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Warning .................................................................................. 2
IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ................................................. 3
Preface ................................................................................... 6
Accessories included .............................................................. 7
1 Getting Ready
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA .................................................................................................................................. 11
Compatible Battery ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Checking the battery charge ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
CHARGING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Charging battery with Cradle .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Charging battery without Cradle ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Using the AC Power Adapter .................................................................................................................................................... 14
TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME .......................................................................................................... 15
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME ............................................................................................................................................ 16
CHANGING THE DATE ORDER ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
2 Using the Camera
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ............................................................................................................................................................ 18
CHANGE THE SETTING TO WIDE / STD ...................................................................................................................................... 20
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
AUTO MODE) ..................................................................................................................................... 22
TAKING PICTURES (
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USING VIEWFINDER ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................ 24
AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ........................................................................................................................................ 25
■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................................................................. 25
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................................ 26
USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ......................................................................................................... 27
BEST FRAMING (SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION) ........................................................................................................ 28
PLAYBACK) ....................................................................................................................................... 29
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VIEWING THE IMAGES (
Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ................................................................................................ 29
Sorting by date .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................................. 32
VIEWING THE IMAGES (PLAYBACK USING THE CRADLE) ........................................................................................................ 33
3 Advanced Features
B STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ...................................................................................................................... 35
TAKING PICTURES - SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 36
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PROGRAMMED AUTO ............................................................................................................................................................ 39
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SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO .................................................................................................................................................... 40
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APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ................................................................................................................................................. 41
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MANUAL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
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MACRO (CLOSE-UP) ............................................................................................................................................................... 43
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FLASH ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
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Auto flash mode .................................................................................................................................................................. 45
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Red-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 45
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Forced flash ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
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Slow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
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Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................................... 46
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PHOTOMETRY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 47
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EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................................ 48
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CONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 49
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Top 4-frame continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 50
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Auto bracketing ................................................................................................................................................................... 50
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Final 4-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................................... 50
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Long-period continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 51
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CONTINUOUS AF ........................................................................................................................................................................... 52
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................................... 53
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Quality settings in Photography mode ...................................................................................................................................... 53
SENSITIVITY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
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High-sensitivity photography (ISO 800) .................................................................................................................................... 55
FinePix COLOR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 56
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 57
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU .................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Camera parts and features ..................................................... 8
Attaching the strap ............................................................. 9
Using the strap ................................................................... 9
Example of LCD Monitor text display ............................... 10
■ Photography mode ................................................. 10
■ Playback mode ....................................................... 10
NIGHT SCENE ...................................................................... 38
SPORTS /
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SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................... 58
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WHITE BALANCE .................................................................................................................................................................... 59
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FOCUSING ............................................................................................................................................................................... 61
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AF (CENTER) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 61
AF (MULTI) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 61
AF (AREA) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 62
MF (Manual Focus) ................................................................................................................................................................... 62
BRACKETING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 63
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FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 63
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B PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 64
ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES .......................................................................................................................................... 65
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PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ..................................................................................................... 67
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AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ......................................................................................................................................................... 69
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RECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................................. 70
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PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................................. 72
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■ Playing back voice memos .................................................................................................................................................... 72
TRIMMING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 73
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................................ 75
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DPOF SET FRAME .................................................................................................................................................................. 76
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DPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................................... 78
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PRINTING IMAGES SHOT AS WIDESCREEN MODE IMAGES .................................................................................................... 79
B MOVIE
RECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 80
■ Recording times for xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................................... 80
QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................................. 82
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PLAYBACK MODE
■ Playing back movies ............................................................................................................................................................. 83
4 Settings
ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ......................................................................................................... 84
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SET-UP ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................ 85
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■ SET-UP menu options .......................................................................................................................................................... 86
IMAGE DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Preview zoom/Continuous shooting preview (image checking) ............................................................................................. 87
POWER SAVE SETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 88
FORMAT ................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ....................................................................................................................................... 89
FRAME NO. .............................................................................................................................................................................. 90
CCD-RAW ................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
5 Software Installation
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................................................................... 92
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ............................................................................................................................................ 94
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 100
6.1.1 Using the AC power adapter .......................................................................................................................................... 100
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
6.2 CONNECTING TO A PC .......................................................................................................................................................... 102
6.2.1 Connecting to a PC ........................................................................................................................................................ 102
6.2.2 Disconnecting the Camera ............................................................................................................................................ 106
6.3 USING FinePixViewer .............................................................................................................................................................. 107
6.3.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ............................................................................................................................................... 107
6.3.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................................ 107
6.4 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER - PictBridge FUNCTION ..................................................... 109
6.4.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................................ 109
6.4.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ................................................................... 110
Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ........................................ 115
AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 116
WARNINGS .................................................................. 116
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ....................................... 117
Warning Displays ............................................................... 118
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 120
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