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Owner’s Manual

Thank you for your purchase of this 
product.    This  manual  describes 
how to use your FUJIFILM FinePix 
J100, J110w, J120, or J150w digital 
camera and the supplied software.  
Be sure that you have read and un-
derstood its contents before using 
the camera.

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Summary of Contents for Finepix J100

Page 1: ...s Manual Thank you for your purchase of this product This manual describes how to use your FUJIFILM FinePix J100 J110w J120 or J150w digital camera and the supplied software Be sure that you have read...

Page 2: ...ss proper ventilation is provided or the manu facturer s instructions have been ad hered to This video product should never be placed near or over a radia tor or heat register Attachments Do not use a...

Page 3: ...a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service ReplacementParts Whenreplacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts speci ed by the manufa...

Page 4: ...ep it in the hard case When storing the battery keep it in the hard case When discarding cover the battery terminals withinsulationtape Contact with other metallic objects or battery could cause the b...

Page 5: ...s necklaces or hairpins Do not expose to ame or heat Do not disassemble or modify Use with designated chargers only Dispose of used batteries promptly Do not drop or subject to strong physical shocks...

Page 6: ...the equipment o and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between th...

Page 7: ...tries Outside the European Union Norway Iceland and Liechtenstein If you wish to discard this product including the batteries or accumula tors please contact your local authorities and ask for the cor...

Page 8: ...d displays 88 How much charge is left in the battery Battery level 14 Taking Pictures Taking Pictures Question Question Key phrase Key phrase See page See page How many pictures can I take Memory capa...

Page 9: ...of pictures at once Multi frame playback 35 How do I view all pictures taken on the same day Sort by date 36 Can I protect my pictures from accidental deletion Protect 67 Can I hide the icons in the...

Page 10: ...in A Auto Mode 14 Viewing Pictures 18 More on Photography More on Photography Intelligent Face Detection and Red Eye Removal 19 Focus Lock 22 G Close ups Macro Mode 24 T Using the Flash 25 F Using the...

Page 11: ...Menu 72 Using the Setup Menu 72 Setup Menu Options 73 a IMAGE DISP 74 b FRAME NO 75 d DIGITAL ZOOM 76 e LCD POWER SAVE 76 i PLAYBACK VOLUME 76 j LCD BRIGHTNESS 76 k FORMAT 77 m AUTO POWER OFF 77 n TI...

Page 12: ...For information on speci c topics consult the sources below Troubleshooting Troubleshooting pg 82 pg 82 Having a speci c problem with the camera Find the answer here Glossary Glossary pg 92 pg 92 The...

Page 13: ...nd other text in the camera monitor are shown in bold In the illustrations in this manual the monitor display may be simpli ed for explanatory purposes Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories The fo...

Page 14: ...ler cable cover 80 1 Shutter button 16 17 2 Zoom control 15 3 Flash 25 4 Lens and lens cover 12 5 J button 12 6 Microphone 39 7 Self timer lamp 28 8 Monitor 3 1 3 2 6 5 7 4 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 17...

Page 15: ...19 Exposure compensation 60 1 Metering 61 2 Self timer indicator 27 3 Macro close up mode 24 4 Flash mode 25 5 Intelligent Face Detection indicator 19 6 Shooting mode 29 7 Battery level 14 8 White ba...

Page 16: ...ce red eye in portraits taken with the ash under low light pg 29 B baby mode Choose for natural skin tones in portraits of infants The ash turns o automatically pg 29 A movie Record short movies with...

Page 17: ...d another that connects to the power outlet via a power cable B NP 45 rechargeable battery Terminals Arrow BC 45A battery charger type B BC 45A battery charger type A 2 Plug the charger in Plug the ch...

Page 18: ...ery could overheat Read the cautions on page v Use only NP 45 batteries Failure to observe this pre caution could result in product malfunction Do not remove the labels from the battery or attempt to...

Page 19: ...or memory cards Do not use excessive force when handling the battery chamber cover 2 Insert the battery Align the orange stripe on the battery with the orange battery latch and slide the battery into...

Page 20: ...press the battery latch to the top and slide the battery out of the camera as shown Battery latch 3 Caution Turn the camera o before removing the battery 2 Tip Using an AC Adapter The camera can be po...

Page 21: ...ge 68 To prevent internal memory from becoming full be sure to delete pictures when they are no longer needed When a memory card is inserted as described below the card will be used for recording and...

Page 22: ...is in cor rect orientation do not insert at an angle or use force 3 Close the battery chamber cover Removing Memory Cards Press the card in and then release it slowly The card can now be removed by ha...

Page 23: ...remove the card Do not turn the camera o or remove the memory card while the memory card is being formatted or data are being recorded to or deleted from the card Failure to observe this precaution co...

Page 24: ...on and begin playback press the H button for about a second Press the H button again to turn the camera o 2 Tip Switching to Shooting Mode To exit to shooting mode press the shutter button halfway Pr...

Page 25: ...1 12 00 AM MM DD YY 2 1 Press the selector left or right to highlight the year month day hour or minute and press up or down to change To change the or der in which the year month and day are displaye...

Page 26: ...turn the camera on 2 Select A mode Rotate the mode dial to A 3 Check the battery level Check the battery level in the monitor q w e r Indicator Indicator Description Description q white Battery partia...

Page 27: ...Zoom indicator Holding the Camera Hold the camera steady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides Shaking or unsteady hands can blur your shots To prevent pictures that are out of focu...

Page 28: ...hat will not be in the center of the frame in the nal photograph 5 Focus Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the main subject in the focus frame AUTO 250 250 F3 3 F3 3 Focus frame Press halfw...

Page 29: ...or lamp The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows Indicator lamp Indicator lamp Camera status Camera status Glows green Focus locked Blinks green Camera unable to focus or picture may be blurr...

Page 30: ...e selector right to view pictures in the order recorded left to view pictures in reverse order Press the shutter button to exit to shooting mode Deleting Pictures To delete the picture currently displ...

Page 31: ...by the ash 1 Turn Intelligent Face Detection on 1 1 Press MENU OK to display the shooting menu FACE DETECTION QUALITY ISO SHOOTING MENU CONTINUOUS SET UP AUTO OFF N 1 2Press the selector up or down t...

Page 32: ...ated by white borders 3 Focus Press the shutter button halfway to set focus and exposure for the subject in the green border 3 Cautions If no face is detected when the shutter button is pressed halfwa...

Page 33: ...is se lected the picture will be processed to reduce red eye before it is re corded the U RED EYE REMOVAL option in the playback menu can also be used to reduce red eye pg 65 Intelligent Face Detecti...

Page 34: ...ll remain locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway AF AE lock 250 250 F3 3 F3 3 Press halfway Repeat steps 1 and 2 as desired to refocus before taking the picture 3 Recompose the picture Kee...

Page 35: ...rors or car bodies Fast moving subjects Subjects photographed through a window or other re ective object Dark subjects and subjects that absorb rather than re ect light such as hair or fur Insubstanti...

Page 36: ...elector left G AUTO G icon appears in monitor when camera is in macro mode When macro mode is in e ect the camera focuses on subjects near the center of the monitor Use the zoom control to frame pictu...

Page 37: ...ash The ash res whenever a picture is taken Use for backlit subjects or for natural coloration when shooting in bright light X ash o The ash does not re even when the subject is poorly lit g will appe...

Page 38: ...ent Face Detection pg 19 red eye removal V is avail able in AUTO q ll ash r and slow sync W modes Red eye removal minimizes red eye caused when light from the ash is re ected from the subject s retina...

Page 39: ...e a di erent setting press the selector down F The selection changes each time the selector is pressed AUTO Choose from Z self timer o S 10s delay or R 2s delay 2 Focus Press the shutter button halfwa...

Page 40: ...group portraits or self portraits To use the self timer with Intelligent Face Detection set the timer as described in Step 1 and then press the shutter button all the way down to start the timer The...

Page 41: ...B Baby Mode Baby Mode Choose for natural skin tones when taking por traits of infants The ash turns o automatically C C Anti Blur Picture Stabilization Anti Blur Picture Stabilization Choose this mode...

Page 42: ...TAL ZOOM The d DIGITAL ZOOM option in the setup menu can be used to enable digital zoom in other shooting modes This option also allows digital zoom to be ad justed using the zoom control F F PORTRAIT...

Page 43: ...d as described above the chosen scene will be selected whenever the mode dial is rotated to E The default selection is G B B MANUAL MANUAL Choose this mode for complete control of shoot ing settings i...

Page 44: ...sitivity is raised to reduce blur M M BEACH BEACH Choose for crisp clear shots that capture the brightness of sunlit beaches L L SNOW SNOW Choose for crisp clear shots that capture the brightness of s...

Page 45: ...ly O O PARTY PARTY Capture indoor background lighting under low light condi tions N N MUSEUM MUSEUM Choose where ash photogra phy is prohibited or the sound of the shutter may be unwel come The ash sp...

Page 46: ...elector The pictures on the memory card will be displayed assmallthumbnailimageswith the current picture highlighted Release the se lector to view the highlighted picture full screen Choosing a Displa...

Page 47: ...Play back zoom is not available with pictures taken at an image size of l Multi Frame Playback Multi Frame Playback To change the number of images dis played select M when a picture is shown full fra...

Page 48: ...14 12 30 12 29 2 Use the selector to highlight the ar row s at the top left corner of the display 3 Press the selector left to highlight the date 2050 12 31 14 12 30 12 29 4 Press the selector up or...

Page 49: ...T ERASE 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight ERASE 3 Press the selector right to display de lete options PLAYBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOVAL PRINT ORDER DPOF PROTECT ERASE FRAME BACK ALL...

Page 50: ...wrong picture Press DISP BACK to exit when all the desired pic tures have been deleted ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES DeletingAllImages DeletingAllImages Selecting ALL FRAMES dis plays the con rmation shown at...

Page 51: ...s 12s Time available is displayed in monitor Choosing the Frame Size To choose the frame size press MENU OK and select C QUALITY Choose m 640 480 pixels for better quality n 320 240 pix els for longer...

Page 52: ...brightness of the image may vary from that displayed before recording begins 4 Press the shutter button halfway to end recording Recording ends au tomatically when the movie reaches maximum length or...

Page 53: ...vie Advance rewind Press the selector right to advance left to rewind If playback is paused the movie will advance or rewind one frame each time the selector is pressed Adjust volume Press MENU OK to...

Page 54: ...ress H for about a second to turn the camera on The camera monitor turns o and pictures and movies are played back on the TV Note that the camera volume controls have no e ect on sounds played on the...

Page 55: ...the H button for about a second to turn the camera on a USB will be displayed in the monitor followed by the PictBridge display shown below at right USB 00 OK SET FRAME PICTBRIDGE TOTAL 00000 SHEETS...

Page 56: ...t be printed if the camera clock was not set when the picture was taken 1Note If no pictures are selected when the MENU OK button is pressed the camera will print one copy of the current picture Print...

Page 57: ...Con rm that PRINTING is not displayed in the moni tor and press H to turn the camera o Disconnect the USB cable 1Notes Use an optional AC 5VX AC adapter and CP 45 DC coupler to power the camera for ex...

Page 58: ...copies of each picture WITH DATE WITH DATE r WITHOUT DATE WITHOUT DATE To modify the DPOF print order select K K PRINT ORDER DPOF in the playback menu and press the selector up or down to highlight W...

Page 59: ...ME Total number of prints Number of copies 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to complete the print order Press MENU OK to save the print order when settings are complete or DISP BACK to exit without chang ing the pr...

Page 60: ...he memory card to create or modify a print order for the pictures in internal memory Print orders can contain a maximum of 999 pictures If a memory card is inserted containing a print order created by...

Page 61: ...s XP Profes sional Service Pack 2 or later or Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or later CPU CPU Windows Vista 800MHz Pentium 4 or better 3GHz Pentium 4 or better recommended Windows XP 800MHz...

Page 62: ...g is displayed click SETUP exe A User Account Control dialog will then be displayed click Allow The installer will start automatically click Installing FinePixViewer and follow the on screen in struct...

Page 63: ...e installer CD from the CD ROM drive and click Restart to restart the computer Store the installer CD in a dry location out of direct sunlight in case you need to re install the software The version n...

Page 64: ...Video 800 600 pixels or more with thousands of colors or better Other Other Built in USB port recommended Operation is not guaranteed other USB ports Internet connection 56kbps or faster recommended...

Page 65: ...r reference when updating the software or contacting customer support 5 Select Applications in the Finder Go menu to open the applications folder Double click the Image Capture icon and select Prefere...

Page 66: ...lly inserted Connect the camera di rectly to the computer do not use a USB hub or keyboard 3 Press the H button for about a second to turn the camera on FinePixViewer will start auto matically and the...

Page 67: ...rver using FinePixViewer in the same way as on a standalone computer The user bears all applicable fees charged by the phone company or Internet service provider when using services that require an In...

Page 68: ...CONTINUOUS SET UP AUTO OFF N 1Note The options displayed in the shooting menu vary depending on the shooting mode 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight the desired menu item 3 Press the selecto...

Page 69: ...er values when the subject is poorly lit AUTO 3200 j 1600 800 4 00 200 100 64 AUTO C QUALITY Choose image size and quality pg 59 gF gN h i j k l gN D EXP COMPENSATION Adjust exposure for bright dark o...

Page 70: ...ra will adjust sensitivity automatically in response to shooting conditions In shooting modes other than B sensitivity is set to AUTO other values can not be selected Settings other than AUTO are show...

Page 71: ...l 5 4cm 2 1 5in Suited to e mail or the web The number of pictures that can be taken at cur rent settings pg 94 is displayed to the right of the image quality icon in the monitor Aspect Ratio Picture...

Page 72: ...ht scenes e g snow elds 1EV Scenes that are mostly sky 1EV Spotlit subjects particularly if photographed against dark backgrounds 2 3 EV Subjects with low reflectivity pine trees or dark col ored foli...

Page 73: ...ALANCE WHITE BALANCE For natural colors choose a setting that matches the light source for an explanation of white bal ance see the Glossary on page 92 Option Option Description Description AUTO White...

Page 74: ...5 and focus and exposure are determined by the rst frame in each series The previously selected ash mode is restored when OFF is selected for G CONTINUOUS Frame rate varies with shutter speed The numb...

Page 75: ...play back menu PLAYBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOVAL PRINT ORDER DPOF PROTECT ERASE 3 Press the selector up or down to highlight the desired menu item 4 Press the selector right to display op tion...

Page 76: ...h reduced red eye pg 65 JSLIDE SHOW View pictures in a slide show pg 66 KPRINT ORDER DPOF Select pictures for printing on DPOF and PictBridge compatible devices pg 46 LPROTECT Protect pictures from ac...

Page 77: ...e duced red eye DETECTING CANCEL REMOVING U U RED EYE REMOVAL RED EYE REMOVAL This option is used with pictures taken using Intelligent Face Detection to create copies that have been processed to remo...

Page 78: ...o automatically while a slide show is in progress PLAYBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOVAL PRINT ORDER DPOF PROTECT ERASE FADE IN FADE IN MULTIPLE NORMAL NORMAL PLAYBACK MENU SLIDE SHOW RED EYE REMOV...

Page 79: ...Press DISP BACK to exit when the operation is complete SET ALL SET ALL Press MENU OK to protect all pictures or press DISP BACK to exit without changing picture status YES CANCEL SET ALL OK IT MAY TA...

Page 80: ...mem ory 2 Press the selector right to display op tions for the highlighted item NEXT CANCEL COPY CARD INTERNALMEMORY CARD INTERNALMEMORY CARD FRAME ALLFRAMES 3 Press the selector up or down to highli...

Page 81: ...copy the picture 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to copy additional images Press DISP BACK to exit when the operation is complete ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES Press MENU OK to copy all pic tures or press DISP BACK to exi...

Page 82: ...tection before rotating pictures pg 67 The camera may not be able to rotate pictures cre ated with other devices To rotate a picture play the picture back and se lect N IMAGE ROTATE in the playback m...

Page 83: ...it to single frame playback without creating a cropped copy press DISP BACK Navigation window shows portion of image currently displayed in monitor YES CANCEL TRIMMING Zoom indicator 2 Press MENU OK A...

Page 84: ...OWER SAVE 2 Choose a page 2 1 Press the selector left or right to choose a page 2 2Press the selector down to en ter the menu 3 Adjust settings 3 1 Press the selector up or down to highlight a menu it...

Page 85: ...f camera controls T high U mid V low W OFF mute U h SHUTTER VOLUME Adjust the volume of the shutter sound i PLAYBACK VOLUME Adjust the volume for movie playback pg 76 j LCD BRIGHTNESS Control the brig...

Page 86: ...ected photos taken at qualities larger than l can be zoomed in to check focus and other ne details see page 35 If Intelligent Face Detection is on pg 19 the camera will automatically zoom in on the fa...

Page 87: ...US Numbering continues from the last le number used or the rst available le number whichever is higher Choose this option to reduce the number of pictures with duplicate le names RENEW Numbering is re...

Page 88: ...produces lower quality images than opti cal zoom e e LCD POWER SAVE LCD POWER SAVE If ON is selected the monitor will dim to save power if no operations are performed for about ten seconds Full brigh...

Page 89: ...r storage device Do not open the battery cover during formatting m m AUTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF Choose the length of time before the camera turns o automatically when no operations are performed Sh...

Page 90: ...EL 1 3Press the selector left or right to highlight hours or min utes press up or down to edit The minimum increment is 15 minutes 1 4Press MENU OK when settings are complete 2 Switch between local ti...

Page 91: ...as of August 2008 Printing Printing PictBridge compatible printer available from third party suppliers USB Audio Visual Audio Visual TV available from third party suppliers Audio visual output Compute...

Page 92: ...cts digital_cameras index html NP 45 rechargeable Li ion battery supplied Additional NP 45 slimline batteries can be pur chased as required BC 45 battery charger Replacement battery chargers can be pu...

Page 93: ...ing the camera at the beach or seaside avoid exposing the camera to water or sand Do not place the camera on a wet surface Condensation Condensation Sudden increases in temperature such as occur when...

Page 94: ...ls with a soft dry cloth The battery has been charged many times The battery has reached the end of its charging life Purchase a new battery The camera turns o suddenly The battery is exhausted Charge...

Page 95: ...formatted Format the memory card or internal memo ry 77 There is dirt on the memory card contacts Clean the contacts with a soft dry cloth 10 The memory card is damaged Insert a new memory card 9 The...

Page 96: ...is closer to the center of the frame than the main subject Recompose the picture or turn face detection o and frame the picture using focus lock 22 Close ups Macro mode is not available The camera is...

Page 97: ...e to the memory card or internal memory Playback Problem Problem Possible cause Possible cause Solution Solution Page Page Pictures Pictures are grainy The pictures were taken with a di erent make or...

Page 98: ...video standard Match the camera o VIDEO SYSTEM set ting to the TV 42 73 The volume on the television is too low Adjust the volume No color The camera is not set to the correct video standard Match the...

Page 99: ...tion Remove and reinsert the battery or discon nect and reconnect the AC adapter DC coupler 7 The battery is exhausted Charge the battery or insert a fully charged spare battery 5 7 The camera does no...

Page 100: ...ark The pic ture will be over or under exposed If the subject is dark use the ash FOCUS ERROR Camera malfunction Turn the camera o and then on again taking care not to touch the lens If the message pe...

Page 101: ...rd with more free space q MEMORY FULL INTERNAL MEMORY IS FULL INSERT A NEW CARD WRITE ERROR Memory card error or connection error Re insert the memory card or turn the camera o and then on again If th...

Page 102: ...deleting or rotating pic tures p NO IMAGE The source device selected in the playback COPY menu contains no pictures Select a di erent source q NO IMAGE l CAN NOT TRIM An attempt was made to crop a l...

Page 103: ...rinter see printer manual for details If printing does not resume automatically press MENU OK to resume CAN NOT BE PRINTED An attempt was made to print a movie a pic ture not created with the camera o...

Page 104: ...inting JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group A compressed le format for color images The higher the compression rate the greater the loss of information and more noticeable drop in quality when the pi...

Page 105: ...ting mode Shooting mode Flash mode Flash mode A A B B C C V V D D F F G G H H I I D D M M L L J J K K P P O O N N Q Q B B AUTO T X U Red eye removal turns on automatically See below PFACE DETECTION RO...

Page 106: ...ge size pixels 3648 2736 3648 2432 2592 1944 2048 1536 1600 1200 640 480 640 480 320 240 File size File size 4 9MB 2 5MB 2 2MB 1 2MB 780KB 630KB 130KB Internal memory Internal memory approx 24MB appro...

Page 107: ...elephoto Focal length f 5 1mm 25 5mm 35 mm format equivalent 28mm 140mm or 29 1mm 145 6mm at h Digital zoom Approx 5 7 up to 28 5 when combined with optical zoom Aperture FinePix J100 J120 F3 3 and F5...

Page 108: ...de approx 30cm 80cm 1ft 2ft 7in wide angle 1m 1 9m 3ft 3in 6ft 3in telephoto Flash FinePix J110w J150w Auto ash Effective range sensitivity set to ISO 400 Approx 60cm 3m 2ft 9ft 10in wide angle 1 2m 1...

Page 109: ...card the camera zoomed from widest angle to maximum zoom and back once every 30s the ash red at full power with every other shot and the camera turned o and then on again every 10 shots Note that the...

Page 110: ...50 60Hz Input capacity 7 0VA 100V 10 8VA 240V Rated output 4 2V DC 550mA Supported batteries NP 45 rechargeable batteries Charging time Approx 100 minutes Dimensions W H D built in plug model 101 7mm...

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