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Liquid Crystal Digital Camera

QV-120

Owner's Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations upon your selection of the QV-120 Liquid Crystal
Digital Camera. The QV-120 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-120, be sure to carefully read this
manual and follow the instructions contained in it.

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Contents

Precautions .......................................................... 5

Unpacking ............................................................. 9

General Guide .................................................... 10

Top and Display .................................................................. 10
Lens .................................................................................... 10
Bottom ................................................................................ 11
Terminals ............................................................................ 11

Power Supply ..................................................... 13

To load batteries ................................................................. 13
Using AC Power ................................................................. 17

Recording Images .............................................. 19

To record an image ............................................................. 19
How to avoid hand movement… ......................................... 21
Fluorescent Lighting ........................................................... 21
Infrared Light ....................................................................... 22
Shooting Images Outdoors ................................................. 22
Changing the Lens Orientation ........................................... 22
NORMAL/MACRO Switch .................................................. 24
Resolution Modes ............................................................... 24
Exposure Adjustment .......................................................... 25
Changing the Aperture Setting ........................................... 26
Record Mode Displays ........................................................ 27
Using the Self-Timer ........................................................... 30

Playing Back Images ......................................... 31

Displaying Images on the Camera’s LCD ........................... 31
Displaying Images on a TV Screen .................................... 32
Page Status Indicators ........................................................ 33
Producing a Multi-Page Display .......................................... 34
Using the Zoom Function .................................................... 36

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Using Auto Play .................................................................. 38
Protecting Memory Pages .................................................. 41
Unprotecting Memory Pages .............................................. 43
Hiding Protected Memory Pages ........................................ 45

Deleting Memory Pages .................................... 46

Deleting Images From Memory .......................................... 46

Resolution Conversion ...................................... 50

Connecting to Other Devices ............................ 51

The camera terminals ......................................................... 51

Using the Camera with a Connected Device ... 52

Troubleshooting ................................................. 59

Specifications ..................................................... 65

About the camera’s backlight… ....................... 66

• 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-120.

• 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.

Summary of Contents for QV-120

Page 1: ...Record Mode Displays 27 Using the Self Timer 30 Playing Back Images 31 Displaying Images on the Camera s LCD 31 Displaying Images on a TV Screen 32 Page Status Indicators 33 Producing a Multi Page Di...

Page 2: ...ears and further operation of the camera will become impossible If this should happen contact your dealer or the nearest CASIO service provider as soon as possible 7 Operating conditions This camera i...

Page 3: ...brightness of the image on the LCD The brightness is set at the factory to the optimum setting and nor mally does not need adjustment Opening the Terminal Panel Cover 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 Te...

Page 4: ...f explosion Never mix batteries of different types 15 Power Supply Dead batteries are susceptible to leakage which can cause serious damage to your camera Remove batteries from the camera as soon as y...

Page 5: ...tion 2 Turn on the camera Slide the POWER switch in the di rection indicated by the arrow The POWER switch automatically slides back to its original position when you release it When power comes on th...

Page 6: ...the aperture to F8 Changing the Lens Orientation The lens of the camera is built into a lens body that is designed to rotate This means you can change the angle of the lens without mov ing the rest o...

Page 7: ...rding Images Record Mode Displays The following provides details on the images indicators and mes sages that appear on the LCD in the Record Mode Image Display An image of the object that is picked up...

Page 8: ...ortant If battery power is low camera power may turn off while a count down is in progress If this happens replace the batteries with new ones 31 Playing Back Images Playing Back Images This section d...

Page 9: ...page 45 3 Specify the screen size Use the and buttons to specify the screen size To clear the selection screen and quit this procedure select the EXIT icon 4 Press the shutter button 35 Playing Back I...

Page 10: ...ion Hold down the and buttons until the message AUTO PLAY START appears 39 Playing Back Images Auto play continues to loop through the memory pages This means that when it reaches the last page it sta...

Page 11: ...4 Specify all page protection Use and to select ALL and then press the shutter button A protect indicator appears in the upper left corner of all memory pages when you display the page status indicat...

Page 12: ...ory Note that you cannot delete images if they are protected See page 43 for details on how to unprotect images You cannot delete images from a multi page display a display of an enlarged image or whi...

Page 13: ...minal of a TV video tape deck video printer or other similar devices Use the special video cable that comes with the camera for such connections Connecting to Other Devices The type of connecting cabl...

Page 14: ...both cameras to PLAY 2 Use the and buttons of this camera to find the image you want to send You cannot send images between two cameras while either of their function switches is set to REC You canno...

Page 15: ...e connected directly to a personal computer or video capture board that is equipped with a VIDEO IN terminal RCA pin jack It cannot be connected directly to an S VIDEO ter minal 59 Troubleshooting No...

Page 16: ...le con nection 2 Camera connected to is not turned on 3 Function switch sets to REC Delete opera tion does not start when DEL is pressed All buttons and switches do not operate Very bright or very dar...

Page 17: ...the camera s backlight 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 cam...

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