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Page 1: ...ore using it be sure 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...

Page 2: ...n below are included If anything is missing contact your original retailer Accessories Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 80 USB AC adaptor AD C53U Power cord Strap USB cable Basic Reference The shap...

Page 3: ...o the use or malfunction of this product 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...

Page 4: ...On and Off 17 Initial Settings 17 Modes 18 Using the LCD monitor 19 LCD Monitor Layout 19 Recording Images and Videos 23 Taking Images 23 Setting the Zoom Dial 23 Using Flash 25 Setting the Focus Mod...

Page 5: ...Numbering 65 Setting TV Out 65 Setting Memory Kit 66 Reset All 66 Making Connections 67 Connecting the Camera to a TV 67 Connecting the Camera to a Computer 68 Appendix 72 Safety Precautions 72 Preca...

Page 6: ...camera your computer must meet the following system requirements For Windows Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Processor Pentium D 3 0GHz or above Memory Minimum 1GB RAM 2GB recommended HDD space 300...

Page 7: ...s 4Microphone Back View 5LCD monitor 6LED indicator 7Movie button 8Menu button 9OK button 4 way navigation control 8 2 4 6 bkPlayback button blFunction Delete button Top View bmZoom dial bnShutter but...

Page 8: ...n image Zoom dial In Still image record mode rotate the zoom dial counterclockwise to zoom out clockwise to zoom in In Playback mode rotate to zoom in to magnify image or zoom out enter 9 image calend...

Page 9: ...mode This function is used only in Program mode page 38 2 To unlock AE AF by any one of the following ways Press the AE AF LOCK Up button Rotate the zoom control Press the Menu Function Playback Movi...

Page 10: ...When purchasing a card please check the card s specifications and take the camera with you Flash Down 1 In Record mode press to scroll through the flash mode options Auto flash Red eye Reduction Forc...

Page 11: ...thium ion battery NP 80 for power Never try to use any other type of battery 1 Make sure the power is off before inserting the battery 2 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment at the bott...

Page 12: ...ttery 1 Unlock and open the battery memory card compartment With the LCD monitor side of the camera facing upwards slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration After t...

Page 13: ...IMPORTANT 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 malfu...

Page 14: ...your computer If this happens disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable Depending on the setup of your computer you may not be able to charge the camera s battery over a USB connection If this happ...

Page 15: ...an inferior device or a device that is not up to standard can cause malfunction and or failure of your camera Operation is not guaranteed in the case of a computer built or modified by you Even in th...

Page 16: ...emory cards from 32GB up to 2TB Note that the ability to use any particular card with this camera even if it satisfies the above capacity and type requirements is not guaranteed 1 Unlock and open the...

Page 17: ...and the camera is turned on in Record mode Hold down the Playback button until the LED indicator lights This turns on the camera in the Playback mode The zoom lens is not extended To turn off the came...

Page 18: ...era too soon after configuring time and date settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring...

Page 19: ...battery level 7 Storage media Indicates current storage media in use 8 Wind cut Reduces wind noise during movie recording 9 Movie size Indicates video size 10 Shake warning Indicates the light is not...

Page 20: ...Focus Displays the focus setting 23 Face tracking Indicates face tracking is enabled 24 White balance Displays white balance settings 25 Metering Displays metering settings 26 Quality Displays quality...

Page 21: ...tes Playback mode 2 Protect Indicates file is protected 3 File no Total no Indicates the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 4 Battery Indicates battery level 5 Storage medi...

Page 22: ...the file number over the total number of files in the storage card 6 Battery Indicates battery level 7 Storage media Indicates used storage memory 8 Recording date time Displays the date and time of...

Page 23: ...es If the shake warning icon appears hold the camera steadily with your arms at your side or use a tripod to stabilize the camera to prevent blurred images Using a combination of 5 times optical zoom...

Page 24: ...2 Rotating the Zoom dial clockwise counterclockwise optically zooms in out to the maximum until it stops 3 Release the Zoom dial NOTE Zoom operations are supported during movie recording but note tha...

Page 25: ...flash function is available only when shooting still images It is not available for the Burst and AEB modes The flash does not charge while the Zoom dial is rotated To enable flash charging release t...

Page 26: ...a will focus on the subject automatically Super Macro This mode is designed for close up photography Pan Focus The focus of this mode provides maximum Depth of Field DOF not designed for close up phot...

Page 27: ...y Burst cannot be selected while Art Effect is activated Setting Continuous Shooting Icon Type Description Off Disable the continuous shooting function Burst Full press and hold the shutter button to...

Page 28: ...ns and then press the OK button to save and apply changes My Mode shows the available Scene Modes with the currently selected Scene Mode highlighted The icon in the menu bar changes to the icon of the...

Page 29: ...The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 4 3 The table below shows the Photo Size values for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 3 2 Photo Size Ico...

Page 30: ...oto Size values for still images when selecting Aspect ratio 1 1 Icon Pixel Size Printing Size Suggestion 4608 x 2592 HDTV 3264 x 1832 HDTV 2560 x 1440 HDTV 2048 x 1152 HDTV 640 x 360 E mail Icon Pixe...

Page 31: ...V settings Press the OK button to save and apply changes This sets the white balance for a variety of lighting conditions and permits images to be captured that approach the conditions that are seen b...

Page 32: ...ethod for calculating the exposure This function is used only in Program mode page 38 Custom Used when light source cannot be specified Press the Shutter button for the camera to automatically adjust...

Page 33: ...ivid The camera captures the image with more contrast and saturation emphasizing on the bold colors Sepia Images are captured in sepia tones B W Images are captured in black and white Vivid Red Captur...

Page 34: ...than Face Tracking This function is used only in Program mode page 38 Art Effect Icon Item Description Off Disable the art effect function Fisheye Lens This feature captures images with fisheye lens...

Page 35: ...e to reaching maximum time 29 minutes for a single video simply press the Movie button again to continue recording The camera will automatically stop recording when the memory capacity is full Power s...

Page 36: ...rding time is over 29 minutes or the file size is over 4GB Using the camera s built in memory or certain types of memory cards can slow down processing speed Whenever possible use an Ultra High Speed...

Page 37: ...ose the menu anytime press the Menu button again The Record menu allows you to change modes and setup other capture settings To go to Record Menu Turn on the camera by pressing ON OFF button 1 Press t...

Page 38: ...e OK button to save and activate the selected Scene mode The table below shows the available Scene mode settings The Scene Mode can also be configured using the Function Menu My Mode setting page 28 S...

Page 39: ...u select Self timer 2 Use the 8 or 2 keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Self timer settings Setting the Self timer Ico...

Page 40: ...ction 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available AF area settings Setting the AF Area Icon Item Description Face Tracking The camera automatically detects face...

Page 41: ...Sharpness 1 From the Record menu select Sharpness 2 Use the 8 or 2 keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The table below shows the available Sharpness settin...

Page 42: ...ration setting for more natural tones To set Saturation 1 From the Record menu select Saturation 2 Use the 8 or 2 keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The t...

Page 43: ...the image is captured The quality determines the amount of compression applied to your images Fine quality would give you the best images with sharper details and less compression However the higher t...

Page 44: ...The tables below shows the maximum zoom factor for each image size when Intelligent Zoom is being used NOTE Zoom operation cannot be used together with Face Tracking and Art Effect The maximum Intelli...

Page 45: ...the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes The Auto Review function lets you view the captured image right after shooting it If Auto Review is On the camera will display the capture...

Page 46: ...h auto focus method 1 From the Record Menu select Continuous AF 2 Use the 8 or 2 keys to go through the selection 3 Press the OK button to save and apply changes Use this feature to enable disable the...

Page 47: ...keys to view next previous image video 4 To play a video clip press the OK button See Playing Videos on page 49 for more details This function allows you to view 9 thumbnail images or by calendar mod...

Page 48: ...move through the items 4 Press the OK button to select an image and view it normally NOTE In calendar mode The first file including image video and error file recorded on each date appears on the scr...

Page 49: ...clip has a video icon displayed on screen 3 Press the OK button to play the video 4 During playback press and hold the 4 or 6 keys to fast forward or rewind the video The camera supports forward and...

Page 50: ...the 8 and 2 keys to select for specifying to the start point of the trimmed movie Next use the 4 and 6 keys to select for specifying to the end point of the trimmed movie 2 Pressing 4 or 6 moves 1 30...

Page 51: ...the desired image video clip is displayed on the LCD monitor press the Function Delete button 5 A confirmation selection appears on screen 6 Select Delete 7 Press the OK button to delete 8 The next i...

Page 52: ...memory or on the memory card Protected files cannot be erased to delete unprotect the file first See Protect on page 55 To delete an image video clip 1 From the Playback menu select Delete 2 The Delet...

Page 53: ...umbnail view on the LCD monitor 2 Use the navigation control to move through the files 3 When the desired image video clip is highlighted press the OK button to mark image video clip for deletion 4 Re...

Page 54: ...or 2 keys to move through the options Select whether to Continue or Exit the slide show 6 Press the OK button to apply selected option To change slide show settings 1 From the Slide show menu use the...

Page 55: ...to lock unlock Multi Select multiple files from the thumbnail view to lock unlock Lock all Lock all files Unlock all Unlock all files To protect unprotect a single file 1 Select Single in the Protect...

Page 56: ...n 4 Repeat step 3 until all desired files to protect are marked 5 Press the Menu button A confirmation selection appears 6 Select Yes 7 Press the OK button to lock files and go back to Playback mode T...

Page 57: ...the Playback menu 4 Select Color Mode The Color mode submenu appears 5 Press the 4 or 6 keys to scroll and select an option As you move through the selection the preview on the LCD monitor changes sy...

Page 58: ...review on the LCD monitor changes synchronously The succeeding table shows the available settings NOTE Every time when launching the submenu the cursor is located on Off Art Effect Icon Item Descripti...

Page 59: ...to change size as zoom in out 6 Use the navigation control to move the image 7 Press the OK button to apply changes A menu selection appears 8 Select an available setting Overwrite Save and replace th...

Page 60: ...ite Save and replace old file with a new one Save As Save the new file as a new one Cancel Cancel resize 7 Press the OK button to save cancel changes NOTE Resize function is not available for images w...

Page 61: ...nu appears Available settings are as follows Single Select a single image to mark All Mark all images in the memory card Reset Reset all DPOF settings to initial default settings To set DPOF on a sing...

Page 62: ...fy the level of blurs Changing the level setting causes the radial blur in the image on the LCD monitor to change accordingly 4 Press the OK button to proceed save options 5 Available settings are as...

Page 63: ...button or 6 key 5 Change the submenu settings using the 4 way navigation control 6 Press the OK button to save and apply settings Use the Sound menu functions to control the sounds produced by the cam...

Page 64: ...nd enters LCD Save mode when no buttons are pressed LCD Save though enabled does not function during video playback slide show and video recording Use the Date Time function to set the date and time o...

Page 65: ...ailable settings are Series Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the folder is changed Reset The file numbering will start from 0001 each time a folder is changed or the memory is formatted To...

Page 66: ...ry before inserting a memory card into the camera you can use Copy to Card function to copy all images from the internal memory to the memory card If a memory card has not been inserted into the camer...

Page 67: ...onnect to the camera As an AV cable use the separately sold EMC 7A To connect your camera to a TV 1 Turn on the camera 2 Set the TV out to match the TV s video out format See Setting TV Out on page 65...

Page 68: ...d on the LCD monitor 6 Access the files in the camera by your computer NOTE The camera s internal memory and memory card would display as removable drives in computer After the connection no image is...

Page 69: ...indows XP the next step will overwrite it If you want to keep the existing DCIM folder you need to change its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step 6 Windows 7 users...

Page 70: ...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 85 An image that was rotated on the camera...

Page 71: ...one of these environments does not guarantee proper operation Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies Operating System Windows 7 Windows Vista Window...

Page 72: ...e performed The example at left indicates that the power plug must be unplugged from the electrical socket WARNING Smoke abnormal odor overheating and other abnormalities Continued use of the camera w...

Page 73: ...aged creating the risk of fire and electric shock Be sure to observe the following precautions Never place heavy objects on the USB AC adapter or subject it to direct heat Do not modify the USB AC ada...

Page 74: ...ed service center Disassembly and Modification Never try to take the camera apart or modify it in any way Doing so creates the risk of electric shock burn injury and other personal injury Be sure to l...

Page 75: ...disassemble the battery pierce it with a needle or expose it to strong impact hit it with a hammer step on it etc and never apply solder to it Never place the battery into a microwave oven dehumidifi...

Page 76: ...in the area around them Rechargeable Battery If battery charging does not end normally within the specified charging time stop charging anyway and contact your local CASIO authorized service center C...

Page 77: ...e parked in the sun or other areas subject to very high temperatures Monitor Screen Do not apply strong pressure to the LCD panel surface or subject it to strong impact Doing so can cause the display...

Page 78: ...ght Emitting Functions Never fire the flash or use light emitting functions pointed in the direction of and too close to a person s face Doing so creates the risk of loss of eyesight In the case of in...

Page 79: ...ing Environment Operating Temperature Requirements 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating Humidity 10 to 85 non condensation Do not place the camera in any of the following locations In an area exposed to di...

Page 80: ...the covering off of the battery Do not try to take the battery apart Discarding or Transferring Ownership of a Memory Card or the Camera The format and delete functions of the camera do not actually...

Page 81: ...were photographed or recorded by you may infringe upon the rights of others Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for use of this product in any way that infringes on the copyrights...

Page 82: ...l or even fail Do not tear or remove the battery outer label If a battery provides only very limited operation following a full charge it probably means the battery has reached the end of its service...

Page 83: ...emory cards and SDXC memory cards have a write protect switch Use the switch when you need to guard against accidentally deleting data Note however if you write protect an SD memory card you must then...

Page 84: ...begin with CIMG and followed by a 4 digit number that increases in sequence File numbering starts from 0001 when a new folder is created If the highest folder number is 999 and the highest file number...

Page 85: ...ure 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...

Page 86: ...e format is not supported LCD monitor displays Memory full Memory card is full Replace the memory card with a new one or delete unnecessary images LCD monitor displays File locked This file is locked...

Page 87: ...y power level is too low Change the battery or charge the battery before using the camera LCD monitor Displays Auto Shutdown The camera s protection function may have activated because camera temperat...

Page 88: ...ty 16M 4608x3456 Superfine 6MB 5 2347 Fine 3 58MB 8 3737 Normal 2 58MB 12 5521 8M 3264x2448 Superfine 3 23MB 10 4627 Fine 1 96MB 17 7252 Normal 1 34MB 25 10798 5M 2560x1920 Superfine 1 95MB 17 7475 Fi...

Page 89: ...ts File size and data rate values are approximate and intended for reference only Actual values depend on the type of image being shot Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long Movie recording stops aut...

Page 90: ...els 16 10 Megapixels Imaging Element Size 1 2 3 inch square pixel CCD Total Pixels 16 44 Megapixels Lens Focal Distance F3 2 W F6 4 T f 4 6 to 23 mm equivalent to 26 to 130 mm in 35 mm format Zoom 5x...

Page 91: ...uction Forced On Slow Sync Forced Off Flash Range ISO Sensitivity Auto Wide Angle 0 5 m to 2 5 m 1 6 to 8 2 Telephoto 0 5 m to 1 5 m 1 6 to 4 9 Range is affected by optical zoom Flash Charging Time Ap...

Page 92: ...s 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 recording time...

Page 93: ...W x 39 5 H x 5 9 D mm 1 24 W x 1 56 H x 0 23 D Weight Approximately 15 g 0 53 oz Input Power 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 100 mA Output Power 5 0 V DC 650 mA Operating Temperature Requirements 5 to 35 C 4...

Page 94: ...2012 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA1210 A M29...

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