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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Number of Snapshots and Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Summary of Contents for EX-Z21 - EXILIM Digital Camera

Page 1: ...ure 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 K1135PCM2DMX Digital Camera User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...g contact your original retailer Unpacking Digital camera Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 60 Charger unit BC 60L Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD ROM Basic Reference The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap here ...

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

Page 4: ... 21 Turning the Camera On and Off 22 To turn power on 22 To turn off the camera 22 Snapshot Tutorial 23 Using the Control Panel 23 Changing the Image Size Size 24 Using Flash Flash 26 Using Auto Shutter Auto Shutter 28 To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur Detect Blur 28 To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur Detect Panning 29 To use Detect Smile to record when a subject is smiling Detec...

Page 5: ...ing with Face Recognition Face Recognition 65 Reducing the Effects of Subject Movement Anti Shake 65 Using the easy Mode easy Mode 65 Assigning Functions to the 4 and 6 Keys L R Key 66 Shooting with Quick Shutter Quick Shutter 66 Displaying the On screen Grid Grid 67 Turning Digital Zoom On or Off Digital Zoom 67 Turning on Image Review Review 67 Using Icon Help Icon Help 67 Configuring Power On D...

Page 6: ...diting 84 Reducing the Effects of Underexposure Dynamic Range 86 Adjusting White Balance White Balance 87 Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot Brightness 88 Keystone Correction Keystone 88 Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph Color Correction 89 Selecting Images for Printing DPOF Printing 90 Protecting a File Against Deletion Protect 90 Editing the Date and ...

Page 7: ...Sound Settings Sounds 121 Changing the Menu Screen Color Menu Color 122 Configuring a Startup Image Startup 122 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule File No 123 Configuring World Time Settings World Time 123 Time Stamping Snapshots Timestamp 124 Setting the Camera s Clock Adjust 125 Specifying the Date Style Date Style 125 Specifying the Display Language Language 126 Configuring ...

Page 8: ...y Card 142 To replace the memory card 142 Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software 144 General Guide 145 Monitor Screen Contents 146 Reset Initial Default Settings 148 When things don t go right 151 Troubleshooting 151 Display Messages 155 Number of Snapshots and Movie Recording Time 157 Specifications 159 ...

Page 9: ...a Delete A digital camera stores images on a memory card so you can record and delete images a countless number of times Play Record You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways Store images on your computer Print images Attach images to e mail ...

Page 10: ...cene you want and the camera sets up automatically Then all you need do is press the shutter button for perfect images Face Recognition Point the camera at a person and it automatically detects the person s face for beautiful portraits every time See page 32 for more information See page 50 for more information See page 28 for more information Auto Shutter The camera releases the shutter automatic...

Page 11: ...he special lithium ion battery NP 60 Never use any other type of charger device Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully Give the battery time to cool before charging it A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera Because of this it is recommended that you charge the batter...

Page 12: ...power as shown below indicates battery power is low Charge the battery as soon as possible Recording is not possible when is indicated Charge the battery immediately The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the REC mode and PLAY mode Leaving the camera for about two days with no power supplied while the battery is dead will cause its date and time settings to be ...

Page 13: ...he city where you will be using the camera and then press SET 5 Use 8 and 2 to select the summer time DST setting you want and then press SET 6 Use 8 and 2 to select a date style and then press SET Example 19 12 09 YY MM DD 09 12 19 DD MM YY 19 12 09 MM DD YY 12 19 09 7 Set the date and the time Use 4 and 6 to select the setting you want to change and then use 8 and 2 to change it To switch betwee...

Page 14: ...the arrow marked on the battery cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration 2 Load a memory card Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards towards the monitor screen side of the camera slide it into the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into place 3 Close the battery cover Pressing the battery cover against the camera slide it...

Page 15: ... contents Normally you do not need to format a memory card again However if storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality re format the card Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera In the case of an SD or SDHC memory card formatting on a computer c...

Page 16: ...us frame will turn green To shoot a snapshot Monitor screen Shutter button r REC Snapshot mode icon z Telephoto w Wide Angle Zoom controller Focus frame Back lamp Half press Press lightly until the button stops Beep beep Image is in focus When you half press the shutter button the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at Mastering how much pressur...

Page 17: ...ake a little extra time to half press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus If the image does not focus If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green it means that the image is not in focus because the subject is too close etc Re point the camera at the subject and try to focus again If the subject is not in the center of the frame Focus lock page 61 is the name of ...

Page 18: ...releases This is especially important when available lighting is low which slows down the shutter speed NOTE Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration To protect against accidentally dropping the camera attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera Never swing the camera around ...

Page 19: ...on about the displayed snapshot also is included page 147 You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot page 130 You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z page 76 If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it 2 Use 4 and 6 to scroll between images Holding do...

Page 20: ... 2 2 Use 4 and 6 to scroll through the files until the one you want to delete is displayed 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Delete and then press SET To delete other files repeat steps 2 and 3 To exit the delete operation press MENU 1 Press p PLAY to enter the PLAY mode and then press 2 2 Use 8 and 2 to select All Files Delete and then press SET 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Yes and then press SET to delete all ...

Page 21: ...mage composition The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting page 69 Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the brightness or color of an image Any of the following can make proper focus impossible Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject Strongly back lit subject Very shiny subject Blinds o...

Page 22: ... extend creates the risk of malfunction Pressing p PLAY while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes The Sleep function or Auto Power Off pages 126 127 will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time Press ON OFF Power You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press r...

Page 23: ... SET This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode NOTE You can configure the camera to turn off display of the Control Panel when you press SET page 120 You also can configure settings other than those listed above page 57 The Control Panel cannot be displayed while a Prerecord Movie For YouTube or Voice Recording Operation is in progress Using the Control Panel 1 9 5 3 4 7 8 2 6 SET Co...

Page 24: ...proximately 7 million pixels 2VGA 640x480 size image Approximately 300 000 pixels Image Size Selection Tips Note that larger images have more pixels so they take up more memory space For information about image size image quality and number of images that can be stored see page 157 For information about movie image size see page 69 For information about resizing existing snapshots see page 92 Chan...

Page 25: ...ect ratio of television screens of the past Your camera can record images that are compatible with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen You should regard the print paper sizes suggested here as guidelines only 200 dpi print resolution Image Size Pixels Suggested Print Size and Application Description 9M 3456x2592 A3 Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped page 92 from the original ...

Page 26: ...ed eye reduction the flash is fired automatically in accordance with exposure It does not fire in areas where lighting is bright The presence of outdoor sunlight fluorescent lighting or some other light source can cause abnormal image colors Using Flash Flash Auto Flash Flash fires automatically in accordance with exposure amount of light and brightness conditions Flash Off Flash does not fire Fla...

Page 27: ...caused when the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye When red eye reduction is selected as the flash mode the camera fires a pre flash to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the image to close which reduces the chance of red eye Note the following important points when using red eye reduction Red eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking...

Page 28: ...nt The camera will release the shutter automatically the moment it determines there is no image blur 0 Auto flashes on the monitor screen while detection of image blur due to hand movement or subject movement is in progress Using Auto Shutter Auto Shutter Detect Blur Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects image blur to camera and subject movement are minimized Detect Panning Whe...

Page 29: ...s the shutter button and wait until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically 2 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down The camera will go into a standby mode and start detecting whether the subject is smiling The camera will release the shutter automatically the moment it determines the subject is smiling 0 Auto flashes on the monitor screen while smile detection is in progres...

Page 30: ...trigger sensitivity settings to find the one that work best for you Using Auto Shutter in Combination with Continuous Shutter The following describes how Auto Shutter works while used in combination with Continuous Shutter page 37 With Normal Speed Continuous Shutter the camera will go back into Auto Shutter standby and be ready to shoot again each time it is triggered To stop an ongoing Normal Sp...

Page 31: ...utter while Detect Smile is being used If this happens change the trigger sensitivity setting The Auto Power Off page 127 trigger time is fixed at five minutes while the camera is in Auto Shutter standby Sleep page 126 is disabled while Auto Shutter being used To cancel Auto Shutter recording while movement panning or smile detection is being performed indicated by 0 Auto flashing on the monitor s...

Page 32: ...display a frame around each one 5 Half press the shutter button The camera will focus and the frames around the faces it focuses on will turn green 6 Press the shutter button the rest of the way down Half pressing the shutter button to perform face recognition while O Tracking page 63 is selected for the AF area will cause the focus frame to follow the movement of the face Using Face Recognition F...

Page 33: ...e and then press SET NOTE You can pre record a total of 12 faces for up to six different individuals Face data is stored in the camera s built in memory in a folder named FAMILY page 118 To assign a priority level to pre recorded face data You can use the procedure below to assign names and priority levels to pre recorded faces 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use 8 and 2 to select the fifth Control ...

Page 34: ...face data To add a face data shot to an existing pre recorded family member Face recognition efficiency can be improved by recording three or four face data shots under various conditions for a single individual 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use 8 and 2 to select the fifth Control Panel option from the top Face Recognition 3 Use 4 and 6 to select J Edit Family and then press SET 4 Use 8 2 4 and 6 ...

Page 35: ...face white lowest yellow or light blue highest The light blue boundary 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 light blue boundary and adjust its brightness A green focus frame will appear at the highest priority face 6 When you are ready to shoot press the shutter button t...

Page 36: ... the same person s face indoors and outdoors with different expressions and at different angles Detection of the following types of faces is not supported Face that is obstructed by hair sunglasses a hat etc or a face in dark shade A profile or a face that is at an angle A face that is very far away and small or very close and large A face in an area that is very dark The face of a pet or some oth...

Page 37: ...e to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed Releasing the shutter button stops shooting Using Continuous Shutter Continuous Normal Speed CS Continually records images until memory becomes full High Speed CS Continually records images at a speed that is faster than Normal speed until memory becomes full Image size is fixed at 2M 1600x1200 pixels Flash CS Flash Continuous Shutter s...

Page 38: ...le for storage When shooting to built in memory continuous shutter shooting is relatively slow Flash is turned off automatically when High speed Continuous Shutter is selected With flash continuous shutter the flash mode automatically becomes flash on You cannot use the self timer in combination with Normal speed or High speed Continuous Shutter Note that images recorded with High speed and Flash ...

Page 39: ... want and then press SET AUTO ISO sensitivity always is applied for movies regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions ISO 64 Lower sensitivity Higher sensitivity Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed Set for shooting in dimly lit areas Less noise Some coarseness increased digital noise ISO 100 ISO ...

Page 40: ...r button the rest of the way This records the snapshot Using the easy Menu The easy menu contains flash self timer and image size settings plus an item for exiting the easy mode While the camera is in the easy mode all the other settings besides Flash Self timer Image Size and easy Mode on the REC tab menu page 148 and Quality tab menu page 149 are fixed at preset optimum values Any settings you c...

Page 41: ...s Flash page 26 Self timer page 64 Image Size page 24 The following are the settings you can select for easy Mode On screen pop up help text provides a brief explanation of each setting Menu Item Available Settings Flash Auto Flash Flash On Flash Off Self timer 10 second self timer l Image Size easy Mode k l Exit Menu Exit the easy menu To do this Select this setting Stay in the easy mode without ...

Page 42: ...ation with digital zoom that digitally processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it for total zoom capabilities of 3X to 45 2X The image deterioration point depends on the image size page 44 1 In the REC Mode slide the zoom controller to zoom 2 Press the shutter button to shoot the image IMPORTANT Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping page 124 is turned on Changing the Control Pa...

Page 43: ...ou hold the zoom controller towards z Telephoto the zoom operation will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum Momentarily releasing the zoom controller and then holding it again towards z Telephoto will switch to digital zoom which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor During zoom a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom ...

Page 44: ...causes a deterioration of image quality some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of 7M and smaller The range in which you can use digital zoom without image deterioration is indicated on the display The deterioration point depends on the image size Image Size Maximum Zoom Factor Undeteriorated zoom limit 9M 12X 3X 3 2 12X 3X 16 9 12X 3X 7M 13 5X 3 4X 4M 17 9X 4 5X...

Page 45: ...omes full before you stop movie recording by pressing 0 Shooting with BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT page 50 you can select the sample scene that matches the type of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly for beautiful movies every time Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene for example will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter...

Page 46: ...ction The band will not be recorded in a snapshot but will be recorded in the case of a movie Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies which can cause movie frames to be lost This condition is indicated by and Y flashing on the monitor screen To avoid loss of movie frames use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recom...

Page 47: ...o shoot with Prerecord Movie 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the Prerecord Movie scene and then press SET This causes to appear on the monitor screen To shoot a Prerecord Movie 1 With the camera pointed at the subject press 0 This will save five seconds of action prerecorded in the buffer and start real time recording 2 Press 0 again to stop recording To turn off Prerecord M...

Page 48: ...an record about 129 minutes of Voice Recording using the camera s built in memory only 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to select the Voice Recording scene and then press SET This causes to appear on the monitor screen 3 Press the shutter button to start recording The back lamp flashes green while recording is in progress Pressing SET during recording will insert a marker into the reco...

Page 49: ...extension Audio File Size Approximately 165KB Approximately 30 seconds of recording at 5 5KB per second 1 In the PLAY mode use 4 and 6 to display the Voice Recording file you want to play is displayed in place of an image for a Voice Recording file 2 Press SET to start playback Voice Recording Playback Controls To play back an audio recording Fast forward fast reverse 4 6 Play pause SET Jump to ma...

Page 50: ... scene menu has multiple pages Use 8 and 2 to scroll between menu pages You can access information about the currently selected scene See page 51 for details To return to normal snapshot recording select Scene 1 R Auto Pressing MENU while the scene selection screen or scene information screen is displayed will cause the boundary to jump directly to R Auto 3 Press SET to configure the camera with t...

Page 51: ...rding a movie White board etc ID Photo Self portrait 1 person Self portrait 2 people Cross Pastel The following BEST SHOT scenes cannot be used while shooting a snapshot Prerecord Movie For YouTube The Voice Recording scene cannot be used while shooting a snapshot or recording a movie Selecting the Night Scene or Fireworks scene results in a slow shutter speed setting Since a slow shutter speed in...

Page 52: ...is camera Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene may not produce the results you expected due to shooting conditions and other factors You can modify the camera settings that are made after you select a BEST SHOT scene Note however that the BEST SHOT settings revert to their defaults when you select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera You can save up to 999 camera setups as user BEST SHOT ...

Page 53: ...n Focus EV Shift White Balance Flash ISO Metering Dynamic Range Portrait Refiner Flash Intensity Flash Assist Color Filter Sharpness Saturation Contrast The following are the settings that are saved for each user movie BEST SHOT scene Focus EV Shift White Balance Color Filter Sharpness Saturation Contrast User BEST SHOT scenes are stored in built in memory page 118 in the SCENE folder snapshots or...

Page 54: ...regardless of the camera s image size setting Printing an ID Photo The print operation outputs multiple copies of the same image on the same sheet in various standard ID photo sizes Cut out the image s you need Actual prints are slightly larger than the standard ID photo sizes to facilitate trimming When printing an ID photo be sure to select 4 x6 as the paper size page 98 When printing an ID phot...

Page 55: ...n the monitor screen if there are no areas that need to be keystone corrected and the image will be saved to memory as it is 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Correct and then press SET This will correct the image and save the resulting corrected image NOTE When composing an image like the ones shown above make sure that the entire outline of the object you are trying to shoot is enclosed within the monitor...

Page 56: ...NOTE You can shoot with the self portrait feature in combination with a continuous shutter CS mode page 37 Operation is the same as that when a continuous shutter CS mode is used in combination with Auto Shutter See page 30 for more information IMPORTANT If the camera remains in Auto Shutter standby without releasing the shutter you can record an image by pressing the shutter button all the way do...

Page 57: ...the Control Panel Example Menu Screen Operation Press MENU to display the menu screen Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode Menu Screen Operation Buttons 1 In the REC mode press MENU This will display the menu screen 2 Use 4 and 6 to select the tab where the item you want to configure is located Using On screen Menus 4 6 Selects tabs 6 is also used to display the options availa...

Page 58: ...rn to the menu use 8 to move the highlighting up to the tabs and then use 4 and 6 to select the tab you want Menu Operations in This Manual Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below The following operation is the same one described under Example Menu Screen Operation on page 57 Settings Example When Focus is selected on the REC tab Tabs Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Focus Use 4 ...

Page 59: ... Focus Settings Type of Shot Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range 1 Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies Q Auto Focus General recording Automatic Fixed focal point Approximately 40 cm to 9 infinity 1 3 to 9 Fixed distance 2 4 Macro Close ups Automatic Approximately 10 cm to 50 cm 3 9 to 19 7 EPan Focus Shooting with a relatively wide focus range Fixed focal point Fixed distance 2 3 Infinity Scenery and o...

Page 60: ...ust focus At this time the image that is within the boundary will enlarge and fill the monitor screen which aids in focusing If you do not perform any operation for two seconds while the enlarged image is displayed the screen in step 1 will re appear Normal Macro Zoom Steps Close Up Telephoto Center distance Z1 Wide Approx 0 50 1 6 9 0 20 7 9 2 Approx 0 80 2 6 9 0 25 9 8 3 Approx 1 10 3 6 9 0 37 1...

Page 61: ...he L R Key setting page 66 are disabled while Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode Using Focus Lock Focus lock is a technique you can use when you want to compose an image in which the subject you want to focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen To use focus lock select U Spot or O Tracking for the Auto Focus area page 63 1 Align the monitor screen s focus frame wit...

Page 62: ...andomly whenever the camera is turned on When shooting with face recognition or the easy mode the frame shape is ß Monitor screen information display is always on page 130 when I Multi is selected as the AF area page 63 while any focus frame other than ß is selected with this setting Also the following items will not appear On screen grid histogram and the following information when the shutter bu...

Page 63: ...Spot This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image This setting works well with focus lock page 61 Multi When you half press the shutter button while this setting selected the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among nine possible areas The focus frame of the area where the camera focuses will be displayed in green Tracking When you half press the shutter but...

Page 64: ...tter Movie some BEST SHOT scenes ID Photo White board etc For YouTube Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Auto Shutter For details see the Control Panel procedure on page 28 Using the Self timer Self timer 10 sec 10 second Self timer 2 sec 2 second Self timer When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed you can use this setting to prevent image blur due to camera movement X3 Triple Sel...

Page 65: ...briefly however in the preview image that is displayed immediately after you shoot a snapshot If the flash fires the Anti Shake icon S will remain on the display even though Anti Shake does not function during flash photography Shooting with Anti Shake can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution Anti Shake may not be able to elim...

Page 66: ...ing 4 6 key operation Metering Changes the Metering Mode page 72 EV Shift Adjusts the EV shift value page 70 White Balance Changes the white balance setting page 71 ISO Changes the ISO Sensitivity setting page 39 Self timer Sets the self timer time page 64 Off Cancels 4 and 6 key assignments Shooting with Quick Shutter Quick Shutter On Turns on Quick Shutter Some images may be out of focus when Qu...

Page 67: ...nly Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Review While Review is turned on the camera will display a image for about one second immediately after you press the shutter button to record it Procedure r REC MENU REC Tab Icon Help While Icon Help is turned on a textual description will appear on the display for certain icons when you switch between REC functions Functions Supported by Icon Help REC Mode Flash ...

Page 68: ...memory item is enabled all of the other memory items except for zoom position are initialized to the currently selected BEST SHOT sample scene setup regardless of the enabled disabled status of the other memory items Configuring Power On Default Settings Memory Setting Disabled Initial Default Setting Enabled b BEST SHOT Snapshot Auto Setting at power off Auto Shutter Off Flash Auto Focus AF Auto ...

Page 69: ...uality Movie Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail smoothness and clarity of a movie during playback Shooting with the high quality WIDE setting will result in better image quality but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot Image Quality Settings Quality Specifying Snapshot Size Size Specifying Snapshot Image Quality Quality Snapshot Fine Gives image quality prior...

Page 70: ...exposure compensation value The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it NOTE When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation Correcting Image Brightness EV Shift 8 Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best for light colored subjects and backlit subjects 2 ...

Page 71: ...ons Daylight Overcast etc Controlling White Balance White Balance Auto Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day Overcast For shooting outdoors on an overcast rainy day in the shade etc Shade For shooting on a clear day in the shade of trees or buildings Day White Fluorescent For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting ...

Page 72: ...e Metering Multi Multi pattern metering divides the image into sections and measures the light in each section for a balanced exposure reading This type of metering provides error free exposure settings for a wide range of shooting conditions Center Weighted Center weighted metering concentrates on the center of the focus area to measure light This type of metering is best when you want some level...

Page 73: ...and Purple Procedure r REC MENU Quality Tab Sharpness You can specify one of five sharpness settings from 2 sharpest to 2 least sharp Reducing Overexposure and Underexposure Dynamic Range Expand 2 Suppresses overexposure and underexposure more than Expand 1 Expand 1 Suppresses overexposure and underexposure Off No suppression of overexposure and underexposure Enhancing Skin Tones in a Portrait Por...

Page 74: ... weakest to 2 strongest Flash intensity may not change when the subject is too far away or too close Procedure r REC MENU Quality Tab Flash Assist The subject in an image will look too dark if flash intensity is not enough to reach a subject that is too far away When this happens you can use flash assist to supplement the brightness of the subject so it appears as if flash illumination was suffici...

Page 75: ...ther button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation To return to normal playback speed press SET Play pause SET 1 frame forward back 4 6 Holding down either button scrolls continuously Volume adjustment Press 2 and then press 8 2 Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress Information display on off 8 DISP Zoom Slide the zoom controller in the directio...

Page 76: ...ower right corner of the screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed To exit the zoom screen press MENU or BS Though the maximum image zoom factor is 8X certain image sizes may not allow zooming up to the full 8X 1 In the PLAY Mode slide the zoom controller towards w Use 4 and 6 to scroll 12 images at a time To view a particular image use 8 2 4 or 6 to move the selection boun...

Page 77: ...e day you want and then press SET To exit the calendar screen press MENU or BS If you save an image using any one of the following functions the image will appear in the calendar on the date that you last saved it Dynamic Range White Balance Brightness Keystone Correction Color Restoration Resizing Cropping Copy Layout Print MOTION PRINT If you edit the date and time of an image the image still wi...

Page 78: ...ne video input select the one where the camera is connected 3 Press p PLAY to turn on the camera This will cause an image to appear on the TV screen without anything appearing on the camera s monitor screen Pressing ON OFF or r REC will not turn on the camera while the AV cable is connected You also can change the aspect ratio of the screen and the video output system page 128 4 Now you can displa...

Page 79: ...display contents Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck Use one of the following methods to connect the camera to the recording device using the camera s bundled AV cable DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals Camera USB AV port You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the camera and record it on a DVD or video tape You can record movi...

Page 80: ...r MAX If you specify a value from 1 to 30 seconds images change at the specified interval but the audio portion of movies and audio snapshots will continue to play until the end When the slideshow reaches a movie file while MAX is selected only the first frame of the movie will displayed Voice Recording files are not played back when MAX is selected Effect Select the effect you want Pattern 1 to 5...

Page 81: ...era You can replace the built in slideshow background music with other music from your computer Supported File Types IMA ADPCM format WAV files Sampling Frequencies 22 05 kHz 44 1 kHz Quality Monaural Number of Files 9 File names SSBGM001 WAV to SSBGM009 WAV Create the music files on your computer using the above names Regardless of which effect pattern you select the BGM files you store in camera...

Page 82: ...e Disk Macintosh 1 Double click the camera s drive icon 3 Create a folder named SSBGM 4 Double click the SSBGM folder you created and copy the background music file to it See the user documentation that comes with your computer for information about moving copying and deleting files If there are background music files both in built in memory and on the memory card loaded in the camera the files on...

Page 83: ...press SET 4 Press SET and repeat step 3 for the remaining frames in the layout The final layout image will be saved after you insert the final snapshot into it NOTE You will not be able to save the new image unless there is a snapshot in all of the layout frames 3 2 and 16 9 images cannot be included in a Layout Print image The recording date of the resulting Layout Print image is the recording da...

Page 84: ...PRINT image Only the frames of movies recorded on this camera can be used in a MOTION PRINT image Procedure p PLAY Movie Screen of Movie to be Edited MENU PLAY Tab Movie Editing The Movie Editing feature lets you use one of the following procedures to edit out a specific part of a movie Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames MOTION PRINT Editing a Movie on the Camera Movie Editing Cut To Point Cut Cu...

Page 85: ... displayed press 2 4 Use 8 and 2 to select Yes and then press SET The selected cut operation will take considerable time to complete Don t try to perform any camera operation until the Busy Please wait message disappears from the monitor screen Note that a cut operation can take a long time if the movie being edited is long Cut To Point Cut While the frame you want the cut to be up to is displayed...

Page 86: ...hile the movie you want to edit is playing back Press SET to pause playback and then press 2 to display the menu of editing options Perform editing using the same procedures as described above Procedure p PLAY Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab Dynamic Range This setting can be used to suppress underexposure while maintaining image brightness NOTE You also can adjust the dynamic range when recording im...

Page 87: ...d image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicates when the image was originally recorded not when the image was altered Adjusting White Balance White Balance Daylight Outdoors fair weather Overcast Outdoors cloudy to rain in tree shade etc Shade Very high temperature light such as building shade etc Day White Fluorescent White or daywhite fluorescent lighting without suppressing c...

Page 88: ...uare shapes in a snapshot that do not appear normal because they were not shot straight on The corrected image is saved as 2M 1600x1200 pixels size 1 Use 4 and 6 to select the shape in the snapshot that you want to correct 2 Use 8 and 2 to select Correct and then press SET NOTE If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600x1200 pixels size the new corrected version will be the same size as the ori...

Page 89: ...ary for trimming the on screen image 3 Slide the zoom controller to resize the selection boundary and specify the image size you want 4 Use 8 2 4 and 6 to move the selection boundary to it encloses the area of the image you want to trim to and then press SET NOTE If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600x1200 pixels size the new corrected version will be the same size as the original The origi...

Page 90: ...ct On Protects specific files 1Use 4 and 6 to scroll through the files until the one you want to protect is displayed 2Use 8 and 2 to select On and then press SET An image that is protected is indicated by the icon 3To protect other files repeat steps 1 and 2 To exit the protect operation press MENU To unprotect a file select Off instead of On in step 2 above All Files On Protects all files 1Use 8...

Page 91: ...n press SET Each press of SET will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left 2 When the displayed image is at the orientation you want press MENU NOTE Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data It simply alters how the image is displayed on the camera s monitor screen An image that has been protected or zoomed cannot be rotated The original unrotated version of the image wil...

Page 92: ...he original snapshot Procedure p PLAY Snapshot Screen MENU PLAY Tab Trimming You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need and save the result in a separate file The original snapshot is also retained Use the zoom controller to zoom the image to the size you want use 8 2 4 and 6 to display the portion of the image you want to cut out and then press SET The image produced by cropping a 3 2 ...

Page 93: ... recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record Your camera supports the following audio data formats Audio Format WAVE IMA ADPCM WAV extension Approximate Audio File Size 165KB Approximately 30 seconds of recording at 5 5KB per second Adding audio dubbing is not possible for the following types of images Images created using MOTION PRINT Prot...

Page 94: ... is one that has a ˆ icon 2 Press SET to start playback Voice Recording Playback Controls Audio of an Audio Snapshot also can be played back on a computer with Windows Media Player or QuickTime To play snapshot audio Fast forward fast reverse 4 6 Play pause SET Volume adjustment Press 2 and then press 8 2 Display content switching 8 DISP Stop playback MENU ...

Page 95: ...month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was copied page 77 Copying Files Copy Built in Card Copies all files from built in camera memory to a memory card This option copies all the files in built in camera memory It cannot be used to copy a single file Card Built in Copies a single file on the memory card to camera built in camera memory Files are copied to the folder in built in...

Page 96: ...can use a printer equipped with a memory card slot to print images directly from a memory card For details see the user documentation that comes with your printer Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer You can print on a printer that supports PictBridge page 97 Printing with a Computer Windows Computer Install the software Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM that comes bundled with the cam...

Page 97: ...battery is sufficiently charged before connecting Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB AV port until you feel it click securely into place Failure to insert the connector fully can result in poor communication or malfunction Note that even while the connector is fully inserted you still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as shown in the illustration When conn...

Page 98: ...on the monitor screen 6 Use 8 and 2 to select Print and then press SET Printing will start and the message Busy Please wait will appear on the monitor screen The message will disappear after a short while even though printing is still being performed Pressing any camera button will cause the printing status to re appear The print menu screen will re appear when printing is complete If you selected...

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

Page 100: ... cleared automatically after printing is complete The next DPOF print operation you execute will be performed using the last DPOF settings you configured for the images To clear DPOF settings specify 00 for the number of copies of all images Tell your print service about your DPOF settings If you take a memory card to a professional print service be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF settings...

Page 101: ...ance printed image quality Contact your printer manufacturer for information about models that support Exif Print printer upgrades etc Configuring camera settings Configure DPOF settings page 99 You can turn date stamping on and off each time you print You can configure settings so some images include the date stamp and some don t Configure the Camera s Time Stamp setting page 124 The camera s Tim...

Page 102: ...ction pages 104 113 Save images and view them automatically Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM page 107 Images will be grouped by recording date and displayed in a calendar format Transfer images stored on your computer to camera memory In addition to images you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera Photo Transport page 110 Playback and edit movies You can play back movies...

Page 103: ... required 104 Save images to a computer automatically Manage images Vista XP 2000 Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 3 1 DirectX 9 0c When DirectX 9 0 or higher is not already installed on the computer 107 Play movies Vista XP SP2 2000 SP4 QuickTime 7 108 Edit movies Vista XP 2000 Use commercial software as required Upload movie files to YouTube Vista XP SP2 2000 SP4 YouTube Uploader for CASIO 108 Transf...

Page 104: ... QuickTime the bundled software requires Administrator privileges to run Operation on a self made computer is not supported Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM provides a function for migrating image data previously saved with Photo Loader which means you still will have access to your existing image archives You can connect the camera to y...

Page 105: ... metal part of the connector as shown in the illustration When connecting the USB cable to a USB port make sure you align the connector correctly with the port 5 Turn on the camera 6 Copy images to your computer Windows Vista 1Select Open folder to view files 2Drag the DCIM folder to your Windows desktop to copy it Windows XP 1Select Open folder to view files and then click OK 2Drag the DCIM folde...

Page 106: ...the folder that contains the images you want to view 3 Double click the image file you want to view For information about file names see Memory Folder Structure on page 118 An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your computer screen in its original unrotated orientation IMPORTANT Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename any image files that are in the camera s ...

Page 107: ...d computer system requirements 3 Click Install for Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete installation Checking Your Computer s DirectX Version In order to manage images using Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM your computer also needs to have Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher installed Use the following procedure to check your computer s DirectX versio...

Page 108: ...nstalled software may interfere with proper playback of movies Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO from the CD ROM that comes with your camera simplifies uploading of movie files you recorded with the For YouTube BEST SHOT scene to YouTube What is YouTube YouTube is a movie sharing site managed by YouTube LLC where you can upload movies and view movies uploaded by others To install YouTube Uploa...

Page 109: ...er to the Internet 3 Connect the camera to your computer page 104 4 Turn on the camera YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically If this is the first time you are using the application configure the YouTube user ID and network environment settings and then click the OK button 5 The left side of the display will have an area for inputting a title category and other information required...

Page 110: ... All Programs Casio Photo Transport This starts up Photo Transport 3 Drag the file s you want to transfer to the Transfer button 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete the transfer The details of the instructions that appear on the display and the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup For details click the Settings button or Help button and check th...

Page 111: ...ton Keeping the mouse button depressed drag the pointer down to the lower right corner of the area and then release the mouse button 6 Follow the instructions that appear on the display This will send an image of the area you selected to the camera The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format The instructions that appear on the display and details about the transferred images wil...

Page 112: ... Digital Camera IMPORTANT You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file If you do not already have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed install Adobe Reader from the bundled CD ROM You can perform user registration over the Internet To do so of course you need to be able to connect to the Internet with your compu...

Page 113: ... tab select USB and then press 6 3 Use 8 and 2 to select Mass Storage and then press SET Using the Camera with a Macintosh When you want to do this Operating System Version Install this software See page Save images to your Macintosh and view them there manually Mac OS 9 Installation not required 113 Mac OS X Save images to your Macintosh automatically Manage images Mac OS 9 Use commercially avail...

Page 114: ...ou align the connector correctly with the port 5 Turn on the camera The camera s back lamp will light green at this time In this mode your Macintosh recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera or the camera s built in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded as a drive The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using 6 Double click the camera s drive icon 7 D...

Page 115: ...camera s built in memory or on its memory card Doing so can cause problems with the camera s image management data which will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity Whenever you want to modify delete move or rename an image do so only on images that are stored on your computer Never unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while v...

Page 116: ...r OS 9 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 2 Open the Digital Camera folder and then open the folder for the language whose user s guide you want to view 3 Open the file named camera_xx pdf ...

Page 117: ...owed Example File Each folder can contain up to 9999 files named CIMG0001 through CIMG9999 The extension on the file name depends on the file type 26th file name Folders Folders are named from 100CASIO to 999CASIO There can be up to 900 folders in memory The BEST SHOT mode page 50 includes a sample scene that optimizes settings for auction site images Depending on your camera model the sample scen...

Page 118: ... Folder Recording Folder DPOF File Folder DPOF File Snapshot BEST SHOT User Setup Folder Movie BEST SHOT User Setup Folder Family Face Folder Background Music Folder Background Music File Background Music File Startup Image File 1 Other folders are created when the following BEST SHOT scenes are used for recording For eBay or Auction scene name depends on camera model or For YouTube The following ...

Page 119: ...IM folders it to change its name to a date or something similar after you copy it to your computer If you later decided to return the folder to the camera however be sure to change its name back to DCIM The camera is designed to recognize only a root file with the name DCIM Note the camera also will not be able to recognize the folders inside the DCIM folder unless they have the names they origina...

Page 120: ...out of icons All screen shots in this manual show what appears when the Control Panel is turned on For information about menu operations see page 57 Selecting a REC Mode Screen Layout R Panel On Displays the Control Panel The Control Panel makes it quick and easy to change certain camera settings Off Turns off Control Panel display This setting helps to view more of the image when the 16 9 aspect ...

Page 121: ...me aspect ratios the top and bottom of the image will be cut off 4 3 100 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 Configuring Camera Sound Settings Sounds Startup Specifies the startup sound Sound 1 5 Built in sounds 1 through 5 Off Sound off Half Shutter Shutter Operation Operation Specifies the sou...

Page 122: ...delete a user setup and certain other menus are affected Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Startup Display the image you want to use as your startup image and then select On The startup image does not appear when you turn on the camera by pressing p PLAY You can specify a snapshot you recorded as the startup image or you can use the special startup image provided in the camera s built in memory If you sel...

Page 123: ...nce the current time setting by one hour during the summer months Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule File No Continue Tells the camera to remember the last used file number A new file will be named using the next sequential number even if files are deleted or if a blank memory card is loaded If a memory card is loaded and that card already has files stored on it and the largest...

Page 124: ...information is stamped into a snapshot it cannot be edited or deleted Example December 19 2009 1 25 p m Even if you do not stamp the date and or time with Timestamp you can do so later using the DPOF function or some printing application page 101 Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping is turned on Date stamping is not possible for the following types of images Images recorded with certain BE...

Page 125: ...f all of the World Time cities page 123 will be wrong Procedure MENU Set Up Tab Date Style You can select from among three different styles for the date Example December 19 2009 This setting also affects the Control Panel date format as shown below page 23 YY MM DD or MM DD YY MM DD DD MM YY DD MM Setting the Camera s Clock Adjust 8 2 Change the setting at the cursor location 4 6 Move the cursor b...

Page 126: ...turn the monitor screen back on Trigger Time Settings 30 sec 1 min 2 min Off Sleep is disabled while Off is selected Sleep is disabled under any of the following conditions In the PLAY Mode While the camera is connected to a computer or other device During a slideshow During Auto Shutter standby During Voice Recording playback or recording During movie recording and playback When both sleep and Au...

Page 127: ...show During Voice Recording playback or recording During movie recording and playback Procedure MENU Set Up Tab REC PLAY With Power On Off the camera turns off when you press r REC in the REC mode or p PLAY in the PLAY mode Change this setting to anything besides Disable before connecting to a TV for image viewing Configuring Auto Power Settings Auto Power Off Configuring r and p Settings REC PLAY...

Page 128: ...m of the TV or other video equipment Images cannot be displayed correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC or PAL Configuring USB Protocol Settings USB Mass Storage Select this setting when connecting to a computer pages 104 113 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 ...

Page 129: ...r setups Startup screen Formatting a memory card will delete the following data Protected images Make sure that the battery is charged fully before starting a formatting operation Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress Never open the battery cover while formatting is in progress Doing so can cau...

Page 130: ...lts on the on screen histogram NOTE A centered histogram does not necessarily guarantee optimum exposure The recorded image may be over exposed or under exposed even though its histogram is centered Due to the limitations of exposure compensation you may not be able to achieve an optimum histogram configuration Use of the flash and certain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to indicate ex...

Page 131: ...ting so the graph is as close to the center as possible For snapshots you can even display individual histograms for R red G green and B blue Example Histograms How to Use the Histogram A histogram towards the left side results when the overall image is dark A histogram that is too far to the left may result in black out of the dark areas of an image A histogram towards the right side results when...

Page 132: ...risk of loss of eyesight Monitor Screen Do not apply strong pressure to the monitor screen surface or subject it to strong impact Doing so can cause the monitor screen glass to crack Should the monitor screen ever become cracked never touch any of the liquid inside the monitor screen Doing so creates the risk of skin inflammation Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your mouth immediately ri...

Page 133: ...or snowing near the ocean or other body of water or in a bathroom 1 Turn off the camera 2 Remove the battery from the camera 3 Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center Dropping and Rough Treatment Continued use of the camera after it is damaged by dropping or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any...

Page 134: ...n camera memory Rechargeable Battery Use only the specified charger unit or the specified device to charge the battery Attempting to charge the battery by an unauthorized means creates the risk of battery overheating fire and explosion Do not expose or immerse the battery in fresh water or salt water Doing so can damage the battery and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service lif...

Page 135: ...tery If a battery is to be used by young children make sure that a responsible adult makes them aware of the precautions and proper handling instructions and make sure that they handle the battery correctly Should fluid from a battery accidentally get onto clothing or your skin immediately rinse it off with clean tap water Prolonged contact with battery fluid can cause skin irritation Battery Life...

Page 136: ...air conditioner or in other areas subjected to extreme temperature or humidity Inside of a motor vehicle on a hot day or in an area subjected to strong vibration Condensation Sudden and extreme temperature changes such as when the camera is moved from the outdoors on a cold winter day into a warm room can cause water droplets called condensation to form on the interior and the exterior of the came...

Page 137: ...isk of fire 0 Never plug the power cord into an outlet whose voltage rating is different from that marked on the power cord Doing so creates the risk of fire malfunction and electric shock 0 Take care to protect the power cord against damage and breaking Never place heavy objects onto the power cord or expose it to intense heat Doing so can damage the power cord creating the risk of fire and elect...

Page 138: ...thin the text of this manual The SDHC logo is a trademark Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media Windows Vista and DirectX are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Macintosh Mac OS QuickTime the QuickTime logo and iPhoto are trademarks of Apple Inc MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG of Germany and li...

Page 139: ...ontains PrKERNELv4 Real time OS of eSOL Co Ltd Copyright 2007 eSOL Co Ltd PrKERNELv4 is a registered trademark of eSOL Co Ltd in Japan This product s YouTube upload functionality is included under license from YouTube LLC The presence of YouTube upload functionality in this product is not an endorsement or recommendation of the product by YouTube LLC ...

Page 140: ...heck if its contacts are dirty If contacts become dirty wipe them clean with a dry cloth When experiencing charging problems also check to make sure that the power cord is not disconnected from the power outlet or charger 1 Open the battery cover and remove the current battery With the monitor screen side of the camera facing upwards slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the...

Page 141: ...re storing it Always remove the battery from the camera when you are not using it A battery left in the camera can discharge and go dead which will require some time to charge when you need to use the camera Store batteries in a cool dry place 20 C 68 F or lower Precautions during Use The bundled charger is designed for operation with any power supply in the range of 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz Note h...

Page 142: ...ry card you must then turn write protection off whenever you want to record to it format it or delete any of its images If a memory card starts to behave abnormally during image playback you can restore normal operation by reformatting it page 129 However it is recommended that you always take along multiple memory cards whenever using the camera far away from the home or office As you record data...

Page 143: ...the camera do not actually delete files from the memory card The original data remains on the card Note that responsibility for the data on a memory card lies with you The following procedures are recommended whenever you discard a memory card or the camera or if you transfer ownership to another party When discarding a memory card either physically destroy the memory card or use commercially avai...

Page 144: ...nables upload of movies to the YouTube site Photo Transport 1 0 Adobe Reader 8 QuickTime 7 For details about the minimum system requirements for each software application see the Read me files on the CASIO Digital Camera Software CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Hard Disk Drive Space At least 2GB Other Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher Direc...

Page 145: ...vie button page 45 bkUSB AV port pages 78 97 104 113 blConnector cover bmStrap hole page 2 bn SET button page 23 bo BS button page 50 bp MENU button page 57 bqControl button 8 2 4 6 page 23 br r REC button pages 16 22 bs p PLAY button pages 19 22 btMonitor screen pages 130 146 5 6 3 4 2 1 bq br btbs bp bo bn bm bl 8 7 9 bk SET Front Back ckBattery memory card slots pages 12 14 140 142 clSpeaker cm...

Page 146: ...apacity page 157 7Snapshot image size page 24 8Snapshot image quality page 69 9Flash page 26 bkAuto shutter page 28 blAuto shutter trigger sensitivity page 30 bmFace recognition page 32 bnContinuous shutter page 37 boISO sensitivity page 39 bpeasy Mode page 65 bqDate time page 42 brShutter speed bsAperture value btExposure compensation page 70 ckBattery level indicator page 12 clHistogram page 130...

Page 147: ...am page 130 9Anti Shake page 65 1File type 2Protect indicator page 90 3Folder name file name page 117 4Snapshot image quality page 69 5Snapshot image size page 24 6ISO sensitivity page 39 7Aperture value 8Shutter speed 9Date time page 42 bkMetering mode page 72 blWhite balance setting page 87 bmFlash page 26 bnRecording mode boBattery level indicator page 12 bpHistogram page 130 bqExposure compens...

Page 148: ...3Folder name file name page 117 4Movie recording time page 75 5Movie image quality page 69 6Date time page 42 7Battery level indicator page 12 Reset Initial Default Settings 1 4 5 7 2 3 6 Focus Q Auto Focus Focus Frame ß AF Area U Spot Continuous Off Self timer Off Auto Shutter Off Face Recognition Off Anti Shake Off easy Mode Off L R Key Off Quick Shutter On Grid Off Digital Zoom On Review On Ico...

Page 149: ...or Filter Off Sharpness 0 Saturation 0 Contrast 0 Flash Intensity 0 Flash Assist Auto Panel On Display Wide Sounds Startup Sound 1 Half Shutter Sound 1 Shutter Sound 1 Operation Sound 1 Operation Play Menu Color Type 1 Startup Off File No Continue World Time Home R P Timestamp Off Adjust Date Style Language Sleep 1 min Auto Power Off 1 min REC PLAY Power On USB Mass Storage Video Out Format Reset ...

Page 150: ... of the Set Up tab are the same in the REC mode and PLAY mode Slideshow Layout Print MOTION PRINT 9 frames Movie Editing Dynamic Range White Balance Brightness 0 Keystone Color Correction DPOF Printing Protect Date Time Rotation Resize Trimming Dubbing Copy ...

Page 151: ...camera and then reload it Image Recording Image is not recorded when the shutter button is pressed 1 If the camera is in the PLAY mode press r REC to enter the REC Mode 2 If the flash is charging wait until the charge operation finishes 3 If the message Memory Full appears transfer images to your computer delete images you no longer need or use a different memory card Auto Focus does not focus pro...

Page 152: ...f 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 illuminate the subject 2 You may be attempting to shoot in a dark location with Flash Off selected which can increase digital noise and make images appear coarse In this case turn on flash page 26 or use lig...

Page 153: ...rrectly even though the face has been pre recorded Though face characteristics were pre recorded for your family member the data may have been faulty Other possible causes may be shooting at an angle or the facial features of the subject Try re recording the face of the family member who is not being detected page 33 When shooting with Auto Shutter the shutter does not trigger Auto Shutter may not...

Page 154: ...ay not be connected securely Check all connections 2 The wrong USB communication protocol is selected Select the correct USB communication protocol in accordance with the type of device you are connecting pages 104 113 3 If the camera is not turned on turn it on Languageselection screen appears when the camera is turned on 1 You did not configure initial settings after purchasing the camera or the...

Page 155: ...amera back on format the memory card page 129 IMPORTANT Formatting a memory card deletes all its files Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to a computer or some other storage device Check connections You are attempting to connect the camera to a printer while the camera s USB settings are not compatible with the USB system of the printer page 97 Files could not be saved because ba...

Page 156: ... 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 DPOF settings page 99 There is no image to register The setup you are trying to save is for an image that ...

Page 157: ...2 02 MB 20 478 3 2 3456x2304 Fine 4 94 MB 8 195 Normal 2 64 MB 15 366 Economy 1 78 MB 23 543 16 9 3456x1944 Fine 4 04 MB 10 239 Normal 2 18 MB 19 443 Economy 1 48 MB 28 653 7M 3072x2304 Fine 4 3 MB 9 224 Normal 2 31 MB 18 418 Economy 1 57 MB 26 616 4M 2304x1728 Fine 2 5 MB 16 386 Normal 1 4 MB 29 690 Economy 900 KB 46 1074 2M 1600x1200 Fine 1 26 MB 33 767 Normal 790 KB 53 1224 Economy 470 KB 89 20...

Page 158: ...a different capacity calculate the number of images as a percentage of 1GB Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long Movie recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording Image Quality Pixels Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate Built in Memory Movie Recording Capacity SD Memory Card 1GB Movie Recording Capacity File Size of 1 minute Movie WIDE 848x480 4 4 Megabits second 30 frames second 73...

Page 159: ...rical lens Zoom 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom 12X in combination with optical zoom 16X maximum HD Zoom in combination with optical zoom VGA size Focusing Contrast Detection Auto Focus Focus Modes Auto Focus Macro Focus Pan Focus Infinity Manual Focus AF Area Spot Multi Tracking Approximate Focus Snapshot From Lens Surface Auto Focus 40 cm to 9 1 3 to 9 Wide Angle Macro Focus 10 cm to 50 cm 3 9 t...

Page 160: ...rging Time Approximately 5 seconds maximum Recording Snapshots Macro Self timer Continuous Shutter Normal Speed CS HighSpeed CS Flash CS BEST SHOT Auto Shutter Face Recognition easy mode Movies normal movie Prerecord Movie and For YouTube with monaural audio Audio Voice Recording Approximate Maximum Audio Recording Times After Recording 30 seconds per image Voice Recording 129 minutes when using b...

Page 161: ...urned off and back on every time 10 images are shot 2 Approximate playback time Standard temperature 23 C 73 F one image scroll approximately every 10 seconds 3 Approximate continuous recording time The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge Repeated charging shortens battery life Frequency of flash zoom and Auto Focus usage and the time the camera is on greatly affects r...

Page 162: ...citance 720 mAh Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Dimensions 37 9 W x 42 3 H x 5 0 D mm 1 49 W x 1 67 H x 0 20 D Weight Approximately 18 g 0 63 oz Input Power 100 to 240 V AC 80 mA 50 60 Hz Output Power 4 2 V DC 600 mA Operating Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Supported Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 60 Charging Time 90 minutes Dimensions 60 W x 20 H x 86 D mm 2 4 W x ...

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