Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix JZ300 Fujifilm
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Befor e Y ou Beg in 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 DIGITAL CAMERA FINEPIX JZ500/JZ510 Series FINEPIX JZ300/JZ310 Series For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website a t 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 instructions 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 Note s and Cautio ns 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 Note s and Cautio ns Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safety Notes • 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 Note s and Cautio ns WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t he at, c ha nge o r tak e ap ar t the b at ter y. Do n ot dr op o r su bje ct t he b att er y to im pac t s. Do n ot st ore t he b at ter y wi th m eta ll ic pr od uc ts. D o no t use c ha rge rs o th er th an th e sp eci fi ed m ode l to c har ge t he ba tt er y.
vi Note s and Cautio ns 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 Note s and Cautio ns • 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 Note s and Cautio ns • 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 camera, r ead thi s Owner ’ s Manua l and the other s upplied documents. For inform ation on specific topics, c onsu lt the sourc es below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera ’s int ernal memory or on optional SD and SDHC memory cards.
x Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. 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 to local time.
xi Camera Q & A 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 many pictures can I take? Memor y capacit y 1 0 1 Is there a quick and easy way to take.
xii Camera Q & A Viewing Pi ctures 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 35 How do I delete the current picture ? The I .
xiii Note s and Cau tion s ........................................................................ ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Notes ......................................................
xiv T abl e of Contents Vie wing Pi ct ure s on a Comp uter ............................................ 51 Inst alli ng the S of tw are............................................................... 5 1 Conn ec ting th e Came ra .....................
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : C Caution : This inf ormat ion should be re ad before u se to en sur e corr ec t operation. A Note : Points t o not e when usi ng the camera.
2 Introduction Part s of the Camera For more i nforma tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. Selector button Move c ur sor r ig ht H K (flash) but ton (pg. 3 1 ) MENU/OK button (pg. 1 2) Move c ur sor l ef t G L (macro) but ton (p g.
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 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.
4 Introduction 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 digit al camer as (pg.
Fir st St eps 5 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shi pment. Ch arge the battery b efor e use. Batteries The c amera uses an NP- 4 5A 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 b atter y- chamber cover . A Note Be sure the camera is of f before opening the battery-chamber co ver . C Cautions • Do not open the b atter y- chamber cover when the camera is on.
Fir st St eps 7 Inser ting the Bat ter y 3 Close the batter y- chamb er cov er . Removing the Battery 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 stor e additional 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 Memor y Card 1 T urn the camera of f, and open the battery- chamber c ov er . 2 Inser t the memory c ard firmly 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 Memor 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 Cautions • 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 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: Swi tch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de Press the D button for about a s econd to star t playback .
12 Basic Setup A langua ge -selection dialog is dis played the first time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in format ion on resetting the clock or chang ing langu ages, see page 77) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH DEUTSCH PORTUGUÊS FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL 1.
13 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in SR C ( SCENE R EC OGNITION ) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n SR C ( SCENE REC OGNI TION) mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. 2 Select SR C mode.
14 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de 4 Frame a picture using the zoom control. The camera analyzes a su bjec t based on scene r ecognition , then an icon a ppears in the bottom lef t of the monitor . ( The illustration shows when the camera an alyzed su bject( s ) in portrait.
15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de How to u se th e zoom c ont rol 7.6x 1.6x 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.
16 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de Framing Guideline (B est F raming) In shooting mode, press DISP / BACK t o selec t a shooting display format.
17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de 5 Focu s. 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 wil l glow gr een.
18 T ak ing Pictures in SR C (SCENE REC OGNI TION) Mo de The I ndic ato r La mp Indicat or lamp The indic ator lamp shows ca mera status as follows: Ind ica tor la mp Indic ator lamp Cam era s tat us Camera stat us Glows green Focus locked. Blinks green Blur , focus, or exposure warning.
19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k 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 .
20 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or type of subjec t. T o choose a shooting mode, rota te the mode di al to the des ired setting (pg.
21 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e B L L G NA TU RA L LIG HT Captur e na tural ligh t indoors, under low li ght, or wher e the f lash ca n not be used.
22 Shooti ng Mod e Y DOG/ T CA T (F in e Pi x JZ 50 0/ JZ 5 1 0 s e ri e s only ) When Y DOG or T CA T i s selec ted, the camera detects and focuses the front face of a dog or cat. When Y DOG or T CA T i s selec ted for SCENE POSITION , 5 AU TO R E L E A S E is avail able in Self - Timer options.
23 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e Sce ne Scene Des cr ipt ion Description U PORTRAIT Choos e for sof t-tone d por tr ait s with natur al skin tone s. V PO RTRAIT ENHANCER Choo se f or a s moot h s kin effect in soft-f ocus portraits. Y DOG (Fi ne Pi x JZ 50 0/JZ51 0 series only ) Choos e for sho oting a do g.
24 B Intelligent F ace Detec tion Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera t o autom atically det ec t hum an faces and set focus a nd exposure f or a face an y where in the frame for s hots that em phasiz e por trait subject s.
25 More on P hotography 3 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f ocus on the subject in the green borde r . Not e tha t, in some shooting modes, exposure i s adju sted for the curre nt shooti ng mode and ma y not be optimized for the selected subj ec t .
26 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 fo cus frame. 2 Focu s. 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).
27 More on P hotography 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. 26) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph .
28 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 selec tor up ( l ). The exp os ure ind icat or will be di spla yed. SET 2 Choose a value. Pr ess the selec tor button.
29 More on P hotography Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subject s : choose values from + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 E V (for an explanation of the term “EV ” , see the Gl ossar y on page 1 00) • Highly reflec tive subjects or v ery bright scenes ( e.
30 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. Use the zoom con trol t o com pose pic tures.
31 More on P hotography 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 su bjec t, its position in the frame, and its distanc e from the camera.
32 2 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to f ocus. If the f lash will fir e, X will be dis played when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . At s low shutter speeds, 0 will a ppear in the dis play t o warn that pictures m ay be blurred ; use of a tripod is r ecommended.
33 More on P hotography J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a ten-sec ond timer tha t allows pho tographers t o appear in the ir own phot ographs, and a two -second timer th at can be used t o avoid bl ur cau sed by the camera moving when the shutter button is pr essed.
34 The self-timer la mp on the front of the ca mera will bli nk immedia tely befor e the pic tur e is tak en. If the t wo- second timer i s selec ted, the self -timer la mp will bl ink as the timer c ounts down.
35 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 3 F 3.3 100-0001 100 0001 400 400 N N Pres s the selec tor rig ht t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pictures in rev erse order .
36 Pla yba ck O pti ons 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 .
37 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons y 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 .
38 V Image Search Image Searc h based on categories Sear ch for pictures b y dat e, s ubjec t, sce ne, and fil e type. 1 Press MENU /OK to d ispla y the playback menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight V IMA GE SEARCH . 3 Press MENU /OK to d ispla y the sear ch cat egor y .
39 More on P layback g y g Usi ng Playback Menu wit h Image Sea rch Three playbac k menus ca n be per formed with image se arc h mode. 1 Press MENU /OK while the se arc h res ults are di splay ed. The playback men u will be displayed. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
40 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 1 9) .
41 More on P layback ■ FR AM E : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pres s the selec tor left or right to scr oll throug h pic tures a nd press MENU /OK to delet e the curren t picture (t he pic ture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful no t to delet e the wrong picture ) .
42 Movies 1 Rota te the mode di al to A (mo v i e mode) . STAN BY 12 s Display s hows time available 2 F rame the sce ne using the z oom cont rol . STAN BY 12 s Zo o m i n d ic at or 3 Pr ess the shutter button al l the way down t o star t recor ding.
43 Movies 4 Pr ess the shutter button halfway to e nd recor ding. Rec ordi ng ends aut omatical ly when the movie reac hes maximum length or memor y is full. C Caution The indic ator lamp ligh ts while movi es are being recorded. Do not open the b atter y chamber card during shooting or while the indicator lamp is lit.
44 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 12 / 3.
45 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevisi on to the video chan nel to s how pictures to a gr oup. Connect an A / V cable (op tional) , as s hown below . Be sure th at the camera i s of f before con nec ting the cable.
46 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.
47 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB B Tip: Pr inti ng th e Date of Rec ord ing T o print the date of recording on pictures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” on pg. 4 8) .
48 Printing Pictures via USB 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.
49 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures 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.
50 Printing Pictures 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 .
51 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 .
52 Viewing Pic tures 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 .
53 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 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. 3.9– 1 0.
54 Viewing Pic tures 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 t o re-install the sof t war e.
55 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures 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 c opied from int ernal me mor y . A Note Windows user s may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tware for the firs t time.
56 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer C Cautions • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay before 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.
57 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the shooting menu. EXIT 1 /2 SHOOTING MENU ISO FINEPIX COLOR IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY AUTO AUTO N WHITE BALANCE PROGRAM AE 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
58 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 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 1/2 1/ 2 A SCENE POSIT ION Cho ose a scene fo r D / E mode (pg.
59 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode n 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 taken a t high se nsitivities.
60 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the s ame 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.
61 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode A Notes • FIN EPIX COLOR is not reset when the camera is turned of f or another shooting mode is selected. • Dep ending on the subject , the ef fec ts of M v -C HR OM E may not be visible in the monit or .
62 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode F AF MOD E This option c ontr ols how the came ra selec ts the focus ar ea. Regard less of the option selected, the camera will f ocus on the subject in the cen te r of the monitor whe n macro mode is on (pg. 30) . • w CENTER : The camera focuses on the su bjec t in the cen te r of the frame.
63 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 4 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highlight ON . 5 Press MENU/OK to activat e S FAC E REC OGNITION . ■ REGIS TER Shooting 1 Select REGI STER fr om S FAC E REC OGNITION . 2 Press MENU/OK to tu rn to shooti ng mode.
64 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 3 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down to h ighlig ht a letter . 4 Press MENU/OK to i nput the let te r . 5 Repea t from step 2 t o step 4 t o in put a name. 6 Pr ess the selec t or lef t, right, up or down to highlight SET .
65 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 3 Press MENU/OK to r egister . ■ 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.
66 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode 5 Press MENU/OK to delet e a reg ist rati on. ■ 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 several ti mes with 3 FAC E D E T E C T I O N turned on, the camera aut omatical ly recogniz es the face.
67 Menus Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 1 1 ). 2 Press MENU/OK to d ispla y the playbac k menu. 1 /2 PLA YBACK MENU RED EYE REMOV AL ERASE IMAGE SEARCH SLIDE SHOW PROTECT CROP EXIT 3 Pr ess the selec t or up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
68 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description 1/2 1/ 2 V IMAGE SEARCH Search images bas ed on c ategories ( pg. 38). M ER ASE Dele te all or sele cted p ic tures (p g.
69 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode q 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.
70 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode O PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac ciden tal deletion. The followi ng options ar e avail able. ■ FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es. 1 Pr ess the selec t or lef t or right t o dis play the desi red pic tur e.
71 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode R CROP T o crea te a cr oppe d c opy of a pic tur e, pla y the picture back and select R CRO P in the playbac k menu.
72 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode j RESIZE T o crea te a sm all c opy of a picture, pla y the picture back and select j RESIZE in the playbac k menu. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight t ST ANDA RD or s SMALL . 2 Press MENU/OK to select the highlighted option.
73 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode 1 Pr ess the selec t or down to rota te the picture 90 ° clockwise, up to r ota te the picture 90 ° count erclock wise. 2 Press MENU/OK to c onfirm the operation ( to exit without ro tating the picture, pres s DISP /BACK ).
74 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode B Tip: Copy ing Pic t ure s Bet ween Me mor y Ca rds T o copy pic tures bet ween t wo memory c ards, in ser t the source card and copy the pictures to int ernal memor y , then remove the sourc e card, insert the destination card, and copy the pictures f rom int ernal memor y .
75 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Q VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a st il l pi ctu r e, s el ect Q VOI CE MEMO af te r displa ying the picture in pla yback mode. A Note Voic e memos can not be added to movies or prot ec ted pict ures. Remove prot ec tion from pic tures before recording voice memos (pg.
76 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Play ing Voic e Memos Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a h icon during playback. T o play the voice memo , Select PL A Y . T o pause, press the selector down; to end playback , press the selec tor up. P ress the selec tor lef t to rewind, right t o fast for ward.
77 Menus The 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 . The setup menu appears.
78 The Setup Menu Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 1/ 4 1/4 e DATE / TIME Set the c amera clo ck . — — p TIME DIFFERENCE Set the cl ock to loc al time (p g. 80). k / j k n w Choose a l anguage .
79 Menus The Setup Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 3/4 3/4 g LCD BRIG HTNESS Control the b rightne ss of the display ( pg. 83). — 0 d LCD M ODE Enable or disable monitor pow er saving (pg. 83 ) .
80 The Setup Menu p 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. 1.
81 Menus The Setup Menu m FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a me mor y card i s inse r ted in the ca mera, x will be dis played in the dialog sho wn at righ t and this op tion will form at the memory card. If no memor y car d is in ser t ed, d will be dis played and thi s option will f ormat in te rnal memory.
82 The Setup Menu ZOOM (CONTINUOUS) is di sabled in the followi ng case: - A is selec ted in the shooti ng mode. - An option other than OF F i s selec ted for E CO NT IN U OU S . A Notes • Pictures taken in continuous shooting modes are always displayed af ter shooting.
83 Menus The Setup Menu g PL A YBACK VOLUME Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to c hoose volume f or movie and voic e memo pla yback and press MENU /OK to select. 7 SET CANCEL VOLUME g LCD BRI GHTN ESS Pres s the selec tor u p or down to choose d ispla y brightnes s and press MENU /OK to select.
84 The Setup Menu c DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selected, selecting A at the maximum optical zoom position wi ll trigger dig ital zoom, fur ther mag nif ying the image . T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the min imum di gital zoom position and select B .
85 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s 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.
86 Optional Acc ess ories 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 .
87 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s 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 Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex te nded period, remov e the battery and memor y card.
88 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 f resh or full y- charged sp are bat tery.
89 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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.
90 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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. Memo r y is full. Inser t a new m emor y ca rd or delete pi ct ures.
91 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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. 3 1 The f lash is n ot available in the cur rent shooting mode.
92 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 . 87 Th e lens is blo cked. Keep ob jec ts aw ay from th e lens.
93 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 MODE .
94 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Connections Pro b e m Problem Poss bl e ca us e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. The c amera is conn ec ted to a T V. V iew pi ct ures on the T V . 45 No pic ture o r sound. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted.
95 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro b e m Problem Poss bl e ca us 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 .
96 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings a re 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 o r fully -charge d spare bat ter y. N (blink s red ) The bat ter y is exhaus ted.
97 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on 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. 81 ). The memory card con tact s requ ire cl eaning or the memory card i s damaged.
98 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on Description So lut ion Solution FRA ME NO. FULL The c amera has r un out of f rame number s ( 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.
99 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip t on Description So lut ion Solution CAN N OT SET DP OF T he pic ture ca n not be pr inted using DPOF . — A CAN N OT SET DP OF Movie s can not b e printed using DP OF .
10 0 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre ase the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image.
101 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording ti me or number of a vailable frames at differen t image qualities.
102 Internal Memor y/Memor y Card Capacity ■ FinePix JZ300/ JZ3 1 0 Series Stil l Pic tu res (FINE) Sti ll Pic t ure s (FINE) Movi es Movies y y ! ! 3:2 3: 2 g g 16 :9 16: 9 0 0 n n m m 16 :9 16: 9 m m t t ) ) * * 1 1 * * 2 2 ! ! * * 1 1 9 9 * * 1 1 Inte rna l mem or y Internal memor y (approx.
103 Appendix Speci ficat ions Sys te m Model Fin e Pix JZ5 0 0/ JZ 5 10 Ser ie s Fin ePi x JZ 30 0/JZ31 0 S er ie s Effec tive pix els 1 4. 1 millio n 1 2. 1 million CCD ½ .3 -in., s quare- pixel CCD with primar y col or filter Stor age m edi a • In terna l memory (appr ox.
10 4 Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Sce ne m ode s A (NA T UR AL AND FLA SH LIGHT ING), B (NA T URAL LI GHT ), U (POR TRAI T ), V (POR TR AIT EN HANCER), Y * (DOG), T * (CA T ), K (LANDSCAPE), L (SP OR T ).
105 Appendix Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Movies • ) ( 1 280 × 720: 720p), 2 4fp s • ! (640 × 48 0: VGA), 30 fps • 9 (3 20 × 240: QVGA), 30 fps Shooting options Scene reco gnition, Face recognit.
10 6 Speci ficatio ns Power s upp ly/othe r Power s upp ly NP- 45A rechargeable bat ter y; optio nal AC power adapter AC -5VX an d DC coupler CP- 45 Gu ide t o the n umb er o f avai la ble f ra mes f or bat te r y operation Battery Type NP- 45 A Number of frames Approx .
107 Appendix Speci ficatio ns NP -45A rechargeable battery Nom in al vol ta ge DC 3 .7 V Nomina l capacit y 720 mAh Operating t emperature 0 °C – +4 0 °C / + 32 °F – + 1 0 4 °F Di men sio ns ( W × H × D) 31 .0 mm × 39.6 mm × 6.0 mm /1 . 2 in.
10 8 Speci ficatio ns Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S yst em C ommittee) is a color t elevision telecasting spe cification adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine) i s a color televis ion sy stem adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China.
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