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Getting Ready
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Using
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the Camera
Advanced
3 Features
Settings
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Software
5 Installation
Viewing Images
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OWNER’S MANUAL
This manual will show you how to use your
FUJIFILM DIGITAL CAMERA FinePix S9000/FinePix S9500 correctly.
Please follow the instructions carefully.
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BL00472-200 1
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Warning EC Declaration of Conformity To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. We : ( ) Name Fuji Photo Film Europe G.m.b.H. to correct the interference by one or more of the following For customers in the U.S.A. Address: Heesenstrasse 31 measures: Tested To Comply — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 40549 Dusseldorf, Germany With FCC Standards — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a c
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Contents .................................................................................................................... e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) 50 ............................................................. ........................................ Warning 2 Accessories included 8 ............................................................................................................... d FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 51 ..................................................... ...........................
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Contents Preface ■ Test Shots Prior to Photography ■ Notes on Electrical Interference PLAYBACK MODE For important photographs (such as weddings and If the camera is to be used in hospitals or aircrafts, ................................................................................................................... PLAYING BACK MOVIES 96 overseas trips), always take a test shot and view the please note that this camera may cause interference ....................................................
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✽ Refer to the pages in parentheses for information on Accessories included Camera parts and features using the camera parts or features. h AA-size Alkaline Batteries (LR6) (4) h A/V cable (1) Power switch Hot shoe (P.72) AF-assist illuminator Approx. 1.2 m (3.9 ft.), plug (2.5 mm dia.) to (P.26) / Power-OFF pin-plug ×2 External AF sensor Self-timer lamp (P.65) Playback mode (P.31) Shutter button Photography mode (P.23) Release socket (P.25) h 16 MB, xD-Picture Card™ (1) h USB cable (mini-B) (
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Getting Ready Camera parts and features 1 Getting Ready ATTACHING THE STRAP, LENS CAP AND LENS HOOD Flash (P.51) Attach the strap to the strap mounts on the camera. Once you have attached both ends of the strap, 1 Microphone Flash pop-up button (P.23, 51) check carefully to make sure that the strap is firmly secured. Strap mount (P.11) Focus ring (P.22, 49) Speaker INFO (information check) Zoom ring (P.22, 29) button (P.22, 58, 74) Terminal cover USB socket (mini-B) ● ! Attach the strap correct
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Getting Ready ATTACHING THE STRAP, LENS CAP AND LENS HOOD LOADING THE BATTERIES Attaching the lens hood Compatible batteries 1 0 When attaching the lens hood, it is effective for h AA-size alkaline batteries (4) or AA-size Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (4) (sold separately) reducing ghost images and flare in backlit scenes. ! Use the same brand and grade AA-size alkaline batteries as those supplied with the camera. ● Camera provides crisp, clear shots. 1Align the indicators on the camera and lens
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Getting Ready INSERTING THE MEDIA Use either xD-Picture Card or CF/Microdrive as recording media in the FinePix S9000 / FinePix ◆ How to replace ◆ How to replace S9500. the xD-Picture Card the CF/Microdrive ◆ ◆ h If an xD-Picture Card and a CF/Microdrive are inserted at the same time, images will be recorded onto the media selected as the “¡” MEDIA (➡P.100). h Data cannot be copied between the two media types on the FinePix S9000 / FinePix S9500. 1Set the Power switch to “OFF”. 1 0 2Open the s
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Getting Ready TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the menu To turn the camera on, set the Power switch to “q” or “w”. on the screen. 1 1 To turn the camera off, set the Power switch to “OFF”. SELF-TIMER S E L F - T I M E R : OFF O F F 1 : A AUT U TO O : O OFF F F OFF O F F : When using the camera for the first time after 2 : 0 D DA AT TE/TIME NOT E / T I M E N O T SET S E T purchasing, the da
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Getting Ready CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME / CHANGING THE DATE FORMAT SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the Correcting the date and time D DA AT TE/TIME E / T I M E 1 0 0 2 3 0 menu on the screen. 5 1 2007 1Press “d” or “c” to select Year, Month, Day, 2Press “a” or “b” to select “˜” SET-UP. 2006 Hour or Minute. 3Press “c”. YY Y Y.MM.DD . M M . D D 2005 8422100 2Press “a” or “b” to correct the setting. 2004 A M 3Always press the “MENU/OK” button after the 2003 S SET E
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Using the Camera Using 2 the Camera BASIC OPERATION GUIDE This section describes the camera’s functions. Diopter adjustment dial AE-L button Makes the image in the The exposure remains locked while this button is pressed. viewfinder easier to see. Set the dial to the position where Power switch Photometry selector dial the AF frame appears sharpest. ON/OFF and “ ” Selecting light metering method. Photography mode / Command dial “ ” Playback mode EVF/LCD (monitor selector) button
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Using the Camera PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) BASIC OPERATION GUIDE TAKING PICTURES AUTO MODE 1 Set the Power switch to “q”. 0 1 2 0 Flash pop-up button 2 Set the Mode dial to “B”. 1 3 Set the Focus mode selector switch to “S-AF”. To use the flash, press the flash pop-up button to Focus ring release the flash. h Focal range Wide-angle: approx. 50 cm (1.6 ft.) to infinity The camera focuses on Telephoto: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity the subject using Manual INFO (information check) button focus m
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Using the Camera PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) TAKING PICTURES AUTO MODE Brace your elbows against your sides and hold the Press the shutter button down fully. When a camera with both hands. clicking sound is heard, the camera records the 4 8 image. ● ! There is a slight delay between the shutter button being pressed and the picture being taken. Play back the shot to Click check the image. ● ! When pressing the shutter button down fully in one motion, the camera takes the picture without the AF frame cha
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Using the Camera PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) TAKING PICTURES AUTO MODE INDICATOR LAMP DISPLAY NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES The number of available frames appears on the Display Status 6 6 N N N screen. Lit green AF/AE lock in progress, Setting video output Blinking green Camera shake warning or AF warning (ready to shoot) Blinking green and Recording to media (ready to shoot) orange alternately Lit orange Recording to media (not ready) ● ! See P.59 for information on changing the quality setting. Blinkin
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Using the Camera PHOTOGRAPHY MODE ( ) TAKING PICTURES AUTO MODE USING AF/AE LOCK USING ZOOM FUNCTION In this shot, the subjects (two people in this case) Turn the zoom ring to take pictures with zoom N N N 6 6 are not in the AF frame. Taking the picture at this function. 1 point will result in the subjects being out of focus. The zoom bar appears on the screen during zooming. Zoom ring h Optical zoom focal length (35 mm camera equivalent) Approx. 28 mm to 300 mm Max. zoom scale: 10.7× Move the
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Using the Camera PHOTOGRAPHY MODE PLAYBACK MODE ( ) ( ) TAKING PICTURES AUTO MODE VIEWING THE IMAGES w PLAYBACK SHOOTING ASSISTANT FUNCTION Single-frame playback 1 0 0 2 Select the framing guideline and post shot assist 1Set the Power switch to “w”. window in Photography mode. 2Press “c” to scan forward through the images. Text displayed Pressing the “DISP/BACK” button changes the Press “d” to scan backwards. screen display. No text displayed Framing guideline displayed ! Set the Power switch to
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Using the Camera PLAYBACK MODE ( ) VIEWING THE IMAGES w PLAYBACK 1Press “a” or “b” to move the cursor (colored Sorting by date 0 1 2 0 frame) to select the date. Pressing “a” or “b” 1 5 Text displayed In Playback mode, press the “DISP/BACK” button repeatedly changes to the next page. to change the display shown on the screen. Press No text displayed 2Press “c” to return to “b”. the “DISP/BACK” button until the sorting by date Multi-frame playback screen appears. 2005 2 0 0 5 Sorting by date 8/22
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Using the Camera PLAYBACK MODE PLAYBACK MODE ( ) ( ) VIEWING THE IMAGES w PLAYBACK ERASING IMAGES ERASE FRAME 1Set the Power switch to “w”. Playback zoom 0 0 1 2 0 2Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the 1 Press “a” or “b” during single-frame playback to menu on the screen. zoom the image. A zoom bar appears on the screen. Erased frames (files) cannot be recovered. Back up important frames (files) onto your PC or another media. Zoom bar 1Press “a” or “b” to select “Ò” ERASE. 0 1 0 2 2 2Press
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Advanced Features ( ) Closed Aperture Open PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS Advanced PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS ( ) ( ) 3 Features FOCUSING DISTANCE EXPOSURE SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE The distance from the subject to the camera is referred to as the shooting distance. Exposure refers to the light that hits the CCD or the total amount of captured light and determines When the shooting distance is set correctly and the image appears sharp, the image is focused. the brightness of the image. The exposure is determ
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Advanced Features Night Landscape Portrait Natural light Anti-blur PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS TAKING PICTURES — SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS ✓: YES , —: NO Specify the camera settings for taking pictures to get the best result. A general ■ List of functions available in each mode guide is given below. Photography mode √ À U , / M< > B N Select the Photography mode (➡P.40-44). 1 B Specifies all settings other than “Quality”, “Sensitivity” and “FinePix COLOR” on the camera. Function P.40 P.41-44 √/À/U
