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Consider the scene you are photographing and the sort of image you want to
achieve when you specify the camera settings. A general guide to the procedure
is given below.
Select the Photography mode (-_P.40-44, 67, 68).
| All settings other than the Quality, Sensitivity and FinePix COLOR are
SP
P,S,A
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specified on the camera.
Selects the best Scene Position setting ('_ PORTRAIT, ,& LANDSCAPE,
_,,SPORTS or £t NIGHT SCENE) for the scene being shot.
Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the action is
frozen, so that the flow of the motion is conveyed, or so that the
background is out of focus.
Adjusts all the camera settings yourself.
Shoots a movie.
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Specify the required photography function settings (-_P.45-56).
_, Flash Use the flash for shots in dark locations or for backlit
subjects, etc.
Macro/_ Super macro Uses for close-up shots.
AE-L AE lock Fixes the exposure settings.
[] Exposurecompensation Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0, this
function brightens (+) or darkens (-) the shot.
Continuous shooting Uses to take a series of continuous shots or to use
auto bracketing (with exposure compensation).
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.32-35,58-66).
The table below provides a number of sample settings You can achieve any number of other
effects by using the settings effectively. Try changing different settings to see what kind of shots you
can take.
To achieve this result ' Sample settings
To express tile motion of tile subject (the flow of time) Set the Mode dial to "S" and select a slow shutter speed. (Use a
tripod to avoid camera shake.)
To freeze the subject's movement Set the Mode dial to "S" and select a fast shutter speed.
To make the subject stand out by having the background Set the Mode dial to "A" and select a wide aperture setting.
out of focus
To get a very large depth of focus Set the Mode dial to "A" and select a narrow aperture setting.
To prevent the image having a red or blue cast due to Change the "White balance" setting in the photography menu.
the light source
To avoid missing snapshot opportunities Take pictures in AUTO mode (see "Using the Camera").
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or Use exposure compensation.
underexposed and to show the substance and textures Select (+} if the background is pale and (-) if the background is
of the subject clearly, dark.
• List of functions available in each mode
At Auto flash mode YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
Red-eye reduction YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
Flash € Forced flash YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES NO
St Slow synchro NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Red-eyereduction+slowsynchro NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES NO NO
Macro/,_ Super macro YES NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
AE_L AE lock YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
[] Exposure compensation NO NO YES YES YES NO NO
Focus mode {S-AF/MF/C-AF} YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
_ Top 5-frame YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
@4. _ Auto bracketing NO NO YES YES YES YES NO
Continuous
shooting _ FinalS-frame YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
Long-period (up to 40 frames) YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
_ The flash cannot be used for Continuous shooting and Super Macro.
_ Long-period continuous shooting and high-sensitivity photography cannot be used together.
• List of menu options available
Factory
Defaults
{" QUALITY 1M
FinePix _ ISO AUTO _2
Photo mode
nil" FinePix COLOR YLSTANDAR[
in each mode
SP P S A M _'
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES_
YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
© Serf=timer OFF YES
f_ White balance AUTO NO
[] MULTI NO
I_ [] CENTER CENTER NO
AF mode
[_ AREA NO
Photography [0] Photometry MULTI NO
menu _ Bracketing -+I/3EV NO
I_1 Sharpness NORMAL NO
Multiple exposure OFF NO
,_± Flash brightness 0 NO
adjustment
I _ External flash OFF NO
YES YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
NO YES YES YES YES NO
¢1 The factory default quality for Movie mode is 640 x 480 pixels.
¢2 AUTO can only be set in "1_1" mode.
High-sensitivity photography cannot be used together with Long-period continuous shooting.
AREA cannot be used together with continuous AF (C-AF).
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