Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S2500HD 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 echnica l Notes 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 • Rea d Instructions : All t he saf et y and o p- erating instru ctions shoul d be read before the applianc e is opera ted . • Retai n Instructions : Th e saf et y and 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 Equ ip 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 1 1 6 Is there a quick a.
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 46 How do I delete the curren.
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 ...........................................................................46 Playb ack Zoo m ...........................................................................
xiv T abl e of Contents Usin g the Me nus: Pl ayba ck Mo de .......................................... 81 Using t he F - Mo de Me nu.......................................................... 81 F - Mo de Men u Opti ons ................................
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Symb ols a nd C onv entio ns Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : 3 Caution : This inf ormation s hould be re ad before use t o en sur 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 ............................... 27 12 Microphone ................................
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction S2500HD/S2700HD series S1800/S1900 series S1600/S1700 series 23 EVF / LC D ( display selection) but ton .... 5 24 a (playback) bu tton ............... 20, 46 25 F (photo mode) but ton ............ 69, 8 1 26 T er minal 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. ■ ■ Shooti ng Shooting SET ISO AUTO ( 800 ) ISO AUTO ( 800 ) 9 9 N N F 2.
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 Mod e 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 sl ide 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 • D o not turn t he came ra o or re move the me mor y card whi le the m emor y card i s bein g format ted o r data a re bei ng 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 tion 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 in format ion on resetting the clock or chang ing langu ages, see page 94) . 1 Choose a language. SET NO START MENU 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 Shooting Information 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. The most recent picture wil l be displa yed in the monit or . 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM N N 4:3 4:3 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. Pres s 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 Intelligent Face Detection an d Red- Eye Remov al If an option othe r than OF F i s s e l e c t e d f o r A IMA GE DISP (pg. 95 ), a wa rning wil l be dis - play ed if the camera detect s subjects who may hav e blink ed when the picture was take n.
24 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. Pres s 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).
25 More on P hotography Focus Lock Autofoc us Although the camera boasts a high-precision autof o - cus sys tem, it ma y be unable to focus on the subjec t s l i s t e d b e l o w . I f t h e c a m e r a i s u n a b l e t o f o c u s u s i n g autofocus, use focus lock (p g.
26 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 (m acro mode) , G (s uper macro mode) , or H ( macro mode o ) When macro mode i s in e ec t, the camera focuses on s ubject s near the c ent er of the frame.
27 More on P hotography N Using the F lash (In telligent F lash ) When the ash is used, the camera ’ s Intelligent F lash system in stantly ana ly zes the sc ene based on such factors as the brigh tness of the subject, its p osition i n the frame, and its distanc e from the camera.
28 3 Foc us. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to focus. If the ash wil l re, p will be disp layed when 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.
29 More on P hotography I Con tinuous Shooting (Burst Mode ) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. 1 Choose a continuous shooting mode. Pres s the I but ton t o di splay c onti nuous shooti ng options. Pr ess the selec - tor u p or down to h ighligh t the desir ed option and press MENU /OK .
30 2 Foc us. Pr ess 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. 1 Notes • Focus and exp osure ar e determined by the rst fr ame in each series.
31 More on P hotography 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.
32 ■ ■ 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. 97) . 2 Choose a subjec t. F rame the subject in the cent er of the di splay using digit al zoom . 3 Press the selector down ( c ).
33 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.
34 Choosing an Exposure C ompensation Value • Bac klit subjects : choose v alues 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 1 5) • Highly re ective subjects or very bright scenes (e .
35 More on P hotography Shooting Mode Choose a shooting mode ac cor ding t o the scene or type of subjec t. T o choose a shooting mode, 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.
36 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 highlight a scene. 6 Press MENU /OK t o s e l e c t t h e h i g h - ligh ted option.
37 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e B B Zoom Bracke ting Zoo m Br ack et in g Each time the sh ut te r but ton i s pressed, the cam- era takes th ree pic tur es: one at the curr ent z oom ratio with an image s ize of O , a second z oomed in 1 .
38 Shooti ng Mod e O Nigh t Night Choose this mode for poorly lit twiligh t or night scenes. Sen sitivity is autom atical ly raised to r e- duc e blur ca used by camera s hak e. H Nigh t (Tripod) Night ( Tripod) C h o o s e t h i s m o d e f o r s l o w s h u tt e r s p ee d s w h e n shooting a t nigh t.
39 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e 1 Rota te the mode di al to N . 2 Press the selector up to select a fr ame , and press the selector lef t or right t o high light a pan dir ec tion and press MENU/OK . 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 T ake a phot ograph. Exp osu re and whit e balanc e for the panoram a are set with the rst shot.
40 Shooti ng Mod e 6 T ake the sec ond shot as descri bed in steps 3– 4 (t o cre at e a panorama from on ly t wo frames, press the selector up af te r the second shot ) . 7 T ake the last shot, framing it t o ov er - lap the second picture . Pres s MENU/ OK to c omplet e the panorama ( the individu al shots ar e not sav ed).
41 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e In this mode, the camera sets e xposure aut omati- cally . If desir ed, you can c hoose di erent combi- nation s of shutter speed and aper ture tha t will produc e the same exposure (pr ogram shif t) .
42 Shooti ng Mod e In this mode, y ou choose the shutter speed while the camera adju sts aper ture for optim al expo - sure. 1 Rota te the mode di al to S . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hutter speed and aper tur e will be dis played. F 2. 8 S 80 SET Shutter speed 3 Press the selector up or down t o choose the shutter s pee d.
43 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e A: APERTU RE PRI ORIT Y AE A: APER TURE PRIO RIT Y AE In this mode, y ou choose the aper ture whi le the camera adju sts shut te r speed for optimal expo - sure. 1 Rota te the mode di al to A . 2 Pres s the d but ton.
44 Shooti ng Mod e In this mode , you choose both shutter speed and ap er t ure. I f de sired , e xp osure c an be altere d f rom the value suggest ed by the camera. 1 Rota te the mode di al to M . 2 Pres s the d but ton. S hutter speed and aper tur e will be dis played.
45 More on P hotography Shooti ng Mod e C C : CUST OM MODE : CUST OM MODE In P , S , A , and M modes, the K CUSTOM SET option in the sho oting menu (pg. 7 4) can be used t o save curr en t camera and menu settings. These set tings ar e recalled whenev er the mode dial is r ota ted to C (c us - tom mode ) .
46 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. 100-0001 100-0001 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM N N 4:3 4:3 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 .
47 More on P layback 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 zoo m ou t. Wh e n the picture is zoomed in, the selector can be used to view ar ea s of the image not curr ently vi sible i n the display .
48 Pla yba ck O pti ons Viewing Photo Informatio n Viewing Photo Informat ion T o view or hide the phot o inform ation l isted below in single-frame playback, press d .
49 More on P layback 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 during pla yback, selec t W . Select W to increas e the number of pictures dis played to two, nine, or a hundred.
50 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) .
51 More on P layback A Delet in g P ict ure s ■ ■ FRAM E FR AM E : Del eting Se lec ted Imag es : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR A M E displays the dialog s hown at righ t.
52 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 a nd selec t a frame size from the O QU ALITY menu.
53 Movies Avoiding Blurred P ictures I f t h e s u b j e ct i s p oo rl y l i t , b l u r ri ng ca us ed b y c a m e ra shake can be reduced using the L DUA L IS MODE option in the setup menu (pg. 9 4 ). In B mode, blur caused by subjec t movement is also reduced (d ual IS mode) .
54 a Viewing Mo vies D u r i n g p l a y b a c k ( p g . 4 6 ) , 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: 10.
55 Con nec t io ns Viewing P ictures on T V 1 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 grou p. The suppli ed US B-A / V cable c onnect s as shown below . T urn the camera o befor e co nn ect- ing the cable .
56 Viewing Pic tures on T V 2 Press a for about a sec ond to turn the ca mera on. The camera monitor tu rns o and p ic tures and mov ie s a re p laye d b ac k on th e T V. Note that th e c ame ra vol ume cont rols have no e ec t on sounds play ed on the T V ; use the televi sion v olume con trol s to ad just the volu me.
57 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.
58 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).
59 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 di splayed during pri nting. 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 ma y end before the current picture has printed).
60 Printing Pictures via USB The K PRIN T ORDE R (DPOF) option in the pla y- back F -mode menu can be used to cre at e a digi- tal “ print or der” for PictBridge- compa tible prin ters (pg.
61 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 2 Press the selector up or down t o choose the number of c opies ( up t o 99) . T o remove a picture from the order , press the selec tor down u ntil the nu m- ber of copies is 0.
62 Printing Pictures via USB 1 Notes • Remove the memor y card t o cre ate or modify a print order for the pictures in internal memory. • Print orders can contain a maximum of 9 99 pic tures. • If a memor y c ard i s inser ted contai ning a print or der cre- ated by another camera, the message shown at right will be d is pla y ed.
63 Con nec t io ns 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 .
64 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 ma y be running and in sert the Fi nePi x CD in a CD- ROM drive. Wind ows Vis ta If an AutoPlay dialo g is disp layed, click SETUP .
65 Con nec t io ns 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.
66 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 4 Remov e the Fine Pix C D fr o m t h e C D- R O M d r iv e . N o t e t h a t y ou m a y b e u n a b l e t o r e m o v e t h e C D if Safari is runn ing; if nec essary, q uit Safari before r emoving the C D.
67 Con nec t io ns 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, inse r t the car d int o the came ra ( p g . 1 1 ) . I f n o c a r d i s i n s e rt e d , p i ct u r e s w i l l b e copied from i nt ernal memory .
68 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. If a memor y c ard c ontaining a large num- ber of images is inser ted, there may be a delay before FinePixViewer s tar ts an d FinePixViewer may be un - able to impor t or save images.
69 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 -mo de menu.
70 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 A d j u s t I S O s e n s i t iv ity . C ho o se hi gh er v a l u e s wh en th e s ub- ject is poorly lit.
71 Menus Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Choose the size a nd aspec t ratio at whic h still pic - tures a re rec orded. Large pictures can be prin ted at lar ge siz es with no drop in q uality; small pic - tures require less m emor y , allowing more pic tures to be rec orded.
72 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode T T IMAGE QUALIT Y IMAGE QUALIT Y Choose how muc h image les ar e compr essed. Select FI NE (low compression) for higher imag e qualit y , NORMAL (high compr ession ) to incr ease the number of pictures tha t can be stored.
73 Menus 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 2 Press the selector up or down t o highl ight the des ired menu it em.
74 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 SC ENE POSI TION SCENE POSIT ION Choose a scene fo r SP mode (pg.
75 Menus 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 group por - traits that incl ude the photographe r . • 2 SEC : Choose t o av oid blur cau sed by the cam- era moving when the s hutter but t on is pres sed.
76 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode Intelligent F ace Detection Because it ensures that the faces of por trait subjec 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.
77 Menus 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 1 5) . Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description AUTO W hite balance adju sted automatically.
78 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode E E HIG H -SPEED S HOOTIN G HIGH-S PEED SHOO TIN G Selecting ON reduces f ocusing time , ens uring 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 .
79 Menus 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.
80 Using the Menus: Shooti ng Mode H H SHARPN ESS SHARP NESS Choose whether t o sharpen or sof ten outli nes. • HARD : Use f or sharp outli nes when phot ograph ing suc h subjec ts as buildings and te x t . • ST ANDARD : S tandard s harpness. Best choice in most situation s.
81 Menus Using the Menus : Pla y back Mode The F - mode and pla yback menus a re used t o manage the pictures in i nt ernal memory or on the memor y car d. Using t he Using the F F - Mode Menu -M o d e M en u 1 Pres s the a but ton t o enter pl ay- back mode.
82 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 ic tures in a slide show (se e belo w) . K K PRINT OR DER (DP OF) PRINT ORD ER (DPOF ) Sele ct p ic tures for pr inting on DPO F- and Pic tBridg e- compatib le devi ces (pg.
83 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode 1 Press a to e nt er playbac k mode. 2 Press MENU/OK t o displ ay the pla y- 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.
84 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 Del ete all or sele c ted pic tures (p g. 50). B B RED -E YE RE MOVAL RED-E YE REMOVAL Create copies w ith redu ced red eye ( pg.
85 Menus 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 .
86 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.
87 Menus 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 memory card to in t ernal mem- or y) .
88 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.
89 Menus 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.
90 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode Play ing Voic e Memos Pictures with voice memos are indicated by a q icon duri ng 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.
91 Menus Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode G CROP CROP T o crea te a cr opped copy of a pic tur e, pla y the pic tur e back and selec t G CROP in t he p la y ba c k m e nu (pg.
92 Using the Menus: Playb ack Mode O O RES IZE RESIZE T o crea te a sm all c opy of a picture, pla y the picture back and select O RESI ZE in th e p l a y ba c k me nu (pg. 83 ) . 1 P ress the selector up or down to highlight a ST ANDA RD or b SMALL .
93 Menus The Setup Menu Using t he Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu 1 D isplay 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.
94 The Setup Menu Setup Me nu Opt ions 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 IM AGE DISP . IMAG E DI SP . Choose how long pictures ar e displa yed after shooting (pg. 95). CONT / 3 SEC / 1.
95 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 P P DIS CHARGE DISCHARGE Discharge recharg eable Ni -MH b atteri es (pg . 1 00). — — Q Q VID EO SYS TEM VIDEO SYSTEM Ch oose a vi deo mo de for conne c tion to a T V (p g.
96 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 sp l a ye d du r in g p la yb a c k a s sh o wn a t r i gh t .
97 Menus The Setup Menu D D DIG IT AL ZOOM DIG IT AL ZOOM If ON i s selected, se lec ting T at the ma ximum optical zoom position wi ll trigger dig ital zoom, fur ther mag nif ying the image . T o cancel d igital zoom, z oom out to the min imum di gital zoom position and select W .
98 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 sho wn at 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 .
99 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 between lo cal time and your home time zone.
10 0 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 .
101 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. FINEPIX S2500HD/S2700HD series S1800/S1900 series .
102 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.
103 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.
10 4 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. Insert f resh or full y- charged spare b atteri es.
105 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 6 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 .
107 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. 1 03 Th e lens is blo cked.
10 8 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.
10 9 T rouble shooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 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 Monitor is o . The c amera is conn ec ted to a T V . Vie w pic tures on th e T V . 56 No pic ture o r sound.
11 0 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Miscellaneous Pro bl em Problem Poss ib le c aus e Poss ib le c aus e So lut ion Solution Pag e Page Nothing happ ens when the shu tter b ut- ton is presse d. T emporar y camera malfunction. Remove and reins er t the bat teries or dis con- nec t and re connec t the AC adapter/DC cou- pler .
111 T rouble shooting 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 B (red) Batter ies are low. Inser t f resh or full y- charged spare b atteri es.
112 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution BUSY The m emor y c ard is incorrec tl y format ted. Use th e camer a to format the me mor y card ( pg. 98). CAR D E RR OR The m emor y c ard is not format ted fo r use in the cam era.
113 T rouble shooting 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 The c amera has run o ut of fr ame numbers (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.
114 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. E xit sil ent mode b efore adjus ting the vo lume.
115 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike 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.
11 6 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.
117 Appendix Interl Memor y/Memor y Card Capacit y O O IMAG E SIZE (Sti ll p ic tur es) IMAGE SIZE ( Still pictures ) O O QUALIT Y (Mov ies) QUALITY (Movie s ) Q Q c c * * a a * * b b * * 4 : 3 4 : 3 .
11 8 Spec i cations Sys te m Model Digi tal Cam era FinePi x S2500H D/S 27 00 HD ser ies, S 1 80 0/S 1900 se ries, S1 60 0/S 1 700 ser ies E ective pix els 12 . 2 m i l l i o n CCD 1 / 2.3 - in., square -p ixel CCD with primar y color lter Stor age m edi a • Inte rnal memory (appr ox.
11 9 Appendix Speci catio ns Sys te m Sensitivity Standard o utput s ensitiv it y equiv alent to ISO 64, 100, 20 0, 40 0, 80 0, 1 6 00, 3200, 6 40 0 ( 32 00 a nd 6400 availab le only at i mage siz.
12 0 Speci catio ns Sys te m Fla sh Manual p op -up ash with CCD -metered au to ash control ( us ing mon itor p re- ashe s ); e ec tive ra nge when sensit ivit y is s et to AUTO is ap prox. 40 cm –8 m /1 .3 f t.– 26. 2 f t. ( wide angle ) or 2.
121 Appendix Speci catio ns Input/output terminals A / V OUT (audio /video output) NTS C or P AL o utput w ith monaur al sound HDMI out put (S 2500HD /S 2 700H D s eries only ) HDMI Mini Conn ec tor Digital input/ output USB 2.
12 2 Speci catio ns Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S ystem C ommittee ) is a color t elevision t elecasting speci cation adopted main ly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine ) is a c olor television system adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China.
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