Casio EXILIM EX-ZR300, EXILIM EX-ZR310, EXILIM EX-ZR320 User Guide

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• 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.

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Accessories

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

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-130)

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.

Power cord Strap

Basic Reference

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

To attach the strap to the camera

USB cable

Attach strap here.

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• 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, 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.

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

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

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Turning Display Information On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Quick Start Basics 14

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

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

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

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Recording Beautiful Portraits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Make-up Function). . . 31

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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

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

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Snapshot Tutorial 37

Selecting the Recording Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing the Snapshot Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 41

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 43

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 45

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . 48

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 49

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 50

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 51

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift) . . 52

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Contents

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 56

Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Continuous Shutter Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . (HDR) . . 62

Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect . . . . (HDR Art) . . 62

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To shoot a movie with HDR Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(HDR Art Movie) . . . 63

Expanding the Zoom Range to

Shoot Clearer Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi SR Zoom) . . 64

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama) . . 64

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Recording Movies 67

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Recording a High-definition Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Recording a High Speed Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Prerecord (Movie)) . . 72

Recording a Movie for YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (For YouTube) . . 74

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . (Snapshot In Movie) . . 75

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Using BEST SHOT 76

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

To shoot with BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Shooting Bright Images in

the Dark without Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (High Speed Night Shot) . . 79

Shooting with a Blurred Background . . . . . . . . . . . (Blurred Background) . . 80

Shooting with Artistic Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ART SHOT) . . 81

Shooting with a Super Wide Angle of View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Wide Shot) . . 83

Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces . . . .(High Speed Best Selection) . . 86

Configuring the Camera to Help You

Better Time Your Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lag Correction) . . 87

Shooting with High Speed Night Scene

. . . . . . . .(High Speed Night Scene/High Speed Night Scene and Portrait) . . 89

Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake . . . . . . . .(High Speed Anti Shake) . . 90

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Advanced Settings 91

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 92

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Zoom (SR)) . . . 92

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 92

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 92

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 93

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 93

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 94

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Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 94

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Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous AF) . . . 95

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 96

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Reducing Wind Noise during Movie Recording . . . . . . . . (Wind Noise Cut) . . . 96

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 96

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 97

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 97

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 97

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 98

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 99

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Changing the Snapshot Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 99

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . .(T Quality (Snapshot)). . . 99

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(» Quality (Movie)). . 100

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . 100

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . 101

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Specifying the ISO Sensitivity Upper Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO High Limit). . 101

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Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . 102

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . 102

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . 102

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity). . 103

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . 103

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . 103

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . 103

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 104

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Copying a CS Group Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Viewing High-quality Movies on a Hi-Vision Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 116

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . 116

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Transferring Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . 118

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . 119

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . 121

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

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . 122

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 122

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . 123

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date/Time) . 125

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . 125

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . 126

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . 126

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 127

Dividing Up a Continuous Shutter Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Divide Group) . 127

Combining CS Images into a Single Still Image . . . . . . . . (CS Multi Print) . 128

Editing a CS Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS Frame Edit) . 128

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Dynamic Photo 129

Inserting a Built-in Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . .(Dynamic Photo) . 129

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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File). . 130

Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 131

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Printing 132

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and

the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 135

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Using the Camera with a Computer 139

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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

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

Using an SD Memory Card with Built-in LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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Transferring Images with an Eye-Fi Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi). . 152

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Using a Smartphone to

Play Back Images Stored on a FlashAir Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (FlashAir). . 153

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Other Settings (Set Up) 158

Enabling Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ECO Mode) . 158

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 158

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 159

Configuring FlashAir Card Communication Settings . . . . . . . . (FlashAir) . 159

Auto Image Orientation Detection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Rotate) . 159

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 160

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 160

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 161

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 161

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 162

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 162

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 163

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 163

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 164

Configuring Auto Power Off Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 164

Configuring [r] Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . 165

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 165

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 165

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and

Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out) . 166

Selecting the HDMI Terminal Output Method . . . . . . . . . . .(HDMI Output) . 166

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 166

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 167

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 167

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Appendix 168

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows) . . . . . . . . . . 178

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . (+Histogram) . 181

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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Contents

General Guide

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

Front Back

1234675

Mode dial (pages 29, 37)

Zoom controller

(pages 30, 53, 111) Shutter button (page 29)

Flash (page 43)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 27) Front lamp

(pages 50, 94) Õ (Continuous Shutter)

(page 57) Lens

Microphones (page 68)

Bottom

btck bs br

[HDMI OUT] HDMI

output (Mini) (page 113) [MENU] button

(page 91) [p] (PLAY) button

(pages 27, 33) [SET] button (page 39)

Control button

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 13, 34, 39, 43,

91) Monitor screen

(pages 11, 13)

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Back lamp

(pages 18, 20, 27, 30,

44) [r] (REC) button

(pages 27, 29) [0] (Movie) button

(page 67) Strap holes (page 2)

Terminal cover

(pages 18, 19, 112, 113, 133, 142, 149) [USB/AV] port

(pages 112, 133, 142,

149)

Battery/memory card slots (pages 16, 25)

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

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Monitor Screen Contents

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

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

. Snapshot Recording

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

134

567

cn cm cl ck

bpbt

bs bq

Metering mode (page 102)

Continuous Shutter mode

(page 57) Image deterioration indicator/

Zoom (SR) indicator (page 54) Recording mode (page 29)

Remaining snapshot memory

capacity (Displayed here only during CS shooting.) (page 59)

(During CS shooting, shows allowable CS time and number of CS images.) (pages 59, 190)

Snapshot image size/Quality (pages 41, 99)

Flash (page 43)

Focus mode (page 45)

AF Area (page 48)

ISO sensitivity (page 49)

Self-timer mode (page 50)

White balance setting (page 51)

Exposure compensation (page 52)

Date/Time (pages 22, 53, 162)

Timestamp indicator (page 162)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie)

(pages 67, 70)/ Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 70) Focus frame (pages 30, 48)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

Histogram (page 181)

Focal distance

(Converted to 35 mm film format.) Anti Shake (page 93)

Face Detection (page 94)

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.

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

. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

2413

bs br bq bp

bmbnbo

bkbl

File type

Protect indicator (page 123)

Snapshot image size (page 41)

. Movie Playback

1 34

4 5 6

6 7 8 9

5 6

Recording mode (page 67)

Audio recording disabled (page 70)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 67)

Movie recording time (page 67)

Movie recording in progress (page 67)

Movie quality (FHD/STD movie) (pages 67, 70)/

Recording speed (high speed movie) (page 70) Battery level indicator (page 21)

Folder name/file name (page 155)

Snapshot image quality (page 99)

ISO sensitivity (page 49)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Date/time (page 163)

Exposure compensation (page 52)

Metering mode (page 102)

White balance setting (page 121)

Flash (page 43)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

Continuous Shutter mode (page 57)

Histogram (page 181)

Recording mode (page 29)

Focal distance

(Converted to 35 mm film format.)

No audio data available

File type

Protect indicator (page 123)

Folder name/file name (page 155)

Movie recording time (page 104)

Movie quality/speed (pages 67, 70, 70)

YouTube (page 74)

Date/time (page 163)

Battery level indicator (page 21)

. CS Image Viewing

Current image number/number of images in the

group (page 106) CS group icon (page 106)

Playback guide (page 106)

CS speed (page 106)

Turning Display Information On and Off

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.

[8] (DISP)

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 181) 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.

Histogram

Quick Start Basics

What you can do with your CASIO camera

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

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: Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia, Monochrome, Miniature.

*See page 81 for more information.

High Speed Night Shot

The camera shoots a series of images and then merges them into a final image. The result is a bright image, even if shot in the dark without a flash.

*See page 79 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 29 for more information.

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 80 for more information.

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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 14 mm and 18 mm.

*See page 83 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 62 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 70 for more information.

FHD Movie Recording

You can record movies in high-quality FHD.

1080 pixels 30 fps)

(1920

1920x1080 pixels

*See page 70 for more information.

Quick Start Basics

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-130) 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 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.

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

Battery

Stopper

EXILIM logo

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To replace the battery

1. Open the battery cover and

remove the current battery.

With the monitor screen side of the camera facing upwards, slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration. After the battery pops out, pull it the rest of the way out of the camera.

Stopper

2. Load a new battery.

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)

Large connector

[ON/OFF] (Power)

USB

USB port

Power cord

USB-AC adaptor

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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 240 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

175)

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 cable (included with camera)

Large connector

USB port

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is

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.

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 175)

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).

Quick Start Basics

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-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.

• 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.

Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

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

Quick Start Basics

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

162).

• See page 195 for information about battery life and number of shots.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• Entering the “ECO Mode” enables low-power operation (page 158).

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting (page 43).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 164, 164).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 95).

• 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 163). 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.

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

the language you want and then press [SET].

[0] (Movie)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[ ] [ ] [ ]

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

[ ]

[

]

SET

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4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to change and then use [8] and [2] to change it. To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [0] (Movie).

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

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

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 163 – Date and time: page 162

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.

Quick Start Basics

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 190.

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 March 2012.

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

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

• This camera supports use of Eye-Fi cards 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.

Quick Start Basics

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.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 24) 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.

Quick Start Basics

To replace the memory card

Press the memory card and then release it. This will cause it to pop out of the memory card slot slightly. Pull the card out the rest of the way and then insert another one.

• Never remove a card from the camera while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can cause the image save operation to fail and even damage the memory card.

To format (initialize) a new memory card

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

IMPORTANT!

• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format the card.

• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the camera. In the case of an SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory card, formatting on a computer can result in non-conformity with the SD format, causing problems with compatibility, operation, etc.

• Before formatting a new Eye-Fi card to use it for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi Manager install files to your computer. Do this before formatting the card.

• Formatting a FlashAir card with the camera will delete files on the card that are required for communication. For details about formatting, see the instructions that come with the memory card.

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].

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET].

Quick Start Basics

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

Pressing [ON/OFF] (Power) enters the REC mode so you can record images. Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode enters the PLAY mode, which you can use to view snapshots and movies (pages 33, 104).

•Pressing [r] (REC) while in the PLAY mode returns to the REC mode.

• 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.

• About 10 seconds after you press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode, the lens will retract into the camera.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 164, 164) will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

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

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

NOTE

• You also can configure the camera to turn on or off when you press [r] (REC) (page 165).

Quick Start Basics

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

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

• To protect against accidentally dropping the camera, attach the wrist strap and make sure it is around your fingers or wrist while you are operating the camera.

• Never swing the camera around by its strap.

• The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only. Never use it for any other purpose.

• 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

159).

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens.

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.

Quick Start Basics

To shoot a snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

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

Auto This is the standard Auto recording mode.

With Premium Auto PRO recording, the camera automatically

Premium Auto

PRO

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

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

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

The camera will enter the REC mode.

• If the camera is in the PLAY mode, press [r] (REC).

2. Set the mode dial to [t] (Auto) or [Ÿ] (Premium Auto PRO) to select

Auto recording mode.

Auto recording mode icon

Remaining Snapshot Memory

Capacity (page 190)

Monitor screen

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Shutter button

Mode dial

[r] (REC)

Quick Start Basics

To shoot a snapshot

1. Point the camera at the subject.

If you are using Premium Auto PRO, 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.

Appears when the camera detects it is

Zoom controller

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

If the camera decides that it needs to shoot a series of images with Continuous Shutter (CS), it will display “Š”. Take care to avoid any camera and subject movement until shooting of all of the CS images is complete.

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 67 High-definition movie (FHD movie): page 70 High speed movie (HS movie): page 70

[0] (Movie)

Recording Beautiful Portraits (Make-up Function)

The Premium Auto PRO 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 PRO mode (page 29).

2. Press [SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth 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.

Quick Start Basics

. If the image does not focus...

If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.). Re-point the camera at the subject and try to focus again.

. Shooting with Auto

If the subject is not in the center of the frame...

“Focus lock” (page 47) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

To track the movement of a moving subject

Half-press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject. See “Ë

Tracking” (page 48) for more information.

. Shooting with Premium Auto PRO

• In addition to shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity, the camera automatically executes the following operation as required when shooting with Premium Auto PRO. – Auto Focus is normally performed until you half-press the shutter button. – Intelligent AF (page 48) – Face Detection (page 94)

• Shooting with Premium Auto PRO can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens operation. This does not indicate malfunction.

• When Shooting with Premium Auto PRO, the message “Processing Premium Auto. Please wait...” may appear on the monitor screen. If you feel the camera is taking too long to process data, try shooting with standard Auto instead.

• In some cases, Premium Auto PRO may not be able to interpret the shooting environment correctly. If this happens, shoot with standard Auto.

• If “Š” is displayed, the camera will shoot a series of images with Continuous Shutter (CS). Take care to avoid any camera and subject movement until shooting of all of the CS images is complete.

• Certain flash settings (page 43) can limit environmental factors detectable by Premium Auto PRO.

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Viewing Snapshots

Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen.

• For information about how to play back movies, see page 104.

• For information about images recorded using continuous shutter (CS), see page

106.

1. Turn on the camera and press [p]

(PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

• This will display one of the snapshots currently stored in memory.

• Information about the displayed snapshot also is included (page 12).

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 13).

• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 111). If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it.

[p] (PLAY)

2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll between images.

• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.

[6]

[4]

NOTE

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

[4]

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Deleting Snapshots and Movies

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

IMPORTANT!

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

• For information about images recorded using continuous shutter (CS), see page

107.

• The delete menu will not appear if you press [2] ( ) while “On” is selected for the camera’s “Ü Disabled” setting (page 165). You can delete files only while “Off” is selected for “Ü Disabled”.

To delete a single file

1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then

press [2] ( ).

2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files until the one

you want to delete is displayed.

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

• To delete other files, repeat steps 2 and 3.

• To exit the delete operation, press [MENU].

• If a CS group (page 106) is displayed when you perform the above procedure, all of the images in the currently displayed CS group will be deleted.

To delete specific files

1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then press [2] ( ).

2. Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete Files” and then press [SET].

• This displays a file selection screen.

3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to move the selection boundary to the file

you want to delete, and then press [SET].

• This will select the check box of the currently selected file.

• You can enlarge the selected image before deleting it by sliding the zoom controller towards z ([).

4. Repeat step 3 to select other files, if you want. After you are finished

selecting files, press [MENU].

5. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET].

• This deletes the files you selected.

• To cancel the delete operation, select “No” in step 5 and then press [SET].

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To delete all files

1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then press [2] ( ).

2. Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete All Files” and then press [SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET] to delete all files.

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

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

• Never open the battery cover while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can result in the image you just shot being saved incorrectly, damage to other images stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.

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

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

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

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 99).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

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

Other Precautions

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

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

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

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Auto Focus Restrictions

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

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 47) or Manual Focus (page

45).

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Selecting the Recording Mode

Your camera has a variety of different recording modes. Before recording an image, rotate the mode dial to select the recording mode that suits the type of image you are trying to record.

Auto

Standard Auto recording mode. This is the mode you normally should use (page 29).

Premium Auto PRO

With Premium Auto PRO recording, the camera automatically determines whether you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium Auto PRO recording delivers higher image quality than standard Auto recording (page 29).

BEST SHOT

Simply select one of a collection of built-in sample scenes and the camera sets up automatically for beautiful images every time (page 76).

Slide Panorama

With Slide Panorama, you move the camera to compose and record multiple images, which are then combined to a panorama. This feature lets you shoot a panorama of up to 360 degrees, which is dramatically greater than the physical capabilities of the lens (page 64).

Multi SR Zoom

This feature uses super resolution technology and multiple Continuous Shutter (CS) images to expand the zoom range for overall images of higher quality and clarity (page 64).

M M (Manual Exposure) mode

This mode gives you total control over aperture and shutter speed settings.

Press [SET] to open the control panel.

Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel

option from the bottom (aperture). Use [4] and [6] to change the aperture setting.

Use [8] and [2] to select the second control panel

option from the bottom (shutter speed). Use [4] and [6] to change the shutter speed

setting.

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Mode dial

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S S (Shutter Speed Priority) mode

In this mode, you select the shutter speed and other settings are adjusted accordingly.

Press [SET] to open the control panel.

Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel

option from the bottom (shutter speed). Use [4] and [6] to change the shutter speed setting.

• You also can select the EV shift setting located under the shutter speed setting and then specify an exposure value (EV shift), if you want.

A A (Aperture Priority) mode

In this mode, you select the aperture and other settings are adjusted accordingly.

Press [SET] to open the control panel.

Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel

option from the bottom (aperture). Use [4] and [6] to change the aperture setting.

• You also can select the EV shift setting located under the aperture setting and then specify an exposure value (EV shift), if you want.

HDR Art

This feature applies HDR (High Dynamic Range, page 62) photography to transform snapshots and movies into works of art that provide a greater degree of expression than conventional imaging. You can also adjust the intensity of the art effect that is applied (page 89).

HDR

With HDR (High Dynamic Range), the camera shoots a series of CS images using different exposure settings and combines them into a final image to correct for overexposure or underexposure of subjects of different brightness levels (page 62).

Shutter speed

Aperture value

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IMPORTANT!

• You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want when shooting an image that is very dark or very bright. If this happens, use the M mode to adjust the aperture or shutter speed manually.

• In the S mode, ISO sensitivity (page 49) always operates according to its “AUTO” setting. The ISO sensitivity setting cannot be changed while in the S mode.

• While A, S, or M is selected for the recording mode, the flash will not fire if > (Auto Flash) or ¥ (Red Eye Reduction) is selected as the flash mode. If you want the flash to fire, select < (Flash On) as the flash mode.

• The displayed ISO sensitivity, shutter speed or aperture value will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button if the image is overexposed or underexposed.

Using the Control Panel

The control panel can be used to configure camera settings.

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

• You can also display the control panel by pressing

[2].

• When using a BEST SHOT (page 76) scene to shoot,

you must press [2] to display the control panel.

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want to change.

This will select one of the control panel icons and display its settings.*

Image size/Quality*2 (pages 41, 99)

Flash (page 43)

Focus (page 45)

AF Area (page 48)

ISO sensitivity (page 49)

Self-timer (page 50)

White balance (page 51)

EV shift (page 52)

Date/Time (page 53)

*1 Items displayed in the control panel depend on the recording mode. *2 Image quality cannot be changed using the control panel.

Control panel

[8] [2] [4] [6]

[SET]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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3. Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.

4. If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3.

5. After all of the settings are the way you want, press [SET].

This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode.

NOTE

• No icon is displayed for any Control Panel option (page 11) that is set to its initial default (reset) setting. An icon will appear only if you change the setting of the corresponding Control Panel option. The following are the initial defaults for Control Panel options. – Flash: Auto Flash – Focus: Auto Focus – AF Area: Spot – ISO Sensitivity: AUTO – Self-timer: Off – White Balance: Auto WB – EV Shift: ±0

• You also can use on-screen menus to configure settings other than those listed above (page 91).

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Changing the Snapshot Image Size (Size)

. Pixels

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

. About image sizes

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

vertical pixels.

Pixel

16M (4608x3456) size image = Approximately 16 million pixels

VGA (640

480) size image =

Approximately 300,000 pixels

4608*

3456*

640*

480*

* Unit: pixels

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Image Size Selection Tips

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

Large Number of Pixels

Small Number of Pixels

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

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

• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be stored, see page 190.

• For information about movie image size, see page 100.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 126.

. To select the snapshot image size

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the top control panel option (Size).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select an image size and then press [SET].

Image Size (Pixels)

16M (4608

3:2 (4608

16:9 (4608

10M (3648

5M (2560

3M (2048

VGA (640

3456) Poster Print

3072) Poster Print

2592) HDTV

2736) Poster Print

1920) A4 Print

1536) 3.5"x5" Print

480) E Mail

Suggested Print Size and Application

Description

Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped (page 126) from the original

Good detail

Best when preserving memory capacity is relatively more important than image quality.

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

• The initial factory default image size setting is 16M (16 million pixels).

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

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• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Television”. An HDTV screen has

?<¥

an aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio of television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are compatible with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.

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

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

This image size cannot be selected when using “High Speed Night Shot”. Selecting “16M” in another mode and then switching to “High

16M

Speed Night Shot” will cause the image size to change to “10M” automatically.

These image sizes cannot be selected when using “High Speed CS” or “High Speed Night Shot”. Selecting “3:2” or “16:9” in another mode and

3:2,

then switching to “High Speed CS” will cause the image size to change

16:9

to “16M” automatically. In the case of “High Speed Night Shot”, the image size will change to “10M” automatically.

Using Flash (Flash)

1. In the REC mode, press [2] ( )

once.

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the flash

setting you want and then press [SET].

Auto Flash

Flash Off Flash does not fire.

Flash On

Red Eye

Reduction

Flash fires automatically in accordance with exposure (amount of light and brightness) conditions.

Flash always fires. This setting can be used to brighten a subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or backlight (daylight synchro flash).

Flash fires automatically. This type of flash can be used to reduce the chance of redness in the subject’s eyes.

Flash

[2] ( )

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3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

Back lamp

Flashes orange while the flash is charging to indicate that image recording is disabled.

• You will not be able to take another flash snapshot until the lamp stops flashing orange, which indicates that charging is complete.

< indicates the flash will fire.

• For information about Flash Range, see page 194.

IMPORTANT!

• Foreign matter on the flash window can react with the light of the flash, producing some smoke and abnormal odor. Though this does not indicate malfunction, oil from your fingers and other foreign matter when left on the flash window can become difficult to clean off later. Because of this, you should make it a regular habit to wipe the window clean regularly with a soft, dry cloth.

NOTE

• Take care so your fingers and the strap do not block the flash.

• The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too close.

• Flash charging time (page 194) depends on operating conditions (battery condition, ambient temperature, etc.).

• Shooting with flash turned off when lighting is dim results in a slow shutter speed, which can cause image blur due to camera movement. Under such conditions, secure the camera with a tripod, etc.

• With red eye reduction, the flash is fired automatically in accordance with exposure. It does not fire in areas where lighting is bright.

• The presence of outdoor sunlight, fluorescent lighting, or some other light source can cause abnormal image colors.

• Select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting when shooting in areas where flash photography is prohibited.

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Red-eye Reduction

Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye. When red-eye reduction is selected as the flash mode, the camera fires a pre-flash to cause the irises in the eyes of any people in the image to close, which reduces the chance of red eye. Note the following important points when using red-eye reduction.

• Red-eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking directly at the camera (flash).

• Red-eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from the camera.

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

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

(Focus).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].

Settings Type of Shot

Q Auto Focus

General recording

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately 5 cm to

Automatic Automatic

9 (infinity) (2.0" to 9) (Wide Angle)

Approximately 1 cm to 50 cm

´ Macro

Close ups Automatic Automatic

(0.4" to 19.7")

(Fifth step zoom from the Widest Angle setting)

Á Super

Macro

) Infinity

W Manual Focus

Close ups Automatic Automatic

Scenery and other distant

Fixed Infinity (Wide Angle)

subjects

When you want to focus

Manual

manually

The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.

Approximately 1 cm to 50 cm

(0.4" to 19.7")

Approximately 5 cm to 9 (infinity) (2.0" to 9) (Wide Angle)

*2 The focus range depends on the current optical zoom position. *3 During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the position where it was

when recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for Auto Focus or focus manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

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Super Macro

Super Macro fixes optical zoom at a position that allows you to shoot from the closest distance to the subject. The result is closer and larger subject images.

NOTE

• Zoom is fixed while Super Macro is selected, so no zoom operation is performed when you slide the zoom controller.

To focus with manual focus

1. On the monitor screen, compose the image so

the subject you want to focus on is within the yellow boundary.

2. Watching the image on the monitor screen use

[4] and [6] to adjust focus.

• At this time the image that is within the boundary will enlarge and fill the monitor screen, which aids in focusing. If you do not perform any operation for two seconds while the enlarged image is displayed, the screen in step 1 will re-appear.

NOTE

• An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly.

• Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to become blocked, which may result in unwanted lens shadows in your image.

• In the case of movie recording, Auto Macro operates before you start recording. After recording is started, however, focus is fixed.

• Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus, Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell you the focus range, as shown below. Note that the focus range is displayed including the Auto Macro range only when shooting with Auto Focus. Example: oo

* cm to 9

* oo is the actual focusing range value.

• The operations assigned to the [4] and [6] keys with the “L/R Key” setting (page

96) are disabled while Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode.

• Turning on “Face Detection” causes the focus mode to change automatically to Q (Auto Focus). Changing the focus mode setting to anything other than Q (Auto Focus) causes “Face Detection” to turn off automatically.

Yellow boundary

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Using Focus Lock

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

• To use focus lock, select “Í Spot” or “Ë Tracking” for the Auto Focus area (page 48).

Subject to be focused on

1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with

the subject you want to focus on and then half-

Focus frame

press the shutter button.

2. Keeping the shutter button half-pressed

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

• When “Ë Tracking” is selected as the Auto Focus

area, the focus frame will move automatically and follow the subject.

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

rest of the way down.

NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

You can use the following procedure to change the Auto Focus metering area for shooting snapshots.

• When recording movies, the AF metering area is always “Í Spot”.

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel option from the top

(AF Area).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].

Intelligent

Spot

Multi

Tracking

The camera automatically determines the focus point on the screen and focuses there (intelligent AF).

• Face detection (page 94) operates automatically.

This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image. This setting works well with focus lock (page 47).

When you half-press the shutter button while this setting selected, the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among nine possible areas. The focus frame of the area where the camera focuses will be displayed in green.

When you half-press the shutter button while this setting is selected, the focus frame will follow the movement of the subject.

“Ò Intelligent”

Focus frame

• Auto Focus is disabled when W (Manual Focus) is selected for the focus mode, even if you select an AF area.

• With some BEST SHOT scenes, there are restrictions on the use of AF area settings. Because of this, you may not be able to use certain settings or you may not be able to specify any AF Area setting.

• While Face Detection (page 94) is turned on, regardless of the current AF Area setting, “ cannot be detected for some reason.

Í Spot” (center) focusing will be used automatically whenever a face

“Í Spot” or “Ë Tracking”

Focus frame

“È

Multi”

Focus frame

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth control panel option from the top

(ISO Sensitivity).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].

AUTO (Auto)

ISO 80

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

• While “AUTO” is selected, Anti Shake corrects for subject movement only (page 93).

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

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

Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions

Lower sensitivity

Higher sensitivity

Slow shutter speed

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

Less noise

Some coarseness (increased digital noise)

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Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

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

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

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

bottom (Self-timer).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].

10 sec 10-second Self-timer

2-second Self-timer

2 sec

X3 (Triple Selftimer)

Off Self-timer is disabled.

• The front lamp flashes while the Self-timer countdown is in progress.

• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by pressing [SET].

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

Shoots three images: one image 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed, and the next two images as soon as the camera is ready after shooting the previous image. How long it takes for the camera to get ready to shoot depends on the image size and quality settings, whether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash charge condition.

Front lamp

NOTE

• The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features. High Speed CS with Prerecord CS, Prerecord (Movie), Lag Correction, Slide Panorama, Wide Shot

• The Triple Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features. Movie, High Speed CS, Multi SR Zoom, High Speed Night Shot, High Speed Best Selection, For YouTube, Blurred Background

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Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)

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

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

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

bottom (White Balance).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the shooting condition you want and then

press [SET].

Auto WB Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically

Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day

Overcast

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

Day White

Fluorescent

Daylight

Fluorescent

Tungsten For shooting under light bulb lighting

Manual WB

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

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

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

For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting

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

Select “· Manual WB”.

Under the lighting conditions you plan

to use when shooting, point the camera at a blank white piece of paper so it fills the entire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. Press [SET].

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

Blank white paper

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Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

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

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

• Unit: 1/3EV

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

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

bottom (EV Shift).

3. Use [4] and [6] to adjust the exposure compensation value.

[6]: Increases the EV value. A higher EV

value is best for light-colored subjects and backlit subjects.

[4]: Decreases the EV value. A lower EV

value is best for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day.

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

Exposure compensation value

4. Press [SET].

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

NOTE

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

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Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style

1. In the REC mode, press [SET].

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom control panel option (Date/Time).

You can use [4] and [6] to select date or time display.

NOTE

• You can select either of two display styles (page 163) for the date: Month/Day or Day/Month.

• The time is displayed using 24-hour format.

Shooting with Zoom

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

Optical zoom Changes the lens focal distance.

HD Zoom

Single SR Zoom

Multi SR Zoom

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

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

Applies super resolution technology to suppress image deterioration (page 55).

Shoots a burst of High Speed CS images, which are then combined into a final image to suppress image quality deterioration across a range that is greater than Single SR Zoom. (Multi SR Zoom is enabled only when the “Multi SR Zoom” recording mode is selected.) (page 64)

1. In the REC mode, slide the zoom controller to zoom.

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

w (Wide Angle): Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range. z (Telephoto) : Enlarges the subject and narrows the range.

Zoom controller

2. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

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NOTE

• Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to camera movement when shooting with telephoto.

• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.

• Except for High Speed Movie, zoom operations are supported during movie recording. Zoom operations are disabled during high speed movie recording. To use zoom, perform the zoom operation before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

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

• Zoom operations are not supported during Wide Shot shooting. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

Interpreting the Zoom Bar

During a zoom operation, a zoom bar appears on the monitor screen to show the current zoom setting.

Range where image deterioration is suppressed. (optical zoom, HD Zoom, Single SR Zoom, Multi SR Zoom)

Deteriorated image range (digital zoom)

Optical zoom limit point

• 12.5X optical zoom point

Point from which image deteriorates

• The location of this point depends on the image size, the “Zoom (SR)” setting, and whether Multi SR Zoom is enabled.

Zoom (SR) Setting

Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)

Point from which image deteriorates

50.0X to 199.3X

Off 12.5X to 90.0X

Single (Single SR Zoom) 18.8X to 134.8X

Multi SR Zoom 25.0X to 179.6X

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. Zoom Icon

The appearance of the zoom icon on the monitor screen depends on the zoom factor.

Optical zoom Not displayed

HD Zoom Not displayed

Single SR Zoom ç (White)

Multi SR Zoom (Orange)

Digital zoom ê

. Zoom Factor

The digital zoom factor depends on the image size (page 41), the super resolution zoom setting, and on whether or not “Multi SR Zoom” is selected (page 64).

• Multi SR Zoom is enabled only when the “Multi SR Zoom” recording mode is selected.

Maximum zoom factor where image deterioration

Image

size

Zoom (SR): Off

can be suppressed

Zoom (SR):

Single

Multi SR Zoom

Total maximum

zoom factor

16M 12.5X 18.8X 25.0X 50.0X

3:2 12.5X 18.8X 25.0X 50.0X

16:9 12.5X 18.8X 25.0X 50.0X

10M 15.8X 23.6X 31.6X 63.1X

5M 22.5X 33.8X 45.0X 90.0X

3M 28.1X 42.1X 56.3X 112.3X

VGA 90.0X 134.8X 179.6X 199.3X

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Zooming with Super Resolution (Zoom (SR))

There are two types of Super Resolution Zoom: Single SR Zoom and Multi SR Zoom. Single SR Zoom uses super resolution to expand the zoom range in which image quality deterioration is minimized. Multi SR Zoom shoots a series of High Speed CS images, which are then combined into final image to suppress image quality deterioration across a range that is greater than Single SR Zoom. For information about the effective zoom factor ranges in which Super Resolution Zoom is effective, see page 55. The procedure below shows how to configure Single SR Zoom settings. For information about Multi SR Zoom, see page 64.

1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the “REC” tab.

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Zoom (SR)” and then press [6].

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Single” and then press [SET].

NOTE

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

• Single SR Zoom does not work during movie recording.

• The following functions are disabled when shooting with Single SR Zoom. Triple Self-timer, HDR, HDR Art, Slide Panorama, Multi SR Zoom, some BEST SHOT scenes

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Using Continuous Shutter

Pressing [Õ] (Continuous Shutter) toggles between the Continuous Shutter mode and the Single Shot mode (page 29).

[Õ] (Continuous Shutter)

Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS

With High Speed CS, you can configure the camera to shoot at a speed of 3, 5, 10, 15, or 30 images per second, as long as you keep the shutter button and there is memory available to store the images. With Prerecord CS, half-pressing the shutter button starts continual pre-recording of images to a temporary buffer. Then when you press the shutter button the rest of the way down, the camera stores what is currently in the buffer and starts real-time continuous shutter recording of new images. Realtime recording continues until you release the shutter button or until a total of up to 30 images (buffer images plus new images) are recorded. You can configure Prerecord CS to specify how many of the 30 images are recorded in the buffer and how many are recorded after you fully press the shutter button. Use Prerecord CS when you want to make sure you do not miss fast-moving action.

Shutter button half-press

Pre-recorded images

Recorded images (up to 30 images)

Continuous recording of images until shutter

button released*

Shutter button releaseShutter button full-press

* You can record up to 30 images (pre-recorded buffer images plus real-time

images) for each Prerecord CS operation.

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• You can specify 5, 10, 20, or 30 as the maximum number of shots for each continuous shutter operation.

• You can specify anywhere from 1 second up to 10 seconds as the continuous shutter shooting time, which is the amount of time of the pre-record buffer plus the amount of time that continuous shutter recording is performed after the shutter button is pressed all the way. The maximum shooting time depends on the selected CS speed. You can select a CS speed in the range of 3 to 30 fps.

30 images per second (30 fps)

3 images per second (3 fps)

• You can configure the mode so up to 25 images are pre-recorded to the buffer until you fully press the shutter button.

• The minimum number of pre-recorded buffer images you can specify is three. Total recording time depends on the current continuous shutter frames-per-second (fps) setting.

• Specifying zero for the number of pre-recorded images disables Prerecord CS and performs High Speed CS only (without pre-recording). Note that the mechanical shutter is used when shooting with High Speed CS.

You can shoot up to 30 images in 1 second.

You can shoot up to 10 images over 30 seconds.

. Getting Ready

1. Set the mode dial to [t] (Auto).

High Speed CS icon

2. Press [Õ] (Continuous Shutter).

• This will display Š (High Speed CS). If this does not happen, press [Õ] again.

3. Press [SET].

4. Use [8] and [2] to select the second control

panel option from the top (High Speed CS fps).

5. Use [4] and [6] to select the continuous shutter

(CS) speed you want.

3 to 30 fps

Enables specification of the number of CS images recorded per second.

CS speed

6. Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel

option from the top (Max CS shots).

7. Use [4] and [6] to select the maximum number of shots for each

continuous shutter operation.

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8. Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel option from the top

(Prerecord CS shots).

9. Use [4] and [6] to specify how many of the 30 images and for how

long images should be pre-recorded in the buffer.

• Prerecord CS shooting is not performed when the number of buffer images and the recording time are both zero. Note that the mechanical shutter is used when shooting with High Speed CS.

Number of pre-record

images and pre-record

10.

Press [SET].

• The approximate number of recordable CS images will appear on the monitor screen.

Shutter button full-press

time

Allowable CS time*/Number of CS images

Number of remaining images and remaining recording time after the shutter button fullpress

*Appears only if you are using Prerecord CS.

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

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. Shooting Images

1. Half-press the shutter button.

This will cause the camera to start pre-recording images.

• The camera will not emit a shutter sound when you half-press the shutter button while Prerecord CS is selected.

• If you release the half-pressed shutter button before pressing it the rest of the way down, all of the pre-recorded images currently in the buffer will be deleted.

2. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button the rest of the

way down.

This will record the images in the pre-record buffer and start recording new images in real-time. Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed.

3. Real-time shooting will stop when you release the shutter button or

after the maximum number of shots is reached.

NOTE

• Note the following when selecting a High Speed CS speed (fps) setting. – Use a higher High Speed CS speed (fps) setting when shooting a fast-moving

subject.

– Use a slower High Speed CS speed (fps) setting when shooting a slower-moving

subject.

• Note the following when selecting a High Speed CS maximum number of shots setting. – The greater the number of shots, the longer it takes to save them after shooting

is complete.

• Note the following when specifying a Prerecord CS shots setting. – A setting that results in a Prerecord CS operation that takes at least 0.3 seconds

is recommended because there is a minimal lag from about 0.1 seconds to

0.3 seconds between the point you decide to shoot and the point that the shutter button is fully depressed.

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Continuous Shutter Precautions

• You can use the Manual Mode while a continuous shutter mode is selected. To do so, set the mode dial to [A], [S], or [M].

• When shooting CS images, the snapshot image quality automatically changes to “Normal”.

• If there is not enough available capacity on the memory card, you may not be able to record the number of CS images indicated on the monitor screen. Make sure your memory card has sufficient remaining capacity before shooting with using continuous shutter.

• With High Speed CS, exposure and focus for the first image are applied for successive images as well.

• When using a continuous shutter mode, keep the camera still until shooting is finished.

• With High Speed CS, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

• Zoom is disabled during continuous shutter operations.

• The following image sizes cannot be selected while shooting with High Speed CS: “3:2”, “16:9”. Entering the High Speed CS mode while any one of these image sizes is selected will cause the image size setting to change to “16M” automatically.

• With High Speed CS, the maximum number of images that can be recorded during each session is limited, regardless of how much memory card storage capacity is available.

High Speed CS

The number of images will be restricted even further or shooting may be impossible when remaining memory card capacity is less than the allowable number of images for a particular CS mode.

• The Triple Self-time cannot be used in the High Speed CS mode.

• The Self-timer cannot be used in the Prerecord CS mode.

• You cannot enter the Continuous Shutter (CS) mode while Premium Auto PRO is being used. The camera will automatically shoot a series of images if it determines current shooting conditions require it.

• Single SR Zoom and Multi SR Zoom cannot be used in combination with High Speed CS.

Specified maximum number of continuous shutter shots (Max CS shots)

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Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure (HDR)

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [h] (HDR).

2. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• HDR works best when shooting with the camera mounted on a tripod.

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to ? (Flash Off).

• Anti Shake correction performed to compensate for camera movement while shooting with this function results in an image area that is narrower than normal.

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

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

Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect (HDR Art)

Normal image HDR Art image

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [a] (HDR Art).

2. Press [SET] and then use [8] and [2] to select the second control

panel option from the top (Art Effect).

• You also can select the Art Effect item by simply pressing [2].

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3. Use [4] and [6] to select the

intensity of the art effect.

4. Press [SET].

Art Effect: 1 Weak

Art Effect: 2 Normal

Art Effect: 3 Strong

5. Press the shutter button to shoot.

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

NOTE

• HDR Art works best when shooting with the camera mounted on a tripod.

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to ? (Flash Off).

• Anti Shake correction performed to compensate for camera movement while shooting with this function results in an image area that is narrower than normal.

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

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

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

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [a] (HDR Art).

2. Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie

(page 67).

Press [0] (Movie) to start and stop recording.

IMPORTANT!

• Certain shooting conditions when shooting a movie with this function can cause the image and audio to be out of sync.

• “Art Effect” settings are not reflected in movies.

NOTE

• With HDR Art Movie, the “» Quality” setting can be either “HD” or “STD” only (page 100).

• When any “» Quality” setting other than “STD” is selected in another mode, the “HD” setting is used when shooting with HDR Art Movie.

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

This feature uses super resolution technology and multiple Continuous Shutter (CS) images to expand the zoom range for overall images of higher quality and clarity (page 56).

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [j] (Multi SR Zoom).

2. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

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

• The current “Zoom (SR)” (page 56) setting is ignored when shooting with this function.

• With Multi SR Zoom, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

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

• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, Multi SR Zoom may not be able to produce the desired result.

• When shooting with this feature, “ISO 3200” cannot be selected for “ISO Sensitivity” (page 101).

Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)

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

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

• You can use Slide Panorama to shoot a horizontal image up to approximately 360 degrees and a vertical image up to approximately 180 degrees. If you shoot a horizontal Slide Panorama image that is less than 360 degrees, the image size will become 60, 120, 180, 240, or 300 degrees.

1080 pixels

7296 pixels

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [s] (Slide Panorama).

2. Press [SET] and then use [8] and [2] to select the second control

panel option from the top (Slide Direction).

• You also can select the Slide Direction item by simply pressing [2].

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3. Use [4] and [6] to select the direction you are planning to move the

camera while shooting, and then press [SET].

You can select one of four directions: Right, Left, Up, or Down.

4. Point the camera at the start of the panorama and half-press the

shutter button to allow the camera to focus automatically.

5. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down

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

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

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

Slide cursor

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NOTE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to ? (Flash Off).

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Recording Movies

To record a movie

The following procedure explains how to record a standard (STD) movie. This camera supports Premium Auto PRO movie recording (page 68). See the pages indicated below for more information about movies. High-definition movie (FHD movie): page 70 High speed movie (HS movie): page 70

1. Set the mode dial to [t] (Auto) or [Ÿ]

(Premium Auto PRO).

[0] (Movie)

2. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and

then press [6].

5. Use [8] and [2] to select “STD” (Standard),

and then press [SET].

• Recording is performed with an aspect ratio of 4:3, an image size of 640 frame rate of 30 frames per second (STD Movie). Image size setting cannot be changed.

• 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.

480 pixels, and a

6. Press [0] (Movie).

This will start recording and display Y on the monitor screen. Movie recording includes stereo audio.

7. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop recording.

• Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically after 29 minutes of recording. Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing [0] (Movie) again.

[SET]

[MENU]

[8][2][4][6]

Semi-transparent gray frame

Remaining recording time

(page 191)

Recording time

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Recording Movies with Premium Auto PRO

When Premium Auto PRO is enabled (page 29), the camera automatically make judgments about the subject, shooting conditions, and other parameters. The result is higher quality images than those produced by Auto recording. The shooting environment detected by the camera is displayed in the lower right corner of the REC mode screen.

• Premium Auto PRO is enabled for FHD movies and STD movies only.

• Using Premium Auto PRO uses up the battery charge more quickly than using Auto recording.

Shooting with BEST SHOT

With BEST SHOT (page 76), you can select the sample scene that matches the type of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly, for beautiful movies every time. Selecting the “Natural Green” BEST SHOT scene, for example, will shoot images with vivid green trees and grass. Movie Recording is disabled while certain BEST SHOT scenes are being used.

Minimizing the Effects of Camera Movement during Movie Recording

You can use Anti Shake (page 93) to configure the camera to minimize the effects of camera movement during FHD and STD movie recording. Note that Anti Shake cannot be used with HDR Art Movie and that Anti Shake does not prevent image blur due to subject movement.

Audio

Your camera has built-in microphones that can be used to record audio (stereo) during movie recording.

• Your camera has a function to reduce wind noise (Wind Noise Cut) when recording movies (page 96).

. Recording Precautions

• The camera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie. – Take care that the microphones are not blocked by your

fingers, etc.

– Good audio recording results are not possible when the

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

– Performing a zoom operation while shooting can cause zoom and/or auto focus

noise to be in the audio recording.

– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button noise to be picked

up in the audio.

• When shooting with the “HS” movie mode at a frame rate setting of “30-120 fps” or “30-240 fps”, audio is recorded only while the camera is shooting at 30 fps. Audio is not recorded at any other frame rates.

Microphones

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IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

NOTE

• Except for High Speed Movie, zoom operations are supported during movie recording (page 53). Zoom is disabled during high speed movie recording. To use zoom for high speed movie recording, perform the zoom operation before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

• Both Single SR Zoom (page 56) and Multi SR Zoom (page 64) are disabled during movie recording.

• The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these conditions.

• Except for High Speed Movie, Continuous AF (page 95) is performed during movie recording while “Auto Focus” or “Macro” is selected for the “Focus” setting.

• During High Speed Movie recording (HS120, HS240, HS480, HS1000), focus is fixed at the position where it was when recording started. To focus an image, halfpress the shutter button for Auto Focus or focus manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

• Continuous AF is operational when recording at 30 fps with “HS30-120” or “HS30-240”. However, focus becomes fixed whenever you switch to 120 fps or 240 fps.

• Face Detection is disabled during normal FHD and STD, and high speed movie recording. Face Detection is enabled when shooting movies with Premium Auto PRO (FHD and STD).

• The following functions do not support movie recording. HDR, Multi SR Zoom, Slide Panorama, High Speed Best Selection, Lag Correction, High Speed Anti Shake, Blurred Background, Wide Shot, High Speed Night Shot, ART SHOT (Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia, Monochrome, Miniature)

• The A, S, and M recording modes are not supported when shooting a movie, or when using the “Prerecord (Movie)” and “For YouTube” BEST SHOT scenes. In these cases, the recording mode is always R (Auto).

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Recording a High-definition Movie

This camera supports recording of high-definition (FHD) movies. The aspect ratio of an FHD movie is 16:9, the image size is 1920 30 fps. Image quality and image size settings cannot be changed.

1080 pixels, and the frame rate is

1. Set the mode dial to [t] (Auto) or [Ÿ] (Premium Auto PRO).

2. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].

5. Use [8] and [2] to select “FHD”, and then press [SET].

6. Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie (page

67).

Press [0] (Movie) to start and stop recording.

Recording a High Speed Movie

This camera supports recording of high speed movies at a maximum speed of 1000 fps. The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this mode depends on the frame rate (recording speed).

• When recording with the frame rate setting of “30-120 fps” or “30-240 fps” frame rate setting, audio recording is supported during 30 fps recording only. Audio is not recorded at any other frame rates.

1. Set the mode dial to [t] (Auto).

2. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].

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5. Use [8] and [2] to select the frame rate (recording speed) you want

and then press [SET].

A fast frame rate (such as 1000 fps) will result in a smaller image size.

» Quality Frame Rate

HS120 120 fps 640

Image Size

(Pixels)

480

HS240 240 fps 512x384

HS480 480 fps 224

HS1000 1000 fps 224

HS30-120 30-120 fps 640

HS30-240 30-240 fps 512

160

480

384

• fps (frames per second) is

a unit of measurement indicating the number of images recorded or played back per second.

6. Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie (page

67).

Press [0] (Movie) to start and stop recording.

• During High Speed Movie recording (HS120, HS240, HS480, HS1000), focus is fixed at the position where it was when recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for Auto Focus or focus manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

• Continuous AF is operational when recording at 30 fps with “HS30-120” or “HS30-240”. However, focus becomes fixed whenever you switch to 120 fps or 240 fps.

• When “HS30-120” or “HS30-240” is selected as the frame rate, recording always starts with a frame rate of 30 fps. You can switch the frame rate between 30 fps and 120 fps or between 30 fps and 240 fps only while recording is in progress. Audio is recorded only while shooting at a 30 fps. Use [4] and [6] or press [SET] to switch speeds.

NOTE

• The higher the frame rate (speed), the more lighting is required when shooting. When shooting a high speed movie, shoot in a well-lit environment.

• When recording certain types of movies, the image that appears on the monitor screen may be smaller than normal. When recording a high speed movie, there are black bands along the top, bottom, left, and right of the screen.

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

• Monitor screen content switching is disabled during high speed movie recording.

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Using Prerecord Movie (Prerecord (Movie))

With Prerecord Movie, the camera continually updates a buffer that stores up to five seconds of movie images. This lets you record a move that contains what happened five seconds before you started recording, followed by real-time recording. Pressing [0] (Movie) saves the pre-recorded action (buffer contents) followed by real-time recording. Real-time recording continues until you stop it. Prerecord Movie can be used when shooting a standard (STD) movie, a high-definition (FHD) movie, or a high speed (HS) movie.

• When using Prerecord Movie in combination with high speed movie, the buffer will store two seconds of pre-recording instead of the usual five.

[0] (Movie)

Movie

[0] (Movie)

Real-time recording start

5-second prerecorded part (from the buffer)

• Approximately two seconds for high speed movie

Real-time recording end

. To set up the camera to shoot with Prerecord Movie

1. Set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].

5. Use [8] and [2] to select the movie mode you want to use for

shooting.

6. Press [SET].

7. Press [SET].

8. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the “Prerecord (Movie)” scene and

then press [SET].

This causes ‰ (Prerecord (Movie)) to appear on the monitor screen, indicating that the camera is prerecording to its buffer.

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. To shoot a Prerecord Movie

1. After using the above procedure to set up the camera for Prerecord

Movie, point the camera at the subject.

2. When you are ready to record, press [0] (Movie).

This will save the approximately five seconds of action that was prerecorded in the buffer before you pressed [0] (Movie) (two seconds if you are using high speed movie) and start real-time recording.

3. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop recording.

• To turn off Prerecord Movie recording, set the mode dial to [t] (Auto) or [Ÿ]

(Premium Auto PRO).

• When shooting with the high speed movie “HS30-120” and “HS30-240” setting, you cannot change the speed (fps) setting while the camera is pre-recording to the buffer in step 1 of the above procedure. You can change the speed (fps) setting after you press [0] (Movie) to start real-time recording.

NOTE

• While the camera is set up for shooting with Prerecord Movie, pressing the shutter button will not shoot a snapshot unless movie recording is in progress. With highdefinition (FHD) and standard (STD) movie, you can shoot still images while realtime movie recording is in progress.

• When shooting with Prerecord Movie in combination with high speed movie, pressing the [4] or [6] key will not change the EV shift or white balance setting, even if “EV Shift” or “White Balance” is assigned for the “L/R Key” function. To change the EV shift or white balance setting in this case, use the control panel.

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Recording a Movie for YouTube (For YouTube)

The “For YouTube” scene records movies in a format that is optimal for uploading to the YouTube movie site, which is operated by YouTube, LLC. “For YouTube” can be used when shooting a standard (STD) movie, a high-definition (FHD) movie, or a high speed (HS) movie.

1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].

4. Use [8] and [2] to select the movie mode you want to use for

shooting.

5. Press [SET].

6. Set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

7. Press [SET].

8. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the “For YouTube” scene and then

press [SET].

This causes to appear on the monitor screen.

9. Record the movie.

The movie file will be stored in a camera folder named “100YOUTB”.

• Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO simplifies uploading of movie files you recorded with the “For YouTube” scene to YouTube (page 145).

• To exit “For YouTube”, set the mode dial to [t] (Auto) or [Ÿ] (Premium Auto PRO).

NOTE

• Movies recorded with the “For YouTube” scene are stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate for uploading (page 156). “For YouTube” movies are shot using the image size, recording speed, and quality settings configured in the Movie Mode (page 67).

• Snapshots cannot be shot (regardless of whether you are recording or not) while the “For YouTube” scene is selected.

• A single movie can have a maximum file size of 2,048MB or a playback time of 15 minutes. The actual maximum recording time depends on the movie mode used for recording (page 192).

Recording Movies

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

You can shoot snapshots while movie recording is in progress. When the camera is in the Single Shot mode, you can shoot snapshots one-by-one. In the CS mode, holding down the shutter button will record up to seven consecutive images at a speed of approximately 10 images per second (fps). You can shoot a maximum total of 28 images during a single movie recording operation.

1. While a movie is being recorded, press the

shutter button.

• In the CS mode, images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed.

• Movie recording is not interrupted while snapshots are being shot.

• While movie recording is in progress, you can toggle between the Single Shot Mode and the CS mode by pressing [Õ] (Continuous Shutter), [4], [6], or [SET]. Note that this method for mode switching is possible only during movie recording. The CS mode is indicated when is red (on the monitor screen), and the Single Shot mode is selected when t is red.

NOTE

• You can shoot up to 28 snapshots per movie. The number of snapshots is also limited by the amount of free space available on the memory card.

• Note that the flash cannot be used when shooting a Snapshot in Movie.

• Note that shooting a snapshot while shooting a movie is supported during FHD movie and STD movie recording only. It is not supported during other types of movie recording.

• Snapshots shot with Snapshot in Movie cannot be focused individually. The focus will be the same as the movie being recorded.

• The field of view of a snapshot shot while FHD movie recording is in progress will be wider than the field of view of the FHD movie.

• The snapshot image quality automatically changes to “Normal”.

• The R (Auto) recording mode is used when you shoot a snapshot during movie recording.

Number of recordable

snapshots

Recording Movies

Using BEST SHOT

What is BEST SHOT?

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

Some Sample Scenes

Portrait Scenery

High Speed

Night Scene

Night Scene and

To shoot with BEST SHOT

1. In the REC mode, set the mode

dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

[b]

Currently selected

scene (with boundary)

2. Press [SET].

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes.

3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to

move the boundary to the scene you want to select.

• The scene menu has multiple pages. Use [ between menu pages.

• To return to normal snapshot recording, set the mode dial to [t] (Auto).

8] and [2] to scroll

[SET]

Scene name

High Speed

Portrait

Scene number

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4. Press [SET] to configure the camera with the settings for the currently

selected scene.

This returns to the REC mode.

• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different scene.

• To select a different BEST SHOT scene, repeat the above procedure from step 1.

5. Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or [0] (Movie)

(if you are shooting a movie).

. Using the Scene Information Screen

To find out more about a scene, select it with the boundary on the scene menu and then slide the zoom controller in either direction.

• To return to the scene menu, slide the zoom controller again.

• To scroll between scenes, use [4] and [6].

• To configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene, press [SET].

. BEST SHOT Precautions

• Sample images shown on BEST SHOT scene screens were not shot with this camera. There are provided to illustrate the effects and merits of each scene.

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

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

• Snapshot shooting is disabled while the following BEST SHOT scenes are being used. Prerecord (Movie), For YouTube

• Movie recording is disabled while the following BEST SHOT scenes are being used. High Speed Best Selection, Lag Correction, High Speed Anti Shake, Blurred Background, Wide Shot, High Speed Night Shot, ART SHOT (Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia, Monochrome, Miniature)

• Shooting with a BEST SHOT scene automatically shoots with the mode setting that is configured for that scene, regardless of whether the camera’s current REC mode setting is Single Shot or continuous shutter (CS) setting.

• When the movie mode is FHD/STD, movies are recorded using the settings of the selected BEST SHOT scene. For high speed movie recording, BEST SHOT scene settings are ignored and movie recording is performed as it normally is.

• BEST SHOT scenes that use High Speed CS ignore the “Zoom (SR)” setting.

• With the BEST SHOT scenes below, certain shooting conditions can cause the image area to become narrower than normal. High Speed Night Scene and Portrait, High Speed Night Shot

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups

You can save up to 999 camera setups as user BEST SHOT scenes for instant recall whenever you need them.

1. On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select the scene named “BEST SHOT

(Register User Scene)” and then press [SET].

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the snapshot whose setup you want to save.

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

Your BEST SHOT scene will be assigned the name “Recall User Scene”, along with a scene number.

NOTE

• You can create BEST SHOT setup for snapshots only. Note, however, that the following types of snapshots cannot be selected in step 2 of the above procedure when creating a user BEST SHOT scene. You cannot create a movie BEST SHOT setup. HDR, HDR Art, Premium Auto PRO, Multi SR Zoom, Slide Panorama, Snapshot In Movie

• You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by displaying the camera’s setting menus and looking at its settings.

• User snapshot scenes are assigned numbers in the sequence: U1, U2, and so on.

• The following are the settings that are saved for each user snapshot BEST SHOT scene. Face Detection, Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Flash, ISO, Metering, Lighting, Flash Intensity, Sharpness, Saturation, Contrast

• User BEST SHOT scenes are stored in built-in memory (page 156) in the SCENE folder (snapshots).

• Formatting the camera’s built-in memory (page 167) deletes all user BEST SHOT scenes.

• Use the following procedure when you want to delete a user BEST SHOT scene.

Display the information screen (page 77) of the user BEST SHOT scene you

want to delete.

Press [2] ( ), select “Delete”, and then press [SET].

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Shooting Bright Images in the Dark without Flash (High Speed Night Shot)

The camera shoots a series of images and then merges them into a final image. The result is a bright image, even if shot in the dark without a flash.

Shot with “Auto”, without flash Shot with “High Speed Night Shot”

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “High Speed Night Shot” and then press [SET].

4. Press the shutter button to shoot.

• Take care to avoid camera movement and subject movement as you shoot.

• You should be able to see the subject(s) on the monitor screen when composing the image.

NOTE

• When shooting with this function, the “ISO Sensitivity” (page 49) becomes “Auto” (fixed).

• If camera movement occurs when shooting with this function, the anti-shake process will result in an image range that is narrower than normal.

• When shooting with this function, the 16M, 3:2, and 16:9 image size settings cannot be selected. If one of these sizes is selected in another mode, the image size will change to 10M when this function is selected.

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Shooting with a Blurred Background (Blurred Background)

Shot with “Auto”. Shot with “Blurred Background”.

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “Blurred Background” and then press [SET].

4. Press [2] and then use [8] and [2] to select the second control panel

option from the top (Image Blur).

5. Use [4] and [6] to select the Image Blur level you want, and then press

[SET].

• The Image Blur level can be set to Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

6. Press the shutter button to shoot.

• Get as close as possible to the subject. Also, the background should be as far away as possible from the subject. The required distances depend on the zoom factor being used. Example : When zoom is set to full wide (W), the distance between the camera

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

and subject should be 30cm, while the distance between the subject and background should be at least 1 meter.

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NOTE

• The current “Zoom (SR)” (page 56) setting is ignored when shooting with this function.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

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

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

• If the camera determines that it is unable to blur the background of an image for some reason, it will display the message “Blur processing failed.”. Note, however, that the image will be saved, even if background blurring is not possible.

Shooting with Artistic Effects (ART SHOT)

A variety of artistic effects help to make even common, ordinary subjects become more novel and exciting.

Scene Description

Toy Camera

Soft Focus Blurs overall focus for a mysteriously soft effect.

Light Tone Weakens contrast to create an elegantly subdued effect.

Pop Strengthens saturation for richer colors.

Sepia Sepia colors are used to create a retro effect.

Monochrome Enhances contrast to create a grainy print effect.

Miniature

Darkens the periphery and changes hues for a toy camera effect.

Blurs some of the focus to make the image look like a miniature.

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select the BEST SHOT scene you want to use and then press [SET].

Select from among: Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia,

Monochrome, or Miniature.

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4. Press [2] and then use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel

option from the top.

The intensity of the selected effect can be adjusted as described below.

Scene Adjustment

Toy Camera Hue

Soft Focus Effect level

Light Tone Hue

Pop Effect level

Sepia Effect level

Monochrome Effect level

Miniature Focus area

5. Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.

6. Press [SET].

7. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• You cannot view the result of an effect on the camera’s monitor screen while composing the image.

• With “ART SHOT”, the settings below cannot be configured using the “Quality” or “REC” menu. Saturation, Contrast, Sharpness, Single SR Zoom

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

24 mm (lens widest angle) Wide 1 (18 mm) Wide 2 (14 mm)

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “Wide Shot” and then press [SET].

4. Press [2] and then use [8] and [2] to select the width setting, which

is the second Control Panel setting from the top.

5. Use [4] and [6] to select the width setting (angle of view) you want and

then press [SET].

There are two settings available: “Wide 1 (18 mm)” and “Wide 2 (14 mm)”. “14 mm” shoots a wider area than “18 mm”.

6. Hold the camera so it is

upright, with the shutter button and other controls at the bottom.

• Do not point the camera straight down at the ground at this time. If you do, the camera’s built-in vertical/ horizontal position sensor will not operate properly and may make it impossible to start shooting.

Control button

Shutter button

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7. Point the camera at the

subject you want in the center of the image and then half-press the shutter button to focus.

• The outer blue boundary on the screen indicates the recordable range of the image.

Desired image

Blue boundary

Center part at the start of

the shooting operation

8. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

down and slowly move the camera in accordance with the instructions and arrow that appear on the monitor screen.

• Holding the camera firmly with both hands, follow the instructions that appear on the monitor screen to slowly slide the camera horizontally or vertically in an arc centered on your body. – When sliding the camera horizontally, do not

allow your body to move left or right. A vertical line running through your body should serve as the axis.

– When sliding the camera vertically, do not allow your body to move upwards

or downwards. A horizontal line between your shoulders should serve as the axis.

– Take care not to slide the camera diagonally and be sure to maintain a firm

grip on it.

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

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

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Instructions

NOTE

• The “14 mm” and “18 mm” angle of view values are approximate and are provided for reference only. Actual angle of view values are not guaranteed.

• Zoom operations are not supported during Wide Shot shooting. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

• This function makes it possible to shoot images with a maximum angle of view of 14 mm or 18 mm. Note, however, that shooting conditions can result in a smaller angle of view.

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

• Any of the following can cause Wide Shot operation to stop part way through. – Subject or camera movement – Camera movement that is too fast or too slow – Camera movement outside of the required route – Camera movement in the wrong direction

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

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

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

• Shooting in dark surroundings may result in a blurred image or may make Wide Shot shooting impossible.

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

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

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

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

• Super-wide may not produce the desired results when shooting at close distances to the subject.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

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

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

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “High Speed Best Selection” and then press [SET].

4. Press the shutter button to shoot.

NOTE

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to ?

(Flash Off).

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

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

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

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Configuring the Camera to Help You Better Time Your Shots (Lag Correction)

There always is some unavoidable time lag between the point you press the shutter button and the point that the image is actually recorded. The “Lag Correction” feature lets you configure the camera to lessen or even eliminate this lag to help you better time your shots and get exactly the moment you want. With “Lag Correction”, you half-press the shutter button and compose the image you want to shoot. Then when you full-press the shutter button, the camera pre-records a total of 5 images, including four images of action that happened before you fully pressed the shutter button. After that, you can view the images on the monitor screen and select the one you want to keep.

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “Lag Correction” and then press [SET].

4. With the camera pointed at the subject, half-press and hold the shutter

button.

The camera will start pre-recording images at this time.

• If you release the half-pressed shutter button before pressing it the rest of the way down, all of the pre-recorded images currently in the buffer will be deleted.

5. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way

down.

After pre-recording is complete, one of the five images will appear on the monitor screen for about three seconds.

6. If you want to view all five of the pre-recorded images, press [SET]

within about three seconds after a recorded image appears on the monitor screen.

If you do not press [SET] within three seconds, the image displayed in step 4 will be saved automatically as the final image.

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7. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the pre-recorded images on the

monitor screen.

Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the pre-recorded images. Each image appears, along with an indication of the timing when it was pre-recorded.

–0.4 sec. –0.3 sec. –0.2 sec. –0.1 sec. SHUTTER

(0.4*)(0.3*)(0.2*)(0.1*)(Full-press)

* Seconds prior to full-press of shutter button.

• The timing of the image you select here will be the timing of the image displayed first in step 4 the next time you perform the above procedure. If you select the image that was pre-recorded 0.3 seconds prior to full-press of the shutter button, for example, the –0.3-second image will be displayed in step 4 the next time you perform the above procedure.

8. To save the currently displayed image as the final images, press [SET].

NOTE

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

• The Self-timer cannot be used with this BEST SHOT scene.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, half-pressing the shutter button fixes focus and exposure at their current levels.

• With this BEST SHOT scene, image recording will not be successful if you fullpress the shutter button without allowing enough time (at least 0.4 seconds) after half-pressing it.

• Pay close attention to the subject when shooting. Failure to do so can cause considerable lag from the instant you want to shoot until you actually full-press the shutter button. This can cause image recording to be too late, even if you use this function.

• The current “Review” setting (page 97) is ignored when shooting with this function. Immediately after you full-press the shutter button, one of the five pre-recorded images will appear on the display as in step 4 of the above procedure.

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Shooting with High Speed Night Scene (High Speed Night Scene/High Speed Night Scene and Portrait)

With High Speed Night Scene and High Speed Night Scene and Portrait, the camera detects automatically whether it is being hand-held or on a tripod. If the camera detects it is being hand-held, pressing the shutter button will record a series of images and combine them in a way that minimizes image blur due to low light conditions. If the camera detects it is on a tripod, it will shoot a single image using a longer exposure time (instead of shooting and combining multiple images), which results in an even clearer image. The flash is always disabled while “High Speed Night Scene” is selected. If the night scene image you are shooting includes people, use the “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait” BEST SHOT scene. The flash mode setting becomes > (Auto Flash) when shooting with “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait”.

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “High Speed Night Scene” or “High Speed Night Scene and

Portrait” and then press [SET].

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

NOTE

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

• Even when holding the camera by hand while shooting with “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait”, under certain conditions the camera may shoot only a single image instead of a series of images.

• Movement while the camera is mounted on a tripod may cause the camera to erroneously judge it is being hand held.

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

• When shooting with these BEST SHOT scenes, the “ISO Sensitivity” (page 49) and “ISO High Limit” (page 101) settings are fixed at “Auto”.

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

When you press the shutter button while High Speed Anti Shake is enabled, the camera records multiple images and automatically combines them in a way that produces a final image with minimal blur. You can shoot with this feature to minimize the effects of camera movement when shooting with optical Anti Shake does not produce the desired results.

1. In the REC mode, set the mode dial to [b] (BEST SHOT).

2. Press [SET].

3. Select “High Speed Anti Shake” and then press [SET].

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

NOTE

• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash Off).

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

• When shooting with these BEST SHOT scenes, the “ISO Sensitivity” (page 49) and “ISO High Limit” (page 101) settings are fixed at “Auto”.

Using BEST SHOT

Advanced Settings

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

• You also can use the Control Panel (page 39) to configure some of the settings that appear on the menu screen. Refer to the page references provided in this section for information about configuring settings using the Control Panel.

Using On-screen Menus

. Example Menu Screen Operation

1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].

This will display the menu screen.

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

[8] [2] [4] [6]

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the tab where

the menu item you want to configure is located.

3. Use [8] and [2] to select the menu item

you want, and then press [6].

4. Use [8] and [2] to change the setting of

the selected menu item.

[MENU]

Example: When “Self-timer” is selected on the “REC” tab

Tabs

[SET]

5. After the setting is the way you want,

press [SET] to apply the setting and return to the viewfinder screen.

• Pressing [4] registers the selected setting and returns to the menu.

• To configure settings on another tab after pressing [4] to return to the menu item selection, use [8] to move the highlighting up to the tabs, and then use [4] and [6] to select the tab you want.

• Pressing [MENU] interrupts the menu operation and exits the menu screen.

IMPORTANT!

• Switching from “Auto” to “Premium Auto PRO” (page 29) will make some menu items unavailable.

Items

Advanced Settings

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. The following operation is the same as the one described under “Example Menu Screen Operation” on page 91.

Use [4] and [6] to select the “REC” tab.

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer

Press

[r] (REC).

Press

[MENU].

Use [8] and [2] to select “Self-timer” and then press [6].

REC Mode Settings (REC)

Zooming with Super Resolution (Zoom (SR))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Zoom (SR)

See page 56 for details.

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus

For details, see the control panel procedure on page 45.

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Procedure

[r] (REC) *[MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer

For details, see the control panel procedure on page 50.

Advanced Settings

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

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Anti Shake

You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or camera movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto, when shooting a fast-moving subject, or when shooting under dim lighting conditions.

On Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement.

Off Turns off Anti Shake settings.

DEMO

NOTE

• Only camera shake correction can be used during FHD and STD movie recording.

• Anti Shake correction is not supported during High Speed Movie or HDR Art Movie recording.

• When “On” is selected for “Anti Shake” and “AUTO” is selected for “ISO Sensitivity” (page 49), ISO sensitivity, aperture, and shutter speed will not appear on the monitor screen when you half-press the shutter button. These values will appear in the display of the image immediately after it is shot.

• Shooting while “On” is selected can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution.

• Anti Shake may not be able to eliminate the effects of camera or subject movement when movement is severe.

• Anti Shake may not work properly when the camera is mounted on a tripod. Turn off Anti Shake.

Half-pressing the shutter button demonstrates the effect of Anti Shake. However, the image is not recorded.

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Area

For details, see the control panel procedure on page 48.

Advanced Settings

Using the Auto Focus Assist Light (AF Assist Light)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Assist Light

Half-pressing the shutter button while this setting is selected causes the front lamp to light, which provides illumination for focusing in areas where lighting is dim. Leaving this function turned off is recommended when shooting portraits from short distances, etc.

IMPORTANT!

• Never look directly into the front lamp while it is lit.

• Make sure your finger is not covering the front lamp.

Front lamp

Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Face Detection

When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.

1. Use [8] and [2] to select “On” and then press [SET].

2. Point the camera at the subject(s).

The camera will detect human faces and display a frame around each one.

3. Half-press the shutter button.

The camera will focus and the frames around the faces it focuses on will turn green.

4. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

Advanced Settings

Tips for Best Face Detection Results

• The camera performs center focus if it cannot detect a face.

• Always make sure that Auto Focus (AF) is selected as the focus mode when shooting with face detection.

• Detection of the following types of faces is not supported. – A face that is obstructed by hair, sunglasses, a hat, etc., or a face in dark shade – A profile or a face that is at an angle – A face that is very far away and small, or very close and large – A face in an area that is very dark – A face of a pet or some other non-human subject

IMPORTANT!

• Face detection cannot be used in combination with any of the following features. – Some BEST SHOT scenes – Movie Mode (Including some BEST SHOT scenes that support High Speed

Movie recording)

– High Speed CS with Prerecord CS (Including some BEST SHOT scenes that

support High Speed CS recording)

• The “Focus” setting is always fixed at Q (Auto Focus) whenever “Face Detection” is being used. If you want to change the “Focus” setting, first select “Off” for “Face Detection”.

Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus (Continuous AF)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Continuous AF

When shooting a snapshot while “On” is selected for Continuous AF, Auto Focus is performed and focusing is continually updated until you half-press the shutter button.

• Before you half-press the shutter button, the camera focuses at the center of the screen.

Advanced Settings

Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Digital Zoom

Select “On” when you want to use digital zoom (page 54).

• Digital zoom is disabled while shooting with the following feature. – High speed movie recording

Reducing Wind Noise during Movie Recording (Wind Noise Cut)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Wind Noise Cut

Select “On” to reduce wind noise during movie recording. Note, however, that this will also cause the sound quality to change.

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

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * L/R Key

You can assign one of the seven functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys.

Setting [4]/[6] key operation

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Metering Changes the Metering Mode (page 102)

Self-timer Sets the self-timer time (page 50)

Face Detection Turns face detection on and off (page 94)

ISO Specifying ISO Sensitivity (page 49)

White Balance Adjusting White Balance (page 51)

EV Shift Correcting Image Brightness (page 52)

Off Cancels [4] and [6] key assignments

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Selecting a Focus Mode (page 45)

• W (Manual Focus) cannot be selected.

Advanced Settings

Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Grid

The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for easy vertical and horizontal alignment when composing images.

Turning on Image Review (Review)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Review

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

• Image review is available only when shooting single images. It does not work with continuous shutter.

• When shooting with some functions while “On” is selected for “Review” will cause the message “Busy... Please wait...” to appear after you press the shutter button. Shooting another image is disabled while this message is displayed. Wait a while until the process being performed is complete.

Using Icon Help (Icon Help)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Icon Help

While Icon Help is turned on, a textual description will appear on the display for certain icons when you switch between REC functions.

Functions Supported by Icon Help

• Recording mode

• Available options for the “L/R Key” setting

• Exposure warning when shutter button is half-pressed

Advanced Settings

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Memory

This setting lets you specify which camera settings should be remembered by the camera when it is turned off, and restored the next time the camera is turned on. To have the camera remember a setting, you should enable the setting’s memory. Any setting whose memory is disabled will be reset to its initial default any time the camera is turned off.

Setting Disabled (Initial Default Setting) Enabled

Flash Auto

Focus Q

ISO AUTO

White Balance Auto WB

EV Shift 0.0

AF Area Spot

Metering Multi

Self-timer Off

Flash Intensity 0

Zoom (SR) Single

Digital Zoom On

MF Position Position before manual focus was selected.

Zoom Position

* Full wide

* Optical zoom setting only.

(Auto Focus)

Setting at power off

Advanced Settings

Image Quality Settings (Quality)

Changing the Snapshot Image Size (Size)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Size

For details, see the control panel procedure on page 41.

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (T Quality (Snapshot))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * T Quality (Snapshot)

Fine Gives image quality priority

Normal Normal

• The “Fine” setting helps to bring out details when shooting dense tree branches or leaves, a complex pattern, etc.

• Memory capacity (the number of images you can record) will be affected by the quality settings you configure (page 190).

Advanced Settings

Movie Image Quality Settings (» Quality (Movie))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * » Quality (Movie)

This setting can be used to configure movie image quality settings and to select either normal movie recording or High Speed Movie recording.

FHD

STD

HS120 HS240 HS480 HS1000 HS30-120 HS30-240

Select this setting record high-definition (FHD) movies (page 70). The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this setting is 16:9.

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

• “HD” appears in place of “FHD” when you are shooting with “HDR Art” (page 63).

Use this setting for standard movie recording. Recording with this setting is performed using an aspect ratio of 4:3, an image size of

480 pixels, and a frame rate of 30 frames per second. Image

640 quality and image size settings cannot be changed (page 67).

The image size of movies recorded with this mode depends on the frame rate (recording speed (page 70)).

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * EV Shift

For details, see the control panel procedure on page 52.

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Advanced Settings

Casio EXILIM EX-ZR300, EXILIM EX-ZR310, EXILIM EX-ZR320 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Accessories

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Contents

General Guide

Monitor Screen Contents

Turning Display Information On and Off

Quick Start Basics

What you can do with your CASIO camera

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To load the battery

Charge the Battery

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

Preparing a Memory Card

Supported Memory Cards

To load a memory card

To format (initialize) a new memory card

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To turn off the camera

Holding the Camera Correctly

To shoot a snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

To shoot a snapshot

Recording Beautiful Portraits (Make-up Function)

Viewing Snapshots

Deleting Snapshots and Movies

To delete a single file

To delete specific files

To delete all files

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Auto Focus Restrictions

Snapshot Tutorial

Selecting the Recording Mode

Using the Control Panel

Changing the Snapshot Image Size (Size)

Using Flash (Flash)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style

Shooting with Zoom

Interpreting the Zoom Bar

Zooming with Super Resolution (Zoom (SR))

Using Continuous Shutter

Using High Speed CS and Prerecord CS

Continuous Shutter Precautions

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure (HDR)

Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect (HDR Art)

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

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

Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)

Recording Movies

To record a movie

Audio

Recording a High-definition Movie

Recording a High Speed Movie

Using Prerecord Movie (Prerecord (Movie))

Recording a Movie for YouTube (For YouTube)

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

Using BEST SHOT

What is BEST SHOT?

Some Sample Scenes

To shoot with BEST SHOT

Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups

Shooting Bright Images in the Dark without Flash (High Speed Night Shot)

Shooting with a Blurred Background (Blurred Background)

Shooting with Artistic Effects (ART SHOT)

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

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

Configuring the Camera to Help You Better Time Your Shots (Lag Correction)

Shooting with High Speed Night Scene (High Speed Night Scene/High Speed Night Scene and Portrait)

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

Advanced Settings