FujiFilm FinePix S100 Owner'S Manual Download

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157

Troubleshooting

Getting ready

Matters

Problems

Possible causes

Solutions

Page

Battery and power
supply

Nothing happens
when setting the
Power switch to
ON.

The battery has run out.

Load new or fully charged battery.

18, 19

The battery is loaded backward.

Load the battery in the corrected direction.

The battery cover or slot cover is not
closed securely.

Close the battery cover or slot cover
securely.

19, 22

The camera and AC power adapter are not
connected correctly.

Connect the camera and AC power
adapter correctly.

133

The camera has been left for a long period
with battery and AC power adapter
removed.

Load the battery or connect the AC power
adapter, and wait a short time before
turning the camera on.

19,
24,

133

Battery run out
quickly.

Camera is used in extremely cold
conditions.

Put the battery in your pocket or another
warm place to heat it and then load it into
the camera just before you take a picture.

18, 19

The battery terminals are soiled.

Wipe the battery terminals with a clean,
dry cloth.

Same battery has been used for a long
period.

The battery can no longer be recharged.
Load a new battery.

18, 19

Power cuts out
during operation.

The battery has run out.

Load new or fully charged battery.

18, 19

The camera and AC power adapter are not
connected correctly.

Connect the camera and AC power
adapter correctly.

133

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Summary of Contents for FinePix S100

Page 1: ...r FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix S100FS correctly Please follow the instructions carefully BL00672 201 1 Getting Ready Using the Camera Advanced Features Photography Settings Camera Connection Software Installation Playback Movie Appendices Troubleshooting ...

Page 2: ...is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off 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 the e...

Page 3: ...ile or disassemble Software 4 Ownership All copyrights and other proprietary rights to Software and Documentation are owned and retained by FUJIFILM or the third party suppliers as indicated on or in Software or Documentation Nothing contained herein shall be construed expresslyor implicitly as transferring or granting anyright license or title to you other than those explicitly granted under this...

Page 4: ...YO 107 0052 JAPAN conforms to the following Standards Safety EN60065 2002 A1 EMC EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 Class B EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2003 following the provision of the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC Kleve Germany Place December 1 2007 This product comes with batteries When these are empty you should...

Page 5: ...posed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product If your equipment contains easy removable batteries or accumulators please dispose these separately according to your local requirements The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For mor...

Page 6: ...ilizer function when taking pictures 39 Taking pictures with the focus and exposure locked 40 AF assist illuminator 42 Using zoom function 42 Adjusting the shot composition 43 Viewing the Images 44 Erasing the Images Movies 49 Using the AE L button 49 Erasing the images using PLAYBACK MENU 49 Advanced Features Photography Automatic Adjustment of Shooting Condition 52 Using the Shooting Functions P...

Page 7: ...E TUNE 93 Shoot the same image with different exposure AE BKT EV STEPS 93 Adjust the amount of light emitted by the flash FLASH Brightness Adjustment 94 Using External Flash EXTERNAL FLASH 95 Specifying the focusing area H AF MODE 97 Focusing the shot quickly HIGH SPEED SHOOTING 99 Saving your favorite settings CUSTOM SET 99 Advanced Features Playback Playback Information 100 Using PLAYBACK MENU 1...

Page 8: ...llation on a Mac OS X 140 Connecting to a PC 143 Using FinePixViewer 146 Appendices System Expansion Option 147 Accessories Guide 148 Using Your Camera Correctly 150 Notes on the xD Picture Card the SD Memory Card and the Internal Memory 151 Warning Displays 152 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 157 Specifications 163 Explanation of Terms 170 FUJIFILM Digital Camera Worldwide Network 172 Usable Memo...

Page 9: ...th the FinePix S100FS In this Owner s Manual these cards are expressed as Memory Card and SD Memory Card Z 4 direction nopq button Up down left and right are indicated by black triangles in the Owner s Manual Up or down is shown as n or o and left or right is shown as p or q Z Command dial You can select frames files or menus more easily by rotating the command dial instead of nopq This manual is ...

Page 10: ...uded Rechargeable battery NP 140 1 Battery charger BC 140 1 Shoulder strap 1 Lens cap 1 Lens cap holder 1 Lens hood 1 A V cable 1 USB cable 1 CD ROM 1 Software for FinePix Owner s Manual this manual 1 Notes and Cautions 1 ...

Page 11: ...n parentheses for information on using the camera parts or features A Mode dial B Strap mount p 15 C Power switch p 24 D Shutter button E ISO ISO sensitivity button p 73 F D Exposure compensation button p 66 100 G Command dial H Microphone Continued Q ...

Page 12: ...wer input socket p 133 K A V OUT Audio Visual output socket p 132 L USB socket M Flash p 32 76 N Hot shoe p 95 O d Flash pop up button p 29 76 P f Continuous shooting button p 81 Q Dual IS button p 39 R Terminal cover S Focus mode selector switch p 32 70 71 T One touch AF button p 71 U Speaker ...

Page 13: ...CK button p 43 44 Z Tripod mount Battery cover p 19 _ AE L AE lock button p 69 Photometry selector dial p 68 w Playback button p 44 Indicator lamp p 36 Intelligent Face Detection p 37 48 Red eye removal button p 37 nopq 4 direction button MENU OK button Slot cover p 21 Memory Card slot p 21 ...

Page 14: ...F frame p 34 J Date Time p 25 K Shutter speed p 61 L Aperture p 62 M Self timer p 79 N Sensitivity p 73 O N Quality mode p 89 P Number of available frames p 168 Q Film simulation p 88 R Dynamic range p 88 S AF warning p 152 T Camera shake warning p 152 U Y Internal memory p 23 V High speed shooting p 99 W f Continuous shooting p 81 X Exposure compensation indicator p 66 Y S Exposure compensation p...

Page 15: ...attached both ends of the strap check carefully to make sure that the strap is firmly secured MEMO Make sure that the lens cap does not appear in your shot when taking a picture attach it to the lens cap holder 2 Pull the lens cap cord through the strap 3 Attach the lens cap CAUTION Attach the strap correctly to prevent dropping the camera Attach the lens cap cord to prevent losing the lens cap 15...

Page 16: ...ive for reducing ghost images and flare in backlit scenes Camera provides crisp clear shots 1 Align the indicators on the camera and lens hood and fit the lens hood to the lens 2 Turn the lens hood clockwise until it clicks MEMO As in storing lens hood into the soft case the lens hood can be attached upside down ...

Page 17: ...ncluded The use of other brands of rechargeable battery could cause faults or damage to the camera Do not split or peel outer labels of the battery 1 Load the battery in to the battery charger BC 140 Set the battery correctly as indicated by the polarity icon 2 Connect the battery charger and connecting cable and plug the connecting cable into the power outlet 3 The charging indicator blinks orang...

Page 18: ...ry The battery will soon run out Have a charged battery ready Lit red DThe battery is depleted The display will shortly go blank and the camera will stop working Replace or recharge the battery Blinking red CAUTION Due to the nature of the battery the battery level indicator or V may appear early when the camera is used in cold locations Try warming the battery in your pocket or a similar location...

Page 19: ...he Memory Card Do not apply force to the battery cover 2 Load the battery as shown below Make sure that the indicators are aligned to load the battery Check that the battery is firmly held in place CAUTION Load the battery in the correct direction 3 Close the battery cover CHECK Make sure to close the battery cover securely until you hear a click Continued Q Battery is required to operate the digi...

Page 20: ...release catch with your finger CAUTION Make sure the camera is turned off before removing the battery MEMO If you want to use the camera powered by AC the AC power adapter AC 84V sold separately is necessary Refer to the manual provided with the AC 84V for instructions Battery release catch ...

Page 21: ...cover while the camera is on This could damage the Memory Card or ruin the image files on the Memory Card 2 Insert a Memory Card xD Picture Card SD Memory Card Continued Q Although you can store pictures in the camera s internal memory you can store many more images on the Memory Card sold separately You can use the xD Picture Card and the SD Memory Card with the FinePix S100FS In this Owner s Man...

Page 22: ...atted p 129 on the camera before use Do not use a miniSD adaptor or a microSD adaptor which have exposed contact areas on the back Use of these adaptors may cause a malfunction or damage due to the improper contacts A miniSD adaptor or microSD adaptor bigger than SD Memory Card standard size may become stuck Pulling out forcefully may cause a malfunction In that case contact your FUJIFILM dealer 3...

Page 23: ...e subject For this reason the number recorded may not represent the actual number of frames See p 168 for information on the standard number of available frames Z About internal memory When a Memory Card sold separately is inserted Record images Record images to a Memory Card Playback images Playback images in a Memory Card When a Memory Card sold separately is not inserted Record images Record im...

Page 24: ...hooting mode switches the camera to Playback mode Pressing the shutter button switches the camera to Shooting mode Setting the language date and time When using the camera for the first time after purchasing the language date and time are cleared Set the language date and time 1 screen appears when turning the camera on APress n o p or q to select the language BPress MENU OK to confirm the setting...

Page 25: ... or q to select Year Month Day Hour or Minute BPress n or o to correct the setting SET SET NO NO DATE TIME NOT SET DATE TIME NOT SET YY MM DD YY MM DD AM AM 2010 2010 2009 2009 2007 2007 2006 2006 2008 2008 1 1 1 12 00 12 00 SET SET NO NO AM AM 12 12 1 2008 10 00 1 2008 10 00 DD MM YY DD MM YY YY MM DD YY MM DD MM MM DD DD YY YY DATE TIME NOT SET DATE TIME NOT SET APress p or q to select the date ...

Page 26: ...nstalled for 10 hours or more the camera settings will be retained for roughly 7 days even if both sources of power are removed When the AUTO POWER OFF function is active if the camera is left unused for 2 or 5 minutes this function turns the camera off p 129 To turn the camera back on set the Power switch to OFF and then set to ON again To play back images press w for about 1 second Auto power of...

Page 27: ...SHOOTING HIGH SPEED SHOOTING OFF OFF N QUALITY QUALITY SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MENU APress p or q to select BPress o to move to menu item CPress n or o to select DATE TIME DPress q See 2 Set the date and time p 25 SET SET UP UP PLAYBACK PLAYBACK VOLUME VOLUME AUTOROTATE AUTOROTATE PB PB LCD LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS OPERATION OPERATION VOL VOL SHUTTER SHUTTER VOLUME VOLUME DATE DATE TIME TIME ON ON...

Page 28: ...OOTING OFF OFF N QUALITY QUALITY SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MENU APress p or q to select BPress o to move to menu item CPress n or o to select DPress q See 1 screen appears when turning the camera on p 24 SET SET UP UP ENGLISH ENGLISH FORMAT FORMAT AUTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF 2 MIN 2 MIN ON ON TIME DIFFERENCE TIME DIFFERENCE BACKGROUND COLOR BACKGROUND COLOR GUIDANCE DISPLAY GUIDANCE DISPLAY ...

Page 29: ... in flash press this button to pop up the flash f Continuous shooting button p 81 Press this button together with the command dial to set the continuous shooting mode Dual IS button p 39 Reduces camera shake and blurring of a moving subject by using the optical image stabilizer function One touch AF button p 71 Focus the image once This can only be used for manual focusing Focus mode selector swit...

Page 30: ...compensation value ISO sensitivity button p 73 Used with the command dial to select ISO setting Sync terminal p 96 Use this to connect flash units that require a sync cable Focus ring p 71 The camera focuses on the subject using Manual focus mode Mode dial p 55 Turn the mode dial to select shooting mode B Auto Film simulation bracketing Scene position N Programmed Auto M Shutter priority Auto Aper...

Page 31: ...cture by focusing on people s face Also red eye effect caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye can be corrected before an image is recorded DISP display BACK button p 43 DISP Press this button to select the screen display BACK Press this button to stop a procedure midway through Photometry selector dial p 68 Selecting light metering method w playback button Switches S...

Page 32: ... DSet the Photometry selector dial to Multi Pattern CHECK Focal range Wide angle approx 50 cm 1 6 ft to infinity Telephoto approx 2 5 m 8 2 ft to infinity Select e Macro mode to take close up shots p 75 2 Press the Flash pop up button to pop up the flash This section describes the basic operations BSet the Mode dial to B 32 ...

Page 33: ...Holding the camera correctly Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the camera with both hands Using the viewfinder EVF allows for a steady arm position preventing picture blur CAUTION Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture camera shake Hold the camera steadily with both hands If the lens or flash is obscured by your fingers or the strap subjects may be out of focus or the...

Page 34: ...lfway a lens operation sound may be heard 5 Press the shutter button fully CAUTION When taking a picture using the flash the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging The indicator lamp blinks orange during charging MEMO When the subject is not in the AF frame use AF AE lock to take the picture p 40 When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion the camera takes the ...

Page 35: ...ormation Z Using LCD monitor when taking pictures The angle of the LCD monitor is flexible It is useful to shoot a subject in a high or low location Angles are flexible within the range of dotted lines Z Compatible filters 67 mm 2 6 in diameter thin type polarizing filter can be attached Be sure to use thin type filters as standard filters may cause vignetting ARemove the lens hood and attach the ...

Page 36: ...amp shows the camera status MEMO Detailed warning messages appear on the screen p 152 156 Connect to USB socket Display Status Lit green Locking the focus Blinking green Camera shake warning AF warning or AE warning ready to shoot Blinking green and orange alternately Recording to Memory Card or internal memory ready to shoot Lit orange Recording to Memory Card or internal memory not ready Blinkin...

Page 37: ...ce is in profile Correction results may differ depending on the scene The processing may take more time if there are many faces in an image When CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu the red eye correction function is invalid 2 Check the composition on the LCD monitor 3 Press the shutter button down fully to take pictures Continued Q OFF FACEDETECTION REMOVALON FACEDETECTION REMOVALOFF Red eye e...

Page 38: ...t when shooting a subject that is not suited for Intelligent Face Detection CAUTION If the camera or subject move as the picture is taken the subject s face may move out of the Intelligent Face Detection frame When the camera is detecting multiple faces the green frame is set around the face near the center If you want to focus on another subject move the camera so that the new subject is in the c...

Page 39: ... of moving subjects can be reduced Available Shooting modes All APress to activate Dual IS image stabilization mode Press again to set DUAL IS MODE to OFF CAUTION Camera shake and blurring may remain depending on scenes CHECK ON settings can be changed Select CONTINUOUS or SHOOTING ONLY in DUAL IS MODE of the SET UP menu p 127 AUTO AUTO ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 or will be displayed when DUAL IS...

Page 40: ...not suited to autofocusing p 41 CAUTION When taking a picture in AF AE lock cancel Intelligent Face Detection 1 Move the camera slightly so that one of the subjects is in the AF frame 2 Press the shutter button down halfway to focus on the subject AUTO AUTO 12 12 31 31 2050 2050 10 10 00 00 AM AM 12 12 31 31 2050 2050 10 10 00 00 AM AM ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 Using ...

Page 41: ...cts photographed through glass Subjects that do not reflect well such as hair or fur Subjects with no substance such as smoke or flames Dark subjects Subjects with little or no contrast between the subject and the background such as subjects dressed in the same color as the background Shots where another high contrast object not the subject is close to the AF frame and is either closer or further ...

Page 42: ...ot expose it directly in someone s eyes When using the AF assist illuminator in Macro mode the camera may have difficulty focusing to take close up shots See p 121 122 for information on turning the AF assist illuminator off AF assist illuminator does not fire in or mode Using zoom function Turn the zoom ring to take pictures with zoom function The zoom bar appears on the screen while the zoom rin...

Page 43: ...mage may be out of focus if AF AE lock is not used Selecting the screen display 16 16 16 16 AUTO AUTO N N ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 16 16 16 16 AUTO AUTO 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM N N 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1600 ISO AUTO 1...

Page 44: ... screen CAUTION Still images viewable on FinePix S100FS This camera will display still images recorded on FinePix S100FS or still images excluding some uncompressed images recorded on any FUJIFILM digital camera that supports xD Picture Cards or SD Memory Cards Clear playback or playback zooming may not be possible for still images shot on cameras other than FinePix S100FS Press DISP BACK during P...

Page 45: ...1 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 12 31 2050 10 00 AM 2050 2050 1 11 1 11 12 12 30 30 12 12 29 29 12 12 31 31 Single frame playback text displayed 1 frame playback no text displayed Sorting by date 2 frames playback 100 frames playback 9 frames playback To select the required image Press p last image Press q next image Selecting images quickly 100 100 0001 0001 100 100 ...

Page 46: ...m PANNING PANNING CANCEL CANCEL PANNING CANCEL PANNING CANCEL o button zoom out n button zoom in Press o or n to zoom in or out of an image Zoom bar APress p or q to switch the display BPress n o p or q to display another part of the image Quality mode Max zoom scale 3840 2880 pixels Approx 6 4032 2688 pixels Approx 6 3 5 2816 2112 pixels Approx 4 4 3 2048 1536 pixels Approx 3 2 2 1600 1200 pixels...

Page 47: ...ew all images taken on the same day 2 frames playback 9 frames playback 100 frames playback Micro thumbnails playback APress n o p or q to change the colored frame and select an image Press n or o repeatedly to jump to the next page BPress MENU OK to enlarge the image APress n o p or q to move the cursor colored frame to the selecting frame BPress MENU OK to enlarge the image 1 1 11 11 2050 2050 1...

Page 48: ... screen and press n o p or q to scroll the image CAUTION The images recorded by cannot be enlarged MEMO Press DISP BACK to return to normal playback Selecting the date APress n o p or q to move the cursor colored frame to on the upper left frame BPress p to display the selecting date CPress n or o to move the cursor colored frame to select the date Press n or o repeatedly to jump to the next page ...

Page 49: ...ress p or q to select the erasing image BPress AE L CPress p or q to select OK DPress MENU OK to erase the displayed image ERASE OK ERASE OK SET SET OK OK CANCEL CANCEL APress MENU OK to open PLAYBACK MENU BPress n or o to select ERASE CPress q DPress n or o to select FRAME or ALL FRAMES EPress MENU OK to confirm the setting PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU ERASE ERASE IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE ROTATE PROTECT...

Page 50: ... p or q to select the erasing frame file BPress MENU OK to erase the currently displayed frame file ERASE OK ERASE OK YES YES CANCEL CANCEL Erasing all frames ALL FRAMES APress p or q to select OK BPress MENU OK to erase all the frames files Press DISP BACK to cancel erasing of all the frames files Some unprotected frames files will be left unerased ERASE ALL OK ERASE ALL OK IT MAYTAKE AWHILE IT M...

Page 51: ...rased Protected frames files cannot be erased Unprotect the frames files before erasing them p 104 DPOF SPECIFIED ERASE OK or DPOF SPECIFIED ERASE ALL OK appears when erasing DPOF specified files is attempted CAUTION Erased frames files cannot be recovered Back up important frames files onto your PC or another media Setting the camera to w Playback mode p 44 ...

Page 52: ...n PROVIA in FILM SIMULATION of SHOOTING MENU When selecting other modes such as Velvia or SOFT after setting DYNAMIC RANGE COLOR TONE or SHARPNESS with PROVIA mode DYNAMIC RANGE is set automatically to AUTO and COLOR TONE and SHARPNESS are set automatically to MID or STD In those cases the following screen shows that the setting has been changed HARD HARD STD STD AUTO AUTO HIGH HIGH MID MID HARD H...

Page 53: ...ttings Pressing buttons or selecting menu allows you to specify shooting functions You can obtain the best result for shooting Z Specifying functions using buttons Continued Q Specify the camera settings for taking pictures to get the best result A general guide is given below Shooting mode Page B Auto 55 Film simulation bracketing 55 Scene position 56 N Program AE 59 M Shutter priority AE 60 Aper...

Page 54: ...nding on the shooting mode setting SHOOTING MENU Shooting mode Page B N M SCENE POSITION D 56 FILM SIMULATION D 88 DYNAMIC RANGE D 88 QUALITY D D D 89 COLOR D 90 TONE D 90 SHARPNESS D 91 T WHITE BALANCE D 91 WB FINE TUNE D 93 AE BKT EV STEPS D 93 FLASH D 94 EXTERNAL FLASH D 95 H AF MODE D 97 HIGH SPEED SHOOTING D D D 99 CUSTOM SET D 99 ...

Page 55: ...acteristics see p 88 CHECK See p 77 78 for information on the available flash modes CAUTION Bracket shooting will not be performed even if the shutter button is pressed when CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu Shooting mode will be set to N factory default setting and only 1 frame will be shot When the settings of DYNAMIC RANGE COLOR TONE and SHARPNESS in the shooting menu are changed bracket ...

Page 56: ...to and H as factory default settings See p 77 78 for information on the available flash modes AF assist illuminator does not fire in and modes Only AUTO can be selected for the S ISO sensitivity setting Z Selecting Scene position setting Set the Mode dial to or APress MENU OK to open the menu BPress n or o to select SCENE POSITION CPress q DPress n or o to select the setting EPress MENU OK to conf...

Page 57: ...or achieving both soft skin tones and clear blue sky BABY MODE Use this mode to turn off the flash to capture a baby s skin in natural tone Setting the AF assist illuminator to OFF is recommended PORTRAIT ENHANCER Use this mode for soft skin tone NIGHT Use this mode for shooting evening and night scenes A picture is taken with a slow shutter of up to 1 4 seconds MEMO Image parameters for and are b...

Page 58: ...his mode to prevent darkening images and provide crisp clear shots when shooting at beach under strong sunlight SPORT Use this mode to take pictures of a moving subject It gives priority to faster shutter speeds When setting SPORT mode the camera sets to HIGH SPEED SHOOTING mode p 99 automatically FIREWORKS Use this mode to shoot fireworks It is effective for taking more vivid shots of fireworks w...

Page 59: ...e as the M Shutter priority Auto and Aperture priority Auto modes Program shift CHECK See p 54 for the available settings of Shooting mode See p 77 78 for information on the available flash modes Z Program shift Rotate the command dial to select the exposure time 4 4 ARotate the command dial to select different shutter speed and aperture setting combinations without changing the exposure setting C...

Page 60: ...ter Priority AE This is an automatic mode to set the shutter speed Use this mode to freeze a moving subject fast shutter speed or convey the impression of movement slow shutter speed CHECK See p 54 for the available settings of Shooting mode See p 77 78 for information on the available flash modes Z Setting the shutter speed BPress the shutter button to take pictures ISO ISO 400 400 When the brigh...

Page 61: ...the shutter speed 200 200 F2 8 F2 8 ISO ISO 400 400 F2 8 F2 8 When the correct exposure cannot be obtained with selected shutter speed the aperture setting appears in red When this occurs adjust the shutter speed again Lit red 50 50 F ISO ISO 400 400 When the brightness of the subject is outside the camera s brightness metering range F appears as the aperture setting When this occurs press the shu...

Page 62: ...ents CAUTION The shutter speed will not appear until you press the shutter button down halfway when DYNAMIC RANGE is set to AUTO ARotate the command dial to select the aperture BPress the shutter button to take pictures F2 8 F2 8 2000 2000 ISO ISO 400 400 Aperture 4 4 F8 F8 ISO ISO 400 400 4 4 When the correct exposure cannot be obtained with selected aperture setting the shutter speed appears in ...

Page 63: ...r settings including the shutter speed and aperture Set the Shooting functions to manual to easily control yourself CHECK See p 54 for the available settings of Shooting mode See p 77 78 for information on the available flash modes Z Setting the shutter speed and aperture Continued Q The area in front of and behind the subject is also in focus in the shot Closed Main subject The area in front of a...

Page 64: ...b after setting a speed slower than 30 seconds allows bulb shots to be taken In bulb photography the shutter stays open for as long as the shutter button is held down up to 30 seconds Use a tripod or the remote release RR 80 sold separately to keep the camera steady CHECK Aperture settings Wide angle F2 8 to F11 in 1 3 EV increments Telephoto F5 3 to F11 in 1 3 EV increments MEMO Explanation of Te...

Page 65: ...ee p 54 for the available settings of Shooting mode and are set to TOP503 and DYNAMIC RANGE BKT as factory default settings however when CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu both settings are cleared F4 F4 1000 1000 ISO ISO 100 100 Use the exposure indicator on the screen as a guide when setting the exposure When the brightness of the subject is outside the camera sbrightness metering range the...

Page 66: ...urns yellow The D icon also turns yellow while exposure compensation is being set and then turns blue after setting is completed The screen brightness will increase or decrease depending on the exposure compensation setting Use this menu for shots to get the correct brightness exposure such as shots with extremely high contrast between the subject and the background 2000 2000 F2 8 F2 8 ISO ISO 400...

Page 67: ...owing disables exposure compensation Using the flash in AUTO or mode Shooting dark scenes in d or mode Guide to compensation Backlit portraits 2 steps to 4 steps 2 3 EV to 1 1 3 EV Very bright scenes such as snowfields and highly reflective subjects 3 steps 1 EV Shots made up predominantly of sky 3 steps 1 EV Spotlit subjects particularly against dark backgrounds 2 steps 2 3 EV Scenes with low ref...

Page 68: ...amera uses automatic scene recognition to analyze the subject and provide optimum exposure in a wide range of shooting conditions SPOT This mode is useful for subjects with strongly contrasting light and dark areas where you want to achieve the correct exposure for a particular feature AVERAGE The advantage of this mode is that the exposure tends not to change for different compositions or subject...

Page 69: ... L When AE lock is applied pressing the shutter button down halfway only sets the focus When using Intelligent Face Detection the AE lock is invalid CHECK AE lock is activated only when holding down AE L at factory setting You can set to unlock AE lock even if you release AE L Select AE LOCK MODE in the SET UP menu p 122 Use this function to take pictures with the exposure locked for a particular ...

Page 70: ...usly without pressing the shutter button note the following Watch the battery level carefully since the camera consumes more power in this mode than in other Focus modes S AF and MF If the AUTO POWER OFF function is set to OFF particular attention must be given to the battery level When Continuous AF is set H AF MODE of Shooting mode is automatically set to CENTER Use this button to take pictures ...

Page 71: ...he screen and changes according to the focusing status MEMO Continued Q Use manual focus to lock the focus for a shot Available Shooting modes All except ISO ISO 400 400 2000 2000 F2 8 F2 8 The K appears on the screen BPress to focus on the subject in the focus frame ISO ISO 400 400 2000 2000 F2 8 F2 8 Focus indicator Turn the focus ring until the white line of the focus indicator moves to the far...

Page 72: ... close to infinity Continuing to turn the focus ring will move the focus position beyond infinity and defocus the image The image will not be focused if the camera is moved Use a tripod to prevent camera shake and manually focus more effectively One touch AF function Use this function to focus the shot quickly Pressing the camera uses the autofocus function to focus on the subject Shows the high l...

Page 73: ... the highest sensitivity is limited Select AUTO 1600 AUTO 800 AUTO 400 depending on the scene Continued Q Use this menu to specify required sensitivity setting of the ambient light around the subject The larger value of the sensitivity the higher sensitivity is obtained The higher sensitivity settings will allow you to take pictures in darker locations Available Shooting modes All except BRotate t...

Page 74: ...ages Choose the sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions If you set S ISO to 3200 6400 or 10000 images will have less resolution than when setting S ISO to 1600 or less Quality Shooting mode f Continuous shooting Film Simulation Dynamic Range SISO 2 3 5 N F B N M f j k h AUTO 100 200 400 100 D D D D D D D D D 200 D D D D D D D D D D D D D 400 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 800 D D D D D D...

Page 75: ...x 30 cm to 80 cm 11 8 in to 2 7 ft Telephoto Approx 90 cm to 1 3 m 3 0 ft to 4 3 ft When taking a picture using the flash for a wide angle shot the camera lens might cast a shadow in the frame In such case increase the distance from the subject a little and zoom in MEMO Use a tripod to prevent camera shake in Macro mode Any of the following cancels Macro mode Changing the Mode dial to or r mode Tu...

Page 76: ...e this mode for ordinary photography The flash fires as required by the shooting conditions MEMO When using the flash to take a picture of people in low light conditions their eyes sometimes appear red in the picture This is caused by the light of the flash reflecting off the inside of the eye Flash photography is useful for taking pictures at night or indoor dark locations Choose from 6 flash mod...

Page 77: ...n synchronizes Red eye reduction mode Using selects slow shutter speeds of up to 1 4 seconds CAUTION In bright scenes overexposure may occur Suppressed flash Z Available flash modes in Shooting modes Available flash modes in each Shooting mode are listed below When FACE DETECTIONbREMOVAL OFF is set Continued Q d FORCED FLASH FORCED FLASH c SLOW SYNCHRO n RED EYE SLOW Pressing the flash down change...

Page 78: ...to a speed faster than 1 1000 sec the image may appear dark even if the flash is used If pressing the shutter button while the flash is charging indicator lamp blinking orange the picture will be taken without the flash when using AUTO and The flash charging time may increase when the battery is low on charge When taking a picture using the flash the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to ...

Page 79: ...er button down halfway that focuses on the subject Without releasing the shutter button press the button all the way down fully pressed to start the self timer Continued Q The self timer is used in situations where the photographer is included in the shot Available Shooting modes All AUTO AUTO OFF The last displayed setting is the selected mode The picture is taken after 10 seconds The picture is ...

Page 80: ...sing the shutter button as this can prevent the correct focus or brightness exposure from being achieved Taking pictures with the self timer and Intelligent Face Detection function Available Shooting modes B H N M Intelligent Face Detection The Intelligent Face Detection function is especially useful when using the self timer since it ensures that faces will appear in focus automatically This is c...

Page 81: ...ONG PERIOD The exposure is determined in the first frame but in LONG PERIOD continuous shooting the exposure is adjusted for the scene being shot The speed of continuous shooting varies depending on the shutter speed The flash cannot be used as the flash mode is set to Suppressed flash However when the mode is changed back to normal photography the flash setting specified before continuous shootin...

Page 82: ...e This mode cannot be used when CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu Available Shooting modes N M The camera automatically varies the dynamic range setting and 3 frames are shot continuously in order of 100 200 and 400 CAUTION ISO sensitivity is restricted For details see p 74 This mode cannot be used when CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu Available Shooting modes N M The camera automatic...

Page 83: ... the same image with different exposure settings Bracketing shoots 3 continuous frames each with a different exposure setting is correctly exposed is overexposed and is underexposed The exposure range settings can be changed in AE BKT EV STEPS in the SHOOTING MENU STORING STORING SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MENU AE BKT EV STEPS AE BKT EV STEPS WB FINETUNE WB FINETUNE EXTERNAL FLASH EXTERNAL FLASH FLASH...

Page 84: ...is set to ON in the SET UP menu up to 3 frames can be recorded Available Shooting modes All Shooting continues as long as holding the shutter button down This mode shoots up to Memory Card or internal memory end CAUTION This mode cannot be used when CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu k LAST 7 RAW 3 continuous shooting Max 50 shots Press shutter button Release shutter button 7 frames h LONG PE...

Page 85: ...ures in a wide range of conditions APress MENU OK to open SHOOTING MENU BPress n or o to select the menu DYNAMIC RANGE DYNAMIC RANGE AUTO AUTO STD STD STD STD STD STD FILM SIMULATION FILM SIMULATION QUALITY QUALITY COLOR COLOR TONE TONE SHARPNESS SHARPNESS SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MENU N CPress q DPress n or o to change the setting EPress MENU OK to confirm the setting ...

Page 86: ...re recorded F N 5 3 2 N COLOR p 90 This setting can be used when the Mode dial is set to anything other than B or Use this setting to change color density when shooting HIGH MID LOW B W MID TONE p 90 This setting can be used when the Mode dial is set to anything other than B or Use this setting to change contrast when shooting HARD STD SOFT STD SHARPNESS p 91 This setting can be used when the Mode...

Page 87: ...ooting conditions or to achieve a desired effect 2 3 EV to 2 3 EV in approx 1 3 EV increments 0 EXTERNAL FLASH p 95 This setting can be used when the Mode dial is set to anything other than B or Use this setting for external flash ON OFF OFF H AF MODE p 97 This setting can be used when the Mode dial is set to anything other than B or Use this setting to specify the focusing area HIGH SPEED SHOOTIN...

Page 88: ...taking the picture This mode suppresses white flaring and black patches in scenes with high contrast while also enabling you to achieve good levels of contrast in pictures taken indoors or in cloudy weather where a wide dynamic range is not needed 100 200 400 Takes the picture with a fixed dynamic range value regardless of the scene being shot CAUTION ISO sensitivity is restricted For details see ...

Page 89: ...ged When changing the quality setting the number of available frames also changes p 168 The numbers to the right of setting show the number of available frames Available S ISO setting changes depending on the quality setting For the relation of ISO sensitivity and quality see p 74 CAUTION When CCD RAW is set to ON in the SET UP menu QUALITY cannot be set Quality mode Sample uses F 3840 2880 N 3840...

Page 90: ...e this setting to adjust the contrast of images to be shot HARD This setting provides the highest level of contrast STD This setting sets the contrast for photographed images to the standard level SOFT This setting specifies the lowest contrast CAUTION TONE can be set only when FILM SIMULATION is set to PROVIA DYNAMIC RANGE DYNAMIC RANGE COLOR COLOR SHARPNESS SHARPNESS TONE TONE QUALITY QUALITY FI...

Page 91: ...E BALANCE Available Shooting modes All except B Adjust the color balance based on white to suit the color of the ambient light around the subject AUTO Automatic adjustment 6 FINE Shooting outdoors in good weather 7 SHADE Shooting in shade 9 FLUORESCENT LIGHT 1 Shooting under Daylight fluorescent lamps 0 FLUORESCENT LIGHT 2 Shooting under Warm White fluorescent lamps FLUORESCENT LIGHT 3 Shooting un...

Page 92: ...e balance for the light source When the flash fires the white balance except for custom white balance setting for the flash is used Consequently to achieve a particular effect the flash mode should be set to Suppressed flash p 77 The specified custom white balance is retained until it is reset This setting is retained even if the battery is removed The color tones may vary depending on the shootin...

Page 93: ...wo are underexposed and overexposed respectively by a set amount CHECK Bracketing settings 3 1 3 EV 2 3 EV 1 EV Explanation of Terms EV p 170 Continued Q ASet the fine tune value between 3 and 3 BPress MENU OK to confirm the setting SET SET CANCEL CANCEL R Cy Cy B WB WB FINE FINE TUNE TUNE Ye Ye 0 0 R red Cy Setting makes images reddish and makes images cyanic B blue Ye Setting makes images bluish...

Page 94: ... the flash to suit the shooting conditions or to achieve a desired effect CHECK Compensation range 2 3 EV to 2 3 EV in approx 1 3 EV increments total 5 levels selectable Explanation of Terms EV p 170 CAUTION Depending on the type of subject and the shooting distance brightness adjustment may have no effect The image may appear dark when the shutter speed is set to speeds higher than 1 1000 sec CON...

Page 95: ...stration shows an external flash commercially available For an external flash refer to the user s manual for the flash and specify the settings as described below Select external flash mode TTL mode cannot be used Match the settings to the camera aperture setting Set the flash for the aperture setting measured by the camera Match the sensitivity setting p 73 to the setting on the camera Continued ...

Page 96: ...d CHECK Ordinary external flash units can be used However some camera specific flash units cannot be used Compatible flash units must meet the following 3 conditions The aperture can be set External flash synchronization can be used The sensitivity can be set If white balance is incorrect adjust it by selecting CUSOTM 1 or CUSTOM 2 in A WHITE BALANCE of SHOOTING MENU p 91 Using a Synchronizing ter...

Page 97: ...ng subject near the center of the screen and displays the AF frame over subject in focus CAUTION When taking pictures in Macro mode the camera focuses on the center of the screen MEMO When the AF frame does not appear in the focusing position select CENTER in the AF mode and use AF AE lock p 40 CENTER MULTI AREA CENTER SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MENU AE BKT EV STEPS AE BKT EV STEPS WB FINETUNE WB FINE...

Page 98: ...e center of the screen To expose the shot for your main subject use AF AE lock p 40 AREA ADisplay the setting screen BPress nopq to move the target point to the focusing position while pressing one touch AF button CWhen you release the One touch AF button the AF frame appears in the location to which the target point was moved SELECT AF AREA SELECT AF AREA Before moving After moving Target point 2...

Page 99: ...setting SPORT the camera sets to HIGH SPEED SHOOTING mode automatically Saving your favorite settings CUSTOM SET Available Shooting modes All except B Use this mode to save the shooting conditions Shooting mode sensitivity quality set up menu options etc previously set The following SHOOTING MENU options can be saved by selecting CUSTOM SET The following SET UP menu options can be saved by selecti...

Page 100: ...0 00 AM AM N F3 5 F3 5 OFF OFF AUTO AUTO 1 AQuality BSensitivity CShutter speed Aperture DFilm simulation EFlash FWhite balance GExposure compensation setting HFrame number IHistogram 100 100 0002 0002 ISO ISO 400 400 12 12 31 31 2050 2050 10 10 00 00 AM AM OFF OFF AUTO AUTO 1 1 60 1 60 F3 5 F3 5 N Overexposed area blinks in black Highlight warning Pixels Shadows Highlights Brightness A Optimal ex...

Page 101: ...LAYBACK MENU CPress n or o to select the menu DPress q EPress n or o to change the setting FPress MENU OK to confirm the setting PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU ERASE ERASE IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE ROTATE PROTECT PROTECT COPY COPY RED EYE REMOVAL RED EYE REMOVAL SLIDE SHOW SLIDE SHOW Menu Page G ERASE 49 SLIDE SHOW 102 RED EYE REMOVAL 102 IMAGE ROTATE 103 PROTECT 104 V COPY 106 VOICE MEMO 107 TRIMMING 110 P...

Page 102: ...layed on the Single Frame Playback The camera plays back the image taken with Intelligent Face Detection p 37 zoomed in on the detected face when NORMAL or FADE IN is selected Correcting red eye effect in images RED EYE REMOVAL You can correct the red eye effect in images taken with the Intelligent Face Detection p 37 appears on the screen PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU ERASE ERASE IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE...

Page 103: ... the SET UP menu cannot be corrected CHECK Rotating the images IMAGE ROTATE Use this mode to rotate the image CAUTION Protected frames files cannot be rotated Unprotect the frames files before rotating them p 104 When AUTOROTATE PB in the SET UP menu is set to OFF images cannot be rotated MEMO An image can be rotated only when playing back using FinePix S100FS You may not be able to rotate images ...

Page 104: ...will be automatically rotated Press DISP BACK to cancel rotating the image IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE ROTATE SET SET CANCEL CANCEL FRAME set or reset a frame APress p or q to select the protecting unprotecting frame file BPress MENU OK to protect unprotect the currently displayed frame file Unprotected protecting frame file Protected reset frame file To protect another frame file repeat steps A and B When...

Page 105: ...ure press DISP BACK CAUTION The Format function erases all the frames files including protected frames files p 129 SET ALL Press MENU OK to protect all the frames files RESET ALL Press MENU OK to unprotect all the frames files SET ALL OK SET ALL OK IT MAYTAKE AWHILE IT MAYTAKE AWHILE YES YES CANCEL CANCEL RESET ALL OK RESET ALL OK IT MAYTAKE AWHILE IT MAYTAKE AWHILE YES YES CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CA...

Page 106: ...opy another frame file repeat steps C and D When copying frames files is completed press DISP BACK APress n or o to select Y INTERNAL MEMORY Q CARD or CARD Q Y INTERNAL MEMORY BPress q COPY COPY NEXT NEXT CANCEL CANCEL CARD CARD INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY CARD CARD Copying one frame at a time FRAME APress n or o to select FRAME BPress MENU OK CPress p or q to selec...

Page 107: ... can be added to still images Copying all frames ALL FRAMES APress n or o to select ALL FRAMES BPress MENU OK CPress MENU OK to copy all the frames files COPY COPY YES YES CANCEL CANCEL CARD CARD INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY INTERNALMEMORY CARD CARD FRAME FRAME ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES Recording voice memos APress p or q to select the image to add a voice memo BPress MENU OK to open P...

Page 108: ...ed to movies EPress MENU OK to start recording REC STANDBY REC STANDBY START START CANCEL CANCEL 30s 30s RECORDING RECORDING REC RE REC RE REC REC 28s 28s Remaining time Blinking red Microphone FThe voice memo ends when pressing MENU OK midway or 30 seconds pass FINISH FINISH REC RE REC RE REC REC PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU VOICE MEMO VOICE MEMO TRIMMING TRIMMING PRINT ORDER DPOF PRINT ORDER DPOF...

Page 109: ...TOP PAUSE STOP PAUSE The playback time appears on the screen along with a progress bar Progress bar Speaker Uncover the speaker The sound may be difficult to hear Control Description Playback Playback begins The voice memo stops when playback ends Pause Resume Pauses the voice memo during playback Press o again to resume playback Stop Stops playback Press p or q while voice memo playback is stoppe...

Page 110: ...APress MENU OK while playing back voice memo The voice memo is paused during playback BPress n or o to adjust the volume CPress MENU OK to confirm your selection Camera starts to play back the voice memo VOLUME VOLUME SET SET CANCEL CANCEL 7 YES CANCEL YES CANCEL TRIMMING TRIMMING TRIMMING TRIMMING YES YES CANCEL CANCEL PANNING PANNING PANNING PANNING o button Zoom out n button Zoom in APress o or...

Page 111: ...you press Intelligent Face Detection the face that is focused on is zoomed in to help crop the main subject To specify a cropped part of the image according to preference specify and adjust according to the procedure in TRIMMING BPress p or q to switch the display CPress n o p or q to move to another part of the image DPress MENU OK ECheck the saved image size and press MENU OK The trimmed image i...

Page 112: ...ACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU WITHOUT DATE WITHOUT DATE RESET ALL RESET ALL WITH DATE WITH DATE WITH DATE WITHOUT DATE APress p or q to display the frame file for specifying DPOF setting BPress n or o to set a value Up to 99 sheets are printed For frames files that you do not want printed set the number of prints to 0 zero To specify more DPOF settings repeat steps A and B CAlways press MENU OK after the...

Page 113: ...a includes a frame file with DPOF settings that were specified on another camera RESET DPOF OK appears Pressing MENU OK erases all of the DPOF settings already specified for each frame file Specify the DPOF setting for each frame file again Prints of up to 999 frames files can be ordered on the same Memory Card DPOF settings cannot be specified for movies and CCD RAW CAUTION Pressing DISP BACK whi...

Page 114: ...he print number Press Intelligent Face Detection again the number of the detected faces is set to the print number After setting press MENU OK To cancel all DPOF settings Select RESET ALL in PLAYBACK MENU p 112 MEMO u appears on the screen during playback when the image has specified DPOF settings FRAME FRAME FACE COUNT FACE COUNT SET SET DPOF DPOF 00000 00000 00 00 SHEETS SHEETS PRINT ORDER PRINT...

Page 115: ...time imprinting or specification of the number of prints The warnings shown below may appear while specifying the prints DPOF SPECIFIED ERASE OK DPOF SPECIFIED ERASE ALL OK p 51 When erasing the image the DPOF setting for that image is deleted at the same time RESET DPOF OK p 113 When inserting a Memory Card that contains images specified for printing by another camera those print specifications a...

Page 116: ... Press the shutter button down fully to start recording During recording lREC and a counter that shows the remaining time appear on the screen MEMO There is no need to hold down the shutter button during recording The available recording time appears on the screen STANDBY STANDBY 999m13s 999m13s 21s 21s 12 12 31 31 2050 2050 10 10 00 00 AM AM 21s 21s REC REC Fully pressed Recording ends when press...

Page 117: ...ite balance will be automatically adjusted to the scene being shot even after recording has started If recording is stopped immediately after it begins 1 second of the movie is recorded onto the Memory Card or internal memory CAUTION Because a movie is recorded onto the Memory Card or internal memory as it is saved it cannot be recorded correctly if the camera suddenly loses power if the battery r...

Page 118: ... on recording times per Memory Card or internal memory CAUTION If you shoot using the xD Picture Cards with model numbers containing M such as DPC M1GB movie recording time may be reduced if you repeatedly record and erase frame erase image files In such a case erase all frames or format the xD Picture Card before use Back up important frames files onto your PC or another media APress q BPress n o...

Page 119: ...ars on the screen along with a progress bar Progress bar Control Description Playback Playback begins Playback stops when the end of the movie is reached Pause Resume Pauses the movie during playback Press o again to resume playback Stop Stops playback Press p or q while playback is stopped to go back to the previous file or advance to the next file respectively Fast forward Rewind Press p or q du...

Page 120: ...the movie file on the Memory Card or internal memory to the PC s hard disk and then playback the saved file Uncover the speaker The sound is difficult to hear Volume can be adjusted while playing back movies Adjusting volume of movies APress MENU OK while playing back movie The movie is paused during playback BPress n or o to adjust the volume CPress MENU OK to confirm the setting Camera starts to...

Page 121: ...VOLUME PLAYBACKVOLUME AUTOROTATE PB AUTOROTATE PB OPERATIONVOL OPERATIONVOL SHUTTERVOLUME SHUTTERVOLUME DATE TIME DATE TIME APress n or o to select the menu BPress q Different type of screen appears depending on selected item CPress n or o to change the setting DPress MENU OK to confirm the setting SET SET UP UP LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD BRIGHTNESS PLAYBACKVOLUME PLAYBACKVOLUME AUTOROTATE PB AUTOROTATE P...

Page 122: ...age before red eye correction is applied when using the Intelligent Face Detection function with FACE DETECTIONbREMOVAL ON AF ILLUMINATOR ON OFF ON Specifies whether the AF assist illuminator is ON or OFF 42 CCD RAW ON OFF OFF Sets the picture quality to CCD RAW The camera will not perform image processing however images can be processed on a PC 127 EVF LCD MODE 30fps 60fps 60fps Sets the screen d...

Page 123: ...BRIGHTNESS 0 Sets the LCD monitor brightness 128 FORMAT Initializes a Memory Card or internal memory Select this menu to erase all the frames files 129 ENGLISH Specifies the language used for screen display 28 AUTO POWER OFF 5 MIN 2 MIN OFF 2 MIN Sets the time of turning camera off when camera is not used 129 TIME DIFFERENCE N HOME I LOCAL N HOME Specifies the time difference settings 130 BACKGROU...

Page 124: ...NCE BACKGROUND COLOR and VIDEO SYSTEM to the factory default values set at shipment A confirmation message appears when you press q To reset the camera settings press p or q to select OK and press MENU OK CUSTOM RESET C1 C2 Resets the shooting settings saved in or in Shooting mode Setting Display Factory default Explanation Page How to use the SET UP menu p 121 ...

Page 125: ...CK cancels the zoom setting This function is disabled when setting the continuous shooting Continued Q IMAGE DISP CONTINUOUS The results are always displayed after you shoot Press MENU OK to take another picture 3 SEC 1 5 SEC The image appears for about 3 or 1 5 seconds and is then recorded ZOOM CONTINUOUS The image appears enlarged Use this mode to check details of image APress o or n to zoom in ...

Page 126: ...red beginning from the highest file number on the current Memory Card when the Memory Card already contains image files with file numbers higher than the highest file number on the last Memory Card The displayed frame number may differ for images photographed on other cameras FRAME NO Formatted Memory Card or internal memory used for both A and B CONTINUOUS Pictures are stored beginning from the h...

Page 127: ...corrected CHECK To rebuild images FinePixViewer on the bundled CD ROM Software for FinePix must be installed on your PC Use this function when it is difficult to see whether the image is focused Set FOCUS CHECK to ON The center of the image can be zoomed in by turning the focus ring and focusing can be more easily achieved in this portion of the screen Take the picture press the shutter button dow...

Page 128: ...VOLUME APress n or o to adjust the volume The larger the number the larger the volume is emitted 0 zero indicates a sound deadening BPress MENU OK to confirm the setting AUTOROTATE PB ON Displays images by automatically rotating on the LCD monitor according to the detected composition of the camera when images are shot OFF Displays all images in horizontal composition VOLUME VOLUME SET SET CANCEL ...

Page 129: ...nutes it turns camera off Use this function when you want to get the maximum possible running time from your battery CAUTION The Auto power off function is disabled during slide show p 102 and when a printer or a PC connection p 134 143 is being used MEMO To restore power to the camera Refer to Turning On and Off p 24 FORMAT APress p or q to select OK BPressing MENU OK initializes the Memory Card ...

Page 130: ...UTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF TIME DIFFERENCE TIME DIFFERENCE BACKGROUND COLOR BACKGROUND COLOR GUIDANCE DISPLAY GUIDANCE DISPLAY SET SET UP UP FORMAT FORMAT 2 MIN 2 MIN ENGLISH ENGLISH HOME HOME LOCAL LOCAL Press q APress p or q to select hour and minute BPress n or o to change the setting CAlways press MENU OK after the settings are completed AUTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF BACKGROUND COLOR BACKGRO...

Page 131: ...time difference setting back to N HOME and then check the date and time again 12 31 2050 11 00 AM 12 31 2050 11 00 AM F2 8 F2 8 2000 2000 ISO 400 ISO 400 ISO 400 ISO 400 In the time difference setting when you change to Shooting mode I and the date is displayed for 3 seconds the date display turns yellow How to use the SET UP menu p 121 ...

Page 132: ...e A V cable included and the AC power adapter correctly and push them in each terminal See Notes and Cautions included for notes on the AC power adapter MEMO When connecting the A V cable included to TV the camera s screen is turned off The image quality for movie playback is lower than for still images When connecting to a TV even if you adjust the volume from the PLAYBACK VOLUME the TV volume ca...

Page 133: ...o result in damage to the Memory Card or malfunction during PC connection The shape of the plug and socket outlet depends on the country of use FUJIFILM is not responsible for any malfunction caused by using any AC power adapter other than FUJIFILM AC Power Adapter AC 84V Do not connect the AC power adapter to charge the battery Use the supplied charger BC 140 to charge the battery MEMO See Notes ...

Page 134: ...ess w to switch to Playback mode CThe following screen appears on the screen after a moment MEMO Depending on the printer some functions are disabled When a printer that supports PictBridge is available images can be printed by connecting the camera directly to the PictBridge compatible printer without a PC USB socket AC 84V sold separately USB USB USB appears on the screen OK SET OK SET PICTBRIDG...

Page 135: ...ing BPress n or o to set a value Up to 99 sheets are printed To specify more PRINT settings repeat steps A and B CPress MENU OK to display the confirm setting PICTBRIDGE PICTBRIDGE TOTAL 00002 TOTAL 00002 02 02 OK SET OK SET FRAME FRAME SHEETS SHEETS DPress MENU OK again to download the data to the printer and start printing the specified number of prints PRINTTHESE FRAMES PRINTTHESE FRAMES YES YE...

Page 136: ... not inserted on printers that do not support date printing APress DISP BACK to open the menu BPress n or o to select u PRINT DPOF CPress MENU OK to display the confirm setting PRINT DPOF PRINT DPOF PRINTWITHOUT DATE PRINTWITHOUT DATE PICTBRIDGE PICTBRIDGE PRINTWITH DATE PRINTWITH DATE DPress MENU OK again to download the data to the printer and start printing the specified frames files continuous...

Page 137: ...the USB cable MEMO DPOF setting can be specified for images on internal memory CAUTION In PictBridge function images photographed on other than a camera may not be printed The camera cannot be used to specify printer settings such as the paper size and print quality Please connect the AC Power Adapter AC 84V sold separately to your camera Use internal memory or a Memory Card that was formatted on ...

Page 138: ...ternet Service are deleted from your PC Click the Register now button enter your registered user ID and password and download the menu again requirement Recommendation Operating System 1 Windows 98 SE Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional 2 3 Windows XP Home Edition 2 Windows XP Professional 2 Windows Vista 2 Windows XP Windows Vista CPU 200 MHz Pentium minimum Windows XP...

Page 139: ...letter suffixes indicating the file type may be shown or hidden e g Setup exe or Setup Text may be shown normally or all in uppercase e g Setup or SETUP 2 Install DirectX as directed by the on screen instructions and then restart your PC If the latest version of DirectX is already installed on your PC this installation is not performed CAUTION If the latest version of DirectX or Windows Media Play...

Page 140: ... the socket to ensure that it is securely connected The software may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty Additional USB interface board is not guaranteed Compatible Mac 1 Power Macintosh G3 2 PowerBook G3 2 Power Macintosh G4 iMac iBook Power Macintosh G4 Cube PowerBook G4 Power Macintosh G5 MacBook MacBook Pro or Mac mini Operating System Mac OS X compatible with version 10 3 9 to 1...

Page 141: ...g appears Click the Installing FinePixViewer button CAUTION For more information on what is installed click the Read Me First button and Using FinePixViewer button 5 The Authenticate dialog appears Enter the name and password for the administrator account and then click the OK button The administrator account is the user account used for Mac OS X installation and you can confirm the user account i...

Page 142: ...fari icon in the Dock to make Safari the active application and then select Quit Safari in the Safari menu to shut down Safari 8 Launch Image Capture from the Applications folder 9 Change the Image Capture settings Select Preferences from the Image Capture menu 10Select Other from When a camera is connected open 11Select FPVBridge from FinePixViewer folder in the Applications folder and click the ...

Page 143: ...emory Card with images taken by a FUJIFILM Digital camera MEMO In Windows if FinePixViewer is already installed the driver will be set automatically No action is required Continued Q AInsert the Memory Card with images into the camera p 21 You can use the xD Picture Card and the SD Memory Card with the FinePix S100FS In this Owner s Manual these cards are expressed as Memory Card CD ROM Software f...

Page 144: ... internet is the user s responsibility When using FinePixViewer to save images on a data server network FinePixViewer may not run as it would in a standalone PC environment An image taken with CCD RAW p 127 setting is required to be transferred to a PC using FinePixViewer CAUTION Always use the FUJIFILM AC Power Adapter AC 84V sold separately If the camera suddenly loses power during data exchange...

Page 145: ...cancel saving by clicking the Cancel button set the Power switch to turn off the camera and then disconnect it from the PC When the camera is connected to your PC FinePixViewer automatically starts up by the function of Exif Launcher which is installed in FinePixViewer CAUTION MAC OS X If FinePixViewer does not start up automatically the software may not be installed correctly Set your PC again af...

Page 146: ...hen the software was not installed correctly Windows ACheck that the camera is not connected to the PC BQuit all currently running applications CThe steps for uninstalling software differ depending on the operating system Follow the steps for each operating system to uninstall the software listed below The following software is to be uninstalled FinePixViewer FinePix Resource FinePix Studio RAW FI...

Page 147: ...e Card CARD ADAPTER Z Audio Visual output TV monitor commercially available Audio Visual output Z Printing USB PictBridge compatible printer commercially available Printer commercially available xD Picture Card Z Image input output to the PC Personal Computer commercially available PC Card Adapter DPC AD CompactFlash Card Adapter DPC CF PC card slot This will not work with an SD Memory Card CF car...

Page 148: ...g on the device used Image Memory Card Reader etc AC Power Adapter AC 84V Use the AC 84V when taking pictures or play back images for long periods or when FinePix S100FS is connected to a PC The shape of the AC power adapter the plug and power outlet depend on the country Rechargeable Battery NP 140 1150 mAh A Lithium ion large capacity rechargeable battery Remote release RR 80 Use the remote rele...

Page 149: ... Card Adapter DPC CF Loading an xD Picture Card into this adapter allows you to use the card as a CompactFlash card Type s This is not compatible with the SD Memory Card CO MPACTFLASH DPC CF TM for xD P ictur e Card CARD ADAPTER ...

Page 150: ... camera is carried from a cold location into a warm place water droplets condensation may form on the inside of the camera or on the lens When this occurs turn the camera off and wait an hour before using the camera Condensation may also form on the Memory Card In this event remove the Memory Card and wait a short time Z When the Camera is Not Used or is stored Periods of Time If you do not intend...

Page 151: ... same compatibility Usable USB drive Type H cannot be used with xD Picture Card USB drive DPC UD1 while Type M can Z Internal Memory Images held in the camera s internal memory may be corrupted or erased due to problems such as camera faults Save your important data to another media i e DVD R CD R CD RW hard disk etc Data stored in the camera s internal memory cannot be guaranteed in the event tha...

Page 152: ...Lit red The camera cannot shoot the picture at the correct brightness due to too bright or dark shooting condition The picture can be taken but the correct brightness exposure will not be obtained FOCUS ERROR LENS CONTROL ERROR Camera malfunction or fault Turn the camera on again Turn the camera off and on again If the message still appears contact your FUJIFILM dealer NO CARD Memory Card is not i...

Page 153: ...ry Card The Memory Card or internal memory is not formatted Re insert the Memory Card or turn the camera off and then on again If the message still appears contact your FUJIFILM dealer Use a new Memory Card Format the Memory Card or internal memory on the camera p 129 PROTECTED CARD The SD Memory Card switch is slide to the Lock side Unlock the protection by sliding it back p 22 INTERNAL MEMORY IS...

Page 154: ...e erased Remove the protection p 104 Protected files cannot be added to voice memos Remove the protection p 104 Protected files cannot be rotated Remove the protection p 104 ERROR The voice memo file is faulty Camera fault The voice memo cannot be played back Contact your FUJIFILM dealer NO IMAGE An attempt was made to transfer images from the Memory Card or internal memory that memory was empty I...

Page 155: ...Red eye removal cannot be used with these image formats RAW FILE An attempt was made to the correct red eye effect in an image shot in the CCD RAW setting Red eye removal cannot be used with this image format COMMUNICATION ERROR The camera is not connected to a PC or printer Check that the USB cable is connected correctly Check that your printer is turned on PRINTER ERROR Displayed for PictBridge ...

Page 156: ...nd check whether the printer supports the JFIF JPEG or Exif JPEG image format If not the printer cannot print the images Movies and CCD RAW cannot be printed Was the image data photographed using FinePix S100FS You may not be able to print some images photographed on other cameras Warning Displayed Explanation Remedy ...

Page 157: ...th battery and AC power adapter removed Load the battery or connect the AC power adapter and wait a short time before turning the camera on 19 24 133 Battery run out quickly Camera is used in extremely cold conditions Put the battery in your pocket or another warm place to heat it and then load it into the camera just before you take a picture 18 19 The battery terminals are soiled Wipe the batter...

Page 158: ...camera 121 129 The Memory Card contact area is soiled Wipe the Memory Card contact area with a soft dry cloth 21 151 The Memory Card is damaged Insert a new Memory Card 21 The battery has run out Load new or fully charged battery 18 19 The Auto power off function has turned the camera off Turn the camera on 24 The screen darkens after taking a picture You took pictures with flash The screen may da...

Page 159: ...ttery has run out Load new or fully charged battery 18 19 Continuous shooting is selected Set continuous shooting to OFF 81 Super macro mode is selected Cancel Super macro mode 75 The flash settings are restricted and cannot be selected Shooting mode is set to anything other than H or N The flash settings are restricted because the camera settings are tailored to the scene being shot Change Shooti...

Page 160: ...ult Recording images Photographed images or movies are not recorded AC power adapter was connected or disconnected during turning the camera on Connect or disconnect the AC power adapter only when the camera is off Failing to turn the camera off first can result in damage to the Memory Card or malfunctions during PC connection 133 Continuous shooting Only 1 frame can be shot even thoughcontinuous ...

Page 161: ...re that the speaker is uncovered 12 109 120 Erasing Erasing FRAME does not erase the frame Some frames may be protected Unprotect frames using the camera on which the protection was first applied 104 Erasing ALL FRAMES does not erase all the frames Frame No CONTINUOUS in the frame number setting does not function You opened the battery cover without turning the camera off when replacing the batter...

Page 162: ...o the PC or camera Set up the camera and connect the USB cable correctly 143 Connecting to printer Cannot print with PictBridge The USB cable is not correctly connected to the printer or camera The printer is not turned on Set up the camera and connect the USB cable correctly Turn the printer on 134 Matters Problems Possible causes Solutions Page Camera operation etc Nothing happens when pressing ...

Page 163: ...1200 640 480 5 3 2 File size See the table on p 168 Lens Fujinon 14 3 optical zoom lens F2 8 Wide angle F5 3 Telephoto Focal length f 7 1 mm 101 5 mm Equivalent to approx 28 mm 400 mm on a 35 mm camera Digital zoom Approx 2 14 3 optical zoom lens is used together Max zoom scale approx 28 6 Aperture F2 8 to F11 Wide angle F5 3 to F11 Telephoto in 1 3 EV increments Manual Auto selectable Focal range...

Page 164: ... 4000 sec 1 4 sec to 1 1000 sec 4 sec to 1 2 sec N M 4 sec to 1 4000 sec 4 sec to 1 4000 sec when suppressed flash is set 30 sec to 1 4000 sec bulb up to 30 sec Continuous shooting Continuous shooting TOP 7 RAW 3 Number of recorded frames up to 7 frames approx 3 frames sec High speed continuous shooting TOP50 3 Number of recorded frames up to 50 frames approx 7 frames sec Dynamic range bracketing ...

Page 165: ...Auto Red eye Reduction Forced Flash Suppressed Flash Red eye Reduction Slow Synchro Viewfinder 0 20 inches approx 200 000 dots Each dot displays all R G and B colors consecutively Approx 100 coverage LCD monitor 2 5 inches Aspect ratio 4 3 approx 230 000 dots amorphous silicon TFT color LCD monitor Approx 100 coverage Movie 640 480 pixels 320 240 pixels 30 frames per second with monaural sound Pho...

Page 166: ...rned on the optical zoom moved from full wide angle to full telephoto or vice versa and back again to its original position every 30 seconds the flash used at full power every second shot and the camera turned off and then on again once every 10 shots Note Because the number of available shots varies depending on the capacity of battery the figures shown here for the number of available shots usin...

Page 167: ...s normal and does not indicate a fault Wherever possible use the battery charger in a well ventilated location There may be vibration noises from inside the battery charger during use This is normal and does not indicate a fault Do not use the battery charger to charge batteries other than rechargeable battery NP 140 The battery charger could cause interference if placed close to a radio during ch...

Page 168: ... of recorded pixels 3840 2880 4032 2688 2816 2112 2048 1536 1600 1200 640 480 1 640 480 320 240 Image data size 5 4 MB 2 7 MB 2 7 MB 1490 KB 800 KB 650 KB 150 KB 23 2 MB Internal memory approx 25 MB 4 8 9 16 31 38 170 1 21 sec 43 sec xD Picture Card 16 MB 2 5 5 10 19 23 98 0 13 sec 27 sec 32 MB 5 11 11 21 38 48 198 1 27 sec 54 sec 64 MB 11 23 23 42 77 96 398 2 55 sec 1 8 min 128 MB 23 46 47 85 156...

Page 169: ...r damages resulting from errors in this Owner s Manual The LCD monitor on your digital camera is manufactured using advanced high precision technology Even so small bright points and anomalous colors particularly around text may appear on the monitor These are normal display characteristics and do not indicate a fault with the monitor This phenomenon will not appear on the recorded image The opera...

Page 170: ...ographed in a 1 second interval the frame rate is expressed as 10 fps For reference TV images are displayed at 30 fps NTSC JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group A file format used for compressing and saving color images The higher the compression rate the greater the loss of quality in the decompressed restored image Memory effect If an Ni MH battery is repeatedly charged without first being fully...

Page 171: ...vices 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 white balance Exif Print Format is a newly revised digital camera file format that contains a variety of shooting information for optimal printing ...

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Page 181: ...ld result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the video product Lightning For added protection for this video product receiver during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surg...

Page 182: ...ge the battery using the battery charger included The battery can be charged at ambient temperatures between 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F Refer to the OWNER S MANUAL for the time of charging battery You should charge the battery at an ambient temperature between 10 C and 35 C 50 F and 95 F If you charge the battery at a temperature outside this range charging takes longer because the performance of...

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