Fujitsu Fujifilm X S1 Instruction Manual
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17 Basic Photography and Playback Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s This section explains basic photography. 1 Select a mode.When you rotate the mode dial to EXR, the R display will appear in the LCD monitor. The o Icon In R mode, the camera continuously adjusts focus and searches for faces, increasing the drain on the battery. o is displayed in the LCD monitor. Scene Icon ( P 27) The camera automatically selects the appropriate scene. a • The camera analyses the scene and selects the preferred E mode when the shutter button is pressed halfway ( P 28). • To raise the flash when lighting is poor, press the flash pop-up button ( P 37). Basic Photography and Playback
18 Ta k i n g Pi c t u r e s 2 Frame the picture.Use the zoom ring to frame the picture in the display. The zoom indica- tor appears. Zoom ring Zoom indicator b Focus Lock Use focus lock ( P 34) to focus on subjects that are not in the focus frame. Holding the Camera Hold the camera steady with both hands and brace your elbows against your sides. Shaking or unsteady hands can blur your shots. To prevent pictures that are out of focus or too dark (un- derexposed), keep your fin- gers and other objects away from the lens and flash.
19 Basic Photography and Playback Ta k i n g Pi c t u r e s 3 Focus.Press the shutter button halfway to focus. If the camera is able to focus , it will beep twice and the indicator lamp will glow green. If the camera is unable to focus , the focus frame will turn red, s will be displayed, and the indicator lamp will blink green. Change the composition or use focus lock ( P 34). 4 Shoot. Smoothly press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the picture. b 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 a If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator may light to assist focus ( P 103). For information on using the flash when lighting is poor, see page 37.
20 Ta k i n g Pi c t u r e s Silent Mode In situations in which camera sounds or lights may be unwelcome, hold the DISP/BACK button down until o is displayed. The camera speaker, flash, and AF-assist illuminator/ self-timer lamp turn off and flash and volume settings can not be adjusted (note that the flash will still fire when C is selected in scene mode). To restore nor- mal operation, press the DISP/BACK button until the o icon is no longer displayed. The Indicator Lamp Indicator lamp The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows: Indicator lampIndicator lampCamera statusCamera status Glows green Focus locked. Blinks green Blur, focus, or exposure warning. Pic- ture can be taken. Blinks green and orange Recording pictures. Additional pic- tures can be taken. Glows orange Recording pictures. No additional pic- tures can be taken at this time. Blinks orange Flash charging; flash will not fire when picture is taken. Blinks red Lens or memory error (memory card full or not formatted, format error, or other memory error). b Warnings Detailed warnings appear in the display. See pages 115–118 for more information.
21 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. 100-0001100-0001 1 / 10001/1000F4.4 .5F4 . 522-1-133 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 displayed in the moni- tor, press the b button. To exit without deleting the picture, highlight CAN- CEL and press MENU/OK . b The Playback Menu Pictures can also be deleted from the playback menu ( P 60).
22 More on Photography 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. The following modes are available: P, S , A , M : Select for full control over camera settings, including aperture ( M and A) and/or shutter speed ( M and S) (P 23). C1/C2/C3 (CUSTOM) : Recall stored set- tings for modes P, S, A , M and all EXR modes except R ( P 26). EXR: Improve clarity, reduce noise, in- crease dynamic range, or let the camera automatically adjust settings to suit the scene ( P 27). Adv. (ADVANCED) : Sophisticated tech- niques made easy ( P 28). B (AUTO): A simple “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras ( P 28). SP (SCENE POSITION) : Choose a scene suited to the subject or shooting conditions and let the camera do the rest ( P 32). More on Photography
23 More on Photography Shooting Mode P P: PROGRAM AE: PROGRAM AE In this mode, the camera sets exposure automatically. If desired, you can choose different combinations of shutter speed and aperture that will produce the same exposure (program shift). c 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 Rotate the command dial to choose the desired com- bination of shutter speed and aperture. The default values can be restored by raising the flash or turning the camera off. To use program shift, turn the flash off and select OFF for g EXTERNAL FLASH . Fur- thermore, an option other than AUTO must be se- lected for U DYNAMIC RANGE and N ISO . 2000 F5.6 Shutter speed Aperture
24 Shooting Mode S S: SHUTTER PRIORITY AE: SHUTTER PRIORITY AE Choose the shutter speed using the command dial, while the camera ad- justs aperture for optimal exposure. 2000F6.4S Shutter speed c • If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the selected shutter speed, aperture will be displayed in red. Adjust shutter speed until the correct exposure is achieved. If the subject is outside the metering range of the camera, the aperture display will show “F---”. Press the shutter button halfway to measure exposure again. • The shutter speed is restricted depending on the ISO setting. AA: APERTURE PRIORITY AE: APERTURE PRIORITY AE Choose the aperture using the com- mand dial, while the camera adjusts shutter speed for optimal exposure. 2000 F6.4A Aperture c If the correct exposure can not be achieved at the se- lected aperture, shutter speed will be displayed in red. Adjust aperture until the correct exposure is achieved. If the subject is outside the metering range of the cam- era, the shutter speed display will show “---”. Press the shutter button halfway to measure exposure again.
25 More on Photography Shooting Mode M M: MANUAL: MANUAL In this mode, you choose both shutter speed and aperture. If desired, expo- sure can be altered from the value sug- gested by the camera. Press the d button to choose between shutter speed and aperture and rotate the command dial to adjust the selected setting. 2000F5.6M Shutter speed Aperture c • Noise in the form of randomly-spaced bright pixels may occur in long exposures. • The shutter speed is restricted depending on the ISO setting. The Exposure Indicator The amount the picture will be under- or over-exposed at current settings is shown by the exposure indicator. 2000 F5.6M
26 Shooting Mode C1/C2/C3 C1/C2/C3: CUSTOM MODE: CUSTOM MODE In P, S , A , M and all EXR modes except R , the K CUSTOM SET option in the shooting menu ( P 89) can be used to save current camera and menu set- tings. These settings are recalled when- ever the mode dial is rotated to C1/C2/ C3 (custom mode). Menu/settingMenu/settingSettings savedSettings saved Shooting Shooting menumenu N ISO , O IMAGE SIZE , T IMAGE QUAL- ITY , U DYNAMIC RANGE , P FILM SIMULA- TION , d WB SHIFT , f COLOR, H SHARP- NESS , r HIGHLIGHT TONE , s SHADOW TONE , h NOISE REDUCTION , R INTELLI- GENT DIGITAL ZOOM , b FACE DE TEC TION , n FACE R ECOG NITION , F AF MODE, I FLASH , g EXTERNAL FLASH , W MOVIE MODE , a STILL SHOOTING IN MOVIE Setup menuSetup menu C AF ILLUMINATOR , j RAW OtherOtherExposure compensation ( d), metering ( AE), white balance ( WB), burst/bracketing mode ( I ), macro mode ( F), flash mode ( N), program shift, shutter speed, aperture, monitor display options ( DISP/BACK ) c Once the camera is turned of f, R INTELLIGENT DIGI- TA L ZO O M is deactivated.