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User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for EX-FC100BK

Page 1: ...fore using it be sure to read the precautions contained in this User s Guide Keep the User s Guide in a safe place for future reference For the most up to date information about this product visit the official EXILIM Website at http www exilim com E User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ng contact your original retailer Unpacking Digital camera Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 40 Charger unit BC 31L Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD ROM Basic Reference The shape of the power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap here ...

Page 3: ...any damages lost profits or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or YouTube Uploader for CASIO CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any damages or lost profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction repair or any other reason Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User s Guide may differ somewhat from the scree...

Page 4: ...e Camera Correctly 30 Viewing Snapshots 31 Deleting Images 32 To delete a single file 32 To delete all files 32 Snapshot Shooting Precautions 33 Auto Focus Restrictions 33 Snapshot Tutorial 34 Using the Control Panel 34 Changing the Image Size Size 35 Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO 38 Adjusting White Balance White Balance 38 Correcting Image Brightness EV Shift 40 Shooting with Slow Motion View 41...

Page 5: ... 80 REC Mode Settings REC 82 Selecting a Focus Mode Focus 82 Using the Self timer Self timer 86 Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement Anti Shake 87 Specifying the Auto Focus Area AF Area 88 Using the Auto Focus Assist Light AF Assist Light 89 Shooting with Face Detection Face Detection 89 Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus Continuous AF 91 Changing the Continuous Shutter Mode CS 91 ...

Page 6: ...mputer to Camera Memory 109 Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames MOTION PRINT 111 Editing a Movie on the Camera Movie Editing 112 Adjusting White Balance White Balance 114 Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot Brightness 115 Selecting Images for Printing DPOF Printing 115 Protecting a File Against Deletion Protect 116 Rotating an Image Rotation 119 Resizing a Snapshot Resize 119 Cropping...

Page 7: ... File No 151 Configuring World Time Settings World Time 152 Time Stamping Snapshots Timestamp 153 Setting the Camera s Clock Adjust 153 Specifying the Date Style Date Style 154 Specifying the Display Language Language 154 Configuring Sleep State Settings Sleep 155 Configuring Auto Power Off Settings Auto Power Off 155 Configuring r and p Settings REC PLAY 156 Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB ...

Page 8: ...e the memory card 171 Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software 173 Reset Initial Default Settings 174 When things don t go right 176 Troubleshooting 176 Display Messages 180 Number of Snapshots Movie Recording Time 183 Specifications 186 ...

Page 9: ...Slow Motion View page 41 bkÇ Continuous Shutter page 50 blBack lamp pages 25 27 45 bm 0 Movie button page 58 bnMovie mode switch page 58 bo r REC button pages 25 26 bpTerminal cover bq USB AV port pages 106 123 133 142 brControl button 8 2 4 6 pages 32 34 45 80 159 bs BS button page 66 bt MENU button page 80 ck SET button page 34 cl p PLAY button pages 25 31 cmMonitor screen pages 11 159 1234 6 5 ...

Page 10: ...10 Charger Unit co cn cp Bottom cnBattery memory card slots pages 16 169 coTripod hole Use this hole when attaching to a tripod cpSpeaker 3 2 1 1 Contacts 2 CHARGE Lamp 3AC jack ...

Page 11: ...mber of recordable CS images pages 53 76 9Snapshot image size Quality pages 35 96 bkISO sensitivity page 38 blWhite balance setting page 38 bmExposure compensation page 40 bnSlow Motion View page 41 boSlow Motion View Speed page 41 bpLag Correction page 43 bqFlash page 45 brDate Time page 47 bsTimestamp indicator page 153 btMovie quality HD STD movie pages 58 60 Recording speed high speed movie pa...

Page 12: ... 1File type 2Protect indicator page 116 3Snapshot image size page 35 4Folder name file name page 147 5Snapshot image quality page 96 6ISO sensitivity page 38 7Aperture value 8Shutter speed 9Date time page 154 bkExposure compensation page 40 blMetering mode page 97 bmWhite balance setting page 114 bnFlash page 45 boBattery level indicator page 19 bpContinuous Shutter mode page 50 bqHistogram page 1...

Page 13: ...e file name page 147 5Movie recording time page 99 6Movie quality speed pages 58 60 61 7YouTube page 64 8Date time page 154 9Battery level indicator page 19 1Current image number number of images in the group page 100 2CS group icon page 100 3Playback guide page 100 4CS speed page 100 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 14: ...era A digital camera stores images on a memory card so you can record and delete them a countless number of times Play You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways Store images on your computer Print images Attach images to e mail Delete Record ...

Page 15: ...r more information HD Movie Recording You can record movies in high quality HD 1280x720 pixels 30 fps High Speed CS Prerecord CS Now you can shoot continuous high resolution images at the amazing speed of 30 images per second Prerecord CS pre records images to ensure you are almost never too late with the shutter button High Speed Movie Movies can be recorded at up to 1000 frames per second This m...

Page 16: ...e of the charger unit load the battery into the charger unit 2 Plug the charger unit into a household power outlet About 150 minutes are required to reach full charge The CHARGE lamp will go out when charging is complete Unplug the power cord from the power outlet and then remove the battery from the charger First charge the battery prior to use To charge the battery Lamp Status Description Lit Re...

Page 17: ...may not charge fully Give the battery time to cool before charging it A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera Because of this it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it Charging the camera s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception If this happens plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the ...

Page 18: ...logo on the battery facing upwards in the direction of the monitor screen hold the stopper next to the battery in the direction indicated by the arrow as you slide the battery into the camera Press the battery in until the stopper secures it in place 3 Close the battery cover For information about how to replace the battery see page 169 To load the battery 1 2 EXILIM logo Stopper Front Back Batter...

Page 19: ...its date and time settings to be cleared A message telling you to configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera after restoring power When this happens configure date and time settings page 153 See page 189 for information about battery life and memory capacity Battery Power Conservation Tips When you do not need to use the flash select flash off for the flash s...

Page 20: ...nguage Language page 154 Note that a version of this manual in the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the Japanese market 1 Press ON OFF to turn on the camera 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the language you want and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select a date style and then press SET Example 30 12 09 YY MM DD 09 12 30 DD MM YY 30 12 09 MM DD YY 12 30 09 4 Set the dat...

Page 21: ... and date settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings If you make a mistake configuring display language date or time settings with the above procedure refer to the following pages for information about how to correct the settings Display language Page 154 Date and time Page 153 ...

Page 22: ...ant with the SD Card Association specification Memory Card Handling Precautions Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds and even can make it impossible to store High Quality movies correctly Also use of certain types of memory cards slows down data transfer and increases the time it takes to record movie data which can result in movie frames being dropped The 0 REC indicator on the ...

Page 23: ...en side of the camera slide it into the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into place 3 Close the battery cover For information about how to replace the memory card see page 171 IMPORTANT Never insert anything besides a supported memory card page 22 into the memory card slot Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot immediately turn off the camera remove...

Page 24: ...ing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality re format the card Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera In the case of an SD or SDHC memory card formatting on a computer can result in non conformity with the SD format causing problems with compatibili...

Page 25: ...s with your hand so it cannot extend creates the risk of malfunction Pressing p PLAY while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode The Sleep function or Auto Power Off pages 155 155 will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time Press ON OFF Power You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press r REC or p PLAY You also can ...

Page 26: ...inuous Shutter see page 50 1 Press r REC to turn on the camera Make sure R Auto is on the display If it isn t see page 66 2 Point the camera at the subject You can zoom the image if you want To shoot a snapshot Auto icon Remaining snapshot memory capacity page 183 Monitor screen Shutter button r REC w Wide Angle z Telephoto Zoom controller ...

Page 27: ... will turn orange when you half press the shutter button Focus frame Back lamp Shutter speed Aperture value ISO sensitivity Half press Press lightly until the button stops Beep beep Image is in focus When you half press the shutter button the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at Mastering how much pressure is required for a half press and a fu...

Page 28: ... This records the snapshot Full press Snap Image is recorded Shooting a Movie Press 0 Movie to start movie recording Press 0 Movie again to stop movie recording See the following pages for details Standard movie STD movie page 58 High definition movie HD movie page 60 High speed movie HS movie page 61 0 Movie ...

Page 29: ...used Whenever possible take a little extra time to half press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus If the image does not focus If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green it means that the image is not in focus because the subject is too close etc Point the camera at the subject and try to focus again If the subject is not in the center of the frame Focus lock pa...

Page 30: ...releases This is especially important when available lighting is low which slows down the shutter speed NOTE Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration To protect against accidentally dropping the camera attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera Never swing the camera around ...

Page 31: ...ts currently stored in memory Information about the displayed snapshot also is included page 12 You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot page 159 You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z page 105 If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it 2 Use 4 an...

Page 32: ...u want to delete is displayed 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Delete and then press SET To delete other files repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit the delete operation press MENU If a CS group page 100 is displayed when you perform the above procedure all of the images in the currently display CS group will be deleted 1 Press p PLAY to enter the PLAY mode and then press 2 2 Use 8 and 2 to select Delete All Files ...

Page 33: ...ter speeds can cause digital noise in images The camera performs an automatic noise reduction process whenever the shutter speed is 1 second or slower Storage of images shot at slower shutter speeds takes longer because of the time required for noise reduction Do not perform any key operation while the image storage operation is in progress Due to the characteristics of the imaging element used by...

Page 34: ...6 to change the setting 4 If you want to configure another setting repeat steps 2 and 3 5 After all of the settings are the way you want press SET This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode NOTE You also can use on screen menus to configure settings other than those listed above page 80 Using the Control Panel SET 8 2 4 6 1 9 5 3 4 7 8 2 6 Control panel 1Image size Quality 1 pages 35 ...

Page 35: ...inting an image L size through a print service attaching an image to e mail when viewing the image on a computer etc About image sizes The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains and is expressed as horizontal pixelsxvertical pixels Changing the Image Size Size 9M 3456x2592 size image Approximately 9 million pixels Unit pixels VGA 640x480 size image Approximately 300 000 pixels Pixe...

Page 36: ... 96 For information about resizing existing snapshots see page 119 To select the image size 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use 8 and 2 to select the top control panel option Image Size 3 Use 4 and 6 to select an image size and then press SET Large Number of Pixels More detail but takes up more memory Best when you plan to print large size prints such as A3 size Small Number of Pixels Less detail bu...

Page 37: ...d for some functions as noted below Applicable BEST SHOT scenes Move In CS Move Out CS High Speed Anti Shake High Speed Night Scene Multi motion Image High Speed Best Selection Image Size Pixels Suggested Print Size and Application Description 9M 3456x2592 A3 Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped page 120 from the original 3 2 3456x2304 A3 Print 16 9 3456x1944 HDTV 6M 2816x2...

Page 38: ... match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use 8 and 2 to select the third control panel option from the top White Balance Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according...

Page 39: ...lly Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day Overcast For shooting outdoors on an overcast rainy day in the shade etc Shade For shooting on a clear day in the shade of trees or buildings Day White Fluorescent For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting Daylight Fluorescent For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting Tungsten For shooting under light bulb lighting Manual WB...

Page 40: ... 0 4 Press SET This applies the exposure compensation value The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it NOTE When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation Correcting Image Brightness EV Shift 6 Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best for light colored ...

Page 41: ...trol panel option from the top Slow Motion View 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the Slow Motion View pre record time buffer size You can select 1 second 30 fps 2 seconds 15 fps or 3 seconds 10 fps When you press SLOW page 42 the images that are recorded in accordance with the time and CS fps you specify here are displayed on the monitor screen in slow motion 4 Use 8 and 2 to select the fourth control pane...

Page 42: ...tinue on the screen until you press the shutter button to store one of the images To stop slow motion playback without saving any one of the images press SLOW again Focus and exposure settings remain fixed at what they were when you pressed SLOW For focusing during a Slow Motion View operation it is recommended that you half press the shutter button to focus before you press SLOW it is not necessa...

Page 43: ...utton 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use 8 and 2 to select the third control panel option from the bottom Lag Correction 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the lag correction time you want and then press SET You can select a correction time of 0 1 0 2 or 0 3 seconds Select Ó Off to disable lag correction 4 Half press the shutter button This starts pre recording in accordance with the correction time you selec...

Page 44: ...actually releases depend on the individual photographer and on shooting conditions Experiment with different settings until you find the one that suits you best Failure to pay proper attention to the subject when shooting can increase the lag time considerably Note the following when selecting a lag correction time If you are viewing the subject with the monitor screen try selecting 0 2 as the lag...

Page 45: ...ot fire Flash On Flash always fires This setting can be used to brighten a subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or backlight daylight synchro flash Red Eye Reduction Flash fires automatically This type of flash can be used to reduce the chance of redness in the subject s eyes Flash 2 Back lamp Flashes red while the flash is charging to indicate that image recording is disabled You ...

Page 46: ...source can cause abnormal image colors Select flash off for the flash setting when shooting in areas where flash photography is prohibited Red eye Reduction Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image This is caused when the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye When red eye reduction is selected a...

Page 47: ...ns focal distance which can be used in combination with digital zoom that digitally processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it for total zoom capabilities of 5X to 79 7X The image deterioration point depends on the image size page 48 1 In the REC mode slide the zoom controller to zoom 2 Press the shutter button to shoot the image Changing the Control Panel Date Time Style Shooting wit...

Page 48: ...an zoom with optical zoom before you press 0 to start HD or STD movie recording If you hold the zoom controller towards z Telephoto the zoom operation will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum Momentarily releasing the zoom controller and then holding it again towards z Telephoto will switch to digital zoom which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor If you do want to use ...

Page 49: ...ital zoom without image deterioration is indicated on the display The deterioration point depends on the image size When HD STD is selected as the movie mode minimal deterioration up to a zoom factor of 27X is possible only for STD shooting 5X to 27X Undeteriorated image quality range 1X 20X to 79 7X Zoom pointer Indicates current zoom Deterioration point Optical digital zoom switch point 5X optic...

Page 50: ...is does not happen press Ç again 6 Hold down the shutter button to shoot Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed and there is memory available to store them Releasing the shutter button stops shooting IMPORTANT Combining Normal Speed CS images into a CS group page 100 manually on the playback screen is not supported You cannot specify the number of images shot p...

Page 51: ...d CS when you want to make sure you do not miss fast moving action You can specify 5 10 20 or 30 as the maximum number of shots for each continuous shutter operation You can specify anywhere from one second up to 30 seconds as the continuous shutter shooting time which is the amount of time of the pre record buffer plus the amount of time that continuous shutter recording is performed after the sh...

Page 52: ...Use 8 and 2 to select CS and then press 6 4 Use 8 and 2 to select High Speed CS and then press SET 5 Press Ç Continuous Shutter This will display É High Speed CS and surround the monitor screen with a yellow frame If this does not happen press Ç again 6 Press SET 7 Use 8 and 2 to select the fifth control panel option from the top High speed CS fps 8 Use 4 and 6 to select the continuous shutter CS ...

Page 53: ...ooting is not performed when the number of buffer images and the recording time are both zero 13 Press SET The approximate number of recordable CS images will appear on the monitor screen Number of pre record images and pre record time Not displayed when AUTO is selected for High speed CS fps Number of remaining images and remaining recording time after the shutter button full press Not displayed ...

Page 54: ...ts is reached 17 Save the CS images page 55 NOTE Note the following when selecting a High Speed CS speed fps setting Use a higher High Speed CS speed fps setting when shooting a fast moving subject Use a slower High Speed CS speed fps setting when shooting a slower moving subject Note the following when selecting a High Speed CS maximum number of shots setting The greater the number of shots the l...

Page 55: ...on 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use 4 and 6 to select REC tab 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Save CS Images and then press 6 4 Use 8 and 2 to change the setting Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images Normal Batch All images that were shot are saved after the continuous shutter operation is finished ...

Page 56: ...e 8 and 2 to select the save method you want and then press SET Always Ask After continuous shutter shooting is finished a prompt appears allowing you to select Normal Batch or Select Save Select the save method you want to use and then press SET Mark Buttons Used for Image Selection 4 6 During playback these buttons change the playback direction and playback speed While playback is paused these b...

Page 57: ...perations 9M 3 2 or 16 9 cannot be selected as the image size while High Speed CS is being used If you enter the High Speed CS mode while one of these image sizes is selected the camera will record 6M size images The maximum number of images that can be recorded during each High Speed CS session is limited regardless of how much memory card storage capacity is available The number of images will b...

Page 58: ... frame rate of 30 frames per second STD Movie Image size setting cannot be changed The semi transparent gray frame on the monitor screen indicates the area that is recorded when shooting a movie The area within the frame is recorded for a movie 6 Press 0 Movie This will start recording and display Y on the monitor screen Movie recording includes monaural audio 7 Press 0 again to stop recording Eac...

Page 59: ...are that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers etc Good audio recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button noise to be picked up in the audio Audio recording cannot be performed while HS is selected as the movie mode NOTE Spending a long time using movie recording will cause th...

Page 60: ...rerecord Movie BEST SHOT scenes Auto Focus and Macro Focus use fixed focus while recording with HD movie or STD movie page 82 This camera supports recording of high definition HD movies The aspect ratio of an HD movie is 16 9 the image size is 1280x720 pixels and the frame rate is 30 fps Image quality and image size settings cannot be changed 1 In the REC mode set the movie mode switch to HD STD 2...

Page 61: ... to select the frame rate recording speed you want and then press SET A fast frame rate such as 1000 fps will result in a smaller image size 6 Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie page 58 Press 0 to start and stop recording With the 30 210 fps high speed movie the frame rate is always fixed at 30 fps when you first begin recording You can switch between 30 fps and 210 fps only...

Page 62: ...ntent switching are all disabled To focus the image half press the shutter button for Auto Focus or focus manually before starting the high speed movie recording operation With this feature the camera pre records up to five seconds of whatever is happening in front of the lens in a buffer that is continually updated Pressing 0 saves the pre recorded action buffer contents followed by real time rec...

Page 63: ... of action that was prerecorded in the buffer before you pressed 0 two seconds if you are using high speed movie and start real time recording 3 Press 0 again to stop recording To turn off Prerecord Movie press BS and then select R Auto When shooting with the high speed movie 30 210 fps setting you cannot change the speed fps setting while the camera is pre recording to the buffer in step 1 of the...

Page 64: ... movie The movie file will be stored in a camera folder named 100YOUTB Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO from the CD ROM that comes with your camera simplifies uploading of movie files you recorded with the For YouTube scene to YouTube page 137 To exit For YouTube press BS and then select R Auto NOTE Movies recorded with the For YouTube scene are stored in a special folder to make them easy to...

Page 65: ...ding with Prerecord Movie while the movie is being pre recorded to the buffer before you press 0 You will be able to shoot snapshots during real time movie recording which starts when you press 0 The size of the stored snapshot is the image size specified on the camera before you started movie recording Note however that when an image size of 9M 3 2 or 16 9 is selected the stored snapshot size wil...

Page 66: ... SHOT scenes The initial default selection is R Auto 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to move the boundary to the scene you want to select The scene menu has multiple pages Use 8 and 2 to scroll between menu pages You can access information about the currently selected scene See page 67 for details To return to normal snapshot recording select Scene 1 R Auto Pressing MENU while the scene selection screen or scen...

Page 67: ...utter button if you are shooting a snapshot or 0 if you are shooting a movie Using the Scene Information Screen To find out more about a scene select it with the boundary on the scene menu and then slide the zoom controller in either direction To return to the scene menu slide the zoom controller again To scroll between scenes use 4 and 6 To configure the camera with the settings for the currently...

Page 68: ...s of the camera s current Single Shot Continuous Shutter mode setting High Speed Night Scene Fireworks Night Scene Portrait High Speed Anti Shake Move Out CS Move In CS Multi motion Image High Speed Best Selection Selecting a BEST SHOT scene other than those listed above except for Prerecord Movie and For YouTube will cause it to shoot single shots or continuous shutter images in accordance with i...

Page 69: ...ne by displaying the camera s setting menus and looking at its settings User snapshot scenes are assigned numbers in the sequence U1 U2 and so on The following are the settings that are saved for each user snapshot BEST SHOT scene Face Detection Focus EV Shift White Balance Flash ISO Metering Lighting Flash Intensity Color Filter Sharpness Saturation Contrast User BEST SHOT scenes are stored in bu...

Page 70: ...te that recording is in progress Keep the camera still while this message is displayed The recording process takes some time to complete after the message appears NOTE This BEST SHOT scene saves only a single final image To cancel this BEST SHOT scene and enter the Continuous Shutter mode press Ç Continuous Shutter Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal Mo...

Page 71: ... on the monitor screen to indicate that recording is in progress Keep the camera still while this message is displayed The recording process takes some time to complete after the message appears NOTE This BEST SHOT scene saves only a single final image To cancel this BEST SHOT scene and enter the Continuous Shutter mode press Ç Continuous Shutter Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooti...

Page 72: ...utter button Continuous Shutter shooting will stop and the resulting composite image will appear on the monitor screen The above procedure shoots multiple images and combines them automatically into a final image Do not move the camera until shooting is complete You can configure the maximum number of CS shots the CS fps and Prerecord CS shots settings the same way as you configure the High Speed ...

Page 73: ...subject If an error message appears on the monitor screen either secure the camera so it does not move or shoot against a different type of background If not enough CS images are recorded an error will be displayed before the camera starts to place the isolated subject onto the stationary background This can be caused if you release the shutter button too soon when recording the moving subject Kee...

Page 74: ...image To cancel this BEST SHOT scene and enter the Continuous Shutter mode press Ç Continuous Shutter If one or more of the faces are blurred in all of the images that are shot they will be blurred in the final image as well The following conditions may make it impossible for the camera to determine if the subject is blinking or smiling This may result in a final image in which the subject is blin...

Page 75: ...settings 4 Press SET If you want to reconfigure the settings start again from step 2 5 Press 2 6 Use 8 and 2 to select the fifth control panel option from the top High speed CS fps Shooting an Image in Accordance with Subject Movement Move Out CS Move In CS Move Out CS Automatically records what happened immediately before and after the subject moves outside of a boundary on the monitor screen Mov...

Page 76: ...not set a value of 0 for the number of Prerecord CS buffer images 12 Press SET The approximate number of recordable CS images will appear on the monitor screen AUTO The camera measures light levels and configures the fastest possible CS speed setting automatically 3 to 30 fps Enables specification of the number of CS images recorded per second CS speed Number of pre record images and pre record ti...

Page 77: ...ill go into recording standby and start pre recording images and storing them in a buffer in accordance with the Prerecord CS shots setting you configured in step 11 under To setup the camera on page 75 After the buffer becomes full new images keep being added while older images are continually being deleted The camera will start saving images automatically the moment it detects that the subject h...

Page 78: ...us automatically In this case use of manual focus page 82 to preset a fixed focus is recommended 3 When the boundary on the monitor screen turns green press the shutter button the rest of the way down At this time the camera will go into recording standby and start pre recording images and storing them in a buffer in accordance with the Prerecord CS shots setting you configured in step 11 under To...

Page 79: ...r images are pre recorded press the shutter button the rest of the way down After pressing the shutter button all the way to put the camera into record standby keep the camera still Recording may not be performed correctly if you move the camera during record standby The camera will shoot only with Continuous Shutter CS while this BEST SHOT scene is selected To cancel this BEST SHOT scene and ente...

Page 80: ...REC mode and PLAY mode Menu Screen Operation Buttons 1 In the REC mode press MENU This will display the menu screen 2 Use 4 and 6 to select the tab where the item you want to configure is located Using On screen Menus 4 6 Selects tabs 6 is also used to display the options available for a setting 8 2 Selects a setting option SET Registers the selected setting MENU Exits the menu screen Example REC ...

Page 81: ...he menu use 8 to move the highlighting up to the tabs and then use 4 and 6 to select the tab you want Menu Operations in This Manual Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below The following operation is the same as the one described under Example Menu Screen Operation on page 80 Items Example When Self timer is selected on the REC tab Tabs Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Self timer...

Page 82: ...ange 1 Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies Q Auto Focus General recording Automatic Fixed focal point Approximately 40 cm to 9 infinity 1 3 to 9 Fixed distance 2 3 Macro Close ups Automatic Approximately 3 cm to 50 cm 1 2 to 19 7 EPan Focus Shooting with a relatively wide focus range Fixed focal point Fixed distance 2 Infinity Scenery and other distant subjects Fixed Infinity W Manual Focus When you w...

Page 83: ...lephoto Center Distance Z1 Wide Approx 0 65 2 1 35 00 114 8 0 25 9 8 2 Approx 0 85 2 8 9 0 30 11 8 3 Approx 1 10 3 6 9 0 35 13 8 4 Approx 1 50 4 9 9 0 40 15 7 5 Approx 2 00 6 6 9 0 45 17 7 6 Approx 2 70 8 9 9 0 55 21 7 7 Approx 3 50 11 5 9 0 60 23 6 8 Approx 4 50 14 8 9 0 70 27 6 9 Approx 6 00 19 7 9 0 85 33 5 10 Approx 7 50 24 6 9 0 95 37 4 11 Tele Approx 9 50 31 2 9 1 00 39 4 B ...

Page 84: ...nd automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to become blocked which may result in unwanted lens shadows in your image Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus Macro Focus or Manual Focus a value will appear o...

Page 85: ...e monitor screen s focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half press the shutter button 2 Keeping the shutter button half pressed which maintains the focus setting move the camera to compose the image When O Tracking is selected as the Auto Focus area the focus frame will move automatically and follow the subject 3 When you are ready to shoot the image press the shutter button ...

Page 86: ...annot be used together with the following features High Speed CS Normal Speed CS Movie some BEST SHOT scenes High Speed Best Selection For YouTube Using the Self timer Self timer 10 sec 10 second Self timer 2 sec 2 second Self timer When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed you can use this setting to prevent image blur due to camera movement X3 Triple Self timer Shoots three...

Page 87: ...uto or S Image AS is selected can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution Anti Shake may not be able to eliminate the effects of camera or subject movement when movement is severe A Camera AS may not work properly when the camera is mounted on a tripod Either turn off Anti Shake or select S Image AS Reducing the Effects of Camera...

Page 88: ...ted for the AF area while Face Detection is enabled Specifying the Auto Focus Area AF Area Spot This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image This setting works well with focus lock page 85 Free You can move the focus frame by using 8 2 4 and 6 to move the focus point and then pressing SET To change the focus point position select Free again and then use 8 2 4 and 6 to select...

Page 89: ...ront lamp Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Face Detection When shooting people the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly 1 Use 4 and 6 to select On and then press SET 2 Point the camera at the subject s The camera will detect human faces and display a frame around each one 3 Half press the shutter button The camera will focus and...

Page 90: ...n dark shade A profile or a face that is at an angle A face that is very far away and small or very close and large A face in an area that is very dark A face of a pet or some other non human subject IMPORTANT Face detection cannot be used in combination with any of the following features Lag Correction when shooting single shots Some BEST SHOT scenes Move Out CS Move In CS Multi motion Image For ...

Page 91: ...g is performed in the area where a face is detected Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab CS Perform the following steps to change the continuous shutter mode Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus Continuous AF Changing the Continuous Shutter Mode CS High Speed CS Enables shooting of up to 30 continuous shutter images at faster speeds than Normal Speed CS Images shot with this mode cannot be any one of the f...

Page 92: ... Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab L R Key You can assign one of the three functions listed below to the 4 and 6 keys Configuring the Continuous Shutter Image Save Method Save CS Images Turning Digital Zoom On or Off Digital Zoom Assigning Functions to the 4 and 6 Keys L R Key Setting 4 6 key operation Metering Changes the Metering Mode page 97 Self timer Sets the self timer time page 86 Face Detection...

Page 93: ...image for about one second immediately after you press the shutter button to record it Image review is available only when shooting single images It does not work with continuous shutter Shooting with Quick Shutter Quick Shutter On Turns on Quick Shutter Some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used Off Turns off Quick Shutter so focus is performed using normal Auto Focus before the i...

Page 94: ...tal alignment when composing images Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Icon Help While Icon Help is turned on a textual description will appear on the display for certain icons when you switch between REC functions Functions Supported by Icon Help REC Mode Available options for the L R Key setting Displaying the On screen Grid Grid Using Icon Help Icon Help ...

Page 95: ...ting s memory Any setting whose memory is disabled will be reset to its initial default any time the camera is turned off Optical zoom setting only Configuring Power On Default Settings Memory Setting Disabled Initial Default Setting Enabled bBEST SHOT R Auto Setting at power off Flash Auto Focus Q Auto Focus AF Area Spot Metering Multi CS High Speed CS Self timer Off Flash Intensity 0 Digital Zoo...

Page 96: ...when HD STD is selected as the movie mode Image Quality Settings Quality Specifying Snapshot Image Quality T Quality Snapshot Fine Gives image quality priority Normal Normal Economy Gives the number of images priority Movie Image Quality Settings Quality Movie HD Select this setting record high definition HD movies page 60 The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this setting is 16 9 STD Use this ...

Page 97: ... sections and measures the light in each section for a balanced exposure reading This type of metering provides error free exposure settings for a wide range of shooting conditions Center Weighted Center weighted metering concentrates on the center of the focus area to measure light This type of metering is best when you want some level of control over contrast Spot Spot metering takes readings at...

Page 98: ...rpness You can specify one of five sharpness settings from 2 sharpest to 2 least sharp Procedure r REC MENU Quality Tab Saturation You can specify one of five saturation settings from 2 most saturated to 2 least saturated Procedure r REC MENU Quality Tab Contrast You can specify one of five contrast settings from 2 most contrast between light and dark to 2 least contrast between light and dark Spe...

Page 99: ... either button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation To return to normal playback speed press 2 Play pause SET 1 frame forward back 4 6 Playback paused Holding down either button scrolls continuously Volume adjustment Press 2 and then press 8 2 Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress Information display on off 8 DISP Zoom Slide the zoom controlle...

Page 100: ...time the last image of the group is reached The first playback is at high speed while the second and subsequent playbacks are at slower speed Note that you cannot scroll forward or back through the images manually and you cannot change the playback speed while playback is in progress Image information is not displayed during automatic playback of CS group images Pressing SET will pause playback Wh...

Page 101: ...ally page 31 but not as a CS group 4 6 During playback changes the playback direction and playback speed While playback is paused scrolls forward or back Playback speed cannot be adjusted while the displayed image is zoomed SET Toggles between pause and play Zoom controller Zooms the image You can use 8 2 4 and 6 to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen MENU Exits CS group playback 8 DISP ...

Page 102: ...t the delete operation press MENU NOTE Either of the following methods is recommended when you want to keep only one of the images in a CS group and delete all of the others Copy the image you want to keep to a file located outside of the CS group and then delete the CS group Protect the image you want to keep and then delete the CS group Deleting All Files in a CS Group 1 While CS image playback ...

Page 103: ... group folder whose CS group you want to divide up 5 Use 8 and 2 to select Divide and then press SET To divide up other CS group files repeat steps 4 and 5 Dividing Up All CS Groups 1 While a CS group is displayed or while the images of a CS group are scrolling on the monitor screen press MENU 2 Use 4 and 6 to select PLAY tab 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Divide Group and then press 6 4 Use 8 and 2 to s...

Page 104: ...lay the CS Frame Edit menu 2 Use 8 and 2 to select Copy and then press SET 3 Use 4 and 6 to display the image you want to copy 4 Use 8 and 2 to select Copy and then press SET NOTE The functions below cannot be performed on snapshots inside a CS group folder Before using either of these functions perform the above procedure to copy the image first White Balance Brightness Trimming Rotation Resize C...

Page 105: ...ctor for the on screen image You can then use 4 and 6 to scroll between images using the same zoom factor Pressing SET again will unlock the zoom factor and allow you to use 8 2 4 and 6 to move around the currently displayed images This function cannot be used while viewing CS group images or movies Also CS group images and movies will not appear when you are scrolling images with 4 and 6 1 In the...

Page 106: ...illustration Make sure that the camera is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the cable Check the user documentation that comes with the TV for information about requirements before plugging into or unplugging from the TV 2 Turn on the TV and select its video input mode If the TV has more than one video input select the one where the camera is connected Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV...

Page 107: ...onaural Some TVs may not be able to output images and or audio correctly All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV screen You can use 8 DISP to change the display contents Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck Use the following method to connect the camera to the recording device using the camera s bundled AV cable DVD recorder or video deck...

Page 108: ...ges Snapshots movies continuous shutter images All images except Z All non continuous shutter CS images T Only Snapshots only Only Movies only One Image One single selected image selected using 4 and 6 Time Time from the start to the end of the slideshow 1 to 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes Interval Amount of time each image remains displayed Use 4 and 6 to select a value fro...

Page 109: ... you select the music files you store in camera memory are played back in name sequence Effect Select the effect you want Pattern 1 to 5 Plays background music and applies an image change effect Patterns 2 through 4 have different background music but they all use the same image change effect Pattern 5 can be used for playback of snapshots only except for those that are part of a CS group and the ...

Page 110: ... Start My Computer Windows 2000 Double click My Computer 2Double click Removable Disk Macintosh 1Double click the camera s drive icon 3 Create a folder named SSBGM 4 Double click the SSBGM folder you created and copy the background music file to it See the user documentation that comes with your computer for information about moving copying and deleting files If there are background music files bo...

Page 111: ... the MOTION PRINT image Holding down 4 or 6 scrolls at high speed 2 Use 8 and 2 to select either 9 frames or 1 frame and then press SET When 9 frames is selected the frame you select in step 1 will be in the center of the MOTION PRINT image Only the frames of movies recorded on this camera can be used in a MOTION PRINT image Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames MOTION PRINT 9 frames 1 frame ...

Page 112: ... select the frame point from which or to which you want to cut the movie the cut point Editing a Movie on the Camera Movie Editing Cut To Point Cut Cuts everything from the beginning of the movie up to the current location Cut Point To Point Cut Cuts everything between two points Cut From Point Cut Cuts everything from the current location to the end of the movie 4 6 During playback changes the pl...

Page 113: ...f remaining memory capacity is less than the size of the movie file you want to edit If there is not enough memory available delete files you no longer need to free up more Splitting of a movie into two movies and splicing of two different movies into a single movie are not supported You also can start a movie editing operation while the movie you want to edit is playing back When playback reaches...

Page 114: ... image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicates when the image was originally recorded not when the image was altered Adjusting White Balance White Balance Daylight Outdoors fair weather Overcast Outdoors cloudy to rain in tree shade etc Shade Very high temperature light such as building shade etc Day White Fluorescent White or day white fluorescent lighting without suppressing c...

Page 115: ...hot is retained in memory and not deleted When you display an altered image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicates when the image was originally recorded not when the image was altered Procedure p PLAY Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab DPOF Printing See page 125 for details Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot Brightness Selecting Images for Printing DPOF Printing B ...

Page 116: ...image is displayed Protecting a File Against Deletion Protect On Protects specific files 1Use 4 and 6 to scroll through the files until the one you want to protect is displayed 2Use 8 and 2 to select On and then press SET An image that is protected is indicated by the icon 3To protect other files repeat steps 1 and 2 To exit the protect operation press MENU To unprotect a file select Off instead o...

Page 117: ...en press SET 3 Use 4 and 6 to scroll through images until one you want to protect is displayed 4 Use 8 and 2 to select On and then press SET This will protect the image and display the icon To unprotect an image select Off in step 4 and then press SET 5 After you are finished select Cancel and then press SET to exit this operation NOTE Note that even if a file is protected it will be deleted if yo...

Page 118: ...Use 8 and 2 to select Protect and then press SET 4 Use 4 and 6 to display the CS group you want to protect 5 Use 8 and 2 to select On and then press SET This will protect all the images in the group and display the icon To unprotect all of the images in the group select Off in step 5 and then press SET 6 Press MENU NOTE Note that even if a file is protected it will be deleted if you perform the fo...

Page 119: ...yed on the camera s monitor screen An image that has been protected or zoomed cannot be rotated The original unrotated version of the image will be displayed on the image menu screen Procedure p PLAY Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab Resize You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot The original snapshot is also retained You can resize an image to one of three siz...

Page 120: ...iles can be copied from the camera s built in memory to a memory card or from a memory card to built in memory NOTE You can copy snapshots or movies you recorded with this camera Cropping a Snapshot Trimming Copying Files Copy Built in Card Copies all files from built in camera memory to a memory card This option copies all the files in built in camera memory It cannot be used to copy a single fil...

Page 121: ...ide Group See page 103 for details Procedure p PLAY MENU PLAY Tab CS Frame Edit See the following pages for details DPOF Printing page 126 Protect page 117 Copy page 104 Delete page 102 Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group Divide Group Editing a CS Image CS Frame Edit ...

Page 122: ...fessional Print Service You can take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to a professional print service and have them printed Printing on a Home Printer Printing Images on a Printer with Memory Card Slot You can use a printer equipped with a memory card slot to print images directly from a memory card For details see the user documentation that comes with your printer Connect...

Page 123: ...on Note that even while the connector is fully inserted you still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as shown in the illustration When connecting the USB cable to a USB port make sure you align the connector correctly with the port Make sure that the camera is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the cable Check the user documentation that comes with the printer for informa...

Page 124: ...on the monitor screen 6 Use 8 and 2 to select Print and then press SET Printing will start and the message Busy Please wait will appear on the monitor screen The message will disappear after a short while even though printing is still being performed Pressing any camera button will cause the printing status to re appear The print menu screen will re appear when printing is complete If you selected...

Page 125: ...ing Some professional print services may not support DPOF Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image Procedure p PLAY Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab DPOF Printing Select images 1 Use 4 and 6 to scroll through the files until the image you want to print is displayed 2 Use 8 and 2 to specify the number of copies You can specify a value up to 99 Specify 00 if you do not want to print the im...

Page 126: ...es in a CS group page 127 by performing the above procedure while an image in the group is displayed To specify the number of copies for a specific image in a CS group 1 While CS image playback is in progress or paused toggle by pressing SET press 2 This will display the CS Frame Edit menu 2 Use 8 and 2 to select DPOF Printing and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Select images and then press...

Page 127: ...will display the CS Frame Edit menu 2 Use 8 and 2 to select DPOF Printing and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Frame all and then press SET 4 Use 8 and 2 to specify the number of copies You can specify a value up to 99 Specify 00 if you do not want to print the image If you want to include the date in the images press BS to select On for date stamping 5 Press SET ...

Page 128: ... following three methods to include the recording date in the printout of an image Configuring camera settings Configure DPOF settings page 125 You can turn date stamping on and off each time you print You can configure settings so some images include the date stamp and some don t Configure the Camera s Timestamp setting page 153 The camera s Timestamp setting imprints the date into a snapshot whe...

Page 129: ...n a printer that supports PRINT Image Matching III makes it possible to use information about shooting conditions that is recorded with the image and produce exactly the type of image you want PRINT Image Matching and PRINT Image Matching III are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation Exif Print Printing on a printer that supports Exif Print Exif 2 2 uses information about shooting conditions recor...

Page 130: ... images and view them manually USB connection pages 132 141 Transfer images to a computer automatically over a wireless LAN for viewing Eye Fi page 145 Transfer images stored on your computer to camera memory In addition to images you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera Photo Transport page 139 Playback and edit movies You can play back movies pages 136 144 To edi...

Page 131: ...ot required 132 Play movies Vista XP 2000 Installation not required Windows Media Player which is already installed on most computers can be used for playback If your computer is running Windows 2000 and does not have DirectX 9 0c or higher installed download DirectX from the Microsoft DirectX site and install it on your computer 136 Edit movies Vista XP 2000 Use commercial software as required Up...

Page 132: ...cautions for Windows Users Except for Adobe Reader the bundled software requires Administrator privileges to run Operation under a dual processor environment is not supported Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view and store images snapshot and movie files To connect the camera to your computer and save files 1 ...

Page 133: ... in poor communication or malfunction Note that even while the connector is fully inserted you still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as shown in the illustration When connecting the USB cable to a USB port make sure you align the connector correctly with the port Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a USB hub Always connect directly to the co...

Page 134: ...t to keep the existing DCIM folder you need to change its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step 11 On the My Documents Edit menu select Paste This will paste the DCIM folder and all the image files it contains into your My Documents folder You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer 12 After you finish copying images disconnect the ...

Page 135: ... its original unrotated orientation IMPORTANT Never unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while viewing or storing images Doing so can cause data to become corrupted Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any image files that are in the camera s built in memory or on its memory card Doing so can cause problems with the camera s image management data which will make it impossi...

Page 136: ...yback Precautions Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer before trying to play it Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network from a memory card etc Proper movie playback may not be possible on some computers If you experience problems try the following Try recording movies with a quality setting of STD Try upgrading Windows Media Player to ...

Page 137: ...fore you can use YouTube Uploader for CASIO you need to go to the YouTube website http www youtube com and register as a user there Do not upload any video that is copyrighted including neighboring copyrights unless you yourself own the copyright or you have obtained the permission of the applicable copyright holder s The maximum file size for each upload is 1024 MB or 10 minutes of playing time 1...

Page 138: ...up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive Normally this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically If your computer does not display the menu screen automatically navigate to the CD ROM on your computer and then double click the AutoMenu exe file 2 On the menu screen click the Language down arrow button and then select the language you want 3 Click Manual to sel...

Page 139: ... Programs CASIO Photo Transport This starts up Photo Transport 3 Drag the file s you want to transfer to the Transfer button 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete the transfer The details of the instructions that appear on the display and the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup For details click the Settings button or Help button and check the se...

Page 140: ...display This will send an image of the area you selected to the camera The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format The instructions that appear on the display and details about the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup For details click the Settings button or Help button and check the setup About settings and help Click the Settings button when you want to...

Page 141: ...camera and press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select USB and then press 6 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Mass Storage and then press SET Using the Camera with a Macintosh When you want to do this Operating System Version Install this software See page Save images to your Macintosh and view them there manually OS 9 Installation not required 141 OS X Save images to your Macintosh automatically Manage images OS...

Page 142: ...nnector as shown in the illustration When connecting the USB cable to a USB port make sure you align the connector correctly with the port Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a USB hub Always connect directly to the computer s USB port 5 Turn on the camera The camera s back lamp will light green at this time In this mode your Macintosh recognizes the memory car...

Page 143: ...o view For information about file names see Memory Folder Structure on page 148 An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your Macintosh screen in its original unrotated orientation IMPORTANT Never unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while viewing or storing images Doing so can cause data to become corrupted Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any imag...

Page 144: ...tion Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies Movie Playback Precautions Proper movie playback may not be possible on some Macintosh models If you experience problems try the following Change the movie image quality setting to STD Upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime Shut down other applications that are running Even if proper playback is not...

Page 145: ...ter Shooting with an Eye Fi wireless SD memory card loaded in the camera makes it possible to transfer image data automatically to a computer via wireless LAN 1 Configure LAN access point transfer destination and other settings for the Eye Fi card in accordance with the instructions that come with the Eye Fi card 2 After configuring settings load the Eye Fi card into the camera and record Images y...

Page 146: ...rogress The camera s Auto Power Off page 155 function is disabled while image data transfer is in progress A confirmation message will appear on the monitor screen if you try to turn off the camera while image data transfer is in progress Follow the instructions in the messages page 180 Transfer of a large number of images can take some time to complete The original images remain on the Eye Fi car...

Page 147: ...f folders and files allowed depends on the image size and quality and capacity of the memory card being used for storage Files and Folders Name and Maximum Number Allowed Example File Each folder can contain up to 9999 files named CIMG0001 through CIMG9999 The extension on the file name depends on the file type 26th file name Folders Folders are named from 100CASIO to 999CASIO There can be up to 9...

Page 148: ...ture DCIM Folder Recording Folder Image File Movie File Recording Folder Recording Folder DPOF File Folder DPOF File Snapshot BEST SHOT User Setup Folder Background Music Folder Background Music File Background Music File Startup Image File 1 The BEST SHOT For YouTube scene sets up the camera for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to YouTube Images recorded with the For YouTube scen...

Page 149: ... to change their names to dates or something similar after you copy them to your computer If you later decided to return a DCIM folder to the camera however be sure to change its name back to DCIM The camera is designed to recognize only a root file with the name DCIM Note the camera also will not be able to recognize the folders inside the DCIM folder unless they have the names they originally ha...

Page 150: ...Monitor Screen Brightness Screen Auto 2 Auto 1 With this setting the camera detects available light levels and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor screen accordingly Auto 2 changes monitor screen brightness relatively more quickly than Auto 1 when surrounding light is bright 2 Brightness that is greater than 1 which makes the screen easier to view This setting consumes more power 1...

Page 151: ...ecifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule File No Continue Tells the camera to remember the last used file number A new file will be named using the next sequential number even if files are deleted or if a blank memory card is loaded If a memory card is loaded and that card already has files stored on it and the largest sequential number in the existing file names is greater than the la...

Page 152: ...ress 6 To change the World setting to summer time use 8 and 2 to select DST and then select On Summer time is used in some geographical areas to advance the current time setting by one hour during the summer months 3 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the geographic area you want and then press SET 4 Use 8 and 2 to select the city you want and then press SET 5 Press SET IMPORTANT Before configuring World T...

Page 153: ... 153 and the display style settings page 154 Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Adjust When the date and time settings are what you want select Apply and then press SET to apply them You can specify a date from 2001 to 2049 Be sure to select your Home City page 152 before setting the time and date If you set the time and date while the wrong city is selected for your Home City the times and dates of all of...

Page 154: ...he control panel date format as shown below page 34 YY MM DD or MM DD YY MM DD DD MM YY DD MM Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Language Specify the display language you want 1Select the tab on the right 2Select Language 3Select the language you want Specifying the Date Style Date Style YY MM DD 09 12 30 DD MM YY 30 12 09 MM DD YY 12 30 09 Specifying the Display Language Language 1 23 ...

Page 155: ...Out CS or Move In CS auto record standby When both sleep and Auto Power Off are turned on Auto Power Off takes priority Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Auto Power Off Auto Power Off turns off the camera whenever no camera operation is performed for a preset amount of time Trigger Time Settings 2 min 5 min 10 min The trigger time is always 5 minutes in the PLAY mode Auto Power Off is disabled under any o...

Page 156: ... Settings REC PLAY Power On Camera turns on whenever r REC or p PLAY is pressed Power On Off Camera turns on or off whenever r REC or p PLAY is pressed Disable Camera does not turn on or off when r REC or p PLAY is pressed Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB Mass Storage Select this setting when connecting to a computer pages 132 141 With this setting the computer sees the camera as an external ...

Page 157: ...s your startup image and then select On The startup image does not appear when you turn on the camera by pressing p PLAY You can specify a snapshot you recorded as the startup image or you can use the special startup image provided in the camera s built in memory Formatting built in memory page 158 will delete the current startup image setting You can select the first snapshot of a CS group as the...

Page 158: ...atting a memory card will delete the following data Protected images Check the battery level before starting a format operation and make sure it is not too low Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress Never open the battery cover while formatting is in progress Doing so can cause the camera to sto...

Page 159: ...histogram is centered Due to the limitations of exposure compensation you may not be able to achieve an optimum histogram configuration Use of the flash and certain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to indicate exposure that is different from the actual exposure of the image when it is shot The histogram cannot be displayed during high speed movie recording Turning Display Information On...

Page 160: ...ting so the graph is as close to the center as possible For snapshots you can even display individual histograms for R red G green and B blue Example Histograms How to Use the Histogram A histogram towards the left side results when the overall image is dark A histogram that is too far to the left may result in black out of the dark areas of an image A histogram towards the right side results when...

Page 161: ...of loss of eyesight Monitor Screen Should the monitor screen ever become cracked never touch any of the liquid inside the monitor screen Doing so creates the risk of skin inflammation Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your mouth immediately rinse your mouth out and contact your physician Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your eyes or onto your skin immediately rinse with clean wa...

Page 162: ...or snowing near the ocean or other body of water or in a bathroom 1 Turn off the camera 2 Remove the battery from the camera 3 Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center Dropping and Rough Treatment Continued use of the camera after it is damaged by dropping or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any...

Page 163: ...pting to charge the battery by an unauthorized means creates the risk of battery overheating fire and explosion Do not expose or immerse the battery in fresh water or salt water Doing so can damage the battery and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service life The battery is intended for use with a CASIO Digital Camera only Use with any other device creates the risk of the battery...

Page 164: ... proper handling instructions and make sure that they handle the battery correctly Should fluid from a battery accidentally get onto clothing or your skin immediately rinse it off with clean tap water Prolonged contact with battery fluid can cause skin irritation Battery Life Battery continuous operation times provided in this manual represent the approximate amount of time before the camera turns...

Page 165: ...an air conditioner or in other areas subjected to extreme temperature or humidity Inside of a motor vehicle on a hot day or in an area subjected to strong vibration Condensation Sudden and extreme temperature changes such as when the camera is moved from the outdoors on a cold winter day into a warm room can cause water droplets called condensation to form on the interior and the exterior of the c...

Page 166: ...isk of fire 0 Never plug the power cord into an outlet whose voltage rating is different from that marked on the power cord Doing so creates the risk of fire malfunction and electric shock 0 Take care to protect the power cord against damage and breaking Never place heavy objects onto the power cord or expose it to intense heat Doing so can damage the power cord creating the risk of fire and elect...

Page 167: ...upon the rights of others Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for use of this product in any way that infringes on the copyrights of others or that violates copyright laws Note that trademark and registered trademark are not used within the text of this manual The SDHC logo is a trademark Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media Windows Vista and DirectX are registere...

Page 168: ...ontains PrKERNELv4 Real time OS of eSOL Co Ltd Copyright 2007 eSOL Co Ltd PrKERNELv4 is a registered trademark of eSOL Co Ltd in Japan This product s YouTube upload functionality is included under license from YouTube LLC The presence of YouTube upload functionality in this product is not an endorsement or recommendation of the product by YouTube LLC ...

Page 169: ...heck if its contacts are dirty If contacts become dirty wipe them clean with a dry cloth When experiencing charging problems also check to make sure that the power cord is not disconnected from the power outlet or charger 1 Open the battery cover and remove the current battery With the monitor screen side of the camera facing upwards slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the...

Page 170: ...ra when you are not using it A battery left in the camera can discharge and go dead which will require some time to charge when you need to use the camera Store batteries in a cool dry place 20 C 68 F or lower To prevent over discharging of an unused battery fully charge it and then load it in the camera and fully use up the charge about once every six months Precautions during Use The bundled cha...

Page 171: ...ry card you must then turn write protection off whenever you want to record to it format it or delete any of its images If a memory card starts to behave abnormally during image playback you can restore normal operation by reformatting it page 158 However it is recommended that you always take along multiple memory cards whenever using the camera far away from the home or office As you record data...

Page 172: ...iscard a memory card or the camera or if you transfer ownership to another party When discarding a memory card either physically destroy the memory card or use commercially available data delete software to completely delete the data on the memory card When transferring ownership of a memory card to another party use commercially available data deletion software to completely delete the data on it...

Page 173: ...h software application see the Read me files on the CASIO Digital Camera Software CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Operating System Windows Vista XP SP2 SP3 2000 SP4 Other Sufficient memory to run the operating system Computer configuration that enables playback of movies on the YouTube site Computer configuration that enables upload of mo...

Page 174: ...l Default Settings Focus Q Auto Focus Self timer Off Anti Shake A Camera AS AF Area U Spot AF Assist Light On Face Detection Off Continuous AF Off CS High Speed CS Save CS Images Always Ask Digital Zoom On L R Key Off Quick Shutter On Grid Off Review On Icon Help On Memory b BEST SHOT Off Flash On Focus Off AF Area On Metering Off CS Off Self timer Off Flash Intensity Off Digital Zoom On MF Positi...

Page 175: ...ation Sound 1 Operation Play File No Continue World Time Home Timestamp Off Adjust Date Style Language Sleep 1 min Auto Power Off 5 min REC PLAY Power On USB Mass Storage Video Out Startup Off Format Reset Slideshow Images All images Time 30 min Interval 3 sec Effect Pattern 1 MOTION PRINT 9 frames Movie Editing White Balance Brightness DPOF Printing Protect Rotation Resize Trimming Copy Divide Gr...

Page 176: ... not turn off Nothing happens when a button is pressed Remove the battery from the camera and then reload them Image Recording Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed 1 If the camera is in the PLAY mode press r REC to enter the REC Mode 2 If the flash is charging wait until the charge operation finishes 3 If the message Memory Full appears transfer images to your computer delete i...

Page 177: ...ng Manual Focus and have not focused the image Focus the image page 82 2 You may be using Macro for scenery or portraits Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots page 82 3 You may be trying to use Auto Focus or Infinity when shooting a close up shot Use the Macro for close ups page 82 There is digital noise in images 1 Sensitivity may have been increased automatically for a dark subject which...

Page 178: ...tting may be turned off Turn on digital zoom page 92 The image is out of focus during movie recording 1 Focusing may not be possible because the subject is outside the focus range Shoot within the allowable range 2 The lens may be dirty Clean the lens page 165 3 Focus is fixed during movie recording Playback The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when ...

Page 179: ...gure the correct settings pages 20 154 2 There may be a problem with the camera s memory data If this is the case perform the reset operation to initialize the camera s setup page 158 After that configure each setting If the language selection screen does not re appear when you turn the camera on it means that the camera s memory management data has been restored If the same message appears after ...

Page 180: ...ENE folder when the folder already contains 999 user scenes Card ERROR There is something wrong with the memory card Turn off the camera remove the memory card and then reload it into the camera If this message re appears when you turn the camera back on format the memory card page 158 IMPORTANT Formatting a memory card deletes all its files Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to ...

Page 181: ... there is not enough memory capacity to record all of the pre recorded images Delete files you no longer need page 32 Printing Error An error occurred while printing The printer is turned off The printer generated an error etc Record Error Image compression could not be performed for some reason during image data storage Shoot the image again SYSTEM ERROR Your camera system is corrupted Contact yo...

Page 182: ...d The file you are trying to access is corrupted or is a type that cannot be displayed by this camera This function cannot be used You attempted to copy images from built in memory to a memory card while there is no memory card loaded in the camera page 120 You attempted to divide up a CS group while a file that is not a CS group is displayed page 103 ...

Page 183: ...02 MB 15 478 3 2 3456x2304 Fine 4 94 MB 6 195 Normal 2 64 MB 11 366 Economy 1 78 MB 17 543 16 9 3456x1944 Fine 4 04 MB 8 239 Normal 2 18 MB 14 443 Economy 1 48 MB 20 653 6M 2816x2112 Fine 3 48 MB 9 277 Normal 1 89 MB 16 511 Economy 1 3 MB 23 743 4M 2304x1728 Fine 2 5 MB 12 386 Normal 1 4 MB 21 690 Economy 900 KB 33 1074 2M 1600x1200 Fine 1 26 MB 23 767 Normal 790 KB 37 1224 Economy 470 KB 62 2056 ...

Page 184: ...al 10 Megabits second 30 frames second 26 seconds 12 minutes 57 seconds 75 MB HS 210 fps 480x360 No audio 50 Megabits second 210 frames second 5 seconds 2 minutes 38 seconds 375 MB 420 fps 224x168 No audio 50 Megabits second 420 frames second 5 seconds 2 minutes 38 seconds 375 MB 1000 fps 224x64 No audio 25 Megabits second 1000 frames second 10 seconds 5 minutes 14 seconds 187 5 MB 30 210 fps 480x...

Page 185: ... In order to avoid this problem use of an Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card is recommended Note however that CASIO makes no guarantees about the operation of any Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card used with this camera Recordable time when the entire movie is recorded at 30 fps Recording time is shorter if the 30 fps frame rate is switched to 210 fps during recording Movie Mode Image Quality ...

Page 186: ...1 2 3 inch square pixel high speed CMOS Total Pixels 10 29 Megapixels Lens Focal Distance Snapshot F3 6 W to 4 5 T f 6 42 to 32 1 mm equivalent to 37 to 185 mm in 35 mm format 9 lenses in 7 groups including aspherical lens Zoom 5X optical zoom 4X digital zoom 20X in combination with optical zoom 27X maximum HD Zoom in combination with optical zoom VGA size Focusing Contrast Detection Auto Focus Fo...

Page 187: ...on CS mode being used Flash Modes Auto Off On Red eye reduction Flash Range ISO Sensitivity Auto 0 1 m to 3 2 m 0 3 to 10 5 Wide Angle 0 6 m to 2 5 m 2 0 to 8 2 Telephoto Range is affected by optical zoom Flash Intensity Adjustment 2 1 0 1 2 Flash Charging Time Approximately 8 seconds maximum Movie Recording Minimum Illumination 30 lx HD STD movie Recording Snapshot Normal Speed Continuous Shutter...

Page 188: ...188 Appendix Input Output Terminals USB AV port Hi Speed USB compatible Microphone Monaural Speaker Monaural Power Requirements Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 40 x1 ...

Page 189: ... playback time Standard temperature 23 C 73 F one image scroll approximately every 10 seconds 3 Approximate time using a 16GB SDHC memory card for a repeated cycle of 10 minutes recording followed by deletion of the recorded file The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge Repeated charging shortens battery life Frequency of flash zoom High Speed Continuous Shutter and Aut...

Page 190: ...itance 1300 mAh Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Dimensions 38 5 W x 38 0 H x 9 3 D mm 1 52 W x 1 50 H x 0 37 D Weight Approximately 34 g 1 2 oz Input Power 100 to 240 V AC 80 mA 50 60 Hz Output Power 4 2 V DC 600 mA Operating Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Supported Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 40 Charging Time 150 minutes Dimensions 55 W x 20 H x 86 D mm 2 2 W x ...

Page 191: ...CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA0904 B M10 ...

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