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This manual will show you how to use your 
FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix S5100/FinePix S5500 correctly. 
Please follow the instructions carefully.  

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Page 1: ... Features Software Installation Settings Viewing Images BL00416 200 1 This manual will show you how to use your FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix S5100 FinePix S5500 correctly Please follow the instructions carefully OWNER S MANUAL 1 3 4 5 6 2 ...

Page 2: ...Software Media or Documentation to any third party without FUJIFILM s prior written consent You also shall not sublicense assign or otherwise transfer all or any part of the rights granted to you by FUJIFILM under this Agreement without FUJIFILM s prior written consent 3 2 Except as expressly granted by FUJIFILM hereunder you shall not copy or reproduce all or any part of Software or Documentation...

Page 3: ...OTOGRAPHY M N PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS 3 Advanced Features CENTER 57 œ MULTI 57 AREA 58 ç PHOTOMETRY 58 j BRACKETING 59 G SHARPNESS 59 z FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT 59 B PLAYBACK PLAYBACK INFORMATION 60 o ERASING SINGLE ALL FRAMES 61 i PROTECTING IMAGES FRAME SET ALL RESET ALL 63 g AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK 65 t RECORDING VOICE MEMOS 66 t PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS 68 Playing back voice memos 68 Y TRIMMING 69...

Page 4: ...y cause interference to other equipment in the hospital or aircraft For details please check with the applicable regulations Handling Your Digital Camera This camera contains precision electronic components To ensure that images are recorded correctly do not subject the camera to impact or shock while an image is being recorded Trademark Information h and xD Picture Card are trademarks of Fuji Pho...

Page 5: ...crophone Flash P 40 Flash control sensor AF Assist illuminator P 24 Speaker xD Picture Card slot Lens Camera parts and features Exposure compensation button P 46 Focus mode selector button Continuous shooting button P 43 Shutter button Focus mode selector lock switch Power switch Playback mode P 27 Power OFF Photography mode P 20 Auto P 34 Programmed Auto P 35 Manual P 38 Portrait P 34 Landscape P...

Page 6: ...ttaching the lens cap ATTACHING THE LENS CAP STRAP ADAPTER RING 1 Getting Ready LOADING THE BATTERIES Compatible batteries h AA size alkaline batteries LR6 4 or AA size Ni MH batteries HR AA 4 sold separately Please use the same brand and grade AA size alkaline batteries as those supplied with the camera How to use the batteries h Never use the following types of batteries as this could cause seri...

Page 7: ...arge Depending on the camera mode and the type of batteries used the transition from C to V may occur more quickly Due to the nature of the battery the battery low warning may appear early when the camera is used in cold locations This is normal Try warming the batteries in your pocket or a similar location before use Battery level warning 1 The camera s estimation of the remaining battery charge ...

Page 8: ...t set the date and time this message will appear each time you turn the camera on DATE TIME DATE TIME 2004 2004 1 1 1 1 12 00 AM 12 00 AM YYYY MM DD YYYY MM DD SET SET CANCEL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK 3 1Press d or c to select Year Month Day Hour or Minute 2Press a or b to correct the setting Holding down a or b changes the numbers continuously When the time displayed passes 12 00 the AM PM setting c...

Page 9: ...s shooting mode S AF Single AF M F Manual focus C AF Continuous AF Focus mode SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 1 1Press the MENU OK button to display the menu on the screen 2Press d or c to select F OPTION and then press a or b to select SET UP 3Press the MENU OK button 1The SET UP screen appears Press d or c to move to option 4 and then press a or b to select 2Press c to select ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESP...

Page 10: ...ENU OK button Up down left and right are indicated by black triangles in the Owner s Manual Up or down is shown as a or b and left or right is shown as d or c Displaying the on screen help 0 Zoom button Low light viewfinder button 0 DISP BACK button 0 dc button 0 Using the menus 2Select a menu option Press the left or right arrow on the 4 direction button OFF OFF AUTO AUTO SELF TIMER SELF TIMER OF...

Page 11: ...flash pops up the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging The indicator lamp blinks orange during charging If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing white dots may appear in the image This is due to the flash reflecting off the dust particles or snowflakes Use Suppressed flash mode to fix the problem 1 3 1Set the Power switch to q 2Set the Mode dial to B ...

Page 12: ...t delay between the shutter button being pressed and the picture being taken Playback the shot to check the image When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion the picture is taken without the AF frame changing When the camera takes the picture the indicator lamp lights orange shooting disabled The indicator lamp then turns green and the next picture can be taken The indicator lamp bli...

Page 13: ...the number shown here Also the size of an image file varies depending on the subject So the number of remaining shots may decrease by 2 or may remain the same For this reason the number displayed may not show the actual number of frames Quality setting Number of recorded pixels DPC 16 16 MB DPC 32 32 MB DPC 64 64 MB DPC 128 128 MB DPC 256 256 MB 4 F 2272 1704 8 4 N 2272 1704 16 2 1600 1200 25 1 12...

Page 14: ...zoom scale approx 3 6 35 mm camera equivalents BEST FRAMING Select the framing guideline in the Photography mode Pressing the DISP BACK button changes the screen display Press the DISP BACK button until Framing Guideline appears Text displayed Framing guideline displayed No text displayed Scene 250 250 F2 8 F2 8 ISO100 ISO100 N 16 N 16 P Position the main subject at the intersection of two lines i...

Page 15: ...single frame playback press a or b to select BACK and then press the MENU OK button 0 1 0 2 BACK BACK ERASE ERASE FRAME FRAME ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES BACK BACK ERASE ERASE FRAME FRAME ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES YES YES CANCEL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK ERASE ERASE OK OK FRAME FRAME 100 0009 100 0009 Playback zoom Press the Zoom button during single frame playback to zoom enlarge the still image A zoom bar ap...

Page 16: ...3 frames one underexposed one at the reference exposure 0 and one overexposed 0 Main subject EXPOSURE SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS The distance from the subject to the camera is referred to as the shooting distance When the shooting distance is set correctly and the image appears sharp the image is focused Three focusing methods There are mechanisms for focusing 1 Single AF S A...

Page 17: ...e menus for more detailed settings P 50 59 77 The table below provides a number of sample settings Use the settings effectively To achieve this result Sample settings To express the motion of the subject Set the Mode dial to M and select a slow shutter speed Use a tripod to prevent camera shake To freeze the subject s movement Set the Mode dial to M and select a fast shutter speed To make the subj...

Page 18: ...rtraits Skin tones are shown beautifully and the overall tone is soft LANDSCAPE Set the Mode dial to This mode is the best for shooting scenery in daylight and provides crisp clear shots of scenery such as buildings and mountains SPORTS Set the Mode dial to This is the most suitable for shooting sporting events The priority to faster shutter speeds is given NIGHT SCENE Set the Mode dial to This mo...

Page 19: ...3 F5 6 F5 6 N 16 N 16 ISO ISO100 100 3 3 F5 6 F5 6 ーーーー ーーーー F6 4 F6 4 N 16 N 16 ISO ISO100 100 ーーーー ーーーー F6 4 F6 4 Set the Mode dial to M 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 Setting the shutter speed Press a or b to select the shutter speed h Shutter speed setting 3 s...

Page 20: ...utter speed h Shutter speed setting 15 sec to 1 2000 sec in 1 3 EV increments See P 117 for information on EVs Use a tripod to prevent camera shake In shots with long exposures noise dots may appear on the image When taking pictures with a fast shutter speed 1 2000 sec smearing white stripes may appear in the image P 117 If the shutter speed is set to a speed faster than 1 1000 sec the image may a...

Page 21: ... flash the image may disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging The indicator lamp blinks orange during charging The available flash modes are limited depending on the Photography menu selected P 33 4 Press the shutter button down halfway appears on the screen when the flash is used Choose from 5 flash modes according to the type of shot 1 Set the Power switch to q 2 Set the Mode dial to ...

Page 22: ...be overexposed when shooting bright scenes To take a picture of a main subject at night with the background brightly lit use the Night scene setting P 34 f CONTINUOUS SHOOTING PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS Notes on using the Continuous shooting modes h Shooting continues as long as you hold down the shutter button In auto bracketing mode however just press the shutter button once to shoot 3 frames h If th...

Page 23: ...ntinuous shooting Available Photography mode STORING STORING This mode shoots the same image with different exposure settings Bracketing shoots 3 continuous frames each with a different exposure setting A is correctly exposed B is overexposed and C is underexposed The settings exposure range can be changed in the photography menu h Auto bracketing settings 3 1 3 EV 2 3 EV 1 EV If the underexposed ...

Page 24: ...r h When the subject appears too dark Try a positive compensation setting This will make the overall image brighter Guide to compensation i Backlit portraits 2 steps to 4 steps DW EV to 1DQ EV i Very bright scenes such as snowfields and highly reflective subjects 3 steps 1 EV i Shots made up predominantly of sky 3 steps 1 EV i Spotlight subjects particularly against dark backgrounds 2 steps DW EV ...

Page 25: ...manually use this function after adjusting the focus automatically with S AF auto focus mode Set the Power switch to q Manual focus cannot be used in the r Movie mode If the subject moves or the zoom setting is changed repeat the procedure from step 2 4 1 Set the Mode dial to B m N M or mode 2 1Hold down the D button 2Press the T or W button to adjust the focus Use the screen to check the focus 1U...

Page 26: ...FRAMES FRAMES 1 1Set the Power switch to q 2Set the Mode dial to B m N M or mode 3Press the p button 1Press d or c to select the y quality setting and then press a or b to change the setting 2Press the MENU OK button to confirm the setting The numbers to the right of each setting show the number of available frames When changing the quality setting the number of available frames also changes P 24 ...

Page 27: ...W N 16 N 16 J FinePix COLOR p PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY The FinePix COLOR setting is retained even when the camera is off or the Mode setting is changed PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OFF OFF AUTO AUTO SELF TIMER SELF TIMER OFF OFF 3 When you enable the setting an icon appears in the top left corner of the screen The settings available in the menu screen vary depending on the Photography...

Page 28: ...ustom white balance for the flash is used Consequently to achieve a particular effect the flash mode should be set to Suppressed flash P 40 The color tones may vary depending on the shooting conditions light source etc Change the white balance setting to take a picture with the white balance fixed for the surroundings and lighting In AUTO mode the correct white balance may not be achieved for subj...

Page 29: ...Set the Power switch to w P 27 When y or u appears the white balance was not measured at the correct exposure Set the exposure compensation again using a negative value when y appears and a positive value when u appears SET SET COMPLETED COMPLETED CANCEL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK ーーーー ーーーー Fーーー Fーーー P UNDER UNDER OVER OVER UNDER UNDER or N 16 N 16 ISO ISO1 100 00 PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU Dis...

Page 30: ...de is useful for subjects with strongly contrasting light and dark areas where you want to achieve the correct exposure for a particular feature h AVERAGE The advantage of this mode is that the exposure tends not to change for different compositions or subjects This mode is particularly effective for shots of people wearing black or white clothing and shots of scenery 2 0 1 0 2 j BRACKETING Availa...

Page 31: ...00 PM 8 24 2004 12 00 PM 2272x1704 2272x1704 NORMAL NORMAL S 1 2000 S 1 2000 F 2 8 F 2 8 OFF OFF STD STD 100 00 Quality mode Shutter speed Aperture setting display FinePix COLOR Sensitivity Flash Histogram Time Date Frame number PLAYBACK INFORMATION PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS Histograms A histogram is a chart showing the distribution of brightness in an image horizontal axis brightness vertical axis pixel...

Page 32: ...mes files will be left unerased Even if you stop the procedure immediately some frames files will be erased ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES CANCEL CANCEL BACK BACK 0 1 0 2 o ERASING SINGLE ALL FRAMES PLAYBACK MENU 1Press d or c to select the frame file to be erased 2Press the MENU OK button to erase the currently displayed frame file To erase another frame file repeat steps ...

Page 33: ...EL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK SET ALL SET ALL 100 0009 100 0009 SET ALL OK SET ALL OK IT MAY TAKE A WHILE IT MAY TAKE A WHILE RESET ALL RESET ALL 100 0009 100 0009 RESET ALL OK RESET ALL OK IT MAY TAKE A WHILE IT MAY TAKE A WHILE YES YES CANCEL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK To stop the procedure midway If the images are very large protecting or unprotecting all the frames files may take some time If you want...

Page 34: ...end your comment during recording press the MENU OK button 5 appears on the screen Press the MENU OK button to begin recording VOICE MEMO VOICE MEMO REC STANDBY REC STANDBY START START 30s 30s CANCEL CANCEL OK OK BACK BACK 100 0009 100 0009 The remaining recording time appears during recording and the self timer lamp blinks When the time remaining reaches 5 seconds the self timer lamp starts blink...

Page 35: ...rame playback Press the DISP BACK button twice to select single frame playback 2 1Press b to play the voice memo 2The playback time appears on the screen along with a progress bar When the sound is difficult to hear adjust the volume P 79 1s 1s STOP STOP PAUSE PAUSE Bar Playing back voice memos Playback Pause Resume Stop Fast forward Fast reverse Control Description The voice memo stops when playb...

Page 36: ...sing a digital camera on media such as an xD Picture Card The recorded specifications include information on which frames are to be printed This section gives a detailed description of how to order your prints with the FinePix S5100 FinePix S5500 Note that some printers do not support date and time imprinting or specification of the number of prints Note that the warnings shown below may be displa...

Page 37: ...T FRAME p PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK 1Press d or c to display the frame file for specifying DPOF settings 2Press a or b to set a value up to 99 as the number of copies of the frame file to be 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 1 and 2 Prints of up to 999 image frames files can be ordered on the same xD Pictur...

Page 38: ...ESET DPOF OK U DPOF ALL RESET p PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK r RECORDING MOVIES MOVIE MODE 2 The available recording time and appear on the screen Because sound is recorded concurrently with the images make sure that you do not cover the microphone with a finger etc P 9 STANDBY STANDBY 26s 26s 3 Press the T or W button to zoom in or out before recording You must zoom beforehand as you cannot zoom during re...

Page 39: ...be recorded in shots taken outdoors When the remaining time runs out recording ends and the movie is saved onto the xD Picture Card If recording is stopped immediately after it begins 1 second of movie is recorded onto the xD Picture Card 18s 18s REC REC 4 Press the shutter button down fully to start recording The brightness and color of the screen shown during movie recording may differ from thos...

Page 40: ...to play the movie 2The playback time appears on the screen along with a progress bar Take care not to block the speaker When the sound is difficult to hear adjust the volume P 79 If the subject of the shot is very bright white vertical streaks or black horizontal streaks may appear in the image during playback This is normal 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1Set the Power switch to w 2Press d or c to select the mo...

Page 41: ...a is turned off The lens moves to the recorded position when turning the camera on again 日本語 ENGLISH FRANCAIS DEUTSCH ESPAÑOL ITALIANO 中文 ENGLISH Specifies the language used for screen display VIDEO SYSTEM NTSC PAL Specifies whether video output is set to NTSC or PAL 109 DISCHARGE OK Discharges rechargeable batteries q RESET OK Resets all the camera settings other than the DATE TIME TIME DIFFERENC...

Page 42: ...G To restore power to the camera When the Power save function 2 or 5 minutes setting has shut the camera down 1 Set the Power switch to OFF 2 Set the Power switch back to q or w 0 1 0 2 When the camera is in sleep mode pressing the shutter button down halfway wakes the camera up Pressing any other button as well as the shutter button wakes the camera up SET UP SET UP IMAGE DISP IMAGE DISP ON ON PO...

Page 43: ...tion File number runs from 0001 to 9999 Once 9999 is exceeded the directory number changes from 100 to 101 The maximum number is 999 9999 The displayed frame number may differ for images photographed on other cameras When t appears see P 111 100 0009 100 0009 8 24 2004 12 00 PM 8 24 2004 12 00 PM Directory number File number Frame number CCD RAW Setting CCD RAW to ON disables the signal processing...

Page 44: ...ePix Internet Service The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection Operating System 1 CPU Windows 98 including the Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional 2 Windows XP Home Edition 2 Windows XP Professional 2 200 MHz Pentium or better recommended 800 MHz Pentium IIIor better recommended for Windows XP RAM 64MB minimum 128...

Page 45: ...inimum 1 GB when RAW FILE CONVERTER LE is used Display 800 600 pixels or better at least 32 000 colors When using ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix 1024 768 or better Internet connection 4 i To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function An Internet connection or e mail transmission software is needed i Connection speed 56 k or better recommended 1 Models with a USB port as a standard f...

Page 46: ...t have an Internet connection Notes i Connect the camera directly to the Macintosh using the USB cable mini B The software may not operate correctly if you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub i Push the USB connector fully into the socket to ensure that it is securely connected The software may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty i Additional USB interface boar...

Page 47: ...NSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X 1 Turn your Macintosh on and start up Mac OS X Do not launch any other applications 2 When the bundled CD ROM is loaded into the CD ROM drive the FinePix icon appears Double click the FinePix icon to open the FinePix volume window 3 Double click on Installer for MacOS X 5 The Authenticate dialog appears Enter the name and password for the administrator account and then cl...

Page 48: ...USB cable mini B is connected correctly and pushed in h k appears on the screen The screen darkens when the WEB Camera is used h Power save and Auto power off are disabled during USB connection Disconnecting the Camera q Quit all applications FinePixViewer etc that are using the camera w Turn the camera off P 14 e Unplug the USB cable from the camera 1 DC IN 5V socket A V OUT socket 6 1 2 Connecti...

Page 49: ...s click the Cancel button Screen for Windows 98 SE Windows 98 98 SE Me 2000 Professional Macintosh h A removable disk icon appears and you can use your PC to transfer files to and from the camera Windows Macintosh If the above operations do not occur you do not have the required software programs or drivers installed on your PC Complete the required PC setup procedures Then reconnect the camera to...

Page 50: ...ined in How to Use FinePixViewer How to Use FinePixViewer covers a range of topics including batch processing and ordering prints 1Check that the camera is not connected to the PC 2Quit all currently running applications 3Open the My Computer window Then open the Control Panel and double click on Add Remove Programs Windows 4The Add Remove Programs Properties window appears Select the software to ...

Page 51: ...DPOF settings the date is not inserted from printers that do not support date printing OK OK PRINT DPOF PRINT DPOF PICTBRIDGE PICTBRIDGE PRINT WITH DATE PRINT WITH DATE PRINT WITHOUT DATE PRINT WITHOUT DATE SET SET 0 1 0 2 USB USB CHECKING USB CHECKING USB When a printer that supports PictBridge is available images can be printed by connecting the camera directly to the PictBridge compatible print...

Page 52: ...EETS PRINTING PRINTING BACK BACK 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 5 Press the MENU OK button to download the data to the printer and print the frames specified in the DPOF settings PRINT DPOF PRINT DPOF OK OK PRINT DPOF PRINT DPOF TOTAL TOTAL 19 19SHEETS SHEETS CANCEL CANCEL YES YES OK OK BACK BACK Press the DISP BACK button to cancel the printing Depending on the printer the printing may not be canceled immed...

Page 53: ...of 3 3 V 2 MB to 128 MB h CompactFlash Card Adapter DPC CF Loading an xD Picture Card into this adapter allows you to use the card as a CompactFlash card Type I h Windows 95 98 98 SE Me 2000 Professional XP h Mac OS 8 6 to 9 2 X 10 1 2 to 10 1 5 CO MPACTFLASH DPC C F TM for xD P ictur e Card CARD ADAPTER h Rechargeable Battery 2HR 3UF 2 The 2HR 3UF includes 2 pieces of high capacity AA size Nickel...

Page 54: ...f you do not intend to use the camera for a long period of time remove the batteries from the camera Note if the camera is left with the batteries removed the time and date settings are cleared h The batteries feel warm right after being used Before removing the batteries turn the camera off and wait for the batteries to cool down h Since batteries do not work well in cold weather or locations war...

Page 55: ...ubject the AC power adapter to strong shocks h The AC power adapter may emit a humming But this is normal h If used near a radio the AC power adapter may cause static If this happens move the camera away from the radio AC Power Adapter Using the AA size Ni MH batteries correctly h As a power source in digital cameras AA size Ni MH batteries reffered to hereafter as Ni NH batteries are superior to ...

Page 56: ...record digital image data The recording process is electrically performed and enables erasure of existing image data as well as re recording of new image data h When using a new Memory Card or a Memory Card that has been formated by a PC be sure to format the card with your digital camera before using it Protecting Your Data h Images and movies may be lost or destroyed in the following situations ...

Page 57: ...ode for a wider range of flash settings i Move to within the effective flash range before taking the picture i Hold the camera correctly Change the Photography mode Set continuous shooting to OFF i Clean the lens i Try standing about 2 m 6 6 ft from your subject to take the picture i Cancel Macro mode i Select Macro mode i Use AF AE lock to take the picture This is a characteristic of CCDs and doe...

Page 58: ...ed frames up to 40 frames at intervals as short as approx 0 6 sec Shooting functions Best framing Frame No memory Playback functions Trimming Automatic playback Multi frame playback Voice memo Other functions PictBridge Language English Francais Deutsch Español Italiano FinePix photo mode p mode WEB camera Discharge batteries A V output NTSC PAL selectable Troubleshooting eIf you think the camera ...

Page 59: ... eye adapts to it so that a white object still looks white On the other hand devices such as digital cameras see a white subject as white by first adjusting the color balance to suit the color of the ambient light around the subject This adjustment is called matching the white balance Exif Print Format is a newly revised digital camera file format that contains a variety of shooting information fo...

Page 60: ... terminals with insulation tape h Contact with other metallic objects or batteries could cause the batteries to ignite or burst Keep xD Picture Cards out of the reach of small children Because xD Picture Cards are small they can be swallowed by children Be sure to store xD Picture Cards out of the reach of small children If a child swallows an xD Picture Card seek medical attention or call an emer...

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