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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 to the procedure
is given below.
1
Select the Photography mode (➡P.38-43, 67, 68).
All settings other than the Image quality, ISO sensitivity and FinePix
COLOR are specified on the camera.
Select the best Scene Position setting ( PORTRAIT,
SPORTS or
(
,
,
)
Allows you to change 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.
(
)
Allows you to adjust all the camera settings yourself.
Records a movie.
2
Specify the Required Photography Function Settings (➡P.44-48).
Macro
Flash
Continuous shooting
Exposure compensation
3
Take the Photograph (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, 49-54).
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
To express the motion of the subject (the flow of time)
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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LANDSCAPE,
NIGHT SCENE) for the scene being shot.
Use these functions for close-up shots.
Use the flash for shots in dark locations or for backlit
subjects, etc.
Continuous shooting can be used.
Using the AE exposure as a reference value of 0, this
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
Sample settings
Set the Mode dial to "
" and select a slow shutter speed in
"
" (Shutter-priority auto) mode (Use a tripod to prevent
camera shake).
Set the Mode dial to "
" and select a fast shutter speed in
"
" (Shutter-priority auto) mode.
Set the Mode dial to "
" and select a wide aperture setting in
"
" (Aperture-priority auto) mode.
Set the Mode dial to "
" and select a narrow aperture setting in
"
" (Aperture-priority auto) mode.
Change the "White balance" setting in the photography menu.
Take pictures in "
" mode (see "Using the Camera").
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
I List of Functions Available in Each Mode
Photography mode
Function
Macro
YES
YES
Auto Flash
Red-Eye Reduction
YES
Flash
Forced Flash
YES
NO
Slow Synchro
Red-Eye +Slow
NO
YES
Top 5-frame
Continuous
shooting
Final 5-frame
YES
NO
Exposure Compensation
I List of Menu Options Available in Each Mode
Factory
Defaults
1M
YES
Image quality
✽2
FinePix
Sensitivity
AUTO
YES
Photo mode
FinePix COLOR
-STANDARD
YES
OFF
YES
Self-timer
AUTO
NO
White balance
✽3
AF (MULTI)
YES
✽3
AF (CENTER)
YES
CONTINUOUS AF
AF (MULTI)
NO
Focusing
AF AREA
NO
Menu
MF
NO
Options
MULTI
NO
NO
SPOT
MULTI
Photometry
NO
AVERAGE
Sharpness
NORMAL
NO
Flash
0
NO
(brightness adjustment)
✽1 The factory default image quality for Movie mode is 320 × 240 pixels.
✽2 AUTO can only be set in "
✽3 The focus mode cannot be changed by the menu in the "
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
Lower the
sensitivity setting.
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
✽ The flash cannot be used for continuous shooting.
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
" mode.
" mode (➡P.25).
When the image is too dark
Raise the
sensitivity setting.
Use flash or the brightness adjustment
function.
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
✽1
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
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