Casio EXILIM EX-FC100 User Guide

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

• Before 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 official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/

Unpacking

As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.

Digital camera

* The shape of the power cord

plug varies according to country or geographic area.

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-40)

To attach the strap to the camera

Attach strap here.

Charger unit (BC-31L)

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference

Read this first!

• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, erroneous, etc.

• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden under copyright laws.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this product.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

• 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.

• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.

LCD Panel

The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.

Take test shots

Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is recording correctly.

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Quick Start Basics 14

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 20

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To turn off the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Deleting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Snapshot Tutorial 34

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 35

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 38

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 38

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift) . . 40

Shooting with Slow Motion View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using Lag Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lag Correction) . . 43

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 45

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Optical Zoom/Digital Zoom Switch Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using Normal-speed Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Continuous Shutter Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Recording Movies 58

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recording a High-definition Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Prerecord (Movie)) . . 62

Recording a Movie for YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube) . . 64

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Using BEST SHOT 66

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

To shoot with BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Shooting with High Speed Night Scene . . . . . (High Speed Night Scene) . . 70

Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake . . . . . . . .(High Speed Anti Shake) . . 71

Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion image) . . 72

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Basic Multi-motion image Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . .(High Speed Best Selection) . . 74

Shooting an Image in Accordance with

Subject Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Move Out CS/Move In CS) . . 75

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Advanced Settings 80

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 82

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 82

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . . 86

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 87

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 88

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 89

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Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 89

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Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous AF). . . 91

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Changing the Continuous Shutter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS) . . . 91

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Configuring the Continuous Shutter Image Save Method (Save CS Images) . . 92

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 92

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 92

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Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quick Shutter) . . . 93

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review). . . 93

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 94

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 94

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 95

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 96

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . (T Quality (Snapshot)). . . 96

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(» Quality (Movie)). . . 96

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Setting the High Speed Movie Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . (HS » Speed). . . 97

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering) . . . 97

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 97

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . . 98

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 98

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . . 98

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 98

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Contrast). . . 98

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 99

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Copying a CS Group Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 108

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . 108

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Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . .111

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . 112

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . 114

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . 115

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 115

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . 116

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . 119

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . 119

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . 120

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 120

Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Divide Group) . 121

Editing a CS Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS Frame Edit) . 121

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Printing 122

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed

and the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Using the Camera with a Computer 130

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . 138

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . 144

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 145

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . 145

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Other Settings (Set Up) 150

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 150

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 150

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 151

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 151

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 152

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 153

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 153

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 154

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 154

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 155

Configuring Auto Power Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 155

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 156

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 156

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 157

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 157

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 158

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 158

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 159

Turning Display Information On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Info) . 159

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . (+Histogram) . 159

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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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Appendix 161

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Contents

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Contents

General Guide

The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.

. Camera

Front Back

123465

6bnbl bm

Zoom controller

(pages 26, 47, 105) Shutter button (page 26)

Flash (page 45)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 25) Front lamp

(pages 86, 89) Strap hole (page 2)

Lens

Microphone (page 59)

[SLOW] (Slow Motion

View) (page 41) Ç (Continuous Shutter)

(page 50)

clcm

ck brbt

Back lamp

(pages 25, 27, 45) [0] (Movie) button

(page 58) Movie mode switch

(page 58) [r] (REC) button

(pages 25, 26) Terminal cover

[USB/AV] port (pages

106, 123, 133, 142) Control button

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 32, 34, 45, 80,

159)

[

[4]

[

[BS] button (page 66)

[MENU] button

(page 80) [SET] button (page 34)

[p] (PLAY) button

(pages 25, 31) Monitor screen

(pages 11, 159)

[6]

[SET]

Bottom

. Charger Unit

cn co

1 2 3

Battery/memory card slots (pages 16, 169) Tripod hole Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

+- Contacts

[CHARGE] Lamp AC jack

Monitor Screen Contents

The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed of the camera’s status.

• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.

. Snapshot Recording

Focus mode (page 82)

2 4561

78 9

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NOTE

• The semi-transparent gray frame on the monitor screen indicates the area that is recorded when shooting a movie. The area within the frame is recorded for a movie.

Metering mode (page 97)

Continuous Shutter mode (page 50)

Self-timer mode (page 86)

Image deterioration indicator (page 48)

Recording mode (page 26)

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

(pages 53, 76)

Number of recordable CS images

(pages 53, 76) Snapshot image size/Quality (pages 35, 96)

ISO sensitivity (page 38)

White balance setting (page 38)

Exposure compensation (page 40)

Slow Motion View (page 41)

Slow Motion View Speed (page 41)

Lag Correction (page 43)

Flash (page 45)

Date/Time (page 47)

Timestamp indicator (page 153)

Movie quality (HD/STD movie) (pages 58, 60)/

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 61) Focus frame (pages 27, 88)

Slow Motion View frame (page 41)

Battery level indicator (page 19)

Histogram (page 159)

Anti Shake (page 87)

Face Detection (page 89)

. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

2413

br bq

bmbnbo

bkbl

Recording mode (page 58)

4 5 6

6 7 8 9

Audio recording disabled (page 61)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 58)

Movie recording time (page 58)

Movie recording in progress (page 58)

Movie quality (HD/STD movie) (pages 58, 60)/

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 61)

File type

Protect indicator (page 116)

Snapshot image size (page 35)

Folder name/file name (page 147)

Snapshot image quality (page 96)

ISO sensitivity (page 38)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Date/time (page 154)

Exposure compensation (page 40)

Metering mode (page 97)

White balance setting (page 114)

Flash (page 45)

Battery level indicator (page 19)

Continuous Shutter mode (page 50)

Histogram (page 159)

Recording mode (page 26)

. Movie Playback

1 34

. CS Image Viewing

5 6

No audio data available

File type

Protect indicator (page 116)

Folder name/file name (page 147)

Movie recording time (page 99)

Movie quality/speed (pages

YouTube (page 64)

Date/time (page 154)

Battery level indicator (page 19)

Current image number/number of images in the

group (page 100) CS group icon (page 100)

Playback guide (page 100)

CS speed (page 100)

58,

60, 61)

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What is a digital camera?

A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete them a countless number of times.

Record

Delete

You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.

Store images on your

computer.

Print images. Attach images to e-mail.

Play

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What you can do with your CASIO camera

Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.

High Speed CS/Prerecord CS

Now you can shoot continuous high-resolution images at the amazing speed of 30 images per second. Prerecord CS pre-records images to ensure you are almost never too late with the shutter button.

1280x720 pixels

See page

51 for more information.

High Speed Movie

Movies can be recorded at up to 1000 frames per second. This makes it possible to clearly view phenomena that are invisible to the human eye, in slow motion.

See page 61 for more information.

HD Movie Recording

You can record movies in high-quality HD.

720 pixels 30 fps)

(1280

See page

60 for more information.

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First, charge the battery prior to use.

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-40) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To charge the battery

1. Aligning the positive

and negative - terminals of the battery with those of the charger unit, load the battery into the charger unit.

2. Plug the charger unit into a

[CHARGE] lamp

household power outlet.

About 150 minutes are required to reach full charge. The [CHARGE] lamp will go out when charging is complete. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet and then remove the battery from the charger.

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red Charger unit or battery problem (page 169)

Off

Charging complete or standing by, due to abnormally high or low ambient temperature (page 169)

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Other Charging Precautions

• Use the special charger (BC-31L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-40). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

• A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it.

• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception. If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or radio.

• Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.

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To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover release in the direction indicated by arrow open the battery cover as indicated by arrow

and then

2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing upwards (in the direction of the monitor screen), hold the stopper next to the battery in the direction indicated by the arrow as you slide the battery into the camera. Press the battery in until the stopper secures it in place.

3. Close the battery cover.

• For information about how to replace the battery, see page 169.

Battery contacts

EXILIM logo

Stopper

Front

Back

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Checking Remaining Battery Power

As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below.

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.

Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.

• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the REC mode and PLAY mode.

• Leaving the camera for about one day with no power supplied while the battery is dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

153).

• See page 189 for information about battery life and memory capacity.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (flash off) for the flash setting (page 45).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 155, 155).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 91).

• Avoid unnecessary optical zoom operations.

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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.

IMPORTANT!

• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the Display Language (Language)” (page 154). Note that a version of this manual in the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the Japanese market.

1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the

[ON/OFF]

camera.

2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select

the language you want and then press [SET].

[BS]

3. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].

Example: 30. 12. 09 YY/MM/DD DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY

* 09/12/30 * 30/12/09 * 12/30/09

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to change and then use [8] and [2] to change it. To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [BS].

5. After setting the date and time, use [4] and [6]

to select “Apply” and then press [SET].

[

SET

]

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If you make a mistake configuring display language, date, or time settings with the above procedure, refer to the following pages for information about how to correct the settings.

– Display language: Page 154 – Date and time: Page 153

NOTE

• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they are subject to change.

• Removing the battery from the camera 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 settings.

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Preparing a Memory Card

Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory.

• For information about memory card capacities, see page 183.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card – SDHC Memory Card

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• Use only SD cards that are compliant with the SD Card Association specification.

. Memory Card Handling Precautions

Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds, and even can make it impossible to store High Quality movies correctly. Also, use of certain types of memory cards slows down data transfer and increases the time it takes to record movie data, which can result in movie frames being dropped. The “0REC” indicator on the monitor screen turns yellow to indicate that frames are being dropped. In order to avoid problems such as these, use of an Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card is recommended. Note, however that CASIO makes no guarantees about the operation of any Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card used with this camera.

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To load a memory card

1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn off the camera

and then open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover release in the direction indicated by arrow open the battery cover as indicated by arrow

and then

2. Load a memory card.

Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards (towards the monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into place.

Front Back

Front

3. Close the battery cover.

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 171.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 22) into the memory card slot.

• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO authorized service center.

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To format (initialize) a new memory card

You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.

1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU].

2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then press [6].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [SET].

IMPORTANT!

• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format the card.

• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera. In the case of an SD or SDHC memory card, formatting on a computer can result in non-conformity with the SD format, causing problems with compatibility, operation, etc.

• Before formatting a new Eye-Fi card to use it for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi Manager install files to your computer. Do this before formatting the card.

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [p] (PLAY). The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, the lens will extend from the camera at this time.

• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or coming into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the risk of malfunction.

•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 155,

155) will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 156).

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To shoot a snapshot

The following procedure describes how to shoot a single snapshot. For information about shooting a series of shots (Continuous Shutter), see page 50.

1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.

Make sure R (Auto) is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 66.

Auto icon

Remaining snapshot memory capacity (page 183)

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[r] (REC)

2. Point the camera

at the subject.

You can zoom the image, if you want.

Zoom controller

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

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3. Half-press the shutter button to focus the image.

When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the back lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green.

• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.

Back lamp

Focus frame

ISO sensitivity

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for goodlooking images.

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4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

Shooting a Movie

Press [0] (Movie) to start movie recording. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop movie recording. See the following pages for details. Standard movie (STD movie): page 58 High-definition movie (HD movie): page 60 High speed movie (HS movie): page 61

[0] (Movie)

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. Using Quick Shutter

Fully pressing the shutting button without waiting for Auto Focus to operate will record using Quick Shutter (page 93).

• With Quick Shutter, the camera focuses faster than normal Auto Focus, which means you can capture quick moving action more easily. Note, however, that some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used.

• Whenever possible, take a little extra time to half-press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus.

. If the image does not focus...

If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.) Point the camera at the subject and try to focus again.

. If the subject is not in the center of the frame...

“Focus lock” (page 85) is a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

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Holding the Camera Correctly

Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against your sides as you shoot. Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter speed.

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens.

NOTE

• Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration.

• To protect against accidentally dropping the camera, attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera.

• Never swing the camera around by its strap.

• The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only. Never use it for any other purpose.

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

Microphone

Strap

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