Fuji FinePix S602 ZoomFuji's latest electronic SLR offers improved image quality, fast response, high ISOs, and 30 fps movies at full VGA resolution!<<Operation & User Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Image Storage & Interface>> Page 9:Camera Modes & MenusReview First Posted: 4/18/2002 |
Camera Modes and Menus
Movie Mode
Records short movie clips with sound. The actual amount of recording time varies with the resolution setting and amount of memory card space, but recording will continue until either the Shutter button is pressed again or the memory card runs out of space. Limited exposure controls are available, though there are no menu options.
Scene Program Mode
Offers a selection of preset "scene" shooting modes, for capturing good images in specific shooting situations. Available scene types are Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene, and Black and White Monochrome. Limited exposure controls are available, though the camera controls most settings.
Auto Exposure Mode
Gives the camera control of all exposure parameters, although the user still can adjust flash mode, Drive mode, file size and quality settings, and zoom.
Program AE Exposure Mode
Returns most of the exposure control to the user, although the camera remains in charge of aperture and shutter speed values. Turning the Command wheel selects a range of equivalent aperture/shutter speed combinations though.
Shutter Priority Exposure Mode
Gives the user control over shutter speed (from 1/1,000 to three seconds), while the camera selects the best aperture value. All other exposure options are available.
Aperture Priority Exposure Mode
Similar to Shutter Priority mode, only now the user controls the aperture setting (from f/2.8 to f/11 in 13 steps) while the camera selects the shutter speed. All exposure options are available.
Manual Exposure Mode
Gives the user complete control over exposure parameters, including aperture and shutter speed. The shutter speed range expands to include times from 1/10,000 to 15 seconds. All exposure options are adjustable, but exposure compensation is disabled since there's no automatic exposure selection to adjust.
Set Mode
Displays the camera's settings menu, described below.
Playback Mode
This mode lets you scroll through captured images and movies, view a nine-image index display, zoom into a captured image to inspect it more closely, delete unwanted images, and set up images for printing on DPOF compatible devices.
Record Menu
Accessed by pressing the Menu button in any of the Record modes. Not all options will be available in all exposure modes.
External Flash: Enables or disables the external flash hot shoe connection.
- Flash Brightness: Boosts or cuts the power of the built-in flash from -0.6 to +0.6 EV.
- Multi-Exposure Mode: Turn the Multi-Exposure mode on or off, which continuously overlays exposure for a double/multiple-exposed effect.
- Sharpness: Adjusts the in-camera image sharpening to Hard, Normal, or Soft.
- Auto Bracketing: Sets the step size between successive shots in the auto-bracketing mode. Choices are +/- 1/3, 2/3, and 1.0 EV steps.
- Self-Timer: Sets the Self-Timer to Off, two, or ten seconds.
- Voice Memo: (Available in Auto and Scene Program modes only). Activates the Voice Memo caption recording feature, which begins recording a 30-second sound clip immediately after image capture.
- ISO: Adjusts the camera's sensitivity setting to 160, 200, 400, 800, 1,600 (800 and 1,600 settings automatically change the file size to 1.0-megapixel at Normal quality).
- White Balance: Sets the color balance of the image to Auto, Custom 1, Custom 2, Daylight, Shade, Daylight Fluorescent, Warm White Fluorescent, Cool White Fluorescent, or Incandescent.
- Photometry: Changes the camera's metering mode to Average, Spot, or Multi (64-zone metering).
Playback Menu: Accessed by pressing the Menu button in Playback mode.
Erase: Deletes either all frames or the current frame from the memory card, also has an option to reformat the memory card.
- DPOF: Turns on the date and time stamp overlay, or shuts it off.
- Voice Memo: Records a short, 30-second sound clip to accompany a captured image.
Setup Menu: The following menu options automatically appear when entering Set mode:
Still Image Quality: Sets the resolution and quality settings for still images. Choices are "6M" (2,832 x 2,128 pixels) at High (TIFF), Fine, Normal, or Basic; "3M" (2,048 x 1,536 pixels) at Fine or Normal; "1M" (1,280 x 960 pixels) at Fine or Normal; and VGA (640 x 480) at Normal quality.
- Movie Quality: Designates VGA (640 x 480 pixels) or QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) movie resolution settings.
- Image Display: Turns the instant image review function off, or sets it to Preview or Postview mode.
- AF Mode: Changes the focus mode to AF or AF Area. AF bases focus on the center of the frame, while AF Area lets you move the focus area almost anywhere within the frame.
- Set Adapter Ring: Selecting Yes here sets up the camera to work with accessory lens adapter kits.
- Auto Power Off: Tells the camera to shut itself off after two or five minutes of inactivity. You can also disable the Auto Power Off, in which case the camera will remain powered up until its batteries run down.
- USB Mode: Sets up the USB connection to operate in either DSC or PC CAM modes. DSC is the standard mode for downloading images. PC CAM lets the camera work as a web cam when connected to a computer, using the Windows-only PictureHello software included with the camera.
- Sound: Adjusts the speaker volume to Low, High, or Off.
- Primary Media: Establishes either CompactFlash or SmartMedia as the primary storage media. (If both types are present in the camera, it will use the one chosen as "primary" first.)
- Date/Time: Sets the camera's internal clock and calendar.
- Reset All: Resets all camera settings to their defaults.
- Language: Changes the menu language to English, French, or German.
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