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Digital Camera

QV-5700

User’s Guide

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K822PCM1DMX

Congratulations
upon your
selection of the
new CASIO
Digital Camera.
To get the most
out of your new
CASIO Digital
Camera, make
sure you read
this manual
carefully and
keep it on hand
for future
reference.

Summary of Contents for QV-5700

Page 1: ...r s Guide E K822PCM1DMX Congratulations upon your selection of the new CASIO Digital Camera To get the most out of your new CASIO Digital Camera make sure you read this manual carefully and keep it on...

Page 2: ...Monitor Screen 24 Indicator display 24 Operation Indicator Lamp 25 Operation card access lamp 25 Flash Charge lamp 26 AF Assist Light Self timer Lamp 26 Using the Bundled Accessories 27 Attaching the...

Page 3: ...e Bracketing Mode 89 To configure AEB Mode settings 89 To record an image using AEB 90 Creating a Panorama 91 45 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Using the Full Auto Mode 45 Recording Precautions 47 Focusing 47...

Page 4: ...or Filter 106 Installing a Conversion Lens or Close up Lens 106 Using a Filter 108 109 PLAYBACK Basic Playback Operation 109 Playing a Movie 110 Playing a Panorama 111 Enlarging the Playback Image 11...

Page 5: ...ements 140 Installing Software from the CD ROM in Windows 141 Installing Software from the CD ROM on a Macintosh 143 Installing Software 143 Transferring Files to a Computer 147 Using a Memory Card to...

Page 6: ...INTRODUCTION 6 Getting Ready 2 Load batteries Set the current time and date page 29 3 Insert the memory card page 37 page 43 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 Quick Reference...

Page 7: ...f way to focus the image Align the exposure mode dial with Full Auto Mode 3 Align the drive mode dial with 1 Image 6 After confirming that the Auto Focus operation is complete the operation lamp light...

Page 8: ...INTRODUCTION 8 Viewing Playing Back an Image page 109 Align the power function switch with Rock the control button to the left or right to scroll through stored images on the monitor screen 2 1...

Page 9: ...lected You can exit the image delete operation by pressing AE L Rock the control button down to select Yes and then click the control button Press AE L Rock the control button to the left or right to...

Page 10: ...cement Be sure to back up all important data on other media to protect against its loss CompactFlashTM and the logo are registered trade marks of SanDisk Corporation Windows Internet Explorer and Dire...

Page 11: ...when shooting under dim lighting Multi area AF Helps to prevent out of focus areas in an image Focus area expansion Makes it easier achieve the focus you want Image preview Provides instant preview o...

Page 12: ...ig screen viewing of images USB compatibility Connects to your computer for quick and easy image ex change Image management and manipulation software The QV 5700 comes bundled with a CD ROM that s pac...

Page 13: ...lti pattern Center weighted Spot page 68 Five exposure modes Full auto Program AE aperture priority AE shutter speed priority AE manual exposure page 82 to 87 Movie Mode page 93 Panorama Mode Stitches...

Page 14: ...seashore or beach in the bathroom etc Should foreign matter or water ever get into the camera immediately turn power off unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet and contact your dealer or nearest...

Page 15: ...sation can form on the exterior of the camera or on internal components Condensation can cause malfunction of the camera so you should avoid exposing it to conditions that might cause condensation To...

Page 16: ...any other soiling of the lens can inter fere with proper image recording Never touch the lens with your fingers You can remove dust particles from the lens surface by using a lens blower to blow them...

Page 17: ...on switch pages 35 45 Lens page 16 AF assist light Self timer lamp page 26 Exposure sensor page 60 Selector dial Indicator display page 24 This section contains important information you should know w...

Page 18: ...Zoom controller Enlarge Nine Images pages 49 75 112 113 PREVIEW button page 54 AE L AE Lock Delete button pages 55 71 119 Monitor screen page 22 Flash charge lamp page 26 Operation card access lamp pa...

Page 19: ...mpartment cover lock page 29 Memory card slot cover pages 37 38 DC IN 6V terminal page 33 VIDEO OUT terminal page 137 DIGITAL terminal page 103 External flash sync terminal page 104 Diopter dial page...

Page 20: ...acketing AEB page 89 Continuous Shutter recording page 88 1 Image recording page 54 Movie recording page 93 Panorama recording page 91 M M Mode Manual Exposure page 87 S S Mode Shutter Speed Priority...

Page 21: ...nd execute function The following are the terms used in this manual to describe control button operations Term Rock Click Meaning Use your thumb to move the control button up down left or right Press...

Page 22: ...lf timer 10 SEC 2 SEC Quality FINE NORMAL ECONOMY TIFF Memory capacity Remaining number of storable images Image size 2560 x 1920 pixels 2544 x 1696 pixels 1600 x 1200 pixels 1280 x 960 pixels 640 x 4...

Page 23: ...e and time White balance indicator Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Manual Zoom bar Lower half indicates optical zoom Upper half indicates digital zoom Flash Mode indicator None Auto Flash On Flash...

Page 24: ...the camera also shows various camera status indicators during image re cording The indicator display comes in handy especially when the monitor screen is turned off Line 3 Line 2 Line 1 Multi area AF...

Page 25: ...start up save multiple movie recording standby Lamp Color Green Operation card access lamp PLAY mode On Auto Focus complete Auto Focus operation failed Lamp Color Green Red Flashing One of the follow...

Page 26: ...AF assist light operates automatically to assist the Auto Focus operation whenever you are shooting where lighting is dim This lamp also flashes to indicate the countdown until the shutter releases du...

Page 27: ...s bumping against other objects It also creates the danger of the camera becoming caught in a door or on other ob jects resulting in personal injury Keep the camera out of the reach of small children...

Page 28: ...lways leave the lens cap on the lens when the camera is turned off and the lens is retracted Attach the lens cap holder to the neck strap or the strap ring This protects against accidental loss of the...

Page 29: ...Make sure that camera power is turned off whenever loading or replacing batteries 1 On the bottom of the camera slide the battery compart ment cover lock in the direction indicated by the arrow and o...

Page 30: ...hat batteries will provide the amount of ser vice indicated Low temperatures reduce battery life 1 Continuous Recording Conditions Normal temperature 25 C 77 F Flash Off Monitor screen On Image record...

Page 31: ...in the camera The following examples show how alkaline battery life changes under different shooting conditions Example 1 Intermittent use of the camera shortens battery life Conditions Temperature 2...

Page 32: ...come warm as they discharge Use only LR6 AM 3 type alkaline or FR6 type lithium or Ni MH nickel metal hydride dry cell batteries with this camera Never mix old bat teries with new ones Doing so can re...

Page 33: ...al hy dride batteries This AC adaptor charger unit can be used with any household power outlet rated for 100V to 240V AC Low Battery Indicator The following shows how the battery capacity indicator on...

Page 34: ...puter AC Adaptor precautions Never use an electrical outlet whose voltage is outside the rating marked on the AC adaptor Doing so can create the danger of fire or elec tric shock Use only the optional...

Page 35: ...button immediately wakes up the monitor and restores normal operation You can specify 30 seconds 1 minute or 2 minutes before the sleep state is triggered or you can turn off this setting entirely Tu...

Page 36: ...off settings 2 min 5 min Sleep settings Off 30 sec 1 min 2 min 6 Press MENU to exit the setting procedure In the PLAY mode the Auto Power Off trigger time is fixed at five minutes Sleep is disabled i...

Page 37: ...mpactFlash memory card CF TYPE I II or IBM Microdrive for image storage Note that all mentions of memory card in this manual refer both to a CompactFlash memory card and IBM Microdrive unless specific...

Page 38: ...ard slot is fac ing downwards Doing so creates the danger of the memory card falling which can corrupt data or dam age the memory card Never remove the memory card from the camera while the operation...

Page 39: ...rt the Best Shot scene files you want to the memory card page 77 Data deleted by a memory card format operation can not be recovered Be sure to carefully check and con firm that you no longer need the...

Page 40: ...d by reformatting the memory card Reformatting a memory card deletes all images stored on the card but you can use a computer to copy the images you want to keep to the computer s hard disk before ref...

Page 41: ...more difficult than ejecting a CompactFlash card IBM Microdrive Precautions Compatibility of the camera with the IBM Microdrive has been confirmed by CASIO However you should note the following impor...

Page 42: ...LAY mode align the power function switch with 2 Press MENU See the Camera Menus on page 159 for more information about menu contents 3 Rock the control button up or down to select the menu item you wa...

Page 43: ...ou can even use the time stamp function to stamp the date and time inside the image page 100 IMPORTANT The time and date settings are cleared if the camera is left for about 24 hours without battery a...

Page 44: ...n up or down to select the setting you want to use and then click the control button to apply it Example October 23 2002 Year Month Day 02 10 23 Day Month Year 23 10 02 Month Day Year 10 23 02 6 Press...

Page 45: ...ording an image using the Full Auto Mode It also explains about basic camera settings Using the Full Auto Mode The Full Auto Mode makes it easy even for complete novices to record good looking digital...

Page 46: ...ess the shutter release button gently Pressing the shutter release button causes the focus frame to appear on the monitor screen page 62 Multi area Auto Focus page 62 automatically fo cuses the image...

Page 47: ...hat the focusing range is ap proximately 30 cm to 11 8 to IMPORTANT You cannot select a different focusing method when using the Full Auto Mode Page 61 IMPORTANT In any of the following cases the mess...

Page 48: ...save also appears momentarily during save operations in the Panorama Mode Movie Mode and when you are using certain Best Shot scene setups In this case this message does not in dicate that battery pow...

Page 49: ...tness can cause the re sponse of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down which causes some static noise in the monitor screen im age Using Optical Zoom Optical zoom enlarges the image by changing the...

Page 50: ...ure value The lens aperture value indicated on the camera is the aperture when optical zoom is 1X Using a higher opti cal zoom setting results in a higher aperture value smaller aperture Use of a trip...

Page 51: ...used for subjects that are closer or farther away Because of this you should change to the Manual Focus Mode MF or Macro Mode whenever the distance between the cam era and the subject is 30cm 11 8 or...

Page 52: ...ed on the seconds are counted down on the screen To stop a countdown part way through press the shut ter release button NOTES The hand shake limiter is enabled when you use a slow shutter speed and th...

Page 53: ...d vertically or horizontally when you record an image and stores the orientation along with the image data When you display the images on the camera s monitor screen they are automatically oriented co...

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