Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix S8500 Fujifilm
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DIGIT AL CAMERA FINEPIX S8500 Series FINEPIX S8400 Series FINEPIX S8300 Series FINEPIX S8200 Series Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for y our purcha se of this prod- uct. T h is manua l describes how to use you r FU JIF ILM digital ca mera and the suppl ied so f t ware.
ii • Read Instruc ti ons: All th e saf et y an d operatin g instru cti ons should b e read be fore t he ap plian ce is op er- ated. • Retain Inst ruc tions: The s afety and operatin g instru cti ons should b e retain ed for f utu re referen ce.
iii For Y our Safet y Power Line s: An ou tsi de anten na s ys- tem sho uld n ot b e lo cate d in th e vic init y o f ove rhe ad p ower l ine s or othe r ele c tr ic li ght or p owe r circ uit s, or wh ere it c an f all into su ch p ower line s or ci rcuit s .
iv For Y our Safet y Be sure to r ead t his no tes be for e usi ng Safet y Notes • Make sure t hat you us e you r cam er a corre c tl y. Read the se S afet y Notes an d your Owne r ’s Manual ca refull y be fore use. • Af ter rea din g the se Sa fet y N otes , sto re th em in a sa fe pl ace.
v For Y our Safet y WARNING WAR NI NG Do n ot h ea t, c ha ng e o r ta ke a pa r t th e ba t te r y. Do n ot d ro p or s u bj ec t t he b at- ter y to im p ac t s. D o no t st or e t he b at te r y w it h me t al li c pr o du c ts . Do n ot u s e ch ar ge r s ot he r t ha n th e sp ec i f ie d mo de l t o ch ar g e th e ba t ter y.
vi For Y our Safet y Power S up pl y an d Ba t ter y * Conf irm yo ur b at ter y t y pe b efo re read - ing th e fo llow ing d esc rip tio ns. Th e foll owin g ex pla ins pro per us e of bat ter ie s and h ow to pro lo ng th eir life.
vii For Y our Safet y • D o not s tore b at ter ies i n war m or humi d pla ces . • Keep t he b at teri es ou t of rea ch of bab ies a nd sm all chi ldre n. • Ma ke sure that t he b at ter y p ola rit y ( C and D ) is correc t . • Do n ot use n ew wit h use d bat ter- ies .
viii For Y our Safet y • Do not ta ke ap ar t th e AC pow er adapter. D oing so could be dan- gerous. • Do n ot use th e AC pow er ad apter in a hot a nd hum id pl ace. • Do n ot subj ec t t he AC po wer adap ter to s tron g sho ck s . • T he AC p owe r ada pter ma y emit a hummi ng.
ix About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead this m anual and the warn ings on pages ii–vii i. For informa tion on spe - cific topics, c onsult the sour ces below . Memory Car ds Pictures can b e stored in an optional SD , SDHC, and SD XC memor y cards ( P 1 1 ) , r e f e r r ed t o i n t h i s m a n u a l a s “memory c ards” .
x For Y ou r Saf et y ................................................................................. ii IMPO RTANT SAFET Y INS TR UC TI ONS ...................................... ii Safe t y No tes ..................................................
xi T able of Con tents Mor e on Playb ack More on Playback Playbac k Optio ns ........................................................................... 53 Playba ck Zoo m ..............................................................................
xii T able of Con tents Using t he Me nus: Pl aybac k Mod e ..........................................8 4 Using the Pl ayba ck Menu..........................................................8 4 Playba ck Menu O ptio ns .................................
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduc tion Symbols and Con ventions Sy mbol s and Con ventions The following symbols are u sed in this man ual: 3 : This i nformation s hould be read before u se to ens ure corr ec t op eration. 1 : Poin ts to not e when usi ng the camera.
2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Parts of t he Camera For more i nformation , refer t o the page listed to the rig ht of each it em. 12 Flash ..................................................................40 13 Fl ash p o p - up b ut ton........
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 23 Bat ter y- chamb er latch .................. 9 24 EVF / LCD (display sele c tion) b ut ton .... 6 25 t ( movie recording ) bu t ton ............. 6 1 26 a (playback) but ton ................ 2 1 , 53 27 T erminal cover .
4 Introduction Camera Di splays Camera Disp lays The following i ndicat ors may appear d uring shooting and pl ayback. T he indicat ors dis played vary with camera setting s. ■ ■ Sho oting Shooting 10 : 00 AM 19 19 DATE DATE 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 F 3.
5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Hi di ng an d Vi ewi ng In dic at or s Press DISP /BACK to cycle through shooting and playb ack indicators as follows: • Shooting : Indicators displayed /in dicators.
6 Introduction Th e Ele c tr on ic V iew f i nd er (EVF ) The ele ctronic view finder provides th e same information as the m onitor , and can be use d when bright lighting condition s make the display in the monitor dif ficult to see.
7 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The Mod e Dial The Mode Dial T o select a shooting mode, alig n the mo de icon with the ma rk ne x t to the mode dial. P , S , A , M : Se lec t fo r full contro l over cam - era set t ings, inclu ding aper ture ( M and A ) and/or shut ter spe ed ( M and S ) ( P 31).
Fir st S te ps 8 The S trap and Lens C ap Attach ing the St rap Attaching t he Strap Attach the strap to the two strap eyelets as shown belo w . 3 T o av oid dropping the camera, be sur e the strap is cor - rec t ly s e cure d. The Lens Cap The Lens Cap Attach the lens ca p as shown.
Fir st S te ps 9 Inserting the Batteries The camera takes f our A A alkali ne, lithi um, or recha rgeable Ni-MH batteries. A set of fou r alkaline bat - teries i s supplied with the came ra. Inser t the batteries in the camera a s describe d below . 1 Open the bat tery- chamb er cover .
10 Inserting the Bat teries 3 Close the batter y- chamber cover . Close the battery- cham- ber cov er and slide it in unti l the latch c lick s int o plac e. 3 Do not use force. If the bat - tery - chamber cover does not close, check that the bat teries are in the cor- rec t orientation and try again .
Fir st S te ps 11 Inserting a Memor y Card The camera can stor e pic tures on S D, S DHC, and SD X C memor y cards ( sold separa tely) . ■ ■ Compa tibl e Mem or y Cards Compa tible M emo r y Cards FU JIF ILM and SanDis k SD , SDHC, and S DX C memory cards ha ve been approv e d for use i n the cam- era.
12 Inserting a Memor y Card 1 Open the bat tery- chamb er cover . 1 Be su re the came ra is off before opening the b at - ter y- cha mb e r cov er. 2 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it in un til it clicks into plac e at the back of the slot.
Fir st S te ps 13 Inserting a Memor y Card 3 • Do no t turn th e came ra of f o r rem ove the m em or y card wh il e the me mo ry ca rd is b ein g form at ted o r da ta are b ei ng reco rded to o r del eted f rom th e card . F ailure to obser ve this precaution could damage the card.
14 T urning the C amera On and Off Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Slide the G swit ch in the direction shown below . T he lens wil l e x tend a utomatical ly . Slide the G swit ch to turn the ca mera of f . 2 Swi tch ing t o Play bac k Mo de Press the a but ton to start p layback .
Fir st S te ps 15 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dialog is di splayed the first time the came ra is turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for in formation on re set ting the clock or changi ng languages, see page 9 7). 1 Choose a language.
16 Ba sic Ph oto gra p hy and Pl ayb ac k T aking Pictures in M ( S cene Reco gnit ion) Mode This section describes how to take pictures in M mode. 1 T urn the camera on. Slide the G s wi t c h t o t ur n th e ca me r a on. 2 Selec t M mode. Rotat e the mode dial t o M .
17 Ba sic Ph oto gra p hy and Pl ayb ac k T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 3 Check the batter y level. Check the battery level in the dis play . qw Ind ic ato r Indic ator Des cr ip tio n Description NO IC ON Bat teries are par tially discharged.
18 T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 1 • When th e side lever is set to H , M or L , the side lever func tions as same as the zoom lever. • Wh en set ting the side lever to H , the side lever can z oo m fa s t e r t h a n z oo m le v e r .
19 Ba sic Ph oto gra p hy and Pl ayb ac k T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode Silent Mode I n s i t u a t i o n s i n w h i c h c a m e r a s o u n d s o r l i g h t s m a y be unwelcome, hold the DISP /BACK but ton down un til o is displayed ( note that silent mode is not available during movie or voice memo playba ck).
20 T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 6 Shoot . Smoothly pres s the shut ter button the rest of the way do wn to take the pic ture. 2 The Sh ut ter Bu t ton The shut ter but ton has two positions. Pressing the shutter but ton half way ( q ) sets fo cus and exp osure; to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the w ay down ( w ).
21 Ba sic Ph oto gra p hy and Pl ayb ac k Viewing Pi c tures P i c t u r e s c a n b e v i e w e d i n t h e m o n i t o r . W h e n t a k i n g i m p o r t a n t p h o t o g r a p h s , t a k e a t e s t s h o t a n d check the res ult s. 1 Press the a but ton.
22 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cord ing to the sc ene or t y pe of subject. T o choose a shooting mode , rotat e the mode dial t o the desired setting ( P 7) .
23 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode ■ ■ a a ADVA NCED FIL TER ADVANCED FIL TER T ake photos with filt er ef fect s. Sele ct a filter effec t and press MENU/OK . 1 Depending on th e subject and c amera set tings, images may i n so m e ca s e s be g r a in y o r v a ry i n b r i g h tn e s s a nd hue.
24 Shoo ting M ode ■ ■ j j PRO L OW-LIGHT PRO L OW-LIGHT Each time the sh ut ter button is pressed, the camera makes four exposur es and combines them in to a si ngle photogra ph. Use t o reduc e noise and blur when phot ographing poorly lit s ubjec ts or st atic subj e c ts at high zoom ratios.
25 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode ■ ■ C C Natura l & Natura l & N N T h i s m o d e h e l p s e n s u r e g o o d r e s u l t s w i t h b a c k - lit su bjec t s and in other s ituations with diff icult ligh ting. Before shooting, ra ise the f lash ; pic tures can only be take n when the f lash is raised.
26 Shoo ting M ode ■ ■ i i I I NDIVID. SH UT TER 3D NDIVID. SHUTTER 3D T ake t wo shots from dif feren t angles to cr eate a 3D im ag e. 1 T o choose the order i n which the pictures ar e tak- en, pres s the sele c tor righ t to di splay the curr ent orde r and then pres s the sele c tor lef t or right t o cho ose from the options below .
27 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode V iew ing a nd Pr in tin g 3D Imag es • The camera displays images in 2 D. Pr ess the s elec tor down to toggle betwe en the firs t and second shots.
28 Shoo ting M ode Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description C PORTRAIT Choos e this mo de for s of t-toned p or trait s with natur al sk in tones. D BABY MODE Choos e for natur al skin ton es when t akin g po r trai ts of inf ants . T he f lash tur ns of f automatically.
29 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode r r MOT ION PANORAMA 360 MOT ION P ANOR AMA 360 Follow a n on -screen guide t o t a k e p h o t o s t h a t w i l l autom atically be joined to f orm a panorama. The camera z o oms al l the way out and rem ains fixed at the widest angle un til shooting is c omplete.
30 Shoo ting M ode c • Panoramas are creat e d from multiple fr ames. T he camera may in som e cases record a great er or lesser angle than sele c ted or b e unable to stitch the fr ames together per fe c tly . T he last p ar t of the panor ama m a y n o t b e r e c o r d e d i f s h o o t i n g e n d s b e f o r e t h e panorama is com plete.
31 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode P P : PROGRAM AE : PROGRAM AE I n t hi s mo de , th e c am er a s et s e xpo s ur e au t om a ti - cally . If des ired, you can c ho ose dif fere nt com- bination s of shutter speed and aper ture tha t will produc e the same exp osur e (program shift).
32 Shoo ting M ode S S : SHUTTER PR IORIT Y AE : SHUTTER PR IORIT Y AE Choose the shutter speed usi ng the command dial , while the camera ad justs aper ture for opti- mal exposur e. 1200 S Shu t ter speed c • If the correc t exp osure can not be achieved at the selec ted shut ter spee d, aper ture will be displayed in red.
33 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode M M : MANUA L : MANUAL In this mode , you choose both shutter speed and ap er ture. If de sired , e x p osure ca n b e alte red f rom the value s uggested by the camera. Pres s the d but ton to c ho ose bet ween shutter speed and aper ture and ro tate the c ommand dial to ad just the selec ted set ting.
34 Shoo ting M ode C C : CUS TOM MODE : CUS TOM MODE In P , S , A an d M modes, the K CUSTO M SE T option in the shooting menu ( P 77) can be used to sa ve curren t camera and menu settings. These set tings ar e recalled whenever the mode dia l is rota ted to C (cu s - tom m o d e).
35 More on P hotography Intelligent Fa ce Detec t ion Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera t o autom atically detect human face s and set focus and exposure f or a f ace an y where in the frame for sho t s that emph asize por trait su bjec t s.
36 Intelligent F ace Detection Intel ligen t Face Detecti on Intel ligent F ace Detec tion is recommende d when using the self-timer for group- or self-portraits ( P 42).
37 More on P hotography Foc u s Lo c k T o c ompose photograph s with of f-cen ter s ubjec ts: 1 P osition the subjec t in the focus frame. 2 Focu s. Pres s the shutter but ton halfway to set f o - cus and exposure . Focus and exposure wil l rema in locked while the sh ut ter but ton i s pressed halfway (AF / AE lock) .
38 Focus Lo ck Autofoc us Although the camer a boas ts a high -p recision autofo- cus system, it may be unable to focus on the subjec t s l i s t e d b e l o w . I f t h e c a m e r a i s u n a b l e t o f o c u s u s i n g autofocus, use focus lock ( P 3 7) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompos e the phot ograph.
39 More on P hotography F Macro and S uper Macro Modes ( Close-ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( F ) to choose from the macro op tions shown below . Choose f rom F (macr o mode) , G ( super macro mode) , or OFF (macr o mode of f ) When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on s ubjec ts near the cen ter of the frame.
40 N Using the F lash ( Intel ligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’s In telligent Fl ash system instan tly analyzes the scene based on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition in the frame , and its distance from the camera.
41 More on P hotography N Using the F lash (Intelligent F lash ) 3 Focu s. Pr ess the shut ter button halfway to f o cus. If the f lash wil l fire, p wil l b e dis played when the shutter button is pr essed half way . At s low shutter speeds, k will ap pear in the dis play to wa rn that pictures may be blurr e d; u se of a trip od is rec ommended.
42 J Using the Self - Timer The camera of fers a ten-sec ond timer that a llows phot o graphers t o appear in the ir own photogra phs, and a two -second timer th at can be used to a void blur cau sed by the camera moving when the s hut ter but ton i s pressed.
43 More on P hotography J Using the Self -Timer The self-timer la mp on the front of the came ra will blink immedia tely before the picture i s taken. If the two -second timer i s sele c ted, the self -timer lamp wil l blink as the time r cou nt s d ow n .
44 3 Se lec t a f rame d area to enlarge by press- ing e or f , and then press the MENU/OK button. The fr ame is di splay e d as shown at rig ht. 4 Focus and shoot. Th e f ram ed area w ill b e e n l a r g e d t o cr e a t e a ful l-si zed pi c tur e.
45 More on P hotography Z INST ANT ZOOM ■ ■ INTELLI GENT DIGIT AL ZOOM INTELLIG ENT D IGITAL ZOOM 1 En able digit al zoom. Selec t ON for the R IN TELLIG EN T DIG IT AL ZOO M option in the setup men u ( P 98) . 2 Choose a subject. F rame the subjec t in the ce nter of the d isplay usi ng int elligen t digital zoom.
46 Z INST ANT ZOOM 5 F rame the pic ture. Use the z oom contr ol to choose the are a th at w i ll b e i nc l u de d i n th e f i n al p h ot o gr a p h . 6 Focus and shoot. Th e f rame d area w ill b e e n l a r g e d t o c r e a t e a ful l-si zed pi c tur e.
47 More on P hotography The F n But ton The role play e d by the Fn but ton can be selected using the F Fn B U T TO N option in the setup me nu ( P 98) .
48 I Con tinuous Shooting (Burst Mode ) Captur e motion or autom atically vary sele c ted settings ove r a series of pic tures. Pres s the I but ton and choose from the followi ng options: OFF : OFF r.
49 More on P hotography I Continuou s Shooting (Burst M ode) ■ ■ P P BEST F RAM E CAPTURE BEST F RAME C APTURE The camera takes a series of pictures, starting before and endi ng af te r the shut ter button is pressed. T o choose the fr ame rat e and number of shots: 1 Pr ess the selec tor righ t when the camera i s in shooting mode.
50 I Continuou s Shooting (Burst M ode) 5 T ake p hoto gr aphs . T h e c ame ra b egins reco rd- ing while the s hut ter button is pr essed half- way , a nd completes the bu rs t when the shut - ter button i s pressed all the way do wn.
51 More on P hotography d Exp os ur e C o mpe ns at io n Use exposu re compen s ation when pho tographing v er y bright, very dark , or high-contra s t subj e c ts. 1 Press the d but ton. The exp osur e indicat or will be di splayed. F 3.3 P 1200 E xp osu re i nd ica tor 2 Choose a value.
52 d Ex posure Compensatio n Ch oos ing a n Ex po sur e Com pen sa tio n Value • Backlit subjects : choos e values from + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV • Hig hl y re f le c ti ve sub je c ts o r ver y b r igh t sce ne s (e .
53 More on P layback Playb ac k O p ti on s T o view the most rec ent picture in the monit or , press the a button. 100-0001 100-0001 Pres s the sele ctor right t o view pic tures in the order r ecorded, lef t to view pic - tures i n reverse or der . Keep the selec tor pressed t o scroll rapidly t o the desired frame .
54 Pla yb ack O pti ons Intel ligen t Face Detecti on Pictures taken with Intelligen t F ace Detection ( P 35) ar e indicated by a g icon. Pr ess the f but ton to zoom in on the subjec t selec ted with In - tell ig ent Face De te c t io n . Y o u can then use the zoom control to z o om in and out.
55 More on P layback Pla yb ack O pti ons Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame Pla yback T o c h a n g e t h e n u m b e r o f i m a g e s d i s - play ed during pla yback , selec t W . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 Select W to increase the number of pictures dis played to one frame with previ- ous and next, t wo, nine, or a hundr ed.
56 If you pres s the sele ctor down when a panoram a is dis played full frame , the camera will pl ay back the picture from lef t to righ t or f rom bottom to t op.
57 More on P layback Cre ate book s from your favorit e photos. Creati ng a PhotoBook Creati ng a PhotoBook k Phot oBook Assist 1 Selec t k PHOTOB OOK ASSIST in the play- back men u. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU/OK to di splay the new book d ial og.
58 k PhotoBook A ssist 8 Press MENU/OK . T he new book will be added to the li st in the photobook assist m enu. 3 • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures. • B ook s that con tain n o photos are automatically deleted. PhotoBook s Phot ob ook s c an be copied to a comput er using the supplied MyFinePix Studio sof t w are.
59 More on P layback b Image Search Sear ch for pictures by da te, s ubjec t, scene , file t y pe, and rati ng. 1 Selec t b IMAGE SEARCH i n the playback menu. 2 Highl ight one of the fol lowing op - tions and pres s MENU/OK : Op tio n Option Des c ri pt io n Description BY DATE Find all pic ture s taken on a s ele c ted date.
60 A Deleting Pictures T o delet e individual pictures, multiple selected pic tures, or all pictures, press the selector up ( b ) , and choose from the options below . Not e that deleted pictures c an not be recov ered. Copy important pictures to a comput er or other stor age device before proceeding.
61 Movies Recording Movies Press z to s ho ot a movie . During rec ording, the fol lowing indica tors will be di splay e d and sound wil l be recor de d via the built -in micr ophone (be careful not t o cove r the microphone duri ng recordi ng) .
62 Recording Movies c • Th e indicator lamp lights while movies are being recorded. D o not open the b at ter y chamber during sho oting or while the indicator lamp is lit. F ailure to observe this precaution could preven t the mov ie from being played back.
63 Movies a Viewing Mo vies During pl ayback ( P 53), movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown at righ t. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is displa yed: 100-006 100-00.
64 Con n ec t i on s Viewing P ic tures on T V Connecting the Camera to H igh Def init ion (HD) TV s Connecting the Camera to H igh Defi nition (HD) TV s When an HDMI cable ( ava ilable from thi rd-par t y suppliers ) is c onnec ted, pictures and sound a re play e d back on the T V .
65 Con n ec t i on s Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er support s PictBridge, the came ra can be connec ted dir ec tly to the prin ter and pictures can be print ed without f irst being copied t o a compute r. No te that dependi ng on the print er , not al l the f unctions described b elow may be su pp or ted.
66 Printing Pictures via US B 2 Pri nti ng th e Date of Re cor di ng T o print the dat e of recording on pic tures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the P ic tBridge m enu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below) .
67 Con n ec t i on s Printing Pictures via US B 4 Press MENU/OK to start printing. During Printing The m essage shown at right is di splayed during prin ting. Press DISP /BACK t o c a n c e l b e - fore all pictures are printed ( dep ending on the print er , printing may end before the current picture has printed).
68 Printing Pictures via US B The K PRINT ORDER (DPOF ) option in the pla y- back menu ca n b e used to cr eat e a digital “ print order” for Pi c tBridge - compa tible print ers ( P 10 6 ) or devices tha t suppor t DPOF .
69 Con n ec t i on s Printing Pictures via US B 2 Pres s the selec tor up or down t o choose the number of c opies (u p to 99) . T o remove a picture fr om the order , pr ess the selec tor down un til the num- ber of copies i s 0.
70 Printing Pictures via US B 1 • Print orders can con t ain a maximum of 99 9 pic tures. • If a memor y c ard is inser ted contai ning a print order cr e - ated by another camera, th e message show n at right will b e d i s p l a y e d . P r e s s i n g MENU/ OK cancel s the print order; a new print order must be created as described ab ove.
71 Con n ec t i on s Viewing P ic tures on a Comput er The supplied sof t ware can be used t o copy pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, organ ized, and print ed. Before proc e eding, instal l the sof tware as described below . Do NOT connect the camer a to the comput er until inst allation is complet e .
72 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 2 Star t the comput er . Log in to a n accoun t with adm ini stra tor p rivil eges bef ore proc eedin g. 3 E xit any appl ications tha t may be running and insert the installer C D in a CD -ROM drive. Wi ndow s 8/ Wi ndow s 7 / Wi ndow s Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP .
73 Con n ec t i on s Viewing Pictures on a Computer Impor ti ng pic tures or movies to Mac Impor ting pic tures or movies to Mac (Macintosh) (Macintosh ) Use a standa rd application i n Mac OS such as Im - age Capture t o i m p o r t p i c t u r e s o r m o v i e s t o M a c .
74 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 3 • If a memor y card containing a lar g e number of images is inserted, th ere may be a delay before the sof tw are s t a rt s a n d y o u m a y b e u n a b l e t o i m p o rt o r s a v e i m - ages. Use a memor y c ard reader t o trans fer pic tures.
75 Menus Using the Men us: Shooting Mode Using t he Shooti ng Menu Using the Shoot ing Me nu 1 Press MENU/OK to d isplay the s ho ot - ing men u. 2 Pres s the selec tor up or down to highl ight the desi red menu item. 3 P ress the selec tor righ t to dis play op- tions for the hig hlight ed item.
76 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Shooti ng Menu Op tions Shooting M enu Op tions Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default A A S CENE P OSIT ION SCENE POSITION Choos e a scene for SP mo de ( P 27 ). C / D / K / M / N / O / H / P / Q / R / S / U / V / W K A A Adv.
77 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default F F AF M ODE AF MODE Choos e how the c amer a sele c ts a fo cus area ( P 82). r / s / t / u / x r F F MOVIE AF M ODE MOVIE AF MODE This opti on controls how the c amer a sele c ts th e focus area for movi es ( P 83).
78 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode N N ISO ISO Con trol the camera ’s se nsitivit y to l ight. Hig her v a l u e s c a n b e u s e d t o r e d u c e b l u r w h e n l i g h t - ing is poor; not e, howev er , that mottling ma y a p p e a r i n p i c t u r e s t a k e n a t h i g h s e n s i t i v i t i e s .
79 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Si ze Ver sus A sp ec t R ati o Size Size Opt io n Option Pri nt s at si zes u p to Pri nt s at si zes u p to O 34 × 25 cm ( 1 3.5 × 10 in.) P 2 4 × 1 8 cm (9 .5 × 7 in.) Q 1 7 × 1 3 cm (7 × 5 in.) As pec t rati o Aspect ratio 4 : 3 : P ic tures have the same pr op or tions as the cam- era display .
80 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode P P FINEPIX COLOR FINE PIX COLOR Enha nce con trast and color satu ration or take pic - tures i n black and whit e. Opt io n Option Des cr ip tio n Description ST AND ARD Standard c ontrast and s aturation. Recommended in m ost situations.
81 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode ■ ■ h h : Custom White Bal ance : Custom White Ba lance Cho ose h to adju st white bala nce for un usual ligh ting condition s.
82 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode F F AF MODE AF MODE This option c ontrol s how the camera select s the focus ar ea when Int elligent F ace Detec tion is of f ( P 3 5) . Regardless of the op tion sele c ted, the camera wil l focus on the subject in the cen ter of the monit or when macro mode is on ( P 39).
83 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode F F MOVIE AF MODE MOVIE AF MODE This option c ontrol s how the camera select s the focus are a for movies. Opt io n Option Des cr ip tio n Description r CENTER The c amera focuses on th e subjec t in the cent er of the f rame.
84 Using the Men us: Pla yback Mode Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Me nu 1 Pres s the a b u t t o n t o e n t e r p l a y - back mode . 2 Press MENU/OK to d isplay the pl ay- back men u. 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down to highl ight the desi red menu item.
85 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode i i MOVIE EDIT MOVIE EDIT Edit mov ie s. ■ ■ MOVIE TRIMMING MOVIE TRIMMING Remov e op ening or e nding footage t o crea te an edited c opy of the current mo vie. 1 Dis play the desir ed movie. 2 Selec t i MOVIE EDIT in the pl ayback menu, then selec t MOVIE TRIMMING .
86 Using the Menus: Playback Mode ■ ■ Add /Re move Item s in the U ploa d Que ue Add /Rem ove Items i n the Upl oad Qu eue 1 Selec t an upload destina tion. 2 Press MENU/OK . 3 Selec t item s to be added to, or r e - moved from, the u pload queue.
87 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode ■ ■ Rem oving A ll Ite ms From the Up load Q ueu e Rem oving Al l Items From the Up load Q ueue Y ou can r emove al l items from the u pload queue. 1 Selec t RE SET ALL . The screen for remo ving all it ems from the upload queue i s displ ayed.
88 Using the Menus: Playback Mode I I SLIDE SH OW SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a n automa ted slide show . Choose the ty pe of show and pres s MENU/OK t o star t.
89 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode B B RED E YE R EMOV AL RED E YE RE MOV AL If the curren t pic ture is m arked with a g i c o n t o i n d i c a t e t h a t i t w a s t a k e n w i t h I n t e l l i g e n t F a c e D e - tection, this option ca n b e used to r emove red-eye.
90 Using the Menus: Playback Mode D D PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otec t pic tures from ac cidenta l deletion. T he following option s are avai lable. ■ ■ FRAME FRA ME P r ot ect se l ect ed pi ctu r es . 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis- play the des ired pic ture .
91 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode G CROP CROP T o cr eate a cr oppe d copy of a picture , play the picture back and select G CRO P i n t h e p l ay b a c k m e nu ( P 84 ) .
92 Using the Menus: Playback Mode O O RESIZ E RESIZE T o c r e at e a s m al l c o py o f a pi ctu r e, pl a y t he p ict ur e bac k an d s el ect O RESIZE in th e p l ay ba ck me n u ( P 84 ) . 1 Highligh t a size and pr ess MENU/OK to dis play a confirma tion dialog.
93 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode C C IMAGE ROT A TE IMAGE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken in ta ll orientat ion are dis played in wide orienta tion. Use this op tion to dis play pictures in the corr ec t orientation in the moni tor . It has no e f fec t on p ic t ures disp layed on a com puter or other devic e.
94 Using the Menus: Playback Mode F F VOICE MEMO VOICE MEMO T o add a vo ice memo to a stil l pic ture , sele c t F VO I CE M EM O af te r displa ying the pic ture in playbac k mode. 1 V oice memos can not b e added to movies or protect- ed pic tures.
95 Menus Using the Menus: Playback Mode Play in g Voice Me mos Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a q icon during playback . T o play the voice memo back , s elec t PL A Y for F VO I CE M E M O in the p layback menu. 1 • The camer a may not play voice memos recor de d with other devices.
96 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK t o displa y the menu for the cu rrent mode. 1. 2 Press the selector lef t to high- ligh t a lef t tab. 1. 3 Press the selector up or down to s e le c t 4 . The setup menu appears. 1 /5 SET-UP DATE/TIME RESET SILENT MODE FORMAT ENGLISH TIME DIFFERENCE OFF EXIT 2 Adj ust set tings.
97 Menus The Setup Me nu Setup Me nu Opt ions Setup Me nu Opt ions Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default F F DATE/ TIM E DA TE / TIME S et the cam era clo ck ( P 15 ) . —— N N TIME DIFFERE NCE TIME DIFFERENCE Set the clo ck to loc al time ( P 10 0 ) .
98 The Setup Me nu Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default T T MO NITOR SU NLIGHT MONITOR SUNLIGHT MODE MODE Select ON to make the display in th e moni tor easier to read in bright l ight.
99 Menus The Setup Me nu Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default O O BACKGROU ND COLOR BACKGROUND COLOR Choos e a color s chem e. — — c c GUIDANCE D ISPL AY GUIDANCE DISPLAY Choos e whether to display to ol tips.
10 0 The Setup Me nu N N TIME D IFFERE NCE TIM E D IFFE R E NCE Wh en tr avelling, use t his opt ion to sw itch the cam era clo ck ins tantl y f rom yo ur ho me t ime zone to the local time at y our destination. 1 Sp ecif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone.
101 Menus The Setup Me nu K FORMA T FOR M A T Forma t a memor y card. Hi ghligh t OK and press MENU/OK t o b egin forma t ting. 3 • All data—including pr otected pic tures—will be de- l et ed . Be s u r e i m p ort a n t fi l e s h a v e be e n c op i ed t o a computer or o ther s torage device.
102 The Setup Me nu Bl ink D etec t ion ( P 36) At settings other than OFF , a w arning will be dis- played if the camera detec t s subjec ts who may have blinked when the pic ture was taken. If ZO O M (CON - TINUOUS ) is selec ted, you can vi ew these subjec ts using zoom.
103 Menus The Setup Me nu I I PLA YBA CK VOLUME PL A YBACK VOLUM E Pres s the selec tor up or down t o choose volume for movie and v oice memo pla yback and press MENU/OK t o selec t . J J LCD BRIG HTNESS LCD BRIGHTN ESS Pres s the selec tor up or down t o choose displa y brightnes s and press MENU/OK t o selec t.
10 4 The Setup Me nu R R INTELLIG ENT D IGIT AL ZOOM INTELLI GE NT DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selec ted, selec ting T at the m a ximum optical zoom position trigge rs intel ligent di gital zoom, further magnif ying the image wh ile pro- ces sing it for sharp , high-resolution re sults.
105 Menus The Setup Me nu 3 Press MENU/OK to be gin discharg- ing the batteries. When the ba t ter - ies are ful ly dischar ged, the bat tery level ind icator wil l blink red and the c a m e r a w i l l t u r n o f f . T o c a n c e l t h e proces s b efore the ba t teries are ful ly disc harged, press DI SP/BACK .
10 6 T echnical Notes Optional Accessories The camera support s a wide range of acc essories from F UJIF ILM and othe r manufac turers. USB ca bl e (sup p lie d ) SD ca rd s lot o r c ar d rea de r Co.
107 T echnical Notes Optional Accessories Accessories from FUJIFI LM Accessories from FUJI FILM The following option al acc essories are avai lable from FU JIF ILM. For the lat est information on the ac ces - sories avai lable in your r e gion, check with you r local FU JIFILM r epresen tative or visi t ht tp :/ /www .
10 8 Cari ng for the Camera T o en sure c ontinued en joyment of the product, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage and Use Storage and Use I f t h e c a m e r a w i l l n o t b e us e d f o r a n e x t e n d e d p e - riod, remo ve the batter y and memor y card.
10 9 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 Power an d Bat t er y Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Power supply The c amer a do es not turn o n. The b at teries are e xhaus ted.
11 0 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Men us an d Di sp lays Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec te d for the L a option in the s etup menu .
111 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 b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fa ce Detection F ace de tec tion not a vailable. Intelligent F ace De tec tion is n ot available in the current shooting m ode.
112 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pictures are blurred. The l ens is dir t y. Clean the lens . 1 08 Th e lens is bl ocke d. Ke ep obje c ts aw ay fro m the lens .
113 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 Playbac k Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Pict ures Pictures are grainy . The p ic tures were ta ken with a dif ferent make or model of camera.
114 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Connec tions Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page TV Monitor is o f f. T he c amer a is conne cte d to a T V. View pic t ures on the T V . 64 No pic t ure or sound. The c amer a is not prop erly conne c ted.
115 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 Miscellaneous Pro b le m Problem Poss ib le c a us e Poss ib le c au se So lu tio n Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu t ter but- ton is presse d. T empor ar y camer a malfunc tion .
11 6 W arning Messag es and Displa ys The following wa rnings ar e displ ayed in the monit or: Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution B (red) Bat teries are l ow. Inser t f resh or f ully- charge d spare b at teries . A (blink s re d) Bat teries are e xhaus ted.
117 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution CA RD NOT I NITI ALIZE D The m emo r y card is n ot format ted or the memo r y card w as format ted in a computer or other dev ice.
11 8 Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution READ ERROR The f ile is cor rupt or w as not created wi th the camera. The f ile c an not b e played b ack . The m emo r y card cont ac ts re quire cleaning .
119 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution DPOF FI LE ERRO R The D POF print orde r on the current mem or y card contains more than 9 99 imag es. The ma ximum numb er of images to which D POF pr int order c an be t agg ed is 9 99 p er mem or y c ard.
12 0 Appendix Appe ndi x Memor y Card Capac it y The following table s hows the record ing time or number of pictures a vailable at different i mage sizes. All figur es are appro ximat e; file size va ries with the scene rec orded, producing wide vari ations in the number of files tha t can be s tor e d.
121 Appendix Specif icat ions Sys te m Model Dig ital Camera FinePix S8 500/S840 0/S8 30 0/S8 200 Series Effec tive pixels 16 . 2 m i l l i o n Image sensor 1 / 2.
12 2 Specifications Sys te m Digital zoom • I nte ll ig en t di gi ta l zo om : ap prox. 2. 0 × ( S8500 series : up to 92 × / S8400 series : up to 88 × / S8300 series : up to 84 × / S82 00 series : up to 80, wit h opt ica l zoom) Aperture F2.9/F8 .
12 3 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Bracketing ± 1 / 3 EV, ± 2 / 3 EV , ± 1 EV Foc us • Mo de : C ENTER/M UL TI / AREA/ CO NTINUO US/TRAC KING • Autof ocus sy stem : Contrast- detec t T TL AF.
124 Specifications Input /output terminals HDMI out put HDM I Mini Connec tor Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Spe ed Power su pp ly/oth er Power s our ce s • A A alkaline b at teries (×4 ) • A.
12 5 Appendix Specifications Power su pp ly/oth er Camera dimensions 1 22.6 mm × 86 .9 mm × 1 1 6. 2 mm / 4. 8 in. × 3.4 in. × 4. 5 in. ( W × H × D ) , excluding pr ojec tions Shooting weight S8500 series Approx. 670 g/23. 6 oz ., includ ing bat teries an d mem or y card S8400 series Approx.
12 6 Specifications Colo r T el evi sio n Syste ms NTSC ( N atio nal T elevision S ystem C ommittee) is a c olor television telecasting specif ication adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a color television system adopted mainly in European c o untries and China.
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Restric tions on Camera Set tings Shooti ng Mode and Camera Sett ings Shooting Mode a nd Camera Sett ings The options avai lable in each s ho oting mode ar e listed below .
Restrictions on Camera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode M M B B Adv. Adv. SP SP Op ti on Option a a j j k k C C D D B B i i C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W N N P P S S .
Restrictions on Camera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode M M B B Adv. Adv. SP SP Op ti on Option a a j j k k C C D D B B i i C C d d K K M M N N O O H H P P Q Q R R S S U U V V W W N N P P S S .
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