FujiFilm FinePix S1 Pro Quick start guide

User's Guide
This manual describes how to use the Camera Shooting Software
photography application for the FUJIFILM Digital Camera FinePix S1 Pro.
Read it carefully to ensure that you use this product correctly.
Camera Shooting Software
for FinePix S1 Pro

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IMPORTANT .............................................................................. 2
Preface ...................................................................................... 4
Using the Camera Shooting Software ........................................5
Connecting the Camera and PC ....................................................5
Launching the Camera Shooting Software ....................................6
Shooting Window Details ...............................................................7
Large Preview Window Details ......................................................9
Specifying the Photography Settings ...........................................10
Setting the Image Display Orientation .........................................13
Taking Pictures ............................................................................14
Selecting Images .........................................................................15
Checking the Image Histogram ...................................................16
Setting the File Format and Image Size for Saved Files .............17
Importing Images (Save files as...)...............................................18
Importing Images (Save) ..............................................................19
Erasing Images ............................................................................21
Using Time-lapse Photography ...................................................22
Exiting the Camera Shooting Software ........................................25
Contents

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Thank you for purchasing this FUJIFILM product.
This User's Guide describes how to use the Camera Shooting Software for FinePix S1
Pro (referred to hereafter as the Camera Shooting Software). The Camera Shooting
Software allows you to control your Digital Camera FinePix S1 Pro (referred to hereafter
simply as the camera), take pictures and specify the photography settings from a
personal computer. You can also use this software to import the images you have shot
into your PC and save them on your hard disk.
Preface

* The examples used in these descriptions are for Windows 98. The screens
shown on Macintosh computers are different, but the procedures are the same.
Connecting the Camera and PC
Refer to the Owner's Manual supplied with your camera for information on using the
camera.
CAUTION Do not connect the camera to your PC until you have installed the Camera
Shooting Software. Refer to the Camera Shooting Software Quick Start
Guide for information on installing the software.
1. Switch on your PC.
2. Connect the AC power adapter to the camera
and switch the camera on. In the Setup screen,
select "PC Mode > Shoot" and then close the
Setup screen.
3. Connect the camera to your PC using a
USB cable.
CAUTION •Only one camera can be
connected to the PC.
Successful operation is not
guaranteed if multiple
cameras are connected all at
once.
•Connect the camera and PC
using a direct USB cable
connection. Successful
operation is not guaranteed if
the camera is connected
through a USB hub.
•If you are using Windows
2000, the "Digital Signature
Not Found" message appears
the first time you connect the
camera after installing the
Camera Shooting Software. Click [Yes] and continue with the installation.
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Using the Camera Shooting Software

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Launching the Camera Shooting Software
1. Click the [Start] button and select [Programs] - [Camera Shooting Software for
FinePix S1 Pro] - [Camera Shooting Software for FinePix S1 Pro].
On a Macintosh computer, double-click the [S1 Pro Shooting] icon.
2. After the opening flash screen, the Shooting window and Large Preview window
appears.

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Shooting Window Details
When you launch the Camera Shooting Software, the Shooting window appears.
(Time-lapse) settings button
Opens the " Time-lapse settings" dialog
box. This button can only be clicked
when the "Time-lapse photography"
checkbox is selected.
Camera option button
Switches to shooting from the camera.
When this button is selected, the
[Shoot] and [Shoot Settings] buttons
are disabled.
Host option button
Switches to shooting from the PC.
Time-lapse photography checkbox
Switches to "Time-lapse Photography"
mode. This mode cannot be selected
when the [Camera] option button is
selected.
Focus lock checkbox
Locks the camera focus. This option is
disabled when the camera's focusing
mode is in "M(Manual)".
Shoot Conditions button
Opens the "Shoot Conditions" dialog
box. This button is disabled when the
[Camera] option button is selected.
Shoot button
Takes a picture on the camera from the
PC. This button is disabled when the
[Camera] option button is selected
Auto Acquire checkbox
Automatically imports the photographed
image onto the PC and saves it on your
hard disk.
(Time-lapse) settings
button
Focus Lock
checkbox
Host
option button
Shoot button
Time-lapse
photography
checkbox
Camera
option button
Display orientation box
Scroll preview
Shoot Settings
button
Histogram button
Save file as...
button
Save button
Edit folder display
Clear button
Select All button
Set Folder button
File format box
Image size
box
< Shooting window >
Auto Acquire
checkbox

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Histogram button
Opens the "Histogram" dialog box. This
button is disabled if no image is
selected or if multiple images are
selected.
File format box and Image size box
Use these boxes to select the file
format and the image size when you
use the "Save" or "Save file as.."
function.
Display orientation box
Sets the orientation in which the
photographed image is displayed.
Clear button
Erases an image selected using scroll
preview from the camera's memory.
This button is disabled if no image is
selected.
Select All button
Selects all the images shown in the
scroll preview. This button is disabled if
there are no images in the scroll
preview.
Save button
Imports the image selected in the scroll
preview from the camera and saves it
to a file in the folder displayed in the
"Edit folder display" box. This button is
disabled if no image is selected.
Save file as... button
Imports the image selected in the scroll
preview from the camera and saves it
as a file on your PC. This button is
disabled if no image is selected.
Set Folder button
Opens the "Set Folder" dialog box.
Scroll preview
Shows previews of the images shot
using the camera or the images saved
in the camera memory.
Edit folder display
Shows the name of the folder to which
images are saved when you click the
[Save] button.

Large Preview Window Details
1. When you launch the Camera Shooting Software, the Large Preview window opens
at the same time as the Shooting window.
< Large Preview Window >
2. You can use the Large Preview window to check an image you have shot.
When you select an image in the Scroll Preview, the selected image is displayed in
the Large Preview window.
TIP •If you select "Fine detail" from
the "View" menu in the Large
Preview window or if you
simply double-click the
displayed image, the full-size
image (3040x2016) is imported
from the camera and displayed in the window.
•See " Selecting Images" (-> P.15) for more information on selecting an
image.
•It takes roughly 10 seconds to import an image displayed in fine detail
from the camera to your PC. Depending on the hardware and software
provided on your PC, it might also take some time to display the image.
For optimum performance, you should have at least 128 MB of additional
memory installed on your PC.
•To revert to the standard window size or image size, select "Normal"
from the "View" menu in the Large Preview window.
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Specifying the Photography Settings
1. Before taking a picture, use the procedure described here to check photography
settings such as the sensitivity and shutter speed and to change the settings as
desired.
When you click on the [Shoot Conditions] button in the Shooting window, the "Shoot
Settings" dialog box opens.
TIP When you launch the Camera Shooting Software, the photography
settings from the last time you used the software are set in the camera.
Also, after you exit the Camera Shooting Software, the photography
settings prior to launching the software are set in the camera.
2. If you specify the photography settings and then click the [Apply] button, the settings
are transferred to the camera.
• Clicking the [Apply] button validates the settings currently shown in the "Shoot
Conditions" dialog box.
• Clicking the [Open] button opens the "Open file" dialog box and allows you to
import a photography settings file saved on the PC.
• Click the [Save as...] button to open the "Save file as..." dialog box and save the
photography settings currently shown in the "Shoot Settings" dialog box as a
photography settings file on your PC.
• Clicking the [Default] button restores the current settings in the "Shoot Settings"
dialog box to the default values. The initial default settings are as follows:
Sensitivity : ISO 400
Exposure : Auto
Exposure Compensation : 0
White Balance : Auto
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