4 5
Getting Ready
Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features
Settings
Software
Installation
Viewing Images
Contents
ATTACHING THE LENS CAP AND CAMERA STRAP
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LOADING THE BATTERIES
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INSERTING THE MEDIA
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CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
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TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
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SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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Warning
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IMPORTANT
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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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Example of screen text display
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■ Still photography mode
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■ Playback mode
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System Expansion Options
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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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Notes on using the AA-size Ni-MH batteries correctly
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AC Power Adapter
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Procedure for discharging rechargeable Ni-MH batteries
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Notes on the Media (xD-Picture Card™ and Microdrives)
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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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1 Getting Ready
SET-UP
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■ SET-UP menu options
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USING THE SET-UP SCREEN
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IMAGE DISPLAY
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Preview zoom / Displaying information for photographed images / Continuous shooting preview (image checking)
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POWER SAVE SETTING (low power setting)
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FORMAT (media initialization)
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ADAPTER SETTING
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FRAME NO. (frame number storage)
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CCD-RAW
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4 Settings
5.1 THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
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5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC
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5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.0 TO 9.2
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5.4 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X
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5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION
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6.2 USING FinePixViewer
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6 Viewing Images
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
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INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY
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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
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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 THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK)
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Single-frame playback / Fast-forwarding through the 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 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
B STILL PHOTOGRAPHY / MOVIE
y QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
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Quality settings in Still photography mode
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Quality settings in Movie mode
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B STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
S SENSITIVITY
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High-sensitivity photography (800)
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J FinePix COLOR
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FOCUSING (DISTANCE)
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EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE)
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TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
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■ List of functions available in each mode
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■ List of menu options available in each mode
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B
AUTO
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SCENE POSITION
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m Portrait
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, Landscape
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. Sports
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/ Night scene
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PROGRAMMED AUTO
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SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO
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APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO
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MANUAL
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d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
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x Auto flash mode
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b Red-eye reduction
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d Forced flash
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c Slow synchro
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n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
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Increasing the monitor brightness
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MANUAL FOCUS
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CONTINUOUS AF
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f CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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f Top 5-frame continuous shooting
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j Auto bracketing
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k Final 5-frame continuous shooting
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
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PHOTO MODE
STILL
PHOTOGRAPHY
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PHOTO MODE
STILL
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MOVIE
3 Advanced Features
h Long-period continuous shooting
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D EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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USING AE LOCK
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e MACRO (CLOSE-UP)
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PHOTOGRAPHY INFORMATION
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q STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION (Important. Please read.)
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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* SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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A WHITE BALANCE
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+ AF MODE
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´ MULTI
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; CENTER
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˜ AREA
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‘ PHOTOMETRY
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j BRACKETING
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G SHARPNESS
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T MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
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z FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
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∞ USING AN EXTERNAL FLASH
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B MOVIE
r RECORDING MOVIES
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PLAYING BACK MOVIES
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B PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK INFORMATION
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o ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES
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i PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL
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g AUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK)
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t RECORDING VOICE MEMOS
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t PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS
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u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF)
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u DPOF SET FRAME
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U DPOF ALL RESET
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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