Exposure Compensation; White Balance (Selecting The Light Source); High-Speed Shooting - FujiFilm FinePix V10 Owner's Manual

PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
Shooting mode
Sets the "Exposure compensation" (➡P.46), "White balance"
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(➡P.47) and "AF mode" (➡P.50) to manual to easily control
MANUAL
yourself.
Used in a wide range of conditions. This is the easiest mode for
AUTO
taking pictures.
This mode produces beautiful images that retain the natural
ambience when shots are taken in low-light conditions. This
mode is also ideal for situations where the flash cannot be used.
À
Sample uses:
NATURAL LIGHT
• Portraits of sleeping children, pets and birthday cakes
• Candlelit services (weddings, etc.) and school concerts
• Restaurants, aquariums, museums and churches
This mode shoots 2 images continuously without flash and with
flash. Shooting with flash allows you to take a picture of a main
subject brightly. Shooting without flash produces beautiful
images that retain the natural ambience. This mode is useful for
shooting 2 different types of pictures at the same time.
When pressing the shutter button, first picture is taken without
flash and next picture is taken with flash.
À d
&
Always 2 pictures are taken per 1 shot.
À
&WITH FLASH
Do not move the camera until the shooting ended.
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Flash fires automatically. Do not use this mode at situations
where the flash cannot be used.
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When there is insufficient space on the xD-Picture Card for
2 shots, this mode cannot be set.
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Continuous shooting is disabled when setting "
Used for photography getting beautiful skin tones and soft
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PORTRAIT
overall tone.
Used for shooting scenery in daylight and provides crisp, clear
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LANDSCAPE
shots of scenery such as buildings and mountains.
Used for shooting sporting events. This mode gives priority to
.
SPORT
faster shutter speeds.
Used for shooting evening and night scenes. This mode allows
©
you to take shots where priority is given to slow shutter speeds of
NIGHT
up to 4 seconds. To prevent camera shake, always use a tripod.
✽ "
À & d ", " m ", " , ", " . " and " © " cannot be selected Macro mode.
¨ EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXP.COMPENSATION EXP.COMPENSATION
: M
1 : 0
:
AUTO AUTO
:
OFF OFF
2
:
OFF OFF
:
M
46
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.43)
Explanation Available flash modes
AUTO / b / d / v / c /
n
AUTO / b / d / v
Flash not available
b / d
À & d ".
AUTO / b / d / v / c /
n
Flash not available
AUTO / d / v
c / n / v
Available Photography mode: s
Use this function for shots to get the correct
brightness (exposure), such as shots with
extremely high contrast between the subject and
the background.
h Compensation range
–2 EV to +2 EV (13 steps in 1/3 EV increments)
N N N 12 12 12
See P.109 for more information on EV.
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Any of the following disables exposure compensation:
i Using the flash in Auto or Red-eye reduction mode
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i Shooting dark scenes in Forced flash mode
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To obtain the optimum brightness
Adjust the exposure compensation according to the level of brightness or darkness in the image.
h When the subject appears too bright
Try a negative (–) compensation setting.
This will make the overall image darker.
■ Guide to compensation
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i Backlit portraits: +2 steps to +4 steps (+ EV to +1
i Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects: +3 steps (+1 EV)
i Shots made up predominantly of sky: +3 steps (+1 EV)
i Spotlight subjects, particularly against dark backgrounds: –2 steps (–
i Scenes with low reflectivity, such as shots of pine trees or dark foliage: –2 steps (–
» WHITE BALANCE ( SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE )
WHITE BALANCE WHITE BALANCE
: M AUTO AUTO
1 : 0
:
AUTO AUTO
:
OFF OFF
2
:
OFF OFF
:
AUTO: Automatic adjustment
(shooting to show the ambience of
the light source)
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: Shooting outdoors in good weather
7
: Shooting in shade
✽ When the flash fires, the white balance setting for the flash is used. Consequently, to achieve a particular effect, the
flash mode should be set to "v" Suppressed flash (➡P.36).
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The color tones may vary depending on the shooting conditions (light source, etc.).
â HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING
Available Photography modes: AUTO, À, À&d, m, ,, ., ©, s

HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING

HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING
: M
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1 0
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AUTO AUTO
: ON ON
OFF OFF
2
: OFF OFF
OFF OFF
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M N N N 12 12 12
✽ Displaying the menus (➡P.43)
h When the subject appears too dark
Try a positive (+) compensation setting.
This will make the overall image brighter.
DQ
EV)
DW
EV)
DW
EV)
Available Photography mode: s
Change the white balance setting to suit for the
surroundings and lighting.
In AUTO mode, the correct white balance may not
be achieved for subjects such as close-ups of
people's faces and pictures taken under a special
light source. Select the correct white balance for
the light source. See P.109 for more information on
the white balance.
9
: Shooting under "Daylight" fluorescent
lamps
0
: Shooting under "Warm White" fluorescent
lamps
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: Shooting under "Cool White" fluorescent
lamps
8
: Shooting in incandescent light
High-speed shooting mode reduces the time
required for focusing when pressing the shutter
button down halfway.
The available shooting distance is from about 1 m
(3.3 ft.) to infinity.
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When this function is active, higher sensitivity settings will
increase the amount of speckling in your images. This is
normal and does not affect the photographed image.
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When taking pictures while the High-speed shooting mode is
set to "ON", the battery will run down more quickly.
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The LCD power save function is disabled in this mode.
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