Casio EXILIM EX-TR150 User Guide

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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/

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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.

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

To attach the strap to the camera

Strap

Basic Reference

USB cable Power cord

Attach strap here.

Stylus

Used when performing screen operations and when extracting a subject (“Cut out subject” page 73).

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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.

• 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.

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

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

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Quick Start Basics 11

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Changing the Camera Style to Suit Shooting Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Opening and Closing the Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Rotating the Monitor Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Camera Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the Touch Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 24

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Turning Power On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

To Shoot a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Recording Images 35

Selecting a Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect . . . . . (HDR Art) . . . 37

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Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Make-up). . . 38

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Using Motion Shutter to Trigger a Self-timer Operation . . . (Motion Shutter). . . 39

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Shooting a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Using BEST SHOT 46

Shooting Clearer Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi SR Zoom) . . 47

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR) . . 48

Shooting with High Speed Night Scene . . . . . (High Speed Night Scene) . . 49

Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake . . . . . . . .(High Speed Anti Shake) . . 50

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . .(High Speed Best Selection) . . 51

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama) . . 52

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Advanced Recording Settings 54

Using the REC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Using Touch Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Touch Shutter). . . 55

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 55

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Using the LED Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (LED). . . 56

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Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Image Size). . . 56

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Quality) . . . 58

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 59

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Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . . 60

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . . 61

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 62

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 63

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 64

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . . . 66

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 68

Viewing the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 72

Using the PLAY Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Extracting an Image from a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Cut out subject). . . 73

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Inserting a Subject into another Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Paste subject) . . . 74

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Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect). . . 75

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Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . . 76

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Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize). . . 76

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Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming). . . 77

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Printing 78

Printing with a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Using the Camera with a Computer 80

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . . 92

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Other Settings (Set Up) 95

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . . 95

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . . 95

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . . 96

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . . 96

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . . 97

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Setting a Travel Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Selecting the Time Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . . 98

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . . 99

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . . 99

Calibrating the Touch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Calibrate TP) . 100

Selecting the HDMI Terminal Output Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (HDMI) . 100

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 101

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 101

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 102

Changing the Screen Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Selecting Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DISP) . 102

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Appendix 103

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Battery Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Disposing of the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows) . . . . . . . . . . 114

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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General Guide

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

Front Back

123

Frame (page 13)

LED light (page 56)

Lens

Microphone

(pages 15, 45) Speaker

Monitor screen

(pages 9, 102) Back lamp

(pages 19, 22, 28, 30)

675

Shutter button

(page 30) Strap hole (page 2)

[p] (Power) (page 28)

Memory card slot

(pages 26, 112) Reset button

(page 116) Memory card slot cover

(page 26)

[HDMI OUT]

HDMI output (Micro) (page 70) HDMI terminal cover

(page 70) USB port cover

(pages 18, 21, 82, 89) [USB] port

(pages 19, 21, 83, 89)

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bq br

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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

Tab (page 28)

356

7241

br bq bp bo bn

bkblbm

NOTE

•bl Movie capacity and bm Snapshot capacity do not appear in the following cases, even if “Information On” is selected for the information display setting (page 102). – Portrait orientation display – When the monitor screen and lens are facing in the same direction

Focus mode (page 62)

Self-timer mode (page 55)

Digital zoom (page 40)

Snapshot image size (page 56)

Movie quality (pages 43, 58)

LED light (page 56)

Zoom bar (pages 30, 40)

“b” Movie icon (pages 31, 43)

Battery level indicator (page 23)

Movie capacity (recording time) (page 30)

Snapshot capacity (number of shots)

(page 30) PLAY mode icon (page 28)

Information icon (page 102)

Screen orientation icon (page 102)

Recording mode icon (page 36)

Menu icon (page 54)

. Movie Recording

1 3

Movie quality (

Recording time switch icon (page 44)

Movie remaining time icon (page 44)

Remaining movie memory capacity/

Movie recording time (pages 44, 122) Zoom bar (pages 30, 40)

“c” Movie stop icon (pages 31, 43)

pages 43, 58)

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. Snapshot Viewing

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. Movie Playback

32 41

9bk 8

Tab (page 28)

Protect indicator (page 75)

Folder name/file name (page 93)

Snapshot image size (page 56)

Image menu icon (p

Image scroll icons (pages 32, 64)

Battery level indicator (page 23)

Date/time (pages 24, 98)

REC mode icon (page 28)

Information icon (page 102)

Delete icon (page 33)

Slideshow icon (page 68)

Menu icon (page 72)

Tab (page 28)

Protect indicator (page 75)

Folder name/file name (page 93)

Movie quality (pages 43, 58)

Image menu ico

Movie recording time (page 64)

Image scroll icons (pa

Battery level indicator (page 23)

Date/time (pages 24, 98)

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Quick Start Basics

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 six main functions.

A variety of shooting styles

The frame can be opened and the LCD monitor screen rotated into positions that make long-term shooting more comfortable and simplify selfshooting.

See page 13 for more information.

Simple touch panel operation

The monitor screen is a touch panel that can be used to perform operations.

See page 16 for more information.

Simple self-shooting

The monitor screen can be rotated so it faces in the same direction as the camera’s lens, making selfshooting much easier.

See page 42 for more information.

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Make-Up

Make-up smoothes the skin texture of the subject and softens facial shadows caused by harsh sunlight for better looking portraits.

See page 38 for more information.

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 37 for more information.

Extract a subject from one photo and insert it into another

A simple operation lets you extract a person or object out of one snapshot and insert into another snapshot.

See pages 73, 74 for more information.

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Changing the Camera Style to Suit Shooting Conditions

You can change the configuration of the camera by opening or closing the frame and rotating the monitor screen panel to suit shooting conditions.

IMPORTANT!

• Do not apply strong pressure to the surface of the monitor screen. Doing so can damage it.

• Never touch the lens with your fingers. Finger smudges, dirt, and other foreign matter on the lens can interfere with proper operation of the camera. Use a blower or other means to keep the lens and flash window free of dirt and dust, and wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.

Opening and Closing the Frame

The frame of the camera can be rotated 360 degrees.

1. With the monitor screen facing towards

you, hold onto the frame.

2. Push the monitor screen panel from

behind.

3. Holding the edges of the monitor

screen panel, swing the frame open.

IMPORTANT!

• Do not try to open or close the frame while the monitor screen panel is rotated. Doing so can cause the frame to come into contact with the monitor screen panel and cause malfunction.

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Rotating the Monitor Screen

Use the steps below to rotate the monitor screen.

NOTE

• While holding the monitor screen panel as shown in the illustration, you can rotate it 180 degrees clockwise and 90 degrees counterclockwise.

• The monitor screen panel can also be rotated when the frame is closed.

1. Hold the camera as shown in the

illustration.

2. Firmly holding the frame, carefully rotate the monitor screen panel.

180 degrees clockwise

90 degrees counterclockwise

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Camera Configurations

You can open the frame and rotate the monitor screen for a variety of different styles.

Normal Shooting Movie Recording

Shoot with the monitor screen facing the opposite direction of the lens.

Tabletop Shooting / Self-shooting Suspended Shooting

Point the monitor screen and lens in the same direction and open the frame about 30 degrees so the camera can stand up.

NOTE

• When shooting hold 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.

• 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.

Open the frame 90 degrees and hold the frame. You can also shoot with the camera upside down, if you like.

Rotate the monitor screen 180 degrees and then open the frame 180 degrees so it can be hung from a wall, etc.

LED light

Microphone

Lens

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IMPORTANT!

• Take care to ensure that your finger is not blocking or is not too close to the LED light. Fingers can cause unwanted shadows when shooting.

Using the Touch Panel

The monitor screen of the camera is a touch panel. This means you can perform the following operations by touching the screen with your fingers.

Touch

Momentarily touching the screen with your finger. Touch the screen to select an icon or menu item, and to configure settings.

Touch-and-hold

Holding your finger against the screen. Touch and hold the screen to scroll images at high speed, or to perform continual frame-by-frame playback of a movie.

Drag

Holding your finger against the screen as you drag it up, down, left, or right. Use drag to move a screen image to a different location, and to scroll between images.

Spread

Holding your thumb and forefinger against the screen as you spread them out. Use spread to enlarge the screen image.

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Squeeze

Holding your thumb and forefinger against the screen as you bring them together. Use squeeze to reduce the size of the screen image.

IMPORTANT!

• Use only your fingers or the stylus that comes with the camera to perform screen operations. Use of any other pointed or hard object can damage the screen. Also note that the stylus cannot be used to perform the two-finger operations described above.

• The touch panel is pressure-sensitive. Make sure you touch the panel with sufficient pressure when operating it.

NOTE

• Applying a commercially available LCD protective sheet will reduce the operation sensitivity of the monitor screen.

• If touch panel item selections are not performed as expected, calibrate the touch panel (page 100).

• The stylus can be attached to the camera’s strap.

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First, charge the battery prior to use.

The built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery of the camera is not charged when you purchase it. Perform the steps below to charge the battery before using the camera.

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

• USB-AC adaptor

• USB connection to a computer

. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor

1. Turn off the camera.

Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [p] (Power) to turn off the camera.

[p] (Power)

2. After connecting the

supplied USB cable to the USB-AC adaptor, plug the

USB cable (included with camera)

USB

USB port

power cord into a household power outlet.

USB-AC adaptor

Power cord

3. Press the back of the monitor screen panel so the panel moves

towards you, and open the frame (page 13).

4. Hook your nail into the groove of the USB

port cover and pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

USB port cover

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5. Connect the USB

cable to the camera.

The back lamp should light red, indicating that charging has started. The back lamp will go out when charging is complete.

• It takes about 130 minutes to bring a fully dead battery to a full charge.

• 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 six 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 45 minutes. In either case, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then reconnect it to resume charging.

Making sure that the 8 mark on the USB cable connector is towards the side opposite that of the monitor screen, connect the cable to the camera.

[USB] port

Small connector

USB-AC adaptor

USB cable (included with camera)

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature, USB-AC

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

adaptor problem, or battery problem (page 109), or charging terminated by the timer

Back lamp

6. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera

and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

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USB Cable Connection Precautions

• When connecting the USB cable to the camera, make sure that the cable connector and monitor screen panel are oriented correctly as shown in the illustration below.

Make sure that the 6 mark side of the USB cable connector and the front of the monitor screen panel (the side opposite that of the monitor screen) are facing in the same direction.

The back lamp always initially light after charging starts. Even if the battery is already fully charged, the lamp will light momentarily. If the lamp does not light, check the orientation of the USB cable connector.

• 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.

Front of monitor screen panel

. To charge using a USB connection to a computer

The camera’s battery is charged whenever the camera is connected directly to a computer with the USB cable.

• Depending on the setup of your computer, you may not be able to charge the battery over a USB connection. If this happens, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

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.

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn off the camera.

2. Press the back of the monitor screen panel so the panel moves

towards you, and open the frame (page 13).

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3. Hook your nail into the groove of the USB

port cover and pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

USB port cover

4. With your computer

turned on, connect the

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

camera to it.

The camera’s back lamp will light red. After a short while, the camera will turn on automatically and the back lamp will light amber to indicate that charging has started. The back lamp will light green when charging is complete. Note, however, that some computer models or connection conditions can produce low supply capacity. If low supply capacity exists, charging will start without the camera turning on. This is indicated by the back lamp lighting red. The back lamp will go out in this case after charging is complete.

• It takes about 260 minutes to bring a fully dead battery to a full charge.

• 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 six 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 or go out after only about 30 minutes to 45 minutes. In either case, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

• 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.

Making sure that the 8 mark on the USB cable connector is towards the side opposite that of the monitor screen, connect the cable to the camera.

Large connector

[USB] port

Small connector

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Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Amber Charging

Lit Red

Flashing Red

Flashing Red and Amber

Lit Green Charging complete, or charging stopped

Charging in progress (Data transfer with computer not supported.)

Abnormal ambient temperature, or battery problem (page 109), or charging terminated by the timer

The battery is over-discharged. Battery charging over connection with a computer’s USB port cannot be performed for some reason. Use the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera to charge the battery.

Back lamp

5. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera

and then from the computer.

NOTE

• Even if you turn off the camera, the battery will continue to charge if there is a USB connection with a computer. Under this condition, the back lamp operates as described under “Back Lamp Operation” (page 19).

IMPORTANT!

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

• A charging error can occur immediately after charging begins or some time after charging begins. A charging error is indicated by the back lamp flashing red.

• If low supply capacity exists due to your computer model or connection conditions, charging will start without the camera turning on. Turning on the camera in this case will cause charging to stop and enter USB data communication between the camera and the computer. The camera’s back lamp will be lit green at this time.

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Other Charging Precautions

• 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 due to normal use may not charge fully. Leave the camera turned off and wait for a while to give the battery time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly. Because of this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it.

• Charging the 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 the current battery level and charging conditions.

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

Checking the Current Battery Level

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

Level High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Yellow * 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

98).

• See page 125 for information about battery life and number of shots.

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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you turn on 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 99). 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 [p] (Power) to turn on the camera.

2. Drag (page 16) upwards and downwards until you

find the language you want, and then touch to select it.

3. Touch the date display format you want.

Example: July 10, 2012 YY/MM/DD DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY

* 12/7/10 * 10/7/12 * 7/10/12

[p] (Power)

4. Touch the value you want to change (year,

month, day, hour, minute).

5. Touch “8” or “2” to change the currently

selected value.

• Touching and holding “8” or “2” will change the

setting at high speed.

• To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, touch the 12/24 hour switch icon.

12/24 hour switch icon

6. When the date and time settings are the way you want, touch “OK”.

7. Touch “Auto” or “Premium Auto” to select the default auto recording

mode you want.

8. Touch “Apply”.

• You will be able to change this setting later, if you want. See page 29 for details.

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

– Display language: Page 99 – Date and time: Page 98

NOTE

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

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 121.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card (Up to 2GB) – SDHC Memory Card (2GB to 32GB) – SDXC Memory Card (32GB to 2TB)

Use one of the above types of memory card.

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

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

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

• This camera supports use of Eye-Fi cards.

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To load a memory card

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn off the

camera and then open the frame

Memory card slot

cover

(page 13).

2. Hook your nail into the groove of the

memory card slot cover and pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

3. Load a memory card.

Positioning the memory card so its back 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.

Back

Front Back

4. Close the memory card slot cover

and then return the frame to its original position.

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 112.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 25) into the memory card slot.

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

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To format (initialize) a new memory card

Before using a memory card for the first time with the camera, you must format it.

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, SDHC, or SDXC 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.

1. Load a memory card (page 26).

2. Turn on the camera and then touch “MENU”.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it (page 35).

3. Drag upwards and downwards until you find “Setup”, and then touch it.

4. Touch “Format”.

5. Touch “Format” and then touch “Yes”.

This starts the memory card format operation.

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Turning Power On and Off

. To turn on the camera

Press [p] (Power). This will turn on the camera, which is indicated when the back lamp lights green, and enter the REC mode.

Entering the REC Mode and PLAY Mode

In the REC mode, touch “p” (PLAY).

• If Auto, BEST SHOT, or HDR Art is

To enter the PLAY mode

To enter the REC mode

selected as the recording mode, you can also switch to the PLAY mode by touching the tab and then touching “p” (PLAY).

In the PLAY mode, touch the tab. On the screen image that appears, touch

r” (REC).

“

[p] (Power)

Screen after tab is

touched

. To turn off the camera

Press [p] (Power).

Tab

“p” (PLAY) / “r” (REC)

NOTE

• To conserve battery power, an Auto Power Off function will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for about five minutes.

Back lamp

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To Shoot a Snapshot

Your camera has a variety of different recording modes to suit various shooting conditions and objectives (page 36). This section explains general shooting procedures using the auto recording mode.

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 This is the standard Auto recording mode.

With Premium Auto recording, the camera automatically determines whether you are shooting a subject or scenery,

Premium Auto

and other conditions. Premium Auto recording delivers higher image quality than standard Auto recording.

• It also requires more power (and runs down the battery quicker) than Auto.

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn on the camera.

2. Touch the second icon from the top

(second icon from the right in the case of landscape display orientation) (Recording mode).

If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

Recording mode icon

3. Touch “Auto” or “Premium Auto” to select

the auto recording mode you want.

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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.

• Touch the “+” or “–” mark on the top of the zoom bar to change the zoom factor (page 40).

– (Wide Angle)

(Telephoto)

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 goodlooking images.

Movie capacity (recording time)

Snapshot capacity

(number of shots)

Type of shot

Zoom bar

Back lamp

Focus frame

Shutter button

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.)

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Recording a Movie

Touch “b” (Movie) to start movie recording. Touch

c” (Movie Stop) to stop recording.

“ See page 43 for details.

“b” (Movie)/

“c” (Movie Stop)

NOTE

• You also can shoot a snapshot by touching a point on the monitor screen (page

55).

• You can specify the image size for snapshots. See page 56 for more information.

. 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

“Focus lock” (page 63) 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.

. Shooting with Premium Auto

• In addition to shutter speed 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. – The camera automatically determines the focus point on the screen and focuses

there.

– When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten

individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.

• 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 64.

1. Touch “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 10).

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 102).

• You can zoom the screen image by touching the monitor screen (page 69). 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. Touch “ú” or “õ”, or drag left or right across the screen image to

scroll through the snapshots.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

“õ”

“ú”

NOTE

• Pressing the shutter button while in the PLAY mode or while a menu screen is displayed will switch directly to the REC mode.

“ú”

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Deleting Snapshots and Movies

If memory becomes full, you can delete snapshots and movies you no longer need in order to free up storage and record more images.

IMPORTANT!

• Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.

To delete a single file

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “ú” or “õ” to display the file you want to

delete.

2. Touch “t”.

•If “t” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab

to display it.

3. Touch “1 File”.

This will delete the selected image.

To delete all files

1. Enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “t”.

•If “t” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

3. Touch “All Files”.

4. Touch “Delete”.

This will cause the message “There are no files” to appear.

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Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

• If unwanted light is shining onto the lens, block the light with your hand.

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

• Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can cause digital noise in the monitor screen image.

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual image will be recorded in accordance with the currently selected recording mode (page 36).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

• Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the brightness or color of an image.

Other Precautions

• The slower the shutter speed, the greater the possibility that noticeable noise will be generated in an image. Because of this, the camera automatically performs a noise reduction at slow shutter speeds. The noise reduction process causes it to take longer to record images at lower shutter speeds. The shutter speeds for which noise reduction is performed depend on the camera setup and shooting conditions.

• A noise reduction process is performed when ISO sensitivity is set to a high value. This can cause the camera to take relatively longer to be ready to shoot again after you press the shutter button. Do not perform any operation while the image recording operation is in progress.

• Due to the characteristics of the imaging element used by the camera, very fast moving objects in an image may appear distorted.

Auto Focus Restrictions

• Any of the following can make proper focus impossible. – Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject – Strongly back lit subject – Very shiny subject – Blinds or other subject with a repeating horizontal pattern – Multiple subjects at varying distances from the camera – Subject in a dark location – Camera movement while shooting – Fast-moving subject – Subjects outside the focus range of the camera

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 63).

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Recording Images

Touching the monitor screen in the REC mode will display a screen for configuring REC mode settings.

. To configure REC mode settings

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn on the camera

and enter the REC mode.

• If the camera is in the PLAY mode, touch

r” (REC) to enter the REC mode.

“

[p] (Power)

“r” (REC)

2. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

• If there are no icons along the left side of the screen, touch the tab to display them.

Tab (page 28)

Menu (page 54)*

Recording mode (page 36)

Screen orientation (page 102)

Information (page 102)

PLAY mode/Make-up Level

(pages 28, 38) Zoom (page 40)

Movie (page 43)

* Depending on the recording mode, some of the items on the menu that

appears may not be usable.

2 3 4 5 6

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Selecting a Recording Mode

The camera has a variety of different recording modes.

1. In the REC mode, touch the recording mode icon (page 29).

• If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Touch the icon of the recording mode you

want to use.

This enters the selected recording mode.

Recording mode icon

Auto

Premium Auto

BEST SHOT

HDR Art

½ Make-up

Motion Shutter

Standard Auto recording mode. This is the mode normally used for shooting (page 29).

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 mode (page 29).

With BEST SHOT, simply select the sample scene that resembles the type of shot you want, and the camera automatically configures ideal settings for the subject and shooting conditions (page 46).

This mode digitally processes data to turn images you shoot into worlds of art (page 37).

Make-up smoothes the skin texture of the subject and softens facial shadows caused by harsh sunlight for better looking portraits (page 38).

In this mode, the camera starts a self-timer countdown when it detects subject movement (page 39).

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Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect (HDR Art)

This feature applies HDR (High Dynamic Range, page 48) photography to transform snapshots into works of art that provide a greater degree of expression than conventional photography.

Normal image HDR Art image

1. In the REC mode, touch the recording mode icon (page 29).

2. Touch “A” (HDR Art).

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

• After you press the shutter button, the message “Busy... Please wait...” will appear on the monitor screen to indicate that recording is in progress. Keep the camera still while this message is displayed. The recording process takes some time to complete after the message appears. Image shooting is disabled while the message is displayed.

NOTE

• This function works best when the camera is made stationary by placing it on a level surface, etc.

• With this REC mode, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• Shooting with this REC mode makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• The desired HDR Art effect may not be attained if the camera or subject moves during shooting.

• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this REC mode may not be able to produce the desired result.

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. Adjusting the Level of the Art Effect

You can specify one of three levels for application of the art effect.

1. For the recording mode, select “HDR Art”.

2. Touch “ART +2”.

3. Touch the level you want to select.

• 0 (off) - +3 (strong)

4. Touch “OK”.

Recording Beautiful Portraits (Make-up)

Make-up smoothes the skin texture of the subject and softens facial shadows caused by harsh sunlight for better looking portraits.

1. In the REC mode, touch the recording mode icon (page 29).

2. Touch “½” (Make-up).

3. Touch the tab.

4. Touch “ ” (Make-up Level).

5. Touch the level you want to select.

You can select one of 12 different make-up levels for the effect you want. A larger number applies a stronger make-up effect.

6. Touch “OK”.

7. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• Note that Make-up can be used even when the recording mode is Premium Auto or Motion Shutter. In either of these recording modes, perform steps 3 through 7 of the above procedure to select the Make-up level you want.

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Using Motion Shutter to Trigger a Self-timer Operation (Motion Shutter)

With Motion Shutter the camera automatically triggers a self-timer countdown whenever it detects subject movement within a framed area you specify on the monitor screen. This means you can control operation of the self-timer from a distance by waving your hand, so you can include yourself in the image being shot.

1. In the REC mode, touch the recording mode

icon (page 29).

2. Touch “l” (Motion Shutter).

3. Drag “ ” to the location in the image where you want movement to be

detected.

4. When everything is ready, press the shutter button all the way down.

Motion Shutter will go into standby to wait for trigger movement.

5. Facing the camera, move your hand or perform some other movement

in the area of the icon you positioned in step 3.

When the camera detects subject movement within the framed area, it will automatically start a self-timer countdown. The camera will shoot an image when the countdown reaches zero, and then go back into Motion Shutter standby to wait for the next trigger movement.

NOTE

• The trigger time of the Motion Shutter self-timer is fixed at two seconds.

• Motion Shutter exits standby automatically after it shoots six images.

• To cancel Motion Shutter standby at any time, press the shutter button.

• Motion Shutter may not operate properly when there is little difference in the color of the subject and the color of the background enclosed by the boundary, or when the subject is located far away from the camera, making it too small.

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Shooting with Zoom

Your camera is equipped with various types of zoom: HD Zoom, SR Zoom, and digital zoom. The maximum zoom factor depends on the image size setting.

HD Zoom

SR Zoom

Digital zoom Digitally processes the center of the image to enlarge it.

Allows greater zoom capabilities by cutting out a portion of the original image and enlarging it.

Applies super resolution technology to suppress image deterioration.

1. In the REC mode, touch the “+” or

“–” mark on the top of the zoom bar to zoom.

+ (Telephoto):

Enlarges the subject and narrows the range.

– (Wide Angle):

Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range.

Zoom bar

–

2. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

NOTE

• Telephoto images are prone to blurring caused by camera movement when you press the shutter button. Because of this, stabilizing the camera by placing it on a level surface, etc. is recommended.

• Zoom operations are disabled during high speed movie recording. Perform the zoom operation before you touch “

• Zoom operations are not supporting during Slide Panorama shooting. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

•“Ù” is displayed on the monitor screen while digital zoom is being used.

b” (Movie) to start recording.

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. Zoom Factor

• The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 56) and recording mode (page 36). The smaller the image size, the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point.

Auto, Premium Auto, Motion Shutter

Image Size

Undeteriorated

Zoom Limit

Maximum

Zoom Factor

12M 1.5X 4.0X

3:2 1.5X 4.0X

5M 2.3X 6.2X

VGA 9.4X 15.9X

BEST SHOT (Multi SR Zoom)

Image Size

Undeteriorated

Zoom Limit

Maximum

Zoom Factor

10M 2.0X 4.0X

5M 2.9X 5.7X

VGA 11.4X 15.9X

HDR Art, BEST SHOT (excluding Multi SR Zoom)

Image Size

Undeteriorated

Zoom Limit

Maximum

Zoom Factor

10M 1.0X 4.0X

5M 1.4X 5.7X

VGA 5.7X 15.9X

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Shooting a Self-portrait

You can configure the camera so the monitor screen and lens are facing in the same direction. This means you can shoot with the self-timer as you compose the self-portrait on the monitor screen.

• When using the self-timer to shoot a self-portrait, select “Auto” or “Premium Auto” for the recording mode.

1. Rotate the monitor screen panel so the screen is

facing in the same direction as the lens (page 13).

2. Select “Auto” or “Premium Auto” for the recording

mode (page 29).

3. Drag “r” (Self-timer) downwards to specify the

self-timer countdown duration.

The camera will shoot an image when the countdown reaches zero.

• You can set a self-timer countdown duration within the range of two to ten seconds. The further you drag, the longer the duration.

• To cancel an ongoing countdown, touch anywhere on the screen except where the self-timer icon is displayed.

• Pressing the shutter button during an ongoing countdown will cancel the countdown and shoot an image.

“r” (Self-timer)

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To record a movie

The following procedure explains how to record a movie.

• You can record a movie while one of the following recording modes is selected. –Auto – Premium Auto – BEST SHOT (High Speed Night Scene)

“MENU”

1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU”.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Drag upwards and downwards until you find “Movie Quality”, and then

touch to select it.

3. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

Movie Quality

Full HD 30fps 1920

HD 30fps 1280

HS240 240fps 432

Frame Rate

Image Size (Pixels)

1080

720

320

Description

Select this setting to record full highdefinition (Full HD) movies. The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this setting is 16:9.

Select this setting to record high-definition (HD) movies. The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this setting is 16:9.

Select this setting to record high speed movies at a speed of 240 fps.

• Audio is not recorded.

4. To close the menu screen, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

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5. Touch “b” (Movie).

This will start recording.

• Monaural audio is also recorded during movie recording while “Full HD” or “HD” is selected for the movie quality setting.

• Touching “o” while recording is in progress will cause the remaining recording time and “R” to appear. Touch “o” again to switch back to the elapsed recording time.

• When “Full HD” or “HD” is selected as the movie quality, you can perform a zoom operation while recording is in progress by touching the “+” or “–” mark on the top of the zoom bar.

• When “Macro” is selected as the movie focus mode (page 62), you can halfpress the shutter button before starting recording to focus.

Remaining recording time

Recording time/

“b” (Movie)/

“c” (Movie Stop)

6. Touch “c” (Movie Stop) to stop recording.

• Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically after 29 minutes of recording. Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you stop movie recording.

Minimizing the Effects of Camera Movement during Movie Recording

You can configure the camera to minimize the effects of camera movement during Full HD and HD movie recording (page 85). Note, however, that this does not prevent image blur due to subject movement.

High Speed Movie Recording Precautions

• When shooting a high speed movie, shoot in a well-lit environment.

• When recording a high speed movie, light source flicker can cause horizontal bands to appear in the image. This does not indicate malfunction of the camera.

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IMPORTANT!

• Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

• The camera also records audio along with Full HD and HD movies. Note the following points when shooting a movie. – Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your

fingers, etc.

– Good audio recording results are not possible when the

camera is too far away from what you are trying to record.

Microphone

• Shooting movies for long periods in areas where temperature is relatively high can cause digital noise (dots of light) to appear in the movie image. A rise in the camera’s internal temperature also may force movie recording to stop automatically. If this happens, stop recording and allow the camera to cool down, which should cause normal operation to resume.

• Using the camera’s built-in memory or certain types of memory cards can slow down processing speed. Whenever possible use an Ultra High-Speed Type memory card. Note, however, that not all operations can be guaranteed even if an Ultra High-Speed Type memory card is used. Certain movie quality settings can result in too much time being required to record data, which can result in breaks in the image and/or audio during playback. If this happens, the movie icon will turn yellow on the monitor screen.

NOTE

• Except for High Speed Movie, zoom operations are supported during movie recording (page 40). Zoom is disabled during high speed movie recording. If you

want to use zoom, perform the zoom operation before you touch “

” (Movie) to

start recording.

• SR Zoom (page 40) is disabled during movie recording.

• The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, stabilizing the camera by placing it on a level surface, etc. is recommended.

• During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the position where it was when recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for Auto

Focus before you touch “

” (Movie) to start recording.

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Using BEST SHOT

BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setup of the camera, simply find the scene that matches what you are trying to achieve, and the camera sets up for it automatically. This helps to minimize the chance of ruined images due to poor exposure and shutter speed settings.

. To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

1. In the REC mode, touch the recording mode

icon (page 29).

• If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes.

3. Touch the scene you want to select.

• Touching “ ” in the upper right corner of the screen and then touching a BEST SHOT scene will display detailed information about the scene.

4. Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or touch

“

b” (Movie) (if you are shooting a movie).

. BEST SHOT Precautions

• BEST SHOT scene images were not shot using this camera.

• Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene may not produce the results you expected due to shooting conditions and other factors.

• You can modify the camera settings that are configured after you select a BEST SHOT scene. Note, however, that the BEST SHOT settings revert to their defaults when you select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera.

• Movie recording is supported only while “High Speed Night Scene” is selected. Selecting “HS240” for the movie quality setting while the “High Speed Night Scene” BEST SHOT scene is selected will cause the camera to record movies using the auto recording mode.

• When a BEST SHOT scene (except for Slide Panorama) is selected, “12M” and “3:2” cannot be selected for the image size. Selecting a BEST SHOT scene while “12M” or “3:2” is selected will cause the image size setting to change to “10M”.

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Shooting Clearer Snapshots (Multi SR Zoom)

Multi SR Zoom uses super-resolution technology and multiple Continuous Shutter (CS) images for higher quality and clarity across the entire image. For information about the zoom factor, see page 41.

• When shooting with Multi SR Zoom, the camera may require more time for image data processing between shots.

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “Multi SR Zoom” scene.

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• Multi SR Zoom is effective when you want to capture delicate textures.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• The desired Multi SR Zoom effect may not be attained if the camera or subject moves during shooting.

• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this BEST SHOT scene may not be able to produce the desired result.

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Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure (HDR)

With HDR (High Dynamic Range), the camera shoots a series of CS images using different exposure settings and combines them into a final image to correct for overexposure or underexposure of subjects of different brightness levels.

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “HDR” scene.

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• This function works best when the camera is made stationary by placing it on a level surface, etc.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• The desired HDR effect may not be attained if the camera or subject moves during shooting.

• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this BEST SHOT scene may not be able to produce the desired result.

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

With High Speed Night Scene, the camera automatically detects shooting conditions. When you press the shutter button, the camera will record a burst of images and merge them in a way that minimizes image blur due to low light conditions.

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “High Speed Night Scene” scene.

3. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button.

NOTE

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• When holding the camera by hand while shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, make sure that the subjects remain as still as possible as the camera shoots the series of images.

• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• Movement of the camera while it is placed on a surface may cause erroneous judgment that it is hand held.

• If surroundings are extremely dark when shooting with “High Speed Night Scene”, the camera may not be able to shoot at proper brightness due to insufficient exposure.

• When shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, the ISO sensitivity setting is fixed at “AUTO”.

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

A single press of the shutter button causes the camera to record multiple images and automatically combine them, which reduces image blur due to camera movement.

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “High Speed Anti Shake” scene.

3. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button.

NOTE

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• High Speed Anti Shake may not operate properly resulting in blurred images if the camera is moved more than the allowable range or if the subject moves during shooting.

• When shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, the ISO sensitivity setting is fixed at “AUTO”.

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

With High Speed Best Selection, the camera automatically shoots a series of images, and selects the best one based on facial image blur, and facial expression (whether the subject is smiling or blinking).

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “High Speed Best Selection” scene.

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

• This will cause the message “Busy... Please wait...” to appear. Do not move the camera while this message is displayed. The recording process takes some time to complete after the message appears.

NOTE

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

• If one or more of the faces are blurred in all of the images that are shot, they will be blurred in the final image as well.

• The following conditions may make it impossible for the camera to determine if the subject is blinking or smiling. This may result in a final image in which the subject is blinking or not smiling. – Faces that are partially or completely darkened by shadows, etc. – Hair that is hiding or near the eyes – Eye glasses – Small faces – Faces that are not looking directly at the camera

• Shooting a large group of people will cause processing of the image after shooting to take longer.

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Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)

With Slide Panorama, you move the camera to compose and record multiple images, which are then combined to a panorama. This feature lets you shoot a panorama which is dramatically greater than the physical capabilities of the lens.

• The final panorama image can be one of the two sizes shown below. Slide Direction is Right or Left: Maximum 11520 Slide Direction is Up or Down: Maximum 1920

• Zoom operations are not supporting during Slide Panorama shooting. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

• You can shoot a panorama image for approximately 360 degrees horizontally, or approximately 180 degrees vertically.

1080 pixels

7296 pixels

1. In the REC mode, touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

2. Touch “s” (Slide Panorama) scene.

3. Touch the icon for the slide direction (the

direction the camera will move while shooting).

You can select one of four different slide directions: “ ” (right), “ ” (left), “ ” (up), “ ” (down).

4. Point the camera at the start of the panorama

and half-press the shutter button to allow the camera to focus automatically.

5. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

down and a slide cursor will appear on the monitor screen. Slowly move the camera in the direction indicated by the arrow on the screen until the slide cursor reaches the other end of its movement range (i.e. all the way to the right when moving the camera to the right).

• The camera will start composing the panorama image internally when the slide cursor reached the other end of the movement range.

• Image composing also will start automatically if you stop moving the camera during panorama shooting. After you stop moving the camera, the message “Busy... Please wait...” appears as the camera processes the image. Wait until this message disappears before using the camera. Image shooting is disabled while the message is displayed.

Slide cursor

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NOTE

• The following conditions are not compatible with Slide Panorama shooting. – Subject whose brightness is very different from that of its surroundings due to

artificial light, sunlight, etc. – Rivers, waves, waterfalls, or other subject with constantly changing patterns – Sky, beach, or other subject with continuous patterns – Camera too close to the main subject – Moving subject

• Slide Panorama may stop part way through in the following cases. – Subject or camera movement – Camera movement that is too fast or too slow

• Shooting a Slide Panorama image after half-pressing the shutter button to perform Auto Focus may not produce the desired results if there are considerable differences in the brightness, color, and/or focus of the individual images. If this happens, try changing the focus position by focusing on a different subject, etc.

• Since a Slide Panorama image is created by joining multiple images together, there may be some roughness at the point where two images are joined.

• Shooting under a flickering light source (such as fluorescent lighting) may result in uneven brightness and/or coloring in the final Slide Panorama image.

• Shooting in dark surroundings may result in a blurred image or may make Slide Panorama shooting impossible.

• Slowly move the camera at a constant speed in the same direction as the arrow that appears on the monitor screen.

• When moving the camera, try to keep the arrow on the monitor screen as straight as possible.

• The exposure and white balance when shooting Slide Panorama images are fixed at the levels measured when you half-press the shutter button at the beginning of the operation.

• An error message will appear if the camera is unable to successfully record a series of images.

• If you shoot a moving subject, the camera may not be able to compose the panorama image properly.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the LED light setting automatically becomes off.

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Advanced Recording Settings

The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.

Using the REC Menu

. Example Menu Screen Operation

1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU”.

This will display the menu screen.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

• Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode.

2. Drag upwards and downwards until you find the item whose setting

you want to change.

3. Touch the item.

4. Configure the setting of the item in accordance with the screen

contents.

• To cancel and exit the menu, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

NOTE

• Some menu items may not be available, depending on the recording mode being use.

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. Touch the indicated icons and items, and perform operations as they are indicated, from left to right.

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Touch Shutter

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Using Touch Shutter (Touch Shutter)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Touch Shutter

You can use the procedure below to shoot a snapshot.

1. Touch “On”.

2. Point the camera at the subject.

3. When you want to shoot, touch the monitor screen.

The camera automatically comes into focus and then shoots.

• You can still use the shutter button to shoot even when “On” is selected for Touch Shutter.

NOTE

• When “Auto” is selected as the recording mode, the camera will automatically focus on the point you touch.

• When “Premium Auto” is selected as the recording mode, the camera will automatically determine the optimum focus point(s) and focus automatically.

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Self-timer

With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer. The shutter is released and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time.

10 sec 10-second Self-timer

2-second Self-timer

2 sec

Off Self-timer is disabled.

• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by pressing the shutter button.

• When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed, you can use this setting to prevent image blur due to camera movement.

NOTE

• The Self-timer configured with the above menu cannot be used under the following conditions. – Slide Panorama (page 52) – Motion Shutter (page 39) – When the monitor screen and lens are facing in the same direction

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Using the LED Light (LED)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * LED

Use the LED light when shooting where lighting is dim. The effectiveness of the LED light is reduced the further you are from the subject.

Auto LED lights automatically under dark shooting conditions.

On LED always lights.

Off LED never lights.

IMPORTANT!

• Do not turn on the LED light near a person’s eyes and do not allow anyone to look directly into the light.

• You should compose the image so the main subject is in the center of the image when using the LED light.

• Since the camera is equipped with a wide-angle lens, the center tends to be brighter while the periphery tends to be darker.

Changing the Image Size (Image Size)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Image Size

This setting can be used to configure snapshot image size.

Image Size (Pixels)

12M (4000

3:2 (4000

10M (3648

5M (2560

VGA (640

2656) Poster Print

1920) A4 Print

480) E Mail

• The initial factory default image size setting is 12M (12 million pixels).

• Selecting “3:2” records images with an aspect ratio of 3:2, which matches the standard aspect ratio of print paper.

• You should regard the print paper sizes suggested here as guidelines only (200 dpi print resolution).

Suggested Print Size and

Description

Application

3000) Poster Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped from the original on a computer, etc.

2736) Poster Print Good detail

Image files are smaller, which is better when attaching images to e-mail. However, images are relatively coarser.

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• Available image sizes are limited for some functions as noted below.

This image size cannot be selected while the HDR Art recording mode

12M, 3:2

or a BEST SHOT scene (except for Slide Panorama) is selected. Selecting one of these settings after selecting “12M” in another mode will cause the image size setting to change to “10M” automatically.

This image size can be selected while the HDR Art recording mode or a

10M

BEST SHOT scene (except for Slide Panorama) is selected. Switching to another mode will cause the image size to change to “12M” automatically.

. Pixels

A digital camera image is a collection of small dots called “pixels”. The more pixels there are in an image, the more detail there will be. However, you generally can do with fewer pixels when printing an image (L size) through a print service, attaching an image to e-mail, when viewing the image on a computer, etc.

Pixel

. About image sizes

The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains, and is expressed as horizontal pixels

12M (4000 Approximately 12 million pixels

vertical pixels.

3000) size image =

4000*

3000*

VGA (640

480) size image =

Approximately 300,000 pixels

640*

480*

* Unit: pixels

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Image Size Selection Tips

Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.

Large Number of Pixels

Small Number of Pixels

• For information about image size and number of images that can be stored, see page 121.

More detail, but takes up more memory. Best when you plan to print large-size prints (such as Poster size).

Less detail, but takes up less memory. Best when you want to send images by e-mail, etc.

Movie Image Quality Settings (Movie Quality)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Movie Quality

This setting can be used to configure movie image quality settings and to select either normal movie recording or High Speed Movie recording. For information about movie image quality settings, see page 43.

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Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * EV Shift

You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV value) before shooting it.

• Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

• Unit: 1/3 EV

1. Touch a level you want to set.

• To cancel exposure compensation, change the EV value to 0.0.

–2.0 +2.0

Decreases the EV value. A lower EV value is best for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day.

Increases the EV value. A higher EV value is best for light-colored subjects and backlit subjects.

2. Touch “OK”.

This applies the exposure compensation value. The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it or turn off the camera (which causes it to revert to “0.0”).

NOTE

• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation.

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Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * White Balance

You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting.

1. Touch the type of white balance you want to select.

You can see the affect of the white balance setting you select on the monitor screen.

Auto WB Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically

Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day

Overcast

Shade For shooting on a clear day in the shade of trees or buildings

Day White

Fluor

Daylight

Fluor

Tungsten For shooting under light bulb lighting

Manual WB

• When “‡ Auto WB” is selected for the white balance setting, the camera

automatically determines the white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and light source conditions can cause problems when the camera tries to determine the white point, which makes proper white balance adjustment impossible. If this happens, select the white balance setting that matches your shooting conditions (Daylight, Overcast, etc.).

For shooting outdoors on an overcast rainy day, in the shade, etc.

For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting

For configuring the camera manually to suit a particular light source.

Touch “· Manual WB”.

In the location where you plan to

shoot, point the camera at a blank white piece of paper so it fills the entire monitor screen. Touch an area of the screen where no

icon is located. The white balance setting is retained even if you turn off the camera.

Blank white paper

2. Touch “OK”.

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * ISO

ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.

AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions

ISO 100 Lower sensitivity

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

Higher sensitivity

• Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images.

• Since higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images, the camera performs a noise filtering process. Because of this, it may take relatively longer for the camera to finish recording an image after it is shot. You will not be able to perform any operation while image recording is in progress.

Slow shutter speed

Fast shutter speed (Set for shooting in dimly lit areas.)

Less noise

Some coarseness (increased digital noise)

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Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Focus

Changing to a different focus mode can help to achieve better focus.

Settings Type of Shot

AF (Auto Focus)

Macro

PF (Pan Focus)

Infinity Focus

General recording

Close ups Automatic

Shooting with a relatively wide focus range

Scenery and other distant subjects

*1 The focus range is the distance from the lens surface. *2 The distance depends on shooting conditions.

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately

Automatic

Fixed focal

point

Fixed focal

point

8 cm to

(infinity)

(3.1"

)

Approximately 8 cm to 50 cm (3.1" to 19.7")

Fixed focal

point

Fixed Infinity (Wide Angle)

Approximately 46 cm to

(infinity)

(18.1"

)

Approximately 17 cm to 27 cm (6.7" to 10.6")

Approximately 46 cm to

(infinity)

(18.1"

)

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Using Focus Lock

“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want to compose an image in which the subject you want to focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

Subject to be focused on

1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with

the subject you want to focus on and then half-press the shutter button.

Focus frame

2. Keeping the shutter button half-pressed

(which maintains the focus setting), move the camera to compose the image.

3. When you are ready to shoot the image,

press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

• The focus frame does not appear on the display when the Touch Shutter is enabled (On).

Turning on Image Review (Review)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Review

While Review is turned on, the camera will display a image for about one second immediately after you press the shutter button to record it.

• Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity values will be amber if Auto Exposure (AE) is incorrect.

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

See page 32 for the procedure for viewing snapshots.

Viewing a Movie

1. Touch “p” (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “ú” or “õ”, or drag left or right

across the screen image to scroll through the movies until the one you want is displayed.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

3. Touch “6” (Movie) to start playback.

Playback in progress Playback paused

Touch “|”.

Touch “6”.

Progress bar

Image quality

Movie icon: 6

Movie recording time

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Movie Playback Controls

Pause/Play Touch “|” (pause) or “6” (play).

{” (fast reverse) or “}” (fast

6”.

Fast forward/ Fast reverse

During playback, touch “ forward).

• Each touch of either button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation.

• To return to normal playback speed, touch “

Stop playback During playback, touch “.”.

Volume adjustment

During playback, touch “ to the desired level.

• Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in

n” and then drag the volume bar

progress.

1 frame forward/ back

Information display on/off

Movie editing

While playback is paused, touch “

• Touching and holding this icon advances frames continuously.

Touch the screen.

Pause movie play at the location where you want to cut, and then touch “

~” (page 66).

z” or “y”.

• Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera.

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Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)

The Movie Editing feature lets you cut out a specific part of a movie.

1. Enter the PLAY mode and then start playback of the movie you want to

edit.

2. When playback reaches the location where you want to cut, touch “|”

to pause.

3. Touch “~”.

4. Touch the option that specifies what you want to cut.

Previous Cut

Next Cut

Cuts everything from the beginning of the movie up to the current location.

Cuts everything from the current location to the end of the movie.

5. Touch “Cut”.

The selected cut operation will take considerable time to complete. Don’t try to perform any camera operation until the “Busy... Please wait...” message disappears from the monitor screen. Note that a cut operation can take a long time if the movie being edited is long.

IMPORTANT!

• When you edit a movie, only the result is saved. The original movie is not retained. An editing operation cannot be undone.

NOTE

• A movie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited.

• Editing of movies recorded with a different type of camera is not supported.

• You will not be able to edit a movie if the amount of remaining memory capacity is less than the size of the movie file you want to edit. If there is not enough memory available, delete files you no longer need to free up more.

• Splitting of a movie into two movies and splicing of two different movies into a single movie are not supported.

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Viewing a Panorama Image

1. Touch “p” (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag upwards or

downwards to display the panorama image you want to view.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

3. Touch “6” to play the panorama.

Panorama playback causes the image to scroll left, right, up, or down.

Playback Controls

Pause/Play Touch “|” (pause) or “6” (play).

Stop playback During playback, touch “.”.

Scroll the panorama image While playback is paused, drag the screen.

Information display on/off Touch the screen.

• The following functions cannot be performed on a panorama image. Movie Editing, Rotation

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Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)

You can use the slideshow mode to automatically scroll through all of the images in camera memory.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “q” for the

playback mode.

This will start the slideshow.

q” is not displayed on the screen, touch the

•If “ tab to display it.

NOTE

• All operations are disabled while the slideshow is transitioning from one image to another.

• The time required for transition from one image to another may be longer in the case of an image that was not recorded with this camera.

• To return to normal (single image) display, touch the screen.

Viewing the Image Menu

The image menu shows multiple images on a single screen.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “]”.

This displays the image menu.

• Touch “û” or “ü” or drag upwards or

downwards to scroll to the next page of images.

• To view the normal (single image) display mode, touch the image your want to view or touch “

• In the case of a movie, the first image in the movie is displayed.

ë”.

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Zooming an On-screen Image

Snapshots can be zoomed on the monitor screen up to 8X.

• The actual available zoom factors depend on the size of the original image.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the

image you want to view.

2. Spread your thumb and forefinger (page 16)

on the displayed image to enlarge it.

• Dragging an enlarged screen image will change the part of the image that is displayed.

• Squeezing your thumb and forefinger (page 17) on the displayed image will reduce it in size. – When monitor screen contents are turned on, a

graphic in the lower right corner of the screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed.

• Touching “ú” or “õ” while an enlarged image is displayed will scroll to the next sequential image while maintaining the current zoom factor.

• To return to normal (single image) display, touch “ë”.

Zoom factor

Image area

Current display area

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen

Use a commercially available HDMI cable to connect the camera to the TV.

• Use a commercially available HDMI cable that is marked with the logo shown to the right.

1. Open the frame (page 13).

HDMI terminal cove

2. Hook your nail into the groove of the HDMI

terminal cover and pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

3. Turn off the camera and use a commercially

available HDMI cable to connect the camera to a TV.

HDMI connector

HDMI input

• Make sure that the camera is turned off before plugging in or unplugging the cable. Check the user documentation that comes with the TV for information about requirements before plugging into or unplugging from the TV.

HDMI cable (commercially available)

HDMI output (Micro)

HDMI micro connector

4. Turn on the TV and select its video input mode.

If the TV has more than one video input, select the one where the camera is connected.

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5. Turn on the camera.

The camera monitor screen will shows a remote controller image. The TV screen will show a recorded image.

• The contents of the remote controller image will depend on the type of image that is displayed on the TV screen.

6. Touch the camera monitor screen to perform

operations.

NOTE

• Use a HDMI cable with a plug that is compatible with the camera’s HDMI micro connector on one end, and a plug that is compatible with your TV’s HDMI connector on the other end.

• Proper image and/or audio output and other operations may not be possible with some devices.

• Connecting the camera to the HDMI connector of another device can damage both the camera and the other device. Never connect two HDMI output connectors to each other.

• When cables are connected to both the USB port and the HDMI output connector, the HDMI output connector connection is given priority.

• Disconnect the HDMI cable when you are not using HDMI output. The camera’s monitor screen may not operate normally while the HDMI cable is connected.

• Audio is monaural.

• Audio is initially output by the camera at maximum volume. When you first start displaying images, set the TV volume control at a relatively low level and then adjust it as required.

• To select the digital signal format, see page 100.

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.

Using the PLAY Menu

. Example Menu Screen Operation

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “MENU”.

This will display the menu screen.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

• Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode.

2. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

3. Configure the setting of the item in accordance with the screen

contents.

• To cancel and exit the menu, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. Touch the indicated icons and items, and perform operations as they are indicated, from left to right.

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Protect

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Extracting an Image from a Snapshot (Cut out subject)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * Display snapshot * MENU * Cut out subject

You can use the stylus that comes with the camera to draw an outline around a person or object and extract it from the snapshot. You can then insert the extracted subject into another snapshot.

Extracted Subject Another Snapshot Final Combined Image

1. Touch the drawing tool you want and then use the stylus to extract the

subject.

Drawing Tool Line Type Description

•

‚

„

• Draw a boundary around the area of the image that you want to extract. The boundary line should be continuous, which means it starts and ends at the same point.

Thin

Thick

– Erases a drawn line.

Draws a line for cutting out a subject.

2. Touch “OK”.

This will cause the background of the subject you outlined to become gray.

3. Touch “”” to select the area to be extracted and then touch “OK”.

This will display the cut out subject.

• To scroll back one screen, touch the “u” icon in the upper right corner of the display.

”

Extracted subject screen

Original image with subject

extracted

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4. After confirming that the part of the image to be extracted is the way

you want, touch “OK”.

This saves the extracted image.

NOTE

• You cannot extract from an extracted subject. Attempting to do so will cause an error.

Inserting a Subject into another Snapshot (Paste subject)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Paste subject

You can insert the camera’s built-in subject or subjects you create with “Cut out subject” (page 73) into snapshots.

• Only an image that satisfies the following conditions can be used as a background image. – It must be a snapshot recorded with this camera or a snapshot transferred to this

camera’s memory using Photo Transport (page 86).

– It must be an image with an aspect ratio of 4:3.

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to scroll through images. Select

image you want to use as the background and then touch “OK”.

2. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to scroll though subjects. Select

the subject you want to insert and then touch “OK”.

3. Touch “+” (zoom in) and “–” (zoom out) to

adjust the size of the subject. You also can drag the subject around the screen to reposition it.

4. After the subject’s size and position are the

way you want, touch “OK”.

This inserts the subject into the background image.

NOTE

• Performing a delete or format operation will not delete the built-in subjects.

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Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Protect

You can protect images to prevent them from being deleted.

• A protected image will be indicated by “›”.

All Files On Protects all files.

All Files Off Unprotects all files.

Protects and unprotects specific files.

Touch “û” or “ü” or drag upwards or downwards to display

the image you want to protect. Touch an image to be protected,

and “›” will appears on the

Select

IMPORTANT!

• Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 101).

image. You can repeat steps as many times as necessary to select multiple images. Touch “OK”.

To unprotect an image, touch it in step procedure to remove “›”.

and 2

of the above

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Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Rotation

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag upwards or downwards to display the image

you want to rotate.

2. Touch “Rotate”.

This will rotate the image 90 degrees to the left.

3. When the image is in the orientation you want, touch “ ❮ ”.

NOTE

• Rotation of a panorama image is not supported.

• Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data. It simply alters how the image is displayed on the camera’s monitor screen.

• An image that has been protected or zoomed cannot be rotated.

Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Resize

You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You can select resize an image to one of three image sizes: 5M, 3M, VGA.

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image you want to

resize.

2. Touch a size.

This resizes the image to the selected size and saves the result as a new photograph.

NOTE

• Resizing a 3:2 size snapshot will create an image with an aspect ratio of 4:3, with both sides cut off.

• The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot will be the same as the recording date of the original snapshot.

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Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Trimming

You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need, and save the result in a separate file. The original snapshot is also retained.

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image you want to

crop.

2. Touch “OK”.

3. Drag the image until the part you want to

keep is displayed.

• To enlarge the image, touch “+”, or touch the screen with your thumb and forefinger and then spread them apart. To reduce the size of the image, touch “–”, or touch the screen with your thumb and forefinger and then squeeze them together.

Zoom factor

Represents

snapshot area

4. Touch “OK”.

This will crop the image, leaving only the displayed part.

NOTE

• The image produced by cropping a 3:2 image will have an aspect ratio of 4:3.

• The recording date of the cropped image will be the same as the recording date of the original snapshot.

Part of snapshot that is

currently displayed

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Printing

Professional Print Service

You can take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to a professional print service and have them printed.

Printing on a Home Printer

You can use a printer equipped with a memory card slot to print images directly from a memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your printer.

Printing with a Computer

After transferring the images to your computer, use commercially available software to print.

Printing with a Computer

There are a variety of different ways to print images stored on a computer. This section shows one standard printing example.

. Printing on a Windows Computer

1. Use the procedure under “Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer”

(page 82) to store the image you want to print, and then display the image on your computer screen.

2. Windows XP users: Click “File” and then “Print”.

Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Print” and then “Print”.

3. Configure the desired print settings and then print.

Windows XP users: Follow the instructions on the print wizard that appears configure settings and then print. Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Configure print settings and then click “Print”.

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. Printing on a Macintosh

1. Use the procedure under “Connecting the Camera to Your Computer

and Saving Files” (page 88) to store the image you want to print, and then display the image on your Macintosh screen.

2. Click “File” and then “Print”.

3. Configure print settings and then click “Print”.

This will print the selected image.

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Using the Camera with a Computer

Things you can do using a computer...

You can perform the operations described below while the camera is connected to a computer.

Save images to a computer and view them there

Transfer images stored on your computer to camera memory

Play back and edit movies

• Save images and view them manually (USB connection) (pages 82, 88).

• Transfer images to a computer automatically over a wireless LAN for viewing (Eye-Fi) (page 92).

In addition to images, you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera (Photo Transport

• You can play back movies (pages 85, 91).

• To edit movies, use commercially available software as required.

*) (page 86).

* Windows only

The procedures you need to perform when using the camera with your computer and when using the software are different for Windows and the Macintosh.

• Windows users should refer to “Using the Camera with a Windows Computer” on page 81.

• Macintosh users should refer to “Using the Camera with a Macintosh” on page

88.

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Using the Camera with a Windows Computer

Install the required software in accordance with the version of Windows you are running and what you want to do.

When you want to do this:

Save images to a computer and view them there manually

Play movies

Edit movies

Transfer images to the camera

Operating System Version

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3)

Install this software:

Installation not required.

Movies can be played back using QuickTime 7.

• You need to download QuickTime 7 on the Web if you want to use it.

–

• Use commercial software as required.

Photo Transport 1.0

• You need to download it from the website.

See page:

–

* Photo Transport will not run under 64-bit versions of Windows OS.

. Computer System Requirements for Software

Computer system requirements are different for each of the applications. Information about computer system requirements can be found under “Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows)” on page 114 of this manual.

. Precautions for Windows Users

• The software requires Administrator privileges to run.

• Operation on a self-made computer is not supported.

• Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments.

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer

You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view and store images (snapshot and movie files).

Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.

Doing so can cause problems with the camera’s image management data, which will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity. Whenever you want to modify, delete, move, or rename an image, do so only on images that are stored on your computer.

IMPORTANT!

• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

NOTE

• You also can use your computer’s card slot (if it has one) or a commercially available card reader to access image files directly from the camera’s memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your computer.

. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn off the camera.

2. Open the frame (page 13), hook your nail

into the groove of the USB port cover, and then pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

USB port cover

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3. Use the USB cable that

comes with the camera

USB port

USB cable (included)

to connect it to your computer.

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 20).

• The camera may not turn on automatically in the case of certain computer models or connection conditions. If this happens, press [p] (Power) to turn on the camera.

• Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB 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.

• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make sure you align the connector correctly with the port.

• Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.

• 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.

Making sure that the 8 mark on the USB cable connector is towards the side opposite that of the monitor screen, connect the cable to the camera.

Large connector

[USB] port

Small connector

4. Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”.

5. Double-click “Removable Disk”.

• Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or built-in memory if there is no card) as a removable disk.

6. Right-click the “DCIM” folder.

7. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”.

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8. Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”.

• If you already have a “DCIM” folder in “Documents” (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP), the next step will overwrite it. If you want to keep the existing “DCIM” folder, you need to change its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step.

9. Windows 7 users: On the “Documents” “Organize” menu, select

“Paste”. Windows Vista users: On the “Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”. Windows XP users: On the “My Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”.

This will paste the “DCIM” folder (and all the image files it contains) into your “Documents” (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP) folder. You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer.

10.

After you finish copying images, disconnect the camera from the computer.

On the camera, press [p] (Power) to turn off the camera. After checking to make sure that the back lamp is unlit or lit red, disconnect the USB cable.

. To view images you copied to your computer

1. Double-click the copied “DCIM” folder to open it.

2. Double-click the folder that contains the images you want to view.

3. Double-click the image file you want to view.

• For information about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 94.

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Playing Movies

To play back a movie, first copy it to your computer and then double-click the movie file. Some operating systems may not be able to play back movies. If this happens, you need to install separately available software.

• If you are unable to play back movies, go to the URL below to download QuickTime 7 and install it on your computer. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

. Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback

The minimum system requirements described below are necessary to play back movies recorded with this camera on a computer.

Operating System : Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3) CPU : Image Quality “Full HD”, “HD”:

Required Software: QuickTime 7

• The above are recommended system environments. Configuring one of these environments does not guarantee proper operation.

• Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies.

Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz or higher

Image Quality “HS240”:

Pentium 4 2.0GHz or higher

. Movie Playback Precautions

• Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer before trying to play it. Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network, from a memory card, etc.

• Proper movie playback may not be possible on some computers. If you experience problems, try the following. – Quit any other applications you have running, and stop resident applications.

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory

If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo Transport on your computer.

. To install Photo Transport

Download the Photo Transport installer from the CASIO digital camera support page (http://www.casio-intl.com/support/). Double-click the installer and follow the installation instructions that appear on your computer screen.

• For information about installation conditions and minimum computer system requirements, see page 114.

. To transfer images to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 82).

2. On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs *

CASIO * Photo Transport.

This starts up Photo Transport.

3. Drag the file(s) you want to transfer to the [Transfer] button.

4. Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete the

transfer.

• The details of the instructions that appear on the display and the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the [Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.

Transfer Data

• Only image files with the following extensions can be transferred to the camera: jpg, jpeg, jpe, bmp (bmp images are converted to jpeg images automatically when transferred.)

• Certain types of images may not be able to be transferred.

• You cannot transfer movies to the camera.

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. To transfer computer screen captures to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 82).

2. On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs *

CASIO * Photo Transport.

This starts up Photo Transport.

3. Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer.

4. Click the [Capture] button.

5. Draw a boundary around the area you want to capture.

Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you want to capture and then hold down the mouse button. Keeping the mouse button depressed, drag the pointer down to the lower right corner of the area and then release the mouse button.

6. Follow the instructions that appear on the display.

This will send an image of the area you selected to the camera.

• The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format.

• The instructions that appear on the display and details about the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the [Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.

. About settings and help

Click the [Settings] button when you want to change the Photo Transport setup. For help about operation procedures and troubleshooting, click the Photo Transport [Help] button.

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Using the Camera with a Macintosh

Install the required software in accordance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do.

When you want to do this:

Save images to your Macintosh and view them there manually

Save images to your Macintosh automatically/Manage images

Play movies OS X

Operating System Version

OS X Installation not required. 88

OS X

Install this software:

Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with some Macintosh products.

You can playback with QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system.

See page:

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files

Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.

IMPORTANT!

• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

• The camera does not support operation with Mac OS X 10.0. Operation is supported with Mac OS 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 (using the OS standard USB driver) only.

NOTE

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. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

1. Press [p] (Power) to turn off the camera.

2. Open the frame (page 13), hook your nail

USB port cover

into the groove of the USB port cover, and then pull the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow to open it.

3. Use the USB cable that

comes with the camera

USB port

USB cable (included)

to connect it to your Macintosh.