Casio EX-S9 User's Guide

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User’s Guide

Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

Digital camera

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Quick Start Guide

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-80)

To attach the strap to the camera

Charger unit (BC-81L)

Attach strap here.

Read this first!

• The contents of this manual and the bundled Quick Start Guide 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 a few test shots

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

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

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

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

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Quick Start Basics 13

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 18

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Deleting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Snapshot Tutorial 30

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 31

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 35

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 37

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . 38

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 40

Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . 41

Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 43

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Recording Movie Images and Audio 47

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 49

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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using BEST SHOT 51

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Advanced Settings 54

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 56

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 56

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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 59

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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 60

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . . 60

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Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 61

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 61

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 62

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Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . . 62

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 62

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 63

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 63

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 63

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 63

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 64

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 65

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Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 65

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Snapshot)). . . 65

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Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 65

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 66

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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 67

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 68

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 68

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 68

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 69

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . . 69

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 69

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . . 69

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity). . . 69

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 70

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 74

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 74

Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Red Eye) . . 75

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 75

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 76

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 77

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 77

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 78

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 78

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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 80

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Printing 81

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and

the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Using the Camera with a Computer 87

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . . 97

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . 101

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 102

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . 102

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Other Settings (Set Up) 107

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 107

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 107

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 108

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 108

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 109

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 110

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 110

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . .111

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . . 111

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 112

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 112

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 113

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 113

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and

Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out) . 114

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 115

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 115

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 116

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . . (Histogram) . 116

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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Appendix 118

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM) . 129

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . 139

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Contents

General Guide

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

. Camera

Front Back

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Zoom controller

(pages 24, 44, 71) Shutter button (page 24)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 22) Flash (page 35)

Front lamp (page 37)

Lens

Microphone

(pages 48, 79)

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Back lamp

(pages 22, 25, 35) [0] (Movie) button

(page 47) [MENU] button

(page 54) Strap hole (page 2)

Connector cover

USB/AV port

(pages 72, 82, 90, 99) [SET] button (page 30)

[BS] button (page 51)

[p] (PLAY) button

(pages 22, 27) Control button

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 28, 30, 35, 54,

116) [r] (REC) button

(pages 22, 24) Monitor screen

(pages 10, 116)

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Bottom

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Battery/memory card slots

(pages 16, 20, 125, 127) Speaker

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.

. Charger Unit

+7- Contacts

[CHARGE] Lamp

AC jack

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

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(page 139) Remaining movie memory capacity (page 47)

Recording mode (page 24)

White balance setting (page 67)

Continuous shutter (page 60)

Image deterioration indicator (page 45)

Metering mode (page 68)

Snapshot image size (page 31)

Snapshot image quality (page 65)

Movie image quality (page 34)

Flash (page 35)

Self-timer (page 37)

AF Area (page 38)

ISO sensitivity (page 40)

easy Mode (page 41)

Face Detection (page 43)

Date/time (page 44)

Timestamp indicator (page 110)

Exposure compensation (page 66)

Focus frame (pages 25, 39)

Battery level indicator (page 17)

Histogram (page 116)

Anti Shake (page 61)

Focus mode (page 56)

. Shutter Button Half-pressed

Recording mode (page 24)

2 3

Flash (page 35)

ISO sensitivity (page 40)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Focus frame (pages 25, 39)

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NOTE

• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.

easy Mode

Flash (page 35)

Self-timer (page 37)

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

(page 139) Snapshot image size (page 31)

Date/time (page 44)

Battery level indicator (page 17)

Focus frame (pages 25, 39)

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. Movie Recording

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7 6

. Snapshot Viewing

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. Movie Playback

Flash (page 35)

Recording mode (page 47)

4 5

5 6

7 8 9

4 5

White balance setting (page 67)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 47)

Movie recording time (page 47)

Exposure compensation (page 66)

Battery level indicator (page 17)

Histogram (page 116)

Anti Shake (page 61)

File type

Protect indicator (page 76)

Folder name/file name (page 104)

Snapshot image quality (page 65)

Snapshot image size (page 31)

ISO sensitivity (page 40)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Date/time (page 44)

Metering mode (page 68)

White balance setting (page 67)

Flash (page 35)

Recording mode

Battery level indicator (page 17)

Histogram (page 116)

Exposure compensation (page 66)

File type

Protect indicator (page 76)

Folder name/file name (page 104)

Movie recording time (page 70)

Movie image quality (page 34)

Date/time (page 44)

Battery level indicator (page 17)

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What is a digital camera?

A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times.

Record

Delete

You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.

Store images on your

computer.

Print images. Attach images to e-mail.

Play

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What you can do with your CASIO camera

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

Face Detection

Point the camera at a person and it automatically detects the person’s face for beautiful portraits every time.

See page

43 for more information.

Anti Shake

The camera corrects automatically to minimize image blur due to camera movement and highspeed subject movement.

See page

61 for more information.

BEST SHOT

Simply select the sample scene you want and the camera sets up automatically. Then all you need to do is press the shutter button for perfect images.

See page

51 for more information.

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First, charge the battery prior to use.

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To charge the battery

1. Positioning the positive

and negative - terminals of the battery with those of the charger unit, load the battery into the charger unit.

2. Plug the charger unit into a

household power outlet.

About 210 minutes are required to reach full charge. The [CHARGE] lamp will go out when charging is complete. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet and then remove the battery from the charger.

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

Abnormal ambient temperature, charger problem, or battery problem (page 125)

[CHARGE] lamp

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Other Charging Precautions

• Use the special charger (BC-81L if included with camera, BC-80L if purchased separately) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-80). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

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

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

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

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

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow.

2. Load the battery.

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

Battery contacts

EXILIM logo

Front

Stopper

Back

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3. Close the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover against the camera, slide it closed.

• For information about how to replace the battery, see page 125.

Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

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

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

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

• The camera date and time display will not be correct if the camera is left for about 30 days with no power supplied while the battery is dead. If this happens, load new battery and then set the correct time and date (page 110).

• See page 143 for information about battery life and memory capacity.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting (page 35).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 112, 112).

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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.

IMPORTANT!

• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the Display Language (Language)” (page 111). 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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

the camera.

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

the language you want and then press [SET].

[BS]

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

Example: July, 10, 2012 YY/MM/DD DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY

* 12/7/10 * 10/7/12 * 7/10/12

4. Set the date and the time.

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

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

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

[

SET

]

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

– Display language: Page 111 – Date and time: Page 110

NOTE

• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they are subject to change.

• Removing the battery too soon after you set the time and date can cause the date and time display to become incorrect. Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings.

Preparing a Memory Card

Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images and movies recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images and movies are saved to built-in memory.

• For information about memory card capacities, see page 139.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card – SDHC Memory Card

Use one of the above types of memory card.

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To load a memory card

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

and then open the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow.

2. Load a memory card.

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

Back

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover against the camera, slide it closed.

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 127.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 19) into the memory card slot.

• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO authorized service center.

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To format (initialize) a new memory card

You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.

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

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

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [p] (PLAY). The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, the lens will extend from the camera at this time.

• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

coming into contact with the lens as it extends. Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the risk of malfunction.

•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 112,

112) will turn off power automatically if you do not

[p]

(PLAY)

[r]

(REC)

perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY). You also can configure the camera to turn off when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 113).

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Holding the Camera Correctly

Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against your sides as you shoot. Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is especially important when available lighting is low, which slows down the shutter speed.

Horizontal Vertical

Hold the camera so the flash is above the lens.

NOTE

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

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

• Never swing the camera around by its strap.

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

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

Microphone

Strap

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To shoot a snapshot

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

Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 51.

Snapshot mode icon

Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity (page 139)

2. Point the camera

at the subject.

You can zoom the image, if you want.

Zoom controller

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[r] (REC)

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

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3. Half-press the shutter button to

focus the image.

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

Focus frameBack lamp

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

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

• The focus frame in the screen shots

included in this manual is shown at ß. Note that you can change the form of the focus frame, if you want (page 59).

4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

Recording a Movie

Press [0] (Movie) to start movie recording. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop movie recording. See page 47 for details.

[0] (Movie)

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. If the image does not focus...

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

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

“Focus lock” (page 58) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

. 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 38) for more information.

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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 70.

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

PLAY mode.

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

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

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 116).

• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 71). 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 Images

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

IMPORTANT!

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

• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 78) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file.

To delete a single file

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

press [2] ( ).

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

delete is displayed.

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

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

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

To delete all files

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select “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.

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Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

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

• If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand when shooting an image.

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

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

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 65).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

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

Auto Focus Restrictions

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

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 58) or Manual Focus (page

56).

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Using the Control Panel

The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings.

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

This will cause a Control Panel to appear along the right side of the monitor screen. The settings available for the currently selected Control Panel also appear. You can use the control panel to configure various camera settings.

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

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

Snapshot image size/quality*

(pages 31, 65) Movie image quality (page 34)

Flash (page 35)

Self-timer (page 37)

AF Area (page 38)

ISO sensitivity (page 40)

easy Mode (page 41)

Face Detection (page 43)

Date/Time (page 44)

* Snapshot image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.

Available settings Control Panel

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.

[SET]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

NOTE

• You also can configure settings other than those listed above (page 54).

• The Control Panel cannot be displayed while an easy Mode, For YouTube, or Voice Recording Operation is in progress.

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Changing the Image Size (Size)

. Pixels

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

. About image sizes

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

vertical pixels.

Pixel

10M (3648x2736) size image = Approximately 10 million pixels

VGA (640x480) size image = Approximately 300,000 pixels

3648*

2736*

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 A3 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 139.

• For information about movie image size, see page 34.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 77.

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. 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 (Snapshot

Image Size).

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

Image Size (Pixels)

14M

3240)

(4320

3:2

2880)

(4320

16:9

2432)

(4320

10M

2736)

(3648

2112)

(2816

1536)

(2048

VGA

480)

(640

Suggested Print Size and Application

Poster Print

HDTV

Poster Print

A3 Print

5" Print

3.5"

E Mail

Description

Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped (page 78) 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 “14M”.

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

• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Television”. An HDTV screen has an aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio of television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are compatible with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.

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

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. Specifying Movie Image Quality

Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during playback. Shooting with the high-quality (WIDE) setting will result in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot.

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the top

(Movie Image Quality).

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

Image Quality (Pixels) Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate

WIDE 848

STD 640

• The 16:9 aspect ratio is available only when “WIDE” is selected as the image quality.

• Memory capacity (Movie recording time you can shoot) will be affected by the quality settings you configure (page 140).

480 12.5 Megabits/second 30 frames/second

480 10.6 Megabits/second 30 frames/second

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Using Flash (Flash)

>?<

STD

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

once.

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

setting you want and then press [SET].

• If there are no indicators on the monitor screen, you can cycle

[2] ( )

through the flash modes by pressing [2] ( ). You can turn display information on or off by pressing [8] (DISP) (page 116).

Auto Flash

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

Flash Off Flash does not fire.

Flash always fires. This setting can be used to brighten a

Flash On

subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or backlight (daylight synchro flash).

Red Eye

Reduction

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

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

Back lamp

Flashes orange while the flash is charging to

VGA

STD

< indicates the flash will fire.

• For information about Flash Range, see page 142.

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.

Flash

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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 142) 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 photograph is prohibited.

Red-eye Reduction

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

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

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

Other Useful Flash Features

• Changing the flash intensity (page 69)

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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 top

(Self-timer).

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

10 sec Self-timer 10-second Self-timer

2-second Self-timer

2 sec Self-timer

X3 Self-timer

(Triple Self-timer)

Self-timer Off Turns off the Self-timer.

• 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

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NOTE

• The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features. Continuous Shutter, certain BEST SHOT scene (Voice Recording)

• The Triple Self-timer cannot be used together with the following feature. – BEST SHOT scene (For YouTube) – easy Mode – Movie Recording

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Spot

Multi

Tracking

This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image. This setting works well with focus lock (page 58).

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.

Half-pressing the shutter button focuses on the subject and causes the focus frame to track the movement of the subject.

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth Control Panel option from the top

(AF Area).

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

4. Point the camera at the subject and half-press the shutter button. Wait

until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically.

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

“Û Spot” or “Ë

Focus frame

Tracking”

“È

Multi”

Focus frame

IMPORTANT!

• Selecting “Ë Tracking” can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens operation while tracking a subject. This does not indicate malfunction.

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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 sixth Control Panel option from the top

(ISO Sensitivity).

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

AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions

ISO 64 Lower sensitivity

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

• “AUTO” ISO sensitivity always is applied for movies, regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting.

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

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 easy Mode (easy Mode)

The easy mode eliminates troublesome setups and simplifies snapshot recording. This mode is recommended for those who are new to digital imaging.

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the third option from the bottom in the

Control Panel (easy Mode).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select “

This enters the easy mode.

ON” and then press [SET].

4. Point the camera at the subject.

If the camera detects a human face, it continually focuses on the face (page 43). If the camera does not detect a face, it continually focuses on the center of the screen.

• The camera will focus and adjust brightness, and focus frame will turn green.

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

This records the snapshot.

IMPORTANT!

• Vibration and noise will occur due to lens operation. This does not indicate malfunction.

. Using the easy Menu

The easy menu contains flash, self-timer, and image size settings, plus an item for exiting the easy mode. While the camera is in the easy mode, all the other settings (besides Flash, Selftimer, Image Size, and easy Mode) on the REC tab menu (page 130) and Quality tab menu (page 130) are fixed at preset optimum values. Any settings you configured on these tabs are not used in the easy mode.

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IMPORTANT!

• To use the Set Up tab menu (page 131), you need to exit the easy mode. To do this, select the “easy Mode” item in step 2 of the following procedure, and then select l in step 3. After that, you can use the Set Up tab menu as you normally do.

1. Press [MENU].

The easy menu displays larger text than standard menus.

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the menu item you

want, and then press [SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want, and then press [SET].

Menu Item: Available Settings:

Flash > (Auto Flash)* / < (Flash On) / ? (Flash Off)

Self-timer • (10-second self-timer) / l*

Image Size ã* / & / !

easy Mode k / l*

Exit Menu Exit the easy menu

• An asterisk (*) indicates reset default settings.

• See the following for details. – Flash (page 35) – Self-timer (page 37) – Image Size (page 31)

• The following are the settings you can select for “easy Mode”.

To do this: Select this setting:

Stay in the easy mode, without switching to another recording type

Switch from the easy mode to a standard recording type l

• On-screen pop-up help text provides a brief explanation of each setting.

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Using Face Detection (Face Detection)

When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up to twelve individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the

bottom (Face Detection).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select “G Face Detection: On” and then press

[SET].

4. Point the camera at the subject(s).

The camera will detect human faces and display a frame around each one.

5. Half-press the shutter button.

The camera will focus and the frames around the faces it focuses on will turn green.

6. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

down.

IMPORTANT!

• The camera performs center focus if it cannot detect a face.

• The only focus mode available while face detection is enabled is Auto Focus (AF).

• Face detection may take a bit longer when you hold the camera sideways.

• Detection of the following types of faces is not supported. – 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 – The face of a pet or some other non-human subject

• Face detection cannot be used in combination with any of the following features. – Some BEST SHOT scenes (For YouTube, Voice Recording) – Movie Recording

• The AF area setting (page 38) is ignored while face detection is enabled.

Snapshot Tutorial

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).

Use [4] and [6] to select the date or time.

NOTE

• You can select either of two display style (page 111) for the date: Month/Day or Day/Month.

• The time is displayed using 24-hour format.

Shooting with Zoom

Your camera provides you with 4X optical zoom (that changes the lens focal distance), which can be used in combination with digital zoom (that digitally processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of 4X to 63.8X. The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 46).

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.

IMPORTANT!

• Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping (page 110) is turned on.

Snapshot Tutorial

NOTE

• The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded image. Note that the camera also has a function that lets you record using digital zoom without image deterioration (page 45).

• 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.

• Digital zoom only is available during movie recording. You can adjust the optical zoom setting before you press the shutter button to start movie recording.

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom controller and then holding it again towards z (Telephoto) will switch to digital zoom, which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor.

• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting.

Image deterioration indicator

Focusing range (Displayed for Auto Focus, Macro Focus, and Manual Focus.)

Zoom bar

Undeteriorated image

quality range

Optical/digital zoom switch point

* 4X optical zoom point

Deteriorated image

quality range

4X to 27.0X

Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)

Image deterioration

16X to 63.8X

Snapshot Tutorial

• The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page

31). The smaller the image size, the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point.

• Though digital zoom generally causes a deterioration of image quality, some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of “10M” and smaller. The range in which you can use digital zoom without image deterioration is indicated on the display. The deterioration point depends on the image size.

Image

Size

Maximum

Zoom Factor

Undeteriorated

zoom limit

14M 16X 4X

3:2 16X 4X

16:9 16X 4X

10M 19X 4.7X

6M 24.5X 6.1X

3M 33.7X 8.4X

VGA 63.8X 27.0X

Snapshot Tutorial

Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

1. Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 34).

The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you select.

2. In the REC mode, press [0]

(Movie).

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

[0] (Movie)

Remaining recording time

(page 140)

3. 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).

Shooting with BEST SHOT

With BEST SHOT (page 51), 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 BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene, for example, will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter.

Recording time

Recording Movie Images and Audio

NOTE

• 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.

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

fingers, etc.

– Good recording results are not possible when the camera

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

– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause

button noise to be picked up in the audio.

• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to

Microphone

appear in the monitor screen image. This does not indicate malfunction. The band will not be recorded in a snapshot, but will be recorded in the case of a movie.

• When using certain types of memory cards, it can take too much time to record data, which can result in breaks in the image and/or audio. This condition is indicated by » and Y flashing on the monitor screen. To avoid loss of movie frames, use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended (page 128).

• Only digital zoom can be used for zooming during movie recording. Since optical zoom is not possible while recording a movie, zoom as required before pressing [0] (Movie) to start 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.

• Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fixed focus while shooting a movie (page

56).

Recording Movie Images and Audio

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie

1. While a movie is being recorded, press the shutter button.

Movie recording continues after the snapshot is recorded.

NOTE

• You can use [2] ( ) while shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting.

• Movie recording is interrupted for a few seconds at the point where a snapshot is recorded.

• Shooting a snapshot during movie recording is not possible while any one of the following BEST SHOT scenes is selected. For YouTube, Voice Recording

Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)

Voice Recording lets you record audio only, without a snapshot or movie.

• For information about Voice Recording capacities, see page 140.

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

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

(Voice Recording) scene

and then press [SET].

This causes ` to appear on the monitor screen.

3. Press the shutter button to start recording.

• The back lamp flashes green while recording is in progress.

• Pressing [SET] during recording will insert a marker into the recording. During playback, you will be able to jump to the markers in the recording.

4. Press the shutter button again to stop audio

recording.

• To create another audio recording file, repeat steps 3 and 4.

• To turn off Voice Recording, press [BS] and then select R (Auto).

Recording time

Remaining recording time

Recording Movie Images and Audio

NOTE

• You can use [8] (DISP) during audio recording to toggle the monitor screen on

and off.

• When monitor screen contents are turned off, selecting the “Voice Recording” scene will cause the monitor screen to turn off immediately (page 116).

About audio data

• Audio files can be played back on a computer using Windows Media Player or QuickTime (pages 92, 101). – Audio Data: WAVE/IMA-ADPCM (WAV extension)

To play back an audio recording

1. In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to display

the Voice Recording file you want to play.

` is displayed in place of an image for a Voice Recording file.

2. Press [SET] to start playback.

Voice Recording Playback Controls

Fast forward/fast reverse [4] [6]

Play/pause [SET]

Jump to marker

Volume adjustment Press [2] and then press [8] [2]

Monitor screen on/off [8] (DISP)

Playback end [MENU]

While playback is paused, press [ jump to the next marker and then press [SET] to resume playback.

4] or [6] to

Recording Movie Images and Audio

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 Night Scene Night Scene Portrait

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

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

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes.

• The initial default selection is R

(Auto).

Currently selected scene

(with boundary)

2. 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.

• You can access information about the currently selected scene. See page 52 for details.

• To return to normal snapshot recording, select Scene 1 R (Auto). Pressing [MENU] while the scene selection screen or scene information screen is displayed will cause the boundary to jump directly to R (Auto).

8] and [2] to scroll

[BS]

Scene name

Scene number

Using BEST SHOT

3. 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.

4. Press the shutter button.

NOTE

• The BEST SHOT YouTube scene sets up the camera for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to YouTube. Movies recorded with the YouTube scene are stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate for uploading (page 105). Maximum recording time while the YouTube scene is selected is 10 minutes.

. Using Scene Information Screen

To find out more about a scene, select it with the boundary on the scene selection screen, 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 [

• To configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene, press [SET]. To return to the scene information screen for the currently selected BEST SHOT scene, press [BS].

4] and [6].

Using BEST SHOT

. BEST SHOT Precautions

• Some scenes like Night Scene and Fireworks result in a slow shutter speed setting. Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital noise in the image, the camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction process when either of these scenes is selected. This means that it will take a bit longer for the image to be saved which is indicated by the back lamp flashing green. Do not perform any key operation during that time. Also, it is a good idea to use a tripod to avoid image blur due to camera movement when shooting at slow shutter speeds.

• Your camera includes a sample scene that optimizes settings for auction site images. Depending on your camera model, the sample scene is named either “For eBay” or “Auction”. Images you record using the auction site sample scene are stored in a special folder so you can easily find them on your computer (page 105). When using this feature, image size is fixed at 2M (1600

• High Sensitivity – The high sensitivity setting is disabled whenever the camera’s flash fires. – High sensitivity may not produce the desired results in very dark conditions. – When shooting with slow shutter speeds, use a tripod to protect against blurring

due to camera movement.

– Under certain lighting conditions, the camera will perform an automatic noise

filtering operation to reduce digital noise in the image. This operation causes the camera to take longer than normal to save the image and be ready for the next shot.

• BEST SHOT scene images were not shot using this camera.

• 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 made 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.

1200 pixels).

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 30) 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

Press [MENU] to display the menu screen.

• Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode.

Example: REC mode menu

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

[SET]

[MENU]

Menu Screen Operation Buttons

[4] [6]

[8] [2] Selects a setting option.

[SET] Registers the selected setting.

[MENU] Exits the menu screen.

NOTE

• Pressing the shutter button while the REC menu screen is displayed will cancel the current menu operation and exit the menu screen.

Selects tabs. [ setting.

6] is also used to display the options available for a

Advanced Settings

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

This will display the menu screen.

2. Use [4] and [6] to select the tab where the 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.

Example: When “Focus” is selected on the “REC” tab

Tabs

5. After the setting is the way you want, press

[SET].

• Pressing [4] registers the selected setting and

returns to the menu.

• To configure settings on another tab after pressing [ move the highlighting up to the tabs, and then use

4] and [6] to select the tab you want.

[

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. The following operation is the same one described under “Example Menu Screen Operation” on page 54.

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus

4] to return to the menu, use [8] to

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

Procedure

Press [MENU].Press [r] (REC).

Settings

Use [8] and [2] to select the “Focus” and then press [6].

Advanced Settings

REC Mode Settings (REC)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus

Settings Type of Shot

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range*

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately

Q Auto Focus

General recording

Automatic

20 cm to 9 (infinity) (7.9

" to 9)

(Wide Angle)

Approximately 8 cm to 50 cm

´ Macro Close ups Automatic

(3.1" to 19.7") (First step zoom from the Widest

Á Super

Macro

Pan

Focus

Close ups Automatic

Shooting with a relatively wide focus range

Fixed

focal point

Fixed

focal

point

Angle setting)

Approximately 8 cm to 50 cm (3.1" to 19.7")

Fixed distance

3, *4

Fixed distance

3, *5

Scenery and

) Infinity

other distant

Fixed 9 (infinity) (Wide Angle)

subjects

W Manual Focus

The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.

When you want to focus manually

Manual

Approximately 20 cm to 9 (infinity)

(7.9" to 9)

(Wide Angle)

*2 During movie recording, the Auto Focus mode is disabled. *3 The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting. *4 The distance depends on shooting conditions, and appears on the monitor screen

when the shutter button is half-pressed.

Advanced Settings

*5 (m)

Normal Macro

Zoom Steps Close Up Telephoto Center distance

Z1 (Wide) Approx. 0.39 (1.3') 9 0.35 (13.8")

2 Approx. 0.50 (1.6') 9 0.35 (13.8")

3 Approx. 0.64 (2.1') 9 0.35 (13.8")

4 Approx. 0.81 (2.7') 9 0.38 (15.0")

5 Approx. 1.03 (3.4') 9 0.50 (19.7")

6 Approx. 1.33 (4.4') 9 0.50 (19.7")

7 Approx. 1.67 (5.5') 9 0.50 (19.7")

8 Approx. 2.59 (8.5') 9 0.50 (19.7")

9 (Tele) Approx. 3.13 (10.3') 9 0.50 (19.7")

NOTE

• Above values are for reference only. For movie macro, the focus range is a few centimeters within the center distance.

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.

Yellow boundary

Advanced Settings

NOTE

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

• Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only.

• Auto Focus is the only focus mode available while face detection is enabled. To select another focus mode, first turn off face detection (page 43).

• 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.

• 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. Example: oo cm to 9

* oo is the actual focusing range value.

• The operations assigned to the [

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

4] and [6] keys with the “L/R Key” setting (page

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 “Û Spot” for the Auto Focus area (page 38).

Subject to be focused on

1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with

the subject you want to focus on and then half-press the shutter button.

Focus frame

2. Keeping the shutter button half-pressed

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

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).

Advanced Settings

Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus Frame

You can use this procedure to select from among five different shapes, including a heart shape, for the focus frame.

Settings ß¹ ™ ¬ μ

NOTE

• Half-pressing the shutter button will cause the focus frame to change one of the shapes shown below.

Focus successful

Focus not successful

• When shooting with face detection or the easy mode, the frame shape is ß.

Advanced Settings

Using Continuous Shutter (CS)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * CS

While Continuous Shutter is turned on, images are continually recorded until memory becomes full, as long as you keep the shutter button depressed. Releasing the shutter button stops shooting.

NOTE

• With continuous shutter, exposure and focus for the first image are applied for successive images as well.

• Continuous shutter cannot be used in combination with any of the following. – Some BEST SHOT scenes (For YouTube, Voice Recording) – easy Mode – Movie Recording

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

• The continuous shutter rate depends on the current image size and image quality settings.

• The speed of Continuous Shutter depends on the type of memory card loaded in the camera and the amount of free space available for storage. When shooting to built-in memory, continuous shutter shooting is relatively slow.

• You cannot use the self-timer in combination with Continuous Shutter.

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 37.

Advanced Settings

Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Face Detection

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 43.

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.

Auto Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement.

Off Turns off Anti Shake settings

NOTE

• ISO sensitivity, aperture, and shutter speed do not appear on the monitor screen when you half-press the shutter button while “Auto” is selected. These values will appear briefly, however, in the preview image that is displayed immediately after you shoot a snapshot.

• If the flash fires, the Anti Shake icon S will remain on the display, even though Anti Shake does not function during flash photography.

• The ISO sensitivity setting (page 40) must be “AUTO” for Anti Shake to work.

• Shooting with Anti Shake 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 is disabled during movie recording.

Advanced Settings

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Area

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 38.

Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * easy Mode

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 41.

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 five functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys.

Setting [4]/[6] key operation

Metering Changes the Metering Mode (page 68)

EV Shift Adjusts the EV shift value (page 66)

White Balance Changes the white balance setting (page 67)

ISO Changes the ISO Sensitivity setting (page 40)

Self-timer Sets the self-timer time (page 37)

Off Cancels [

4] and [6] key assignments

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 Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Digital Zoom

You can use this setting to turn digital zoom on or off. When digital zoom is turned off, operating the zoom controller zooms the image with optical zoom only.

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.

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

• REC Mode, Flash, Metering Mode, White Balance, Self-timer, EV Shift

Advanced Settings

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Memory

When you turn off the camera, it remembers the current settings of all enabled memory items and restores them when you turn it back on. Any memory item that is disabled will be returned to its initial default setting whenever you turn off the camera.

Setting Disabled (Initial Default Setting) Enabled

BEST SHOT Snapshot (Auto)

Flash Auto

Focus AF (Auto Focus)

White Balance Auto

ISO Auto

AF Area Spot

Metering Multi

CS Off

Self-timer Off

Flash Intensity 0

Digital Zoom On

MF Position Position before manual focus was selected.

Zoom Position

* Full wide

* Optical zoom setting only.

• If you turn the camera power off and then back on while the BEST SHOT memory item is enabled, all of the other memory items (except for zoom position) are initialized to the currently selected BEST SHOT sample scene setup, regardless of the enabled/disabled status of the other memory items.

Setting at power off

Advanced Settings

Image Quality Settings (Quality)

Specifying Snapshot Size (Size)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Size

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 33.

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * t Quality

Fine Gives image quality priority.

Normal Normal

• The “Fine” setting helps to bring out details when shooting a finely detailed image of nature that includes dense tree branches or leaves, or an image of a complex pattern.

• Memory capacity (the number of images you can record) will be affected by the quality settings you configure (page 139).

Specifying Movie Image Quality (Quality (Movie))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * » Quality

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 34.

Advanced Settings

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * 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: 1/3 EV

1. Use [8] and [2] to adjust the exposure compensation value.

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

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

[2] : 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.

2. 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.

Advanced Settings

Controlling White Balance (White Balance)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * 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.

Auto Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically

(Daylight) For shooting outdoors on a clear day

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

(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

• When “Auto” 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 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”.

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

Advanced Settings

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * ISO

For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 40.

Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Metering

The metering mode determines what part of the subject is metered for exposure.

Multi-pattern metering divides the image into sections and

Multi

Center

Weighted

Spot

• The currently selected metering mode is indicated by an icon on the snapshot screen. No icon is displayed when “B Multi” is selected as the metering mode.

measures the light in each section for a balanced exposure reading. This type of metering provides error-free exposure settings for a wide range of shooting conditions.

Center weighted metering concentrates on the center of the focus area to measure light. This type of metering is best when you want some level of control over contrast.

Spot metering takes readings at a very small area. Use this metering method when you want exposure to be set according to the brightness of a particular subject, without being affected by surrounding conditions.

Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Lighting

You can use this setting to optimize the balance between bright areas and dark areas when shooting images.

On Performs brightness correction.

Off Does not perform brightness correction.

Advanced Settings

Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Color Filter

Settings: Off, B/W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Purple

Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Sharpness

You can specify one of five sharpness settings from +2 (sharpest) to –2 (least sharp).

Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Saturation

You can specify one of five saturation settings from +2 (most saturated) to –2 (least saturated).

Adjusting Image Contrast (Contrast)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Contrast

You can specify one of five contrast settings from +2 (most contrast between light and dark) to –2 (least contrast between light and dark).

Specifying Flash Intensity (Flash Intensity)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Flash Intensity

You can specify one of five flash intensity settings from +2 (strongest) to –2 (weakest).

• Flash intensity may not change when the subject is too far away or too close.

Advanced Settings

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

See page 27 for the procedure for viewing snapshots.

Viewing a Movie

1. Press [p] (PLAY) and then use [4] and [6] to display the movie you

want to view.

2. Press [SET] to start playback.

Movie Playback Controls

Fast forward/ fast reverse

Play/pause [SET]

1 frame forward/ back

Volume adjustment

Information display on/off

Zoom

Stop playback [MENU]

[4] [6]

• Each press of either button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation.

• To return to normal playback speed, press [SET].

[4] [6]

• Holding down either button scrolls continuously.

Press [2] and then press [8] [2].

• Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress.

[8] (DISP)

Slide the zoom controller in the direction of z ([).

• You can use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen. You can zoom a movie image up to 4.5 times normal size.

Movie icon: »

Recording time

Image quality

• Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Zooming an On-screen Image

1. In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to scroll through the images until

the one you want is displayed.

2. Slide the zoom controller towards z ([) to

zoom.

You can use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen. Slide the zoom controller towards w to unzoom the image.

– If display indicators are turned on, an indicator in

the lower right corner of the monitor screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently

displayed. – To exit the zoom screen, press [MENU] or [BS]. – Though the maximum image zoom factor is 8X,

certain image sizes may not allow zooming up to

the full 8X.

Displaying the Image Menu

1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller

towards w (]).

Use [8], [2], [4] and [6] to move the selection boundary around the image menu. To view a particular image, use [8], [2], [4], or [6] to move the selection boundary to the image you want and then press [SET].

Zoom factor

Image area

Current display area

Boundary

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen

1. Use the AV cable that comes with the camera to connect it to the TV.

Yellow

AUDIO IN jacks (white)

VIDEO IN jack (yellow)

Making sure that the mark on the AV cable connector is towards the monitor screen side, connect the cable to the camera.

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

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

White

AudioVideo

AV cable (bundled)

USB/AV port

2. Turn on the TV and select its video input mode.

If the TV has more than one video input, select the one where the camera is connected.

3. Press [p] (PLAY) to turn on the camera.

This will cause an image to appear on the TV screen, without anything appearing on the camera’s monitor screen.

• Pressing [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r] (REC) will not turn on the camera while the AV cable is connected.

• You also can change the aspect ratio of the screen and the video output system (page 114).

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

4. Now you can display images and play back movies as you normally do.

IMPORTANT!

• Before connecting to a TV to display images, be sure to configure the camera’s

[r] (REC) and [p] (PLAY) buttons for “Power On” or “Power On/Off” (page 113).

• Use the TV’s volume control to adjust the audio output volume.

NOTE

• Audio is monaural.

• Certain TVs may cut off part of the images.

• All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV

screen. You can use [8] (DISP) to change the display contents.

Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck

Use one of the following methods to connect the camera to the recording device using the camera’s bundled AV cable.

– DVD recorder or video deck: Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals. – Camera: USB/AV port

You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the camera and record it on a DVD or video tape. When recording images to an external device, use [8] (DISP) to clear all indicators from the monitor screen (page 116). For information about connecting a monitor to the recording device and about how to record, see the user documentation that comes with the recording device you are using.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform other playback operations.

For information about menu operations, see page 54.

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Slideshow

Start Starts the slideshow.

Time

Interval

Effect

• To stop the slideshow, press [SET]. Pressing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the slideshow and returns to the menu screen.

• Adjust audio volume by pressing [2] and then press [8] or [2] during playback.

• All button operations are disabled while the slideshow is transitioning from one image to another.

• The time required for transition from one image to another may be longer in the case of an image that was not recorded with this camera.

Time from the start to the end of the slideshow 1 to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes

Amount of time each image remains displayed Use [4] and [6] to select a value from 1 to 30 seconds, or “MAX”. If you specify a value from 1 to 30 seconds, images change at the specified interval, but the audio portion of movies and audio snapshots will continue to play until the end. When the slideshow reaches a movie file while “MAX” is selected, only the first frame of the movie will displayed. Voice Recording files are not played back when “MAX” is selected.

Turns effect on or off. On: Turns on the image change effect and background music. Off: No image change effect or background music

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Red Eye

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. Red eye correction corrects the eye colors of subjects to their normal colors when red eye occurs while using the flash.

Correct Turns on red eye correction.

Cancel Turns off red eye correction.

NOTE

• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.

• Red eye correction may not be possible in the case of small faces or profiles.

• Red eye correction may not produce the desired effect under certain conditions.

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * DPOF Printing

See page 84 for details.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Protect

Protects specific files.

Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files

until the one you want to protect is displayed. Use [8] and [2] to select “On” and then

All Files: On

IMPORTANT!

• Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 115).

press [SET]. An image that is protected is indicated by the › icon. To protect other files, repeat steps 1 and 2.

To exit the protect operation, press [MENU]. To unprotect a file, select “Off” instead of “On” in step 2 above.

Protects all files.

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

Press [MENU].

To unprotect all files, select “All Files: Off” instead of “All Files: On” in step 1 above.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Rotation

1. Use [8] and [2] to select “Rotation” and then press [SET].

Each press of [SET] will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left.

2. When the displayed image is at the orientation you want, press

[MENU].

NOTE

• Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data. It simply alters how the image is displayed on the camera’s monitor screen.

• An image that has been protected or zoomed and movie screen cannot be rotated.

• The original (unrotated) version of the image will be displayed on the 12-image screen.

Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Resize

You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You can select resize an image to one of three image sizes: 10M, 6M, VGA.

• Resizing a 3:2 or 16:9 size snapshot will create an image with an aspect ratio of 4:3, with both sides cut off.

• The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot will be the same as the recording date of the original snapshot.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Trimming

You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need, and save the result in a separate file. The original snapshot is also retained.

Use the zoom controller to zoom the image to the size you want, use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to display the portion of the image you want to cut out, and then press [SET].

• The image produced by cropping a 3:2 or 16:9 image will have an aspect ratio of 4:3.

• The recording date of the cropped image will be the same as the recording date of the original snapshot.

Part of snapshot that is

Zoom factor

Represents

snapshot area

currently displayed

Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Dubbing

You can add audio to a snapshot after you shoot it. You can re-record a snapshot’s audio whenever you want. You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a single snapshot.

1. Press the shutter button to start audio

recording.

Remaining recording time

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

2. Press the shutter button again to stop audio

recording.

• Take care that you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fingers while recording.

• Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record.

• Your camera supports the following audio data formats. – Audio Format: WAVE/IMA-ADPCM (WAV extension)

• Adding audio (dubbing) is not possible for the following types of images. – Protected images

• To delete audio, perform the following operation: Dubbing * Delete * [SET] * [MENU].

IMPORTANT!

• Note that you cannot restore the original audio of an Audio Snapshot after you delete or re-record it.

Microphone

To play snapshot audio

1. In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to scroll through the images until

the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed.

An audio snapshot is one that has a ˆ icon.

2. Press [SET] to start playback.

Voice Recording Playback Controls

Fast forward/fast reverse [4] [6]

Play/pause [SET]

Volume adjustment

Display content switching [8] (DISP)

Stop playback [MENU]

Press [2] and then press [8] [2].

• Audio of an Audio Snapshot also can be played back on a computer using Windows Media Player or QuickTime (pages 92, 101).

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Copying Files (Copy)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Copy

Files can be copied from the camera’s built-in memory to a memory card or from a memory card to built-in memory.

Built-in * Card

Card * Built-in

NOTE

• You can copy snapshots, movies, audio snapshots, or Voice Recording files you recorded with this camera.

Copies all files from built-in camera memory to a memory card. This option copies all the files in built-in camera memory. It cannot be used to copy a single file.

Copies a single file on the memory card to camera built-in camera memory. Files are copied to the folder in built-in memory whose name has the largest serial number.

Use [4] and [6] to select the file you want to copy.

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

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Printing

Printing Snapshots

Professional Print Service

You can take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to a professional print service and have them printed.

Printing on a Home Printer

Printing Images on a Printer with Memory Card Slot

You can use a printer equipped with a memory card slot to print images directly from a memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your printer.

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer

You can print on a printer that supports PictBridge (page

82).

Printing with a Computer

After transferring the images to your computer, use commercially available software to print.

• You can specify which images you want to print, the number of copies, and date stamp settings before printing (page 84).

Printing

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer

You can connect the camera directly to a printer that supports PictBridge and print images without going through a computer.

. To set up the camera before connecting to a printer

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

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

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “PTP (PictBridge)”, and then press [SET].

. Connecting the Camera to a Printer

Use the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect the camera to your printer’s USB port.

• The camera does not draw power over the USB cable. Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before connecting.

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

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

• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make sure you align the connector correctly with the port.

Making sure that the mark on the USB cable connector is towards the monitor screen side, connect the cable to the camera.

USB

USB port

USB/AV port

USB cable

Large connector

Small connector

Printing

. To print

1. Turn on the printer and load paper.

2. Turn on the camera.

This will display the print menu screen.

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Paper Size”, and

then press [6].

4. Use [8] and [2] to select a paper size and then

press [SET].

• The following are the available paper sizes.

5", 5"x7", 4"x6", A4, 8.5"x11", By Printer

3.5"

• Selecting “By Printer” prints using a paper size selected on the printer.

• See the documentation that comes with your printer for information about paper settings.

5. Use [8] and [2] to specify the print option you want.

1 Image : Prints one image. Select and then press [SET]. Next, use [4] and

DPOF Printing : Prints multiple images. Select and then press [SET]. With this

• To toggle date stamping on and off, press [BS]. The date stamp will be printed when “On” is indicated on the monitor screen.

[6] to select the image you want to print.

option, images will be printed in accordance with DPOF settings (page 84).

6. Use [8] and [2] to select “Print” and then

press [SET].

Printing will start and the message “Busy... Please wait...” will appear on the monitor screen. The message will disappear after a short while, even though printing is still being performed. Pressing any camera button will cause the printing status to re-appear. The print menu screen will reappear when printing is complete.

• If you selected “1 Image”, you can repeat the procedure from step 5, if you want.

7. After printing is complete, turn off the camera and disconnect the USB

cable from the printer and camera.

Printing

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

. Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

DPOF is a standard that allows you to include image type, number of copy, and time stamp on/off information on the memory card with the images. After configuring settings, you can use the memory card to print on a home printer that supports DPOF or take the memory card to a professional print service.

• Whether or not you will be able to use DPOF settings for printing depends on the printer you are using.

• Some professional print services may not support DPOF.

. Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * DPOF Printing * Select images

1. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files until the image you want to

print is displayed.

2. Use [8] and [2] to specify the number of copies.

You can specify a value up to 99. Specify 00 if you do not want to print the image.

• If you want to include the date in the images, press [BS] so “On” is shown for date stamping.

• Repeat steps 1 and 2 to configure settings for other images, if you want.

3. Press [SET].

Printing

. Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * DPOF Printing * All images

1. Use [8] and [2] to specify the number of copies.

You can specify a value up to 99. Specify 00 if you do not want to print the image.

• If you want to include the date in the images, press [BS] so “On” is shown for date stamping.

2. Press [SET].

DPOF settings are not cleared automatically after printing is complete.

The next DPOF print operation you execute will be performed using the last DPOF settings you configured for the images. To clear DPOF settings, specify “00” for the number of copies of all images.

Tell your print service about your DPOF settings!

If you take a memory card to a professional print service, be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF settings for the images to be printed and the number of copies. If you don’t, the print service may print all the images without regard to your DPOF settings, or they may ignore your date stamp setting.

Printing

. Date Stamping

You can use one of the following three methods to include the recording date in the printout of an image.

Configuring camera settings

Configure DPOF settings (page 84). You can turn date stamping on and off each time you print. You can configure settings so some images include the date stamp and some don’t.

Configure the Camera’s Time Stamp setting (page 110).

• The camera’s Time Stamp setting imprints the date into a snapshot when you shoot it, so the date is always included when you print. It cannot be deleted.

• Do not turn on DPOF date stamping for an image that includes a date stamped with the camera’s Time Stamp function. Doing so can cause the two stamps to be overprinted.

Configuring computer settings

You can use commercially available image management software to date stamp images.

Professional print service

Request date stamping when ordering prints from a professional print service.

. Standards Supported by the Camera

• PictBridge This is a standard of the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA). You can connect the camera directly to a printer that supports PictBridge, and perform image selection and printing using the camera monitor screen and controls.

•Exif Print Printing on a printer that supports Exif Print uses information about shooting conditions recorded with the image to enhance printed image quality. Contact your printer manufacturer for information about models that support Exif Print, printer upgrades, etc.

Printing

Using the Camera with a Computer

Things you can do using a computer...

You can perform the operations described below while the camera is connected to a computer.

Save images to a computer and view them there

Transfer images stored on your computer to camera memory

Playback and edit movies

• Save images and view them manually (USB connection) (pages 89, 98).

• Transfer images to a computer automatically over a wireless LAN for viewing (Eye-Fi) (page 102).

In addition to images, you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera (Photo Transport*) (page 95).

• You can play back movies (pages 92,

101).

• To edit movies, use commercially available software as required.

* Windows only

The procedures you need to perform when using the camera with your computer and when using the bundled software are different for Windows and the Macintosh.

• Windows users should refer to “Using the Camera with a Windows Computer” on page 88.

• Macintosh users should refer to “Using the Camera with a Macintosh” on page

98.

Using the Camera with a Computer

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer

Install the required software in accordance with the version of Windows you are running and what you want to do.

When you want to do this:

Save images to a computer and view them there manually

Operating System Version Install this software:

Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP /

Installation not required. 89

Windows 2000

See page:

Installation not required.

• Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, can be

Play movies

Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000

used for playback.

• If your computer is running Windows 2000 and does not have DirectX9.0c or

higher installed, download DirectX from the Microsoft DirectX site and install it on your computer.

Edit movies

Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000

–

• Use commercial software as required.

–

Windows 7 / Upload movie files to YouTube

Windows Vista /

Windows XP (SP2/SP3) /

YouTube Uploader for CASIO*

Windows 2000 (SP4)

Windows 7 / Transfer images to the camera

Windows Vista /

Windows XP /

Photo Transport 1.0* 95

Windows 2000

View the User’s Guide

Windows 7 /

Windows Vista /

Windows XP (SP2/SP3) /

Windows 2000 (SP4)

Adobe Reader 9

(Not required if already installed.)

* YouTube Uploader for CASIO and Photo Transport will not run under 64-bit versions of

Windows OS.

Using the Camera with a Computer

. Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software

Computer system requirements are different for each of the applications. See the “Read me” file that comes with each application for details. Information about computer system requirements also can be found under “Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software (Bundled CD-ROM)” on page 129 of this manual.

. Precautions for Windows Users

• Except for Adobe Reader, the bundled software requires Administrator privileges to run.

• Operation on a self-made computer is not supported.

• Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments.

Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer

You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view and store images (snapshot and movie files).

. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

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

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

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

Using the Camera with a Computer

4. Turn off the camera and

USB port

then use the USB cable that comes with the camera to connect it to

Large connector

your computer.

• The camera does not draw power over the USB cable. Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before connecting.

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

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

• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make sure you align the connector correctly with the port.

• Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.

USB/AV port

Making sure that the mark on the USB cable connector is towards the monitor screen side, connect the cable to the camera.

5. Turn on the camera.

USB cable

Small connector

6. Windows 7 / Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”. Windows 2000 users: Doubleclick “My Computer”.

7. Double-click “Removable Disk”.

• Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or built-in memory if there is no card) as a removable disk.

Using the Camera with a Computer

8. Right-click the “DCIM” folder.

9. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”.

10.

Windows 7 / Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”. Windows 2000 users: Doubleclick “My Documents” to open it.

• If you already have a “DCIM” folder in “Documents” (Windows 7 / Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP / Windows 2000), the next step will overwrite it. If you want to keep the existing “DCIM” folder, you need to change its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step.

11.

Windows 7 users: On the “Documents” “Organize” menu, select “Paste”. Windows Vista users: On the “Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”. Windows XP / Windows 2000 users: On the “My Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”.

This will paste the “DCIM” folder (and all the image files it contains) into your “Documents” (Windows 7 / Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP / Windows 2000) folder. You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer.

12.

After you finish copying images, disconnect the camera from the computer.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

On the camera, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. After making sure that the back lamp is unlit, disconnect the camera from the computer.

Windows 2000

Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen, and disable the drive number assigned to the camera. Next, after making sure that the back lamp is unlit, press the camera’s [ON/OFF] (Power) button to turn off the camera and disconnect the camera from your computer.

. To view images you copied to your computer

1. Double-click the copied “DCIM” folder to open it.

2. Double-click the folder that contains the images you want to view.

Using the Camera with a Computer

3. Double-click the image file you want to view.

• For information about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 105.

• An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your computer screen in its original (unrotated) orientation.

Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.

Doing so can cause problems with the camera’s image management data, which will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity. Whenever you want to modify, delete, move, or rename an image, do so only on images that are stored on your computer.

IMPORTANT!

• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

Playing Movies

Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, can be used for movie playback. To play back a movie, first copy the movie to your computer and then double-click the movie file.

. Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback

The minimum system requirements described below are necessary to play back movies recorded with this camera on a computer.

Operating System : Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000 CPU : Image Quality “WIDE”:

Required Software: Windows Media Player, DirectX 9.0c or higher

• The above are recommended system environments. Configuring one of these environments does not guarantee proper operation.

• Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies.

Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or higher

Image Quality “STD”:

Pentium M 1.0 GHz or higher Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or higher

Using the Camera with a Computer

. Movie Playback Precautions

• Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer before trying to play it. Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network, from a memory card, etc.

• Proper movie playback may not be possible on some computers. If you experience problems, try the following. – Try recording movies with a quality setting of “STD”. – Try upgrading Windows Media Player to the latest version. – Quit any other applications you have running, and stop resident applications.

Even if proper playback is not possible on the computer, you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect to the video input terminal of a TV or computer and play back movies that way.

Uploading Movie Files to YouTube

Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO from the CD-ROM that comes with your camera simplifies uploading of movie files you recorded with the “For YouTube” BEST SHOT scene to YouTube.

. What is YouTube?

YouTube is a movie sharing site managed by YouTube, LLC where you can upload movies and view movies uploaded by others.

. To install YouTube Uploader for CASIO

1. On the CD-ROM menu screen, select “YouTube Uploader for CASIO”.

2. After reading the information about installation conditions and system

requirements for installation in the “Read me” file, install YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

Using the Camera with a Computer

. To upload a movie file to YouTube

• Before you can use YouTube Uploader for CASIO, you need to go to the YouTube website (http://www.youtube.com/) and register as a user there.

• Do not upload any video that is copyrighted (including neighboring copyrights) unless you yourself own the copyright or you have obtained the permission of the applicable copyright holder(s).

• The maximum file size for each upload is 1024MB.

1. Record the movie you want to upload using the “For YouTube” BEST

SHOT movie scene.

2. If it isn’t already, connect your computer to the Internet.

3. Connect the camera to your computer (page 89).

4. Turn on the camera.

YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically.

• If this is the first time you are using the application, configure the YouTube user ID and network environment settings, and then click the [OK] button.

5. The left side of the display will have an area for inputting a title,

category, and other information required for uploading to YouTube. Enter the required information.

6. The right side of the display shows a list of movie files in camera

memory. Select the check box next to the movie file you want to upload.

7. When everything is ready, click the [Upload] button.

This will upload the movie file(s) to YouTube.

• After uploading is complete, click the [Exit] button to exit the application.

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory

If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo Transport on your computer from the CD-ROM that comes with the camera.

. To install Photo Transport

1. On the CD-ROM menu screen, select “Photo Transport”.

2. After reading the information about installation conditions and system

requirements for installation in the “Read me” file, install Photo Transport.

. To transfer images to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 89).

2. On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs *

CASIO * Photo Transport.

This starts up Photo Transport.

3. Drag the file(s) you want to transfer to the [Transfer] button.

4. Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete the

transfer.

• The details of the instructions that appear on the display and the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the [Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.

Transfer Data

• Only image files with the following extensions can be transferred to the camera. jpg, jpeg, jpe, bmp (bmp images are converted to jpeg images automatically when transferred.)

• Certain types of images may not be able to be transferred.

• You cannot transfer movies to the camera.

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. To transfer computer screen captures to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 89).

2. On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs *

CASIO * Photo Transport.

This starts up Photo Transport.

3. Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer.

4. Click the [Capture] button.

5. Draw a boundary around the area you want to capture.

Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you want to capture and then hold down the mouse button. Keeping the mouse button depressed, drag the pointer down to the lower right corner of the area and then release the mouse button.

6. Follow the instructions that appear on the display.

This will send an image of the area you selected to the camera.

• The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format.

• The instructions that appear on the display and details about the transferred images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the [Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.

. About settings and help

Click the [Settings] button when you want to change the Photo Transport setup. For help about operation procedures and troubleshooting, click the Photo Transport [Help] button.

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Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)

1. Start up your computer, and place the bundled CD-ROM into its CD-

ROM drive.

Normally, this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically. If your computer does not display the menu screen automatically, navigate to the CDROM on your computer and then double-click the “AutoMenu.exe” file.

2. On the menu screen, click the “Language” down arrow button and then

select the language you want.

3. Click “Manual” to select it and then click “Digital Camera”.

IMPORTANT!

• You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file. If you do not already have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, install Adobe Reader from the bundled CD-ROM.

User Registration

You can perform user registration over the Internet. To do so, of course, you need to be able to connect to the Internet with your computer.

1. On the CD-ROM menu screen, click the “Register” button.

• This starts up your Web browser and accesses the user registration website. Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to register.

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Using the Camera with a Macintosh

Install the required software in accordance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do.

When you want to do this:

Save images to your Macintosh and view them there manually

Save images to your Macintosh automatically/ Manage images

Play movies OS 9 / OS X

Operating System Version

OS 9

OS X

OS 9

OS X

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Use commercially available software.

Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with some Macintosh products.

You can playback with QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system.

See

page:

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files

IMPORTANT!

• The camera does not support operation with Mac OS 8.6 or earlier, or Mac OS X

10.0. Operation is supported with Mac OS 9, X (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6) only. Use the standard USB driver that comes with your supported operating system.

. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

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

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

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

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4. Turn off the camera and

then use the USB cable

USB port

USB cable

that comes with the camera to connect it to

Large connector

your Macintosh.

• The camera does not draw power over the USB cable. Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before connecting.

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

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

• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make sure you align the connector correctly with the port.

• Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.

USB/AV port

Small connector

Making sure that the mark on the USB cable connector is towards the monitor screen side, connect the cable to the camera.

5. Turn on the camera.

The camera’s back lamp will light green at this time. In this mode, your Macintosh recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s built-in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded) as a drive. The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using.

6. Double-click the camera’s drive icon.

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7. Drag the “DCIM” folder to the folder to which you want to copy it.

8. After the copy operation is complete, drag the drive icon to Trash.

9. On the camera, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. After

making sure that the green back lamp is unlit, disconnect the camera from the computer.

. To view copied images

1. Double-click the camera’s drive icon.

2. Double-click the “DCIM” folder to open it.

3. Double-click the folder that contains the images you want to view.

4. Double-click the image file you want to view.

• For information about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 105.

• An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your Macintosh screen in its original (unrotated) orientation.

Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.

IMPORTANT!

• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

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Casio EX-S9 User's Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Unpacking

Read this first!

Contents

General Guide

Monitor Screen Contents

Quick Start Basics

What is a digital camera?

What you can do with your CASIO camera

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To charge the battery

To load 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

Viewing Snapshots

Deleting Images

To delete a single file

To delete all files

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Auto Focus Restrictions

Snapshot Tutorial

Using the Control Panel

Changing the Image Size (Size)

Using Flash (Flash)

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)

Using Face Detection (Face Detection)

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style

Shooting with Zoom

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie

Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)

To play back an audio recording

Using BEST SHOT

What is BEST SHOT?

Some Sample Scenes

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

Advanced Settings

Using On-screen Menus

REC Mode Settings (REC)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)

Using Continuous Shutter (CS)

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)

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

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)

Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)

Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)

Turning on Image Review (Review)

Using Icon Help (Icon Help)

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Image Quality Settings (Quality)

Specifying Snapshot Size (Size)

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))

Specifying Movie Image Quality (Quality (Movie))

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Controlling White Balance (White Balance)

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)

Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)

Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)

Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)

Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)