37
Advanced
Features
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36
B
m
PORTRAIT
,
LANDSCAPE
.
SPORTS
/
NIGHT
S
CENE
N
M
<
>
r
Photography mode
Function
■
List of functions available in each mode
d
Flash
x
Auto Flash
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
P.46
P.45
P.45
P.43
b
Red-Eye Reduction
d
Forced Flash
e
Macro
✽
The flash cannot be used for continuous shooting.
✽
Long-period continuous shooting and high-sensitivity photography cannot be used together.
✽
C-AF and AF AREA cannot be used together.
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
P.46
c
Slow Synchro
f
Continuous
shooting
Selections
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
P.51
P.50
P.50
P.50
P.48
P.47
P.47
P.47
P.52
P.46
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
n
Red-Eye +Slow
f
Top 5-frame
j
Auto Bracketing
k
Final 5-frame
h
Long-period (up to 40 frames)
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
C-AF Continuous AF
_
Photometry
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
)
Multi
_
Spot
+
Average
D
Exposure Compensation
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Consider the scene you are photographing and the sort of image you want to
achieve when you specify the camera settings. A general guide is given below.
1
Select the Photography mode (
➡
P.38-42, 80-81).
B
Specifies all settings other than Quality, Sensitivity and FinePix COLOR
on the camera.
m
/
,
/
.
/
/
Selects the best Scene position setting for the scene being shot.
N
/
M
/
<
Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the action is
frozen, so that the flow of the motion is conveyed, or so that the
background is out of focus.
>
Adjusts all the camera settings yourself.
r
Shoots a movie.
2
Specify the photography settings (
➡
P.43-52).
e
Macro
Uses for close-up shots.
d
Flash
Uses for shots in dark locations or for backlit subjects,
etc.
)
Photometry
Use this mode for shots where the brightness of the
subject and background differ markedly and the light is
not metered as desired.
D
Exposure compensation
Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0, this
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
f
Continuous shooting
Uses to take a series of continuous shots or to use
auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).
C-AF Continuous AF
Use C-AF when photographing moving subjects.
3
Take the pictures (check the exposure and focus
➡
adjust
the shot composition
➡
press the Shutter button down fully).
★
You can use the menus for more detailed settings (
➡
P.53-63, 82).
The table below provides a number of sample settings. You can achieve any number of other
effects by using the settings effectively. Try changing different settings to see what kind of shots you
can take.
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 avoid camera shake.)
To freeze the subject’s movement
Set the Mode dial to “
M
” and select a fast shutter speed.
To make the subject stand out by having the background
out of focus
Set the Mode dial to “
<
” and select a wide aperture setting.
To get a very large depth of focus
Set the Mode dial to “
<
” and select a narrow aperture setting.
To prevent the image having a red or blue cast due to
the light source
Change the “White balance” setting in the photography menu.
To avoid missing snapshot opportunities
Take pictures in AUTO mode (see “Using the Camera”).
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or
underexposed and to show the substance and textures
of the subject clearly.
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
Lower the
S
sensitivity setting.
When the image is too dark
Raise the
S
sensitivity setting.
Use flash or the brightness adjustment
function.
✽
1 The factory default resolution for Movie mode is 320
×
240 pixels.
✽
2 AUTO can only be set in “
B
” mode.
✽
High-sensitivity photography cannot be used together with Long-period continuous shooting.
✽
AF AREA cannot be used together with C-AF.
Menu
Options
*
Self-timer
A
White balance
H
Focusing
AF (CENTER)
AF (MULTI)
AF AREA
MF
YES
OFF
AUTO
AF (CENTER)
±1/3EV
NORMAL
0
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
j
Bracketing
G
Sharpness
z
Flash
(brightness adjustment)
B
Factory
Defaults
m
,
,
,
.
,
/
N
M
<
>
r
■
List of menu options available in each mode
FinePix
Photo
mode
3M
P.53, 82
P.54
P.56
P.58
P.59
P.61
P.61
P.62
P.62
P.63
P.63
P.63
AUTO
✽
2
p
-STANDARD
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES YES
✽
1
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
y
Quality
S
ISO
J
FinePix COLOR
