Taking pictures ( a auto mode) – FujiFilm A330 User Manual

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Using

the

Camera

1 Open the lens cover.
2 To take pictures using the viewfinder, press the

“DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor off
(turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery
power).

h Focal range: Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity

●

Use Macro mode for subjects closer than 60 cm (2.0 ft.)
(

➡P.26).

●

The LCD monitor cannot be turned off in Macro mode.

●

If “

”, “˙”, “∆” or

“

” appears, see P.78.

Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the
camera with both hands. Position your right thumb
so that it is handy for using the zoom.

●

Moving the camera while shooting gives a blurred picture
(camera shake). Use a tripod to avoid camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.

●

There may be some unevenness in the brightness at the
lower edge of the LCD monitor. This is normal and does not
affect the image.

Hold the camera so that your fingers or the strap do
not cover the lens or flash. If the lens or flash is
obscured, the brightness (exposure) of your shot
may be incorrect.

●

Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as
described on P.74.

●

If the flash is used in very dusty conditions or when it is
snowing, white dots may appear in the image due to flash
reflecting off dust particles or snowflakes. Use Suppressed
flash mode.

Using
the Camera

To zoom in on your subject, press Zoom switch “a”
([ telephoto). To zoom out, press “b” (] wide-
angle). A “zoom bar” appears on the LCD monitor.

h Optical zoom focal length

(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 38 mm-114 mm
Maximum zoom scale: 3

●

Zooming stops briefly when the camera changes between
optical zoom and digital zoom (

➡P.21). Press the same

Zoom switch again to change zoom modes.

Zoom bar

Press the Shutter button down halfway. The
camera emits a short double-beep and focuses on
your subject. The AF frame on the LCD monitor
becomes smaller (the viewfinder lamp (green)
stops blinking and remains lit).

To take the picture, press the Shutter button down
fully without lifting your finger off. The camera beeps
and takes the picture. The data is then recorded.

●

There is a slight delay between the Shutter button being
pressed and the picture being taken. Playback the shot to
check the image.

●

When pressing the Shutter button down fully in one motion,
the camera takes the picture without the AF frame changing.

●

When the camera takes the picture, the viewfinder lamp lights
orange (shooting disabled). The viewfinder lamp then turns
green and the next picture can be taken.

●

The viewfinder lamp blinks orange while the flash is charging.
If the LCD monitor is turned on, the screen goes dark. This is
normal.

●

See P.78, 79 for information on the warning displays.

Bebeep

●

If the camera does not emit a short double-beep and “

{

”

appears on the LCD monitor, the camera cannot focus.

●

Pressing the Shutter button down halfway freezes the image
on the LCD monitor briefly. This is not the recorded image.

●

If “

{

” appears on the LCD monitor (e.g. the shot is too dark

for the camera to focus), stand about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from your
subject to take the picture.

Beep

Use the LCD monitor to frame the shot so that the
subject fills the entire AF (Auto Focus) frame.

●

When the subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock to
take the picture (

➡P.20).

●

The image on the LCD monitor before the picture is taken
may differ in brightness, color, etc. from the image actually
recorded. Play back the recorded image to check it (

➡P.22).

AF frame

LCD monitor

◆

Subjects not suitable for autofocus

◆

The FinePix A330/FinePix A340 uses a high-precision autofocusing mechanism. However, it may have
difficulty focusing on the following:
h Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car

body

h Subjects photographed through glass
h Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair

or fur

h Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or

flames

h Dark subjects
h Subjects with little or no contrast between the

subject and the background (such as white
walls or subjects dressed in the same color as

the background)

h Fast moving subjects
h Shots where another high-contrast object (not

the subject) is close to the AF frame and is
either closer or further away than your subject
(such as a shot of someone against a
background with strongly contrasting
elements)

For such subjects, use AF/AE lock (

➡P.20).

TAKING PICTURES (a AUTO MODE)

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

This manual is related to the following products:

A340