Finepix Color; Taking Pictures — Selecting The Camera Settings; I List Of Functions Available In Each Mode; I List Of Menu Options Available In Each Mode - FujiFilm FinePix F700 Owner's Manual

STILL IMAGE MODE
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.
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Select the Photography mode (➡P.38-42, 58, 59).
All settings other than the Quality, ISO sensitivity and FinePix color are
specified on the camera.
Select the best Scene Position setting (
SPORT 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.
Shoots a movie.
2
Specify the Required Photography Function Settings (➡P.43-50).
Macro
Flash
Continuous shooting
C-AF Continuous AF
Photometry
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.28-30, 51-57).
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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PORTRAIT,
NIGHT) 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.
Allows you to take a series of continuous shots or to
use auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).
Use this mode for shots of moving subjects.
Use this mode for shots where the brightness of the
subject and background differ markedly and the light is
not metered as desired.
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. (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.

I List of Functions Available in Each Mode

Function
Macro
SCENE, AUTO Auto Flash
Flash
Continuous
shooting
Selections
C-AF ContinuousAF
Photometry
Exposure Compensation

I List of Menu Options Available in Each Mode

FinePix
Photo mode
Focusing
Menu
Options
(brightness adjustment)
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
Lower the
Photography mode
YES NO NO NO
YES YES NO YES
Red-Eye Reduction YES YES NO NO
Forced Flash YES YES NO YES
YES YES YES YES
Suppressed Flash
Slow Synchro YES YES NO NO
NO NO NO NO
Red-Eye +Slow
YES YES YES YES
Top 5-frame
Auto Bracketing NO NO NO NO
YES YES YES YES
Final 5-frame
YES NO NO NO
Long-period (up to 40 frames)
YES YES YES YES
NO NO NO NO
MULTI
SPOT NO NO NO NO
AVERAGE NO NO NO NO
NO NO NO NO
✽ The flash cannot be used for continuous shooting.
✽ MEGA continuous shooting and high-sensitivity photography cannot be used together.
✽ C-AF and Area AF cannot be used together.
Factory
Defaults
1M YES YES
Quality
✽2
ISO

AUTO

YES YES
YES YES

FinePix color

-STANDARD
OFF YES YES
Self-timer
White Brance AUTO NO NO
✽3
AUTO YES NO
✽3
AF(CENTER) YES NO
AUTO
AF AREA NO NO
MF NO NO
±1/3EV NO NO
Bracketing
Sharpness NORMAL NO NO
Flash
0 NO NO
✽1 The factory default resolution for Movie mode is 320 × 240 pixels.
✽2 AUTO can only be set in "
" mode.
✽3 The focus mode cannot be changed by the menu in the "
✽ High-sensitivity photography cannot be used together with MEGA continuous shooting.
✽ Area AF cannot be used together with C-AF.
When the image is too dark
Raise the
sensitivity setting.
Use flash or the brightness adjustment
function.
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✽1
YES YES YES YES YES
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" mode (➡P.23).
sensitivity setting.
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