4 5
Getting Ready
Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features
Settings
Software
Installation
Viewing Images
Contents
ATTACH THE LENS CAP/STRAP/ADAPTER RING
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LOADING THE BATTERIES
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LOADING THE MEDIA
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SWITCHING 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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Changing the date and time
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To change 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 Monitor 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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Conversion Lens Guide
(sold separately)
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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 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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1 Getting Ready
6 ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS/ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
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SET
–
UP
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■ SET
–
UP menu options
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F
USING THE SET
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UP SCREEN
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IMAGE DISPLAY
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Preview zoom
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Continuous shooting preview (image checking)
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POWER SAVE SETTING (low power setting)
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FORMAT
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FRAME NO.
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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 8.6 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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6.1.1 Using the optional AC Power Adapter (sold separately)
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6.1.2 Connecting to a TV
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6.1.3 Connecting to a computer
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6.1.4 Disconnecting the camera
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6.2 USING FinePixViewer
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6.2.1 Mastering FinePixViewer
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6.2.2 Uninstalling the software
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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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■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card
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USING AF/AE LOCK
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AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR
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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 PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
B STILL IMAGE
y QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
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Quality settings in Still photography mode
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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
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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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mPortrait,Landscape/ . Sports /Night scene
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N PROGRAMMED AUTO
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Program shift
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M SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO
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< APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO
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> MANUAL
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e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY
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d FLASH
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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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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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h Long-period continuous shooting with 1280 × 960-pixel mode
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D EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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CONTINUOUS AF
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SETTING THE MANUAL FOCUS
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
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PHOTO MODE STILL IMAGE
3 Advanced Features
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION
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* SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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+
AF MODE
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A SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE
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™
PHOTOMETRY
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j BRACKETING
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GSHARPNESS
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z FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
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B MOVIE
r SHOOTING MOVIES
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r PLAYING BACK MOVIES
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■ Playing back movies
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B PLAYBACK
o ERASING SINGLE
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ALL FRAMES/FRAME/BACK
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i PROTECTING IMAGES : FRAME/SET ALL
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FRAME SET
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FRAME RESET
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SET ALL
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RESET ALL
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T 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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■ Playing back voice memos
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u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF)
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U DPOF ALL RESET
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
STILL IMAGE MENU
