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Fuji FinePix 40i Look! There in your pocket! It's a camera! It's an MP3 player! It's... The Fujifilm Finepix 40i! Select a topic 13. Reference: Datasheet 14. FinePix 40i Sample Images --------------------------------- 1. Intro and Highlights 2. Executive Overview 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure & Flash 7. Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests 8. Operation & User Interface 9. Camera Modes & Menus 10. Image Storage & Interface 11. Video, Power, Software 12. Test Results & Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<Operation & User Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Image Storage & Interface>> Page 9:Camera Modes & Menus Review First Posted: 11/03/2000

Camera Modes and Menus

Photography Record Mode: This mode is accessed when the camera is powered on and the mode dial is set to the red camera symbol. Two exposure modes are available: Automatic and Manual. The Auto mode controls all camera functions except Flash mode, File Size/Quality, and Digital Zoom. Manual mode allows you to also adjust White Balance and Exposure Compensation. The following settings menu is available in Photography Record mode, with some options accessible only in Manual exposure mode:

• Macro Mode: Turns the camera's macro mode on and off.
• Self-Timer Mode: Turns the 10-second self-timer on or off.
• Exposure Compensation (Manual mode only): Adjusts the camera's exposure compensation from -1.5 to +1.5 exposure values (EV) in 0.3-step increments.
• White Balance (Manual mode only): Sets the white balance to (from bottom to top): Auto, Outdoors (sunny), Shade, Daylight Fluorescent, Warm White Fluorescent, Cool White Fluorescent, or Incandescent light.
• Mode: Offers the following options:
  • Auto: Places the camera in Automatic exposure mode.
  • Manual: Places the camera in Manual exposure mode.
  • File Size/Quality: Sets the image resolution to 2,400 x 1,800, 1,280 x 960, or 640 x 480 pixels. The 2,400 x 1,800 pixel file size can be saved in a Fine, Normal, or Basic compression ratio. The 1,280 x 960 size can be saved in a Fine or Normal compression ratio. The 640 x 480 can be saved in Normal ratio.
  • Set-Up: Pulls up the following Set-up menu:
    • Frame Number: Sets the frame numbering to Continuous or Renew. The Continuous setting continues the file number sequence, regardless of what SmartMedia card is inserted into the camera. The Renew setting restarts the file numbering with each new card.
    • Date/Time Set: Sets the camera's internal date and time.
    • Beep: Turns the camera's beep sound off, or adjusts it to High or Low.
    • Auto Power Off: Turns the camera's auto shut-off function on or off.
    • End: Returns to the main LCD screen.

Playback Mode: The traditional green playback symbol marks this mode on the mode dial. You can scroll through captured images, or delete, protect, enlarge, or resize them. You can also set them up for printing, and view them in a slide show or index display. The settings menu offers the following choices:

• Erase: Erases the current frame, all frames, all audio files, or formats the SmartMedia card. Each offers an option to cancel.
• Playback: Provides a selection of wipe transitions between images during the slide show playback.
• Resize: Resizes 2,400-pixel images to 1,280, 2,400 pixel images to 640, or 1,280 pixel images to 640.
• Protect: Write-protects the current image or all images, as well as unprotects all images.
• DPOF: Sets the current frame or all images for printing on a DPOF compatible device. You can also perform minor image cropping, or write a date and time on the final image.
  

Movie Mode: Marked with a red movie camera symbol on the Mode dial, Movie mode allows you to record up to 80 seconds of moving images and sound at a time, at approximately 10 frames per second. Resolution is automatically set to 320 x 240 pixels, and no settings menu is available. Digital zoom is available up to 1.88X.

MP3 Playback Mode: This mode is accessed by sliding the Power/Audio switch toward the Audio position, and by attaching the wired remote control to the camera. The mini-earphones must also be inserted, in order to hear the audio playback. The wired remote controls the playback, volume, and skip functions. The back of the remote features the Bass and Mode buttons, as well as a Hold switch. The Hold switch locks the buttons and prevents them from being accidentally pressed. The remote also features a small display panel that reports battery power, bass level, playback mode, track number, and volume. Several playback modes are available: Normal, Repeat All Tracks, and Repeat Track. The Normal mode plays all of the tracks on the SmartMedia card, then stops at the end. Repeat All Tracks plays each of the tracks and then repeats them, until you signal the playback to stop. Repeat Track continuously repeats the same track, until stopped. The Bass button also offers three modes: Normal, Bass 1, and Bass 2. Normal keeps the bass at a normal level, while Bass 1 and Bass 2 incrementally increase the bass sound.