Fujifilm Camera Finepix S8600 Owners Manual

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Shooting Mode
  ■  ■  OO AE BKT AE BKT
Each time the shutter button is pressed, the 
camera takes three shots: one using the metered 
value for exposure, the second overexposed by 
the amount selected for J AE BKT EV STEPS in 
the shooting menu (P 76), and the third under-
exposed by the same amount (the camera may 
not be able to use the selected bracketing incre-
ment if the amount of over- or under- exposure 
exceeds the limits of the exposure metering sys-
tem).
■■  NN LONG PERIOD LONG PERIOD
The camera takes pictures while the shutter but-
ton is pressed.  Shooting ends when the shutter 
button is released or memory is full.
■■  LL FINAL FINAL
The camera takes up to 40 pictures while the 
shutter button is pressed, but only the last 5 
frames are recorded.
■■  OO CONTINUOUS/ CONTINUOUS/KK CONTINUOUS/ CONTINUOUS/JJ CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
The camera takes photographs while the shutter 
button is pressed.
  Adv. Adv. ADVANCED ADVANCED
This mode combines “point-and-shoot” simplic-
ity with sophisticated photographic techniques.  
The A Adv. MODE option in the shooting 
menu can be used to choose from the following 
advanced modes:
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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 Note
Depending on the subject and camera settings, images may in some cases be grainy or vary in brightness and 
hue.
FilterFilterDescriptionDescription
  G TOY CAMERAChoose for a retro toy camera effect.
  H MINIATUREThe tops and bottoms of pictures are blurred for a diorama effect.
  II POP COLOR POP COLORCreate high-contrast images with saturated colors.
  JJ HIGH-KEY HIGH-KEYCreate bright, low-contrast images.
  ZZ LOW-KEY LOW-KEYCreate uniformly dark tones with few areas of emphasized highlights.
  KK DYNAMIC TONE DYNAMIC TONEDynamic tone expression is used for a fantasy effect.
  f FISH-EYECreate a distorting effect of a fisheye lens.
  S SOFT FOCUSCreate a look that is evenly soft throughout the whole image.
 C CROSS SCREENCreate a star pattern where lines radiate out from bright objects.
 u PARTIAL COLOR (RED)
Areas of the image that are the selected color are recorded in that color. All others areas of the 
image are recorded in black-and-white.  v PARTIAL COLOR (ORANGE)
 w PARTIAL COLOR (YELLOW)
 x PARTIAL COLOR (GREEN)
 y PARTIAL COLOR (BLUE)
  zz PARTIAL COLOR (PURPLE) PARTIAL COLOR (PURPLE)
* To check the effect, play the picture after shooting.
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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 Notes
•  Do not use where flash photography is prohibited.
•  Only available if memory remains for two pictures.
■■  BB Zoom Bracketing Zoom Bracketing
Each time the shutter button is pressed, the cam-
era takes three pictures: one at the current zoom 
ratio with an image size of O, a second zoomed 
in 1.4 × and cropped to P, and a third zoomed 
in 2 × and cropped to Q (pictures will only be 
taken if there is enough memory for three imag-
es).  Two frames are displayed to show the areas 
that will be included in the second and third pic-
tures; the outer frame shows the area that will be 
recorded at 1.4 × zoom, the inner frame the area 
that will be recorded at 2 × zoom.
1 Note
Digital zoom can not be used.  If digital zoom is active 
when 
BB mode is selected, zoom will be set to the 
maximum optical zoom position.
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Shooting Mode
  SPSP SCENE POSITION SCENE POSITION
The camera offers a choice of “scenes,” each adapted to partic-
ular shooting conditions or a specific type of subject.  Use the 
A SCENE POSITION option in the shooting menu to choose 
the scene assigned to the SP1/SP2 position on the mode dial.
SceneSceneDescriptionDescription
 h PORTRAITChoose this mode for soft-toned portraits with natural skin tones.
 D BABY MODEChoose for natural skin tones when taking portraits of infants. The flash turns off automatically.
 M LANDSCAPEChoose this mode for crisp, clear daylight shots of buildings and landscapes.
 N SPORTChoose this mode when photographing moving subjects.  Priority is given to faster shutter speeds.
 O NIGHTChoose this mode for poorly lit twilight or night scenes.  Sensitivity is automatically raised to reduce 
blur caused by camera shake.
 H NIGHT (TRIPOD)Choose this mode for slow shutter speeds when shooting at night.  Use a tripod to prevent blur.
 p FIREWORKSSlow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework.  Press the selec-
tor up (d) to display a shutter-speed selection dialog and press the selector up and down to choose 
a shutter speed.
 Q SUNSETChoose this mode to record the vivid colors in sunrises and sunsets.
 R SNOWChoose for crisp, clear shots that capture the brightness of scenes dominated by shining white snow.
 s BEACHChoose for crisp, clear shots that capture the brightness of sunlit beaches.
 U PART YCapture indoor background lighting under low-light conditions.
 V FLOWERChoose for vivid close-ups of flowers.  The camera focuses in the macro range.
 W TEXTTake clear pictures of text or drawings in print.  The camera focuses in the macro range.
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NN MOTION PANORAMA MOTION PANORAMA
In this mode, you can take up to three pictures and join them together to form a panorama.  Use of a 
tripod is recommended to assist in composing overlapping shots.
1 Note
Operations are described in the factory settings (C AUTO).
1  Rotate the mode dial to N.
2 Press the selector up to select a 
frame.  Press the selector lef t or right 
to highlight a pan direction and 
press MENU/OK.
3 Take a photograph.  Exposure and 
white balance for the panorama are 
set with the first shot.
1 Note
The camera zooms all the way out and zoom remains 
fixed at the widest angle until shooting is complete.
4  Frame the next shot to overlap with the previ-
ous picture by superimposing y on + so that 
they form a solid circle (z).  The camera will 
release the shutter automatically.
Pan direction
CANCEL END
2
3 1
CANCEL END
2
3 1
Display after 1st shot Shutter released
5  Take the last shot as described in Step 4.
1 Note
To end shooting and create a panorama after the 
first or second shot, press the multi selector up after 
completing Step 3 or Step 4 and proceed to Step 6.
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6 Press MENU/OK to save the picture.
3 Cautions
• Panoramas are created from multiple frames.  The 
camera may in some cases be unable to stitch the 
frames together perfectly.
• The desired results may not be achieved with mov-
ing subjects, subjects close to the camera, unvarying 
subjects such as the sky or a field of grass, subjects 
that are in constant motion, such as waves and wa-
terfalls, or subjects that undergo marked changes in 
brightness.  Panoramas may be blurred if the subject 
is poorly lit.
 For Best Results
For best results, be careful not to tilt the camera back-
ward or forward or to either side and try not to move 
the camera while y and + are aligned to form a solid 
circle.
 Framing Panoramas Manually
Follow the steps below if the desired results are not 
achieved with C AUTO selected for P PAN O R A-
MA MODE:
1 Select D MANUAL for P PAN O R A M A M O D E in 
the shooting menu.
2  Select a frame and take the first shot.
3 Press MENU/OK to display a guide showing an edge of 
the picture you have just taken.  Take the next shot, 
framing it to overlap with the previous picture.
Guide
Display after 1st shot Frame next shot
4  Repeat Step 3 to take the third shot and then press 
MENU/OK to display the completed panorama.
5 Press MENU/OK to save the picture.
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Shooting Mode
In this mode, the camera sets exposure automati-
cally.  If desired, you can choose different combi-
nations of shutter speed and aperture that will 
produce the same exposure (program shift).
3 Caution
If the subject is outside the metering range of the cam-
era, the shutter speed and aperture displays will show 
“---”.  Press the shutter button halfway to measure ex-
posure again.
 Program Shift
Press the selector up (d) to choose the desired com-
bination of shutter speed and aperture.  Values that 
differ from those automatically selected by the cam-
era are shown in yellow.  The default values can be 
restored by raising the flash or turning the camera off.  
Program shift is not available when the flash is raised.
1000F3.3SET
Shutter speed
Aperture
PP: PROGRAM AE: PROGRAM AE
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Shooting Mode
1  Rotate the mode dial to S.
2 Press the selector up (d).  Shut-
ter speed and aperture will be dis-
played.
1000F3.3
S
SET
Shutter speed
3 Press the selector up or down to 
choose the shutter speed. 
4 Press the MENU/OK button to exit to 
shooting mode.
5  Take pictures.  If the correct exposure can not 
be achieved at the selected shutter speed, ap-
erture will be displayed in red when the shut-
ter button is pressed halfway.  Adjust shut-
ter speed until the correct exposure can be 
achieved.
3 Caution
If the subject is outside the metering range of the cam-
era, the aperture display will show “---”.  Press the shut-
ter button halfway to measure exposure again.
SS: SHUTTER PRIORITY AE: SHUTTER PRIORITY AE
In this mode, you choose the shutter speed while the camera adjusts aperture for optimal exposure.
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Shooting Mode
MM: MANUAL: MANUAL
In this mode, you choose both shutter speed and aperture.  If desired, exposure can be altered from 
the value suggested by the camera.
1  Rotate the mode dial to M.
2 Press the selector up (d).  Shut-
ter speed and aperture will be dis-
played.
SETF3. 1250
M
Shutter speed
Aperture
3 Press the selector up or down to 
choose the shutter speed.
4 Press the selector left or right to 
choose the aperture.
5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit to 
shooting mode.
6 Ta k e  p i c t u r e s .
 The Exposure Indicator
The amount the picture will be under- or over-ex-
posed at current settings is shown by the exposure 
indicator.  Pictures taken with the indicator to the left 
of center (“–“) will be underexposed, pictures taken 
with the indicator is to the right of center (“+”), over-
exposed.
SETF3. 1250
M
Exposure indicator Underexposed Overexposed
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Intelligent Face Detection
Intelligent Face Detection allows the camera to automatically detect human faces and set focus and 
exposure for a face anywhere in the frame for shots that emphasize portrait subjects.  Choose for 
group portraits (in horizontal or vertical orientations) to prevent the camera from focusing on the back-
ground.
 1  Turn Intelligent Face Detection on.
To use Intelligent Face Detection, press MENU/
OK to display the shooting menu and select 
ON for b FACE DE TEC TI O N
 (P 69).
Green border
•  If a face is detected, it 
will be indicated by a 
green border.
• If there is more than 
one face in the frame, 
the camera will select 
the face closest to the 
center; other faces are 
indicated by white 
borders.
3 Cautions
•  If no face is detec ted when the shut ter but ton is 
pressed halfway (P 101), the camera will focus 
on the subject at the center of the display and 
red-eye will not be removed.
• If the subject moves as the shutter button is 
pressed, their face may not be in the area indi-
cated by the green border when the picture is 
taken.  If the number of faces is large, additional 
time may be required for processing.
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