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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
The number of available frames appears on the
LCD monitor.
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See P.29 for information on changing the quality setting.
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The default quality “y” set at shipment is 1.
Quality
DPC-16 (16 MB)
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
Number of recorded pixels
5
6M
3
3M
1
1M
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0.3M
10
21
43
86
173
19
40
81
162
325
33
68
137
275
550
122
247
497
997
1997
DPC-512 (512 MB) 347 651 1101 3993
2816 × 2120 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480
■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card
This is the standard number shown for a new xD-Picture Card formatted on the camera. The larger the capacity of the xD-
Picture Card, the greater the difference between the standard number and the actual number of frames appears.
Also, because the amount of data recorded varies depending on the subject, the number of available frames may not
decrease or may decrease by 2 when a frame is taken. Consequently, the actual number of frames may be more or less
than what is displayed.
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Subjects not suitable for autofocus
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Though the FinePix F420 uses an autofocus mechanism, it may have trouble focusing with the
following subjects and situations:
h Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body
h Subjects photographed through glass
h Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur
h Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or
flames
h When the subject is dark
h When there is very little contrast between the
subject and the background (such as white walls
or subjects dressed in the same color as the
background)
h Subjects moving at high speed
h When something other than your subject is close
to the AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and
dark and is either closer or further away than your
subject (as when you photograph someone
against a background with strongly contrasting
elements)
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (➡P.24).
■ Viewfinder lamp display
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot.
Blinking green AF/AE in progress, camera shake warning or AF warning (Ready to shoot).
Blinking green and
orange alternately
Recording to xD-Picture Card (Ready to shoot).
Lit orange Recording to xD-Picture Card (Not ready).
Blinking orange Charging the flash (Flash will not fire).
Blinking green
(1-second intervals)
Camera in Power save mode (➡P.58).
Blinking red
h xD-Picture Card Warnings
No card inserted, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Card error.
h Lens operation error.
✽ When the LCD monitor is turned on, more detailed warning messages appears (➡P.82-83).
Bebeep
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Press the Shutter button down fully without releasing
it. When a clicking noise heard, the camera records
the photographed image.
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There is a slight delay between the Shutter button being
pressed and the picture being taken. When “IMAGE DISP.” is
set to ON (➡P.57), the results of the shot appear on the LCD
monitor after you take a picture. The image shown may differ
in its brightness, color, etc. from the image actually recorded.
If necessary, play back the shot to check the image.
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When pressing the Shutter button down fully in one motion,
the AF frame disappears and the picture is taken.
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When taking the picture, the viewfinder lamp lights orange
(shooting disabled). The viewfinder lamp then changes to
green to indicate that the next picture can be taken.
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The viewfinder lamp blinks orange while the flash is charging.
If the LCD monitor is turned on, the LCD monitor may go
dark. This is normal and does not indicate a fault.
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See P.82-83 for information on the warning displays.
Click
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Pressing the Shutter button down halfway, the
camera emits a short double-beep and focuses on
your subject. At that point, the AF frame on the
LCD monitor becomes smaller and the camera sets
the shutter speed and aperture (the viewfinder
lamp (green) stops blinking and remains lit).
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If “{” appears on the LCD monitor, the camera cannot focus.
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Pressing the Shutter button down halfway, the image on the
LCD monitor freezes briefly. However, this is not the recorded
image.
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If “{” appears on the LCD monitor (e.g. the shot is too dark
for the camera to focus), try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from
the subject to take the picture.
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If Ni-MH and alkaline batteries are being used together, or the
batteries are low on charge, camera may be turned off without
retracting the lens. At that time, set the Mode switch to
Playback mode (➡P.26). Then turn the camera on. After the
lens retracts, turn the camera off again. If the lens still does not
retract, fit new batteries or use the AC power adapter (➡P.69).
TAKING PICTURES
(
a AUTO MODE
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE