Fujifilm FinePix 6800 Zoom Review

AUTO Record Mode

Screen display when shooting in AUTO mode. The left screen is what you see as you are framing and the right screen is after the shutter release is half-pressed to lock the exposure and focus.

The AUTO record mode is a "point-n-shoot" mode where the camera is locked into most default options to insure the best picture under a wide variety of shooting environments. What can be changed is shown in the following menu screens.

Enable 10-second selftimer	Enable voice caption
Adjust the LCD brightness	Setup and File Size (see below)
Image Display - Postview (display and save) Preview (display and OK before save) Off - No review before save Auto Power Save (2 min, 5 min, Off) USB Mode - DSC (Normal) PC CAM - Webcam operation Startup Screen - Display a picture at startup Date/Time - Set time and date Frame No. - Sequential numbering or reset Beep - Off, Low, High Language - Set menu language Reset All - Reset all optons to default	6M = 2832 x 2128 (interpolated) Fine/Normal/Basic quality 3M = 2048 x 1536 Fine/Normal quality 1M = 1280 x 960 Fine/Normal quality VGA = 640 x 480 Normal quality

MANUAL Record Mode

While not a real manual mode where you can change the shutter speed and aperture values, the FinePix 6800's Manual Record mode is an automatic mode that allows you to change the following settings:

Enable 10-second selftimer	White balance settings
ISO Sensitivity 100, 200, 400	Enable Manual focus
Image Sharpness	Flash compensation
Exposure compensation +/- 2EV	Enable multi-exposure mode
Metering mode: Multi, Center, Spot	Access the SET-UP and FILE SIZE/QUALITY menus the same as shown above for the AUTO mode.

SP Record Mode

Scene Position lets you select Black and White, Night (slow shutter and slow sync flash), Scene (Landscape) or Portrait mode and you can change the following settings:

Set desired SP mode	Enable 10-second selftimer
Enable Manual focus	Access the SET-UP and FILE SIZE/QUALITY menus the same as shown above for the AUTO mode.

Continuous Record Mode

Continuous Record lets you take burst mode sequence shots of up to 5 frames at 3fps. This mode also enables the use of the AE Bracketing feature. After capturing a sequence it prompts you as shown above to save the images or discard them if you have the Postview option enabled. The following settings can be changed:

Enable 10-second selftimer	Enable Manual focus
Enable exposure bracketing	Access the SET-UP and FILE SIZE/QUALITY menus the same as shown above for the AUTO mode.

Movie Record Mode

Capture 320x240 video with sound at 10fps for up to 160 seconds.

Audio Record Mode

Record sound for up to 33 minutes on 16MB card.