Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix SL240 Fujifilm
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DIGIT AL CAMERA FINEPIX SL300 Series FINEPIX SL280 Series FINEPIX SL260 Series FINEPIX SL240 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 P ic tu r es ca n be st o re d i n an o pt i on a l S D , S DH C , a nd S D X C me m ory ca r d s ( pg .
x Camer a Q & A Find it ems by tas k . Camera Se tup Camera Setup Que st io n Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p ag e See page How do I set the cam era clock? Date and time 1 5 Can I set the c.
xi Camera Q & A T aking Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st io n Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p ag e See page How can I avoid blurred pic tures ? Dual IS mode 1 8 How can I make g.
xii Camera Q & A Viewing Pic tu res Viewing Pictures Que st io n Question Key phr as e Key phrase See p ag e See page How do I view my pic tures ? S ingle -f rame p layback 4 7 How can I delete pi.
xiii For Y ou r Saf et y ................................................................................. ii IMPO RTANT SAFET Y INS TR UC TI ONS ...................................... ii Safe t y No tes ...............................................
xiv T able of Con tents Mor e on Playb ack More on Playback Playbac k Optio ns ........................................................................... 47 Playba ck Zoo m .............................................................................
xv T able of Con tents Using t he Me nus: Pl aybac k Mod e .......................................... 89 Using the F - Mo de M enu .......................................................... 89 F -M od e Menu O ptio ns .................................
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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 Cau tion : This inf ormation should be re ad before use t o ensur e correct operation. 1 Note : Poin ts to not e when using the ca mera.
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. 14 Mi croph one .........................................58, 99 15 Fl ash po p - up b ut ton.......................
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 28 d (ex po sure co mpe nsa tio n/photo in fo) but ton ........................................... 4 5, 49 29 T erminal cover ...................6 1 , 63, 73 30 Batter y latch .............................. 1 0, 1 2 31 B at ter y chamber .
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 SET 10 : 00 AM 19 19 DATE DATE 12/31/2050 12/31/2050 F 3.
5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction Th e Ele c tr on ic V iew f i nd er (EVF ) The elec tronic view finder provides the same informa tio n as the m onitor , and can be use d when bright light - ing conditions make the dis play in the m onitor dif ficult to se e.
6 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 ) ( pg .
Fir st S te ps 7 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 Caution 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.
8 Cha rging the Batter y The bat tery is not ch arged at sh ipment. Ch arge the battery b efore u se. 1 A t tach the plug adapter . Attach the plug adap ter as shown a t right, making s ure that it is fully i nser ted and cl ick s int o place on the cha rger term inals.
Fir st S te ps 9 Charging the Batter y 3 P lug the charger in. Pl ug the charger i nto an i ndoor p ower outlet. The char ging indica tor will l ight. Th e Cha rg in g Ind ic ato r The charging indica.
10 Inserting the Batter y and a Memor y Card Af ter ch arging the ba t tery , insert the bat tery and memor y card as descri b ed below. 1 Open the bat tery- chamb er cover . a Note Be sure the camera is of f before opening th e bat - ter y- cha mb e r cov er.
Fir st S te ps 11 Inserting the Bat tery and a M emor y Card 3 Insert the memor y card. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown at rig ht, slide it in unti l it click s int o place a t the back of the slo t. 3 Cautions • Be sure card i s in the correc t orientation; do not inser t at an angle or use force .
12 Inserting the Bat tery and a M emor y Card 3 Cautions • R emove dir t from the b atter y terminals with a clean, dr y cloth. F ailure to obser ve this precaution could prevent the batter y f rom charging. • Do n ot af fix s tickers or other objec t s to the bat tery.
Fir st S te ps 13 Inserting the Bat tery and a M emor y Card ■ ■ 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. A com plete li st of approved memory cards i s avail able at http:/ /ww w .
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 Tip: Sw itc hi ng to Pl ayb ac k Mod e 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 1 0 2) . 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 . Ind ic ato r Indic ator Des cr ip tio n Description D (wh i t e) Bat ter y par tially discharged.
18 T aking Pictures in M (Scene Rec ognition) Mode 2 Tip: Fo cu s Lo ck Use focus lock (pg. 3 4) t o focus on subjec t s that are not in the focus f rame. Auto back zoom In the setup menu (p g. 1 0 1 ) , you can change th e set- ting of the side lever .
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 Tip: Th e Shut te r But to n The shut ter but ton has two positions.
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 (pg.
23 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description B B ZOOM BR ACKETING The c amer a takes thre e shot s: one at th e current zoom r atio, a secon d zoom ed in 1.4 ×, and a third zoom ed in 2 ×. C NATURAL & N Get go od re sults w ith ba cklit subj ec t s and other di f f icult lighting.
24 Shoo ting M ode B B Zoom Bracke ting Zoo m B ra ck e ti ng Each time the sh ut ter button is pres se d, the cam- era takes thr ee pic tures: one at the cu rrent z o om ratio with an i mage size of O , a second zoomed in 1 .
25 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode N N MOT ION PANORAMA MOT ION P ANOR AMA In thi s mo de, you ca n take up t o three pic tures and joi n them together to f orm a panorama. Use of a tripod is recom mende d to as sist in com p osing ov erlapping shots.
26 Shoo ting M ode 3 Cautions • Panoramas are creat e d from multiple fr ames. T he c a m e r a m a y i n s o m e c a s e s b e u n a b l e t o s t i t c h t h e frames togeth er per fe c tly .
27 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode In this mode, the camera set s ex posure automa ti - cally . If des ired, you can c ho ose dif fere nt combi- nation s of shut ter speed and aper ture that wi ll produc e the same exp osur e (program shift).
28 Shoo ting M ode 1 Rota te the mode dial t o S . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hut ter speed and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. 250 F 3.1 S SET Shu t ter speed 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down to choose the shutter s p eed. 4 Pres s the d bu t ton to e x it to sh o ot- ing mode.
29 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode A A : APERTURE PRIORIT Y AE : APERTURE PRIORIT Y AE In thi s mo de, you c ho ose the aper ture whi le the camera adjusts shutter s p eed for optimal exposur e. 1 Rota te the mode dial t o A . 2 Pres s the d but ton.
30 Shoo ting M ode 1 Rota te the mode dial t o M . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hut ter speed and aper ture wi ll be displa yed. SET F 3. 1 250 M Shu t ter speed Aper ture 3 Pres s the selec tor up or down to choose the shutter s p eed. 4 Press the selector lef t or right t o choose the aper ture.
31 More on P hotography Shoo ting M ode C C : CUS TOM MODE : CUS TOM MODE In P , S , A , and M mo des, the K CUSTOM SE T option in the shooting menu (pg. 7 9) can be used t o save curr ent camera and me nu set tings. These set tings ar e recalled whenever the mode dia l is rota ted to C (cu s - tom m o d e).
32 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.
33 More on P hotography 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 (pg. 39 ). 7 7 7 When a pic ture taken with Intell igent F ace Detec tion is displayed, the camera can automatically sele c t faces for red- eye removal (pg.
34 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) .
35 More on P hotography 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 (pg.
36 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.
37 More on P hotography 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.
38 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.
39 More on P hotography 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.
40 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 .
41 More on P hotography I Co ntinuous Shooting ( Burst Mode ) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. 1 Choose a c ontinuous shooting mode. Pres s the I but ton to di splay c ontinuou s shooting options. Pr ess the selec - tor g or h to hig hlight the des ired option and press MENU /OK .
42 I Continuou s Shooting (Burst M ode) 2 Focu s. Pres s the shut ter button halfway to focu s . 3 Shoot . Pictures wil l be taken while the sh ut ter button is pres se d. Shooting end s when the shutter button is r eleased, memory is full, or the selected number of shots ha s b een take n.
43 More on P hotography The fr ame is di splay e d as shown at rig ht. The com- pos itio n can be adj ust ed usi ng the zoom contr ol. 3 Focus and shoot.
44 c Instan t Zoom ■ ■ Dig ita l Zoom Digital Zoom 1 En able digit al zoom. Selec t ON for the D DIGIT A L ZOOM op- tion in the setup men u (p g. 1 0 7) . 2 Choose a subject. F rame the subjec t in the ce nter of the d isplay usi ng digital z o om.
45 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. 250 F 3.1 P SET E xp osu re i nd ica tor 2 Choose a value.
46 d Ex posure Compensatio n Ch oos ing a n Ex po sur e Com pen sa tio n Value • Backlit subjects : c h o o s e v a l u e s f r o m + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV (for an explanation of the term “E V ” , see the G lossar y on p age 1 23 ) • 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 .
47 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 .
48 Pla yb ack O pti ons Playback Zoom Play ba ck Zoo m Selec t T t o z o o m i n o n p i c t u r e s d i s p l a y e d i n s i n - gle-fr ame playbac k ; selec t W to z oom ou t. W he n the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar eas of the image no t currently vi sible in the display .
49 More on P layback Pla yb ack O pti ons Viewing Photo Informat ion Viewing Photo Informat ion T o view or hide the pho to inform ation list e d below in s ingle-frame playback, press d .
50 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.
51 More on P layback T o view a panora ma, displ ay in si ngle -frame view and press the selector down. PLAY STOP PAUSE The following opera tions can be per formed during pl ayback: Ope ra tio n Operation But to n Butto n Des cr ip tio n Description Sta r t /p a us e playbac k Pre ss th e se le c tor d own to s tar t playb ack .
52 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. 4 Choose pictures for the new book .
53 More on P layback 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 Cautions • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pic tures. • B ook s that con tain n o photos are automatically deleted.
54 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 H ighligh t one of the following option s and press 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.
55 More on P layback A Deleting Pictures In the pla yback menu, you can select and delete individua l pic tures or delete al l pic tures at onc e. N o t e t h a t d e l e t e d p i c t u r e s c a n n o t b e r e c o v e r e d . Copy importan t pic tures to a c omputer or other stor age device before proceeding.
56 A Dele ting Pict ures All pictures marked with a check mar k can be deleted at onc e. 2 Tip P i c t u r e s t h a t h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d for a DPOF print order and prot ec ted pic tures are in- dicated by u . 1 Selec t each picture you wa nt to de- lete and pr ess the MENU/OK button.
57 More on P layback A Dele ting Pict ures Delet ing All Pic tures Deleting All Pictures Y ou can delet e all the pictures. 2 Tips • Y ou can press the DISP /BACK button to canc el, however , pictures that w ere deleted before you pr essed the DISP/ BACK but ton cannot be recovered.
58 Movies 1 R o t a t e t h e m o d e d i a l t o F (m o v i e mode) . STANDBY STANDBY 12 s Time available is di splayed in monit or 2 Pres s the F button and selec t a frame size fro m the O QU ALI T Y menu.
59 Movies 5 Press the s hut ter button all the wa y down to start recor ding. REC 12 s z REC and time remaining are di s- played in monit or 1 Note Ex posure and white balance ar e adjus ted automatically throughout recording. The color and brightness of the image may var y from that displayed before recording begi ns.
60 a Viewing Mo vies D u r i n g p l a y b a c k ( p g . 4 7 ) , 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.
61 Con n ec t i on s Viewing P ic tures on T V Connect the camera to a T V to s how pic tures t o a group. 1 T urn the camera of f. 2 Connect the supplied U SB-A / V cable as shown below .
62 Viewing Pictures on T V 3 T une the televi sion to the video or HDMI i nput channel. See the documen tation su pplied with the televi sion for detail s. 4 Pres s the a but ton for about a second t o turn the camera on. The camera monit or turns off and pi c tu re s an d mo vie s ar e p la yed back on t he TV .
63 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.
64 Printing Pictures via US B 2 Tip: Pr int ing t he Date o f Reco rd ing 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) .
65 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).
66 Printing Pictures via US B The K PRINT ORDER (DPOF ) option in the pla y- back F -mode menu can be used to cr eate a d igi- tal “ print or der ” for PictBridge- compati ble print ers (pg.
67 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.
68 Printing Pictures via US B 1 Notes • 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 .
69 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 .
70 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 2 S tar t the compute r. L og in to an ac coun t with admini s trat or privileges b efore pr oceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions that ma y be running and in ser t the installer C D in a CD -ROM drive. Wi ndow s 7 / Wi ndow s Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP .
71 Con n ec t i on s Viewing Pictures on a Computer Macintos h: Instal ling FinePixV iewer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Con f irm that the c omputer meets the following system r e quir ements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel (C ore 2 D uo or b et ter) * OS OS Pre- ins talle d versions o f Mac OS X ver sion 10.
72 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 4 Remove the in staller CD from the C D -ROM drive. No te that y ou may be unable to r emove the CD if Safari is run ning; if neces sar y , quit Safari before remo ving the CD . St ore the installer C D in a dr y location out of dir e ct sunligh t in case you need to r e -install the sof t ware .
73 Con n ec t i on s Viewing Pictures on a Computer 1 If the pictures you wis h to copy a re stored on a memor y card , insert the card in to the camera (pg. 1 1 ) . 1 Note Windows users may require the Windows CD when star ting th e sof tw are for the first tim e.
74 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 3 Cautions • 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 The F -mode and shooting men us con tain set tings for a wide ra nge of shooting cond itions. Using t he Using the F F -M ode Menu -Mo de Me nu 1 Pres s the F but ton t o dis play the F - mode menu. 2 Pres s the selec tor up or down to highl ight the desi red menu item.
76 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode F F -M ode Menu O ptio ns -M ode Menu O ptions Men u it em Menu item Des c ri pt io n Description Op tio ns Options De fa ul t Default N N IS O ISO A d ju s t IS O s en s i ti v ity . C ho os e h ig h er v a lu e s w h en t h e s u b- jec t is p oo rly li t.
77 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Choose the siz e and aspec t ratio at which sti ll pic - tures a re recor de d. Large pictures can be print ed at la rge sizes with no dr op in quali t y; smal l pic - tures r equire less memory , allowing mor e pic tures to be rec orded.
78 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.
79 Menus 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 Choose a scene for SP mo de (p g. 22).
80 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 I I FL AS H FL AS H Adjust f lash br ightne ss (pg . 87). – 2 / 3 EV – + 2 / 3 EV in steps of 1 / 3 EV 0 g g EX TE RNAL FL AS H EXTER NAL F LASH Enable a n optional flash unit from third part y supplie rs (pg.
81 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode T T IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY Choose how much i mage files are c ompressed. Selec t FIN E (low compression) for higher image qualit y , NORMAL (high compress ion) t o increase the number of pictures tha t can be s tored.
82 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.
83 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode C C PHOTOMETRY PHOTO ME TRY Choose how the came ra meters exposur e when Int elligen t F ace Detection is of f. • o MULTI : A utomatic sc ene recognition is u se d to ad just exp osur e for a wide range of shooting con d it io n s .
84 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode • t ARE A : The focus position can b e chos en manually by press ing the selec tor up, down, left , or right a nd press- ing MENU /OK when the focus brackets ar e in the desired position. C ho ose for precise f ocus when the camera is mou nted on a tripod.
85 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode A Note When the m essage !CANN OT REGISTER i s displaye d, the camera has f ailed to register the f ace. T ake a shot again. 5 Regist er . En ter the followi ng informa tion: • NA ME : Ent er a name of up t o 1 4 ch arac ters and press MENU /OK .
86 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode ■ ■ A UTO REG ISTR A TION AU TO R EG I S T R A T I O N Selec t AU TO R EG I S T R A T I O N from S FA C E REC OGNITION a nd set it to ON . After shooting the same face severa l times with 3 FA C E D E - TECTION turned on, the camera a utomatical ly recogniz es the face.
87 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode Rem ovi ng f ace r eco gn iti on d uri ng p lay bac k Selec t S ERASE F A CE REC OG. i n t h e p l a y b a c k m e n u (p g.
88 Using the Menus: Shooting Mode g g EX TER NAL FLA SH EX TER NAL FLA SH Cho ose ON wh en u si n g a n o p ti o n a l f la s h un i t (e x - cep t Fuj ifilm products) mou nted on the camera hot shoe . c Cautions • The f lash may not fully light the subjec t at spee ds fast er t han 1 / 1 000 s.
89 Menus Using the Men us: Pla yback Mode The F -mode and pla yback menus ar e used to manage the pictures on the me mor y car d. Using t he Using the F F -M ode Menu -Mo de 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 Pres s the F but ton t o dis play the F - mode menu.
90 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.
91 Menus Using the Menus: Playback 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.
92 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.
93 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.
94 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.
95 Menus 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 .
96 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 (pg.
97 Menus 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 (pg. 89) . 1 Pres s the selec tor up or down to highlight a or b .
98 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.
99 Menus 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 Note V oice memos can not b e added to movies or protect- ed pic tures.
10 0 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 Notes • The camer a may not play voice memos recor de d with other devices.
101 Menus 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU /OK to dis play 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.
102 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 Set the c amera cl ock (p g. 1 5). — — N N TIME DIFFERE NCE TIME DIFFERENCE Set the clo ck to loc al time (p g.
103 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 J J LCD BRIG HTNES S LCD BRIGHTNESS Control the br ightness o f the display ( pg. 10 7). –5 – +5 0 E E EVF/LC D MODE EVF /LCD MODE Choos e 30 f p s to increase bat ter y life, 60 fps for improved dis- play qualit y .
10 4 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.
105 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 Cautions • 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.
10 6 The Setup Me nu Bl ink D etec tion (p g. 33 ) 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.
107 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 8 The Setup Me nu S S DA TE ST AM P DA TE ST AMP T o add shooti ng date a nd time, choose T + U . T o add only s ho oting da te, c ho ose T . When OFF is selected, no inform ation will be added to the pic tures. 1 Notes • Added sho oting date and time can not be deleted from the pictures.
10 9 T echnical Notes Optional Accessories The camera support s a wide range of acc essories from F UJIF ILM and othe r manufac turers. ■ ■ Compute r Rela ted Compute r Rela ted ■ ■ Audi o/ Vi.
11 0 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 .
111 T echnical Notes 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.
112 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 ter y is ex hauste d. Charge the bat ter y o r inser t a f ully- charg ed spare bat ter y.
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 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 .
114 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.
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 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 1 1 Th e lens is bl ocke d.
11 6 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. —— Playb ac k zo om unavailable.
117 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 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 tures o n the T V .
11 8 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 cam era malf unc tio n. Rem ove and reinser t th e bat ter y.
119 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 (re d ) Lo w b a t te r y. Charge the bat ter y o r inser t a f ully- charg ed sp are bat- ter y.
12 0 Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution BUSY The m emo r y card is in correc tly fo rmat te d. Use the cam era to format th e mem or y ca rd (pg . 1 05). CAR D ER ROR Th e memo r y ca rd is not for mat ted for us e in the camer a.
121 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 TOO MA NY FR AME S A n a t t e m p t w a s m a d e t o s e a r c h m o r e t h a n 5 ,000 i mag es. The ma ximum numb er of images o n which searches can b e per form ed is 5,0 0 0.
12 2 Warning Messages and Displays Warn in g War n in g Des c ri pt io n Description So lu tio n Solution CAN N OT BE PRI NTED An at tempt was made to print a m ovie, a pic- ture not created w ith the ca mera , or a pic t ure in a format n ot suppo r ted by the p rinter .
12 3 Appendix Gloss ar y Digital zoom : U nlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not increase the amount of visible detail. Instead, details vis - ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image.
124 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.
12 5 Appendix Specif icat ions Sys te m Model D igi ta l C am er a Fi ne Pix SL 30 0/SL 28 0/SL 26 0/SL 240 S er ie s Effec tive pixels 14 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2.
12 6 Specifications Sys te m Foc us r ang e (dis t anc e fr om f ro nt o f le ns) Approx. 4 0 cm ( 1 .3 ft .)– infinit y ( wide angle ); approx . 2.8 m ( 9. 1 f t.)– infinit y (te le ph ot o) • Mac ro : approx. 7 cm– 3.0 m /2.7 in.–9.8 f t .
127 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Fla sh M anual pop - up f lash w ith CCD- metered au to f lash control ( usin g mon ito r pre -f lashe s ); ef fec tive range when se nsitiv it y is se t to ISO80 0 is approx. 40 cm –8 .0 m /1 .3 f t.–26.2 f t.
12 8 Specifications Power su pp ly/oth er Power s our ce s • NP-85 recharg eable bat ter y Bat t er y l if e (approximate num- ber of f r ame s t hat c an be t aken wit h a f ully- c harg ed b at te.
12 9 Appendix Specifications NP-85 r ec ha rg ea bl e ba t ter y Nom ina l vol tag e D C 3.7 V Nominal capacit y 17 0 0 m A h Operating temperature 0 °C – + 40 ° C / +3 2 °F – + 1 0 4 ° F Dimensions (W × H × D) 43 mm × 3 2 mm × 1 3.5 mm/1 .
13 0 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.
131 Memo.
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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 B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op ti on Option B B C C D D 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 J J SELF-TIMER.
Restrictions on Camera Settings Sho ot in g mo de Shooting mode B B M M SP SP N N P P S S A A M M F F Op ti on Option B B C C D D 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 I I FLA SH FLA.
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