Casio EX-Z300 User Manual

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

K1145PCM1DMX

Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

Digital camera

* The shape of the power cord plug

varies according to country or geographic area.

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-40)

To attach the strap to the camera

Charger unit (BC-31L)

Attach strap here.

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference

Read this first!

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

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

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

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

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM, 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

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Quick Start Basics 9

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . 13

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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To turn off the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Deleting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Snapshot Tutorial 24

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 25

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 28

Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Shutter) . . 30

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To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Detect Blur). . . 30

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To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur . . . . . . . . (Detect Panning). . . 31

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To use Detect Smile to record when a subject is smiling . . . (Detect Smile). . . 31

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To change Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Sensitivity). . . 32

Using Face Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Recognition) . . 34

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To perform a face recognition recording operation . . . . . . . . . . . . (Normal). . . 34

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Using the Family First Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Family First). . . 35

Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Continuous) . . 39

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

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift) . . 42

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Shooting with the Make-up Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Make-up) . . 46

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Recording Movie Images and Audio 47

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

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 50

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To play back an audio recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Using BEST SHOT 52

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Shooting with AUTO BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 60

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Advanced Settings 61

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 63

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 63

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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous). . . 66

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . . 66

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Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 67

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Shooting with Face Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Recognition). . . 67

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 68

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 69

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 69

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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 70

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 70

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 71

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Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quick Shutter) . . . 71

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 72

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 72

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 72

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 73

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 74

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Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . . 74

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 74

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Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 75

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 75

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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . . 76

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 77

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering) . . . 77

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 78

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 78

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . . 78

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 78

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Contrast). . . 79

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . . 79

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 80

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 85

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 85

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Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Layout Print) . . 88

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . . 89

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . . 89

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . . 91

Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Red Eye) . . 92

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . 93

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . . 94

Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Keystone) . . 94

Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of

an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Correction) . . 95

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 96

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 96

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Date/Time) . . 97

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 97

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 98

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 98

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 99

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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 101

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Printing 102

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed

and the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Using the Camera with a Computer 108

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Save images to a computer automatically/Manage images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . 118

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on

Your Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 122

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Other Settings (Set Up) 126

REC Mode Control Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (R Panel) . 126

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 127

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 128

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 128

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 129

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 130

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 131

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 131

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 132

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 132

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 133

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 133

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 134

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 134

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 135

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 136

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 136

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 137

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

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Appendix 139

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Number of Snapshots and Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

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Contents

Quick Start Basics

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.

Auto Shutter

The camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects the camera is still, the subject is smiling, etc.

See page

30 for more information.

Make-up Mode

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

See page

46 for more information.

BEST SHOT

Simply select the sample scene you want and the camera sets up automatically. Then all you need do is press the shutter button for perfect images. An AUTO BEST SHOT mode automatically selects the appropriate BEST SHOT sample scene based on current shooting conditions.

See page

52 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-40) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To charge the battery

1. Positioning the positive

terminals of the battery with those of

and negative

the charger unit, load the battery into the charger unit.

2. Plug the charger unit into a

household power outlet.

About 150 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 Charger unit or battery problem (page 147)

Off

Charging complete or standing by, due to abnormally high or low ambient temperature (page 147)

[CHARGE] lamp

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Other Charging Precautions

• Use the special charger (BC-31L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-40). 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.

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

2. Load the battery.

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

3. Close the battery cover.

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

• For information about how to replace the battery, see page 147.

Stopper

Battery

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Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color 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.

• Leaving the camera for about two days with no power supplied while the battery is dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. You will have to reconfigure the settings after power is restored.

• See page 168 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 28).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 133, 133).

Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a

[ON/OFF]

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.

[BS]

=8? =4? =2?

=6?

[

SET

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

2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the language you want and then

press [SET].

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

where you will be using the camera and then press [SET].

The selected area is highlighted in red.

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]

4. Use [8] and [2] to select the city where you will be using the camera

and then press [SET].

5. Use [8] and [2] to select the summer time (DST) setting you want and

then press [SET].

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

Example: 19. 12. 09 YY/MM/DD DD/MM/YY MM/DD/YY

* 09/12/19 * 19/12/09 * 12/19/09

7. 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].

8. Press [SET].

• If you make a mistake, you can change the settings later (pages 131, 132).

NOTE

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

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Preparing a Memory Card

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

• For information about memory card capacities, see page 164.

Supported Memory Cards

– SD Memory Card – SDHC Memory Card – MMC (MultiMediaCard) – MMCplus (MultiMediaCardplus)

Use one of the above types of memory card.

To load a memory card

1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn off the camera and

then open the battery cover.

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

2. Load a memory card.

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

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

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

• For information about how to replace the memory card, see page 149.

Front

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IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 15) 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.

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.

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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 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 133, 133) will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

[p]

(PLAY)

[r]

(REC)

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• 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 134).

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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 52.

Snapshot mode icon

2. Point the camera

at the subject.

You can zoom the image, if you want.

Zoom controller

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.

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[r] (REC)

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

Back lamp

Focus frame

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.

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

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Shooting a Movie

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

Snap (Image is recorded.)

IMPORTANT!

• While the “Anti Shake” setting is “D Auto” or “A Camera AS”, half pressing the shutter will cause the camera to vibrate and emit an operation sound. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction (page 68).

[0]

. Using Quick Shutter

Fully pressing the shutting button without waiting for Auto Focus to operate will record using Quick Shutter (page 71).

• With Quick Shutter, the camera focuses faster than normal Auto Focus, which means you can capture quick moving action more easily. Note, however, that some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used.

• Whenever possible, take a little extra time to half-press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus.

. 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 65) 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.

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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

Lens

Front lamp

Microphone

Strap

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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 80.

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 154).

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 137).

• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 81). 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]

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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.

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

• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 100) 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 “All Files Delete” 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 74).

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 – Subject that is too far away for light from the AF assist lamp to reach – Camera movement while shooting – Fast-moving subject – Subjects outside the focus range of the camera

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 65) or Manual Focus (page

63).

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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 select one of the Control Panel icons and display its settings.

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

[SET]

Available settings

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

Image size/Quality* (pages 25, 74)

Flash (page 28)

Auto Shutter (page 30)

Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity

(page 32) ISO sensitivity (page 41)

Continuous shutter (page 39)

* Image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.

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

Control Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Face recognition/Make-up

(pages 34, 46) EV shift (page 42)

Date/Time (page 43)

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

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

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

NOTE

• You can configure the camera to turn off display of the Control Panel when you press [SET] (page 126).

• You also can configure settings other than those listed above (page 61).

• The Control Panel cannot be displayed while a Prerecord Movie, 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

7M (3072x2304) size image = Approximately 7 million pixels

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

3072*

2304*

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 164.

• For information about movie image size, see page 75.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 98.

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. To select the image size

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the top Control Panel option (Image Size).

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

Image Size (Pixels)

10M

(3648

2736)

3:2

2432)

(3648

16:9

2048)

(3648

2304)

(3072

1728)

(2304

1200)

(1600

VGA

480)

(640

Suggested Print Size and Application

Poster Print

HDTV

A3 Print

A4 Print

3.5"

5" Print

E Mail

Description

Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped (page 98) 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 10M (10 million pixels).

• Selecting 3:2 (3648

2432 pixels) 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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Using Flash (Flash)

>?<

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

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

setting you want and then press [SET].

When the “R Panel” menu item (page 126) is “Hide” (so the Control Panel is not

[2] ( )

displayed), pressing [2] ( ) will cycle through the available flash settings.

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).

Soft Flash Soft flash always fires, regardless of exposure conditions

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

< indicates the flash will fire.

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

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

Flash

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 depends on operating conditions (battery condition, ambient temperature, etc.) With a fully charged battery it takes about 4 seconds.

• 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.

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• Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto) Wide Angle: 0.2 m to 4.5 m (0.7' to 14.8') Telephoto: 0.5 m to 2.0 m (1.6' to 6.6') * The above values depend on the optical zoom setting.

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 79)

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Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)

With Auto Shutter, the camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects that certain conditions are present.

Detect Blur

Detect Panning

Detect Smile

Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects image blur to camera and subject movement are minimized.

When panning, the camera releases the shutter automatically when it determines there is no blur in the subject being followed.

Camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects the subject is smiling.

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

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

(Auto Shutter).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the Auto Shutter type and then press [SET].

To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur (Detect Blur)

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

until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically.

2. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

down.

The camera will go into a standby mode and start detecting hand and subject movement. The camera will release the shutter automatically the moment it determines there is no image blur.

•“0 Auto” flashes on the monitor screen while

detection of image blur due to hand movement or subject movement is in progress.

Indicator: The indicator color changes from red to green when the camera is getting ready to release the shutter.

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