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LCD Digital Camera

QV-70

Owner’s Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations upon your selection of the QV-70 LCD Digital Cam-
era. The QV-70 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-70, 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 ................................................................. 18

Recording Images .............................................. 20

To record an image ............................................................. 20
How to avoid hand movement… ......................................... 22
Fluorescent Lighting ........................................................... 23
Shooting images outdoors .................................................. 23
NORMAL/MACRO Switch .................................................. 24
Exposure Adjustment .......................................................... 25
Changing the Aperture Setting ........................................... 26
Record Mode Displays ........................................................ 27
Using the Self-Timer ........................................................... 31

Playing Back Images ......................................... 32

Displaying Images on the Camera’s LCD ........................... 32
Displaying Images on a TV Screen .................................... 34
Displaying the Memory Page Number ................................ 35
Producing a Multi-Page Display .......................................... 36
Using the Zoom Function .................................................... 40

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Using Auto Play .................................................................. 42
Protecting Memory Pages .................................................. 44
Hiding Protected Memory Pages ........................................ 47

Deleting Memory Pages .................................... 48

To delete a single memory page ........................................ 48
To delete all unprotected memory pages ........................... 51

Connecting to Other Devices ............................ 54

The camera terminals ......................................................... 54

Using the Camera with a Connected Device ...... 55

Troubleshooting ................................................. 61

Specifications ..................................................... 68

About the camera’s backlight… ....................... 70

• 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-70.

• 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-70

Page 1: ...1 Playing Back Images 32 Displaying Images on the Camera s LCD 32 Displaying Images on a TV Screen 34 Displaying the Memory Page Number 35 Producing a Multi Page Display 36 Using the Zoom Function 40 4 Using Auto Play 42 Protecting Memory Pages 44 Hiding Protected Memory Pages 47 Deleting Memory Pages 48 To delete a single memory page 48 To delete all unprotected memory pages 51 Connecting to Othe...

Page 2: ...Error 3 Memory Error 1 Contact your dealer or an authorized CASIO service provider See page 67 MEMORY ERROR 1 YES NO CALL TECH SUPPORT 7 Operating conditions This camera is designed for use in temperatures ranging from 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Do not use or keep the camera in the following areas In areas subject to direct sunlight In areas subject to high humidity or dust Near air conditioners he...

Page 3: ...ctory to the optimum setting and nor mally does not need adjustment Opening the Terminal Panel Cover Terminals Terminal panel cover AC Power terminal DIGITAL terminal VIDEO OUT terminal Important When closing the terminal panel cover make sure that the plugs on the inside of the cover align with and enter the terminals Never forcibly pull on or twist the terminal panel cover Undue force can damage...

Page 4: ...teries to direct heat or dispose of them by burn ing Doing so can create the danger of explosion Never mix batteries of different types 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 batteries that power this camera normally become warm when they lose power This does not indicate malfu...

Page 5: ...g and twisting of the AC adaptor s cord and never try to lengthen the cord by splicing it with other wire Be sure to switch power off before connecting or disconnecting the adaptor Always turn camera power off before disconnecting the AC adaptor even if the camera has batteries installed If you don t the camera will turn off automatically when you disconnect the AC adaptor Even so you run the risk...

Page 6: ...switch to the PLAY posi tion and view the image you just recorded Note that turning off the camera s LCD helps to conserve battery power Caution Never remove the camera s batteries while the WAIT mes sage is on the LCD or the operation indicator is flashing green Doing so not only cancels storage of the image being recorded it can also corrupt other image data already stored in camera memory 23 Re...

Page 7: ...DE PLAY REC Record Mode Displays The following provides details on the images indicators and mes sages that appear on the LCD in the Record Mode If the LCD is turned off press the LCD button to turn it on Image Display An image of the object that is picked up by the camera s lens appears on the LCD The camera is designed to refresh the image on the LCD about seven times per second Because of this ...

Page 8: ... of the images already stored in camera memory See page 48 for details on how to delete images 31 Recording Images Using the Self Timer With the Self Timer the shutter is released 10 seconds after you press the PROTECT button 1 Enter the Record Mode Set the function switch to the REC position 2 Start the Self Timer operation Place the camera securely on a tripod desk or other stable sur face with ...

Page 9: ... VIDEO IN terminal 35 Playing Back Images After connecting the camera and TV use the same procedures as those described under Displaying Images on the Camera s LCD on page 32 Important Note that only images already stored in camera memory can be viewed on the TV screen If you change to the camera s Record Mode the image picked up by the camera s lens will not appear on the TV screen Displaying the...

Page 10: ...ame procedure with the 9 page display 1 In the Playback Mode press the MODE button This changes to the 4 page dis play 2 Press the DISP button This causes a white line to appear under the first upper left page This white line indicates the memory page that is currently se lected If you do not perform any opera tion for about 10 seconds the white line disappears from the dis play PROTECT ZOOM DISP ...

Page 11: ...ART appears There must be at least two images two pages recorded in memory to use the auto play operation Otherwise the AUTO PLAY START message will not appear on the dis play After about one second this message disappears and the auto play operation starts 43 Playing Back Images 3 seconds 3 seconds Auto play continues to loop through the memory pages This means that when it reaches the last page ...

Page 12: ...cted pages are hidden The following message appears on the monitor when you hide pro tected memory pages and all pages currently in memory are pro tected It also appears if you delete all unprotected memory pages while protected memory pages are hidden To unhide protected memory pages While holding down the button turn on the camera 48 Operation Deleting Memory Pages Use the procedures described i...

Page 13: ...ry pages After you are finished deleting pages press DEL to exit the delete operation Note Deleting a page causes the remaining pages to be renumbered Blank pages are not left inserted between non blank pages 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 51 Deleting Memory Pages To delete all unprotected memory pages 1 Enter the Playback Mode and turn on the camera 2 Press DEL One page delete All page delete Exit this screen Thi...

Page 14: ...televi sion and displaying images from camera memory on a TV screen Video Tape Deck VIDEO You can use the video tape deck to record images from the camera To record camera images on video tape 1 Use the special video 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 t...

Page 15: ...nd more images repeat steps 2 through 5 Important Never disconnect the cable turn power off or change the function switch setting while a data communication operation is in progress Doing so can damage the camera How data transfer affects resolution QV 70 QV 700 NORMAL QUARTER QV 70 QV 700 NORMAL QV 70 QV 100 QV 120 QV 200 QV 300 NORMAL NORMAL QV 70 QV 100 QV 120 QV 200 QV 300 NORMAL FINE NORMAL N...

Page 16: ...d sunlight 1 Blocking of the lens when recording 2 Failure to correctly center the object when aiming through the viewfinder 63 Symptom Probable Cause Action Color of recorded image is strange No button operation during multi page dis play Cannot start auto play opera tion 1 Reflection from sun light or light from an other source 2 Difference between Record Mode and Playback Mode char acteristics ...

Page 17: ...ection of cable during data communi cation Connected camera op eration is disabled during data communications Other 67 MEMORY ERROR 2 3 CONSULT THE OWNER S MANUAL Messages MEMORY FULL All 96 memory pages are used Pages must be de leted page 48 before further recording is possible MEMORY EMPTY No images are stored in memory Problem with internal memory Perform the following procedure 1 Press 2 Afte...

Page 18: ...these columns are approximations intended for reference only 400 images 800 images 70 minutes 150 minutes REC one image per 10 seconds PLAY Auto Play LCD ON LCD OFF 70 Reference About 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 camera is used for a...

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