FujiFilm FINEPIX XP50 Series, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...you have read and understood its contents and the warnings in ForYour Safety Pii before us ing the camera For information on related products visit our website at http www fujifilm com products digital_cameras index html EN BeforeYou Begin First Steps Basic Photography and Playback More on Photography More on Playback Movies Connections Menus Technical Notes Troubleshooting Appendix BL01637 201 ...

Page 2: ...s can result in a risk of fire or electric shock Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the video product and to pro tect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The open ings should never be blocked by placing the video product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This video product should not b...

Page 3: ...waterproof products Lightning For added protection for this video product receiver during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the video product due to lightning and power line surges Service Service Servicing Do not attempt to service this video prod...

Page 4: ...shower excluding water proofproducts This can cause a fire or electric shock Donot disassemble Never attempt to change or take apart the camera never open the case Failure to observe this precaution can cause fire or electric shock Donottouch internalparts Should the case break open as the result of a fall or other accident do not touch the exposed parts Failure to observe this precau tion could res...

Page 5: ... of small children This product could cause injury in the hands of a child Do not place heavy objects on the camera This can cause the heavy object to tip over or fall and cause injury Do not move the camera while the AC power adapter is still connect ed Do not pull on the connection cord to disconnect the AC power adapter This can damage the power cord or cables and cause a fire or electric shock ...

Page 6: ... touch imme diately after charging or use This is normal Battery Life At normal temperatures the battery can be recharged about 300 times A noticeable de crease in the length of time the battery will hold a charge indicates that it has reached the end of its service life and should be re placed Storage Performance may be impaired if the battery is left unused for extended periods when fully charge...

Page 7: ... battery charger Q CAUTION Do not use the discharge option with alkaline batteries The camera draws a small amount of current even when off Ni MH batteries that have been left in the camera for an extended pe riod may be drawn down to the point that they no longer hold a charge Battery perfor mance may also drop if the batteries are run down in a device such as a flashlight Use the discharge option ...

Page 8: ...nse your mouth thoroughly with water Drink large quantities of water and induce vomiting then seek medical assistance Although the display is manufactured using extremely high precision technology it may contain pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is not a malfunction and images re corded with the product are unaffected TrademarkInformation TrademarkInformation xD Picture Card and ...

Page 9: ...ble of Contents gives an overview of the entire manual The principal camera operations are list ed here Having a specific problem with the camera Find the answer here WarningMessagesandDisplays WarningMessagesandDisplays P P98 98 Find out what s behind that flashing icon or error message in the display Memory Cards Memory Cards Pictures can be stored in the camera s internal memory or on optional ...

Page 10: ...ack Taking Pictures During Playback y To return instantly to shooting mode press the shutter button halfway View Shoot Silent Mode Silent Mode y Press and hold the DISP BACK button to disable camera lights and sounds Turning the Camera on in Turning the Camera on in Playback Mode Playback Mode y When the camera is off playback can be started by pressing the a button for about a second ...

Page 11: ...the camera could cause malfunction Q Do not open or close the battery chamber with wet hands or near water for example while on or by a body of water Q Be sure the camera is completely dry before inserting or removing batteries or memory cards or connecting the USB or A V cable Q The camera does not float Be sure to attach the strap and keep it around your wrist when using the camera During Use Du...

Page 12: ...latch the battery chamber cover and soak the camera in fresh water for about ten minutes Dry the camera thoroughly after removing it from the water Storage and Maintenance Storage and Maintenance Q Do not store at temperatures below 0 C 32 F or above 40 C 104 F Q To ensure continued water resistance it is recommended that you have the water resistant seal replaced about once a year a fee is charge...

Page 13: ...attery and a Memory Card 9 Compatible Memory Cards 14 Turning the Camera on and Off 16 Shooting Mode 16 Playback Mode 16 Basic Setup 18 Basic Photography and Playback Basic Photography and Playback Taking Pictures in Q Scene Recognition Mode 19 Viewing Pictures 23 More on Photography More on Photography Shooting Mode 24 Choosing a Shooting Mode 24 Shooting Mode Options 25 j PRO LOW LIGHT 27 k D RA...

Page 14: ... Movies 49 Connections Connections Viewing Pictures onTV 50 Viewing Pictures on High DefinitionTVs 51 Printing Pictures via USB 52 Printing the DPOF Print Order 54 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 56 Windows Installing MyFinePix Studio 56 Macintosh Installing FinePixViewer 58 Connecting the Camera 60 Menus Menus Using the Menus Shooting Mode 63 Using the Shooting Menu 63 Shooting Menu Options 63 ASH...

Page 15: ...76 ECOPY 76 KPRINT ORDER DPOF 77 J DISP ASPECT 77 The Setup Menu 78 Using the Setup Menu 78 Setup Menu Options 79 FDATE TIME 79 NTIME DIFFERENCE 79 La 79 oSILENT MODE 79 RRESET 80 KFORMAT 80 AIMAGE DISP 80 BFRAME NO 81 GOPERATIONVOL 82 HSHUTTERVOLUME 82 eSOUND 82 IPLAYBACKVOLUME 82 JLCD BRIGHTNESS 82 ELCD MODE 83 MAUTO POWER OFF 83 LDUAL IS MODE 83 BRED EYE REMOVAL 84 DDIGITAL ZOOM 84 pMOVIE ZOOMT...

Page 16: ... from FUJIFILM 88 Caring for the Camera 89 Storage and Use 89 Condensation 89 Cleaning 90 Traveling 90 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions 91 Warning Messages and Displays 98 Appendix Appendix Tips andTricks 102 Internal Memory Memory Card Capacity 105 Specifications 106 ...

Page 17: ...her pages in this manual on which related information may be found Menus and other text in the LCD monitor are shown in bold In the illustra tions in this manual displays may be simplified for explanatory purposes Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories The following items are included with the camera NP 45Arechargeable battery BC 45B battery charger USB cable CD ROM contains this manual Strap U...

Page 18: ...e cursor down h self timer button P38 MENU OK button Move cursor right N flash button P36 Move cursor up d exposure compensation button P34 b delete button Px Move cursor left F macro button P35 The illustrations in this manual have been simplified for explanatory purposes The illustrations in this manual have been simplified for explanatory purposes ...

Page 19: ...icro HDMI connector 51 22 Battery latch 10 13 Press and hold the DISP BACK button until o is displayed The Indicator Lamp The Indicator Lamp The indicator lamp shows camera status as follows Indicator lamp Indicator lamp Camera status Camera status Glows green Glows green Focus locked Blinks green Blinks green Blur focus or exposure warning Picture can be taken Blinks green and orange Blinks green...

Page 20: ...y 64 65 12 Temperature warning 99 13 FINEPIX color 65 14 White balance 66 15 Battery level 5 16 Dual IS mode 83 17 Exposure compensation 34 18 Date and time 18 19 Blur warning 37 98 20 Focus warning 21 98 21 Self timer indicator 38 22 Macro close up mode 35 23 Flash mode 36 1 Shooting mode 24 2 Intelligent Face Detection indicator 31 3 Continuous shooting mode 67 4 Silent mode indicator 3 79 5 Dat...

Page 21: ...hancer 25 5 Edit 70 6 Gift image 39 7 Frame number 81 8 Silent mode indicator 3 79 9 Mark for upload to 72 10 Photobook assist 44 11 Favorites 39 12 DPOF print indicator 54 13 Protected image 74 Battery Level Battery Level Battery level is shown as follows Indicator Indicator Description Description D white Battery partially discharged C white Battery more than half discharged B red Low battery Ch...

Page 22: ...ewing Indicators Hiding andViewing Indicators Press DISP BACK to cycle through shooting and playback indicators as follows Shooting Indicators displayed indicators hidden best framing HD framing Playback Indicators displayed indicators hidden Ifavorites ...

Page 23: ...let The charging indicator will light The Charging Indicator The Charging Indicator The charging indicator shows battery charge status as follows Charging indicator Charging indicator Battery status Battery status Action Action Off Off Battery not inserted Battery not inserted Insert the battery Insert the battery On green On green Battery fully charged Battery fully charged Remove the battery Rem...

Page 24: ... the Battery 3 Charge the battery Remove the battery when charging is complete See the specifications P110 for charging times note that charging times increase at low tem peratures Q Unplug the charger when it is not in use ...

Page 25: ...bed below 1 Open the battery chamber cover Release the latch q and safety lock w and open the battery chamber cover e R Be sure the camera is off before opening the battery chamber cover Q Do not open the battery chamber cover when the camera is on Failure to observe this pre caution could result in damage to image files or memory cards Q Do not use excessive force when handling the battery chambe...

Page 26: ...ch and slide the bat tery into the camera keeping the battery latch pressed to one side Confirm that the battery is securely latched Q Insert the battery in the correct orientation Do NOT use force or attempt to insert the bat tery upside down or backwards The battery will slide in easily in the correct orientation Battery latch Orange stripe ...

Page 27: ...do not insert at an angle or use force If the mem ory card is not correctly inserted or no mem ory card is inserted a will appear in the LCD monitor and internal memory will be used for recording and playback Click Q SD SDHC SDXC memory cards can be locked making it impossible to format the card or to record or delete images Before inserting an SD SDHC SDXC memory card slide the write protect swit...

Page 28: ...s Q When closing the battery chamber cover do not subject it to excessive horizontal forces Failure to observe this precaution could cause the water resistant seal to be come misaligned allowing water into the camera ConfirmingThat the Cover Is Latched ConfirmingThat the Cover Is Latched Make sure that the strap is not caught in the cover and that both the latch and safety lock are closed Correct ...

Page 29: ...off and open the battery chamber cover To remove the battery press the battery latch to the side and slide the battery out of the camera as shown Battery latch To remove the memory card press it in and release it slowly The card can then be removed by hand When a memory card is removed the card could come out of the slot too quickly Use your finger to hold it and gently release the card ...

Page 30: ...uld damage the card Format SD SDHC SDXC memory cards before first use and be sure to reformat all memory cards after using them in a computer or other device For more information on formatting memory cards see KFORMAT P80 Memory cards are small and can be swallowed keep out of reach of children If a child swallows a memory card seek medical assistance immediately miniSD or microSD adapters that ar...

Page 31: ...ame the copies not the originals Q Q Batteries Batteries Remove dirt from the battery terminals with a clean dry cloth Failure to observe this precaution could prevent the battery from charging Do not affix stickers or other objects to the battery Failure to observe this precaution could make it impossible to remove the battery from the camera Do not short the battery terminals The battery could o...

Page 32: ...k Mode Press the a button to start playback Press the shutter button halfway to return to shooting mode PlaybackMode PlaybackMode To turn the camera on and begin playback press the a button for about a second Press the a button again or press the ON OFF button to turn the camera off R R Switching to Shooting Mode Switching to Shooting Mode To exit to shooting mode press the shut ter button halfway...

Page 33: ...ep the glass clean Q The ON OFF button does not completely end the supply of power to the camera R R Auto Power Off Auto Power Off The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for the length of time selected for MAUTO POWER OFF P83 To turn the camera on use the ON OFF button or press the a button for about a second ...

Page 34: ...mera is turned on START MENU ENGLISH NO SET DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS 2 The date and time will be displayed Press the selector left or right to highlight the year month day hour or minute and press up or down to change To change the order in which the year month and day are displayed highlight the date format and press the selector up or down Press MENU OK when settings are complete R R T...

Page 35: ...a on Press the ON OFF button to turn the camera on Q shooting indicators will be displayed The The g g Icon Icon This icon indicates that the camera continuously searches for faces to select the appropriate scene increasing the drain on the battery The Scene Icon The Scene Icon The camera selects the scene according to shooting conditions and the type of subject bPORTRAIT portraits c LANDSCAPE lan...

Page 36: ...out Zoom in Zoom indicator Holding the Camera Holding 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 focus or too dark under exposed keep your fingers and other objects away from the flash and from the protective glass covering the lens ...

Page 37: ...e lens may make a noise when the camera focuses this is normal If the camera is able to focus it will beep twice and the in dicator lamp will glow green If the camera is unable to focus the focus frame will turn red s will be dis played and the indicator lamp will blink green Change the composition or use focus lock P32 Double beep ...

Page 38: ...the subject is poorly lit the flash may fire when the pic ture is taken For information on using the flash when lighting is poor see N Using the Flash Intelligent Flash P36 The Shutter Button The Shutter Button The shutter button has two positions Pressing the shutter button halfway sets focus and exposure to shoot press the shutter button the rest of the way down Click ...

Page 39: ...king important photo graphs take a test shot and check the results 1 Press the a button The most recent picture will be displayed 2 View additional pictures Press the selector right to view pictures in the order recorded left to view pictures in reverse order Press the shutter button halfway to exit to shoot ing mode ...

Page 40: ...hoosingaShootingMode 1 Press MENU OK to display the shooting menu 2 Highlight ASHOOTING MODE and press the selector right to display shooting mode options SET SHOOTING MENU EXIT SHOOTING MODE 3 Highlight the desired mode and press MENU OK QSCENE RECOGNITION CANCEL SET Selects optimum camera settings for certain modes 4 Press DISP BACK to exit to shooting mode ...

Page 41: ...PRIORITY D RANGE PRIORITY Choose when photographing high contrast scenes The camera varies exposure over a series of shots and blends the results to preserve details in highlights and shadows P28 C C NATURAL NATURAL N N The camera takes two shots one without the flash and one with D D NATURAL LIGHT NATURAL LIGHT Capture natural lighting under low light conditions L L PORTRAIT PORTRAIT Choose for p...

Page 42: ...s domi nated by shining white snow S S BEACH BEACH Choose for crisp clear shots that capture the brightness of sunlit beaches F F UNDERWATER UNDERWATER Choose for underwater photography t t UNDERWATER UNDERWATER WIDE WIDE Choose for wide angle underwater shots that include more of the back ground behind the main subject s s UNDERWATER UNDERWATER MACRO MACRO Choose for underwater close ups of small...

Page 43: ...om ratios R A single combined photograph may not be created with some scenes or if the subject or camera moves during shooting Do not move the camera until shooting is complete PRO LOW LIGHT PRO LOW LIGHT To save unprocessed copies of pictures taken in this mode select ON for the t SAVE ORIGINAL IMAGE option in the setup menu P85 Q Keep the camera steady during shooting Q Frame coverage is reduced...

Page 44: ...s Press the selector left or right to choose the exposure range before shooting R A single combined photograph may not be created with some scenes or if the subject or camera moves during shooting Do not move the camera until shooting is complete D RANGE PRIORITY D RANGE PRIORITY To save unprocessed copies of pictures taken in this mode select ON for the t SAVE ORIGINAL IMAGE option in the setup m...

Page 45: ...K 2 Press the selector right to view a choice of pan directions Press the selec tor left or right to highlight a pan direction and press MENU OK 3 Press the shutter button all the way down to start recording There is no need to keep the shutter button pressed during recording 4 Pan the camera in the direction shown by the arrow Shooting ends automatically when the progress bar is full and the pano...

Page 46: ...her than that shown cancels shooting Q The desired results may not be achieved with moving subjects subjects close to the camera unvarying subjects such as the sky or a field of grass subjects that are in constant motion such as waves and waterfalls or subjects that undergo marked changes in brightness Panoramas may be blurred if the subject is poorly lit For Best Results For Best Results For best...

Page 47: ... menu and select ON for bFACEDETECTION P67 Facescanbedetected with the camera in vertical or horizontal orientation if a face is detected it will be indicated by a green border If there is more than one face in the frame the camera will select the face closest to the center other faces are indicated by white borders Q In some modes the camera may set exposure for the frame as a whole rather than t...

Page 48: ... 1 Focus Position the subject in the focus frame U and press the shutter button halfway to lock focus and exposure Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter button is pressed halfway AF AE lock 2 Recompose Keep the button pressed halfway 3 Shoot Press the button all the way down ...

Page 49: ...r car bodies Fast moving subjects Subjects photographed through a window or other re flective object Darksubjectsandsubjectsthatabsorbratherthanreflect light such as hair or fur Insubstantial subjects such as smoke or flame Subjects that show little contrast with the background for example subjects in clothing that is the same color as the background Subjects positioned in front of or behind a hig...

Page 50: ... tion value and then press MENU OK Choose positive values to increase exposure Choose negative values to reduce exposure R A d icon and exposure indicator are displayed at settings other than 0 Exposure compensation is not reset when the camera is turned off to restore normal expo sure control choose a value of 0 R Turn the flash off when using exposure compensation R Exposure compensation is avai...

Page 51: ...ector left F and select F When macro mode is in effect the camera fo cuses on subjects near the center of the frame Use the zoom control to compose pictures P20 To exit macro mode press the selector left F and select H R Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent blur caused by camera shake OFF OFF ...

Page 52: ...when shooting at night or indoors under low light Press the selector right N and choose from the fol lowing flash modes P AUTO FLASH According to shooting conditions Option Option Description Description AUTO AUTO K K AUTO FLASH AUTO FLASH The flash fires when required Recommended in most situations N N L L FORCED FLASH FORCED FLASH The flash fires whenever a picture is taken Use for backlit subje...

Page 53: ...may fire several times with each shot Do not move the camera until shooting is complete R The flash may cause vignetting Red Eye Removal Red Eye Removal When Intelligent Face Detection P31 and red eye removal P74 are on red eye removal is available in auto K RED EYE REDUCTION flash on L FORCED FLASH and slow sync M RED EYE SLOW modes Red eye removal minimizes red eye caused when light from the fla...

Page 54: ...fore the picture is taken press DISP BACK DISP BACK g GROUPTIMER The camera will start the timer when it detects the selected number of portrait subjects Press the selector up to choose the number of subjects R R To stop the timer before the picture is taken press To stop the timer before the picture is taken press DISP BACK DISP BACK S 10 SEC The shutter is released ten seconds after the shutter ...

Page 55: ...order recorded left to view pictures in reverse order Keep the selector pressed to scroll rapidly to the desired frame R Pictures taken using other cameras are indicated by a m gift image icon during playback I IFavorites RatingPictures Favorites RatingPictures To rate the picture currently displayed in full frame playback press DISP BACK and press the selector up and down to select from zero to f...

Page 56: ...re is zoomed in the selector can be used to view areas of the image not currently visible in the display Navigation window shows portion of image currently displayed in LCD monitor Zoom indicator Press DISP BACK to exit zoom R The maximum zoom ratio varies with image size Playback zoom is not available with cropped or resized copies saved at a size of a or smaller ...

Page 57: ...revious and following images in the background Select W to increase the number of images displayed to two nine or one hundred T to view fewer images 100 0001 100 0001 When two or more images are displayed use the selector to highlight images and press MENU OK to view the highlighted image full frame In the nine and hundred frame displays use the selector to view more pictures ...

Page 58: ...der are shown by u When the operation is com plete press DISP BACK to display a confirmation dialog then highlight OK and press MENU OK to delete the selected pictures ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES A confirmation dialog will be displayed highlight OK and press MENU OK to de lete all unprotected pictures if a memory card is inserted only the pictures on the memory card will be affected the pictures in inte...

Page 59: ...atabase BY I FAVORITES Search by rating BY SCENE Search by scene BYTYPE OF DATA Find all still pictures all movies or edited pictures BY UPLOAD MARK Find all pictures selected for upload to a specified desti nation 2 Select a search condition Only pictures that match the search condition will be displayed To delete or protect selected pictures or to view the search results in a slide show press ME...

Page 60: ...ected for photobooks 2 Scroll through the images and press the selector up to select or deselect To display the current image on the cover press the selector down Press MENU OK to exit when the book is complete R The first picture selected becomes the cover image Press the selector down to select a different image for the cover 3 Select COMPLETE PHOTOBOOK to select all photos or all photos match i...

Page 61: ...rough the pictures EditingandDeletingPhotobooks EditingandDeletingPhotobooks Display the photobook and press MENU OK The following options will be dis played select the desired option and follow the on screen instructions EDIT Edit the book as described in Creating a PhotoBook P44 ERASE Delete the book Photobooks Photobooks Photobooks can be copied to a computer using the supplied MyFinePix Studio...

Page 62: ...orama is displayed full frame the camera will play back the picture from left to right or from bottom to top To pause playback press the selector down press the selector down again to resume To exit to full frame playback press the selector up while panorama playback is in progress PLAY STOP PAUSE ...

Page 63: ...button again Recording ends automatically when the movie reaches maximum length or memory is full R Zoom can be adjusted while recording is in progress The type of zoom can be se lected using the p MOVIE ZOOM TYPE option in the setup menu P85 R Focus exposure and white balance are adjusted automatically throughout record ing the focus mode can be selected using the F MOVIE AF MODE option in the sh...

Page 64: ...e temperature of the camera may rise if it is used to record movies for an ex tended period or if the ambient temperature is high This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction MovieFrameSize MovieFrameSize Before recording select a frame size using the W MOVIE MODE option in the shooting menu P68 Option Option Description Description i1920 1920 1080 Full HD High Definition h1280 1280 720 High...

Page 65: ...yback is not in progress pressing the selector up will delete the movie Adjust speed Adjust speed Press the selector left or right to adjust playback speed dur ing playback Adjust volume Adjust volume Press MENU OK to pause playback and display volume con trols Press the selector up or down to adjust the volume and press MENU OK to exit Volume can also be adjusted from the setup menu PLAY 100 006 ...

Page 66: ...ck Q When connecting cables be sure the connectors are fully inserted R Image quality may drop during movie playback 2 Tune the television to the video input channel See the documentation supplied with the television for details 3 Press the a button for about a second to turn the camera on The camera monitor turns off and pictures and movies are played back on theTV Note that the camera volume con...

Page 67: ...nserted R When an HDMI cable is connected pictures and sound are played back on the TV 2 Tune the television to the HDMI input channel See the documentation supplied with the television for details 3 Press the a button for about a second to turn the camera on The camera monitor turns off and pictures and movies are played back on theTV Note that the camera volume controls have no effect on sounds ...

Page 68: ...e that depending on the printer not all the functions described below may be supported 1 Connect the supplied USB cable as shown and turn the printer on 2 Turn the camera on 3 Press the selector left or right to display a picture you wish to print 4 Press the selector up or down to choose the number of copies up to 99 5 Repeat steps 3 4 to select additional pictures Press MENU OK to display a conf...

Page 69: ...d disconnect the USB csable R Pictures can be printed from internal memory or a memory card that has been formatted in the camera R If no pictures are selected the camera will print one copy of the current picture R Page size print quality and border selections are made using the printer Printing the Date of Recording Printing the Date of Recording To print the date of recording on pictures press ...

Page 70: ...n a memory card The information in the order includes the pictures to be printed and the number of copies of each picture 1 Select playback mode and press MENU OK to display the playback menu 2 Highlight KPRINT ORDER DPOF and press MENU OK 3 Highlight one of the following options and press MENU OK WITH DATE s Print the date of recording on pictures WITHOUT DATE Do not print the date of recording o...

Page 71: ...e the print order and press MENU OK when settings are complete 7 A confirmation dialog will be displayed Press MENU OK to save the print order R Remove the memory card to create or modify a print order for the pictures in internal memory R Print orders can contain a maximum of 999 pictures R If a memory card is inserted containing a print order created by another camera a message will be displayed...

Page 72: ...more 512MB or more 1 1GB or more GB or more 2 2 Free disk space Free disk space 2GB or more 2GB or more GPU GPU Supports DirectX 9 or later Supports DirectX 9 or later recommended recommended Supports DirectX 7 or later Supports DirectX 7 or later required performance not guaranteed with other GPUs required performance not guaranteed with other GPUs Video Video 1 024 768 pixels or more with 24 bit...

Page 73: ...screen instructions to install MyFinePix Studio If the Installer Does Not Start Automatically If the Installer Does Not Start Automatically If the installer does not start automatically select Computer or My Computer from the Start menu then double click the FINEPIX CD icon to open the FINEPIX CD window and double click setup or SETUP EXE 4 If prompted to install Windows Media Player or DirectX fo...

Page 74: ...or installation with 400MB available when FinePixViewer is running Video Video 800 600 pixels or more with thousands of colors or better Other Other Built in USB port recommended Operation is not guaranteed with other USB ports Recommended when displaying HD movies 2 After starting the computer and quitting any applications that may be run ning insert the installer CD in a CD ROM drive and double ...

Page 75: ...d select Preferences from the Image Capture application menu The Image Capture preferences dialog will be displayed choose Other in the When a camera is connected open menu then select FPVBridge in the Applications FinePixViewer folder and click Open Quit Image Cap ture Mac OS X 10 6 Connect the camera and turn it on Open the Applications folder and start Image Capture The camera will be listed un...

Page 76: ...ternal memory or the memory card Charge the battery before connecting the camera 2 Turn the camera off and connect the supplied USB cable as shown making sure the connectors are fully inserted Connect the camera directly to the computer do not use a USB hub or keyboard Q Be sure the battery chamber cover is open before attempting to open or close the connector cover 3 Press the a button for about ...

Page 77: ...r lamp is out before turning the camera off or discon necting the USB cable if the number of images copied is very large the indicator lamp may remain lit after the message has cleared from the computer display Failure to observe this precaution could result in loss of data or damage to internal memory or the memory card Q Disconnect the camera before inserting or removing memory cards Q In some c...

Page 78: ...the supplied software when it is no longer required or before begin ning reinstallation After quitting the software and disconnecting the camera drag the FinePixViewer folder from Applications into the Trash and select Empty Trash in the Finder menu Macintosh or open the control panel and use Programs and Features Windows 7 Windows Vista or Add or Remove Programs Windows XP to uninstall MyFinePix ...

Page 79: ...to defaults to Q Q Choose a shooting mode according to the type of subject P24 N NISO ISO defaults to defaults to AUTO AUTO Control the camera s sensitivity to light Higher values can reduce blur note however that mot tling may appear in pictures taken at high sensitivities 100 100 ISO ISO 3200 3200 Bright Bright Scene Scene Dark Dark Less noticeable Less noticeable Noise mottling Noise mottling M...

Page 80: ...mory allowing more pictures to be recorded O O4 3 4 3 Size Aspect ratio SizeVersus Aspect Ratio SizeVersus Aspect Ratio Size Size Option Option Prints at sizes up to Prints at sizes up to O O 34 25cm 13 5 10in P P 24 18cm 9 5 7in Q Q 17 13cm 7 5in Aspect ratio Aspect ratio 4 3 Pictures have the same proportions as the camera display 3 2 Pictures have the same proportions as a frame of 35mm film 16...

Page 81: ...ion Option Description Description c c STANDARD STANDARD Standard contrast and saturation Recommended in most situations a a CHROME CHROME Vivid contrast and color Choose for vivid shots of flowers or enhanced greens and blues in landscapes b b B W B W Take pictures in black and white f f SEPIA SEPIA Take pictures in sepia R R Settings other than Settings other than c c STANDARD STANDARD are shown...

Page 82: ...lly i i For subjects in direct sunlight j j For subjects in the shade k k Use under daylight fluorescent lights l l Use under warm white fluorescent lights m m Use under cool white fluorescent lights n n Use under incandescent lighting R R Results vary with shooting conditions Play pictures back after shooting to check colors in Results vary with shooting conditions Play pictures back after shooti...

Page 83: ...sure are determined by the first frame in each series R R O OIMAGE SIZE IMAGE SIZE is fixed at is fixed at Q Q R R The flash turns off automatically The previously selected flash mode is restored when The flash turns off automatically The previously selected flash mode is restored when OFF OFF is is selected for selected for R RCONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS R R Frame rate varies with shutter speed Frame r...

Page 84: ...attery and that the sound of the camera focusing may be audible and that the sound of the camera focusing may be audible F F MOVIE AF MODE MOVIE AF MODE defaults to defaults to r r This option controls how the camera selects the focus area for movies Option Option Description Description r CENTER The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame u CONTINUOUS The camera continuously adju...

Page 85: ...ghlight items and press the selector right to view options then highlight an option and press MENU OK Press DISP BACK to exit when settings are complete PlaybackMenuOptions PlaybackMenuOptions k kPHOTOBOOK ASSIST PHOTOBOOK ASSIST Create books from your favorite photos P44 b bIMAGE SEARCH IMAGE SEARCH Search for pictures P43 A AERASE ERASE Delete all or selected pictures P42 ...

Page 86: ...IA Convert the copy to sepia or black and white FACE MOSAIC FACE MOSAIC If the original was taken with Intelligent Face Detection a mosaic effect can be applied to up to four faces If Intelligent Face Detection was off or no faces were detected the mosaic effect will be applied to the center of the image 3Press MENU OK to create a retouched copy in some cases additional options will be displayed a...

Page 87: ...oceed to Step 6 to exit without creating an edited copy press DISP BACK 5Press the selector down to begin playback and press it down again when the new closing frame is reached 6Press MENU OK to save the copy MOVIE JOIN MOVIE JOIN Add existing footage to the end of the current movie to create an edited copy 1Display the desired movie 2Select nMOVIE EDIT MOVIE JOIN in the playback menu 3Press the s...

Page 88: ...can be selected for upload to YouTube R R During playback selected pictures are indicated by During playback selected pictures are indicated by j jYouTube YouTube or or j jFACEBOOK FACEBOOK icons icons RESET ALL Deselecting All Pictures Choose RESET ALL to deselect all pictures If the number of pictures affected is very large a message will be displayed while the operation is in progress Press DIS...

Page 89: ...or skip ahead one frame Select FADE IN for fade transitions between frames FADE IN FADE IN NORMAL NORMAL g g As above except that camera automatically zooms in on faces selected with Intelligent Face detection FADE IN FADE IN g g MULTIPLE MULTIPLE Display several pictures at once SCRAP BOOKVIEW SCRAP BOOKVIEW Display multiple pictures in random positions and sizes SELECT BGM SELECT BGM Choose back...

Page 90: ...or pictures created with other devices have already been processed using red eye removal or pictures created with other devices R R The amount of time needed to process the image varies with the number of faces detected The amount of time needed to process the image varies with the number of faces detected R R Copies created with Copies created with B BRED EYE REMOVAL RED EYE REMOVAL are indicated...

Page 91: ... all copies have an aspect ratio of 4 3 If the size of the final Larger crops produce larger copies all copies have an aspect ratio of 4 3 If the size of the final copy will be copy will be a a YES YES will be displayed in yellow will be displayed in yellow O ORESIZE RESIZE Create a small copy of the current picture 1Display the desired picture 2Select ORESIZE in the playback menu 3Highlight a siz...

Page 92: ...amera may not be able to rotate pictures created with other devices The camera may not be able to rotate pictures created with other devices E ECOPY COPY Copy pictures from internal memory to a memory card 1Select ECOPY in the playback menu 2Highlight one of the following options and press the selector right a INTERNAL MEMORY y b CARD Copy pictures from internal memory to a memory card b CARD y a ...

Page 93: ...s available only when an HDMI cable is connected Select 16 9 to display the image so that it fills the screen with its top and bottom cropped out 4 3 to display the entire image with black bands at either side 4 3 16 9 16 9 16 9 4 3 4 3 R R Photographs with an aspect ratio of 16 9 are displayed full screen those with an aspect ratio Photographs with an aspect ratio of 16 9 are displayed full scree...

Page 94: ...ss the selector left to highlight the tab for the current menu EXIT SET SET UP SET tab 1 3 Press the selector down to highlight X 1 4 Press the selector right to place the cursor in the setup menu 2 Adjust settings Highlight items and press the selector right to view options then highlight an option and press MENU OK Press DISP BACK to exit when settings are complete ...

Page 95: ...rements of 15 minutes 3Press MENU OK To switch between local time and your home time zone highlight gLOCAL or hHOME and press MENU OK Option Option Description Description h hHOME HOME Switch to the time currently selected for FDATE TIME see above g gLOCAL LOCAL Switch to local time If this option is selected g and the time and date will be displayed in yellow for three seconds each time the camer...

Page 96: ...Be sure important files have been copied to a computer or other storage device memory Be sure important files have been copied to a computer or other storage device Q Q Do not open the battery cover during formatting Do not open the battery cover during formatting A AIMAGE DISP IMAGE DISP defaults to defaults to 1 5 SEC 1 5 SEC Choose how long pictures are displayed in the LCD monitor after shooti...

Page 97: ... Numbering continues from the last file number used or the first available file number whichever is higher Choose this option to reduce the number of pic tures with duplicate file names RENEW RENEW Numbering is reset to 0001 after formatting or when a new memory card is inserted R R If the frame number reaches 999 9999 the shutter release will be disabled If the frame number reaches 999 9999 the s...

Page 98: ...ts to i i Choose the sounds used for the shutter at startup and for camera controls I IPLAYBACK VOLUME PLAYBACK VOLUME defaults to defaults to 7 7 Adjust the volume for movie playback J JLCD BRIGHTNESS LCD BRIGHTNESS defaults to defaults to AUTO AUTO Control the brightness of the display Option Option Description Description AUTO AUTO Display brightness is automatically adjusted during shooting in...

Page 99: ...matic dimming off M MAUTO POWER OFF AUTO POWER OFF defaults to defaults to 2MIN 2MIN Choose the length of time before the camera turns off automatically when no operations are performed Shorter times increase battery life if OFF is selected the camera must be turned off manually Note that in some situations the camera turns off automatically even when OFF is selected L LDUAL IS MODE DUAL IS MODE d...

Page 100: ...only when a face is detected D DDIGITAL ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM defaults to defaults to OFF OFF If ON is selected selecting T at the maximum optical zoom position will trigger digital zoom further magnifying the image The Zoom Indicator The Zoom Indicator DIGITAL ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM on on W T Optical zoom Digital zoom DIGITAL ZOOM DIGITAL ZOOM off off W T Optical zoom Q Q Digital zoom produces lower quali...

Page 101: ...ng B RED EYE REMOVAL j PRO LOW LIGHT or k D RANGE PRIORITY c cGUIDANCE DISPLAY GUIDANCE DISPLAY defaults to defaults to ON ON Choose whether to display tool tips Q QVIDEO SYSTEM VIDEO SYSTEM defaults to defaults to NTSC NTSC Choose a video mode for connection to a TV SECAM is not supported Option Option Description Description NTSC NTSC Select this mode for connection to video devices in North Ame...

Page 102: ...MP off to prevent time and date off to prevent time and date stamps appearing on new photographs stamps appearing on new photographs Q Q If the camera clock is not set you will be prompted to set the clock to the current date and If the camera clock is not set you will be prompted to set the clock to the current date and time time P P18 18 Q Q We recommend that you turn the DPOF print date option ...

Page 103: ...other manufacturers USB cable supplied SD card slot or card reader A V cable optional Computer TV Computer Related Computer Related Printing Printing Printer PictBridge compatible printer USB cable Audio Visual Audio Visual supplied SD SDHC SDXC memory card FINEPIX XP50 Series DIGITAL CAMERA HDTV HDMI cable sold separately Available separately ...

Page 104: ...entative or visit http www fujifilm com products digital_ cameras index html Rechargeable Rechargeable Li ion batteries Li ion batteries NP 45A Additional large capacity NP 45A rechargeable batteries can be purchased as required Battery Battery chargers chargers BC 45W Replacement battery chargers can be purchased as required The BC 45W charges an NP 45A battery in about 120 minutes at 20 C 68 F A...

Page 105: ...es such as in a closed vehicle on a sunny day extremely cold subject to strong vibration exposed to strong magnetic fields such as near a broadcasting anten na power line radar emitter motor transformer or magnet in contact with volatile chemicals such as pesticides next to rubber or vinyl products Condensation Sudden increases in temperature such as occur when entering a heated building on a cold...

Page 106: ... gently with a piece of FUJIFILM lens cleaning paper to which a small amount of lens cleaning fluid has been applied Care should be taken to avoid scratching the protective glass or LCD monitor The camera body can be cleaned with a soft dry cloth Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile chemicals Traveling Traveling Keep the camera in your carry on baggage Checked baggage may suffer violent sh...

Page 107: ...uns down quickly quickly Thebatteryiscold Thebatteryiscold Warmthebatterybyplacingitinapocketorotherwarmplaceandreinsert Warmthebatterybyplacingitinapocketorotherwarmplaceandreinsert it in the camera immediately before taking a picture it in the camera immediately before taking a picture There is dirt on the battery terminals There is dirt on the battery terminals Clean the terminals with a soft d...

Page 108: ...olution No picture is taken when No picture is taken when the shutter button is the shutter button is pressed pressed Memory is full Memory is full Insert a new memory card or delete pictures Insert a new memory card or delete pictures P P11 42 11 42 Memory is not formatted Memory is not formatted Format the memory card or internal memory Format the memory card or internal memory P P80 80 There is...

Page 109: ... 31 The subject s head is tilted or horizontal The subject s head is tilted or horizontal Ask the subject to hold their head straight Ask the subject to hold their head straight The camera is tilted The camera is tilted Keep the camera level Keep the camera level P P20 20 The subject s face is poorly lit The subject s face is poorly lit Shoot in bright light Shoot in bright light Wrong subject is ...

Page 110: ...erahasbeenusedcontinuouslyathightemperaturesoratemperaturewarn Thecamerahasbeenusedcontinuouslyathightemperaturesoratemperaturewarn ing is displayed ing is displayed Turn the camera off and wait for it to cool down Turn the camera off and wait for it to cool down Vertical lines appear in Vertical lines appear in pictures pictures The camera has been used continuously at high temperatures Turn the ...

Page 111: ...ing recording Hold the camera correctly during recording P P20 47 20 47 The speaker is obstructed The speaker is obstructed Hold the camera correctly during playback Hold the camera correctly during playback P P49 49 Selected pictures are not Selected pictures are not deleted deleted Some of the pictures selected for deletion are protected Remove protection using the device with Some of the pictur...

Page 112: ...a Be sure the camera and computer are correctly connected Be sure the camera and computer are correctly connected P P60 60 Pictures can not be Pictures can not be printed printed The camera is not properly connected The camera is not properly connected Connect the camera correctly Connect the camera correctly P P52 52 The printer is off The printer is off Turn the printer on Turn the printer on On...

Page 113: ...edeleted To Timeanddatestampscannotbedeleted To preventstampsappearingonnewphotographs select preventstampsappearingonnewphotographs selectOFF OFFfor forU UDATE STAMP DATE STAMP P P86 86 FinePixViewer can not FinePixViewer can not be installed or does not be installed or does not start start FinePixViewerdoesnotsupportMacOSXversion10 7orlater Useoneoftheapplicationssupplied FinePixViewerdoesnotsup...

Page 114: ...splayed in red FOCUS ERROR FOCUS ERROR Camera malfunction or moving parts of lens obstructed Turn the camera off and then on again Camera malfunction or moving parts of lens obstructed Turn the camera off and then on again taking care not to touch the lens If the message persists contact a FUJIFILM dealer taking care not to touch the lens If the message persists contact a FUJIFILM dealer TURN OFFT...

Page 115: ...or insert a memory card with more free space b b MEMORY FULL MEMORY FULL INTERNAL MEMORY IS INTERNAL MEMORY IS FULL FULL INSERT A NEW CARD INSERT A NEW CARD WRITE ERROR WRITE ERROR Memory card error or connection error Memory card error or connection error Reinsert the card or turn the camera off and then Reinsert the card or turn the camera off and then on again If the message persists contact a ...

Page 116: ...e selected for dele tion Perform a different search or select fewer pictures tion Perform a different search or select fewer pictures PROTECTED FRAME PROTECTED FRAME Anattemptwasmadetodeletetoaprotectedpicture Removeprotectionandtryagain Anattemptwasmadetodeletetoaprotectedpicture Removeprotectionandtryagain P P74 74 a a CAN NOT CROP CAN NOT CROP a a pictures can not be cropped pictures can not be...

Page 117: ... the device is turned on and that the USB cable is connected PRINTER ERROR PRINTER ERROR Printer out of paper or ink or other printer error Check printer see printer manual for details Printer out of paper or ink or other printer error Check printer see printer manual for details To resume printing turn the printer off and then turn it back on To resume printing turn the printer off and then turn ...

Page 118: ...y performance bFACE DETECTION P67 OFF FAF MODE P68 r CENTER ELCD MODE P83 UPOWER SAVE ON LDUAL IS MODE P83 OFF The Self timer The Self timer To prevent blur caused by the camera moving when the shutter button is pressed use the two second timer To take a group portrait that includes the photographer use the group timer The timer will not start until the person who has pressed the shutter button ap...

Page 119: ...when ZOOM CONTINUOUS is selected for AIM AGE DISP P80 Remove red eye by selecting ON for BRED EYE REMOVAL P84 Playback Playback Zoom in on faces during slide shows P73 or by pressing the selector down during playback Search for faces using bIMAGE SEARCH P43 Crop the background from portraits using G CROP P75 Printing Printing Print one copy for each person in the photo ...

Page 120: ... N for ASHOOTING MODE P25 Use multi frame playback P41 to compare the two shots To photograph subjects that are in motion select xTRACK ING for FAF MODE P68 To fine tune brightness of a photograph select PPROGRAM AE P25 for ASHOOTING MODE choose an appropriate white balance option P66 and adjust exposure compensa tion P34 ...

Page 121: ...17 33 33 720 720 1400 1400 1430 1430 2760 2760 O O16 9 16 9 20 20 37 37 810 810 1560 1560 1610 1610 3100 3100 P P 4 3 4 3 31 31 59 59 1250 1250 2450 2450 2480 2480 4840 4840 P P16 9 16 9 41 41 76 76 1660 1660 3130 3130 3280 3280 6200 6200 Q Q 4 3 4 3 70 70 120 120 2900 2900 4900 4900 5740 5740 9690 9690 Q Q16 9 16 9 104 104 150 150 4260 4260 6120 6120 8420 8420 12110 12110 Movies Movies i i1920 19...

Page 122: ... 880 4 320 2 880 P P 4 3 4 3 3 072 2 304 3 072 2 304 P P 16 9 16 9 3 072 1 728 3 072 1 728 Q Q 4 3 4 3 2 048 1 536 2 048 1 536 Q Q 16 9 16 9 1 920 1 080 1 920 1 080 Lens Lens Fujinon 5 optical zoom lens F3 9 Fujinon 5 optical zoom lens F3 9 wide angle wide angle F4 9 F4 9 telephoto telephoto Focal length Focal length f 5 0mm 25 0mm f 5 0mm 25 0mm 35 mm format equivalent 28mm 140mm 35 mm format equ...

Page 123: ...s Continuous I I up to 3 fps max 12 frames up to 3 fps max 12 frames K K up to 5 fps max 12 frames up to 5 fps max 12 frames J J up to 10 fps max 12 frames up to 10 fps max 12 frames L L up to 3 fps last 12 frames recorded up to 3 fps last 12 frames recorded N N up to 5 fps last 12 frames recorded up to 5 fps last 12 frames recorded M M up to 10 fps last 12 frames recorded up to 10 fps last 12 fra...

Page 124: ...0 240 240 160 fps 160 fps h h1280 1280 1 280 720 1 280 720 720p 720p 30fps 30fps k k640 640 480 480 80 fps 80 fps k k320 320 240 240 240 fps 240 fps Note Note i i h h and and f f movies are recorded with monaural sound movies are recorded with monaural sound Languages Languages Arabic Bulgarian Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Czech Danish Dutch English Farsi Arabic Bulgarian Simplified Chin...

Page 125: ...Number of shots that can be taken with battery varies with battery charge level and will Number of shots that can be taken with battery varies with battery charge level and will decline at low temperatures decline at low temperatures Camera dimensions Camera dimensions W H D W H D 99mm 67 8mm 25 6mm 3 8in 2 6in 99mm 67 8mm 25 6mm 3 8in 2 6in 1 0 1 0in excluding projections in excluding projections...

Page 126: ...0 60Hz Input capacity Input capacity 6 0V 100V 240VA 6 0V 100V 240VA Rated output Rated output 4 2V DC 550mA 4 2V DC 550mA Supported batteries Supported batteries NP 45A rechargeable batteries NP 45A rechargeable batteries Charging time Charging time Approx 120 minutes Approx 120 minutes 20 C 68 F 20 C 68 F Operating temperature Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Dimensi...

Page 127: ...chnol ogy small bright points and anomalous colors may appear particularly in the vicinity of text This is normal for this type of LCD monitor and does not indicate a malfunc tion images recorded with the camera are unaffected Digital cameras may malfunction when exposed to strong radio interference e g electric fields static electricity or line noise Due to the type of lens used some distortion m...

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Page 129: ... R S S F F t t s s U U V V W W F F N N B BOFF OFF AUTO AUTO 1 1 N N 1 1 O O B BON ON K K 1 1 L L 1 1 M M P P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 h h S S R R a a g g F F F F 1 1 1 1 1 1 H H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 d d N N AUTO AUTO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3200 3200 1600 1600 800 800 400 400 200 200 100 100 O O O O P P Q...

Page 130: ...M N N L L J J K K I I OFF OFF b b ON ON OFF OFF 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F F r r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x x W W i i1920 1920 h h1280 1280 f f k k 640 480 640 480 320 240 320 240 320 240 320 240 F F F F r r u u L L l l m m OFF OFF D D 2 2 M M B B E E 1 Automatically optimized for selected shooting mode 2 OFF only ...