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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