FujiFilm BL00840-200 E manual

Befor e Y ou Begi n Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Photography More on Playback Movies Connections Menus T echnica l Notes Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for your purchase of this p r o d u c t . T h i s m a n u a l d e s c r i b e s how to u se your F U JIFILM F inePix Z300 digital came[...]

ii For Y ou r Sa fe t y IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • Read Instructions : A ll the s afet y an d op - erating instru ctions shoul d be read before the applianc e is opera ted . • Retain Instructions : T he s afet y an d operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence. • Heed Warnings : All wa rnin gs on the app liance[...]

iii For Your S afe t y o r w h er e i t ca n fa l l i n t o s u c h p o w e r lines or circuits. Whe n installi ng an out sid e antenna s ys tem, ex t reme c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n t o k e e p f r o m touc hing suc h powe r line s or circu its as cont ac t with t hem mi ght be f atal . Use Use Cleaning : Unpl ug this vi deo p rodu ct from [...]

iv For Your S afe t y WARNING WAR NI NG Do not u se in the bathroom or shower Do no t use t he ca mer a in th e bat hroo m or s howe r . This can c ause a  re o r ele ctr ic shock . Do not disassemble Nev er at te mpt t o cha nge o r tak e apa rt t he ca me ra. (Ne ver o pe n the ca si ng.) D o not u se th e camera when it has been dropped or th[...]

v For Your S afe t y Th e Bat te ry a nd Po wer S up pl y Th e foll owin g desc rib es th e prop er use o f the b atte r y and ho w to prol ong i ts li fe. Inco rre ct u se can sho rte n bat ter y li fe or ca use lea kag e, overhea ting,  re, or explosion. Th e bat ter y is not ch arge d at ship - ment . Charge t he bat ter y b efore use. Ke ep [...]

vi For Your S afe t y To prevent  re o r sho ck haz ard, d o not e xpo se the un it to rai n or mo istu re. Plea se read t he “ Safe ty N otes ” (pag es ii i– v) and ma ke sure yo u und ers tand the m bef ore usi ng the ca mera . Perchl orate M ater ial —spe cial h and ling m ay ap ply. Se e htt p :/ /www .d ts c. ca.gov/hazar douswast e[...]

vii For Your S afe t y Di spo sal o f Ele ct rica l an d Ele ct ron ic Equ ip men t in Pr ivat e Hou seh old s Disposal of E lectrical and Electr onic Eq uipment in Priv ate H ouseholds Di sp os al of U se d Ele c tri ca l an d Ele c tr oni c Eq uip me nt (A ppl ic ab le i n the E ur op ean Uni on , Nor wa y, Ice lan d an d Lie ch ten st ein) T h i[...]

viii About This Manual Before u sing the came ra, read th is man ual and the warn ings on pages i i–vii. For inf ormation on s peci c topics, c onsul t the sourc es below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the came ra’ s int ernal memory or on SD and SDHC memory cards. In this manua l, SD memor y cards are r eferred to as “memory c[...]

ix Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. Camera S etup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 5 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time di erence 7 6 How do I use the touch panel display ? T ouch p anel display 4 How do I keep the display from tur[...]

x Camera Q & A T ak ing Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How many pictures can I take? Memor y capacit y 9 3 Is there a quick and easy way to take snapshots ? B mode 16 How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 20 How can I make good p or traits? Intelligen t F ace Detect[...]

xi Camera Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures Viewing P ictures Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page Can I put a pass word on m y private folder ? Password 4 7 How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playback 35 How do I delete the current picture ? The icon 2 1 Can I selec t other pic tures for deletion ? Deleting pic tures 38[...]

xii For Y our S afe ty ................................................................................. i i IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Notes .................................................................................... iii NOTI CES .................................................[...]

xiii T abl e of Contents Mor e on Playb ac Mor e on Playb ac k k Playb ack Op tion s ........................................................................... 35 Playb ack Zoo m ..............................................................................36 Mult i- Frame Play back .................................................................[...]

xiv T abl e of Contents The S etup M enu ............................................................................. 7 0 Using t he Set up Men u ............................................................... 70 Set up Men u Optio ns ................................................................... 71 A IMAGE D ISP . ...........................[...]

1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Symb ols a nd C onv entio ns Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : 3 Caution : Thi s inform ation shou ld be read befor e use t o ens ure c orrect operation. 1 Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera. 2 Tip : Add itional inf ormation th at ma y be helpful when using the [...]

2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e informa tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. 14 DC coupl er cable cover ........................ 79 15 B atter y -chamb er cover .......................... 8 16 T ripod mount 17 U SB connec tor ................................... 52, 58 18 Memor y c ard slo[...]

3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Camera D ispl ays (T ouch Pan el) Camera Dis plays (T ouch Panel) The following i ndicat ors ma y appear d uring shooti ng and pla yback. T he indica tors di spla yed vary with camera settings. ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting * 12 / 31 / 2050 1 2/3 1/2 0 5 0 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 127 127 N N MENU DISP ISO 400 ISO 400 1 1[...]

4 Introduction The T ouch Panel Di splay The T ouc h Panel Disp lay The touch panel d ispla y can be operated by ta pping the dis play or gl iding the st ylu s or a  nger ove r the panel. The panel respond s to pr essur e; u se a  rm touch , but do NOT use exc ess ive for ce . ■ ■ T ap Ta p Lightly ta p the displ ay t o adju st set ting s[...]

5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction T ouc h Panel Ico ns T ouc h Panel Icons ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting T ap the icons in the shooti ng dis play t o per form the operations li sted below . The icons di splay ed var y with the options currently selected. MENU DI S P Shooting mode : Choose a sho oting mode (pg. 3 1 ). Fla sh mo de : Choos e a  ash mo[...]

6 Introduction Usi ng th e Supp li ed St ylu s The s ty lus can be used in place of your  nger to operate the touch panel. T o avoid losing the st ylus, at tach it to the camera str ap. Use thi s end of the st ylus WAR NI NG S • The s t ylus may present a choking haz ard. Ke ep out of reach of pet s and young children. • Do not carr y the ca[...]

Fir st St eps 7 Charging the Battery The batter y is not c har ged at shi pment. Ch arge the battery b efor e use. Batteries The c amera uses an NP- 4 5 rechargeable batter y. 1 Place the ba t tery in the charger. Insert the bat te r y int o the su pplied batter y c h ar ge r a s s h o wn , m a k i n g s u r e t ha t t he ba t - tery is in the orie[...]

8 Insert ing the Battery Af ter ch arg ing the batter y , insert it in the camera as described below. 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . Lightly pr ess the ce nt er of the battery- chamber co ver and open it as shown . 1 Note Be su re t he camera is o befo re open in g th e ba t - ter y- ch amb er cove r . 3 Cautions • Do not op en the batt[...]

Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting the Bat teries 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Close the ba t te r y-cham- ber cov er and then ligh tly press it down a nd slide it in t o latch. 3 Cautions • Do not a x stickers or other obje ct s to the batter y . F ailure t o obser ve this precaution could make it im- possible to remove the batter y from t[...]

10 Inser ting the Bat teries 2 Tip s: Usin g an AC Adapte r • T he camera can b e powered by an optional AC adapter and DC coupler (sold separately) . When inser tin g the DC coupler , open th e ca ble cover on the camera and pass the DC coupler power cord through the cable channe l. See the manuals provided with the AC adapter and DC coupler for[...]

Fir st St eps 11 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in in t ernal memory , optional S D memory cards ( sold sepa- rat ely) can be used t o store add itional pictures. When no memory card is inserted , a appears in the monit or and inte rnal memory is used for rec ording and pla yback. Note tha t because camera ma lfunc[...]

12 Inser ting a Memor y Card 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . Lightly pr ess the ce nt er of the battery- chamber co ver and open it as shown . 1 Note Be su re t he camera is o befo re open in g th e ba t - ter y- ch amb er cove r . 2 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in[...]

Fir st St eps 13 Inser ting a Memor y Card 3 Cautions • Do not tu rn the ca mera o or remove the m emo ry card w hile t he mem ory ca rd is bei ng forma tte d or da ta are be ing re corded to o r del eted fr om the ca rd . F ailure to obser ve this precaution could damage the card. • Format SD memory cards before  rst use, and be sure to [...]

14 T urning the Camer a on and O Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode T o turn the camera on, open the lens c ov er ful- ly . T he camera turn s o when the lens c over i s close d. Came ra on Came ra o 2 Tip: Sw itch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de T ouch the a icon to star t playback . Press the shut ter but ton halfway to return to shooting mode. 3 Caut[...]

Fir st St eps 15 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dia log is dis played the  rst time the camera is turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in format ion on resetting the clock or chang ing langu ages, see page 7 1 ). 1 Choose a language. T ap to selec t a langu age. Ta p 6 or 7 t o v ie w a d - ditional lang uages. 2 Set the dat[...]

16 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in B (Au to) M od e This section describes how to take pictures i n B ( aut o) mode . 1 T urn the camera on. F ully open the lens c over . 2 Select B mode. T ap the shooting mode icon to view s hoot - ing modes and tap to select auto mode. MENU DI SP BACK BACK SHOOTING MODE The B ( aut o) ic[...]

17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 4 Fr am e t he p i c t u re . Pos ition the main s ubjec t in the focus frame and use the zoom c ontr ol to frame the pic - ture in the d ispla y . By default, the camera uses optical z oom only . If desir ed, digital z oom (pg. 7 4) ca n be used to z oom in closer . Sele[...]

18 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 5 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus on the main s ubjec t in the focus frame. ME NU DISP Press half way Focus fr ame Camer a selects small focu s frame and f ocuses on s ubject 1 Note The lens may make a noise when the camera fo - cuse s. T his is n ormal . I f t he ca m er a i s ab le to fo [...]

19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e Whe re Ar e My Pic tur es Sto red? Pictures will be st ored in in ternal memor y if no mem- or y card is inserted. Wh en a memor y card is in ser ted, pict ures are st ored in the “ ” (“my pict ures”) folder. Use folder m anagemen t (pg. 4 7) to or ganize pictures[...]

20 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e Avoiding Blurred P ictures If the subjec t is poorl y lit, blur- ring ca used by camera s hak e or subject movement can be reduced by selec ting f ON for the L DUA L IS MODE op- tion in the shooting menu (pg. 6 1 ). The ty pe of blur reduction can be selected i n the setu p menu (pg. 7 1 ). Sensitivity is rai[...]

21 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or. When ta king impor tant pho tograph s, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 T ap the a icon. The most recen t pic tur e will be dis played. ME NU DISP MENU DISP 2 View additional pic tures. Scroll left or right or tap 8 or 9 . MENU DISP or MENU[...]

22 More on P hotography g Intelligent F ace Detec tion and Red- Ey e Remo val Int elligen t F ace Detection automa tically detects human faces an y where in the frame and sets focus and exposure f or shots tha t emphas ize por trait subjects . Choose t o preven t the camera from f ocusing on the backg round when ta king group por traits, or to r em[...]

23 More on P hotography 4 Shoot. Pr ess the shutter button all the way down t o shoot. 3 Caution If the subjec t moves as the shut ter but ton i s pressed, their face may not be in the area indicat ed by the green b order when the pic - ture is taken . If q FAC E D E T E C T I O N ON RED EY E REMO V AL ON is selected, the pic - ture will be process[...]

24 N Using the F lash ( Super-Intelligent F lash ) When the  ash is u sed, the camera’ s Super -Intelligent F las h system instan tly analyzes the sce ne based on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition i n the frame, and its distanc e from the camera. Fl ash output and sen sitivity are adju sted to e nsu re tha t the mai[...]

25 More on P hotography Using the Flash (Intellig ent Flash) 2 Foc us. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus. If the  ash wi ll  re , p will b e displaye d when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . At s low shutter s pee ds, k w i l l a p p e a r i n t h e dis play t o warn tha t pic tur es may be blurr ed; use of a tripod is r ecomm[...]

26 h Using the Self- Timer The ca me ra o  ers a “ cou ple timer” for self-por traits taken with a friend, a “ group ti mer” for group por - traits, a ten-second time r (pg. 27) tha t allows pho tographe rs to appear i n their own phot o graphs, a nd a two -second timer (pg. 2 7) that can be used to a void blur ca used by the camera movi[...]

27 More on P hotography ■ ■ S (Ten Seconds) / (Ten Seconds) / R (Two Seconds) (Two Seconds) h Using the Self- Time r The camera will star t the timer t en or two sec - onds af te r the shutter button is pr essed all the way down. 1 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. 3 Caution Stand behind the camera when using the shut ter but [...]

28 F Macro Mode ( Close -ups ) Use m acro mode for close-ups. T ap the macro mode icon ( q ) and ta p F ( w ) to turn macr o mode on. MENU DI SP q w MENU DI SP F is di splayed when macro mode is on. When macro mode i s in e ect, the came ra focu s- e s o n s u b j e ct s n e a r t h e c e n t e r o f t h e f ra m e . U s e the zoom con trol t o [...]

29 More on P hotography Foc u s L oc k T o compose pho togra phs with o - cen te r subjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. MENU DI SP 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 s hutter but t on is pressed ha lf way (AF / AE lock). Press half way Repe[...]

30 Autofoc us Although the camera boasts a high- precis ion autofocus syst em, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using aut ofocus, use focus lo ck (pg. 29) to focus on another s ubjec t at the same distance and then recompose the p hotograph. • Very shiny subjec ts such as mirrors or car b o[...]

31 More on P hotography Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or t ype of subjec t. T o cho ose a shooti ng mode, tap the shooting mode ic on in the monit or when the camera is in s hooting mode and tap t o choose a mode. MENU DI SP BACK BACK SHOOTING MODE Mod e Mode Se e See Y SCENE R ECOGNITIO N 31 B AUTO 31 J TOUCH & SHO OT 32 H S[...]

32 A Shooti ng Mod e J J TOUCH & SHOOT TOUCH & SHOO T Choose this mode t o take pictures by t ouching the dis play in stead of pr essing the s hut t er but ton. T ouch anywhere ins ide the “touch and s hoot” are a to f ocus on the selec ted subject and take a picture. MENU DI SP T ouch and shoot area T ouch subject to shoot C C NA TURAL[...]

33 More on P hotography A Shooti ng Mod e D D NA TURAL LIGHT NA TU RA L LIG HT Captur e na tural ligh t indoors, under low li ght, or wher e the  ash can not be u sed. T he  ash turns o and sen sitivity is rai sed to red uce blu r . H H SCENE P OSITION SCENE POSITION This mode o e rs a choice of “sc enes, ” each ad apt ed to par - t[...]

34 A Shooti ng Mod e BACK BACK SCENE POSITION Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description q L PORTRAIT Choose fo r sof t-toned p or tra its wi th natura l skin t ones. w M LAND SCAP E Ch oose fo r crisp, clear daylight shot s of buildings and landsc apes. e N SPORT Ch oose fo r fast shu tter sp eeds w hen photog raphing mo ving su bject s. r O NIGHT C[...]

35 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic tur e, tap the a ic on. MENU DI SP MENU DISP Scroll left or right or tap 8 or 9 t o v i e w a d d i - tional pictures. MENU DISP or MENU DISP Hiding Indic ators Ta p DISP t o hide or view ind icat ors. DISP 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 10:00 AM [...]

36 Pla yba ck O pti ons T o zoom a pic tur e in or out, dis play the picture full screen and tap k . MENU DISP A zoom slide r will be dis play ed; tap k to zo o m in, n to z oom out (you can a lso select T with the camera zoom c ontr ol to di spla y the zoom slider and use the z oom contr ol to z oom in and out) . Zo o m s li d e r BACK DISP BACK D[...]

37 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons T o view pic tures n ine at a time , tap the c ent er of the curren t picture to d ispla y playback ic ons a nd then tap . MENU DISP MENU The number of pictures displ ayed changes e ach time you tap . MENU Thr ee fr ames Nine fr ames Entire fold er S c r o l l l e f t o r r i g h t t o v i e w more pictures[...]

38 e Deleting Pictures The e ERASE option in the pl ayback menu can be used t o delete still pictures and movies, i ncrea sing the amoun t of space a vailable on the me mor y card or in in t ernal memory (for inf ormation on deleti ng pictures in single-frame playback, see page 2 1 ). Note that delet ed pictures can not be recov ered. C opy impor t[...]

39 More on P layback ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Del eting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays the dialog sho wn at righ t. Scroll left or right ( or tap the pic tur es to the lef t or righ t) to dis play a picture you wi sh to delet e and tap ERASE . A con  rma tion dial og will be displayed; ta p OK to d el[...]

40 c Edit T o rota te pictures, mak e collages, or cr ea te cropped or resiz ed copies of pictures, tap the ce n- ter of the cu rren t pic tur e to di spla y playback ic ons and then tap . MENU DISP MENU The menu shown a t righ t will be d is pl ay ed ; ta p 6 or 7 to scroll thr ough the menu and tap an option t o select it. 1 / 2 BACK EDIT IMAGE R[...]

41 More on P layback c Edit f COLLAGE CO LL AGE Selecting f CO LL AG E displays th e dialog shown in Step 1 . 1 T ap the desired te mplat e for the c ollage. BACK COLLAGE COLLAGE STYLE 2 Glide up and down to scr oll thr ough the pictures at the righ t side of the dis play , and then drag the pictures in to the desi red locations in the t empla te .[...]

42 c Edit C IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE This option cre at es rota ted c opies of pic tures f or displ ay in the monit or . It has no e ect on pic tures dis played on a c ompute r or other devic e. 1 T ap the lef t and right a rrows ( 8 and 9 ) to select the pic ture you wi sh t o ro- tat e. BACK OK IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE ROTATE IMAGE ROTATE 2 Ta[...]

43 More on P layback c Edit G TRI MMI NG TRIM MIN G Selecting G TRIMMING displays the dialo g shown in S t ep 1 . 1 T ap the lef t and right a r - rows ( 8 and 9 ) to select the pic tur e you wish t o crop. 2 Ta p k or n to zoom in and out and gl ide to scroll the picture un til the desir ed por tion is dis played in the bl ue frame (tap the pictur[...]

44 c Edit 1 Selecting B RED EYE REMO V AL displays the dialog shown at right. T ap the lef t and right arr ows ( 8 and 9 ) to select a pic- ture. 2 Ta p OK . The message shown below at lef t will be displa yed while the came ra analyses the im- age; if red-eye is detected, the message shown below at righ t will be dis play ed while the cam- era pro[...]

45 More on P layback 1 T ap the cen ter of the cu r- rent pic ture to display playback ic ons (pg. 35 ) and then tap . MENU 2 Choose from the fol low- ing options : IMAGE SEARCH BACK BY FACE BY SCENE BY TYPE OF DATA BY DATE Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description BY DATE Find all pic tures taken o n a selec ted date. BY FACE Find all por trai t[...]

46 Image S earc h: Dele ting Pic ture s Image Se arch: Dele ting Pic tures T o delete the picture cur - ren tly di splay ed in the sear ch res ults dialog, tap the A ic on. BACK OK BY DATE BY DATE A con  rma tion dial og will be displayed; ta p OK to d el ete the picture. T o exit with- out deleting the picture, tap BACK . BY DATE BY DATE OK BAC[...]

47 More on P layback g Folder Managemen t Organize pic tures into folder s. To v i e w t h e g FOLD ER M ANAGEME NT dialo g, tap the ce nt er of the curre nt picture to d ispla y playback ic ons (pg. 3 5) and then tap the folder icon. MENU OK COPY MOVE FOLDER MANAGEMENT Folders ar e identi ed by icons a t the bot tom of the display: Fol der Fold[...]

48 Moving Pic tur es Moving P ictures T o move pictures bet ween folders : 1 Selec t the folde r con tain- ing the pictures you wis h to m ov e. OK COPY MOVE FOLDER MANAGEMENT 2 Ta p 8 or 9 to display the desir ed pic tures (g lide scroll i s not a vailable ). OK COPY MOVE FOLDER MANAGEMENT 3 Ta p MOVE . OK COPY MOVE FOLDER MANAGEMENT 4 Drag and dr[...]

49 Movies 1 T ap the shooting mode icon to vi ew a menu of sh oot ing modes and tap . F mode icon MENU 26 s STANDBY Time available is dis played in monitor 2 Ta p MENU and s elec t a frame size from the O QU ALITY menu. T ap a (640 × 4 80 pixel s ) for higher qualit y or b (3 20 × 240 pixe ls ) for longer movies. If desir ed, you can al so turn L[...]

50 Recording Mo vies F Recording Movies 4 Press the s hutter but t on all the way down t o star t recor ding. 20 s REC z REC and time remaining ar e dis played in monitor 1 Note E xposure and white balance ar e adjusted automatically throughout recor ding. The color and brightness of the image may var y f rom that displayed befo re recording be gin[...]

51 Movies a Viewing Mo vies T o view a movie, d ispla y it in pla yback mode and follow the ste ps below . 1 T ap the movie t o dis play it ful l sc re en. MENU DISP 2 Ta p to start playback. MENU DISP P r o g r e s s i s s h o w n i n t h e monit or during pl ayback. The following operation s can be per formed while play ba ck is in p rogre ss: 1 [...]

52 Con nec t io ns Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er s uppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir ec tly to the pri nt er and pictures can be print ed without  rst being copied to a c omputer . Note tha t depending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported. Connecting the Camera C onn ec ting t[...]

53 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB Printi ng Selected Pictures Print ing Selec ted Pictu res 1 Ta p 8 or 9 to selec t a picture you wis h to prin t. 2 Ta p + or – to choose the number of copies ( up to 9 9). 3 Repeat step s 1 – 2 to select additional pictures. T ap PRI NT t o displ ay a c on r - mation dialog w hen set- tings ar e [...]

54 Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixViewer sof t war e can be used to c opy pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, or ganiz ed, and print ed. Before pr oceeding, install F inePixViewer as descri bed b elow . Do NO T connect the camer a to t he computer un til inst allation is c omplete . Insta lli ng FinePix[...]

55 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 2 S tar t the comput er . Log in to an ac count with adm inistrat or privileges before pr oceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the instal ler CD in a C D -ROM drive. Wind ows Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialo g is disp layed, click SETUP .exe . A “User Acc ount Control?[...]

56 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Inst alling Fine PixVi ewer: Mac intosh Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh 1 Con rm that the computer meet s the foll owing s ystem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0. 3.9– 1 0.4 (for the latest info rmatio n, visit htt p :/ /www .fuj i fi lm .c om[...]

57 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remove the in staller CD from the C D -ROM drive. Not e that y ou may be una ble to r emove the C D if Safari is runn ing; if nec essary, q uit Safari before r emoving the C D. S t ore the in staller CD in a d r y location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e-install the sof t war e[...]

58 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pic tures you wi sh t o copy ar e stor ed on a memor y car d, insert the card in to the camera ( p g . 1 2 ) . I f n o c a r d i s i n s e rt e d , p i ct u r e s w i l l b e copied from in t ernal memory . 3 Caution Lo ss of po we r d uri ng tra nsf er c ould re su lt in l os s of data or dam age to in t[...]

59 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Cautions • Use only memor y cards that ha ve been for matted in the camera and contain pic tures taken with the camera. If a memor y c ard c ontaining a large num- ber of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before FinePixViewer s tar ts an d FinePixViewer may be un - able to impor t or sa[...]

60 Menus The Shooting Menu The shooting menu i s used to adj ust set ting s for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Shooting Menu Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 T o view the shooting menu , tap the MENU icon when the ca mera is in shoo ting mode. MENU DI SP BACK SHOOTING MENU 1 Notes • T he shooting menu can also b e displayed by pressin[...]

61 Menus The Shoot ing Menu Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default d EXP . COMPENSATION Adjus t exp osure for bri ght, dark , or high- contras t scenes (p g. 63). – 2 EV to + 2 EV in increments of 1 / 3 EV ±0 N ISO Adju st ISO sens itivit y (pg. 65 )[...]

62 The Shoot ing Menu R CONTIN UOUS CONTINUOUS Select ON t o captu re motion i n a series of pic tur es. The camera takes up t o  ve pictures while the sh ut ter button i s pressed. CONTINUOUS BACK OFF ON CONTINUOUS BACK OFF ON[...]

63 Menus The Shoot ing Menu d d EXP . COMPE NSA TIO N EXP . CO MPEN SA TION Use exposur e com pensation when phot o graphing v er y brigh t, ver y dark, or high-contrast subjects . An exp osure indicator ap- pears at the righ t side of the dis play; ta p 6 t o i n c r e a se e x - pos ur e , 7 t o reduc e. +2 +1 0 - 1 - 2 EV EXP. COMPENSATION 0 BAC[...]

64 The Shoot ing Menu D D WHITE BAL ANCE WHITE BALANCE For na tural colors, c hoose a set ting tha t mat ches the ligh t sour ce ( for an explan ation of “whit e bal- ance , ” see the Glossar y on page 9 2) . Opt ion Option Di spl ayed in Displaye d in A White balance adjusted automatically . i For subjec ts in direc t sunlight. j For subjec ts[...]

65 Menus The Shoot ing Menu N N ISO ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight. Hig her v a l u e s c a n be u se d t o r ed u c e b l u r w h e n l i g h t i n g is poor; note , howev er , that mottling may a ppear in pic tures taken at high sensiti vities. If AU TO is selec ted, the ca mera will adj ust sens itivit y aut o - matical ly[...]

66 The Shoot ing Menu This option c ontr ols how the camera focu ses when In t elli- g e n t F a c e D e t e c t i o n i s o  (pg. 22) . Re gardless of the option selec ted, the came ra will focus on the s ubjec t in the cen te r of the monitor when m acro mode is on (pg. 28 ) . ■ ■ F F AF MODE: AF MODE: r r CENT ER CENTER The camera focuses[...]

67 Menus The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used t o manage the pictures in i nt ernal memory or on the memor y card. Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 T o view the playback me nu, tap the MENU icon d uring pla yback. MENU DISP BACK PLAYBACK MENU 1 Note The p layback menu can also be displayed by press- ing the p but ton d ur[...]

68 The Playbac k Menu V i e w p i c t u r e s i n a n a u t o m a t - ed slide show . Af ter choosing the ba ckground music, t ap the desir ed option to star t the show . When a movie is dis play ed, movie play- back will b egin au tomatically, and the sli de show will c onti nue when the movie end s. Opt ion Option Di spl ayed in Displaye d in NOR[...]

69 Menus The Playbac k Menu ■ ■ FRAME FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es. 1 Scroll lef t or righ t ( or tap the pic tur es to the lef t or right ) to select the desired picture. BACK PROTECT PROTECT SET BACK PROTECT PROTECT RESET P ictu r e no t p ro t ect ed P ro t ect ed pict ur e 2 Ta p SET to pro tect the pic ture . If the pic tur e is a[...]

70 The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 T ap the MENU icon t o dis play the men u for the curren t mode. MENU DI SP BACK SHOOTING MENU 2 Ta p ( SET -UP ). BACK SHOOTING MENU 3 Ta p 6 or 7 to display the desir ed menu item a nd tap t o selec t. 1 / 5 BACK FRAME NO. CONT. IMAGE DISP. 1. 5 SEC DUAL IS MODE ON ILLUMINATION SET-UP[...]

71 Menus The Setup Menu Setup Me nu Opt ions Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A IMAGE D ISP . Choos e how lon g pic tures are displaye d af ter shootin g (pg. 72). 3 SEC / 1. 5 SE C / ZOO M 1.5 SEC B FRAME N O. Choose how  le s are named (p g. 73). CONT. / RENEW CONT . L DU[...]

72 The Setup Menu A A IMAGE DI SP . IMA GE DISP . Choose how long pictures are d ispla yed in the monit or af ter shooti ng. • 3 SEC : Pictures ar e dis played for a bout 3 s b efor e being recor ded to the memory car d. • 1.5 SEC : Pictures are di spla yed for about 1 .5 s before being r ecorded t o the mem- or y card. • ZOOM (CON TINUOUS) :[...]

73 Menus The Setup Menu B B FRA ME NO. FRA ME NO. New pictures are stor ed in image  les named using a four - digit  le number as - s i g n e d b y a d d i n g o n e t o t h e l a st  l e n u m be r u s e d . Th e  l e n u m b e r i s d i s p l a y e d during playback as shown at r ight. B B FRAME NO. con trols whether  le number- in[...]

74 The Setup Menu Q Q DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON i s selected, se lec ting T at the ma ximum optical zoom position wi ll trigger dig ital zoom, fur ther mag nif ying the image . T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the min imum di gital zoom position and select W . ME NU DISP Zo o m indicat or Zo o m i n d ic at or, DIGIT AL Z OOM on Zo [...]

75 Menus The Setup Menu K FORM A T FOR MA T Form at in tern al memory or a memor y car d. If a memor y card is in serted in the ca m- era, this option will format the memor y card. If no me mor y card i s inserted, this op tion will form at in tern al memor y . T ap OK to begin form atting. T o e xit without forma t ting, tap BACK . 3 Cautions • [...]

76 The Setup Menu 1 Specif y the di erence bet ween local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Ta p g LO C AL . BACK HOME LOCAL TIME DIFFERENCE 1. 2 Use the + an d – but - ton s to th e l ef t of th e display to sp eci f y whether local time is ahead of or behind the ti me in your home time zone . 1. 3 T ap the – and + icons above and below the[...]

77 Menus The Setup Menu h h CALIB RA TION CALI BR A TI ON Calibra te the t ouch panel. U sing the stylus, tap the blue “ + ” symbol in the top lef t c orner dis play; the icon wil l then be displa yed at the t op right c orner (if you di d not tap the “ + ” , an error wil l be display ed). Con tinue t o tap the ic on each time it i s dis pl[...]

78 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Option al A ccess ori es The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from F U JIFILM and o ther man ufac turers. USB ■ ■ Compute r Relate d Computer Re lated Compu ter ( avai lable from third-par t y suppliers ) USB SD card s lot or ca rd rea der SD/SD HC memor y car d Prin ter ( available from third-par t y [...]

79 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Optional Acc ess ories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories ar e avail able from FU JIFILM. For the lat est informa tion on the ac ces- sories avail able in you r region, check with y our local FU JIFILM repr esen tative or vi sit http:/ /ww w.fujifilm. com/ produc[...]

80 Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage an d Use Storage and Use I f t h e c a m er a w il l n o t b e u s e d f o r a n e x te 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 a re: • exp osed to ra in, st[...]

81 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Power an d Bat ter y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at tery is e xhauste d. Charge the b atter y or inse rt a f ully- charge d spare bat ter y . 7, 8 The b at tery is n ot in the correc[...]

82 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Men us an d Dis play s Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec ted for th e a optio n in the setup m enu. Select ENGLIS H .1 5 , 7 1 Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion [...]

83 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec tio n not available. Intelligent F ace Detec tion is not av ailable in the current sho oting mod e. Cho ose a di eren t shooting mode. 31 No f ace is de - tec [...]

84 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pic tures are blurred. The l ens is dir t y . Clean the lens . 80 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens. 1 7 s is displayed dur ing shoot ing and the focus f rame is displaye d in red. Check focu[...]

85 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Playbac k Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Pict ures Pic tures are grainy . The p ic tures were taken wi th a di erent make or model of came ra. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable. The p ic tures were taken, at an imag e size of J , or with a [...]

86 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Connections Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Computer The comp uter does not rec og- nize the c amera . The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted . Connec t the c amera cor rec tly. 58 PictBr idge Pic tures can not be pr in ted . The c amera is n ot properl y conne[...]

87 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Th e camer a is unresp on- sive. T emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat ter y or disconn ec t and reconne c t the AC adapter /D C coupler. 8– 1 0 The b at tery is e xhauste d[...]

88 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e di splay ed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution B (re d ) Low bat ter y . Charge the b atter y or ins er t a fully -charge d spare bat- ter y. A (blinks red) Batte r y exh aust ed. k Slow shut ter spe ed. Pic ture may b e blurre d. Use t[...]

89 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution PROTECT ED CARD Th e memor y c ard is locke d. Unl ock the m emor y card ( pg. 1 1 ). BUSY Th e memor y c ard is incorre ctl y format ted. Use th e camer a to format the me mor y card ( pg. 75) . b CAN NO T R ESI ZE An at tempt wa[...]

90 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution READ ERROR The  le is corru pt or was not create d with the camera. The  le can not b e playe d back . The m emor y card contac ts re quire cleaning. Clean the conta ct s with a s of t, dr y cloth . If the me s- sag e is repeated, fo rmat the[...]

91 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution DEACTIVA TE SILENT MODE An at tempt was made to cho ose a  ash mode or adju st the volume with the camera in sile nt mode. Exit silent mode before choosi ng a  ash mode or ad- justin g the volume ( pg. 20, 7 4) . COMMUNI CAT[...]

92 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of vis ible detail. Instead, details vis- ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grain y ” image. EV ( E xposure V alue ): T he exposure value is determined by the sensitivity o f the image sensor and the amount of lig[...]

93 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table sho ws the recor ding time or nu mber of pic tures a vailable a t di erent image quali - ties. All  gures are a pproxi mat e;  le size va ries with the scene r ecorded, pr oducing wide varia tions in the number of  les that ca n be stored. The number of exposures or l[...]

94 Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal Camer a FinePix Z30 0 E ec tive pixels 10 m i l l i o n CCD ½ .3 -in ., Bayer CCD with primar y color  lter Stor age m edi a • Internal memory (appr ox. 3 1 MB) • SD /SDHC me mor y car ds ( see page 1 1 ) File s ys tem Comp lia nt wi th D esign Ru le for C amera F ile Sys tem (DCF), and E xif [...]

95 Appendix Speci  cations Sys te m Shu tt er sp ee d • P : 4 s– 1 / 2 s • O : 1 / 8 s– 1 / 500 s • H : 3 s– 1 / 500 s • Oth er mo de s : 1 / 4 s– 1 / 1,0 0 0 s Continuo us Up to  ve f rames at a ma ximum of ap proximately 0. 6 f ps Foc us • Mode : Single AF • Autofocus sys tem : Contrast-d etec t T TL AF • Focu s-ar ea [...]

96 Speci  cations Power s upp ly/othe r Power s our ces • NP-45 rechargeab le bat ter y • AC -5VX AC power adapter and CP- 45 DC couple r (sold sep arately) Bat te ry l if e (NP-45) Approx. 1 70 frames ba sed on CIP A ( C amera and I maging P roduc t s A ssociation ) standard; measure d at 23 ° C (73 ° F) w ith the m onitor on, p ic tures [...]

97 Appendix Speci  cations Notices • Spe ci cation s subject to change without notic e. FU JIFILM shall not be held liable for d amages resulti ng from errors in this manual. • Although the monit or is man ufac tured using adva nced high-precision t echnology , smal l bright poin ts and anomalous c olors (par ticularly i n the vicinity of[...]

98 FU JIFILM Digital Camera W orldwide Network Con tact your local distribut or ( see list below) f or repa irs and t echnical s uppor t. Ple ase prese nt the war - ranty and purch ase rec eipt when r equesting repai rs; ref er t o the warranty card for the c onditions of the warran t y . T echnica l support may not be avai lable for model s not ha[...]

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