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AF (CENTER)
OFF
AUTO
±1/3EV
±0
5
NORMAL
AUTO
✽1
p
-STANDARD
) Multi
OFF
NO
NO NO
NO NO NO
H
Focusing
AF (CENTER)
AF (MULTI)
AF AREA
CONTINUOUS AF
YES YES NO
NO
NO NO
NO NO NO
NO NO NO
P.52
P.52
P.53
P.53
MF P.54
33
Advanced Features
3
32
B
m
PORTRAIT
,
LANDSCAPE
.
SPORTS
/
NIGHT SCENE
NM<>
r
Photography mode
Function
■ List of functions available in each mode
d Flash
x Auto flash
YES NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
YES YES NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO
YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES NO
P.41
P.41
P.41
P.39
b Red-eye reduction
d Forced flash
e Macro
NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
P.41
c Slow synchro
NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
P.43
P.41
n
Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO
D Exposure Compensation
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
Lower the
S sensitivity setting.
When the image is too dark
Raise the S sensitivity setting.
Use flash or the brightness adjustment
function.
✽1 AUTO can only be set in “B” mode.
✽2 The factory default resolution for Movie mode is 640 × 480 pixels.
Menu
Options
* Self-timer
A White balance
YES YES YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO NO NO
NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
j Bracketing
z Flash
(brightness adjustment)
B
m, ,, ., /
NM<>
r
■ List of menu options available in each mode
FinePix
Photo
mode
P.44, 75
P.45
P.47
P.49
P.50
P.58
NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
G Sharpness
P.58
P.58
YES
YES
YES YES YES YES YES
YES
✽2
NOYES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
y Quality
S ISO
J FinePix COLOR
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Consider the scene you are photographing and the sort of image you want to
achieve when you specify the camera settings. A general guide is given below.
1
Select the Photography mode (➡P. 34-38, 73, 74).
B
Specifies all settings other than Quality, Sensitivity and FinePix COLOR
on the camera.
m/,/.// Selects the best Scene position setting for the scene being shot.
N/M/< Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the action is
frozen, the flow of the motion is conveyed, or the background is out of
focus.
> Adjust all the camera settings yourself.
r Record a movie.
2
Specify the photography settings (➡P.39-43).
e
Macro Uses for close-up shots.
d
Flash Uses for shots in dark locations or for backlit subjects,
etc.
D
Exposure compensation
Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0. This
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
3
Take the pictures (check the exposure and focus ➡ adjust
the shot composition ➡ press the shutter button down fully).
★
You can use the menus for more detailed settings (➡P.44-58, 75).
The table below provides a number of sample settings. Use the settings effectively.
To achieve this result Sample settings
To express the motion of the subject
Set the Mode dial to “M” and select a slow shutter speed. (Use a
tripod to avoid camera shake.)
To freeze the subject’s movement
Set the
Mode dial
to “M” and select a fast shutter speed.
To make the subject stand out by having the background
out of focus
Set the Mode dial to “<” and select a wide aperture setting.
To get a very large depth of focus
Set the
Mode dial
to “<” and select a narrow aperture setting.
To prevent the image from having a red or blue cast
due to the light source
Change the “White balance” setting in the photography menu.
To avoid missing snapshot opportunities Take pictures in AUTO mode (see “Using the Camera”).
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or
underexposed and to show the substance and textures
of the subject clearly.
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
f
Continuous
shooting
Selections
YES YES NO
NO NO NO
YES YES NO
YESP.57
P.56
P.56
P.55
NO NO NO NO NO NO
f Top 4-frame
j Auto bracketing
k Final 4-frame
h Long-period
(up to 40 frames)
P.54
P.54
P.54
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Photometry
NO NO
NO
NO
NO NO
) Multi
_ Spot
+
Average
Factory
Defaults