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Usingthe Camera
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ClickBebeep

USING AF/AE LOCK

Move the camera slightly so that one of the
subjects is in the AF frame.
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Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE
lock). When a short double-beep is heard, the
camera focuses on your subject. The AF frame on
the LCD monitor becomes smaller and the camera
sets the shutter speed and aperture. The indicator
lamp (green) changes from blinking to lit.
3
Continue to hold the shutter button down halfway.
Move the camera back to the original image and
press the shutter button fully.
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!
AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter is
released.
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!
Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee
excellent results.
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In this shot, the subjects (two people in this case)
are not in the AF frame. Taking the picture at this
point will result in the subjects being out of focus.
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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES

The number of available frames appears on the
LCD monitor.
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See P.39 for information on changing the quality setting.
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The default quality “˘” set at shipment is “÷N”.
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Display Status
Lit green Locking the focus
Blinking green AF/AE in progress, camera shake warning or AF warning (ready to shoot)
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording to xD-Picture Card(ready to shoot)
Lit orange Recording to xD-Picture Card(not ready)
Blinking orange Charging the flash (flash will not fire)
Lit red Battery charging is in progress
Blinking red ixD-Picture CardWarnings
No card inserted, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full and xD-Picture Carderror
iLens operation error
✽Detailed warning messages appear on the LCD monitor (➡P.101-102).

INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY

TAKING PICTURES (AUTO AUTO MODE)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
■Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card
The table below shows the standard number of frames for a new xD-Picture Cardformatted on the camera. The larger the
xD-Picture Cardcapacity, the bigger the difference between the actual number of frames and the number shown here. Also,
the size of an image file varies depending on the subject. So the number of remaining shots may decrease by 2 or may
remain the same. For this reason, the number displayed may not show the actual number of frames.
÷F
2592 ×1944
6
12
25
51
102
205
412
÷N
12
25
50
102
204
409
819
„
2736 ×1824
12
25
51
103
207
414
830
Quality setting
Number of recorded pixels
DPC-16 (16 MB)
2
1600 ×1200
25
50
101
204
3
2048 ×1536
19
40
81
162
325
651
1305
409
818
1639
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640 ×480
122
247
497
997
1997
3993
7995
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
DPC-512/M512 (512 MB)
DPC-M1GB (1 GB)

◆AF (Autofocus)/AE (Auto-exposure) lock ◆

On the FinePix Z1, pressing the shutter button down halfway locks the focus and exposure settings(AF/AE lock). To focus on a subject that is off to one side or to set the exposure before composing thefinal shot, lock the AF and AE settings. Then take the picture to get the best result.