Consider the scene you are photographing and the sort of image you want to

achieve when you specify the camera settings. A general guide to the procedure

isgiven below.

Select the Photography mode (-_P.40-44, 67, 68).

| All settings other than the Quality, Sensitivity and FinePix COLOR are

SP

P,S,A

M

specified on the camera.

Selects the best Scene Position setting ('_ PORTRAIT, ,& LANDSCAPE,

_,,SPORTS or £tNIGHT SCENE) for the scene beingshot.

Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the action is

frozen, so that the flow of the motion is conveyed, or so that the

background is out offocus.

Adjusts all the camera settings yourself.

Shoots a movie.

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Specify the required photography function settings (-_P.45-56).

_, Flash Use the flash for shots in dark locations or for backlit

subjects, etc.

Macro/_ Super macro Uses forclose-up shots.

AE-L AE lock Fixes the exposure settings.

[] Exposurecompensation Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0, this

function brightens (+) or darkens (-) the shot.

Continuous shooting Uses to take a series of continuous shots or to use

auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).

Take the pictures (check the exposure and focus -_ adjustthe shot composition -_ press the Shutter button down fully)."_You can use the menusfor more detailed settings (,,_P.32-35, 58-66).
The table below provides a number of sample settings You can achieve any number of other
effects by using the settings effectively. Try changing different settings to see what kind of shots you
can take.
To achieve this result 'Sample settings
To express tile motion of tile subject (the flow of time) Set theMode dialto "S" and select a slow shutter speed. (Usea
tripod to avoid camera shake.)
To freeze the subject's movement Set the Mode dial to "S" and select afast shutter speed.
To make thesubject stand outby having the background Set the Mode dial to"A" and select a wide aperture setting.
out of focus
To get a very large depth of focus Setthe Mode dial to "A" and select anarrow aperture setting.
To prevent the image having a red orblue cast dueto Change the "White balance" setting inthe photography menu.
the light source
To avoid missing snapshot opportunities Take pictures inAUTO mode (see "Using the Camera").
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or Use exposure compensation.
underexposed and to show the substance and textures Select (+} if the background ispale and (-) ifthe background is
of the subject clearly, dark.

•List of functions available ineach mode

At Autoflash mode YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red-eye reduction YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
Flash € Forcedflash YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES NO
St Slow synchro NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Red-eyereduction+slowsynchro NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Macro/,_ Super macro YES NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
AE_L AE lock YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
[] Exposure compensation NO NO YES YES YES NO NO
Focus mode {S-AF/MF/C-AF} YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
_ Top 5-frame YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
@4. _ Auto bracketing NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
Continuous
shooting _ FinalS-frame YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Long-period (up to40 frames) YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
_The flash cannot beused forContinuous shooting and Super Macro.
_Long-period continuous shooting and high-sensitivity photography cannot be usedtogether.

•List of menu options available

Factory
Defaults
{" QUALITY 1M
FinePix _ ISO AUTO _2
Photo mode
nil" FinePix COLOR YLSTANDAR[
in each mode
SP P S A M _'
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES_
YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
© Serf=timer OFF YES
f_ White balance AUTO NO
[] MULTI NO
I_ [] CENTER CENTER NO
AF mode [_ AREA NO
Photography [0] Photometry MULTI NO
menu _ Bracketing -+I/3EV NO
I_1 Sharpness NORMAL NO
Multiple exposure OFF NO
,_± Flash brightness 0 NO
adjustment
I _ External flash OFF NO
YES YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
¢1 The factory default quality for Movie mode is 640 x 480 pixels.
¢2 AUTO canonly beset in "1_1" mode.
High-sensitivity photography cannot be used together with Long-period continuous shooting.
AREA cannot be used together with continuous AF (C-AF).
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