This was originally contained in a reply to another entry, but I'm re-posting it: (a) because it's really useful; and (b) to test that I now have publish permissions for the Aperture blog!
Another set of useful Fuji tips relating to manual focus and critical focus checking.
(1) Set the camera to "RAW+JPEG" even if you intend to throw the JPEGs away later. If you shoot RAW only, the maximum magnification is about 1/3 size (i.e. it's limited by the preview JPEG which is embedded in the RAW file). Shooting RAW+JPEG allows captured pictures to be viewed at 100% magnification.
(2) The "Focus Assist" button zooms the viewfinder/screen to 100% to help with checking critical focus at the taking stage. There's a really useful option (Spanner 1, Screen Set-Up, Focus Check) which enables this behaviour automatically when switching from auto to manual focus.
(3) In playback mode, the "Focus Assist" button zooms the picture to 100% for critical focus checking, with the displayed image being centred at the focus point.
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