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Advanced Features
3
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Specify the camera settings for taking pictures to get the best result. A general
guide is given below.
1
Select the Photography mode (➡P.38-42).
B
Specifies all settings other than the “Quality”, “Sensitivity”
and “FinePix COLOR” on the camera.
√/À/U/,// Selects the best Scene position setting for the scene being
shot.
N/M/< Changes the aperture or shutter speed setting so that the
action is frozen, the flow of the motion is conveyed, or the
background is out of focus.
> Adjusts all the camera settings yourself.
2
Specify the photography settings (➡P. 43, 46-52).
D
Exposure compensation
Uses the AE exposure as a reference value of 0. This
function brightens (+) or darkens (–) the shot.
e
Macro Used for close-up shots.
d
Flash Used for shots in dark locations or for backlit subjects, etc.
f
Continuous shooting Used to take a series of continuous shots or to use auto
bracketing (with exposure compensation).
3
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.54-65).
The table below provides a number of sample settings. Use the settings effectively.
To achieve this result Sample settings
To express the motion of the subject
Set the Mode dial to “M” and select a slow shutter speed. Use a
tripod to prevent camera shake.
To freeze the subject's movement
Set the Mode dial to “M” and select a fast shutter speed.
To make the subject stand out by having the background
out of focus
Set the Mode dial to “<” and select a wide aperture setting.
To get a very large depth of focus
Set the Mode dial to “<” and select a narrow aperture setting.
Use a tripod to prevent camera shake because shutter speed
decreases.
To prevent the image from having a red or blue cast
due to the light source
Change the “White balance” setting in the photography menu.
To prevent missing snapshot opportunities Take pictures in AUTO mode (see “Using the Camera”).
Shoot with HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING.
To prevent the subject from being overexposed or
underexposed and to show the substance and textures
of the subject clearly
Use exposure compensation.
Select (+) if the background is pale and (–) if the background is
dark.
✓: YES , —: NO
✓: YES , —: NO
k
Final 3-frame
f
Continuous
shooting
✽1 “√” Anti-blur and “À” Natural light can be selected in only the “AUTO” mode.
✽ MULTI, AREA and Continuous AF (C-AF) cannot be used together.
■ List of menu options available in each mode
d
Flash
AUTO Auto flash
b
Red-eye reduction
d
Forced flash
c
Slow synchro
n
Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
D
Exposure compensation
Focus mode (S-AF/MF/C-AF)
Photography mode
Function
■ List of functions available in each mode
P.43
P.48
P.48
P.48
P.49
P.49
P.51
P.51
P.51
P.52
P.46
P.18
—
—
✓✓✓
—
✓
✓
✓✓
—
✓
—
—
✓
——
—
✓
✓
—
✓
—
—
✓✓✓
✓
✓
✓
—
✓
—
—
✓✓✓
✓
v
Suppressed flash
P.48
✓
✓✓✓✓
✓✓✓✓
✓
—
—
✓
——
✓✓
—
✓
—
—
——
✓
—
✓✓
—
✓
—
✓✓✓✓✓
✓
B
P.38 P.39-42
√
ANTI-BLUR
À
NATURAL LIGHT
U
PORTRAIT
,
LANDSCAPE
/
NIGHT
NM<
>
f
Top 3-frame
j
Auto bracketing
h
Long-period (up to 40 frames)
e
Macro
✓ ✓✓✓
✓
—
✓✓✓
✓
✓ ✓✓✓
✓
✓
✓
—
✓
✓
———
—
✓
—
✓✓✓
✓
÷
N
—
STD
Factory
Default
Photography
menu
FinePix photo
mode
P.54
P.56
P.57
˘
Quality
û
ISO
ü
FinePix COLOR
✓ ✓✓✓✓
✓ ✓✓✓✓
✓ ✓✓✓✓
B
✓
✓
✽1
✓
√/À/U/,//
NM<>
P.63
)
MULTI
_
SPOT
+
AVERAGE
OFF
AUTO
Ï
CENTER
±1/3EV
STD
)
MULTI
Ä
Self-timer
»
White balance
H
AF mode
˝
MULTI
Ï
CENTER
Ë
AREA
P.60
P.61
P.63
P.63
P.64
P.61
P.61
P.61
P.65
P.65
✓ ✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
✓ ✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
H
Photometry
Á
Bracketing
G
Sharpness
—
✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
—
✓✓✓✓
✓
—
✓
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
OFF
✓ ✓✓✓✓✓
â
High-speed shooting
When shutter speed and aperture adjustments alone do not give the correct exposure.
When the image is too bright
Lower the “
û” sensitivity setting.
Use an ND filter (sold separately).
When the image is too dark
Raise the “û” sensitivity setting.
Use flash.
✽ The flash cannot be used for Continuous shooting.