FujiFilm FinePix Z30 User manual

FUJI~ILM
DIGITAL CAMERA
FINEPIX Z3D
Owner's Manual
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Before You Begin I
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First Steps I
Thank you for your purchase of this product. This manual
describes how to use your FUJIFILM FinePix Z30 digital
camera and the supplied software. Be sure that you have
read and understood its contents before using the camera.
Basic Photography and Playback
More on Photography
Connections
Appendix
Menus
Movies
Technical Notes
Troubleshooting
More on Playback
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IAbout This Manual
Before using the camera, read this Owner's Manual and the other supplied documents. For
information on specific topics, consult the sources below.
The "Table
of Contents" gives an overview of the
entire manual. The principal camera operations
are listed here.
lKnow what you want to do but don't know the
Iname for it? Find the answer in "Camera Q& A."
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Having aspecific problem with the camera?
Find
the answer here.
The meanings of some technical terms may be
found here.
Find out what's behind that flashing icon or
error message in the monitor.
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Pictures can be stored in the camera's internal memory or on optional SO and SOHC memory cards. In this ;
manuat SO memory cards are referred to as "memory cards." For more information, see page 8. •
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I CameraQ&A
Find items by task.
Camera Setup
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How do I set the camera clock?
Can I set the clock to local time when I travel?
How do I keep the monitorfrom turning offautomatically?
How do I
make the monitor brighter or darker?
How do Istop the camera beeping and clicking?
What are the parts of the camera called?
What do the icons in the monitor mean?
How do I use the menus?
What's behind that flashing icon or error message in the monitor?
How much
charge is left in the battery?
Sharing Pictures
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Date and time
Time difference
Auto power off
LCD brightness
Silent mode
Volume
Parts of the camera
Monitor
Menus
Messages and displays
Battery level
Printing pictures
Viewing pictures
on acomputer
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Taking Pictures
CameraQ&A
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How many pictures can I take? Memory capacity
101
Is there aquick and easy way to take snapshots?
Qmode
16
How can Imake good portraits? Intelligent Face Detection 21
Can the camera automatically select the most suitable mode?
~mode
32
Is there asimple way to adjust settings for different scenes? Shooting mode
31
How do Ishoot close-ups? Macro
mode (Close-ups) 25
How do Ikeep the flash from firing?
How do Istop my subjects' eyes glowing red when Iuse the flash? Flash mode
26
How do I"fill-in" shadows on back-lit subjects?
How do Itake agroup portrait that includes the photographer? Self-timer
mode 28
How do Iframe pictures with the subject off to one side? Focus lock
23
How do Ishoot movies? Recording movies
42
Can I join short clips into alonger movie? Successive movie 43

Viewing Pictures
CameraQ&A
How do Iview my pictures?
How do Iview pictures of only one type?
Is there a simple way to delete one image?
How do Idelete one or all images at once?
Can Izoom in on pictures during playback?
How do Iview alot ofpictures at once?
How do Iview all pictures taken on the same day?
Can Iprotect my pictures from accidental deletion?
Can Ihide the icons in the monitor when viewing my pictures?
Can Iview my pictures in a slide show?
Can I add ashort voice memo to my pictures?
Can Icrop unwanted elements out of my pictures?
Can Icopy pictures from internal memory to amemory card?
Can I add effects to my pictures?
How do Iview my pictures on TV?
Choose type
Deleting pictures
Erase
Playback zoom
Multi-frame playback
Sort by date
Protect
Choosing adisplay format
Slide show
Voice memo
Crop
Copy
Adding effects to pictures
Viewing pictures
on TV
Seepage
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ITable of Contents
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[~] Intelligent Face Detection and Red-Eye Removal...21
Focus Lock
23
~ Macro mode (Close-ups) 25
~ Using the Flash (Intelligent Flash) 26
oUsing the Self-Timer 28
Setting
the Self-Timer 28
COUPLE TIMER 28
GROUP TIMER 29
10 SEC/ 2 SEC 29
S Shooting Mode 31
Selecting aShooting Mode 31
Shooting Modes 31
rBJ SCENE RECOGNITION 32
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Single-Frame Playback 36
Playback Zoom 37
Multi-Frame Playback 38
Sort
by Date 39
__ Deleting Pictures 40
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'iI::R>ke~o .. rding Movies :: :42
~ Successive Movie 43
[E Viewing Movies 45
About This Manual ii
Camera Q& A iii
Camera Setup iii
Sharing Pictures iii
Taking Pictures iv
Viewing Pictures v
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Symbols and Conventions 1
Supplied Accessories 1
Parts
of the Camera 2
The
Monitor 3
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C-h-~r~gi~~Cth·; B~ttery 4
Inserting the Battery 6
Inserting a Memory Card 8
Turning the Camera on and Off 13
Shooting Mode 13
Playback Mode 13
Basic Setup 14
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Taking Pictures in Q(AUTO) Mode 16
Viewing Pictures 20
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Viewing Pictures on TV .46
Printing Pictures via USB .47
Connecting the Camera 47
Printing Selected Pictures 47
Printing the DPOF Print Order .48
Creating a DPOF Print Order 50
Viewing Pictures on aComputer 52
Installing FinePixViewer 52
Installing FinePixViewer: Windows 52
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Connecting the Camera 57
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The Shooting Menu 59
Using the Shooting Menu 59
Shooting Menu Options 60
f) EXP. COMPENSATION 61
~ WHITE BALANCE 62
o IMAGE QUALITY 62
~ 150 63
~ FINEPIX COLOR 63
G HIGH-SPEED SHOOTING 64
Q CONTINUOUS 64
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AF MODE 66
Table ofContents
The PlaybackMenu 67
Using the Playback Menu 67
Playback Menu Options 67
~ PLAYBACK TYPE 68
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TRIMMING FOR BLOG 68
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SLIDE SHOW 71
o RED EYE REMOVAL 71
e> IMAGE ROTATE 72
• PROTECT 73
o TRIMMING 74
• COpy 75
o VOICE MEMO 77
o TRANSiTION 79
• MOVIE TRIMMING 79
The Setup Menu 80
Using the Setup Menu 80
Setup Menu Options
81
Ii:J IMAGE DISP 82
R FRAME NO 83
IIILLUMINATION 83
Ii! DIGITAL ZOOM 84
gJ LCD MODE 84
D VOLUME 84
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SOUND 85
II LCD BRIGHTNESS 85
III FORMAT 85
r:I AUTO POWER OFF 85
Ii] TIME DIFFERENCE 86
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Table of Contents
Optional Accessories 87
Accessories from Fujifilm 88
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Troubleshooting 89
Warning Messages and Displays 96
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Glossary 100
Internal Memory/Memory Card Capacity 101
HTML Color Codes 101
Specifications 102
Caring for the Camera 106
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