Fujifilm FinePix F40fd Manuel D’Utilisation

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Taking Pictures (B AUTO Mode)

• The shutter button has a halfway point at which focus 

and exposure are automatically optimized before taking 
the picture by pressing fully down.

• When pressing the shutter button halfway, a lens 

operation sound may be heard.

When taking a picture using the flash, the image may 
disappear and go dark briefly due to flash charging. The 
indicator lamp blinks orange during charging.

• When the subject is not in the AF frame, use AF/AE lock 

to take the picture (

➝p.34).

• When pressing the shutter button down fully in one 

motion, the camera takes the picture without the AF 
frame changing.

• When a picture is taken, the illumination lamp on the 

front of the camera lights to indicate that shooting is 
complete.

Change the flash mode when you want to take pictures without 
flash. See p.58 for information on flash.

• The image shown on the LCD monitor before the 

picture is taken may differ in brightness, color, etc. from 
the image actually recorded. Play back the recorded 
image to check it (

➝p.37).

• When selecting a slow shutter speed that will cause 

camera shake, | appears on the LCD monitor. Use 
flash or a tripod.

• See p.143-147 for information on warning displays. See 

“Troubleshooting” (

➝p.148-155) for more information.

When pressing the shutter 
button down halfway, b 
appears on the LCD monitor 
before the flash fires.