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Using

the

Camera

2

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This section describes the camera’s functions.

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Photo mode “    ” button

Photography:

 

ab

 switch

Press “     ” to zoom in (telephoto).
Press “     ” to zoom out (wide-angle).

Playback:

 

ab

 switch (Panning frames (files))

Press “     ” to enlarge the image.
Press “     ” to revert to normal display.

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a

 (      ) 

b

 (      ) switch

Slide the Mode switch to change modes.

Photography mode: 

Still image shooting

Movie mode:

  Movie recording

Playback mode:

  Photographed image playback

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Changing modes

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dc

 button

Photography:

 

d

 button

Turns Macro (     ) on and off.

c

 button

Sets the flash (     ).

Playback:

 

Change frame or movie frame advance.

DISP: 

Press this button to select the LCD monitor  

display.

Photography: 

Turns text display on and off, the 

LCD monitor off or displays the 
framing guides.

Playback:

 Turns text display on and off or 

selects multi-frame playback.

BACK:

 Press this button to stop a procedure 

midway through.

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DISP/BACK button

Photography:

 Select the quality mode, 

sensitivity and FinePix COLOR settings.

Playback:

 Specify the print order (DPOF) 

settings.

BASIC OPERATION GUIDE

2

Using 
the Camera

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USB MODE        :

USB MODE        :
START−IMAGE     :OFF

START−IMAGE     :OFF

言語

言語/LANG.      

/LANG.       ENGLISH

ENGLISH

SET−UP

SET−UP

1

2

3

4

SET

SET

CANCEL

CANCEL

OPTION

OPTION

LCD

LCD

SET−UP

SET−UP

SELECTING THE LANGUAGE

1

The “SET-UP” screen appears. Press “

d

” or “

c

to move to option 3 and then press “

a

” or “

b

” to

select “

”.

2

Press “

c

” to select “ENGLISH”, “FRANCAIS”,

“DEUTSCH”, “ESPAÑOL”, “

” or “

”.

Press “

c

” to cycle through the language

settings.

!

The screens in this manual are shown in English.

!

See P.59 for more information on the “

F

” OPTION menu.

1

Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the
menu on the LCD monitor.

2

Press “

d

” or “

c

” to select “

F

” OPTION and

then press “

a

” or “

b

” to select “SET-UP”.

3

Press the “MENU/OK” button.

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Summary of Contents for FinePix F455

Page 1: ...use your FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix F455 correctly Please follow the instructions carefully BL00434 200 1 OWNER S MANUAL Getting Ready Using the Camera Advanced Features Software Installation Set...

Page 2: ...e for FinePix AX which is provided to you together with this Agreement b Software means the software which is recorded on Media c Documentation means the operation manuals of Software and other relate...

Page 3: ...GRAPHY FUNCTIONS 3 Advanced Features NIGHT 38 D EV EXPOSURE COMPENSATION 39 A WHITE BALANCE SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE 39 B PLAYBACK o ERASING SINGLE ALL FRAMES 40 i PROTECTING IMAGES FRAME SET ALL RE...

Page 4: ...5 minutes and then seek medical assistance h If liquid crystal is swallowed Flush your mouth thoroughly with water Drink large quantities of water and induce vomiting Then seek medical assistance Note...

Page 5: ...p P 21 Viewfinder Speaker Tripod mount LCD monitor xD Picture Card slot P 11 Battery compartment P 11 Battery release catch P 11 Photo mode button P 17 d macro button P 30 c flash button P 31 Cradle c...

Page 6: ...ly force to the battery cover Push the battery release catch aside while loading the battery Check that the battery is firmly held in place Compatible battery Always use the Rechargeable Battery NP 40...

Page 7: ...ge left in the battery The battery will soon run out Have a new battery ready 4The battery is depleted The display will shortly go blank and the camera will stop working Replace or recharge the batter...

Page 8: ...and time settings The message also appears when the battery has been removed and the camera has been left for a long period To set the date and time later press the DISP BACK button If you do not set...

Page 9: ...monitor off or displays the framing guides Playback Turns text display on and off or selects multi frame playback BACK Press this button to stop a procedure midway through 0 DISP BACK button Photogra...

Page 10: ...so that your fingers or the strap do not cover the lens flash or microphone If the lens or flash is obscured the brightness exposure of your shot may be incorrect 4 Press a to zoom in Press b to zoom...

Page 11: ...lamp then turns green and the next picture can be taken When taking a picture using the flash the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging The viewfinder lamp blinks orange durin...

Page 12: ...settings AF AE lock To focus on a subject that is off to one side or to set the exposure before composing the final shot lock the AF and AE settings Then take the picture to get the best result F N 25...

Page 13: ...stops Press the same Zoom switch again to start the indicator moving again The digital zoom cannot be used with the quality setting See P 33 for information on changing the quality setting If the shot...

Page 14: ...a or b to select BACK and then press the MENU OK button 0 1 0 2 Erased frames files cannot be recovered Back up important frames files onto your PC or another media ERASING IMAGES o ERASE FRAME PLAYB...

Page 15: ...check the exposure and focus adjust the shot composition press the shutter button down fully TAKING PICTURES SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS 3 Advanced Features Photography mode sp...

Page 16: ...wn halfway appears on the LCD monitor when the flash is used Red eye effect When using the flash to take a picture of people in low light conditions their eyes sometimes appear red in the picture This...

Page 17: ...get the correct colors when taking a picture under bright lighting In this mode the flash fires in bright as well as dark conditions c Slow synchro This is a flash mode that uses a slow shutter speed...

Page 18: ...fective for taking more vivid shots of subjects such as scenery blue sky and greenery and flowers p CHROME This setting converts the colors in the photographed image to black and white p B W 1 1Set th...

Page 19: ...revent the correct focus or brightness exposure from being achieved The self timer lamp lights steadily for roughly 5 seconds and then blinks for another 5 seconds and then the picture is taken 3 To s...

Page 20: ...just the exposure compensation according to the level of brightness or darkness in the image Guide to compensation i Backlit portraits 0 6 EV to 1 5 EV i Very bright scenes such as snowfields and high...

Page 21: ...r appears press the MENU OK button again to erase the frames files To stop the procedure midway Press the DISP BACK button to cancel erasing of all the frames files Some unprotected frames files will...

Page 22: ...e MENU OK button to display the menu on the LCD monitor Press d or c to select i PROTECT 1Press a or b to select FRAME SET ALL or RESET ALL 2Press MENU OK button to confirm your selection 1Press d or...

Page 23: ...3 0 2 3 5 appears on the LCD monitor Press the MENU OK button to begin recording Face the microphone on the front of the camera to record your comment Hold the camera about 20 cm 7 9 in away for the...

Page 24: ...JIFILM digital camera Playing back voice memos Playback Pause Resume Stop Fast forward Rewind Control Description The voice memo stops when playback ends Pauses the voice memo during playback Press b...

Page 25: ...2 1Press d or c to select Y TRIMMING 2Press the MENU OK button 3 1Press a to zoom in Press b to zoom out on an image A zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor 2Press d or c to move to another part of the...

Page 26: ...n the printer specifications the date may not be printed in some cases 0 1 0 2 u DPOF SET FRAME p PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS DPOF p PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK DPOF stands for Digital...

Page 27: ...ant printed set the number of prints to 0 zero To specify more DPOF settings repeat steps 1 and 2 Prints of up to 999 image frames files can be ordered on the same xD Picture Card DPOF settings cannot...

Page 28: ...s for xD Picture Card These figures are the available recording times using a new xD Picture Card formatted on the camera The actual recording times will vary depending on the free space available on...

Page 29: ...back to the previous file or advance to the next file respectively Fast forward Rewind Press d or c during playback to skip forwards or backwards through the movie Skip playback Press d or c when the...

Page 30: ...irm the changes 1Press a or b to select a menu option 2Press d or c to change the setting Press c for FORMAT DATE TIME TIME DIFFERENCE or q RESET 3 4 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1Set the...

Page 31: ...ter taking a picture The image appears for a few moments and is then recorded 61 61 15 62 63 74 73 80 16 POWER SAVE 2 MIN 5 MIN OFF 2 MIN Reduces the camera s power consumption and subsequently turns...

Page 32: ...without turning the camera off may cause the frame number memory to not function File number runs from 0001 to 9999 Once 9999 is exceeded the directory number changes from 100 to 101 The maximum numb...

Page 33: ...The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection Operating System 1 CPU Windows 98 including the Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Pr...

Page 34: ...or better Display 800 600 pixels or better at least 32 000 colors When using ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix 1024 768 or better Internet connection 4 i To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachme...

Page 35: ...i Connect the camera directly to the Macintosh using the USB cable included The software may not operate correctly if you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub i Push the USB conn...

Page 36: ...STALLATION ON A Mac OS X 1 Turn your Macintosh on and start up Mac OS X Do not launch any other applications 2 When the bundled CD ROM is loaded into the CD ROM drive the FinePix icon appears Double c...

Page 37: ...C on r Use the USB cable to connect the cradle t Slide the Power switch to the side to turn the camera on y Set the USB MODE setting in the SET UP menu to q WEB P 60 u Slide the Power switch to the si...

Page 38: ...t the USB cable when the camera is communicating with the PC See P 77 for information on the disconnection procedure Camera Operation Continued USE AT DSC MODE 1Plug the USB cable included into the cr...

Page 39: ...some cases Click the OK button to launch FinePixViewer h When FinePixViewer is not included in the list of actions to perform Select Take no action and then select the Always do the selected action ch...

Page 40: ...iewer in the FinePixViewer Help menu 2Click Basic Operation and then click Basic Slide Show Operations in the menu that appears 3The Basic Slide Show Operations information appears Press the key to vi...

Page 41: ...the camera 6 4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER PictBridge FUNCTION 1 2 3 4 2 1Slide the Power switch to the side to turn the camera on 2Select in USB MODE in the SET UP menu P 59 3Slide...

Page 42: ...Check that f is not displayed on the camera s screen 2Press the POWER button on the cradle to turn the power off PRINT WITH DATE is not available when the camera is connected to a printer that does no...

Page 43: ...PC Card Adapter DPC AD The PC Card Adapter allows the xD Picture Card and SmartMedia to be used as a PC Card Standard ATA compliant PCMCIA 2 1 PC card Type II h Compatible with xD Picture Cards of 16...

Page 44: ...camera in the check in baggage Baggage can be subjected violent shocks and the camera may be damaged inside or outside Notes on the Power Supply This camera uses the Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery N...

Page 45: ...ry Card is a new image recording media xD Picture Card developed for digital cameras The Image Memory Card consists of a semiconductor memory NAND type flash memory to record digital image data The re...

Page 46: ...xD Picture Card contact area with a clean dry cloth i Insert a new xD Picture Card i Turn the camera on i Load a new or fully charged battery i Wait until the flash has finished charging before pressi...

Page 47: ...in English There is no image or sound on the TV The TV image is black and white When the camera is connected to a PC the photographed image or playback image appears on the camera s LCD monitor Nothin...

Page 48: ...and devices such as digital cameras see a white subject as white by first adjusting the color balance to suit the color of the ambient light around the subject This adjustment is called matching the w...

Page 49: ...ded When discarding cover the battery terminals with insulation tape h Contact with other metallic objects or battery could cause the battery to ignite or burst Keep xD Picture Cards out of the reach...

Page 50: ...Memo...

Page 51: ...Printed in Japan FGS 406109 FG Printed on recycled paper 26 30 Nishiazabu 2 chome Minato ku Tokyo 106 8620 Japan http home fujifilm com products digital...

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