Casio EX-ZS150 User Manual

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User’s Guide

Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.

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

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

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

Accessories

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

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-80)

* The shape of the power

cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.

Power cord Strap

Basic Reference

USB-AC adaptor

(AD-C53U)

To attach the strap to the camera

USB cable

Attach strap here.

Read this first!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LCD Panel

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

Take a few test shots

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

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

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

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Quick Start Basics 12

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

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Charge the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 19

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To turn power on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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To delete specific files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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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Snapshot Tutorial 32

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 33

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 37

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 39

Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 40

Shooting without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Silent Mode) . . 41

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

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

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

Contents

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Recording Movie Images and Audio 46

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 48

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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Using BEST SHOT 50

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Advanced Settings 54

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

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

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

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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 58

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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 59

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 59

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 60

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Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 61

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid). . . 61

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 61

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory) . . . 62

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 63

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Snapshot)). . . 63

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 63

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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 64

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 65

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 65

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 65

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 66

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 70

Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 72

Performing Playback without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . .(Silent Mode) . . 73

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 73

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 74

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 74

Contents

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 75

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . . 75

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 76

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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . . 77

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Printing 78

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . . 81

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Using the Camera with a Computer 84

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . . 97

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Other Settings (Set Up) 102

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 102

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 102

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 103

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 103

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 104

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 105

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 105

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 106

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 106

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 107

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 107

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 108

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 108

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 109

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 109

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 110

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 110

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Appendix 111

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

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows) . . . . . . . . . . 120

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . 130

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Contents

General Guide

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

BackFront

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[ ]

[

SET

[ ]

]

Zoom controller

(pages 26, 43, 67, 67) Shutter button (page 25)

Flash (page 37)

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 23) Front lamp (page 39)

Lens

Microphone

(pages 47, 76)

Bottom

bqbr bp bobs

[r] (REC) button

(pages 23, 25) Back lamp

(pages 15, 17, 37) [0] (Movie) button

(page 46) Strap hole (page 2)

[USB/AV] port

(pages 15, 16, 68, 79, 87, 95) Connector cover

Battery/memory card slots (pages 13, 21)

Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod. Speaker

[SET] button (page 32)

[ ] (Delete) button

(page 29) [p] (PLAY) button

(pages 23, 28) Control button

([8][2][4][6]) (pages 11, 29, 32, 37,

54) Monitor screen

(pages 9, 11)

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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

341657

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Remaining snapshot memory

capacity (page 130) Remaining movie memory

capacity (page 46) Recording mode (page 25)

White balance setting

(page 64) Continuous shutter (page 59)

. Shutter Button Half-pressed

3 4 5

Image deterioration indicator (page 44) Metering mode (page 132)

Snapshot image size (page 33)

Snapshot image quality (page 63)

Movie image quality (page 36)

Flash (page 37)

Self-timer (page 39)

Face Detection (page 40)

ISO sensitivity (page 65)

Date/time (page 105)

Exposure compensation (page 63)

Focus frame (pages 26, 60)

Timestamp indicator (page 105)

Battery level indicator (page 18)

Eye-Fi (page 97)

Lighting (page 65)

Anti Shake (page 59)

Focus Mode (page 56)

Recording mode (page 25)

Flash (page 37)

ISO sensitivity (page 65)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Focus frame (pages 26, 60)

NOTE

• The aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity values will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button if Auto Exposure is not correct.

. easy Mode

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. Movie Recording

7 6

. Snapshot Viewing

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Remaining snapshot memory capacity

3 4 5

3 4

5 6

7 8 9

(page 130) Snapshot image size (page 33)

Flash (page 37)

Self-timer (page 39)

Date/time (page 105)

Timestamp indicator (page 105)

Battery level indicator (page 18)

Eye-Fi (page 97)

Lighting (page 65)

Focus frame (pages 26, 60)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 46)

Movie image quality (page 36)

Recording mode (page 46)

White balance setting (page 64)

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 46)

Movie recording time (page 46)

Flash (page 37)

Exposure compensation (page 63)

Battery level indicator (page 18)

Movie recording in progress (page 46)

File type

Protect indicator (page 74)

Folder name/file name (page 99)

Snapshot image quality (page 63)

Snapshot image size (page 33)

ISO sensitivity (page 65)

Aperture value

Shutter speed

Date/time (page 105)

Battery level indicator (page 18)

Eye-Fi (page 97)

. Movie Playback

File type

4 5

Protect indicator (page 74)

Folder name/file name (page 99)

Movie recording time (page 46)

Movie image quality (page 36)

Date/time (page 105)

Battery level indicator (page 18)

Eye-Fi (page 97)

8 7

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

You can turn display information on and off by pressing [8] (DISP). You can configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.

Information display on

Information display + Date/Time on

Information display off No information displayed

Displays information about image settings, etc. (REC mode only).

In addition to information about snapshot settings, displays movie setting information and the date/time screen.

• You can specify the date style you want to use (page 106).

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.

Premium Auto

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

See page

25 for more information.

Silent

The Silent mode disables flash, mutes camera operation tones, and changes other settings to help ensure that shooting does not bother others around you.

See page

41 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

50 for more information.

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-80) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

To load the battery

1. Open the battery cover.

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

2. Load the battery.

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

3. Close the battery cover.

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

Battery

Stopper

EXILIM logo

Quick Start Basics

To replace the battery

1. Open the battery cover and remove

Stopper

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.

2. Load a new battery.

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.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

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)

Large connector

USB

USB port

USB-AC adaptor

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 130 minutes to achieve a full charge. Charging may take longer depending on charging conditions.

USB-AC adaptor

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

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

USB cable (included with camera)

Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Off Charging complete

Abnormal ambient temperature, USB-AC adaptor problem, or battery problem (page 118)

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.

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.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Monitor screen

2. With your computer

turned on, connect the

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

camera to it.

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

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.

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Back Lamp Operation

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red, (Lit/Flashing Amber)

Flashing Red

Off, (Lit Green) Charging complete

• The information in parentheses in the above table shows the lamp status while the camera is turned on during charging.

Charging

Abnormal ambient temperature, charging taking abnormally long, or battery problem (page 118)

Back lamp

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

and then from the computer.

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.

Other Charging Precautions

• With the two charging methods described above, you can charge the camera’s battery (NP-80) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the battery using an optionally available charger unit (BC-80L). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident.

• USB charging devices and power supply devices are subject to fixed standards. Use of an inferior device or a device that is not up to standard can cause malfunction and/or failure of your camera.

• Operation is not guaranteed in the case of a computer built or modified by you. Even in the case of a commercially available computer, certain USB port specifications may make it impossible to charge via the USB cable.

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

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

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

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

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

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Checking Remaining Battery Power

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

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

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

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

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

• Leaving the camera for about 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

105).

• See page 134 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 37).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 107, 107).

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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

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

IMPORTANT!

• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the Display Language (Language)” (page 106). 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. Hold down [ON/OFF] (Power) until the

back lamp lights green momentarily.

• This indicates that power is on.

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Back lamp

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

the language you want and then press [SET].

[0] (Movie)

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

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

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

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to change and then use [8] and [2] to change it. To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [0] (Movie).

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

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

6. Use [8] and [2] to select “Auto” or “Premium Auto” as the auto

recording mode and then press [SET].

See page 25 for information about the auto recording modes.

SET

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

– Display language: Page 106 – Date and time: Page 105

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 130.

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 January 2012.

• 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.

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

2. Load a memory card.

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

Front Back

3. Close the battery cover.

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

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 20) 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.

Front

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To replace the memory card

Press the memory card and then release it. This will cause it to pop out of the memory card slot slightly. Pull the card out the rest of the way and then insert another one.

• Never remove a card from the camera while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can cause the image save operation to fail and even damage the memory card.

To format (initialize) a new memory card

Before using a memory card for the first time with the camera, you must format it.

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.

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

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

bottom (MENU) and then press [SET] (page 32).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select the “Set Up” tab.

4. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [6].

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

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

Pressing [ON/OFF] (Power) enters the REC mode so you can record images. Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode enters the PLAY mode, which you can use to view snapshots and movies (pages 28, 66).

•Pressing [r] (REC) while in the PLAY mode returns to the REC mode.

• 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.

• About 10 seconds after you press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode, the lens will retract into the camera.

• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 107,

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

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[p] (PLAY) [r] (REC)

To turn off the camera

Press [ON/OFF] (Power).

NOTE

• You also can configure the camera to turn on or off when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 108).

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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

Microphone

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To shoot a snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

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

Auto This is the standard Auto recording mode.

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

Premium Auto

image quality than standard Auto recording.

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

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

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

The camera will enter the REC mode.

• If the camera is in the PLAY mode, press [r] (REC).

• You also can configure the camera to turn on when you press [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) (page 108).

2. Press [SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (BS) and

then press [SET].

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes (page 50).

4. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select “Auto” or “Premium Auto”, and

then press [SET].

This enters the selected auto recording mode.

Auto recording mode icon

[ON/OFF] (Power)

Remaining Snapshot Memory Capacity (page 130)

Monitor screen

Shutter button

[r] (REC)

[SET]

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

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To shoot a snapshot

1. Point the camera at the subject.

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

• You can zoom the image, if you want.

Zoom controller

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.)

Back lamp Focus frame

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

• The focus frame in the screen shots

included in this manual is shown at ß. Note that you can change the form of the focus frame, if you want (page 58).

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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.)

. If the image does not focus...

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

. Shooting with Auto

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

“Focus lock” (page 57) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

To track the movement of a moving subject

Half-press the shutter button to follow and focus automatically on a moving subject. See “Ë

Tracking” (page 60) for more information.

. Shooting with Premium Auto

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

there.

– Face Detection (page 40)

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

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

Recording a Movie

Press [0] (Movie) to start movie recording. Press [0] (Movie) again to stop movie recording. See page 46 for details.

[0] (Movie)

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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 66.

1. Turn on the camera and press

[p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode.

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

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

• You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 11).

• You can zoom in on the image by sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 67). If you are recording a snapshot that is very important to you, it is recommended that you zoom the image and check its details after recording it.

[p] (PLAY)

2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll between images.

• Holding down either button scrolls at high speed.

[6]

[4]

NOTE

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

[4]

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Deleting 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.

• In either the REC mode or PLAY mode, you can delete files simply by pressing [ ] (Delete).

IMPORTANT!

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

• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 76) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file.

• You cannot delete files while movie or audio recording is in progress.

• The delete menu will not appear if you press [ ] (Delete) while “On” is selected for the camera’s “Ü Disabled” setting (page 108). You can delete files only while “Off” is selected for “Ü Disabled”.

[ ] (Delete)

To delete a single file

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

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

you want to delete is displayed.

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

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

• To exit the delete operation, press [ ] (Delete).

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To delete specific files

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

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

• This displays a file selection screen.

3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to move the selection boundary to the file

you want to delete, and then press [SET].

• This will select the check box of the currently selected file.

4. Repeat step 3 to select other files, if you want. After you are finished

selecting files, press [ ] (Delete).

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

• This deletes the files you selected.

• To exit the delete operation, press [ ] (Delete).

To delete all files

1. Press [ ] (Delete).

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

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Yes” and then press [SET] to delete all files.

This will cause the message “There are no files” to appear.

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Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Operation

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

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

Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots

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

• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 63).

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 57) or Manual Focus (page

56).

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Using the Control Panel

The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings.

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

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

[SET]

Available settings

Control Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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

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

Snapshot image size/quality*2

(pages 33, 63) Movie image quality (page 36)

Flash (page 37)

Self-timer (page 39)

Face Detection (page 40)

*1 Items displayed in the control panel depend on the recording mode. *2 Snapshot image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.

Silent Mode (page 41)

easy Mode (page 41)

REC menu display (page 54)

BEST SHOT scene selection

(page 50)

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

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

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

This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode. If you selected “MENU”, the REC menu will appear. If you selected “BS”, the BEST SHOT scene menu will appear.

• You can close the Control Panel by pressing [ ] (Delete).

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NOTE

• No icon is displayed for any Control Panel option (page 9) that is set to its initial default (reset) setting. An icon will appear only if you change the setting of the corresponding Control Panel option. The following are the initial defaults for Control Panel options. – Flash: Auto Flash – Self-timer: Off – Face Detection: Off – Silent: Off

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

Changing the Image Size (Size)

. Pixels

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

. About image sizes

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

vertical pixels.

Pixel

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

VGA (640

480) size image =

Approximately 300,000 pixels

3648*

2736*

640*

480*

* Unit: pixels

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Image Size Selection Tips

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

Large Number of Pixels

Small Number of Pixels

More detail, but takes up more memory. Best when you plan to print large-size prints (such as A3 size).

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

• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be stored, see page 130.

• For information about movie image size, see page 36.

• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 75.

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. To select the snapshot image size

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the top Control Panel option (Snapshot

Image Size).

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

Image Size (Pixels)

16M

3456)

(4608

3:2

3072)

(4608

16:9

2592)

(4608

10M

2736)

(3648

1920)

(2560

1536)

(2048

VGA

480)

(640

Suggested Print Size and Application

Poster Print

HDTV

A3 Print

A4 Print

5" Print

3.5"

E Mail

Description

Good detail for better clarity even for images cropped (page 75) 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 “16M”.

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

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

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

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. Specifying Movie Image Quality

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

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

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

(Movie Image Quality).

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

Image Quality (Pixels) Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate

HD 1280

STD 640

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

• Memory capacity (Movie recording time you can shoot) will be affected by the quality settings you configure (page 131).

720 30 Megabits/second 30 frames/second

480 6 Megabits/second 30 frames/second

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Using Flash (Flash)

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

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

setting you want and then press [SET].

• If there are no indicators on the monitor screen, you can cycle through the flash modes by pressing [2] ( ). You can turn display information on or off by pressing [8] (DISP) (page 11).

Auto Flash

Flash Off Flash does not fire.

Flash On

Red Eye

Reduction

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

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

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

3. Press the shutter button to shoot.

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 133.

orange, which indicates that charging is complete.

Flash

[2] ( )

IMPORTANT!

• Foreign matter on the flash window can react with the light of the flash, producing some smoke and abnormal odor. Though this does not indicate malfunction, oil from your fingers and other foreign matter when left on the flash window can become difficult to clean off later. Because of this, you should make it a regular habit to wipe the window clean regularly with a soft, dry cloth.

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NOTE

• Take care so your fingers and the strap do not block the flash.

• The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too close.

• Flash charging time (page 133) 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.

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Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer. The shutter is released and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time.

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

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

(Self-timer).

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

10sec

Self-timer

2sec

Self-timer

X3 Self-timer (Triple Self-timer)

Self-timer Off Turns off the Self-timer.

10-second Self-timer

2-second Self-timer

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

Shoots three images: one image 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed, and the next two images as soon as the camera is ready after shooting the previous image. How long it takes for the camera to get ready to shoot depends on the image size and quality settings, whether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash charge condition.

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

• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by pressing [SET].

NOTE

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

• The Triple Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features. Movie, Premium Auto, easy Mode, some BEST SHOT scenes

Front lamp

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Using Face Detection (Face Detection)

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

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

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

(Face Detection).

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

[SET].

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

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

5. Half-press the shutter button.

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

Face Detection icon

6. Press the shutter button the rest of the way

down.

IMPORTANT!

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

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

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

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

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

• The AF area setting (page 60) is ignored while face detection is enabled.

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Shooting without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)

The Silent mode automatically disables flash, mutes operation tones, and configures other settings to avoid disturbing others around you. It comes in handy when shooting in a museum or other areas where flash photograph is prohibited.

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

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

(Silent Mode).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select “On” and then press [SET].

This enters the Silent mode, which is indicated by m (Silent) on the monitor screen.

• The settings shown below are fixed and cannot be changed while in the Silent mode.

Flash Off

Self-timer Off

Sounds Off

• See the following for details. – Flash (page 37) – Self-timer (page 39) – Sounds (page 102)

• Entering the Silent mode in the REC mode will also enter the Silent mode in the PLAY mode automatically (page 73).

Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)

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

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

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

Control Panel (easy Mode).

3. Use [4] and [6] to select “

This enters the easy mode.

ON” and then press [SET].

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4. Point the camera at the subject.

If the camera detects a human face, it continually focuses on the face (page 40). If the camera does not detect a face, it continually focuses on the center of the screen.

• The camera will focus and focus frame will turn green.

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

This records the snapshot.

IMPORTANT!

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

. easy Mode Control Panel

In the easy mode, the Control Panel provides you with access to four setting items: image size, flash, self-timer, and easy Mode. There is also a “MENU” option, which you can select to display a menu screen for configuring image quality (page 63) and Setup tab (page 102) settings.

• In the easy mode, the Quality tab can be used to configure the “Movie Quality” and “Lighting” settings only.

• The settings of menu options that appear on the normal REC menu but not on the easy mode REC menu are automatically fixed at their optimum settings. These fixed settings do not affect normal REC menu settings.

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

In the easy mode, the characters that appear on the setting screen are larger than they are in other modes.

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

want to change.

Image size (page 33)

Flash (page 37)

Self-timer (page 39)

easy Mode (page 41)

REC menu display (page 54)

1 2 3 4 5

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

Setting: Available Options:

Image Size ¤* / % / !

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

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

easy Mode k / l*

MENU Quality tab/Set Up tab

• An asterisk (*) indicates reset default settings.

• The following are explanations of the easy Mode.

k: Stays in easy Mode. l: Exits easy Mode to the normal REC mode.

4. Press [SET].

This will apply your setting(s) and display the easy Mode viewfinder screen, indicating the camera is ready to shoot. If you selected “MENU” in step 2, pressing [SET] will display the REC menu. See “Advanced Settings” (page 54) for details about configuring its settings.

• Pressing [ ] (Delete) will exit the Control Panel.

Shooting with Zoom

Your camera provides you with 12.5X optical zoom (that changes the lens focal distance), which can be used in combination with digital zoom (that digitally processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of

12.5X to 159.5X. The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 45).

1. In the REC mode, slide the zoom controller to zoom.

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

w (Wide Angle) : Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range. z (Telephoto) : Enlarges the subject and narrows the range.

Zoom controller

2. Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

IMPORTANT!

• Digital zoom is disabled while time stamping (page 105) is turned on.

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NOTE

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

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

• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

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

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

Image deterioration indicator

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

Zoom bar

Undeteriorated image

quality range

Optical/digital zoom switch point

* 12.5X optical zoom point

Deteriorated image

12.5X to 90.0X

Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)

Image deterioration

quality range

50.0X to 159.5X

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

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

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

Image

Size

Maximum

Zoom Factor

Undeteriorated

zoom limit

16M

3:2

50.0X 12.5X

16:9

10M 63.1X 15.8X

5M 90.0X 22.5X

3M 112.3X 28.1X

VGA 159.5X 90.0X

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Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

1. Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 36).

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

2. In the REC mode, point the camera

at the subject and then press [0] (Movie).

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

[0] (Movie)

Remaining recording time

(page 131)

3. 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.

Shooting with BEST SHOT

With BEST SHOT (page 50), you can select the sample scene that matches the type of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly, for beautiful movies every time. Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene, for example, will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter.

Recording time

Recording Movie Images and Audio

NOTE

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

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

etc.

– Good recording results are not possible when the camera is

too far away from what you are trying to record.

– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button

Microphone

noise to be picked up in the audio.

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

• Using the camera’s built-in memory or certain types of memory cards can slow down processing speed. Whenever possible use an Ultra High-Speed Type memory card. Note, however, that not all operations can be guaranteed even if an Ultra High-Speed Type memory card is used. Certain movie quality settings can result in too much time being required to record data, which can result in breaks in the image and/or audio during playback. If this happens, the » and Y will flash on the monitor screen.

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

Recording Movie Images and Audio

Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)

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

• For information about Voice Recording capacities, see page 131.

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (BS) and

then press [SET] (page 32).

3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the “Voice Recording” scene and

then press [SET].

This causes ` to appear on the monitor screen.

4. Press the shutter button to start recording.

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

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

Recording time

5. Press the shutter button again to stop audio

recording.

• To create another audio recording file, repeat steps 4 and 5.

• To turn off Voice Recording, press [SET], use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (BS), and then select another scene.

NOTE

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

and off.

• When monitor screen contents are turned off, selecting the “Voice Recording” scene will cause the monitor screen to turn off immediately (page 11).

About audio data

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

Remaining recording time

Recording Movie Images and Audio

To play back an audio recording

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

the Voice Recording file you want to play.

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

2. Press [0] (Movie) to start playback.

• You can also start playback by selecting the second PLAY Panel item from the top (Playback Start) and pressing [SET] (page 70).

Voice Recording Playback Controls

Fast forward/fast reverse [4] [6]

Play/pause [SET]

Jump to marker

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

Monitor screen on/off [8] (DISP)

Playback end [0] (Movie)

NOTE

• See page 29 for information about deleting a voice recording file.

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

4] or [6] to

Recording Movie Images and Audio

Using BEST SHOT

What is BEST SHOT?

BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setup of the camera, simply find the scene that matches what you are trying to achieve, and the camera sets up for it automatically. This helps to minimize the chance of ruined images due to poor exposure and shutter speed settings.

Some Sample Scenes

Portrait Scenery Night Scene Night Scene Portrait

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the

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

Currently selected scene

(with boundary)

bottom Control Panel option (BS) and then press [SET] (page 32).

This will display a menu of BEST SHOT scenes.

• The initial default selection is R (Auto) or Ÿ (Premium Auto).

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

move the boundary to the scene

[SET]

Scene name

Scene number

you want to select.

• The scene menu has multiple pages. Use [8] and [2] to scroll between menu pages.

• You can access information about the currently selected scene. See page 51 for details.

• To return to the auto recording mode, select R (Auto) or Ÿ (Premium Auto) (page 25).

Using BEST SHOT

4. Press [SET] to configure the camera with the settings for the currently

selected scene.

This returns to the REC mode.

• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different scene.

• To select a different BEST SHOT scene, repeat the above procedure from step 1.

5. Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or [0] (Movie)

(if you are shooting a movie).

. Using Scene Information Screen

To find out more about a scene, select it with the boundary on the scene selection screen, and then slide the zoom controller in either direction.

• To return to the scene menu, slide the zoom controller again.

• To scroll between scenes, use [

• To configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene, press [SET].

4] and [6].

Using BEST SHOT

. BEST SHOT Precautions

• Some BEST SHOT scenes cannot be used while recording a movie.

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

• The Voice Recording scene cannot be used while shooting a snapshot or recording a movie.

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

• 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 100).

• 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 100).

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

due to camera movement.

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

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

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

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

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

Using BEST SHOT

Recording a Self-portrait

With this feature, you can shoot your own self-portrait simply by pointing the camera at your face. BEST SHOT has two self-portrait scenes from which to choose.

• Self-portrait (1 person): Shoots when the face of at least one person, including

• Self-portrait (2 people) : Shoots when the faces of at least two people, including

you, is detected.

you, are detected.

1. On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select “Self-portrait (1 person)” or

“Self-portrait (2 people)”.

2. Press the shutter button all the way down, and point

the camera at yourself.

About three seconds after you press the shutter button, the camera will go into Auto Shutter standby and start face detection. After the camera detects the specified number of faces, focuses, and adjusts the exposure to the proper level, it will beep twice and then release the shutter automatically.

• The camera will emit a shutter sound and the front lamp will flash twice when the shutter is released.

• To cancel Auto Shutter standby, press [SET].

IMPORTANT!

• If the camera remains in Auto Shutter standby without releasing the shutter, you can record an image by pressing the shutter button all the way down again.

• Shooting with the self-portrait feature may produce a blurred image when shooting in areas where lighting is dim, which results in a very slow shutter speed setting.

• The Auto Power Off (page 107) trigger time is fixed at five minutes while the camera is in Auto Shutter standby. Sleep (page 107) is disabled while Auto Shutter is being used.

Using BEST SHOT

Advanced Settings

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

• REC mode menu contents and operations are different from those in the PLAY mode. This section explains operations using the REC menu screen. See page 70 for information about PLAY menu screen operations.

Using On-screen Menus

. Example REC Menu Screen Operation

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

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

option from the bottom (MENU) and then press [SET] (page 32).

This will display the REC menu screen.

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

item you want to configure is located.

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

want, and then press [6].

5. Use [8] and [2] to change the setting of the

selected menu item.

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

[SET] to apply the setting and return to the viewfinder screen.

• Pressing [4] instead of [SET] applies the

selected setting and returns to the menu item selection.

• To configure settings on another tab after pressing [ use [ up to the tabs, and then use [ select the tab you want.

4] to return to the menu item selection,

8] or [ ] (Delete) to move the highlighting

4] and [6] to

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

[SET]

Example: When “T Quality” is selected on the “Quality” tab

Tabs

Settings

Selected menu item

Advanced Settings

NOTE

• [ ] (Delete) provides a helpful way to navigate around tabs and menus. – Pressing [ ] (Delete) while a tab is selected will display the viewfinder screen. – Pressing [ ] (Delete) while menu item or setting is selected will “back step” in

the following sequence: Settings

* Menu items * Tab.

IMPORTANT!

• Some menu items may not be available, depending on the recording mode being use.

. REC Menu Operations in This Manual

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

Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the bottom (MENU) and then press [SET].

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

Procedure

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

T Quality

[r] (REC).

Press [SET].Press

Use [8] and [2] to select “T Quality” and then press [6].

Advanced Settings

REC Mode Settings (REC)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

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

Settings Type of Shot

Q Auto Focus

General recording

Focus Mode Approximate Focus Range*

Snapshot Movies Snapshot Movies

Approximately 5 cm to

Automatic

9 (infinity) (2.0"

to 9)

(Wide Angle)

Approximately 1 cm to 50 cm

´ Macro

Close ups Automatic

Automatic

(0.39" to 19.7") (Fifth step zoom from the Widest Angle setting)

Super

Macro

) Infinity

W Manual Focus

The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.

Close ups Automatic

Scenery and other distant subjects

When you want to focus

Manual

manually

Fixed Infinity

Approximately 1 cm to 50 cm (0.39" to 19.7")

Approximately 5 cm to 9 (infinity)

(2.0" to 9)

(Wide Angle)

*2 The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting.

Super Macro

Super Macro fixes optical zoom at a position that allows you to shoot from the closest distance to the subject. The result is closer and larger subject images.

NOTE

• Zoom is fixed while Super Macro is selected, so no zoom operation is performed when you slide the zoom controller.

Advanced Settings

To focus with manual focus

1. On the monitor screen, compose the image so

the subject you want to focus on is within the yellow boundary.

2. Watching the image on the monitor screen use

[4] and [6] to adjust focus.

• At this time the image that is within the boundary will enlarge and fill the monitor screen, which aids in focusing. If you do not perform any operation for two seconds while the enlarged image is displayed, the screen in step 1 will re-appear.

NOTE

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

• Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only.

• Auto Focus is the only focus mode available while face detection is enabled. To select another focus mode, first turn off face detection (page 40).

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

• Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus, Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell you the focus range, as shown below. Example: oo cm to 9

* oo is the actual focusing range value.

• The operations assigned to the [

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

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

Using Focus Lock

“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want to compose an image in which the subject you want to focus on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen.

• To use focus lock, select “Û Spot” for the Auto Focus area (page 60).

Yellow boundary

Subject to be focused on

Focus frame

Advanced Settings

1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with the subject you want to

focus on and then half-press the shutter button.

2. Keeping the shutter button half-pressed

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

3. When you are ready to shoot the image,

press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

NOTE

• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).

Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)

Procedure

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

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

Settings ß¹ ™ ¬ μ

NOTE

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

Focus successful

Focus not successful

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

Advanced Settings

Using Continuous Shutter (CS)

Procedure

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

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

NOTE

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

• Continuous shutter cannot be used in combination with any of the following. – Premium Auto – Some BEST SHOT scenes – easy Mode – Movie Recording

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

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

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

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

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

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Anti Shake

You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or camera movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto, when shooting a fast-moving subject, or when shooting under dim lighting conditions. Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift type camera shake correction feature and a high-sensitivity anti image blur feature. These two features work in concert to minimize the effects of hand and subject movement.

On Minimizes the effects of hand and subject movement.

Off Turns off Anti Shake settings

DEMO

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

Advanced Settings

NOTE

• Anti Shake is disabled during movie recording.

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

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

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

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

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Procedure

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

Spot

Multi

Tracking

This mode takes readings of a small area in the center of the image. This setting works well with focus lock (page 57).

When you half-press the shutter button while this setting is selected, the camera will select the optimum Auto Focus area from among nine possible areas. The focus frame of the area where the camera focuses will be displayed in green.

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

“Û Spot” or “Ë

Focus frame

Tracking”

“È

Multi”

Focus frame

IMPORTANT!

• Auto Focus is disabled when W (Manual Focus) or ) (infinity) is selected for the focus mode (page 56), even if you select an AF area.

• Selecting “Ë

Tracking” can cause vibration and noise to occur due to lens

operation while tracking a subject. This does not indicate malfunction.

Advanced Settings

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

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * L/R Key

You can assign one of the four functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys.

Setting [4]/[6] key operation

EV Shift Adjusts the EV shift value (page 63)

White Balance Changes the white balance setting (page 64)

ISO Changes the ISO Sensitivity setting (page 65)

Self-timer Sets the self-timer time (page 39)

Off Cancels [

4] and [6] key assignments

Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Grid

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

Using Icon Help (Icon Help)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Icon Help

While Icon Help is turned on, a textual description will appear on the display for certain icons when you switch between REC functions.

Functions Supported by Icon Help

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

Advanced Settings

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Procedure

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

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

Setting Disabled (Initial Default Setting) Enabled

b BEST SHOT Last used auto recording mode

Flash Auto

Focus AF (Auto Focus)

White Balance Auto

ISO Auto

AF Area Spot

CS Off

Self-timer Off

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. This is true for all BEST SHOT scenes except “Auto” and “Premium Auto”.

Setting at power off

Advanced Settings

Image Quality Settings (Quality)

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * T Quality (Snapshot)

Fine Gives image quality priority.

Normal Normal

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

• Memory capacity (the number of images you can record) will be affected by the quality settings you configure (page 130).

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * EV Shift

You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV value) before shooting it.

• Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV

• Unit: 1/3 EV

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

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

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

[2] : Decreases the EV value. A lower EV

value is best for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day.

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

2. Press [SET].

This applies the exposure compensation value. The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it or turn off the camera (which causes it to revert to “0.0”).

NOTE

• When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions, you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation.

Advanced Settings

Controlling White Balance (White Balance)

Procedure

[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * White Balance

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

Auto Configures the camera to adjust white balance automatically.

(Daylight) For shooting outdoors on a clear day

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

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

(Day White

Fluorescent)

(Daylight

Fluorescent)

(Tungsten) For shooting under light bulb lighting

Manual

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

For shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting

For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting

For configuring the camera manually to suit a particular light source

Select “Manual”.

Under the lighting conditions you plan to

use when shooting, point the camera at a blank white piece of paper so it fills the entire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. Press [SET].

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

Blank white paper

Advanced Settings

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Procedure

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

ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.

Auto Adjusts sensitivity automatically according to conditions.

ISO 64

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO 800

ISO 1600

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

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

Lower sensitivity

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

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

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

Off Does not perform brightness correction.

Performs brightness correction. When this option is selected, it takes longer for the image to be stored after the shutter button is pressed.

Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)

Procedure

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

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

Advanced Settings

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

See page 28 for the procedure for viewing snapshots.

Viewing a Movie

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

want to view.

2. Press [0] (Movie) to start

Movie icon: »

playback.

Recording time

Image quality

Movie Playback Controls

Fast forward/ fast reverse

Play/pause [SET]

1 frame forward/ back

Volume adjustment

Information display on/off

Zoom

Stop playback [0] (Movie)

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

[4] [6]

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

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

[4] [6]

• Holding down either button scrolls continuously.

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

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

[8] (DISP)

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

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

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Zooming an On-screen Image

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

the one you want is displayed.

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

zoom.

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

– 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 exit the zoom screen, press [ ] (Delete). – Though the maximum image zoom factor is 8X,

certain image sizes may not allow zooming up

to the full 8X.

Displaying the Image Menu

1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller

towards w (]).

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

Zoom factor

Image area

Current display area

Boundary

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen

1. Use an optionally available AV cable (EMC-7A) to connect it to the TV.

Yellow

AUDIO IN jacks (white)

VIDEO IN jack (yellow)

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

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

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

White

AudioVideo

AV cable

[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. Turn on the camera and press [p] (PLAY).

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

• You also can change the aspect ratio of the screen and the video output system (page 109).

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

IMPORTANT!

• 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.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

NOTE

• Audio is monaural.

• Certain TVs may cut off part of the images.

• All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV screen. You can use [8] (DISP) to change the display contents.

Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck

Use one of the following methods to connect the camera to the recording device using an optionally available AV cable (EMC-7A).

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

You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the camera and record it on a DVD or video tape. When recording images to an external device, use [8] (DISP) to clear all indicators from the monitor screen (page 11). For information about connecting a monitor to the recording device and about how to record, see the user documentation that comes with the recording device you are using.

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

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

Using the PLAY Panel

Pressing [SET] in the PLAY mode will display the PLAY Panel.

. Example PLAY Panel Operation

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

The PLAY Panel will appear along the right side of the monitor screen.

[8] [2] PLAY Panel

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the

PLAY Panel item you want, and then press [SET].

[SET]

3. The following describes the operations you can perform for each of the

PLAY Panel items.

Exit Exits the PLAY Panel.

The operation that is performed when this item is selected

Playback Start

Slideshow

Silent Mode

depends on the type of file that is currently displayed on the monitor screen.

• Movie: Starts movie playback (page 66).

• Voice recording: Starts voice recording playback (page 49).

• Audio snapshot: Starts audio playback (page 76).

Displays a slideshow menu. See “Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)” (page 72) for slideshow menu operations.

The Silent mode turns off camera operation sounds so you can avoid disturbing others around you when playing back images.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Displays the PLAY menu. You can perform the following operations on the PLAY menu.

Use [4] and [6] to select the tab

where the menu item you want to configure is located. Use [8] and [2] to select the menu

item you want, and then press [6]. Use [8] and [2] to change the

setting of the selected menu item. Press [SET] to apply the setting.

NOTE

• Pressing [ ] (Delete) performs one of the following operations. – If you previously selected a tab, pressing [ ] (Delete)

returns to the viewfinder screen.

– If you previously selected menu item, pressing [ ] (Delete)

returns to the tab.

Tabs

Selected menu item

. PLAY Menu Operations in This Manual

PLAY menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. The following operation is the same one described under “Example PLAY Panel Operation” on page 70.

Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom PLAY Panel item (MENU) and then press [SET].

Procedure

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

Press

[p] (PLAY).

Press [SET].

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

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

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)

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

2. Use [8] and [2] to select the third PLAY Panel item from the bottom

(Slideshow) and then press [SET] (page 70).

Start Starts the slideshow.

Time

Interval

Effect

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Performing Playback without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)

The Silent mode turns off camera operation sounds so you can avoid disturbing others around you when play back images.

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

2. On the PLAY panel (page 70), use [8] and [2] to select the second

menu option from the bottom (Silent) and then press [SET].

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

This enters the Silent mode, which is indicated by m on the monitor screen. The “Sounds” setting (page 102) automatically changes to “Off” in the Silent mode.

Rotating an Image (Rotation)

Procedure

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

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

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

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

[ ] (Delete).

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.

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

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)

Procedure

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

See page 81 for details.

Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)

Procedure

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

Protects specific files.

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

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

All Files: On

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

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

Protects all files.

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

Press [ ] (Delete).

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

IMPORTANT!

• Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 110).

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)

Procedure

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

You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You can select resize an image to one of three image sizes: 10M, 5M, VGA.

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

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

Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)

Procedure

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

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

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

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

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

Part of snapshot that is

Zoom factor

Represents

snapshot area

currently displayed

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)

Procedure

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

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

1. Press [SET] to start audio recording.

Remaining recording time

2. Press [SET] again to stop audio recording.

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

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

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

• You cannot add audio to an image that is protected.

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

IMPORTANT!

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

To play snapshot audio

Microphone

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

the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed.

An audio snapshot is one that has a ˆ icon.

2. Press [0] (Movie) to start playback.

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Voice Recording Playback Controls

Fast forward/fast reverse [4] [6]

Play/pause [SET]

Volume adjustment

Display content switching [8] (DISP)

Stop playback [0] (Movie)

• Audio of an Audio Snapshot also can be played back on a computer with Windows Media Player or QuickTime.

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

Copying Files (Copy)

Procedure

[p] (PLAY) * [SET] * MENU * PLAY Tab * Copy

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

Built-in * Card

Card * Built-in

NOTE

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

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

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

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

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

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Printing

Printing Snapshots

Professional Print Service

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

Printing on a Home Printer

Printing Images on a Printer with Memory Card Slot

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

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer

You can print on a printer that supports PictBridge (page 79).

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 81).

Printing

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer

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

. To set up the camera before connecting to a printer

1. Turn on the camera. Next, press [SET] and then display the REC menu

(page 54) or the PLAY menu (page 70).

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

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

. Connecting the Camera to a Printer

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

USB port

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

USB cable

(included with camera)

Large connector

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

• 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.

Printing

. To print

1. Turn on the printer and load paper.

2. Turn on the camera.

This will display the print menu screen.

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

press [6].

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

press [SET].

• The following are the available paper sizes.

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

3.5"

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

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

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

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

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

• To toggle date stamping on and off, press [0] (Movie). The date stamp will be printed when “On” is indicated on the monitor screen.

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

option, images will be printed in accordance with DPOF settings (page 81).

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

[SET].

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

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

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

cable from the printer and camera.

Printing

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

. Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

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

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

• Some professional print services may not support DPOF.

. Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image

Procedure

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

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

print is displayed.

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

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

• If you want to include the date in the images, press [0] (Movie) so “On” is

shown for date stamping.

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

3. Press [SET].

Printing

. Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images

Procedure

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

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

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

• If you want to include the date in the images, press [0] (Movie) so “On” is

shown for date stamping.

2. Press [SET].

DPOF settings are not cleared automatically after printing is complete.

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

Tell your print service about your DPOF settings!

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

Printing

. Date Stamping

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

Configuring camera settings

Configure DPOF settings (page 81). 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 105).

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

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

Configuring computer settings

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

Professional print service

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

. Standards Supported by the Camera

• PictBridge This is a standard of the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA).

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

Printing

Using the Camera with a Computer

Things you can do using a computer...

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

Save images to a computer and view them there

Transfer images stored on your computer to camera memory

Play back and edit movies

• Save images and view them manually (USB connection) (pages 86, 94).

• Transfer images to a computer automatically over a wireless LAN for viewing (Eye-Fi) (page 97).

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 89, 96).

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

*) (page 92).

* Windows only

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

• Windows users should refer to “Using the Camera with a Windows Computer” on page 85.

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

94.

Using the Camera with a Computer

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer

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

When you want to do this:

Save images to a computer and view them there manually

Play movies

Edit movies

Upload movie files to YouTube

Transfer images to the camera

Operating System Version

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP3)

Install this software:

Installation not required. 86

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

• You need to download it from the website.

Photo Transport 1.0

• You need to download it from the website.

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

versions of Windows OS.

See page:

–

Using the Camera with a Computer

. Computer System Requirements for Software

Computer system requirements are different for each of the applications. Information about computer system requirements can be found under “Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows)” on page 120 of this manual.

. Precautions for Windows Users

• The software requires Administrator privileges to run.

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

• Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments.

Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer

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

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.

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. Turn on the camera. Next, press [SET] and then display the REC menu

(page 54) or the PLAY menu (page 70).

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

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

Using the Camera with a Computer

4. Turn off the camera and

then use the USB cable

USB port

USB cable

(included with camera)

that comes with the camera to connect it to your computer.

• Connecting the camera to a computer with a USB cable starts charging of the camera’s battery (page

16).

• 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.

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

5. Turn on the camera.

• 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.

• Charging continues even if the camera is turned on.

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

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

7. Double-click “Removable Disk”.

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

Using the Camera with a Computer

8. Right-click the “DCIM” folder.

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

10.

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

• 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.

11.

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.

12.

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

On the camera, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. After checking to make sure that the back lamp is unlit or lit red, disconnect the USB cable.

. 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 100.

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

Using the Camera with a Computer

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

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. 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 an optionally available AV cable (EMC-7A) to connect to the video input terminal of a TV or computer and play back movies that way.

Uploading Movie Files to YouTube

To make it easy to upload to YouTube a movie file recorded with the “For YouTube” BEST SHOT scene, install YouTube Uploader for CASIO on your computer.

. 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

Download the YouTube Uploader for CASIO installer from the CASIO digital camera support page (http://www.casio-intl.com/support/). Double-click the installer and follow the installation instructions that appear on your computer screen.

• For information about installation conditions and minimum computer system requirements, see page 120.

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. 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 50).

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 86).

• This will cause charging to start (page 14).

5. Turn on the camera.

YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory

If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo Transport on your computer.

. To install Photo Transport

Download the Photo Transport installer from the CASIO digital camera support page (http://www.casio-intl.com/support/). Double-click the installer and follow the installation instructions that appear on your computer screen.

• For information about installation conditions and minimum computer system requirements, see page 120.

. To transfer images to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 86).

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

CASIO * Photo Transport.

This starts up Photo Transport.

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

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

transfer.

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

Transfer Data

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

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

• You cannot transfer movies to the camera.

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. To transfer computer screen captures to the camera

1. Connect the camera to your computer (page 86).

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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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. 94

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.

See page:

Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files

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

IMPORTANT!

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

• 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, 10.6, and 10.7 (using the OS standard USB driver) only.

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NOTE

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. To connect the camera to your computer and save files

1. Turn on the camera. Next, press [SET] and then display the REC menu

(page 54) or the PLAY menu (page 70).

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

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

4. Turn off the camera and

then use the USB cable

USB port

that comes with the camera to connect it to your Macintosh.

• Connecting the camera to a computer with a USB cable starts charging of the camera’s battery (page 16).

• 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.

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

Large connector

USB cable

(included with camera)

[USB/AV] port

Small connector

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5. Turn on the camera.

The camera’s back lamp will light green or amber 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.

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

• Charging continues even if the camera is turned on.

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

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

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

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

checking to make sure that the back lamp is unlit or lit red, disconnect the USB cable.

. 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 100.

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

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.

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. 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 an optionally available AV cable (EMC-7A) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

record.

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

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

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

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IMPORTANT!

• Recorded images are transferred over wireless LAN. Do not use the Eye-Fi card or turn off Eye-Fi card communication (page 102) when on an aircraft or in any other location where use of wireless communication is limited or prohibited.

• Loading an Eye-Fi card will cause the Eye-Fi indicator to appear on the monitor screen. Its transparent or not transparent appearance indicates the communication status as shown below.

Transparent

Access point cannot be found or no transferable image data exists.

Not transparent Image transfer in progress

Flashing Searching for access points

• A communication icon will appear on the monitor screen while image data transfer is in progress.

• The camera’s Auto Power Off (page 107) 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 128).

• 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 and saves it 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 100).

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 50) 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 CIMG0003.WAV CIMG0004.JPG CIMG0004.WAV

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 Audio File Audio Snapshot Image File Audio Snapshot Audio File

Recording Folder

DPOF File Folder DPOF File

100

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Casio EX-ZS150 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Accessories

Read this first!

Contents

General Guide

Monitor Screen Contents

Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

Quick Start Basics

What you can do with your CASIO camera

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To load the battery

Charge the Battery

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera

Preparing a Memory Card

Supported Memory Cards

To load a memory card

To format (initialize) a new memory card

Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn power on

To turn off the camera

Holding the Camera Correctly

To shoot a snapshot

Selecting an Auto Recording Mode

To shoot a snapshot

Viewing Snapshots

Deleting Snapshots and Movies

To delete a single file

To delete specific files

To delete all files

Snapshot Shooting Precautions

Auto Focus Restrictions

Snapshot Tutorial

Using the Control Panel

Changing the Image Size (Size)

Using Flash (Flash)

Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)

Using Face Detection (Face Detection)

Shooting without Disturbing Others (Silent Mode)

Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)

Shooting with Zoom

Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)

To play back an audio recording

Using BEST SHOT

What is BEST SHOT?

Some Sample Scenes

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT

Recording a Self-portrait

Advanced Settings

Using On-screen Menus

REC Mode Settings (REC)

Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)

Using Continuous Shutter (CS)

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

Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)

Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)

Using Icon Help (Icon Help)

Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)

Image Quality Settings (Quality)

Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))

Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)

Controlling White Balance (White Balance)

Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)

Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)

Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)

Viewing Snapshots and Movies

Viewing Snapshots

Viewing a Movie

Zooming an On-screen Image

Displaying the Image Menu

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen

Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

Using the PLAY Panel

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)