Casio EX-Z3000 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/

To go to “Getting the Most Out of Dynamic Photo” click here!

Unpacking

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

Digital camera

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-110)

To attach the strap to the camera

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

Attach strap here.

Read this first!

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

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

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

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

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport, Dynamic Photo Manager, Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO, or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

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

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

LCD Panel

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

Take test shots

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

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

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

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

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Quick Start Basics 11

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the Touch Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 21

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Turning Power On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

To Shoot a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

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

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

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

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

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Recording Images 35

Selecting a Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure . . . . . . . . (HDR) . . . 37

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Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect . . . . . (HDR Art) . . . 38

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Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Slide Panorama). . . 39

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 42

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

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Single SR Zoom). . . 46

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

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Using BEST SHOT 49

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Advanced Recording Settings 50

Using the REC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Using Touch Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Touch Shutter). . . 51

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Shooting Snapshots of better Texture and Sharpness . .(Single SR Quality) . . . 51

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Single SR Zoom). . . 52

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 52

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Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Image Size) . . . 53

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Quality) . . . 54

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 55

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Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 56

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 57

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 57

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 58

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Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous AF) . . . 60

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light) . . . 60

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

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review) . . . 61

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 62

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Editing). . . 64

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 66

Viewing the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 70

Using the PLAY Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect). . . 71

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Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy). . . 72

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Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Red Eye). . . 72

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Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . . 73

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Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize) . . . 74

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Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation). . . 74

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

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Dynamic Photo 76

Inserting a Built-in Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . .(Dynamic Photo) . . 76

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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File). . . 78

Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . . 78

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Printing 79

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . . 80

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Using the Camera with a Computer 83

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer,

or on a mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Transforming Snapshots into Artistic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . . 94

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . . 97

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . . 99

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . . 99

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Other Settings (Set Up) 103

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 103

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 103

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 104

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 104

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 105

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Setting a Travel Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Selecting the Time Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 106

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 107

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 107

Calibrating the Touch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Calibrate TP) . 108

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 108

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 109

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 109

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 110

Selecting Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DISP) . 110

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Appendix 111

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software (For Windows) . . . 123

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Contents

General Guide

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

Front

Zoom controller

(pages 29, 44, 66, 67) Shutter button (page 29)

Flash (page 42)

Front lamp

(pages 27, 52, 60) Lens

Microphone (page 48)

Bottom

Back

[p] (PLAY) button

(pages 25, 32) Back lamp

(pages 17, 19, 25, 29,

42) [ON/OFF] (Power)

(pages 16, 21, 25) Connector cover

Battery/memory card slots (pages 15, 23, 120, 121)

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

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[USB/AV] port

(pages 17, 18, 68, 85,

96) Strap hole (page 2)

Monitor screen

(pages 9, 110)

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Monitor Screen Contents

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

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

. Snapshot Recording

Tab (page 25)

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. Movie Recording

1 3

Focus mode (page 58)

Self-timer mode (page 52)

Flash (page 42)

Snapshot image size (page 53)

Movie quality (pages 47, 54)

Digital zoom / Single SR Zoom (page 45)

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

(page 133) Remaining movie memory capacity

(pages 47, 133) “b” Movie icon (pages 30, 47)

Battery level indicator (page 20)

PLAY mode icon (page 26)

Information icon (page 110)

Flash icon (page 42)

Recording mode icon (pages 28, 36)

Menu icon (page 50)

Movie quality (

Recording time switch icon (page 47)

Movie remaining time icon (page 47)

Remaining movie memory capacity/

Movie recording time (pages 47, 133)

Digital zoom / Single SR Zoom (page 45)

“c” Movie stop icon (pages 30, 47)

pages 47, 54)

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. Movie Playback

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Tab (page 25)

Protect indicator (page 71)

Folder name/file name (page 101)

Snapshot image size (page 53)

Image menu icon (p

Image scroll icons (pages 32, 62)

Battery level indicator (page 20)

Date/time (pages 21, 106)

REC mode icon (page 26)

Information icon (page 110)

Delete icon (page 33)

Slideshow icon (page 66)

Menu icon (page 70)

Tab (page 25)

Protect indicator (page 71)

Folder name/file name (page 101)

Movie quality (pages 47, 54)

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Movie recording time (page 62)

Image scroll icons (pages 32, 62)

Battery level indicator (page 20)

Date/time (pages 21, 106)

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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

Quick Start Basics

What you can do with your CASIO camera

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

Simple touch panel operation

The monitor screen is a touch panel that can be used to perform operations.

See page 13 for more information.

Premium Auto

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

See page 28 for more information.

HDR Art

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

See page 38 for more information.

Quick Start Basics

Using the Touch Panel

The monitor screen of the camera is a touch panel. This means you can perform the following operations by touching the screen with your fingers.

Touch

Momentarily touching the screen with your finger. Touch the screen to select an icon or menu item, and to configure settings.

Touch-and-hold

Holding your finger against the screen. Touch and hold the screen to scroll images at high speed, or to perform continual frame-by-frame playback of a movie.

Drag

Holding your finger against the screen as you drag it up, down, left, or right. Use drag to move a screen image to a different location, and to scroll between images.

Spread

Holding your thumb and forefinger against the screen as you spread them out. Use spread to enlarge the screen image.

Quick Start Basics

Squeeze

Holding your thumb and forefinger against the screen as you bring them together. Use squeeze to reduce the size of the screen image.

IMPORTANT!

• Never use a pointed or hard object to perform screen operations. Doing so can damage the screen.

• The touch panel is pressure-sensitive. Make sure you touch the panel with sufficient pressure when operating it.

NOTE

• Applying a commercially available LCD protective sheet will reduce the operation sensitivity of the monitor screen.

• If touch panel item selections are not performed as expected, calibrate the touch panel (page 108).

Quick Start Basics

First, charge the battery prior to use.

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps below to load the battery into the camera and charge it.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-110) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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

2. Load the battery.

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

Battery contacts

EXILIM logo

Stopper

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 120.

Front

Back

Quick Start Basics

Charge the Battery

You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera’s battery.

• USB-AC adaptor

• USB connection to a computer

. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor

1. Turn off the camera.

Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera.

2. After connecting the

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

USB cable (included with camera)

USB-AC adaptor

[ON/OFF] (Power)

USB

USB port

Power cord

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3. Connect the USB

cable to the camera.

USB-AC adaptor

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

USB cable (included with camera)

fully dead battery to a full charge.

[USB/AV] port

• A battery that has not been used for a long time, or ambient temperature extremes can cause charging to take longer than normal. If

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

Small connector

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

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

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

USB-AC adaptor problem, battery problem, or charging terminated by timer (page 119)

Off Charging complete

Back lamp

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

and then unplug the adaptor from the power outlet.

. To charge using a USB connection to a computer

The battery loaded in the camera is charged whenever the camera is connected directly to a computer with the USB cable.

• Depending on the setup of your computer, you may not be able to charge the camera’s battery over a USB connection. If this happens, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

IMPORTANT!

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

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

2. With your computer

turned on, connect the

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

camera to it.

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

• It takes about 260 minutes to bring a fully dead battery to a full charge.

[USB/AV]

port

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

Large connector

Small connector

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• A battery that has not been used for a long time, certain types of computers, and connection conditions can cause charging to take longer than normal. If charging takes longer than about six hours, a timer will terminate it automatically, even if the battery is not fully charged. If the battery has not been used for a very long time, charging may terminate automatically and the back lamp may start flashing red or go out after only about 30 minutes to 45 minutes. In either case, use of the USB-AC adaptor that comes with the camera is recommended.

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

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Amber Charging

Lit Red

Flashing Red

Lit Green

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

Abnormal ambient temperature, battery problem, or charging terminated by timer (page 119)

Charging complete, or charging stopped

Back lamp

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

and then from the computer.

NOTE

• Charging continues while a camera is connected to a computer’s USB port, even if the camera is turned off. Under this condition, the back lamp operates as described under “Back Lamp Operation” (page 17).

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IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

Other Charging Precautions

• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s battery (NP-110) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-110L). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

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

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

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

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

• Do not use the USB-AC adaptor with any other device.

Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Yellow * Red * Red

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

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

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

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

106).

• See page 136 for information about battery life and number of shots.

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Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting (page 42).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 60).

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

The first time you turn on 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 107). Note that a version of this manual in the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the Japanese market.

• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language selection.

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

camera.

2. Drag (page 13) upwards and downwards

until you find the language you want, and then touch to select it.

3. Touch the date display format you want.

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

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

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4. Touch the value you want to change (year,

month, day, hour, minute).

5. Touch “8” or “2” to change the currently

selected value.

• Touching and holding “8” or “2” will change the

setting at high speed.

• To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, touch the 12/24 hour switch icon.

12/24 hour switch icon

6. When the date and time settings are the way you want, touch “OK”.

7. Touch “Auto” or “Premium Auto” to select the default auto recording

mode you want.

8. Touch “Apply”.

• You will be able to change this setting later, if you want. See page 28 for details.

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 107 – Date and time: Page 106

NOTE

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

• Removing the battery from the camera too soon after configuring time and date settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults. Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings.

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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 133.

Supported Memory Cards

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

Use one of the above types of memory card.

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

• Noted memory card capacities are standard values.

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

• This camera supports use of Eye-Fi cards.

To load a memory card

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

camera and then open the battery cover.

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

2. Load a memory card.

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

Front

Front Back

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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 121.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 23) into the memory card slot.

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

To format (initialize) a new memory card

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

1. Load a memory card (page 23).

2. Turn on the camera and then touch “MENU”.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it (page 35).

3. Drag (page 13) upwards and downwards until you find “Setup”, and

then touch it.

4. Drag upwards and downwards until you find “Format”, and then touch

it.

5. Touch “Format” and then touch “Yes”.

This starts the memory card format operation.

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IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

• Before formatting an Eye-Fi card, be sure to back up any data on it that you want to keep.

Turning Power On and Off

. To turn on the camera

[p] (PLAY)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

Tab

“f” (PLAY) / “g” (REC)

To turn on power and enter the REC mode

To turn on power and enter the PLAY mode

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

• The back lamp will light green momentarily and the lens will extend out of the camera (page 29).

Press [p] (PLAY).

• The back lamp will light green momentarily and an image currently stored in camera memory will appear on the monitor screen (page 32).

• 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.

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Entering the REC Mode and PLAY Mode

To enter the PLAY mode

To enter the REC mode

In the REC mode, press [p] (PLAY), or touch the tab and then touch the “f” (PLAY) icon that appears.

In the PLAY mode, press [p] (PLAY), or touch the tab and then touch the “

g” (REC) icon that appears.

• About 10 seconds after you enter the PLAY mode from the REC mode, the lens will retract into the camera.

. To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

. Battery Power Conservation (Auto Power Off)

To conserve battery power, an Auto Power Off function turns off the camera if you do not perform any operation for about three minutes in the REC mode or for about five minutes in the PLAY mode.

• Auto Power Off is disabled under any of the following conditions. – While the camera is connected to a computer or other device – During a slideshow – During movie recording and playback

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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.

IMPORTANT!

• Take care to ensure that your fingers are not blocking or are not too close to the flash. Fingers can cause unwanted shadows when using the flash.

Flash

Front lamp

Lens

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To Shoot a Snapshot

Your camera has a variety of different recording modes to suit various shooting conditions and objectives (page 36). This section explains general shooting procedures using the auto recording mode.

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

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

Auto

Premium Auto

This is the standard Auto recording mode.

• It provides faster operation than Premium Auto recording.

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

• Premium Auto recording takes longer to process image data after it is shot than Auto recording.

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

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

2. Touch the second icon from the top

(Recording mode).

If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

3. Touch “Auto” or “Premium Auto” to select

the auto recording mode you want.

Recording mode icon

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To shoot a snapshot

1. Point the camera at the subject.

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

• You can zoom the image, if you want.

Type of shot

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

2. Half-press the shutter

button to focus the image.

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

Half-press

Press lightly until the button stops.

Beep, beep (Image is in focus.)

Zoom controller

Shutter button

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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3. Continuing to keep the camera still,

press the shutter button the rest of

Full-press

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Snap (Image is recorded.)

Recording a Movie

Touch “b” (Movie) to start movie recording. Touch

c” (Movie Stop) to stop recording.

“ See page 47 for details.

“b” (Movie)/

“c” (Movie Stop)

NOTE

• You also can shoot a snapshot by touching a point on the monitor screen (page

51).

• You can specify the image size for snapshots. See page 53 for more information.

. If the image does not focus...

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

. Shooting with Auto

“Focus lock” (page 59) 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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. Shooting with Premium Auto

• In addition to shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity, the camera automatically executes the following operation as required when shooting with Premium Auto. – Auto Focus is normally performed until you half-press the shutter button. – The camera automatically determines the focus point on the screen and focuses

there.

– When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten

individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.

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

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

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

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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 62.

1. Press [p] (PLAY) or touch “f”

(PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

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

•If “f” (PLAY) is not displayed on the

screen, touch the tab to display it.

• Information about the displayed snapshot also is included (page 10).

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 110).

• You can zoom the screen image by sliding the zoom controller towards [z] or by touching the monitor screen (page 67). 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.

Tab

“f” (PLAY)

[p] (PLAY)

2. Touch “ú” or “õ”, or drag left or right across the screen image to

scroll through the snapshots.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

“õ”

“ú”

NOTE

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

“ú”

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Deleting Snapshots and Movies

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

IMPORTANT!

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

To delete a single file

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “ú” or “õ” to display the file you want to

delete.

2. Touch “t”.

•If “t” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab

to display it.

3. Touch “1 File”.

This will delete the selected image.

To delete all files

1. Enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “t”.

•If “t” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

3. Touch “All Files”.

4. Touch “Delete”.

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.

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 in accordance with the currently selected recording mode (page 36).

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 59) or Manual Focus (page

58).

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Recording Images

Touching the monitor screen in the REC mode will display a screen for configuring REC mode settings.

. To configure REC mode settings

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

the camera and enter the REC mode.

• If the camera is in the PLAY mode,

g” (REC) to enter the REC

touch “ mode.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

“g” (REC)

2. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

• If there are no icons along the left side of the screen, touch the tab to display them.

Tab (page 25)

Menu (page 50)*

Recording mode (page 36)

Flash (page 42)

Information (page 110)

PLAY mode (page 26)

Movie (page 47)

2 3 4 5 6

* Depending on the recording mode, some of the items on the menu that appears

may not be usable.

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Selecting a Recording Mode

The camera has a variety of different recording modes.

1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon from the top (Recording

mode).

• If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Touch the icon of the recording mode you

want to use.

This enters the selected recording mode.

Auto

Premium Auto

BEST SHOT

HDR

HDR Art

s Slide

Panorama

Standard Auto recording mode. This is the mode normally used for shooting (page 28).

With BEST SHOT, simply select the sample scene that resembles the type of shot you want, and the camera automatically configures ideal settings for the subject and shooting conditions (page 49).

With HDR (High Dynamic Range), the camera shoots a series of CS images using different exposure settings and combines them into a final image to correct for overexposure or underexposure of subjects of different brightness levels (page 37).

This mode digitally processes data to turn images you shoot into worlds of art (page 38).

Simply move the camera as you record. The camera will shoot a series of images and then combine them into a sweeping panorama automatically.

Recording Images

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure (HDR)

1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon from the top (Recording

mode).

2. Touch “h” (HDR).

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

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

• When using this feature, image size is fixed at 3M (2048

NOTE

• Use of a tripod is recommended when shooting with this function.

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to

(Flash Off).

• Shooting with this REC mode makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

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

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

• Digital zoom is not supported while shooting with this function.

1536 pixels).

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Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect (HDR Art)

This feature applies HDR (High Dynamic Range, page 37) photography to transform snapshots into works of art that provide a greater degree of expression than conventional photography.

Normal image HDR Art image

1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon from the top (Recording

mode).

2. Touch “A” (HDR Art).

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

• When using this feature, image size is fixed at 3M (2048

NOTE

• Use of a tripod is recommended when shooting with this function.

• Shooting with this function causes the flash setting to change automatically to ?

(Flash Off).

• Shooting with this REC mode makes the shooting range narrower than normal.

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

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

• Digital zoom is not supported while shooting with this function.

1536 pixels).

Recording Images

. Adjusting the Level of the Art Effect

You can specify one of three levels for application of the art effect.

1. For the recording mode, select “HDR Art”.

2. Touch “ART +2”.

3. Touch the level you want to select.

• 0 (off) - +3 (strong)

4. Touch “OK”.

Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)

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

• The final panorama image can be one of the two sizes shown below. Slide Direction is Right or Left: Maximum 5120 Slide Direction is Up or Down: Maximum 1280

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

• You can shoot a panorama image for approximately 240 degrees horizontally, or approximately 180 degrees vertically.

720 pixels

4320 pixels

1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon from the top (Recording

mode).

2. Touch “s” (Slide Panorama).

Recording Images

3. Touch the icon for the slide direction (the

direction the camera will move while shooting).

You can select one of four different slide directions: “ ” (right), “ ” (left), “ ” (up), “ ” (down).

4. Point the camera at the start of the panorama

and half-press the shutter button to allow the camera to focus automatically.

5. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

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

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

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

Slide cursor

Recording Images

NOTE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recording Images

Using Flash (Flash)

1. In the REC mode, touch the third icon from the top

Flash

(Flash).

2. Touch the icon of the flash mode you want to use.

Auto

Flash Off Flash does not fire.

Flash On

Red Eye

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

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

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

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

< indicates the flash will fire.

Back lamp

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

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

• For information about Flash Range, see page 135.

Recording Images

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 135) 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. This function also performs a process that corrects for red-eye after the image is recorded. 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.

Recording Images

Shooting with Zoom

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

Optical zoom Changes the lens focal distance.

HD Zoom

Single SR Zoom

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

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

Applies super resolution technology to suppress image deterioration.

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, HD zoom, and Single SR zoom are disabled while time stamping (page 104) is turned on.

NOTE

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

• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.

Recording Images

Interpreting the Zoom Bar

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

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

Optical zoom limit point

• 8.0X optical zoom point

Point from which image deteriorates

• This point can be anywhere from 12.0X to 86.2X when Single SR Zoom is enabled, or 8.0X to 57.6X when it is disabled.

Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)

Deteriorated image range (digital zoom)

32.0X to 127.5X

. Zoom Icon

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

Optical zoom Not displayed

HD Zoom Not displayed

Single SR Zoom ç

Digital zoom ê

Recording Images

. Zoom Factor

The digital zoom factor depends on the image size (page 53) and on whether Single SR Zoom is enabled or disabled.

Maximum zoom factor where image

Image size

16M 8.0X 12.0X 32.0X

3:2 8.0X 12.0X 32.0X

5M 14.4X 21.6X 57.6X

VGA 57.6X 86.2X 127.5X

deterioration can be suppressed

Single SR Zoom:

Off

Single SR Zoom:

Total maximum

zoom factor

Zooming with Super Resolution (Single SR Zoom)

Super resolution technology makes it possible to expand the zoom range in which image deterioration is minimized. For information about the effective zoom factor ranges in which Single SR Zoom is effective, see page 46.

1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU”.

2. Drag upwards and downwards until you find “Single SR Zoom”.

3. Touch “Single SR Zoom”.

4. Touch “On”.

NOTE

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

• Single SR Zoom does not work during movie recording.

• The following functions are disabled when shooting with Single SR Zoom. Some BEST SHOT scenes, HDR, HDR Art, Slide Panorama

Recording Images

To record a movie

The following procedure explains how to record a movie.

• You can record a movie while one of the following recording modes is selected. –Auto – Premium Auto – BEST SHOT

“MENU”

1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU”.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Drag upwards and downwards until you find “Movie Quality”, and then

touch to select it.

3. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

Movie Quality

HD 24fps 1280

STD 30fps 640

Frame Rate

Image Size (Pixels)

720

480

Description

Select this setting to record high-definition (HD) movies. The aspect ratio of movies recorded with this setting is 16:9.

Select this setting to record standard movies.

4. To close the menu screen, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

5. Touch “b” (Movie).

This will start recording.

• Monaural audio is also recorded during movie recording.

• Touching “o” while recording is in progress will cause the remaining recording time and “R” to appear. Touch “o” again to switch back to the elapsed recording time.

Remaining recording time

Recording time/

“b” (Movie)/

“c” (Movie Stop)

Recording Images

6. Touch “c” (Movie Stop) 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.

Minimizing the Effects of Camera Movement during Movie Recording

You can configure the camera to minimize the effects of camera movement during movie recording. Note, however, that this does not prevent image blur due to subject movement.

IMPORTANT!

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

• 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 audio recording results are not possible when the

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

• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band or a pink cast on the monitor screen image. This does not indicate malfunction.

• Shooting a movie using the camera’s built-in memory will cause movie frames to be dropped. Always use a high speed memory card (not built-in memory) for movie recording.

• Use of certain types of memory cards slows down data transfer and increases the time it takes to record movie data, which can result in movie frames being dropped. The movie icon turns yellow to indicate that frames are being dropped. In order to avoid problems such as these, use of an Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card is recommended. Note, however that CASIO makes no guarantees about the operation of any Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card used with this camera.

Microphone

NOTE

• Single SR Zoom (page 44) is disabled during movie recording.

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

Recording Images

Using 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.

. To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon

from the top (Recording mode).

• If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Touch “b” (BEST SHOT).

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes.

3. Touch the scene you want to select.

• Touching “ ” in the upper right corner of the screen and then touching a BEST SHOT scene will display detailed information about the scene.

4. Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or touch “b”

(Movie) (if you are shooting a movie).

. BEST SHOT Precautions

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

• Some scenes like Night Scene results 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.

Using BEST SHOT

Advanced Recording Settings

The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.

Using the REC Menu

. Example Menu Screen Operation

1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU”.

This will display the menu screen.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

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

2. Drag upwards and downwards until you find the item whose setting

you want to change.

3. Touch the item.

4. Configure the setting of the item in accordance with the screen

contents.

• To cancel and exit the menu, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

NOTE

• Switching from “Auto” to “Premium Auto” (page 28) will make some menu items unavailable.

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. Touch the indicated icons and items, and perform operations as they are indicated, from left to right.

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Touch Shutter

Advanced Recording Settings

Using Touch Shutter (Touch Shutter)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Touch Shutter

You can use the procedure below to shoot a snapshot.

1. Touch “On”.

2. Point the camera at the subject.

3. When you want to shoot, touch the monitor screen.

The camera automatically comes into focus and then shoots.

• You can still use the shutter button to shoot even when “On” is selected for Touch Shutter.

NOTE

• When “Auto” is selected as the recording mode, the camera will automatically focus on the point you touch.

• When “Premium Auto” is selected as the recording mode, the camera will automatically determine the optimum focus point(s) and focus automatically.

Shooting Snapshots of better Texture and Sharpness (Single SR Quality)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Single SR Quality

Super resolution technology is used to categorize an image into three parts: an outline part, a fine pattern part, and a flat part, and then perform the optimum process required by each part to increase texture and sharpness.

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

•A ç icon is displayed when the “Single SR Quality” setting is “On”.

• Single SR Quality is enabled for the entire zoom range, including digital zoom.

• It does not work during movie recording.

• The following functions are disabled when shooting with Single SR Quality. Some BEST SHOT scenes, HDR, HDR Art, Slide Panorama

Advanced Recording Settings

Zooming with Super Resolution (Single SR Zoom)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Single SR Zoom

See page 46 for details.

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * 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.

10 sec 10-second Self-timer

2-second Self-timer

2 sec

Off Self-timer is disabled.

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

• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by pressing the shutter button.

NOTE

• The Self-timer cannot be used together with Slide Panorama.

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

Front lamp

Advanced Recording Settings

Changing the Image Size (Image Size)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Image Size

This setting can be used to configure snapshot image size.

Image Size (Pixels)

16M (4608

3:2 (4608

5M (2560

3072) Poster Print

1920) A4 Print Good detail

Suggested Print Size and

Description

Application

3456) Poster Print Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped from the original on a computer, etc.

Image files are smaller, which is better

VGA (640

480) E Mail

when attaching images to e-mail.

However, images are relatively coarser.

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

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

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

. 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.

Pixel

Advanced Recording Settings

. About image sizes

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

16M (4608 Approximately 16 million pixels

vertical pixels.

3456) size image =

4608*

3456*

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

640*

480*

* Unit: pixels

Image Size Selection Tips

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

Large Number of Pixels

Small Number of Pixels

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

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

• For information about image size and number of images that can be stored, see page 133.

• For information about movie image size, see page 47.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 74.

Movie Image Quality Settings (Movie Quality)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Movie Quality

See page 47 for details.

Advanced Recording Settings

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * 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. Touch a level you want to set.

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

–2.0 +2.0

Decreases the EV value. A lower EV value is best for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day.

Increases the EV value. A higher EV value is best for light-colored subjects and backlit subjects.

2. Touch “OK”.

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 Recording Settings

Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * White Balance

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

1. Touch the type of white balance you want to select.

You can see the affect of the white balance setting you select on the monitor screen.

Auto WB Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically

Daylight For shooting outdoors on a clear day

Overcast

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

DayWhite

Fluor

Daylight

Fluor

Tungsten For shooting under light bulb lighting

Manual WB

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

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

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

For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting

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

Touch “· Manual WB”.

In the location where you plan to

shoot, point the camera at a blank white piece of paper so it fills the entire monitor screen. Touch an area of the screen where no

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

Blank white paper

2. Touch “OK”.

Advanced Recording Settings

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * ISO

ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.

AUTO Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions

ISO 80 Lower sensitivity

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

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

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

Higher sensitivity

Slow shutter speed

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

Less noise

Some coarseness (increased digital noise)

Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Lighting

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

Extra

On Performs brightness correction.

Off Does not perform brightness correction.

Performs a higher level of brightness correction than the “On” setting. When this option is selected, it takes longer for the image to be stored after the shutter button is pressed.

Advanced Recording Settings

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Focus

Changing to a different focus mode can help to achieve better focus.

Settings

AF (Auto Focus)

Type of

Shot

General recording

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range*

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately 5 cm to 9 (infinity) (2.0"

to 9)

(Wide Angle)

Approximately 2 cm to 50 cm

Macro Close ups

Automatic

(0.8" to 19.7") (Seventh step zoom from the Widest Angle setting)

Super Macro

MF (Manual Focus)

Close ups

When you want to focus manually

Manual

Approximately 2 cm to 50 cm (0.8" to 19.7")

Approximately 5 cm to 9 (infinity)

(2.0" to 9)

(Wide Angle)

*1 The focus range is the distance from the lens surface. *2 The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting.

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.

Advanced Recording Settings

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. Touch “W”.

Yellow boundary

3. Watching the image on the monitor screen,

touch “+” (closer) or “–” (further) to adjust focus.

• At this time the image that is within the boundary will enlarge and fill the monitor screen, which aids in focusing. The camera will return to the screen in step 1 if you touch “T” or if you do not perform any operation for about three seconds.

NOTE

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

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

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.

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

Advanced Recording Settings

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).

• The focus frame does not appear on the display when the Touch Shutter is enabled (On).

Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus (Continuous AF)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Continuous AF

When shooting a snapshot while “On” is selected for Continuous AF, Auto Focus is performed and focusing is continually updated until you half-press the shutter button.

• Before you half-press the shutter button, the camera focuses at the center of the screen.

• Shooting with Continuous AF can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens operation. This does not indicate malfunction.

Using the Auto Focus Assist Light (AF Assist Light)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * AF Assist Light

Half-pressing the shutter button while this setting is selected causes the front lamp to light, which provides illumination for focusing in areas where lighting is dim. Leaving this function turned off is recommended when shooting portraits from short distances, etc.

Front lamp

IMPORTANT!

• Never look directly into the front lamp while it is lit.

Advanced Recording Settings

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

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * 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. Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift type camera shake correction feature and a high-sensitivity anti image blur feature. These two features work in concert to minimize the effects of hand and subject movement.

On Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement.

Off Turns off Anti Shake settings

DEMO

NOTE

• Only Camera Stabilizer can be used during movie recording.

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

• Shooting while “On” is selected can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution.

• Anti Shake may not be able to eliminate the effects of camera or subject movement when movement is severe.

• Anti Shake may not work properly when the camera is mounted on a tripod. Turn off Anti Shake.

Half-pressing the shutter button demonstrates the effect of Anti Shake. However, the image is not recorded.

Turning on Image Review (Review)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * 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.

• Aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity values will be amber if Auto Exposure (AE) is incorrect.

Advanced Recording Settings

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

See page 32 for the procedure for viewing snapshots.

Viewing a Movie

1. Press [p] (PLAY) or touch “f”

(PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

•If “f” (PLAY) is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

2. Touch “ú” or “õ”, or drag left or

right across the screen image to scroll through the movies until the one you want is displayed.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

3. Touch “6” (Movie) to start playback.

Playback in progress Playback paused

Touch “|”.

Touch “6”.

Progress bar

Image quality

Movie icon: 6

“f” (PLAY)

Recording time

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Movie Playback Controls

Pause/Play Touch “|” (pause) or “6” (play).

{” (fast reverse) or “}” (fast

6”.

Fast forward/ Fast reverse

During playback, touch “ forward).

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

• To return to normal playback speed, touch “

Stop playback During playback, touch “.”.

Volume adjustment

During playback, touch “ to the desired level.

• Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in

n” and then drag the volume bar

progress.

1 frame forward/ back

Information display on/off

Movie editing

While playback is paused, touch “

• Touching and holding this icon advances frames continuously.

Touch the screen.

Pause movie play at the location where you want to cut, and then touch “

~” (page 64).

z” or “y”.

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

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)

The Movie Editing feature lets you cut out a specific part of a movie.

1. Enter the PLAY mode and then start playback of the movie you want to

edit.

2. When playback reaches the location where you want to cut, touch “|”

to pause.

3. Touch “~”.

4. Touch the option that specifies what you want to cut.

Previous Cut

Next Cut

Cuts everything from the beginning of the movie up to the current location.

Cuts everything from the current location to the end of the movie.

5. Touch “Cut”.

The selected cut operation will take considerable time to complete. Don’t try to perform any camera operation until the “Busy... Please wait...” message disappears from the monitor screen. Note that a cut operation can take a long time if the movie being edited is long.

IMPORTANT!

• When you edit a movie, only the result is saved. The original movie is not retained. An editing operation cannot be undone.

NOTE

• A movie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited.

• Editing of movies recorded with a different type of camera is not supported.

• You will not be able to edit a movie if the amount of remaining memory capacity is less than the size of the movie file you want to edit. If there is not enough memory available, delete files you no longer need to free up more.

• Splitting of a movie into two movies and splicing of two different movies into a single movie are not supported.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing a Panorama Image

1. Press [p] (PLAY) or touch “f” (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag upwards or

downwards to display the panorama image you want to view.

• To scroll at high speed, touch and hold “ú” or “õ”.

3. Touch “6” to play the panorama.

Panorama playback causes the image to scroll left, right, up, or down.

Playback Controls

Pause/Play Touch “|” (pause) or “6” (play).

Stop playback During playback, touch “.”.

Scroll the panorama image

Information display on/off

• The following functions cannot be performed on a panorama image. Dynamic Photo, Movie Converter, Movie Editing, Trimming, Resize, Rotation

While playback is paused, drag the screen.

Touch the screen.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)

You can use the slideshow mode to automatically scroll through all of the images in camera memory.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “q” for the

playback mode.

This will start the slideshow.

q” is not displayed on the screen, touch the

•If “ tab to display it.

NOTE

• All 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.

• To return to normal (single image) display, touch the monitor screen.

Viewing the Image Menu

The image menu shows multiple images on a single screen.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “]”.

This displays the image menu.

• You also can display the image menu by sliding

the zoom controller towards [w] (]).

• Touch “û” or “ü” or drag upwards or

downwards to scroll to the next page of images.

• To view the normal (single image) display mode, touch the image your want to view or touch “

• In the case of a movie, the first image in the movie is displayed.

ë”.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Zooming an On-screen Image

Snapshots can be zoomed on the monitor screen up to 8X.

• The actual available zoom factors depend on the size of the original image.

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the

image you want to view.

2. Spread your thumb and forefinger (page 13)

on the displayed image to enlarge it.

• You can zoom an image by sliding the zoom controller towards [z] ([).

• Dragging an enlarged screen image will change the part of the image that is displayed.

• Squeezing your thumb and forefinger (page 14) on the displayed image will reduce it in size. – When monitor screen contents are turned on, a

graphic in the lower right corner of the screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed.

• Touching “ú” or “õ” while an enlarged image is displayed will scroll to the next sequential image while maintaining the current zoom factor.

• To return to normal (single image) display, touch “ë”.

Zoom factor

Image area

Current display area

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 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the AV cable connector, 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.

• You also can change the aspect ratio of the screen and the video output system (page 108).

• The contents of the remote controller image will depend on the type of image that is displayed on the TV screen.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

4. Touch the camera monitor screen to perform operations.

NOTE

• Audio is monaural.

• Audio is initially output by the camera at maximum volume. When you first start displaying images, set the TV volume control at a relatively low level and then adjust it as required.

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. 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)

The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.

Using the PLAY Menu

. Example Menu Screen Operation

1. In the PLAY mode, touch “MENU”.

This will display the menu screen.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

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

2. Touch the item whose setting you want to change.

3. Configure the setting of the item in accordance with the screen

contents.

• To cancel and exit the menu, touch “MENU” or press the shutter button.

. Menu Operations in This Manual

Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. Touch the indicated icons and items, and perform operations as they are indicated, from left to right.

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Protect

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Protect

You can protect images to prevent them from being deleted.

• A protected image will be indicated by “›”.

All Files On Protects all files.

All Files Off Unprotects all files.

Protects and unprotects specific files.

Touch “û” or “ü” or drag upwards or downwards to display

the image you want to protect. Touch an image to be protected,

and “›” will appears on the

Select

IMPORTANT!

• Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 109).

image. You can repeat steps as many times as necessary to select multiple images. Touch “OK”.

To unprotect an image, touch it in step procedure to remove “›”.

and 2

of the above

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Copying Files (Copy)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * 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 or movies, 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.

Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image

you want to copy. Touch “Copy”.

Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Red Eye

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.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * 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.

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image you want to

crop.

2. Touch “OK”.

3. Drag the image until the part you want to

keep is displayed.

• To enlarge the image, touch the screen with your thumb and forefinger and then spread them apart. To reduce the size of the image, touch the screen with your thumb and forefinger and then squeeze them together. You also can use the zoom controller to enlarge or reduce the image size.

Zoom factor

Represents

snapshot area

4. Touch “OK”.

This will crop the image, leaving only the displayed part.

NOTE

• The image produced by cropping a 3:2 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

currently displayed

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * 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: 5M, 3M, VGA.

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image you want to

resize.

2. Touch a size.

This resizes the image to the selected size and saves the result as a new photograph.

NOTE

• Resizing a 3:2 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.

Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Rotation

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag upwards or downwards to display the image

you want to rotate.

2. Touch “Rotate”.

This will rotate the image 90 degrees to the left.

3. When the image is in the orientation you want, touch “u”.

NOTE

• Rotation of a panorama image is not supported.

• 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 cannot be rotated.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * DPOF Printing

See page 80 for details.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Dynamic Photo

This camera comes with a number of subjects in built-in memory (“built-in subjects”), which you can insert into snapshots and movies to create Dynamic Photo images.

• The term “built-in subjects” refers to the moving figures and characters that came pre-programmed in the camera’s built-in memory.

Built-in Subject Another Image Dynamic Photo Image

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

Use the following procedure to insert a built-in subject image into a snapshot (except for a panorama image) or movie.

1. Enter the PLAY mode.

2. Touch “MENU”.

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it.

3. Touch “Dynamic Photo”.

™

4. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to select the background image,

and then touch “OK”.

• Only an image that satisfies the following conditions can be used as a background image. – A snapshot or movie recorded with this camera or a snapshot transferred to

this camera’s memory using Photo Transport (page 90)

– A snapshot with an aspect ratio of 4:3

5. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to select the built-in subject

sample you want to insert, and then touch “OK”.

• If you are inserting a subject into a snapshot, go directly to step 8.

Dynamic Photo

6. If you are inserting a subject into a movie,

use “y” and “z” to configure the time zone in the movie where you want the subject to appear.

• If you insert a subject into a movie, the resulting movie will be a maximum of 20 seconds long. Everything before and after the insertion is cut off. If the movie you are inserting into (original movie) is shorter than 20 seconds, the resulting movie will be the same length as the original movie.

Insert location

7. Touch “OK”.

8. Use the zoom controller to adjust the size of

the subject and drag the subject to change its location on the screen.

9. After the subject’s size and position are the way you want, touch “OK”.

The subject is merged with the background image to create a Dynamic Photo.

• Inserting an animated subject into a snapshot will save a Dynamic Photo that consists of 20 still images of 2M size or smaller.

• Inserting a subject into a movie will save the Dynamic Photo as a movie file.

NOTE

• Performing a delete or format operation will not delete the built-in subjects.

Dynamic Photo

To view a Dynamic Photo (Dynamic Photo File)

1. Enter the PLAY mode.

2. Drag left or right to display the Dynamic Photo you want to play back.

3. Touch “6” (PLAY).

The Dynamic Photo is repeated as a continuous loop.

• Movement of the subject also will start automatically about two seconds after you display a Dynamic Photo.

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

A Dynamic Photo with a still image background and a moving subject is stored as a series of 20 still images. You can use the following procedure to convert the 20 images that make up a Dynamic Photo to a movie.

1. Enter the PLAY mode.

2. Drag left or right to display the Dynamic Photo you want to convert to a

movie.

3. Touch “MENU”.

4. Touch “Movie Converter”.

• The final movie format is Motion JPEG.

• The final movie image size is 640

480 pixels.

Dynamic Photo

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.

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 80).

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

MENU * Setup * DPOF Printing * Select images

1. Touch “ú” or “õ” or drag left or right to display the image you want to

print.

2. Touch the number of copies value.

Number of copies

3. Touch “ú” or “õ” to specify the number of

copies.

You can specify a value up to 99. Specify 0 if you do not want to print the image.

4. Touch “OK”.

• Touch “DATE” to toggle it between “ON” (date printed) and “OFF” (date not printed). Switching from “OFF” to “ON” automatically changes the number of copies value to 1.

• The images that will be printed are marked with a check mark (v).

• Repeat steps from 1 to 4 to configure settings for other images, if you want.

5. Touch “OK”.

Printing

. Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images

Procedure

MENU * Setup * DPOF Printing * All images

1. Touch “Date stamping”.

2. Touch “On” to turn date stamping on or “Off” to turn it off.

• Switching from “Off” to “On” automatically changes the number of copies value to 1.

3. Touch “ú” or “õ” to specify the number of prints.

You can specify a value up to 99. Specify 0 if you do not want to print the image.

4. Touch “OK”.

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 “0” 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 80). 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 104).

• 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

• PRINT Image Matching III Using image editing software and printing on a printer that supports PRINT Image Matching III makes it possible to use information about shooting conditions that is recorded with the image, and produce exactly the type of image you want. PRINT Image Matching and PRINT Image Matching III are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation.

•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

Play back and edit movies

Transform snapshots into artistic images

Play back and edit Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer, or on a mobile phone

• Save images and view them manually (USB connection) (pages 85, 95).

• Transfer images to a computer automatically over a wireless LAN for viewing (Eye-Fi) (page 99).

In addition to images, you also can transfer screen shot images from your computer to the camera (Photo Transport

• You can play back movies (pages 88, 98).

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

Transform your snapshots into images that look like they were painted (Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO

• You can copy moving subjects (animated characters) from your computer to the EXILIM.

• You can convert Dynamic Photo images to movies and send them to a mobile phone for playback (Requires Dynamic Photo Manager

*) (page 92).

*) (page 90).

* 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 84.

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

95.

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

Play movies

Edit movies

Upload movie files to YouTube

Transfer images to the camera

Transform snapshots into artistic images

Play back, copy, and edit Dynamic Photo moving subjects (animated characters)

View the User’s Guide

Operating System Version

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP1), Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2, SP3), Windows 2000 (SP4)

Install this software:

Installation not required.

• Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, can be used for playback.

–

• Use commercial software as required.

YouTube Uploader for CASIO

Photo Transport 1.0

Virtual Painter 5 LE for

CASIO

Dynamic Photo Manager

Adobe Reader 9

(Not required if already installed.)

See page:

* YouTube Uploader for CASIO, Photo Transport, Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO, and

Dynamic Photo Manager will not run under 64-bit versions of Windows OS.

–

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. 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 (For Windows)” on page 123 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).

NOTE

• You also can use your computer’s card slot (if it has one) or a commercially available card reader to access image files directly from the camera’s memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your computer.

. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

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

2. Use the USB cable that

comes with the camera

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

to connect it to your computer.

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 18).

• The camera may not turn on automatically in the case of certain computer models or connection conditions. If this happens, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera.

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

[USB/AV]

port

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

Large connector

Small connector

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• 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.

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

3. Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.

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

4. 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.

5. Right-click the “DCIM” folder.

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

7. Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”.

• If you already have a “DCIM” folder in “Documents” (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP), 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.

8. Windows 7 users: On the “Documents” “Organize” menu, select

“Paste”. Windows Vista users: On the “Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”. Windows XP 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) folder. You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer.

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

computer.

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. 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.

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

• For information about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 102.

• 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.

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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 (SP3) CPU : Image Quality “HD”:

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

. 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.

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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.

. 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.

. 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 2048MB or a recording time of up to 15 minutes.

1. Record a movie (page 47).

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

3. Connect the camera to your computer (page 85).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 18). 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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6. 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.

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 85).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 18).

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.

Using the Camera with a Computer

. To transfer computer screen captures to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 85).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 18).

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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Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer, or on a mobile phone

You can copy moving subjects (animated characters) from your computer to the EXILIM. You also can convert Dynamic Photo images to movies and send them to a mobile phone for playback. To perform such functions, you need to install Dynamic Photo Manager on your computer from the CD-ROM that comes with your EXILIM. For details, see the Dynamic Photo Manager user’s guide that comes with your EXILIM.

Transforming Snapshots into Artistic Image

The CD-ROM that comes with your camera contains an application called Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO. By installing this application on your computer, you can transform your digital images so they appear as if they were drawn or painted by hand. You can choose from among water color, oil, color pencil or pastel effects that produce images that looked like they were done by a true virtual artist.

• Assistance: Umemura Taka Software Design, Inc.

. To install Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO

1. Use the CD-ROM menu screen to select “Virtual Painter 5 LE for

CASIO”.

2. First click “Read me”, read the information it contains about

installation and computer system requirements, and then install the application.

When you are prompted to input a serial number during the installation, input the following. 11-08-900006-deeNEe

IMPORTANT!

• Note the following important points when inputting the serial number. – Input using single-byte characters only. – The serial number is case-sensitive, so be sure to input uppercase and

lowercase letters correctly.

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. To transform snapshots into artistic images

1. On your computer, click the following in sequence: Start *

All Programs * Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO.

This will start up Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO.

2. On the toolbar, click [File] - [Open] and then select the image file you

want to transform.

• If necessary, you can click a folder icon and select an image inside the folder.

3. On the toolbar, click [Paint] or the canvas icon to transform the image.

For details about this operation, click the Virtual Painter [Help] button.

IMPORTANT!

• Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO supports transformation of JPEG images shot with CASIO brand EXILIM Series digital cameras only. Transformation of images shot with a different brand digital camera is not supported.

• Be sure to use “Save As” or otherwise change to a different file name when saving a snapshot that you have transformed into an artistic image. Using “Save” will cause the transformed image to overwrite your original snapshot, effectively deleting the original.

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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

Install this software:

Installation not required. 95

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:

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.

NOTE

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. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

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

2. Use the USB cable that

comes with the camera

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

to connect it to your Macintosh.

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 18).

• The camera may not turn on automatically in the case of certain computer models or connection conditions. If this happens, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the camera.

• Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB 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.

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

[USB/AV]

port

Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect the cable to the camera.

Large connector

Small connector

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

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.

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

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

6. Disconnect the camera from the computer.

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. 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 102.

• 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.

Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh

If you are running Mac OS X, you can manage snapshots using iPhoto, which comes bundled with some Macintosh products. If you are running Mac OS 9, you will need to use commercially available software.

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Playing a Movie

You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system, to play back movies on a Macintosh. To play back a movie, first copy it to your Macintosh 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 : Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher Required Software: QuickTime 7 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.

. Movie Playback Precautions

Proper movie playback may not be possible on some Macintosh models. If you experience problems, try the following.

– Change the movie image quality setting to “STD”. – Upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime. – Shut down other applications that are running.

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)

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 don’t, go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader.

1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder.

2. Open the “Digital Camera” folder and then open the folder for the

language whose user’s guide you want to view.

3. Open the file named “camera_xx.pdf”.

• “xx” is the language code (Example: camera_e.pdf is for English).

User Registration

Internet registration only is supported. Visit the following CASIO website to register: http://world.casio.com/qv/register/

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

Shooting with an Eye-Fi wireless SD memory card loaded in the camera makes it possible to transfer image data automatically to a computer via wireless LAN.

1. Configure LAN access point, transfer destination and other settings for

the Eye-Fi card in accordance with the instructions that come with the Eye-Fi card.

2. After configuring settings, load the Eye-Fi card into the camera and

record.

Images you record are sent by wireless LAN to your computer, etc.

• For full details, see the user documentation that comes with the Eye-Fi card.

• 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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IMPORTANT!

• Recorded images are transferred over wireless LAN. Do not use the Eye-Fi card or turn off Eye-Fi card communication (page 103) when on an aircraft or in any other location where use of wireless communication is limited or prohibited.

• The Eye-Fi icon will be displayed on the monitor screen while all three of the following conditions exist: Eye-Fi card loaded; Eye-Fi setting “On”; Status On (page 110).

• The camera’s Auto Power Off function is disabled while image data transfer is in progress.

• A confirmation message will appear on the monitor screen if you try to turn off the camera while image data transfer is in progress. Follow the instructions in the messages (page 131).

• Transfer of a large number of images can take some time to complete.

• Depending on the type of Eye-Fi card you are using and its settings, images on the Eye-Fi card may be deleted following image data transfer.

• When recording a movie to an Eye-Fi card, it can take too much time to record data, which can result in breaks in the image and/or audio.

• Proper Eye-Fi card data communication may not be possible due to camera settings, battery level, or operating conditions.

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Casio EX-Z3000 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

Using the Touch Panel

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To load the battery

Charge the Battery

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

Preparing a Memory Card

Supported Memory Cards

To load a memory card

To format (initialize) a new memory card

Turning Power On and Off

Holding the Camera Correctly

To Shoot a Snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

To shoot a snapshot

Viewing Snapshots

Deleting Snapshots and Movies

To delete a single file

To delete all files

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Auto Focus Restrictions

Recording Images

Selecting a Recording Mode

Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure (HDR)

Shooting Snapshots Digitally Processed for Artistic Effect (HDR Art)

Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)

Using Flash (Flash)

Shooting with Zoom

Interpreting the Zoom Bar

Zooming with Super Resolution (Single SR Zoom)

To record a movie

Using BEST SHOT

Advanced Recording Settings

Using the REC Menu

Using Touch Shutter (Touch Shutter)

Shooting Snapshots of better Texture and Sharpness (Single SR Quality)

Zooming with Super Resolution (Single SR Zoom)

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Changing the Image Size (Image Size)

Movie Image Quality Settings (Movie Quality)

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus (Continuous AF)

Using the Auto Focus Assist Light (AF Assist Light)

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

Turning on Image Review (Review)

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

Viewing a Movie

Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)

Viewing a Panorama Image

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)

Viewing the Image Menu

Zooming an On-screen Image

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Using the PLAY Menu

Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)

Copying Files (Copy)

Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)

Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)

Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)

Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)

Dynamic Photo

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