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Basic Phot
og
raph
y and Pla
yback
Taking Photographs
This section explains basic photography.
1
Turn the camera on.
Press the
ON/OFF
button to turn the
camera on.
S
shooting indicators
will be displayed.
A
Scene
: The camera automatically
selects the appropriate scene.
B
The
u
Icon
: Shows that the cam-
era is focusing on the subjects’
eyes.
PORTRAIT
O
In
S
mode, the camera continuously adjusts focus and search-
es for eyes, increasing the drain on the battery; in addition, the
sound of the camera focusing may be audible.
2
Ready the camera.
Hold the camera steady with both
hands and brace your elbows against
your sides. Shaking or unsteady
hands can blur your shots.
To prevent pictures that are out of fo-
cus or too dark (underexposed), keep
your fi ngers and other objects away
from the fl ash and from the protec-
tive glass covering the lens.
Summary of Contents for Finepix XP140 Series
Page 1: ...Owner s Manual BL00005004 201 EN Series ...
Page 18: ...xviii MEMO ...
Page 19: ...1 Before You Begin ...
Page 30: ...12 MEMO ...
Page 31: ...13 First Steps ...
Page 47: ...29 Basic Photography and Playback ...
Page 52: ...34 MEMO ...
Page 53: ...35 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 58: ...40 MEMO ...
Page 59: ...41 Taking Photographs ...
Page 83: ...65 The Shooting Menus ...
Page 97: ...79 Playback and the Playback Menu ...
Page 117: ...99 The Setup Menus ...
Page 130: ...112 MEMO ...
Page 131: ...113 Shortcuts ...
Page 134: ...116 MEMO ...
Page 135: ...117 Optional Accessories ...
Page 137: ...119 Connections ...
Page 148: ...130 MEMO ...
Page 149: ...131 Technical Notes ...