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Liquid Crystal Digital Camera

QV-300

Owner's Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations upon your selection of the QV-300 Liquid Crystal
Digital Camera. The QV-300 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-300, 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
Switching Between Lenses ................................................. 24
Resolution Modes ............................................................... 25
Exposure Adjustment .......................................................... 25
Changing the Aperture Setting ........................................... 27
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

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Using the Zoom Function .................................................... 36
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-300.

• 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-300

Page 1: ...ure Setting 27 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...

Page 2: ...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 is designed for u...

Page 3: ...raise it Forcing the cover up can seri ously damage it General Guide Bottom BRIGHT brightness control BRIGHT control adjusts the brightness of the image on the LCD The brightness is set at the factory...

Page 4: ...ifferent 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 you notice they are dead The batterie...

Page 5: ...era 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 the image of the object...

Page 6: ...This is due to the characteristics of the camera s charge coupled device CCD and it does not indicate malfunction of the camera One way you can try to minimize this problem is to set the aperture to...

Page 7: ...an use to match lighting condi tions Use the aperture switch to change the aperture setting Use the F8 setting to decrease expo sure This setting works best outdoors Use the F2 6 setting to increase e...

Page 8: ...when the end of the countdown is reached To cancel on ongoing Self Timer operation press the PROTECT button or shutter button Note If you use the Self Timer with the lens body rotate 180 page 22 you c...

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: ...describes which the camera terminal you should use for each type of connection VIDEO OUT Use this terminal when connecting to the VIDEO IN terminal of a TV video tape deck video printer or other simil...

Page 14: ...th 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 cannot s...

Page 15: ...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 power Sudden power failur...

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: ...ry Life LR6 AM3 AA size alkaline batteries Approximately 130 minutes continuous operation Recording for about 96 images one image per minute FR6 AA size lithium batteries Approximately 220 minutes con...

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