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BL00814-200(1)
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Before You Begin
First Steps
Owner’s Manual
Basic Photography and Playback
Thank you for your purchase of this product. This manual describes
how to use your FUJIFILM FinePix J15fd digital camera and the sup-
More on Photography
plied software. Be sure that you have read and understood its con-
tents before using the camera.
More on Playback
Movies
Connections
Menus
Technical Notes
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For Your Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Read Instructions: All the safety and op- Alternate Warnings: This video product Water and Moisture: Do not use this vid- A Ant nte en nnas nas erating instructions should be read is equipped with a three-wire ground- eo product near water—for example, Outdoor Antenna Grounding: If an before the appliance is operated. ing-type plug, a plug having a third near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen outside antenna or cable system is • Retain Instruction
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For Your Safety other electric light or power circuits, Damage Requiring Service: Unplug this vid- Be sure to read these notes before use or where it can fall into such power eo product from the wall outlet and refer lines or circuits. When installing an servicing to qualifi ed service personnel Safety Notes outside antenna system, extreme under the following conditions: • Make sure that you use your camera correctly. Read these safety notes and care should be taken to keep from • When the
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For Your Safety WA WAR RN NI IN NG G WA WAR RN NI IN NG G Keep memory cards out of the reach of small children. Because memory cards are small, they can be swallowed by children. Be sure to store memory cards out Do not use the camera in the bathroom or shower. This can cause a fi re or electric Do not use in of the reach of small children. If a child swallows a memory card, seek medical shock. the bathroom attention or call an emergency number. or shower Never attempt to change or
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For Your Safety The Battery and Power Supply Do not attempt to recharge a fully • Do not drop or subject to strong induce vomiting, then seek medi- charged battery. The battery does physical shocks. cal assistance. The following describes the proper not however need to be fully dis- • Do not expose to water. use of the battery and how to Take Test Shots charged before charging. • Keep the terminals clean. prolong its life. Incorrect use can Before taking photographs on impor- • The battery
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For Your Safety NOTICES To prevent fi re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Notes on the Grant To comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this product must be used with a Please read the “Safety Notes” (pages iii–v) and make sure you understand FUJIFILM-specifi ed ferrite-core A/V cable, USB cable, and DC supply cord. them before using the camera. Fo For r Cu Cus st to om me er rs s i in n Ca Can na ad da a Perchlorate Material—special handling may apply. See http://w
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For Your Safety Di Dis sp po os sal al o of f E El lec ect tr ri ic cal al an and d E El lec ect tr roni onic c E Eq quip uipm me en nt t in in P Pr ri iv vat ate e H Ho ous use eh hol old ds s N No ot te es s o on Co n Cop py yr ri ig gh ht t Unless intended solely for personal use, images recorded using your digital D Di is sp po os sa al o l of u f us se ed E d El le ec ct tr ri ic ca al & E l & El le ec ct tr ro on ni ic E c Eq qu ui ip pm me en nt (A t (Ap pp pl li ic ca ab bl le i e in t
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Camera Q & A Find items by task. C Came amera Se ra Set tu up p Qu Question estion K Ke ey y phrase phrase See See page page How do I set the camera clock? Date and time 12 Can I set the clock to local time when I travel? Time diff erence 76 How do I keep the monitor from turning off automatically? Auto power off 75 How do I stop the camera beeping and clicking? Operation and shutter volume 71 What are the parts of the camera called? Parts of the camera 2 What do the icons in the monitor mean?
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Camera Q & A V Vie iew wing ing P Pi ic ct tu ures res Qu Question estion K Ke ey y phrase phrase S See ee page page How do I view my pictures? Single-frame playback 32 How do I get rid of unwanted pictures? Deleting pictures 17 How do I delete a lot of pictures at once? Erase 35 Can I zoom in on pictures during playback? Playback zoom 33 How do I view a lot of pictures at once? Multi-frame playback 33 How do I view all pictures taken on the same day? Sort by date 34 Can I protect my pictures
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Table of Contents For Your Safety ................................................................................. ii More More on on P Ph hotogr otogra ap ph hy y IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...................................... ii Intelligent Face Detection and Red-Eye Removal .......... 18 Safety Notes .................................................................................... iii Focus Lock ........................................................................................2
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Table of Contents M Men enu us s T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l N No ot te es s The Shooting Menu ......................................................................54 Optional Accessories ...................................................................77 Using the Shooting Menu .........................................................54 Accessories from FUJIFILM .......................................................78 Shooting Menu Options .................................................
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About This Manual Before using your camera, read this manual and the warnings on pages ii–vii. For information on spe- cifi c topics, consult the sources below. ✔ ✔ C Ca am me era Q & A ra Q & A .................................................. ..................................................p pg g. . v vi iii ii ✔ ✔ T Ta ab bl le o e of C f Co on nt te en nt ts s ............................................... ...............................................pg. x pg. x Know what you wan
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Before You Begin Introduction S Sy ym mbol bols s a an nd d C Co on nv ve ent nti ions ons The following symbols are used in this manual: 3 Caution: This information should be read before use to ensure correct operation. 1Note : Points to note when using the camera. 2 Tip: Additional information that may be helpful when using the camera. Menus and other text in the camera monitor are shown in bold. In the illustrations in this manual, the monitor display may be simplifi ed for explanatory p
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Introduction P Pa ar rt ts of t s of th he C e Ca ame mera ra For more information, refer to the page listed to the right of each item. 8 9 10 11 Selector button 7 1 2 3 Move cursor up 12 K (monitor brightness) button (see below) MENU/OK button 4 I (delete) button (pg. 17) (pg. 12) 13 14 Move cursor left Move cursor right 17 16 15 G (macro) T (fl ash) button 18 button (pg. 23) (pg. 24) 5 Move cursor down 6 20 F (self-timer) button (pg. 26) 19 1 Shutter button ...............................
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Before You Begin Introduction T The M he Mo on nitor itor The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback: ■ ■ Shooting Shooting 5 4 3 2 1 1 White balance ..................................59 11 Quality ...........................................37, 57 11 2 Self timer indicator ........................26 12 Number of exposures 6 N N 2 2 12 remaining ............................................92 I ISO SO 100 100 13 3 Macro (close-up) mode............. 23 7 1
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First Steps Charging the Battery The battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery before use. Place the battery in the charger. Plug the charger in. 1 2 Insert the battery into the supplied BC-45A Plug the charger into a power outlet. The battery charger as shown, making sure that red charging indicator will light. the battery is in the correct orientation. The Type A Type B BC-45A comes in one of two types, depend- ing on the country or region of sale: one with a built-in plug
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First Steps Charging the Battery 3 Cautions: Caring for the Battery Charge the battery. 3 • Do not affi x stickers or other objects to the battery. Charging is complete when the charging in- Failure to observe this precaution could make it im- dicator turns off . A fully exhausted battery possible to remove the battery from the camera. takes about 100 minutes to charge. • Do not short the battery terminals. The battery could overheat. • Read the cautions on page v. • Use only NP-45 batt
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Inserting the Battery After charging the battery, insert it in the camera as described below. Open the battery-chamber cover. Insert the battery. 1 2 Align the orange stripe on the battery with the orange arrow on the camera and slide the battery into the camera, pressing the battery latch in the direction shown below. Confi rm that the battery is securely latched. Battery latch 1 Note Orange arrow Be sure the camera is off before opening the bat- tery-chamber cover. 3 Cautions • Do not
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First Steps Inserting the Battery Close the battery-chamber cover. Removing the Battery 3 After turning the camera off , open the battery-cham- ber cover, press the battery latch to the side, and slide the battery out of the camera as shown. Battery latch 3 Caution Turn the camera off before removing the battery. 7
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Inserting a Memory Card Although the camera can store pictures in internal memory, optional xD-Picture Cards or SD memory cards can be used to store additional pictures. When no memory card is inserted, q appears in the monitor and internal memory is used for recording and playback. Note that because camera malfunction could cause internal memory to become cor- rupted, the pictures in internal memory should periodically be transferred to a computer and saved on the computer hard disk or on r
