Casio EXILIM EX-FC300S 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/

This camera includes a BEST SHOT scene for analyzing golf swings. For details about using the golf swing analysis BEST SHOT scene, see the “Golf Swing Analysis Guide” (page A-1) at the back of this manual.

Accessories

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

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-130)

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.

Power cord Neck strap Basic Reference

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

USB cable

Attaching the Neck Strap to the Camera

1. Undo the strap from the buckle

and remove the strap loop

Buckle

3. Pass the end of the strap

2. Attach the loop on the other end

of the strap on one side of the camera, and the loop you removed other side.

Strap hole

. Adjusting the Length of the Strap

You can adjust the length of the strap so it can be used as a neck strap or a shoulder strap.

to the strap hole

to the

through the strap loop ring and secure it with the buckle.

Ring

1. Pull the strap out at the center

of the buckle in the direction indicated by

2. Pull the strap in one of the

directions indicated by the illustration to adjust the length.

To lengthen

To shorten

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.

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Attaching the Neck Strap to the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Quick Start Basics 15

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

Tilting the Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . . 27

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Snapshot Tutorial 41

Selecting the Recording Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Configuring Camera Settings with the Function Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 45

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 46

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . . 48

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . . 51

Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Make-up Level). . . 52

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 53

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash). . . 54

Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 56

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Monitor Screen Information when Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 61

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Expanding the Zoom Range to Shoot Clearer Snapshots . (Multi SR Zoom). . . 62

Triggering a Self-timer Operation with Motion . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree). . . 62

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Configuring Handsfree Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree). . . 64

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Repositioning the Motion Detection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Motion Position). . . 64

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR). . . 65

Shooting with Artistic Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ART SHOT). . . 66

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Saving a Second Normal Image When Shooting

With HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Double (HDR ART)) . . . 68

Creating and Using Your Own Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . (CUSTOM SHOT). . . 68

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Recording Movies 70

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Recording a High-definition Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Prerecord (Movie)). . . 75

Recording a Movie for YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube). . . 77

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . (Snapshot In Movie). . . 78

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Using BEST SHOT 79

To shoot with BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Shooting Bright Images in the Dark

without Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(High Speed Night Shot). . . 81

Shooting with a Blurred Background . . . . . . . . . . . (Blurred Background) . . . 82

Shooting with a Super Wide Angle of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Wide Shot). . . 83

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama). . . 86

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . (High Speed Best Selection). . . 88 Configuring the Camera to Help You

Better Time Your Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lag Correction). . . 89

Shooting a Burst of Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (High Speed CS). . . 91

Using Continuous Shutter with Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF-CS). . . 94

Shooting RAW Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Raw Image). . . 95

Shooting with Full Focus Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(All-In-Focus Macro). . . 96

Shooting Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Snapshot). . . 97

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Advanced Settings (REC MENU) 98

Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Configuring Handsfree Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree). . . 99

Configuring Motion Position Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Motion Position). . . 99

Assigning Functions to the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Control Dial). . 100

Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . 101

Saving a Second Normal Image When Shooting

With HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Double (HDR ART)). . 101

To select the snapshot image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Image Size). . 102

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Image Quality) . . 104

Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Quality). . 104

Contents

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . 105

Specifying the ISO Sensitivity Upper Limit . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO High Limit) . . 106

Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)). . 106

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . 107

Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . (Anti Shake). . 108

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . 109

Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Continuous AF). . 109

Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection). . 110

Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Digital Zoom). . .111

Reducing Wind Noise during Movie Recording . . . . . . (Wind Noise Cut). . .111

Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Make-up Level). . .111

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . .111

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . .111

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 112

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . 112

Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . 112

Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity). . 112

Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . 112

Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Saturation). . 113

Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast). . 113

Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Assist Light). . 113

Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . 114

Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Review). . 114

Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . 114

Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . 115

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 116

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Copying a CS Group Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Scrolling Images at High Speed or by Recording Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Viewing High-quality Movies on a Hi-Vision Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY MENU) 128

Displaying Two Movies Side-by-side . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dual Screen Play). . 128

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Slideshow). . 128

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Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Contents

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . .(MOTION PRINT). . 130

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing). . 131

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . 132

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . 133

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . (Brightness). . 133

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 134

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect). . 134

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date/Time). . 136

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation). . 136

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize). . 137

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming). . 137

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Copy) . . 138

Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Divide Group). . 138

Combining CS Images into a Single Still Image . . . . . . . .(CS Multi Print). . 139

Editing a CS Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS Frame Edit). . 139

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Printing 140

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and

the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing). . 143

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Using the Camera with a Computer 147

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Using an SD Memory Card with Built-in LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Transferring Images with an Eye-Fi Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi). . 156

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Using a Smartphone to Play Back Images Stored on a

FlashAir Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FlashAir). . 158

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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Other Settings (SETTING) 163

Enabling Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ECO Mode). . 163

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen). . 163

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Eye-Fi). . 164

Configuring FlashAir Card Communication Settings . . . . . . . . (FlashAir) . . 164

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sounds). . 164

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder). . 165

Contents

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp). . 165

Auto Image Orientation Detection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . (Auto Rotate). . 166

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . .(File No.). . 166

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . . 167

Configuring Auto Power Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Power Off). . 167

Specifying the Operation when the

Monitor Screen is Tilted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen Tilt). . 167

Configuring [p] Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PLAY). . 168

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Delete Key). . 168

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time). . 168

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Adjust). . 169

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style). . 170

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Language). . 170

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB). . 171

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and

Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out). . 171

Selecting the HDMI Terminal Output Method . . . . . . . . . . (HDMI Output). . 171

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . . 172

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset). . 172

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Appendix 173

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Precautions During Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . (+Histogram) . . 190

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

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Golf Swing Analysis Guide A-1

Contents

General Guide

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

Front Back

321 46 75

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Mode dial

(pages 33, 41, 70) Zoom controller

(pages 34, 57, 123) Shutter button

(pages 31, 33) Flash (page 54)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(pages 27, 31) Front lamp

(pages 45, 113) Strap holes (page 3)

Function ring

(pages 44, 122)

Bottom

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Lens

Microphones (page 71)

[RING] button

(pages 44, 122) [0] (Movie) button

(page 70) Back lamp

(pages 23, 24, 31, 34,

54) Terminal cover

[USB/AV] port

(pages 22, 23) [HDMI OUT]

HDMI output (Mini) (page 125)

Battery/memory card slots (pages 20, 29)

Battery cover

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

[SET] button

(pages 43, 70, 98) [MENU] button

(pages 70, 98) [p] (PLAY) button

(pages 31, 37) Control dial

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 11, 43, 70, 79, 98, 100) Monitor screen

(pages 11, 17, 31, 167) Stand (pages 17, 20)

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. Control Dial

In addition to using the up, down, left, and right buttons, you can also use the control dial to perform operations.

• Depending on the function, certain operations cannot be performed using the control dial.

Control dial

[8] [2] [4] [6] : Press the applicable button (up, down, left, right).

Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them

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 (1 Shot)

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

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Self-timer mode (page 45)

Face Detection (page 110)

Recording mode (page 33)

Image deterioration indicator/

Zoom (SR) indicator (page 60) Remaining movie memory

capacity (page 70)

(page 199)

Snapshot image size/Quality (pages 102, 104)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

(pages 70, 73)/

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 73)

Focal distance

(Converted to 35 mm film format.) (page 59)

Anti Shake (page 108)

Timestamp indicator (page 165)

Histogram (page 190)

AF Area (page 107)

Date/Time (pages 27, 169)

Focus frame (pages 34, 107)

Battery level indicator (page 26)

Metering mode (page 112)

Flash (page 54)

Exposure compensation (page 53)

Make-up level (page 52)

ISO sensitivity (page 51)

Focus mode (page 48)

White balance (page 46)

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.

• Depending on recording settings, the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity values may not appear on the monitor screen. These values will be red if the Auto Exposure (AE) is not correct for some reason.

. Snapshot Recording (Burst Shooting)

Continuous Shutter (CS) speed (page 91)

6 7

Focus mode (page 48)/

Face detection (page 110) Self-timer mode (page 45)

White balance (page 46)

Recording mode (page 33)

Metering mode (page 112)

Allowable CS time/number of CS images

(page 91) Continuous Shutter mode (page 91)

Exposure compensation (page 53)

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Prerecord CS shots (page 92)

Maximum CS shots (page 91)

Snapshot recording mode (Snapshot In Movie)

(page 78) Audio recording disabled (page 73)

Recording mode (page 70)

Movie recording time (page 70)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 70)

Movie recording in progress (page 70)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

(pages 70, 73)/ Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 73) Remaining snapshot memory capacity

(page 199)

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. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

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File type

Protect indicator (page 134)

Snapshot image size

(page 102)

. CS Image Viewing

. Movie Playback

1 2

5 6

3 4

Folder name/file name (page 160)

Snapshot image quality (page 104)

Recording mode (page 33)

Histogram (page 190)

Date/time (page 170)

Metering mode (page 112)

White balance (page 133)

Battery level indicator (page 26)

Flash (page 54)

Exposure compensation (page 53)

Shutter speed

Aperture value

ISO sensitivity (page 51)

Focal distance

(Converted to 35 mm film format.)

Number of images in the group (page 118)

CS group icon (page 118)

No audio data available

Movie recording time (page 116)

Recording mode/Movie quality/speed

(pages 70, 73, 73) YouTube (page 77)

. Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

Each press of [8] (DISP) will cycle through display settings that display or hide on-screen information. You can configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.

[8] (DISP)

REC mode

Information on Displays setting information.

Information on, histogram on

Information off Hides setting information.

Displays setting information and a histogram (page 190) on the right side of the display.

Histogram

PLAY mode

Information display onDisplays settings when shooting, current date and time,

Information on, histogram on

Information display off

and other information.

Displays settings when shooting, current date and time, histogram (page 190), and other information.

No information displayed when shooting.

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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 main functions.

180 degrees

90 degrees

Tiltable Monitor Screen

The camera’s monitor screen can be tiled upwards up to 180 degrees. This makes it easy to compose self-portraits and to shoot from low angles.

*See page 17 for more information.

Handsfree Self-portraits

You can control operation of the self-timer from a distance by waving your hand, which makes it easier to shoot self-portraits from a distance.

*See page 62 for more information.

Golf Swing Shooting and Analysis

Use High Speed Movie to shoot your swing and then use on-screen guidelines to check your posture, plane, etc. You can even play back two swings side-by-side on the monitor screen for comparison. In addition to High Speed Movie, you can also use High Speed CS to record and analyze a swing.

*See the back of this manual (A-1) for more information.

ART SHOT

A variety of artistic effects help to make even common, ordinary subjects become more novel and exciting. “ART SHOT” provides the following effects: HDR Art, Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia, Monochrome, Miniature, Fisheye.

*See page 66 for more information.

High Speed Night Shot

The camera shoots a series of images and then merges them into a final image. The result is a bright image, even if shot in the dark without a flash.

*See page 81 for more information.

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Premium Auto PRO

Select Premium Auto PRO recording and the camera automatically determines whether you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium Auto PRO delivers higher image quality than standard Auto.

*See page 33 for more information.

Blurred Background

This function analyzes a burst of consecutive images and then blurs the background behind the main subject. This creates an effect that really makes the subject stand out, just like photographs taken with a single-lens reflex camera.

*See page 82 for more information.

Wide Shot

With this feature, a number of images are shot and then combined to produce an image with a super-wide angle of view that exceeds the widest angle of view possible with the lens. Converted to 35 mm equivalents, the focal distances available with this feature enable shooting with approximate angles of view of 14 mm and 18 mm.

*See page 83 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 73 for more information.

FHD Movie Recording

You can record movies in high-quality FHD.

1080 pixels 30 fps)

(1920

*See page 73 for more information.

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Tilting the Monitor Screen

The monitor screen can be tilted upwards up to 180 degrees. This means you can position the monitor screen so it faces in the same direction as the lens, for easy composition of self-portraits. You can also tilt the monitor screen upwards 90 degrees, which means you can easily shoot from a low angle without straining your neck to view the monitor screen.

. What you can do with the camera...

Shoot self-portraits

You can position the monitor screen so it faces in the same direction as the lens, for easy composition of self-portraits. You can also use a stand on the back of the camera to keep the camera upright when placed on a tabletop or other surface.

180 degrees

90 degrees

Low-angle shots

The tilt angle of the monitor screen can be adjusted for each composition of images from various low angles.

High-angle shots

By holding the camera upside down, you can angle the monitor screen in a way that allows you to shoot from high angles. In this case, the camera will automatically rotate on-screen information and the displayed image 180 degrees.

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. Tilting the Monitor Screen

As shown in the figure below, pull upwards on the bottom center of the monitor screen at point momentarily. Keep lifting and it will tilt upwards up to 180 degrees.

• Do not pull downwards from the top of the monitor screen. Be sure to pull upwards from the bottom of the monitor screen as shown in the figure.

. The monitor screen will open up to 90 degrees and stop

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IMPORTANT!

• Under factory default settings, the camera will turn on automatically whenever the monitor screen is tilted. See page 167 for information about configuring the camera so it does not turn on when the monitor screen is tilted upwards.

• When returning the monitor screen to the back of the camera, take care so you do not catch your fingers between the top or bottom of the monitor screen and the camera.

• Do not subject the monitor screen to strong impact. Doing so can damage it.

NOTE

• Be sure to return the monitor screen to its normal position behind the camera when you are not using it.

• Whenever placing the camera on a tabletop or other surface to shoot, be sure to pull out the stand to keep it from falling over (page 20).

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. Returning the Monitor Screen to Its Normal Position

1. Holding the monitor screen at

point downwards to the back of the camera.

, rotate the screen

2. Push the monitor screen

downwards with your finger at point screen down as far as it will go.

to slide the monitor

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Using the Stand

Your camera has a built-in stand. You can pull out the stand and keep the camera stable on a tabletop or other surface while the monitor screen is tilted upwards 180 degrees. When using the camera on a tabletop or other surface for landscape (horizontal) orientation shots, you can adjust the vertical angle of the camera somewhat by changing how far you pull out the stand.

IMPORTANT!

• When using the camera on a tabletop or other surface for portrait (vertical) orientation shots, pull the stand out as much as possible so the camera is stable. Pulling the stand out part way in this case can cause the camera to become unstable and fall over.

• Even when using the stand to adjust the vertical angle of the camera while shooting with landscape (horizontal) orientation, take care to extend the stand far enough to avoid camera instability, which can cause it to fall over.

• Whenever using the stand, make sure that the location where you place the camera is stable and relatively level.

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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 below to load the battery into the camera and charge it.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-130) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing downwards (in the direction of the lens), 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.

To replace the battery

Stopper

Battery

EXILIM logo

1. Open the battery cover and

remove the current battery.

2. Load a new battery.

Stopper

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Charge the Battery

You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera’s battery.

• USB-AC adaptor

• USB connection to a computer

. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor

The adaptor lets you charge the battery while it is loaded in the camera. While the camera is turned off, connect in the sequence shown below (

Charging time: Approximately 240 minutes

Power cord

1, 2, 3

[USB/AV] port

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

IMPORTANT!

• A battery that has not been used for a long time, or ambient temperature extremes can cause charging to take longer than normal. If charging takes longer than about five hours, a timer will terminate it automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. This is indicated by the back lamp flashing red. If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may be terminated automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red after only about 60 minutes. In either case, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then reconnect it to resume charging.

• 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 malfunction.

• Note that even while the connector is fully inserted, you still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as shown in the illustration.

USB cable

(included with camera)

USB-AC adaptor

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Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

USB-AC adaptor problem, or battery problem (page 184)

Off Charging complete

. To charge using a USB connection to a computer

USB connection lets you charge the battery while it is loaded in the camera. While the camera is turned off, connect in the sequence shown below (

Computer

(power turned on)

USB port

[USB/AV] port

1, 2

USB

Back lamp

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

USB cable

(included with camera)

• If the camera is on, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn it off before connecting it to your computer.

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IMPORTANT!

• The first time you connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable, an error message may appear on your computer. If this happens, disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable.

• A battery that has not been used for a long time, certain types of computers, and connection conditions can cause charging to take more than approximately five hours, which will trigger a timer that terminates charging automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. If this happens, disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable to restart charging. To complete charging faster, use of the included USB-AC adaptor is recommended.

• If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may terminate automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red or go out after only about 60 minutes. In either case, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

• If you turn on the camera while charging over a USB connection to a computer is in progress, the camera will establish a USB connection with the computer. Though charging normally should continue at this time, certain types of computers or connection environments may stop charging if supply power is low. This will be indicated by the camera’s back lamp lighting green.

• Charging is not performed while the connected computer is in the hibernate mode.

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red, (Lit/Flashing Amber)

Charging

Back lamp

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

charging taking abnormally long, or battery problem (page 184)

Off, (Lit Green) Charging complete

• The information in parentheses in the above table shows the lamp status while the camera is turned on during charging.

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Other Charging Precautions

• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s battery (NP-130) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-130L). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

• This model can be charged only via from USB 2.0 specification USB port only.

• USB charging devices and power supply devices are subject to fixed standards. Use of 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 the case of a commercially available computer, certain USB port specifications may make it impossible to charge via the USB cable.

• A battery that is still warm immediately after 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 USB-AC adaptor into an outlet that is further away from the TV or radio.

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

• Do not use the USB-AC adaptor with any other device.

• Never use the power cord with another device.

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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 White * White * 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 30 days 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

169).

• See page 205 for information about battery life and number of shots.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• Entering the “ECO Mode” enables low-power operation (page 163).

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting (page 54).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 167, 167).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 109).

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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 170). Note that a version of this manual in the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the Japanese market.

• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language selection.

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

camera.

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

language you want and then press [SET].

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

Example: July 10, 2015 YY/MM/DD DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY

* 15/7/10 * 10/7/15 * 7/10/15

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, select “24h” and then use [8] and [2] to change the setting.

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

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

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 170 – Date and time: page 169

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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.

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 199.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card – SDHC Memory Card – SDXC Memory Card

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• The above are supported memory card types as of October 2012.

• This camera supports use of SD memory cards of the following types and capacities: SD memory cards up to 2GB, SDHC memory cards from 2GB up to 32GB, SDXC memory 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.

• This camera supports use of Eye-Fi cards and FlashAir cards.

. 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 Y 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] (Power) to turn

off the camera and then open the battery cover.

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.

3. Close the battery cover.

Front

Front Back

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 28) 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 replace the memory card

Press the memory card and then release it. This will cause it to pop out of the memory card slot slightly. Pull the card out the rest of the way and then insert another one.

• Never remove a card from the camera while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can cause the image save operation to fail and even damage the memory card.

To format (initialize) a new memory card

Format a memory card on the camera before using it for the first time.

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 card on a computer will result in a non-SD standard format, which can greatly slow down processing time and cause compatibility, performance, and other problems.

• 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.

• Formatting a FlashAir card with the camera will delete files on the card that are required for communication. For details about formatting, see the instructions that come with the FlashAir card.

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

2. Press [4], use [8] and [2] to select the “

press [6].

SETTING” tab, and then

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

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

5. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET].

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