Brand: FUJIFILM
Category: Medium Format Camera
Document Type:
Language: EN
Manual for GX680III
Uploaded: Aug. 9, 2025, 11:48 p.m.
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- Getting Ready to Take Pictures: Mount camera on tripod, insert batteries, mount/dismount lens, mount/dismount film holder.
- LCD Information Panel: Check battery status and camera readiness.
- Basic Procedures: Set mode switch (OFF, SINGLE, CONTINUE, MULTI), use shutter release, use remote-control shutter release, set shutter speed and aperture, take flash pictures.
- Using the Film Holder: Load batteries, check LCD, open/close camera back, insert/extract inner frame, load film, position film start mark, set first frame, set film speed (ISO), print data, handle format masks.
- Camera Movements: Use rise/fall, shifts, tilts, and swings to control perspective and sharpness.
- Other Procedures: Adjust buzzer volume, shoot with mirror up, use sync test button, change focusing screen and bellows, use extension rails, change finder hood magnifier, take hand-held shots, use instant films, use large size lenses.
- Camera Care: Clean camera, lens, and viewfinder; avoid solvents; check contacts; protect from moisture and dust.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| LCD on Camera | LCD on Film Holder III N | Items to be checked |
|---|---|---|
| Blinking | Dark Slide insertion | |
| Blinking | Year/month/day/hour/minute are being corrected; ISO is being set, Serial number is being corrected. | |
| Blinking | Bar code reading error; A film which has no bar code is used under ISO/AUTO mode. | |
| Blinking | Contact of Lens mounted portion | |
| Blinking | The AE finder III is not used, but the Shutter Speed Selector has been set to A | |
| Blinking | When an instant film holder II is mounted, A always blinks. In this case, even if ▲ is blinking, the camera can be operated by setting the Mode Switch to MULTI. | |
| goes out | When an instant film holder II is mounted, ▲ goes out. | |
| When the Collapsible Finder Hood is used and the Shutter Speed Selector has been set to A, unready warning is generated. Use the A mode when using AE finder III only. | ||
| Abnormal camera behavior (Fig. 13) If the Shutter, Mirror, or Film Holder behaves abnormally during exposure, or when a communication trouble occurs, the back-up light and signs and marks of the LCD on the Camera blink, and the LCD (part in the abnormal behavior) on the Film Holder III N blinks also. Further, the Electronic Warning Buzzer will sound 12 times, and all camera movements will stop. |
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| INCORRECT-EXPOSURE WARNING MONITOR (Fig. 14) More than 2 stops over (Fig. 14-A) Within 2 stops over or under (Fig. 14-B) More than 2 stops under (Fig. 14-C) (1) EXP sign If the aperture and shutter speed are set so that exposure will come within 2 stops over or under, EXP sign lights to indicate that the exposure is proper. (2) Plus(+) or Minus(-) sign If the aperture and shutter speed are set so that exposure will be more than 2 stops over or under, "+" or "-" sign lights to indicate the exposure is improper. |
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