Casio EXILIM EX-Z21 User Guide
Digital Camera
User’s Guide
E
K1135PCM2DMX
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Unpacking
As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Digital camera
* The shape of the AC power cord
plug varies according to country or
geographic area.
Rechargeable lithium ion
battery (NP-60)
To attach the strap to the camera
Charger unit (BC-60L)
Attach strap
here.
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
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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 Loader with HOT
ALBUM, Photo Transport, or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Take a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is
recording correctly.
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Contents
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Quick Start Basics 9
What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . 13
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deleting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Snapshot Tutorial 23
Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 24
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 26
Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Shutter) . . 28
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To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Detect Blur). . . 28
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To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur . . . . . . . . (Detect Panning) . . . 29
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To use Detect Smile to record when a subject is smiling . . . (Detect Smile). . . 29
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To change Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sensitivity). . . 30
Using Face Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Recognition) . . 32
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To perform a face recognition recording operation . . . . . . . . . . . . (Normal). . . 32
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Using the Family First Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Family First). . . 33
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Continuous) . . 37
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 39
Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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Recording Movie Images and Audio 45
To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 48
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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Using BEST SHOT 50
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Shooting Images of White board, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Advanced Settings 57
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 59
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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus). . . 59
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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 62
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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 63
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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous). . . 63
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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . . 64
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Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 64
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Shooting with Face Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Recognition). . . 65
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Reducing the Effects of Subject Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 65
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Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . . 65
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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 66
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Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quick Shutter). . . 66
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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 67
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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 67
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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 67
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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 67
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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 68
Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 69
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Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 69
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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Snapshot)). . . 69
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Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 69
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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 70
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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 71
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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 72
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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 72
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Reducing Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Range). . . 73
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Enhancing Skin Tones in a Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Portrait Refiner). . . 73
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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . . 73
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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . . 73
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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 74
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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . . 74
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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity). . . 74
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Turning On Flash Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Assist). . . 74
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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 75
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Displaying 12 Images on the Same Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 80
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 80
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Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Layout Print) . . 83
Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . . 84
Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . . 84
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Range) . . 86
Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 87
Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . . 88
Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Keystone) . . 88
Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of
an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Correction) . . 89
Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 90
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 90
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date/Time) . . 91
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 91
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 92
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 92
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 93
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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 95
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Printing 96
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and
the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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Using the Camera with a Computer 102
Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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Save images to a computer automatically/Manage images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . 112
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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them
on Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 116
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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Other Settings (Set Up) 120
Selecting a REC Mode Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (R Panel) . 120
Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (P Display) . 121
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 121
Changing the Menu Screen Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Menu Color) . 122
Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 122
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 123
Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 123
Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 124
Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 125
Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 125
Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 126
Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 126
Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 127
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 127
Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 128
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 128
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 129
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 129
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 130
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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Appendix 132
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Number of Snapshots and Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Quick Start Basics
What is a digital camera?
A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and
delete images a countless number of times.
Record
Delete
You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.
Store images on your
computer.
Print images. Attach images to e-mail.
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What you can do with your CASIO camera
Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to
make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.
Auto Shutter
The camera releases the shutter automatically
when it detects the camera is still, the subject is
smiling, etc.
See page
28 for more information.
Face Recognition
Point the camera at a person and it automatically
detects the person’s face for beautiful portraits
every time.
See page
32 for more information.
BEST SHOT
Simply select the sample scene you want and the
camera sets up automatically. Then all you need
do is press the shutter button for perfect images.
See page
50 for more information.
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First, charge the battery prior to use.
Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps
under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge.
• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-60) for
power. Never try to use any other type of battery.
To charge the battery
1. Positioning the positive
-
terminals of the battery with those of
+
and negative
the charger unit, load the battery into the
charger unit.
2. Plug the charger unit into a household
[CHARGE] lamp
power outlet.
About 90 minutes are required to reach full
charge. The [CHARGE] lamp will go out when
charging is complete. Unplug the power cord
from the power outlet and then remove the
battery from the charger.
Lamp Status Description
Lit Red Charging
Flashing Red Charger unit or battery problem (page 140)
Off
Charging complete or standing by, due to abnormally high
or low ambient temperature (page 140)
Other Charging Precautions
• Use the special charger (BC-60L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-60).
Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger
can result in unexpected accident.
• A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery
time to cool before charging it.
• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of
this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to
use it.
• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception.
If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or
radio.
• Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.
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To load the battery
1. Open the battery cover.
Pressing down at the arrow marked on the battery cover,
slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow in the
illustration.
2. Load the battery.
With the EXILIM logo on the battery
facing downwards (in the direction of the
lens), hold the stopper next to the battery
in the direction indicated by the arrow as
you slide the battery into the camera.
Press the battery in until the stopper
secures it in place.
Battery
1
Stopper
3. Close the battery cover.
Pressing the battery cover against the camera, slide it
closed.
• For information about how to replace the battery, see
page 140.
Checking Remaining Battery Power
As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates
remaining power as shown below.
Remaining Power High Low
Battery Indicator ***
Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red
indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.
Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.
• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the
REC mode and PLAY mode.
• Leaving the camera for about two days with no power supplied while the battery is
dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. You will have to reconfigure the settings after power is restored.
• See page 161 for information about battery life and memory capacity.
Battery Power Conservation Tips
• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (flash off) for the flash setting
(page 26).
• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 126, 127).
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Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera
The first time you load a battery into the camera, a
screen appears for configuring the display
language, date, and time settings. Failure to set
the date and time correctly will cause the wrong
date and time data to be recorded with images.
[BS]
[ON/OFF]
=8?
=4?
=2?
=6?
[
SET
1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the camera.
2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the language you want and then
press [SET].
3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the area
where you will be using the camera and then
press [SET].
The selected area is highlighted in red.
4. Use [8] and [2] to select the city where you
will be using the camera and then press
[SET].
5. Use [8] and [2] to select the summer time (DST) setting you want and
then press [SET].
6. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].
Example: 19. 12. 09
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
* 09/12/19
* 19/12/09
* 12/19/09
]
7. Set the date and the time.
Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to change and then use [8] and
[2] to change it.
To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [BS].
8. Press [SET].
• If you make a mistake, you can change the settings later (pages 125, 126).
NOTE
• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they
are subject to change.
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Preparing a Memory Card
Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and
movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for
greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded
while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card
is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory.
• For information about memory card capacities, see page 157.
Supported Memory Cards
– SD Memory Card
– SDHC Memory Card
– MMC (MultiMediaCard)
– MMCplus (MultiMediaCardplus)
Use one of the above types of memory card.
To load a memory card
1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn off the camera and then
open the battery cover.
Pressing down at the arrow marked on the battery cover,
slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow in the
illustration.
1
2. Load a memory card.
Positioning the memory
card so its front is facing
upwards (towards the
monitor screen side of the
camera), slide it into the
card slot all the way in
until you hear it click
securely into place.
Front Back
Front
3. Close the battery cover.
Pressing the battery cover against the camera, slide it
closed.
• For information about how to replace the memory card,
see page 142.
IMPORTANT!
• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 14) into the memory
card slot.
• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off
the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO
authorized service center.
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To format (initialize) a new memory card
You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.
1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU].
2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then press [6].
3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [SET].
IMPORTANT!
• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete
its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if
storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format
the card.
• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on
a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the
camera. In the case of an SD or SDHC memory card, formatting on a computer can
result in non-conformity with the SD format, causing problems with compatibility,
operation, etc.
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To shoot a snapshot
1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.
Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 50.
Snapshot mode icon
2. Point the camera at
the subject.
You can zoom the
image, if you want.
Zoom controller
3. Half-press the shutter button to
focus the image.
When focus is complete, the camera
will beep, the back lamp will light
green, and the focus frame will turn
green.
Half-press
Press lightly
until the
button stops.
Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)
Monitor screen
Shutter button
[r] (REC)
z Telephoto w Wide Angle
Back lamp
Focus frame
When you half-press the shutter button, the
camera automatically adjusts exposure and
focuses on the subject it is currently pointed
at. Mastering how much pressure is required
for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter
button is an important technique for goodlooking images.
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4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of
the way down.
This records the snapshot.
Full-press
Shooting a Movie
Press [0] to start movie
recording. Press [0] again to
stop movie recording. See
page 45 for details.
Snap (Image is recorded.)
. Using Quick Shutter
Fully pressing the shutting button without waiting for Auto Focus to operate will record
using Quick Shutter (page 66).
• With Quick Shutter, the camera focuses faster than normal Auto Focus, which
means you can capture quick moving action more easily. Note, however, that some
images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used.
• Whenever possible, take a little extra time to half-press the shutter button in order
to ensure proper focus.
. If the image does not focus...
If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the
image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.) Re-point the camera at
the subject and try to focus again.
. If the subject is not in the center of the frame...
“Focus lock” (page 61) 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.
[0]
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Holding the Camera Correctly
Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the
shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as
shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against
your sides as you shoot.
Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all
movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is
especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter
speed.
Horizontal Vertical
Hold the camera so the flash is
above the lens.
NOTE
• Take care that your fingers and the
strap do not cover any of the areas
indicated in the illustration.
• To protect against accidentally
dropping the camera, attach the
wrist strap and make sure it is
around your fingers or wrist while
you are operating the camera.
• Never swing the camera around by
its strap.
• The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only. Never use it for any
other purpose.
Flash
Front lamp
Lens
Microphone
Strap
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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 75.
1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the
PLAY mode.
• This will display one of the
snapshots currently stored in
memory.
• Information about the displayed
snapshot also is included (page
147).
• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 130).
• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z (page
76). If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you, it is
recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it.
[p] (PLAY)
2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll between images.
• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
[6]
[6]
[4]
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Deleting Images
If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need to free up storage
and record more images.
• Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.
• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 93) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file.
To delete a single file
1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode
and then press [2] ( ).
2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files
until the one you want to delete is displayed.
3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete” and then
press [SET].
• To delete other files, repeat steps 2 and 3.
• To exit the delete operation, press [MENU].
To delete all files
1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then press [2] ( ).
2. Use [8] and [2] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET].
3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET] to delete all files.
This will cause the message “There are no files” to appear.
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Snapshot Shooting Precautions
Operation
• Never open the battery cover while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can
result in the image you just shot being saved incorrectly, damage to other images
stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.
• If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand
when shooting an image.
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 at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 69).
Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting
• Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the brightness or color of an
image.
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 61) or Manual Focus (page
59).
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Turning the Camera On and Off
To turn power on
To enter the REC Mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r]
(REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [p] (PLAY).
The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the
camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, the
lens will extend from the camera at this time.
• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or coming
into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding the lens
with your hand so it cannot extend creates the risk of
malfunction.
•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to
the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds after
switching modes.
• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 126, 127)
will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any
operation for a preset amount of time.
[ON/OFF] (Power)
Back lamp
[p]
(PLAY)
[r]
(REC)
To turn off the camera
Press [ON/OFF] (Power).
• You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [r]
(REC) or [p] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you
press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 127).
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Using the Control Panel
The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings.
1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
This will select one of the Control Panel icons and display its settings.
[8] [2] [4] [6]
[SET]
Available settings
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want to change.
Image size/Quality* (pages 24, 69)
1
Flash (page 26)
2
Auto Shutter (page 28)
3
Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity
4
(page 30)
* Image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.
3. Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.
Control Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Face recognition (page 32)
5
Continuous shutter (page 37)
6
ISO sensitivity (page 39)
7
easy Mode (page 65)
8
Date/Time (page 42)
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4. If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. After all of the settings are the way you want, press [SET].
This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode.
NOTE
• You can configure the camera to turn off display of the Control Panel when you
press [SET] (page 120).
• You also can configure settings other than those listed above (page 57).
• The Control Panel cannot be displayed while a Prerecord Movie, For YouTube, or
Voice Recording Operation is in progress.
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Changing the Image Size (Size)
. 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.
. About image sizes
The size of an image indicates how many
pixels it contains, and is expressed as
x
horizontal pixels
7M (3072x2304) size image =
1
Approximately 7 million pixels
VGA (640x480) size image =
2
Approximately 300,000 pixels
vertical pixels.
640
480
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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
* More detail, but takes up more memory. Best when you plan
to print large-size prints (such as A3 size).
Small Number of Pixels
* Less detail, but takes up less memory. Best when you want to
send images by e-mail, etc.
Pixel
3072
Unit: pixels
1
2304
• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be
stored, see page 157.
• For information about movie image size, see page 69.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 92.
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. To select the image size
1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the top Control Panel option (Image Size).
3. Use [4] and [6] to select an image size and then press [SET].
Image Size
(Pixels)
9M
x
(3456
2592)
3:2
x
2304)
(3456
16:9
x
1944)
(3456
7M
x
2304)
(3072
4M
x
1728)
(2304
2M
x
1200)
(1600
VGA
x
480)
(640
Suggested
Print Size and
Application
A3 Print
A3 Print
HDTV
A3 Print
A4 Print
x
3.5"
5" Print
E Mail
Description
Good detail for better clarity even for images
cropped (page 92) from the original
Good detail
Best when preserving memory capacity is
relatively more important than image quality.
Image files are smaller, which is better when
attaching images to e-mail. However, images
are relatively coarser.
• The initial factory default image size setting is 9M (9 million pixels).
x
• Selecting 3:2 (3456
2304 pixels) records images with an aspect ratio of 3:2, which
matches the standard aspect ratio of print paper.
• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Television”. An HDTV screen has an
aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio of
television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are compatible
with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.
• You should regard the print paper sizes suggested here as guidelines only (200 dpi
print resolution).
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Using Flash (Flash)
>?<
N
2
1. In the REC mode, press [2] ( ) once.
2. Use [4] and [6] to select the flash setting
you want and then press [SET].
When the “R Panel” menu item (page 120) is
“Off” (so the Control Panel is not displayed),
[2] ( )
pressing [2] ( ) will cycle through the
available flash settings.
Auto Flash
Flash fires automatically in accordance with exposure
(amount of light and brightness) conditions.
Flash Off Flash does not fire.
Flash always fires. This setting can be used to brighten a
Flash On
subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or
backlight (daylight synchro flash).
Soft Flash Soft flash always fires, regardless of exposure conditions
Red Eye
Reduction
Flash fires automatically. This type of flash can be used to
reduce the chance of redness in the subject’s eyes.
3. Press the shutter button to shoot.
Back lamp
Flashes orange while the flash is charging to indicate
that image recording is disabled.
• You will not be able to take another flash snapshot
< indicates the flash will fire.
until the lamp stops flashing orange, which
indicates that charging is complete.
Flash
NOTE
• Take care so your fingers and the strap do not block the flash.
• The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too
close.
• Flash charging time depends on operating conditions (battery condition, ambient
temperature, etc.) With a fully charged battery it takes anywhere from a few
seconds to 5 seconds.
• Shooting with flash turned off when lighting is dim results in a slow shutter speed,
which can cause image blur due to camera movement. Under such conditions,
secure the camera with a tripod, etc.
• With red eye reduction, the flash is fired automatically in accordance with
exposure. It does not fire in areas where lighting is bright.
• The presence of outdoor sunlight, fluorescent lighting, or some other light source
can cause abnormal image colors.
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• Select “Flash Off” for the flash setting when shooting in areas where flash
photograph is prohibited.
• Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto)
Wide Angle: 0.1 m to 2.6 m (0.3' to 8.5')
Telephoto: 0.6 m to 1.4 m (2.0' to 4.6')
* The above values depend on the optical zoom setting.
Red-eye Reduction
Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the
eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash
reflects off of the retina of the eye. When red-eye reduction is selected as the flash
mode, the camera fires a pre-flash to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the
image to close, which reduces the chance of red eye.
Note the following important points when using red-eye reduction.
• Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking
directly at the camera (flash).
• Red-eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from
the camera.
Other Useful Flash Features
• Changing the flash intensity (page 74)
• Compensating for insufficient flash intensity (page 74)
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Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)
With Auto Shutter, the camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects that
certain conditions are present.
Detect Blur
Detect Panning
Detect Smile
Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects
image blur to camera and subject movement are
minimized.
When panning, the camera releases the shutter
automatically when it determines there is no blur in the
subject being followed.
Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects
the subject is smiling.
1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the third Control Panel option from the top
(Auto Shutter).
3. Use [4] and [6] to select the Auto Shutter type and then press [SET].
To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur (Detect Blur)
1. Point the camera at the subject and half-press the shutter button, and
wait until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically.
2. Press the shutter button the rest of the way
down.
The camera will go into a standby mode and start
detecting hand and subject movement. The
camera will release the shutter automatically the
moment it determines there is no image blur.
•“0 Auto” flashes on the monitor screen while
detection of image blur due to hand movement
or subject movement is in progress.
Indicator:
The indicator color changes
from red to green when the
camera is getting ready to
release the shutter.
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To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur (Detect Panning)
1. Point the camera at location where the subject will pass and then half-
press the shutter button to adjust exposure and focus.
2. Press the shutter button the rest of the way
down.
This will put the camera into Auto Shutter standby.
Move the camera to follow the movement of the
subject. The camera will release the shutter
automatically the moment it determines there is
no blur in the subject you are following.
•“0 Auto” flashes on the monitor screen while
panning detection is in progress.
Indicator:
The indicator color changes
from red to green when the
camera is getting ready to
release the shutter.
To use Detect Smile to record when a subject is smiling (Detect Smile)
1. Point the camera at the subject and half-press the shutter button, and
wait until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically.
2. Press the shutter button the rest of the way
down.
The camera will go into a standby mode and start
detecting whether the subject is smiling. The
camera will release the shutter automatically the
moment it determines the subject is smiling.
•“0 Auto” flashes on the monitor screen while
smile detection is in progress.
Indicator:
The indicator color changes
from red to green when the
camera is getting ready to
release the shutter.
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To change Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity (Sensitivity)
1. In the REC mode, press [SET].
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth Control Panel option from the top
(Sensitivity).
3. Use [4] and [6] to select the sensitivity setting you want, and then
press [SET].
• You can select any one of three sensitivity levels, from ø (Lowest) to
œ (Highest).
• With the œ (Highest) setting, the auto shutter release is triggered relatively
easily. Auto shutter release triggering becomes more difficult with the ø
(Lowest) setting, but recorded images have the least blur. Experiment with
Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity settings to find the one that work best for you.
. Using Auto Shutter in Combination with Continuous Shutter
The following describes how Auto Shutter works while used in combination with
Continuous Shutter (page 37).
• With Normal Speed Continuous Shutter, the camera will go back into Auto Shutter
standby and be ready to shoot again each time it is triggered. To stop an ongoing
Normal Speed Continuous Shutter operation, press [SET].
• With High-speed Continuous Shutter, 10 continuous shutter images will be shot
when Auto Shutter is triggered.
• With Flash Continuous Shutter, 3 continuous shutter images will be shot with flash
when Auto Shutter is triggered.
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