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In this shot, the subjects (two people in this case)
are not in the AF frame. Taking the picture at this
point will result in the subjects being out of focus.
USING AF/AE LOCK
1
Move the camera slightly so that one of the
subjects is in the AF frame.
2
Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE
lock). When a short double-beep is heard, the
camera focuses on your subject. The AF frame on
the screen becomes smaller and the camera sets
the shutter speed and aperture. The indicator lamp
(green) changes from blinking to lit.
3
Bebeep
Continue to hold the shutter button down halfway.
Move the camera back to the original image and
press the shutter button fully.
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!
AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter is
released.
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!
Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee
excellent results.
4
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
The number of available frames appears on the
screen.
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See P.50 for information on changing the quality setting.
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The default quality “y” set at shipment is “4 N”.
■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card
The table below shows the standard number of frames for a new xD-Picture Card formatted on the camera. The larger the
xD-Picture Card capacity, the bigger the difference between the actual number of frames and the number shown here. Also,
the size of an image file varies depending on the subject. So the number of remaining shots may decrease by 2 or may
remain the same. For this reason, the number displayed may not show the actual number of frames.
Quality setting
Number of recorded
pixels
DPC-16 (16 MB)
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
4 F
2272 × 1704
8
4 N
2272 × 1704
16
2
1600 × 1200
25
1
1280 × 960
33
16 32 50 68
33 66 101 137
66 132 204 275
134 266 409 550
~
2272 × 1704
1
3
7
15
30
268 532 818 1101
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640 × 480
122
247
497
997
1997
3993 61DPC-512 (512 MB)
AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR
Press the shutter button down halfway in dimly lit
conditions. The camera fires the AF-assist
Illuminator (green) to allow easier focusing at
shooting distances up to roughly 2 m depending on
subject.
However, the AF-assist Illuminator is not effective
when the zoom is set to telephoto (high
magnification: 6× or more). Wherever possible, use
a wide-angle zoom setting (low magnification) to
take pictures.
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!
When “{” appears on the screen even with the AF-assist
Illuminator used, the camera cannot focus. Try standing
about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from the subject to take the picture.
TAKING PICTURES
(
B AUTO MODE
)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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AF (Autofocus)/AE (Auto-exposure) lock
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On the FinePix S5100/FinePix S5500, pressing the shutter button down halfway locks the focus and
exposure settings (AF/AE lock). To focus on a subject that is off to one side or to set the exposure
before composing the final shot, lock the AF and AE settings. Then compose and take the picture to get
the best results.