Taking pictures (auto mode) – FujiFilm FinePix E900 User Manual

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Using

the

Camera

Bebeep

●

The image shown 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.29).

●

The subject may be difficult to see clearly on the LCD monitor
(in bright sunlight or dimly lit scenes, etc.). If so, use the
viewfinder to take the picture.

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

AF frame

Press the shutter button down halfway. When a
short double-beep is heard, the camera focuses on
your subject. The AF frame on the LCD monitor
becomes smaller and the camera sets the shutter
speed and aperture. The viewfinder lamp (green)
changes from blinking to lit.

●

If Ni-MH and alkaline batteries are being used together, or
the batteries are low on charge, camera may be turned off
without retracting the lens. At that time, press the “

” button

(

➡P.29) and then turn the camera on. After the lens retracts,

turn the camera off again. If the lens still does not retract, fit
new batteries or use the AC power adapter (

➡P.104).

●

When a short double-beep is not heard 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 image is not the recorded
image.

●

When “

{

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

dark for the camera to focus), press again the shutter button
down halfway or try standing about 2 m (6.6 ft.) from the
subject to take the picture.

●

The flash fires several times (pre-flashes and the main flash).

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 prevent camera shake,
particularly for shots in the dark when the selected flash
mode is Suppressed flash.

USING VIEWFINDER

Frame the shot so that the subject fills the entire AF
(Autofocus) frame. When taking a picture at a
distance of 0.6 m to 1.5 m (2.0 ft. to 4.9 ft.) using
the viewfinder, only the shaded area in the figure is
photographed.

When using the viewfinder to take pictures, press
the “DISP/BACK” button to turn the LCD monitor
off. Turning the LCD monitor off conserves battery
power.

●

LCD monitor cannot be turned off when “

” Macro, “Ë” AF

AREA, “

” Continuous AF or “

” MF is set.

●

For more precise shot framing, use the LCD monitor to take
the picture.

AF frame

TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)

PHOTOGRAPHY MODE

Press the shutter button down fully. When a
clicking sound is heard, the camera records the
image.

●

There is a slight delay between the shutter button being
pressed and the picture being taken. Play back 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 taking a picture, the viewfinder lamp lights orange
(shooting disabled) and next picture can be taken after
turning off the viewfinder lamp.

●

When taking a picture using the flash, the image may
disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The
viewfinder lamp blinks orange during charging.

●

See P.122-123 for information on the warning displays.

Click

◆

Subjects not suitable for autofocus

◆

FinePix E900 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 Fast moving 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 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.27) or

“

” Manual focus (

➡P.64).

Before the flash fires, “

∑

” appears on the LCD monitor. When selecting a slow shutter speed that

will cause camera shake, “

” appears on the LCD monitor. Use the flash to take pictures.

According to the scene or mode being shot, use a tripod.

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