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EX-S880

K838PCM1DMX

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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Summary of Contents for EX-S880BK - EXILIM CARD Digital Camera

Page 1: ...sing this CASIO product Before 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 ...

Page 2: ...g contact your original retailer Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery NP 20 USB Cradle CA 37 Special AC Adaptor AD C52G AC Power Cord Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD ROMs 2 Basic Reference The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area Attach strap here To attach the strap to the camera ...

Page 3: ...o load the battery 36 To charge the battery 37 Replacing the Battery 41 Battery Precautions 42 Using the Camera in another Country 43 Turning Power On and Off 43 Using a Memory Card 46 Supported Memory Cards 47 Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 48 Replacing the Memory Card 49 Formatting a Memory Card 50 Using On screen Menus 52 Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 53 Selecting a Screen Layout L...

Page 4: ...ions 84 Adding Audio to a Snapshot 85 Face Recognition 87 Performing a face recognition recording operation Normal Mode 87 Using the Family First Mode to Give Priority to Particular Faces 88 Face Recognition Precautions 92 SHOOTING A MOVIE 94 Movie Image Quality 94 Shooting a Movie 95 Movie Recording Precautions 96 Using Short Movie 97 Using Past Movie 100 Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movi...

Page 5: ... Date Stamping Snapshots 141 Using the On screen Histogram to Check Exposure 142 Other Useful Recording Functions 144 Using Key Customize to Assign Functions W and X 145 Displaying an On screen Grid 146 Displaying the Image You Just Recorded Image Review 146 Using Icon Help 147 Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings 148 Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory Defaults 150 VIE...

Page 6: ...ance of a Recorded Image 177 Adjusting Image Brightness 178 Reducing the Effects of Underexposure 179 Editing a Movie on the Camera 180 Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame MOTION PRINT 182 USING AUDIO 184 Adding Audio to a Snapshot 184 Recording Audio Only Voice Recording 186 MANAGING YOUR FILES 189 Files and Folders 189 Protecting a File Against Deletion 190 Using the FAVORITE Folder 192 Copying...

Page 7: ...te Stamping 218 Supported Protocols 219 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 220 What you can do 220 Using the Camera with a Windows Computer 221 Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 225 Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on the Computer 232 Playing Movies 234 Uploading Movie Files to YouTube 235 Editing a Movie 238 Transferring Images to the Camera 239 Viewing User Docume...

Page 8: ...259 Viewing a Transferred Document on the Camera 261 Rotating a Document Page 262 Managing Document Data on the Camera 264 Protecting Document Data 264 Deleting Document Data 265 APPENDIX 268 General Guide 268 Monitor Screen Contents 270 Menu Reference 273 Display Menu Reference 277 Indicator Lamps 277 Troubleshooting Guide 280 Finding the Problem and Fixing It 280 Display Messages 285 Specificati...

Page 9: ...e 36 Loading the Battery into the Camera 1 Open the battery cover 2 Load the battery into the camera 3 Close the battery cover First charge the battery While pressing lightly on the cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow to open ...

Page 10: ...e USB Cradle to Charge 1 Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet 2 Place the camera onto the USB cradle AC adaptor AC power cord CHARGE lamp Red Charging Green Charged Full It takes about two hours to achieve a full charge ...

Page 11: ...ages 202 206 1 Press ON OFF to turn on the camera 2 Use S T W and X to select the language you want and then press SET 3 Use S T W and X to select the area where you will use the camera and then press SET 4 Use S and T to select the city where you will use the camera and then press SET 5 Use S and T to select the summer time DST setting you want and then press SET Configuring Display Language Date...

Page 12: ... year month day hour minute and then use S and T to change the setting To switch between 12 hour and 24 hour format press BS 8 When settings are completed press SET 9 Press ON OFF to turn off the camera After finishing this procedure advance to the procedure on the next page To display the date like this Select this option 07 12 19 YY MM DD 19 12 07 DD MM YY 12 19 07 MM DD YY ...

Page 13: ... is no memory card loaded If you prefer to use built in memory skip this procedure and go to Shooting a Snapshot on page 15 For information about memory card capacity see page 287 1 Open the battery cover 2 Load a memory card into the camera With the front of the memory card facing upwards towards the monitor screen side of the camera slide it into the card slot and press until it clicks securely ...

Page 14: ...slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality re format the card Be sure to perform the following procedure on the camera to format the memory card 1 Press ON OFF to turn on the camera 2 Press MENU 3 Use W and X to select the Set Up tab 4 Use T to select Format and then press X 5 Press S to select Format and then press SET To cancel formatting select Cancel and then press SET Wait until the B...

Page 15: ...e image is in focus the camera will beep the operation lamp will light green and the focus frame will turn green 4 Continuing to keep the camera still press the shutter button all the way down The recorded image will remain on the display for about one second and then it will be stored in memory After that the camera will be ready to shoot the next image Shooting a Snapshot Auto icon Focus Frame S...

Page 16: ...at suits the size of paper you plan to use for printing your images For details see pages 66 68 and 287 How do I half press the shutter button The shutter button is designed to stop about half way down when you press it lightly Stopping at this point is called a half press When you half press the shutter button the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently po...

Page 17: ...ithout waiting for Auto Focus to operate will record using Quick Shutter page 128 Quick Shutter lets you capture exactly the moment you want With Quick Shutter the camera uses high speed Auto Focus which means you can capture quick moving action more easily Note however that some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used Whenever possible take a little extra time to half press the shut...

Page 18: ... Movie Recording Screen Movie Image Quality Your camera lets you select from among six image quality settings UHQ UHQ Wide HQ HQ Wide Normal LP for movies For best camera performance use the HQ High Quality or HQ Wide setting for movie recording Movie quality is a standard that determines the detail smoothness and clarity of the image during playback Reducing image quality let s you shoot longer s...

Page 19: ...When scrolling through images a movie is displayed on the monitor screen by showing its first frame 3 Press SET to start playback The monitor screen will return to the image selection screen in step 2 after the end of the movie is reached During movie playback you can adjust volume skip forward and back and perform other operations page 154 To return to the REC mode Press Viewing a Movie PLAY W X ...

Page 20: ...his frees up memory for recording more images 1 Press 2 Press T 3 Use W and X to select the snapshot or movie you want to delete 4 Press S to select Delete To cancel the delete operation select Cancel 5 Press SET This deletes the selected snapshot or movie If you want to delete more repeat the above procedure from step 3 To quit the delete operation press MENU Deleting a File PLAY W X T S SET ...

Page 21: ...ul collection of useful recording features Face recognition during image recording page 87 Reduction of the effects of hand and subject movement using high shutter speeds and an anti shake feature page 110 High sensitivity recording avoids dark images even when the flash is not being used page 111 Quick Shutter which helps you capture exactly the moment you want page 128 High quality H 264 movie r...

Page 22: ...rt software page 239 lets you transfer images saved on your computer or displayed on your computer screen website data maps etc to your camera Bundled CASIO DATA TRANSPORT software lets you transfer documents from your computer to the camera and take it along with you page 257 LCD Panel The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high precision technology that provides a pixel yield in exc...

Page 23: ...torial fashion in the explanatory text of this manual without trademark or registered trademark symbols No infringement on trademarks is intended The SDHC Logo is a trademark Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh Mac OS QuickTime QuickT...

Page 24: ... trademarks of their respective companies Any and all unauthorized commercial copying distribution and copying of the bundled software over a network are prohibited This product contains 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...

Page 25: ...aws CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any damages or loss suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this product CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any damages or loss suffered by you or any third party due to the use of Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM Photo Transport YouTube Uploader for CASIO and or CASIO DATA TRANSPORT CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD...

Page 26: ... Directly Viewing the Sun or Bright Light Never look at the sun or any other bright light through the cameras viewfinder Doing so can damage your eyesight Flash Never use the flash unit in areas where flammable or explosive gas may be present Such conditions create the risk of fire and explosion Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operating a motor vehicle Doing so can interfere with...

Page 27: ...er plug any devices that are not specified for use with this camera into connectors Connecting a non specified device creates the risk of fire and electric shock Transport Never operate the camera inside of an aircraft or anywhere else where operation of such devices is restricted Improper use creates the risk of serious accident Smoke abnormal odor overheating and other abnormalities Continued us...

Page 28: ...amera 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 of the above symptoms are present 1 Turn off the camera 2 Remove the battery from...

Page 29: ...s present Near heaters on a heated carpet in areas exposed to direct sunlight in a closed vehicle parked in the sun or other areas subject to very high temperatures Never place the camera on an unstable surface on a high shelf etc Doing so can cause the camera to fall creating the risk of personal injury Backing Up Important Data Always keep backup copies of important data in camera memory by tran...

Page 30: ...erce it with a needle or expose it to strong impact hit it with a hammer step on it etc and never apply solder to it Never place the battery into a microwave oven heater high pressure generating device etc Should you ever notice leakage strange odor heat generation discoloration deformation or any other abnormal condition while using charging or storing a battery immediately remove it from the cam...

Page 31: ...the AC adaptor to supply power only to devices that are specified for use with it Use a 100 to 240V AC 50 60Hz wall outlet as a power source Never plug the power cord into a wall outlet that is shared by other devices or into a shared extension cord Misuse of the AC adaptor can cause it to become damaged creating the risk of fire and electric shock Make sure you observe the following precautions w...

Page 32: ...utlet as far as it will go Unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet before leaving the camera unattended for long periods such as when leaving on a trip etc At least once a year unplug the AC adaptor from the wall outlet and clean off any dust built up around the prongs USB Cradle and AC Adaptor Precautions Make sure you always remove the camera from the USB cradle before connecting or disconnec...

Page 33: ... dead batteries in the camera can lead to battery leakage and data corruption Data Error Precautions Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components Any of the following creates the risk of corruption of data in camera memory While the camera is performing an operation removing the battery or memory card from the camera or placing the camera onto or removing it from the USB ...

Page 34: ...g it to sudden temperature change Wait until the air in the bag has had enough time to become acclimated to the new temperature before removing the camera After that open the battery cover and leave it open for a few hours Power Supply Use only the special rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 20 to power this camera Use of any other type of battery is not supported The camera does not have a separa...

Page 35: ... Avoid touching the flash If the flash becomes dirty wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth To clean the camera wipe it with a soft dry cloth Monitor Screen Images The images that normally appear on the monitor screen during image playback are smaller than normal and so you cannot see all of the detail of the actual image Your camera has an image zoom feature page 165 which you can use to enlarge the...

Page 36: ...ry cover While pressing the battery cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow 2 Load the battery into the camera With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing upwards in the direction of the monitor screen hold the stopper 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 Charging the Battery NP 20 ...

Page 37: ...lly charged when you use the camera for the first time after purchasing it Use the following procedure to charge it To charge the battery 1 Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet 2 Make sure the camera is turned off If the camera is on be sure to press ON OFF to turn it off before placing it onto the USB cradle AC Adaptor USB Cradle AC power cord DC IN 5 3V ...

Page 38: ...as lit red during charging changes to green Remove the camera from the USB cradle and unplug the AC power cord from the power outlet If the CHARGE lamp flashes green This indicates that charging cannot be performed because you have just finished using the camera or because the temperature in your location is too hot or too cold If this happens wait until the camera returns to normal temperature Wh...

Page 39: ...vailable special charger unit BC 11L to charge the special rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 20 The battery cannot be charged using any other type of charger device Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident This camera is designed for use only with the USB cradle that comes with it Never try to use any other type of cradle Use only the AC adaptor that comes bundled ...

Page 40: ...rotect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera page 45 Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below indicates that battery power is low Charge the battery as soon as possible Recording is not possible when is indicated Charge the battery immediately Remaining Power High ...

Page 41: ...ttery is dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared You will have to re configure the settings after power is restored Replacing the Battery 1 Open the battery cover 2 With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwards as shown in the illustration slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow and hold it there This will cause the battery to come out part way ...

Page 42: ... very limited operation following a full charge it probably means that the battery has reached the end of its service life Replace the battery with a new one Storage Precautions Though a rechargeable lithium ion battery provides high capacity in a compact configuration long term storage while charged can cause it to deteriorate If you do not plan to use a battery for some time fully use up its cha...

Page 43: ...he AC adaptor to a power supply through a voltage converter or similar device Doing so can lead to malfunction Extra Batteries Taking along extra fully charged batteries NP 20 is recommended while on a trip in order to avoid not being able to shoot images due to the battery going dead Turning Power On To turn power on and enter the REC mode Press ON OFF Power or REC To turn power on and enter the ...

Page 44: ...ck on Turning Power Off Press ON OFF Power NOTE You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press REC or PLAY You can also configure the camera to turn off when you press REC or PLAY page 208 Turning On Power for the First Time The first time you load a battery into the camera a screen appears for configuring screen text language date and time settings Use the procedure under C...

Page 45: ...d X to select the Set Up tab 3 Use S and T to select the item you want to configure Sleep or Auto Power Off and then press X 4 Use S and T to select the sleep or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press SET Selecting Off for the sleep setting disables the sleep feature Feature Name Description Settings Sleep The monitor screen turns off goes into a sleep state if no operation is performed for a ...

Page 46: ...he camera on a memory card It is up to you to purchase a commercially available memory card In addition to memory card storage the camera also has built in memory which is enough to hold a few snapshots or a short movie Use built in memory for test purposes emergency use etc NOTE Images can be copied between the camera s built in memory and a memory card page 194 The following data is stored in bu...

Page 47: ...ssing speeds If you are using a slow memory card you may not be able to record a movie using the UHQ UHQ Wide HQ or HQ Wide image quality setting Because of this use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data which can cause movie frames to be dropped and flash on the monitor screen during recor...

Page 48: ...R CD RW MO disk hard disk etc Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORTANT Make sure you always turn off the camera before loading or removing a memory card Be sure to orient the card correctly when loading it Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel resistance 1 Open the battery cover While pressing the battery cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow ...

Page 49: ...r it click securely into place 3 Close the battery cover Swing the battery cover closed and then slide it securely into place as you press it against the camera Replacing the Memory Card 1 Remove the memory card from the camera Press the memory card and then release it so it comes part way out Pull the card out the rest of the way by hand 2 Load the other memory card MEMORY CARD MEMORY CARD Front ...

Page 50: ...ll not need to format it each time you use it Formatting a memory card that already has files on it will delete its contents IMPORTANT Note that data deleted by a memory card format operation cannot be recovered Double check to make sure that you really want to delete all the contents of the memory card before proceeding with the format operation Even if the file data on a memory card is protected...

Page 51: ...ing it However it is recommended that you always take along more than one memory card whenever using the camera far away from the home or office If you experience problems while trying to playback recorded images try re formatting the memory card As you record data to and delete data from a memory card a number of times it loses its ability to retain data Because of this periodic re formatting of ...

Page 52: ... Screen Press MENU to display the menu screen Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode This screen shows a REC mode menu Menu Screen Operation Buttons The following is the procedure for menu operations in the REC mode 1 In the REC mode press MENU This displays the menu screen 2 Use W and X to select the tab where the item you want to configure is located Here we will select the RE...

Page 53: ...e tab and then use W and X to switch to another tab You can use the display menu to configure various monitor screen settings See Display Menu Reference on page 277 for information about display menu contents Example Display Menu Screen Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode This screen shows the REC mode menu Menu Screen Operation Buttons Configuring Monitor Screen Settings W X...

Page 54: ...it the menu screen Selecting a Screen Layout Layout The contents of the layout setting menu depend on whether the camera is in the REC mode or the PLAY mode REC Mode Screen Layout For the REC mode the screen layout settings let you select the layout of icons Layout Type Description Panel On Pressing SET in the REC mode while Panel On is selected as the layout type will cause the top icon of the Op...

Page 55: ...sitivity page 135 7White balance page 132 8EV shift page 131 9Date Time 2 3 page 202 Panel Off With this option the image being composed completely fills the monitor screen This setting is best when you want to display the subject on a large 16 9 aspect ratio monitor screen page 67 Icons are superimposed on the displayed image Layout Type Description 1 9 5 3 4 7 8 2 6 ...

Page 56: ...use Panel Operation Panel 1 In the REC mode press SET This highlights selects the top icon of the Operation Panel 2 Use S and T to select the icon of the setting you want to change 3 Use W and X to change the setting If you want to configure other settings repeat steps 2 and 3 4 After all the settings are the way you want press SET This will apply the settings and return to normal operation no Ope...

Page 57: ...etting 100 of the display image is always visible With some aspect ratios black bands may appear above and below or to the left and right of the image Wide With this setting the display image is the maximum possible size that allows the entire image to be displayed horizontally With some aspect ratios the top and bottom of the image will be cut off Display Information Setting Description Show Turn...

Page 58: ...on Auto With this setting the camera detects available light levels and automatically adjusts the brightness of the monitor screen accordingly This is the setting you should normally use In the PLAY mode the brightness of the monitor screen remains constant even if the available light level changes 2 Brightness that is greater than 1 which makes the screen easier to view This setting consumes more...

Page 59: ...se indoor use under dark conditions etc Brightness Setting Description Quality Setting Description Dynamic Increases contrast of the monitor screen image so the subject stands out for easier viewing and framing when shooting under bright conditions Vivid Makes the monitor screen image a bit brighter than the actual image for more clarity Makes recorded image brighter when showing it to others Real...

Page 60: ...n recording at night with a tripod Power Saving Consumes slightly less power than the other settings and extends battery life Note that power saving is disabled when Auto is selected for the monitor screen brightness setting Quality Setting Description If you lose your way Current Screen To return to the normal snapshot or movie recording screen press Menu screen MENU or Display Menu screen DISP o...

Page 61: ...G READY PLAY mode Current Screen To return to the normal playback screen Menu screen MENU or Display Menu screen DISP or REC mode screen Press Delete screen Press You could also select Cancel and then press SET ...

Page 62: ... you are operating the camera The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only Never use it for any other purpose Never swing the camera around by its strap IMPORTANT Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration Holding the Camera Correctly Horizontal Vertical Hold the camera as shown in the illustration with your arms firmly aga...

Page 63: ...take care that you do not move the camera as the shutter releases This is especially important when available lighting is low which slows down the shutter speed 1 Press REC to enter the REC mode Confirm that the subject people scenery etc and the Auto icon are displayed on the monitor screen If any icon other than the Auto icon is displayed switch to Auto page 104 Shooting a Snapshot Focus Frame A...

Page 64: ...ally and the focus frame and operation lamp will turn green The aperture shutter speed and ISO sensitivity also will be set automatically 3 Shoot the image When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way This will shoot the snapshot and save it to the memory card or the camera s built in memory Shutter Button Operation Lamp Shutter Button ...

Page 65: ...e camera adjusts this setting automatically If the image does not focus If the focus frame stays red and the operation 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 Checking a Snapshot A snapshot will remain on the monitor screen for a short while after you shoot it and then disappear when ...

Page 66: ... is recorded If you keep the shutter button depressed images will continue to be shot without focus Whenever possible take a little extra time to half press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus Specifying Image Size A digital camera image is a collection of small dots pixels The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains and is expressed as horizontal pixels vertical pixe...

Page 67: ...elevision An HDTV screen has an aspect ratio of 16 9 which makes them wider than the usual 4 3 aspect ratio of television screens of the past Your camera can record images that are compatible with the aspect ratio of an HDTV screen VGA 640 480 pixels is the optimum size when attaching images to e mail Print paper sizes should be thought of as rough estimates only 200 dpi print resolution Image Siz...

Page 68: ...memory For information about image size image quality and number of images that can be stored see page 287 This setting applies to snapshots only For information about movie image quality see page 94 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Quality and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the image quality setting you want and then press SET NOTE The Fine setting helps to bring out...

Page 69: ...setting is AF assist lamp on Turning off the AF assist lamp using the following procedure is recommended when shooting the image of a nearby person 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select AF Assist Light and then press X 3 Use S and T to select Off and then press SET When you want to turn on the AF assist lamp select On here IMPORTANT Do not look directly into the AF assist self timer...

Page 70: ...light is shining directly onto the lens shade the lens with your hand when shooting an image Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can cause digital noise in the monitor ...

Page 71: ...ile shooting An image may be out of focus even though the operation lamp is lit green and the focus frame is green If you cannot focus properly try using focus lock page 127 or manual focus page 129 Your camera provides you with 3X optical zoom which changes the lens focal distance which can be used in combination with digital zoom which digitally process the center portion of the image to enlarge...

Page 72: ... protect against hand movement when using the telephoto setting zoom in Optical zoom is disabled while shooting a movie Digital zoom only is available while shooting a movie Make sure you select the optical zoom setting you want to use before you press the shutter button to start shooting your movie To do this Press this side of the zoom button Enlarge the subject and narrow the range telephoto Re...

Page 73: ...om Also the zoom bar indicates the approximate zoom factor Zoom Values for Each Image Size Digital Zoom Indicator Zoom Bar Focus Range Displayed when shooting with Auto Focus macro or manual focus 8M 1X 3X 12X 3 2 1X 3X 12X 16 9 1X 3X 12X 6M 1X 3 5X 13 7X 4M 1X 4 2X 16 7X 2M 1X 6 1X 24 0X VGA 1X 15 1X 45 2X 1X 12X to 45 2X Zoom Pointer Indicates current zoom Image Deterioration Point Image starts ...

Page 74: ...mage deterioration is indicated on the display The deterioration point depends on the image size The digital zoom range of the zoom indicator is shown on the monitor screen only while Digital Zoom is turned on Turning Off Digital Zoom You can turn off digital zoom if you want to use optical zoom only This will help to avoid deteriorated images due to accidentally switching over from optical zoom t...

Page 75: ...ordance with exposure amount of light and brightness conditions Initial factory default setting Flash Off Flash does not 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 Soft Flash Always use soft flash regardless of exposure conditions Use this setting when you want to suppress the flas...

Page 76: ...ht 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 cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the image to close which reduces the chance of red eye IMPORTANT Note the following important points when using red eye reduction Red eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking directly...

Page 77: ...h indicates that charging is complete Changing the Flash Intensity 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Flash Intensity and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press SET You can set one of five levels from 2 weakest to 2 strongest IMPORTANT Flash intensity may not change when the subject is too far away or too close AF N 2 indicate...

Page 78: ...to turn off flash assist when you do not want to use it 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Flash Assist and then press X 3 Use S and T to select Off and then press SET When you want to use flash assist select Auto here IMPORTANT Flash assist may not produce the desired result for some types of subjects Any of the following can result in the flash assist effect being canceled ...

Page 79: ...he presence of outdoor sunlight fluorescent lighting or some other light source can cause abnormal image colors With the self timer pressing the shutter button starts a timer and the shutter is released and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time Using the Self Timer Self Timer Type Description 10 sec 10 second self timer 2 sec 2 second self timer When shooting under conditions that slow do...

Page 80: ...to appear on the monitor screen 4 Press the shutter button to shoot Using the Self timer to Shoot an Image The image is not shot right away after you press the shutter button Instead shooting starts after the preset time elapses The AF Assist Self timer Lamp flashes while the countdown is being performed You can interrupt an ongoing self timer countdown by fully pressing the shutter button while t...

Page 81: ...e Recording The Triple Self timer cannot be used when performing the following recording operations Recording with Flash Continuous Shutter Recording with certain BEST SHOT scenes Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo For YouTube Movie mode Your camera has four continuous shutter modes Using Continuous Shutter Continuous Shutter Mode Description Normal Speed Normal speed Continuous...

Page 82: ...u keep the shutter button depressed Releasing the shutter button stops shooting Flash continuous shutter can shoot up to three images Shooting stops if you release the shutter button before three images are recorded IMPORTANT The speed of normal speed continuous shutter and high speed continuous shutter depend on the type of memory card being used and the amount free space available in memory When...

Page 83: ...ge and the right image will be recorded IMPORTANT Note that with zoom continuous shutter you do not need to keep the shutter button depressed Digital zoom is disabled while shooting with zoom continuous shutter Zoom continuous shutter is not available when the image size setting is 3 2 or 16 9 When the image size setting is 8M or 6M the size of the zoomed image produced by zoom continuous shutter ...

Page 84: ...ory capacity runs low The continuous shutter rate depends on the current image size and image quality settings You can select the flash mode you want with normal speed continuous shutter mode With high speed continuous shutter the flash mode automatically becomes flash off With the flash continuous shutter mode the flash mode automatically becomes flash on Note that the resolution of images record...

Page 85: ...ess SET Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1 Press the shutter button to shoot This monitor screen will show the image you just shot along with the icon If you do not want to record audio at this time press MENU This will display the monitor screen for shooting the next image 2 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 3 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will sto...

Page 86: ...ecord NOTE After transferring an audio snapshot to your computer s hard disk you can play back the audio using QuickTime pages 234 251 The following shows the formats used for storing audio snapshot data Image Data JPEG JPG extension Audio Data WAVE ADPCM WAV extension Approximate Audio File Size 165 KB 30 second recording at 5 5 KB per second You cannot turn off the monitor screen by pressing DIS...

Page 87: ...3 Use W and X to select Face Detection Normal and then press SET Face Recognition Face Recognition Mode Description Normal mode Detects human faces and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly When multiple faces are detected image is given to any relatively large face located in the center of the image Family First mode Detects human faces When multiple faces are detected this mode gives setting ...

Page 88: ... shutter button to perform face recognition while Tracking page 125 is selected for the AF area will cause the focus frame to follow the movement of the face Using the Family First Mode to Give Priority to Particular Faces Using Record Family to Pre record Face Data To use the Family First mode you need to pre record facial data for the friends and family members to which you want to give priority...

Page 89: ...FAMILY page 253 Any manipulation of the data in the FAMILY folder can cause the camera to stop operating properly Never delete or edit any data in the FAMILY folder Using Edit Family to Assign a Priority Level to Recorded Face Data After recording face data you can assign a name and a priority level that controls how the data is applied when shooting a snapshot 1 Enter a REC mode 2 Press S once 3 ...

Page 90: ...isable face recognition Deleting recorded face data Perform the following steps when you want to delete recorded face data 1 Enter a REC mode 2 Press S once 3 Use W and X to select Edit Family and then press SET 4 Press MENU 5 Use the procedures under Deleting a Specific File page 196 and Deleting All Files page 197 to delete the face data you want You can exit this procedure by pressing MENU NOTE...

Page 91: ...ed faces all will be bounded by frames after detection is complete The frames will be colored according to the priority level of the face White lowest yellow or green highest A green frame indicates the highest priority face when the image is recorded 5 Half press the shutter button This will focus on the face with the highest priority the one with the green frame and adjust its brightness When fo...

Page 92: ...ypes of faces is not supported A face that is partially obstructed by hair sunglasses a hat etc A face that is shaded from the light A profile of a face that is not shot straight on A face that is tilted left or right A face that is very far away or very small A face that is very close or very large A face in an area that is very dark Face detection is not supported for animals or other non human ...

Page 93: ...uto Focus AF is selected as the focus mode when shooting with face recognition Use of no other focus mode is supported When shooting with the camera held sideways for a portrait orientation shot face recognition may take more time when shooting with the camera held normally landscape orientation Face recognition cannot be used in combination with any of the following features Images recorded with ...

Page 94: ...mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Quality and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the quality setting you want and then press SET The indicator is on the monitor screen while UHQ Wide or HQ Wide is selected for the quality setting Movie Image Quality Image Quality pixels Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate UHQ 640 480 5 8 Megabits second 30 frames second UHQ Wide 848 480 7 0 Megabits secon...

Page 95: ...de point the camera at the subject 2 Press to start shooting the movie is displayed while movie recording is in progress 3 Press again to stop shooting Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long Movie recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing Image Quality Approximate Size...

Page 96: ...flash while shooting a movie The camera also records audio Note the following points when shooting a movie Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers etc Good 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 Shooting a very bright subject can caus...

Page 97: ...e image will be out of focus Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fixed focus while shooting a movie pages 122 123 With Short Movie pressing will shoot a movie that starts a few seconds before is pressed first part and ends a few seconds after it is pressed second part You can specify how long in seconds you want the first part and the second part of the Short Movie to be Since a few seconds of actio...

Page 98: ...e S and T to select how long in seconds you want the first part of the Short Movie to be and then press X 5 Use S and T to select how long in seconds you want the second part of the Short Movie to be and then press X The total length of a Short Movie first part plus second part must be at least two seconds and no longer than eight seconds If you specify five seconds for the first part in step 4 fo...

Page 99: ...is up press again IMPORTANT Movie data is continually recorded and stored in a buffer before you press Keep the camera pointed at the subject Then at the right moment press When you press the remaining recording time of part two of the Short Movie counts down on the monitor screen To do this Select this setting Create a snapshot with nine movie frames with the one recorded when is pressed in the c...

Page 100: ...p for normal snapshot shooting for example select Auto and then press SET Past Movie is similar to a normal movie except that it captures about five seconds of whatever happened in front of the lens before was pressed to start shooting Past Movie is a great way to make sure that you never just miss that special moment because you press the button too late Using Past Movie button pressed Movie Reco...

Page 101: ... again to stop shooting Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you press IMPORTANT When Past Movie is selected the camera continually updates an internal buffer that holds about five seconds of movie images of what has happened in front of the camera s lens When you press your movie will start with the buffer s current contents and continue from there Be sure to...

Page 102: ...o and then press SET You can shoot a snapshot while normal movie recording is in progress Note however that movie recording image and audio is interrupted for a few seconds while the snapshot is recorded Shooting a Snapshot During a Movie 1 While movie recording is in progress press the shutter button You can also half press the shutter button to focus using Auto Focus 2 Movie recording continues ...

Page 103: ... shooting a movie is not supported while any one of the following BEST SHOT scenes is selected Short Movie Past Movie Business cards and documents White board etc For YouTube Voice Recording NOTE You can use T while shooting a movie to change the flash mode ...

Page 104: ...ch result in the main subject being too dark if set up improperly come out looking great Some Sample Scenes Selecting a Sample Scene 1 In the REC mode press BS This enters the BEST SHOT mode and displays a screen showing thumbnails of 15 sample scenes The initial default selection is Auto Portrait Scenery Night Scene Night Scene Portrait Scene Number Boundary Currently Selected Sample Scene Scene ...

Page 105: ...the scene selection screen To return to Auto select Scene 1 which is Auto Pressing MENU while the scene selection screen or scene description text is on the monitor screen will cause the boundary to jump directly to Auto 3 Press SET to apply the settings of the selected scene and return to the recording screen The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different sce...

Page 106: ...te images Depending on your camera model the sample scene is named either For eBay or Auction Images you record using the auction site sample scene are stored in a special folder so you can easily find them on your computer page 254 The BEST SHOT For YouTube scene sets up the camera for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to YouTube Movies recorded with the For YouTube scene are stor...

Page 107: ...m while the scene description screen is on the display To return to the scene selection screen press the zoom button again To scroll through available BEST SHOT scenes use W and X To select the currently displayed scene and configure the camera with its settings press SET NOTE If you select a scene by pressing SET while the description screen is displayed the same description scene will appear the...

Page 108: ...s built in memory page 209 deletes all the user BEST SHOT scene files NOTE Registering a snapshot creates a snapshot setup while registering a movie creates a movie setup A snapshot setup can be used to shoot snapshots only and a movie setup can be used to shoot movies only You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by displaying the camera s setting menus and looking at ...

Page 109: ...EST SHOT User Scene Perform the following steps when you want to delete a BEST SHOT user scene 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Press the zoom button to display its explanation screen 3 Use W and X to select the BEST SHOT user scene you want to delete 4 Press T 5 Use S and T to select Delete and then press SET This will delete the BEST SHOT user scene you selected and display the next screen either th...

Page 110: ...T 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use S T W and X to select the Anti Shake scene and then press SET Anti Shake will remain selected until you select a different BEST SHOT scene Turning on Anti Shake Using the Panel Operation Panel 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use S and T to select the fifth option from the top in the operation panel Anti Shake 3 Use W and X to select Auto and then press SET This tur...

Page 111: ...cts of subject movement are not limited page 96 Anti Shake may not work with a very low shutter speed If this happens use a tripod to stabilize the camera The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images recorded under certain lighting conditions This operation causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the image and be ready for the...

Page 112: ... tripod to protect against the effects of hand movement The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images recorded under certain lighting conditions This operation causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the image and be ready for the next shot Shooting a business card document whiteboard or similarly shaped object from an angle ca...

Page 113: ... press the shutter button to shoot This displays a screen that shows all of the rectangular shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone correction A red boundary will surround the currently selected correction candidate If there is a black boundary it means that the black boundary is indicating a second possible candidate If there is no second candidate black boundary jump directly...

Page 114: ...ct correctly unless it is enclosed entirely within the monitor screen Correction will not be possible if the subject is the same color as its background Make sure the object is against a background that allows its outline to stand out Digital zoom is disabled while shooting with a Business Shot scene However you can use optical zoom The maximum Business Shot image size is 2M 1600 1200 pixels even ...

Page 115: ... off the surface of the original photograph when recording it If the old photograph is portrait orientation be sure to compose the image with the camera in landscape horizontal orientation NOTE When the camera is at an angle to the photograph you are recording the shape of the photograph may appear distorted in the recorded image Auto keystone correction corrects for this distortion which means th...

Page 116: ...idate you want to correct 3 Use S and T to select Trim and then press SET This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen To cancel the correction operation select Cancel 4 Press the zoom button to zoom the cropping boundary 5 Use S T W and X to move the selection boundary to the desired location and then press SET The camera will correct color automatically and save the corrected image If...

Page 117: ...e is 2M 1600 1200 pixels When the camera is configured to record images smaller than 2M 1600 1200 pixels Old Photo will produce images in accordance with the currently specified image size Under certain conditions restored colors may not produce the desired results You can create a multi snapshot image by recording snapshots into the frames that are arranged in a preset pattern This lets you creat...

Page 118: ...shooting into a three frame layout press the shutter button a third time to record the third image Pressing SET during steps 4 or 5 of the above procedure will toggle between the layout screen the one with the frames on it and a screen that uses the entire display area to compose the image you are shooting To clear the currently recorded Layout images and restart an ongoing Layout operation press ...

Page 119: ...t Shot Digital Zoom Self timer Continuous Shutter Face Recognition With auto tracking a boundary area follows a moving subject making it easy to snap an image with the subject in the center 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use S T W and X to select Auto Framing and then press SET 3 Align the focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half press the shutter button The focus frame and th...

Page 120: ...s The following functions are disabled during Auto Framing Timestamp Self timer Normal speed Continuous Shutter High speed Continuous Shutter Flash Continuous Shutter Face Recognition Auto Framing may not be able to follow a fast moving subject If this happens release the shutter button re align the focus frame with the subject and then half press the shutter again When shooting with Auto Framing ...

Page 121: ...ition varies with optical zoom Macro Close up Used for close up shooting Macro Focus becomes fixed focus while shooting a movie Auto adjustment 15 cm to 50 cm 5 9 to 19 7 Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom Pan Focus Fixed focus for relatively wide range focusing Use Pan Focus PF under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult Fixed distance Focus range varies with optical zoom posit...

Page 122: ...See the following pages of this section for details about shooting with each focus mode Using Auto Focus 1 Align the monitor screen s focus frame with the subject you want to focus and then half press the shutter button This camera will perform the focus operation You can tell if the image is in focus by checking the operation lamp and the focus frame color Focus Mode Icon Status Operation Lamp Fo...

Page 123: ...ile shooting with Auto Focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focus range Example cm will be replaced by the actual focus range value Using Macro Focus 1 Half press the shutter button to focus the image The focus operation is the same as that for Auto Focus 2 When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot IMPORTANT Use of the...

Page 124: ...ay the camera will switch to the Auto Focus range automatically Auto Macro Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Macro Focus values will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focus range Example cm cm will be replaced by the actual focus range values ...

Page 125: ... setting Use a small area in the center of the screen for metering This setting is best when you want to use focus lock page 127 Spot When the shutter button is half pressed have the camera automatically select one or more of nine possible focus frames If the camera is able to focus on multiple points all applicable focus frames turn green Multi Half pressing the shutter button focuses the subject...

Page 126: ...y determine the optimum focus frame s which will change to green on the monitor screen Multi cannot be used in the Face Recognition Normal mode or the Family First mode page 87 If you select Tracking while using continuous shutter or self timer subject will be tracked until image recording starts Spot Tracking Multi Focus Frame Focus Frame B ...

Page 127: ... the 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 re compose the image as you like When Tracking is selected as the Auto Focus area the focus frame will move automatically and follow the subject 3 When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot NOTE Focus lock also...

Page 128: ...utter is used 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Quick Shutter and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET 4 Press the shutter button all the way down without pausing Pressing the shutter button all the way without pausing at the halfway type will record with Quick Shutter without performing the normal Auto Focus operation IMPORTANT Quick Shut...

Page 129: ...ry or other subjects that are difficult to focus properly with Auto Focus 1 While Infinity Focus is selected as the focus mode press the shutter button to shoot Using Manual Focus With Manual Focus the camera automatically enlarges the subject on the monitor screen which helps you manually adjust focus Manual focus can be used for shoot such images as moving trains Before the train arrives manuall...

Page 130: ...E Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation page 71 while shooting with manual focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focusing range Example MF cm will be replaced by the actual focus range values IMPORTANT While Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode the W and X keys are used to adjust the focus setting Any other functions assigned to the W and X k...

Page 131: ... T to select the second option from the bottom in the operation panel EV Shift 3 Use W and X to adjust the exposure compensation value X Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best used for light colored subjects and backlit subjects Increasing the EV value also works well with the BEST SHOT Backlight scene W Decreases the EV value A lower EV value is best for dark color subjects and for shoo...

Page 132: ...ou change the exposure compensation value to 0 0 page 136 You can use the key customization feature to configure the W and X buttons so they control EV shift page 145 This comes in handy when adjusting exposure compensation while viewing the on screen histogram page 142 Shooting on a cloudy day can give your subject a blue cast while shooting under white fluorescent lighting can give your subject ...

Page 133: ... key is configured to select the auto white balance setting scroll through the settings until appears on the monitor screen To do this Select this setting Let the camera adjust white balance automatically Auto WB Shoot outdoors on a clear day Daylight Shoot outdoors on an overcast rainy day in the shade etc Overcast Shoot in the shadow of a building in the shade of trees etc on a clear day Shade S...

Page 134: ...hite Balance 3 Use W and X to select Manual WB This will display the subject that the lens is aimed at on the monitor screen using the current manual white balance settings If you want to use the current settings jump directly to step 5 4 Under the lighting conditions you plan to use when shooting point the camera at a blank white piece of paper so it fills the entire monitor screen and then press...

Page 135: ...tion with a high ISO sensitivity setting can cause digital noise which makes an image appear rough For clean good quality images use the lowest possible ISO sensitivity setting 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use S and T to select the sixth option from the top in the operation panel ISO Sensitivity 3 Use W and X to select the setting you want and then press SET Specifying ISO Sensitivity To shoot wi...

Page 136: ...The metering mode determines what part of the subject is metered for exposure 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Metering and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET Multi Multi Metering Multi pattern metering divides the image into sections and measures the light in each section for a balanced exposure reading The camera automatically det...

Page 137: ...bject without being affected by surrounding conditions IMPORTANT The metering mode will change to Center Weighted automatically if you change the EV shift value page 131 to anything other than 0 0 while Multi is selected The metering mode will change back to Center Weighted when the EV shift value is changed back to 0 0 When Multi is selected as the metering mode the icon will not be displayed on ...

Page 138: ...nderexposure 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Dynamic Range and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET You can also correct the dynamic range of a photograph you have already shot page 179 Reducing the Effects of Overexposure and Underexposure When you want to do this Select this setting Apply Dynamic Range to a greater extent than Expa...

Page 139: ... color effect look just like what you would get by installing a color filter on the lens of the camera 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Color Filter and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET Available filter settings are Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink and Purple Enhancing Human Skin Textures When you want to do this Select th...

Page 140: ...T You can specify one of five sharpness settings from 2 sharpest to 2 least sharp Use the following procedure to adjust the saturation of colors in your images 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Saturation and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET You can specify one of five saturation settings from 2 most saturated to 2 least saturated ...

Page 141: ...to 2 least contrast between light and dark You can have the snapshot s recording date only or date and time stamped in the lower right corner of the image 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Timestamp and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET Example December 24 2007 1 25 p m Adjusting Image Contrast Date Stamping Snapshots To do this Sele...

Page 142: ...lock settings pages 11 202 when the snapshot is recorded Digital zoom is not supported while date stamping is turned on Date stamping is not supported for the following types of images Some BEST SHOT images Auto Framing Business cards and documents White board etc Old Photo Zoom Continuous Shutter The on screen histogram that provides a graphic representation of the current exposure of the image Y...

Page 143: ... 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 blue These lines can be used to determine whether there is too much or too little of each of the color components in an image Example Histograms A histogram towards the left side results when t...

Page 144: ...stogram 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 was shot This histogram does not appear when shooting with face recognition page 87 The following functions are also available in the REC mode to help make your digital image more efficient and enjoyable Assign functions...

Page 145: ...U 2 On the REC tab select L R Key and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the function you want to assign and then press SET After you assign a function you can control its setting using the W and X keys Selecting Off leaves the W and X keys with no function assigned When this function is assigned You can use W and X to do this Metering page 136 Change the metering setting EV Shift page 131 Perfo...

Page 146: ...corded Image Review When you purchase your camera it is initially configured with the Image Review feature turned on Image Review displays the image you just recorded so you can check it 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Review and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Display the grid On Hide the grid Off To ...

Page 147: ...ite Balance Self timer or EV shift respectively is assigned to the W and X keys with the key customization feature page 145 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Icon Help and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET IMPORTANT The icons listed below do not appear on the display while icon help is turned off Flash mode icon page 75 White balance ic...

Page 148: ... and on See step 4 of the setting procedure below for information about the settings you can save with mode memory 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Memory and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the item you want to configure and then press X 4 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Save the current setting when the camera ...

Page 149: ... scene what was selected when you last turned off the camera This is true regardless of any of the mode memory on off settings of each individual setting except for Zoom Position Setting Mode Memory On Mode Memory Off BEST SHOT 1 Setting at power off Exits BEST SHOT when camera is turned off Flash Auto Focus Auto White Balance Auto ISO Auto AF Area Spot Metering Multi Self timer Off Flash Intensit...

Page 150: ...irst purchase the camera See Menu Reference on page 273 for the initial factory default setting for each menu item 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Reset and then press X 3 Use S and T to select Reset and then press SET To cancel the procedure without resetting select Cancel IMPORTANT The following are not initialized when you reset the camera page 275 Home Time setup World Time setup Adjus...

Page 151: ...page 272 The file type icon that appears at the top of the monitor screen depends on the type of file snapshot movie audio only etc that is currently displayed Snapshot page 151 Movie page 153 Audio snapshot page 152 See page 57 information about how to hide the image information and view the image alone 2 Use W and X to scroll between images Press X to scroll forward and W to scroll back Viewing ...

Page 152: ... another type of digital camera only a rough image may be shown on the monitor screen To switch to the REC mode Press Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot You can use the following procedure to play the audio of an audio snapshot An audio snapshot is indicated by the file type icon 1 Enter the PLAY mode and then use W and X to display the audio snapshot whose audio you want to play 2 Press ...

Page 153: ...ovie is Movie icon page 272 The film like frame that appears on the monitor screen indicates that this is an image from a movie 2 Press SET to start playback The monitor screen will return to the selection screen in step 1 after the end of the movie is reached To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse playback Hold down X or W Pause or restart playback Press SET Adjust volume Use S and T Cha...

Page 154: ...n from fast forward fast reverse to normal playback Press SET Pause or restart playback Press SET When paused scroll forward or back frame by frame Hold down either button to scroll non stop Press X or W Adjust volume Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress Use S and T Toggle on screen indicators on or off Press DISP Zoom in up to 4 5X While an image is zoomed you can use S...

Page 155: ...urn on Anti Shake Each press of toggles Anti Shake on and off Anti Shake indicator is displayed on the monitor screen while Anti Shake is turned on 3 After the setting is the way you want press SET NOTE You can press to turn Anti Shake on and off while the movie is stopped or playing You can also use the following procedure to turn Anti Shake on and off 1 While a movie is playing press MENU 2 Sele...

Page 156: ...ludes snapshots and audio snapshots only Only Includes movies only One Image Includes only one specific image selected using W and X Favorites Includes snapshots in the FAVORITE folder page 192 Time Specify the time of the slideshow from start to finish Use W and X to select one of the following times in minutes 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 30 60 Interval Select the interval between slides Use W and X to selec...

Page 157: ... Pressing instead of SET stops the slideshow and switches to the REC mode Effect Select a special effect Use S and T to select the effect you want Pattern 1 2 3 4 5 Plays background music and applies an image change effect Pattern 1 through 4 use the same special effects but each use different background music Pattern 5 uses different effects from patterns 1 through 4 Selecting Pattern 5 changes t...

Page 158: ... copied from a computer or an image recorded with a different type of digital camera may remain on the screen longer than the time specified by Interval Changing the Background Music You can change from the built in background music that plays when you execute Effect to other background music Supported File File Types IMA ADPCM format WAV files Sampling Frequencies 22 05 kHz 44 1 kHz Audio monaura...

Page 159: ...e of the following steps Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double click My Computer 2 Double click Removable Disk Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera or built in memory if there is no card as a removable disk Macintosh 1 Double click the camera s drive icon Your computer recogn...

Page 160: ...cture Memory Card or Built in Memory Background Music Folder Background Music File Background Music File Playing a Slideshow on the USB Cradle Photo Stand You can play a slideshow on the camera while it is mounted on the USB cradle This is a good way to enjoy a long slideshow without worrying about the camera s battery going dead Configure slideshow settings page 156 before performing the steps be...

Page 161: ...press MENU again to restart the slideshow To adjust the level of audio volume during a slideshow use S and T to adjust the volume To stop a slideshow Press the USB cradle s PHOTO button This will turn off the camera IMPORTANT The battery does not charge while a slideshow is in progress To charge the battery stop the slideshow Do not remove the camera from the cradle while a slideshow is in progres...

Page 162: ...he PLAY mode an image will appear on the TV screen The camera s monitor screen will not turn on Pressing ON OFF or REC will not turn on the camera 5 Now you can perform the applicable operation on the camera for the type of file you want to play At this point you could press the USB cradle s PHOTO button to start a slideshow page 161 To turn off the camera You can turn off the camera by doing eith...

Page 163: ...rd images from the camera There are various different methods you can use in order to connect to another device when recording images The following describes one method for connection using the AV cable that comes with the camera DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals USB cradle Connect to the AV OUT AV output port Camera Place onto the cradle You can play a slid...

Page 164: ...pect ratio setting on your TV as well Incorrect aspect ratio settings on the camera and or the TV can result in abnormal image display Images will not display correctly unless the camera s video signal output setting matches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment Images will not display correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC or PAL For this type of TV Select this...

Page 165: ...re turned on an indicator in the lower right corner of the monitor screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed To scroll images during zoom After performing a zoom operation you can scroll between snapshots by pressing SET and then using W and X to scroll When the snapshot you want is displayed press SET again to return W and X to their zoom functions To return to image to no...

Page 166: ...e selection boundary to it and then press SET Use the following procedure to display a calendar which shows the first image recorded on each date of a particular month This screen helps to make searching for an image quicker and easier 1 In the PLAY mode press the zoom button twice This displays the calendar screen You can also display the calendar by pressing MENU selecting the PLAY tab selecting...

Page 167: ...for the Date Style setting page 203 IMPORTANT Note following points about how certain editing functions of the camera affect the date with which the image is associated on the calendar screen Performing this type of editing operation Will associate the resulting image with this date Keystone Color Correction Resize Trimming Copy Layout Print MOTION PRINT The date that the editing operation was per...

Page 168: ...lette operation Press W or X To stop Image Roulette Press REC to enter the REC mode or press ON OFF to turn off the camera The camera will exit Image Roulette automatically you do not perform the next Image Roulette operation within about one minute after the final image of the previous operation appeared on the monitor screen IMPORTANT Image Roulette does not play audio or movie files For a rotat...

Page 169: ...mage size and then press SET When you select an image size it will start to cycle through the following information Image Size Number of Pixels Print Size The print size indicates the optimum paper size for printing a snapshot of the selected image size 5 After you press SET in step 4 to resize the image the monitor screen returns to step 3 From there you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to resize another...

Page 170: ...e same as the recording date of the original snapshot 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 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to scroll through images and display the snapshot you want to crop 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Trimming and then press X This operation can be performed only while a snapsho...

Page 171: ...g procedure to correct the snapshot of a blackboard document poster photograph or other rectangular object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new corrected 2M 1600 1200 pixels size image to be stored as a separate file 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to scroll through images and display the snapshot you want to correct 2 Pre...

Page 172: ...u correct the old color of a photograph shot with a digital camera This function is useful for correcting existing old photographs posters etc Performing color restoration on an image causes a new restored 2M 1600 1200 pixels size image to be stored as a separate file 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to scroll through images and display the snapshot you want to correct 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab...

Page 173: ...he original image To exit color restoration without saving anything press MENU IMPORTANT If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600 1200 pixels size the new restored version will be the same size as the original one When you display a restored image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded not when the image was corrected NOTE If you want ...

Page 174: ...he time and date display the image to confirm that the date and time are correct IMPORTANT The date and time stamped into an image using the Time Stamp feature cannot be edited page 141 You cannot edit the date and time of an image that is protected Unprotect the image and then edit the date and time You can specify any date in the range of January 1 1980 to December 31 2049 Editing the Date and T...

Page 175: ... be performed only while a snapshot or movie image is on the monitor screen 3 Use W and X to select the snapshot whose display image you want to rotate 4 Use S and T to select Rotate and then press SET Each press of SET will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left 5 When the displayed image is at the orientation you want press MENU IMPORTANT You cannot rotate an image that is protected To rotat...

Page 176: ...you want to include in the layout 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Layout Print and then press X This operation can be performed only while a snapshot is on the monitor screen 4 Use W and X to select the type of layout you want and then press SET 5 Use W and X to select a background color 6 Press SET Combining Multiple Snapshots into a Single Image Layout Print Layout pattern Two Images Layou...

Page 177: ...riginally recorded not when the image was laid out The size of the multi snapshot image for this operation is fixed automatically at 7M 3072 2304 pixels You can use the white balance setting to select a light source type for a recorded image which will affect the colors of the image 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to display the image whose white balance setting you want to change 2 Press MENU 3 Se...

Page 178: ...monitor screen the date and time indicates when the image was originally recorded not when the white balance was adjusted Use the following procedure to adjust the brightness of snapshots 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to scroll through images and display the one whose brightness you want to adjust 2 Press MENU 3 Select the PLAY tab select Brightness and then press X Note that the above step is po...

Page 179: ...originally recorded not when the brightness was adjusted You can use the following procedure to reduce underexposure only while maintaining the bright areas of an image 1 In the PLAY mode use W and X to select the image you want to correct 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Dynamic Range and then press X 4 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET To get this Select this set...

Page 180: ...orted only for movies that were recorded with this camera You will not 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 any files you no longer need to free up more Cutting a movie into two parts or splicing of two movies in to a single movie cannot be performed on the camera 1...

Page 181: ...he cut operation and then press SET To cancel movie editing select Cancel and then press SET This will return to the paused movie playback screen 5 Select the frame point where you want to cut the movie To cancel the cut operation press MENU This will return to the screen in step 3 To do this Press this button Fast forward or fast reverse playback X or W Pause or unpause movie playback SET Scroll ...

Page 182: ...s you capture a movie frame and use it to create a snapshot The snapshot you create can be either of the two formats described below For this type of cut operation Do this Cut To Point Cut Select the point up to which you want to cut and then press T Cut From Point Cut Select the point from which you want to cut and then press T Cut Point To Point Cut 1 Select the start point of the center segment...

Page 183: ...mes and search for the one you want to use as the image of the snapshot Holding down W or X scrolls at high speed 6 After displaying the movie frame you want press SET If you selected 9 frames in step 4 the camera will create a 9 frame snapshot with the frame you selected in step 6 in the center If you selected 1 frame in step 4 the camera will create a snapshot of the frame you selected in step 6...

Page 184: ...de use W and X to scroll through images and display the snapshot to which you want to add audio 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Dubbing and then press X This operation can be performed only while a snapshot is on the monitor screen 4 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 5 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seco...

Page 185: ...ing press MENU here and skip the rest of this procedure 5 Press the shutter button to start audio recording This deletes the previous recording and replaces it with the new one 6 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seconds if you do not press the shutter button NOTE Your camera supports the following audio data formats Audio Forma...

Page 186: ...ding is in progress Pressing SET during recording will insert a marker into the recording During later playback you will be able to jump to the markers in the recording 4 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording and return to the screen in step 3 Recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full 5 Now you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to record more or you can exit this proced...

Page 187: ...ta WAVE ADPCM WAV extension Approximate Audio File Size 165 KB 30 second recording at 5 5 KB per second See page 86 for recording precautions Playing Back Voice Recording Data 1 Enter the PLAY mode and then use W and X 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 ...

Page 188: ...layback Hold down X or W Pause or restart playback Press SET Jump to a marker in the audio data while playback is paused Press X or W Adjust volume You can adjust volume only while playback is in progress or paused Use S and T Toggle on screen indicators on or off Press DISP Stop playback Press MENU ...

Page 189: ...f a folder already contains 9999 files recording another file will cause a new folder to be created automatically 26th file name Folders Folders are named from 100CASIO to 999CASIO There can be up to 900 folders The BEST SHOT mode page 104 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 Imag...

Page 190: ... the memory card being used for storage You can protect an important file to ensure that it cannot be deleted accidentally IMPORTANT Note that even if a file is protected it will be deleted if you perform the format operation pages 14 50 209 Protecting a Specific File 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Protect and then press X 3 Use W and X to scroll through images until the on...

Page 191: ...the procedure under Protecting a Specific File but in step 4 select Off instead of On Protecting All Files in Memory 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Protect and then press X 3 Use S and T to select All Files On and then press SET This protects all files currently in memory 4 Press MENU To unprotect all files in memory Perform the procedure under Protecting All Files in Memor...

Page 192: ... X 3 Use S and T to select Save and then press SET 4 Use W and X to select the snapshot you want to copy to the FAVORITE folder 5 Use S and T to select Save and then press SET This saves a copy of the snapshot to the FAVORITE folder 6 Now you can repeat steps 4 and 5 to save another image or press MENU twice to exit this procedure IMPORTANT The snapshot copied to the FAVORITE folder is converted t...

Page 193: ...folder 5 After you are finished viewing the FAVORITE folder snapshots press MENU twice to exit this procedure Perform the following steps to view FAVORITE folder contents on your computer 1 Remove the memory card from the camera 2 Place the camera on the USB cradle which is connected to the computer 3 Perform the required operations on your computer to navigate to the camera s memory and display t...

Page 194: ... in the FAVORITE folder When a copied file image appears on the full month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was copied page 166 Copying All Files in Built in Memory to a Memory Card The following operation copies all files from built in memory to a memory card You cannot copy files individually 1 Load the memory card to which you want to copy the files into the camera 2 Turn on ...

Page 195: ... in and then press SET 5 Use W and X to select the file you want to copy 6 Use S and T to select Copy and then press SET This starts the copy operation Wait until the Busy Please wait message disappears from the monitor screen before performing any operation on the camera The copied image reappears on the monitor screen after the copy operation is complete 7 Now you can repeat steps 5 and 6 to cop...

Page 196: ...ndone Always make sure that you really no longer need a file before deleting it A protected file cannot be deleted To delete a protected file first remove its protection page 190 Deleting an audio snapshot deletes both the snapshot and the audio file 1 In the PLAY mode press T 2 Use W and X to scroll through the images until the one for the file you want to delete is on the monitor screen 3 Use S ...

Page 197: ...splays the message There are no files You can delete a single snapshot or you can delete all the snapshots currently in the FAVORITE folder 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press X 3 Use S and T to select Show and then press SET 4 Press T 5 Use the procedures under Deleting a Specific File and Deleting All Files to delete the snapshots you want You can exit...

Page 198: ...ting the Operation Sound 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the operation whose sound you want to configure Startup Half Shutter Shutter Operation and then press X 4 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET Configuring Camera Sound Settings To do this Select this setting Sound one of the built in sounds 1 through 5 Sound 1 5...

Page 199: ...re is also applied to video output page 162 Setting the Playback Volume Level You can use this procedure to set the playback volume level for movies and audio snapshots independent of the operation tone volume 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press X 3 Use S and T to select Play 4 Use W and X to specify the operation tone volume setting you want and then press SET You can se...

Page 200: ...r screen 4 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET NOTE The following are the types of images that you can select for the startup screen Special startup screen images built into the camera Snapshots Audio snapshots Audio does not play Only one startup screen image can be in effect at any time To change the startup screen to another image simply overwrite the current image wit...

Page 201: ...n if files are deleted or if a blank memory card is loaded If a memory card is loaded that already has files stored on it and the largest sequential number in the existing file names is greater than the largest sequential number remembered by the camera numbering of new files will start from the largest sequential number in the existing file names plus 1 Continue Restart the serial number from 000...

Page 202: ...y configuring your Home City setting first will cause all of the World Time page 204 dates and times to be off Selecting Your Home City 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press X This displays the current World Time settings 3 Use S and T to select Home and then press X 4 Use S and T to select City and then press X 5 Use S T W and X to select the area where your Home City ...

Page 203: ...ct from among three different formats for the date 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Date Style and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET Example December 19 2007 To do this Do this Move the cursor between settings Press W or X Change the setting at the cursor location Press S or T Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour format Press BS To display the date l...

Page 204: ...ome City when you go on a trip etc World Time displays the current time in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe Configuring World Time Settings 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press X 3 Use S and T to select World and then press X When this date format setting is selected The Operation Panel date appears as YY MM DD or MM DD YY MM DD DD MM YY DD MM Using World T...

Page 205: ... S T W and X to select the area where the city you want to view is located and then press SET 6 Use S and T to select the city you want and then press SET 7 After the setting is the way you want press SET to exit the setting screen Switching between the Home Time and World Time Screens 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press X 3 Use S and T to select World for the World T...

Page 206: ...graphic area where the camera was marketed 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Language and then press X 3 Use S T W and X to select the setting you want and then press SET If the display contents are in the wrong language Changing the Display Language 1 Select this tab 2 Select the Language item 3 Select the language you want 1 23 ...

Page 207: ...and then press SET Changing the USB Port Protocol When you want to connect to this type of device Select this setting Computer or a printer that supports USB DIRECT PRINT page 212 With this setting the computer sees the camera as an external storage device Use this setting for normal transfer of images from the camera to a computer using the bundled Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM application Mass Sto...

Page 208: ...nd then press SET NOTE With Power On Off the camera turns off when you press REC in the REC mode or PLAY in the PLAY mode The initial factory default for this setting is Power On Change this setting to anything besides Disable before connecting to a TV for image viewing REC and PLAY Button Settings To configure both keys to do this when pressed Select this setting Turn on the camera Power On Turn ...

Page 209: ... 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 stop operating normally 1 Check to make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera If there is a memory card loaded in the camera remove it 2 Press MENU 3 On the Set ...

Page 210: ...Printing on a Printer page 212 Print on a printer that supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT or on a printer equipped with a memory card slot You can use DPOF settings to specify which images you want to print the number of copies and date stamp settings before printing Printing with a Computer Windows Computer Install the software Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM that comes bundled with the camera S...

Page 211: ...etc Never disconnect cables or perform any camera or USB cradle operation while printing is in progress Doing so can cause a printer error Take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to the professional print service Before taking in a memory card you can use the camera s DPOF settings page 215 to specify which images you want printed the number of copies and whether or not the i...

Page 212: ...e camera s DPOF settings page 215 For details see the user documentation that comes with your printer Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT You can connect the camera directly to a PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT compliant printer and print images without going through a computer The camera s USB cradle also allows easy connection to a printer Before connecting to a pri...

Page 213: ...appears on the camera s monitor screen if the camera is on the USB cradle while the bundled AV cable is connected to the cradle Be sure to disconnect the AV cable from the cradle if you want to use the camera s monitor screen to view images 5 Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle 6 Turn on the printer 7 Load paper into the printer 8 Press the USB cradle s USB button This displays a ...

Page 214: ...For full details see the user documentation that comes with your printer 11 Use S and T to specify the print option you want If you want to print a specific image Select 1 Image and then press SET After that use W and X to display the image you want to print If you want to print multiple images Select DPOF Printing and then press SET Next use the DPOF settings page 215 to specify the images you wa...

Page 215: ...er of copies and whether date stamping is turned on or off The settings you configure are recorded on the memory card After configuring settings you can use the memory card to print on a home printer that supports DPOF or take the memory card to a professional print service With DPOF you can configure settings while viewing the actual images on the camera s monitor screen so there is no need to re...

Page 216: ...nt is on the monitor screen 5 Use S and T to specify the number of copies You can specify up to 99 for the number of copies Specify 0 if you do not want to print the image 6 If you want to include the date in the image press BS to change the displayed date stamping setting to On To turn off date stamping press BS so Off is displayed Repeat steps 4 through 6 to configure settings for other images i...

Page 217: ...onger need them DPOF settings are not cleared automatically after printing is complete This means that if you perform another printing operation without clearing DPOF settings printing will be performed in accordance with the last settings you configured If you no longer need the currently configured DPOF settings use the procedure under Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images to cha...

Page 218: ...d with the camera s Date Stamping function Some printers may ignore time stamp settings or may not support DPOF at all Check the user documentation that comes with your printer for details Note that some professional print services do not support DPOF printing Check with your service before ordering prints The camera s Date Stamping feature stamps the date and time directly into the image data pag...

Page 219: ...t 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 also supports Exif Print Exif 2 2 uses information about shooting conditions recorded with the image to enhance printed image quality C...

Page 220: ...ew camera images and for long term storage of images Manage edit and print images You can manage edit and print images stored on your computer Refer to the explanations later in this section and install the required software on your computers Transfer images to the camera On a Windows computer only you can transfer images from your computer to camera memory You can even transfer images that were n...

Page 221: ...els connecting through a USB hub and other system conditions can slow down data transfer and even cause operational problems Install the required software in accordance with what version of Windows you are running and what you want to do Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Objective Windows Version Install this software See page Viewing images on a computer Storing images on a computer Vista ...

Page 222: ...ovie files to YouTube Vista XP SP2 2000 SP4 YouTube Uploader for CASIO 235 Transfer images to the camera Vista XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Photo Transport 1 0 239 Transfer documents to the camera Vista XP 2000 CASIO DATA TRANSPORT 1 0 257 Objective Windows Version Install this software See page View the User s Guide Vista XP 2000 SP4 Adobe Reader 8 Not required if already installed 242 2000 Me 98SE 98 If y...

Page 223: ...O Sufficient memory to run the operating system Computer configuration that enables playback of movies on the YouTube site Computer configuration that enables upload of movies to the YouTube site Photo Transport 1 0 CASIO DATA TRANSPORT 1 0 Sufficient memory to run the operating system Adobe Reader 8 QuickTime 7 HD At least 2GB Other Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher DirectX 9 0 or higher Windows Me...

Page 224: ...BUM provides a function for migrating image data previously saved with Photo Loader which means you still will have access to your existing image archives CPU Intel Pentium 4 M D or Extreme Edition or AMD Athlon 64 or higher Memory 256MB of RAM at least 512MB recommended HD 250MB space available for program installation At least 4GB space available for video capture and editing Other 1024 768 or h...

Page 225: ... or 98 you need to install the USB driver page 221 You can download the USB driver from the official EXILIM Website at http www exilim com General Procedure If your computer is running Windows 98SE or 98 do not try to establish a connection between the camera and computer before installing the USB driver on the computer If you do the computer will not be able to recognize the camera If your comput...

Page 226: ...e DC IN 5 3V connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet If you do not plan to use the AC adaptor make sure that the camera s battery is fully charged 2 Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and the USB port of your computer Orient the USB plug so it correctly matches the shape of the USB port when you connect them Plug the USB c...

Page 227: ...5 Use S and T to select Mass Storage and then press SET 6 Press the camera s ON OFF button to turn it off and then place the camera on the USB cradle Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on If you plan to transfer images from the camera s built in memory to your computer make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera 7 Press the USB cradle s USB button USB Lamp US...

Page 228: ...n the above procedure when you connect the camera to your computer unless you change the camera s USB settings for some reason With some Windows setups you may see a guidance message appear on your display to let you know about the new removable disk If this happens simply close the guidance message dialog box IMPORTANT Never disconnect the USB cable or remove the camera from the USB cradle withou...

Page 229: ...o the USB mode which is indicated by the USB lamp lighting green Viewing Camera Images on Your Computer After connecting the camera to your computer you can view camera images on your computer screen 1 Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double click My Computer 2 Double click Removable Disk Your computer...

Page 230: ...uter In order to work on an image or put it into an album you must first save it to your computer To save a camera image to your computer you must first establish a connection between them via the camera s USB cradle 1 Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double click My Computer 2 Double click Removable D...

Page 231: ...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 IMPORTANT Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any image files that are in the camera s built in memory or memory card Doing so can cause problems with the camera s image management data which will make it impossible ...

Page 232: ... your computer you need to install the Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM application from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM lets you import images from the camera to your computer automatically to arrange images by recording date and to display images in a calendar format Installing Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 1 Start up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its...

Page 233: ...er also needs to have Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher installed You can check the installed version of Microsoft DirectX using your PC s DirectX Diagnostic Tool 1 On your computer click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools and then System Information 2 On the Tools menu select DirectX Diagnostic Tool 3 On the System tab check to make sure that the DirectX Version is 9 0 or higher 4 Click Ex...

Page 234: ...then double click the AutoMenu exe file 2 On the menu screen click the tab for the language you want 3 Click QuickTime 7 to select it and then click Read me Read me files contain important information about installation including installation conditions and computer system requirements 4 Click Install for QuickTime 7 5 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to install QuickTim...

Page 235: ...ROM that comes with the camera What is YouTube YouTube is a site managed by YouTube LLC At YouTube you can upload movies you recorded and view movies that have been uploaded by others You need to register as a YouTube user before you can upload movies there Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO 1 Start up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive Normally this should cause t...

Page 236: ...vie file to YouTube IMPORTANT Before 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 1 Record the movie you want to upload using the ...

Page 237: ...click the OK button 5 The left side of the display will have an area for inputting a title category and other information required for uploading to YouTube Enter the required information 6 The right side of the display shows a list of movie files in camera memory Select the check box next to the movie file you want to upload 7 After everything is the way you want click the Upload button to upload ...

Page 238: ...e the CD ROM that has Movie Wizard 3 2 SE VCD on its label 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 Movie Wizard 3 2 SE VC...

Page 239: ...AutoMenu exe file 2 On the menu screen click the Language down arrow button and then select the language you want Regardless of the language you select the English version of Photo Transport is installed 3 Click Photo Transport to select it and then click Read me Read me files contain important information about installation including installation conditions and computer system requirements 4 Clic...

Page 240: ...lease the mouse button 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to transfer the image file to the camera The image transfer method and detailed image settings used depend on the Photo Transport settings For details see Photo Transport help page 242 IMPORTANT Certain types of images may not be able to be transferred You cannot transfer movies to the camera Only image files of the follow...

Page 241: ...his starts up Photo Transport 3 Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer 4 Click the Photo Transport Capture button 5 Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you want to capture and then hold down your mouse button Keeping your mouse button depressed drag the pointer down to the right corne...

Page 242: ...y the transfer method etc For detailed information about the setup operational procedures and troubleshooting click the Help button Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 1 Start up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive Use the CD ROM that has User s Guide Included on its label Normally this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically If your computer does not dis...

Page 243: ...Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to register Exiting the CD ROM Menu On the CD ROM menu click Exit Install the required software in accordance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do Using the Camera with a Macintosh Objective OS Version Install this software See page Viewing images on your Macintosh Storing images on your Macintosh ...

Page 244: ... images and the sizes of the images being handled CASIO DATA TRANSPORT 1 0 IMPORTANT For details about the minimum system requirements for each software application see the readme files on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera Transfer documents to the camera OS X CASIO DATA TRANSPORT 1 0 259 View the User s Guide OS 9 OS X Use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader which comes bundled with ...

Page 245: ... or Mac OS X 10 0 Connection is supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or OS X 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 only Use the standard USB driver that comes with the operating system for connection Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1 Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the DC IN 5 3V connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet If you do not plan to use the AC...

Page 246: ...the camera s ON OFF button to turn it on and then press MENU Do not place the camera on the USB cradle yet 4 On the Set Up tab select USB and then press X 5 Use S and T to select Mass Storage and then press SET 6 Press the camera s ON OFF button to turn it off and then place the camera on the USB cradle Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on If you plan to transfer image...

Page 247: ...e The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using From now on you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in the above procedure when you connect the camera to your Macintosh unless you change the camera s USB settings for some reason IMPORTANT Never disconnect the USB cable or remove the camera from the USB cradle without exiting the USB mode first Doing so can cor...

Page 248: ...by the USB lamp lighting green Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connecting the camera to your Macintosh you can view camera images on your Macintosh screen 1 Double click the camera s drive icon 2 Double click the DCIM folder 3 Double click the folder that contains the image you want to view 4 Double click the file that contains the image you want to view This displays the image IMPOR...

Page 249: ...older to the folder on your Macintosh IMPORTANT Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any image files that are in the camera s built in memory or 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 camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity Whenever you want to modify delete move ...

Page 250: ...e USB button After making sure that the cradle s USB lamp is not lit remove the camera from the cradle Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macintosh If you are running Mac OS X you can manage snapshots using iPhoto which comes bundled with your operating system If you are running Mac OS 9 use commercially available software ...

Page 251: ...are may interfere with proper playback of movies Movie file playback is not supported under OS 9 Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 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 don t go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader 1 On the CD ROM open the Manual folder Use the CD ROM that ...

Page 252: ...ailable PC card adapter that is appropriate for the memory card For full details see the user documentation that comes with the PC card adapter and your computer Other types of computers Use either of the method described below Use a commercially available memory card reader writer that is appropriate for the memory card you are using See the user documentation that comes with the memory card read...

Page 253: ...apshot Audio File Document Folder Document File Document File Document Management File Document Management File MPV Management File Recording Folder Document Folder DPOF File Folder DPOF File Snapshot BEST SHOT Folder Snapshot User Setup File Snapshot User Setup File Movie BEST SHOT Folder Movie User Setup File Movie User Setup File FAVORITE Folder Recording File Recording File Family Face Recogni...

Page 254: ...gement file of the document folder Recording Folder Folder that contains files recorded with the camera Image File File of an image shot with the camera Extension is JPG Movie File File of a movie shot with the camera Extension is MOV Audio File Audio recording file Extension is WAV Audio Snapshot Image File Image file of an audio snapshot Extension is JPG Audio Snapshot Audio File Audio recording...

Page 255: ...ns face members recorded for family members Any manipulation of the data in the FAMILY folder can cause the camera to stop operating properly Never delete or edit any data in the FAMILY folder Background Music Folder Folder that contains background music files transferred to the camera Startup Screen File File for storing the startup screen image This file is created when you specify an image for ...

Page 256: ...t to your computer is a good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders When moving the folder back to the camera however be sure to change its name back to DCIM This camera does not recognize any folder name besides DCIM All of the other folders inside the DCIM folder must also have their original names if you transfer them back to the camera Folders and files must be stored in accordance with th...

Page 257: ...ular type of document is not guaranteed Certain types of documents may look different on the camera s monitor screen than it looks on your computer screen Transferring documents from a computer running Windows To transfer documents on your computer to the camera so you can view it on the monitor screen you need to install CASIO DATA TRANSPORT from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Installing C...

Page 258: ... Install for DATA TRANSPORT 5 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to install CASIO DATA TRANSPORT Transferring documents 1 First connect the camera to your computer Before connecting the camera to your computer make sure that a memory card is loaded in the camera See page 226 for information about connecting the camera to your computer 2 On your computer open the document d...

Page 259: ...e computer screen click the Properties button on the print dialog box change the Orientation setting and then click the OK button Transferring documents from a Macintosh To transfer documents on your computer to the camera so you can view it on the monitor screen you need to install CASIO DATA TRANSPORT from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Installing CASIO DATA TRANSPORT Before starting inst...

Page 260: ... 2 On your Macintosh open the document that you want to transfer to the camera 3 On the menu bar click File and then Print 4 Click the PDF button at the bottom of the dialog box and then select CASIO DATA TRANSPORT from the menu that appears This will display a dialog box for customizing document file properties date file name icon 5 Check the current data settings date file name icon and then cli...

Page 261: ...d the data mode Pressing enters the REC mode while pressing enters the PLAY mode 3 Use S T W and X to move the boundary to the document you want to select The document menu screen can show up to 12 documents If there are more than 12 documents in camera memory use S or T to switch between the menu screens of 12 images each 4 Press SET to open the currently selected document and display its pages c...

Page 262: ...n transferred to the camera Regardless of whether you are printing at home or if you are using an outside printing service make sure you know what is stored in a memory card especially documents before selecting All Images page 217 Rotating a Document Page You can use the following procedure to rotate a document page on the display 1 Press DATA 2 Press MENU 3 On the DATA tab select Rotation and th...

Page 263: ... to enter the data mode 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select DATA View and then press X 3 Use S and T to select the setting you want and then press SET NOTE Even if Page View is selected for the above setting the document data list view will appear initially if a data list was on the display the last time you exited the data mode To have this screen appear first Select this setting Document men...

Page 264: ...U 3 On the DATA tab select Protect and then press X 4 Use W and X to display the document you want to protect 5 Use S and T to select On and then press SET 6 To protect other documents repeat steps 4 and 5 To exit the memory protect operation press MENU To unprotect a specific document Perform the procedure under To protect a specific document but in step 5 select Off instead of On Managing Docume...

Page 265: ...ge you can delete a single document page or all the pages in a document at the same time To delete a single document page 1 Display a page in the document that contains the page you want to delete and then press T 2 Use W and X to select the document page you want to delete 3 Use S and T to select 1 page and then press SET 4 To delete other document pages repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit the delete op...

Page 266: ...ration select No instead of Yes 4 Press SET Deleting Documents You can use the document menu to select a specific document and delete it or you can delete all documents currently in camera memory To delete a single document 1 On the document menu use S T W and X to move the selection boundary to the document you want to delete 2 Press MENU 3 Use S and T to select 1 doc and then press SET 4 Use S a...

Page 267: ...o select All docs and then press SET 3 Use S and T to select Yes To cancel the delete operation select No instead of Yes 4 Press SET This will delete all documents in camera memory and display the message No documents in memory Exiting data mode NOTE Formatting camera memory pages 50 209 will also delete all documents currently in camera memory ...

Page 268: ...ages 62 69 79 277 5 Lens 6 Microphone pages 86 96 5 3 4 2 1 6 7 Operation Lamp pages 43 64 277 8 DATA Button page 261 9 DISP Button page 54 bk PLAY Button pages 43 208 bl REC Button pages 43 208 bmZoom Button pages 71 165 166 bn Movie Button page 95 boStrap Hole page 2 bpControl Button S T W X bq SET Button br BS Button page 104 bs MENU Button page 52 btMonitor Screen page 53 bp 89 7 br bs bt bq b...

Page 269: ...hole when attaching to a tripod cnSpeaker page 152 ck cl cm cn 1 Camera Contact page 38 2 USB Lamp pages 227 247 279 3 USB Button pages 215 227 247 4 PHOTO Button pages 161 162 5 CHARGE Lamp pages 38 279 6 DC IN 5 3V External Power Terminal page 37 7 USB Connector pages 213 226 246 8 AV OUT AV output port page 162 1 5 2 3 4 6 8 7 ...

Page 270: ...1 2 Continuous Shutter Mode page 81 3 Recording Mode 4 Digital zoom indicator page 73 5 Metering Mode page 136 6 Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity page 63 7 Snapshot Image Size page 66 8 Snapshot Image Quality page 68 9 Flash Mode page 75 bkSelf timer Mode page 79 blFace Recognition Setting page 87 bmAnti Shake Indicator page 110 bnISO Sensitivity page 135 boWhite Balance Setting page 132 bpExpos...

Page 271: ...8 7 9 5 3 4 1 Focus Mode page 121 2 Recording Mode 3 Remaining Movie Memory Capacity page 95 4 Movie Recording Time page 95 5 Anti Shake Indicator page 110 6 White Balance Setting page 132 7 Exposure Compensation page 131 8 Battery Level Indicator page 40 9 Histogram page 142 B ...

Page 272: ...ime page 202 bkMetering Mode page 136 blWhite Balance Setting page 132 bmFlash Mode page 75 bnRecording Mode boBattery Level Indicator page 40 bpHistogram page 142 bqExposure Compensation page 131 3 2 1 bp bq bo blbk bm bn 4 7 5 8 9 6 Movie Playback Mode 1 File Type page 153 2 Protect Indicator page 190 3 Folder Name File Name page 189 4 Movie Recording Time page 153 5 Movie Image Quality page 94 ...

Page 273: ... High Speed Flash Cont Zoom Cont Off Self timer 10 sec 2 sec X3 Off Face Recognition Family First Normal Off Priority Record Family Edit Family Anti Shake Auto Off AF Area Spot Multi Tracking AF Assist Light On Off Digital Zoom On Off L R Key Metering EV Shift White Balance ISO Self timer Off Quick Shutter On Off Audio Snap On Off Grid On Off Review On Off Icon Help On Off Memory BEST SHOT On Off ...

Page 274: ...1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 White Balance Auto Daylight Overcast Shade Day White Fluorescent Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Manual ISO Auto ISO 64 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 Metering Multi Center weighted Spot Dynamic Range Expand 2 Expand 1 Off Portrait Refiner Noise Filter 2 Noise Filter 1 Off Color Filter Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink Purple Sharpness 2 1 0 1 2 N D Saturation 2 1 0 1 2 Contr...

Page 275: ...the camera was marketed World Time Home World Home Time setup city DST etc World Time setup city DST etc Timestamp Date Date Time Off Adjust Time setting Date Style YY MM DD DD MM YY MM DD YY DATA View Page View List View Sleep 30 sec 1 min 2 min Off Auto Power Off 1 min 2 min 5 min REC PLAY Power On Power On Off Disable USB Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT PTP PictBridge Video Out NTSC 4 3 NTSC 16 9...

Page 276: ...t Between Cut After Cancel Dynamic Range Expand 2 Expand 1 Cancel White Balance Daylight Overcast Shade Day White Fluorescent Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Cancel Brightness 2 1 0 1 2 Keystone Color Correction Calendar Favorites Show Save Cancel DPOF Printing Select images All images Cancel Protect On All Files On Cancel Date Time N D Rotation Rotate Cancel Resize 6M 2816 2112 4M 2304 1728 VGA 640...

Page 277: ...s reset default settings REC Mode PLAY Mode The camera has lamps an Operation Lamp and an AF Assist Self timer Lamp These Lamps light and flash to indicate the current operational status of the camera Display Menu Reference Layout Panel On Panel Off Info Show Histogram Hide Brightness Auto 2 1 0 1 Type Dynamic Vivid Real Night Power Saving Layout 4 3 Wide Info Same as REC mode settings Brightness ...

Page 278: ...emory is full Write error Flashing Memory card problem Memory card is unformatted BEST SHOT setup cannot be registered Low battery alert Amber Flashing Flash is charging AF Assist Self timer Lamp Meaning Color Status Red Flashing Self timer countdown Operation Lamp Meaning Color Status Green Lit Operational Power on recording enabled Flashing One of the following operations is in progress Delete D...

Page 279: ...light and flash to indicate the current operational status of the cradle and camera CHARGE lamp USB Lamp CHARGE Lamp USB Lamp Meaning Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Green Flashing Charge standby Red Flashing Charge error Green Lit USB connection Green Flashing Memory being accessed ...

Page 280: ...thing happens when a button is pressed Remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it Image Recording Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed 1 If the camera is in the PLAY mode press 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 images you no longe...

Page 281: ... a CCD phenomenon known as vertical smear and does not indicate malfunction of the camera Note that vertical smear is not recorded with the image in the case of a snapshot but it is recorded in the case of a movie There is digital noise in images 1 Sensitivity may have been increased automatically for a dark subject which increases the chance of digital noise Use a light or some other means to ill...

Page 282: ...om factor of 3 0 1 The digital zoom setting may be turned off Turn on digital zoom page 74 2 Time stamping may be turned on which will cause digital zoom to be disabled Turn off time stamping page 141 Recognition of a family member s face is not recognized correctly even though the face has been recorded Though face characteristics were recorded for your family member the data may have been faulty...

Page 283: ...s not shine directly into the lens Images are not displayed This camera cannot display non DCF images recorded onto a memory card using another digital camera I can t edit images Layout Print resizing trimming keystone correction color restoration rotation white balance date time editing Note that you cannot edit the following types of imagess Images created with MOTION PRINT Movies Images recorde...

Page 284: ...ong USB communication protocol may be selected Select the correct USB communication protocol in accordance with the type of device you are connecting page 207 5 If the camera is not turned on turn it on Display language setting screen appears when the camera is turned on 1 You did not configure initial settings after purchasing the camera or the battery may have been left with a dead battery Check...

Page 285: ...es page 192 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 50 Formatting the memory card deletes all its files Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to a computer or some other storage device Check connections...

Page 286: ...r The card is locked The LOCK switch of the SD memory card or SDHC memory card loaded in the camera is in the locked position You cannot store images to or delete images from a memory card that is locked There are no 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 D...

Page 287: ...Approximate Built in Memory 10 8 MB Capacity ApproximateSD Memory Card 1 GB Capacity 8M 3264 2448 Fine 4 59 MB 2 images 210 images Normal 2 46 MB 4 images 393 images Economy 1 67 MB 6 images 579 images 3 2 3264 2176 Fine 4 3 MB 2 images 224 images Normal 2 31 MB 4 images 418 images Economy 1 57 MB 6 images 616 images 16 9 3264 1840 Fine 3 73 MB 2 images 259 images Normal 2 02 MB 5 images 478 image...

Page 288: ...ality Pixels Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate Approximate Built in Memory 10 8 MB Capacity Approximate SD Memory Card 1 GB Capacity UHQ 640 480 5 8 Megabits second 30 frames second 13 seconds 22 minutes 48 seconds UHQ Wide 848 480 7 0 Megabits second 30 frames second 10 seconds 18 minutes 53 seconds HQ 640 480 2 8 Megabits second 30 frames second 26 seconds 47 minutes 24 seconds HQ Wide 848 480 3 ...

Page 289: ...CCD Total pixels 8 29 million Lens Focal Distance F2 7 to 5 2 f 6 2 to 18 6 mm Equivalent to 38 to 114 mm on a 35 mm film camera Six lenses in five groups including aspherical lens Zoom 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom Image Size 8M 3264 2448 pixels 12X total zoom Focusing Contrast Detection Auto Focus Focus Modes Auto Focus Macro Focus Pan Focus Infinity Mode Manual Focus AF Area Spot Multi or Tra...

Page 290: ...meters 1 3 to 3 0 ISO Sensitivity Auto Depends on zoom factor Recording Snapshots with audio Macro Self timer Continuous Shutter BEST SHOT scenes other than Short Movie Past Movie and Voice Recording Face Recognition movie with audio Movie Short Movie Past Movie YouTube audio Voice Recording Audio is monaural Approximate AudioRecording Times Audio Snapshot 30 seconds per image After Recording 30 s...

Page 291: ...eration between 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 Continuous Playback Time Standard temperature 23 C 73 F one image scroll approximately every 10 seconds 3 Approximate continuous recording time Power Requirements Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery NP 20 1 Number of Shots CIPA 1 220 sh...

Page 292: ... NP 20 USB Cradle CA 37 Special AC Adaptor AD C52G AC Power Cord USB Cable AV Cable Strap CD ROMs 2 Basic Reference Rated Voltage 3 7 V Rated Capacitance 700 mAh Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Dimensions 33 0 W 50 0 H 4 7 D mm 1 3 W 2 0 H 0 19 D Weight Approximately 16 g 0 56 oz Input Output Terminals Camera contact USB port external power supply terminal DC IN 5 3 V AV terminal AV OU...

Page 293: ...293 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA0710 C M10 ...

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