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Contents
WARNINGS
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT
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Warning
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EC Declaration of Conformity
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Preface
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Accessories included
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Camera parts and features
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Attaching the strap
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Using the strap
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Example of LCD Monitor text display
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■ Photography mode
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■ Playback mode
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LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA
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Compatible battery
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Checking the battery charge
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CHARGING THE BATTERY
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TURNING ON AND OFF
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SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
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CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE ORDER
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SELECTING THE LANGUAGE
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1 Getting Ready
BASIC OPERATION GUIDE
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TAKING PICTURES (B AUTO MODE)
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INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY
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AF-ASSIST ILLUMINATOR
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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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SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION
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VIEWING THE IMAGES (
w PLAYBACK)
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Move to Photography mode or Playback mode
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Single-frame playback / Selecting images
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Multi-frame playback / Sorting by date
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Playback zoom
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ERASING IMAGE (ERASE FRAME)
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PLAYBACK MODE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
2 Using the Camera
B STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS
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B AUTO / ? SCENE POSITION
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s MANUAL
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e MACRO (CLOSE-UP)
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d FLASH
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AUTO Auto flash (no icon)
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b Red-eye reduction
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d Forced flash
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v Suppressed flash
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c Slow synchro
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n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
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* SELF-TIMER
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fi INCREASING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS
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˘ QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
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Quality settings in Photography mode
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û SENSITIVITY
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ü FinePix COLOR
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION
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Changing the page number
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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ˇ SCENE POSITION
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©M LONG EXPOSURE
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¨ EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
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ˆ PHOTOMETRY
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» WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE)
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â HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING
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Å CONTINUOUS SHOOTING
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f Top 3-frame continuous shooting
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k Final 3-frame continuous shooting
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h Long-period continuous shooting
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PHOTOGRAPHY MENU
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PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
3 Advanced Features
Í AF MODE
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CENTER
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MULTI
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CONTINUOUS
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B PLAYBACK
Ò ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES
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Ú IMAGE ROTATE
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¸ HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF)
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¸ DPOF SET FRAME
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¸ DPOF SET FRAME
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¸ DPOF ALL RESET
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Ç PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL
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◊ AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK
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 RECORDING VOICE MEMOS
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 PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS
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■ Playing back voice memos
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Adjusting volume of voice memos
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¯ TRIMMING
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B MOVIE
r RECORDING MOVIES
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■ Recording times per xD-Picture Card
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˘ QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE
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PLAYING BACK MOVIES
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■ Playing back movies
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Adjusting volume of movies
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PLAYBACK MODE
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PHOTO MODE MOVIE
MOVIE MODE
PLAYBACK MENU
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PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MENU
SET-UP
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˜ USING THE SET-UP SCREEN
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■ SET-UP menu options
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ã PLAYBACK VOLUME
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é FRAME NO.
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ê LCD BRIGHTNESS
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ë DIGITAL ZOOM
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í LONG EXPOSURE
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î AUTO POWER OFF
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Î LCD POWER SAVE
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ï FORMAT
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ó WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE)
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Settings
5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC
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5.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X
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5 Software Installation
6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION
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6.1.1 Using the AC Power adapter
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6.1.2 Connecting to a TV
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6.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION
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6.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera
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6.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing)
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6.3 CONNECTING TO A PC
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6.3.1 Connecting to a PC
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6.3.2 Disconnecting the camera
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6.4 USING FinePixViewer
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6.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer
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6.4.2 Uninstalling the software
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6 Viewing Images
System Expansion Options
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Accessories Guide
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Using Your Camera Correctly
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Notes on the Power Supply
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Notes on the Battery (NP-120)
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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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