4 5
Getting Ready
Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features
Settings
Software
Installation
Viewing Images
System Expansion Options
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Overview of the Optional Cradle
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Accessories Guide
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Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly
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Notes on the Power Supply
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Applicable Batteries
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Notes on the Batteries
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AC Power Adapter
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Notes on the xD-Picture Card™
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Warning Displays
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Troubleshooting
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Specifications
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Explanation of Terms
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Safety Notes
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Contents
LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA
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SWITCHING ON AND OFF, SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CORRECTING THE DATE, TIME AND CHANGING THE DATE ORDER, SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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Changing the date and time
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To change the date display format
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SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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SHOOTING STILL IMAGES (a AUTO MODE)
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■ Viewfinder Lamp Display
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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
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■ Standard number of shots per xD-Picture Card
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USING AF/AE LOCK
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USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM, DIGITAL ZOOM)
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BEST FRAMING
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VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (PLAYBACK)
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Single-frame Playback, Fast-forwarding Through Your Images, Multi-frame Playback
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Single-frame Playback, Playback Zoom, Panning, Trimming
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ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME)
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PLAYBACK MODE
STILL IMAGE MODE
6 ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS
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SET–UP
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■ SET–UP Menu Options
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F USING THE SET–UP SCREEN
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POWER SAVE SETTING
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FORMAT
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FRAME NO.
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y QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
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Quality settings in Still Photography (
q, ?) mode
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Quality settings in Movie (
r) mode
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S SENSITIVITY
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J FinePix COLOR
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u DPOF SET FRAME
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u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF)
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U DPOF ALL RESET
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TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
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■ Photography Mode Specifications
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SELECTING
a AUTO OR s MANUAL
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? SCENE POSITION
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e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY
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d FLASH
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STILL IMAGE MODE
SCENE POSITION
STILL IMAGE MENU
STILL IMAGE MODE
p
PHOTO MODE
PLAYBACK
p
PHOTO MODE
STILL IMAGE
p
PHOTO MODE
STILL IMAGE
/MOVIE
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION
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* SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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f CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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D EV (EXPOSURE COMPENSATION)
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A WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE)
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r SHOOTING MOVIES
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r PLAYING BACK MOVIES
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■ Playing Back Movies
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o ERASING SINGLE, ALL FRAMES
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FRAME, ALL FRAMES, BACK
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i PROTECTING IMAGES FRAME, SET ALL, RESET ALL
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FRAME SET, FRAME RESET, SET ALL, RESET ALL
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g AUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK)
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PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
Warning
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EC Declaration of Conformity
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Preface
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Accessories included
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Nomenclature
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Attaching the strap
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Basic Operation Guide
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Example of LCD Monitor Text Display
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■ Still photography mode
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■ Playback mode
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ABOUT THE BATTERIES
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1 Getting Ready
2 Using the Camera
3 Advanced Features
4
Settings
THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
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INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC
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INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 8.6 TO 9.2
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INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X
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5 Software Installation
CAMERA CONNECTION
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USING FinePixViewer
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6 Viewing Images
