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TAKING PICTURES ( AUTO MODE )
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Click
To take the picture, press the shutter button
down fully without lifting your finger off it. The
camera makes a soft clicking sound, and the
data is then recorded.
G
!
If you press the shutter button down fully in one
motion, the shot is taken without the AF frame
changing.
G
!
When you take a picture, the indicator lamp lights
orange (not ready to shoot) before switching back to
green to indicate that the camera is again ready for
shooting.
G
!
The indicator lamp flashes orange during charging.
The screen may go dark briefly. This is normal and
does not indicate a fault.
G
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See P.122-124 for information on the warning displays.
N
Warnings displayed when the shutter
N
button is pressed down halfway
Shot not focused.
V
Solution
i Move at least 2 m (6.6 ft.) away from the
subject before taking the shot.
i Use AF/AE lock to take the shot (➡P.29).
Strong likelihood of camera shake
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due to the slow shutter speed.
Solution
i Use the flash.
i Use a tripod.
I Indicator Lamp Display
Display
Lit green
Ready to shoot.
Blinking green
AF/AE operating or camera shake/AF warning (ready to shoot)
Blinking green and orange
Recording data to the xD-Picture Card (ready to shoot).
alternately
Lit orange
Recording data to the xD-Picture Card (not ready to shoot)
Blinking orange
Charging the flash (flash will not fire)
Blinking red
i xD-Picture Card-related warning
The xD-Picture Card is not loaded, is not formatted, is incorrectly formatted or is fully
recorded. xD-Picture Card fault.
i Lens operation error.
N
Subjects not suitable for autofocus
Though the FinePix S304 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able
to focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be out of focus.
h Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body.
h Subjects photographed through glass.
h Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur.
h Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or
flames.
h When the subject is dark.
h When there is very little contrast between the subject
and the background (such as white walls or subjects
dressed in the same color as the background).
Status
N
h Subjects moving at high speed.
h When something other than your subject is close to
the AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and
dark and is either closer or further away than your
subject (as when you photograph someone against
a background with strongly contrasting elements).
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (➡P.29).
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