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Using the Camera
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1Press the “POWER” button to turn the camera
on.
2Set the Mode switch to “q”.
3Set the Mode dial to “B”.
h Focal range
Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity
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Use Macro mode for subjects closer than 60 cm (2.0 ft.)
(➡P.37).
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When “7”, “-”, “q”
or “
=” appears, see P.102.
Press the Flash pop-up button to pop up the flash.
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When the flash pops up, the image may disappear and go
dark briefly due to flash charging. The viewfinder lamp blinks
orange during charging.
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If the flash is used in dusty conditions or when it is snowing,
white dots may appear in the image. This is due to the flash
reflecting off the dust particles or snowflakes. Use
Suppressed flash mode to fix the problem.
Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position your right thumb
so that it is handy for using the zoom.
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Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.
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There may be some uneven brightness at the lower edge of
the LCD monitor. This is normal and does not affect the
image.
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Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as
informed on P.98.
Hold the camera so that your fingers or the strap do
not cover the lens, flash or flash control sensor. If
the lens, flash or flash control sensor is obscured,
the brightness (exposure) of your shot may be
incorrect.
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Press “T” (telephoto) button to zoom in. Press “W”
(wide-angle) button to zoom out. A zoom bar
appears on the LCD monitor.
h Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 28 mm-91 mm
Max. zoom scale: 3.2×
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Zooming pauses briefly when the camera changes between
optical zoom and digital zoom (➡P.22). Press the same
Zoom button again to change zoom modes.
Zoom bar
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Photography: d button Turns Macro ( , ) on and off.
c button Sets the flash ( ).
Playback: Change frame or movie frame advance.
0 Photo mode “ ” button
Zoom button
Photography: Press “ T ” to zoom in (telephoto).
Press “ W ” to zoom out (wide-angle).
Playback: Press “ T ” to enlarge the image.
Press “ W ” to revert to normal display.
Photography: Select the quality mode,
sensitivity and FinePix COLOR
settings.
Playback: Specify the print order
(DPOF) settings.
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g button
BACK (DISP) button
BACK: Press this button to stop a procedure midway through.
DISP: Press this button to select the LCD monitor display.
1Display the menu.
Press the “MENU/OK” button.
4Confirm the setting.
Press the “MENU/OK” button.
2Select a menu option.
Press the left or right arrow on the 4-
direction button.
3Select a setting.
Press the up or down arrow on the
4-direction button.
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Using the Menus
Instructions for the next step in the procedure appear at
the bottom of the LCD monitor. Press the button
indicated.
For example, to trim the image as shown in the figure
at right, press the “MENU/OK” button.
Up, down, left and right are indicated by black triangles in the Owner’s Manual. Up or down is shown
as “a” or “b”, and left or right is shown as “d” or “c”.
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BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
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TAKING PICTURES
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