Taking Pictures - Selecting The Camera Settings - FujiFilm FinePix S20 Pro Owner's Manual

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
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.
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Select the Photography mode (➡P.40-44, 67-68).
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2
Specify the photography settings (➡P.45-55).
Flash
Macro/
AE lock
Exposure compensation
Continuous shooting
3
Take the pictures (check the exposure and focus ➡ adjust
the shot composition ➡ press the Shutter button down fully).
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You can use the menus for more detailed settings (➡P.32-35, 57-66).
The table below provides a number of sample settings. Use the settings effectively.
To achieve this result
To express the motion of the subject
To freeze the subject's movement
To make the subject stand out by having the background
out of focus
To get a very large depth of focus
To prevent the image having a red or blue cast due to
the light source
To avoid missing snapshot opportunities
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or
underexposed and to show the substance and textures
of the subject clearly.
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Specifies all settings other than Quality, Sensitivity and FinePix COLOR
on the camera.
Selects the best Scene Position setting (
Sports or Night scene) for the scene being shot.
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.
Shoots a movie.
Uses for shots in dark locations or for backlit subjects,
etc.
Super macro Uses for close-up shots.
Fixes the exposure settings.
Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0, this
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
Uses to take a series of continuous shots or to use
auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).
Sample settings
Set the Mode dial to " " and select a slow shutter speed. (Use a
tripod to avoid camera shake.)
Set the Mode dial to " " and select a fast shutter speed.
Set the Mode dial to " " and select a wide aperture setting.
Set the Mode dial to " " and select a narrow aperture setting.
Change the "White balance" setting in the photography menu.
Take pictures in AUTO mode (see "Using the Camera").
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
Portrait, Landscape,