that will cause camera shake, “” appears on the screen. |
24 | Use the flash to take pictures. According to the scene or mode being shot, use a tripod. |
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