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Quick Start Basics

Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera.

Make sure

is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 58.

Point the camera at
the subject.

You can zoom the
image, if you want.

To shoot a snapshot

Snapshot mode icon

Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity
(page 173)

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Wide Angle

Telephoto

Zoom button

Summary of Contents for EX-G1 - Exilim 12.1 MP Endurance Digital Camera

Page 1: ...ons 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 To go to Getting the Most Out of Dynamic Photo click here Digital Camera User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...argeable lithium ion battery NP 80 Charger unit BC 80L The shape of the power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area Power cord Strap 4 long screws for protector attachment 2 short screws for use when protector is not attached Protectors Battery cover opener USB cable AV cable CD ROM Basic Reference To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap here B ...

Page 3: ...r any damages lost profits or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport Dynamic Photo Manager 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...

Page 4: ...ding the Camera Correctly 24 To shoot a snapshot 25 Viewing Snapshots 28 Deleting Images 29 To delete a single file 29 To delete all files 29 Snapshot Shooting Precautions 30 Auto Focus Restrictions 30 Shock resistant Waterproof Dustproof 31 Snapshot Tutorial 35 Using the Control Panel 35 Specifying Control Panel Items 36 Changing the Image Size Size 36 Using Flash Flash 40 Using the Self timer Se...

Page 5: ...o Shutter Auto Shutter 73 Shooting with Face Detection Face Detection 77 Reducing the Effects of Subject Movement Anti Shake 77 Specifying the Auto Focus Area AF Area 77 Using the Auto Focus Assist Light AF Assist Light 78 Changing the Focus Frame Shape Focus Frame 78 Turning Digital Zoom On or Off Digital Zoom 79 Shooting with Quick Shutter Quick Shutter 79 Displaying the On screen Grid Grid 80 T...

Page 6: ... PRINT 98 Editing a Movie on the Camera Movie Editing 99 Optimizing Image Brightness Lighting 101 Using Red Eye Correction Red Eye 101 Adjusting White Balance White Balance 102 Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot Brightness 103 Selecting Images for Printing DPOF Printing 103 Protecting a File Against Deletion Protect 104 Editing the Date and Time of an Image Date Time 105 Rotating an ...

Page 7: ...tion 135 Files and Folders 136 Memory Card Data 137 Other Settings Set Up 139 Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness Screen 139 Configuring Camera Sound Settings Sounds 140 Configuring a Startup Image Startup 140 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule File No 141 Configuring World Time Settings World Time 141 Time Stamping Snapshots Timestamp 142 Setting the Camera s Clock Adjust 143 ...

Page 8: ...amera in another Country 159 Using a Memory Card 160 To replace the memory card 160 Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Bundled CD ROM 162 Reset Initial Default Settings 163 When things don t go right 166 Troubleshooting 166 Display Messages 171 Number of Snapshots Movie Recording Time Voice Recording Time 173 Specifications 175 ...

Page 9: ... dial pages 21 92 122 131 bmMemory card slot pages 21 160 bnUSB AV port pages 92 115 123 132 boStrap hole page 2 bpMemory card Terminal cover pages 21 92 115 122 131 160 bq SET button page 35 br MENU button page 65 bsControl button 8 2 4 6 pages 29 35 40 65 148 bt p PLAY button pages 22 28 ckSpeaker clMonitor screen pages 10 148 6 345 2 1 7 bq br bs bp bo bn bm 9 8 ck bk bl cl bt Back cmTripod hol...

Page 10: ... page 83 5Continuous shutter page 70 6Image deterioration indicator page 51 7Metering mode page 85 8Snapshot image size page 36 9Snapshot image quality page 82 bkMovie image quality page 39 blFlash page 40 bmSelf timer page 72 bnAF Area page 43 boISO sensitivity page 45 bpREC Light page 46 bqFace Detection Make up Landscape pages 46 48 49 brDate time page 50 bsTimestamp indicator page 142 btExposu...

Page 11: ...is not correct the setting will turn orange when you half press the shutter button 1Flash page 40 2Recording mode page 53 3White balance setting page 83 4Remaining movie memory capacity page 53 5Movie recording time page 53 6Exposure compensation page 83 7Battery level indicator page 18 8Histogram page 148 9Anti Shake page 77 bkMovie recording indicator page 53 blMovie audio recording off indicato...

Page 12: ...ing mode page 85 blWhite balance setting page 102 bmFlash page 40 bnRecording mode boBattery level indicator page 18 bpHistogram page 148 bqExposure compensation page 83 1Movie audio recording off indicator page 73 2File type 3Protect indicator page 104 4Folder name file name page 136 5Movie recording time page 87 6Movie image quality page 39 7Date time page 50 8Battery level indicator page 18 3 1...

Page 13: ...ra Delete A digital camera stores images on a memory card so you can record and delete images a countless number of times Play Record 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 ...

Page 14: ...a level of shock resistance that dramatically outperforms previous models Based on CASIO test equivalent to MIL Standard 810F Method 516 5 Shock page 31 Waterproof Dustproof Freezeproof In addition to IEC JIS Protection Class 8 IPX8 and Protection Class 6 IPX6 equivalent waterproofing that allows immersion up to 3 0 meters this camera also conforms to IEC JIS Protection Class 6 IP6X dustproofing w...

Page 15: ...amic Photo image that features the moving subject Interval Recording This feature automatically records images at fixed intervals You can fix the camera to a bicycle or automobile and have it shoot at regular intervals as you travel This feature is also ideal to shoot changes in clouds flowers and crowds See page 109 for more information See page 63 for more information ...

Page 16: ...f the battery with those of the charger unit load the battery into the charger unit 2 Plug the charger unit into a household power outlet About 100 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 St...

Page 17: ... 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 TV or radio Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions 1 Open the battery cover Slide the battery cover slider towards 4 and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration 2 Load the batter...

Page 18: ... mode and PLAY mode Leaving the camera for about two days with no power supplied while the battery is dead will cause 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 143 See page 177 for information about battery life and ...

Page 19: ...age Language page 144 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 Power 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 July 10 2012 YY MM DD 12 7 10 DD MM YY 10 7 12 MM DD YY 7 10 12 4 Set the...

Page 20: ...mages recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card When no memory card is loaded images are saved to built in memory For information about memory card capacities see page 173 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 144...

Page 21: ... see page 160 IMPORTANT Be sure to orient the memory card correctly when loading it into the camera Trying to force a card while it is incorrectly oriented can damage it Be sure to read the user documentation that comes with the microSD microSDHC memory card Never insert anything besides a supported memory card page 20 into the memory card slot Should water or any foreign object ever get into the ...

Page 22: ... using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera In the case of a microSD or microSDHC memory card formatting on a computer can result in non conformity with the SD format causing problems with compatibility operation etc Pressing ON OFF Power turns power on and enters the REC mode Pressing or holding down p PLAY turns on the camera and enters the PLAY mode Pressing p PLAY again...

Page 23: ... of the camera Store the short screws in a safe place where they will not become lost 2 Attach one of the protectors and secure it in place with the two long screws The camera comes with a total of four long screws for attaching the protector Two are required for installation and the other two are spares IMPORTANT Use a commercially available precision screwdriver 0 to loosen and tighten the screw...

Page 24: ...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 25: ... R is on the display If it isn t see page 58 2 Point the camera at the subject You can zoom the image if you want To shoot a snapshot Snapshot mode icon Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity page 173 Monitor screen Shutter button ON OFF Power w Wide Angle z Telephoto Zoom button ...

Page 26: ...the subject it is currently pointed at Mastering how much pressure is required for a half press and a full press of the shutter button is an important technique for good looking images The focus frame in the screen shots included in this manual is shown at ß Note that you can change the form of the focus frame if you want page 78 Shooting a Movie Press 0 Movie to start movie recording Press 0 Movi...

Page 27: ... 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 Re point the camera at the subject and try to focus again If the subject is not in the center of the frame Focus lock page 69 is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the...

Page 28: ...an clear the information to view only the snapshot page 148 You can zoom in on the image by pressing the z side of the zoom button page 90 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 and 6 to scroll between images Holding down either button scrolls at high speed NOTE Half pressing the shutt...

Page 29: ... press 2 2 Use 4 and 6 to scroll through the files until the one you 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 1 Press p PLAY to enter the PLAY mode and then press 2 2 Use 8 and 2 to select Delete All Files and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Yes and then press SET to delet...

Page 30: ...l be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting page 82 Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the brightness or color of an image Any of the following can make proper focus impossible Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject Strongly back lit subject Very shiny subject Blinds or other subject with a repeating hori...

Page 31: ...Test conditions defined by CASIO Does not include cases where battery life is shortened due to use conditions IMPORTANT The shock resistance waterproofing and dustproofing of this product are based on CASIO test results and do not constitute any guarantee that the product will perform will not be damaged or will not malfunction under such conditions Precautions before Underwater Use This camera ca...

Page 32: ... not leave the camera submerged for longer than 60 minutes When repeatedly immersing the camera for underwater user allow at least 15 minutes to elapse between immersions Never open the battery cover or memory card terminal cover while the camera is submerged Do not dive into water while holding the camera Also do not use the camera in rapids under a waterfall or in any other rough water condition...

Page 33: ...ever use detergent hot water or strongly running water to clean the camera Doing so creates the risk of leaking and malfunction Never swing the camera around to remove water and never use a dryer or other intense heat to dry it Never place the camera in a washing machine to wash it Precautions after Use Do not leave the camera in an area exposed to extreme heat 40 C or greater or cold 10 C or lowe...

Page 34: ...cold conditions Should water ever leak into the camera and cause malfunction due to improper use CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD will not be held liable for any damage to internal components battery recording media etc loss of recorded data or any expenses incurred to shoot lost images CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any accident that may occur while the camera is being used underwater CA...

Page 35: ... 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 configure settings other than those listed above page 65 The Control Panel cannot be displayed while a Dynamic Photo Prerecord Movie For YouTube or Voice Recording Operation is in progress Using the Control Panel SET Control Panel Available settings 8 2 4 6 1 9 5 3 4 7 8 2 6 1S...

Page 36: ...hes to the REC mode and displays the Control Panel To exit the item select operation press MENU NOTE The Date Time item at the bottom of the Control Panel is fixed and cannot be changed The screen shots in this manual show the initial default Control Panel items To return the Control Panel items to their initial defaults reset the camera page 147 Pixels A digital camera image is a collection of sm...

Page 37: ...ages that can be stored see page 173 For information about movie image size see page 39 For information about resizing existing snapshots see page 106 8M 3264x2448 size image Approximately 8 million pixels Unit pixels VGA 640x480 size image Approximately 300 000 pixels 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 Nu...

Page 38: ...television screens of the past Your camera can record images that are compatible with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen You should regard the print paper sizes suggested here as guidelines only 200 dpi print resolution Image Size Pixels Suggested Print Size and Application Description 12M 4000x3000 Poster Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped page 106 from the original 3 2 400...

Page 39: ... 2 to select the second Control Panel option from the top Movie Image Quality 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the setting you want and then press SET The 16 9 aspect ratio is available only when WIDE is selected as the image quality Memory capacity Movie recording time you can shoot will be affected by the quality settings you configure page 174 Image Quality Pixels Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate WIDE 8...

Page 40: ...is setting can be used to brighten a subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or backlight daylight synchro flash Soft Flash Soft flash always fires regardless of exposure conditions Red Eye Reduction Flash fires automatically This type of flash can be used to reduce the chance of redness in the subject s eyes Back lamp Flashes orange while the flash is charging to indicate that image ...

Page 41: ...ash Off for the flash setting when shooting in areas where flash photograph 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 as the flash mode the camera fires a pre flash to ...

Page 42: ...e Recording The Triple Self timer cannot be used together with the following features Auto Shutter Movie Make up Mode Landscape Mode some BEST SHOT scenes Dynamic Photo Multi motion Image For YouTube Using the Self timer Self timer 10 sec Self timer 10 second Self timer 2 sec Self timer 2 second Self timer When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed you can use this setting to ...

Page 43: ... camera automatically determines the focus point on the screen and focuses there when the shutter button is half pressed intelligent AF Spot This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image This setting works well with focus lock page 69 Multi When you half press the shutter button while this setting selected the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among nine pos...

Page 44: ...ge 46 Ë Tracking cannot be selected for the Auto Focus area while you are using Auto Shutter page 73 Selecting Ë Tracking can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens operation while tracking a subject This does not indicate malfunction Û Spot or Ë Tracking È Multi Focus frame Focus frame Ò Intelligent Focus frame ...

Page 45: ...vity always is applied for movies regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions ISO 64 Lower sensitivity Higher sensitivity Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed Set for shooting in dimly lit areas Less noise Some coarseness incre...

Page 46: ...ed in the case of faraway subjects When shooting people the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly 1 In the REC mode use 4 and 6 to display G in the control panel which enters the Face Detection If G does not appear in the control panel press 4 or 6 many times until it appears Each press of 4 or 6 will cycle the control panel ...

Page 47: ...ce detection may take a bit longer when you hold the camera sideways Detection of the following types of faces is not supported Face that is obstructed by hair sunglasses a hat etc or a face in 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 The face of a pet or some other non human subject IMPORT...

Page 48: ...rom the bottom Make up Mode 3 Use 4 and 6 to select Make up Level and then press SET You can set one of 13 levels in the range of 0 Off no correction to 12 Max maximum correction The larger the value the greater the processing that is performed 4 Point the camera at the subject s The camera will detect human faces and display a frame around each one 5 Half press the shutter button The camera will ...

Page 49: ...ode 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the Landscape Mode setting you want Available level settings are 1 Weak and 2 Strong 4 When everything is the way you want press SET This will apply the effect you selected 5 Point the camera at the scenery you want to record 6 Press the shutter button to shoot NOTE The following functions are disabled while the camera is in the Landscape Mode Continuous Shutter CS Trip...

Page 50: ...mbination with digital zoom that digitally processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it for total zoom capabilities of 3X to 47 8X The image deterioration point depends on the image size page 52 1 In the REC mode press the zoom button to zoom 2 Press the shutter button to shoot the image IMPORTANT Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping page 142 is turned on Changing the Control Pa...

Page 51: ...will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum Momentarily releasing the zoom button and then holding down its z Telephoto side will switch to digital zoom which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor During zoom a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point Image deterioration indicator Zoom bar Focusing range Display...

Page 52: ...uses a deterioration of image quality some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of 8M and smaller The range in which you can use digital zoom without image deterioration is indicated on the display The deterioration point depends on the image size Image Size Maximum Zoom Factor Undeterio rated zoom limit 12M 12X 3X 3 2 12X 3X 16 9 12X 3X 8M 14 7X 3 7X 5M 18 7X 4 7X...

Page 53: ...ally if memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing 0 Shooting with BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT page 58 you can select the sample scene that matches the type of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly for beautiful movies every time Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene for example will configure the camera so night scenes appear cl...

Page 54: ...o Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band or a pink cast on the monitor screen image This does not indicate malfunction Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies which can cause movie frames to be lost This condition is indicated by and Y flashing on the monitor screen To avoid loss of movie frames use of a memory card with a maximum transfer...

Page 55: ...o shoot with Prerecord Movie 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the Prerecord Movie scene and then press SET This causes to appear on the monitor screen To shoot a Prerecord Movie 1 With the camera pointed at the subject press 0 This will save four seconds of action prerecorded in the buffer and start real time recording 2 Press 0 again to stop recording To turn off Prerecord M...

Page 56: ...snapshot or movie For information about Voice Recording capacities see page 174 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the Voice Recording scene and then press SET This causes to appear on the monitor screen 3 Press the shutter button to start recording The back lamp flashes green while recording is in progress Pressing SET during recording will insert a marker into the recording D...

Page 57: ...yer or QuickTime Audio Data WAVE IMA ADPCM WAV extension 1 In the PLAY mode use 4 and 6 to display the Voice Recording file you want to play is displayed in place of an image for a Voice Recording file 2 Press SET to start playback Voice Recording Playback Controls To play back an audio recording Fast forward fast reverse 4 6 Play pause SET Jump to marker While playback is paused press 4 or 6 to j...

Page 58: ...T 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 59 for details To return to normal snapshot recording select Scene 1 R Auto Pressing MENU while the scene selection screen or sce...

Page 59: ...ies that are optimized for uploading to YouTube Movies recorded with the YouTube scene are stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate for uploading page 137 Maximum recording time while the YouTube scene is selected is 10 minutes Using Scene Information Screen To find out more about a scene select it with the boundary on the scene selection screen and then press the zoom button To retu...

Page 60: ...he back lamp flashing green Do not perform any key operation during that time Also it is a good idea to use a tripod to avoid image blur due to camera movement when shooting at slow shutter speeds Your camera includes a sample scene that optimizes settings for auction site images Depending on your camera model the sample scene is named either For eBay or Auction Images you record using the auction...

Page 61: ... SU1 SU2 and so on while movies are assigned numbers in the sequence MU1 MU2 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 Make up Mode Landscape Mode Flash Intensity Color Filter Sharpness Saturation Contrast The following are the settings that are saved for each user movie BES...

Page 62: ...tions and configure its settings accordingly If shooting conditions change the camera may change to a different BEST SHOT scene automatically The camera will display the scene selected on the monitor screen for a few seconds 3 Press the shutter button to shoot the image The AUTO BEST SHOT will remain activated so the camera will select a BEST SHOT scene for the next shot after image recording is c...

Page 63: ... 4 Use 4 and 6 to select the Time setting you want and then press SET This setting specifies the shooting time You can specify one of the following times 3 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes 5 Press SET again and then use 8 and 2 to specify whether the monitor screen should be on On or off Off during interval shooting and then press SET 6 After configuring all the settings use 8 and 2 to sel...

Page 64: ... from those you specify Shooting conditions can make it impossible to shoot the specified number of images Multi motion Image can be used to isolate a moving subject within a series of multiple images and places them against a stationary background Make sure that the camera is not moving or shaking when shooting with Multi motion Image 1 Press BS and then select the Multi motion Image scene 2 Pres...

Page 65: ...ntrol Panel Example Menu Screen Operation Press MENU to display the menu screen Menu contents are different in the 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 fo...

Page 66: ... the 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 one described under Example Menu Screen Operation on page 65 Settings Example When Focus is selected on the REC tab Tabs Procedure REC mode MENU REC Tab Focus Use 4 an...

Page 67: ...de Focus Settings Type of Shot Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range 1 Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies Q Auto Focus General recording Automatic Fixed focal point Approximately 10 cm to 9 infinity 3 9 to 9 Fixed distance 2 4 Macro Close ups Automatic Approximately 10 cm to 50 cm 3 9 to 19 7 EPan Focus Shooting with a relatively wide focus range Fixed focal point Fixed distance 2 3 Infinity Scenery and...

Page 68: ...istance Z1 Wide Approx 0 4 1 3 9 0 20 7 9 2 Approx 0 5 1 6 9 0 30 11 8 3 Approx 0 6 2 0 9 0 40 15 7 4 Approx 0 7 2 3 9 0 45 17 7 5 Approx 0 8 2 6 9 0 40 15 7 6 Approx 0 9 3 0 9 0 40 15 7 7 Approx 1 1 3 6 9 0 50 19 7 8 Approx 1 2 3 9 9 0 50 19 7 9 Approx 1 4 4 6 9 0 50 19 7 10 Approx 1 6 5 2 9 0 60 23 6 11 Approx 2 0 6 6 9 0 60 23 6 12 Approx 2 2 7 2 9 0 60 23 6 13 Tele Approx 2 5 8 2 9 0 60 23 6 ...

Page 69: ...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 on the monitor screen to tell you the focus range as shown below Example oo cm to 9 oo is the actual f...

Page 70: ...r camera has two continuous shutter modes Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed Releasing the shutter button stops shooting To turn off a continuous shutter mode select Off Using Continuous Shutter CS CS speed Maximum CS Shots Recorded Image Size Flash Mode Normal Speed CS Depends on memory card capacity Until memory full According to image size setting Accord...

Page 71: ...ve press the shutter button Each image that you select by pressing the shutter button will have a mark appended to it 2After selecting all of the images you want to save press MENU 3Use 8 and 2 to select the save method you want and then press SET Save All Saves all the images Mark Buttons Used for Image Selection 4 6 During playback changes the playback direction and playback speed While playback...

Page 72: ...up Mode Landscape Mode The speed of Normal Speed CS depends on the type of memory card loaded in the camera and the amount of free space available for storage When shooting to built in memory continuous shutter shooting is relatively slow Normal Speed CS speed is slower when shooting with flash You cannot use the self timer in combination with Normal Speed CS and High Speed CS Note that images rec...

Page 73: ...b Auto Shutter With Auto Shutter the camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects that certain conditions are present Shooting with the REC Light REC Light Turning Movie Audio Recording On or Off Movie Audio Using Auto Shutter Auto Shutter Detect Blur Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects image blur to camera and subject movement are minimized Detect Panning When p...

Page 74: ...o use Detect Panning to minimize image blur Detect Panning 1 Point the camera at location where the subject will pass and then half press the shutter button to adjust exposure and focus 2 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down This will put the camera into Auto Shutter standby Move the camera to follow the movement of the subject The camera will release the shutter automatically the mom...

Page 75: ...ing you want and then press SET You can select any one of three sensitivity levels from ø Lowest to œ Highest With the œ Highest setting the auto shutter release is triggered relatively easily Auto shutter release triggering becomes more difficult with the ø Lowest setting but recorded images have the least blur Experiment with Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity settings to find the one that work be...

Page 76: ...utter while Detect Smile is being used If this happens change the trigger sensitivity setting The Auto Power Off page 145 trigger time is fixed at five minutes while the camera is in Auto Shutter standby Sleep page 144 is disabled while Auto Shutter being used To cancel Auto Shutter recording while Auto Shutter is being performed indicated by 0 Auto flashing on the monitor screen press SET The Ë T...

Page 77: ...riefly however in the preview image that is displayed immediately after you shoot a snapshot If the flash fires the Anti Shake icon S will remain on the display even though Anti Shake does not function during flash photography Shooting with Anti Shake 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 elimi...

Page 78: ... select from among five different shapes including a heart shape for the focus frame NOTE Half pressing the shutter button will cause the focus frame to change one of the shapes shown below While Random is selected one of the four focus frames is selected randomly whenever the camera is turned on When shooting with face detection the frame shape is ß The on screen grid page 80 will not appear when...

Page 79: ...uch faster than Auto Focus NOTE Quick Shutter is disabled when the zoom factor is greater Recording is performed using Auto Focus at this time Turning Digital Zoom On or Off Digital Zoom 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 80: ... will display a image for about one second immediately after you press the shutter button to record it Procedure REC mode 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 Flash Metering Mode White Balance Self timer EV Shift Displaying the On screen ...

Page 81: ...SHOT memory item is enabled all of the other memory items except for zoom position are initialized to the currently selected BEST SHOT sample scene setup regardless of the enabled disabled status of the other memory items Configuring Power On Default Settings Memory Setting Disabled Initial Default Setting Enabled b BEST SHOT Snapshot Auto Setting at power off Auto Shutter Off Flash Auto Focus AF ...

Page 82: ...ves or an image of a complex pattern Memory capacity the number of images you can record will be affected by the quality settings you configure page 173 Procedure REC mode MENU Quality Tab Quality For details see the Control Panel procedure on page 39 Image Quality Settings Quality Specifying Snapshot Size Size Specifying Snapshot Image Quality Quality Snapshot Fine Gives image quality priority No...

Page 83: ...ing under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation Procedure REC mode MENU Quality Tab White Balance You can adjust white balance to 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 sho...

Page 84: ...ylight 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 For conf...

Page 85: ... 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 a very small area Use...

Page 86: ...ated Procedure REC mode 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 Procedure REC mode MENU Quality Tab Flash Intensity You can specify one of five flash intensity settings from 2 weakest to 2 strongest Flash intensity may not change when the subject is too far away or too close Using...

Page 87: ... press of either button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation To return to normal playback speed press SET Play pause SET 1 frame forward back 4 6 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 Press the zoom button z You c...

Page 88: ... CS group you selected Playback Controls Viewing Continuous Shutter Images 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 button Zooms the image You can use 8 2 4 and 6 to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen ...

Page 89: ... to delete 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 Deleting All Files in a CS Group 1 While CS image playback is in progress or paused press 2 2 Use 8 and 2 to select Del Group Images and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Yes and then press SET Use the following to divide up a CS Group into individual...

Page 90: ... displayed 2 Press the zoom button z to zoom You can use 8 2 4 and 6 to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen Press the zoom button w to unzoom the image When monitor screen contents are turned on a graphic in the lower right corner of the screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed To exit the zoom screen press MENU or BS Though the maximum image zoom factor is 8X ce...

Page 91: ...ay To display the first image recorded on a particular day use 8 2 4 and 6 to move the selection boundary to the day you want and then press SET To exit the calendar screen press MENU or BS If you save an image using any one of the following functions the image will appear in the calendar on the date that you last saved it Lighting White Balance Brightness Resizing Cropping Copy Layout Print MOTIO...

Page 92: ... 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 3 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 Screen Yellow AV cable bundled USB AV port White A...

Page 93: ...r 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 one of the following methods to connect the camera to the recording device using the camera s bundled AV cable DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals Camera USB AV port You can play a slideshow of snaps...

Page 94: ...s and audio 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 from 1 to 30 seconds or MAX If you specify a value from 1 to 30 seconds images change at the specified...

Page 95: ...WAV to SSBGM009 WAV Create the music files on your computer using the above names Regardless of which effect pattern you select the BGM 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 1 through 4 have different background music but they all use the same image change...

Page 96: ...P 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 b...

Page 97: ...n press SET 4 Press SET and repeat step 3 for the remaining frames in the layout The final layout image will be saved after you insert the final snapshot into it NOTE You will not be able to save the new image unless there is a snapshot in all of the layout frames 3 2 and 16 9 images cannot be included in a Layout Print image The recording date of the resulting Layout Print image is the recording ...

Page 98: ...mage of 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 99: ...search for the frame point from which or to which you want to cut the movie the cut point You also can search for the cut location by playing back the movie and pressing SET to pause During playback you can press 4 or 6 to perform fast reverse or fast forward 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 ...

Page 100: ...t be able to edit a movie if the amount of 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 e...

Page 101: ...sh 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 Red eye correction corrects the eye colors of subjects to their normal colors when red eye occurs while using the flash NOTE The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted Red eye correction ma...

Page 102: ...red 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 daywhite fluorescent lighting without suppressing...

Page 103: ...shot 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 PLAY mode Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab DPOF Printing See page 117 for details Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot Brightness Selecting Images for Printing DPOF Printing ...

Page 104: ...ugh 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 of On in step 2 above All Files On Protects all files 1Use 8 and 2 to select All Files On and then press SET 2Press M...

Page 105: ...then press SET Each press of SET will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left 2 When the displayed image is at the orientation you want press MENU NOTE Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data It simply alters how the image is displayed on the camera s monitor screen An image that has been protected or zoomed cannot be rotated The original unrotated version of the image ...

Page 106: ...f the original snapshot Procedure PLAY mode Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab Trimming You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need and save the result in a separate file The original snapshot is also retained Use the zoom button to zoom the image to the size you want use 8 2 4 and 6 to display the portion of the image you want to cut out and then press SET The image produced by cropping a 3 ...

Page 107: ...ated using MOTION PRINT Protected images To delete audio perform the following operation Dubbing Delete SET MENU IMPORTANT Note that you cannot restore the original audio of an Audio Snapshot after you delete or re record it 1 In the PLAY mode use 4 and 6 to scroll through the images until the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed An audio snapshot is one that has a ˆ icon 2 Press SET to start play...

Page 108: ...month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was copied page 91 Fast forward fast reverse 4 6 Play pause SET Volume adjustment Press 2 and then press 8 2 Display content switching 8 DISP Stop playback MENU 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...

Page 109: ... Subject 4 Press SET use 8 and 2 to select Number of Shots and then press SET To create a subject image to be inserted Dynamic Photo CS speed Number of Shots Subject type Moving Subject 1sec 20fps 20 images per second 20 shots Records multiple images of the subject which are cropped and combined to create movement against the background image Moving Subject 2sec 10fps 10 images per second 20 shots...

Page 110: ...ay Even if you select 1 for the Number of Shots setting certain conditions can cause the setting to switch automatically to 2 Flash is turned off automatically at this time 7 Next compose the image again this time without the subject you want to extract Take care so the image composition here is as close as possible to the image composition in step 6 This second image will let the camera know what...

Page 111: ... screen due to backlighting shadows light smear insufficient lighting etc When shooting the subject make sure that it is clearly defined and outlined on the monitor screen The background you shoot in step 5 of the above procedure is not saved Only the cropped subject image is saved Use the following procedure to insert a subject into a new background image A Dynamic Photo with a moving subject is ...

Page 112: ...M size the Dynamic Photo will be the same size as the original NOTE The camera comes with a number of extracted sample subjects in its built in memory which you can use to create Dynamic Photos if you like Performing a delete or format operation will delete the sample subjects in built in memory If you delete the sample subjects you can download them from the Dynamic Photo Special Site http dp exi...

Page 113: ... up a Dynamic Photo to a movie Procedure PLAY mode Dynamic Photo Screen MENU PLAY Tab Movie Converter The final movie format is Motion JPEG The final movie image size is 640x480 pixels IMPORTANT This operation can be used only to convert Dynamic Photos to movies Following conversion the movie will be played back three times Converting a Dynamic Photo to a Movie Movie Converter ...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...nsert the cable connector into the USB AV port until you feel it click securely into place Failure to insert the connector fully can result 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 c...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...ng Some professional print services may not support DPOF Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image Procedure PLAY mode 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 ...

Page 118: ...t cleared automatically after printing is complete The next DPOF print operation you execute will be performed using the last DPOF settings you configured for the images To clear DPOF settings specify 00 for the number of copies of all images Tell your print service about your DPOF settings If you take a memory card to a professional print service be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF setting...

Page 119: ... image to enhance printed image quality Contact your printer manufacturer for information about models that support Exif Print printer upgrades etc Configuring camera settings Configure DPOF settings page 117 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 Time Stamp setting page 142 Th...

Page 120: ...mera memory In addition to images you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera Photo Transport page 128 Play back and edit movies You can play back movies pages 125 134 To edit movies use commercially available software as required Play back and edit Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM a computer or on a mobile phone You can copy moving subjects animated characters fro...

Page 121: ...tion 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 125 Edit movies 7 Vista XP 2000 Use commercial software as required Upload movie files to YouTube 7 Vista XP SP2 SP3 2...

Page 122: ...ader the bundled software requires Administrator privileges to run Operation on a self made computer 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 Turn on the camera and press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab sel...

Page 123: ...SB 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 6 Turn on the camera 7 Windows 7 Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows 2000 users Doubleclick My Computer 8 Double click Re...

Page 124: ...w have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer 13 After you finish copying images disconnect the camera from the computer Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP On the camera press ON OFF Power to turn off the camera After making sure that the back lamp is unlit disconnect the camera from the computer Windows 2000 Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen and ...

Page 125: ...vironments does not guarantee proper operation Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies 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 impossible to play back images on the ca...

Page 126: ... possible on the computer you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect to the video input terminal of a TV or computer and play back movies that way 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 BEST SHOT scene to YouTube What is YouTube YouTube is a movie sharing sit...

Page 127: ...er to the Internet 3 Connect the camera to your computer page 122 4 Turn on the camera YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically If this is the first time you are using the application configure the YouTube user ID and network environment settings and then click the OK button 5 The left side of the display will have an area for inputting a title category and other information required...

Page 128: ... 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 129: ...ton Keeping the mouse button depressed drag the pointer down to the lower right corner of the area and then release the mouse button 6 Follow the instructions that appear on the 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 wil...

Page 130: ... 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 select it and then click Digital Camera IMPORTANT You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file If you do not already have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed install Adobe Rea...

Page 131: ...n press 6 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Mass Storage and then press SET 4 Turn off the camera Next rotate the cover lock dial in the 4OPEN direction and open the memory card terminal cover 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 131 OS X Sav...

Page 132: ...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 6 Turn on the camera The camera s back lamp will light green at this time In this mode your Macintosh recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera or the camera s built in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded as a ...

Page 133: ... unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while viewing or storing images Doing so can cause data to become corrupted If you are running Mac OS X you can manage snapshots using iPhoto which comes bundled with some Macintosh products If you are running Mac OS 9 you will need to use commercially available software Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any image files that are in ...

Page 134: ...layback 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 or LP Upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime Shut down other applications that are running Even if proper playback is not possible on your Macintosh you can use the AV cable that comes bundled ...

Page 135: ...robat Reader 1 On the CD ROM open the Manual folder 2 Open the Digital Camera folder and then open the folder for the language whose user s guide you want to view 3 Open the file named camera_xx pdf xx is the language code Example camera_e pdf is for English Internet registration only is supported Visit the following CASIO website to register http world casio com qv register Viewing User Documenta...

Page 136: ...llowed 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 900 folders in memory The BEST SHOT page 58 includes a sample scene that optimizes settings for auction site images Depending on your camera model the sample scene i...

Page 137: ...ile Recording Folder Recording Folder DPOF File Folder DPOF File Snapshot BEST SHOT User Setup Folder Movie BEST SHOT User Setup Folder Background Music Folder Background Music File Background Music File Startup Image File 1 Other folders are created when the following BEST SHOT scenes are used for recording For eBay or Auction scene name depends on camera model or For YouTube The following shows ...

Page 138: ...puter If you later decided to return the 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 had when you copied them from the camera to your computer Folders and files must be store...

Page 139: ...htness Screen Auto 1 or Auto 2 With this setting the camera detects available light levels and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor screen accordingly Auto 2 adjusts to a brighter setting more quickly than Auto 1 2 Brightness that is greater than 1 which makes the screen easier to view This setting consumes more power 1 Bright setting for outdoor use etc Brightness that is greater t...

Page 140: ...in memory If you select an audio snapshot as the startup image the audio will not play at startup Formatting built in memory page 147 will delete the current startup image setting Configuring Camera Sound Settings Sounds Startup Specifies the startup sound Sound 1 5 Built in sounds 1 through 5 Off Sound off Half Shutter Shutter Operation Operation Specifies the sound volume This setting is also us...

Page 141: ...nce the current time setting by one hour during the summer months Specifying 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...

Page 142: ...ou can configure the camera to stamp the recording date only or date and time in the lower right corner of each snapshot Once date and time information is stamped into a snapshot it cannot be edited or deleted Example July 10 2012 1 25 p m Even if you do not stamp the date and or time with Timestamp you can do so later using the DPOF function or some printing application page 119 Digital zoom is d...

Page 143: ...es of all of the World Time cities page 141 will be wrong Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Date Style You can select from among three different styles for the date Example July 10 2012 This setting also affects the Control Panel date format as shown below page 35 YY MM DD or MM DD YY MM DD DD MM YY DD MM Setting the Camera s Clock Adjust 8 2 Change the setting at the cursor location 4 6 Move the cursor b...

Page 144: ...e following conditions In the PLAY mode While the camera is connected to a computer or other device During a slideshow During Auto Shutter standby During Ë Tracking During interval snapshot or interval movie recording During Voice Recording playback or recording During movie recording and playback When both sleep and Auto Power Off are turned on Auto Power Off takes priority Specifying the Display...

Page 145: ...puter or other device During a slideshow During Ë Tracking During interval snapshot or interval movie recording During Voice Recording playback or recording During movie recording and playback Procedure MENU Set Up Tab P Power On Change this setting to anything besides Disable before connecting to a TV for image viewing Configuring Auto Power Settings Auto Power Off Configuring p Setting P Power O...

Page 146: ...atches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment Images cannot be displayed correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC or PAL Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB Mass Storage Select this setting when connecting to a computer pages 122 131 With this setting the computer sees the camera as an external storage device Use this setting for normal transfer of images from th...

Page 147: ...ting a memory card will delete the following data Protected images Make sure the camera s battery is sufficiently charged before starting a formatting operation 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 st...

Page 148: ...l axis indicates the number of pixels while the horizontal axis indicates lightness If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason you can use EV shift to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance Optimum exposure can be achieved by EV shifting 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 b...

Page 149: ...ain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to indicate exposure that is different from the actual exposure of the image when it is shot 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 the overall image is light A histogram that ...

Page 150: ...ire the flash too close to the eyes of the subject Doing so creates the risk 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 liq...

Page 151: ...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 152: ...n camera memory Rechargeable Battery Use only the specified charger unit or the specified device to charge the battery Attempting 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 lif...

Page 153: ...tery If a battery is to be used by young children make sure that a responsible adult makes them aware of the precautions and 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...

Page 154: ... amounts of moisture dust or sand Near 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...

Page 155: ...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 156: ...l 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 use within the text of this manual The microSD logo is a trademark The microSDHC logo is a trademark Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media Windows Vista Windows 7 and DirectX are registered trademarks or ...

Page 157: ...ube upload functionality in this product is not an endorsement or recommendation of the product by YouTube LLC If the CHARGE lamp flashes red Charging cannot be performed because ambient temperature or the temperature of the charger is too hot or too cold Leave the camera in a location whose temperature is within the range where charging can be performed When the camera returns to a temperature wh...

Page 158: ...tes the risk of water getting inside the camera resulting in unrepairable damage Precautions during Use Operation provided by a battery under cold conditions is always less than operation under normal temperatures This is due to the characteristics of the battery not the camera Charge the battery in an area where the temperature is within the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Outside this temperat...

Page 159: ...in the camera and fully use up the charge about once every six months Precautions during Use The bundled charger is designed for operation with any power supply in the range of 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz Note however that the shape of the power cord plug depends on each country or geographic area Before taking the camera and charger along on a trip check with travel agent about the power supply requi...

Page 160: ...minal cover in an area where water is present Doing so creates the risk of water getting inside the camera resulting in unrepairable damage Using a Memory Card If a memory card starts to behave abnormally during image playback you can restore normal operation by reformatting it page 147 However it is recommended that you always take along multiple memory cards whenever using the camera far away fr...

Page 161: ... of the camera do not actually delete files from the memory card The original data remains on the card Note that responsibility for the data on a memory card lies with you The following procedures are recommended whenever you discard 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 ...

Page 162: ...he minimum system requirements for each 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 Bundled CD ROM Operating System Windows 7 Vista XP SP2 SP3 2000 SP4 Operating System Windows 7 Vista XP 2000 Memory At least 64MB Hard Disk Drive Space At least 2MB Operating System Window...

Page 163: ... which there is no reset setting REC Mode REC Tab Reset Initial Default Settings Focus Q Auto Focus CS Off Self timer Off REC Light Off Movie Audio On Auto Shutter Off Face Detection Off Anti Shake Off AF Area Û Spot AF Assist Light On Focus Frame ß Digital Zoom On Quick Shutter On Grid Off Review On Icon Help On Memory b BEST SHOT Off Auto Shutter Off Flash On Focus Off White Balance Off ISO Off ...

Page 164: ...ing Extra Color Filter Off Sharpness 0 Saturation 0 Contrast 0 Flash Intensity 0 Screen Auto 2 Sounds Startup Sound 1 Half Shutter Sound 1 Shutter Sound 1 Operation Sound 1 Operation Play Startup Off File No Continue World Time Home Timestamp Off Adjust Date Style Language Sleep 1 min Auto Power Off 2 min Power On Power On USB Mass Storage Video Out Format Reset P ...

Page 165: ...C mode and PLAY mode Slideshow Images All images Time 30 min Interval 3 sec Effect Pattern 1 Dynamic Photo Movie Converter Layout Print MOTION PRINT 9 frames Movie Editing Lighting Red Eye White Balance Brightness 0 DPOF Printing Protect Date Time Rotation Resize Trimming Dubbing Copy Divide Group ...

Page 166: ...ower will not turn off Nothing happens when a button is pressed Remove the battery from the camera and then reload it Image Recording Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed 1 If the camera is in the PLAY mode 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 images yo...

Page 167: ...r scenery or portraits Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots page 67 3 You may be trying to use Auto Focus or Infinity when shooting a close up shot Use the Macro for close ups page 67 There is a vertical line in the monitor screen image Shooting a very brightly lit subject can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor screen image This is a CCD phenomenon known as vertical smear and ...

Page 168: ...e of images Change the flash mode setting to Flash On for daylight synchro flash page 40 or adjust EV shift to the side page 83 The focus frame does not appear on the monitor screen Normally turning off the camera while Detect Smile is selected for Auto Shutter will cause the camera s face detection setting to change You will need to change the face detection setting again after turn on the camera...

Page 169: ...llowing types of snapshots Snapshots created using MOTION PRINT Movies Snapshots recorded with another camera Other The wrong date and time are displayed or the wrong date and time are being stored along with image data The date and time setting is off Set the correct date and time page 143 The messages on the display are in the wrong language The wrong display language is selected Change the disp...

Page 170: ...ter you turn power back on contact your retailer or a CASIO authorized service center The time and date settings configured the first time after purchasing the camera are reset to their factory defaults when remove the camera s battery Load the camera s battery and reconfigure the time and date settings page 19 Do not remove the battery from the camera for at least 24 hours after configuring time ...

Page 171: ... card deletes all its files Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to a computer or some other storage device Check connections You are attempting to connect the camera to a printer while the camera s USB settings are not compatible with the USB system of the printer page 114 Files could not be saved because battery is low Battery power is low so an image file could not be saved Fold...

Page 172: ... files There are no files in built in memory or on the memory card There are no printing images Set up DPOF There are currently no files specified for printing Configure the required DPOF settings page 117 There is no image to register The setup you are trying to save is for an image that cannot be saved as a user BEST SHOT scene This card is not formatted The memory card loaded in the camera is n...

Page 173: ... 935 Economy 2 76 MB 13 1399 3 2 4000x2656 Fine 6 87 MB 5 562 Normal 3 62 MB 10 1066 Economy 2 43 MB 15 1589 16 9 4000x2240 Fine 5 66 MB 6 659 Normal 3 0 MB 12 1287 Economy 2 02 MB 18 1912 8M 3264x2448 Fine 4 59 MB 7 841 Normal 2 46 MB 14 1570 Economy 1 77 MB 20 2182 5M 2560x1920 Fine 2 99 MB 12 1291 Normal 1 72 MB 21 2245 Economy 1 22 MB 29 3165 3M 2048x1536 Fine 2 0 MB 18 1931 Normal 1 25 MB 29 ...

Page 174: ...e can be up to 10 minutes long Movie recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording Image Quality Pixels Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate Built in Memory Approx 35 7MB 1 Movie Recording Capacity microSDHC Memory Card 4GB 2 Movie Recording Capacity File Size of 1 minute Movie WIDE 848x480 13 Megabits second 30 frames second 21 seconds 39 minutes 57 seconds 98 8 MB STD 640x480 10 Megabi...

Page 175: ...ocal Distance F3 9 W to 5 4 T f 6 66 to 19 98 mm equivalent to 38 to 114 mm in 35 mm format Eleven lenses in nine groups including aspherical lens Zoom 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom 12X in combination with optical zoom 18 7X maximum HD Zoom in combination with optical zoom VGA size Focusing Contrast Detection Auto Focus Focus Modes Auto Focus Macro Focus Pan Focus Infinity Manual Focus AF Area I...

Page 176: ... Range is affected by optical zoom Flash Charging Time Approximately 4 seconds maximum Recording Snapshots Macro Self timer Continuous Shutter Normal Speed CS High Speed CS BEST SHOT Make up Landscape Interval Auto Shutter Face Detection Dynamic Photo Movies normal movie Prerecord Movie Interval Movie and For YouTube with monaural audio Audio Voice Recording Approximate Maximum Audio Recording Tim...

Page 177: ...tween full wide and full telephoto every 30 seconds during which two images are shot with flash power turned off and back on every time 10 images are shot 2 Approximate playback time Standard temperature 23 C 73 F one image scroll approximately every 10 seconds 3 Approximate continuous recording time The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge Repeated charging shortens ba...

Page 178: ...lywood lauan material Based on CASIO test equivalent to MIL Standard 810F Method 516 5 Shock 6 faces 8 corners 12 edges Total of 26 drops Waterproof Corresponds to IEC JIS Protection Class 8 IPX8 and Protection Class 6 IPX6 equivalent waterproofing that allows immersion up to 3 0 meters for 60 minutes and protection against jet spray from all directions Dustproof Corresponds to IEC JIS Protection ...

Page 179: ... Operating Temperature Requirements 10 to 40 C 14 to 104 F Dimensions 31 4 W x 39 5 H x 5 9 D mm 1 24 W x 1 56 H x 0 23 D Weight Approximately 19 g 0 67 oz Input Power 100 to 240 V AC 80 mA 50 60 Hz Output Power 4 2 V DC 550 mA Operating Temperature Requirements 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Supported Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 80 Charging Time 100 minutes Dimensions 52 W x 20 H x 81 ...

Page 180: ...CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA1002 B M10 ...

Page 181: ...Photo Contents Dynamic Photo A totally new way to enjoy digital photography 2 Dynamic Photo Technology 2 Using the Dynamic Photo Extracted Sample Subjects 3 Step 1 Shoot the snapshot into which you want to insert an extracted sample subject 3 Step 2 Perform the following procedure to create a Dynamic Photo image 3 Creating a Dynamic Photo Image 5 Step 1 Shoot the subject 5 Step 2 Create the Dynami...

Page 182: ...puter With Dynamic Photo you can shoot create and view images just about anywhere Dynamic Photo lets you extract a moving subject from a series of Continuous Shutter CS images and insert it into another image This makes it possible to combine images in ways that create exciting totally unbelievable scenes You can create a Dynamic Photo image by inserting a moving subject into a background image Be...

Page 183: ...You will insert the extracted sample subject into the snapshot you shoot here 1 Press p to enter the PLAY mode 2 Perform the following operation on the camera MENU PLAY tab Dynamic Photo 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the snapshot you shot in Step 1 above and then press SET 4 Use 4 and 6 to select the extracted sample subject in built in camera memory that you want to insert into the snapshot and then pr...

Page 184: ...emory while a memory card is loaded in the camera If you want to use the extracted sample subjects while a memory card is loaded in the camera use the Built in Card copy operation to copy the extracted sample subjects from built in camera memory to the memory card Performing a delete or format operation will delete the extracted sample subjects in built in camera memory After deleting the extracte...

Page 185: ...a and press the BS button 2 Select Dynamic Photo On the BEST SHOT scene menu screen select Dynamic Photo which is the third scene Use 4 and 6 to move the red frame to and then press the SET button Step 1 Shoot the subject To extract the subject you shoot once with the subject against a background Then you shoot the same background again this time without the subject 1 With the subject 2 The same a...

Page 186: ...ing the Number of Shots Setting for more information Flash is turned off automatically when shooting with Dynamic Photo 4 Next shoot the same background again but this time without the subject After shooting the first image with the subject have the subject exit the frame Keep the camera still so you can maintain the same background composition as the first image with the subject When everything i...

Page 187: ...e into a photograph new background image and create the final Dynamic Photo image 1 Press p to enter the PLAY mode 2 Perform the following operation on the camera MENU PLAY tab Dynamic Photo 3 Use 4 and 6 to select the background image you want and then press SET Select the image you want to use as the background You should record the background image you want to use before starting this procedure...

Page 188: ...the Dynamic Photo image is complete the finished image with the moving subject will appear on the monitor screen The size of a Dynamic Photo image created by inserting a moving subject into a background image is 2M If the background image into which a moving subject is inserted is smaller than 2M the resulting image will be the same size as the background image The size of a Dynamic Photo image cr...

Page 189: ...case it is not necessary to take pains to position the camera correctly when shooting the second background only image required by Dynamic Photo When shooting against a blank wall you can move the camera around as much as you like while shooting CS images of a moving subject For this type of background you can select 1 for the Number of Shots setting For details see Changing the Number of Shots Se...

Page 190: ...not possible if anything besides the subject is moving in the images For example avoid breaking waves trees blowing in the wind etc You can select from among the four subject types listed below You also can specify a stationary subject one frame only in addition to a moving subject Perform the following procedure when you want to change the subject type 1 Before shooting the subject in step 3 unde...

Page 191: ... 20fps 20 frames per second 20 images Creates a moving subject from the CS images The subject is cropped out of each of the CS images Moving Subject 1sec 20fps provides smooth subject movement but recording time is limited to one second Moving Subject 4sec 5fps provides more recording time but subject movement is slightly rough Moving Subject 2sec 10fps 10 frames per second 20 images Moving Subjec...

Page 192: ...an use the following procedure to convert the 20 images that make up a Dynamic Photo to a movie 1 Press p to enter the PLAY mode 2 Use 4 and 6 to display the Dynamic Photo you want to covert 3 Perform the following operation on the camera MENU PLAY tab Movie Converter 4 Press SET to convert the displayed Dynamic Photo The final movie format is Motion JPEG The final movie image size is 640x480 pixe...

Page 193: ...ression that really lasts http dynamicstudio jp Dynamic Studio is a free online service that can be used to convert the moving subject extracted from Continuous Shutter images created during a Dynamic Photo operation to a movie file quickly and easily This makes it possible to view Dynamic Photo images you created with a CASIO EXILIM digital camera to a format that can be played back as a movie on...

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