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FUJIFILM FinePix XP20 / XP22 Digital Camera Questions & Answers
Salt water
Yes, because the water resistance is not effected by the salt content of the water.Salt water is very slightly corrosive in it's natural state, but it can become very corrosive as it dries and the salts attract and hold on to moisture that can keep it's corrosive properties active long after you take it out of the salt water.If you expose your camera to salt water rinse it off very well with fresh water once you're finished. If you can see the seals in places like the battery compartment, you might also occasionally give those seals a coating of silicone grease.If the worst happens and you notice moisture inside the camera, remove the batteries IMMEDIATELY and try to remove the moisture any way you can, even with cotton swabs if necessary. Pure water is not conductive but most tap water and certainly salt water is, and if salt water bridges electrically charged parts of your camera when the batteries are in the camera, it will remove metal from one side and deposit it on the other side, (electrolsis), and that will permanently ruin you camera.
Water salt
Yes, it's waterproof to 5M. It's always advisable to rinse off the camera with fresh water afterwards however to stop salt build up.
Don't see time/date stamp on my pictures when viewed on computer or printing
Your camera won't deface your photos by scribbling a string of numbers across them. The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.
White usb screen
Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as
Picasa.
How to capture best picture
That depends on what you're taking a picture of, and on what you want that picture to say to the viewer. The best procedure for taking a portrait won't be the best procedure for taking a landscape, for example. You probably won't want to take a picture of a grandfather the same way you'd take a picture of his granddaughter, either.That's just the technical side. You also have full control of the artistic side. You decide on the camera position, the time of day, vertical or horizontal orientation, etc. Sometimes you can reposition the subject, sometimes you can't (buildings, trees, and mountains are a little difficult to move). You decide what's in the picture and what's not. You decide whether the picture should be bright or dark.The camera is just a tool. You're the photographer.
How to turn the date stamp on for fujifilm XP20
The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with each image in its EXIF metadata. Consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer, you may be able to print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.
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