Selecting Photography Mode - FujiFilm FinePix FinePix S9600 Owner's Manual

SELECTING PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
B AUTO
SCENE POSITION
Scene position settings
Using this mode selects a fast shutter speed that reduces
√
Picture Stabilization
camera shake and moving-subject blurring.
This mode produces beautiful images that retain the
natural ambience when shots are taken in low-light
conditions. This mode is also ideal for shooting indoor or
situations where the flash cannot be used.
À
Natural light
Sample uses:
• Portraits of sleeping children, pets and birthday cakes
• Candlelit services (weddings, etc.) and school concerts
• Restaurants, aquariums, museums and churches
Used for photography getting beautiful skin tones and soft
U
Portrait
overall tone.
Used for shooting scenery in daylight and provides crisp,
,
Landscape
clear shots of scenery such as buildings and mountains.
Used for shooting evening and night scenes. This mode
allows you to take shots where priority is given to slow
/
Night
shutter speeds of up to 4 seconds. To prevent camera
shake, always use a tripod.
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!
In Picture Stabilization or Natural light mode, when you have been used for long periods in places subject to extreme
temperature rises, it will lower your image quality and streaking may also be visible in your images. If this occurs,
turn the camera off several times to prevent heating the camera. Setting High-speed shooting mode to "OFF" is
effective.
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Changing the Photography mode
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ISO 200
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B
Set the Mode dial to " ".
This is the easiest mode to use and can be used
for most types of shots.
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!
See P.39 for information on available flashes.
√ À U ,
Set the Mode dial to " " " " " " " "
, , ,
This mode provides the best Scene position setting
for the scene being shot.
U , /
" ", " " and " " cannot be selected Macro mode.
Explanation Available flash modes
x / b / d
Flash not available.
When the flash is popped
up, "v" appears.
x / b / d / c / n
Flash not available.
When the flash is popped
up, "v" appears.
c / n
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When turning the Mode dial, the Mode dial appears
on the screen to check the selected mode. You can
operate watching the screen. It is useful such as
when taking pictures using viewfinder (EVF).
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
/
" ".
or
◆
The shutter speed and aperture setting display
N PROGRAMMED AUTO
Set the Mode dial to "
This is an automatic mode to specify the settings
except for the shutter speed and aperture setting.
This is a simple way to take pictures the same as
the Shutter-priority Auto and Aperture-priority Auto
modes (Program shift).
Program shift
Command
dial
Turn the Command dial to select different shutter
speed and aperture setting combinations without
changing the exposure setting. The shutter speed
and aperture setting appear in yellow when the
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N
camera is in Program shift mode.
ISO 200
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!
Any of following cancels Program shift:
i Changing the Mode dial setting
i Popping the flash up
i Setting " Ê
Photography menu
320 F5 6 i Setting the camera to Playback mode
i Turning the camera off
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When the brightness of the subject is outside the
6
N
camera's brightness metering range, "---" appears as
ISO 200
the shutter speed and aperture setting on the screen.
- --- - - -- F - - - - --
- - - - - - -- F -- - - --
N
".
" EXTERNAL FLASH to "ON" in the
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