Casio EXILIM EX-ZR1200 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/

Accessories

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

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-130A)

Power cord

2

*

USB-AC adaptor*

(AD-C54UG/AD-C53U)

USB cable Basic Reference

1

Neck strap

*1 The type of USB-AC adaptor included varies according to the country or

geographic area where the camera is sold.

*2 A power cord is included with the AD-C53U USB-AC adapter. The shape of the

power cord plug varies according to the country or geographic area where the
camera is sold.

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Attaching the Neck Strap to the Camera

1. Undo the strap from the buckle

and remove the strap loop

Buckle

A

3. Pass the end of the strap

.

2. Attach the loop on the other end

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

Strap hole

. Adjusting the Length of the Strap

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

to the strap hole

B

to the

A

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

Ring

A

1. Pull the strap out at the center

of the buckle in the direction
indicated by

1

.

2. Pull the strap in one of the

directions indicated by the
illustration to adjust the length.

To lengthen

To shorten

1

3

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 or lost
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other
reason.

• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.

LCD Panel

The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.

Take test shots

Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is
recording correctly.

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

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

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

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General Guide 11

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Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them 13

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Quick Start Basics 16

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Tilting the Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

] To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

] Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

] Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

] To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

] To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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

] Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

] To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Snapshot Tutorial 42

Selecting the Recording Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

] Configuring Camera Settings with the Function Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 46

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 47

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 49

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

Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Make-up Level) . . 53

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift) . . 54

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash) . . 55

Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Metering) . . 57

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Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

] Monitor Screen Information when Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

] Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 62

] Expanding the Zoom Range to Shoot Clearer Snapshots . (Multi SR Zoom). . . 63

Triggering a Self-timer Operation with Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree) . . 63

] Configuring Handsfree Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree). . . 65

] Repositioning the Motion Detection Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Motion Position). . . 66

Shooting with Artistic Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ART SHOT) . . 67

] Saving a Second Normal Image When

Shooting With HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Double (HDR Art)). . . 69

Shooting with Triple Shot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Recording Movies 71

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

] Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Recording a High-definition Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Prerecord (Movie)) . . 76

Recording a Time Lapse Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Time Lapse) . . 78

Recording a Movie for YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube) . . 80

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . (Snapshot In Movie) . . 81

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Using BEST SHOT 83

To shoot with BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Creating and Using Your Own Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CUSTOM SHOT) . . 85

Shooting with a Face Brightening Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Brightening) . . 86

Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (HS Anti Shake) . . 87

Shooting Bright Images in the Dark without Flash . . . . . . (HS Night Shot) . . 88

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR) . . 89

Shooting with a Blurred Background . . . . . . . . . . . (Blurred Background) . . 90

Shooting with Full Focus Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (All-In-Focus Macro) . . 91

Using Continuous Shutter with Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF-CS) . . 92

Shooting a Burst of Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (High Speed CS) . . 93

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . . . . . . . . . (HS Best Selection) . . 96

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Slide Panorama) . . 97

Shooting with a Super Wide Angle of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Wide Shot) . . 99

Shooting Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Snapshot) . 102

Shooting RAW Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Raw Image) . 103

Using a TV Screen to Shoot Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . (HDMI TV Output) . 104

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Advanced Settings (REC MENU) 106

Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuring Handsfree Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Handsfree) . 107

Configuring Motion Position Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Motion Position) . 107

Assigning Functions to the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Control Dial) . 108

Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key) . 109

Saving a Second Normal Image

When Shooting With HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Double (HDR ART)) . 109

To select the snapshot image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Image Size) . 110

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Image Quality) . 112

Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Quality) . 112

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . 114

Specifying the ISO Sensitivity Upper Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO High Limit) . 114

Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Zoom (SR)) . 115

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . 115

Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake) . 116

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . 118

Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Continuous AF) . 118

Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . 119

Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Digital Zoom) . 120

Reducing Wind Noise during Movie Recording . . . . . . . (Wind Noise Cut) . 120

Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Make-up Level) . 120

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift) . 121

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . 121

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . 121

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . 121

Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Metering) . 121

Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . 122

Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . 122

Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation) . 122

Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Contrast) . 122

Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Assist Light) . 123

Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Review) . 123

Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help) . 124

Changing the Monitor Screen when Recording . . . . . . . . . (Shooting Info) . 124

Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . 126

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 127

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

] Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

] Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

] Copying a CS Group Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Scrolling Images at High Speed or by Recording Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

] Viewing High-quality Movies on a Hi-Vision Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY MENU) 139

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . 139

] Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . 142

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Editing) . 142

To merge two movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Merge) . 144

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . 145

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . 145

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . . (Brightness) . 146

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 146

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . 146

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date/Time) . 148

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Rotation) . 148

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize) . 149

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . 149

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 150

Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Divide Group) . 150

Combining CS Images into a Single Still Image . . . . . . . . (CS Multi Print) . 151

Editing a CS Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(CS Frame Edit) . 151

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Printing 152

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and

the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 154

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Using the Camera with a Computer 159

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

] Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

] Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

] Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

] Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Using an SD Memory Card with Built-in LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

] Transferring Images with an Eye-Fi Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi). . 167

] Using a Smartphone to

Play Back Images Stored on a FlashAir Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FlashAir). . 169

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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Other Settings (SETTING) 174

Enabling Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ECO Mode) . 174

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 174

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 175

Configuring FlashAir Card Communication Settings . . . . . . . . . (FlashAir) . 175

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 175

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 176

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Timestamp) . 176

Auto Image Orientation Detection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Rotate) . 177

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 177

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 178

Configuring Auto Power Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 178

Specifying the Operation when the Monitor Screen is Tilted . (Screen Tilt) . 179

Configuring [p] Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PLAY) . 179

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Delete Key) . 179

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 180

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 181

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 181

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 182

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(USB) . 182

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and

Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Output) . 183

Selecting the HDMI Terminal Output Method . . . . . . . . . . . (HDMI Output) . 183

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 184

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 184

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Appendix 185

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Precautions During Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

] Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

] Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

] Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

] Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

] Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

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Contents

General Guide

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

Front Back

321 46 75

cm

bk bobmbl bn 7

bp

bq

Mode dial

1

(pages 34, 42, 71)
Zoom controller

2

(pages 35, 58, 134)
Shutter button

3

(pages 32, 34)
Flash (page 55)

4

[ON/OFF] (Power)

5

(pages 28, 32)
Front lamp

6

(pages 46, 123)
Strap holes (page 3)

7

Function ring

8

(pages 45, 133)

89

Lens

9

Microphones (page 72)

bk

[RING] button

bl

(pages 45, 133)
[0] (Movie) button

bm

(page 71)
Back lamp

bn

(pages 24, 26, 32, 35,

55)
Terminal cover

bo

[USB/AV] port

bp

(pages 23, 25)
[HDMI OUT]

bq

HDMI output (Mini)
(pages 104, 136)

brck bt bscl

[SET] button

br

(pages 44, 71, 106)
[MENU] button

bs

(pages 71, 106)
[p] (PLAY) button

bt

(pages 32, 38)
Control dial

ck

([8][2][4][6])
(pages 12, 44, 71, 83,
106, 108)
Monitor screen

cl

(pages 13, 18, 32, 179)
Stand (pages 18, 21)

cm

B

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Bottom

Battery/memory card slots (pages 21, 30)

cn

Battery cover

co

Tripod hole

cp

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
Speaker

cq

cp cncq co

. Control Dial

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

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

Control dial

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

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Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them

The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed
of the camera’s status.

• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the
indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes.
They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.

. Snapshot Recording (1 Shot)

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

2

13567

4

cn
cm
cl
ck
bt
bs
br

bq

Self-timer mode (page 46)

1

Face Detection (page 119)

2

Recording mode (page 34)

3

Image deterioration indicator/

4

Zoom (SR) indicator (page 61)
Remaining movie memory

5

capacity (page 71)

bp

6

(page 208)

8

Snapshot image size/Quality (pages 110, 112)

7

9

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

8

bk

(pages 71, 74)/

bl

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 74)

bm

Focal distance

9

bn

(Converted to 35 mm film format.) (page 60)

bo

Anti Shake (page 116)

bk

Timestamp indicator (page 176)

bl

Histogram (page 124)

bm

AF Area (page 115)

bn

Date/Time (pages 27, 181)

bo

Focus frame (pages 35, 115)

bp

Battery level indicator (page 27)

bq

Metering mode (page 57)

br

Flash (page 55)

bs

Exposure compensation (page 54)

bt

Make-up level (page 53)

ck

ISO sensitivity (page 51)

cl

Focus mode (page 49)

cm

White balance (page 47)

cn

NOTE

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

Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them

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. Snapshot Recording (Burst Shooting)

Continuous Shutter (CS) speed (page 93)

5

6
7

5
6

7

8

1

Recording mode (page 34)

2

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

3

(page 208)
Allowable CS time/number of CS images

4

(page 93)
Remaining movie memory capacity (page 209)

5

Continuous Shutter mode (page 93)

6

Prerecord CS shots (page 94)

7

Maximum CS shots (page 93)

8

Snapshot recording mode (Snapshot In Movie)

1

(page 81)
Audio recording disabled (page 74)

2

Recording mode (page 71)

3

Movie recording time (page 71)

4

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 71)

5

Movie recording in progress (page 71)

6

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

7

(pages 71, 74)/
Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 74)
Remaining snapshot memory capacity

8

(page 208)

Folder name/file name (page 171)

4

Snapshot image quality (page 112)

5

Recording mode (page 34)

6

Histogram (page 124)

7

Date/time (page 181)

8

Metering mode (page 121)

9

White balance (page 145)

bk

Battery level indicator (page 27)

bl

Flash (page 55)

bm

Exposure compensation (page 54)

bn

Shutter speed

bo

Aperture value

bp

ISO sensitivity (page 51)

bq

Focal distance

br

(Converted to 35 mm film format.)

1243

8
7

6

. Movie Recording

5

42

1

3

8

. Snapshot Viewing

2413

br
bq
bp
bo
bn
bm

bk 9bl

File type

1

Protect indicator (page 146)

2

Snapshot image size

3

(page 110)

Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them

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. CS Image Viewing

Number of images in the group (page 129)

12

1

CS group icon (page 129)

2

. Movie Playback

No audio data available

3
4

1

Movie recording time (page 127)

2

Recording mode/Movie quality/speed

3

(pages 71, 74, 74)
YouTube (page 80)

4

1 2

. Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

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

REC mode

Information on Displays setting information.

Information off Hides setting information.

[8] (DISP)

PLAY mode

Information on

Information off No information displayed when shooting.

Displays settings when shooting, current date and time,
histogram (page 124), and other information.

Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them

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What you can do with your CASIO camera

Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to
make recording of digital images easier, including the following main functions.

180 degrees

90 degrees

Tiltable Monitor Screen

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

*See page 18 for more information.

Handsfree Self-portraits

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

*See page 63 for more information.

Time Lapse Movie

You can use this function to record movies of natural
events that occur over time, to speed up the flow of
traffic in a city scene, or to record other similar types of
movies.

*See page 78 for more information.

ART SHOT

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

*See page 67 for more information.

Triple Shot

Pressing the shutter button shoots a burst of three
images and stores them in memory. This feature is
great for making sure you don’t miss those special
moments when kids are around.

*See page 70 for more information.

B

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Blurred Background

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

*See page 90 for more information.

Premium Auto Pro

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

*See page 34 for more information.

High Speed Movie

Movies can be recorded at up to 1000 frames per
second. This makes it possible to clearly view
phenomena that are invisible to the human eye, in
slow motion.

*See page 74 for more information.

FHD Movie Recording

You can record movies in high-quality FHD.

x

1080 pixels 30 fps)

(1920

*See page 74 for more information.

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Tilting the Monitor Screen

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

. What you can do with the camera...

Shoot self-portraits

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

180 degrees

90 degrees

Low-angle shots

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

High-angle shots

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

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. Tilting the Monitor Screen

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

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

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

A

OK NG

A

IMPORTANT!

• Under factory default settings, the camera will turn on automatically whenever the
monitor screen is tilted. See page 179 for information about configuring the camera
so it does not turn on when the monitor screen is tilted upwards.

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

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

NOTE

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

• Whenever placing the camera on a tabletop or other surface to shoot, be sure to
pull out the stand to keep it from falling over (page 21).

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. Returning the Monitor Screen to Its Normal Position

1. Holding the monitor screen at

point
downwards to the back of the
camera.

, rotate the screen

A

A

2. Push the monitor screen

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

to slide the monitor

B

B

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Using the Stand

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

Stand

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-130A
or NP-130) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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2. Load the battery.

With the CASIO logo on the battery
facing downwards (in the direction
of the lens), hold the stopper next
to the battery in the direction
indicated by the arrow as you slide
the battery into the camera. Press
the battery in until the stopper
secures it in place.

3. Close the battery cover.

To replace the battery

1. Open the battery cover and

remove the current battery.

2. Load a new battery.

Battery

OK

Stopper

NG

CASIO logo

Stopper

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Charge the Battery

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

• USB-AC adaptor

• USB connection to a computer (Using the included USB cable.)

. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor

The adaptor lets you charge the battery while it is loaded in the camera.
While the camera is turned off, connect in the sequence shown below.
Charging time: Approximately 240 minutes

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C54UG)

2

1

Power cord

[USB/AV] port

3

1

2

3

4

USB-AC adaptor (AD-C53U)

USB cable (included with camera)

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

• When disconnecting the USB-AC adaptor from the camera, be sure to disconnect
from the camera first.

B

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IMPORTANT!

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

• Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the [USB] port until you feel it
click securely into place. Failure to insert the connector fully can result in poor
communication or malfunction.

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

• The USB-AC adaptor will become warm during charging.
This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

• The shape of the power plug depends on each country or
geographic area.

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Back lamp

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

USB-AC adaptor problem, or battery
problem (page 196)

Off Charging complete

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. To charge using a USB connection to a computer

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

Computer

(power turned on)

USB port

[USB/AV] port

1, 2

2

USB

).

1

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

USB cable

(included with camera)

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

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

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

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Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red,
(Lit/Flashing Amber)

Charging

Back lamp

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

charging taking abnormally long, or
battery problem (page 196)

Off, (Lit Green) Charging complete

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

Other Charging Precautions

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

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

• USB charging devices and power supply devices are subject to fixed standards.
Use of an inferior device or a device that is not up to standard can cause
malfunction and/or failure of your camera.

• Operation is not guaranteed in the case of a computer built or modified by you.
Even in the case of a commercially available computer, certain USB port
specifications may make it impossible to charge via the USB cable.

• A battery that is still warm immediately after normal use may not charge fully. Give
the battery time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of
this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to
use it.

• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception.
If this happens, plug the USB-AC adaptor into an outlet that is further away from
the TV or radio.

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

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

• Never use the power cord with another device.

• Use only the USB-AC adaptor and USB cable specified in this manual for charging.
Use of any other type of devices may result in improper charging.

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Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color White * White * Red * Red

indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.

Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.

• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the
REC mode and PLAY mode.

• Leaving the camera for about 30 days with no power supplied while the battery is
dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to
configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera
after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

181).

• See page 214 for information about battery life and number of shots.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• Entering the “ECO Mode” enables low-power operation (page 174).

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting
(page 55).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 178, 178).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 118).

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 182). 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.

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

camera.

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

language you want and then press
[SET].

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

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

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

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to
change and then use [8] and [2] to change it.
To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, select
“24h” and then use [8] and [2] to change the setting.

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

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

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

– Display language: page 182
– Date and time: page 181

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.

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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 208.

Supported Memory Cards

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

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• The above are supported memory card types as of August 2013.

• This camera supports use of SD memory cards of the following types and
capacities: SD memory cards up to 2GB, SDHC memory cards from 2GB up to
32GB, SDXC memory cards from 32GB up to 2TB. Note that the ability to use any
particular card with this camera, even if it satisfies the above capacity and type
requirements, is not guaranteed.

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

. Memory Card Handling Precautions

Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds, and even can make it
impossible to store High Quality movies correctly. Also, use of certain types of
memory cards slows down data transfer and increases the time it takes to record
movie data, which can result in movie frames being dropped. The Y indicator on the
monitor screen turns yellow to indicate that frames are being dropped. In order to
avoid problems such as these, use of an Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card is
recommended. Note, however that CASIO makes no guarantees about the operation
of any Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card used with this camera.

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To load a memory card

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

off the camera and then open the
battery cover.

2. Load a memory card.

Positioning the memory card so its
front is facing upwards (towards the
monitor screen side of the camera),
slide it into the card slot all the way in
until you hear it click securely into
place.

3. Close the battery cover.

Front

Front Back

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 29) 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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