FujiFilm FinePix A202 Owner's Manual page 12

TAKING PICTURES (
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Q MODE
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Take care to hold the camera so that your
fingers or the strap do not cover the lens, flash
or flash control sensor. If the lens, flash or flash
control sensor is obscured by your fingers or the
camera strap, you may not be able to obtain the
correct brightness (exposure) for your shot.
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There may be some unevenness in the brightness at
the lower edge of the LCD monitor. This is normal
and does not indicate a fault. This does not affect
the photographed image.
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Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the
lens as described on P.100.
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If you use the flash in very dusty conditions or when
it is snowing, white dots may appear in the image
due to the flash reflecting off the dust particles or
snowflakes. Try taking the shot with the flash
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switched off.
AUTO MODE )
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LCD monitor
Viewfinder
Use the LCD monitor or viewfinder to locate your
subject in the frame.
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To frame your shot precisely, you should take the
picture using the LCD monitor.
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In some conditions it may be difficult to see your subject
clearly on the LCD monitor. (Such as in sunny weather
outdoors or when you are shooting dimly lit scenes.) In
such situations, use the viewfinder to take the shot.
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Beep
When you press the shutter button, the camera
emits a short beep and takes the picture. The
data is then recorded.
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When you press the shutter button, there is a very
short delay before the picture is actually taken.
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The viewfinder lamp flashes orange while the flash is
charging. If the LCD monitor is switched on, the
screen may go dark for a moment. This is normal
and does not indicate a fault.
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The flash charging time may increase when the battery
charge gets lower.
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See P.106, 107 for information on the warning
displays.
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Viewfinder lamp display
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot.
Blinking green and Recording data to the xD-Picture Card
orange alternately (ready to shoot).
Recording data to the xD-Picture Card
Lit orange
(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.
xD-Picture Card full. xD-Picture Card
fault.
✽ Detailed warning messages are displayed on the
LCD monitor (➡P.106, 107).
During image recording, the viewfinder lamp
glows orange and you cannot take pictures.
Note also that switching the camera off or
opening the battery cover during image
recording could corrupt the image files.
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