Fujifilm Camera Finepix S8400w Owners Manual

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Basic Photography and Playback
Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
   3  Check the battery level.Check the battery level in the display.
qw
IndicatorIndicatorDescriptionDescription
NO ICON Batteries are partially discharged.
q B 
(red) Batteries are low.  Replace as soon 
as possible.
w A 
(blinks red) Batteries are exhausted. Turn cam-
era off and replace batteries.
1 
A battery warning may not be displayed before 
the camera turns off, particularly if batteries are 
reused after having...

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Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
1 
•  When the side lever is set to H, M or L , the side lever 
functions as same as the zoom lever.
• When setting the side lever to H , the side lever can 
zoom faster than zoom lever. In the same way when 
setting the side lever to L , the side lever can zoom 
slower than zoom lever.
•  When using the zoom control and side lever simulta- neously, the zoom control is activated.
2 Focus Lock
Use focus lock ( P 37) to focus on subjects that are not 
in the...

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Basic Photography and Playback
Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
  Silent Mode
In situations in which camera sounds or lights may 
be unwelcome, hold the  DISP/BACK button down until 
o is displayed (note that silent mode is not available 
during movie or voice memo playback).
The camera speaker and AF-assist illuminator/self-
timer lamp turn off and volume ( P 106) can not be 
adjusted (note that the AF-assist illuminator may still 
light when  C is selected in Adv. ).  To restore nor-...

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Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
 6 Shoot.Smoothly press the shutter button 
the rest of the way down to take 
the picture.
 2  The Shutter Button
The shutter button has two positions.  Pressing the 
shutter button halfway ( q) sets focus and exposure; 
to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down ( w).
qw
Press halfway
Press the rest of 
the way down
Double 
beep
Click
1 
If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator may 
light to assist focus ( P 38).  For...

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Basic Photography and Playback
 Viewing  Pictures
Pictures can be viewed in the monitor.  When taking important photographs, take a test shot and 
check the results.
 1 Press the a button.
The most recent picture will be displayed in 
the monitor.
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 2  View additional pictures.
Press the selector right to view 
pictures in the order recorded, left 
to view pictures in reverse order.
Press the shutter button to exit to shooting 
mode.
 Deleting Pictures
To delete the picture currently...

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 Shooting  Mode
Choose a shooting mode according to the scene or type of subject.  To choose a shooting mode, rotate 
the mode dial to the desired setting (P 7).  The following modes are available:
 M M SCENE RECOGNITION SCENE RECOGNITION
The camera automatically analyzes the composi-
tion and selects the appropriate scene mode ac-
cording to the subject and shooting conditions 
(P  16).
 B B AUTO AUTO
Choose for crisp, clear snapshots.  This mode is 
recommended in most...

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Shooting Mode
 ■ ■  aa ADVANCED FILTER ADVANCED FILTER
Take photos with filter effects. Select a filter effect and press  MENU/OK.
1 
Depending on the subject and camera settings, images may  in some cases be grainy or vary in brightness and 
hue.
FilterFilterDescriptionDescription
   G TOY CAMERA Choose for a retro toy camera effect.
  
H MINIATURE The tops and bottoms of pictures are blurred for a diorama effect.
  II POP COLOR POP COLORCreate high-contrast images with saturated...

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Shooting Mode
 ■ ■  jj PRO LOW-LIGHT PRO LOW-LIGHT
Each time the shutter button 
is pressed, the camera makes 
four exposures and combines 
them into a single photograph.  
Use to reduce noise and blur 
when photographing poorly lit subjects or static 
subjects at high zoom ratios.
a 
A single combined photograph may not be created 
with some scenes or if the subject or camera moves 
during shooting.  Do not move the camera until shoot-
ing is complete.
 Pro Low-Light
To save unprocessed copies of...

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Shooting Mode
■■  CC Natural &  Natural & NN
This mode helps ensure good results with back-
lit subjects and in other situations with difficult 
lighting.  Before shooting, raise the flash; pictures 
can only be taken when the flash is raised.  Each 
time the shutter button is pressed, the camera 
takes two shots: one shot without the flash to 
preserve natural lighting, followed immediately 
by a second shot with the f lash.  Do not move the 
camera until shooting is complete.
1...

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Shooting Mode
 ■ ■  ii I INDIVID. SHUTTER 3DNDIVID. SHUTTER 3D
 Take two shots from different angles to create a 
3D image.
1 To choose the order in  which the pictures are tak-
en, press the selector right 
to display the current order 
and then press the selector 
left or right to choose from the options below.
G : Take the left shot first.
H : Take the right shot first.
2  Press the shutter button to take the first shot.
c 
To exit without recording a picture, press  DISP/BACK.
3  The first shot...