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Liquid Crystal Digital Camera

QV-10 

B

Owner’s Manual

Introduction

Congratulations upon your se-
lection of the QV-10 Liquid Crys-
tal Digital Camera. The QV-10
comes with its own built-in liquid
crystal  color  monitor  that  let’s
you instantly view the pictures
you take.
To get the most out of the QV-
10, be sure to carefully read this
manual and follow the instruc-
tions contained in it.

Please refer to this manual for the QV-10, QV-10A & QV-11 models

Liquid Crystal Digital Camera QV-10

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 Before using the QV-10...

Note the following precautions before attempting to use the QV-10.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any

damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any

loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of
the QV-10.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any

damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunc-
tion, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all impor-
tant data on other media to protect against its loss.

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QV-10 Features ..................................................... 6

General Precautions ............................................ 8

Other Precautions .............................................. 10

FCC Guidelines .................................................. 12

Getting Acquainted

13

Unpacking ........................................................... 14

General Guide .................................................... 15

Opening the Terminal Panel Cover ............................... 16
Connecting the Wrist Strap ............................................ 17
Using the Lens Cloth ..................................................... 17
Using the Soft Case ....................................................... 17

Operation Reference .......................................... 18

To record an image ............................................................. 18
To view images stored in memory ...................................... 19
To delete images stored in memory ................................... 20

Function Referense ........................................... 21

Record Functions ................................................................ 21
Playback Functions ............................................................. 23

Power Supply ..................................................... 25

To load batteries ................................................................. 25

Standard Battery Life ..................................................... 27
Low Battery Indicator ..................................................... 28
Flash Memory ................................................................ 28
Auto Power Off .............................................................. 29

Using AC Power ................................................................. 30

Contents

Liquid Crystal Digital Camera QV-10

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Operation

33

Recording Image ................................................ 34

To record an image ............................................................. 34
How to avoid hand movement... ......................................... 36
Flourescent Lighting ........................................................... 36
Infrared Light ....................................................................... 37
Changing the Lens Orientation ........................................... 38
NORMAL/MACRO Switch .................................................. 40
Exposure Adjustment .......................................................... 41
Changing the Aperture Setting ........................................... 42
Record Mode Displays ........................................................ 43

Image Display ................................................................ 43
Displaying the Image Number ....................................... 43
Exposure Warning Indicators ......................................... 45
Low Battery Indicator ..................................................... 46
Memory Full Message ................................................... 46

Using the Self-Timer ........................................................... 47

Playing Back Images ......................................... 49

Displaying Images on the Camera's LCD ........................... 49
Displaying Images on a TV Screen .................................... 51
Displaying the Memory Page Number ................................ 52
Producing a Multi-Page Display .......................................... 53
Using the Zoom Function .................................................... 57
Using Auto Play .................................................................. 59
Protecting Memory Pages .................................................. 67

Deletting Memory Pages ................................... 70

To delete a single memory page ........................................ 70
To delete all unprotected memory pages ........................... 73

Summary of Contents for QV-10 B

Page 1: ...3 QV 10 Features 6 General Precautions 8 Other Precautions 10 FCC Guidelines 12 Getting Acquainted 13 Unpacking 14 General Guide 15 Opening the Terminal Panel Cover 16 Connecting the Wrist Strap 17 Us...

Page 2: ...r us ing the QV 10 Never try to take pictures or use the built in display while operating a motor vehicle or while walking Doing so creates the danger of serious accident Never try to open the case of...

Page 3: ...bag before moving it into a location that is much warmer or colder than your current location Leave it in the plastic bag until the air inside the bag has a chance to reach the same temperature as th...

Page 4: ...General Guide The following illustrations show the names of each component but ton and switch on the camera Top and Display PROTECT Timer Protect button DISP Display button MODE button DEL Delete butt...

Page 5: ...IT appears on the LCD for about four seconds along with the image that was recorded when you pressed the shutter button You can use the camera to take the next picture after the WAIT message disappear...

Page 6: ...posure adjust ments while viewing the image on the LCD Self Timer Page 47 Press a button and the shutter releases automatically 10 seconds later Image Number Page 43 This value indicates the number of...

Page 7: ...es into the camera Doing so not only results in shortened battery life it also causes batteries to generate heat that can cause serious damage to the camera Always use Alkaline batteries only Battery...

Page 8: ...gging the AC adaptor from the wall socket be sure to grasp the adaptor not the cord Avoid an undue bending pulling and twisting of the AC adaptor s cord and never try to lengthen the cord by splicing...

Page 9: ...ding Images 4 Record the image Compose the image you want to record while viewing it on the LCD It is best to look at the LCD directly and not from an angle Take care that your finger is not blocking...

Page 10: ...g the lens body Doing so can cause serious damage to the lens Do not carry the camera or move it around while holding onto only the lens body Return the lens body to its normal position with the lens...

Page 11: ...rease expo sure This setting works best indoors Note Also see page 45 for information about exposure warning indica tors 43 Recording Images Record Mode Displays The following provides details on the...

Page 12: ...lace all four batteries with a fresh set of new ones Once the low battery indicator appears you can expect only about 10 more minutes of operation before total power failure See page 25 for details on...

Page 13: ...Screen Use the special video cable that comes with the camera to connect the QV 10 to a television as illustrated below and you can then view the images stored in camera memory on the TV s screen Impo...

Page 14: ...This is because the camera automatically uses the brightness setting for the brightest image contained in the multi page display for all of the images 55 Playing Back Images In this example we will s...

Page 15: ...t 1 page 4 page or 9 page and the range of pages to be included in the scroll operation Important The camera s Auto Power Off function page 29 does not function while an auto play operation is in prog...

Page 16: ...ee page 61 for information on how to display auto play fea ture screens 2 Use increase and decrease to change the auto play speed setting You can set the auto play speed in 3 second increments in the...

Page 17: ...automatically cancelled whenever you delete an image from memory page 70 This is true regardless of whether the deleted image is inside or outside of the page range Following deletion of an image auto...

Page 18: ...er that you cannot delete a protected page If the page you want to delete is protected use the procedure on page 69 to unprotect it before proceeding 71 Deleting Memory Pages 3 Press DEL This screen c...

Page 19: ...hutter button If there were no protected pages in memory the message MEMORY EMPTY appears on the display after all memory pages are deleted If there were protected pages in memory they are the only pa...

Page 20: ...cable that comes with the camera to connect to the VIDEO IN terminal of the video tape deck 2 Set up the video tape deck to record images input through its VIDEO IN terminal Consult the owner s guide...

Page 21: ...for details about how to set up to capture images Important With this configuration you cannot send images from the personal computer to the QV 10 The QV 10 can be connected directly to a personal com...

Page 22: ...if you are using one Restore power and turn the camera on If this does not work contact your dealer or an autho rized CASIO service pro vider Adjust the BRIGHT set ting page 16 1 Function switch set...

Page 23: ...ht The camera is equipped with a fluorescent light source to provide the back lighting for its LCD The normal service life of the backlight is approximately six years when the camera is used for about...

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