FujiFilm JZ500 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 echnical Note s Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix DIGITAL CAMERA FINEPIX JZ500/JZ510 Series FINEPIX JZ300/JZ310 Series For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website a t http:/ /www.fujifilm.com/ product[...]

ii Notes and Cautions IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • Rea d In str uc t ion s: All t he sa fet y and operating instructions should be rea d befo re the ap plian ce is operated. • Ret ai n In str uc t ion s: T he sa fet y and operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence. • Hee d War ni ngs : All wa rnin gs on the app [...]

iii Note s and Cautio ns Power Lin es: An out sid e antenna sy stem sh ould n ot be l oc ated in th e vicinity of ov erhead power lines or othe r ele ct ric li ght or p ower ci rcuit s, or wh ere it c an fal l into such p ower lines or circuits. Whe n installi ng an out sid e antenna s ys tem, ex t reme care sh oul d be ta ken to kee p from touchin[...]

iv Note s and Cautio ns Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safet y Not es • Make sure t hat you us e your c amer a corr ec tly. Read t hes e Safet y N otes and yo ur Ow ner ’s Manual c arefu lly b efore us e. • Af ter read ing th ese S afet y No tes, s tore the m in a saf e place. Ab out t he Ic on s • Th e icons sh own b elow a r[...]

v Note s and Cautio ns WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t he at, c ha nge o r tak e ap ar t the b at ter y. Do n ot dr op o r su bje ct t he b att er y to im pac t s. Do n ot st ore t he b at ter y wi th m eta ll ic pr od uc ts. D o no t use c ha rge rs o th er th an th e sp eci fi ed m ode l to c har ge t he ba tt er y. Any of t hese a ct ions c an cau se [...]

vi Note s and Cautio ns Powe r Su pp ly an d Ba tt er y * Conf irm you r bat ter y ty pe be fore rea ding the following descriptions. Th e foll owin g exp lains p rop er use of ba tte ries a nd how to p rolo ng the ir life. I ncor rec t use o f bat ter ies can c ause sh or ter b atte r y life, as well as l eaka ge, ex cessive h eat, f ire or explos[...]

vii Note s and Cautio ns • Do n ot use ba tter ies t hat are leaking, deform ed, discolored. • Do n ot store b at terie s in war m or humi d place s. • Kee p the bat ter ies ou t of reac h of babies and small children. • Make sure t hat the b atte r y pola rit y ( E and F ) is correc t. • Do n ot use ne w with u sed bat ter ies. D o not u[...]

viii Note s and Cautio ns • Do n ot take ap ar t the AC p ower ada pter. Doin g so cou ld be dangerou s. • Do n ot use th e AC powe r adapte r in a hot a nd humi d place. • Do no t subje ct t he AC pow er adap ter to st rong sh ock s . • Th e AC power a dapte r may emit a hummi ng. T his is nor mal. • If us ed nea r a radi o, the AC p owe[...]

ix About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead thi s Owner ’ s Manua l and the other s upplied documents. For inform ation on specific topics, c onsu lt the sourc es below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera ’s int ernal memory or on optional SD and SDHC memory cards. In this manual, SD memory c ards ar e referred to as [...]

x Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. 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 2 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time di f ferenc e 80 How do I keep the display from turning of f automatically ? Auto power of f 83 How do I make the display bright [...]

xi Camera Q & A 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 1 0 1 Is there a quick and easy way to take snapshots ? k mode 20 How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 6 How can I make good p or traits? Intelligen t F ace Detection 2 4 Can I ch[...]

xii Camera Q & A Viewing P ictures Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playback 35 How do I delete the current picture ? The I but ton 1 9 Can I selec t other pic tures for deletion ? Deleting pic tures 40 Can I zoom in on pic tures during playback? Playback zoom 36 How do I v[...]

xiii Note s and Cau tion s ........................................................................ ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Notes .................................................................................... iv Abo ut Th is Man ual ............................................[...]

xiv T abl e of Contents Vie wing Pi ct ure s on a Comp uter ............................................ 51 Inst alli ng the S of tw are............................................................... 5 1 Conn ec ting th e Came ra ............................................................ 55 Me nu Menu s s Usin g the Me nus: S hoot ing Mo de .....[...]

1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : C Caution : This in forma tion should be re ad before u se to e nsu re c orrect op eration. A Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera. B Tip : Additiona l inform ation tha t may be helpful when u sing the camera. Menus a nd other t e[...]

2 Introduction 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. Selector button Move c ur sor r ig ht H K (flash) but ton (pg. 3 1 ) MENU/OK button (pg. 1 2) Move c ur sor l ef t G L (macro) but ton (p g. 30) Move c ur sor u p E l (exposure comp ensation) button (pg. 28 ) I (delete ) but ton (p g[...]

3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Camera Disp la ys The following i ndicat ors ma y appear d uring shoo ting and pla yback: T he indica tors d ispl ayed vary with camera setting s. ■ Shooting 400 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM - 1 2 3 250 F 3.3 19 F AF * * d : indicates that no m emor y card is inser ted and t hat pic tures will be s tored in the cam e[...]

4 Introduction The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, al ign the mode icon with the ma rk nex t to the mode dia l. k (AUTO) : A simple “poi nt -and- shoot ” mode recomme nded for first -time users of digit al camer as (pg. 20). B (NATURAL LIGHT ) : Capture nat ural light indo ors, und er low light, or wh ere the f lash can not b e used ( p[...]

Fir st St eps 5 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shipme nt. Ch arge the battery b efor e use. Batteries The c amera uses an NP- 4 5A r echargeable bat tery. 1 Place the batter y in the charger . Insert the bat te r y int o the su pplied batter y char ger as shown , making sur e that the batter y is in the orie ntat ion indica[...]

6 Insert ing the Battery Af ter ch arg ing the batter y , insert it in the camera as described below. 1 Open the b atter y- chamber cover . A Note Be sure the camera is of f before opening the battery-chamber co ver . C Cautions • Do not open the b atter y- chamber cover when the camera is on. F ailure to observe this precaution could result in d[...]

Fir st St eps 7 Inser ting the Bat ter y 3 Close the batter y- chamb er cov er . Removing the Batter y Af ter turning the camera of f, open the batter y- chamber cover , press the bat ter y lat ch to the side, and slide the bat tery out o f the camera as shown. Batter y latch C Caution T urn the camera o f f before removing the batter y . B Tip s: [...]

8 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in i nt ernal memory , SD memor y card s (sold sepa rate ly) can be used to store add itional pictures. When no me mor y car d is in ser ted , d appears in the monit or and in tern al memor y is u sed for recor ding and pla yback. Note tha t because camera malfunction cou ld cause i[...]

Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting a Memor y Card 1 T urn the camera of f, and open the battery- chamber c ov er . 2 Inser t the memory c ard firmly until you hear (feel) a click. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in. Click Battery C Caution Be sure card i s in correct or ientation ; do not inser t at an angle [...]

10 Inser ting a Memor y Card Removing M emory Cards Af ter confirming that the camera is of f , press the card in and then release it slowly . The card can now be removed by han d. C Cautions • The memor y c ard may spring out if you r emove your finger immediately af ter pushing the card in. • Memor y cards may be warm to the touch af ter bein[...]

Fir st St eps 11 T urning the Camera on and off Shooting Mode Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press n again t o turn the camera of f . B Tip: Swi tch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de Press the D button for about a s econd to star t playback . Press the shutter but ton half way to r eturn to s[...]

12 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dia log is dis played the first time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in format ion on resetting the clock or chang ing langu ages, see page 77) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH DEUTSCH PORTUGUÊS FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to h igh[...]

13 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in SR C ( SCENE R EC OGNITION ) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n SR C ( SCENE REC OGNI TION) mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. 2 Select SR C mode. Rotat e the mo de dial t o SR C . B Tip: SCENE R ECOGN ITION Simply by pointing the c[...]

14 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de 4 Frame a picture using the zoom control. The camera analyzes a su bjec t based on scene r ecognition , then an icon a ppears in the bottom lef t of the monitor . ( The illustration shows when the camera an alyzed su bject( s ) in portrait. ) Sub jec t Subject Icon Icon Des cr ipt ion Descrip[...]

15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de How to u se th e zoom c ont rol 7.6x 1.6x Select B to zoom out Select A to zoom in Zo o m i n d ic at or Hol di ng the C ame ra Hold the camera s te ady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides. Shaking or uns teady hands can blur yo ur sh[...]

16 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de Framing Guideline (B est F raming) In shooting mode, press DISP / BACK t o selec t a shooting display format. The s elec tion changes each t ime DISP/BACK is press ed . INFORMA TION OFF BEST F RAMING INFORMA TION ON • Best Framing : T o use the bes t framing, position the main subjec t at t[...]

17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de 5 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f oc us . A Note The lens may make a noise when the camera focus es. This is norma l. If the c ame ra is ab le to foc us , it will beep t wice and the indica tor l amp wil l glow gr een. If the c ame ra is un[...]

18 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de The I ndic ato r La mp Indicat or lamp The indic ator lamp shows ca mera status as follows: Ind ica tor la mp Indic ator lamp Cam era s tat us Camera stat us Glows green Focus locked. Blinks green Blur , focus, or exp osure warning. Picture can b e taken. Blink s green and orange Recording pi[...]

19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the mon itor . When taking impor tant pho tograph s, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the D but ton. The most recent picture wi ll be displa yed in the monit or . 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3 3 F 3.3 100-0001 [...]

20 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or typ e of su bjec t. T o choose a shooting mode, rota te the mode di al to the des ired setting (pg. 4) . The following modes ar e avail able: SR C E E EC SCE N E R ECOG N ITIO N Simply b y pointing the came ra to the su bjec t, the camera aut omatica lly analy[...]

21 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e B L L G NA TU RA L LIG HT Captur e na tural ligh t indoors, under low li ght, or wher e the f lash ca n not be used. The f lash tu rns of f and sen sitivity is raised t o reduc e blur . D / E SCE N E POS ITIO N The camera of fers a choice of “ s c enes,” e ach adapt ed to particular shooti ng condition s [...]

22 Shooti ng Mod e Y DOG/ T CA T (F in e Pi x JZ 50 0/ JZ 5 1 0 s e ri e s only ) When Y DOG or T CA T i s selec ted, the camera detects and focuses the front face of a dog or cat. When Y DOG or T CA T i s selec ted for SCENE POSITION , 5 AU TO R E L E A S E is avail able in Self - Timer options. When the camera detects and focuses the face of a do[...]

23 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description U PORTRAIT Choose fo r sof t-toned p or tr aits wi th natural sk in tones . V PORTR AIT ENHANCER Choo se f or a s moot h s kin effect in soft-f ocus portraits. Y DOG (Fi ne Pi x JZ 50 0/JZ51 0 series only ) Choos e for sho oting a do g. Th e mode o ptimizes to focus o n[...]

24 B Intelligent F ace Detec tion Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera t o autom atically det ec t hum an faces and set focus a nd exposure f or a face an y where in the frame for s hots that em phasiz e por trait subject s. Choose for grou p por traits (in ver tical or horiz ontal orien tations ) to prev ent the came ra from focusing on[...]

25 More on P hotography 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f ocus on the subject in the green borde r . Not e tha t, in some shooting modes, exposure i s adju sted for the curre nt shooti ng mode and may no t be optimized for the selected subj ec t . C Caution If no face is detected when the shut ter but ton i s pressed half way (pg. 9 [...]

26 Foc u s L oc k T o compose phot o graphs with off-cent er su bjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the fo cus frame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set focus and exposure . Focus and exposur e will r emain lock ed while the shutter button is pr essed half way ( AF / AE lock). 250 250 F 3.3 F 3.3 Press half way Repeat st eps 1 and 2 [...]

27 More on P hotography Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera bo asts a high -precision autofocus s ystem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, use focus lock (pg. 26) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph . • Very shiny subjec [...]

28 5 Exp os ure C omp en sa tio n Use exposur e com pensation when phot o graphing v er y brigh t, ver y dark, or high-contrast subjects . 1 Press the selec tor up ( l ). The exp os ure ind icat or will be di spla yed. SET 2 Choose a value. Pr ess the selec tor button. The ef fec t is visi ble in the di splay . Choose posi tive ( + ) values to i nc[...]

29 More on P hotography Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subject s : choose values from + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 E V (for an explanation of the term “EV ” , see the Gl ossar y on page 1 00) • Highly reflec tive subjects or v ery bright scenes ( e.g., snowf ields ): + 1 E V • Sc enes t hat a re mo stl y sk y : + 1 EV • [...]

30 L Macro Mode ( Close -ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( L ) . The sele ction changes eac h time the selec tor i s pressed. MACRO OFF When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the cen te r of the frame. Use the zoom con trol t o com pose pic tures. T o exit macro mode, pres s the selec tor left ( L ) and[...]

31 More on P hotography K Using the F lash ( Super In telligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’s Super Intelligent F lash system instan tly analyzes the sc ene 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 en [...]

32 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f ocus. If the f lash will fir e, X will be dis played when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . At s low shutter speeds, 0 will a ppear in the dis play t o warn that pictures m ay be blurr ed; use of a tripod is r ecommended. 3 Shoot. Pres s the shutter button the rest of the way down t o shoot[...]

33 More on P hotography J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a ten-sec ond timer tha t allows phot o graphers t o appear in the ir own phot ographs, and a two -second timer th at can be used t o avoid bl ur cau sed by the camera moving when the shutter button is pr essed. The self-timer is a vaila ble in all shooti ng modes. 1 Set the timer .[...]

34 The self-timer la mp on the front of the ca mera will bli nk immedia tely befor e the pic tur e is tak en. If the t wo- second timer i s selec ted, the self -timer la mp will bl ink as the timer c ounts down. Intelligent F ace Detection Bec ause it ensu res that the faces of por tr ait subject s will be in focus, Intelligent F ace Detec tion (p [...]

35 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1 250 1/250 F 3 3 F 3.3 100-0001 100 0001 400 400 N N Pr ess the selec tor righ t t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pictures in rev erse order . Keep the selec[...]

36 Pla yba ck O pti ons Play bac k Zoo m Select A to zoom in on pictures di spla yed in sing le -frame playback; selec t B to z oom out. When the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the im age not curre ntly visi ble in the di splay . Navigation window s hows por tion of image curr ently displayed in monit or Zo o m i n[...]

37 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons y Multi- Fr ame P la yba ck T o change the nu mber of images di splay ed, select B when a pic tur e is shown full-frame in the monit or . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 Select B to increas e the number of pictures dis played to one fr ame with previou s and nex t, two, nine, and a hundr[...]

38 V Image Search Image Searc h based on categories Sear ch for pictures b y dat e, s ubjec t, sce ne, and file type. 1 Press MENU /OK to d ispla y the playbac k menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight V IMA GE SEARCH . 3 Press MENU /OK to d ispla y the sear ch cat egor y . 4 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to h ighligh t the desir [...]

39 More on P layback g y g Usi ng Playback Menu wit h Image Sea rch Three playbac k menus ca n be per formed with image se arc h mode. 1 Press MENU /OK while the se arc h res ults are di splay ed. The playback men u will be displayed. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 3 Press MENU /OK to select the highlight[...]

40 M Deleting Pictures The ERASE option in the pl ayback menu ca n be used to delete stil l pic tur es and movies, incr easi ng the amoun t of space a vaila ble on the memor y card or in i nt ernal memory (for in format ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 1 9) . Note t hat deleted pictures can not be reco vered. C opy impo[...]

41 More on P layback ■ FR AM E : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pr ess the selec tor left or right to scr oll throug h pic tures and press MENU /OK to delet e the curren t picture (t he pic ture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful no t to delet e the wrong picture ) . Pres[...]

42 Movies 1 Rota te the mode di al to A (mo v i e mode) . STAN BY 12 s Display s hows time available 2 F rame the sce ne using the z oom cont rol . STAN BY 12 s Zo o m i n d ic at or 3 Pr ess the shutter button al l the way down t o star t recor ding. REC 12 s z REC and time remaining ar e displayed B Tip There is no need to keep the shut ter butto[...]

43 Movies 4 Pr ess the shutter button halfway to e nd recor ding. Rec ordi ng ends aut omatical ly when the movie re aches maximum length or memor y is full. C Caution The indic ator lamp ligh ts while mov ies are being recorded. Do not open the b atter y chamber card during shooting or while the indicator lamp is lit. F ailure t o obser ve this pr[...]

44 D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback, movies are dis played in the monit or as shown a t right. The follo wing operations ca n be per formed while a movie i s dis play ed: PLAY 100-006 100 006 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM Op erat ion Operation Des cr ipt ion Description Sta r t /p aus e playbac k Pre ss th e sel ec tor d own[...]

45 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevision t o the vide o chan nel to s how pictures to a gr oup. Connect an A / V cable (op tional) , as sho wn below . Be sure th at the camera i s of f before con nec ting the cable. Connect yellow plug to video-in jack Connect white plug to audio-in jack Inser[...]

46 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 first b eing c opied to a c omput er . Note tha t depending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported. C onn ec ting the C amer a 1 Con nec t the suppl ied[...]

47 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB B Tip: Pr inti ng th e Date of Rec ord ing T o print the date of recording on pictures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” on pg. 4 8) . Press the selec tor up or down t o highlight PRIN T WITH D A TE y and press MENU/OK t o return [...]

48 Printing Pictures via USB Print ing the DP OF Print O rder T o print the prin t order cr ea ted with r PRI NT ORDER ( DPOF) i n the playback me nu (pg. 49 ): 1 In the PictBridge dis play , press DISP / BACK t o open the PictBridge menu. PRINT DPOF PRINT WITH DA TE PRINT WITHOUT DA TE PICTBRIDGE 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight x [...]

49 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB The r PRINT OR DER (DPOF) option in the playback me nu can be used t o crea te a d igital “pri nt or der” for PictBridge -compati ble print ers (pg. 48) or devices tha t support DPOF . DPOF DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat) is standard that allows pic tures to be printed from “prin t orders?[...]

50 Printing Pictures via USB 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 t o complet e the print or der . Press MENU /OK to sav e the print or der when settings are c omplete , or DISP / BACK t o exit without chang ing the print or der . 4 The to tal number of pri nts is dis played in the monit or . Press MENU/OK t o exit. The pic tures in the cu rren t print or der a[...]

51 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied sof tware can be used to c opy pictures t o a comput er , where they can be stor ed, viewed, orga nized, and pri nt ed. Before proc eeding, install the sof tware as described below . Do NOT connect the c amera to the c omputer until installation is complete . Installing the S oftwar e [...]

52 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 2 S tar t the com puter . Log in to a n acc ount with ad mini strator privileges befor e proceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the in staller CD in a C D -ROM drive. Windows 7 / Windows Vist a If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP . EXE . A “User Account C ontrol” di[...]

53 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Confirm 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 0.6 (for t he latest infor mation, visi t h ttp :/ /www . fuj i fi lm . com / ) RA M RAM 256 MB or [...]

54 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remov e the installer C D from the CD- ROM drive. No te th at you ma y be unable t o remov e the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari before re moving the CD . Stor e the installer C D in a dry location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e-install the sof t war e. The version n um[...]

55 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to c opy ar e stored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 8) . If no card is i nserted, pic tur es will be copied from i nt ernal me mor y . A Note Windows user s may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tware for the firs t time. C Caution [...]

56 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer C Cautions • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay be fore the sof t ware st art s and you may be unable to impo r t or save images. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures. • Make sure tha t the computer does not display a message st ating that c opyi[...]

57 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu. EXIT 1 /2 SHOOTING MENU ISO FINEPIX COLOR IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY AUTO AUTO N WHITE BALANCE PROGRAM AE 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 3 Pr ess the selec t or right t o dis play options for the[...]

58 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 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 1/2 1/ 2 A SCENE POSIT ION Cho ose a scene fo r D / E mode (pg. 2 1 ) . U / V /( Y )/( T )/ K / L / D / U / W / E / F / G / I / O / P ( ): FinePix JZ50 0/ JZ5 1 0 ser ies only SP1 : U SP2: V n ISO Adjus [...]

59 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode n ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight. Hig her values can be used t o reduc e blur when l igh ting is poor; note , howev er , that mottling ma y appear in pictures take n at high se nsitivities. If AUT O is selec ted, the ca mera will adj ust sens itivit y aut omatical ly in res ponse to sh[...]

60 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the s ame propor tions as the camera display . Pic tures with an aspec t ratio of 3 : 2 have the same propor tions as a frame o f 3 5-mm f ilm, while an aspec t ratio of 1 6 : 9 is suited t o display on High Definition (HD) devices. 4 : 3 3 : 2 1 6 : 9 A [...]

61 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode A Notes • FIN EPIX COLOR is not reset when the camera is turned of f or another shooting mode is selected. • Dep ending on the subject , the ef fec ts of M v -C HR OM E may not be visible in the monit or . C WHITE BALANCE For na tural colors, c hoose a set ting tha t mat ches the ligh t sour ce ( for an [...]

62 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode F AF MOD E This option c ontr ols how the came ra selec ts the focus ar ea. Regard less of the option selected, the camera will f ocus on the subject in the cen te r of the monitor whe n macro mode is on (pg. 30) . • w CENTER : The camera focuses on the su bjec t in the cen te r of the frame. This option can be [...]

63 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 4 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight ON . 5 Press MENU/OK to activat e S FAC E REC OGNITION . ■ REGIS TER Shooting 1 Select REGI STER fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION . 2 Press MENU/OK to tu rn to shooti ng mode. 3 Pr ess the sh ut ter button t o shoot. Captur e a fron t face. CANCEL REGISTER FACE CA[...]

64 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 3 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down t o highlig ht a letter . 4 Press MENU/OK to i nput the let te r . 5 Repea t from step 2 t o step 4 t o in put a name. 6 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down to highlight SET . 7 Press MENU/OK to r egister . A Notes • Highlight DEL and press MENU/OK t o [...]

65 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 3 Press MENU/OK to r egister . ■ VIEW & E DIT 1 Select VIEW & ED IT fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION to d ispla y REGIST ERED FAC E . REGISTERED FACE SET TARO BACK 2 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o highl ight a fac e to view or edit. 3 Press MENU/OK to di sp lay PER SO NAL INFO . NAME BIRTHDAY C[...]

66 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 5 Press MENU/OK to delet e a reg ist rati on. ■ AU TO R EG I S T R ATI O N Select AU TO R E G IS T R ATI O N fro m S FAC E REC OGNITION and set it t o ON . Af ter shooting the same face seve ral times with 3 FAC E D E T E C T I O N turned on, the camera aut omatical ly recogniz es the face. A Notes • When the [...]

67 Menus Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 1 1 ). 2 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the playbac k menu. 1 /2 PLA YBACK MENU RED EYE REMOV AL ERASE IMAGE SEARCH SLIDE SHOW PROTECT CROP EXIT 3 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 4 Pr ess the selec t or rig[...]

68 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description 1/2 1/ 2 V IMAGE SEARCH S earch images base d on categor ies (p g. 38) . M ER ASE Del ete all or sele cte d pic tures (p g. 40). q SLIDE SHOW View p ict ures in a slide show (p g. 69). a RED -EYE REMOVAL Cr[...]

69 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode q SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an a utoma ted sl ide show . Choose the t ype of show and pres s MENU/OK to start. Press DISP / BACK at a ny time d uring the show t o view on-screen help. When a movie is d ispl ayed, mo vie playback wil l begin aut omatical ly , and the slide show wil l con tinue when the mo[...]

70 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode O PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac ciden tal deletion. The followi ng options ar e avail able. ■ FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es. 1 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o dis play the desi red pic ture . YES CANCEL PROTECT OK? UNPROTECT OK? YES CANCEL P ictu r e no t p ro t ect ed Pr ot ecte d pi ctu [...]

71 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode R CROP T o crea te a cr oppe d c opy of a pic tur e, pla y the picture back and select R CRO P in the playbac k menu. 1 U se the zoom con trol t o zoom in and out and use the selec t or to scr oll the pic tur e until the desir ed por tion is displ ayed ( to exit to s ingle- frame playback without cre ating a[...]

72 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode j RESIZE T o crea te a sm all c opy of a picture, pla y the picture back and select j RESIZE in the playbac k menu. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight t ST ANDA RD or s SMALL . 2 Press MENU/OK to select the highlighted option. 3 Press MENU/OK to c opy the picture at the selec ted siz e. N IMA GE ROT A[...]

73 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode 1 Pr ess the selec t or down to rota te the picture 90 ° clockwise, up t o rota te the picture 90 ° count erclock wise. 2 Press MENU/OK to c onfirm the operation ( to exit without ro tating the pic tur e, pres s DISP /BACK ). The nex t time the pic ture i s play ed back , it will aut omatica lly be rota te[...]

74 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode B Tip: Copy ing Pic t ure s Bet ween Me mor y Ca rds T o copy pic tures bet ween t wo memory c ards, in ser t the source card and copy the pictures to int ernal memor y , then remove the sourc e card, insert the destination card, and copy the pictures f rom int ernal memor y . ■ FR AM E Copy selected frames . 10[...]

75 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Q VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a st il l pi ctu r e, s el ect Q VOI CE MEMO af te r displa ying the picture in pla yback mode. A Note Voic e memos can not be added to movies or prot ec ted pic tures. Remove prot ec tion from pic tures before recording voice memos (pg. 7 0) . 1 Hold the camera a t a d[...]

76 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Play ing Voic e Memos Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a h icon during playback. T o play the voice memo , Select PL A Y . T o pause, press the selector down; to end playback , press the selec tor up. P ress the selec tor lef t to rewind, right t o fast for ward. Volume controls can be displayed by press[...]

77 Menus The Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to di spla y the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Pres s the selec tor left to highl ight a left tab. 1. 3 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to s el e c t 4 . The setup menu appears. 1 /4 SET UP DA TE/TIME RESET SILENT MODE FORMA T TIME DIFFERENCE OFF ENGLISH [...]

78 The Setup Menu Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 1/ 4 1/4 e DATE / TIME S et the cam era clock . — — p TIME DIFFERENCE Set the cl ock to loc al time (p g. 80). k / j k n w Choose a lang uage. See page 1 05 ENGL ISH 7 SILENT MODE Turn of f the speaker, flash, an d self-ti[...]

79 Menus The Setup Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 3/4 3/4 g LCD BRIG HTNESS C ontrol t he brig htness of th e display (pg . 83 ). — 0 d LCD M ODE Enable or disable monitor pow er saving (pg. 83 ) . i / h — o AUTO POWE R OFF Choose the au to power of f delay ( pg. 83). 5 MIN / 2 MIN / O[...]

80 The Setup Menu p TIME D IFFE REN CE When traveli ng, use this op tion to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone to the local time at you r destination. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone. 1.1 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to highlight j LOC AL . 1. 2 Pr ess the selec tor rig ht t o di[...]

81 Menus The Setup Menu m FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a me mor y card i s inse r ted in the ca mera, x will be dis played in the dialog sho wn at righ t and this op tion will form at the memory card. If no memor y car d is in ser t ed, d will be dis played and thi s option will f ormat in te rnal memory. Highlight OK an[...]

82 The Setup Menu ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) is di sabled in the followi ng case: - A is selec ted in the shooti ng mode. - An option other than OF F i s selec ted for E CO NT IN U OU S . A Notes • Pictures taken in continuous shooting modes are always displayed af ter shooting. • The color s displayed at set tings of 1 . 5 SEC and 3 SEC may dif fer fro[...]

83 Menus The Setup Menu g PL A YBACK VOLUME Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to c hoose volume f or movie and voic e memo pla yback and press MENU /OK to select. 7 SET CANCEL VOLUME g LCD BRI GHTN ESS Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to c hoose displa y brightnes s and press MENU /OK to select. 0 SET CANCEL LCD BRIGHTNESS d LCD MODE Con trol the qu[...]

84 The Setup Menu c DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selected, selecting A at the maximum 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 dig ital zoom position and select B . Zo o m indicat or Zo o m i n d ic at or, DIGIT AL Z OOM on Zo o m i n d ic at or, DIGIT AL Z O[...]

85 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. * Available from third -par t y suppli ers. ■ Computer Re lated Com p ute r* USB SD card s lot or ca rd rea der ■ Audio/ Visual TV * Audio/ visu al output Pri nter * ■ Prin ti ng PictBridge-compa[...]

86 Optional Acc ess ories 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 acc essories a vailable in y our region , check with your local F U JIFILM r epresen tative or vi sit h ttp :/ /www . fujifilm.com/pr oduc ts/ digital_ camer as/inde x.html . Rechargeable Li-[...]

87 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage and Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex te nded period, remov e the battery and memor y card. Do not stor e or use the camera in location s that a re: • exp osed to rai n, ste am, or s moke[...]

88 T rouble shooting 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. Inser t a f resh or full y- charged sp are bat tery. 5, 1 3 The b at tery is n ot in the correc t orientat ion. Re -inse[...]

89 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 Batte ry charger Charging does not start. The b atter y is not cor rec tly inser ted . Re -ins er t the bat ter y in the charger. 5 The b at tery is n ot in the correc t orientat ion. Re -inser t th e b[...]

90 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Ta k i n g pict ures No pic ture is taken when t he shut ter but ton is pressed. Memo r y is full. Inser t a new m emor y ca rd or delete pi ct ures. 8 , 40 Memory is not f ormatted. Forma t the memory card or int ernal me[...]

91 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 Flash The f l ash does not fi re. The f lash is chargin g. Wait for the f lash to charge. 3 1 The f lash is n ot available in the cur rent shooting mode. Choose a dif ferent sho oting mo de. 20 The b at[...]

92 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 . 87 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens. 1 5 R is displayed dur ing sho oting and the focus f rame is displaye d in red. Check focu[...]

93 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 Movie Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Recording The s ound of camera focu sing is heard. T CONTINUOUS is sele c ted for F AF MODE . Select w CENTER for F AF MOD E . 43 Zoom in or o ut while re cording a movie. St op zoom operation. 42[...]

94 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Connections Pro b em Problem Poss bl e ca us e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. T he cam era is conne cte d to a T V . V iew pic tures on t he T V. 45 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted. Connec t the c amera cor rec tly. 4 5 An A / V cab le was conne [...]

95 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro b em Problem Poss bl e ca us e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu tter button is pr essed. T emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat ter y or disconne ct an d reconne ct th e AC adapter / DC c oupl er . 6 The b at ter[...]

96 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 O (red) The b at tery is l ow . Inser t a fre sh or fully -charg ed spare bat ter y. N (blink s red ) The bat ter y is exhaus ted. 0 Slow shut ter spe ed. Pic ture may b e blurre d. Use the[...]

97 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on Description So lut ion Solution CAR D E RR OR The m emor y c ard is not format ted fo r use in the cam era. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 81 ). The memory card con tact s requ ire cl eaning or the memory card i s damaged. Clean the conta ct s with a [...]

98 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on Description So lut ion Solution FRA ME NO. FULL Th e camer a has run out of f rame numb ers ( curre nt frame num ber is 999-9999). Format th e memo r y card and se lec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O. option in th e G SET -UP menu. T ake a p ic ture to reset fr ame numberin g to 1 0 [...]

99 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on Description So lut ion Solution CAN N OT SET DP OF T he pic ture ca n not be pr inted using DPOF . — A CAN N OT SET DP OF Mov ies can n ot be printed usin g DPOF . — CA N NOT ROTA TE The picture is pr otected. Remove pro tection before ro tating pi[...]

10 0 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre ase the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image. DPOF ( D igital P rin t O rder F ormat): A stan dard that allows pictures to be printed from “print or ders” stored [...]

101 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording ti me or number of ava ilable frames at differen t image qualities. Y ou can take a few pictures for tria l without a memor y card. All figu res ar e appro ximat e; file size va ries with the scene r ecorded, pr oducing wide vari ations i n the number of fi[...]

102 Internal Memor y/Memor y Card Capacity ■ FinePix JZ300/ JZ3 1 0 Series Stil l Pic tu res (FINE) Sti ll Pic t ure s (FINE) Movi es Movies y y ! ! 3:2 3: 2 g g 16 :9 16: 9 0 0 n n m m 16 :9 16: 9 m m t t ) ) * * 1 1 * * 2 2 ! ! * * 1 1 9 9 * * 1 1 Inte rna l mem or y Internal memor y (approx. 4 0 MB) (a pprox. 40 MB ) 89 1 1 1 3 2 5 3 8 4 1 2 1[...]

103 Appendix Speci ficat ions Sys te m Model Fi ne Pi x JZ 50 0/JZ5 10 Se ri es F in ePi x JZ 30 0/JZ31 0 S er ie s Effec tive pix els 1 4.1 million 1 2. 1 million CCD ½ .3 -in ., square -pixe l C CD with pr imar y color filter Stor age m edi a • In terna l memory (appr ox. 40 MB) • SD/S DHC memory cards (see page 8 ) File s ys tem Compliant w[...]

10 4 Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Sce ne m ode s A (NATURAL AND FL ASH LIGH TIN G), B (NA TUR AL LIG HT ), U (PORT RAIT ), V (POR TR AIT EN HANCER), Y * (DOG), T * (CA T ), K (LANDSCAPE), L (SP OR T ), D (NIGHT ), U (NIGH T ( TRI POD) ), W (FIREWORK S), E ( SUNSET ), F (SNOW ), G (BEACH), I (P ART Y ), O (FLOWER) , P (TE XT) * FinePix JZ50 0/ JZ5 1 0 [...]

105 Appendix Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Movies • ) ( 1 280 × 720 : 720p), 2 4fps • ! (640 × 48 0: VGA), 30 fps • 9 (3 20 × 240: QVGA), 30 fps Shooting options Scene reco gnition, Face recognitio n (FinePix JZ50 0/ JZ5 1 0 series o nly), Dog /Cat detec tion (Fine Pix JZ500/J Z51 0 ser ies only), Intelligent F ace Detec ti on with re d- eye r[...]

10 6 Speci ficatio ns Power s upp ly/othe r Power s upp ly NP- 45A rechargeable bat ter y; optio nal AC power adapter AC -5VX an d DC coupler CP- 45 Gu ide t o the n umb er o f avai la ble f ra mes f or bat te r y operation Battery Type NP- 45 A Number of frames Approx . 230 fr ames ( k ) According to the CIP A (Cam era & Imaging Pro duc ts As [...]

107 Appendix Speci ficatio ns NP -45A rechargeable battery Nom in al vol ta ge DC 3 .7 V Nomina l capacit y 720 mAh Operating t emperature 0 °C – +4 0 °C / + 32 °F – + 1 0 4 °F Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) 3 1.0 mm × 39 .6 mm × 6. 0 mm/1 .2 in. × 1.6 in. × 0.2 in . Wei g ht App rox. 1 5 g/0. 5 oz. BC-45W ba tt er y ch arg er Rated input[...]

10 8 Speci ficatio ns Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S ystem C ommittee) is a c olor television telecasting spe cification adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a color televis ion sys tem adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China. Notices • Spe cifications s[...]

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