Photos of exhibition jet planes at a balloon festival.

Every year at the former giant Clark Air Base, there is a balloon festival held in the later weeks of February. For sure you have to be close to the staging arena which unfortunately is in a different place. Before you can see the balloons near the highway, now they are more located further away. Nevertheless at the UP Clark campus, we were able to watch the Breitling jet plane exhibition team doing their areal stunts. Here are a few of them: They were taken by Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio with the Fujifilm HS25EXR camera.

Greater chances of correctly exposed scenes with the camera.

The HS25EXR digital camera allows you to take three shots with different exposure settings. By pressing the multiple shooting button and selecting AE BKT among [OFF, CONTINUOUS, BESET FRAME CAPTURE,AE BKT,FILM SIMULATION BKT]. Here is a sample: Personally I prefer the first scene, but others may prefer the one of the others. It is nice that the relatively inexpensive HS25EXR camera can do automatic exposure bracketing!

How to copy contents of internal memory to SD card and vice-versa

The internal memory can hold only a few images or photos. I think of it mostly as emergency storage for a few photos in case you forgot there is NO SD card in the camera.

To copy the files in the internal memory to the SD card, Toggle the display > button to non-shooting mode. Press MENU/OK|PLAYBACK menu|COPY . Then select INTERNAL MEMORY TO SD CARD|ALL FRAMES. Then press again MENU-OK button. It will ask COPY OK? press OK button again, and the camera will now copy the contents of the internal memory to the SD card.

You need to format the internal memory so it can store new photos but first you need to take out the external SD card! The format command is accessed via MENU/OK|SET-UP|FORMAT command.

Lazada sill lists the HS25EXR finepix camera at 65,000 pesos!

I thought it was an error in Lazada's part but it is still uncorrected today! The price of the Fujifilm HS25EXR 30x bridge camera, the HS25EXR camera is still listed at 64,950 Phil. Pesos! I bought mine at SM Departmet Store. So grab one if it is available. I still do not know what made Lazada jack up the price of this bridge camera, but it persists in listing the camera at a higher price, much more expensive than the original suggested manufacturers price of P14,500.

The buttons on the left side of the HS25EXR camera.

There are five buttons on the left side of the HS25EXR camera. They may provide the fastest and direct way to adjust camera settings

1. ISO, sensor speed (sensitivity) setting, the higher the value, the more sensitive to light(faster response) but the more grainier(noisy)
2. AE, Photometry (metering) [MULTI, SPOT, AVERAGE]
3. AF, Focusing modes, [CENTER, MULTI, TRACKING]
4. AF C-S-M, AF-Continuous, AF-single, AF-MF (manual focusing)
5. WB, White balance [AUTO, CUSTOM, FINE(bright sun), SHADE, FLURORESCENT LIGHTS (1,2,3), iNCANDESCENT]

Shooting Modes in HS25exr camera

Shooting modes available to the HS25EXR camera user

C	custom mode	user setting
M	manual mode	user sets shutter and aperture independently
A	aperture priority	user set aperture, camera selects shutter speed automatically.
S	shutter priority	user set speed, camera selects the aperture automatically.
P	program mode	camera selects "best" programmed combination of shutter aperture
EXR D	range priority	HR: Resolution priority (capture details); SN: high ISO and low noise; D-range:camera tries to capture details in bright scenes, avoids washouts
Auto		camera selects best scene mode and shutter-aperture settings
Adv		professional portraits, low light, multiple exposure and 3D shooting
SP1 and SP2		special preselected scene settings.
Panorama		panoramic shots offering 120, 180, 360 angular view degrees horizontal/vertical direction

Scene available for SP1 and SP2 settings are

1. natural light with flash, two separate shots, one without and the other with flash
2. natural light, without flash
3. portrait
4. smoothed skin
5. dogs
6. cats
7. landscape or scenic shots
8. sport, moving objects
9. night, using high ISO setting to reduce camera shake
10. night with tripod, allows slow shutter speed at night
11. fireworks, vivid shots of fireworks
12. sunset, adds vivid colors to sunsets
13. snow, snowy scenes
14. beach, beach photos
15. party, indoor shots
16. flower, vivid shots of flowers
17. text, shots of letterings.

The SHOOTING-MODE Menu

We have displayed the stucture of the SET-UP Menu. Here is the Shooting-Mode menu. Not all settings can be set in some shooting modes.

SHOOTING MENU

1. ISO [100,200, 400,800, 1600, 32006,6400, 12800, AUTO(400),..., AUTO(3200)]
2. IMAGE SIZE User can select various combinations of aspect ratio and photo sizes.

   L	4:3	4850
   L	3:2	5456
   L	16:9	6445
   M	4:3	7682
   M	3:2	8574
   M	6:9	10109
   S	4:3	15006
   S	3:2	16848
   S	16:9	27439

3. IMAGE QUALITY [FINE, NORMAL]
4. DYNAMIC RANGE [AUTO, DR100 100%, DE200 200%, DR400 200%]
5. FILM SIMULATION [PROVIA STD. VELVIA/VIVID,ASTIA/SOFT,B&W, SEPIA]
6. WB SHIFT Allows user to adjust the white balance, controlling the RED-CYAN AND BLUE-YELLOW response.
7. COLOR [HI, MID, LOW]
8. TONE [HARD, STANDARD, SOFT]
9. SHARPNESS [HARD, STANDARD, SOFT]
10. NOISE REDUCTION [STANDARD,LOW, HIGH]
11. INTELLIGENT SHARPNESS [OFF, ON]
12. INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ZOOM [2.0x, 1.4x, OFF]
13. ADVANCED ANITBLUR [OFF,ON]
14. FACE DETECTION [OFF,ON]
15. FACE RECOGNITION If set to ON, allows uset to register, view and edit, erase and toggle the auto registration.
16. MOVIE MODE

    Full HD	1920	30fps
    HD	1270	30fps
    640		30fps
    HS640	640x480	80fps
    HS	320x240	160fps
    HS	320x112	320fps

17. STILL SHOOTING IN MOVIE [MOVIE PRIORITY, STILL IMAGE PRIORITY]
18. AE BKT EV STEPS [1, 2/3, 1/3]
19. FLASH
20. EXTERNAL FLASH [OFF, ON]
21. CUSTOM SET [OK, CANCEL]

The SET-UP Menu

The Menu structure of the HS25EXR There are two main menus: Shooting and SET-UP. IN this article, we show the SET-UP menu structure.

SET-UP MENU

1. DATE/TIME
2. TIME DIFFERENCE [HOME, LOCAL]
3. LANG [ENGLISH,FRANCAIS, DETUSCH, ESPANOL, PROTUGUES, ITALIANO,NEDERLANDS, ETC ...]
4. SILENT MODE [ON,OFF]
5. RESET
6. FORMAT
7. IMAGE DISP [3 SEC, 1.5SEC, ZOOM(CONTINUOUS)]
8. FRAME NO. [CONT, RENEW]
9. OPERATION VOL.
10. SHUTTER VOLUME
11. SHUTTER SOUND [SOUND1, SOUND2]
12. PLAYBACK VOLUME
13. LCD BRIGHTNESS [OFF,ON]
14. MONITOR SUNLIGHT MODE [OFF,ON]
15. EVF/LCD MODE [30fps, 50fps]
16. AUTO POWER OFF [5 MIN, 2 MIN, OFF]
17. QUICK START MODE [OFF, 24 MIN, 10 MIN]
18. Fn BUTTON [INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ZOOM, MOVIE MODE]
19. IS MODE
20. RED EYE REMOVAL
21. AE/AF ILLUMINATOR
22. AE/AF-LOCK MODE [AE LOCK ONLY,AF LOCK ONLY AE/AF LOCK
23. AE/AF-LOCK BUTTON
24. FOCUS CHECK [ON, OFF]
25. SAVE ORG IMAGE
26. AUTOROTATE PB [OM, OFF]
27. BACKGROUND COLOR
28. GUIDANCE DISPLAY [ON, OFF]
29. VIDEO SYSTEM [PAL, NTSC]
30. CUSTOM RESET
31. BATTTERY TYPE [LITHIUM, ALKALINE, NI-MH]
32. DISCHARGE
33. DATE STAMP [ON, OFF]

360 degree panoramic shots

The HS25EXR camera has a built-in panoramic mode which does not require any external computer based software. It stiches the images automatically to make one panoramic photo. It offers 120, 180 and 360 degrees coverage of a scene. and you can sweep or pan either horizontally(left or right) of vertically (upward or downwards. The camera guides the user in aligning the sweep. Just do it smoothly. An early practice without taking a shot will help tremendously in making successful panoramic shots. Here is a photo taken inside the Quezon Memorial Circle, just a walking distance for us.

Looking for the best rechargeable NiMh AA size batteries?

Best AA batteries for the HS25EXR camera I now have three types of Sanyo' AA (HR6) 1.2Volts NiMh (Nickel Metahydride) rechargeable battery in use. They differ in capacities and of course in price. These batteries are manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd of Japan.

Label	Model	Capacity	Price
Eneloop Lite	HRUQ	typ 1000mAh, Min 950 mAh
Eneloop	HR-3UTG	typ 2000mAh, Min 1900 mAh
XX High Capacity Eneloop for professional use	HR 3UWXB	Min 2450mAh	P760

I have a Sanyo Super Quick charger NC-MQCH01 and it takes less than four hours to charge the batteries. So far the batteries have given me good service, but the XX batteries give longest shooting times for the camera but are predictably the heaviest.

Are you using the latest firmware for the H25EXR camera?

• What is the firmware version of your camera? You can check the firmware version of your HS25EXR camera by turning it off first, if it is ON. Then simultaneously press the DISP/BACK button while turning on the camera. This resulted in the following screen image:
  
  I can read that the firmware is at version 1.04 and is considered the latest (Feb. 11, 2013). In case your version is older (1.0, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03), visit the fujifilm firmware site. According to the instructions, you must have a clean formatted SD card.
• Download the newest firmware file, (you have to click first to agree to the EULA). Fujifilm hs25exr firmware update file. The 1.04 firmware file is 25.9 Mbytes!
• Copy the file to the formatted SD card.
• Turn off camera and insert the SD card with the update file.
• Turn on camera while pressing the DISP/BACK button. You will be presented with the screen shown above. Select Ok to start updating.
• After a few seconds( 90 secs), The camera will ask if the firmware upgrade is OK. Select Ok and press MENU/Ok central button!

Congratulations, you have successfully updated your camera firmware!

Hs25exr camera at Kimstore.

The price listed at Kimstore HS25EXR camera is P12,900! I bought my own camera for P14,500 at SM store and it will require me two more months to fully pay for it. I have heard of satisfied buyers at Kimstore, but first I will try to save money.

There is no guarantee of availability but the store offers a three day return.

unusual price of hs25exr camera in lazada

I was browsing for camera prices and availability at the online lazada store, and I was pleasantly shocked at the suggested price of our HS25EXR camera which we bought for P14,500.00 at SM last month. Here is a screen grab stored in my FB page.

Here is the Lazada page:lazada.com, hs25exr offering