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Using Advanced Software
Getting Ready Settings Viewing Images
the Camera Features Installation
This manual will show you how to use your FUJIFILM
DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix A205/FinePix A210 correctly.
Please follow the instructions carefully.
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Warning EC Declaration of Conformity To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. We : ( ) Name Fuji Photo Film Europe G.m.b.H. to correct the interference by one or more of the following For customers in the U.S.A. Address: Heesenstrasse 31 measures: Tested To Comply — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 40549 Dusseldorf, Germany With FCC Standards — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a c
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Using Advanced Software Getting Ready Settings Viewing Images the Camera Features Installation Contents PLAYBACK MENU ............................................................. .................................................... Warning 2 Nomenclature 8 ................................................................................................... o ERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES 37 ..................................................... ......................................... IMPORTANT 2 Att
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Preface Accessories included Test Shots Prior to Photography Notes on Electrical Interference h 16 MB, xD-Picture Card™ (1) h LR6 AA-size alkaline Batteries (2) For particularly important photographs (such as If the camera is to be used in hospitals or aircrafts, Included with: Anti-static case (1) weddings and overseas trips), always take a test please note that this camera may cause interference photograph and view the image to make sure that the to other equipment in the hospital or aircr
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Nomenclature ✽ Refer to the pages in parentheses for information on using the camera features. Attaching the strap Mode switch Attach the strap as shown in 1 and 2. Still photography mode (P.18) 0 1 0 2 Flash control sensor Playback mode (P.24) Movie mode (P.33) Self-timer lamp (P.31) Shutter button Viewfinder Window VIDEO OUT (Video output) POWER switch socket (P.59) (P.12) Example of LCD Monitor Text Display Flash (P.27) Still photography mode (USB) socket White balance (P.60) Lens cover EV
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Getting Ready 1 Getting Ready LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA Close the battery cover. Compatible batteries 4 h AA-size alkaline batteries (2), Rechargeable Battery NH-10 (sold separately), or AA-size Ni-MH batteries (sold separately) (2). ! Please use the same brand AA-size alkaline batteries as those supplied with the camera. How to use the batteries hNever use the following types of batteries, as this could cause serious Outer casing problems such as batteries fluid leakage or over
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Getting Ready SWITCHING ON AND OFF/SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 1Turn the Mode switch to select the mode you 1Press “d” or “c” to select Year, Month, Day, 0 1 want to use. Hour or Minute. 1 4 2Open the lens cover to use the camera in still 2Press “a” or “b” to correct the setting. photography/Movie mode. 2 0 1 0 0 2 ! Holding down “a” or “b”, the numbers change continuously. ! When the time displayed passes “12:00”, the AM/PM setting automatically switches. Once you have set the date and time,
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Getting Ready CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME/CHANGING THE DATE ORDER Always press the “MENU/OK” button after the 1Press the “MENU/OK” button. 0 10 3 2 0 settings are completed. 2Press “d” or “c” to select “F” OPTION and 1 5 then press “a” or “b” to select “SET-UP”. 3Press the “MENU/OK” button. SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the 1 03 0 2 0 menu screen. 1 2Press “a”, “b”, “d” or “c” to select “SET-UP” 1Press “a” or “b” to select “DATE/TIME”. from the “F” OPTION menu. 2
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Using the Camera Using 2 the Camera BASIC OPERATION GUIDE You’ve read the chapter on getting ready and the camera is now set up and ready to take pictures. “Using the Camera” describes the basic camera operations of “Taking Pictures”, then “Viewing Images” and “Erasing Images”. This section describes the camera’s functions. 0 Changing modes Turn the Mode switch to change modes. Still photography mode: Still image shooting. Playback mode: Photographed image playback. Movie mode: Movie recordi
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Using the Camera STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) SHOOTING STILL IMAGES a AUTO MODE 1Turn the Mode switch to “q”. To zoom in on your subject, press Zoom switch “a” 0 1 0 2 2Open the lens cover. ([ telephoto). To zoom out, press “b” (] wide- 1 4 3Slide the “POWER” switch sideways to switch angle). A “zoom bar” appears on the LCD monitor the camera on. to zoom in or out. h Focus distance: Approx. 80 cm (2.6 ft.) to infinity h Optical zoom focal length (35 mm camera equivalent) Approx. 36 mm-
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Using the Camera STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) SHOOTING STILL IMAGES a AUTO MODE Press the Shutter button down halfway. Focusing is NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES complete when the AF frame on the LCD monitor 7 The number of available frames in this card is shrinks and the viewfinder lamp (green) stops displayed on the screen. blinking and remains lit. ! If “{” appears on the LCD monitor, the camera cannot focus. ! Pressing the shutter button down halfway, the image on the ! See P.30 for informatio
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Using the Camera STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) SHOOTING STILL IMAGES a AUTO MODE USING AF/AE LOCK ( ) USING THE ZOOM OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM In a shot with this type of composition, the subjects Zoom in and out by pressing “a ([)” and “b (])” respectively. (two people in this case) are not in the AF frame. If 1 When zooming switches between optical and digital, the “ ” indicator stops. Pressing the same the shot is taken at this point, the subjects will not zoom button again starts the “ ” i
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Using the Camera PLAYBACK MODE ( ) VIEWING YOUR IMAGES PLAYBACK Single-frame Playback 1 0 0 2 Single-frame Playback 1Turn the Mode switch to “w”. Press the “BACK” button to return to 2Press “c” to scan forward through your images single-frame playback. and Press “d” to scan backwards. ! Turning the Mode switch to “w”, your last shot is played back. ! If the lens is extended during playback, the lens automatically retracts as a protective measure if the camera is not used for approx. 6 secon
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Advanced Features STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE Advanced PLAYBACK MODE ( ) ( ) ERASING IMAGES ERASE FRAME 3 Features e MACRO CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY/d FLASH Turn the Mode switch to “w”. ( ) e MACRO CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Selecting Macro mode allows you to take close-up 1 0 2 0 shots. 1Turn the Mode switch to “q”. 2Press the “e” Macro button. The “e” appears on the LCD monitor indicating that you can take close-up shots. To cancel Macro mode, press the “e” Macro button again. 1Press the “MENU/OK” button d
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Advanced Features STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ( ) e MACRO CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY/d FLASH SELECTING a AUTO/s MANUAL Turn the Mode switch to “q”. Red-Eye Reduction b 1 Use this mode to ensure that the subject’s eyes appear natural when photographing people in low-light conditions. The flash fires a pre-flash just before the picture is taken and then fires again to take the actual picture. The flash fires automatically as required by the shooting conditions. ! Pressing the Shutter
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Advanced Features STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ✽ SELECTING a AUTO /s MANUAL (➡P.29) PHOTOGRAPHY MENU PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY * The self timer is used in situations such as group 1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu. 1 03 0 shots where the photographer is included in the 1 2Press “d” or “c” to select the menu item and 1 shot. “a” or “b” to change the setting. Setting the self-timer to “ON”, “*” appears on the 3Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the LCD monitor.
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Advanced Features STILL PHOTOGRAPHY MENU MOVIE MODE PHOTOGRAPHY MENU r SHOOTING MOVIES Turn the Mode switch to “r”. ( ) EV EXPOSURE COMPENSATION D 1 h Specifications This mode can be selected in the “s” photography Motion JPEG without sound mode. h Quality selection method Use the Brightness setting to obtain the correct $ (320 × 240 pixels) brightness (exposure) when the subject is much # (160 × 120 pixels) brighter or darker than the background. h Frame rate: 10 frames per second h Compens
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Advanced Features MOVIE MODE MOVIE MENU r SHOOTING MOVIES y QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE Press the Shutter button down fully to start 1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu. 0 1 2 0 shooting. 2Press “d” or “c” to select “y” QUALITY. 4 1 ! The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown during movie shooting may differ from those shown before shooting begins. ! Do not need to hold down the shutter button. Pressing the Shutter button down fully locks the focus, but the exposure v
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Advanced Features PLAYBACK MODE PLAYBACK MENU r PLAYING BACK MOVIES o ERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES 1Turn the Mode switch to “w”. 1Turn the Mode switch to “w”. 0 1 0 2 0 1 2Press “d” or “c” to select the movie file. 2Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the 1 1 menu screen. 0 2 ! Movies cannot be played back using multi-frame playback. Note that mistakenly erased frames (files) cannot Press the “DISP” button to select single-frame playback. be recovered. Copy important frames (files) onto your c
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Advanced Features PLAYBACK MENU PLAYBACK MENU o ERASING SINGLE/ALL FRAMES u DPOF SET FRAME ( ) FRAME HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS DPOF DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format and refers to a format that is used for 1Press “d” or “c” to select the frame (file) to be recording printing specifications for images shot using a digital camera on media such as erased. an xD-Picture Card. The recorded specifications include information on which frames 2Press the “MENU/OK” button to erase the are to
