FujiFilm FinePix E900 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Warning .................................................................................. 2
IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2
EC Declaration of Conformity ................................................. 3
Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment in Private Households ... 3
Preface ................................................................................... 6
Accessories included .............................................................. 7 Camera parts and features ..................................................... 8
Attaching the strap ............................................................. 9
Using the strap ................................................................... 9
Example of LCD monitor text display ................................. 9
■ Photography mode ................................................... 9
■ Playback mode ......................................................... 9
CHARGING THE BATTERIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Batteries that can be charged ................................................................................................................................................... 10
LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ............................................................................................................................... 11
Compatible batteries ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Checking the battery charge ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
TURNING ON AND OFF .................................................................................................................................................................. 14
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT ................................................................................... 16
DISCHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES ............................................................................................................................ 18
SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) ............................................................................................................................................... 23
USING VIEWFINDER ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................................ 26
NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ........................................................................................................................................ 26
■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................................................................. 26
USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................................ 27
SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 28
VIEWING THE IMAGES (w PLAYBACK) ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Move to Photography mode or Playback mode/Single-frame playback/Selecting images ....................................................... 29
Multi-frame playback/Sorting by date ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................................... 32
ERASING IMAGE (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................................... 33
PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
B STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOCUSING (DISTANCE) ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ...................................................................................................................... 35
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 36
SELECTING PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ............................................................................................................................................ 38
B AUTO / SCENE POSITION ........................................................................................................................................... 38
PROGRAMMED AUTO ........................................................................................................................................................ 39
SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO ............................................................................................................................................... 40
APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ............................................................................................................................................ 41
MANUAL ...............................................................................................................................................................................42
D EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................................ 43
e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) ............................................................................................................................................................... 44
d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
x Auto flash ............................................................................................................................................................................ 46
b Red-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 46
d Forced flash ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
c Slow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................................... 46
f CONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
f Top 4-frame continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 49
j Auto bracketing ................................................................................................................................................................... 49
k Final 4-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................................... 49
h Long-period continuous shooting ........................................................................................................................................ 50
PHOTOGRAPHY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................... 51
˘ QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................................... 52
Quality settings in Photography mode ...................................................................................................................................... 53
û SENSITIVITY ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
ü FinePix COLOR ........................................................................................................................................................................ 55
SETTING PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................. 56
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU .................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Ä SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................... 58
ˆ PHOTOMETRY ................................................................................................................................................................. 59
PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
» WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ................................................................................................ 60
H FOCUSING ...................................................................................................................................................................... 62
AF (CENTER) /AF (MULTI) ............................................................................................................................................... 62
AF AREA / CONTINUOUS AF .......................................................................................................................................... 63
MF (Manual Focus) ........................................................................................................................................................... 64
G SHARPNESS .................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Ô FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................................................. 64
Á BRACKETING .................................................................................................................................................................. 65
B PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................................ 66
Ò ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES .......................................................................................................................................... 67
Ú IMAGE ROTATE........................................................................................................................................................................ 69
¸ HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................................ 70
¸ SPECIFYING DPOF SETTINGS EASILY ................................................................................................................................ 71
¸ DPOF SET FRAME .................................................................................................................................................................. 73
¸ DPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Ç PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ..................................................................................................... 76
◊ AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ......................................................................................................................................................... 78
 RECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................................. 79
 PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................................. 81
¯ TRIMMING ................................................................................................................................................................................ 83
B MOVIE
r RECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................................. 85
■ Recording times per xD-Picture Card .................................................................................................................................. 86
˘ QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................................. 87
PLAYING BACK MOVIES ................................................................................................................................................................ 88
■ Playing back movies ............................................................................................................................................................. 88
Adjusting volume of movies ...................................................................................................................................................... 89
PLAYBACK MODE
p PHOTO MODE MOVIE
MOVIE MODE
PLAYBACK MENU
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PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
SET-UP ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 90
˜ USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ......................................................................................................................................... 90
■ SET-UP menu options .......................................................................................................................................................... 92
á IMAGE DISPLAY / ã PLAYBACK VOLUME .................................................................................................................. 93
é FRAME NO. / ê LCD BRIGHTNESS.............................................................................................................................. 94
ë DIGITAL ZOOM / ≤ CCD-RAW ...................................................................................................................................... 95
î AUTO POWER OFF / Î LCD POWER SAVE................................................................................................................. 96
ï FORMAT / ó TIME DIFFERENCE .................................................................................................................................. 97
4 Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC .......................................................................................................................................... 99
5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................................ 101
5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 104
6.1.1 Using the AC Power adapter ......................................................................................................................................... 104
6.1.2 Connecting to a TV ........................................................................................................................................................ 104
6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ..................................................... 105
6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................................ 105
6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) ................................................................... 107
6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC .......................................................................................................................................................... 109
6.3.1 Connecting to a PC ........................................................................................................................................................ 109
6.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ............................................................................................................................................. 112
6.4 USING FinePixViewer .............................................................................................................................................................. 113
6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ............................................................................................................................................... 113
6.4.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................................ 113
6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options ................................................ 115
Accessories Guide ............................................................. 116
Overview of the conversion lens/adapter ring .................... 117
■ Attaching the conversion lens ................................... 118
Using Your Camera Correctly ............................................ 119
Power Supply and Batteries .............................................. 119
Applicable Batteries ...................................................... 119
Notes on the Batteries ................................................... 119
Using the AA-size Ni-MH Batteries ............................... 120
Notes on Using the Battery Charger ............................. 120
AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 120
Notes on the xD-Picture Card™ ....................................... 121
Warning Displays ............................................................... 122
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 124
Specifications ..................................................................... 126
Explanation of Terms ......................................................... 128
FUJIFILM Digital Camera Worldwide Network .................. 129
Safety Notes ...................................................................... 133