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Using
the
Camera
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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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USING AF/AE LOCK
Move the camera slightly so that one of the
subjects is in the AF frame.
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Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE
lock). When a short double-beep is heard, the
camera focuses on your subject. The AF frame on
the screen becomes smaller and the camera sets
the shutter speed and aperture. The indicator lamp
(green) changes from blinking to lit.
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Continue to hold the shutter button down halfway.
Move the camera back to the original image and
press the shutter button fully.
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!
AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter is
released.
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!
Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee
excellent results.
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In this shot, the subjects (two people in this case)
are not in the AF frame. Taking the picture at this
point will result in the subjects being out of focus.
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USING ZOOM FUNCTION
Turn the zoom ring to take pictures with zoom
function.
The zoom bar appears on the screen during
zooming.
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Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 28 mm to 300 mm
Max. zoom scale: 10.7
×
Zoom ring
Press “
a
” to change to Digital zoom mode (2
×
).
When using digital zoom, “
” appears in the
bottom left corner of the screen and the zoom bar
turns blue.
Use the zoom ring to adjust digital zoom operation
as well as optical zoom. Press the “
b
” button to
cancel the digital zoom.
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Zoom bar
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AF (Autofocus)/AE (Auto-exposure) lock
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On the FinePix S9000 / FinePix S9500, pressing the shutter button down halfway locks the focus and
exposure settings (AF/AE lock). To focus on a subject that is off to one side or to set the exposure before
composing the final shot, locks the AF and AE settings. Then take the picture to get the best result.
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When the camera cannot focus and AF/AE lock does not give the correct exposure
Position the AF frame over the main subject and apply the AE lock (
➡
P.46). Then position the AF
frame over another subject at roughly the same distance. Press the shutter button down halfway.
Recompose the shot and then take the picture.
