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■ 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
Flash charging. PC communication in
progress (Flash will not fire).
Blinking red
i xD-Picture Card Warnings
No card loaded, card not formatted,
incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture
Card error.
i Lens operation error.
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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).
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Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
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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.27).
Though the FinePix F402 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able to
focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be out of focus.
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Bebeep
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When you press the shutter button down halfway, the
camera emits a short double-beep and focuses on your
subject (the viewfinder lamp (green) changes from
blinking to steady). At that point, the AF frame on the
LCD monitor becomes smaller and the camera sets the
shutter speed and aperture.
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If the camera does not emit a short double-beep and “V”
appears on the LCD monitor, the camera cannot focus.
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When you press 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 “V” is displayed on the screen (e.g. the shot is too dark
for the camera to focus), try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from
your subject to take the picture.
When you press the shutter button, the camera
emits a short beep and takes the picture. The
data is then recorded.
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When you press the shutter button, there is a very
short delay before the picture is actually taken.
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The viewfinder lamp blinks orange while the flash is
charging. If the LCD monitor is switched on, the
screen may go dark for a moment. This is normal
and does not indicate a fault.
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The flash charging time may increase when the battery
charge decreases.
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See P.114-116 for information on the warning displays.
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The image shown on the LCD monitor before you
take the shot may differ in its brightness, color, etc.
from the image actually recorded. If necessary, play
back the recorded image to check it (➡P.35).
Beep
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During recording, the viewfinder lamp lights
orange and pictures cannot be taken. Do not
switch the camera off or open the battery cover
during recording as this could corrupt the files
(image data) recorded on the xD-Picture Card.
TAKING PICTURES
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