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Camera Q & A Find items by task. Camera Setup Question i Keyphrase Seepage How do I set the camera clock? Date and time 13 Carl I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time difference 79 78 How do I keep the monitor from turning off automatically? Auto power off 74 Operation and shutter volume How do I stop the camera beeping and clicking? Silent mode 18 Parts of the camera 2 What are tile parts of the camera called? What do the icons in the monitor mean? Monitor 3 How do I use the menus? M
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Question i Keyphrase Seepage How do I keep the flash from firing? How do I stop my subjects' eyesglowing red when Iusethe flash? Flashmode 26 How do I"fill-in" shadows on backqit subjects? How do Itake a group portrait that includes tile photographer? Selfitimer mode 28 How do Iframe pictures with the subject off to one side? Focus lock 23 How do Ishoot movies? Recording movies 40 Viewing Pictures Question i Keyphrase Seepage How do Iview my pictures? Single-frame playback 35 How do Idelete the
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Table of Contents Camera Q & A .....................................................................................ii More on Photography About This Manual .........................................................................vi Intelligent Face Detection and Red-Eye Removal ..........20 Focus Lock ........................................................................................23 Before You Begin Macro Mode (Close-ups) ......................................................2S Introduc
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Connections The Setup Menu .............................................................................73 Using the Setup Menu ...............................................................73 Viewing Pictures on TV ...............................................................43 Setup Menu Options ...................................................................74 Printing Pictures via USB ...........................................................44 [] IMAGE DISP ..........................
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About This Manual This manual isfor use with the following FinePix cameras: the J250 and J210. With the exceptions of the minor differences summarized in the following table, all operations are identical; save where otherwise noted, the illustrations in this manual show the J250. DUALISMODE(pg.16) FineP_J2S0 FinePixJ210 P!CTURE STABILIZAT!ON I (pg. 33) I Monitor (pg.96) 3.0-inch 2.7-inch Scenes(SP;pg. 32) _M _ _. _ _* O _ _l_ _) _ _ _i" o_ _ _M _/_ AkL_,_ _ _* O _ _l_ (_) _ _ "_" o_ For informat
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Introduction Symbols and Conventions The following symbols are used in this manual: [_ Caution: This information should be read before use to ensure correct operation. _r" Nete:Points to note when using the camera. Tip: Additional information that may be helpful when using the camera. Menus and other text in the camera monitor are shown in bold. In the illustrations in this manual, the monitor display may be simplified for explanatory purposes. Supplied Accessories The following items are includ
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n yodu :tion Parts of the Camera For more information, refer to the page listed to the right of each item. Movecursordown / i © (self-timer) button (pg. 28) Shutter button ........................................... 17 DISP(display)/BACK button .......... 16, 35 Battery-chamber cover .......................... 7 Zoom control .............................................. 15 Indicator lamp ............................................ 18 Speaker ....................................................
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/n rodu :t on The Monitor The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback. The indicators dis- played vary with camera settings. • Shooting Metering ........................................................ 62 Self timer indicator .................................. 28 jt f - White balance ............................................ 62 Focus frame ................................................. 17 _ l_-_ • _?N _/m0 100€4€ Flash mode ..............................
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/n rodu :t on The Mode Dial To select a shooting mode, align the mode iconwith the mark next to the mode dial. SP (SCENEPOSITION):Choose a scene suited to the subject or shooting conditions and let the camera do the (MOVIE):Record movies with sound 1_ (PORTRAIT): Use for soft-toned por- rest (pg. 32). (pg. 40). traits with natural skin tones (pg. 31). A simple "point-and-shoot" ¢, (DIGITAL ZOOM): Increase zoom so mode recommended for first-time us- that small or distant subjects fill the ers of
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Charging the Battery battery before use. The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the 2 Plug the charger in. 1 Place the battery in the charger. Insert the battery into the supplied battery Plug the charger into a power outlet. The charger as shown, making sure that the bat- charging indicator will light. tery is in the correct orientation. The battery TypeA TypeB charger comes in one of two types, depend- ing on the country or region of sale: one with a built-in plug that plugs directly i
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[MCautions: Caring for theBattery 3 Charge the battery. Charging is complete when the charging in- • Do not affix stickers or other objects to the battery. Failure to observe this precaution could make it im- dicator turns off. possible to remove the battery from the camera. • Do not short tile battery terminals. The battery could overheat. • Use only rechargeable batteries. Failure to observe this precaution could result in product malfunction. • Do not remove the labelsfrom tile battery or att
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Inserting the Battery After charging the battery, insert it in the camera as described below. Insert the battery. 1 Open the battery-chamber cover. 2 Insert the battery with the terminals first and the or- ange stripe aligned with the orange battery latch. Slide the battery into _r- Note the camera, keeping the Be sure tile camera is off before opening the bat- battery latch pressed to one side as shown tery-chamber cover. below. Confirm that the battery is securely latched. [M Cautions • Do not
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®_ Removingthe Battery 3 Close thebattery-chamber cover. After turning the camera of_: open the battery-cham- ber cover, press the battery latch to the top, and slide tile battery out of tile camera as shown. [_ Caution Turn tile camera off before removing tile battery. %. Tip: UsinganACAdapter The camera carl be powered by an optional AC adapter and DC coupler (sold separately, pg. 81).
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Inserting a Memory Card Although the camera can store pictures in inter- • Compatible Memory Cords nal memory, SD memory cards (sold separately) SanDisk SD and SDHC memory cards have been can be used to store additional pictures. approved for use in the camera. A complete list of approved memory cards is available at http://www. When nomemorycardisinserted, I_1 appears in the fujifilm.com/products/digitol_ comeros/index.html. monitor and internal memory is used for record- Operation is not guara
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fnr,e_r inq M_r ;_o_'ydayd • Inserting aMemoryCard 3 Close the battery-chamber cover. I Open the battery-chamber cover. %_Removing Memory Cards Turn the camera off, and press the card to release 2 Insert the memory card. slowly. The card carl now be removed by hand. Holding the memory card in the orientation shown below, slide it all the way in. Cautions Tile memory card may spring out if you remove your nnger immediately after pushing thecard in • Memory cards may be warm to the touch after be-
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[MCautions • Format memory cards before first use,and be sure to reformat all memory cards after using them in a computer or other device. Formore information on formatting memory cards,see page 78. • Memory cardsare small and carl be swallowed; keep out of reachof children. If a child swallows a memory card, seekmedical assistanceimmediately. • Do not useminiSD or microSD adapters that expose the backof the card. Failure to observe this precaution may causedamage or malfunction. Adapters that a
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Turning the Camera on and Off Shooting Mode Pressthe ON/OFF button to turn the camera on. To turn the camera on and begin playback, press the [] button for about a second. The lenswill extend and the lenscover will open. Press ON/OFF again to turn the camera off. Press the [] button again to turn the camera off. %. Tip: Switchingto PlaybackMode %.Tip:Switching toShooting Mode Press tile [] button to start playback. Press the shutter To exit to shooting mode, press the shutter button button halfw
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Basic Setup A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on. Set up the camera as described below (for information on resetting the clock or changing languages, see page 74). Set the date and time, 1 Choose a language, 2 _!_/LANG. _010 ¥Y, MM, DD _ 1. 1 12:00 ;:_; AM U_ 2.1 Press the selector left or right fax 1.1 Press the selector up, down, _A_ to highlight the year, month, _"_" "i_ a,an day, hour, or minute and press guage. up or down to change. To change the o
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Taking Pictures in I_1 (Auto) Mode This section describes how to take pictures in a (auto) mode. Turn the camera on. 3 Check the battery level, Press the ON/OFF button to turn the camera Check the battery level in the monitor. on. Indicator Description (]})(white) Battery partially discharged. %.Tip:IntelligentFace Detection (_) (white) Battery more than half discharged. The first time the camera is turned on, Intelligent (_ (red) Low battery. Charge assoon as pos- FaceDetection is automatically