User manual FUJIFILM FINEPIX S

[. . . ] BL04401-102 EN DIGITAL CAMERA FINEPIX S1 Series Before You Begin First Steps Basic Photography and Playback More on Photography More on Playback Wireless Networks Movies Connections Menus Technical Notes Troubleshooting Owner’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of this product. This manual describes how to use your FUJIFILM digital camera and the supplied software. Be sure that you have read and understood its contents and the warnings in “For Your Safety” (P ii) before using the camera. For information on related products, visit our website at http://www. fujifilm. com/products/digital_cameras/index. html For Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions: All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. • Retain Instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. [. . . ] • Depending on shooting settings or status, settings may not be applied or interval shooting may not be possible. • You can only use the G button, mode dial, a button, DISP/BACK button, and shutter button during interval shooting. 4. 5. Press MENU/OK. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to start interval shooting. A photo is automatically taken at the interval time, and interval shooting finishes when the camera reaches the set shooting duration time. 44 The Fn Button The role played by the Fn button can be selected using the F Fn BUTTON option in the setup menu (P  102). The following options are available: ISO (P  83)/IMAGE SIZE (P  83)/IMAGE QUALITY (P  84)/RAW (temporary RAW settings) (P  84)/WHITE BALANCE (P  51)/FINEPIX COLOR (P  85)/PHOTOMETRY (P  85)/FOCUS MODE (P  52)/FACE DETECTION (P  36)/MOVIE MODE (P  82) a The F Fn BUTTON menu can also be displayed by pressing and holding the Fn button. Fn button More on Photography 45 I Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode) Capture motion or automatically vary selected settings over a series of pictures. Press the I button and choose from the following options: OFF: OFF J: J CONTINUOUS K: K CONTINUOUS O: O CONTINUOUS P: BEST FRAME CAPTURE O: AE BKT c • Focus and exposure are determined by the first frame in each series. The flash turns off automatically; the previously-selected flash mode is restored when continuous shooting is turned off. • Frame rate varies with shutter speed, shooting conditions, and the number of pictures in each burst. • The number of pictures that can be taken in a single burst varies with the scene and camera settings. The number of pictures that can be recorded depends on the memory available. n J CONTINUOUS/K CONTINUOUS/O CONTINUOUS The camera takes photographs while the shutter button is pressed. 46 I Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode) n P BEST FRAME CAPTURE The camera takes a series of pictures, starting before and ending after the shutter button is pressed. To choose the frame rate and number of shots: selector right when 1 Press the in shooting mode. the camera is and 2 Highlight the current frame ratepress press the selector right, then selector up or down to choose a new value and press MENU/OK to select. 3 Highlight the number of shots and press the selec- Shots per burst CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SETUP SHUTTER tor right. Press the selector 9 FRAMES 18 up or down to choose the number of shots in each SET CANCEL burst and left or right to choose their distribution Distribution (the number on the left is taken before and the number on the right after the shutter button is pressed). Press MENU/OK when settings are complete. More on Photography c Some frame rates may reduce the number of shots available in Step 3. 4 Press DISP/BACK to return to shooting mode. 47 I Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode) photographs. The camera 5 Takewhile the shutter button isbegins recording pressed halfway, and completes the burst when the shutter button is pressed all the way down. The illustration shows a burst of eight shots, three before the shutter button is pressed and four after. Shutter button Shutter button pressed all the way down pressed halfway n O AE BKT Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes three shots: one using the metered value for exposure, the second overexposed by the amount selected for J AE BKT EV STEPS in the shooting menu (P  and the third underex86), posed by the same amount (the camera may not be able to use the selected bracketing increment if the amount of over- or under- exposure exceeds the limits of the exposure metering system). “Before” shots “After” shots c • If the shutter button is pressed all the way down before the number of frames selected for the “before” portion is recorded, the remaining frames will be taken after the shutter button is pressed all the way down. • If the shutter button is pressed halfway for an extended period, the camera may record the burst before the shutter button is pressed all the way down. 48 d Exposure Compensation Use exposure compensation when photographing very bright, very dark, or high-contrast subjects.   1 Press the d button.   3 Return to d button to return to shooting Press the mode. Exposure indicator 1000 1200 F3. 3   4 Take pictures. 1 A d icon and exposure indicator are displayed at settings other than ±0. Exposure compensation is not reset when the camera is turned off; to restore normal exposure control, choose a value of ±0. The efRotate the command fect is visible in the display. Choose negative values Choose positive values to to reduce exposure increase exposure (“–” sign turns yellow) (“+” sign turns yellow) 49 d Exposure Compensation Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value • Backlit subjects: choose values from +2/3 EV to +12/3 EV • Highly reflective subjects or very bright scenes (e. g. , snowfields): +1 EV • Scenes that are mostly sky: +1 EV • Spotlit subjects (particularly if photographed against dark backgrounds): –2/3 EV • Subjects with low reflectivity (pine trees or dark-colored foliage): –2/3 EV 50 D WHITE BALANCE For natural colors, select D WHITE BALANCE in the shooting menu and choose a setting that matches the light source. Option Description ■ h: Custom White Balance AUTO White balance adjusted automatically. Choose h to adjust white balance for unusual h Measure a value for white balance. [. . . ] (wide angle) or 3. 5 m–4. 0 m/11. 4 ft. – 13. 1 ft. (wide angle) or 2. 0 m–4. 0 m/6. 5 ft. –13. 1 ft. (telephoto) Flash modes Auto, forced flash, off, slow synchro (red-eye removal off); auto with red-eye removal, forced flash with red-eye removal, off, slow sync with red-eye removal (red-eye removal on) Electronic viewfinder (EVF) 0. 2-in. 97% (shooting), 100% (playback) 128 Specifications System Monitor Frame coverage Movie frame rate 3. 0-in. [. . . ]