Manual correct, and complete. Downloads cleanly. Format of manual was presumably difficult to PDF to A4, but works reasonably well.
Text excerpt from page 32 (click to view)
Taking Pictures (AUTO Mode)
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Continue to hold the shutter button down halfway. Move the camera back to the original image and press the shutter button fully.
Subjects not suitable for autofocus
FinePix Z3 uses a high-precision autofocusing mechanism. However, it may have difficulty focusing on the following:
Click
250 F4.2
Fully pressed MEMO
� AF/AE lock can be applied repeatedly before the shutter is released. � Use AF/AE lock in all Photography modes to guarantee excellent results. � On FinePix Z3, pressing the shutter button down halfway locks the focus and exposure settings (AF and AE lock).
Very shiny subjects such as a mirror or car body
Fast moving subjects
� Subjects photographed through glass � Subjects that do not reflect well, such as hair or fur � Subjects with no substance, such as smoke or flames � Dark subjects � Subjects with little or no contrast between the subject and the background (such as subjects dressed in the same color as the background) � Shots where another high-contrast object (not the subject) is close to the AF frame and is either closer or further away than your subject (such as a shot of someone against a background with strongly contrasting elements) For such subjects use AF/AE lock (�p.31).
