FinePix F401 Owner's Manual - Fujifilm Canada

BASIC OPERATION GUIDEq MODETAKING PICTURES (| AUTO MODE)hUsing the Menus2Select a menu option.Press the “d” or “c”button.1Display the menu.Press the “MENU/OK” button.3Select a setting.Press the buttonupward(a) ordownward(b) .You’ve read the chapter on getting ready and thecamera is now set up and ready to take pictures.The Basic Photography section explains the threebasic steps of “taking pictures”, “viewing pictures”and “erasing pictures”. Master the basic steps byactually trying them out on the camera as you go.12204Confirm your selection.Press the “MENU/OK” button.Press this button tostop a proceduremidway through.In the Owner's Manual, blacktriangles are used to indicate up,down (a, b) and left, right (d, c)respectively. Displaying the On-screen Help Instructions for the next step in the procedureare displayed at the bottom of the LCD monitor.Press the button indicated. Press the “DISP” buttonto use the zoom or the“MENU/OK” button totrim the image.Set the Mode switch to “q”.When you are taking shots using the viewfinder,you can make the battery last longer by pressingthe “DISP” button to switch the LCD monitor off.(Note that you cannot switch the LCD monitor offin Macro mode.)hPhotography range: Approx. 60 cm (2 ft.) to infinity●! If a “∂”, “ƒ”, “å” or“˙” message appears, see P.97, 98.Brace your elbows against your sides and holdthe camera with both hands. Position the thumbof your right hand so that it is handy for usingthe zoom.●! For subjects closer than 60 cm (2 ft.), use Macrophotography (➡P.31).●! Use the viewfinder to take pictures (switch the LCDmonitor off) to make the battery last longer.●! The image will be blurred if the camera moves whentaking the picture (camera shake). Use a tripod to avoidcamera shake, particularly for shots in dark locationswhen the flash is set to Suppressed Flash mode.212