FujiFilm 600011859 manual

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    DIGIT AL CAMERA FINEPIX S2900 Series Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for your p urchase of this product. This manua l describes how to u se your FU JIFILM FineP ix S2900 series digita l camera and the su pplied s o ft w a r e . B e s u r e t h a t y o u h a v e r e a d and underst ood it s con ten ts before usi ng the camera. For information on relat [...]

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    ii • Read Instruc tion s: All the s afe t y and operating in struc tions s hould be read be fore the ap plian ce is oper- ated. • Retain Inst ruc tions: The safety and operating in struc tions s hould be retain ed for f utu re referen ce. • Heed Warning s: All warning s on the app liance a nd in th e op erat ing in - str uc ti ons sh oul d be[...]

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    iii For Your S afe t y Power Lin es: An ou tsi de ante nna s ys- tem sho uld n ot be l oc ated i n the vicinity of ov erhead power lines or othe r ele c tri c ligh t or po wer ci rcuit s, o r wh e r e i t c a n fa l l i n t o s u c h p o w e r lines or circuits. When installing an out sid e antenn a sy stem , ex tre me c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k[...]

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    iv For Your S afe t y Be sur e to read t his n otes be for e usi ng Safety Notes • Make sure t hat you us e you r cam era co rrec t ly. Read th ese S afe t y Notes a nd your Own er’s M anua l caref ully b efo re use. • Af ter rea ding t hes e Saf et y Note s, s tore th em in a sa fe pl ace. Ab out t he I con s Th e icons s how n bel ow are us[...]

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    v For Your S afe t y WARNING WAR NI NG Do not heat, ch ange or take ap art th e batter y. Do not drop or sub jec t the bat- te ry t o im pa c ts . Do n ot s to re t he b at te r y wi th me t al li c pr od uc t s. D o not u se ch ar ge r s oth er t ha n th e sp ec i  e d mo de l to c ha rg e th e ba tt er y. Any of t hes e ac ti ons c an ca use t[...]

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    vi For Your S afe t y Powe r Sup pl y an d Bat te r y * Confirm your b atter y t ype b efore read- ing t he fol low ing de scr ipti ons . The followi ng explains proper use of bat ter ies a nd ho w to prol ong t hei r life . Incor re ct u se of b at teri es c an cause shor ter batter y life, as well as leak age, e xces sive heat ,  re or e xp lo[...]

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    vii For Your S afe t y • D o not s tore ba tte rie s in wa rm or humi d pla ces. • K eep t he bat te ries o ut o f reach of babies and small children. • Ma ke sure that th e bat ter y p ola rit y ( C and D ) is correc t . • Do n ot use n ew wi th us ed ba t ter- ies. Do not u se charged a nd dis- charg ed b at ter ies to get her. • D o no[...]

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    viii For Your S afe t y • Do not ta ke apa r t the AC p ower ada pter. Doi ng so co uld b e da n- gerous. • Do n ot use t he AC po wer ad apter in a hot a nd humi d pla ce. • Do no t subje c t the AC p ower adap ter to s tron g sho ck s. • T he AC p ower a dapte r may emi t a hummi ng. T his is no rmal . • I f u se d ne a r a r a d i o, t[...]

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    ix About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead thi s manua l and the warning s on pages ii–viii. For i nforma tion on spe- ci c topics, con sult the sour ces below . Memor y Car ds Pictures can be stored on option al SD or SDHC memory cards. In this manual, S D memor y cards a re referr ed to as “memory c ards. ” For more information[...]

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    x Camer a Q & A Find it ems by ta sk. Camera S etup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 4 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time di erence 98 How do I keep the display from turning o a uto mat ic all y ? Auto po wer o 101 How do I mak[...]

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    xi Camera Q & A T ak ing Pic tu res Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 7 How can I make good p or trait s ? Intelligen t F ace Detec tion 3 1 Can the camera automatically a djust set tings for di erent scenes ? M mode 15 Can I choose my [...]

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    xii Camera Q & A Viewi ng Pict ure s Viewing P ict ures Que st ion Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playb ack 4 4 How can I delete pictures easily ? The b button 20 How can I sele ct an d delete individual pic tures or delete all pictures at onc e ? Dele ting pictur es 5 2 Can I zoom[...]

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    xiii For Y ou r Saf et y ................................................................................. ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y IN STR UC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Note s .................................................................................... iv Abo ut Th is Ma nua l ..................................[...]

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    xiv T a ble of Contents Mor e on Playb ack More on P layback Playb ack O ptio ns ...........................................................................4 4 Playb ack Zoo m .............................................................................. 45 I Fa vor ites: R ating Pi ct ures .................................................... 45 Vi[...]

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    xv T a ble of Contents Usin g the M enu s: Play bac k Mod e .......................................... 83 Using t he F - Mod e Men u .......................................................... 83 F -M ode M enu O ptio ns ............................................................. 83 I SLIDE SH OW ...................................................[...]

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    xv i Memo[...]

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    1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd Con ventions Sy mbols a nd C onv entions The following symbols ar e used in this ma nual: 3 Caution : This informa tion should be re ad before u se to en sure c orrect operation. 1 Note : Poi nts to no te when u sing the camera. 2 Tip : Additiona l informa tion that ma y be helpful when using the ca m[...]

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    2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e informa tion, ref er to the page li sted to the rig ht of eac h item. 12 Microphone ......................................... 55 , 93 13 Sp eaker ................................................... 57 , 94 14 Lens ......................................................... 1 3, 1 1 9 [...]

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    3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 22 Bat ter y- chamber latch .................. 8 23 EVF / LCD (d isplay select ion ) but ton .... 5 24 a (playback) bu t ton ............... 20, 4 4 25 F (photo mode) bu tton ............72, 83 26 T er minal cover .................. 58, 60, 70 27 Mem or y card slot ........................... 1 1 28 Conn ec tor for [...]

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    4 Introduction Camera D ispl ays Camera Displays The following i ndicat ors may a ppear duri ng shooting and pla yback. T he indica tors di spla yed var y with camera setting s. ■ ■ Shoo ting Shooting SET 10 : 00 AM 19 19 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 F 3. 1 250 㧹 100 N N 13 B lur war ning ............................36, 109 , 1 1 3 14 Date an d t[...]

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    5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Th e Ele c tr on ic Vi ew  nd er (E VF) The elec tronic view  nder provides the same inform ation as the monit or , and can be used when bright l ight - ing conditions make the di splay in the monitor di cu l t t o se e . T o sw i t ch be tw ee n t he m on it or a n d e le ctr o ni c view  nder, pr ess t[...]

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    6 Introduction The Mo de Dia l The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, align the mode ic on with the mark nex t to the mode dial. P , S , A , M : Selec t fo r full contro l over cam- era set tings, in cluding aper ture ( M and A ) and/or shut ter spee d ( M and S ) (p g. 26). C (CU S TO M) : Re call s tored set t ings for modes P , S , A , and [...]

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    Fir st St eps 7 The Strap and Lens Ca p Attac hing t he Strap Attac hing t he Strap Attach the strap to the two str ap eyelets as shown belo w . 3 Caution T o avoid dropping the camera, be sure the strap is cor- rec t ly s ec ured . The Len s Cap The Lens Cap Attach the lens cap a s shown. T o avoid los ing the lens cap , pass the s upplied string [...]

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    8 Insert ing the Batteries The camera takes fou r A A alkaline , lithi um, or rech argea ble Ni- MH batteries. A set of four al kaline bat - teries i s suppl ied with the camera. Inser t the batteries in the camera as descri be d below . 1 Open the batter y -chamb er cover . Slide the ba t tery- cham- ber lat ch in the dir ec tion shown and open th[...]

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    Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting the Bat teries 3 Close the batter y- chamber cover . Close the ba t tery- cham- ber cov er and slide it i n until the l atc h clicks into place . 3 Caution Do not use force. If the batter y- chamber cover does not close, check that the batteries are in the correct or ientation and try again . 2 Ti p: Using a n AC Power Ad[...]

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    10 Insert ing a Memor y Card The camera can stor e pic tures on S D memor y card s (sold sepa rately ) . ■ ■ Compa tible M emor y Cards Compat ible Me mory Card s SanDis k SD and S DHC memor y cards h ave been appr oved for use i n the camera. A complet e list of appro ved memor y card s is avai lable at h t tp : / /w w w .fujifilm.com/ product[...]

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    Fir st St eps 11 Inser ting a Memor y Card ■ ■ Inse rt ing a Me mor y Card Inse r ting a Me mor y Card 1 Open the batter y -chamb er cover . 1 Note Be su re the camera i s o before op ening the b atter y - chamber cover . 2 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it i n until it cl ick s int o[...]

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    12 Inser ting a Memor y Card 3 Cautions • Do not tu rn the ca mera o  o r rem ove the me mor y card w hile t he me mor y card is b ein g forma tte d or da ta are b ein g record ed to or del eted f rom the ca rd . F ailure to obser ve this precaution could damage the card. • Format memor y cards before  rst use, and be sure to reformat all[...]

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    Fir st St eps 13 T urning the Camera on and O Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Slide the G switch in the direc tio n shown below . The lens will extend aut omatically . Slide the G swit ch to tu rn the camera o . 2 Ti p: Switc hi ng to Play ba ck Mo de Press the a button to star t playb ack . Press the shutter but ton half way to r eturn to shoot[...]

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    14 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dialog is di spla yed the  rst time the camera is tu rned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in formation on r eset ting the clock or c hanging la nguages, see page 96) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL FRANCAIS DEUTSCH 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to hi[...]

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    15 Ba sic P hoto gr ap hy and P layb ac k T aking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n M mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Slide the G swit ch to tu rn the camera on. 2 Select M mo de. Rotat e the mode dial t o M . M In this mode, the ca mera au- tomatically analy zes the com- position and sele ct s a sc[...]

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    16 T a king Pictu res in M (Sc ene Recognition) Mode 3 Check the battery level. Check the battery level in the displ ay . qw Ind ic ator Indic ator Des cr ip tio n Description NO ICON Bat teries are par tially discharged . q B (re d) Bat teries are low . Replace as soon as possibl e. w A (blinks re d) Bat teries are exhausted. T urn cam - era o [...]

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    17 Ba sic P hoto gr ap hy and P layb ac k T a king Pictu res in M (Sc ene Recognition) Mode Ho ldi ng t he Ca mer a Hold the camera s teady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides. Shaking or unsteady hands can blur your sh ots . T o prevent pic tures that are out of focus or too dark (un- d e r e x p o s e d ) , k e e p y o u r ?[...]

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    18 T a king Pictu res in M (Sc ene Recognition) Mode Silent Mode I n s i t u a t i o n s i n w h i c h c a m e r a s o u n d s o r l i g h t s m a y be unwelc ome, hold the DISP /BACK but ton down u ntil o is displayed ( note that silen t mode is not available during movie or v oice memo playback) . The c amera speaker and AF-assist illuminator/ se[...]

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    19 Ba sic P hoto gr ap hy and P layb ac k T a king Pictu res in M (Sc ene Recognition) Mode 6 Shoot. Smoothly pr ess the shutter button the rest of the way do wn to tak e the pic ture. 2 Ti p: The Shu tte r But to n The shut ter but ton has two p ositions. Pressi ng the shut ter button half way ( q ) sets focus and e xposure; to shoot, press the sh[...]

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    20 Viewing P ict ures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or . W hen taking important phot ographs, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the a but ton. The most recent picture wil l be displa yed in the monit or . 100-0001 100-0001 2 View additional pictures . Pres s the selec tor righ t to view pic tures i n the order rec orded, lef t[...]

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    21 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding to the sc ene or ty pe of subject. T o choose a shooting mode , rota te the mode dial t o the desired setting (pg. 6) . The following modes are a vailable: M M SCENE R ECOGNITION SCE N E R ECO GN ITI O N The camera autom atically an aly zes the c omposi- tion and selec ts the [...]

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    22 Shooti ng Mo de Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description B B ZOOM BR ACKETING The c amer a takes thre e shot s: one at th e current zoom r atio, a se cond zoo med in 1.4 ×, and a t hird zoom ed in 2 ×. C NATUR AL & N Ge t goo d result s with ba cklit sub jec t s and other di  cult ligh ting. The camera tak es two shots: one witho ut the[...]

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    23 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mo de B B Zoom Bracke ting Zoo m B rac ke ti ng Each time the sh ut ter button is pr essed, the cam- era takes th ree pic tures: one a t the curren t zoom ratio with an image s ize of O , a second zoomed in 1 .4 × and cr oppe d to P , and a thir d zoomed in 2 × and cr oppe d to Q (pictures wil l only be taken if [...]

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    24 Shooti ng Mo de N N MOT ION PANORAMA MO TION P ANORAMA In this mode , you can take u p to thr ee pic tures and join the m together to f orm a panorama. U se of a tripod is rec ommended to as sist in c omposing o verlapping s hots. 1 Rotate the mode di al to N . 2 Press MENU/OK to di splay the s hooting menu. 3 Select C AU TO fro m P MODE in the [...]

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    25 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mo de 3 Cautions • Panoramas are cre ated from multiple fr ames. Th e camera m ay in some cases be una ble to stit ch the frames together p er fec tly . • T he desired results may not be achieved with mov- ing subjec ts, subjec t s close to the camera, unvar ying subjec ts such as the sk y or a  eld o f gras[...]

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    26 Shooti ng Mo de In this mode, the camera sets e xposure automa ti- cally . If desir ed, you can choose di erent combi- nation s of shutter speed and aper ture that wil l produc e the same exposure (pr ogram shif t) . 3 Caution If the subjec t is outside the meter - ing range of the camera, the shut- ter spee d and aper ture displays will show[...]

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    27 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mo de 1 Rota te the mode dia l to S . 2 Pres s the d but ton. Shutter s pee d and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. 250 F 3.1 S SET Shutter speed 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to choose the shutter s pe ed. 4 Pres s the d but ton t o exit to shoot - ing mode. 5 T ake pic tures. If the c orrect e xposur e can not [...]

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    28 Shooti ng Mo de A A : APERTURE PRIO RIT Y AE : APERTUR E PRIORIT Y AE In this mode , you choose the aper ture whi le the camera adjusts shutter s pe ed for optima l exp osur e. 1 Rota te the mode dia l to A . 2 Pres s the d but ton. Shutter s pee d and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. SET F 3. 1 A 250 Aper ture 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn t[...]

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    29 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mo de 1 Rota te the mode dia l to M . 2 Pres s the d but ton. Shutter s pee d and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. SET F 3. 1 250 M Shutter speed Aper ture 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to choose the shutter s pe ed. 4 Press the selector lef t or right t o choose the aper ture . 5 Pres s the d but ton t o exit t[...]

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    30 Shooti ng Mo de C C : CUST OM MODE : CUST OM MODE In P , S , A , and M modes, the K CUS TOM SE T option in the shooting menu (pg. 7 6) can be used to sav e curren t camera and men u set tings. These set tings ar e recalled whenever the mode di al is ro tat ed to C (cu s - tom mode ) . Men u/s et ti ng Menu/setting Se tt in gs s aved Settings sav[...]

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    31 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detect ion Int elligen t F ace Det ec tion allows the camera t o autom atically det ec t human face s and set focus and exposure f or a face anywhere in the frame for sho ts that empha size por trait subjects . Choose for grou p por tr aits (in horizon tal or vertical orienta tions ) to pr even t the camera[...]

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    32 Intel lig ent Fa ce De tec tion Intelligent F ace Detection Intelligen t F ace Detec tion is recommended when using the self-timer for group- or self-portraits (pg. 77) . 7 7 7 When a pic ture taken with Intelligen t F ace Detec tion is displayed, the camera can automatically s elec t fa ces for red- eye removal (pg. 8 8) , playback zoom ( pg. 4[...]

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    33 More on P hotography Foc u s Lo c k T o compose phot ograph s with o -cent er subjec ts: 1 P osition the subjec t in the focus fr ame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set fo- cus and exposure . Focus and exposur e will rem ain locked while the sh ut ter button is pressed ha lf way (AF / AE lock). Press half way Repeat st eps 1 [...]

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    34 Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera boasts a high-precision autof o - cus sys tem, it may be unable to focus on the subject s l i s t e d b e l o w . I f t h e c a m e r a i s u n a b l e t o f o c u s u s i n g autofocus, use focus lock (p g. 33 ) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the pho tograph. • Ve[...]

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    35 More on P hotography F Macro and Super Macro Modes ( Close- ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( F ) to c hoose from the macro option s shown below . Choose f rom F (macr o mode) , G (s uper macro mode) , or OFF (macr o mode o ) When macro mode is in e ec t, the camera focuses on subjects near the cen ter of the frame. U se the [...]

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    36 N Using the F lash (In telligent F lash ) When the  ash is used, the camera ’s In telligent F lash syste m instantly a nalyzes the scene based on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition in the frame , and its distance from the came ra. Fla sh output and sens itivit y are ad justed t o ensu re that the m ain su bjec t i[...]

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    37 More on P hotography N Using the Flash (Intellig ent Flash) 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. If the  ash will  re, p will b e displayed when the shutter button is pr essed half way . At slow s hut ter s pee ds, k w i l l a p p e a r i n t h e dis play t o warn that pictures ma y be blurred; u se of a tripod is recom me[...]

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    38 I Con tinuous Shooting (Burst Mode ) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. 1 Choose a c ontinuous shooting mode. Pres s the I but ton t o displa y con tinuous s hooting options. Pr ess the selec - tor g or h to hi ghligh t the desired option and pr ess MENU/ OK . Mod e Mode Des cr ip ti on Description OFF C ontinuous shooting mode o . O ne[...]

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    39 More on P hotography I Cont inuous Shooting (Burst Mode ) 2 Foc us. Pres s the shutter button half way t o focus. 3 Shoot. Pictures wil l be taken while the sh ut ter button i s pressed. Shooting end s when the shutter button is r eleased, memory is full, or the selected number of shots ha s be en take n. 1 Notes • Focus and exp osure ar e det[...]

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    40 The fr ame is d ispla yed as shown a t right. The com- position can be adju sted usi ng the zoom contr ol. 3 F ocus and sho ot. The fr amed are a will be en la rg ed t o cr ea t e a ful l-si zed p ictur e. 2 Tip: Int elligent Face Detection Intelligen t F ace Detection will not detec t faces outside the selec ted frame. 3 Caution Only horizontal[...]

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    41 More on P hotography c Instant Zoom ■ ■ Dig ital Zoo m Digital Zoom 1 E nable digital zo om. Select ON for the D DIGIT AL Z OOM op- tion in the setup men u (pg. 1 0 1 ). 2 Choose a subject. F rame the subjec t in the c ent er of the displa y using digit al zoo m. 3 P ress the selec tor down ( c ). The camera will zoom t o the maximum opti- c[...]

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    42 d Exp os ur e C om pe ns at io n Use exposur e compen sation when phot ographing very bright, very dark, or high- contrast s ubjec ts . 1 Press the d but ton. The exp osu re indica tor wi ll be displ ayed. 250 F 3.1 P SET E xp osure in dica tor 2 Choose a value. Pr ess the selec tor lef t or right. The e ec t is visi ble in the dis play . Cho[...]

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    43 More on P hotography d Exp os ur e C ompe ns at io n Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value • Backlit subject s : c h o o s e v a l u e s f r o m + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV (for an explanation of the term “E V ” , see the Gl ossar y on page 1 1 7) • Highly re ec tive subjects or very bright scenes (e .g., snow  elds) : + 1 E V ?[...]

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    44 More on P layback Pl a yback Opti ons T o view the most recent picture in the mon itor , press the a button. 100-0001 100-0001 Pr ess the selec tor righ t to view pictures in the order r ecorded, left to view pic - tures i n reverse or der . Keep the selector pressed t o scroll rapidly t o the desired frame . Ch oos in g a Di sp lay For ma t Pre[...]

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    45 More on P layback Pla yb ack Op tio ns Playback Zoom Play bac k Zo om Select T to z oom in on pic tures di splay ed in sin- gle-f rame playbac k ; selec t W t o z oom ou t. Wh en the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the i mage not curr ently vis ible in the display . Navigation window shows portion of image curren[...]

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    46 Pla yb ack Op tio ns Viewing Photo Informati on Viewing Photo Informat ion T o view or hide the photo inform ation li sted below in single-frame playback, press d . : STD : : : OFF ISO 400 1/250 F 3.5 2 3 - 1 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 100- 0001 4:3 N q Image qualit y and size, w Sens itivit y, e Shutter speed/ aper ture, r FineP ix c olor , t Fl[...]

  • Page 63

    47 More on P layback Pla yb ack Op tio ns Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame P lay back T o c h a n g e t h e n u m b e r o f i m a g e s d i s - play ed during pla yback , selec t W . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 Select W to increas e the number of pictures dis played to one frame with previ- ous and next, t wo, nine, or a hundr e[...]

  • Page 64

    48 T o view a panorama, dis play in si ngle- frame view and press the selector down. PLAY STOP PAUSE The following opera tions can be per formed duri ng playback: Op era tio n Operation But to n Button Des cr ip tio n Description Sta r t /pa us e playbac k Press the selector down to star t playb ack . Press again to pause. End playback / delete Pre[...]

  • Page 65

    49 More on P layback Cre at e book s f rom you r favorite pho tos. Creati ng a PhotoBook Creati ng a PhotoBook k PhotoBook Assist 1 Select k PHOT OBOOK ASSIST in the pla y- back men u. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU / OK t o display the n ew book d ial og. 4 Choose pictures for the new book . • SELEC T FROM ALL : Choose from all the pic ture[...]

  • Page 66

    50 k PhotoBo ok Assist 8 Press MENU / OK . The new bo ok will be added to the li st in the photobook assist m enu. 3 Cautions • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures. • Book s that contain no photos are aut omatically deleted. PhotoBook s Phot obo ok s can be copied to a computer us ing the supplied MyF inePix Studio soft ware. Viewing Ph[...]

  • Page 67

    51 More on P layback b Image Search Sear ch for pictures by da te , subject, scene,  le t yp e, and ra ting. 1 Select b IMA GE SEARCH in the pla yback menu. 2 Hig hlight one of the f ollowing option s and press MENU /OK : Op tio n Option Des c ri pti on Description BY DATE Find all pic tures t aken on a sel ec ted date. BY FACE Find all pic ture[...]

  • Page 68

    52 A Deleting Pictures In the playback me nu, you can select and delete individua l pic tures or delet e all pictures at onc e. Note th at deleted pictures cannot be r ecov ered. Copy important pictures t o a computer or ot her stor age devic e before proc eeding. Pres s the MENU/OK button to d ispla y the playback menu, and the n selec t the desir[...]

  • Page 69

    53 More on P layback A Delet ing Pi ctur es All pictures marked with a check mark can be deleted at onc e. 2 Tip P i c t u r e s t h a t h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d for a DPOF print order and protected pic tures are in- dicated by u . 1 Selec t each picture you wa nt t o de - lete and pr ess the MENU/OK button. • Each pic ture will be ma rked[...]

  • Page 70

    54 A Delet ing Pi ctur es Delet ing All Pict ures Deleti ng All Pictures Y ou can delete all the pictures on the memory card at onc e. 2 Tips • Y ou can press the DISP /BACK button to canc el, however , pic tures tha t were delet ed b efore y ou pressed the DISP / BACK but ton cannot be recovered. • Prot ec ted pic tures cannot be deleted. Remo[...]

  • Page 71

    55 Movies 1 Rotat e the mode dial t o F (m o v i e mode) . STANDBY STANDBY 12 s Time available is di splayed in monit or 2 Pres s the F but ton and se- lec t a frame size from the O QU ALITY menu. Choose h 12 8 0 ( 1 280 × 720 pix els ) for an aspect ratio of 1 6 : 9 (H igh De ni tion ) , f ( 6 40 × 48 0 pixel s ) for high-qual- it y standard [...]

  • Page 72

    56 Avoiding Blurred Pictures I f t he s u b j ec t i s p o or l y l it , b l u rr in g ca u se d b y ca me r a shake can be reduced using the L DUA L IS MODE option in the setup menu (pg. 97) . In B mode, blur caused by subjec t movement is also reduced (dual I S mode) . Sensi tiv it y is ra ise d wh en dual IS is in e e c t . N ot e t ha t blur[...]

  • Page 73

    57 Movies a Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 44) , movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is d ispla yed: 100-006 100-006 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 PLAY Op era tio n Operation Des cr ip tio n Description Sta r t /pa us e playbac k Pre ss th e se lec[...]

  • Page 74

    58 Con ne ct i on s Viewing P ict ures on T V Connect the camera to a T V to sho w pic tures t o a grou p. 1 T urn the camera o . 2 Con nec t the supplied U SB-A / V cable as shown below . Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Insert into U SB-A/ V cable c onnector HDMI An HDMI cable (available from third-par t[...]

  • Page 75

    59 Con ne ct i on s Viewing Pic tures on T V 3 T une the televis ion to the video or HDMI in put ch annel. See the documentation s upplied with the televi sion for detai ls. 4 Pres s the a but ton f or about a second t o turn the camera on. The camera monit or turns o and pictures and movies ar e played back on the T V . Note that the ca mera vo[...]

  • Page 76

    60 Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er su ppor t s PictBridge, the camera ca n be connec ted di rec tly to the pri nte r and pictures can be print ed without  rst b eing c opied to a c omputer . Note th at depending on the print er , not all the functions described b elow ma y be suppor ted. Connecting the Camera C onn ectin g th e C amer[...]

  • Page 77

    61 Con ne ct i on s Printing Pictures via USB 2 Ti p: Prin tin g the Da te of Reco rd ing T o pr int the dat e of recording on pictures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (se e “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below ). Pr ess the se - lec tor up or down t o highlig ht PRINT WITH D A TE s and press MENU/OK t o r [...]

  • Page 78

    62 Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK to star t printi ng. During Printing The mess age shown at right is di splayed during prin ting. Press DISP /BACK t o c a n c e l b e - fore all pictures are printed (depending on the pr inter , printing ma y end before the current picture has printed). If printing i s int errupted, pr ess a to tu rn the[...]

  • Page 79

    63 Con ne ct i on s Printing Pictures via USB The K PRINT ORD ER (DPOF) option in the play- back F -mode menu can be used to cre ate a d igi- tal “ print or der” for PictBridge - com patible prin ters (pg. 60) or devices th at support DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat) i s standar d t h a t a l l o w s p i c t u r e s t o b e p[...]

  • Page 80

    64 Printing Pictures via USB 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose the number of c opies ( up to 99) . T o remo ve a picture from the order , press the selector down un til the num- ber of copies is 0. T ot al number of prints Number of copies SHEETS DPOF: 00001 01 PRINT ORDER ( DPOF ) SET FRAME 2 Ti p: Intell ige nt Face Detec t ion If the [...]

  • Page 81

    65 Con ne ct i on s Printing Pictures via USB 1 Notes • Print orders can contain a maximum of 999 pic tures. • I f a memor y card is inserted contai ning a print orde r cre- ated by another camera, the message shown at right will be d is pla yed. Pr es sin g MENU/ OK cancel s the print orde r; a new print order must be creat ed as des cribed ab[...]

  • Page 82

    66 Viewing P ict ures on a Co mputer The supplied sof t ware ca n be used to copy pictures t o a com puter , where they can be stor ed, viewed, orga nized, and prin ted. Before pr oceeding, instal l the sof t ware as described below . Do NOT connect the camer a to the c omputer until inst allation is c omplete . Insta lli ng the Sof tware Installin[...]

  • Page 83

    67 Con ne ct i on s Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 2 S tar t the comput er . Log in t o an acc ount with ad mini strator privileges before pr oceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be runn ing and insert the installer C D in a CD -ROM drive. Win dows 7/Win dows V ist a If an Au t oP la y di al og i s d i sp la ye d, cl ic k SETUP . EXE . A ?[...]

  • Page 84

    68 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Maci ntosh: In stal ling Fine PixVie wer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Con rm that th e computer meet s the following sys tem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled ver sions of M ac OS X versio n 1 0.3.9 – 10.6 (for the latest info rmatio n, visit htt p:/ /www .fuj if il m. c om[...]

  • Page 85

    69 Con ne ct i on s Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remove the in staller CD from the CD- ROM drive. No te tha t you ma y be unable to r emove the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari befor e removi ng the CD. S t ore the instal ler CD in a dry location out of dir ec t sunl ight in ca se you need to re-install the soft ware. The[...]

  • Page 86

    70 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pic tures y ou wish t o copy a re stored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 1 1 ). 1 Note Windows user s may require the Windows CD when star ting the so f t ware for the  rst time. 3 Caution Lo ss of po wer du ring tra nsf er c ou ld r es ult in l os s of data or dam age to the [...]

  • Page 87

    71 Con ne ct i on s Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Cautions • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before the sof t ware s t a rt s a n d y o u m a y b e u n a b l e t o i m p o rt o r s a v e i m - ages. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures. • Make sure that the c omputer does no[...]

  • Page 88

    72 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode The F -mode and shooting menus c ontai n set tings for a wide range of s hooting condition s. Using t he Using the F F - Mode Menu -M o de Me n u 1 Pres s the F button to di splay the F - mode menu. 2 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to highl ight the desi red menu it em. 3 Press the selector right t o displ [...]

  • Page 89

    73 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode F F - Mode Menu O ptions - Mode Menu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default N N IS O ISO A d j u st I S O se ns it iv i ty . C ho o se hi g h er va l ue s w h en th e s u b- ject is poorly lit. AUTO / AU TO (8 0 0) / AU TO (4 0 0) / 6400 Q / 320 0 Q / 1[...]

  • Page 90

    74 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Choose the size a nd aspec t ratio at which stil l pic - tures a re rec orded. Large pictures can be print ed at lar ge sizes with no d rop in qua lit y; small pic - tures require less m emor y, allowing more pi c tures to be rec orded. Opt io n Option Pri nt s at si zes u p to Pri nt s at si zes u p to O 4 : 3 34[...]

  • Page 91

    75 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode P P FIN EPIX COLOR FIN EPIX COLOR Enha nce c ontrast and color sa turation or take pic - tures i n black and whit e. Opt io n Option Des cr ip tio n Description F -ST ANDARD Standard contrast and saturation . Recommended in mos t situations. F -C HR OM E V iv id cont ra st an d co lo r. Cho os e for vivid sh[...]

  • Page 92

    76 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g Me nu Op tion s Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A A S CENE P OSITI ON SCENE POSITION Cho ose a scene for SP mode (pg. 2 1 ). B / C / D / C / D / K / M / N / O / H / P / Q / R / S / U / V / W D B B SE LF-TIMER SELF-TIMER T ake [...]

  • Page 93

    77 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Use the self -timer when you wa nt t o include your - self in a gr oup pic tur e or when you want t o take a picture without pressi ng the shutter button and moving the came ra. • S 10 S E C : Choose for self -p or traits or for group por traits that include the pho tographer . • R 2 SEC : Choose t o avo[...]

  • Page 94

    78 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Intelligent F ace Detection Because it ensures that the faces of por tr ait subject s will be in focus, Intelligent F a ce Detection ( pg. 3 1 ) is recommended when using th e s elf-timer for group por trait s or self-por trait s. T o use the self-timer with Intelligen t F ace Detection, s elec t S 10 S E C or R 2[...]

  • Page 95

    79 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode For na tural colors, choose a setting that m atc hes the ligh t sourc e (f or an explana tion of “white ba l- ance ,” see the Glossar y on page 1 1 7). Opt io n Option Des cr ip tio n Description AUTO W hite balance adjusted automatically . h Measure a value for white balanc e. i For subjec ts in direc t[...]

  • Page 96

    80 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode H H SHARPN ESS SHARP NESS Choose whether t o sharpen or sof ten outlines. • HARD : Use for sha rp outlines when phot ograph- ing such subje c ts as buildings and tex t. • STA NDARD : S tandard s harpness. Best choice in most situation s. • SOFT : Use for soft outlines in por traits and similar subj ec ts . C[...]

  • Page 97

    81 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode This option c ontrol s how the camera select s the focus area when Intelligent F a ce Detec tion is o (pg. 3 1 ). Regar dless of the option selected, the camera will f ocus on the subject in the cent er of the monit or when macro mode is on (pg. 3 5) . • r CENTER : The camera focuses on the subject in t[...]

  • Page 98

    82 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode J J AE BK T EV ST EPS AE BK T EV STE PS Choos e the size of the e xposure b racketin g incre - ment u sed when O (AE brack eting) is selected in con tinuous s hooting mode (pg. 38) . Choos e from increments of ± 1 / 3 EV , ± 2 / 3 EV , and ± 1 E V (f or an explanation of the t erm “EV ,” see the Glossary on[...]

  • Page 99

    83 Menus Using the Menus : Pla yback Mode The F -mode and playback menu s are used t o manage the pictures on the memory card. Using t he Using the F F - Mode Menu -M o de Me n u 1 Pres s the a but ton t o ent er play- back mode. 2 Pres s the F button to di splay the F - mode menu. 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to highl ight the desi red menu [...]

  • Page 100

    84 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode I I SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in a n autom ated sl ide show . Choose the typ e of show and pr ess MENU /OK to start. Pres s DISP /BACK at an y time during the s how to view on-screen help . When a movie is di splay ed, movie play- back will begin a utoma tically , and the slide show wi ll con tinue wh[...]

  • Page 101

    85 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Pres s the a but ton t o ent er play- back mode. 2 Press MENU/OK to display the play- back men u. 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to highl ight the desi red menu it em. 4 Press the selector right t o displ ay op- tions for the hig hligh ted item. 5 Pr ess[...]

  • Page 102

    86 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode ■ ■ Add /Rem ove Items in t he Uploa d Que ue Add /Remove Ite ms in the Uploa d Que ue 1 Selec t an upload destina tion. 2 Press MENU/OK . 3 Selec t ite ms to be added to , or re- moved from, the u pload queue. 4 Press MENU/OK to c on rm. • Items not i n the upload queue will be added to the queue when yo[...]

  • Page 103

    87 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode ■ ■ Rem oving Al l Items From the Up load Q ueu e Removi ng All Item s From the Upload Que ue Y ou can remov e all ite ms from the upload que ue. 1 Select RESET ALL . The screen for re moving all it ems from the upload queue i s dis played. RESET ALL OK? IT MAY TAKE A WHILE IT MAY TAKE A WHILE OK CANCEL [...]

  • Page 104

    88 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode B B RE D EYE R EMOV AL RE D EYE R EMOV AL If the curren t picture is mark ed with a g icon t o indicat e that it was ta ken with Int ellige nt F ace De - tection, this option ca n be used to remov e red- eye. The camera will a nalyze the image; if r ed -eye is detected, the image wil l be processed to cr eat e a c[...]

  • Page 105

    89 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode D D PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac cidental deletion. The follo wing options ar e available . ■ ■ FRAME FR AM E Pr ot ect selected pi ctures. 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis- play the des ired picture. PROTECT OK? YES CANCEL UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ictu re not pr ot ect ed Pr [...]

  • Page 106

    90 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode G CROP CROP T o creat e a cropped copy of a picture , play the picture back and select G CRO P in t h e p l ay b a c k m e nu (pg. 85 ). 1 Use the zoom c ontrol t o zoom in and out and use the selec tor t o scroll the picture un til the desir ed por tion is di splay ed (to exit t o single- frame playback without c[...]

  • Page 107

    91 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode O O RES IZE RESIZE T o creat e a sma ll copy of a picture , play the picture back and select O RESIZ E i n t he p la yba c k me n u (pg. 85 ). 1 Pr ess the selec tor up or do wn to highlight a or b . 2 Press MENU/OK t o s e l e c t t h e h i g h - ligh ted option. 3 Press MENU/OK t o copy the picture at the [...]

  • Page 108

    92 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode C C IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken i n tall orienta tion are dis played in wide orien tation. Use th is option t o dis play pictures in the corr ec t orienta tion in the monit or . It has no e ec t on pic tures dis played on a comput er or othe r device. 1 Notes • Prot ec ted pic tu[...]

  • Page 109

    93 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode F F VOICE ME MO VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a still picture, select F VO IC E M E M O af ter dis playing the picture in playbac k mode. 1 Note V oice memos can not be added to mo vies or protect- ed pic tures. Remove protection from pic tures before recording voic e memos (pg. 89). 1 Hold the camera[...]

  • Page 110

    94 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Play ing Voi ce Mem os T o p lay back a voice memo , sele ct a pic ture for which a voice memo has been re corded (i.e., a picture indic ated by q ), an d th e n se l e c t PL A Y on the F VO IC E M EM O s creen in the playback menu. T o en d playback , press the selec tor up. Pr ess the sele ctor lef t to rewind,[...]

  • Page 111

    95 Menus 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to display the menu for the cu rrent mode . 1. 2 Pres s the selec tor lef t to hig h- ligh t a lef t tab. 1. 3 Pr ess the selec tor up or down to s e le c t 4 . The setup menu appears. 1 /5 SET-UP DATE/TIME RESET SILENT MODE FORMAT ENGLISH TIME DIFFERENCE OFF EXIT 2 Adjust settings . 2. 1 Press [...]

  • Page 112

    96 The Setup Menu Setup Me nu Opt ions Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 1/5 1/5 F F DATE/ TIME DATE/ T IME Set the c amer a clock (p g. 1 4). — — N N TIME DIFFER ENCE TIME DIFFERENCE Set t he clock to lo cal tim e (pg . 98). h / gh L L a a Choos e a language (p g. 1 4). ?[...]

  • Page 113

    97 Menus The Setup Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des c ri pti on Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 3/5 3/5 J J LCD BRIGH TNESS LCD BRIGHTNESS Control the b rightn ess of the disp lay (p g. 1 01 ). –5 – +5 0 E E EVF/LC D MODE EVF /LCD M ODE Choos e 30 f ps t o i n c r e a s e b a t t e ry l i f e , 60 fps for improved dis- play qualit[...]

  • Page 114

    98 The Setup Menu N N TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE RE NCE When travel ling, use thi s option to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home time z one to the local time at you r destination. 1 Sp ecif y the di erence bet ween loc al time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor up or down to highlight g LOC AL . 1. 2 Press the [...]

  • Page 115

    99 Menus The Setup Menu K FORM A T FOR M A T Forma t a memor y card. P ress the selec tor left to highlight OK and press MENU /OK to be gin format- ting. 3 Cautions • All data— including prot ec ted pic tures—will b e de- leted. Be sure import ant  les h ave been copied to a computer or o ther storage device. • Do not open the b atter y [...]

  • Page 116

    10 0 The Setup Menu 1 Note Pictures taken at con tinuous shooting modes of I , O , and L are always displayed af ter shooting. Pic - tures taken in other c ontinuous shooting modes are recorded without being displayed. Bl ink D etec t ion (p g. 32 ) At settings other than OFF , a w arning will be dis- played if the camera detec t s subjec ts who ma[...]

  • Page 117

    101 Menus The Setup Menu I I PLA YBA CK VOLUME PL A Y BACK VOLUM E Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose volu me for movie and v oice memo pla yback and pres s MENU/OK t o selec t. J J LCD BRIG HTN ESS LCD BRI GHTN ESS Pr ess the selec tor up or down t o choose di splay brightnes s and press MENU /OK to selec t. M M AUTO PO WE R OFF AUT O POWE[...]

  • Page 118

    102 The Setup Menu 1 Selecting P DISCHA RGE displays a con rmation dialog. P ress MENU/OK . 2 Select OK . 3 Press MENU/OK to be gin discharging the bat ter - ies. When the batteries are fully d ischar ged, the battery level indicat or will bli nk red and the camera will tu rn o . T o canc el the proces s before the ba t teries ar e fully disc[...]

  • Page 119

    103 T ech nic al N ot es Option al A cc essor ies The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from FU JIFILM and other ma nufac turers. FINEPIX S2900 Series ■ ■ Compute r Rela ted Computer Re lated ■ ■ Audio/ Visua l Audio/ Visual ■ ■ Printing Prin ti ng St andard T V (avai lable from third-par t y suppliers) PictBridge-compatible[...]

  • Page 120

    10 4 Optional Acc essor ies Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories are a vailable from F U JIFILM. For the la test inform ation on the ac ces- sories avail able in your r egion, check with you r local FU JIFILM r epresen tative or vi sit http:/ /w ww.fujifilm. com/ products/digit al_camera s/inde[...]

  • Page 121

    105 T ech nic al N ot es Caring for the Ca mera T o ensur e con tinued enjoymen t of the product, obser ve the followi ng precautions. Storage and Us e Storage and Use I f t h e c a m e r a w i ll n o t b e us e d f o r a n e x t e n d e d p e - riod, remo ve the battery and memor y card. Do not stor e or use the camera in location s that ar e: •[...]

  • Page 122

    10 6 T roubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Power an d Bat te r y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at teries are ex hausted . Ins er t fresh or f ully- charg ed spare b at teries. 8 The b at teries are not in th e correc t or ienta - tion. [...]

  • Page 123

    107 T roubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Men us an d Di sp lays Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec ted fo r the L a optio n in the setu p menu. Select ENGLIS H .1 4 , 9 6 Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib l[...]

  • Page 124

    10 8 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec t ion not available. Intelligent F ace Detec tio n is not available in the curren t shooting mode. Choos e a di erent shooting mode. 2 1 No f ace is detected. The sub jec t ’s face is[...]

  • Page 125

    10 9 T roubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pic tures are blurred. The lens is dirt y . Cle an the lens. 1 05 Th e lens is blo cked . Ke ep obj ec t s away fro m the lens . 1 7 s is displayed dur ing sho oting and th e fo - cus fr ame is di[...]

  • Page 126

    11 0 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Playbac k Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Pict ures Pic tures are grainy . The p ic tures were taken w ith a di erent make or model of camera. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable. The p ic ture has b een resize d or crop pe d to a or is from another make or [...]

  • Page 127

    111 T roubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Connections Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o  . The c amera is conn ec ted to a T V. View pic ture s on the T V . 58 No pic t ure or sound. The c amer a is not prop erly conn ec ted. Connec t t he came ra corre c tly. 58 An A [...]

  • Page 128

    112 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c au se Poss ib le c au se So lut io n Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu t ter but- ton is presse d. T emporary camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the b atteri es or discon - nec t and re connec t th e AC power adapter/ DC c oupl er . 8 The b at terie[...]

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    113 T roubleshooting W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e dis played in the monit or: Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution B (red) Bat teri es are low. Inser t fresh or f ully- charge d spare bat teri es. A (blink s re d) B at teries are ex hausted . k Slow shut ter spe ed . Pict ure may be b[...]

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    114 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution BUSY The m emor y card is incor rec tly fo rmat ted . Use the c amer a to format the m emor y c ard (p g. 99). CAR D E RRO R The m emor y card is not fo rmat ted for us e in the cam era . For mat the mem or y c ard (p g. 99). The m emor y c ard [...]

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    115 T roubleshooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution TOO MA NY FR AME S An a t temp t was made t o sear ch more th an 5 ,000 i ma ge s. The ma ximum numb er of images on w hich searches can b e per fo rme d is 5,0 00 . PROTECT ED FRA ME An attempt was made to ad d a voice memo to [...]

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    11 6 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pti on Description So lut io n Solution CAN N OT BE PRIN TED An at tempt was made to pr int a movie, a pi c - ture not created w ith th e camer a, or a pi c ture in a format not sup por te d by the pr inter . Movie s and som e pic tures create d with oth er dev ices can not b e print[...]

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    117 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlik e optical zoom, digital zoom do es not increa se the amount of visible detail. Instead, details vis - ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grain y ” image. DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F or mat): A standard that allows pic tures to be printed f rom “print orders” st[...]

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    11 8 Memor y Car d Capacit y The following table s hows the recor ding time or nu mber of pic tures a vailable a t di eren t image siz es. All  g ures ar e appro ximat e;  le size varies with the sc ene rec orded, produc ing wide variation s in the number of  les that can be stor ed. T he number of exposur es or length rem aining ma y n[...]

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    11 9 Appendix Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal Cam era FinePix S290 0 se ries E ec tive pixels 14 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2.3 -in. , square -pi xel CC D wit h primar y colo r  lter Stor age m ed ia SD /SDHC mem or y c ards (see pa ge 10) File s ys te m Compliant with D esign Ru le for C amer a F ile System (DCF ), Exif 2. 3, and D igit[...]

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    12 0 Speci  cations Sys te m Meteri ng 256-se gment t hr ough - t he - l ens ( T T L) metering; MULTI, SPOT , AVER AGE Exposure c ontrol Progr ammed AE, shut ter-prior it y AE, aper ture -pri orit y AE, and manual e xposure Exposure compensat ion – 2 EV – + 2 EV in increment s of 1 / 3 EV ( P , S , an d A modes ) Sce ne m od es B (ZOOM BR AC[...]

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    1 21 Ap pen di x Specicatio ns Syst em Flas h Manual pop - up ash with CCD- metered auto ash c ontrol ( using monito r pre- ashe s ); eec tive range when sensiti vit y is s et to AUTO is ap prox. 4 0 cm –8 m /1 . 3 f t .– 26. 2 f t. ( wi de  an gle ) or 2. 5 m– 4. 4 m /8. 2 f t. – 1 4.4 f t. ( teleph oto ); eec ti ve[...]

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    12 2 Speci  cations Input/output terminals A / V OUT (audio/video output) NTS C or P AL outpu t with mo naural so und HDMI out put HDM I Mini Connec tor Digital input/ output US B 2.0 High Sp ee d; shares A / V OU T conne ctor Power s up ply/oth er Power s ou rce s • AA alk aline bat terie s (× 4) • A A lithium b at teries (× 4; available [...]

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    12 3 Appendix Speci  cations Colo r T el evis ion Sys tem s NTSC ( N ational T elevision S ystem C ommittee) is a c olor televis ion telecasting speci cation adop ted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Jap an. P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a c olor television system adopted mainly in Eur op ean countries and China. Notices • Spe[...]

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    124 Memo[...]

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    26 Restric tions on Camera Settings Restrict ions on Camera Settings Shooti ng Mode and Camera Setti ngs Shooti ng Mode and Camera Sett ings The options avail able in each s hooting mode are li sted below. Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op ti on Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U [...]

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    27 Re st ric t io ns o n Came ra S et t ing s Restrictions on C amera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op ti on Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W N N ISO ISO AUTO AUTO ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1 ✔ 1[...]

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    28 Restrictions on C amera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op ti on Option B B C C D D C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W J J AE BK T EV S TEP S AE BK T EV S TEP S ✔✔✔✔ K K CUST OM SET CUST OM SET ✔✔✔✔ X X SET-UP SET-UP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔✔✔✔✔✔✔✔?[...]