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Contents
ATTACHING THE LENS CAP AND STRAP ................................................................................................................... 10
LOADING THE BATTERIES ........................................................................................................................................... 12
INSERTING THE MEDIA ................................................................................................................................................ 14
CHECKING THE BATTERY CHARGE ........................................................................................................................... 15
TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ......................................................................................... 16
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER .................................................................... 17
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Warning .......................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT .................................................................. 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ......................................... 3
Preface ........................................................................... 6
Accessories included ...................................................... 7
Camera parts and features ............................................. 8
Example of screen text display .................................. 9
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Still photography mode ..................................... 9
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Playback mode .................................................. 9
1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ........................................................................................................................................... 19
LCD monitor brightness / Volume adjustment .................................................................................................... 22
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) .............................................................................................................................. 23
INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY ............................................................................................................................. 26
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES .................................................................................................................. 26
USING AF/AE LOCK .......................................................................................................................................... 27
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM / DIGITAL ZOOM) ................................................................................. 28
BEST FRAMING ................................................................................................................................................. 28
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK) ........................................................................................................................... 29
Single-frame playback / Fast-forwarding through the images / Multi-frame playback ........................................ 29
Single-frame playback / Playback zoom / Panning / Trimming ........................................................................... 30
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................ 31
PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY / MOVIE
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QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ................................................................................................. 32
Quality settings in Still photography mode .......................................................................................................... 32
Quality settings in Movie mode ........................................................................................................................... 32
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
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SENSITIVITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
High-sensitivity photography (1600) ................................................................................................................... 34
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FinePix COLOR .............................................................................................................................................................. 35
FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ............................................................................................................................................... 36
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ..................................................................................................... 37
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS .................................................................................. 38
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List of functions available in each mode .......................................................................................................... 39
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List of menu options available in each mode .................................................................................................. 39
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AUTO
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SCENE POSITION ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
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Portrait ................................................................................................................................................................ 40
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Landscape .......................................................................................................................................................... 40
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Sports .................................................................................................................................................................. 40
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Night scene ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
PROGRAMMED AUTO .................................................................................................................................................. 41
SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO .......................................................................................................................................... 42
APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ....................................................................................................................................... 43
MANUAL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 44
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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 45
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Auto flash mode .................................................................................................................................................. 46
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Red-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................... 46
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Forced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 47
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Slow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................... 47
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Red-eye red Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 47
Increasing the monitor brightness ................................................................................................................ 47
MANUAL FOCUS ........................................................................................................................................................... 48
CONTINUOUS AF .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
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CONTINUOUS SHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................ 50
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Top 10-frame continuous shooting ..................................................................................................................... 51
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Auto bracketing ................................................................................................................................................... 51
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
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PHOTO MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
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PHOTO MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY/MOVIE
3 Advanced Features