Still Photography Mode; Taking Pictures - Selecting The Camera Settings; Macro (Close-Up) Photography; I Photography Mode Specifications - FujiFilm FinePix FinePixF420 Owner's Manual

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY 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.
1
Select the SHOOTING MODE
Leaves the "EV" and "White balance" settings to the camera.
Sets the "EV" and "White balance" to manual to easily control
yourself.
/ / / Selects the best setting for the scene being shot.
2
Specify the required Photography function settings

Flash

Uses for shots in dark locations or for backlit
subjects, etc.
Macro Uses for close-up shots.
Self-timer Uses in situations such as group shots where the
photographer is included in the shot.
Continuous shooting Uses to take a series of continuous shots.
EV Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0,
this function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
White balance Uses to fix the white balance to suit the photography
conditions and lighting.
3
Take the pictures

I Photography mode specifications

c FLASH (AUTO/ / / / / )
d MACRO (ON/OFF)
QUALITY
FinePix
Photo
ISO
mode
FinePix COLOR
SELF-TIMER (ON/OFF)
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING (OFF/
Menu
EV (–2.1 to +1.5)
WHITE BALANCE (AUTO/ / /
✽1 The factory default
setting for mode is 160.
✽2 Some restrictions apply to the available flash modes depending on the photography menu setting ( ,
(➡P.36).
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Default
Setting
AUTO YES YES
OFF YES YES
1M YES YES
✽1
AUTO YES YES
-STANDARD YES YES
OFF YES YES
/ ) OFF YES YES
0 NO YES
/ / / ) AUTO NO YES
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
MACRO ( CLOSE-UP ) PHOTOGRAPHY /
MACRO ( CLOSE-UP ) PHOTOGRAPHY
0 1
If you use the viewfinder to take a picture
in Macro mode, the field visible through
the viewfinder does not match the field
actually photographed because the
viewfinder and lens are in different
positions. Accordingly, you should use
the LCD monitor to take pictures in
Macro mode.
/ / /
✽2
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
, or )
Selecting Macro mode allows you to take close-up
0 2
shots.
1 Set the Mode switch to "
2 Press the " " Macro button (d). Close-up shots
are ready to take when the " " appears on the
LCD monitor.
Ａ ３３ ３３
To cancel Macro mode, press the " " Macro
button (d) again.
h Focal range
Approx. 8.5 cm to 80 cm (3.3 in. to 31.5 in.)
h Effective flash range
Approx. 30 cm to 80 cm (11.8 in. to 31.5 in.)
h Optical zoom focal length
Approx. 36 mm-52 mm,
Maximum zoom scale: 1.4 ×
h Digital zoom focal lengths
: Approx. 52 mm-73 mm,
Maximum zoom scale: Approx. 1.4 ×
: Approx. 52 mm-114 mm,
Maximum zoom scale: Approx. 2.2 ×
: Approx. 52 mm-229 mm,
Maximum zoom scale: Approx. 4.4 ×
G
!
Macro photography is automatically cancelled in the following
situations:
i When the Mode switch setting is moved to "
i When the SHOOTING MODE is changed
i When the camera is turned off
G
!
Select the appropriate Flash mode for the conditions.
G
!
If shooting in a dark location (when the "
warning icon appears), use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
G
!
The LCD monitor is automatically turned ON and cannot be
turned OFF.
G
!
When canceling Macro mode, the LCD monitor remains on.
FLASH
".
✽
✽
✽ 35 mm camera equivalent
"
" camera shake
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