Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix Z81 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 Owner ’ s Manual Thank you for y our pur chase of th is product.
ii Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera’ s internal memor y or on optional SD and SDHC memor y card s. In this manual, SD memory c ards ar e referred to as “memory c ard s.” For more information, see page 8. About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead thi s Owner ’ s Manua l and the other s upplied documents.
iii Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. Camera S etup Camera Setup Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I set the camera clo ck? Date and time 1 3 Can I set the clo.
iv Camer a Q & A T ak ing Pic ture s Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How can I make good p or traits? Intelligen t F ace Detection 27 Can t.
v Camer a Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures 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 40 Is there a simple way t o .
vi Abo ut Th is Man ual .......................................................................... ii Cam era Q & A .................................................................................... iii Cam era Se tup ...........................
vii T ab le of Conte nts Conne ct ion Con nec t ion s s Vie wing Pi ctu res o n T V ............................................................... 5 1 Printi ng Pic ture s via USB ........................................................... 52 Conn ec ting th e Came ra .
viii T ab le of Conte nts T e chn ical N ote Te c h n i c a l N o t e s s Optional Acc essories ................................................................... 93 Accesso ries f rom FUJIFIL M .......................................................
Before Y ou Begin 1 Introduct ion Sym bols a nd C onv ention s Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : Caution : This i nforma tion should be r ead befor e use to ensu re c orrect op eration. Note : Poi nts to no te whe n using the ca mera.
2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera 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. 18 16 17 19 20 11 9 10 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 22 23 21 Move cur sor left L (macro) button (pg. 34 ) Selector button Move cur sor up l (exposure comp ensation) but ton (p g.
3 Introduction Before Y ou Begin The Mon itor The Monitor The following ind icat ors may a ppear in the monit or du ring shooting and pl ayback: ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting 100 19 N 2 2 3 3 - 1 - 1 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 Inte rnal memory indicat or * .
Fir st St eps 4 Charging the Battery The bat t er y is not c har ged at shi pment. Ch arge the ba t te r y before use . Batteries The c amera uses an NP- 4 5A r echargeable bat tery.
5 Charging the Bat ter y Fir st St eps C aut ion: C ari ng fo r the B at ter y • Do not af fi x stickers or other objec ts to the bat tery. F ailure to obser ve this pr ecaution could make it impossible to r emove the ba t tery from the camera. • Do not shor t the bat tery terminals.
6 Insert ing the Battery Af ter ch arg ing the batter y , insert it in the camera as described below. 1 Open the batter y- chamb er co ver . Open the battery- cham ber cov er as s hown, slidi ng the lock lever in the dir ec tion of the arrow . Lo ck l e ver Caution • Do not turn the camera on or o f f while the bat tery -chamb er cover is open.
7 Inser ting the Bat ter y Fir st St eps Caution • Inser t the batter y in the correc t orientation. Do not use force or attempt to i nsert the bat ter y upside down o r back wards. The bat ter y will slide in easily in the c orrec t orientation. 3 Close the batter y- chamber cover .
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.
9 Inser ting a Mem or y Card Fir st St eps ■ ■ Inser tin g a Memor y Card Inser tin g a Memor y Card 1 Open the batter y- chamb er co ver . Open the battery- cham ber cov er as s hown, slidi ng the lock lever in the dir ec tion of the arrow . Lo ck l e ver Note • Be sure the camera is of f before opening the battery-chamber co ver .
10 Inser ting a Mem or y Card • Be sure card is at c orrec t orientation ; do not inser t at an angle or use force . If the memor y card is not inserted cor re c tl y , im ag es will be save d in the int ernal me mor y ( d will be displayed ) instead of on the memor y card.
11 Inser ting a Mem or y Card Fir st St eps Caution • Format SD memory cards before fir st use, and be sure t o reformat all memory c ards after using them in a computer or other devic e. For more information on formatting memor y card s, see page 89.
12 T urning the Camera on and Of f Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode T o turn the camera on, open the lens c ov er fully . The camera turns of f when the len s cov er is close d. Came ra On Came ra Of f T ip: Switc hi ng to Play bac k Mod e • Press the D bu tton to star t playb ack.
13 Fir st St eps 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 85) . 1 Choose a language.
14 Basic Setup Note • Y o u can change the language or date and time set ting later in the setup menu (pg. 85) . T ip: The C ame ra Clo ck • If the bat ter y is removed for an ex tended peri od, the camera clock will b e reset and the language- selec tion dialog will b e displayed when the camera is turned on.
Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k 15 T ak ing Pi ct ures in G ( SCENE REC OGNITION) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n SCENE R EC OGN ITION mode.
16 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCE NE REC OGNITION) Mode 3 Fra m e t h e pi c tu r e. Pos ition the main s ubjec t in the focus ar ea and use the z oom but tons t o frame the picture in the monit or .
17 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCE NE REC OGNITION) Mode Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Simply b y pointing the came ra at the subject, the camera aut omatica lly analyzes and select s the most appropri ate setting us ing sce ne reco gnit ion .
18 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCE NE REC OGNITION) Mode 4 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject. If the c ame ra is ab le to foc us , it will beep t wice . If the c ame ra is un able to f ocu s , the focus frame will turn r ed and R will be dis play ed.
19 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCE NE REC OGNITION) Mode Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k The Fra min g Gr id T o display be st fr aming (the framing grid) or to view or hide other indica tors in the monit or , press the DISP /BACK button.
20 Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the monit or. When ta king impor tant pho tograph s, take a t est shot and check the res ults. 1 Press the D but ton. The most recent picture wi ll be displ ayed in the monit or . 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 1/250 1/250 F4.
Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 21 A Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the sce ne or t ype of subjec t. Selecti ng a Shooting Mode Selecti ng a Shooting Mode 1 Press MENU/OK to di splay the shooting menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight A SHOOTING MODE .
22 A Shooting Mo de Shooti ng Modes Shooting Modes G G SCEN E RECOG NITIO N SCEN E RECOGNITI ON Simply b y pointing the came ra at the subject, the camera aut omatica lly analyzes and select s the most appropri ate setting us ing sce ne reco gnit ion .
23 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy A Shooting Mo de B B NA TUR AL LIG HT NA TUR AL LIG HT Captur e na tural ligh t indoors, under low l ight, or where the flash can not be used. The f lash tu rns of f and sens itivit y is rai sed to red uce blu r . C C POR TRAIT PORTR AIT Choose this mode for soft-t oned por traits with natu ral skin tones.
24 A Shooting Mo de 3 F rame the nex t shot t o overl ap with the previous picture b y superimpos ing 1 on 2 so that they f orm a solid cir cle ( z ) . The camera will r elease the s hutter aut omatical ly . 2 3 1 END CANCEL Pa n direction Display after 1 st shot Shutter relea sed 2 3 1 END CANCEL 4 T ake the l ast shot as descri bed in Step 3 .
25 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy A Shooting Mo de L L SPOR T SPORT Choose thi s mode when phot ographing moving subject s. Priority is given t o faster sh ut te r speeds. D D NIG HT NIGHT A high sen sitivity set ting is selected aut omatica lly to m inim ize blurri ng for rec ordi ng nigh t and twilight sc enes.
26 A Shooting Mo de N N AUCTIO N MOD E AUCTIO N MOD E Choose this mode t o com bine up t o four con secutive shots in a si ngle image 640 × 48 0 pixel s in siz e ( p ) . T his ca n be used to r ecord an objec t from different a ngles when posting pictures to a we b auction.
27 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy B Intelligent F ace Detection and Red- Ey e Remov al 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.
28 B Intellig ent F ace De tec tion and R ed- Eye Re moval 2 Fra m e t h e pi c tu r e. If a face is det ected, it will be indicat ed by a green border . If there i s more than one face in the frame, the ca mera will select the face closest to the c en ter; ot her faces ar e indica ted by whit e borders.
29 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy B Intellig ent F ace De tec tion and R ed- Eye Re moval Caution • If no face is detected when the shut ter -release but ton is pr essed half way (p g. 9 7), the camera will focus on the subjec t at the cen ter of the monit or and red- eye will not be removed.
30 Foc u s L oc k T o compose phot o graphs with off-cent er su bjec ts: 1 P osition the subjec t in the focus 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).
31 Focus Lock Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 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 (p g. 30) t o focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph .
32 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 l (exposure compensation ) . The exposure ind icat or will be di spla yed. 1000 F4.0 SET 2 Choose a value.
33 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy 5 Exp os u re C om pe n sa t io n Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subject s : choose values from + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 EV (for an explanation of the term “E V ” , see the Gl ossar y on page 1 06) • Highly reflec tive subject s or very bright scenes ( e.
34 L Macro mode ( Close -ups ) T o selec t macro mode, pr ess the selec t or lef t ( L ). L icon appears in monitor when c amer a is in macr o mode When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the cen te r of the monitor . Use the zoom buttons t o frame pic tures.
35 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy K Using the F lash (In telligent F lash ) When the f lash i s used, the camera ’ s 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.
36 K Using the Flash (Intellig ent Flash ) Red- Eye Re moval If intelligen t face detec tion is selec ted in the shooting menu (pg. 27) while a RED EYE REMOV AL i s set to ON in the setup menu (pg. 87) , red- eye removal is used for pic tures taken when the f lash fires.
37 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers four typ es of self -timer mode, which en able group portraits, self-por tr aits and reduction of camera sha ke. Sett ing the Self - Timer Sett ing the Self - Timer T o change the self -timer mode, pr ess J .
38 J Using the Self- T imer GROUP TIM ER GROUP TIM ER The pic ture i s taken a utom atically when a ll members get together . Set the self-time r mode to y GROUP TIM ER . Press E . Each time E is pr essed, the set ting for S (n umber s ) chang es. Av ailable setting for Group timer is 1 t o 4 persons.
39 Mo re on Ph otog ra phy J Using the Self- T imer The self-timer la mp on the front of the camera will bl ink im mediat ely before the picture is tak en. If the two -second timer i s selec ted, the self -timer la mp will bl ink as the timer c ounts down.
40 More on P layback T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 1/250 1/250 F4.0 F4.0 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 1/250 F4.
41 Single - Frame Playback More on P layback Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Press T to zoom in on i mages dis play ed in single-frame playback; press W t o zoom out.
42 Multi- F rame P la y back T o change the nu mber of images dis played, pres s W when a picture is shown full-frame in the monitor . Pr ess the W button to i ncre ase the number of pictures dis played to two, nine, or a hundred. Press T to reduc e the number of images dis played.
43 More on P layback M Deleting Pictures The ERASE option in the pl ayback menu ca n be used to delete stil l pic tur es and movies, incr easi ng the amoun t of space a vaila ble on the memor y card or in i nt ernal memory (for in format ion on deleting pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 20) .
44 M Deleting Pictures ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight.
45 More on P layback 3 Photobook Assist Cre at e book s from your fav orite pho tos. Creati ng a Photobook Creati ng a Photobook 1 Select 3 PHOT OBOOK ASSIST i n the playbac k menu. 2 Highlight NEW BOOK . 3 Press MENU/OK to di splay the new book d ia log.
46 3 Photobo ok Assis t Note • Choose SELECT ALL t o sele ct all ph ot os, or all photos mat ching the speci fied search conditions, for the boo k. 8 Press MENU/OK . T he new book will be added to the li st in the phot obook assist m enu. Caution • Photobook s can contain up to 300 pict ures.
Movies 47 A Recording Movies The A button can be used to shoot s hor t movies in al l shooting modes exc ept N . Sound i s recor ded via the built - in micr ophone; do no t cov er the micr ophone during r ecordi ng. 1 F rame the scene u sing the z oom but t ons.
48 A Recording Movies Note • See b elow for information on recording movies in R mode. • Focus is set when recording begins; exposure and white balance are adjusted automatically throughout recor ding. The color and brightness of the image may var y from that displayed b efore recording be gins.
49 Movies A Recording Movies Ti p: Previ ewin g the Mos t Rece nt Cli p • When a clip is completed, the firs t frame appears in the monitor . T o preview the clip, press the selec tor up.
50 D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 40) , movies ar e displ ayed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is d ispla yed: PLAY PLAY PLAY 100.
Con nec t io ns 51 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 and slide shows (pg.
52 Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er s uppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir ec tly to a 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.
53 Printing Pic tures via USB Con nec t io ns Ti p: Prin tin g the Date o f Recor di ng • 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 ,” below) .
54 Printing Pic tures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK to star t prin ting. During Printing The mess age shown at right is displa yed during printing. P ress DISP /BACK to cancel before all pic tures are print ed (depending on the printer , printing may end before the current picture has printed).
55 Printing Pic tures via USB Con nec t io ns 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.
56 Printing Pic tures via USB 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to c omplet 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 tota l number of pri nts is dis played in the monit or .
57 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 no t connect the camer a to t he computer un til inst allation is c omplete .
58 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 2 S tar t the comput er . Log in to an ac count with adm inistrat or privileges before pr oceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the instal ler CD in a C D -ROM drive. Win dows 7 / Wind ows Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialog is displayed, click SETUP .
59 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer Con nec t io ns Maci ntosh: Ins talli ng FinePixV iewer Macintosh: Installing FinePixViewer 1 Confirm that th e computer meet s the fo llowing s ystem requirement s: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0.
60 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer 4 Remov e the installer C D from the CD- ROM drive. No te tha t you ma y be unable t o remov e the CD if Safari is runn ing; if nec essar y , quit Safari before re moving the CD . Stor e the installer C D in a dry location out of dir ec t sun ligh t in case you need to r e-install the sof t ware .
61 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer Con nec t io ns 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. 9) . If no card is i nserted, pictures will be c opied from int ernal me mor y . Note • Windows user s may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tware for the firs t time.
62 Viewin g Pictures on a Computer Caution • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay be fore the sof t ware st art s and you may be unable to impo r t or sav e im age s. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures.
Menus 63 The Shooting Menu The shooting menu i s used to adj ust set ting s for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Shooting Menu Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to di splay the shooting menu. Note • The options displayed in the sho oting menu var y depending on the shooting mode.
64 The Sho oting Menu Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A SHOOTING MODE Choos e a shootin g mode a ccording to the t ype o f subje ct ( pg.
65 The Sho oting Menu Menus n n ISO ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight with P . Higher val ues can be used to r educe bl ur when ligh ting is poor; note , howeve r , that mottling may a ppear in pictures take n at high se nsitivities.
66 The Sho oting Menu Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the same propor tions as the camera display . Pic tures with an aspec t ratio of 3 : 2 have the same propor tions as a frame o f 3 5-mm f ilm, while an aspec t ratio of 1 6 : 9 is suited t o display on High Definition (HD) devices.
67 The Sho oting Menu Menus Note • FIN EPIX COLOR is not reset when the camera is turned of f or another shooting mode is selected. • Depen ding on the subject , the ef fec ts of M CHROME may not be visible in the monitor .
68 The Sho oting Menu F F AF MOD E AF MOD E In shooting mode P or A , this option c ontr ols how the camera focuses when In tel ligen t F ac e Detection is of f (pg. 27) . Re gar dless of the option selec ted, the came ra will focus on the su bjec t in the cen te r of the monitor whe n macro mode is on (pg.
69 Menus The Pla yback Menu The playback menu i s used t o manage the pictures in i nt ernal memory or on the memor y card. Using t he Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to en ter pl ayback mode (pg. 40). 2 Press MENU/OK to di splay the playbac k menu.
70 The Pl ayback Menu Playback Menu Opt ions Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description 3 PHOTOB OOK A SSIST Create boo ks f rom your f avorite ph otos (pg. 45) . V IMAGE SEARCH Search for images b ased on cer tain cr iteria (pg.
71 The Pl ayback Menu Menus V V IMAGE SE ARCH IMAGE SEARCH Y ou can sear ch for i mages based on a variety of criteria. Begin by sele ct ing V IMA GE SEARCH in the pla yback menu. 1 Press MENU/OK and selec t the sear ch crit eria. Cri ter ia Criteria Des cr ip tio n Description BY DATE Find all pic tures t aken on a spe cifi ed date.
72 The Pl ayback Menu 3 Select v EDIT FO R BLOG and press MENU /OK to di spla y the proces sing men u. EDIT FOR BLOG SET CANCEL CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SEPIA COLOR CROP ASPECT RA TIO 4 Selec t the menu. 5 Press MENU/OK to open the setting screen. The screen ty pe varies, depending on the selected menu.
73 The Pl ayback Menu Menus ■ ■ List of Processin g menu options List of Processing menu options men u menu Func t ion s Fun c ti ons Se tt ing s Settings Fac tor y de fa ult Fac tor y de fa ult CROP The ima ge is trimm ed so that o nly the de sired area of th e image is view able.
74 The Pl ayback Menu I I MOVIE E DIT MOVIE ED IT Y ou can process mo vies for posting t o a blog, usi ng the same procedur e used for proc essing still images (pg. 7 1 ) . ■ ■ List of Processin g menu options List of Processing menu options Men u Menu Func t ion s Fun c ti ons SEPIA C onver ts th e movie to sepia .
75 The Pl ayback Menu Menus ■ ■ Canceling Up load Se lec tions Canceling Upload Selections Y ou can cancel stil l images and movies th at wer e selec ted t o be uploaded. Begin by selec ting K MARK FOR U PLO AD . 1 Select Yo uTu b e or FA C E B O O K and press MENU /OK .
76 The Pl ayback Menu q q SLID E SHOW SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an a utoma ted slide s how . Af ter choosin g the b ackground music, ch oose the t ype of show and press MENU /OK to start. Press DISP /BACK at an y time duri ng the show t o view on-screen help.
77 The Pl ayback Menu Menus Note • Red eye may not be removed i f the camera is unable to det ec t a face or the face is in profile. Results may dif fer depending on the s cene . Red eye c an not be removed f rom pictures that have already been processed using red- eye removal or pictures created with other devices.
78 The Pl ayback Menu 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to pro tect additional im ages. Press DISP / BACK to exit when the operation i s com pl ete. ■ ■ SET ALL SET ALL Press MENU/OK to pr ot ec t all pictures, or pres s DISP /BACK to exit without ch anging picture status.
79 The Pl ayback Menu Menus Ti p: Intell ige nt Face Detec ti on • If the pic ture was shot with Intelligen t F ace Detection (pg. 2 7), B will be displayed in the monitor . Press the F but ton t o zoom in on the selected fac e. 2 Press MENU/OK . A confirmation dialog will b e displayed.
80 The Pl ayback Menu N N IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken in ta ll orien tation ar e dis played in wide orien tation. U se this option t o dis play pictures in the c orrect orientation in the monit or . It has no effec t on pic tures di spla yed on a comput er or ot her device .
81 The Pl ayback Menu Menus P P COPY COPY Copy pictures between int ernal me mor y and a memor y car d. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight d INTERNAL MEMORY g x CARD ( copy pictures from int ernal memor y to the memor y card) or x CA RD g d INTERNAL MEMORY ( copy pictures from a memor y car d to in t ernal memory) .
82 The Pl ayback Menu Q Q VOICE ME MO VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a still picture , selec t Q VO IC E M EM O af te r displ aying the picture in playback mode. Note • Voic e memos can not be adde d to movies or prot ec ted pictures. Remove pro tection f rom pictures before recording voice memos (pg.
83 The Pl ayback Menu Menus Play ing Voic e Memos When a pic ture that has a voice memo r ecorded for it (as indicated by the h icon displayed during playback ) is selec ted, you can play the voice memo by selec ting PLAY , then pressing MENU/OK . 15s STOP PAUSE Prog ress b ar Progr ess is s hown in the monitor .
84 The Pl ayback Menu P P TR ANSITIO N TRAN SITIO N Choose the trans ition bet ween images du ring playbac k. L L MOVIE TR IMM ING MOVIE TRI MMI NG T o crea te a shorter c opy of the movie curr ently dis play ed in playback mode , selec t L MOVIE TRIMMING from the playback me nu.
85 Menus The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 Display the setup menu. 1.1 Pres s MENU/OK t o dis play the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Highl ight the left tab. 1. 3 Selec t 4 . 2 Choose an item. 2. 1 Pr ess the selector up or down to c hoose an item.
86 The Setu p Menu Setup Me nu Opti ons Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default e DATE/ TI ME Set the c amera cl ock (p g. 1 3). — — p TIME DIFF ERENCE Set the cl ock to loc al time (p g.
87 The Setu p Menu Menus Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default f PLAYBACK VO LUME Adjust th e volume for mov ie and voice me mo playb ack (pg . 9 1 ). —— g LCD BRIGHTNE SS Control th e brightn ess of the m onitor (p g.
88 The Setu p Menu p p TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When travell ing, use thi s option to swit ch the camera clock i nstantly from you r home time zone t o the local time at you r destination. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone.
89 The Setu p Menu Menus m m FORMA T FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a memor y car d is in ser ted in the camera, x will be displa yed in the dialog and thi s option will forma t the memor y car d. If no memor y card i s inser te d, d will be displa yed and this option wi ll forma t int ernal memor y .
90 The Setu p Menu b b FRA ME NO. FRAM E NO. New pictures are stor ed in image files na med using a fou r-digit file number as signed by addi ng one to the la st file number used. The file number i s dis play ed during pla yback as s hown at righ t. FRAME NO.
91 The Setu p Menu Menus j j SOUN D SOUN D Choose the sounds u sed for the shutter , at star t up, a nd for camera c ontr ols. Pr ess the selec tor u p or down to h ighlig ht an op tion and press up or down t o selec t a sound, then pres s MENU/OK .
92 The Setu p Menu c c DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON is selected, press ing T at the m aximum 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 pres s W .
T e ch nica l No tes 93 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. DIGIT AL CAMERA FINEPIX Z80 series ■ ■ Printing Prin .
94 Optional A cc essories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories wer e avai lable from F U JIFILM. Check with your local F U JIFILM repr esenta tive for in forma tion on the acc essories a vailable in y our region.
T rouble shooting 95 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 Powe r supp ly The c amera does not turn on. The b at tery is e xhauste d. Charge the b atter y or ins er t a fully -charge d spare bat ter y .
96 T roubleshooting Men us an d Dis play s Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Menus and disp lays are not in English. English is not se lec ted for th e w optio n in the setup m enu. Select ENGLIS H .
97 T roubleshooting T rouble shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fa c e Det ection F ace detec tio n not available. The c amera is in a sh ooting m ode which makes Intelligent Face Detec tion unavailable.
98 T roubleshooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Flash Some flash modes are no t available. The c amera is in a sh ooting m ode w hich makes som e f lash mode s unavailable. Choos e a dif ferent shootin g mode.
99 T roubleshooting T rouble shooting Playbac k Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Pic tur es Pic tures are grainy . The p ict ures were taken wit h a dif ferent make or model of came ra. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable.
10 0 T roubleshooting Connections Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page TV Nothi ng displayed on camera monitor . Camer a is connec ted to T V. Nothing is di splay ed on the camera monitor while the c amera is conn ec ted to a T V .
101 T roubleshooting T rouble shooting Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Pic tB rid ge Pic tures can not be prin ted. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted. Conn ec t the cam era corre ctl y . 52 The p rinter is of f.
102 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 (re d ) Low b at te r y. Charge the b atter y or ins er t a fully -charge d spare battery .
103 Warning Messages and D isplays T rouble shooting Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution CAR D E RR OR Th e memor y c ard is not form atte d for use in the cam era. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 89). The m emor y card contac ts re quire cleaning or the memory card i s damaged.
10 4 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution READ ERROR The f ile is corr upt or was n ot created with the cam era. The f ile can n ot be playe d back . The m emor y card contac t s require cleaning.
105 Warning Messages and D isplays T rouble shooting Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution N CA N NOT EX ECUT E The shu t ter but ton was press ed in N mode when the b atter y was l ow. Charge the b atter y or ins er t a fully -charge d spare battery .
Appendix 10 6 Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre a se the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image.
107 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table s hows the rec ording ti me or number of pictures avai lable at d if feren t image qualities. All figu res ar e appro ximat e; file s ize varies with the sc ene recor ded, produci ng wide varia tions in the nu mber of files that can be stor ed.
10 8 Speci ficat ions Sys te m Model FinePix Z8 0 series digi tal came ra Effec tive pix els 14 . 2 m i l l i o n CCD ½ .3 - in., square -pi xel C CD with p rimar y color f ilter Stor age m edi a • Int ernal memory (a pprox.
10 9 Appendix Specifications Sys te m Ima ge Sta bi liz ati on A vailable Intelligent F ace Det ection Available Shu tt er sp ee d 4 s– 1 / 2,00 0 s; comb ined me chanical and el ec tronic shut ter Continuo us • TOP 3 : Up to 1 fps; ma x.
11 0 Specifications Input/output terminals A / V OUT (a ud i o /v i d eo ou t p ut ) NTS C or P AL w ith monaur al sound Digital input/ output USB 2.0 High Spee d with M TP /PT P connec tion Power s upp ly/othe r Power s our ces NP- 45 A rechargeable batter y Bat te r y lif e (NP-45A) A pprox.
111 Appendix Specifications Notes o n the B atte r y and B att er y Cha rge r • The b atter y and charger may become warm to the touch during charging. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunc tion. If possible, charge the batter y in a well- ventila ted location.
112 Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage an d Use 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.
113 Appendix Notes and Cautions IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • R ea d Ins tr uc ti on s: All th e saf et y and operating in structions should be rea d befo re the ap plian ce is operated. • R et ai n Ins tr uc ti on s: Th e safe ty a nd operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence.
114 Notes and Cau tions Power Line s: An out side a ntenna 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.
115 Appendix Notes and Cau tions Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safety Notes • M ake sure th at you use y our ca mera co rre ct ly. Read th ese S afet y Note s and yo ur Ow ner ’s Manual c arefu lly b efore us e. • A f ter readi ng the se Sa fet y Notes , stor e them in a s afe p lace.
11 6 Notes and Cau tions WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t to uch a ny me ta l par ts o f th e ca mer a du rin g a th und er sto rm . Thi s can ca use an e lec tri c sho ck due to in duce d curre nt fro m the li ghtnin g discharge. Do no t us e the b at ter y e xce pt as s pec if ie d.
117 Appendix Notes and Cau tions Powe r Su pp ly an d Ba tt er y * Conf irm you r bat ter y ty pe be fore rea ding the following descriptions. Th e foll owin g exp lains p rop er use of ba tte ries a nd how to p rolo ng the ir life.
11 8 Notes and Cau tions • D o not us e bat ter ies that a re leaking, deform ed, discolored. • D o not s tore b atte ries i n war m or humi d place s. • K eep th e bat teri es out o f reach o f babies and small children. • M ake sure that t he bat ter y p olar it y ( E and F ) is correc t.
11 9 Appendix Notes and Cau tions • D o not t ake ap ar t the AC po wer ada pter. Doin g so cou ld be dangerous. • D o not us e the AC p ower a dapter in a hot a nd humi d place. • D o not sub jec t th e AC power adap ter to st rong sh ock s . • T he AC p ower a dapter ma y emit a humming.
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