Fujitsu Fujifilm X S1 Instruction Manual

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Shooting Mode
 EXR EXR ( (EE AUTO/ AUTO/EE Priority) Priority)
Optimize settings for your current subject or improve clarity, reduce noise, or enhance dy-
namic range.  Rotate the mode dial to EXR and choose one of the following E modes 
in the shooting menu.
■■  RR ( (EE AUTO) AUTO)
The camera automatically selects the scene and  E mode according to shooting conditions.
a
If S is selected for  O IMAGE SIZE in R mode, the camera will automatically select the optimal image size....

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  Advanced Anti Blur
When  n is displayed, the camera will take a series of 
exposures and combine them to form a single image, 
reducing “noise” (mottling) and blur.
 a
n is available when  ON is selected in the shooting 
menu ( P 86) and the flash ( P 37) is off or set to auto.
c
•  Some time may be required to combine the expo- sures into a single image.  A single combined image 
may not be created if the subject or camera moves 
during shooting.  Keep the camera steady during...

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Shooting Mode
 ■ ■  rr MOTION PANORAMA 360 MOTION PANORAMA 360
Follow an on-screen guide 
to take photos that will 
automatically be joined to 
form a panorama.
1  Rotate the zoom ring until the zoom indicator 
turns white ( P 18).
2  To select the angle through which you will pan 
the camera while shooting, press the selector 
down.  Press the selector left or right to high-
light an angle and press  MENU/OK.
3  Press the selector right to view a choice of pan 
directions.  Press...

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Shooting Mode
  z
Choose  z for seamless 360 ° panoramas that can be 
played back in a loop ( P 65).
a
The   t SAVE ORG IMAGE option in the setup menu 
can be used to record a  v panorama in addition to 
a seamless z panorama ( P 105).
c
Depending on the subject and shooting conditions, 
the camera may produce distorted results or a  v 
panorama.  The top and bottom of the area visible in 
the shooting display are cropped out and white strips 
may appear at the top and bottom of the display.
 For Best...

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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 
shooting is complete.
•  The camera may make fewer...

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Shooting Mode
 SP SP SCENE POSITION SCENE POSITION
The camera offers a choice of “scenes,” each adapted to particular 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  SP position on the mode dial.
SceneSceneDescriptionDescription
 CC NATURAL &NATURAL &  NNThe camera takes two shots: one without the flash and one with.
 D  NATURAL LIGHTCapture natural lighting under low-light conditions.
 L PORTRAITChoose for...

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Shooting Mode
 l DOG/ m CAT
The camera focuses on the faces of dogs or cats that are facing the camera, and the self-timer menu offers a 
n AUTO RELEASE  option that releases the shutter automatically when a pet is detected ( P 39).  During play-
back, image search ( P 62) can be used to search for pictures taken in either mode.
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Although camera can detect many different breeds of dogs and cats, results may vary with the breed and shoot-
ing conditions.  The camera may fail to...

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 Focus  Lock
To compose photographs with off-center subjects:
 1  Position the subject in the focus frame.
 2 Focus.Press the shutter button 
halfway to set focus and 
exposure.  Focus and ex-
posure will remain locked 
while the shutter button 
is pressed halfway (AF/AE 
lock).
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 3  Recompose the picture.
Keeping the shutter but-
ton pressed halfway, re-
compose the picture.
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 4 Shoot.
 Autofocus
Although the camera boasts a high-precision autofo-
cus system, it may be unable to...

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 The AE/AF LOCK Button
The AE/AF LOCK  button can be used to lock exposure or focus.
Locking ExposureLocking Exposure
 1 Meter exposure.
Position the subject in the focus frame and 
press the AE/AF LOCK  button to meter expo-
sure.
 2 Focus. Keeping the  AE/AF LOCK 
button pressed, press the 
shutter button halfway 
to focus.  Focus and ex-
posure will remain locked while the shutter 
button is pressed halfway, even if you later 
release the  AE/AF LOCK button.
Repeat steps 1 and 2...

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 F Macro and Super Macro Modes (Close-ups)
For close-ups, press the selector left (F) to choose from the macro options shown below.
OFF
OFF
Choose from F (macro mode), 
G (super macro mode), or 
OFF  (macro mode off)
When macro mode is in effect, the camera focuses on subjects near the center of the frame.  Use the 
zoom ring to compose pictures.  The following restrictions apply in super macro mode: the lens must 
be zoomed all the way out (at other zoom positions,  z is displayed) and the flash can...