FujiFilm X-Pro2 - Manual (Page 3)

Rico Pfirstinger
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ISBN: 978-1-68198-150-5
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Table of Contents
1. YOUR X-PRO2 SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 THE BASICS (1):
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR CAMERA 3
TIP 1: RTFM! Read The Fuji Manual! It is included with
your camera. You have a choice between the printed
version and the PDF version on the CD that comes
with the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
TIP 2: Get a few spare batteries. You can buy suitable
batteries from Fujifilm or from a third party. . . . . . . . . 3
TIP 3: Get a suitable battery charger and a travel adapter. 4
TIP 4: Make sure that your camera and lenses are running
with the latest
firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TIP 5: Things to remember when updating your firmware: 6
TIP 6: Use fast memory cards with at least 80 MB/s write
speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
TIP 7: Working with Dual Card Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TIP 8: Your camera is automatically numbering your
images. With a little trick, you can
reset the frame
counter and even assign a new starting number. . . . . 10
TIP 9: Use High Performance Mode! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TIP 10: Keep the camera sensor clean! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TIP 11: Do-it-yourself sensor cleaning for tough sensor
spots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13