4 5
Getting Ready
Using
the Camera
Advanced
Features
Settings
Software
Installation
Viewing Images
Contents
LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA
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Compatible Batteries
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CHECKING THE REMAINING BATTERY CHARGE
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CHARGING THE BATTERY
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Using the AC Power Adapter
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SWITCHING ON AND OFF/SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME/CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
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Correcting the date and time
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Changing the date order
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SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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SETTING UP AND USING THE FinePix F610 CRADLE CP-FX610
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Warning
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IMPORTANT
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EC Declaration of Conformity
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Preface
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Accessories included
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Nomenclature
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Attaching the strap
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Example of LCD Monitor Text Display
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■ Still photography mode
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Examples of Display panel Text Display
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■ Still photography mode
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■ Playback mode
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System Expansion Options
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Accessories Guide
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Notes on Using Your Camera Correctly
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Notes on the Power Supply
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Notes on Using the Battery (NP-40)
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AC Power Adapter
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Notes on the xD-Picture Card™
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Warning Displays
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Troubleshooting
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Specifications
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Explanation of Terms
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Safety Notes
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1 Getting Ready
6 ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS/ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
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SET–UP
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■ SET–UP Menu Options
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F USING THE SET–UP SCREEN
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IMAGE DISPLAY
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Preview Zoom/Continuous shooting preview (image checking)
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POWER SAVE SETTING (low power setting)
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FORMAT (media initialization)
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FRAME NO. (frame number storage)
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4 Settings
5.1 THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
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5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC
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5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.0 TO 9.2
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5.4 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X
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5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION
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6.2 USING FinePixViewer
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6 Viewing Images
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
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SHOOTING STILL IMAGES (
B AUTO MODE)
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USING THE VIEWFINDER TO TAKE PICTURES
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VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY
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H FOCUSING MODE
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NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES
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■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card
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USING AF/AE LOCK
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USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM)
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BEST FRAMING
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VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (
wPLAYBACK)
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Single-frame Playback/Fast-forwarding Through Your Images/Multi-frame Playback
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Playback Zoom
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Trimming
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ERASING IMAGES (
oERASE FRAME)
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PLAYBACK MODE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
y QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
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Quality modes in Still Photography (
B, ?, s) mode
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Quality modes in Movie (
r) mode
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S SENSITIVITY
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High-sensitivity photography (800)
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J FinePix COLOR
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TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
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■ List of Functions Available in Each Mode
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■ List of Menu Options Available in Each Mode
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B
AUTO
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? SCENE POSITION
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m Portrait
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, Landscape
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. Sports
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/ Night Scene
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s MANUAL
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N Programmed Auto
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M Shutter-Priority Auto
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< Aperture-Priority Auto
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> Manual
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D EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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d FLASH
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x Auto Flash Mode
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STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
p
PHOTO MODE
STILL IMAGE
p
PHOTO MODE
STILL IMAGE
/
MOVIE
3 Advanced Features
b Red-Eye Reduction
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d Forced Flash
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c Slow Synchro
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n Red-Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro
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e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) PHOTOGRAPHY
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f CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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f Top 5-frame Continuous Shooting
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k Final 5-frame Continuous Shooting
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USING THE PHOTOGRAPHY MENU (REQUIRED READING)
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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* SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY
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A WHITE BALANCE
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H FOCUS MODE
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AF (MULTI)
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AF (CENTER)
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CONTINUOUS AF
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AF AREA
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MF (Manual Focus)
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P PHOTOMETRY
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G SHARPNESS
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z FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
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o ERASE FRAME
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i PROTECT FRAME
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t RECORDING VOICE MEMOS
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; PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS
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o ERASING ALL FRAMES
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i PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING ALL FRAMES
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g AUTO PLAY (AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK)
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u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF)
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u DPOF SET FRAME
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U DPOF ALL RESET
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r SHOOTING MOVIES
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VIEWING MOVIES (
l PLAYING BACK MOVIES)
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PLAYBACK MODE
MOVIE MODE
p
PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
STILL IMAGE MENU
