Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix F300EXR FujiFilm
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Befor e Y ou Begi n Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Photography More on Playback Movies Connections Menus T echnical Note s Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix FINEPIX F300EXR DIGITAL CAMERA For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website at http:/ /www.
ii Notes and Cautions IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • Rea d In str uc t ion s: All t he sa fet y and operating in structions should be rea d befo re the ap plian ce is operated. • Ret ai n In str uc t ion s: T he sa fet y and operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence.
iii Notes and Cau tions Power Lin es: An out sid e antenna sy stem sh ould n ot be l oc ated in th e vicinity of ov erhead power lines or othe r ele ct ric li ght or p ower ci rcuit s, or wh ere it c an fal l into such p ower lines or circuits.
iv Notes and Cau tions Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safet y Not es • Make sure t hat you us e your c amer a corr ec tly. Read t hes e Safet y N otes and yo ur Ow ner ’s Manual c arefu lly b efore us e. • Af ter read ing th ese S afet y No tes, s tore the m in a saf e place.
v Notes and Cau tions WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t to uch a ny me ta l par ts o f th e ca mer a du rin g a th und er sto rm . Thi s can ca use an e lec tri c sho ck due to in duce d curre nt fro m the li ghtnin g discharge. Do no t us e the b at ter y e xce pt as s pec if ie d.
vi Notes and Cau tions Powe r Su pp ly an d Ba tt er y * Conf irm you r bat ter y ty pe be fore rea ding the following descriptions. Th e foll owin g exp lains p rop er use of ba tte ries a nd how to p rolo ng the ir life.
vii Notes and Cau tions • Do n ot use ba tter ies t hat are leaking, deform ed, discolored. • Do n ot store b at terie s in war m or humi d place s. • Kee p the bat ter ies ou t of reac h of babies and small children. • Make sure t hat the b atte r y pola rit y ( E and F ) is correc t.
viii Notes and Cau tions • Do n ot take ap ar t the AC p ower ada pter. Doin g so cou ld be dangerou s. • Do n ot use th e AC powe r adapte r in a hot a nd humi d place. • Do no t subje ct t he AC pow er adap ter to st rong sh ock s . • Th e AC power a dapte r may emit a hummi ng.
ix About This Manual Before u sing the came ra, read thi s man ual and the othe r suppli ed documents. For inform ation on specific topics, con sult the sour ces below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera ’ s int ernal memory or on optional SD and S DHC memor y cards.
x Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. Camera S etup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 2 Can I set the clock.
xi Camer a Q & A T ak ing Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 7 How can I make go.
xii Camer a Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures Viewing P ictures Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playback 42 How do I delete the curr.
xiii Note s and Cau tion s ........................................................................ ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... i i Saf et y Notes .....................................................
xiv T ab le of Conte nts Conn ec ting th e Came ra ............................................................ 56 Printi ng Se lec ted Pi ctu res ........................................................56 Printi ng the D POF Pri nt Orde r ...........
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd C onv ention s Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : C Caution : This in forma tion should be re ad before u se to e nsu re c orrect op eration. A Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera.
2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e informa tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. 15 14 13 12 20 19 18 23 24 25 16 17 8 9 10 11 21 22 1 2 3 7 5 6 4 Selector button Move c ur sor r ig ht H K (flash) but ton (pg.
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Camera D ispl ays Camera Disp la ys The following i ndicat ors ma y appear d uring shoo ting and pla yback: T he indica tors d ispl ayed vary with camera setting s. ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting 800 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM - 1 2 3 250 F 3.
4 Introduction The Mo de Dial The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, al ign the mode icon with the ma rk nex t to the mode dia l. k (AUTO) : A simple “poi nt -and- shoot ” mode recomme nded for first -time users of digita l cameras ( pg. 21 ).
Fir st St eps 5 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shipme nt. Ch arge the battery b efor e use. Batteries The c amera uses an NP-50 r echargeable bat tery.
6 Insert ing the Battery Af ter ch arg ing the batter y , insert it in the camera as described below. 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . A Note • Be sure the camera is of f before opening the battery-chamber co ver . C Caution • Do not open the b atter y- chamber cover when the camera is on.
Fir st St eps 7 Inserting the Batter y 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Removing the Batter y Af ter turning the camera of f, open the batter y- chamber cover , press the bat ter y lat ch to the side, and slide the bat tery out o f the camera as shown.
8 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in i nt ernal memory , SD memor y card s (sold sepa rate ly) can be used to store add itional pictures. When no me mor y car d is in ser ted , d appears in the monit or and in tern al memor y is u sed for recor ding and pla yback.
Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting a Mem or y Card 1 T urn the camera of f, and open the battery- chamber c ov er . 2 Insert the memor y card f irmly until you hear (feel) a click. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in.
10 Inser ting a Mem or y Card Removing M emory Cards Af ter confirming that the camera is of f , press the card in and then release it slowly . The card can now be removed by han d. C Caution • The memor y c ard may spring out if you r emove your finger immediately af ter pushing the card in.
Fir st St eps 11 T urning the Camera on and off Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press n again t o turn the camera of f . B Tip: Switc hi ng to Play bac k Mod e • Press the D b ut ton for about a second to star t playback .
12 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dia log is dis played the first time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in forma tion on resetting the clock or cha nging lang uages, see page 98) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH DEUTSCH PORTUGUÊS FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL 1.
Fir st St eps 13 Basic Setup 3 Choose power management options. SET NO POWER MANAGEMENT POWER SAVE Power saving for longer battery life QUICK AF CLEAR DISPLAY 3. 1 P ress the selector up or down to h ighlig ht one of the following op tions: • v POWER SAVE : Sa ve ba t t er y power .
14 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in r ( P A UTO ) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n r ( P AUT O ) mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. Fla sh When the camera is turn ed on, the f lash automatically pops up and when turn ed of f it will retract .
15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode 4 F rame a pic ture using the zoom control. In this mode , the camera aut omatical ly analyzes the compos ition and selec ts the appropri at e scene mode ac cor ding t o the subject and shooting cond itions.
16 T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode How to u se th e zoom c ont rol The zoom speed can be changed by ad justing the position of the zoom cont rol . Select B to zoom out Select A to zoom in Zo o m i n d ic at or Hol di ng the C ame ra Hold the camera s te ady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides.
17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode Fram ing G uid eli ne an d Post-Shot As sis t Win dow In shooting mode, press DISP / BACK t o selec t a shooting display format. The s elec tion changes each time DISP /BACK is pre sse d.
18 T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode 5 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f oc us . A Note • The lens may make a noise when the camera focus es. This is norma l. If the c ame ra is ab le to foc us , it will beep t wice and the indica tor l amp will g low gr een.
19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in r ( P AU TO ) M ode U Silent Mode In situations in which camera sounds or lights may be unwelc ome, hold the DISP /BACK button down until U is displayed ( note that s ilent mode is not available d uring movie or voic e memo playback) .
20 Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the mon itor . When taking impor tant pho tograph s, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the D but ton. The most recent picture wi ll be displ ayed in the monit or . 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3.
21 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy k k AUT O AUTO Choose for cri sp, c lear s napsho ts. T his mode i s recom mended in most situation s. O O EXR EXR T o let the camera aut omatical ly optimiz e set tings f o.
22 Shooting Mo de Adv . Adv . ADV ANCED ADV ANCED This mode combi nes “poin t -and-shoot” simplic it y with sophisticat ed phot ographic t echniques.
23 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de W W MOTIO N P AN OR AMA 360 MOTIO N P AN OR AMA 360 Follo w an on-screen guide t o take phot os tha t will a utom atically be joined t o form a panoram a. 1 T o selec t the angle thr ough which you wil l pan the camera while shooting, pr ess the selec tor do wn.
24 Shooting Mo de B Tip • The completed panor ama can be viewe d on the camera (pg. 5 0) . C Caution • Panoramas are crea ted from multiple fr ames.
25 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de G G PRO FOCUS MODE PRO FOCUS MOD E Choose for sof t focus ing the backg round of a subject such as a por trait or a f lowe r to ma ke it impres sive .
26 Shooting Mo de F F PRO LOW-LIGHT M ODE PRO LOW-LI GHT MO DE Choose for shooti ng a subject under low ligh t or a still su bjec t by usi ng the telepho to z oom. When the shutter button is pr essed, the camera aut omatical ly takes up t o 4 pictures and mer ges the pictures together .
27 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de SP SP SCENE P OSITION SCE N E POS ITIO N The camera of fers a choice of “ s c enes,” e ach adapt ed to particular shooti ng condition s or a specific t ype of subjec t, which can be as signed to the SP position on the mode dial: 1 Rota te the mode di al to SP .
28 Shooting Mo de Y Y DOG/ DOG/ T T CA T CA T When Y DOG or T CA T is selected, the camera detects and focuses the front face of a dog or cat. When Y DOG or T CA T is selected for SCENE POSITION , 5 AU TO R E L E A S E is avail able in Self - Timer options.
29 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description A NATUR AL & K Get g ood re sults wi th back lit subje ct s and other di f ficul t lighting.
30 Shooting Mo de M M MANUAL MANUAL In this mode , you choose both shutter speed and aper ture . If desir ed, exposure ca n be alter ed from the value suggest ed by the camera. 1 Rota te the mode di al to M . Highlig ht ed aper ture will be displayed.
31 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Shooting Mo de P P PROGRAM AE PROGR AM AE In this mode , the camera sets exp osu re automaticall y . 1 Rota te the mode di al to P . 2 Ta k e p i c t u r e s . C Caution • If the subjec t is outside the metering range of the camera, the shut ter spee d and aper ture displays will show “-- -” .
32 Shooting Mo de C Caution • If the correc t exposure can not be achieve d at the selec ted ap er ture, shutter spee d will be displayed in red when the shut ter button is pressed half way . Adjust a per t ure until the cor rec t e xp osure is achieved.
33 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Foc u s L oc k T o compose phot o graphs with off-cent er su bjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set focus and exposure . Focus and exposur e will r emain lock ed while the shutter button is pr essed half way ( AF / AE lock).
34 Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera bo asts a high -precision autofocus s ystem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts listed below. If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, use focus lock (pg. 33) t o focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph .
35 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy Focus Lock The AF-A ssi st Il lum ina tor If the subjec t is poor ly lit, the AF-assist illuminator wi ll light t o assist the focus oper ation when the shutter button is pressed halfway . A Note • Avoid shining the AF-ass ist illuminator direc tly into your su bjec t ’s eyes.
36 5 Exp os ure C omp en sa tio n Use exposur e com pensation when phot o graphing v er y brigh t, ver y dark, or high-contrast subjects . 1 Press the selector up ( l ). The exp os ure ind icat or will be di spla yed. 0 SET 2 Choose a value. The ef fec t is vis ible in the dis play .
37 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy L Macro Mode ( Close -ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( L ) . The sele ction changes eac h time the selec tor i s pressed. MACRO OFF When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the cen te r of the frame.
38 K Using the F lash ( Super In telligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’s Super Intelligent F lash system instan tly analyzes the sc ene based on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition i n the frame, and its distanc e from the camera.
39 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. If the flash will fire , X will be di splay ed when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . A t slow sh ut ter s pee ds, 0 will appear in the dis play t o warn tha t pic tures m ay be blurr ed; use of a tripod is rec ommended.
40 J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a “baby aut o rele ase timer” for taking pictures of babies, a t en-second timer (pg. 4 1 ) that a llows phot ographers t o appear in thei r own phot ographs, and a two -second timer (pg. 4 1 ) that can be used to a void blu r caused by the camera mo ving when the sh ut te r but ton i s pressed.
41 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 1 0 SEC / 2 S EC 1 0 SEC / 2 SEC 1 Foc us. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus. C Caution • Stand behind the camer a when using the shut ter but ton. Standing in front of the len s can interfere with focus and e xposure.
42 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3.5 F 3.5 100-0001 100-0001 400 400 4:3 4:3 N N Pr ess the selec tor righ t t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pictures in rev erse order .
43 More on P layback Play bac k Op tio ns Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Select A to zoom in on pictures di spla yed in sing le -frame playback; selec t B to z oom out. When the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the im age not curre ntly visi ble in the di splay .
44 Play bac k Op tio ns Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame P la yba ck T o change the nu mber of images di splay ed, select B when a pic tur e is shown full-frame in the monit or .
45 More on P layback M Deleting Pictures The ERASE option in the pl ayback menu ca n be used to delete stil l pic tur es and movies, incr easi ng the amoun t of space a vaila ble on the memor y card or in i nt ernal memory (for in format ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 20) .
46 ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pr ess the selec tor left or right t.
47 More on P layback 3 Photobook Assist Cre at e book s from your fav orite pho tos. Creati ng a Photobook Creati ng a Photobook 1 Select 3 PHO TOBOOK ASSIST in the playbac k menu. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU/OK to di splay the new book d ia log.
48 A Note • Choose SELECT ALL t o selec t all photos, or all photos mat ching the speci fied search conditions, for the boo k. 8 Press MENU/OK . T he new book will be added to the li st in the phot obook assist men u. C Caution • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures.
49 More on P layback V Image Search Image Search ba sed on categories Image Searc h based on categories Sear ch for pictures b y dat e, s ubjec t, sce ne, and file t ype. Selec t V IMA GE SEARCH in the playback menu (pg. 8 7) . 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to h ighligh t the desir ed sear ch cat egor y .
50 Viewing Pa noramas T o view a panorama, di splay i n single-fr ame view and pr ess the selec t or down. PLAY STOP PAUSE Horizon tal panorama s are di spla yed from lef t to rig ht, v er tical panoram as from t op to bottom.
51 Movies 1 Pres s the A but ton t o s tar t rec ordi ng. 12 s 12 s REC REC a REC and time remaining ar e displayed B Tip • There is no need to keep the shut ter button pressed during recording. A Note • Focus, exp osure and whit e balance are adjusted automatically throughout recor ding.
52 2 Pres s the A but ton ag ain t o end recording. Recording en ds aut omatical ly when the movie re aches maximum length or me mor y is full. C Caution • The in dicator lamp lights while movies are being recorded. Do not open the b atter y chamber during shooting or while the indicator lamp is lit.
53 Movies D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback, movies are dis played in the mon itor as shown a t right. The follo wing operations ca n be per formed while a movie i s dis play ed: PLAY 100-006 100-006.
54 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevision t o the vide o chan nel to s how pictures to a gr oup. Connect the A / V cable, as sho wn below . Be sure th at the camera i s of f before con nec ting the cable.
55 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on T V Press D for about a second t o turn the camera on. The camera monit or turns off and pic tures a nd voic e memos are pl ayed back on the T V . Note tha t the camera vol ume con trol s hav e no ef fec t on sounds pla yed on the T V; use the t elevis ion volume c ontr ols t o adju st the volume.
56 Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er s uppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir ec tly to the pri nt er and pictures can be print ed without first b eing c opied to a c omput er . Note tha t depending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported.
57 Con nec t io ns Printing Pic tures via USB B Tip: Prin tin g the Date o f Recor di ng • T o pr int the da te of recording on pictures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” on pg.
58 Printing Pic tures via USB Printi ng the DPOF Print O rder Print ing the DP OF Print O rder T o print the prin t order cr ea ted with r PRI NT ORDER ( DPOF) i n the playback me nu (pg. 56 ): 1 In the PictBridge dis play , press DISP / BACK t o open the PictBridge menu.
59 Con nec t io ns Printing Pic tures via USB The r PRINT OR DER (DPOF) option in the playback me nu can be used t o crea te a d igital “pri nt or der” for PictBridge -compati ble print ers (pg.
60 Printing Pic tures via USB 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 t o complet e the print or der . Press MENU /OK to sav e the print or der when settings are c omplete , or DISP / BACK t o exit without chang ing the print or der . 4 The to tal number of pri nts is dis played in the monit or .
61 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied sof tware can be used to c opy pictures t o a comput er , where they can be stor ed, viewed, orga nized, and pri nt ed. Before proc eeding, install the sof tware as described below . Do not connect the c amera to the c omputer until installation is complete .
62 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 2 S tar t the com puter . Log in to a n acc ount with ad mini strator privileges befor e proceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the in staller CD in a C D -ROM drive. Windows 7 / Windows Vist a If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP .
63 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on a Computer Maci ntosh: Ins talli ng FinePixV iewer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Confirm that the computer meet s the foll owing s ystem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0.
64 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 4 Remov e the installer C D from the CD- ROM drive. No te th at you ma y be unable t o remov e the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari before re moving the CD . Stor e the installer C D in a dry location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e-install the sof t war e.
65 Con nec t io ns Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to c opy ar e stored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 8) . If no card is i nserted, pic tur es will be copied from i nt ernal me mor y . A Note • Windows us ers may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tware for the firs t time.
66 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer C Caution • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay be fore the sof t ware st art s and you may be unable to impo r t or save images. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures.
67 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode The v -mode and shooting menu s con tain settings for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Using the v v - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the v but ton t o di splay the v -MO DE menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
68 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode v v - Mode Menu Op tions - Mode Menu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default n ISO Adjust ISO s ensitivi t y (pg. 69). Choose high er values w hen the subj ec t is poo rly lit .
69 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode n n ISO ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight. Hig her values can be used t o reduc e blur when l igh ting is poor; note , howev er , that mottling ma y appear in pictures take n at high se nsitivities, particularly at settings above 16 0 0 .
70 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the same propor tions as the camera display . Pic tures with an aspec t ratio of 3 : 2 have the same propor tions as a frame o f 3 5-mm f ilm, while an aspec t ratio of 1 6 : 9 is suited t o display on High Definition (HD) devices.
71 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the shooting menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 3 Pr ess the selec t or right t o dis play options for the h ighligh ted it em. 4 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired option.
72 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A P MODE Choose options for O mode (pg. 2 1 ). r / s / t / ur A Adv. MODE Choose an adva nced shooti ng mode (pg.
73 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default C WHITE BALANCE Adjust colo r for dif ferent light sources (p g. 7 6). AUT O / Q / p / q / s / t / u / r / g AU TO E CONTINUO US Shoot a ser ies of pi ct ures (pg .
74 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 3 3 F A CE DE TECTI ON F A CE DETEC TION Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera to a utoma tically det ec t huma n faces and set focus and exposur e for a face an y where in the frame for shots tha t emphas ize por trait subjects .
75 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode C Caution • If no face is detected when the shut ter but ton is pressed half way (pg. 1 1 2), the camera will focus on the subjec t at the cen ter of the display and red- eye will not be removed . 3 Shoot. Pres s the shutter button all the way down t o shoot.
76 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode T T IMAGE QUALIT Y IMAGE QUALIT Y Choose how muc h image files are c ompressed. Select FI NE (low compr ession ) for higher image qualit y , NORMAL (high c ompre ssion ) to incre ase the number of pictures tha t can be stored.
77 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode A Note • At set tings other than Q , auto whit e balance is used with the f lash. T urn the f lash of f (pg. 38) to take pict ures at o ther set tings. • Results var y with shooting conditions. Play pictures back af ter shooting to check colors in the monitor .
78 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ S S / / m m The camera takes up t o 23 ( S ) or 5 ( m ) pictures while the sh ut te r but ton i s pressed. A Note: S / R / m / o • Focus and exp osure ar e determined by the firs t frame in each ser ies. • The numb er of pic tures that can be recorded depends on the memor y avail able.
79 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode B B PHOTOMETRY PHOTO MET RY Choose how the came ra meters exposur e when Int elligen t F ace Detection is of f. • N MULTI : A utom atic sc ene recogn ition is used to ad just exposure f or a wide range of shooting con di ti ons .
80 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode • T CO NTINUOUS : W hile the s hutter but t on is pressed ha lf way , the camera con tinuou sly adju st s focus t o refle ct changes in the distanc e to the m ain subject in the focus frame (no te that th is incre ases the drain on the ba t te r y and that the sou nd of the camera focusi ng will be audible ).
81 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 5 Press MENU/OK to activat e S FAC E REC OGNITION . ■ ■ REGI STER REGIS TER Shooting Shooting 1 Select REGI STER fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION . 2 Press MENU/OK to turn t o shooting mode. 3 Pr ess the sh ut ter button t o shoot.
82 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode 6 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down to highlight SET . 7 Press MENU/OK to r egister . A Note • Highlight DEL and press MENU/OK t o erase a let ter . • Highlight g and press MENU/OK to put a space. • Up to 1 4 let ters can b e displayed.
83 Menus Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ VIE W & EDIT VIEW & E DIT 1 Select VIEW & ED IT fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION to d ispla y REGIST ERED FAC E . REGISTERED FACE SET TARO BACK 2 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o highl ight a fac e to view or edit.
84 Using the Menus: Sho oting Mode ■ ■ AUT O REGI STR A TION AU TO R EG I S T R ATI O N Select AU TO R E G IS T R ATI O N fro m S FAC E REC OGNITION and set it t o ON . Af ter shooting the same face seve ral times with 3 FAC E D E T E C T I O N turned on, the camera aut omatical ly recogniz es the face.
85 Menus Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode The v -MO DE and playback menu s are u sed to man age the pic tur es in in terna l memor y or on the memor y car d. Using t he Using the v v - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the D but ton t o enter playback mode (pg.
86 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode q q SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an a utoma ted sl ide show . Choose the t ype of show and pres s MENU/OK to start.
87 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 1 1 ) . 2 Press MENU/OK to di spla y the playbac k menu. 3 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em. 4 Pr ess the selec t or right t o dis play options for the h ighligh ted it em.
88 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode Playback Menu Opt ions Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description 3 PHOT OBOO K ASSIS T Create boo ks f rom your f avorite ph otos (pg. 47). V IMAGE SEARCH Search images base d on catego ries (p g.
89 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode a a RE D EYE R EMOV AL RE D EYE R EMOV AL If the curren t picture is ma rked with a B icon to i ndicat e that it wa s taken with In tel ligent F ace Detection, this option can be used t o remov e red- eye .
90 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode ■ ■ SET ALL SET ALL Press MENU/OK to pr ot ec t all pictures, or pres s DISP /BACK to exit without ch anging picture status. ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESET ALL Press MENU/OK to r emov e prot ec tion from all pic tur es, or press DISP / BACK t o exit without chang ing picture status.
91 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode B Tip: Intell ige nt Face Detec ti on If the pic ture was shot with Intelligen t F ace Detection (p g. 74 ) , B will b e displayed in the monitor . Press the F button to zoom in on the selec ted fac e . 2 Press MENU/OK .
92 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode N N IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken i n tall orien tation ar e dis played in wide orien tation. U se this option t o dis play pictures in the c orrect orientation in the monit or . It has no effec t on pic tures di spla yed on a com puter or ot her device .
93 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode P P COPY CO PY Copy pictures between int ernal me mor y and a memor y car d. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight d INTERNAL MEMORY g x CARD ( copy pictures from int erna l memor y to the me mor y card) or x CA RD g d INTERN AL MEMORY ( copy pictures fr om a memor y card to i nt ernal me mor y) .
94 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode C Caution • Copying ends when the destination is full. • DPOF print information is not c opied (p g. 58) . Q Q VOICE ME MO VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a still picture , selec t Q VO IC E M EM O af te r displ aying the picture in playbac k mode.
95 Menus Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode ■ ■ Playing Voice Mem os Playing Voice Memos T o play back a v oice memo , selec t a picture for which a voic e memo ha s been recorded (i.e ., a picture indica ted by h ), and then select PL A Y on the Q VO IC E M EM O screen in the playback menu.
96 Using the Menus: Playba ck Mode S S ER ASE FA CE RECOG . ERASE F AC E RE C OG. When playi ng back an im age con taini ng a regist ered face with personal in format ion, select S ER ASE FA CE REC OG. t o enlar ge the face . Press MENU/OK to e rase the personal inf ormat ion.
97 Menus The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK to di spla y the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Pres s the selec tor left to highl ight a left tab. 1. 3 Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to s el e c t 4 .
98 The Setu p Menu Setup Me nu Opti ons Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default e DATE/ TI ME Set the c amera clo ck . — — p TIME DIFF ERENCE Set th e clock to lo cal time ( pg. 100).
99 Menus The Setu p Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default g LCD BRIGHTNES S Control the b rightne ss of the display ( pg. 10 3) . — 0 o AUTO POWER OFF Choose th e auto power of f d elay (pg . 1 0 3) .
10 0 The Setu p Menu p p TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When traveli ng, use this op tion to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone to the local time at you r destination. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone.
101 Menus The Setu p Menu m m FORM A T FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a memor y car d is in ser ted in the ca mera, x will be displa yed in the dialog and thi s option will forma t the memor y car d. If no memor y card i s inser te d, d will be displa yed and this option wi ll forma t int ernal memor y .
102 The Setu p Menu ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) is di sabled in the followi ng case: - A , G or F i s selec ted in the s hooting mode. - An option other than OF F i s selec ted for E CO NT IN U OU S . A Note • Pictures taken in continuous shooting modes are always displayed af ter shooting.
103 Menus The Setu p Menu A Note • If the frame number r eac hes 999-9999, t he shutter release will be disable d (pg. 1 20). • Selec ting s RESET (pg. 98) resets b FR AM E NO. to CO NT I NU OU S but does not reset fr ame numberin g. • Frame numbers for pic tures taken with other cameras may dif fer.
10 4 The Setu p Menu A Note • Although OFF is selected for o AU TO PO W ER OFF , the camera will turn of f automatically if no operations are per formed for f ive minutes in the follo wing ca se: - w QUICK AF or x CLEAR D ISPLA Y is selec ted for m POWER MANA GEMENT .
105 Menus The Setu p Menu m m POWER M ANA GE MEN T POWER MANAGEMENT Optimiz e camera per forma nce for i ncre ased batter y life , quic k focus re sponse, or i mpro ved dis play qua lit y . T he follo wing options ar e available: • v POWER SAVE : Monit or refres h rate i s reduc ed.
10 6 T e ch nica l No tes Option al A ccess ori es The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from F U JIFILM and o ther man ufac turers. * Available from third -par t y suppli ers.
107 T e ch nica l No tes Optional A cc essories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories ar e avail able from FU JIFILM. For the lat est informa tion on the acc essories a vailable in y our region , check with your local F U JIFILM r epresen tative or vi sit h ttp :/ / www .
10 8 Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage and Us e Storage and Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex te nded period, remov e the battery and memor y card.
10 9 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Power an d Bat ter y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b at tery is e xhauste d. Inser t a fre sh or fully -charg ed spare b atter y.
11 0 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Batte ry charger Charging does not start. The b atter y is not cor rec tly inser ted . Re -ins er t the bat ter y in the charger. 5 The b at tery is n ot in the correc t orientat ion.
111 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Ta k i n g pict ures No pic ture is taken when t he shut ter but ton is pressed. Memory is full. Insert a new memory card or delet e pictures.
112 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec tio n not available. Intelligent F ace Detec tion is n ot available in the curr ent s hooting mode. Ch oose a dif ferent shooting mo de.
113 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Flash The f l ash does not fi re. The f lash is chargin g. Wait for the f lash to charge. 38 The f lash is n ot available in the cur rent shooting mode.
114 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pic tures are blurred. The l ens is dir t y . Clean the lens . 1 08 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens. 1 6 R is displayed dur ing sho oting and the focus f rame is displaye d in red.
115 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Movie Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Recording The s ound of camera focu sing is heard. T CONTINUOUS is sele c ted for F AF MODE . Select w CENTER for F AF MOD E .
11 6 T roubleshooting Connections Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. The cam era is conne cte d to a T V . V iew p ict ures on the T V . 54 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted.
117 T rouble shooting T roubleshooting Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu tter button is pr essed. T emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat ter y or disconne ct an d reconne ct th e AC adapter / DC c oupl er .
11 8 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e di splay ed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution O (red) The b at tery is lo w . Inser t a fresh or f ully- charge d spare bat ter y . N (blink s red ) The bat ter y is ex hausted.
11 9 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution CAR D E RR OR The m emor y c ard is not format ted fo r use in the cam era. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 10 1 ). The memory card con tact s requ ire cl eaning or the memory card i s damaged.
12 0 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution FRA ME NO. FULL Th e camer a has run out of f rame numb ers ( curre nt frame num ber is 999-9999). Format th e memo r y card and se lec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O.
121 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution DPOF FI LE ERROR T he DPO F print order on th e current memor y card contains mo re than 999 imag es. Copy the pic ture s to int ernal mem or y and create a new print order .
12 2 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre a se the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image.
12 3 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording ti me or number of ava ilable frames at differen t image qualities. All figu res ar e appro ximat e; file s ize varies with the sc ene recor ded, produci ng wide varia tions in the nu mber of files that can be stor ed.
124 Speci ficat ions Sys te m Model D igit al Camera Fin ePix F300 EXR Effec tive pix els 12 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2 -in. Sup er CCD EXR Stor age m edi a • Int ernal memory ( approx. 40 MB) • S D/ SDHC memory card s (see page 8) File s ys tem Compliant wi th D esign Rule fo r C amera F ile System (DCF ), Exi f 2.
12 5 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Meteri ng 25 6-segment t hrough- t he- l ens ( T TL) m etering; MUL TI, SPOT , AVERAGE Exposure c ontrol Programme d AE; aper ture- priorit y AE; shut ter-prior i.
12 6 Specifications Sys te m Self- timer O f f, 2 se c., 10 se c., 8 auto releas e, 5 auto release Fla sh Auto f lash; ef fec ti ve range w hen sensit ivit y is s et to ISO 800 is ap prox. 1 5 cm –3.2 m/0.5 f t.–1 0. 5 f t. (wide angle ), 90 cm–1 .
127 Appendix Specifications Input/output terminals A / V OUT (a u d i o/ v i de o o u t pu t) 8- pin multi -conn ec tor for NTS C or P AL o utput w ith monaura l sound Digital input/ output USB 2.
12 8 Specifications NP -50 rechargeable battery Nom in al vol ta ge D C 3.6 V Nomina l capacit y 1 000 mA h Operating t emperature 0 °C – + 40 ° C/+ 32 °F – + 104 ° F Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) 35.4 mm × 40.0 mm × 6 .6 mm/1 .4 in. × 1 .6 in.
12 9 Appendix Specifications Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S ystem C ommittee) is a c olor television telecasting spe cification adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a color televis ion sys tem adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China.
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Restrict ions on Camera Settings Shooti ng Mode and Camera Setti ngs Shooti ng Mode and Camera Sett ings The options avail able in eac h shooting mode are l isted below .
Restr ictio ns on Camer a Set tings Op tio n Option O O k k P P A A S S M M Adv. Adv. H H A A r r s s t t u u W W G G F F A A B B C C V V Y Y T T K K L L D D U U W W E E F F G G X X I I O O P P o o QU.
Restr ictio ns on Camer a Set tings Op tio n Option O O k k P P A A S S M M Adv. Adv. H H A A r r s s t t u u W W G G F F A A B B C C V V Y Y T T K K L L D D U U W W E E F F G G X X I I O O P P A A SC.
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