Casio EX-Z3 User Manual 2

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You can use the camera’s built-in monitor screen to view
images after you record them.

Basic Playback Operation

Use the following procedure to scroll through files stored in
the camera’s memory.

1.

Press the power
button to turn on the
camera.

• This causes an image
or a message to appear
on the monitor screen.

2.

Align the mode
selector with “PLAY”.

• This enters the PLAY
mode.

Power button

ON/OFF

Mode selector

RECPLAY

MENU

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3.

Use [왘] (forward) or [왗] (back) to scroll
through files on the monitor screen.

NOTES

• Holding down [왗] or [왘] scrolls images at high
speed.

• Note that the images produced on the monitor
screen of this camera are simplified versions of the
actual image stored in memory.

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Flipping the Display

The following procedure flips the image 180 degrees. This
comes in handy when you want to show someone standing
in front of you an image on the monitor screen.

[SET]

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Shutter release button

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1.

In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to scroll
through images on the monitor screen and
display the one you want.

2.

Press the shutter release button and [SET] at
the same time.

• This flips the image 180 degrees. The histogram or
any other display information you had displayed is
cleared automatically whenever you flip the image.

• While an image is flipped, you can use [왗] and [왘] to
scroll to another image, if you want.

3.

To return the image to its normal orientation,
press any button other than [왖], [왔], [왗], or
[왘].

IMPORTANT!

• Note that you cannot play a movie on the monitor
screen while a flipped image is displayed.

• You cannot use the above procedure to flip an image
while a zoomed image, 9-image screen, or calendar
screen is on the display, or while a movie is playing.

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Zooming the Display Image

Perform the following procedure to zoom the image
currently on the monitor screen up to four times its normal
size.

1.

In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to display
the image you want.

2.

Press the zoom
button ( ) to enlarge
the image.

• This displays an
indicator that shows the
current zoom factor.

• You can toggle between
the zoomed image and
normal image by
pressing [MENU].

Current zoom factor

3.

Use [왖], [왔], [왗], and [왘] to shift the image
up, down, left, or right.

4.

Press [MENU] to return the image to its
original size.

IMPORTANT!

• You cannot enlarge a movie image.

• Depending on the original size of the recorded

image, you may not be able to zoom a display image
the full four times its normal size.

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Resizing an Image

You can use the following procedure to change a snapshot
image to either SXGA size (1280 x 960 pixels) or VGA size
(640 x 480 pixels).

• VGA is the optimum image size for attachment to e-mail
messages or incorporation into Web pages.

1.

In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].

2.

Select the “PLAY”
tab, select “Resize”,
and then press [왘].

3.

Use [왗] and [왘] to scroll through images and
display the one you want to resize.

4.

Use [왖] and [왔] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].

To do this:
Resize to 1280 x 960 pixels (SXGA)
Resize to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
Cancel the resizing operation

IMPORTANT!

• Resizing an image creates a new file that contains
the image in the size you select. The file with the
original image also remains in memory.

• Images smaller than 640 x 480 pixels cannot be
resized.

• Note that you can resize snapshots recorded with
this camera only.

• If the message “The function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be resized.

• The resize operation cannot be performed if there is
not enough memory to store the resized image.

Select this:
1280 x 960
640 x 480
Cancel

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Cropping an Image

Use the following procedure when you want to crop a
portion of an enlarged image and use the remaining part of
the image as an e-mail attachment, Web page image, etc.

1.

In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to scroll
through images and display the one you want
to crop.

2.

Press [MENU].

3.

Select the “PLAY”
tab, select
“Trimming”, and then
press [왘].

• This causes a cropping
boundary to appear.

4.

Use the zoom button ( ) to make the
cropping boundary larger or smaller.

• The size of the cropping boundary depends on the
size of the image on the display.

5.

Use [왖], [왔], [왗], and [왘] to move the
cropping boundary up, down, left, or right
until the area of the image you want to extract
is within the boundary.

6.

Press [SET] to extract the part of the image
enclosed in the cropping boundary.

• If you want to cancel the procedure at any point,
press [MENU].

IMPORTANT!

• Cropping an image creates a new file that contains
the cropped image. The file with the original image
also remains in memory.

• A Movie mode image cannot be cropped.

• An image recorded using another camera model

cannot be cropped.

• If the message “The function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be cropped.

• The cropping operation cannot be performed if there
is not enough memory to store the cropped image.

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