45123456ContentsWarning .......................................................................... 2IMPORTANT .................................................................. 2EC Declaration of Conformity ......................................... 3Preface ........................................................................... 6Accessories included ...................................................... 7Camera parts and features ............................................. 8Attaching the strap ..................................................... 9Example of LCD Monitor text display ......................... 9n Photography mode ............................................9n Playback mode ..................................................9LOADING THE BATTERIES AND THE MEDIA ............................................................................................................. 10Compatible batteries ................................................................................................................................................ 10Checking the battery charge .................................................................................................................................... 11TURNING ON AND OFF / SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ......................................................................................... 12CORRECTING THE DATE AND TIME ........................................................................................................................... 13CHANGING THE DATE ORDER .................................................................................................................................... 13SELECTING THE LANGUAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 141 Getting ReadyBASIC OPERATION GUIDE ........................................................................................................................................... 15TAKING PICTURES (B AUTO MODE) .................................................................................................................... 17USING VIEWFINDER .............................................................................................................................................. 19VIEWFINDER LAMP DISPLAY ................................................................................................................................ 19NUMBER OF AVAILABLE FRAMES ....................................................................................................................... 20n Standard number of frames per xD-Picture Card.............................................................................................20USING AF/AE LOCK ................................................................................................................................................ 21USING THE ZOOM (OPTICAL ZOOM/DIGITAL ZOOM) ........................................................................................ 22BEST FRAMING ...................................................................................................................................................... 23VIEWING THE IMAGES (w PLAYBACK) ...................................................................................................................... 24Single-frame playback/Selecting images/Multi-frame playback ............................................................................... 24Playback zoom ......................................................................................................................................................... 25ERASING IMAGES (ERASE FRAME) ............................................................................................................................ 26PLAYBACK MODEPHOTOGRAPHY MODE2 Using the CameraB STILL PHOTOGRAPHYFOCUSING (DISTANCE) ............................................................................................................................................... 28EXPOSURE (SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE) ..................................................................................................... 29TAKING PICTURES SELECTING THE CAMERA SETTINGS .................................................................................. 30B AUTO / m PORTRAIT / , LANDSCAPE / . SPORTS / / NIGHT SCENE .....................................................32PROGRAMMED AUTO ............................................................................................................................................ 33SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO ................................................................................................................................... 34APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO ................................................................................................................................ 35MANUAL .................................................................................................................................................................. 36e MACRO (CLOSE-UP) ..............................................................................................................................................37d FLASH ......................................................................................................................................................................38x Auto flash ............................................................................................................................................................39b Red-eye reduction ...............................................................................................................................................39d Forced flash ........................................................................................................................................................39c Slow synchro .......................................................................................................................................................39n Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro .....................................................................................................................39D EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ...............................................................................................................................41y QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS) ..........................................................................................42Quality settings in Photography mode ..................................................................................................................... 42S SENSITIVITY ...........................................................................................................................................................43J FinePix COLOR .......................................................................................................................................................44PHOTOGRAPHY MENU OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 45PHOTOGRAPHY MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 46* SELF-TIMER PHOTOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................................46ç PHOTOMETRY ........................................................................................................................................................47A WHITE BALANCE ....................................................................................................................................................47H FOCUSING ..............................................................................................................................................................48AF (Auto Focus) ....................................................................................................................................................... 48MF (Manual Focus) .................................................................................................................................................. 48PHOTOGRAPHY MENUpPHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY><MNPHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS3 Advanced FeaturesG SHARPNESS ...........................................................................................................................................................49z FLASH BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ....................................................................................................................49B PLAYBACKo ERASING SINGLE / ALL FRAMES .........................................................................................................................50i PROTECTING IMAGES: FRAME / SET ALL / RESET ALL ....................................................................................52g AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................................................54t RECORDING VOICE MEMOS ................................................................................................................................55t PLAYING BACK VOICE MEMOS ............................................................................................................................57n Playing back voice memos ...................................................................................................................................57Y TRIMMING ...............................................................................................................................................................58u HOW TO SPECIFY PRINT OPTIONS (DPOF) ........................................................................................................60u DPOF SET FRAME ..................................................................................................................................................61U DPOF ALL RESET ...................................................................................................................................................63B MOVIEr RECORDING MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................64Available recording time ........................................................................................................................................... 65n Recording times for xD-Picture Card...............................................................................................................65y QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE ..................................................................................................................66PLAYING BACK MOVIES ............................................................................................................................................... 67n Playing back movies .............................................................................................................................................67PLAYBACK MODEpPHOTO MODE MOVIEMOVIE MODEpPHOTO MODE PLAYBACKPLAYBACK MENUfi ADJUSTING THE MONITOR BRIGHTNESS / VOLUME ........................................................................................68SET-UP ........................................................................................................................................................................... 69F USING THE SET-UP SCREEN ...............................................................................................................................69n SET-UP menu options ..........................................................................................................................................70POWER SAVE SETTING ........................................................................................................................................ 71FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................................. 71WORLD TIME (TIME DIFFERENCE) ...................................................................................................................... 72FRAME NO. ............................................................................................................................................................. 734 Settings5.1 INSTALLATION ON A Windows PC ......................................................................................................................... 745.2 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS 9.2 ........................................................................................................................... 765.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................. 795 Software Installation6.1 CAMERA CONNECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 826.1.1 Using the AC Power adapter (sold separately) ............................................................................................... 826.1.2 Connecting to a TV ......................................................................................................................................... 826.2 CONNECTING THE CAMERA DIRECTLY TO THE PRINTER PictBridge FUNCTION ...................................... 836.2.1 Specifying images for printing on the camera ................................................................................................. 836.2.2 Specifying images for printing without using DPOF (single-frame printing) .................................................... 846.3 CONNECTING TO A PC .......................................................................................................................................... 866.3.1 Connecting to a PC ......................................................................................................................................... 866.3.2 Disconnecting the camera ............................................................................................................................... 896.4 USING FinePixViewer ............................................................................................................................................... 906.4.1 Mastering FinePixViewer ................................................................................................................................ 906.4.2 Uninstalling the software ................................................................................................................................. 906 Viewing ImagesSystem Expansion Options ......................................... 92Overview of the optional cradle ............................... 93Accessories Guide ...................................................... 94Overview of the conversion lens / adapter ring ........... 96Using Your Camera Correctly ..................................... 98Power Supply and Batteries ........................................ 98Applicable Batteries ................................................ 98Notes on the Batteries ............................................. 98Using the AA-size Ni-MH Batteries and the Rechargeable Battery NH-10 Correctly ............. 99AC Power Adapter .................................................. 99Procedure for discharging rechargeable Ni-MH batteries ..................................................... 100Notes on the xD-Picture Card.............................. 101Warning Displays ...................................................... 102Troubleshooting ......................................................... 104Specifications (FinePix E500) ................................... 106Specifications (FinePix E510) ................................... 108Explanation of Terms ................................................ 110Safety Notes .............................................................. 111