Fujifilm Camera Finepix F900exr Owners Manual

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Shooting Mode
 
■  r MOTION PANORAMA 360
Follow an on-screen guide to take photos that will auto-
matically be joined to form a panorama.  The camera zooms 
all the way out and remains fi xed at the widest angle until 
shooting is complete.
   1 To select the angle through which you will pan the camera while shoot- ing, press the selector down.  Press the selector left or right to highlight an 
angle and press MENU/OK.
 2  Press the selector right to view a choice of pan directions....

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Shooting Mode
 
Q Panoramas are created from multiple frames.  The camera may in some cases record 
an greater or lesser angle than selected or be unable to stitch the frames together 
perfectly.  The last part of the panorama may not be recorded if shooting ends be-
fore the panorama is complete.
 
Q Shooting may be interrupted if the camera is panned too quickly or too slowly.  Pan-
ning the camera in a direction other than that shown cancels shooting.
 
Q The desired results may...

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Shooting Mode
 
■  i PRO FOCUS
The camera takes up to three shots each time the shutter 
button is pressed, softening the background to emphasize 
the main subject.  The amount of softening can be adjust-
ed before shooting by pressing the selector left or right.  
Use for portraits or photos of fl owers similar to those pro-
duced by SLR cameras.
 
R Softening can not be applied to background objects that are too close to the main 
subject.  If a message stating that the camera can...

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Shooting Mode
 
■  j PRO LOW-LIGHT
Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera makes 
four exposures and combines them into a single photo-
graph.  Use to reduce noise and blur when photographing 
poorly lit subjects or static subjects at high zoom ratios.
 
R A single combined photograph may not be created with some 
scenes or if the subject or camera moves during shooting.  Do not move the cam-
era until shooting is complete.
  PRO FOCUS/PRO LOW-LIGHT  PRO FOCUS/PRO...

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Shooting Mode
 
■ j MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
Create a photograph that combines two exposures.
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 1  Take the fi rst shot.
 2 Press  MENU/OK. The fi rst shot will be shown superimposed on the view 
through the lens as a guide to taking the second shot.
 
R To return to Step 1 and retake the fi rst shot, press the selector left. To save the 
fi rst shot and exit without creating a multiple exposure, press  DISP/BACK.
 3  Take the second shot.
 4 Press MENU/OK to create the multiple exposure,...

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Shooting Mode
 SP SP SCENE POSITION SCENE POSITION
The camera off  ers a choice of “scenes,” each adapted to particular 
shooting conditions or a specifi  c type of subject.  Use the  A SCENE 
POSITION option to choose the scene assigned to the  SP position 
on the mode dial.
SceneSceneDescriptionDescription
  hh  PORTRAIT PORTRAIT Choose for portraits.
    ZZ PORTRAIT  PORTRAIT ENHANCERENHANCERChoose for a smooth skin eff ect when shooting portraits.
  MM LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE
Choose...

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 P P PROGRAM AE PROGRAM AE
The camera sets exposure automatically.
 
Q If the subject is outside the metering range of the camera, the shutter speed and 
aperture displays will show “---”.  Press the shutter button halfway to measure expo-
sure again.
 S S SHUTTER PRIORITY AE SHUTTER PRIORITY AE
You choose the shutter speed using the command dial, while the 
camera adjusts aperture for optimal exposure.
 
Q If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected...

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Shooting Mode
 A A APERTURE PRIORITY AE APERTURE PRIORITY AE
You choose the aperture using the command dial, while the camera 
adjusts shutter speed for optimal exposure.
 
Q If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected 
aperture, shutter speed will be displayed in red. Adjust aper-
ture until the correct exposure is achieved. If the subject is 
outside the metering range of the camera, the shutter speed 
display will show “---”.  Press the shutter button halfway to...

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 Focus Lock Focus  Lock
To compose photographs with off -center subjects:
 1 Focus : Position the subject in the focus frame () 
and press the shutter button halfway to lock focus 
and exposure. Focus and exposure will remain locked 
while the shutter button is pressed halfway (AF/AE 
lock).
 2  Recompose: Keep the button pressed halfway.
 3 Shoot: Press the button all the way down. 

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Focus Lock
  Autofocus Autofocus
Although the camera boasts a high-precision autofocus system, it may be unable to 
focus on the subjects listed below. If the camera is unable to focus, focus on another 
subject at the same distance and use focus lock to recompose the photograph.
•  Very shiny subjects such as mirrors or car bodies.
•  Fast-moving subjects.
•  Subjects photographed through a window or other re-
fl ective object.
•  Dark subjects and subjects that absorb rather than...