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Using the Camera
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Quality setting
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F
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N
Number of recorded
pixels
2272 × 1704 2272 × 1704
DPC-16 (16 MB) 8
2
1600 × 1200
1`
1280 × 960
16
33
66
134
268
16
32
66
132
266
532
25
50
101
204
409
818
33
68
137
275
550
1101
640 × 480
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247
497
997
1997
3993
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
DPC-512 (512 MB)
Press the shutter button down fully. When a Beep
noise is heard, the camera records the image.
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!
There is a slight delay between the shutter button being
pressed and the picture being taken. Play back the shot to
check the image.
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!
When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion,
the picture is taken without the AF frame changing.
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!
When the camera takes the picture, the indicator lamp lights
orange (shooting disabled). The indicator lamp then turns
green and the next picture can be taken.
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!
When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and go dark as the flash charges. The indicator
lamp then blinks orange.
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!
See P.89-90 for information on the warning displays.
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Beep
USING LCD MONITOR
When using the LCD monitor to take pictures,
press the “EVF/LCD” button to select the LCD
monitor.
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2
Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position of 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.
Use the LCD monitor to frame the shot so that the
subject fills the entire AF (Autofocus) frame.
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AF frame
TAKING PICTURES
(
BAUTO MODE
)
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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!
The image shown on the LCD monitor before the picture is
taken may differ in brightness, color, etc. from the image
actually recorded. Play back the recorded image to check it
(➡P.26).
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Subjects not suitable for autofocus
◆
The FinePix S3100 / FinePix S3500 uses a high-precision autofocusing mechanism. However, it may
have difficulty focusing on the following:
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 Dark subjects
h Fast moving subjects
h Subjects with little or no contrast between the
subject and the background (such as white
walls or subjects dressed in the same color as
the background)
h Shots where another high-contrast object (not
the subject) is close to the AF frame and is
either closer or further away than your subject
(such as a shot of someone against a
background with strongly contrasting
elements)
For such subjects use AF/AE lock (➡P.24).
INDICATOR 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 Charging the flash (flash will not fire)
Blinking green
(1-second intervals)
Camera in Power save mode (➡P.61)
Blinking red
h xD-Picture Card Warnings
No card inserted, card not formatted, incorrect format, card full, xD-Picture Card error
h Lens operation error
✽ Detailed warning messages appear on the screen (➡P.89, 90).
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
The number of available frames appears on the
screen.
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!
See P.38 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.