Casio EXILIM EX-Z680 User Guide
Digital Camera
User’s Guide
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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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Unpacking
As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Digital camera
* The shape of the power
cord plug varies
according to country or
geographic area.
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
Rechargeable lithium ion
battery (NP-120)
To attach the strap to the camera
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2
USB-AC adaptor
(AD-C53U)
Attach strap here.
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Read this first!
• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference 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, Virtual
Painter 5 LE for CASIO, or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Take a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is
recording correctly.
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Contents
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Quick Start Basics 13
What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 22
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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To delete specific files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Snapshot Tutorial 34
Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 35
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 39
Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 41
Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 42
Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . . 43
Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . 43
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Recording Movie Images and Audio 48
To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 50
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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Using BEST SHOT 52
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Advanced Settings 55
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 57
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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 57
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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 59
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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 60
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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 60
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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 61
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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 62
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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 62
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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 62
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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 63
Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 64
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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Snapshot)). . . 64
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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 64
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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 65
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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 66
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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . . 66
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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 67
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 71
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 73
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 74
Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Red Eye) . . 74
Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 75
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 75
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 76
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 76
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 77
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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 78
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Printing 79
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . . 82
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Using the Camera with a Computer 85
Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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Transforming Snapshots into Artistic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . . 96
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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . 100
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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 101
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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to
Transfer Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 101
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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Other Settings (Set Up) 106
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 106
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 106
Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 107
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 107
Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 108
Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 109
Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 109
Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 110
Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 110
Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . .111
Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . . 111
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 112
Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 112
Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 113
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and
Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out) . 113
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 114
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 114
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Appendix 115
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Computer System Requirements for
Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM) . 126
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . 136
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
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General Guide
The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
. Camera
Front
42135
Back
bk9 bl8
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
[
SET
[ ]
]
Zoom controller
1
(pages 28, 45, 68, 68)
Shutter button (page 28)
2
Flash (page 39)
3
[ON/OFF] (Power)
4
(page 26)
Front lamp (pages 41)
5
Lens
6
Microphone
7
(pages 49, 77)
Bottom
67
Back lamp
8
(pages 17, 19, 26, 39)
[r] (REC) button
9
(pages 26, 28)
[0] (Movie) button
bk
(page 48)
Strap hole (page 2)
bl
Connector cover
bm
[USB/AV] port
bn
(pages 17, 19, 69, 80,
88, 98)
Battery/memory card slots (pages 15, 24, 122, 124)
bt
Tripod hole
ck
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
Speaker
cl
br bobpbq bmbn
bs
[SET] button (page 34)
bo
[ ] (Delete) button
bp
(page 31)
[p] (PLAY) button
bq
(pages 26, 30)
Control button
br
([8][2][4][6])
(pages 12, 31, 34, 39,
55)
Monitor screen
bs
(pages 9, 12)
btckcl
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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
Remaining snapshot memory capacity
cm
cl
ck
341657
bt2br
bs
89
bq
bk
bl
bm
bn
bo
bp
1
(page 136)
Remaining movie memory capacity (page 48)
2
Recording mode (page 28)
3
White balance setting (page 65)
4
Continuous shutter (page 60)
5
Image deterioration indicator (page 46)
6
Metering mode (page 138)
7
Snapshot image size (page 35)
8
Snapshot image quality (page 64)
9
Movie image quality (page 38)
bk
Flash (page 39)
bl
Self-timer (page 41)
bm
Face Detection (page 42)
bn
Lighting (page 43)
bo
ISO sensitivity (page 66)
bp
Date/time (page 109)
bq
Exposure compensation (page 64)
br
Focus frame (pages 29, 61)
bs
Timestamp indicator (page 109)
bt
Battery level indicator (page 21)
ck
Anti Shake (page 60)
cl
Focus Mode (page 57)
cm
9
. Shutter Button Half-pressed
Recording mode (page 28)
2
3
1
Flash (page 39)
2
ISO sensitivity (page 66)
3
Aperture value
4
Shutter speed
5
Focus frame (pages 29, 61)
6
1
6
4
5
NOTE
• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not
correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.
easy Mode
.
Remaining snapshot memory capacity
3
4
5
1
(page 136)
Snapshot image size (page 35)
2
Flash (page 39)
3
Self-timer (page 41)
4
Date/time (page 109)
5
Timestamp indicator (page 109)
6
Battery level indicator (page 21)
7
Lighting (page 43)
8
Focus frame (pages 29, 61)
9
Remaining movie memory capacity (page 48)
bk
Movie image quality (page 38)
bl
21
bl
bk
9
8
7
6
10
. Movie Recording
12
8
7 6
. Snapshot Viewing
2
bk
. Movie Playback
23
1
7
Recording mode (page 48)
1
White balance setting (page 65)
2
3
4
5
31
4
5
6
7
8
9
4
5
Remaining movie memory capacity (page 48)
3
Movie recording time (page 48)
4
Flash (page 39)
5
Exposure compensation (page 64)
6
Battery level indicator (page 21)
7
Movie recording in progress (page 48)
8
File type
1
Protect indicator (page 75)
2
Folder name/file name (page 103)
3
Snapshot image quality (page 64)
4
Snapshot image size (page 35)
5
ISO sensitivity (page 66)
6
Aperture value
7
Shutter speed
8
Date/time (page 109)
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Battery level indicator (page 21)
bk
File type
1
Protect indicator (page 75)
2
Folder name/file name (page 103)
3
Movie recording time (page 48)
4
Movie image quality (page 38)
5
Date/time (page 109)
6
Battery level indicator (page 21)
7
6
B
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
You can turn display information on and off by pressing [8] (DISP). You can
configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.
Information display on
Information display +
Date/Time on
Information display off No information displayed
Displays information about image settings, etc (REC
mode only).
In addition to information about snapshot settings,
displays movie setting information and the date/time
screen.
• You can specify the date style you want to use
(page 110).
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What is a digital camera?
A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and
delete images a countless number of times.
Record
Delete
You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.
Store images on your
computer.
Print images. Attach images to e-mail.
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What you can do with your CASIO camera
Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to
make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.
Face Detection
Point the camera at a person and it automatically
detects the person’s face for beautiful portraits
every time.
See page
42 for more information.
Anti Shake
The camera corrects automatically to minimize
image blur due to camera movement and high
speed subject movement.
See page
60 for more information.
BEST SHOT
Simply select the sample scene you want and the
camera sets up automatically. Then all you need
to do is press the shutter button for perfect images.
See page
52 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
below to load the battery into the camera and charge it.
• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-120)
for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.
To load the battery
1. Open the battery cover.
Pressing the battery cover, slide it in
the direction indicated by the arrow.
1
2
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 contacts
EXILIM logo
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 122.
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1
Back
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Charge the Battery
You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera’s battery.
• USB-AC adaptor
• USB connection to a computer
. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor
1. Turn off the camera.
Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is
blank. If it isn’t, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the
camera.
[ON/OFF] (Power)
2. After connecting the
supplied USB cable
to the USB-AC
adaptor, plug the
adaptor into a
household power
outlet.
USB cable
(included with camera)
USB-AC adaptor
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3. 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
110 minutes to achieve
a full charge. Charging
may take longer
depending on charging
conditions.
USB-AC adaptor
[USB/AV]
port
Small
connector
Making sure that the mark on the USB cable connector
is towards the lens side, connect the cable to the camera.
USB cable
(included with camera)
Back Lamp Operation
Lamp Status Description
Lit Red Charging
Flashing Red
Off Charging complete
Abnormal ambient temperature,
USB-AC adaptor problem, or
battery problem (page 122)
Back lamp
4. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera
and then unplug the adaptor from the power outlet.
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. To charge using a USB connection to a computer
The battery loaded in the camera 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
camera’s battery over a USB connection. If this happens, use of the USB-AC
adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.
1. Turn off the camera.
Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor
screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [ON/OFF]
(Power) to turn off the camera.
[ON/OFF] (Power)
Monitor screen
IMPORTANT!
• If you connect the camera to a computer for the first time after you purchase it
while the camera is turned on, the computer will enter a camera recognition
operation. If this happens, perform the procedure on page 87 or 97. After the
computer recognizes the camera, turn off the camera.
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2. With your computer
turned on, connect the
camera to it.
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 achieve a full charge.
Charging may take longer
depending on charging
conditions.
USB port
Large connector
Making sure that the mark on the USB cable
connector is towards the lens side, connect the
cable to the camera.
USB cable
(included with camera)
[USB/AV]
port
Small connector
Back Lamp Operation
Lamp Status Description
Lit Red Charging
Flashing Red
Off Charging complete
Abnormal ambient temperature,
charging taking abnormally long,
or battery problem (page 122)
Back lamp
3. After charging is complete, disconnect the USB cable from the camera
and then from the computer.
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NOTE
• Even if you turn on the camera, the battery will continue to charge if there is a USB
connection with a computer. In this case, however, back lamp operation will
change as described below.
Back Lamp Operation
Lamp Status Description
Lit/Flashing Amber Charging
Flashing Red
Abnormal ambient temperature, charging taking
abnormally long, or battery problem (page 122)
Lit Green Charging complete
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.
Other Charging Precautions
• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s
battery (NP-120) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the
battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-120L). 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.
• Do not use the USB-AC adaptor with any other device.
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Checking Remaining Battery Power
As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates
remaining power as shown below.
Remaining Power High Low
Battery Indicator ***
Indicator Color 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 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
109).
• See page 140 for information about battery life and number of shots.
Battery Power Conservation Tips
• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting
(page 39).
• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 111, 111).
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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera
The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the
display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly
will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.
IMPORTANT!
• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if
you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display
language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the
Display Language (Language)” (page 110). Note that a version of this manual in
the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the
Japanese market.
• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language
selection.
1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the
[ON/OFF] (Power)
camera.
2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select
the language you want and then press
[SET].
[0] (Movie)
3. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].
Example: July, 10, 2012
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
* 12/7/10
* 10/7/12
* 7/10/12
4. Set the date and the time.
Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to
change and then use [8] and [2] to change it.
To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press
[0] (Movie).
5. After setting the date and time, use [4] and [6]
to select “Apply” and then press [SET].
SET
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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 110
– Date and time: Page 109
NOTE
• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they
are subject to change.
• Removing the battery from the camera too soon after configuring time and date
settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults.
Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings.
Preparing a Memory Card
Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and
movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for
greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded
while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card
is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory.
• For information about memory card capacities, see page 136.
Supported Memory Cards
– SD Memory Card
– SDHC Memory Card
– SDXC Memory Card
Use one of the above types of memory card.
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To load a memory card
1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off
the camera and then open the
battery cover.
Pressing the battery cover, slide it in the
direction indicated by the arrow.
1
2
2. Load a memory card.
Positioning the memory card so its front
is facing upwards (towards the monitor
screen side of the camera), slide it into
the card slot all the way in until you hear
it click securely into place.
Front Back
Front
3. Close the battery cover.
Pressing the battery cover against the
camera, slide it closed.
• For information about how to replace
the memory card, see page 124.
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IMPORTANT!
• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 23) into the memory
card slot.
• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off
the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO
authorized service center.
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To format (initialize) a new memory card
You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.
1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera and then press [SET].
2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the
bottom (MENU) and then press [SET] (page 34).
3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Set Up” tab.
4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [6].
5. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [SET].
IMPORTANT!
• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete
its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if
storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format
the card.
• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on
a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the
camera. In the case of an SD, 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.
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Turning the Camera On and Off
To turn power on
To turn on power
and enter the
REC mode
To turn on power
and enter the
PLAY mode
Press [ON/OFF] (Power) or
[r] (REC).
• The back lamp will light green
momentarily and the lens will
extend out of the camera (page 28).
Press [p] (PLAY).
• The back lamp will light green
momentarily and an image currently
stored in camera memory will
appear on the monitor screen (page
30).
[ON/OFF] (Power)
Back lamp
• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or
coming into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding
the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the
[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)
risk of malfunction.
•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches
to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes.
• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 111, 111) will turn off power
automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.
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 112).
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Holding the Camera Correctly
Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the
shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as
shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against
your sides as you shoot.
Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all
movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is
especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter
speed.
Horizontal Vertical
Hold the camera so the flash is
above the lens.
NOTE
• Take care that your fingers and the strap do not
cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration.
• To protect against accidentally dropping the
camera, attach the wrist strap and make sure it is
around your fingers or wrist while you are operating
the camera.
• Never swing the camera around by its strap.
• The supplied strap is intended for use with this
camera only. Never use it for any other purpose.
IMPORTANT!
• Take care to ensure that your fingers are not
blocking or are not too close to the flash. Fingers can
cause unwanted shadows when using the flash.
Flash
Front lamp
Lens
Microphone
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To shoot a snapshot
1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.
The camera will enter the REC mode.
Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 52.
Snapshot mode icon
Remaining Snapshot Memory
Capacity (page 136)
2. Point the camera
at the subject.
You can zoom the
image, if you want.
Zoom controller
Monitor screen
Shutter button
[r] (REC)
w Wide Angle z Telephoto
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3. Half-press the shutter button to
focus the image.
When focus is complete, the camera
will beep, the back lamp will light
green, and the focus frame will turn
green.
Back lamp Focus frame
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.
• The focus frame in the screen shots
included in this manual is shown at ß.
Note that you can change the form of the
focus frame, if you want (page 59).
4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of
the way down.
This records the snapshot.
Full-press
Snap (Image is recorded.)
. 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.
Recording a Movie
Press [0] (Movie) to start
movie recording. Press
[0] (Movie) again to stop
movie recording. See
page 48 for details.
[0] (Movie)
. If the subject is not in the center of the frame...
“Focus lock” (page 58) 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.
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. To track the movement of a moving subject
Half-press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject.
See “Ë
Tracking” (page 61) for more information.
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 67.
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 136).
• You also can clear the information to
view only the snapshot (page 12).
• You can zoom in on the image by
sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 68). If you are recording a
snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the
image and check its details after recording it.
[p] (PLAY)
2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll between images.
• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.
[6]
[6]
[4]
NOTE
• Half-pressing the shutter button while in the PLAY mode or while a menu screen is
displayed will switch directly to the REC mode.
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