Casio EXILIM EX-S300 User Guide
Digital Camera
User’s Guide
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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
Rechargeable lithium ion
battery (NP-120)
To attach the strap to the camera
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Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM
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Charger unit (BC-120L)
Attach strap here.
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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, Dynamic
Photo Manager, 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 a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is
recording correctly.
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Contents
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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To delete specific files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 39
Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 41
Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . 44
Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 46
Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 47
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . . 50
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Recording Movie Images and Audio 51
To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 54
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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Using BEST SHOT 56
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR) . . 60
Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect . . . . (HDR Art) . . 61
Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 65
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Advanced Settings 66
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 68
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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 68
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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 69
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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 70
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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light) . . . 70
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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 71
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Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 72
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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 76
Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 77
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Enabling Super Resolution Quality for Snapshots . . . . .(Single SR Quality). . . 77
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Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . . 77
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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Snapshot)). . . 77
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Recording Beautiful Images of People and Scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . (Effect). . . 78
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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 80
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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 81
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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 82
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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 83
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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 83
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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 84
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Editing). . . 85
Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 93
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 95
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Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Applying an Artistic Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Art Effect) . . 98
Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 98
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 99
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date/Time) . 100
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . 100
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . 101
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . 101
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . 102
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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 103
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Dynamic Photo 104
To create a subject image to be inserted . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 104
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Extracting Text from an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 108
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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File). . 109
Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 110
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Printing 111
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . 114
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Using the Camera with a Computer 117
Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
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Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM,
a computer, or on a mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them
on Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . 132
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Other Settings (Set Up) 136
Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 136
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 136
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 137
Enabling Shutter Button Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quick Mode) . 137
Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 138
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 138
Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 139
Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 139
Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 140
Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 141
Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 141
Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 142
Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 142
Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 143
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 143
Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 144
Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 144
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and
Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out) . 145
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 145
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 146
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Appendix 147
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Computer System Requirements for
Bundled Software (Bundled CD-ROM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . 169
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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General Guide
The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
. Camera
Front
421356 7
Back
bk9 bl8
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[
SET
[ ]
]
Zoom controller
1
(pages 27, 48, 89, 90)
Shutter button (page 26)
2
Flash (page 39)
3
[ON/OFF] (Power)
4
(page 24)
Microphone
5
(pages 52, 102)
Lens
6
Front lamp
7
(pages 46, 70)
Bottom
brbs
Back lamp
8
(pages 24, 27, 39)
[r] (REC) button
9
(pages 24, 26)
[0] (Movie) button
bk
(page 51)
Strap hole (page 2)
bl
Connector cover
bm
USB/AV port (pages
bn
91, 112, 120, 128)
Battery/memory card slots (pages 18, 22, 155, 156)
bt
Tripod hole
ck
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
Speaker
cl
bnbobpbq bm
[AUTO] button
bo
(page 26)
[p] (PLAY) button
bp
(pages 24, 30)
[SET] button (page 34)
bq
Control button
br
([8][2][4][6])
(pages 13, 31, 34, 39,
66)
Monitor screen
bs
(pages 11, 13)
btckcl
9
. Charger Unit
1
2
3
+7- Contacts
1
[CHARGE] Lamp
2
AC jack
3
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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
Metering mode (page 171)
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56789
cq
cp
co
cn
brbsbtckclcm
Remaining snapshot memory
1
capacity (page 169)
Remaining movie memory capacity
2
(page 51)
Quick Mode (page 137)
3
Recording mode (page 26)
4
White balance setting (page 81)
5
CS (page 69)
6
Zoom/Single SR Quality indicator
7
(pages 49, 77)
bk
bl
bm
bn
bo
bp
bq
8
Snapshot image size (page 35)
9
Snapshot image quality (page 77)
bk
Movie image quality (page 38)
bl
Flash (page 39)
bm
Focus (page 41)
bn
AF Area (page 44)
bo
Self-timer (page 46)
bp
Face Detection/Make-up/Landscape
bq
(pages 47, 78, 79)
Date/time (page 140)
br
Shutter speed
bs
Exposure compensation (page 80)
bt
Aperture value
ck
ISO sensitivity (page 82)
cl
Timestamp indicator (page 140)
cm
Battery level indicator (page 19)
cn
Focus frame (pages 27, 45)
co
Anti Shake (page 68)
cp
Auto shutter (page 72)
cq
NOTE
• 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.
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. Movie Recording
123
7 6
. Snapshot Viewing
2
bk
. Movie Playback
1
23
7
Flash (page 39)
1
Recording mode (page 51)
2
4
5
31
White balance setting (page 81)
3
Remaining movie memory capacity (page 51)
4
Movie recording time (page 51)
5
Exposure compensation (page 80)
6
Battery level indicator (page 19)
7
File type
1
Protect indicator (page 99)
2
4
Folder name/file name (page 133)
3
Snapshot image quality (page 77)
5
4
Snapshot image size (page 35)
5
6
ISO sensitivity (page 82)
6
7
Aperture value
7
8
Shutter speed
8
9
Date/time (page 140)
9
Battery level indicator (page 19)
bk
File type
1
Protect indicator (page 99)
2
Folder name/file name (page 133)
3
4
Movie recording time (page 84)
4
5
Movie image quality (page 38)
5
Date/time (page 140)
6
Battery level indicator (page 19)
7
6
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
You can turn display information on and off by pressing [8] (DISP). You can
configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.
Information display on
Information display +
Date/Time on
Information display off No information displayed
Displays information about image settings, etc. (REC
mode only)
In addition to information about snapshot settings,
displays movie setting information and the date/time
screen.
• You can specify the date style you want to use
(page 141).
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What is a digital camera?
A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and
delete images 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.
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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 four main functions.
HDR Art
An HDR Art feature combines different parts of a
burst of images shot with different exposures into a
final image and performs high-precision image
analysis to produce final images that are true works
of art.
See page
61 for more information.
Premium Auto
Select Premium Auto recording and the camera automatically determines
whether you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium
Auto delivers higher image quality than standard Auto.
See page
26 for more information.
Advanced Dynamic Photo
Extract people or objects out of images you shoot and insert them into another
snapshot or movie (background). You can even insert a moving subject to
create true Dynamic Photo images.
See page 104 for more information.
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BEST SHOT
Simply select the sample scene you want and the
camera sets up automatically. Then all you need do is
press the shutter button for perfect images.
See page
56 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-120)
for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.
To charge the battery
1. Positioning 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
household power outlet.
About 180 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
Off Charging complete
Abnormal ambient temperature, charger problem, or
battery problem (page 154)
[CHARGE] lamp
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Other Charging Precautions
• Use the special charger (BC-120L) to charge the special lithium ion battery
(NP-120). 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.
To load the battery
1. Open the battery cover.
Slide the battery cover slider towards
OPEN and then open it as indicated by
the arrows in the illustration.
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.
Stopper
Battery contacts
EXILIM logo
1
2
3. Close the battery cover.
Close the battery cover and then shift the
slider towards LOCK.
• For information about how to replace
the battery, see page 155.
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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 two 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
141).
• See page 173 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 39).
• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 142, 143).
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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 142). 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].
[0] (Movie)
3. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].
Example: July, 10, 2012
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
* 12/7/10
* 10/7/12
* 7/10/12
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
[0] (Movie).
5. After setting the date and time, use [4] and [6]
to select “Apply” and then press [SET].
SET
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6. Use [8] and [2] to select “Auto” or “Premium Auto” as the auto
recording mode (page 26) and then press [SET].
• After configuring the auto recording mode setting you want here, you can
toggle between “Auto” and “Premium Auto” by pressing [AUTO].
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 142
– Date and time: Page 141
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 169.
Supported Memory Cards
– SD Memory Card
– SDHC Memory Card
Use one of the above types of memory card.
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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.
Slide the battery cover slider towards
OPEN and then open it as indicated by
the arrows in the illustration.
1
2
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.
Close the battery cover and then shift the
slider towards LOCK.
• For information about how to replace
the memory card, see page 156.
IMPORTANT!
• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 21) 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. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera and then press [SET].
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the
bottom (MENU) and then press [SET] (page 34).
3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Set Up” tab.
4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [6].
5. 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 turn on power
and enter the
REC mode
To turn on power
and enter the
PLAY mode
Press [ON/OFF] (Power) or
[r] (REC).
• The back lamp will light green
momentarily and the lens will
extend out of the camera (page 26).
Press [p] (PLAY).
• The back lamp will light green
momentarily and an image currently
stored in camera memory will
appear on the monitor screen (page
30).
[ON/OFF] (Power)
Back lamp
• 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
[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)
risk of malfunction.
•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches
to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds
after switching modes.
• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 142, 143) will turn off power
automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.
• While “On” is selected for the “Quick Mode” setting, pressing the shutter button will
turn on the camera so you can shoot a photo. After a few seconds, the camera will
turn off again (page 137). If you turn on the camera using a procedure other than
Quick Mode, the camera will not shut off a few seconds after you shoot an image.
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 143).
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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.
IMPORTANT!
• Take care to ensure that your fingers are not
blocking or are not too close to the flash. Fingers can
cause unwanted shadows when using the flash.
Flash
Front lamp
Lens
Microphone
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To shoot a snapshot
R
Selecting an Auto Recording Mode
You can select one of two auto recording modes (Auto or Premium Auto) according to
your digital imaging needs.
Auto
Ÿ
Premium Auto
This is the standard Auto recording mode.
• It provides faster operation than Premium Auto recording.
With Premium Auto recording, the camera automatically
determines whether you are shooting a subject or scenery,
and other conditions. Premium Auto recording delivers higher
image quality than standard Auto recording.
• Premium Auto recording takes longer to process image data
after it is shot than Auto recording.
• It also requires more power (and runs down the battery
quicker) than Auto.
1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.
The camera will enter the REC mode.
2. Use [AUTO] to select Auto recording mode.
Each press of [AUTO] toggles between Auto (r) and Premium Auto (Ÿ).
Auto recording mode icon
Remaining Snapshot Memory
Capacity (page 169)
• Selecting the “Auto” or “Premium Auto” BEST SHOT scene will change the
current auto recording setting accordingly (page 56).
Monitor screen
Shutter button
[r] (REC)
[
AUTO
]
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To shoot a snapshot
1. Point the camera at the subject.
If you are using Premium Auto, text will appear in the
lower right corner of the monitor screen describing the
type of shot the camera has detected.
• You can zoom the image, if you want.
w Wide Angle z Telephoto
Zoom controller
Appears when the
camera detects it is
stationary on a tripod.
2. 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.
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 good-looking
images.
• The focus frame in the screen shots included
Back lamp
Focus frame
in this manual is shown at ß. Note that you
can change the form of the focus frame, if
you want (page 71).
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3. 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.)
Recording a Movie
Press [0] (Movie) to start
movie recording. Press
[0] (Movie) again to stop
movie recording. See
page 51 for details.
[0] (Movie)
. 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.). Re-point the camera at
the subject and try to focus again.
. Shooting with Auto
If the subject is not in the center of the frame...
“Focus lock” (page 43) is the name of 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.
To track the movement of a moving subject
Half-press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject.
See “Ë
Tracking” (page 44) for more information.
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. Shooting with Premium Auto
• In addition to shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity, the camera
automatically executes the following operation as required when shooting with
Premium Auto.
– Auto Focus is normally performed until you half-press the shutter button.
– Intelligent AF (page 44)
– Face Detection (page 47)
– Make-up/Landscape (pages 78, 79)
• Shooting with Premium Auto can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens
operation. This does not indicate malfunction.
• When Shooting with Premium Auto, the message “Processing Premium Auto.
Please wait...” may appear on the monitor screen. If you feel the camera is taking
too long to process data, try shooting with standard Auto instead.
• In some cases, Premium Auto may not be able to interpret the shooting
environment correctly. If this happens, shoot with standard Auto.
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Viewing Snapshots
Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen.
• For information about how to play back movies, see page 84.
1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the
PLAY mode.
• This will display one of the snapshots
currently stored in memory.
• Information about the displayed
snapshot also is included (page 12).
• You also can clear the information to
view only the snapshot (page 13).
• You can zoom in on the image by
sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 89). If you are recording a
snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the
image and check its details after recording it.
[p] (PLAY)
2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll between images.
• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
[6]
[6]
[4]
NOTE
• Half-pressing the shutter button while in the PLAY mode or while a menu screen is
displayed will switch directly to the REC mode.
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