Fujifilm Camera Finepix S8400w Owners Manual

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Before You Begin
Introduction
 The Mode Dial The Mode Dial
To select a shooting mode, align the mode icon with the mark next to the 
mode dial.
P, S , A , M : Select for full control over cam-
era settings, including aperture ( M and A) 
and/or shutter speed ( M and S) (P  31).
C (CUSTOM) : Recall stored settings for 
modes  P, S , A , and M ( P 34). 
N (MOTION PANORAMA) : Take a series of 
photographs and combine them to form 
a panorama ( P 
29).
Adv. (ADVANCED) : Sophisticated techniques 
made easy...

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The Strap and Lens Cap
Attaching the StrapAttaching the Strap
 Attach the strap to the two strap eyelets as shown 
below.
3 
To avoid dropping the camera, be sure the strap is cor-
rectly secured.
The Lens CapThe Lens Cap
Attach the lens cap as shown.
To avoid losing the lens cap, pass the supplied 
string through the eyelet (
q) and secure the lens 
cap to the strap ( w).
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 Inserting the Batteries
The camera takes four AA alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries.  A set of four alkaline bat-
teries is supplied with the camera.  Insert the batteries in the camera as described below.
   1  Open the battery-chamber cover.
Slide the battery-cham-
ber latch in the direction 
shown and open the 
battery-chamber cover.
1 
Be sure the camera is off before opening the bat-
ter y-chamber cover.
3 
•  Do not open the battery-chamber cover when the camera is...

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Inserting the Batteries
   3  Close the battery-chamber cover.Close the battery-cham-
ber cover and slide it in 
until the latch clicks into 
place.
3 
Do not use force.  If the bat-
tery-chamber cover does 
not close, check that the batteries are in the cor-
rect orientation and try again.
2  Using an AC Power Adapter
The camera can be powered by an optional AC 
power adapter and DC coupler (sold separately). 
 Choosing the Battery Type
 After replacing the batteries 
with batteries of a different...

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 Inserting a Memory Card
The camera can store pictures on SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards (sold separately).
 ■ ■  Compatible Memory Cards  Compatible Memory Cards
FUJIFILM and SanDisk SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards have been approved for use in the cam-
era.  A complete list of approved memory cards is available at  http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_
cameras/index.html .  Operation is not guaranteed with other cards.  The camera can not be used with 
xD-Picture Cards  or...

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Inserting a Memory Card
 1  Open the battery-chamber cover.
1 
Be sure the camera is off 
before opening the bat-
ter y-chamber cover.
 2  Insert the memory card.Holding the memory card in the orientation 
shown below, slide it in until it clicks into 
place at the back of the slot.
Click
Be sure card is in correct orienta-
tion; do not insert at an angle or 
use force.
   3  Close the battery-chamber cover.Close the battery-cham-
ber cover and slide it in 
until the latch clicks into 
place....

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Inserting a Memory Card
3 
• Do not turn the camera off or remove the memory card while the memory card is being formatted or data are being recorded to or 
deleted from the card .  Failure to observe this precaution could 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 page 109.
•  Memory cards are small and can be...

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 Turning the Camera On and Off
Shooting ModeShooting Mode
 Slide  the G switch in the direction shown 
below.  The lens will extend automatically.
Slide the  G switch to turn the camera off.
2  Switching to Playback Mode
Press the a button to start playback.  Press the shutter 
button halfway to return to shooting mode.
3 
•  Be sure that the lens cap is removed before turning 
the camera on.
• Forcibly preventing the lens from extending could  cause damage or product malfunction.
• Pictures can be...

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 Basic  Setup
A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on.  Set up the camera as 
described below (for information on resetting the clock or changing languages, see page 105).
   1  Choose a language.
START MENU
SET NO
ENGLISH
PORTUGUÊS ESPAÑOL
FRANCAIS
DEUTSCH
1.1  Press the selector up or down to highlight a language.
 1.2  Press  MENU/OK .
 2  Set the date and time.
SET NO 
DATE / TIME NOT SET 
2015
2014
2012
2011
YY.  MM.  DD  1.   1  12 : 00 AM...

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Basic Photography and Playback
 Taking Pictures in M (Scene Recognition) Mode
This section describes how to take pictures in  M mode.
 1  Turn the camera on.
Slide the  G switch to turn the camera 
on.
 2 Select  M mode.
Rotate the mode dial to  M.
 M
In this mode, the camera au-
tomatically analyzes the com-
position and selects a scene 
according to shooting condi-
tions and the type of subject:
• b ( PORTRAIT ): Human portrait 
subject.
• 
c ( LANDSCAPE ): Man-made or natural landscape.
• d ( NIGHT...