Fujitsu Xa1 User Manual

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More on Photography and Playback Exposure Compensation Exposure  Compensation
Rotate the main command dial to adjust exposure when photographing very bright, very 
dark, or high-contrast subjects.  The eff ect is visible in the display.
Exposure compensation indicator
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Rotate the dial right to choose 
higher values and increase 
exposure
Rotate the dial left to choose 
lower values and reduce 
exposure
  Exposure Value (EV) Exposure Value (EV)
The exposure value is...

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 Metering Metering
Choose how the camera meters exposure.
 1 Press MENU/OK in shooting mode to display the shooting menu. Press 
the selector up or down to highlight C  PHOTOMETRY and press 
MENU/OK.
 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight the desired option and  press MENU/OK to select.
ModeModeDescriptionDescription
oo(MULTI)(MULTI) The camera instantly determines exposure based on an analysis of composi-
tion, color, and brightness distribution.  Recommended in most situations....

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More on Photography and Playback  Using the Self-TimerUsing the Self-Timer
Use the timer for self-portraits or to prevent blur caused by camera shake.
 1 Press MENU/OK in shooting mode to display the shooting menu.  Press 
the selector up or down to highlight B  SELF-TIMER and press MENU/
OK.
 2 Press the selector up or down to highlight one of the following op- tions and press MENU/OK to select.
OptionOptionDescriptionDescription
RR  2 SEC  2 SEC The shutter is released two seconds after the shutter...

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Using the Self-Timer
 4 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to start the timer.  The display in the monitor shows the number of seconds remaining 
until the shutter is released.  To stop the timer before the picture is 
taken, press DISP/BACK.99
 The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink immediately 
before the picture is taken.  If the two-second timer is selected, the 
self-timer lamp will blink as the timer counts down.
 
R The self-timer turns off    automatically...

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More on Photography and Playback  Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode)Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode)
Capture motion in a series of pictures.
 1 Press the selector down (I) when 
the camera is in shooting mode.
STILL IMAGE
 2 Press the selector up or down to  choose  CONTINUOUS, and press left 
or right to choose from frame rates 
of approximately 5.6 fps ( frames  per 
s econd) and 3.0 fps. Press MENU/OK  
to proceed when settings are com-
plete.
5.6fps
 3 Press the shutter button halfway to  focus.
 4...

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 Bracketing Bracketing
Automatically vary settings over a series of pictures.
 1 Press the selector down (I) when the camera is in shooting mode, and then 
press the selector up or down to highlight one of the following:
OptionOptionDescriptionDescription
AE BKTAE BKT Press the selector left or right to highlight a bracketing amount.  Each time the 
shutter button is pressed, the camera will take three shots: one using the metered 
value for exposure, the second overexposed by the selected amount, and...

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More on Photography and Playback Film Simulation Film  Simulation
Simulate the eff ects of diff erent kinds of fi lm, including black-and-white.
 1 Press MENU/OK in shooting mode to display the shooting menu.  Press 
the selector up or down to highlight P  FILM SIMULATION and 
press MENU/OK.
 2  Press the selector up or down to highlight one of the following options and press  MENU/OK to select.
OptionOptionDescriptionDescription
  cc  (PROVIA/STANDARD)(PROVIA/STANDARD)Standard color reproduction....

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 Recording Pictures in RAW Format Recording Pictures in RAW Format
To record raw, unprocessed data from the camera image sensor, select a RAW option for image qual-
ity in the shooting menu as described below. JPEG copies of RAW images can be created using the 
j  RAW CONVERSION option in the playback menu, or RAW images can be viewed on a computer us-
ing the RAW FILE CONVERTER application that is installed with the software on the supplied CD ( P 95, 97).
1 Press MENU/OK in shooting mode to display...

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More on Photography and PlaybackRecording Pictures in RAW Format
 Creating JPEG Copies of RAW Pictures Creating JPEG Copies of RAW Pictures
RAW pictures store information on camera settings separately from the data captured by the camera 
image sensor.  Using the j RAW CONVERSION option in the playback menu, you can create JPEG 
copies of RAW pictures using diff  erent options for the settings listed below.  The original image data 
are unaff  ected, allowing a single RAW image to be processed in a...

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 The Fn Button The Fn Button
The role played by the Fn button can be selected using the  F FUNC-
TION (Fn) SETTING option in the shooting menu. The options available 
include, depth-of-fi eld preview (P  42), sensitivity (P 47), the self-timer 
( P   57), image size (P   70), image quality (P   71), dynamic range (P  71), fi  lm 
simulation (P   61), metering (P   56), focus/exposure lock (P   53), instant AF 
( P  50), focus mode (P  49), Intelligent Face Detection (P  74), location info 
search (P...