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ContentsWARNINGS ............................................................................2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................... 2
IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2
Warning .................................................................................. 3
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 .................................................................................................................................... 13
CHARGING THE BATTERY (USING THE CRADLE) .................................................................................................... 14
TURNING ON AND OFF ................................................................................................................................................ 15
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ................................................................................................................................... 16
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ....................................................................17
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 19
1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ...........................................................................................................................................20
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO AUTO MODE) ................................................................................................................... 22
INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY .................................................................................................................................. 24
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 24
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card............................................................................................. 24
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................25
SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION ..................................................................................................................... 26
VIEWING THE IMAGES (wPLAYBACK) ......................................................................................................................27
MOVE TO PHOTOGRAPHY MODE OR PLAYBACK MODE ..................................................................................27
Single-frame playback / Selecting images ............................................................................................................... 27
Multi-frame playback / Sorting by date .....................................................................................................................28
Playback zoom .........................................................................................................................................................30
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................31
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
BSTILL PHOTOGRAPHY
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ..................................................................................32
eMACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..............................................................................................................................................34
dFLASH ......................................................................................................................................................................35
AUTO Auto flash (no icon) ....................................................................................................................................... 35
bRed-eye reduction ...............................................................................................................................................35
dForced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
vSuppressed flash ................................................................................................................................................ 36
cSlow synchro .......................................................................................................................................................36
nRed-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 36
*SELF-TIMER ............................................................................................................................................................37
fiINCREASING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ................................................................................................................ 38
˘QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ..........................................................................................39
Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 40
ûSENSITIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 41
üFinePix COLOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 42
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 43
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 45
ˇSHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 45
¨EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ...............................................................................................................................46
»WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................47
âHIGH-SPEED SHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................47
ÍAF MODE .................................................................................................................................................................48
CENTER .................................................................................................................................................................. 48
MULTI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 48
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
BPLAYBACK
ÒERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 49
ÚIMAGE ROTATE ......................................................................................................................................................51
¸HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................52
¸SPECIFYING DPOF SETTINGS EASILY ................................................................................................................53
¸DPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................55
¸DPOF ALL RESET ...................................................................................................................................................57
ÇPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 58
◊AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................60
ÂRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................61
ÂPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................63
■Playing back voice memos ...................................................................................................................................63
Adjusting volume of voice memos ............................................................................................................................64
¯TRIMMING ...............................................................................................................................................................65
BMOVIE
rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 67
■Recording times per xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................. 68
˘QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE ..................................................................................................................69
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ...............................................................................................................................................70
■Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................70
Adjusting volume of movies ..................................................................................................................................... 71
PLAYBACK MODE
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MOVIE MODE
PLAYBACK MENU
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PLAYBACK MENU
SET-UP ...........................................................................................................................................................................72
˜USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 72
■SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................74
ãPLAYBACK VOLUME ..............................................................................................................................................75
éFRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 75
êLCD BRIGHTNESS ..................................................................................................................................................76
ëDIGITAL ZOOM ....................................................................................................................................................... 76
îAUTO POWER OFF ................................................................................................................................................ 77
ÎLCD POWER SAVE .................................................................................................................................................77
ïFORMAT ..................................................................................................................................................................78
óTIME DIFFERENCE .................................................................................................................................................78
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .........................................................................................................................80
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 82
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION (USING THE CRADLE) ...................................................................................................85
6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ......................................86
6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera .................................................................................................86
6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ....................................................88
6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC (USING THE CRADLE) ....................................................................................................90
6.3.1 Connecting to a PC .........................................................................................................................................90
6.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ...............................................................................................................................93
6.4 USING FinePixViewer ...............................................................................................................................................94
6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................94
6.4.2 Uninstalling the software .................................................................................................................................94
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ..................................................96
Accessories Guide ...............................................................97
Using Your Camera Correctly ..............................................98
Notes on the Power Supply ................................................. 98
Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ..........................................98
AC Power Adapter .......................................................... 99
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™....................................... 100
Warning Displays ...............................................................101
Troubleshooting .................................................................103
Specifications .....................................................................105
Explanation of Terms .........................................................107
Safety Notes ...................................................................... 108