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Using the Camera
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SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION
Select the framing guideline and post shot assist
window in Photography mode.
Pressing the “DISP/BACK” button changes the
screen display.
Text displayed
No text displayed
Framing guideline displayed
Post shot assist window
displayed
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Important
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Always use AF/AE lock when composing a shot.
The image may be out of focus if AF/AE lock is not
used.
The framing guideline display consists of horizontal
and vertical lines that divide the image on the
screen into 9 frames.
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BEST FRAMING
When using the post shot assist window, the last
photographed image appears as a thumbnail in the
bottom left corner of the screen (post shot assist
window).
Up to the last 3 photographed images appear on
the post shot assist window. This serves as a guide
for taking other shots with similar compositions.
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Any of the following clears the image in the post shot assist
window:
iSetting the camera to Playback mode
iTurning the camera off
iUsing the PictBridge function
iUsing the DSC mode etc.
POST SHOT ASSIST WINDOW
Scene
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Position the main subject at the intersection of
two lines in this frame or align one of the
horizontal lines with the horizon. Use this frame
as a guide to the subject’s size and the balance
of the shot while composing a shot.
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The framing guideline is not recorded on the image.
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The lines in the scene frame divide the image into 3
roughly equal parts horizontally and vertically. The resulting
printed image may be shifted slightly from the scene frame.
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USING AF/AE LOCK
Move the camera slightly so that one of the
subjects is in the AF frame.
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Press the shutter button down halfway (AF/AE
lock). When a short double-beep is heard, the
camera focuses on your subject. The AF frame on
the screen becomes smaller and the camera sets
the shutter speed and aperture. The indicator lamp
(green) changes from blinking to lit.
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Continue to hold the shutter button down halfway.
Move the camera back to the original image and
press the shutter button fully.
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AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter is
released.
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Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee
excellent results.
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In this shot, the subjects (two people in this case)
are not in the AF frame. Taking the picture at this
point will result in the subjects being out of focus.
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TAKING PICTURES
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AUTO MODE
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PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
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AF (Autofocus)/AE (Auto-exposure) lock
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On the FinePix S5200 / FinePix S5600, pressing the shutter button down halfway locks the focus and
exposure settings (AF/AE lock). To focus on a subject that is off to one side or to set the exposure before
composing the final shot, lock the AF and AE settings. Then take the picture to get the best result.