FinePix Z2 Manual - Fujifilm Canada

ContentsWARNINGS ............................................................................ 2IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................... 2IMPORTANT .......................................................................... 2Warning .................................................................................. 3EC Declaration of Conformity ................................................. 3Preface ................................................................................... 6Disposal of Electric and Electronic Equipment in PrivateHouseholds ............................................................................. 61 Getting ReadyAccessories included .............................................................. 7Camera parts and features ..................................................... 8Attaching the strap ............................................................. 9Using the strap ................................................................... 9Example of LCD Monitor text display ............................... 10■ Photography mode ................................................. 10■ Playback mode ....................................................... 10LOADING THE BATTERY AND THE MEDIA ................................................................................................................. 11Compatible battery ................................................................................................................................................... 11Checking the battery charge .................................................................................................................................... 13CHARGING THE BATTERY (USING THE CRADLE) .................................................................................................... 14TURNING ON AND OFF ................................................................................................................................................ 15SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ................................................................................................................................... 16CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT ................................................................. 17SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 192 Using the CameraBASIC OPERATION GUIDE ........................................................................................................................................... 20PHOTOGRAPHY MODETAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) .............................................................................................................................. 22INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY .................................................................................................................................. 24NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 24■ Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card ............................................................................................. 24USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................ 25SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION ..................................................................................................................... 26PLAYBACK MODEVIEWING THE IMAGES (w PLAYBACK) ...................................................................................................................... 27MOVE TO PHOTOGRAPHY MODE OR PLAYBACK MODE .................................................................................. 27Single-frame playback / Selecting images ............................................................................................................... 27Multi-frame playback / Sorting by date ..................................................................................................................... 28Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................... 30■ Zoom scales ...................................................................................................................................................... 30ERASING IMAGE (ERASE FRAME) .............................................................................................................................. 313 Advanced FeaturesB STILL PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONSTAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS .................................................................................. 32e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) .............................................................................................................................................. 34d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................................... 35AUTO Auto flash (no icon) ....................................................................................................................................... 35b Red-eye reduction ............................................................................................................................................... 35d Forced flash ........................................................................................................................................................ 36v Suppressed flash ................................................................................................................................................ 36c Slow synchro ....................................................................................................................................................... 36n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro ..................................................................................................................... 36* SELF-TIMER ............................................................................................................................................................ 37fi INCREASING MONITOR BRIGHTNESS ................................................................................................................ 38p PHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY˘ QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) .......................................................................................... 39Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 40û SENSITIVITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 41ü FinePix COLOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 42PHOTOGRAPHY MENUSETTING PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................ 43PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 45ˇ SHOOTING MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 45¨ EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ............................................................................................................................... 46» WHITE BALANCE (SELECTING THE LIGHT SOURCE) ........................................................................................ 47â HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING ....................................................................................................................................... 47Å CONTINUOUS SHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................... 47f Top 3-frame continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................... 48k Final 3-frame continuous shooting .................................................................................................................... 48h Long-period continuous shooting ...................................................................................................................... 49Í AF MODE ................................................................................................................................................................. 50˝ MULTI ................................................................................................................................................................ 50B PLAYBACKPLAYBACK MENUÒ ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES ......................................................................................................................... 51Ú IMAGE ROTATE ...................................................................................................................................................... 53p PHOTO MODE PLAYBACK¸ HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................ 54¸ SPECIFYING DPOF SETTINGS EASILY ................................................................................................................ 55PLAYBACK MENU¸ DPOF SET FRAME .................................................................................................................................................. 57¸ DPOF ALL RESET ................................................................................................................................................... 59Ü PRINTING BY FUJIFILM MOBILE PRINTER .......................................................................................................... 60Ç PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL .................................................................................... 62◊ AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................ 64Â RECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................ 65Â PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................ 67■ Playing back voice memos ................................................................................................................................... 67Adjusting volume of voice memos ............................................................................................................................ 68¯ TRIMMING ............................................................................................................................................................... 69B MOVIEMOVIE MODEr RECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................ 71■ Recording times per xD-Picture Card ................................................................................................................. 72p PHOTO MODE MOVIE˘ QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE .................................................................................................................. 73PLAYBACK MODEPLAYING BACK MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................... 74■ Playing back movies ............................................................................................................................................. 74Adjusting volume of movies ..................................................................................................................................... 754 SettingsSET-UP ........................................................................................................................................................................... 76˜ USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ............................................................................................................................... 76■ SET-UP menu options .......................................................................................................................................... 78ã PLAYBACK VOLUME .............................................................................................................................................. 79é FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 79ê LCD BRIGHTNESS .................................................................................................................................................. 80ë DIGITAL ZOOM ....................................................................................................................................................... 80î AUTO POWER OFF ................................................................................................................................................ 81Î LCD POWER SAVE ................................................................................................................................................. 81ï FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................................. 82ó TIME DIFFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................. 825 Software Installation5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC ......................................................................................................................... 845.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 866 Viewing Images6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION (USING THE CRADLE) ................................................................................................... 89Connecting to a TV .................................................................................................................................................. 896.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER — PictBridge FUNCTION ...................................... 906.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................. 906.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) .................................................... 926.3 CONNECTING TO A PC (USING THE CRADLE) .................................................................................................... 946.3.1 Connecting to a PC ......................................................................................................................................... 946.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ............................................................................................................................... 976.4 USING FinePixViewer ............................................................................................................................................... 986.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................ 986.4.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................. 98System Expansion Options ................................................ 100Accessories Guide ............................................................. 101Using Your Camera Correctly ............................................ 102Notes on the Power Supply ............................................... 102Notes on the Battery (NP-40) ........................................ 102AC Power Adapter ........................................................ 103Warning Displays ............................................................... 105Troubleshooting ................................................................. 107Specifications ..................................................................... 109Explanation of Terms ......................................................... 111FUJIFILM Digital Camera Worldwide Network .................. 112Safety Notes ...................................................................... 1164 Ï CENTER ............................................................................................................................................................ Notes on the xD-Picture Card ....................................... 104505123456