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This manual will show you how to use your FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA
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FinePix40i correctly. Please follow the instructions carefully. BB11754-200 1
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Warning — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. CAUTION technician for help. This symbol is intended to alert the user to This equipment has been tested and found to You are cautioned that any changes or the presence of uninsulated “dangerous comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, modifications not expressly approved in this manual voltage” within the product’s enclosure that pursuant to Part 15 of
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Contents ... USB CONNECTION/DOWNLOADING DATA 85 ............................................................... PLAYBACK MENU Preface 6 3 Advanced Features ... USB CONNECTION/REPLACING SmartMedia™ 87 .................. L Camera Features and Accessories 7 ERASING SINGLE•ALL FRAMES/ ..... ADVANCED FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHY 38 ..................................................... .................. Nomenclature 8 ALL AUDIO FILES/FORMAT 57 .................... Photography mode specifications 38 6 Settin
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Preface Camera Features and Accessories Test Shots Prior to Photography Notes on Electrical Interference Features Accessories For particularly important photographs (such as weddings and If the camera is needed be used in hospitals or aircrafts, please ) overseas trips , always take a test photograph to check that the note that this camera may cause interference to other Audio player functions AA-size Nickel Metal Remote control (1) camera is functioning normally. equipment in the hosp
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Nomenclature ✽ Refer to the pages in parentheses for more details. ( ) POWER switch P.17 ( ) ( ) Flash button P.47 Viewfinder lamp P.25 [Mode dial] Photography Shutter button ( ) Viewfinder P.23 ( ) mode (P.21) Microphone P.51 ( ) Strap mount P.11 DISP button (P.29, 34) ( ) Playback mode P.31 Viewfinder window ( ) Movie mode P.51 ( ) Flash P.47 BACK button ( ) Speaker P.91 Flash control ( ) ( ) MENU/OK button sensor button ( A/V OUT audio/visual LCD monitor Self-ti
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Nomenclature ATTACHING THE STRAP 1 Getting Ready Example of LCD Monitor Text Display : Shooting Pixel/Quality Photography mode 1 2 Standard no. of shots available Flash photography icon Camera shake warning Macro photography icon Battery low warning Zoom bar AF frame 1 Self-Timer photography icon Date Pass the loop of thin cord on the end of the strap Then pass the other end of the strap through the through the strap mount. loop of thin cord and pull the strap tight. Example of LCD Monitor Text
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SELECTING THE POWER SUPPLY Using Batteries 1 2 3 The FinePix40i takes 2 nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH)or Ni-Cd batteries. The two batteries used should both be of the same type. Lithium or manganese batteries should not be used at all as they emit heat and can damage the camera. Batteries that Can Be Charged AA-size Ni-MH batteries Fujifilm HR-3UF: 2 (supplied with the camera or sold separately) Load the rechargeable batteries into the battery 1 AA-size Ni-Cd batteries ✽ The Shapes of the Bat
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TM SELECTING THE POWER SUPPLY LOADING THE SmartMedia Using the AC Power Adapter (sold separately) TM SmartMedia 4 ➀ ➂ ➀ ➁ Only use 3.3V SmartMedia. MG-4S (4MB), MG-8S (8MB), MG-16S (16MB), MG-32S (32MB), MG-64S (64MB) SmartMedia with ID MG-16SW (16MB), MG-32SW (32MB), MG-64SW ➁ 1 (64MB) DC IN 3V socket The special AC Power Adapter AC-3V can be ➀Install the batteries with the correct polarity as used to avoid power loss during photography, shown. playback or
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TM REMOVING THE SmartMedia SWITCHING ON AND OFF 1 2 1 2 ➀ ➁ 1 If the date and time settings have been cleared, a confirmation screen appears. To set the date Taking care that the batteries do not fall out of To turn the camera on or off, slide the POWER ➀Check that the indicator in the viewfinder is and time, use the “d” or “c” button to select the camera, grasp the SmartMedia and pull it switch to “”. green and then switch the camera off. “SET” and then press the “MENU/OK” button out. When
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SWITCHING ON AND OFF SETTING THE DATE AND TIME LCD monitor Remote control LCD panel 1 2 ➀ ➁➂➃ ➀ ➁ Blank On On On On Flashing 1 Note that this only turns the camera on for audio Check the battery level warning when you switch playback with the remote control connected. the camera on. ➀The battery is fully charged. (This icon is only displayed on the LCD panel for 3 seconds after you switch the camera on.) 0 ➀Set the Mode dial to “ ”. Use “a()” or “b()” to select “DATE/TIME”. ➀ ➁The batt
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Basic SETTING THE DATE AND TIME TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) 2 Photography 3 4 1 2 ➀ ➁ ➀ ➁ 2 Set the Mode dial to “0 ”. To take pictures using the viewfinder (excluding Macro Photography), To use the LCD monitor to take photographs, press the “DISP” button to switch the LCD monitor on (➡P.29). Use “d” or “c” to select the item you want to ➀ set (year, month, date, hour or minute) and then Return to the SET-UP menu. use “a()” or “b()” to correct the setting. Press “a()” or “b()” to select
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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) 3 4 5 AF frame AF frame Viewfinder LCD monitor Using the viewfinder or LCD monitor, frame your shot so that the subject fills the entire AF (Auto Focus) frame. 2 Be careful to ensure that the lens, microphone and flash control sensor are not obscured by your hands or the camera strap. Loop the strap over your wrist, brace your elbows firmly against your body and hold the camera with both hands. ! Check that the lens is clean. If it is dirty, clean the lens as descri
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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus Viewfinder Lamp Display 6 7 7 Though the FinePix40i uses an accurate Beep Color Status Meaning autofocus mechanism, it may have difficulty Lit Ready to shoot focusing or not be able to focus at all for the types of subject and situation listed below. In AF/AE in progress or camera shake Green such cases, the image may be out of focus. Flashing warning. Recording to SmartMedia (the next picture can be taken) Very shiny subject
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TAKING PICTURES (AUTO MODE) USING AF/AE LOCK The number of available shots is displayed on Number of Available Frames 1 2 the LCD monitor in the position shown in the figure at left. ! See P.41 for information on changing the File size and Quality setting. ! At shipment, the default settings are 2400 × 1800 (for File Size) and NORMAL (for Quality). In a shot with this type of composition, the Move the camera slightly so that one of the subjects (two people in this case) are not in the subjec
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USING AF/AE LOCK FRAMING GUIDELINE FUNCTION 3 4 1 2 Beep LCD monitor OFF Scene LCD monitor ON Group shot Framing Guideline displayed 2 Portrait No text displayed In Auto mode, the LCD monitor display changes Use the “d” and “c” buttons to select one of the Keep the shutter button held down half way (AF With the shutter button still held down halfway each time you press the “DISP” button. Press three framing guidelines. The framing guideline and AE locked) and check that the AF frame is (AF lock)
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FRAMING GUIDELINE FUNCTION VIEWING YOUR IMAGES (PLAYBACK) Portrait 1 2 Scene Group Shot (Vertical shot frame) Use this frame when you want Use this frame when you are Use this frame for portrait photography. Fit the subject's face to position your main subject in shooting groups of 2 or more into one of the 3 frames to shoot a center of the frame or when you people. close-up portrait (large frame), a want to align your shot with the By composing the shot so that head and shoulders shot (middle h
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FAST FORWARDING IMAGES PLAYBACK ZOOM 1 2 1 2 ➀➂ ➁ During fast forward, 3 frames are shown together in miniature on the LCD monitor. When 2 You can fast forward through the frames by you stop fast forward, the image enclosed in the holding down “d ” or “c ” button for about frame is displayed on the monitor as a single 3 seconds during playback. image. After you have zoomed in on your image, Pressing “a()” and “b()” button during press the “DISP” button. playback zooms in and out on (enlarg
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MULTI-FRAME PLAYBACK ERASING SINGLE FRAME 1 2 1 2 ➀ ➁ ➀ ➁ 2 c Pressing the “DISP” button twice switches to the 1 “ ” Select “FRAME” in the ERASE menu and ➀Use the “d ” and “c” buttons to move the ➀Set the Mode dial to “ ”. multi-frame (9-frame) display. press the “MENU/OK” button. cursor (the orange outline) to the desired ➁Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the frame. Pressing “a()” or “b()” repeatedly Menu screen on the LCD monitor. switches to the previous or next page. ➁You can e
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ERASING SINGLE FRAME USING A TV MONITOR 3 4 1 2 A/V OUT socket Video (yellow) To terminals Audio (white) 2 Press the “MENU/OK” button to erase the Switch off the camera and TV. Plug the A/V Plug the other end of the cable into the displayed image. When erasing is complete, the cable (accessory) into the A/V OUT (audio-visual audio/video input socket on the TV. Then switch ERASE OK? next image appears and the “” output) socket on the camera. the camera and TV on and take pictures or play message
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Advanced PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ADVANCED FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATIONS 3 Features The Advanced Photography section introduces a range of camera functions that you can access by 1 2 0 setting the Mode dial to “ ” or “9”. ➀ ➁ ➀ ➁ Photography mode specifications Flash Digital Zoom Photography Factory default Photography Mode dial Accessible menu settings (➡P.50) Mode (➡P.47) Y Macro photography (➡P.42) OFF 3 Auto b Self-Timer photography (➡P.43) OFF (➡P.40) Mode (➡P.40) ----
