Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S1500 FujiFilm
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Befor e Y ou Begi n Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Photography More on Playback Movies Connections Menus T echnical Note s Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Appendix For information on relat ed produc ts, visit our website at http:/ / w ww.
ii For Y ou r Sa fe t y IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS • Read Instructions : A ll the s afet y an d op - erating instru ctions shoul d be read before the applianc e is opera ted . • Retain Instructions : T he s afet y an d operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence.
iii For Your S afe t y o r w h er e i t ca n fa l l i n t o s u c h p o w e r lines or circuits. Whe n installi ng an out sid e antenna s ys tem, ex t reme c a r e s h o u l d b e t a k e n t o k e e p f r o m touc hing suc h powe r line s or circu its as cont ac t with t hem mi ght be f atal .
iv For Your S afe t y WARNING WAR NI NG Do not u se in the bathroom or shower Do no t use t he ca mer a in th e bat hroo m or s howe r . This can c ause a re o r ele ctr ic shock . Do not disassemble Nev er at te mpt t o cha nge o r tak e apa rt t he ca me ra.
v For Your S afe t y Bat ter y ca pac it y var ies wi th make and storage conditions. Some com- merci ally -avai labl e bat teri es may have less capacity than the batteries provided with the camera. Cautions: H andling Batteries • D o not us e bat teri es that are l eak ing, deformed, or discolor ed.
vi For Your S afe t y To prevent re o r sho ck haz ard, d o not e xpo se the un it to rai n or mo istu re. Plea se read t he “ Safe ty N otes ” (pag es ii i– v) and ma ke sure yo u und ers tand the m bef ore usi ng the ca mera . Perchl orate M ater ial —spe cial h and ling m ay ap ply.
vii For Your S afe t y Di spo sal o f Ele ct rica l an d Ele ct ron ic Eq uip men t in Pr ivat e Hou seh old s Disposal of E lectrical and Electr onic Eq uipment in Priv ate H ouseholds Di sp os al of.
viii About This Manual Before u sing the came ra, read th is man ual and the warn ings on pages i i–vii. For inf ormation on s peci c topics, c onsul t the sourc es below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stor ed in the camera’ s intern al memory o r o n o p t i o n a l S D a n d S D H C m e m o r y c a r d s .
ix 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 4 Can I set the cloc.
x Camera 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 many pictures can I take? Memor y capacit y 109 Is there a quick and.
xi Camera Q & A Viewi ng Pict ures Viewing P ictures Que st ion Question Key phr ase Key phrase See p age See page How do I view my pic tures ? Single-f rame playback 4 3 How do I delete the curre.
xii For Y our S afe ty ................................................................................. i i IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Notes ................................................
xiii T abl e of Contents Mor e on Playb ack More on P layback Playb ack Op tion s ........................................................................... 43 Playb ack Zoo m ..........................................................................
xiv T abl e of Contents The S etup M enu ............................................................................. 87 Using t he Set up Men u ............................................................... 87 Set up Men u Optio ns ................
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sym bols a nd C onv ention s Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : 3 Caution : This inf ormation s hould be read bef ore use t o ens ur e corr ec t operation. 1 Note : Poin ts to not e when u sing the camera.
2 Introduction Parts of t he Camera Part s of the Camera For mor e informa tion, r efer t o the page list ed to the righ t of each it em. 11 N ( ash po p- up) but ton ...................... 26 12 Microp hone ........................................
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction 23 EVF / LC D (display sele c tion) but ton ..................................................... 5 24 a (play back ) but ton ..................43 25 F (photo mo de) but ton .......... 64 26 T erminal cover ...........
4 Introduction Camera D ispl ays Camera Displays The following i ndicat ors ma y appear d uring shooti ng and pla yback. T he indica tors di spla yed vary with camera setting s.
5 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The E lec t ro nic V iew nd er (E VF) The elec tronic view nder pro vides the same information as the mon itor , and can be used when bright ligh t - ing conditions make the di splay in the monitor di cu lt t o s ee .
6 Introduction The Mo de Dial The Mode Di al T o selec t a shooting mode, al ign the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dial. P , S , A , M : Sele c t for full contro l over cam- era set tings, inclu ding aper ture ( M and A ) and/or shut ter spee d ( M and S ; pg.
Fir st St eps 7 The Strap and Lens Ca p Attac hing t he Strap Attac hing t he Strap Attach the strap to the two str ap eyelets as shown belo w . 3 Caution T o avoid dropping the camera, be sure the strap is cor - rec tl y se cure d. The Len s Cap The Lens Cap Attach the lens cap a s shown.
8 Insert ing the Batteries The camera takes fou r AA alkaline, lith ium, or r echar geable Ni-MH batteries. A set of four alkal ine bat - teries i s suppl ied with the camera. Insert the bat teries in the ca mera as described below . 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover .
Fir st St eps 9 Inser ting the Bat teries 3 Close the batter y- chambe r co ver . Close the ba t t er y-cham- ber cov er and sli de it in until the l at ch clicks int o place . 3 Caution Do not use force. If the batter y- chamber cover does not close, check that the batteries are in the correct or ientation and try again.
10 Insert ing a Memory Card Although the camera can st ore pictures in i nt ernal me mor y , SD memor y card s (sold se parat ely) ca n be used to stor e additional pictures. When no memory card is inserted , a appears in the monit or and inte rnal memory is used for rec ording and pla yback.
Fir st St eps 11 Inser ting a Memor y Card ■ ■ Inser tin g a Memor y Card Inser tin g a Memor y Card 1 Open the bat ter y- chamber cover . 1 Note Be su re t he camera is o before op ening the bat ter y- chamber cover . 2 Insert the memor y card.
12 Inser ting a Memor y Card 3 Cautions • Do not tu rn the ca mera o or remo ve the me mor y card whi le the me mor y card is b eing fo rmat ted o r data a re bein g record ed to or del eted fr om the ca rd . F ailure to obser ve this precaution could damage the card.
Fir st St eps 13 T urning the Camer a on and O Shooti ng Mode Shooting Mode Slide the G switch in the direc tio n shown below . The lens will extend aut omatical ly . Slide the G swit ch t o turn the camera o . 2 Tip: Sw itch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de Press the a button to star t playba ck.
14 Basic Setup A langu age -selec tion dia log is dis played the rst time the camera i s turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for i nforma tion on resetting the clock or ch anging la nguages, see page 88) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO 1.
15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in B (Au to) M od e This section describes how to take pictures i n B ( aut o) mode . 1 T urn the camera on. Slide the G swit ch t o turn the camera on. 2 Select B mode. Rotat e the mo de dial t o B .
16 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 4 Fr am e t he p i c t u re . Pos ition the main s ubjec t in the focus frame and use the zoom c ontr ol to frame the pic - ture in the d ispla y . By default set ting, the cam- era uses optical z oom only . If desire d, digital zo om (p g.
17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e Fram ing G uid eli ne an d Post-Shot As sis t Win dow T o ch oose t he s hoot ing in formation and guides dis- played, press the DISP / BACK button.
18 T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e h 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 unwelc ome, hold the DISP /BACK button down until h is displayed ( note that silen t mode is not available during movie or v oice memo pla yback).
19 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in B (Au to) Mod e 6 Shoot. Smoothly pr ess the shutter button the rest of the way do wn to tak e the pic ture .
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 a but ton for about a second. The most recent picture wil l be displa yed in the monit or . 100-0001 100-0001 N N 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 2 View additional pic tures.
21 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detec tion and Red- Ey e Remo val Int elligen t F ace Detection allows the camera to a utoma tically det ec t huma n faces and set focus and exposure f or a face anywhere in the frame for sho ts that emph asiz e por trait subject s.
22 Intelligent Face Detection an d Red- Eye Remov al 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set f ocus and exposure for the subject in the green border . 3 Caution If no fa c e i s de te ct ed w h e n t he s h utt er b utt on is pressed half way (pg.
23 More on P hotography Foc u s L oc k T o compose pho togra phs with o - cen te r subjec ts: 1 Position the subject in the focus f rame. 2 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set fo- cus and exposure . Focus and exposur e will rem ain locked while the s hutter but t on is pressed ha lf way (AF / AE lock).
24 Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera boasts a high-p recis ion autofo- cus sys tem, it may be unable to focus on the subjec ts 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, us e focus lock ( pg.
25 More on P hotography F Macro and Super Macro Modes ( Close- ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( F ) to choose from the macr o options sho wn below . Choose f rom F (macr o mode) , G (s uper macro mode) , or H ( macro mode o ) When macro mode is in e ec t, the camera focuses on s ubjec ts near the c ent er of the frame.
26 N Using the F lash Use the ash when l ighti ng is poor , for e xample whe n shooting at n ight or i ndoors under low ligh t. 1 Raise the ash. Pr ess the ash pop -up but ton t o raise the ash. Turni ng th e Flas h O Lower the ash where ash photograp hy is pr ohibited or to capture natural ligh ting und er di m lig ht.
27 More on P hotography 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. If the ash will re, p will b e displayed w hen the shutter button is pr essed half way . At s low shutter speeds, k w i l l a p p e a r i n t h e dis play t o warn tha t pic tur es may be blurr ed; use of a tripod is r ecommended.
28 I Con tinuous Shooting (Burst Mode ) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. 1 Choose a continuous shooting mode. Pr ess the selec tor do wn ( I ) .
29 More on P hotography 2 Foc us. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus. 3 Shoot. Pictures wil l be taken while the s hutter but t on is pres sed. Shooting ends when the shutter button is r eleased, memory is full, or the selected number of sho ts has been take n.
30 The fr ame i s displ ayed as sho wn at righ t. The com position can be ad- just ed using the z oom cont rol . 3 Focus and shoot. The fr amed are a will be en la r ged t o c re ate a ful l-s ized pictu re . 2 Intelligent F ace Det ec tion Intelligen t F ace Detection will not detec t faces outside the selec ted frame.
31 More on P hotography ■ ■ Dig ital Zoom Digital Zoom 1 Enable digital zoom. Select ON for the D DIGIT AL Z OOM op - tion in the setup men u (pg. 9 1 ). 2 Choose a subjec t. F rame the subject in the cent er of the di s- play . 3 Zoom to the digital zoom position.
32 Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or type of subjec t. T o choose a shooting mode, r otat e the mode dial t o the desired setting (pg. 6) . The following modes ar e avail able: B B AUT O AUTO Choose for cri sp , clear s naps hots (pg.
33 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e 3 Press the selector up or down t o highlight A SCENE POSITIO N . 4 Pres s the selec tor righ t t o displa y a list of sc enes. 5 Press the selector up or down t o highl igh t a scene (pg. 3 3) . 6 Press MENU /OK t o s e l e c t t h e h i g h - ligh ted option.
34 Shooti ng Mod e Sce ne Scene Des cr ip tio n Description Q SUNSET Choose thi s mode to recor d the vivid colors in sunris es and suns ets . R SNOW Choos e for crisp, clear shot s that capture th e brightness of scenes dominat ed by sh ining white snow .
35 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e 4 Press MENU/ OK . A n e d g e o f t h e p i c - t u r e y o u h a v e j u s t t a k e n w i l l b e d i s - play ed at one side of the frame. 2 2 3 3 1 1 SELECT FRAME 99 99 5 F rame the nex t sho t to ov erlap with the pr evi- ous picture.
36 Shooti ng Mod e P , S , A , and M modes provide full ac ces s to the shoot ing and F -mo de menu s. S , A , and M modes also o er con trol o ver sh ut ter s peed and / or aper ture . Mod e Mode Des cr ipt ion Description P (PROGR AM AE; pg. 37) The camera se ts exposur e aut oma ti- cally .
37 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e P: PROGR AM AE P: PROGR AM AE In this mode, the camera sets e xposure aut omati- cally . 3 Caution If the subject is out side the me- tering ra nge of the camera, the shut ter speed an d aper ture dis- p l a y s w i l l s h o w “ - - - ” .
38 Shooti ng Mod e 4 T ake pictures. If the corr ec t exposure ca n not be ac hie ved at t he sel ected s hutte r s peed, a p- er ture wi ll be displa yed in red when the s hut - t e r b u t t o n i s p r e s s e d h a l f w a y . A d j u s t s h u t - ter s peed until the c orrect e xposur e can be achieved.
39 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e 4 T ake pictures. If the corr ec t exposure ca n not be ac hie ved a t the select ed ape r tu re , s hutt er speed will be displa yed in red when the sh ut - ter button i s pressed halfway . Adjust aperture unti l the corr ec t exposure can be achiev ed.
40 Shooti ng Mod e The E xp osu re In dic ator The amount the picture will be under - or over -e x- pose d at current settings is shown by the exp osure indicator .
41 More on P hotography d Exp os ure C omp en sa tio n Use exposur e com pensation when phot o graphing v er y brigh t, ver y dark, or high-contrast subjects . 1 Press the d but ton. The exp os ure ind icat or will be di spla yed. F 2. 8 P 80 SET E xp osure ind icato r 2 Choose a value.
42 Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Backlit subject s : choose values from + 2 / 3 EV t o + 1 2 / 3 E V (for an explanation of the term “EV ” , see the Gl ossar y on page 1 08) • Highly re ec tive subjects or v er y bright scenes ( e.
43 More on P layback Pl a yba ck Options T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the a button for a bout a second. 100-0001 100-0001 N N 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM Pr ess the selec tor righ t t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pic - tures i n reve rse order .
44 Pla yba ck O pti ons Playback Zoom Play bac k Zoo m Select T to zoom in on pictures dis played in s in- gle-f rame pla yback; sele ct W to z oom ou t. Wh e n the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view a rea s of the image not curr en tly visible i n the display .
45 More on P layback Pla yba ck O pti ons Viewing Photo Informati on Viewing Photo Informat ion T o view or hide the phot o inform ation l isted below in single-frame playback, press d .
46 Pla yba ck O pti ons Mult i- Frame Playback Multi- Fr ame P la yba ck 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, selec t W when a picture is shown full-frame in the monitor .
47 More on P layback A Deleting Pictures The ER ASE option in the pl ayback men u can be used to delete stil l pictures and movies, incre asi ng the amoun t of space a vailable on the me mor y card or in in t ernal memory (for inf ormation on deleti ng pictures in sing le- frame playback, see page 20) .
48 ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Dele ting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR A M E displays the dialog s hown at righ t. ERASE OK? YES CANCEL Pr ess the selec tor left or right .
49 Movies 1 Rotat e the mode dial 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 but ton and selec t a frame size from the O QUAL IT Y menu ( p g . 6 6 ) . C h o o s e a (640 × 4 80 pixel s ) for higher qualit y or b (3 20 × 2 40 pixels ) for longer movies.
50 Camera Shake The e ect s of camera shake can b e reduced by press- ing the f but ton t o turn image st abilization on. Regardless of the option selec ted for L DUA L IS in the setup menu, continuous stabilization is used in movie mode. A l icon is displayed when image stabiliz ation is on.
51 Movies a Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 4 3) , movies ar e displa yed in the monit or as shown a t right. The following operation s can be per formed while a movie is d ispla yed: 100-006 10.
52 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V Connect the camera to a T V and tune the t elevision t o the vide o chan nel to s how pictures to a gr oup. The supplied A/ V cable c onnect s as sho wn below . T urn the camera o before c onnecting the cable.
53 Con nec t io ns Prin ting Pictures via USB If the print er s uppor ts PictBridge, the camera can be con nec ted dir ec tly to the pri nt er and pictures can be print ed without rst b eing c opied to a c ompute r . Not e that de pending on the print er , not all the functions described below may be supported.
54 Printing Pictures via USB 2 Tip: Pr inti ng th e Date of Rec ord ing T o print the date of recor ding on pic tures, press DISP / BACK in steps 1 –2 t o display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order ,” below).
55 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK t o star t printing. During Printing The mess age shown at right is displayed during printing. Press DISP / BACK t o c a n c e l b e - fore all pictures are printed (depending on the pr int er , printing may end before the current picture has printed).
56 Printing Pictures via USB The K PRINT O RDER (DPO F) option in the playbac k F -M OD E m e n u c a n b e u s e d t o c r e a t e a digital “ print order” for Pi c tBridge- com patible print ers (pg.
57 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 4 The total nu mber of prin ts is dis - play ed in the monitor . Pres s MENU/ OK to exit. The pic tures in the curr ent print or der ar e indica ted by a u icon d uring pla yback. ■ ■ RESE T ALL RESET ALL T o cancel the curr en t print order , sele ct R ESET ALL in the K PRI NT ORD ER (DP OF) menu.
58 Viewing P ictures on a Computer The supplied FineP ixViewer sof t war e can be used to c opy pictures to a c omputer , where they can be stored, viewed, or ganiz ed, and print ed. Before pr oceeding, install F inePixViewer as descri bed b elow . Do NO T connect the camer a to t he computer un til inst allation is c omplete .
59 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 2 S tar t the com puter . Log in to a n acc ount with ad mini strator privileges befor e proceeding. 3 Exit any applica tions tha t may be run ning and in ser t the in staller CD in a C D -ROM drive. Wind ows Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialo g is disp layed, click SETUP .
60 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer Inst alling Fine PixVi ewer: Mac intosh Installing FinePixViewer: Macintosh 1 Con rm that th e computer meet s the fo llowing s ystem requirements: CPU CPU PowerPC or Intel OS OS Pre- inst alled versi ons of Mac OS X ver sion 1 0.
61 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Rem ov e t he i n st al l er CD fr om t he C D-R OM d r iv e. N o t e t ha t y ou m ay be u na b le t o r e m o v e t he C D if Safari is runn ing; if nec essary , quit Safari before r emoving the C D.
62 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 1 If the pic tures you wi sh t o copy a re stor ed on a memor y car d, insert the card in to the camera ( p g . 1 1 ) .
63 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 3 Cautions • Use only memor y cards that ha ve been for matted in the camera and contain pic tures taken with the camera.
64 Menus Using the Menus: Shooting Mode The F -mode and shooting menus c onta in set ting s for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using t he Using the F F - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the F but t on to di spla y the F -M OD E men u.
65 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode F F - Mode Menu Op tions - Mode Menu Opt ions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default N N ISO ISO Adjust ISO sensi tivit y. Choose high er values when th e subjec t is po orly li t.
66 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Choose the size a nd quality at which still pictures are r ecor ded. Large pic tur es can be print ed at lar ge sizes with no dr op in qua lit y; smal l pictures require less m emor y , allowing more pic tures to be r ec or ded.
67 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode P P G G COLOR COLO R Enha nce c ontrast and c olor saturation or tak e pictures in black and wh ite . Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description F -ST ANDARD Standard c ontrast and s aturation. Recommended in mos t situations.
68 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Using t he Shooting Menu Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK to display the sho ot - ing menu. OFF AUTO OFF SHOOTING MENU SELF-TIMER WHITE BALANCE PHOTOMETRY AF MODE HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING FOCUSING 1 Note The options displayed in the sho oting menu var y depending on the shooting mode.
69 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Shooti ng Menu Opt ions Sho otin g M enu Opti ons Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default A A SCENE P OSITIO N SCENE POSITION Choos e a scene for SP mode (pg. 3 2) .
70 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Choose the duration f or the self-time r . The self- timer is a vailable i n all shooting modes. • 10 S EC : Choose for self-por traits or for grou p por- traits that incl ude the phot ographer . • 2 SEC : Choose t o av oid blur ca used by the ca m- era moving when the s hutter but t on is pres sed.
71 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Intelligent F ace Detection Be caus e it ensu res that t he f aces o f po r tr ait sub jec t s will be in focus, Intelligent F ace Detec tion (p g. 22) i s recommended when using th e s elf-timer for gr oup por traits or self-p ortr aits.
72 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode For na tural colors, c hoose a set ting tha t mat ches the ligh t sour ce ( for an explan ation of “whit e bal- ance , ” see the Glossar y on page 1 08) . Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description AUT O White balance adjusted automatically .
73 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode E E HIG H -SPEED S HOOTIN G HIGH-SP EED SHOOTING Selecting ON reduc es focusi ng time, en suring a quick s hutter re sponse. 1 Notes • Choosing ON increases the drain on the batter y . Choos e OFF t o save bat tery p ower .
74 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode • t AREA : The focus position can b e chosen manuall y by press ing the selec tor u p, down, left , or righ t and press ing MENU/OK when the focus brackets ar e in the desir ed position. Choose for preci se focus when the camera i s mount ed on a tripod.
75 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode H H SHARPN ESS SHARP NESS Choose whether t o sharpen or sof ten outli nes. • HARD : Use for sharp outl ines when phot ograph ing suc h subjec ts as buildings and te x t . • STA NDARD : S tandar d sharpness.
76 Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode The F -MO DE and playback menu s are u sed to man age the pic tur es in int erna l memor y or on the memor y car d. 1 Pres s the a but ton for about a sec - ond to e nt er playbac k mode (pg. 43). 2 Pres s the F but t on to di spla y the F -M OD E men u.
77 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode F F - Mode Menu Op tions - Mode Menu Opt ions Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description I I SLIDE SH OW SLIDE SHOW View p ict ures in a slide show (p g. 77). K K PRINT OR DER (DP OF) PRINT ORD ER (DPOF ) S elec t pic tures fo r printing on D POF- and Pic tBr idge - compatible d evices (p g.
78 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode 1 Press a to ent er playback mode (pg. 4 3 ) . 2 Press MENU/OK to display the p lay- back men u. ERASE PLA YBACK MENU IMAGE ROT A TE RED EYE REMOV AL VOICE MEMO PROTECT COPY 3 Press the selector up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
79 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Playback Menu Opt ions Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Op tio n Option Des cr ip tio n Description A A ER ASE ERASE D elete all or s elec ted pi cture s (pg. 47). B B RED -E YE REM OVAL RED-E YE REMOVAL Create copi es with re duced re d eye (p g.
80 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode C C IMAGE ROT A TE IMA GE ROT A TE By default, pictures taken i n tall orientation ar e displa yed in wide orien tation. U se this option t o displa y pictures in the corr ec t orienta tion in the monit or . It has no e e ct on pic tures di splay ed on a com puter or ot her device .
81 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode D D PROTECT PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac ciden tal deletion. The following option s are a vailable . ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es. 1 Press the selector lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture.
82 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode 1 Press the selector up or down t o highlight a INTERNAL MEMOR Y y b CARD ( copy pictures from int erna l memor y to the memor y card) or b CARD y a INTERNAL MEMORY ( copy pictures from a memor y car d to i nt ernal mem- or y) .
83 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E Copy selected frames . 100-0001 100-0001 COPY OK? YES CANCEL 1 P ress the selector lef t or right t o dis - play the des ired picture. 2 Press MENU/OK t o copy the picture . 3 Repea t steps 1 – 2 to cop y additional images.
84 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode F F VOICE ME MO VOICE ME MO T o add a voice memo t o a st il l pi ctu r e, s el ect F VOI CE MEMO af te r displa ying the picture in pla yback mode. 1 Note V oice memos can not be added to movies or prot ec t - ed pic tures.
85 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Play ing Voic e Memos Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a q icon du ring playback. T o play the voice memo, pr ess the selec tor down. T o p ause , press the selec tor down again; t o end playback , press the selec tor up.
86 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode G TRI MMI NG TRIM MIN G T o crea te a cr opped copy of a picture, pla y the pic tur e back and selec t G TRIMMING in the playbac k menu (pg.
87 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 display the menu for the cu rren t mode. 1. 2 Pr ess the selector up or down to highlight M SET - UP . 1. 3 Press the selector righ t to di s- play the setup me nu.
88 The Setup 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 W A A IMAGE DI SP . IMAG E DISP . Choose how long pictures a re dis played after shooting (pg. 89 ). CONTINUO US / 3 SEC / 1.
89 Menus The Setup Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default Z Q Q VIDEO S YSTE M VIDEO S YSTEM Choos e a vide o mode fo r connec tio n to a T V (pg.
90 The Setup Menu B B FRA ME NO. FRA ME NO. New pictures are stor ed in image les named using a fou r-digit le number as- s ig ne d b y a d d i ng on e t o t he l a s t l e nu m b e r u se d. Th e l e n u m b e r is d i s p l a y ed duri ng pla yback a s sho wn at righ t.
91 Menus The Setup Menu D D DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON i s selected, selecting T at the ma ximum optical z oom position will trigger dig ital zoom, fur ther mag nif ying the image . T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the min imum dig ital zoom position and select W .
92 The Setup Menu K FORM A T FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a me mor y card is in serted in the ca m- era, b will be disp layed in the dialog shown a t right and thi s option will form at the memory card. If no memor y car d is in ser t ed, a will be dis played and this op tion will form at in tern al memor y .
93 Menus The Setup Menu N N TIM E DIFFE RE NCE TIME D IFFE REN CE When travell ing, use thi s option to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone t o the local time at you r destination. 1 Spe cif y the di erence bet ween local time and your home time zone.
94 The Setup Menu 2 Pr ess the selec tor left or right to highlight OK . 3 Press MENU/OK to begin discharging the bat teries. Wh en the bat teries are ful ly disch arged, the ba t tery level indica tor wil l blink r ed and the camera wil l turn o .
95 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Option al A ccess ori es The camera suppor ts a wide range of acc essories from F U JIFILM and o ther man ufac turers. ■ ■ Compute r Relate d Computer Re lated ■ .
96 Optional Acc ess ories Accessories from FUJI FILM Accessories from F UJIFI LM The following option al acc essories ar e avail able from FU JIFILM. For the lat est informa tion on the ac ces- sories avail able in you r region, check with y our local FU JIFILM repr esen tative or vi sit http:/ /ww w.
97 Te c h n i c a l N o t e s Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage an d Use Storage and Use I f t h e c a m er a w il l n o t b e u s e d f o r a n e x te n d e d p e - riod, remo ve the battery and memor y card.
98 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 ter y Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Power supply The camera does not turn on. The b atteri es are exhaus ted. Inser t fresh or fu lly- charged sp are bat teries.
99 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 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 L a optio n in the setup m enu.
10 0 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec tio n not available. Intelligent F ace Detec tion is not av ailable in the curren t shooting mode .
101 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Problem images Pic tures are blurred. The lens is dirt y . C lean the lens. 9 7 Th e lens is blo cked.
102 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 Pict ures Pic tures are grainy . The p ic tures were taken wi th a di erent make or model of camera. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable.
103 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Computer The c om- puter do es not recogni ze the camera. The c amera is n ot proper ly connec ted. Connec t th e camera cor rec tly.
10 4 W arning Messages and Displa ys The following warn ings ar e di splay ed in the monit or: Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution B (re d ) Batteri es are low. Inser t fresh o r fully -charge d spare bat teries . A (blinks red) Bat teries are ex hausted.
105 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution CAR D E RR OR The m emor y c ard is not format ted fo r use in the cam era. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 92) . The m emor y card contac ts re quire cleaning or the memory card i s damaged.
10 6 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution FRA ME NO. FULL Th e camera has r un out of f rame numb ers (cur - ren t frame n umber is 999-9999) . Format th e memor y card and se lec t RENEW for the B FRA ME N O.
107 T rouble shooting Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution PRESS A ND HOLD THE DI SP BUT TON TO DEACTIVA TE SILENT MODE An at tempt was made to adjus t the volum e with th e camer a in silent mode.
10 8 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlik e optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of vis ible detail. Instead, details vis- ible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grain y ” image.
10 9 Appendix Internal Memory /Memory Card Capacity The following table sho ws the recor ding time or nu mber of pic tures a vailable a t di erent image quali - ties. All gure s are appr oxim ate ; le size varies with the sc ene rec orded, produci ng wide variat ions in the number of les that can be stor ed.
11 0 Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal Cam era FinePix S1 50 0 E ective pix els 10 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2.3 - in., square -p ixel Bayer CCD with primar y colo r lter Stor age m edi a • In terna l memory (appr ox.
111 Appendix Speci catio ns Sys te m Sce ne m ode s L (PORT RAI T ), M (LANDSCAPE), N (SPO R T ), O (NIGHT ), H (NIGHT ( TRIPOD)) , D (NA TU - RAL LI GHT) , P (FIREWORK S), Q (SUNSE T ), R (SNO W .
112 Speci catio ns Sys te m Ele c tr oni c vie w nd er (E VF) 0. 2-in., 2 00k- dot c olor L CD monit or Fra me co ver age App rox. 94% ( shoot ing ), 1 0 0% ( playb ack ) Monitor 2.7 -in., 2 30k- dot low-temp erature p olysilicon hi gh-tr ansmission ( W V lm) TFT colo r LCD monitor Fra me co ver age App rox.
113 Appendix Speci catio ns Power s upp ly/othe r Battery life Approx. 30 0 frame s ( alkalin e bat teries of the t y pe suppli ed with th e camer a) , 700 fram es (lithium bat- teries), or 500 fr.
114 FU JIFILM Digital Camera W orldwide Network Con tact your local distribut or ( see list below) f or repa irs and t echnical s uppor t. Ple ase prese nt the war - ranty and purch ase rec eipt when r equesting repai rs; ref er t o the warranty card for the c onditions of the warran t y .
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11 6 EUROPE Swe den Fu ji lm Sve ri ge AB T e chnic al supp or t TEL 4 6 8 506 14 1 70 kam era@fuj ifilm.se Rep air ser v ice T EL 46 8 50 6 1 4 1 00 kamerav erkstaden@fujifilm.se Swit zerla nd / Liechtenstein Fuj i l m (Swi tz er lan d) AG T echn ical sup por t & re pairs T EL +41 44 855 5 1 5 4 Rep airCenter@fujifilm.
117 Appendix OCEANIA New Z eal and Fu ji lm NZ Ltd Technic al supp or t & repai rs TEL +6 4 -9 - 4 1 40 40 0 glenn.beaumont@fujifilm.co.nz Papua N ew Guinea Oce an ia PNG L im ite d T echn ical sup por t TEL + 675 325641 1 oceania@daltron.com.pg ASIA Hong Kong Fuj i Pho to Pr odu c ts Co.
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