Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FinePix AX205 Fujifilm
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DIGITAL CAMERA FINEPIX AX200 Series FINEPIX AV100 Series Befor e Y ou Beg in Firs t Steps Bas ic Photo grap hy and Play bac k More on Phot ography More on Pl ayback Movies Conne ct ions Menus T ech nical N otes 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:/ /www.
ii Notes and Cautions IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INST RUC TIONS • Rea d In str uc t ion s: All t he sa fet y and operating instructions should be rea d befo re the ap plian ce is operated. • Ret ai n In str uc t ion s: T he sa fet y and operating in structions should be retain ed for f uture ref erence.
iii Note s and Cautio ns Power Lin es: An out sid e antenna 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.
iv Note s and Cautio ns Be sur e to read t his note s bef ore us ing Safety Notes • Make sure t hat you us e your c amer a corr ec tly. Read t hes e Safet y N otes and yo ur Ow ner ’s Manual c arefu lly b efore us e. • Af ter read ing th ese S afet y No tes, s tore the m in a saf e place.
v Note s and Cautio ns WARNING WAR NI NG Do no t he at, c ha nge o r tak e ap ar t the b at ter y. Do n ot dr op o r su bje ct t he b att er y to im pac t s. Do n ot st ore t he b at ter y wi th m eta ll ic pr od uc ts. D o no t use c ha rge rs o th er th an th e sp eci fi ed m ode l to c har ge t he ba tt er y.
vi Note s and Cautio ns 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.
vii Note s and Cautio ns • Do n ot use ba tter ies t hat are leaking, deform ed, discolored. • Do n ot store b at terie s in war m or humi d place s. • Kee p the bat ter ies ou t of reac h of babies and small children. • Make sure t hat the b atte r y pola rit y ( E and F ) is correc t.
viii Note s and Cautio ns • Do n ot take ap ar t the AC p ower ada pter. Doin g so cou ld be dangerou s. • Do n ot use th e AC powe r adapte r in a hot a nd humi d place. • Do no t subje ct t he AC pow er adap ter to st rong sh ock s . • Th e AC power a dapte r may emit a hummi ng.
ix About This Manual Before u sing the camera, r ead thi s Owner ’ s Manua l and the other s upplied documents. For inform ation on specific topics, c onsu lt the sourc es below . Memor y Card s Pictures can be stored in the camera ’s int ernal memory or on optional SD and SDHC memory cards.
x Camer a Q & A Find it ems b y task. 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 0 Can I set the clock to local time.
xi Camera Q & A 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 94 Is there a quick and easy way to take sn.
xii Camera Q & A 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 33 Is there a simple way t o delete one image ?.
xiii Note s and Cau tion s ........................................................................ ii IMPO RT ANT SAFE T Y INST RUC TI ONS ...................................... ii Saf et y Notes ......................................................
xiv T abl e of Contents Vie wing Pi ct ure s on a Comp uter ............................................ 50 Inst alli ng the S of tw are............................................................... 50 Win dows: In sta lling My Fine Pix Studi o .....
1 Before Y ou Begin Introduct ion Sy mbols and Conv entions The following symbols ar e used in this m anual : C Caution : This i nforma tion should be r ead before u se to e nsu re c orrect op eration. A Note : P oints to not e when us ing the camera.
2 Introduction 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. 12 3 4 5 6 11 78 13 12 14 15 10 9 17 16 18 19 Selector button MENU/OK button (pg. 1 0) Move cur sor left G L (macro) but ton (p g. 27) Move cur sor right H K (flash) but ton (pg.
3 Before Y ou Begin Introduction The Monitor The following ind icat ors may a ppear in the monit or du ring shooting and pl ayback: ■ Shooting 400 12 / 31 / 2050 - 1 2 3 250 F 3.3 19 F AF 10 : 00 AM * * d : indicates that no m emor y card is inser ted and t hat pic tures will be s tored in the cam era’s int ernal memory (pg.
Fir st St eps 4 Insert ing the Batteries The camera takes two AA alkaline (LR6 ) batteries ( suppl ied) or t wo AA rechar geable Ni-MH batteries (sold sepa rate ly) . Inser t the batteries in the came ra as described below. 1 Open the batter y- chambe r co ver .
Fir st St eps 5 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.
6 Inser ting a Memor y Card ■ I nser ting a Me mor y Card 1 T urn the camera of f, and open the battery- chamber c ov er . 2 Insert the memor y card f irmly until you hear (feel) a click. Holding the memory card in the orien tation shown below , slide it all the wa y in.
Fir st St eps 7 Inser ting a Memor y Card Removing M emory Cards Be sure the camera is of f before opening the bat tery -chamb er cover . Press the card in and then release it slowly . The card can now b e removed by hand. C Cautions • The memor y c ard may spring out if you r emove your finger immediately af ter pushing the card in.
8 Inser ting a Memor y Card C Cautions • Fo rmat memor y cards before first use, and be sure to reformat all memory cards af ter using them in a comput er or other devic e. For mor e information on f ormatting memor y cards, see page 7 6. • Memor y cards are small and can be s wallowed; keep out of reach of children.
Fir st St eps 9 T urning the Camera on and off Shooting Mode Pres s the n but ton t o turn the camera on. The lens will extend and the len s cov er will open. Press n again t o turn the camera of f . B Tip: Swi tch ing to Pl ayb ack Mo de Press the D button to star t playb ack.
10 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 72) . 1 Choose a language. START MENU SET NO ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS 1.
Fir st St eps 11 Basic Setup A Note Go t o the setup menu if you tr y to set the language, dat e or bat tery t yp e again (pg. 72) . B Tips: T he Ca mer a Cloc k • If the bat teries are removed for an ex tended per iod, e DATE / T I M E an d k BA T T ERY T YPE will b e cleared and the language -selec tion dialog will be displayed .
12 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T aking Pictures in G (S CENE R EC OGNITION ) Mode This section describes how to take pictures i n G mode. 1 T urn the camera on.
13 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in G (SCENE RECOGNITI ON) Mod e 3 F r ame a picture using the zoom control. The camera analyzes a su bjec t based on scene r ecognition , then an icon a ppears in the bottom lef t of the monitor .
14 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCENE RECOGNITI ON) Mod e How to u se th e zoom c ont rol Press W to zo o m ou t Press T to z oom in Zo o m i n d ic at or Hol di ng the C ame ra Hold the camera s te ady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides.
15 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k T ak ing Pictures in G (SCENE RECOGNITI ON) Mod e Framing Guideline (B est F raming) The images change as shown b elow if you press the DISP /BACK button.
16 T ak ing Pictures in G (SCENE RECOGNITI ON) Mod e 5 Shoot. Smoothly pres s the shutter but t on the rest of the way down to tak e the picture. B Tip: The S hut ter Bu tto n The shut ter but ton has two p ositions.
17 Ba sic Ph otog ra phy an d Play bac k Viewing P ictures Pictures can be viewed in the mon itor . When taking 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 .
18 More on P hotography 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 1 Press MENU/OK t o dis play the shooting menu. EXIT 1 /2 SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MODE IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY N WHITE BALANCE AUTO ISO AUTO EXP.
19 More on P hotography Shooting Modes G SCEN E RECOGNITI ON Simply b y pointing the came ra to the su bjec t, the camera aut omatica lly analyzes and select s the most appropri ate setting us ing sce ne reco gnit ion . See “ T aking Pictures in G ( SC ENE REC OGNI TION) mode” (pg.
20 d BABY MOD E Choose for na tural skin t ones when taking por traits of infants. The f lash turns off automaticall y . K LAN D SCA P E Choose this mode for cri sp , clea r daylig ht sho ts of buildi ngs and la ndscapes. W PA N O R A M A In this mode , you can tak e up to th ree pic tur es and join them t ogether to f orm a panorama.
21 More on P hotography A Shooti ng Mod e 7 T ake the last shot, framing it t o overl ap the second picture. 8 Press MENU/OK t o complet e the panorama.
22 E SUNSE T Choose thi s mode to rec ord the vivid c olors in sunris es an d suns ets . F SNOW Choose for cri sp, c lear sho ts that captu re the brightnes s of scenes dom inat ed by shi ning whit e snow. G BEA CH Choose for cri sp, c lear sho ts that captu re the brightnes s of sunl it beaches.
23 More on P hotography Intelligent F ace Detect ion 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.
24 Intel lig ent Face D etec tio n 3 Focu s. Pr ess the shutter button halfway to set f ocus and exposure for the subject in the green border . C Cautions • If no face is detected when the shut ter but ton is pressed half way (pg. 85) , the camera will focus on the subjec t at the cen ter of the display and red- eye will not be removed .
25 More on P hotography 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).
26 Focus Lock 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 (pg. 25) to focus on another subjec t at the same distance and then recompose the photograph .
27 More on P hotography L Macro mode ( Close -ups ) For close-ups, press the selector lef t ( L ) . The sele ction changes eac h time the selec tor i s pressed. MACRO OFF When macro mode is i n ef fec t, the camera focuses on su bjec ts near the ce nt er of the monit or .
28 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.
29 More on P hotography 2 Focu s. Pres s the shutter button halfway to focus. If the flash will fire , X will be di splay ed when the shutter button is pr essed halfway . A t slow sh ut ter s pee ds, 0 will appear in the dis play t o warn tha t pic tur es may be blurr ed; use of a tripod is r ecommended.
30 U Silent Mode In situations in which camera sounds or light from the f lash may be unwelcome , press the DISP /BACK but ton until U is di splayed in the monitor . The c amera speaker , shooting indicator , f lash, and indicator and self-timer lamps turn of f (not e that the f lash will still f ire in A mode ).
31 More on P hotography J Using the Self- Timer The camera of fers a ten-sec ond timer tha t allows pho tographers t o appear in the ir own phot ographs, and a two -second timer th at can be used t o avoid bl ur cau sed by the camera moving when the shutter button is pr essed.
32 The self-timer la mp on the front of the ca mera will bli nk immedia tely befor e the pic tur e is tak en. If the t wo-second timer i s selec ted, the self -timer la mp will bli nk as the timer c oun ts down.
33 More on P layback Single - F rame Pla yback T o view the most recen t pic tur e in the monit or , press the D button. 12 / 31 / 2050 12 / 31 / 2050 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 1/250 1/250 F 3 3 F 3.3 100-0001 100 0001 400 400 N N Pres s the selec tor rig ht t o view pic tures in the order r ecor ded, lef t to view pictures in rev erse order .
34 Single-Frame Playback y 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. Press W to zoom out Press T to zoom in Zo o m i n d ic at or When the picture is zoomed in, the selec tor ca n be used to view ar eas of the image not cu rren tly visi ble in the display .
35 More on P layback Multi- F rame P la y back T o change the nu mber of images di splay ed, press W when a picture i s shown full-frame in the monit or . 10 : 00 AM 10 : 00 AM 12 / 31 / 2050 1 2/31/2 0 5 0 Press W to increas e the number of pictures dis played to one fr ame with previou s and nex t, two, nine, and a hundred.
36 V Image Search Image Searc h based on categories Sear ch for pictures b y dat e, s ubjec t, sce ne, and fil e type. 1 Press MENU/OK t o dis play the playback menu. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight V IMA GE SEARCH . 3 Press MENU/OK t o dis play the se arc h cat egor y .
37 More on P layback g y g Usi ng Playback Menu wit h Image Sea rch Three playbac k menus ca n be per formed with image se arc h mode. 1 Press MENU/OK whi le the sear ch res ults are di splay ed. The playback men u will be displayed. 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highl ight the des ired menu it em.
38 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 1 7) .
39 More on P layback ■ FR A M E : Dele ting Sele cted Im ages Selecting FR AM E displays th e dialog shown at r ight. YES CANCEL ERASE OK? Pres s the selec tor left or right to scr oll through pictures and pr ess MENU/OK to delete the curr ent picture ( the picture is delet ed immediat ely; be careful no t delete the wr ong pic tur e ).
40 Movies A Recording Movies Shoot short movies with sound. Sound is r ecorded via the bu ilt -in microphone ; do not c over the microphone d uring r ecordi ng. 1 Press MENU/OK t o displ ay the shooting men u and selec t A MO VIE for A SHOOTING MODE (pg.
41 Movies 3 Pr ess the shutter button all the wa y down t o star t recor ding. REC 12 s REC and time remaining ar e dis played in monitor A Notes • Focus is set when recording begins; exposure and white balance are adjusted automatically throughout recor ding.
42 D Viewing Mo vies During pla yback (pg. 3 3 ) , 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 disp layed: PLAY 100-006 100 .
43 Con nec t io ns 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 to a gr oup. Connect an A / V cable ( optional) , as shown below .
44 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 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.
45 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB B Tip: Pr inti ng th e Date of Rec ord ing T o pr int the dat e of recording on pictures, press DISP /BACK in steps 1 – 2 to display the PictBridge menu (see “Printing the DPOF Print Order” on pa ge 4 5) .
46 Printing Pictures via USB 4 Press MENU/OK t o star t printing. 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).
47 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB 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.
48 Printing Pictures via USB 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to choose the number of c opies ( up t o 99) . T o remove a picture from the order , press the selector down un til the number of c opies is 0.
49 Con nec t io ns Printing Pictures via USB A Notes • Remo ve the memory card to cre ate or modif y a print order for the pictures in in ternal memor y . • Print orders can contain a maximum of 999 pic tures. • If a memor y card is inserted containing a print order crea ted by another camera, the message shown at right will be displaye d.
50 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 NOT connect the c amera to the c omputer until installation is complete .
51 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures 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 .
52 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 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. 3.9– 1 0.6 (for t he latest infor mation, visi t h ttp :/ /www .
53 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures 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 .
54 Viewing Pic tures on a Computer 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. 6) . If no card is i nserted, pic tur es will be copied from i nt ernal me mor y . A Note Windows user s may require the Windows CD when star ting the sof tw are for the first time.
55 Con nec t io ns Viewing Pic tures on a Computer C Cautions • If a memor y card containing a large number of images is inser ted, there ma y be a delay before the sof t ware st art s and you may be unable to impo r t or save images. Use a memor y card reader to transfer pictures.
56 Menus The Shooting Menu The shooting menu i s used to adj ust set ting s for a wide range of shooting c onditions. Using the Shoot ing Menu 1 Press MENU/OK t o dis play the shooting menu. EXIT 1 /2 SHOOTING MENU SHOOTING MODE IMAGE SIZE IMAGE QUALITY N WHITE BALANCE AUTO ISO AUTO EXP.
57 Menus The Shoot ing Menu 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 1/2 1/ 2 A SHOOTING MODE Choos e a shootin g mode a ccording to the t ype o f subjec t (p g. 1 8). G / k / P / A / A / B / U / d / K / W / L / D / U / W / E / F / G / I / O / P G 5 EXP .
58 The Shoot ing Menu n ISO Con trol the came ra’ s sens itivit y to l ight. Hig her values can be used t o reduc e blur when l igh ting is poor; note , howev er , that mottling ma y appear in pictures taken a t high se nsitivities.
59 Menus The Shoot ing Menu Aspect Rat io Pictures with an asp ec t ratio of 4 : 3 have the s ame 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.
60 The Shoot ing Menu Use exposur e com pensation when phot ographing ve r y bright, v er y dark, or high- cont ra st sub je c t s . Choose posi tive ( + ) values to i ncrea se e xp osu re Choose nega.
61 Menus The Shoot ing Menu C WHITE BALANCE 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 balanc e, ” se e the Glossary on page 93 ). Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description AUT O White balance adjusted automatically .
62 The Shoot ing Menu E CONTINUOUS (Continuous sho oting) Captur e motion in a series of pictures. The camera takes u p to thr ee pic tures wh ile the shutter - rele ase but t on is pres sed. A Notes • Frame rate varies with shutter spe ed. • Focus and exp osure ar e determined by the firs t frame in each ser ies.
63 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. g Using the Playback Menu 1 Press D to e nt er playbac k mode (pg.
64 The Playbac k Menu y Playbac k Menu Opt ion s The following option s are a vailable : Opt ion Option Des cr ipt ion Description V IMAGE SEARCH Search images based on categories (pg. 36). M ERA SE Delete all or selec ted pict ures (pg. 38) . q SLIDE SHOW View pic tures in a slide show (pg.
65 Menus The Playbac k Menu q SLIDE SHO W View pic tures in an a utoma ted slide s how . Choose the ty pe of show and pr ess MENU/ OK to start. Press DISP / BACK at any ti me during the s how to view on-screen help. When a movie i s dis played, movie pla yback will begin aut oma tically , and the slide s how will c onti nue when the movie end s.
66 The Playbac k Menu 1 Pl ay the picture back in the monit or (pictures taken with In tel ligen t F ac e Detec tion ar e indica ted by a B ic on ) and select a RED EYE REMO V AL i n the playback me nu (pg. 63 ). CANCEL YES REMOV AL OK? 2 Press MENU/OK .
67 Menus The Playbac k Menu O PROTEC T Pr otect pic tures from ac ciden tal deletion. The followi ng options ar e avail able. ■ FR AM E Pr ot ec t selected pictur es.
68 The Playbac k Menu R CROP T o crea te a cr opped copy of a picture, pla y the picture back and selec t R CROP in the playbac k menu (pg. 6 3 ) . 1 Pr ess the zoom buttons t o zoom in and out and us.
69 Menus The Playbac k Menu j RESIZE T o crea te a sm all c opy of a picture, pla y the picture back and select j RESIZE in the playbac k menu. 1 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight t ST ANDA RD or s SMALL . 2 Press MENU/OK t o selec t the highlighted option.
70 The Playbac k Menu 1 Pr ess the selec t or down to rota te the picture 90 ° clockwise, up to r ota te the picture 90 ° cou ntercl o ck w is e. 2 Press MENU/OK t o confirm the operation ( to exit without ro tating the picture, pres s DISP /BACK ).
71 Menus The Playbac k Menu B Tip: Copy ing Pic t ure s Bet ween Me mor y Ca rds T o c opy pic tures betwe en two memor y cards, inser t the source card and copy the pictures to int ernal memor y , then remove the sourc e card, insert the destination card, and copy the pictures f rom int ernal memor y .
72 The 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 Press the selector lef t to highlight a lef t tab. 1. 3 Press the selector up or down to s el e c t 4 . The setup menu appears.
73 Menus The Setup Menu Setup Menu O ptions Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 1/ 4 1/4 e DATE / TIME Set the c amera clo ck . — — p TIME DIFFERENCE Set the cl ock to loc al time (p g. 75) . k / j k n w Choose a language .
74 The Setup Menu Men u ite m Menu item Des cr ip tio n Description Op tio ns Options De fau lt Default 3/4 3/4 a LCD MODE Enable or disable monitor pow er saving (pg. 78 ). ON / OF F ON o AUTO POWER O FF Choos e the auto power o f f delay (p g. 78) .
75 Menus The Setup Menu p TIME D IFFE REN CE When traveli ng, use this op tion to swit ch the camera clock in stantly from your home ti me zone to the local time at you r destination. 1 Specif y the dif ference bet ween local time and your home time zone.
76 The Setup Menu m FOR MA T Forma t in tern al memory or a memor y card. If a me mor y card i s inse r ted in the ca mera, x will be dis played in the dialog sho wn at righ t and this op tion will form at the memory card. If no memor y car d is in ser t ed, d will be dis played and thi s option will f ormat in te rnal memory.
77 Menus The Setup Menu A Notes • Pictures taken in continuous shooting modes are always displayed af ter shooting. • The color s displayed at set tings of 1 .
78 The Setup Menu g LCD BRI GHTN ESS Pres s the selec tor u p or down to choose mon itor brigh tness and press MENU /OK to select. 0 SET CANCEL LCD BRIGHTNESS a LCD MODE If ON is selected, the monit or will di m to sav e power if no operation s are performed for several sec onds.
79 Menus The Setup Menu c 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 .
80 The Setup Menu 1 Selecting l DISCH ARGE displays the message shown above . Pr ess MENU/OK . CANCEL OK DISCHARGE DISCHARGE OK? IT MA Y T AKE A WH LE FOR DISCHARG NG SET 2 Pr ess the selec t or up or down to highlight OK . 3 Press MENU/OK t o b egin discharging the batteries.
81 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. * Available from third -par t y suppli ers.
82 Optional Acc ess ories j Accessor ies from Fujifilm The following option al acc essories wer e avai lable from F U JIFILM. For the la test inform ation on the acc essories a vailable in y our region , check with your local F ujifil m represe nta tive or vis it h tt p :/ /www .
83 T rouble shooting 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 atter ies are exhaus ted. Insert f resh or f ully- charged sp are bat teries.
84 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 n w optio n in the setup m enu. Select ENGLIS H .
85 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 Intelligent Fac e Detection F ace detec tio n not available. The c amera is in a sh ooting m ode w hich makes Intelligent F ace Detec tion unav ailable.
86 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 Flash The f l ash does not fi re. The f lash is chargin g. Wait for the f lash to charge. 1 6 The c amera is in a sh ooting m ode in wh ich the f lash do es not f ire.
87 T rouble shooting 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 ict ures were taken wit h a dif ferent make or model of came ra. —— Playb ack zo om unavailable.
88 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 TV No color . The c amera is n ot set to the corre c t vide o stand ar d. Match the cam era r VIDEO SY STEM set ting to the T V . 43, 74 Computer The comp uter does not recogni ze the camera.
89 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 O (red) Bat teri es are low. Inser t fresh o r fully -charge d spare bat teries .
90 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 camera. Format t he memo r y card (p g. 76 ). The m emor y card contac t s require cleaning or the memory card i s damaged.
91 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 r un out of f rame number s ( curre nt frame numbe r is 999 -9999 ). Format th e memo r y card and se lec t RENEW for the b FRA ME N O.
92 Warning Messages and D isplays Warn in g War ni ng Des cr ip tio n Description So lut ion Solution PRES S AND HOL D THE DISP BUT TON TO DE AC TIVA TE SILENT MODE An at tempt was made to cho ose a f lash mode or adju st the volu me with the came ra in sile nt mode.
93 Appendix Glos sary Digital zoom : Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom do es not incre ase the amount of visible detail. Instead, details visible using optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “ grainy” image.
94 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.
95 Appendix Internal Memor y/Memor y Card Capacity ■ Fine Pix AX 240/ A X230/ AX 2 1 0/AX 200/AV 1 40/AV 1 30/ AV1 10/AV 100 Stil l Pic tu res (FINE) Movies y ! 3: 2 g 16: 9 0 n m 16: 9 m p ) 12 8 0 * ! * 9 * Inte rna l memor y Internal memor y (appr ox.
96 Sys te m Model F in eP ix AX290 / AX2 80/ AX2 60 / AX2 50 / AV 1 90/ AV18 0/AV16 0 /AV1 50 Fi ne P ix AX2 40 / AX23 0/ AX2 1 0/ AX200 / AV 1 40/ AV130 /AV1 10/AV10 0 Effec tive pix els 1 4 million 1 2. 2 million CCD ½ .3 -in., s quare- pixel CCD with primar y col or filter Stor age m edi a • Int ernal memor y Approx.
97 Appendix Speci ficatio ns Sys te m D ig i ta l zo om Fin e Pi x AV 190 /AV18 0/AV 160 /AV150 App rox. 6.7 × (up to 20. 1 × wh en combined w ith opti cal zoo m ) Fi ne P ix AV14 0/AV 130/AV110/AV10 0 Approx . 6.3 × (up to 1 8 .9 × when comb ined wi th optic al zoom) Fi ne Pi x AX2 90 /AX2 80 / AX260 / AX25 0 Approx .
98 Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Intelligent F ace Det ection Availab le Shu tt er sp ee d ¼ s– 1 / 1, 40 0 s (AUTO mod e) ; 8 s– 1 / 1, 40 0 s (other mo des) ; combine d mechanic al and elec tronic shu tter Cont in uou s Fine Pix A X29 0/AX 280/AX 260/AX 250/A V190/A V180/A V160/AV1 5 0 Up to 1 .
99 Appendix Speci ficatio ns Sys te m Shooting options Scene re cognitio n, Intelligent F a ce Detec tion, b est fr aming, and f rame number m emor y Playbac k options In telligent F ace Detec tio n, .
10 0 Speci ficatio ns Power s upp ly/othe r Cam era weig ht Fi ne Pix AX290 / AX280 / AX2 40 / AX2 30 App rox. 1 20 g/4.2 oz., e xcluding bat ter y , accessories , and memor y c ards Fi ne Pi x AX2 60/ AX25 0/ AX2 1 0/ AX20 0 Approx . 1 1 5 g / 4.1 oz.
101 Appendix Speci ficatio ns Colo r T elev isi on Syste ms NTSC ( N ational T elevision S yste m C ommittee) is a color t elevision telecasting spe cification adopted mainly in the U.S. A ., Canada, and Japan . P AL ( P hase A lternation by L ine) i s a color televis ion sy stem adopted mainly in Eur opean countries and China.
102 Caring for the Ca mera T o ensu re con tinued en joyment of the pr oduct, obser ve the following pr ecautions. Storage and Use If the camera will no t be used for an ex te nded period, remov e the batteries and memory card.
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