FujiFilm 40i Digital Camera User Manual


 
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SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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The self-timer lamp lights for 5 seconds and
then blinks for 5 seconds, then the camera takes
the picture.
!
To stop the self-timer, once it has started running,
press the BACK button.
The time until the shutter releases is shown as a
countdown bar on the LCD monitor and LCD
panel.
Self-timer mode is automatically cancelled after
each shot.
You can set the brightness when the photog-
raphy mode is set to
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Use the Brightness setting to obtain the optimum
image brightness (exposure) when the subject is
much brighter or darker than the background.
There are 11 compensation levels (1.5 to +1.5
EV in approx. +0.3 EV increments). See P.95
for a definition of EV.
Subjects for Which Exposure
Adjustment is Particularly Effective
Positive
(+)
Compensation
Copying of printed text (black characters
on white paper) (+1.5 EV)
Backlit portraits (+0.6 to +1.5 EV)
Very bright scenes (such as snowfields)
and highly reflective subjects (+0.9 EV)
Shots made up predominantly of sky
(
+0.9 EV)
Negative () Compensation
Spotlit subjects, particularly against dark
backgrounds (0.6 EV)
Copying of printed text (white characters
on black paper) (0.6 EV)
Scenes with low reflectivity, such as
shots of pine trees or dark foliage (0.6
EV)
Settings given in parentheses are a general
guide.
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The Brightness setting is disabled in the following
situations:
When the flash is used in Auto or Red-eye
Reduction mode
When dark scenes are shot in Forced Flash mode
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SETTING THE BRIGHTNESS
(
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE