FinePix 3800 Manual

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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE)
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To take the picture, press the shutter button
down fully without lifting your finger off it. The
camera makes a soft clicking sound, and the
data is then recorded.
●! If you press the shutter button down fully in one
motion, the shot is taken without the AF frame
changing.
●! When you take a picture, the indicator lamp lights
orange (not ready to shoot) before switching back to
green to indicate that the camera is again ready for
shooting.
●! The indicator lamp flashes orange during charging.
The screen may go dark briefly. This is normal and
does not indicate a fault.
●! See P.122-124 for information on the warning displays.
◆ Warnings displayed when the shutter
button is pressed down halfway ◆
Shot not focused.
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Solution
i Move at least 2 m (6.6 ft.) away from the
subject before taking the shot.
i Use AF/AE lock to take the shot (➡P.29).
\ Strong likelihood of camera shake
Solution
i Use the flash.
i Use a tripod.
due to the slow shutter speed.
■ Indicator Lamp Display
Display Status
Lit green Ready to shoot.
Blinking green AF/AE operating or camera shake/AF warning (ready to shoot)
Blinking green and orange Recording data to the xD-Picture Card (ready to shoot).
alternately
Lit orange Recording data to the xD-Picture Card (not ready to shoot)
Blinking orange Charging the flash (flash will not fire)
Blinking red i xD-Picture Card-related warning
The xD-Picture Card is not loaded, is not formatted, is incorrectly formatted or is fully
recorded. xD-Picture Card fault.
i Lens operation error.
◆ Subjects not suitable for autofocus ◆
Though the FinePix 3800 uses an accurate autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty focusing or not be able
to focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In such cases, the image may be out of focus.
h Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body. h Subjects moving at high speed.
h Subjects photographed through glass.
h When something other than your subject is close to
h Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur. the AF frame, has contrasting areas of light and
h Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or dark and is either closer or further away than your
flames.
subject (as when you photograph someone against
h When the subject is dark.
a background with strongly contrasting elements).
h When there is very little contrast between the subject
and the background (such as white walls or subjects
dressed in the same color as the background).
For subjects of this type, use AF/AE lock (➡P.29).
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