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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
Specify the camera settings for taking pictures to get the best result. A general
guide is given below.
1
Select the Photography mode (➡P.40-44).
B
Specifies all settings other than "Quality", "Sensitivity" and "FinePix
COLOR" on the camera.
√/À/U/,// Selects the best Scene position setting for the scene being shot.
N/M/<
Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the action is
frozen, the flow of the motion is conveyed, or the background is out
of focus.
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Adjusts all the camera settings yourself.
2
Specify the photography settings (➡P.45-47, 50-56).
D
Exposure compensation
AE-L AE lock
Photometry
e
Macro/¤ Super macro
d
Flash
f
Continuous shooting
3
Take the pictures (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.59-73).
The table below provides a number of sample settings. Use the settings effectively.
To achieve this result
To express the motion of the subject
To freeze the subject's movement
To make the subject stand out by having the area in front
of and behind the subject out of focus
To get a very large depth of focus
To prevent the image from 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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Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0. This
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
Fixes the exposure settings.
Used for shots where the brightness of the subject
and background differ markedly and the light is not
metered as desired.
Used for close-up shots.
Used for shots in dark locations or for backlit subjects,
etc.
Used to take a series of continuous shots or to use
auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).
Sample settings
Set the Mode dial to "M" and select a slow shutter speed. Use a
tripod to prevent camera shake.
Set the Mode dial to "M" 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.
Use a tripod to prevent camera shake because shutter speed
decreases.
Change the "White balance" setting in the photography menu.
Take pictures in AUTO mode (see "Using the Camera").
Shoot with HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING.
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
■ List of functions available in each mode
Photography mode
Function
D Exposure compensation
P.45
AE-L AE lock
P.46
Photometry
P.47
Focus mode (S-AF/C-AF/MF)
P.22
e Macro/¤ Super macro
P.50
x Auto flash
P.52
b Red-eye reduction
P.52
d Flash
d Forced flash
P.52
c Slow synchro
P.52
n Red-eye reduction+ Sow synchro
P.52
f Top 4-frame
P.55
f
j Auto bracketing
P.55
Continuous
k Final 4-frame
P.55
shooting
h Long-period (up to 40 frames)
P.56
✽ The flash cannot be used for Continuous shooting and Super macro.
■ List of menu options available in each mode
Factory
default
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P.61
Photo mode
ü FinePix COLOR
P.62
STD
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P.66
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P.68
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CENTER
Ë AREA
P.69
Photography
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G Sharpness
P.69
STD
' Saturation
P.70
STD
" Contrast
P.70
STD
Á Bracketing
P.70
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È Multiple exposure
P.71
OFF
Ê External flash
P.72
OFF
✽1 "√" Picture Stabilization and "À" Natural light can be selected in only the "AUTO" mode.
✽ MULTI, AREA and Continuous AF (C-AF) cannot be used together.
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
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sensitivity setting.
Use an ND filter (sold separately).
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