Fujitsu Xa1 User Manual

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More on Photography and Playback White Balance White  Balance
For natural colors, press the selector right (WB) to display the following options, then 
use the selector to highlight an option that matches the light source and press 
MENU/OK.  The dialog shown at bottom right will be displayed; use the selector to 
fi ne-tune white balance or press DISP/BACK to exit without fi ne-tuning.
SHIFTSET
WHITE BALANCE
AUTO
SET
WB SHIFT
OptionOptionDescriptionDescription
AUTOAUTO
White balance adjusted...

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White Balance
    hh: Custom White Balance: Custom White Balance
Choose 
h to adjust white balance for unusual lighting conditions.  White balance measurement options will 
be displayed; frame a white object so that it fi lls the display and press the shutter button all the way down to 
measure white balance (to select the most recent custom value and exit without measuring white balance, 
press DISP/BACK, or press MENU/OK to select the most recent value and display the fi ne-tuning dialog).
•  If...

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More on Photography and Playback Sensitivity Sensitivity
“Sensitivity” refers to the camera’s sensitivity to light.  Choose from values between 200 and 6400, or 
select L (100),  H (12800), or H (25600) for special situations.  Higher values can be used to reduce 
blur when lighting is poor, while lower values allow slower shutter speeds or wider apertures in bright 
light; note, however, that mottling may appear in pictures taken at high sensitivities, particularly at 
H (25600), while choosing L...

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Sensitivity
 
■ AUTO
The following options are available when  AUTO is selected: 
OptionOption Default Default
DEFAULT SENSITIVITY
200200
MAX. SENSITIVITY
800800
MIN. SHUTTER SPEED
1/601/60
The camera automatically chooses a sensitivity between the default and maximum values. Sensitiv-
ity is only raised above the default value if the shutter speed required for optimal exposure would be 
slower than the value selected for MIN. SHUTTER SPEED.
 
R If the value selected for DEFAULT SENSITIVITY is higher...

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More on Photography and Playback Focus Mode Focus  Mode
Choose how the camera focuses (note that re-
gardless of the option selected, manual focus will 
be used when a manual focus lens is attached).
 1 Press MENU/OK in shooting mode to 
display the shooting menu. Press 
the selector up or down to highlight 
F  FOCUS MODE and press MENU/OK.
 2  Press the selector up or down to high-
light the desired option and press 
MENU/OK to select.
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PSHOOTING MENU
FOCUS MODE AE-L ON
PEAK
PEAK ON
OFF
OFF
AE-L
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Focus Mode
 
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p  MANUAL 
When  p MANUAL is selected for F  FOCUS MODE, you can focus manually using the lens focus ring.  
Rotate the ring left to reduce the focus distance, right to increase.  The manual focus indicator indicates 
how closely the focus distance matches the distance to the subject in the focus brackets (the red bar 
indicates the focus distance, the white bar the depth of fi eld, or in other words the distance in front of 
and behind the focus point that appears to be in focus);...

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More on Photography and PlaybackFocus Mode
    Manual Focus: Checking Focus  Manual Focus: Checking Focus
In manual focus mode, you can press the center of the sub-command dial to magnify the view in the 
LCD monitor. To view other areas of the frame, press the selector up ( AF) and then use the selector  
to scroll the display.
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Focus Mode
 Focus Frame Selection Focus Frame Selection
When t AREA is selected for 
FF  FOCUS MODE, the camera of-
fers a choice of focus points allowing photographs to be com-
posed with the main subject positioned almost anywhere in the 
frame.  Press the selector up ( AF) and then use the selector to 
position the focus frame (the focus frame can be returned to the 
center by pressing  DISP/BACK).  Press MENU/OK to put the setting 
into eff  ect.
 
Q Turn Intelligent Face Detection off  when using...

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More on Photography and Playback Focus/Exposure Lock Focus/Exposure  Lock
To compose photographs with off -center subjects:
   1 Focus : Position the subject in the focus frame and press the shutter button half-
way to lock focus and exposure.  Focus and exposure will remain locked while 
the shutter button is pressed halfway (AF/AE lock).
P±0200
 
R If AE/AF LOCK is assigned to the Fn  button (P 64), the focus and/or exposure will lock while the Fn  button 
is pressed and remain locked even when the...

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Focus/Exposure Lock
    Autofocus Autofocus
Although the camera boasts a high-precision autofocus system, it may be unable to focus on the subjects listed 
below.
•  Very shiny subjects such as mirrors or car bodies.
• Fast-moving subjects.
•  Subjects photographed through a window or other refl ective object.
•  Dark subjects and subjects that absorb rather than refl ect light, such as hair or fur.
•  Insubstantial subjects, such as smoke or fl ame.
•  Subjects that show little contrast with the...