Fuji S2 Book by Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan's
Complete Guide to the Fuji FinePix Pro S2

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This eBook is the definitive instruction guide
for the Fuji FinePix Pro S2.

This book helps you master the use of the Fuji S2 digital SLR, with a full description of the camera features and lots of useful tips and background information. This is the book that should have been the manual! Destined to be a classic. A must-read book for any S2 user.

S2 metering and autofocus modes explained in plain English! Wonder what the matrix metering pattern looks like and how it works? Can't figure out Dynamic autofocus, Release Priority, Focus Priority, Closest Focus Priority, and a host of other terms used to describe features of the focusing system? Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Fuji FinePix Pro S2 explains these terms and accompanying techniques in the same simple, no-nonsense language that made his Nikon Field Guide a best seller.
A complete instruction manual and an introduction to relevant digital issues in one book! Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Fuji FinePix Pro S2 manages to not only fully describe every feature of the S2 in clear, easy-to-understand language, but gives you rich, technical background for many of the critical issues that confront digital camera users.
Includes useful Depth of Field spreadsheet! You'll also receive Thom's Excel spreadsheet, which allows you to calculate depth of field and hyperfocal distance for any Nikon lens. But that's not everything! You'll also get Excel workbooks of macro, flash, and other calculators (know how to calculate the GN of multiple flashes or the effective GN when bouncing? You will if buy this book!).

304 pages, eBook (Macintosh and Windows CD-ROM supplied; uses Acrobat Reader, included).

Published by byThom Press. This book is mailed to you in CD-ROM form (Priority Mail in the US, airmail outside the US), and is in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 format. The eBook is cross referenced with full bookmarks for the complete Table of Contents. You may print a copy of the book for your own personal use, or add your own comments and annotations.

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Table of Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOTE ON THIS EBOOK
INTRODUCTION
CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS BOOK
FINEPIX S2 PRO BASICS
  S2 PRO LINEAGE AND HISTORY
  S2 PRO CONTROLS
    S2 Pro Front View
    S2 Pro Top View
    S2 Pro Back View
    S2 Pro Side View
    S2 PRO DISPLAYS
      Top LCD
      Function Settings LCD
      Color LCD
      Viewfinder
      Viewfinder Display
  THE S2'S CCD
    35mm Film or Digital?
  CAMERA SETUP
    POWER
      Battery Life
      Alternate Power Sources
    SETTING THE DATE AND TIME
    VIEWFINDER ADJUSTMENT
    SET-UP MENU
    RESETTING THE CAMERA
USING THE S2 PRO
  IMAGE STORAGE
    CompactFlash
    SmartMedia
    Image Formats
    DPOF
    File Names and Folders
  LENSES AND FOCUSING
    Attaching Lenses
    The Autofocus System
    Locking the Autofocus Area
    Sharpening
  METERING AND EXPOSURE
    Metering Methods
    Exposure Modes
    ISO Sensitivity
    Exposure Bracketing
    Exposure Compensation
    White Balance
  SHOOTING CONTROLS
    Shutter Release
    Motor Drive
    Multiple Exposures
    Self Timer
    Depth of Field Preview
    Custom Settings
  ERROR MESSAGES AND WARNINGS
  IMAGE REVIEW AND PLAYBACK
    Image Review
    Deleting Images
    Protecting Images
    Printing Images
    Playback Menu
    Video Playback
  CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER
  FLASH
    Allowable Shutter Speeds Using Flash
    Flash is the Shutter Speed
    Internal Flash
    Flash Modes
    Fill Flash
    External Flash
    Flash Troubleshooting
USING THE S2 PRO
  THE WAY THOM USES THE S2 PRO
  CLOSE-UP (MACRO) PHOTOGRAPHY
  KEEPING THE CCD CLEAN
  WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS
  COLOR SPACE
  VOICE ANNOTATION
  SPECIAL LIGHTING ISSUES
    UV and Infrared
    Shooting Under Fluorescent Lighting
  WORKING WITH S2 PRO IMAGES
  S2 PRO RELATED SOFTWARE
    FinePix Viewer
    Hyper-Utility Software
    Third Party Software
  DEALING WITH MOIRE
  WORKFLOW
  PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS
S2 PRO ACCESSORIES
  FOCAL LENGTH LIMITATIONS
    Lens Differences When Used for 35mm Film and S2 Pro
    Using Fisheyes
  LENS CHOICES
    Prime Time
    Zoom Duo
    Other Lenses for the S2 Pro
    Lens Compatibility
    Teleconverter and Extender Options
S2 PRO SPECIFICATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
INDEX