FujiFilm FinePix Z2

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Contents

WARNINGS ............................................................................ 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................... 2

IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2

Warning .................................................................................. 3

EC Declaration of Conformity ................................................. 3

Preface ................................................................................... 6

Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment in Private

Households .............................................................................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 FORMAT ................................................................. 17

SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 19

1 Getting Ready

BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ...........................................................................................................................................20

TAKING PICTURES (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

■Zoom scales ...................................................................................................................................................... 30

ERASING IMAGE (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 PHOTOGRAPHY .........................................................................................................................................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

SETTING PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................43

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 45

ˇSHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 45

¨EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ............................................................................................................................... 46

»WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................ 47

âHIGH-SPEED SHOOTING .......................................................................................................................................47

ÅCONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................... 47

fTop 3-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................... 48

kFinal 3-frame continuous shooting .................................................................................................................... 48

hLong-period continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................... 49

ÍAF MODE ................................................................................................................................................................. 50

ÏCENTER ............................................................................................................................................................50

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU

PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

3 Advanced Features

˝MULTI ................................................................................................................................................................50

BPLAYBACK

ÒERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 51

ÚIMAGE ROTATE ...................................................................................................................................................... 53

¸HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................54

¸SPECIFYING DPOF SETTINGS EASILY ................................................................................................................ 55

¸DPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................57

¸DPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................... 59

ÜPRINTING BY FUJIFILM MOBILE PRINTER .......................................................................................................... 60

ÇPROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 62

◊AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................ 64

ÂRECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................65

ÂPLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................ 67

■Playing back voice memos ................................................................................................................................... 67

Adjusting volume of voice memos ............................................................................................................................68

¯TRIMMING ............................................................................................................................................................... 69

BMOVIE

rRECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 71

■Recording times per xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................. 72

˘QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................. 73

PLAYING BACK MOVIES ...............................................................................................................................................74

■Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................74

Adjusting volume of movies ..................................................................................................................................... 75

PLAYBACK MODE

PHOTO MODE MOVIE

MOVIE MODE

PLAYBACK MENU

PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK

PLAYBACK MENU

SET-UP ........................................................................................................................................................................... 76

˜USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 76

■SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................78

ãPLAYBACK VOLUME .............................................................................................................................................. 79

éFRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 79

êLCD BRIGHTNESS ..................................................................................................................................................80

ëDIGITAL ZOOM ....................................................................................................................................................... 80

îAUTO POWER OFF ................................................................................................................................................ 81

ÎLCD POWER SAVE ................................................................................................................................................. 81

ïFORMAT .................................................................................................................................................................. 82

óTIME DIFFERENCE .................................................................................................................................................82

4 Settings

5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC ......................................................................................................................... 84

5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 86

5 Software Installation

6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION (USING THE CRADLE) ................................................................................................... 89

Connecting to a TV .................................................................................................................................................. 89

6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ...................................... 90

6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................. 90

6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) .................................................... 92

6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC (USING THE CRADLE) .................................................................................................... 94

6.3.1 Connecting to a PC ......................................................................................................................................... 94

6.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ...............................................................................................................................97

6.4 USING FinePixViewer ...............................................................................................................................................98

6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................98

6.4.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................. 98

6 Viewing Images

System Expansion Options ................................................100

Accessories Guide .............................................................101

Using Your Camera Correctly ............................................102

Notes on the Power Supply ............................................... 102

Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ........................................102

AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 103

Notes on the xD-Picture Card™....................................... 104

Warning Displays ...............................................................105

Troubleshooting ................................................................. 107

Specifications .....................................................................109

Explanation of Terms .........................................................111

FUJIFILM Digital Camera Worldwide Network .................. 112

Safety Notes ...................................................................... 116