Casio EXILIM EX-ZR15 User Guide

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide.

• Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.

• For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/

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 USB cable Basic Reference

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-110)

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

Read this first!

• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, erroneous, etc.

• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden under copyright laws.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this product.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport, Dynamic Photo Manager, or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other reason.

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

LCD Panel

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

Take test shots

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

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Turning Display Information On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Info) . . 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Make-up Function) . . . 30

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

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

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

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To delete specific files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Snapshot Tutorial 37

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 38

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 41

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 42

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift) . . 43

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 44

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 49

Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Continuous Shutter Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Recording Movies 55

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Recording a High-definition Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Prerecord (Movie)) . . 60

Recording a Movie for YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube) . . 62

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Using BEST SHOT 64

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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To shoot an image with BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Shooting with a Blurred Background . . . . . . . . . . . (Blurred Background) . . 68

Shooting with a Super Wide Angle of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Wide Shot) . . 69

Shooting with High Speed Night Scene

. . . . . . . .(High Speed Night Scene/High Speed Night Scene and Portrait) . . 72

Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake . . . . . . . .(High Speed Anti Shake) . . 73

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR) . . 73

Shooting Snapshots and Movies Digitally Processed for

Artistic Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (HDR Art) . . 74

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To shoot a snapshot with HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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To shoot a movie with HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(HDR Art Movie) . . . 75

Expanding the Zoom Range to

Shoot Clearer Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi SR Zoom) . . 76

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama) . . 77

Configuring the Camera to Help You

Better Time Your Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lag Correction) . . 79

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . .(High Speed Best Selection) . . 81

Using the Situation-specific CS Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using the Situation-specific High Speed Movie Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Advanced Settings 85

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 87

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 87

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus). . . 87

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 90

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 91

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 92

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 93

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Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection) . . . 93

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Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous AF). . . 94

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 95

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Reducing Wind Noise during Movie Recording . . . . . . . . (Wind Noise Cut). . . 95

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 95

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 96

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review). . . 96

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 96

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 97

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 98

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . (T Quality (Snapshot)). . . 98

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(» Quality (Movie)). . . 98

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering) . . . 99

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 99

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . 100

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . 100

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . 100

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . 100

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Contrast). . 100

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 101

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Copying a CS Group Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Viewing High-quality Movies on a Hi-Vision Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 113

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . 113

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Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . 116

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . 116

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

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . 118

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . 119

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 119

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . 120

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date/Time) . 122

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . 122

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . 123

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . 123

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 124

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Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Divide Group) . 124

Combining CS Images into a Single Still Image . . . . . . . . (CS Multi Print) . 125

Editing a CS Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS Frame Edit) . 125

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Dynamic Photo 126

Inserting a Built-in Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . .(Dynamic Photo) . 126

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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File). . 128

Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 128

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Printing 129

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . 132

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Using the Camera with a Computer 137

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM,

a computer, or on a mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Transferring Images Automatically and

Managing Them on Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Other Settings (Set Up) 155

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 155

Auto Image Orientation Detection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Rotate) . 155

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 156

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 156

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 157

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 157

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 158

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 159

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 159

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 160

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 160

Contents

Configuring Auto Power Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 161

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 161

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 162

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 162

Selecting the HDMI Terminal Output Method . . . . . . . . . . .(HDMI Output) . 163

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 163

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 164

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 164

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Appendix 165

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows) . . . . . . . . . . 176

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . .(+Histogram) . 179

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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Contents

General Guide

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

. Camera

Front Back

1234675

Zoom controller

(pages 29, 46, 108) Shutter button (page 28)

Flash (page 44)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 26) Microphones (page 56)

[AUTO] button (page 28)

Strap holes (page 27)

Front lamp

(pages 90, 93) Lens

bl 7

btck bs br

cl bq

[BS] (BEST SHOT)

button (pages 50, 64) Back lamp

(pages 18, 20, 26, 29,

44) [0] (Movie) button

(page 55) Terminal cover

(pages 18, 19, 109, 111, 130, 140, 148) [USB/AV] port

(pages 18, 19, 109, 130, 140, 148) [HDMI OUT] HDMI

output (Mini) (page 111)

Control button

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 12, 33, 37, 44,

85) [MENU] button

(page 85) [p] (PLAY) button

(pages 26, 32) [SET] button (page 37)

[r] (REC) button

(pages 26, 28) Monitor screen

(page 10)

Bottom

Battery/memory card slots (pages 16, 24, 173, 174)

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

cn cmco

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

2 4561

789

cm cl ck bt

br bq

Focus mode (page 87)

Metering mode (page 99)

Continuous Shutter mode

(page 50) Self-timer mode (page 90)

Image deterioration indicator

(page 47) Recording mode (page 28)

NOTE

• The semi-transparent gray frame on the monitor screen indicates the area that is recorded when shooting a movie. The area within the frame is recorded for a movie.

• 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.

bpbs

(pages 53, 188)

Number of recordable CS images

(pages 50, 53)

Snapshot image size/Quality (pages 38, 98)

ISO sensitivity (page 41)

White balance setting (page 42)

Exposure compensation (page 43)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

(pages 55, 58)/Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 58) Flash (page 44)

Date/Time (pages 22, 159)

Timestamp indicator (page 158)

Focus frame (pages 29, 92)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

Histogram (page 179)

Zoom (SR)/Multi SR Zoom indicator (page 48)

Anti Shake (page 91)

Face Detection (page 93)

. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

2413

br bq bp

bmbnbo

bkbl

Recording mode (page 55)

4 5 6

5 6

7 8 9

Audio recording disabled (page 58)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 55)

Movie recording time (page 55)

Movie recording in progress (page 55)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie) (pages 55, 58)/

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 58) Battery level indicator (page 21)

File type

Protect indicator (page 120)

Snapshot image size (page 38)

Folder name/file name (page 152)

Snapshot image quality (page 98)

ISO sensitivity (page 41)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Date/time (page 159)

Exposure compensation (page 43)

Metering mode (page 99)

White balance setting (page 118)

Flash (page 44)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

Continuous Shutter mode (page 50)

Histogram (page 179)

Recording mode (page 28)

. Movie Playback

No audio data available

5 6

File type

Protect indicator (page 120)

Folder name/file name (page 152)

Movie recording time (page 101)

Movie quality/speed (pages 55, 58, 58)

YouTube (page 62)

Date/time (page 159)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

Current image number/number of images in the

group (page 103) CS group icon (page 103)

Playback guide (page 103)

CS speed (page 103)

1 34

. CS Image Viewing

Turning Display Information On and Off (Info)

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

Information on, control panel on

Information on, control panel on, histogram on

Information off, control panel off

• The control panel is not displayed and display information settings cannot be changed during movie recording.

Displays setting information and the control panel.

Displays setting information and the control panel, and a histogram (page 179) on the left side of the display. Also displays the remaining movie recording time as well as a movie image quality icon.

Hides setting information and the control panel.

[8] (DISP)

Histogram

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What is a digital camera?

A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete them 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.

Play

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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 six main functions.

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 68 for more information.

Wide Shot

With this feature, a number of images are shot and then combined to produce an image with a super-wide angle of view that exceeds the widest angle of view possible with the lens. Converted to 35 mm equivalents, the focal distances available with this feature enable shooting with approximate angles of view of 17 mm and 21 mm.

*See page 69 for more information.

HDR Art / HDR Art Movie

An HDR Art feature combines different parts of a burst of images shot with different exposures into a final image and performs high-precision image analysis to produce final images that are true works of art. HDR Art also can be used when shooting movies.

*See page 74 for more information.

Premium Auto

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

*See page 28 for more information.

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High Speed Movie

Movies can be recorded at up to 480 frames per second. This makes it possible to clearly view phenomena that are invisible to the human eye, in slow motion.

*See page 58 for more information.

FHD Movie Recording

You can record movies in high-quality FHD.

1080 pixels 30 fps)

(1920

1920x1080 pixels

*See page 58 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-110) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration.

2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing upwards (in the direction of the monitor screen), 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.

Close the battery cover and then shift the slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the battery, see page 173.

Stopper

Battery contacts

EXILIM logo

Front

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.

2. After connecting the

supplied USB cable to the USB-AC adaptor, plug the power cord into a household power outlet.

USB cable (included with camera)

USB-AC adaptor

[ON/OFF] (Power)

USB

USB port

Power cord

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3. Connect the USB

cable to the camera.

USB-AC adaptorTerminal cover

The back lamp should light red, indicating that charging has started. The back lamp will go out when charging is complete. It takes about 190 minutes to bring a

USB cable (included with camera)

fully dead battery to a full charge.

[USB/AV] port

• 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

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.

Small connector

takes longer than about six hours, a timer will terminate it automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. This is indicated by the back lamp flashing red. If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may be terminated automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red after only about 45 minutes. In either case, disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then reconnect it to resume charging.

• 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.

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature, USB-

Flashing Red

AC adaptor problem, battery problem, or charging terminated by timer (page

172)

Off Charging complete

Back lamp

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

and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

. 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.

IMPORTANT!

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

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

2. With your computer turned on, connect the camera to it.

USB port

USB cable (included with camera)

Large connector

Terminal

cover

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

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/AV] port

Small connector

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

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

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Amber Charging

Lit Red

Flashing Red/Off

Lit Green Charging complete, or charging stopped

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

Abnormal ambient temperature, battery problem, or charging terminated by timer (page 172)

Back lamp

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

and then from the computer.

NOTE

• Charging continues while a camera is connected to a computer’s USB port, even if the camera is turned off. Under this condition, the back lamp operates as described under “Back Lamp Operation” (page 18).

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IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

Other Charging Precautions

• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s battery (NP-110) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-110L). 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 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.

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 * Yellow * Red * Red

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

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

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

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

159).

• See page 193 for information about battery life and number of shots.

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Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting (page 44).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 160, 161).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 94).

• Avoid unnecessary optical zoom operations.

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 160). 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

camera.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[0] (Movie)

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, 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).

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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 160 – Date and time: page 159

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 188.

Supported Memory Cards

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

Use one of the above types of memory card.

• The above are supported memory card types as of August 2011.

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

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

• This model does not support use of an Eye-Fi card.

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. 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.

To load a memory card

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

the camera and then open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN and then open it as indicated by the arrows in the illustration.

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

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

Close the battery cover and then shift the slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 174.

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.

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.

1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU].

2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then press [6].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [SET].

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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 32).

[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 risk of malfunction.

•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about

[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)

10 seconds after switching modes.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 160, 161) 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 161).

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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, 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.

NOTE

• To protect against accidentally dropping the camera and damaging it, attachment and use of an optionally available wrist strap or a sufficiently strong commercially available camera wrist strap is recommended. Make sure to keep the strap around your fingers or wrist while operating the camera.

• Take care to make sure your fingers and the strap do not cover any of the areas indicated in the illustration.

• Never swing the camera around by the strap.

• When the “Auto Rotate” setting is turned on, the camera will detect whether it is being held vertically or horizontally when a snapshot image is shot. When you display an image shot with the camera held vertically, the image is rotated automatically 90 degrees when displayed on the monitor screen (page 155).

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens.

Attach strap here.

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

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.

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To shoot a snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

You can select one of two auto recording modes (Auto or Premium Auto) according to your digital imaging needs.

Auto This is the standard Auto recording mode.

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

Premium Auto

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

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

1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.

The camera will enter the REC mode.

2. Use [AUTO] to select Auto recording mode.

Each press of [AUTO] toggles between Auto (R) and Premium Auto (Ÿ).

Auto recording mode icon

[

]

AUTO

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[r] (REC)

Remaining Snapshot Memory

Capacity (page 188)

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To shoot a snapshot

1. Point the camera at the subject.

If you are using Premium Auto, text will appear in the lower right corner of the monitor screen describing the type of shot the camera has detected.

• You can zoom the image, if you want.

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

Zoom controller

Appears when the camera detects it is stationary on a tripod.

2. Half-press the shutter button to

focus the image.

When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the back lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green.

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the subject it is currently pointed at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for good-looking images.

Back lamp

Focus frame

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3. Continuing to keep the camera still,

press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

Recording a Movie

Press [0] (Movie) to start movie recording. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop movie recording. See the following pages for details. Standard movie (STD movie): page 55 High-definition movie (FHD movie): page 58 High speed movie (HS movie): page 58

[0] (Movie)

Recording Beautiful Portraits (Make-up Function)

The Premium Auto Make-up Function smoothes the skin texture of the subject and softens facial shadows caused by harsh sunlight for better looking portraits. There are three different Make-up Level settings: Off, Standard, and High.

1. Enter the Premium Auto mode (page 28).

2. Press [SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel option from the

bottom (Make-up Level).

4. Use [4] and [6] to select the Make-up Level setting you want, and then

press [SET].

• There are three available settings: “Off”, “Standard”, and “High”.

5. Shoot the image.

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