Casio EX-ZS15 User Manual

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

Digital camera

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies
according to country or
geographic area.

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-120)

To attach the strap to the camera

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2

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

Attach strap here.

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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, 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.

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Contents

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

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

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

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

Selecting Display Information (DISP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 20

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Turning Power On and Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

To Shoot a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Recording Images 32

Selecting a Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 33

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Using BEST SHOT 39

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Advanced Recording Settings 41

Using the REC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Using Touch Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Touch Shutter). . . 42

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 42

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus) . . . 43

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Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Image Size) . . . 45

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Movie Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Movie Quality) . . . 47

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Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 47

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 48

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Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 49

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 50

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 50

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 51

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 51

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 52

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 52

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 53

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 54

Viewing the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 58

Using the PLAY Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation). . . 59

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Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing). . . 59

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Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect). . . 59

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Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize) . . . 60

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Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . . 61

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Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy). . . 62

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Printing 63

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . . 63

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Using the Camera with a Computer 66

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh. . . 77

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . . 79

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Other Settings (Set Up) 83

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . . 83

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . . 83

Turning the Startup Movie On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . . 84

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . . 84

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . . 85

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Setting a Travel Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Selecting the Time Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . . 86

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . . 87

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . . 87

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . . 88

Calibrating the Touch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Calibrate TP) . . 88

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . . 89

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . . 89

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . . 90

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . . 90

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . . 91

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Appendix 92

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software (For Windows) . . . 103

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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General Guide

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

Front

6

Zoom controller

1

(pages 27, 35, 55, 55)
Shutter button (page 27)

2

Flash (page 33)

3

Front lamp

4

(pages 25, 42)
Lens

5

Microphone (page 38)

6

Bottom

Back

21

4

3

5

[p] (PLAY) button

7

(pages 24, 29)
[ON/OFF] (Power)

8

(pages 15, 20, 24)
Back lamp

9

(pages 16, 18, 24, 27,

34)
[0] (Movie) button

bk

(pages 28, 37)

Battery/memory card slots (pages 14, 22, 100, 101)

bp

Tripod hole

bq

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
Speaker

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8bk

7

bo bn

Strap hole (page 2)

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Connector cover

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[USB/AV] port

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(pages 16, 17, 56, 68,

76)
Monitor screen

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(pages 9, 10)

9

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bm

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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

Snapshot image size (page 45)

bp
bo
bn
bm
bl

Tab (page 24)

1

Focus mode (page 43)

2

Self-timer mode (page 42)

3

Flash (page 33)

4

. Movie Recording

21

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43

9

bk

5

5

Movie quality (pages 37, 47)

6

Digital zoom (page 36)

7

Remaining snapshot memory capacity

8

(page 113)
Remaining movie memory capacity

9

(pages 37, 113)
Battery level indicator (page 19)

bk

PLAY mode icon (page 24)

bl

Information icon (page 10)

bm

Flash icon (page 33)

bn

Recording mode icon (pages 26, 33)

bo

Menu icon (page 41)

bp

Movie quality (

1

Recording time switch icon (page 37)

2

Movie remaining time icon (page 37)

3

Remaining movie memory capacity/

4

Movie recording time (pages 37, 113)
Digital zoom (page 36)

5

pages 37, 47)

. Snapshot Viewing

13

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bk
9
8
7

6

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42

5

Tab (page 24)

1

Protect indicator (page 59)

2

Folder name/file name (page 80)

3

Snapshot image size (page 45)

4

Battery level indicator (page 19)

5

Date/time (pages 20, 87)

6

REC mode icon (page 24)

7

Information icon (page 10)

8

Delete icon (page 30)

9

Slideshow icon (page 54)

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Menu icon (page 58)

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9

. Movie Playback

Tab (page 24)

5

6

1

Protect indicator (page 59)

2

Folder name/file name (page 80)

3

Movie quality (pages 37, 47)

4

Movie recording time (page 53)

5

Battery level indicator (page 19)

6

Date/time (pages 20, 87)

7

“6”

8

Movie play ico

n (page 53)

32 41

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Selecting Display Information (DISP)

Each touch of “DISP” will cycle through settings that display or hide on-screen
information. You can configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.

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

• Display information cannot be changed during movie recording.

Off No information displayed.

Information On Shows information about image settings, etc.

Status On

. Info Screens

REC Mode Info Screen

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Shows more detailed information about settings.

• When Status On is selected, you will not be able to view
the subject on the monitor screen.

Remaining movie

45321

1

memory capacity
Remaining snapshot

6

2

memory capacity

7

Snapshot image size

3

8

Movie quality

4

9

Flash

5

bk

Exposure

6

compensation

bl

Eye-Fi setting

7

Timestamp indicator

8

Date

9

Digital zoom

bk

Time

bl

Battery level indicator

bm

Lighting setting

bn

Anti Shake

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White balance setting

bp

ISO sensitivity

bq

Face Detection/

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Focus mode
Self-timer mode

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PLAY Mode Info Screen

4321

bn
bm
bl
bk
9

B

Protect indicator

1

Folder name/

2

5

file name
Snapshot image size

3

6

Shutter speed

4

ISO sensitivity

5

7

Eye-Fi setting

6

Date

7

8

10

Time

8

Battery level indicator

9

Exposure

bk

compensation
Flash

bl

White balance setting

bm

Aperture value

bn

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.

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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.

Face Detection

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

See page 47 for more information.

BEST SHOT

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

See page 39 for more information.

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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.

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 88).

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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-120)
for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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

2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the
battery facing 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.

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

• For information about how to replace the
battery, see page 100.

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Charge the Battery

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

• USB-AC adaptor

• USB connection to a computer

. To charge with the USB-AC adaptor

1. Turn off the camera.

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

2. After connecting the

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

USB cable (included with camera)

USB-AC adaptor

[ON/OFF] (Power)

USB

USB port

Power cord

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3. Connect the USB

cable to the camera.

The back lamp should
light red, indicating that
charging has started.
The back lamp will go
out when charging is
complete.
It takes about
110 minutes to bring a
fully dead battery to a
full charge.

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

• 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.

[USB/AV]
port

Small
connector

USB-AC adaptor

USB cable
(included with camera)

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature,

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

USB-AC adaptor problem,
battery problem, or charging
terminated by timer (page 99)

Back lamp

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

and then unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

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. 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

camera to it.

The back lamp should light
red, indicating that charging
has started.
The back lamp will go out
when charging is complete.
It takes about 130 minutes
to achieve a full charge.
Charging may take longer
depending on charging
conditions.

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

• 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.

Large connector

USB cable

(included with camera)

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

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Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

Abnormal ambient temperature,
charging taking abnormally long,
or battery problem (page 99)

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 16).

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.

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Other Charging Precautions

• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s
battery (NP-120) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the
battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-120L). 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

87).

• See page 116 for information about battery life and number of shots.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting
(page 33).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting
battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 89, 89).

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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 88). 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

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.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

12/24 hour switch icon

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

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 88
– Date and time: Page 87

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.

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 113.

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 June 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.

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To load a memory card

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

camera and then open the battery
cover.

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

2. Load a memory card.

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

Front

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

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

• For information about how to replace the
memory card, see page 101.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 21) into the memory
card slot.

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

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To format (initialize) a new memory card

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

1. Load a memory card (page 22).

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

• If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it (page 32).

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.

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.

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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 27).

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 29).

• 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.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 89, 89) will turn off power
automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time.

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).

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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

R

Your camera has a variety of different recording modes to suit various shooting
conditions and objectives (page 33). This section explains general shooting
procedures using the auto recording mode.

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

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

Auto This is the standard Auto recording mode.

With BEST SHOT, simply select the sample scene that

BEST SHOT

resembles the type of shot you want, and the camera
automatically configures ideal settings for the subject and
shooting conditions (page 39).

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.

Recording mode icon

3. Touch “Auto” to select the auto recording

mode.

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To shoot a snapshot

1. Point the camera at the subject.

• You can zoom the image, if you want.

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

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.

Subject to be focused on

Focus frame

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

the way down.

This records the snapshot.

Full-press

Snap (Image is recorded.)

NOTE

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

42).

• You can specify the image size for snapshots. See page 45 for more information.

Recording a Movie

Press [0] (Movie) to start
movie recording. Press
[0] (Movie) again to stop
movie recording. See
page 37 for details.

[0] (Movie)

. If the image does not focus...

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

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

“Focus lock” (page 44) 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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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 53.

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 9).

• You also can clear the information to
view only the snapshot (page 10).

• You can zoom the screen image by
sliding the zoom controller towards z
or by touching the monitor screen
(page 55).
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

[p] (PLAY)

“f” (PLAY)

2. Drag left or right across the screen image to scroll through the

snapshots.

NOTE

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

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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, drag left or right across the screen image to scroll

through files until you find the one 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 33).

Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting

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

Auto Focus Restrictions

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

• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 44) or Manual Focus (page

43).

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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 24)

1

Menu (page 41)*

2

Recording mode (page 33)

3

Flash (page 33)

4

Information (page 10)

5

PLAY mode (page 24)

6

1

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

Your camera has two modes: Auto mode and BEST SHOT mode.

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

BEST SHOT

Standard Auto recording mode. This is the mode normally
used for shooting (page 26).

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 39).

Using Flash (Flash)

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

(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.

Flash

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3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

Back lamp

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

• You will not be able to take another flash
snapshot until the lamp stops flashing

< indicates the flash will fire.

• For information about Flash Range, see page 115.

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 115) depends on operating conditions (battery
condition, ambient temperature, etc.)

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

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

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

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

Red-eye Reduction

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

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

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

orange, which indicates that charging is
complete.

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Shooting with Zoom

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

Optical zoom Changes the lens focal distance.

HD 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.

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 and HD zoom are disabled while time stamping (page 86) 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.

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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)

1X

Optical zoom limit point

• 5.0X optical zoom point

Point from which image deteriorates

• Location of this point (5.0X to 33.8X) depends on
the image size.

Zoom pointer
(Indicates current zoom.)

Deteriorated image range
(digital zoom)

20.0X to 79.7X

. 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

Digital zoom ê

. Zoom Factor

The digital zoom factor depends on the image size (page 45).

Image size

Maximum zoom factor where image

deterioration can be suppressed

14M 5.0X 20.0X

3:2 5.0X 20.0X

10M 5.9X 23.7X

6M 7.7X 30.7X

3M 10.6X 42.2X

VGA 33.8X 79.7X

Total maximum

zoom factor

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To record a movie

The following procedure explains how to record a movie.

“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 30fps 1280

STD 30fps 640

Frame
Rate

Image Size
(Pixels)

x

720

x

480

Description

Select this setting to record high­definition (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. Press [0] (Movie).

This will start recording.

• Monaural audio is also recorded
during movie recording.

• Immediately after you press [0]
(Movie), the camera will focus
automatically on the subject in
the center of the monitor screen.
After this, focus is fixed while
movie recording is in progress.

• 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.

[0] (Movie)

Remaining recording time

Recording time/

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

Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you
press [0] (Movie).

• The maximum allowed for a single movie recording is 4 GB in file size or
29 minutes in length. Movie recording stops automatically when either of these
limits is reached.

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IMPORTANT!

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

• 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.

Microphone

• 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.

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

• 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.

NOTE

• 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.

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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 press [0]

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

NOTE

• The BEST SHOT YouTube scene sets up the camera for recording movies that are
optimized for uploading to YouTube. Movies recorded with the YouTube scene are
stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate for uploading (page 81).

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. BEST SHOT Precautions

• For YouTube scene cannot be used while shooting a snapshot.

• Your camera includes a sample scene that optimizes settings for auction site
images. Depending on your camera model, the sample scene is named either “For
eBay” or “Auction”. Images you record using the auction site sample scene are
stored in a special folder so you can easily find them on your computer (page 81).

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

due to camera movement.

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

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

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

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

• You can modify the camera settings that are 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
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.

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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.

. 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

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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 “Face Detection” is on, the camera will focus on the detected face.

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.

• 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

NOTE

• The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features.
Some BEST SHOT scenes

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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 Type of Shot

Q AF
(Auto
Focus)

´
Macro

)
Infinity

W MF
(Manual
Focus)

General
recording

Close ups Automatic

Scenery and
other distant
subjects

When you want
to focus
manually

*1 The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.
*2 Immediately after you press [0] (Movie), the camera will focus automatically on the

subject in the center of the monitor screen. After this, focus is fixed while movie
recording is in progress.

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range*

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately

Automatic

Fixed

10 cm to 9 (infinity)

to 9)

(3.9"
(Wide Angle)

2

*

Approximately
10 cm to 50 cm

Fixed
distance

2

*

(3.9" to 19.7")
(Wide Angle)

Fixed Infinity

Manual

Approximately 10 cm to
9 (infinity)

2

*

(3.9" to 9)

(Wide Angle)

1

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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 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.

• Auto Focus is the only focus mode available while face detection is enabled. To
select another focus mode, first turn off face detection (page 47).

• 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

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.

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NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

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

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)

14M

x

(4320

3240)

3:2

x

2880)

(4320

10M

x

2736)

(3648

6M

x

2112)

(2816

3M

x

1536)

(2048

VGA

x

480)

(640

Suggested
Print Size and
Application

Poster Print

Poster Print

Poster Print

A3 Print

x

3.5"

5" Print

E Mail

Description

Good detail for better clarity even for images
cropped (page 61) from the original

Good detail

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

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

• The initial factory default image size setting is 14M (14 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).

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. 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

. About image sizes

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

14M (4320
Approximately 14 million pixels

x

vertical pixels.

x

3240) size image =

4320*

3240*

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 A3 size).

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

• For information about image size and number of images that can be stored, see
page 113.

• For information about movie image size, see page 37.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 60.

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Advanced Recording Settings

Movie Image Quality Settings (Movie Quality)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Movie Quality

See page 37 for details.

Using Face Detection (Face Detection)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Face Detection

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

1. Touch “On”.

2. Touch “u”.

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

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

4. Half-press the shutter button.

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

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

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

• Detection of the following types of faces is not supported.
– Face that is obstructed by hair, sunglasses, a hat, etc., or a face in dark shade
– A profile or a face that is at an angle
– A face that is very far away and small, or very close and large
– A face in an area that is very dark
– The face of a pet or some other non-human subject

• Face detection cannot be used in combination with any of the following features.
– Some BEST SHOT scenes
– Movie Recording

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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.

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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”.

1

In the location where you plan to

2

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

3

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

Blank white paper

2. Touch “OK”.

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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 64 Lower sensitivity

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

• 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.

On Performs brightness correction.

Off Does not perform brightness correction.

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Advanced Recording Settings

Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Color Filter

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

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.

On Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement.

Off Turns off Anti Shake settings

NOTE

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

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

• The ISO sensitivity setting (page 50) must be “Auto” for Anti Shake to work.

• Shooting with Anti Shake can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than
normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution.

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

• Anti Shake is disabled during movie recording.

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Advanced Recording Settings

Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Grid

The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode
monitor screen for easy vertical and horizontal alignment
when composing images.

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Memory

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

Setting On (Initial Default Setting) Off

b BEST SHOT Snapshot (Auto)

Touch Shutter On

Flash Auto

Self-timer Off

White Balance Auto

ISO Auto

Focus AF (Auto Focus)

MF Position

Zoom Position

Position before manual focus was
selected.

* Full wide

* Optical zoom setting only.

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

Setting at power
off

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

See page 29 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. Drag left or right across the screen

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

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

Playback in progress Playback paused

Touch “|”.

Touch “6”.

Progress bar

“f” (PLAY)

Image quality

Movie icon: 6

Recording time

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Movie Playback Controls

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

During playback, touch “

Fast forward/
Fast reverse

Stop playback During playback, touch “.”.

Volume adjustment

1 frame forward/
back

Information display
on/off

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

forward).

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

• To return to normal playback speed, touch “

During playback, touch “
to the desired level.

While playback is paused, touch “

• Touching and holding this icon advances frames
continuously.

Touch the screen.

{” (fast reverse) or “}” (fast

6”.

n” and then drag the volume bar

z” or “y”.

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.

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Viewing the Image Menu

The image menu shows multiple images on a single screen.

1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller

towards w (]).

This displays the image menu.

• 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.

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

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, drag left or right to display the image you want to

view.

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

zoom.

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

• To return to normal (single image) display, slide
the zoom controller towards w (]).

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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

TV

AUDIO IN jacks (white)

VIDEO IN jack (yellow)

• 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

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

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 90).

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

4. Touch the camera monitor screen to perform

operations.

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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.

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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

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Rotation

1. 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

• 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.

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * DPOF Printing

See page 63 for details.

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 “›”.

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

All Files On Protects all files.

All Files Off Unprotects all files.

Protects and unprotects specific files.

Drag upwards or downwards to display the image you want

1

to protect.
Touch an image to be protected,

2

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 90).

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

3

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

and 2

1

of the above

2

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. 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.

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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. 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.

• You 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.

Part of snapshot that is

currently displayed

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.

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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 built-in camera
memory. Files are copied to the folder in built-in memory
whose name has the largest serial number.

Drag left or right to display the image you want to copy.

1

Touch “Copy”.

2

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Printing

Printing Snapshots

Professional Print Service

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

Printing on a Home Printer

Printing Images on a Printer with Memory Card Slot

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

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 63).

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.

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Printing

. Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * DPOF Printing * Select images

1. 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). Toggling 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”.

. Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images

Procedure

Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * 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.

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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.

. 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 63).
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 86).

• 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.

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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

• Save images and view them manually
(USB connection) (pages 68, 75).

• Transfer images to a computer
automatically over a wireless LAN for
viewing (Eye-Fi) (page 79).

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 71, 78).

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

*) (page 73).

* 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 67.

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

75.

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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

Operating System
Version

Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP (SP3)

Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP (SP3)

Install this software:

Installation not required.

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

*

See
page:

68

71

–

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

Windows OS.

. 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 103 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.

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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

17).

• 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.

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

Large connector

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

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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 81.

• 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 with the “For YouTube”
BEST SHOT scene to YouTube.

. What is YouTube?

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

. To install YouTube Uploader for CASIO

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

2. After reading the information about installation conditions and system

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

. 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).

• A single movie shoot with the “For YouTube” scene can have a maximum file size
of 2048MB or a recording time of up to 15 minutes.

• The maximum file size for each upload is 2048MB.

1. On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select the “For YouTube” scene (page

39).

2. Press [0] (Movie) to record the movie.

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

4. Connect the camera to your computer (page 68).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 17).
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 68).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 17).

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.

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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.

. To transfer computer screen captures to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 68).

The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 17).

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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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.

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 X

Operating
System
Version

OS X Installation not required. 75

OS X

Install this software:

Use iPhoto, which comes
bundled with some Macintosh
products.

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

Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files

IMPORTANT!

• The camera does not support operation with Mac OS X 10.0. Operation is
supported with Mac OS 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 (using the OS
standard USB driver) only.

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.

See
page:

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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

17).

• 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.

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

Large connector

[USB/AV] port

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 81.

• 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.

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.

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.

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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.

User Registration

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

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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.

IMPORTANT!

• Recorded images are transferred over wireless LAN. Do not use the Eye-Fi card or
turn off Eye-Fi card communication (page 83) 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 10).

• 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 111).

• 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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Files and Folders

The camera creates a file each time you shoot a snapshot, record a movie, or
perform any other operation that stores data. Files are grouped by storing them in
folders. Each file and folder has its own unique name.

• For details about how folders are organized in memory, see “Memory Folder
Structure” (page 81).

Name and Maximum Number Allowed Example

File

Each folder can contain up to 9999 files named
CIMG0001 through CIMG9999. The extension
on the file name depends on the file type.

Folders

Folders are named from 100CASIO to
999CASIO.
There can be up to 900 folders in memory.

• The BEST SHOT (page 39) includes a
sample scene that optimizes settings for
auction site images. Depending on your
camera model, the sample scene is named
either “For eBay” or “Auction”.
– Images recorded with the eBay scene are

stored in a folder named “100_EBAY”.

– Images recorded with the Auction scene

are stored in a folder named “100_AUCT”.

• BEST SHOT also has a scene named “For
YouTube” that optimizes movie settings for
recording movies for upload to YouTube.
Images recorded with the YouTube scene are
stored in a folder named “100YOUTB”.

• You can view folder and file names on your computer. For details about how file
names are displayed on the camera’s monitor screen, see page 10.

• The total number of folders and files allowed depends on the image size and
quality, and capacity of the memory card being used for storage.

26th file name:

CIMG0026.JPG

Extension

Serial number (4 digits)

100th folder name:

100CASIO

Serial number (3 digits)

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Memory Card Data

The camera stores images you shoot in accordance with the Design Rule for Camera
File System (DCF).

. About DCF

The following operations are supported for DCF-compliant images. Note, however,
that CASIO makes no performance guarantees concerning these operations.

• Transferring this camera’s DCF-compliant images to another manufacturer’s
camera and view them.

• Printing this camera’s DCF-compliant images on another manufacturer’s printer.

• Transferring another camera’s DCF-compliant images to this camera and view
them.

. Memory Folder Structure

DCIM

100CASIO *
CIMG0001.JPG
CIMG0002.AVI

101CASIO *
102CASIO *

MISC

AUTPRINT.MRK

* Other folders are created when the following BEST SHOT scenes are used for

recording: “For eBay” or “Auction” (scene name depends on camera model), or “For
YouTube”. The following shows the name of the folder created for each scene.

• eBay scene: 100_EBAY

• Auction scene: 100_AUCT

• YouTube scene: 100YOUTB

DCIM Folder
Recording Folder
Image File
Movie File

Recording Folder
Recording Folder

DPOF File Folder
DPOF File

. Supported Image Files

• Image files shot with this camera

• DCF-compliant image files

This camera may not be able to display an image, even if it is DCF-compliant. When
displaying an image recorded on another camera, it may take a long time for the
image to appear on this camera’s monitor screen.

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. Built-in Memory and Memory Card Data Handling Precautions

• Whenever copying memory contents to your computer, you should copy the DCIM
folder and all of its contents. A good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders it to
change their names to dates or something similar after you copy them to your
computer. If you later decided to return a DCIM folder to the camera, however, be
sure to change its name back to DCIM. The camera is designed to recognize only a
root file with the name DCIM. Note the camera also will not be able to recognize the
folders inside the DCIM folder unless they have the names they originally had
when you copied them from the camera to your computer.

• Folders and files must be stored in accordance with the “Memory Folder Structure”
shown on page 81 in order for the camera to be able to recognize them correctly.

• You also can use a PC card adapter or a memory card reader/writer to access
camera files directly from the camera’s memory card.

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Other Settings (Set Up)

This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform
other operations in both the REC mode and PLAY mode.

For information about menu operations, see page 41.

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

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Eye-Fi

Select “Off” to disable Eye-Fi card communication (page 79).

Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Sounds

Startup

Half Shutter

Shutter

Operation

Operation

Volume

Playback

• Setting a volume level of 0 mutes output.

Toggles the operation tone between on and off.

Specifies the sound volume. This volume setting is also
used during video output (from the USB/AV port) (page

56).

Specifies the volume of movie audio output. This volume
setting is also used during video output (from the USB/
AV port) (page 56).

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Turning the Startup Movie On or Off (Startup)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Startup

To play the movie that comes pre-recorded in camera memory each time you turn on
power, select “On” for this setting.

• The startup movie does not play when you turn on the camera by pressing [p]
(PLAY).

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

Procedure

MENU * Setup * File No.

Use the following procedure to specify the rule that governs generation of the serial
number used in file names (page 80).

Tells the camera to remember the last used file number. A new file will
be named using the next sequential number, even if files are deleted or

Continue

Reset

if a blank memory card is loaded. If a memory card is loaded and that
card already has files stored on it and the largest sequential number in
the existing file names is greater than the largest sequential number
remembered by the camera, numbering of new files will start from the
largest sequential number in the existing file names plus 1.

Restarts the serial number from 0001 whenever all files are deleted or
when the memory card is replaced with a blank one. If a memory card
is loaded and that card already has files stored on it, numbering of new
files will start from the largest sequential number in the existing file
names number plus 1.

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Other Settings (Set Up)

Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * World Time

Setting a Travel Destination

You can use the World Time screen to view the current time in a zone that is different
from your Home City when you go on a trip, etc. World Time displays the current time
in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe.

1. Touch “Destination”.

• To change the geographic area and city for the time where you normally use
the camera, select “Home”.

2. Touch “City”.

To specify summer time for the destination city, select “DST” and then select the
“On” setting (Summer time is used in some geographical areas to advance the
current time setting by one hour during the summer months).

3. Drag upwards and downwards until you find the area of the destination

city you want, and then touch to select it.

4. Drag upwards and downwards until you find the city you want, and

then touch to select it.

IMPORTANT!

• Before configuring World Time settings, make sure that the Home City setting is
the place where you live or normally use the camera. If it isn’t, select “Home” on the
screen in step 1 and configure the Home City, date, and time settings as required
(page 87).

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Selecting the Time Display

Use this procedure to specify the time displayed by the camera for your home city
and destination.

1. Touch “Time”.

2. Touch “Home” or “Destination”.

This will configure the time setting of the location you touched in the previous
step.

Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Timestamp

You can configure the camera to stamp the recording date only, or date and time in
the lower right corner of each snapshot.

• Once date and time information is stamped into a snapshot, it cannot be edited or
deleted.

Example: July 10, 2012, 1:25 p.m.

Date 2012/7/10

Date&Time 2012/7/10 1:25pm

Off No stamping of date and/or time

• Even if you do not stamp the date and/or time with Timestamp, you can do so later
using some printing application.

• Stamping is performed in accordance with the date and time settings (page 87) and
the display style settings (page 87).

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Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Adjust

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

month, day, hour, minute).

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

selected value.

• You can specify a date from 2001 to 2049.

• Be sure to select your Home City (page 85)
before setting the time and date. If you set the
time and date while the wrong city is selected for
your Home City, the times and dates of all of the
World Time cities (page 85) will be wrong.

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

• Touching and holding “8” or “2” scrolls at high speed.

12/24 hour switch icon

3. Touch “OK”.

Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Date Style

You can select from among three different styles for the date.

Example: July 10, 2012

YY/MM/DD 12/7/10

DD/MM/YY 10/7/12

MM/DD/YY 7/10/12

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Other Settings (Set Up)

Specifying the Display Language (Language)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Language

. Specify the display language you want.

1. On the menu screen, touch “Setup”.

2. Touch “Language”.

3. Drag upwards and downwards until you find

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

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

Calibrating the Touch Panel (Calibrate TP)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Calibrate TP

Calibrate the touch panel whenever a touch operation does not produce the desired
results or if touch panel response is poor.

1. Touch “Start”.

2. Touch the centers of each of the four cross

marks “+” as they appear on the screen.
Take your time when performing this
operation and wait until the next cross
appears.

The message “Complete” indicates that touch
panel calibration is complete.

• Carefully touch the center of each cross mark (+).

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Other Settings (Set Up)

Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Sleep

This feature turns off the monitor screen whenever no camera operation is performed
for a preset amount of time. Press any button or touch the screen to turn the monitor
screen back on.

Trigger Time Settings: 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, Off (Sleep is disabled while “Off” is
selected.)

• Sleep is disabled under any of the following conditions.
– In the PLAY mode
– While the camera is connected to a computer or other device
– During a slideshow
– During movie recording and playback

• When both sleep and Auto Power Off are turned on, Auto Power Off takes priority.

Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Auto Power Off

Auto Power Off turns off the camera whenever no camera operation is performed for
a preset amount of time.

Trigger Time Settings: 1 min, 2 min, 5 min (The trigger time is always 5 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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Other Settings (Set Up)

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

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Video Out

You can use the procedure in this section to select either NTSC or PAL as the video
output system. You can also specify an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9.

NTSC Video system used in Japan, the U.S., and other countries

PAL Video system used in Europe and other areas

4:3 Normal TV screen aspect ratio

16:9 Wide screen aspect ratio

• Select the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) that matches the type of TV you plan to use.
Images will not display correctly if you select the wrong aspect ratio.

• Images will not display correctly unless the camera’s video signal output setting
matches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment.

• Images cannot be displayed correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC
or PAL.

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

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Format

If a memory card is loaded in the camera, this operation will format the memory card.
It will format built-in memory if no memory card is loaded.

• The format operation will delete all contents on the memory card or in built-in
memory. It cannot be undone. Make sure you do not need any data currently on
the card or in built-in memory before you format it.

• Formatting built-in memory will delete the following data.
– Protected images
– Startup screen

• Formatting a memory card will delete the following data.
– Protected images

• Check the battery level before starting a format operation and make sure it is not
too low. Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop
operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress.

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Other Settings (Set Up)

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)

Procedure

MENU * Setup * Reset

See page 104 for details about the camera’s factory default settings.
The settings below are not reset.
World Time settings, clock settings, date style, screen language, video output

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Precautions during Use

. Avoid Use While In Motion

• Never use the camera to record or play back images while operating an automobile
or other vehicle, or while walking. Looking at the monitor while in motion creates
the risk of serious accident.

. Directly Viewing the Sun or Bright Light

• Never look at the sun or any other bright light through the cameras viewfinder.
Doing so can damage your eyesight.

. Flash

• Never use the flash unit in areas where flammable or explosive gas may be
present. Such conditions create the risk of fire and explosion.

• Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operating a motor vehicle. Doing so
can interfere with the driver’s vision and creates the risk of accident.

• Never fire the flash too close to the eyes of the subject. Doing so creates the risk of
loss of eyesight.

. Monitor Screen

• Should the monitor screen ever become cracked, never touch any of the liquid
inside the monitor screen. Doing so creates the risk of skin inflammation.

• Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your mouth, immediately rinse your
mouth out and contact your physician.

• Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your eyes or onto your skin, immediately
rinse with clean water for at least 15 minutes and contact your physician.

. Connections

• Never plug any devices that are not specified for use with this camera into
connectors. Connecting a non-specified device creates the risk of fire and electric
shock.

. Transport

• Never operate the camera inside of an aircraft or anywhere else where operation of
such devices is restricted. Improper use creates the risk of serious accident.

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. Smoke, abnormal odor, overheating, and other abnormalities

• Continued use of the camera while it is emitting smoke or strange odor, or while it
is overheating creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perform the
following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present.

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Remove the battery from the camera, taking care to protect yourself against burn

injury.

3. Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center.

. Water and Foreign Matter

• Water, other liquids, or foreign matter (especially metal) getting inside the camera
creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perform the following steps
whenever any of the above symptoms are present. Particular care is required when
using the camera where it is raining or snowing, near the ocean or other body of
water, or in a bathroom.

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Remove the battery from the camera.

3. Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center.

. Dropping and Rough Treatment

• Continued use of the camera after it is damaged by dropping or other rough
treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immediately perform the
following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present.

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Remove the battery from the camera.

3. Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center.

. Keep Away From Fire

• Never expose the camera to fire, which can cause it to explode and creates the risk
of fire and electric shock.

. Disassembly and Modification

• Never try to take the camera apart or modify it in any way. Doing so creates the risk
of electric shock, burn injury, and other personal injury. Be sure to leave all internal
inspection, maintenance, and repair up to your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized
service center.

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. Locations To Be Avoided

• Never leave the camera in any of the following types of locations. Doing so creates
the risk of fire and electric shock.
– Areas subject to large amounts of humidity or dust
– Food preparation areas or other locations where oil smoke is present
– Near heaters, on a heated carpet, in areas exposed to direct sunlight, in a closed

vehicle parked in the sun, or other areas subject to very high temperatures

• Never place the camera on an unstable surface, on a high shelf, etc. Doing so can
cause the camera to fall, creating the risk of personal injury.

. Backing Up Important Data

• Always keep backup copies of important data in camera memory by transferring it
to a computer or other storage device. Note that data can be deleted in the case of
camera malfunction, repair, etc.

. Memory Protection

• Whenever replacing the battery, be sure to follow the correct procedure as
described in the documentation that comes with the camera. Incorrectly replacing
the battery can result in corruption or loss of data in camera memory.

. Rechargeable Battery

• Use only the USB-AC adaptor (AD-C53U) or the specified device to charge the
battery. Attempting to charge the battery by an unauthorized means creates the
risk of battery overheating, fire, and explosion.

• Do not expose or immerse the battery in fresh water or salt water. Doing so can
damage the battery, and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service
life.

• The battery is intended for use with a CASIO Digital Camera only. Use with any
other device creates the risk of the battery damage, or deterioration of battery
performance and service life.

• Failure to observe any of the following precautions creates the risk of battery
overheating, fire, and explosion.
– Never use or leave the battery near open flame.
– Do not expose the battery to heat or fire.
– Never carry or store the battery together with items that can conduct electricity

(necklaces, pencil lead, etc.).

– Never disassemble the battery, pierce it with a needle, or expose it to strong

impact (hit it with a hammer, step on it, etc.), and never apply solder to it. Never
place the battery into a microwave oven, heater, high-pressure generating
device, etc.

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• Should you ever notice leakage, strange odor, heat generation, discoloration,
deformation, or any other abnormal condition while using, charging, or storing a
battery, immediately remove it from the camera and keep it away from open flame.

• Do not use or leave the battery under direct sunlight, in an automobile parked in the
sun, or in any other area subject to high temperatures. Doing so can damage the
battery, and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service life.

• If battery charging does not end normally within the specified charging time, stop
charging anyway and contact your local CASIO authorized service center.
Continued charging creates the risk of battery overheating, fire, and explosion.

• Battery fluid can damage your eyes. Should battery fluid get into your eyes
accidentally, immediately rinse them with clean tap water and then consult a
physician.

• Be sure to read the user documentation that comes with the camera and special
USB-AC adaptor before using or charging the battery.

• If a battery is to be used by young children, make sure that a responsible adult
makes them aware of the precautions and proper handling instructions, and make
sure that they handle the battery correctly.

• Should fluid from a battery accidentally get onto clothing or your skin, immediately
rinse it off with clean tap water. Prolonged contact with battery fluid can cause skin
irritation.

. Battery Life

• Battery continuous operation times provided in this manual represent the
approximate amount of time before the camera turns off due to low battery power
when being powered by the special battery under normal temperature (23°C
(73°F)). They do not guarantee that you will be able to achieve the indicated level
of operation. Actual battery life is greatly affected by ambient temperature, battery
storage conditions, the amount of time spent in storage, etc.

• Leaving the camera on can run down the battery and cause the low battery
warning to appear. Turn off the camera whenever you are not using it.

• The low battery warning indicates that the camera is about to turn off due to low
battery power. Charge the battery as soon as possible. Leaving a low or dead
battery in the camera can lead to battery leakage and data corruption.

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. Data Error Precautions

Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components. Any of the
following creates the risk of corruption of data in camera memory.

– Removing the battery or memory card while the camera is performing some

operation

– Removing the battery or memory card while the back lamp is flashing green after

turning off the camera

– Disconnecting the USB cable while communication is in progress
– Using a battery that is low

– Other abnormal operations
Any of the above conditions can cause an error message to appear on the monitor
screen (page 111). Perform the action indicated by the message that appears.

. Operating Environment

• Operating Temperature Requirements: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

• Operating Humidity: 10 to 85% (non condensation)

• Do not place the camera in any of the following locations.
– In an area exposed to direct sunlight, or large amounts of moisture, dust, or sand
– Near an air conditioner or in other areas subjected to extreme temperature or

humidity

– Inside of a motor vehicle on a hot day, or in an area subjected to strong vibration

. Condensation

Sudden and extreme temperature changes, such as when the camera is moved from
the outdoors on a cold winter day into a warm room, can cause water droplets called
“condensation” to form on the interior and the exterior of the camera, which creates
the risk of malfunction. To prevent condensation from forming seal the camera in a
plastic bag before changing locations. Then leave the bag sealed to allow the air
inside to naturally change to the same temperature as the air in the new location.
After that, remove the camera from the bag and open the battery cover for a few
hours.

. Lens

• Never apply too much force when cleaning the surface of the lens. Doing so can
scratch the lens surface and cause malfunction.

• You may sometimes notice some distortion in certain types of images, such as a
slight bend in lines that should be straight. This is due to the characteristics of
lenses, and does not indicate malfunction of the camera.

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. Caring for your camera

• Never touch the lens or flash window with your fingers. Finger smudges, dirt, and
other foreign matter on the lens or flash window can interfere with proper operation
of the camera. Use a blower or other means to keep the lens and flash window free
of dirt and dust, and wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.

• To clean the camera, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.

. Old Rechargeable Battery Handling Precautions

• Insulate the positive and negative terminals with tape, etc.

• Do not peel the covering off of the battery.

• Do not try to take the battery apart.

. USB-AC adaptor Handling Precautions

-

0 Never plug the power cord into an outlet whose voltage rating is different from

that marked on the power cord. Doing so creates the risk of fire, malfunction,
and electric shock.

0 Take care to protect the power cord against damage and breaking. Never place

heavy objects onto the power cord, or expose it to intense heat. Doing so can
damage the power cord, creating the risk of fire and electric shock.

0 Never try to modify the power cord, or subject it to severe bending, twisting, or

pulling. Doing so creates the risk of fire, malfunction, and electric shock.

0 Never plug in or unplug the power cord while your hands are wet. Doing so

creates the risk of electric shock.

0 Do not plug the power cord into an outlet or extension cord that is shared by

other devices. Doing so creates the risk of fire, malfunction, and electric shock.

0 Should the power cord ever become damaged (to the point that internal wires

are exposed or cut), immediately contact your original retailer or a CASIO
authorized service center to request repair. Continued use of a damaged power
cord creates the risk of fire, malfunction, and electric shock.

• The USB-AC adaptor becomes slightly warm during charging. This is normal and
does not indicate malfunction.

• Unplug the power cord from the power outlet when you are not using the USB-AC
adaptor.

• Never use detergent to clean the power cord (especially the plug).

• Never cover the USB-AC adaptor with a blanket, etc. Doing so creates the risk of
fire.

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. Other Precautions

The camera becomes slightly warm during use. This is normal and does not indicate
malfunction.

. Copyrights

Except for your own personal enjoyment, unauthorized use of snapshots or movies of
images whose rights belong to others, without the permission of the right holder, is
forbidden by copyright laws. In some cases, shooting of public performances, shows,
exhibitions, etc. may be restricted entirely, even if it is for your own personal
enjoyment. Regardless of whether such files are purchased by you or obtained for
free, posting them on a website, a file sharing site, or any other Internet site, or
otherwise distributing them to third parties without the permission of the copyright
holder is strictly prohibited by copyright laws and international treaties. For example,
uploading or distributing on the Internet images of TV programs, live concerts, music
videos, etc. that were photographed or recorded by you may infringe upon the rights
of others. Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for use of
this product in any way that infringes on the copyrights of others or that violates
copyright laws.

The following terms, which are used in this manual, are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.

Note that trademark

™ and registered trademark

manual.

• SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

• Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and DirectX are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and other countries.

• Macintosh, Mac OS, QuickTime, and iPhoto are trademarks of Apple Inc.

• Adobe and Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States
and other countries of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• YouTube and the YouTube logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Google Inc.

• Eye-Fi and the Eye-Fi logo are trademarks of Eye-Fi, Inc.

• EXILIM, Photo Transport, and YouTube Uploader for CASIO are registered
trademarks or trademarks of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.

• All other company or product names mentioned herein are registered trademarks
or trademarks of their respective companies.

Any and all unauthorized commercial copying, distribution, and copying of the
bundled software over a network are prohibited.

This product’s YouTube upload functionality is included under license from YouTube,
LLC. The presence of YouTube upload functionality in this product is not an
endorsement or recommendation of the product by YouTube, LLC.

®

are not use within the text of this

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Power Supply

Charging

. If the camera’s back lamp starts flashing red...

If the back lamp starts flashing red during charging, it means that further charging is
not possible for one of the reasons below. Perform the actions described below to
correct the problem and then try charging again.

Ambient temperature or the temperature of the battery is abnormally high
or low

Unplug the USB cable from the camera and wait for a while until the camera is within
the temperature range of 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F), and then try charging again.

Safety timer activated

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 safety 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 after only about 45 minutes.

1) Using a battery that has not been used for a long time.
Disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable to resume charging.

2) Insufficient power supply when connected to computer
Connect directly to a USB port what supplies a current of 500mA.

For details about the power supply capacity of a computer’s USB port, contact the
manufacturer of the computer. Though disconnecting and then reconnecting the USB
cable will resume charging, you may need to do so repeatedly if the power supply
capacity of the computer is low.

If problems continue to occur after you perform the above steps, it could mean that
the battery is faulty. Contact your nearest CASIO authorized service center.

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To replace the battery

1. Open the battery cover and remove

the current battery.

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

Stopper

2. Load a new battery.

Battery Precautions

. Precautions during Use

• Operation provided by a battery under cold conditions is always less than operation
under normal temperatures. This is due to the characteristics of the battery, not the
camera.

• Charge the battery in an area where the temperature is within the range of 5°C to
35°C (41°F to 95°F). Outside this temperature range charging can take longer than
normal or even fail.

• Do not tear or remove the battery outer label.

• If a battery provides only very limited operation following a full charge, it probably
means the battery has reached the end of its service life. Replace the battery with a
new one.

. Storage Precautions

• Storing the camera for a long time while it is charged can cause deterioration of
battery characteristics. If you do not plan to use a camera for some time, fully use
up its charge before storing it.

• Always remove the battery from the camera when you are not using it. A battery left
in the camera can discharge and go dead, which will require some time to charge
when you need to use the camera.

• Store batteries in a cool, dry place (20°C (68°F) or lower).

• To prevent over discharging of an unused battery, fully charge it, and then load it in
the camera and fully use up the charge about once every six months.

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