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1. specified by the slideshow Time setting e In image copied from a computer or an image recorded TV Video Audio with a different type of digital camera may remain on the Qo screen longer than the time specified by Interval VIDEO IN Jack Yellow AUDIO IN Jacks White Making sure that the W mark on the camera is aligned with the A mark of the AV cable plug connect the cable to the camera 131 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES e When connecting the bundled AV cable to the camera s USB AV port insert the plug into the port until you feel it click securely into place Failure to insert the plug fully can result in poor communication or malfunction of the connected components e Some metal of the plug is visible even when the plug is inserted correctly 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 Press to turn on the camera and enter the PLAY mode When the camera turns on in the PLAY mode an image will appear on the TV screen The camera s monitor screen will not turn on e Pressing ON OFF or R8 will not turn on the camera Now you can perform the applicable operation on the camera for the type of file you want to play To turn off the camera You can turn off the camera by pressing the camera s ON OFF button IMPORTANT e When connecting to a TV to display images
2. 199 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images ona E Connecting the Camera to Your Macintosh the First Time Macintosh You can view and store images snapshot and movie files on 1 Make sure the camera s battery is fully your Macintosh by connecting to the camera charged ae IMPORTANT 2 Turn on the camera and then press MENU e Connection is not supported to a Macintosh running Mac e It makes no difference whether the camera is in a REC OS 8 6 or lower or Mac OS X 10 0 Connection is mode or the PLAY mode supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or OS X 10 1 4s m A pP 9 3 Select the Set Up tab select USB and 10 2 10 3 10 4 only Use the standard USB driver that comes with the operating system for connection then press gt 4 Use A and F to select Mass Storage and then press SET 5 Turn off the camera and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera s USB AV connector and your computer s USB port 200 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USB Cable Lg USB AV connector Making sure that the W mark on the camera is aligned with the A mark of the USB cable plug connect the cable to the camera e When connecting the bundled USB cable to the camera s USB AV port insert the plug into the port until you feel it click securely into place Failure to insert the plug f
3. 5 220 E Finding the Problem and Fixing It 220 E if you have problems installing the USB driver 224 E Display Messages 225 Specifications 00 e eee 227 CONTENTS 8 QUICK START BASICS First charge the battery page 34 E Using the Battery Charger to Charge 2 Plug the battery charger into a household power outlet 1 Load the battery into the battery charger gt CHARGE lamp lights red during charging CHARGE lamp goes out when charging is complete e It takes about 90 minutes to achieve a full charge gt QUICK START BASICS E Loading the Battery into the Camera 3 Close the battery cover 1 Open the battery cover While pressing lightly on the cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow to open 10 QUICK START BASICS Configuring Display Language Date and Time Settings pages 165 169 Press ON OFF to turn on the camera Use A V lt and gt to select the language you want and then press SET Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the area where you will use the camera and then press SET Use A and V to select the city where you will use the camera and then press SET ON OFF Power Use A and V to select the summer time DST setting you want and then press SET The settings on this page are required the first time you turn on the camera after purchasing it e f you make a mistake when
4. Shutter Button o 3 Shoot the image When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way Shutter Button This will shoot the snapshot and save it to the memory card or the camera s built in memory SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT l NOTE e The aperture value indicates the size of the opening that lets light into the camera A larger aperture value indicates a smaller opening The camera adjusts this setting automatically e Shutter speed indicates the amount of time that light is allowed into the camera A slower shutter speed means that light is allowed in for a longer time Shutter speed is indicated on the monitor screen as seconds 1 1000 second etc The camera adjusts this setting automatically a If the image does not focus If the focus frame stays red and the operation lamp is flashing green it means that the image is not in focus because the subject is too close etc Point the camera at the subject and try to focus again Checking a Snapshot A snapshot will remain on the monitor screen for a short while after you shoot it and then disappear when the camera gets ready for the next image Perform the following operation to view a snapshot after you shoot it Press gt This will display the snapshot you just shot Use lt 4 and gt to scroll through other images in memory To return to the REC mode press N SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Fully pressing the shut
5. M e You will not be able to take another flash snapshot until the operating lamp stops flashing orange which indicates that charging is complete E Changing the Flash Intensity 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Flash Intensity and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press SET You can set one of five levels from 2 weakest to 2 strongest IMPORTANT e Flash intensity may not change when the subject is too far away or too close z SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT E Using Flash Assist 1 In the REC mode press MENU The subject in an image will look too dark if flash intensity is not enough to reach a subject that is too far away When this happens you can use flash assist to supplement the brightness of the subject so it appears as if flash illumination was sufficient 3 Use A and V to select Off and then press SET When you want to use flash assist select Auto here 2 On the Quality tab select Flash Assist and then press P IMPORTANT e Flash assist may not produce the desired result for some types of subjects e Any of the following can result in the flash assist effect being canceled out Changing the flash intensity page 73 Correcting brightness EV shift page 106 Changing ISO sensitivity page 110 Changing the contrast setting page 115
6. 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 Fast moving subject Subjects outside the focus range of the camera Proper focus may not be possible if the camera is moved while shooting An image may be out of focus even though the operation lamp is lit green and the focus frame is green If you cannot focus properly try using focus lock page 102 or manual focus page 104 Shooting with Zoom Your camera provides you with 3X optical zoom which changes the lens focal distance which can be used in combination with digital zoom which digitally process the center portion of the image to enlarge it for total zoom capabilities of 12 45 2X IMPORTANT e Generally speaking the higher the digital zoom factor the coarser the image that is recorded However digital zoom can be used up to a certain point without causing deterioration of the image e Digital zoom is not supported while Timestamp page 115 is turned on 1 Enter the REC mode fee JICA J Zoom button m O c a 67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2 Press the zoom button to change the zoom l factor NOTE e Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture Press this side of the e Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against hand To do this
7. Taking Bright Images without Flash IMPORTANT The BEST SHOT High Sensitivity scene makes it possible for e High Sensitivity is disabled following an automatic flash you to take natural looking images without using the flash even operation using the Auto Flash or Red Eye setting or when lighting is low while the flash setting is Flash On or Soft Flash e Shooting with High Sensitivity can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution e The desirable level of image brightness may not be possible under very dark conditions e When shooting with slow shutter speeds use a tripod to protect against the effects of hand movement e The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images Normal Snapshot With flash Snapshot with High Sensitivity 1 Inthe REC mode press BS recorded under certain lighting conditions This operation i causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the High image and be ready for the next shot Sensitivity scene and then press SET 3 Press the shutter button to shoot the image High Sensitivity will remain selected until you select a different BEST SHOT scene USING BEST SHOT 91 Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents Business Shot Shooting a business card document white
8. 2 On the Set Up tab select USB and then camera as an external storage device USB DIRECT press DP Use this setting for normal transfer of PRINT images from the camera to a computer using the bundled Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM application Printer that supports PictBridge page 174 PTP This setting simplifies the transfer of PictBridge image data to the connected device OTHER SETTINGS 170 6 REC and M PLAY Button Settings You configure the camera so it does not turn on when you press the E REC or DJ PLAY button or to turn off when you press the I REC or BJ PLAY button 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select REC PLAY and then press gt 3 Use A and F to select the setting you want and then press SET To configure the button to do l hi ing this when pressed Selectinis setting Turn on the camera Power On Turn on or turn off the camera Power On Off Do not turn on the camera Disable 171 l NOTE e With Power On Off the camera turns off when you press LI REC in the REC mode or B gt PLAY in the PLAY mode e The initial factory default for this setting is Power On e Change this setting to anything besides Disable before connecting to a TV for image viewing OTHER SETTINGS Formatting Built in Memory 1 nee ee pretibial is no memory card Formatting built in memory de
9. E E Backing Up Important Data Always keep backup copies of important data in camera memory by transferring it to a computer or other storage device Note that data can be deleted in the case of camera malfunction repair etc E Memory Protection Whenever replacing the battery be sure to follow the correct procedure as described in the documentation that comes with the camera Incorrectly replacing the battery can result in corruption or loss of data in camera memory INTRODUCTION E Rechargeable Battery e Use only the specified charger unit or the specified device to charge the battery Attempting to charge the battery by an unauthorized means creates the risk of battery overheating fire and explosion e Do not expose or immerse the battery in fresh water or salt water Doing so can damage the battery and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service life e This battery is intended for use with a CASIO Digital Camera only Use with any other device creates the risk of the battery damage or deterioration of battery performance and service life e Failure to observe any of the following precautions creates the risk of battery overheating fire and explosion Never use or leave the battery near open flame Do not expose batteries to heat or fire Make sure the battery is oriented correctly when it is connected to the charger unit Never carry or store the battery together with items that c
10. Photo Transport 1 0 images to the 2000 Me 194 camera 98SE 98 184 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Computer system requirements are different for each of the applications Be sure to check the requirements for the particular application you are trying to use Note that the values provided here are minimum requirements for running each application Actual requirements are greater depending on the number of images and the sizes of the images being handled USB driver Type B e Installation is not required in the case of Windows Vista XP 2000 and Me e Correct operation is not guaranteed on a computer that has been upgraded from Windows 95 or 3 1 Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 3 1 HD Atleast 2GB Other DirectX 9 0 or higher DirectX 9 0c HD 65MB for installation 18MB on hard disk Photo Transport 1 0 Memory At least 64MB HD At least 2MB Adobe Reader 6 0 CPU Pentium Memory 32MB HD 60MB Other Internet Explorer 5 01 or higher IMPORTANT e For details about the minimum system requirements for each software application see the Read me files on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images ona Computer You can view and store images snapshot and movie files on your computer by connecting to the camera e Depending on what version of Windows your comput
11. ADVANCED SETTINGS Your camera provides you with the five focus modes described below The initial factory default focus mode is Auto Focus Focus Mode Description Focus Range Ng Auto Automatic focus when the shutter button is half pressed Auto adjustment Focus During movie recording the Auto Focus Mode is disabled Approximately 40 cm to co 1 3 to co and the camera switches to the Pan Focus Mode e Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom automatically EA Macro Used for close up shooting Macro Focus becomes fixed Auto adjustment 10 cm to 50 cm 3 9 to 19 7 Close up focus while shooting a movie e Minimum distance position varies with optical zoom da Pan Fixed focus for relatively wide range focusing Use Pan Fixed distance Focus Focus PF under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult e Focus range varies with optical zoom position EA Infinity Focus is fixed at infinity Use this mode when shooting Infinity Focus scenery and other faraway images J Manual Focus is performed manually e Focus range varies with optical zoom factor Focus Optical Zoom Factor 1X 3X Range 10 cm to o 0 3 to co 60 cm to co 2 0 to co Focus Range indicates distance from the lens surface ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the following steps to change the focus mode Using Auto Focus 1 In the REC mode press MENU 1 Align the monit
12. Recording Mode Protect Indicator page 154 Battery Level Indicator Folder Name File Name page 38 page 153 Histogram page 116 Snapshot Image Quality Exposure Compensation page 63 page 106 Snapshot Image Size page 61 ISO Sensitivity page 110 Aperture Value page 60 Shutter Speed page 60 Date Time page 165 Metering Mode page 112 White Balance Setting page 108 Flash Mode page 71 213 E Movie Playback Mode nan 07 12 24 am File Type page 127 Protect Indicator page 154 Folder Name File Name page 153 Movie Recording Time page 127 Movie Image Quality page 81 Date Time page 165 Battery Level Indicator page 38 APPENDIX Menu Reference The tables in this section show the items that appears on the menus that appear on the monitor screen when you press MENU The items included on the menus depend on whether the camera is in the REC mode or PLAY mode e An asterisk indicates reset default settings E REC Mode REC Tab Menu Focus Ng Auto Focus RA Macro dg Pan Focus g Infinity ig Manual Focus Continuous On Off Self timer 10 sec 2 sec X3 Off Anti Shake Auto Off AF Area E Spot E8 Mutti easy Mode On Off L R Key Metering EV Shift White Balance ISO Self timer Off Quick Shutter On Off Audio Snap On Off Grid On Off Digi
13. page 115 The image is out of focus during movie recording 1 Focusing is not possible because the subject is outside the focus range Shoot within the allowable range 2 The subject you are shooting may be difficult to focus page 67 3 The lens may be dirty Clean the lens page 32 Playback The color of the playback image is different from what appears on the monitor screen when shooting Sunlight or light from another source may be shining directly into the lens when you are shooting Position the camera so sunlight does not shine directly into the lens Images are not displayed This camera cannot display non DCF images recorded onto a memory card using another digital camera can t edit images resizing trimming keystone correction color restoration rotation date time editing Note that you cannot edit the following types of imagess e Images created with MOTION PRINT e Movies e Images recorded with another camera APPENDIX 222 Problem Possible Causes and Action Other The wrong date and time are displayed The date and time setting is wrong Set the correct date and time page 165 The messages on the display are in the wrong language The wrong display language is selected Change the display language setting page 169 can t transfer images over a USB connection 1 The USB cable may not be connected securely Check all
14. s deleted accidentally monitor screen see page 211 e The total number of folders and files that is allowed 3 IMPORTANT depends on the image size and quality and capacity of the e Note that even if a file is protected it will be deleted if you memory card being used for storage perform the format operation pages 14 48 172 E Protecting a Specific File 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Protect and then press gt 3 Use lt q and gt to scroll through images until the one you want to protect is on the monitor screen MANAGING YOUR FILES 154 4 Use A and F to select On and then press SET An image that is protected is indicated by the ESS icon YI aon Senet Co All Files Olt Caneel 5 Now you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to protect another image or exit this procedure by pressing MENU To unprotect a specific file Perform the procedure under Protecting a Specific File but in step 4 select Off instead of On E Protecting All Files in Memory 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Protect and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select All Files On and then press SET This protects all files currently in memory 4 Press MENU To unprotect all files in memory Perform the procedure under Protecting All Files in Memory but in step 3 select All F
15. Capacity Capacity 2M Fine 1 17 MB 6 images 196 images 1600 x F 1200 Normal 780 KB 9 images 286 images Economy 390 KB 17 images 529 images VGA Fine 360 KB 20 images 624 images 40x4 840x 480 Normal 240 KB 30 images 937 images Economy 120 KB 57 images 1740 images e Movies Maximum a Approximate Approximate E Recording Approximate Recording Time Recording Time uality Time P Data Rate for Builti for SD M Pixels nee Frame Rate or Suan T ay File Memory 8 0 MB Card 256MB HQ Until 10 2 6 seconds 3 minutes 640 x 480 memory Megabits 15 seconds full second 30 frames second Normal Until 6 1 Megabits 10 seconds 5 minutes 512 x 384 memory second 30 27 seconds full frames second LP Until 2 45 26 seconds 13 minutes 320 x 240 memory Megabits 34 seconds full second 15 frames second The number of image values is approximate and are provided for reference only The actual number of images you may be able to record may be less than that indicated on the monitor screen Image files sizes are approximate and are provided for reference only Actual image file sizes vary depending on subject type 228 APPENDIX The number of images Based on Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd products you can save depends on the type of memory card you are using To determine the number of images that can be stored ona memory card
16. Never use it for any other purpose e Never swing the camera around by its strap Flash Microphone Horizontal Vertical Self timer Lamp Lens Hold the camera as shown in the Hold the camera so the illustration with your arms firmly flash is above the lens against your sides 57 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT l NOTE Shooting a Snapshot e Good looking images are impossible if you move the camera when you press the shutter button or while the 1 Press 3 REC to Remaining Snapshot Auto Focus operation is being performed Holding the enter the REC mode Memory Capacity camera correctly carefully press the shutter button and Confirm that the subject Auto Icon take care that you do not move the camera as the shutter people scenery etc and releases This is especially important when available the Auto icon Ea are a ie lighting is low which slows down the shutter speed displayed on the monitor a screen ria a If any icon other than the ri Auto icon E is displayed A 15 37 switch to Auto page 84 Focus Frame 58 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2 Focus the image While the focus frame is aligned with the subject half press the shutter button Auto Focus will focus the image automatically and the focus frame and operation lamp will turn green The aperture shutter speed and ISO sensitivity also will be set automatically Operation Lamp
17. Power on recording enabled One of the following operations is in progress Green Delete DPOF protect copy format resize Flashing trimming adding audio to snapshot keystone correction color correction MOTION PRINT movie editing power down Lit Memory card is locked Cannot create folder CHARGE lamp Meaning Ked Memory is full Write error Lit Red Charging 5 Memory card problem Memory card is R Flashing unformatted Low battery alert Flashing Red Battery charger or battery abnormality Off Charging complete or charge standby state Ambient temperature is too high or too low 219 APPENDIX Troubleshooting Guide Finding the Problem and Fixing It Problem Possible Causes and Action Power Supply Power does not turn on 1 The battery may not be oriented correctly page 36 2 The battery may be dead Charge the battery page 34 If the battery goes dead soon after being charged it means the battery has reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced Purchase a separately available CASIO NP 20 rechargeable lithium ion battery Camera suddenly powers 1 Auto Power Off may have activated page 43 Turn power back on down 2 The battery may be dead Charge the battery page 34 Power does not turn off Remove the battery from the camera and then reinsert it Nothing happens when a button is pressed Image Recording Image is not recorded when 1 If the came
18. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seconds if you do not press the shutter button e To turn off the audio snapshot feature select Off in step 3 of the procedure under Turning on Audio Snapshot SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Playing Back Snapshot Audio Audio snapshots in the PLAY mode are indicated by the PA icon Press SET while an audio snapshot is displayed to play back its audio e For information about the playback operation see page 126 IMPORTANT e Take care that you do not Microphone block the camera s microphone with your fingers while recording e Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record l NOTE e After transferring an audio snapshot to your computer s hard disk you can play back the audio using Windows Media Player page 194 The following shows the formats used for storing audio snapshot data Image Data JPEG JPG extension Audio Data WAVE ADPCM WAV extension Approximate Audio File Size 165 KB 30 second recording at 5 5KB per second You cannot turn off the monitor screen by pressing A DISP while audio recording is in progress Audio snapshot capabilities are disabled while shooting with the Triple Self timer or with a continuous shutter mode You can however add audio to such a snapshot after you record it pag
19. SHOT scene Replenish ink During printing the printer is running low on ink or is out of ink This card is not formatted The memory card loaded in the camera is not formatted Format the memory card page 48 RETRY POWER ON If the lens comes into contact with some obstacle this message appears and the camera turns off Take action to remove the obstacle and try turning on power again SYSTEM ERROR Your camera system is corrupted Contact your retailer or an authorized CASIO service center This file cannot be played The file you are trying to access is corrupted or is a type that cannot be displayed by this camera This function cannot be used You attempted to copy images from built in memory to a memory card while there is no memory card loaded in the camera page 158 The card is locked The LOCK switch of the SD memory card or SDHC memory card loaded in the camera is in the locked position You cannot store images to or delete images from a memory card that is locked There are no files There are no files in built in memory or on the memory card There are no printing images Set up DPOF There are currently no files specified for printing Configure the required DPOF settings page 177 226 This function is not supported for this file The function you are trying to use cannot be performed for some reason APP
20. and then press SET This starts the copy operation Wait until the Busy Please wait message disappears from the monitor screen before performing any operation on the camera e The copied image reappears on the monitor screen after the copy operation is complete 159 7 Now you can repeat steps 5 and 6 to copy another file or you can exit this procedure by pressing MENU l NOTE e Files are copied to the folder in built in memory whose name has the largest serial number MANAGING YOUR FILES You can delete files you no longer need or after you transfer them to your computer s hard disk or print them This frees up Deleting a Specific File memory for new files 1 In the PLAY mode 100 0004 You can delete one specific file or you can delete all files press V 4 1 2 currently in memory Here we will explain the different file delete procedures including how to delete snapshots from the FAVORITE folders yr Oa Ailes De Carel IMPORTANT e Remember that a file delete operation cannot be undone 2 Use lt q and gt to scroll through the images Always make sure that you really no longer need a file until the one for the file you want to delete is before deleting it on the monitor screen e A protected file cannot be deleted To delete a protected file first remove its protection page 154 3 Use A and V to select Delete and then e Deleting an audio snapshot deletes both the snapshot and
21. and then press SET EH Multi Multi Metering Multi pattern metering divides the image into sections and measures the light in each section for a balanced exposure reading The camera automatically determines shooting conditions according to the measured lighting pattern and makes exposure settings accordingly This type of metering provides error free exposure settings for a wide range of shooting conditions Center Weighted Center weighted metering concentrates on the center of the focus area to measure light Use this metering method when you want to exert some control over exposure without leaving settings totally up to the camera EJ Spot Spot metering takes readings at a very small area Use this metering method when you e want exposure to be set according to the brightness of a particular subject without being affected by surrounding conditions ADVANCED SETTINGS 112 IMPORTANT Using the Camera s Filter Effects e The metering mode will change to Center Weighted The camera s filter feature lets you add color tints to your images automatically if you change the EV shift value page 106 to as you shoot them The color effect look just like what you would anything other than 0 0 while Multi is selected The get by installing a color filter on the lens of the camera metering mode will change back to Center Weighted when the EV shift value is changed back to 0 0
22. be sure to configure the camera s E REC and B gt PLAY buttons for Power On or Power On Off page 171 e All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV screen You can use A DISP to change the display contents e Audio is monaural e Certain TVs may cut off part of the images e 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 132 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES E Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System You can use the procedure in this section to select either NTSC or PAL as the video output system You can also specify an aspect ratio of 4 3 or 16 9 l NOTE e You can use the camera to connect to a DVD recorder or video deck and record images from the camera There are various different methods you can use in order to connect to another device when recording images The following describes one method for connection using the AV cable 1 Press MENU that comes with the camera DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN 2 On the Set Up tab select Video Out and and AUDIO IN terminals then press gt Camera Connect to the USB AV connector You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want camera and record it on a DVD
23. gt to select the candidate you want to correct Use A and V to select Trim and then press SET This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen e To cancel the correction operation select Cancel USING BEST SHOT 4 Use the zoom button to change the cropping boundary to the desired size Use A V 4 and gt to move the selection boundary to the desired location and then press SET The camera will correct color automatically and save the corrected image e If you do not want a border around the resulting image select and area that is smaller than the original image e To cancel the restoration operation at any point and save the image as is press MENU o IMPORTANT e Digital zoom is disabled while recording with Old Photo However you can use optical zoom When recording the image of a photograph the camera will not be able to recognize the shape of the photograph in the following cases When part of the photograph extends outside of the monitor screen When the subject is the same color as the background it is placed upon The maximum Old Photo image size is 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels When the camera is configured to record images smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels Old Photo will produce images in accordance with the currently specified image size Under certain conditions restored colors may not produce the desired results USING BEST SHOT
24. lt Pause or unpause movie playback SET Scroll paused playback one frame forward or back gt or lt e To cancel the cut operation press MENU This will return to the screen in step 3 EDITING IMAGES 145 6 Press W to perform the required cut operation s For this type of cut Do this operation From Point Cut RIT Cut Select the point up to which you To Point Cut want to cut and then press V EET Cut Select the point from which you want to cut and then press V HAG Cut Point To Point Cut 1 Select the start point of the center segment and then press VW 2 Select the end point of the center segment and then press V 146 7 In response to the confirmation message that appears use A and V to select Yes and then press SET e Tocancel movie editing select No instead of Yes and then press SET This will return to the paused movie playback screen e The selected cut operation will take considerable time to complete Wait until the Busy Please wait message disappears from the monitor screen before performing any operation on the camera Note that a cut operation can take a very long time if the movie being edited is long EDITING IMAGES Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame 1 frame Snapshot This format creates a snapshot using the M OTION PRINT VGA 640 x 480 selected movie frame o
25. press SET e To cancel the procedure without resetting select Cancel ADVANCED SETTINGS 124 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Viewing a Snapshot Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera s monitor screen 1 Press A to enter the PLAY mode e This will display one of the snapshots in memory along with some information about the settings used to shoot it page 213 File Type Folder File Names 10150026 07 12 24 15 37 Image Quality Image Size Date and Time e The file type icon that appears at the top of the monitor screen depends on the type of file snapshot movie audio only etc that is currently displayed G Snapshot page 125 E Movie page 127 Audio snapshot page 126 e See page 55 information about how to hide the image information and view the image alone VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 125 2 Use lt q and gt to scroll between images Press P to scroll forward and lt d to scroll back gt p o gt A P l NOTE e Holding down 4 or gt scrolls at high speed e The image that initially appears when scrolling may appear to be a bit rough at first but it will soon be replaced by an image with better definition Note that if you copy an image from another type of digital camera only a rough image may be shown on the monitor screen To switch to the REC mode Press E Listening to the Au
26. tab select Sounds and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the operation whose sound you want to configure Startup Half Shutter Shutter Operation and then press gt Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Sound one of the built in sounds 1 through 5 Sound T Turn sound off Off 162 E Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press gt 3 4 Use A and V to select gJ Operation Use lt and gt to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press SET e You can set the volume to one of eight levels in the range of 0 lowest to 7 highest e Setting a volume level of 0 mutes the sound l NOTE e The volume setting you configure here is also applied to video output page 131 OTHER SETTINGS Ba Yo Setting the Playback Volume Level u can use this procedure to set the playback volume level for movies and audio snapshots independent of the operation tone volume 1 2 Press MENU On the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press P Use A and VF to select gJ Play Use lt lt and P to specify the operation tone volume setting you want and then press SET e You can set the volume to one of eight levels in the range of 0 lowest to 7 highest e
27. 1 In the REC mode press MENU e When Multi is selected as the metering mode the KH E T ee icon will not be displayed on the monitor screen when you 2 On the Quality tab select Filter and then return to the REC mode information display page 211 press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET Available filter settings are Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink and Purple l NOTE e You can use the key customization feature to configure the lt 4 and gt buttons so they control the metering mode setting page 119 ADVANCED SETTINGS 113 Controlling Image Sharpness Controlling Color Saturation Use the following procedure to adjust the sharpness of subject Use the following procedure to adjust the saturation of colors in outlines in your images your images 1 In the REC mode press MENU 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Sharpness and 2 On the Quality tab select Saturation and then press gt then press gt 3 Use A and F to select the setting you want 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET and then press SET You can specify one of five sharpness settings from 2 You can specify one of five saturation settings from 2 sharpest to 2 least sharp most saturated to 2 least saturated ADVANCED SETTINGS 114 Adjusting Image Contrast Date Stampin
28. 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and cry Iso then press SET ue Select this 15 3 To do this A setting Focus Frame Focus Frame Use a small area in the center of the screen for metering EB Spot e This setting is best when you want to use focus p lock page 102 When the shutter button is half pressed have the camera automatically select one or more of nine possible focus frames e f the camera is able to focus on multiple points all applicable focus frames turn green ADVANCED SETTINGS 101 Using Focus Lock Focus lock 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 e Use focus lock with ig i Spot focus 1 Align the monitor Subject to be focused on screen s focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half press the shutter button Focus Frame Keeping the shutter E 2 button half pressed re compose the i ike DIT a F3 1 image as you like w FA 1860100 3 When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot l NOTE 102 e Focus lock also causes exposure AE to be locked ADVANCED SETTINGS Quick Shutter If you press the shutter button all the way without waiting for Auto Focus while Quick Shutter is turned on the camera will record the image us
29. Deterioration Point zoom Image starts to deteriorate from here Point factor depends on image size Zoom Values for Each Image Size Undeteriorated Image _ Deteriorated Image Quality Range Quality Range lt y gt lt t gt un ICA 7M 1X 3X 12X 3 2 1X 3X 12X 16 9 1X 3X 12X 5M 1X 3 6X 14 2X 3M 1X 4 5X 17 9X 2M 1X 5 7X 22 6X VGA 1X 14 2X 45 2X SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT e The image deterioration point depends on the image size page 62 The smaller the image size the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point e Though digital zoom generally causes a deterioration of image quality some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of 5M 2560 x 1920 pixels 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 e The digital zoom range of the zoom indicator is shown on the monitor screen only while Digital Zoom is turned on E Turning Off Digital Zoom You can turn off digital zoom if you want to use optical zoom only This will help to avoid deteriorated images due to accidentally switching over from optical zoom to digital zoom when shooting snapshots 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Digital Zoom and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Off and then press SET
30. E Installing Photo Transport 1 Start up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive e Normally this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically If your computer does not display the menu screen automatically navigate to the CD ROM on your computer and then double click the MENU exe file 2 On the menu screen click the Language down arrow button and then select the language you want e Regardless of the language you select the English version of Photo Transport is installed 3 Click Photo Transport to select it and then click Read me e Read me files contain important information about installation including installation conditions and computer system requirements USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4 Click Install for Photo Transport 3 Drop the image data you want to transfer to the camera onto the Photo Transport Transfer 5 Follow the instructions that appear on your button computer screen to install Photo Transport Move your mouse pointer to the image file you want to te eee g transfer and then hold down your mouse button Keeping E Transferring image files to the camera your mouse button depressed drag the mouse pointer and the image file along with it to the Photo Transport Transfer 1 First connect the camera to your computer button and then release the mouse button e See page 187 for information about connecting the camera to your
31. File E About DCF CIMG0004 JPG Audio Snapshot Image File DCF is a system that defines both image file formats and the CIMG0004 WAV Audio Snapshot Audio File structure of the folders that store data This makes it possible for a digital camera printer or other DCF compliant device to T 101CASIO Recording Folder display or print image data from another DCF device 102CASIO Recording Folder MISC f DPOF File Folder AUTPRINT MRK DPOF File SCENE BEST SHOT Folder UEZ75001 JPE User Setup File UEZ75002 JPE User Setup File FAVORITE FAVORITE Folder CIMG0001 JPG Recording File CIMG0002 JPG Recording File STARTING JPG 2 Startup Screen File 206 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 1 The BEST SHOT mode 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 e Images recorded with the eBay scene are stored in a folder named 100_EBAY e Images recorded with the Auction scene are stored in a folder named 100_AUCT 2 Indicates files that can be created in built in memory only Folder and File Contents DCIM Folder Folder that contains all of the camera files Recording Folder Folder that contains files recorded with the camera Image File File of an image shot with the camera Extension is JPG Movie File File of a movie shot with the camera Extension is AVI
32. File No and then overwrite the current image with the new one press P e Formatting built in memory page 172 will delete the current startup screen image 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET OTHER SETTINGS 164 To have the camera do this Select this setting Remember the numbers used for files Files will be named using the next sequential number even if files are deleted or if a blank memory card is loaded e f a memory card is loaded that already has files stored on it and the largest sequential number in the existing file names is greater than the largest sequential number remembered by the camera numbering of new files will start from the largest sequential number in the existing file names plus 1 Continue Restart the serial number from 0001 whenever all files are deleted or when the memory card is replaced with a blank one e f a memory card is loaded that already has files stored on it numbering of new files will start from the largest sequential number in the existing file names number plus 1 Reset Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting When changing the date and time setting be sure to do so for your Home City the location where you normally use the camera If you already have your Home City setting configured correctly you can use the procedure under Setting the Date and Time for Your Home City page 166 to change the cu
33. Flash assist not used Flash assist used Flash assist is turned on as the initial factory default setting Use the following procedure to turn off flash assist when you do not want to use it SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 74 E Flash Precautions e The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too close e Flash charging time depends on operating conditions battery condition ambient temperature etc With a fully charged battery it takes anywhere from a few seconds to 7 seconds e Shooting with flash turned off when lighting is dim results in a slow shutter speed which can cause image blur due to hand movement Secure the camera with a tripod etc e With red eye reduction the flash is fired automatically in accordance with exposure It does not fire in areas where lighting is bright e The presence of outdoor sunlight fluorescent lighting or some other light source can cause abnormal image colors Using the Self Timer With the self timer pressing the shutter button starts a timer and the shutter is released and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time Self Timer Type Description 10 sec 10 second self timer 2 second self timer e When shooting under conditions that 2 sec slow down the shutter speed you can use this setting to prevent blur due to hand movement This option shoots three images one image 10 seconds after the shutter button is pressed the next image one
34. Setting a volume level of 0 mutes the sound IMPORTANT e The volume setting you configure here does not affect the video output page 131 163 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off You can configure the camera to display a startup screen of an image you recorded whenever you turn it on Even if you configure startup screen settings in the PLAY mode the startup screen does not appear when turn on the camera by pressing B gt PLAY Press MENU On the Set Up tab select Startup and then press gt Use lt and gt to scroll through the images until the one you want to use as the startup screen is on the monitor screen Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Use the selected image as the On startup screen Turn off the startup screen Off OTHER SETTINGS l NOTE Specifying the File Name Serial e The following are the types of images that you can select Number Generation Rule for the startup screen i TE Use the following procedure to specify the rule that governs Special startup screen images built into the camera generation of the serial number used in file names page 153 Snapshots Audio snapshots Audio does not play 1 Press MENU e Only one startup screen image can be in effect at any time To change the startup screen to another image simply 2 On the Set Up tab select
35. a print menu on i If you want to pinta specific image the camera s monitor screen DPOF PiE Prenga Select 1 Image and then press SET After that use lt 4 d and P to display the image you want to print 3 If you want to print multiple images Select DPOF Printing and then press SET Next use the DPOF settings page 177 to specify the images you Use A and V to select Paper Size and want torselect then press P P gt e To toggle date stamping on 100 0005 and off press BS The date stamp will be printed when On is indicated on a the monitor screen x Cer Cancel mping Off PRINTING 176 12 Use A and V 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 message to re appear The print menu screen will re appear when printing is complete e If you selected 1 Image in step 11 you can repeat the procedure from step 11 to print other images if you want 13 After printing is complete turn off the camera and then disconnect the USB cable from the camera 177 Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies DPOF Digital Print Order Format lets you specify i which images you want to print
36. already has Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher installed you do not need to install Microsoft DirectX 9 0c from the bundled CD ROM e If your computer does not have Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher installed install Microsoft DirectX 9 0c from the bundled CD ROM 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 E Movie Playback Precautions e Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your PC before trying to play it Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network from a memory card etc e 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 Normal or LP Try upgrading Windows Media Player to the latest version Quit any other applications you have running and stop resident applications Even if proper playback is not possible on the computer you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect to the video input terminal a TV or computer and play back movies that way Transferring Images to the Camera In order to return images from your computer memory back to the camera install Photo Transport on your computer from the CD ROM that comes with the camera
37. also can change the easy mode setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 214 E Using the easy Menu The easy menu contains flash self timer and image size settings plus an item for exiting the easy mode While the camera is in the easy mode all the other settings besides Self timer Image Size and easy Mode on the REC tab menu page 214 and Quality tab menu page 215 are fixed at preset optimum values Any settings you configured on these tabs are not used in the easy mode IMPORTANT e To use the Set Up tab menu page 216 you need to exit the easy mode To do this select the easy Mode item in step 2 of the following procedure and then select in step 3 After that you can use the Setup tab menu as you normally do SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1 Press MENU The easy menu displays larger text than standard menus e An asterisk indicates reset default settings e See the following sections for full details about the Flash Self timer or Image Size settings Using the Flash page 71 Using the Self timer page 75 Specifying Image Size page 61 e The following are the settings you can select for easy 2 Use A and V to select the menu item you Mode want and then press SET To do this Select this 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want setting and then press SET Stay in the easy
38. an aspect ratio of 16 9 or 3 2 the result in a separate file The original snapshot is also will cause the left and right sides of the image to be cut off retained The aspect ratio of the resulting image will be 4 3 e The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot 1 In the PLAY mode use lt 4 and P to scroll will be the same as the recording date of the original through images and display the snapshot you snapshot want to crop 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab Zoom Factor select Trimming and Represents then press gt Snapshot Area e This operation can be performed only while a snapshot is on the monitor screen Part of image that is currently displayed EDITING IMAGES 138 4 Use the zoom button to zoom and A V Keystone Correction lt and gt to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract Use the following procedure to correct the snapshot of a blackboard document poster photograph or other rectangular 5 Press SET to extract the displayed part and object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle save itas a separate file Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new e To exit the cropping procedure at any time before you corrected 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels size image to be stored as a press SET press MENU separate file ve IMPORTANT 1 In the PLAY mode use 4 and gt to scroll through images and display th
39. and Using World Time 0 00 cee e eee eee 168 Management of Images on the Computer 192 E Configuring World Time Settings 168 E Playing Movies 194 Changing the Display Language 169 E Transferring Images to the Camera 194 gt E Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 198 Changing the USB Port Protocol 170 E User Registration 198 E REC and PLAY Button Settings 171 E Exiting the CD ROM Menu 198 Formatting Built in Memory 172 Using the Camera with a Macintosh 199 E Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh 200 PRINTING 173 E Transfer of Images from the Camera and oo Management of Images on Your Macintosh 203 Types of Printing 00eeeee eee 173 E Playing Movies 204 Using Professional Print Service 174 E Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 204 Using Your Printer to Print Images 174 E Registering as a User 204 Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Reading Files Directly from a Memory Card 205 Printed and the Number of Copies 177 Memory Card Data 00s eee e eens 206 E Date Stamping 180 Supported Protocols 0eeeeeee 181 CONTENTS 7 APPENDIX 209 General Guide 0 2c cece eee eens 209 Monitor Screen Contents 00000 211 Menu Reference 0000e eee eens 214 Indicator LampS 0c cece eee eee 218 E Battery Charger Lamp Reference 219 Troubleshooting Guide
40. camera and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera and your Macintosh 2 Turn on the camera Pressing the camera s ON OFF button puts it into the USB mode which is indicated by the camera s operation lamp lighting green E Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connecting the camera to your Macintosh you can view camera images on your Macintosh screen 1 Double click the camera s drive icon 2 Double click the DCIM folder 3 Double click the folder that contains the image you want to view 4 Double click the file that contains the image you want to view This displays the image IMPORTANT e Do not leave the same image displayed on your Macintosh screen for a long time Doing so can cause image burn in l NOTE e An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your Macintosh screen in its original unrotated orientation E Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to work on an image to put it into an album you must first save it to your Macintosh To save a camera image to your Macintosh you must first establish a connection between them 1 Double click the camera s drive icon 2 Drop the DCIM folder into the folder where you want to store it This copies the DCIM folder to the folder on your Macintosh USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Bas IMPORTANT e Never use your computer to modify delete move or rename a
41. computer Help button Settings button Exit button 2 On your computer click Start All Programs Casio and then Photo Transport This starts up Photo Transport Transfer button 195 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4 Follow the instructions that appear on the Transferring screen captures to the camera display to transfer the image file to the camera e The image transfer method and detailed image settings used depend on the Photo Transport settings For details see Photo Transport help page 197 1 First connect the camera to your computer e See page 187 for information about connecting the camera to your computer 2 On your computer click Start All Programs Casio and then Photo Transport This starts up Photo Transport oe IMPORTANT e You cannot transfer movies to the camera e Only image files of the following formats can be transferred to the camera JPG JPEG JPE and BMP The transfer 3 Display the screen whose screen capture you operation converts BMP files to JPEG format want to transfer 4 Click the Photo Transport Capture button amp Photo Transport Capture button 196 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5 Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you want to capture and then hold down your mouse button Keeping your mouse button depressed drag
42. computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file If you do not already have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed install Adobe Reader from the bundled CD ROM User Registration You can perform user registration over the Internet To do so of course you need to be able to connect to the Internet with your computer 1 Click the Register button e This starts up your Web browser and accesses the user registration website Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to register Exiting the CD ROM Menu On the CD ROM menu click Exit USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the Camera with a Macintosh Objective yes n Install this software se Install the required software in accordance with what version of y aoaea the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do i E aek e nih omes Play movies OS 9 OS X bundled with your 204 DERA os F 5 See operating system Objective Version Install this software page e Use Adobe Reader or e Viewing View the Adobe Acrobat Reader images on User s Guide 999 05 which comes bundled with 203 your your operating system Macintosh OS 9 OS X e USB driver not required 200 e Storing images on your Macintosh Transfer of os9 Use commercially 203 images from available software the camera and management e Use iPhoto which comes of images on OS X bundled with your 203 your operating system Macintosh
43. connections 2 USB driver may not be installed Install the USB driver page 186 3 The USB driver may have been installed incorrectly Reinstall the USB driver correctly page 186 4 The wrong USB communication protocol may be selected Select the correct USB communication protocol in accordance with the type of device you are connecting page 170 5 If the camera is not turned on turn it on Display language setting screen appears when the camera is turned on 1 You did not configure initial settings after purchasing the camera or the battery may have been left with a dead battery Check the camera setup pages 11 165 2 There may be a problem with the camera s built in memory management area If this is the case perform the reset operation to initialize the camera s setup page 124 After that configure each setting If the language selection screen does not re appear when you turn the camera on it means that the camera s built in memory management area has been restored If the same message appears after you turn power back on contact your retailer or a CASIO service center APPENDIX 223 If you have problems installing the USB driver You may not be able to install the USB driver properly if you use the USB cable to connect the camera to a computer running Windows 98SE 98 before installing the USB driver from the bundled CD ROM or if you have another type of driver installed This will make it
44. e f you want to show the entire digital zoom range select On here SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 70 Perform the following steps to select the flash mode you want to use Flash Setting Description Auto Flash Flash fires automatically in accordance with exposure amount of light and brightness conditions e Initial factory default setting Flash Off Flash does not fire Flash On Flash always fires e This setting can be used to brighten a subject that normally comes out dark due to daylight or backlight daylight synchro flash Soft Flash Always use soft flash regardless of exposure conditions e Use this setting when you want to suppress the flash to avoid reflection etc Red Eye Flash fires automatically in accordance same conditions as Auto Flash This setting can be used to reduce the red eye effect that occurs in images of people shot with flash Approximate Flash Range ISO Sensitivity Auto Wide Angle 0 1 m to 3 5 m 0 3 to 11 5 Telephoto 0 6 m to 1 9 m 2 0 to 6 2 e The flash range changes in accordance with optical zoom 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the second option from the top Flash 3 Use lt q and P to select the flash setting you want and then press SET This causes an indicator identifying the selected flash mode to appear on the monitor screen iy EN coe ci 4 Press the sh
45. images you want to print the number of copies and date stamp settings before taking the card in for printing Printing at Print on a printer that supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT or ona Home printer equipped with a memory card slot e You can use DPOF settings to specify which images you want to print the number of copies and date stamp settings before printing ET E Windows Computer Install the software Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM that comes bundled with the camera See Using the Camera with a Windows Computer on page 183 E Macintosh After transferring the images to your Macintosh use commercially available software to print See Using the Camera with a Macintosh on page 199 PRINTING 173 E Printing Precautions See the documentation that comes with your printer for information about print quality and paper settings Contact the manufacturer of your printer to find out if it supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT for new printer versions etc Never disconnect cables or perform any camera operation while printing is in progress Doing so can cause a printer error Using Professional Print Service Take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to the professional print service Before taking in a memory card you can use the camera s DPOF settings page 177 to specify which images you want printed the number of copies and whether or not the images
46. need to guard against accidentally deleting data Note however if you write protect a memory card you must then turn write protection off whenever you want to record to the card format it or delete any of its images GETTING READY 45 Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 2 Load a memory card into the camera Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards IMPORTANT towards the monitor screen side of the camera slide it into e Make sure you always turn off the camera before loading or the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into removing a memory card place e Be sure to orient the card correctly when loading it Never try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel resistance MEMORY CARD Front Back 1 Open the battery cover While pressing the battery cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 Close the battery cover Swing the battery cover closed and then slide it securely into place as you press it against the camera GETTING READY 46 Replacing the Memory Card IMPORTANT e Never insert anything besides a supported memory card page 44 into the memory card slot e 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 e Never remove a card from the camera while the operation lamp is flashing green Doi
47. only on images that are stored on your computer move it to a different location before performing the next Never unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while step viewing or storing images Doing so can cause data to i b ted On the My Document Edit menu select ccome ROrypie Paste This will paste the DCIM folder and all the image files it contains into your My Documents folder You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer 191 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Disconnect the camera from the computer Windows Vista XP 98SE 98 Users Press the camera s ON OFF button After making sure that the camera s operation lamp is not lit green disconnect the camera from the computer Windows 2000 Me Users Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen and disable the drive number assigned to the camera Next disconnect the USB cable from the camera and then turn off the camera 192 Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on the Computer To manage images on your computer you need to install the Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM application from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM lets you import images from the camera to your computer automatically to arrange images by recording date and to display images in a calendar format E Installing Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 1 Start up your comput
48. press SET the audio file e To exit the delete operation without deleting anything select Cancel 4 Now you can repeat steps 2 and 3 to delete another file e You can exit this procedure by pressing MENU DELETING FILES 160 Deleting All Files In the PLAY mode press V 4 47 Use A and V to select All Files Delete and then press SET In response to the confirmation message that appears use A and V to select Yes e To cancel the delete operation select No instead of Yes Press SET e This deletes all of the files and displays the message There are no files Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots You can delete a single snapshot or you can delete all the snapshots currently in the FAVORITE folder 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press P 3 Use A and V to select Show and then press SET 4 Press V 4 49 5 Use the procedures under Deleting a Specific File and Deleting All Files to delete the snapshots you want e You can exit this procedure by pressing MENU twice DELETING FILES 161 OTHER SETTINGS Your camera lets you configure the following sound settings e Type of sound and volume for shutter release and other operations e Volume level for movie and Voice Recording playback E Selecting the Operation Sound 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up
49. press the keys during manual focus e The monitor screen will return to step 1 if you do not perform any operation for about two seconds ADVANCED SETTINGS 105 Correcting Image Brightness EV 3 Use 4 and gt to adjust the exposure A compensation value Shift gt Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best used for light colored subjects and backlit subjects Increasing the EV value also works well with the You can manually adjust an image s exposure value EV value before shooting it This feature helps to achieve better results when shooting a backlit subject a strongly lit subject indoors or BEST SHOT Backlight scene a subject that is against a dark background Exposure Compensation Value 2 0EV to 2 0EV Unit 1 3EV 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the third option from the bottom EV Shift lt 4 Decreases the EV value A lower EV value is best for dark color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day EV Shift Value To cancel exposure compensation adjust the value until it becomes 0 0 ADVANCED SETTINGS 106 4 After the EV value is the way you want press SET to apply it The exposure compensation value you set remains in effect until you change it l NOTE e You also can change the EV Shift setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 215 e Performing an EV shift operation whil
50. record more or you can exit this procedure by pressing BS and selecting another BEST SHOT scene When exiting this procedure select Auto for normal image recording USING AUDIO l Voice Recording Playback Controls NOTE e You can also play back Voice Recording data on your computer using Windows Media Player or QuickTime e Your camera supports the following audio data formats Audio Data WAVE ADPCM WAV extension Pause or restart playback Press SET Approximate Audio File Size 165 KB 30 second recording at 5 5KB per second e See page 80 for recording precautions To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse playback Hold down P or lt Jump to a marker in the audio data while playback is paused Press P1 Orr Adjust volume P V and th e You can adjust volume only while ress 7 andthen E Playing Back Voice Recording Data playback ie in progress or paused use A and Y 1 Enter the PLAY mode and then use 4 and Toggle on screen indicators on or off Press A DISP gt to display the Voice Recording file you Stop playback Press MENU want to play J is displayed in place of an image for a Voice Recording file 2 Press SET to start playback USING AUDIO 152 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files and Folders Your camera treats each snapshot movie and Voice Recording as a separate file You can delete protect and copy files a
51. second after the camera gets ready to shoot after the first image and the final image one second after the camera gets ready to shoot after the second image X3 Triple Self timer Off Self timer is disabled 75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1 In the REC mode press SET Using the Self timer to Shoot an Image r e Thei i t shot right 2 Use A and V to select the third option from sak e away after you press the the top Self timer shutter button Instead 3 Use lt and P to shooting starts after the select the self timer preset time elapses The a eniitet tla tho oxrnion k SET being performed ti This causes an indicator gP Self timer Lamp a e You can interrupt an identifying the selected self ti he th ongoing self timer ka YEA O APPR ATAN TIS countdown by fully pressing the shutter button while the monitor screen self timer lamp is flashing red 4 Press the shutter button to shoot l NOTE e You also can change the self timer setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 214 76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT l NOTE Using Continuous Shutter e The indicator 1sec appears on the monitor screen You can configure the camera to record only a single snapshot between Triple Self timer shots How long it takes for the each time the shutter button is pressed or to keep recording as camera to get ready to shoot again after it shoots an image long as th
52. should include a date stamp 174 Using Your Printer to Print Images If your printer is either of the types described below you can use it to print without going through a computer Printer equipped with a card slot for the type of memory card you are using Printer that support PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT E Printing on a Printer with a Memory Card Slot Remove a memory card from the camera and insert it directly into the printer s memory card slot Depending on what type of printer you are using it also may be able to read the settings images to be printed number of copies date stamping you configure with the camera s DPOF settings page 177 For details see the user documentation that comes with your printer PRINTING Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT You can connect the camera directly to a PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT compliant printer and print images without going through a computer e The camera also allows easy connection to a printer Before connecting to a printer be sure to perform the following procedure first Press MENU On the Set Up tab select USB and then press P Use A and F to select the setting that suits your printer and then press SET For this type of printer Select this setting USB DIRECT PRINT compatible Mass Storage PictBridge compatible PTP Check the battery level indicator to make s
53. the number of DPOF copies and whether date stamping is turned on or off The settings you configure are recorded on the memory card 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 With DPOF you can configure settings while viewing the actual images on the camera s monitor screen so there is no need to recall hard to remember files names etc ae IMPORTANT e Some printers may ignore time stamp settings or may not support DPOF at all Check the user documentation that comes with your printer for details e Certain print service providers may not support DPOF or may support different printing protocols In this case you will need to perform printing in accordance with the instructions provided by the print service you are using PRINTING E Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image In the PLAY mode press MENU On the PLAY tab 101 0036 select DPOF ram Printing and then a press gt Cancel is m Sas Use A and V to select Select images and then press gt Use lt lt and gt to scroll through the images until the one you want to print is on the monitor screen 5 Use A and V to specify the number of copies e You can specify up to 99 for the number of copies Specify 0 if you do not want to print the image 6 If you want to include the dat
54. this procedure 5 Press the shutter button to start audio recording This deletes the previous recording and replaces it with the new one Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seconds if you do not press the shutter button l NOTE e Your camera supports the following audio data formats Audio Format WAVE ADPCM WAV extension Approximate Audio File Size 165KB 30 second recording at 5 5KB per second e See page 80 for recording precautions USING AUDIO Recording Audio Only Voice Recording Voice Recording lets you record audio only without a snapshot or movie Using built in memory only you get up to about 24 minutes of Voice Recording 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use A V lt q and gt to select Voice Recording and then press SET This causes UJ to appear on the monitor screen Recording Time Remaining Recording Time 3 Press the shutter button to start recording e The operation lamp flashes green while recording is in progress e Pressing SET during recording will insert a marker into the recording During later playback you will be able to jump to the markers in the recording Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording and return to the screen in step 3 e Recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full Now you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to
55. 24 REC page 57 Press to turn on the camera This enters the REC mode and displays E Auto icon on the monitor screen Point the camera at the subject While taking care to keep the camera still half press the shutter button When the image is in focus the camera will beep the operation lamp will light green and the focus frame will turn green Continuing to keep the camera still press the shutter button all the way down The recorded image will remain on the display for about one second and then it will be stored in memory After that the camera will be ready to shoot the next image QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera lets you select from among various image size and quality settings Note that image size and quality settings affect how many images can be stored in memory e You can change the image size and quality settings as required to shoot a smaller or lower resolution image for attachment to an e mail message for publishing on a website etc You can also select an image size that suits the size of paper you plan to use for printing your images For details see pages 61 63 and 227 How do I half press the shutter button The shutter button is designed to stop about half way down when you press it lightly Stopping at this point is called a half press When you half press the shutter button the camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on t
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57. 999 BEST SHOT user scenes User snapshot scenes are stored in camera built in memory in the folder named SCENE page 206 USING BEST SHOT Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene Perform the following steps when you want to delete a BEST SHOT user scene 1 2 In the REC mode press BS Press the zoom button to display its explanation screen Use lt 4 and P to select the BEST SHOT user scene you want to delete Press V 4 amp Use A and V to select Delete and then press SET This will delete the BEST SHOT user scene you selected and display the next screen either the next user scene or the Register User Scene Use lt and gt to select another scene and then press SET e This returns to the recording state Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Movement You can turn on the camera s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or hand movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto when shooting a fast moving subject or when shooting under dim lighting conditions You can turn on Anti Shake using BEST SHOT or by performing a Panel operation E Turning on Anti Shake Using BEST SHOT 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the Anti Shake scene and then press SET Anti Shake will remain selected until you select a different BEST SHOT scene USING BEST SHOT 89 E Turning on Anti Shake Using th
58. Audio File Audio recording file Extension is WAV Audio Snapshot Image File Image file of an audio snapshot Extension is JPG Audio Snapshot Audio File Audio recording file of an audio snapshot Extension is WAV e DPOF File Folder Folder that contains DPOF files etc e BEST SHOT Folder Folder that contains BEST SHOT user setup files e User Setup File File of a BEST SHOT user setup e FAVORITE Folder Folder that contains Favorites image files Size of images is 320 x 240 pixels e Startup Screen File File for storing the startup screen image This file is created when you specify an image for use as the startup screen image E Supported Image Files e Image files shot with this camera e DCF compliant image files Even if an image is DCF compliant this camera still may not be able to display it When displaying an image recorded on another camera it may take a long time for the image to appear on this camera s monitor screen 207 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Built in Memory and Memory Card Data Handling Precautions e When saving camera data to a computer hard disk MO disk or other medium be sure to transfer the entire DCIM folder and its contents Changing the name of the DCIM to a date or something similar after you copy it to your computer is a good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders When moving the folder back to the camera however be sure to change its name back to DCIM This c
59. Digital zoom is not supported while date stamping is turned on e Date stamping is not supported for the following types of images Some BEST SHOT images Business cards and documents White board etc Old Photo Using the On screen Histogram to Check Exposure The on screen histogram that provides a graphic representation of the current exposure of the image You can also display the histogram in the PLAY mode for information about the exposure levels of images Histogram aee on 1 Press A DISP as many times as necessary to display the histogram page 55 l NOTE e You can use key customization to configure the lt 4 and gt buttons so they control the EV shift setting Then you can perform EV shift while viewing the results on the on screen histogram page 119 ADVANCED SETTINGS E How to Use the Histogram A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an image in terms of the number of pixels The vertical axis indicates the number of pixels while the horizontal axis indicates lightness If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason you can use EV shift to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance Optimum exposure can be achieved by EV shifting so the graph is as close to the center as possible For snapshots you can even display individual histograms for R red G green and B blue These lines can be used to determine whether there is too much or too little o
60. ENDIX Specifications E Main Specifications Product Type Digital Camera Model EX Z75 E Camera Functions Image Files FORA a tosteaue geen Snapshots JPEG Exif Version 2 2 DCF Design Rule for Camera File System 1 0 standard DPOF compliant Movies Motion JPEG AVI format Audio WAV Recording Media Built in Memory 8 0 MB SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card MMC MultiMediaCard MMCplus MultiMediaCardplus 227 Storage Capacity e Snapshots e Approximate Approximate SD Image Size Image ep step Built in Memory Memory Card Pixels Quality 8 0MB 256MB Capacity Capacity 7M Fine 4 32 MB 1 image 55 images 72 sea Normal 2 4 MB 3 images 97 images Economy 1 44 MB 5 images 158 images 3 2 Fine 3 84 MB 2 images 61 images 72 SAEs x Normal 2 2 MB 3 images 105 images Economy 1 28 MB 5 images 176 images 16 9 Fine 3 24 MB 2 images 72 images 72 oa Normal 2 1 MB 3 images 110 images Economy 1 08 MB 6 images 206 images 5M Fine 3 0 MB 2 images 78 images 2 a 7 Normal 2 0 MB 3 images 116 images Economy 1 0 MB 7 images 221 images 3M Fine 1 92 MB 4 images 121 images 2048 x z 1536 Normal 1 28 MB 5 images 180 images Economy 640 KB 11 images 348 images APPENDIX A Approximate Approximate SD Image Size Image Aaa Built in Memory Memory Card Pixels Quality i 8 0MB 256MB
61. EXILIM Digital Camera EX Z75 User s Guide Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product e Before using it be sure to read the precautions contained in this User s Guide e Keep the User s Guide in a safe place for future reference e For the most up to date information about this product visit the official EXILIM Website at http www exilim com K827PCM1DMX UNPACKING As you unpack your camera check to make sure that all items shown below are included If anything is missing contact your original retailer ais Eao lon Battery Battery Charger BC 11L To attach the strap to the camera The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area Attach strap here AC Power Cord Strap USB Cable AV Cable Basic Reference UNPACKING 2 CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS First charge the battery Configuring Display Language Date and Time Settings Using a Memory Card Shooting a Snapshot Viewing Snapshots Shooting a Movie Viewing a Movie Deleting a File INTRODUCTION 21 Features asies Ss Gee Pe a e ee Dawe 21 Read this firsti sss ren igat nra eee eee 22 Precautions during Use 0005 25 GETTING READY 34 Charging the Battery 00000005 34 E To charge the battery 34 E To load the battery 36 E Replacing the Battery 39 E Battery Precautions 39 Using the Camera in another Country 40 Turn
62. Format and then press SET to start formatting After formatting is complete enter the PLAY mode and check to make sure the There are no files message appears on the monitor screen e To exit the format operation without formatting select Cancel GETTING READY 48 E Memory Card Precautions If a memory card starts to behave abnormally you can restore normal operation by reformatting it However it is recommended that you always take along more than one memory card whenever using the camera far away from the home or office If you experience problems while trying to playback recorded images try re formatting the memory card As you record data to and delete data from a memory card a number of times it loses its ability to retain data Because of this periodic re formatting of a memory card is recommended Make sure that the battery is charged fully before starting a formatting operation Formatting may not be performed correctly and the memory card may be damaged if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress Never open the battery cover while formatting is in progress Doing so can damage the memory card Using On screen Menus The following are menu operations you will need to use to configure camera settings Take a few moments to become familiar with them e See Menu Reference on page 214 for information about menu contents Example Menu Screen Tabs Press MENU to displa
63. GES 137 MANAGING YOUR FILES 153 Resizing a Snapshot 020e eee 137 Files and Folders 00 cece eeaee 153 Cropping a Snapshot 0 ee eee e eee 138 Protecting a File Against Deletion 154 Keystone Correction cee eee ee eee 139 Using the FAVORITE Folder 156 Using Color Restoration to Correct Copying Files s e500 eens sateen Sh 158 the Color of an Old Photograph 140 Editing the Date and Time of an Image 142 DELETING FILES 160 Rotating an Image 0 ee cece eee eee 143 fn eee Editing a Movie on the Camera 144 Deleting a Specific File 160 Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame Deleting All Files 020 cues 161 MOTION PRINT 0 0 eee cece ees 147 Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots 161 USING AUDIO 149 Adding Audio to a Snapshot 05 149 Recording Audio Only Voice Recording 151 CONTENTS 6 OTHER SETTINGS 162 USING THE CAMERA WITH Configuring Camera Sound Settings 162 A COMPUTER 182 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off 163 What you can do ceceeeeeee ee eee 182 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Using the Camera with a Windows Computer 183 Generation Rule 20 0e eeeeeeeee 164 E Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 186 Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting 165 E Transfer of Images from the Camera
64. HOTS AND MOVIES To switch to the REC mode Press E Movie Playback Controls To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse playback e Each press of either button increases the speed of the fast forward or fast reverse operation up to three steps Hold down gt or lt 4 Return from fast forward fast reverse to normal playback Press SET Pause or restart playback Press SET When paused scroll forward or back frame by frame e Hold down either button to scroll non stop Press P or lt 4 Adjust volume e Volume can be adjusted only while movie playback is in progress Press W and then use A and Y Toggle on screen indicators on or off Press A DISP 128 To do this Do this Zoom in up to 3 5X e While an image is zoomed you can use 4 V lt 4 and gt to move around and Press the zoom view the parts of the image that do not button Qa fit on the monitor screen Stop playback Press MENU IMPORTANT e Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing a Slideshow on the Camera The slideshow feature lets you play the files stored in memory in sequence automatically You can configure the slideshow so it plays the files the way you want 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Slideshow
65. In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Icon Help and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this peleci thig setting Display icon help text next to the icon of On a function when you select the function Turn off icon help Off ADVANCED SETTINGS 121 Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings You can configure the camera so it saves certain settings in mode memory whenever it is turned off and restores the settings the next time you turn the camera back on This keeps you from having to configure the camera each time you turn it off and on See step 4 of the setting procedure below for information about the settings you can save with mode memory 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Memory and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the item you want to configure and then press gt 122 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET lect thi To do this S hn 3 setting Save the current setting when the camera turned off and restore it when On the camera is turned back on Restore the optimum default when the oft camera is turned on ADVANCED SETTINGS Setting Peas On Mode Memory Off Exits BEST SHOT BEST SHOT when came
66. NU 2 Use 4 and gt to select the Set Up tab 3 Use A and V to select the item you want to configure Sleep or Auto Power Off and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select the sleep or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press SET Selecting Off for the sleep setting disables the sleep feature l NOTE e When both sleep and Auto Power Off have the same time settings Auto Power Off takes priority e Sleep and Auto Power Off are disabled under the following conditions When there is a connection between the camera and computer or other device During Voice Recording playback or recording During movie recording and playback GETTING READY 43 Using a Memory Card You can store images you shoot with the camera on a memory card It is up to you to purchase a commercially available memory card In addition to memory card storage the camera also has built in memory which is enough to hold a few snapshots or a short movie Use built in memory for test purposes emergency use etc l NOTE e Images can be copied between the camera s built in memory and a memory card page 158 e The following data is stored in built in memory It cannot be copied to a memory card BEST SHOT mode user image information FAVORITE folder Mode memory settings Start up screen image a Supported Memory Cards Your camera supports use of the following types of memory ca
67. OO will be replaced by the actual focus range value lt I Using Macro Focus 1 Half press the shutter button to focus the image The focus operation is the same as that for Auto Focus 2 When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot IMPORTANT e Use ofthe flash along with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to become blocked which can produce unwanted lens shadows in your image e Macro Focus becomes fixed focus while shooting a movie ADVANCED SETTINGS l NOTE e When Macro Focus cannot focus properly because the subject is too far away the camera will switch to the Auto Focus range automatically Auto Macro e Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Macro Focus values will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focus range Example OO cm OO cm OO will be replaced by the actual focus range values ADVANCED SETTINGS 100 Auto Focus and Macro Focus Shooting Tips NOTE Changing the Auto Focus Area e When you select E Multi as the focus area nine focus frames appear on the monitor screen The camera will automatically determine the optimum focus frame s which will change to green on the 71 In the REC mode press MENU monitor screen Use the following procedure to change the metering area used for Auto Focus AF 2 On the REC tab select AF Area and then press E Spot gt is EIN
68. OT scene page 84 Camera powers down during self timer countdown The battery may be dead Charge the battery page 34 The monitor screen image is out of focus 1 You may be using Manual Focus and have not focused the image Focus the image page 104 2 You may be using the macro mode KA for scenery or portraits Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots page 98 3 You may be trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity Mode A when shooting a close up shot Use the Macro Mode for close ups page 99 There is a vertical line on the monitor screen Shooting a very brightly lit subject can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor screen image This is a CCD phenomenon known as vertical smear and does not indicate malfunction of the camera Note that vertical smear is not recorded with the image in the case of a snapshot but it is recorded in the case of a movie There is digital noise in images 1 Sensitivity may have been increased automatically for a dark subject which increases the chance of digital noise Use a light or some other means to illuminate the subject 2 You may be attempting to shoot in a dark location while A Flash Off is selected as the flash mode which can increase digital noise and make images appear coarse In this case change to a different flash mode page 71 or use lights for illumination 3 Flash assist may be enabled for snapshots which can cause an increas
69. Startup On Selectable image Off File No Continue Reset World Time Home World Home Time setup city DST etc World Time setup city DST etc Timestamp Date Date amp Time Off Adjust Time setting Date Style YY MM DD DD MM YY MM DD YY Language Changes the screen text language e The number and types of languages depend on the geographic area where the camera was marketed Sleep 30 sec 1 min 2 min Off Auto Power Off 1 min 2 min 5 min REC PLAY Power On Power On Off Disable USB Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT PTP PictBridge 216 Video Out NTSC 4 3 NTSC 16 9 PAL 4 3 PAL 16 9 Format Format Cancel Reset Reset Cancel APPENDIX E PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu Slideshow Start Images Time Interval Effect Cancel Calendar MOTION PRINT 9 frames 1 frame Cancel Movie Editing CIEE Cut Before RGI Cut Between TL JT Cut After Cancel Keystone Color Correction Favorites Show Save Cancel DPOF Printing Select images All images Cancel Protect On All Files On Cancel Date Time Rotation Rotate Cancel Resize 5M 2560 x 1920 3M 2048 x 1536 VGA 640 x 480 Cancel Trimming Dubbing Copy Built in gt Card Card Built in Cancel 217 Set Up Tab e The contents of the Set Up tab are the s
70. Style and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET Example December 19 2007 To display the date like this Select this format 07 12 19 YY MM DD 19 12 07 DD MM YY 12 19 07 MM DD YY 167 l NOTE This setting also affects the Operation Panel date format as shown below page 52 When this date format setting is selected The Operation Panel date appears as YY MM DD or MM DD YY MM DD DD MM YY DD MM OTHER SETTINGS Using World Time 4 Use A and Y to select City and then You can use the World Time screen to view the current time in zone that is different from your Home City when you go on a trip etc World Time displays the current time in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe Configuring World Time Settings 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select World and then 5 press gt 6 p ress gt To configure the summer time setting use A and V to select DST and then select On Summer time is used in some areas to advance the current time setting by one hour during the summer months Use of summer time depends on the local customs and laws Use A V 4 and P to select the area where the city you want to view is located and then press SET Use A and V t
71. Time Since you need to install the USB driver and configure menu settings only the first time you connect the camera to your computer later connections are much simpler 1 Turn off the camera and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera and your computer 2 Turn on the camera Pressing the camera s ON OFF button puts it into the USB mode which is indicated by the camera s operation lamp lighting green E Viewing Camera Images on Your Computer After connecting the camera to your computer you can view camera images on your computer screen 1 Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double click My Computer 2 Double click Removable Disk e Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera or built in memory if there is no card asa removable disk 3 Double click the DCIM folder 4 Double click the folder that contains the image you want to view USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5 Double click the file that contains the image you want to view This displays the image e For information about file names see Memory Folder Structure on page 206 l NOTE e An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your computer screen in its original unrotated orientation E Saving an Image on Your Computer In order
72. a USB driver is not required for the Apple Macintosh Manage edit and print images You can use the software that comes bundled with the camera to perform various operations with the images stored on your computer s hard disk e Refer to the explanations later in this section and install the required software on your computers images to the camera On a Windows computer only you can transfer images from your computer to camera memory e You can even transfer images that were not originally recorded with the camera You can capture cut a portion of the image web page map etc currently on your computer screen and transfer it to camera memory 182 You can also transfer images to a computer for viewing and storage without connecting the camera by removing the memory card from the camera and reading the contents of the card with your computer page 205 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The procedures you need to pertorm when using the camera Using the Camera with a Windows with your computer and when using the bundled software are different for Windows and the Macintosh Computer e Windows users should refer to Using the Camera with a Windows Computer on page 183 e Macintosh users should refer to Using the Camera with a Install the required software in accordance with what version of Windows you are running and what you want to do Macintosh on pa
73. a where the temperature is within the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Charging outside this temperature range can cause charging to take longer than normal or even cause charging to fail If a battery provides only very limited operation following a full charge it probably means that the battery has reached the end of its service life Replace the battery with a new one GETTING READY m Storage Precautions Using the Camera in another Country e Though a rechargeable lithium ion battery provides high capacity in a compact configuration long term storage while Note the following precautions charged can cause it to deteriorate e The bundled battery charger is designed for operation with If you do not plan to use a battery for some time fully use any power supply in the range of 100V to 240V AC 50 60Hz up its charge before storing it Note however that the shape of the power cord plug Always remove the battery from the camera when you are depends on each country or geographic area Before taking not using it Leaving a battery in the camera can cause it to the camera and charger along on a trip check with travel discharge and go dead which will require longer charging agent about the power supply requirements in your when you need to use the camera destination s Store batteries in a cool dry place 20 C 68 F or lower e Do not connect the battery charger to a power supply through a voltage converter or similar devi
74. ailable SD memory depends on the type of computer you have Some typical card SDHC memory examples are shown below After you connect use the same card reader writer See procedures as those that you use when the camera is connected to your computer Reading Files Directly from a Memory the user documentation that comes with the SD memory card SDHC memory card E If your computer has a memory card slot reader writer for details about how to use it Insert the camera s memory card directly into the slot Use a commercially available PC card reader writer in combination with a commercially available PC card adapter E If your computer has a PC card slot for SD memory card SDHC memory card MMC and Use a commercially available PC card adapter for SD memory MMCplus See the user documentation that comes with card SDHC memory card MMC and MMCplus to insert the the PC card reader writer and PC card adapter for details memory card into the slot For full details see the user about how to use them documentation that comes with the PC card adapter and your computer 205 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Memory Card Data E Memory Folder Structure The camera stores images you shoot and other data in DCIM DCIM Folder accordance with the Design Rule for Camera File System F 100casio Recording Folder DCF CIMG0001 JPG_ Image File CIMG0002 Av Movie File CIMG0003 WAV Audio
75. ame in the REC mode and PLAY mode APPENDIX Indicator Lamps The camera has lamps an Operation Lamp and an Self timer Lamp These Lamps light and flash to indicate the current operational status of the camera Operation Lamp Self timer Lamp E REC Mode Operation Lamp Meaning Color Status Operational Power on recording enabled Lit Auto Focus operation was successful LCD is off or in sleep state Green Storing movie or processing image Image is Flashing being stored Cannot Auto Focus Card is being formatted Powering down Lit Memory card is locked Cannot create folder Memory is full Write error Red Memory card problem Memory card is Flashing unformatted BEST SHOT setup cannot be registered Low battery alert Amber Flashing Flash is charging Self timer Lamp Meaning Color Status Red Flashing Self timer countdown 218 APPENDIX ae IMPORTANT e Never remove the memory card from the camera while the operation lamp is flashing green Doing so will cause the Battery Charger Lamp Reference The battery charger has a CHARGE lamp that lights or flashes in accordance with the battery charger operation that is being image you shot to be lost performed CHARGE lamp E PLAY mode Operation Lamp Meaning Color Status Lit Operational
76. amera does not recognize any folder name besides DCIM All of the other folders inside the DCIM folder must also have their original names if you transfer them back to the camera e Folders and files must be stored in accordance with the Memory Folder Structure shown on page 206 in order for the camera to be able to recognize them correctly 208 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER APPENDIX The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each part is explained E Camera Front Shutter page 59 ON OFF Power page 41 Self timer Lamp pages 57 75 218 Microphone pages 57 80 83 Lens Flash page 71 Operation Lamp pages 41 59 218 Zoom Button pages 67 134 135 Strap Hole page 2 60 REC Button pages 41 171 Control Button 4 Y lt gt SET Button BS Button page 84 MENU Button page 49 J PLAY Button pages 41 171 Monitor Screen page 51 APPENDIX Bottom Battery Memory Card Slots pages 34 46 USB AV Connector pages 175 188 200 Tripod Hole Use this hole when attaching to a tripod Speaker page 126 210 E Battery Charger CHARGE lamp Contacts AC jack APPENDIX Monitor Screen Contents The monitor screen uses various indicators icons and values to keep you informed of the camera s status e The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locatio
77. an conduct electricity necklaces pencil lead etc Never disassemble the battery pierce it with a needle or expose it to strong impact hit it with a hammer step on it etc and never apply solder to it Never place the battery into a microwave oven heater high pressure generating device etc o Should you ever notice leakage strange odor heat generation discoloration deformation or any other abnormal condition while using charging or storing a battery immediately remove it from the camera or charger unit and keep it away from open flame Do not use or leave the battery under direct sunlight in an automobile parked in the sun or in any other area subject to high temperatures Doing so can damage the battery and cause deterioration of its performance and loss of service life If the battery charging does not end normally within the specified charging time stop charging anyway and contact your local CASIO authorized service center Continued charging creates the risk of battery overheating fire and explosion Battery fluid can damage your eyes Should battery fluid get into your eyes accidentally immediately rinse them with clean tap water and then consult a physician Be sure to read the user documentation that comes with the camera and special charger unit before using or charging the battery INTRODUCTION e f a battery is to be used by young children make sure that a responsible adult makes them aware o
78. and then press gt 3 Configure the slideshow settings Use A and V to select an item and then configure it as described below Images e All images Includes all snapshots movies Select the and audio in memory files you want e Only Includes snapshots and audio to include in snapshots only the e amp Only Includes movies only slideshow e One Image Includes only one specific image selected using lt 4 and e Favorites Includes snapshots in the FAVORITE folder page 156 Time Specify Use lt 4 and gt to select one of the following the time of the times in minutes 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 30 slideshow 60 from start to finish Interval Use lt q and gt to select a value from 1 to 30 Select the seconds or MAX interval If you specify a value from 1 to 30 between seconds images change at the slides specified interval but the audio portion of movies and audio snapshots will continue to play until the end regardless of the interval setting When MAX is selected only the first frame of each movie is displayed without any playback of the audio VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Effect Select Use A and V to select the effect you 4 Use A and F to select Start and then a special want press SET to start the slideshow effect e Pattern 1 2 3 4 Applies preset effects in The slideshow is performed in accordance w
79. ation to the beginning of the movie that were recorded with this camera e You will not be able to edit a movie if the amount of PIG EY cut i i Cuts everything between two points remaining memory capacity is less than the size of the Point To Point Cut oa i movie file you want to edit If there is not enough memory Taki Cut Cuts everything from the current available delete any files you no longer need to free up From Point Cut location to the end of the movie more e Cutting a movie into two parts or splicing of two movies in to a single movies cannot be performed on the camera EDITING IMAGES 144 Play back the movie you want to edit Press SET to pause playback e Check to make sure that XV cut icon is displayed on the monitor screen If it isn t press SET again Cut icon Press V e You could also perform the following steps in place of steps 1 through 3 above In the PLAY mode select the movie you want to edit and then press MENU On the PLAY tab select Movie Editing and then press gt Use A and V to select the cut operation and then press SET e To cancel movie editing select Cancel and then press SET This will return to the paused movie playback screen 5 Select the frame point where you want to cut the movie Cut range red To do this Press this button Fast forward or fast reverse playback gt or
80. below IMPORTANT e Due to differences in the power requirements of each mode the battery indicator may show a lower level in the PLAY mode than what it shows in the REC mode This is Remaining a Power High lt gt Low normal and does not indicate malfunction e Leaving the camera for about one day with no power BEN A gt B gt supplied while the battery is dead will cause its date and Indicator time settings to be cleared You will have to re configure Indicator Light the settings after power is restored g Orange Red Red g 4 Color blue E indicates that battery power is low Charge the battery as soon as possible Recording is not possible when iil is indicated Charge the battery immediately GETTING READY 38 Replacing the Battery 1 Open the battery cover 2 With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwards as shown in the illustration slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow and hold it there e This will cause the battery to come out part way Stopper 3 While still holding the stopper pull the battery out the rest of the way 4 Load a new battery o Battery Precautions E Precautions during Use Operation provided by a battery under cold conditions is always less than operation under normal temperatures This is due to the characteristics of the battery not the camera Charge the battery in an are
81. board or similarly shaped object from an angle can cause the subject to appear misshaped in the resulting image The BEST SHOT Business Shot scenes correct the shape of rectangular objects so they appear natural OHAYO Before Keystone Correction lt a After Keystone Correction BEST SHOT has two Business Shot scenes from which to choose e Business cards and e White board etc documents ro mum As 0S E Selecting a Business Shot Scene 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use A V lt and gt to select the Business cards and documents or the White board etc scene and then press SET Whichever you select will remain in effect until you select a different BEST SHOT scene USING BEST SHOT E Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot 2 Use lt q and gt to select the candidate you Scene want to use for correction 3 Use A and V to select Correct and then press SET 1 After selecting either of the BEST SHOT Business Shot This will correct the image and store the resulting scenes compose the A corrected image image and press the oa e To cancel the correction operation select Cancel shutter button to elisa shoot This displays a screen that shows all of the rectangular shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone correction A red boundary will surround the currently selected correction candidate If there is a bla
82. camera to a printer while the camera s USB settings are not compatible with the USB system of the printer page 174 e You are attempting to connect to a computer that does not have a USB driver installed page 186 Files could not be saved because battery is low Battery power is low so an image file could not be saved Folder cannot be created You are trying to record a file while there are already 9 999 files stored in the 999th folder If you want to record more delete files you no longer need page 160 LENS ERROR This message appears and the camera turns off whenever lens performs some unexpected operation If the same message appears after you turn power back on contact your retailer or a CASIO service center Load paper The printer ran out of paper while printing Memory Full Memory is full with images you recorded and or of files saved by editing operations Delete files you no longer need page 160 No Favorites file The FAVORITE folder does not contain any files 225 Printing Error An error occurred while printing e The printer is turned off e The printer generated an error etc APPENDIX Record Error Image compression could not be performed for some reason during image data storage Shoot the image again There is no image to register The setup you are trying to save is for an image that cannot be saved as a user BEST
83. camera in any of the following locations Removing the battery or memory card from the camera Inan area exposed to direct sunlight or large amounts of while the camera is performing an operation moisture or dust Removing the memory card from the camera while the Near an air conditioner or in other areas subjected to operation lamp is flashing green after turning off the extreme temperature or humidity camera Inside of a motor vehicle on a hot day or in an area Disconnecting the USB cable while a data communication subjected to strong vibration operation is being performed Using a battery that is low Other abnormal operations Any of the above conditions can cause an error message to appear on the monitor screen page 225 Perform the action indicated by the message that appears INTRODUCTION 31 E Condensation e Sudden and extreme temperature changes such as when the camera is moved from the outdoors on a cold winter day into a warm room can cause water droplets called condensation to form on the interior and the exterior of the camera Note that condensation can cause malfunction of the camera To avoid condensation place the camera into a plastic bag before subjecting it to sudden temperature change Wait until the air in the bag has had enough time to become acclimated to the new temperature before removing the camera After that open the battery cover and leave it open for a few hours
84. ce Doing so can lead to malfunction E Extra Batteries Taking along extra fully charged batteries NP 20 is recommended while on a trip in order to avoid not being able to shoot images due to the battery going dead GETTING READY 40 Turning Power On and Off E Turning Power On To turn power on and enter the REC mode Press ON OFF Power or E8 REC To turn power on and enter the PLAY mode Press B gt PLAY Pressing a button causes the operation lamp to light green momentarily and turns on power ON OFF Power Operation Lamp gt SN onorF CD CD O es_T a gt a Sr a PLAY O REC a IMPORTANT e Pressing ON OFF or E8 REC to turn on power also causes the lens to extend Take care there is nothing pressing against or hitting the lens Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend creates the risk of malfunction l NOTE e Pressing PLAY while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes e Auto Power Off page 43 will turn off power automatically if you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of time If this happens turn power back on GETTING READY E Turning Power Off Press ON OFF Power l NOTE e You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press E REC or BJ PLAY You can also configure the camera to turn off whe
85. ck boundary it means that the black boundary is indicating a second possible candidate If there is no second candidate black boundary jump directly to step 3 e f the camera is unable to detect any keystone correction candidate at all the message Cannot correct image will appear on the monitor screen momentarily and then the camera will save the image as is uncorrected Robert Smith USING BEST SHOT 93 IMPORTANT e Make sure the entire object you are trying to shoot correct is enclosed within the monitor screen The camera will not be able to detect the shape of the object correctly unless it is enclosed entirely within the monitor screen e Correction will not be possible if the subject is the same color as its background Make sure the object is against a background that allows its outline to stand out e Digital zoom is disabled while shooting with a Business Shot scene However you can use optical zoom e The maximum Business Shot image size is 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels even if the camera is configured for a larger image size When the camera is configured to record images smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels Business Shot scenes will produce images in accordance with the currently specified image size Restoring an Old Photograph With Old Photo you can record the image of an old faded photograph and then use the camera s built in advanced digital camera technology to restore it E Before Recor
86. configuring the language date and time settings you can change the settings pages 165 169 pou QUICK START BASICS 6 Use A and V to select the date format and then press SET Example December 19 2007 To display the date like this Select this option 07 12 19 YY MM DD 19 12 07 DD MM YY 12 19 07 MM DD YY Set the date and the time Use lt 4 and gt to select the setting you want year month day hour minute and then use A and V to change the setting To switch between 12 hour and 24 hour format press BS When all the settings are the way you want press SET Press ON OFF to turn off the camera e After finishing this procedure advance to the procedure on the next page 12 QUICK START BASICS Using a Memory Card page 44 E Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 2 Load a memory card into the camera When a memory card is loaded the camera stores images you shoot on the card lt S 5 MEMORY nore ZG ee e Though the camera has built in memory using a memory Py E card provides additional capacity you can use to store more Front Back images high quality and large size images and longer movies With the front of the memory card facing upwards towards The camera will store images in its built in memory if there the monitor screen side of the camera slide it into the card is no memory card loaded If you prefer to use built in slot and press until it cl
87. ct the currently displayed scene and configure the camera with its settings press SET l NOTE e If you select a scene by pressing SET while the description screen is displayed the same description scene will appear the next time you press BS to view BEST SHOT sample scenes USING BEST SHOT 87 E Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the procedure below to save the setups of snapshots that you shot as BEST SHOT scenes After that you can recall a setup whenever you want to use it 1 2 In the REC mode press BS Use A V lt 4 and gt to select BEST SHOT Register User Scene and then press SET Use lt 41 and gt to select the snapshot whose setup you want to register Use A and V to select Save and then press SET Your BEST SHOT scene will be assigned the name Recall User Scene along with a scene number a IMPORTANT Formatting the camera s built in memory page 172 deletes all the user BEST SHOT scene files l NOTE You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by displaying the camera s setting menus and looking at its settings User scenes are assigned numbers in the sequence U1 U2 and so on The following are the settings that are included in a user scenes Focus EV Shift White Balance Flash ISO Metering Flash Intensity Flash Assist Filter Sharpness Saturation Contrast You can store up to
88. ding with Old Photo e Make sure the entire photograph you are trying to record is enclosed within the monitor screen e Make sure the photograph is against a background that allows its outline to stand out and that it fills the monitor screen to the maximum extent possible e Make sure that light is not reflecting off the surface of the original photograph when recording it e f the old photograph is portrait orientation be sure to compose the image with the camera in landscape horizontal orientation USING BEST SHOT 94 l NOTE e When the camera is at an angle to the photograph you are recording the shape of the photograph may appear distorted in the recorded image Auto keystone correction corrects for this distortion which means that a photograph appears normal even if you record it at an angle E Selecting the Old Photo Scene 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use A V lt and gt to select the Old Photo scene and then press SET Old Photo will remain selected until you select a different BEST SHOT scene lt lt E Recording an Image with Old Photo 1 Press the shutter button to shoot the image This displays a photograph contour confirmation screen and then saves the original recorded image An error message will appear page 225 without displaying the photograph contour confirmation screen if the camera is unable to find the contour of the photograph Use lt and
89. dio of an Audio Snapshot You can use the following procedure to play the audio of an audio snapshot An audio snapshot is indicated by the B file type icon 1 Enter the PLAY mode and then use lt 4 and gt to display the audio snapshot whose audio you want to play 2 Press SET to play the snapshot s audio from the camera s built in speaker VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse playback Hold down gt or 4 Pause or restart playback Press SET Adjust volume Press W and then use A and V Change on screen indicators Press A DISP Stop playback Press MENU You can adjust volume while playback is in progress or paused only 127 Viewing a Movie Use the following procedure to view a movie on the camera s monitor screen 1 Enter the PLAY mode and then use lt q and gt to display the movie you want to play e Check the file type icon The file type icon of a movie is DE Movie icon page 213 File i Folder Name File Name Recording Time Quality 07 12 24 15 37 The film like frame that appears on the monitor screen indicates that this is an image from a movie 2 Press SET to start playback e The monitor screen will return to the selection screen in step 1 after the end of the movie is reached VIEWING SNAPS
90. e 149 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 80 SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shooting a movie you should specify a movie image quality setting Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail smoothness and clarity of a movie during playback Shooting with the high quality HQ setting will result in better image quality but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot Movie File Formats Movies are recorded in Motion JPEG standard AVI format Movies you shoot with your camera can be played back on a computer using the following software Windows Media Player Macintosh QuickTime Movie Size The following shows the approximate movie file size for a one minute movie Image 5 Approximate Quality Pixels Data Rate Frame Rate 640 x 480 10 2 Megabits 30 frames HQ gt pixels second second 512 x384 6 1 Megabits 30 frames Normal pixels second second LP 320 x 240 2 45 Megabits 15 frames pixels second second 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select amp Quality and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the quality setting a you want and then press SET Image Quality Approximate Size HQ 72 8 MB Normal 43 6 MB LP 17 5 MB SHOOTING A MOVIE Shooting a Movie 4 Press the shutter button again to stop shooting Audio is ad recorded while you shoot a movie Audio is Movie recording a
91. e Panel Operation Panel 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the fourth option from the top Anti Shake 3 Use lt 4 and P to select Auto and then press SET e This turns on Anti Shake and displays J on the monitor screen e In this case Anti Shake will remain on until you turn it off on the Panel l NOTE e You also can change the anti shake setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 214 o Dt IMPORTANT Anti Shake will not work unless the ISO setting page 110 is set to Auto Though Q Anti Shake is displayed on the monitor screen following an automatic flash operation using the Auto Flash or Red Eye setting or while the flash setting is Flash On or Soft Flash Anti Shake is disabled Shooting with Anti Shake can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution Anti Shake may not be able to eliminate the effects of hand or subject movement when movement is severe Anti Shake may not work with a very low shutter speed If this happens use a tripod to stabilize the camera The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images recorded under certain lighting conditions This operation causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the image and be ready for the next shot USING BEST SHOT
92. e above symptoms are present required when using the camera where it is raining or 1 Turn off the camera snowing near the ocean or other body of water or ina 2 Remove the battery from the camera bathroom 3 Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service 1 Turn off the camera center 2 Remove the battery from the camera 3 Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service E Keep Away From Fire center e Never expose the camera to fire which can cause it to explode and creates the risk of fire and electric shock INTRODUCTION 27 E Disassembly and Modification Never try to take the camera apart or modify it in any way Doing so creates the risk of electric shock burn injury and other personal injury Be sure to leave all internal inspection maintenance and repair up to your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center E Locations To Be Avoided Never leave the camera in any of the following types of locations Doing so creates the risk of fire and electric shock Areas subject to large amounts of humidity or dust Food preparation areas or other locations where oil smoke is present Near heaters on a heated carpet in areas exposed to direct sunlight in a closed vehicle parked in the sun or other areas subject to very high temperatures Never place the camera on an unstable surface on a high shelf etc Doing so can cause the camera to fall creating the risk of personal injury
93. e files you have transferred to your computer s hard disk images you have printed or files you simply no longer need This frees up memory for recording more images 11 PLAY E page 160 Press BJ Press V 4 f Use lt and gt to select the snapshot or movie you want to delete Press A to select Delete e To cancel the delete operation select Cancel Press SET This deletes the selected snapshot or movie e If you want to delete more repeat the above procedure from step 3 e To quit the delete operation press MENU QUICK START BASICS INTRODUCTION Features E BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply select the scene that is similar to what you want to shoot Night Scene Portrait Flower etc for instant camera setups A dedicated BS button gives you direct access to the BEST SHOT library of sample scenes Example Select for beautiful portraits Portrait a E Direct Mode Power On fpa is e z Q a heoa E Sy To view images press To record press J to to power up in the PLAY power up in the REC mode mode E A powerful collection of useful recording features e Hand movement and subject movement reduction using high shutter speed page 89 e High sensitivity recording avoids dark images even when the flash is not being
94. e in digital noise Use a light or some other means to illuminate the subject An image shot was not saved 1 Camera power may have been turned off before the save operation was complete which will result in the image not being saved When the battery indicator shows J charge the battery as soon as possible page 34 2 You may have removed the memory card from the camera before the save operation was complete which will result in the image not being saved Do not remove the memory card before the save operation is complete APPENDIX 221 Problem Possible Causes and Action Though available lighting is bright the faces of people in the image are dark Not enough light is reaching the subjects Change the flash mode setting to Ei Flash On for daylight synchro flash page 71 or use adjust EV shift to the side page 106 Subjects are too bright when shooting images ina seashore or ski area Sunlight reflected by water sand or snow can cause underexposure of images Change the flash mode setting to i Flash On for daylight synchro flash page 71 or use adjust EV shift to the side page 106 Digital zoom does not work The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor of 3 0 1 The digital zoom setting may be turned off Turn on digital zoom page 70 2 Time stamping may be turned on which will cause digital zoom to be disabled Turn off time stamping
95. e in the image press BS to toggle date stamping on and off e To turn off date stamping press BS so Off is displayed e Repeat steps 4 through 6 to configure settings for other images if you want 7 After everything is the way you want press SET to save the settings PRINTING E Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select DPOF Printing and then press P 3 Use A and F to select All images and then press gt 4 Use A and V to specify the number of copies e You can specify up to 99 for the number of copies Specify 0 if you do not want to print 5 If you want to include the date in the images press BS to toggle date stamping on and off e To turn off date stamping press BS so Off is displayed 6 After everything is the way you want press SET to save the seitings Clear DPOF settings when you no longer need them DPOF settings are not cleared automatically after printing is complete This means that if you perform another printing operation without clearing DPOF settings printing will be performed in accordance with the last settings you configured If you no longer need the currently configured DPOF settings use the procedure under Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images to change the number of copies setting for all the images to 00 Tell your print se
96. e shutter button remains depressed and there is depends on the image size and quality settings whether or enough memory available to store the images not a memory card is loaded in the camera and the flash charge condition 1 In the REC mode press MENU e You cannot use the any self timer to shoot with continuous sh tter mode 2 On the REC tab select Continuous and e The Triple Self timer cannot be used when performing the then press P following recording operations 3 Recording with certain BEST SHOT scenes Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo Movie Use A and V to select On and then press SET This causes Hil to appear on the monitor screen e With Off the snapshots are recorded one at a time 4 Press the shutter button to shoot e Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed Releasing the shutter button stops shooting 77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORTANT e The speed of continuous shutter recording depends on the type of memory card loaded in the camera When shooting to built in memory continuous shutter shooting is relatively slow Turning off the camera automatically turns off the Continuous Shutter mode Starting a continuous shutter operation causes the exposure and focus settings to be fixed at the levels for the first image The same settings are applied to all subsequent images Continuous shu
97. e snapshot you The image produced by cropping a 3 2 or 16 9 image will j S if prag RAR want to correct have an aspect ratio of 4 3 e The recording date of the extracted image will be the same 2 Press MENU as the recording date of the original snapshot 3 On the PLAY tab select Keystone and then press gt This displays screen that shows all of the rectangular shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone correction e Note that the above step is possible only when there is a snapshot displayed on the monitor screen EDITING IMAGES 139 4 Use lt q and P to select the candidate you want to correct Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph Color restoration let you correct the old color of a photograph Correct shot with a digital camera This function is useful for correcting Cancel existing old photographs posters etc e Performing color restoration on an image causes a new 5 Use A and V to select Correct and then restored 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels size image to be stored as press SET a separate file e Select Cancel to exit the procedure without performing keystone correction 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and P to scroll through images and display the snapshot you IMPORTANT want to correct ie original image is smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 2 Press MENU pixels size the new corrected version will be the same size as the origina
98. e the selection boundary to it and then press SET 135 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Using the Calendar Screen Use the following procedure to display a calendar which shows the first image recorded on each date of a particular month This screen helps to make searching for an image quicker and easier 1 In the PLAY mode press the zoom button 5 twice This displays the calendar screen You can also display the calendar by pressing MENU selecting the PLAY tab selecting Calendar and then pressing P to display the calendar To exit the calendar screen press MENU or BS Year Month Selection Boundary Use A V 4 and gt to move the selection boundary to the date whose image you want to view and then press SET This will display the first image recorded on that date 136 l NOTE e The year and month on the calendar is displayed using the same format as you selected for the Date Style setting page 168 IMPORTANT e Note following points about how certain editing functions of the camera affect the date with which the image is associated on the calendar screen Performing this type of editing operation Will associate the resulting image with this date Keystone Color Correction Resize Trimming Copy MOTION The date that the editing operation was performed PRINT Editing the date and time The date that the original of an image image was rec
99. e using multi pattern metering will cause the metering mode to switch automatically to center weighted metering The metering mode will return to multi pattern metering when you change the exposure compensation value to 0 0 page 112 e You can use the key customization feature to configure the lt 4 and gt buttons so they control EV shift page 119 This comes in handy when adjusting exposure compensation while viewing the on screen histogram page 116 IMPORTANT e 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 107 Controlling White Balance Shooting on a cloudy day can give your subject a blue cast while shooting under white fluorescent lighting can give your subject a green cast White balance corrects for different types of lighting so the colors in your images always look natural 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the fourth option from the bottom White Balance 3 Use lt and gt to select the white balance setting you want and then press SET 108 lect thi To do this e e S setting Let the camera adjust white balance N Auto wB automatically Shoot outdoors on a clear day EJ Daylight Shoot outdoors on an overcast rainy day in the shade etc E Overcast hoot in the sh f a building in th gt Shoot in the shadow of a building in t
100. een Images e The images that normally appear on the monitor screen during image playback are smaller than normal and so you cannot see all of the detail of the actual image Your camera has an image zoom feature page 134 which you can use to enlarge the monitor screen image You can use this feature for on the spot checks of important images INTRODUCTION 33 GETTING READY Charging the Battery To charge the battery Your camera is powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery 1 Correctly positioning the positive and NP 20 negative terminals of the battery load the IMPORTANT battery into the battery charger e Use of any type of battery other than NP 20 is not supported The battery is not fully charged when you use the camera for the first time after purchasing it You need to charge the battery before using the camera for the first time e Making sure that the positive and negative contacts are aligned correctly load the battery into the battery charger Note that the battery will not charge properly if it is not positioned correctly in the battery charger GETTING READY 34 2 Plug the battery charger into a household power outlet This will cause the CHARGE lamp to turn red e t takes about 90 minutes to achieve a full charge Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity remaining power and charging conditions gt PRS iR D CHARGE lamp When charging is comple
101. en shooting at slow shutter speeds e 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 207 e BEST SHOT scenes were not shot using this camera e e Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene may not produce the results you expected due to shooting conditions and other factors You can change the camera settings that are made when 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 If you think you will later need to use a particular camera setup you configured save it as a BEST SHOT user setup page 88 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed Information about a BEST SHOT Scene To display detailed information about a BEST SHOT scene select it with the red boundary on the scene selection screen Enhanced flesh tones and then press the zoom Setting zoom to telephoto button blurs the background The following are the different operations you can perform while the scene description screen is on the display e To return to the scene selection screen press the zoom button again e To scroll through available BEST SHOT scenes use lt 4 and gt e To sele
102. er and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive e Normally this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically If your computer does not display the menu screen automatically navigate to the CD ROM on your computer and then double click the MENU exe file 2 On the menu screen click the Language down arrow button and then select the language you want 3 Click Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 3 1 to select it and then click Read me e Read me files contain important information about installation including installation conditions and computer system requirements USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4 Click Install for Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM 5 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen to install Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM Checking Your Computer s DirectX Version In order to manage images using Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM your computer also needs to have Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher installed You can check the installed version of Microsoft DirectX using your PC s DirectX Diagnostic Tool On your computer click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools and then System Information On the Tools menu select DirectX Diagnostic Tool On the System tab check to make sure that the DirectX Version is 9 0 or higher Click Exit to exit the DirectX Diagnostic Tool e If your PC
103. er button again to stop recording Movie Image Quality Your camera lets you select from among three image quality settings HQ Normal LP for movies For best camera performance use the HQ High Quality setting for movie f J recording Movie Recording Screen Movie quality is a standard that determines the detail smoothness and clarity of the image during playback Reducing image quality let s you shoot longer so you can switch to Normal or LP conserve remaining memory 2 Press BS BEST SHOT capacity if you start to run low For details see pages 81 and 228 18 QUICK START BASICS 1 Press f3 to enter the REC mode Viewing a Movie The film like frame that appears on the monitor screen indicates that this is an image from a movie TS Movie icon 10 00 29 PLAY 07 12 24 15 37 page 127 1 Press P to enter the PLAY mode 2 Use lt q and gt to select the movie you want to play When scrolling through images a movie is displayed on the monitor screen by showing its first frame 3 Press SET to start playback The monitor screen will return to the image selection screen in step 2 after the end of the movie is reached e During movie playback you can adjust volume skip forward and back and perform other operations page 128 E To return to the REC mode Press QUICK START BASICS Deleting a File You can use the following procedure to delet
104. er is running you may need to install the USB driver from the bundled CD ROM first General Procedure 1 If your computer is running Windows 98SE or 98 install the USB driver page 186 If your computer is running Windows Vista XP 2000 or Me proceed directly to step 2 2 Connecting the camera to your computer page 187 3 View and copy the images you want page 189 E Installing the USB Driver Windows 98SE and 98 Only Do not try to establish a connection between the camera and computer before installing the USB driver on the computer If you do the computer will not be able to recognize the camera If your computer is running Windows 98SE or 98 be sure to install the USB driver Do not connect the camera to your computer without installing the USB driver first The following operation shows how to install the USB driver ona computer running Windows 98 The procedure for Windows 98SE is slightly different but the general flow is the same 1 Set the bundled CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer e This will display the menu screen 2 On the menu screen click the English tab e You could also click another language if you prefer USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Click USB driver B to select it and then click Install Follow the instructions that appear on the dialog box and click Next When the final screen is reached click Finish e Depending on t
105. f each of the color components in an image Example Histograms A histogram towards the left side results when the overall image is dark A histogram that is too far to the left may result in black out of the dark areas of an image as shown in the nearby image 117 A histogram towards the right side results when the overall image is light A histogram that is too far to the right may result in white out of the light areas of an image as shown in the nearby image An overall well balanced histogram results when the overall image is at optimal lightness ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORTANT Other Useful Recording Functions e A centered histogram does not necessarily guarantee The following functions are also available in the REC mode to optimum exposure If you intentionally want to over expose help make your digital image more efficient and enjoyable or under expose the image you may not want a centered e Assign functions to the lt 4 and P keys histogram e Display an on screen grid for easy image composition e Due to the limitations of exposure compensation you may e Review an image you just recorded not be able to achieve an optimum histogram configuration e Register initial power up settings e Use of the flash and certain shooting conditions can cause e Reset settings the histogram to indicate exposure that is different from the actual exposure of the image when it was shot ADVANCED SETTINGS 118 Usi
106. f the precautions and proper handling instructions and make sure that they handle battery correctly e Should fluid from a battery accidentally get onto clothing or your skin immediately rinse it off with clean tap water Prolonged contact with battery fluid can cause skin irritation o E Battery Life e Battery continuous operation times provided in this manual represent the approximate amount of time before the camera turns off due to low battery power when being powered by the special battery under normal temperature 23 C 73 F They do not guarantee that you will be able to achieve the indicated level of operation Actual battery life is greatly affected by ambient temperature battery storage conditions the amount of time spent in storage etc e Leaving the camera on can run down battery and cause the low battery warning to appear Turn off the camera whenever you are not using it e The low battery warning indicates that the camera is about to turn off due to low battery power Charge the battery as soon as possible Leaving low or dead batteries in the camera can lead to battery leakage and data corruption INTRODUCTION E Data Error Precautions E Operating Environment e Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital e The operating temperature range of the camera is 0 C to components Any of the following creates the risk of 40 C 32 F to 104 F corruption of data in camera memory e Do not place the
107. feature stamps the date and time directly into the image data page 115 180 PRINTING Supported Protocols Your camera supports the protocols described below E PictBridge and USB DIRECT PRINT e PictBridge Camera and Imaging Products Association M CIPA PictBridge e USB DIRECT PRINT Seiko Epson Corporation Yser CRIN E PRINT Image Matching III Using image editing software and printing ona printer that also supports PRINT Image Matching III makes it possible to use information about Image Matching shooting conditions that is recorded with the image and produce exactly the type of image you want PRINT Image Matching and PRINT Image Matching III are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation PRINT E Exif Print Printing on a printer that also supports Exif o e LA Print Exif 2 2 uses information about f shooting conditions recorded with the image Exif Print 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 What you can do Connecting the camera to a computer provides you with the capabilities described below Transfer View and store images You can use your computer to view camera images and for long term storage of images e With some versions of Windows you need to install the USB driver that comes bundled with the camera e Installation of
108. g an Old Photograph on page 94 EDITING IMAGES Editing the Date and Time of an Image 5 When all the settings are the way you want press SET to apply them Use the procedure in this section to change the date and time of a previously recorded image 1 e After editing the time and date display the image to confirm that the date and time are correct In the PLAY mode use lt q and gt to display IMPORTANT the image whose date and time you want to edit e The date and time stamped into an image using the Time j Stamp feature cannot be edited page 115 Press MENU e You cannot edit the date and time of a image that is protected Unprotect the image and then edit the date and On the PLAY tab select Date Time and time then press gt e You can specify any date in the range of January 1 1980 to December 31 2049 Set the date and the time you want To do this Do this Change the value at the cursor Press A or V location Move the cursor between settings Press lt 1 or gt Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour timekeeping Press BS EDITING IMAGES 142 Rotating an Image ae IMPORTANT Perform the following procedure to rotate the image currently on e You cannot rotate an image that is protected To rotate a the monitor screen This feature comes in handy with a snapshot protected snapshot first remove its protection page 154 that you
109. g Snapshots Use the following procedure to adjust the contrast of your You can have the snapshot s recording date only or date and images time stamped in the lower right corner of the image 1 In the REC mode press MENU 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Contrast and 2 On the Set Up tab select Timestamp and then press gt then press gt 3 Use A and F to select the setting you want 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET and then press SET You can specify one of five contrast settings from 2 most Example December 24 2007 1 25 p m contrast between light and dark to 2 least contrast T ie 3 eae between light and dark o do this Select this setting Display the date only 2007 12 24 Date Display the date and time 2007 12 24 1 25pm Date amp Time Display nothing Off ADVANCED SETTINGS 115 ae IMPORTANT e Even if you do not stamp the date and or time with Timestamp you can do so later using the DPOF function and the printing software function page 180 e Once date and time information is stamped in a print it cannot be edited or deleted e Use the Date Style setting page 167 to specify the Year Month Day format of the date e The recording date and time are determined in accordance with the camera s clock settings pages 11 165 when the snapshot is recorded e
110. ge 199 iecti Windows i See pag Objective Version Install this software page e Viewing Vista XP images on 2000 Me USB driver not required a computer Storing USB driver Type B images on 98SE 98 USB driver Be sure to 186 a computer install this driver Transfer of Photo Loader with HOT images from ALBUM 3 1 the camera DirectX 9 0c When DirectX and oe 9 0 or higher is not installed 192 management on the computer already of images on the computer 183 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Objective ae Install this software ea Objective winaos Install this software EA DirectX 9 0c XP 2000 Adobe Reader 6 0 Windows 2000 98SE 98 Me 98SE Not required if already 198 Users of the above installed operating systems also need to install DirectX 9 0c z if DirectX 9 0 or greater is View the F tyo T Computer a not not already installed on your User s Guide panes rest E A Vista XP system page 193 i Play movies 2000 Me e Windows Media Playeris 194 98 installed already go to T 98SE 98 not included on the CD the Adobe Systems ROM that comes bundled Incorporated website to with the camera but it is download and install included with Windows Acrobat Reader 5 0 5 Use the Windows Media Player application that is installed with Windows for playback Vista XP Edit movies 2000 Me e Use commercial software 98SE 98 as required Transfer Vista XP
111. he 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 good looking images Half press Full press Press lightly ri until the i All the way button stops Beep beep QUICK START BASICS Fully pressing the shutter button without waiting for Auto Focus Fully pressing the shutter button without waiting for Auto Focus to operate will record using Quick Shutter page 103 Quick Shutter lets you capture exactly the moment you want e With Quick Shutter the camera uses high speed Auto Focus which means you can capture quick moving action more easily Note however that some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used Whenever possible take a little extra time to half press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus Viewing Snapshots page 125 PLAY 1 Press P to enter the PLAY mode If there are multiple images in memory use lt d and gt to scroll through them To return to the REC mode Press K 17 QUICK START BASICS Shooting a Movie page 81 3 Use A V lt q and P to select the g5 Movie scene and then press SET PA movie icon remains on the monitor screen Movie Icon Remaining Recording Time 4 Press the shutter button to start shooting the movie e Audio is also recorded during movie recording 5 Press the shutt
112. he Shade shade of trees etc on a clear day Suppress color cast when shooting under white or day white fluorescent lighting Day White Fluorescent Suppress color cast when shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting Daylight Fluorescent Suppress the appearance of light bulb lighting EJ Tungsten Manually adjust white balance to suit a particular light source I Manual wB e For details see Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually page 109 ADVANCED SETTINGS l NOTE e You also can change the white balance setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 215 e 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 you shooting conditions Daylight Overcast etc e You can use the key customization feature to configure the lt 4 and P buttons so they control the white balance setting page 119 e To select Auto with the control key when the control key is configured to select the auto white balance setting scroll through the settings until MA appears on the monitor screen E Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually Under co
113. he version of Windows that your computer is running a message may appear telling you to restart your computer If your computer displays such a message restart To exit the installer click Exit to close the CD ROM menu and then remove the CD ROM from your computer e Depending on what version of Windows your computer is running your computer may restart automatically If this happens the CD ROM menu may re appear after the restart Click Exit to exit the CD ROM menu and then remove the CD ROM from your computer E Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 1 187 the First Time Make sure the camera s battery is fully charged Turn on the camera and then press MENU e It makes no difference whether the camera is in the REC mode or the PLAY mode Select the Set Up tab select USB and then press A Use A and V to select Mass Storage and then press SET USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5 Turn off the camera and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera s USB AV connector and your computer s USB port USB Port USB Cable Lg USB AV connector Making sure that the W mark on the camera is aligned with the A mark of the USB cable plug connect the cable to the camera e When connecting the bundled USB cable to the camera s USB AV port insert the plug into the port until you feel it click secure
114. her ISO sensitivity value Under certain conditions a fast shutter speed in combination with a high ISO sensitivity setting can cause digital noise which makes an image appear rough For clean good quality images use the lowest possible ISO sensitivity setting 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and VF to select the fifth option from the top ISO Sensitivity ADVANCED SETTINGS 3 Use lt and P to select the setting you want dth SET IMPORTANT aa empress 1 e Using flash with high ISO sensitivity can cause problems To shoot with this level of Select this with subjects that close to the camera sensitivity setting e Auto ISO sensitivity always is used for movies regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting Automatically selected by camera Auto fede e You can use the key customization feature to configure the Low ISO 50 lt 4 and gt buttons so they control the ISO sensitivity ISO 100 setting page 119 l ISO 200 High ISO 400 l NOTE e You also can change the ISO sensitivity setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 215 111 ADVANCED SETTINGS Specifying the Metering Mode The metering mode determines what part of the subject is metered for exposure 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select Metering and 3 then press gt Use A and V to select the setting you want
115. icks securely into place memory skip this procedure and go to Shooting a Snapshot on page 15 For information about memory card capacity see page 227 3 Close the battery cover 1 Open the battery cover While pressing lightly on the cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow to open a QUICK START BASICS E Formatting a Memory Card 5 Press A to select Format and then press Before you can use a memory card with your camera you must SET format it e To cancel formatting select Cancel and then press SET IMPORTANT e Wait until the Busy Please wait message disappears e Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or from the monitor screen before doing anything else other files on it will delete its contents Normally you do not Set Up Tab 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 perform the following procedure on the camera to format the memory card File Noys Continue World Time gt Homey Press ON OFF to turn on the camera Se i ON OFF Power Press MENU Use lt and gt to select the Set Up tab Use V to select Format and then press P MENU 14 QUICK START BASICS Shooting a Snapshot Auto icon Operation Lamp Shutter Button Focus Frame Monitor Screen 1
116. ie image quality setting to Normal or LP Upgrade to the latest version of QuickTime Shut down other applications that are running Even if proper playback is not possible on your Macintosh you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect to the video input terminal a TV or Macintosh and play back movies that way 3_ IMPORTANT e 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 Viewing User Documentation PDF Files You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file If you don t go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader 1 On the CD ROM open the Manual folder 2 Open the Digital Camera folder and then open the folder for the language whose user s guide you want to view 3 Open the file named camera_xx pdf e xx is the language code Example camera_e pdf is for English Registering as a User Internet registration only is supported Visit the following CASIO website to register http world casio com qv register USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Other types of computers Card Use either of the method described below Use a commercially The method you should use to read files from a memory card av
117. iles Off instead of All Files On MANAGING YOUR FILES 155 Using the FAVORITE Folder The FAVORITE folder is located in the camera s built in memory and you can use it to store personal snapshots that you do not want displayed during normal PLAY mode operations FAVORITE folder snapshots remain in camera memory even if you change to a different memory card IMPORTANT e The FAVORITE folder can be used for snapshots only Saving an audio snapshot in the FAVORITE folder will save the snapshot part only E Copying a File to the FAVORITE Folder 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Save and then press SET 4 Use lt 4 and gt to select the snapshot you want to copy to the FAVORITE folder 156 5 Use A and V to select Save and then press SET This saves a copy of the snapshot to the FAVORITE folder 6 Now you can repeat steps 4 and 5 to save another image or press MENU twice to exit this procedure IMPORTANT e The snapshot copied to the FAVORITE folder is converted to QVGA size 320 x 240 pixels A snapshot in the FAVORITE folder cannot be restored to its original size e Snapshots in the FAVORITE folder cannot be copied to a memory card l NOTE e The number of snapshots that can be stored in the FAVORITE folder depends on the image quality of each one and how much b
118. impossible for the computer to recognize the camera when it is connected If this happens you will need to re install the camera s USB driver For information about how to re install the USB driver see the USB driver s Read me file on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera APPENDIX 224 Display Messages Battery is low Battery power is low Cannot correct image Keystone correction of the image cannot be performed for some reason The image will be stored as is without correction page 93 Cannot find the file The image you specified with the slideshow Images setting cannot be found Change the Images setting page 129 and try again Cannot register any more files e You are attempting to save a BEST SHOT scene when there are already 999 scenes in the SCENE folder page 88 e You are attempting to copy a FAVORITE file when the FAVORITE folder already contains 9999 files page 156 Card ERROR There is something wrong with the memory card Turn off the camera remove the memory card and then reload it into the camera If this message re appears when you turn the camera back on format the memory card page 48 IMPORTANT e Formatting the memory card deletes all its files Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to a computer or some other storage device Check connections e You are attempting to connect the
119. ing Power On and Off 5 41 Using a Memory Card 2000 eee eee 44 E Supported Memory Cards 44 E Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 46 E Replacing the Memory Card 47 E Formatting a Memory Card 48 Using On screen Menus 2 0005 49 Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 51 E Selecting a Screen Layout 51 E Turning Display Information On and Off 55 If you lose your Way 2 2 0 cece eee eee 56 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 57 SHOOTING A MOVIE 81 Holding the Camera Correctly 5 57 Movie Image Quality 20e ee eeee 81 Shooting a Snapshot 0 eee eee eee 58 Shooting a Movie 0 cece eee eee 82 E Specifying Image Size 61 Movie Recording Precautions 83 E Specifying Image Quality 63 E Using the easy Mode 64 USING BEST SHOT 84 Snapshot Shooting Precautions 66 _ E Auto Focus Restrictions 67 Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Shooting with Zoom 0 0 cece eee eee 67 Movement 3 sepert aiar eae E eed 89 Using Flash 00sec eee eee eee eee 71 Taking Bright Images without Flash 91 Using the Self Timer 00 000 c ee eeee 75 Shooting Images of Business Cards and Using Continuous Shutter 005 77 Documents Business Shot 25 92 Adding Audio to a Snapshot 055 79 Restoring an Old Photograph 55 94 CONTENTS 4 ADVANCED SETTINGS 97 Other Useful Recording Functi
120. ing a high speed focus operation that is much faster than normal Auto Focus This helps to avoid missing a special moment while you wait for the camera to Auto Focus e Some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Quick Shutter and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Turn on Quick Shutter On Turn off Quick Shutter Off 4 Press the shutter button all the way down 103 without pausing Pressing the shutter button all the way without pausing at the halfway type will record with Quick Shutter without performing the normal Auto Focus operation ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus Pan Focus Pan Focus PF fixes focus for a relatively wide focus range which means you can shoot without waiting for the Auto Focus operation to finish 1 When you are ready to shoot press the shutter button all the way without pausing Using Infinity Focus As its name suggests Infinity Focus fixes focus at infinity co Use this mode when shooting scenery and other faraway subjects Infinity Focus also comes in handy when shooting from a car or train window or when shooting scenery or other subjects that are difficult to focus properly with Auto Focus 1 While Infinity Focus is selected as the focus mode press the shutter button to shoo
121. ith the settings sequence you configured above e Random Applies preset effects Pattern 1 e You can also scroll through images during a slide show 2 3 4 in random sequence by pressing P forward and 4 back e Off No effect applied e During audio playback you can adjust volume by The Effect setting is disabled when pressing Y and then using A and Y Favorites is selected for Images or when the Interval setting is MAX 1 To stop a slideshow or 2 Press SET This will return to the PLAY mode e Pressing MENU instead of SET stops the slideshow and returns to the menu screen e Pressing instead of SET stops the slideshow and switches to the REC mode 130 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORTANT Viewing Camera Images on a TV connector e All button operations are disabled while the slideshow is Use the procedure below to view snapshots and movies on a TV switching from one image to another Wait until an image is screen stopped on the display before performing a button operation If a button does not work wait a bit and try 1 Use the AV cable that comes with the camera again to connect the camera to a TV AV Cable l NOTE e Selecting a movie when One Image is selected for Images and then selecting a movie for the slideshow will Yellow USB AV cause the movie to play back repeatedly within the time
122. l is turned on o Panel Operation Panel Image Size Quality pages 61 63 Flash Mode page 71 Self timer page 75 Anti Shake page 89 ISO sensitivity page 110 White balance page 108 EV shift page 106 easy Mode page 64 Date Time 2 3 page 165 GETTING READY 1 Image quality cannot be changed using Panel Operation 2 Use A and V to select the icon of the Panel setting you want to change 2 You can select date or time display 3 You can use the Date Style to select either month day or 3 Use lt q and gt to change the setting day month for date display page 167 e If you want to configure other settings repeat steps 2 and The time display format is always 24 hours regardless of the 3 current settings of the camera s Adjust page 166 4 After all the ecitinge are the way you wani 3 press SET e This will apply the settings and return to normal operation no Operation Panel icon selected The following procedure shows how to use Panel Operation Panel 1 In the REC mode press SET This highlights selects the top icon of the Operation Panel IMPORTANT e Panel Operation Panel is not displayed while Voice Recording is being used GETTING READY 53 E PLAY Mode Screen Layout The PLAY mode screen layout settings let you select how display images are shown on the monitor screen 1 In the PLAY mode pre
123. l one 3 On the PLAY tab select Color Correction e When you display a corrected image on the camera s and then press P monitor screen the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded not when the image was corrected 4 Use lt and P to select the photograph candidate you want 5 Use A and V to select Trim and then press SET This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen e To exit color restoration without storing anything select Cancel EDITING IMAGES 140 6 7 Use the zoom button to change the cropping boundary to the desired size Use A V 4 and gt to move the selection boundary to the desired location and then press SET The camera will correct color automatically and save the corrected image e If you do not want a border around the resulting image select and area that is smaller than the original image e To exit color restoration without saving anything press MENU 141 IMPORTANT e If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels size the new restored version will be the same size as the original one e When you display a restored image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded not when the image was corrected l NOTE e If you want to record the image of an old photograph with this camera and restore the resulting image see Restorin
124. lect these displa Histogram indicators along recording information options iii with a histogram moct page 116 REC mode Display information or monitor screen off PLAY mode Display information or hide information GETTING READY If you lose your way Perform one of the following operations if you find that you have gotten lost while performing button operations during recording or playback REC mode PLAY mode Current Screen To return to the normal playback screen Menu screen MENU or B gt REC mode screen Press Be Current Screen To return to the normal snapshot or movie recording screen press Delete screen Press B gt You could also select Cancel and then press SET Menu screen MENU or E BEST SHOT screen BS or There are no files P screen ress E PLAY mode screen Press E e GETTING READY SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the camera with one hand can result in accidental hand e Take care that your fingers and the strap do not cover any movement Hold the camera securely with both hands when of the areas indicated in the illustration shooting snapshots e 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 e The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only
125. letes any data stored in it IMPORTANT e Note that data deleted by a format operation cannot be recovered Check to make sure you do not need any of the data in built in memory before you format it e Formatting built in memory also deletes the following Protected images FAVORITE folder images BEST SHOT mode user setups Startup screen e Make sure that the battery is charged fully before starting a formatting operation Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress e Never open the battery cover while formatting is in progress Doing so can cause the camera to stop operating normally e If there is a memory card loaded in the camera remove it Press MENU On the Set Up tab select Format and then press gt Use A and V to select Format and then press SET This formats built in memory e To exit the format operation without formatting select Cancel e Entering the PLAY mode after formatting the built in memory will cause the message There are no files to appear OTHER SETTINGS PRINTING Types of Printing There are three different methods you can use for printing images Professional Take the memory card that contains the images you want to print to a Print Service professional print service page 174 e You can use DPOF settings to specify which
126. lity e The Fine setting helps to bring out details when shooting Normal or Economy maximum memory economy for the a finely detailed image of nature that includes dense tree image quality setting The initial setting is Normal Select Fine branches or leaves or an image of a complex pattern if you want to give priority to image quality or Economy to give priority to the number of images you can store in memory e For information about image size image quality and number of images that can be stored see page 227 This setting applies to snapshots only e For information about movie image quality see page 81 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the Quality tab select amp j Quality and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the image quality setting you want and then press SET 63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the easy Mode The easy mode eliminates troublesome setups This mode is recommended for those who are new to digital imaging 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the second option from the bottom easy mode 3 Use lt q and gt to select EJ ON and then press SET This enters the easy mode 4 Focus the image While the focus frame is aligned with the subject half press the shutter button 5 Shoot the image When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way a l NOTE e You
127. ll other company or product names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Any and all unauthorized commercial copying distribution and copying of the bundled software over a network are prohibited INTRODUCTION 23 The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice The content of this manual has been checked at each step of the production process Please contact us if you notice anything that is questionable erroneous etc Any copying of the contents of this manual either in part or its entirety is forbidden Except for your own personal use and 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 loss 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 or loss suffered by you or any third party due to the use of Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM and or Photo Transport CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any damages or loss caused by deletion of memory contents due to malfunction repair or any other reason e Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this manual may differ somewhat by the screens and configuration of the actual camera a INTRODUCTION Precautions duri
128. lso will stop automatically if memory ONU becomes full before you press the shutter button 1 In the REC mode press BS 2 Use A V lt q and P to select the g9 Movie scene and then press SET This causes to appear on the monitor screen 3 Press the shutter Remaining Recording Time button to start shooting the movie e GJ is displayed while movie recording is in progress e The maximum size allowed for a single movie file is 4 GB Movie recording stops automatically when a file becomes 4 GB SHOOTING A MOVIE 82 Movie Recording Precautions e You cannot use flash while shooting a movie e 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 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 noise to be picked up in the audio Microphone e Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor screen image This does not indicate malfunction The band will be recorded in the case of a movie a Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data which can cause movie frames to be dropped RE and J flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you know when a frame has been dropped Use of a memory card with a
129. ly into place Failure to insert the plug fully can result in poor communication or malfunction of the connected components e Some metal of the plug is visible even when the plug is inserted correctly e Take care when connecting the USB cable to the camera or your computer USB ports and cable plugs are shaped for proper positioning 6 Turn on the camera Camera Computer Connection Pressing the camera s ON OFF button puts it into the USB mode which is indicated by the camera s operation lamp lighting green In this mode your computer 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 removable disk From now on you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in the above procedure when you connect the camera to your computer unless you change the camera s USB settings for some reason e With some Windows setups you may see a guidance message appear on your display to let you know about the new removable disk If this happens simply close the guidance message dialog box USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Pa IMPORTANT e Never disconnect the USB cable without exiting the USB mode first Doing so can corrupt image data See Disconnect the camera from the computer on page 192 for the correct steps you need to perform to disconnect the camera from the computer safely E Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First
130. maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended Optical zoom is disabled while shooting a movie Digital zoom only is available while shooting a movie If you want to use a particular optical zoom setting make sure you select it before you press the shutter button to start movie recording page 68 The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor Because of this use of a tripod is recommended under these conditions When the subject is outside the camera s focus range focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus SHOOTING A MOVIE USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT you simply select the sample scene that is Selecting a Sample Scene like the one you are trying to shoot and the camera sets up automatically Even difficult backlight scenes which result in the 1 In the REC mode Red Boundary main subject being too dark if set up improperly come out press BS looking great This enters the BEST SHOT mode and displays a screen E Some Sample Scenes showing thumbnails of 15 sample scenes e Portrait e Scenery e The currently selected sample scene is the one with the red boundary Scene Name around it e The initial default selection Scene Number e is 0 Auto J i Auto e Night Scene USING BEST SHOT 84 2 Use A V 4 and gt to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select e Pre
131. mode without switching PON to another recording type Menu Item Available Settings F Switch from the easy mode to a standard OFF Flash Auto Flash fj Flash On recording type Flash Off 7 F e On screen pop up help text provides a brief explanation Self timer 10 second self timer gg of each setting Image Size m EM Oe easy Mode w Oaa Exit Menu Exit the easy menu e SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Snapshot Shooting Precautions Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting E Operation e Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can affect the e Never open the battery cover while the operation lamp is brightness or color of an image flashing green Doing so can result in incorrect storage of the image you just shot damage to other images stored in memory malfunction of the camera etc e f unneeded light is shining directly onto the lens shade the lens with your hand when shooting an image E Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots e 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 e Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can cause digital noise in the monitor screen image SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Auto Focus Restrictions Proper focus may not be possible when shooting the following types of subjects Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject
132. mplex lighting conditions the preset white balance settings may not be able to produce natural looking colors When this happens you can configure the white balance setting manually for particular lighting conditions Note that you will need to have a plain white sheet of paper on hand when performing the following procedure 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the fourth option from the bottom White Balance 3 Use lt and P to select IM Manual WB This will display the subject that the lens is aimed at on the monitor screen using the current manual white balance settings If you want to use the current settings jump directly to step 5 ADVANCED SETTINGS 109 4 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 The camera will adjust white balance settings for the current conditions and display Complete when it is finished Press SET to register the white balance settings and return to the shooting screen e The white balance setting is retained even if you turn off the camera 110 Specifying ISO Sensitivity ISO sensitivity is a value that expresses sensitivity to light A larger value indicates higher sensitivity which is better for shooting when available lighting is dim If you want to use faster shutter speeds you should use a hig
133. n press SET To to this Select this setting Display the grid On Hide the grid Off Displaying the Image You Just Recorded Image Review When you purchase your camera it is initially configured with the Image Review feature turned on Image Review displays the image you just recorded so you can check it 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Review and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET Select this setting To configure the camera to do this after an image is recorded Display the image for about one second On Nothing Off ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Icon Help ae IMPORTANT Icon help displays guidance text about an icon when you select it e The icons listed below do not appear on the display while on the monitor screen while in the REC mode page 211 icon help is turned off e Icon help text is displayed for the following functions Flash mode J icon page 71 Recording mode metering flash mode white balance self White balance J icon page 108 timer EV shift Note however that metering white balance Metering mode icon page 112 self timer and EV shift icon help text appears only when Metering White Balance Self timer or EV shift respectively is assigned to the lt and gt keys with the key customization feature page 119 1
134. n you press EJ REC or B PLAY page 171 Turning On Power for the First Time The first time you load a battery into the camera a screen appears for configuring screen text language date and time settings Use the procedure under Configuring Display Language Date and Time Settings page 11 to configure the settings correctly IMPORTANT e Failure to set the date and time will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images e f you make a mistake when configuring the language date and time settings you can change the settings pages 165 169 GETTING READY 42 Battery Power Conservation Features This camera is equipped with a sleep function and auto power off function to conserve battery power You can configure these settings in the REC mode as described below Feature Description in Name escriptio Settings The monitor screen turns off goes 30 sec into a sleep state if no operation is irin Sleep performed for a preset amount of Siin time Press any button to turn the 5 Off monitor screen back on Power turns off if no operation is 1 min Auto Power Off performed for a preset amount of 2 min time 5 min e Sleep and Auto Power Off always operate as described below in the PLAY mode regardless of their current PLAY mode settings Sleep does not function in the PLAY mode The Auto Power Off trigger time is always five minutes 1 Press ME
135. nd number of shots values APPENDIX Power Consumption 3 7 V DC Approximately 4 0 W Dimensions 95 4 W x 60 6 H x 19 6 D mm 3 8 W x 2 4 H x 0 77 D excluding projections 16 2 mm 0 64 at thinnest point iia waht nAi E Approximately 122 g 4 3 oz excluding battery and accessories Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 20 Battery charger BC 11L AC power cord USB cable AV Cable Strap CD ROM Basic Reference E Rechargeable Lithium lon Battery NP 20 Rated Voltage 3 7V Rated Capacitance Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Dimensions 33 0 W x 50 0 H x 4 7 D mm 1 3 W x 2 0 H x 0 19 D Weight cedeo areri a Sesa Approximately 16 g 0 56 oz 232 E Battery Charger BC 11L 100 to 240V AC 80mA 50 60Hz 4 2V DC 600 mA 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 20 Approximately 90 minutes Charging Temperature Chargeable Battery type Full Charge Times Dimensions 55 W x 20 H x 86 D mm 2 2 W x 0 79 H x 3 4 D excluding projections Weights si e pees Approximately 58 g 2 0 oz e Power cord precautions for use in Singapore The power cord set is not supplied The power cord used must comply with relevant national and or international standards APPENDIX MF CASIO CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA070
136. ng Key Customize to Assign Functions 4 and P Key Customize lets you assign any one of the five functions listed below to the lt and gt keys Once you do you will be able to use the assigned functions while shooting snapshots or movies without going through the menus For details about each of the functions see the referenced page numbers When this function is assigned You can use lt and gt to do this Metering page 112 Change the metering setting EV Shift page 106 Perform EV shifting for exposure compensation White Balance page 108 Change the white balance setting ISO page 110 Change the ISO sensitivity setting Self timer page 75 Select the self timer time 119 1 2 3 In the REC mode press MENU On the REC tab select L R Key and then press gt Use A and V to select the function you want to assign and then press SET After you assign a function you can control its setting using the lt 4 and P keys Selecting Off leaves the lt 4 and gt keys with no function assigned ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying an On screen Grid The on screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for easy alignment when composing images 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Grid and then press P 3 Use A and F to select the setting you want and the
137. ng Use E Take test shots before shooting the final shot e Before shooting your final image shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is recording correctly E Avoid Use While In Motion e Never use the camera to record or play back images while operating an automobile or other vehicle or while walking Looking at the monitor while in motion creates the risk of serious accident a E Directly Viewing the Sun or Bright Light e Never look at the sun or any other bright light through the cameras viewfinder Doing so can damage your eyesight E Flash e Never use the flash unit in areas where flammable or explosive gas may be present Such conditions create the risk of fire and explosion Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operating a motor vehicle Doing so can interfere with the drivers vision and creates the risk of accident Never fire the flash too close to the eyes of the subject Doing so creates the risk of loss of eyesight INTRODUCTION E Display Panel e Do not apply strong pressure to the LCD panel surface or subject it to strong impact Doing so can cause the display panel glass to crack e Should the display panel ever become cracked never touch any of the liquid inside the panel Doing so creates the risk of skin inflammation e Should display panel liquid ever get into your mouth immediately rinse your mouth out and contact your physician e Should display panel liquid ever get into yo
138. ng so can cause the image save operation to fail and even damage the memory card 1 Remove the memory card from the camera Press the memory card and then release it so it comes part way out Pull the card out the rest of the way by hand 2 Load the other memory card GETTING READY 47 Formatting a Memory Card Before using a new memory card for the first time you need to format it Once you format a memory card you will not need to format it each time you use it Formatting a memory card that already has files on it will delete its contents IMPORTANT e Note that data deleted by a memory card format operation cannot be recovered Double check to make sure that you really want to delete all the contents of the memory card before proceeding with the format operation e Even if the file data on a memory card is protected page 154 formatting the card will delete all its data e 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 memory card or SDHC memory card formatting on a computer can result in non conformity with the SD format causing problems with compatibility operation etc Load the memory card you want to format into the camera Turn on the camera and press MENU On the Set Up tab select Format and then press gt Use A and V to select
139. nly pixels PPA MOTION PRINT lets you capture a movie frame and use it to create a snapshot The snapshot you create can be either of the two formats described below 9 frame Snapshot This format puts the selected movie 2M 1600 x 1200 frame in the center the four frames that pixels precede it along top and the four frames 1 that follow it along the bottom 7 In the PLAY mode use lt 4 and gt to scroll through images and display the movie that contains the frame you want to use 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select MOTION PRINT and then press P 4 Use A and V to select either 9 frames or 1 frame EDITING IMAGES 147 5 Use lt and gt to scroll through the movie frames and search for the one you want to use as the image of the snapshot e Holding down lt d or gt scrolls at high speed 6 After displaying the movie frame you want press SET e Ifyou selected 9 frames in step 4 the camera will create a 9 frame snapshot with the frame you selected in step 6 in the center e If you selected 1 frame in step 4 the camera will create a snapshot of the frame you selected in step 6 IMPORTANT e MOTION PRINT is not possible using a movie that was recorded on a different type of camera EDITING IMAGES 148 USING AUDIO The dubbing feature of your camera lets you add audio to a snapshot after you shoot it A sna
140. nnot copy a snapshot that is in the FAVORITE folder e When a copied file image appears on the full month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was copied page 136 E Copying All Files in Built in Memory to a Memory Card The following operation copies all files from built in memory to a memory card You cannot copy files individually 1 Load the memory card to which you want to copy the files into the camera 2 Turn on the camera enter the PLAY mode and then press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Copy and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select Built in Card and then press SET This starts the copy operation Wait until the Busy Please wait message disappears from the monitor screen before performing any operation on the camera e After the copy operation is complete the last file copied will be displayed on the monitor screen MANAGING YOUR FILES E Copying a Single File from a Memory Card to Built in Memory With this procedure files must be copied one by one 1 Load the memory card that contains the file you want to copy into the camera 2 Turn on the camera enter the PLAY mode and then press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Copy and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select Card Built in and then press SET 5 Use lt 4 and gt to select the file you want to copy 6 Use A and V to select Copy
141. ns 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 E Snapshot Recording Mode Panel On Panel Off Focus Mode page 97 Anti Shake Indicator page 89 Continuous Shutter Mode ISO Sensitivity page 110 page 77 White Balance Setting page 108 Recording Mode Exposure Compensation Digital zoom indicator page 69 page 106 Metering Mode page 112 easy Mode page 64 Remaining Snapshot Memory Date Time page 165 Capacity page 227 Shutter Speed page 60 Snapshot Image Size page 61 Aperture Value page 60 Snapshot Image Quality page 63 Battery Level Indicator page 38 Flash Mode page 71 Histogram page 116 Self timer Mode page 75 Focus Frame pages 58 101 IMPORTANT e The aperture value shutter speed and ISO sensitivity will all turn orange if any one of them is not correct when the shutter button is half pressed APPENDIX 211 E Movie Recording Mode Panel On Panel Off Recording Mode Remaining Movie Memory Capacity page 81 Movie Image Quality page 81 Focus Mode page 97 White Balance Setting page 108 Exposure Compensation page 106 Battery Level Indicator page 38 Histogram page 116 212 APPENDIX E Snapshot Playback Mode File Type page 125
142. ny image files that are in the camera s built in memory or 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 have been copied to your Macintosh e Never unplug the USB cable or operate the camera while viewing or storing images Doing so can cause data to become corrupted 203 E Disconnect the camera from the Macintosh 1 On your Macintosh screen drag the camera drive to Trash 2 Press the camera s ON OFF button After making sure that the camera s operation lamp is not lit disconnect the camera from the Macintosh Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macintosh If you are running Mac OS X you can manage snapshots using iPhoto which comes bundled with your operating system l NOTE e If you are running Mac OS 9 use commercially available software USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies You can use QuickTime which comes bundled with your operating system to play back movies To play back a movie first copy the movie to your Macintosh and then double click the movie file E Movie Playback Precautions Proper movie playback may not be possible on some Macintosh models If you experience problems try the following Change the mov
143. o E Power Supply e Use only the special rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 20 to power this camera Use of any other type of battery is not supported The camera does not have a separate battery for the clock The date and time settings of the camera are cleared about one day after power is cut off from the battery If this happens be sure to reconfigure these settings after power is restored page 165 E Lens e Never apply too much force when cleaning the surface of the lens Doing so can scratch the lens surface and cause malfunction You may sometimes notice some distortion in certain types of images such as a slight bend in lines that should be straight This is due to the characteristics of lens and does not indicate malfunction of the camera INTRODUCTION Caring for your camera E Other Precautions e Fingerprints dirt and other foreign matter on the lens surface e The camera becomes slightly warm during use This is normal can interfere with proper operation of the camera Avoid and does not indicate malfunction touching the lens surface To clean the lens surface use a blower to blow off dust or foreign matter and then wipe with a soft dry cloth e Fingerprints dirt and other foreign matter on the flash can interfere with proper operation of the camera Avoid touching the flash If the flash becomes dirty wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth e To clean the camera wipe it with a soft dry cloth E Monitor Scr
144. o select the city you want and then press SET 7 After the setting is the way you want press SET to exit the setting screen 168 OTHER SETTINGS E Switching between the Home Time and World Time Screens Press MENU On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press gt Use A and V to select World for the World Time screen or Home for the Home Time screen After selecting the screen you want press SET to exit the setting screen 169 Changing the Display Language You can use the procedure below to select a display text language e The number and types of languages depend on the geographic area where the camera was marketed 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Language and then press gt 3 Use A V lt and P to select the setting you want and then press SET OTHER SETTINGS P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want Changing the USB Port Protocol and then press SET You can use the procedure below to change the USB communication protocol that is used when exchanging data with When you want to connect to this type Select this a computer printer or other external device Select the protocol of device setting that suits the device to which you are connecting Computer or a printer that supports USB DIRECT PRINT page 174 1 Press MENU With this setting the computer sees the Mass Storage
145. of a different capacity multiply the capacities in the table by the appropriate value Delete Effective Pixels Imaging Element Lens Focal Distance The maximum size allowed for a single movie file is 4 GB Single tile all files with protection 7 2 million 1 2 5 inch square pixel color CCD Total pixels 7 41 million Lenses F3 1 W to 5 9 T f 6 3 W to 18 9mm T equivalent to approximately 38 W to 114mm T for 35mm film 6 lenses in 5 groups with aspherical lans 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom Image Size 7M 3072 x 2304pixels 12X in combination with optical zoom Contrast Detection Auto Focus Focus Modes Auto Focus Macro mode Pan Focus Infinity mode manual focus AF Area spot multi 229 Approximate Focus Range from lens surface Exposure Control Shutter Aperture White Balance Auto Focus 40 cm to co 1 3 to co Macro 10 cm to 50 cm 3 9 to 19 7 Infinity Mode co Manual 10 cm to co 3 9 to co e Using optical zoom causes the above ranges to change Light Metering Multi pattern center weighted spot by CCD Exposure Program AE Exposure Compensation 2EV to 2EV in 1 3EV steps CCD electronic shutter mechanical shutter Snapshot mode Auto 1 2 to 1 2000 second e Shutter speed is different for the following BEST SHOT scenes Night Scene 4 to 1 2000 second Fireworks 2 seconds fixed F3 1 4 4 auto switching e Using optical
146. ons 118 E Using Key Customize to Assign Functions Changing the Focus Mode 97 lt 4 and gt 119 E Using Auto Focus 98 E Displaying an On screen Grid 120 E Using Macro Focus 99 E Displaying the Image You Just Recorded E Using Fixed Focus Pan Focus 104 Image Review 120 E Using Infinity Focus 104 E Using Icon Help 121 E Using Manual Focus 104 E Using Mode Memory to Configure Power Correcting Image Brightness EV Shift 106 On Default Settings 122 Controlling White Balance 045 108 E Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Specifying ISO Sensitivity 110 Factory Details 124 Specifying the Metering Mode 112 Using the Camera s Filter Effects 113 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS Controlling Image Sharpness 114 AND MOVIES 125 Controlling Color Saturation 114 Viewing a Snapshot 00 eeeeeee 125 Adjusting Image Contrast 115 E Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 126 Date Stamping Snapshots 115 Viewing a Movie 200ceeeeeeeeees 127 Using the On screen Histogram to Playing a Slideshow on the Camera 129 Check Exposure 0 02 ceeeeeeeeeeeeee 116 Viewing Camera Images onaTV 131 Zooming the Displayed Image 134 Using the 12 image Screen 00005 135 Using the Calendar Screen 0 055 136 CONTENTS EDITING IMA
147. or screen s focus frame with 2 On the REC tab select Focus and then the subject you want to focus and then half press gt press the shutter button This camera will perform the focus operation 3 Use A and VF to Focus Mode Icon You can tell if the image is in focus by checking the select the focus mode operation lamp and the focus frame color setting you want and w 123 EN Operation Lamp then press SET ah An icon appears on the LN ay Sy monitor screen to indicate Lal ba 2 gt the current focus mode 1 80 e See the following pages i 1637 of this section for details about shooting with each Focus Frame f Pete Status Operation Lamp Focus Frame Foeueing Lit Green Green Complete Not Focused Flashing Green Red ADVANCED SETTINGS 98 2 When the image is focused press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot z4 IMPORTANT e During movie recording the Auto Focus Mode is disabled and the camera switches to the Pan Focus Mode automatically l NOTE e When proper focusing is not possible because the subject is closer than the Auto Focus range the camera will switch to the Macro Focus range automatically Auto Macro e Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focus range Example OO cm co
148. or video tape You can and then press SET record movies by selecting RE Only for the slideshow Images setting page 129 When recording to DVD For this type of TV Select this video recorder or video deck you can turn off display information output system page 55 so indicators and other information is not Standard aspect ratio screen NTSC recorded along with the image TV Japan U S and other countries Nig To view the image that is being recorded connect a TV or z A other monitor ae DVD eae or video deck that is seas ac aati NTSC T NTSC 16 9 4 Japan U S and other countries connected to the camera For information about connecting a monitor to the DVD recorder or video deck and about how Standard aspect ratio screen PAL TV PAL 4 3 to record see the user documentation that comes with the Europe and other areas DVD recorder or video deck you are using Wide aspect ratio screen PAL TV PAL 16 9 Europe and other areas 133 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORTANT e Select the aspect ratio 4 3 or 16 9 that matches the type of TV you plan to use You may also need to configure the aspect ratio setting on your TV as well Incorrect aspect ratio settings on the camera and or the TV can result in abnormal image display Images will not display correctly unless the camera s video signal output setting matches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment Images will not display correctl
149. orded VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES EDITING IMAGES You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot The original snapshot is also retained You can resize a snapshot to any one of the following sizes Image Size Pixels Print Size Larger 5M 2560 x 1920 A3 Print 3M 2048 x 1536 A4 Print E Mail VGA 640x480 e Optimum size for an image to be attached to e mail Smaller M stands for Mega which means million 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Resize and then press gt 3 Use lt 4 and gt to scroll through images and display the one you want to resize 4 Use A and V to select an image size and then press SET e When you select an image size it will start to cycle through the following information Image Size Number of Pixels Print Size The print size indicates the optimum paper size for printing a snapshot of the selected image size After you press SET in step 4 to resize the image the monitor screen returns to step 3 From there you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to resize another image if you want To exit the resize operation select Cancel EDITING IMAGES Ba IMPORTANT Cropping a Snapshot e You cannot resize a VGA 640 x 480 pixels size image You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need and save e Resizing a snapshot shot with
150. pshot that includes audio regardless of whether the audio was recorded on the spot or added later is indicated by the MH icon You can re record a snapshot s audio whenever you want You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a snapshot 1 In the PLAY mode use 4 and P to scroll through images and display the snapshot to which you want to add audio 2 Press MENU 3 On the PLAY tab select Dubbing and then press gt e This operation can be performed only while a snapshot is on the monitor screen Start 4 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 5 Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording Recording will stop automatically after about 30 seconds if you do not press the shutter button To play back snapshot audio Perform the steps under Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot on page 126 USING AUDIO Re recording Snapshot Audio IMPORTANT e Note that you cannot restore the original audio once you delete or re record the audio of a snapshot In the PLAY mode use 4 and gt to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you want to re record Press MENU On the PLAY tab select Dubbing and then press gt Use A and V to select Delete and then press SET e If you just want to delete the audio of the snapshot without re recording anything press MENU here and skip the rest of
151. ra is turned off Flash Auto Focus Auto White Balance Auto ISO Auto AF Area Setting at Spot Metering power off Multi Self timer Off Flash Intensity 0 Digital Zoom On Focus mode before MF Position manual focus was Zoom Position 2 selected Full wide 123 1 On restores the selected BEST SHOT scene when the camera is turned back on Off exits BEST SHOT when the camera is turned off 2 Optical zoom position only IMPORTANT e Turning the camera off while mode memory for the BEST SHOT mode is on will restore the settings of the BEST SHOT scene what was selected when you last turned off the camera This is true regardless of any of the mode memory on off settings of each individual setting except for Zoom Position ADVANCED SETTINGS Resetting the Camera to Its Initial IMPORTANT Factory Defaults e The following are not initialized when you reset the camera Use the following procedure when you want to return to the page 216 camera to its initial factory default settings which are the ones Home Time setup that are configured when you first purchase the camera See World Time setup Menu Reference on page 214 for the initial factory default Adjust setting for each menu item Date Style Language 1 Press MENU Video Out 2 On the Set Up tab select Reset and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Reset and then
152. ra is in the PLAY mode press O REC to enter the REC mode the shutter button is pressed 2 If the flash is charging wait until the charge operation finishes 3 If the message Memory Full appears transfer images to your computer delete images you no longer need or use a different memory card Auto Focus does not focus 1 If the lens is dirty clean it off properly 2 The subject may not be in the center of the focus frame when you compose the image 3 The subject you are shooting may not be a type that is not compatible with Auto Focus page 67 Use manual focus page 104 4 You may be moving the camera when shooting Try shooting with Anti Shake page 89 or use a tripod 5 You may be using Quick Shutter and pressing the shutter button all the way resulting in poor focus Half press the shutter button and allow enough time for Auto Focus to focus The subject is out of focus in The image may not be focused properly When composing the image make sure the subject is located the recorded image inside the focus frame APPENDIX 220 Problem Possible Causes and Action The flash does not fire 1 If Flash Off is selected as the flash mode change to another mode page 71 2 If the battery is dead charge it page 34 3 If a BEST SHOT scene that uses the flash mode page 71 or select a different Flash Off flash mode is selected change to a different EST SH
153. rds SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MMC MultiMediaCard MMCplus MultiMediaCardplus e For information about memory card capacity see page 227 MMC PLUS Memory Used for Storage Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card When no memory card is loaded images are saved in built in memory e Note that you cannot save images in built in memory while a memory card is loaded in the camera GETTING READY e Electrostatic charge electrical noise and other phenomena can cause data to become corrupted or even lost Make sure that you always back up important data on other media CD R CD RW MO disk hard disk etc IMPORTANT e See the instructions that come with the memory card for information about how to use it e Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds If you are using a slow memory card you may not be able to record a movie using the HQ image quality setting Because of this use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended e Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data which can cause movie frames to be dropped RE and P flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you know when a frame has been dropped Use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended e SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards have a write protect switch Use it when you
154. rrent time setting only if you want IMPORTANT e Changing the time and date setting without correctly configuring your Home City setting first will cause all of the World Time page 168 dates and times to be off E Selecting Your Home City 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select World Time and then press gt This displays the current World Time settings OTHER SETTINGS Use A and V to select Home and then press gt Use A and V to select City and then press gt Use A V 4 and gt to select the area where your Home City is located and then press SET Use A and V to select your home city and then press SET After the setting is the way you want press SET to exit the setting screen E Setting the Date and Time for Your Home City Press MENU On the Set Up tab select Adjust and then press gt Set the date and the time To do this Do this Move the cursor between settings Press lt or gt Change the setting at the cursor Press A or Y location Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour Press BS format After all of the settings are the way you want press SET to exit the setting screen OTHER SETTINGS E Changing the Date Format You can select from among three different formats for the date 1 Press MENU 2 On the Set Up tab select Date
155. rvice 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 e You can insert dates using the bundled Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM page 183 software Windows only e Request date stamping when ordering prints from a professional print service Some print services do not support date printing Check with your service for more information You can use any one of the following three methods to include the recording date in the printout of an image e Configure DPOF settings on the camera to specify date stamping page 177 If an image already has the date or time stamped into it using the camera s Date Stamping feature turning on DPOF date stamping will cause the two dates to be stamped in the same location Be sure to turn off DPOF date stamping when printing an image that is stamped with the camera s Date Stamping function Some printers may ignore time stamp settings or may not support DPOF at all Check the user documentation that comes with your printer for details Note that some professional print services do not support DPOF printing Check with your service before ordering prints e The camera s Date Stamping
156. ry discharges slightly even when it is left without loading it into the camera Because of this it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to use it e Charging the 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 1 Open the battery cover While pressing the battery cover slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow GETTING READY 36 2 Load the battery into the camera Battery Life and Number of Images between With the EXILIM logo on the battery facing upwards in the Charges direction of the monitor screen hold the stopper in the See page 231 for details direction indicated by the arrow as you slide the battery into the camera Press the battery in until the stopper secures it E Battery Power Conservation Tips in place e When you do not need to use the flash select R flash off for the flash setting page 71 e Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera page 43 NP 20 Stopper 3 Close the battery cover Swing the battery cover closed and then slide it securely into place as you press it against the camera GETTING READY 37 E Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown
157. s of others or that violates copyright laws The trademarks and registered trademarks shown below are used in an editorial fashion in the explanatory text of this manual without trademark or registered trademark symbols No infringement on trademarks is intended e The SDHC Logo is a trademark e Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media Windows Vista and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries e Macintosh Mac OS QuickTime and iPhoto are trademarks of Apple Inc in the United States and or other countries e MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG of Germany and licensed to the MultiMediaCard Association MMCA e MMCplus is a trademark of the MultiMediaCard Association e Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries e HOTALBUM and the HOT ALBUM logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Inc and licensed to HOTALBUMcom Inc e EXILIM Photo Loader and Photo Transport are registered trademarks or trademarks of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD e Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM was developed based on HOT ALBUM which is copyrighted by HOTALBUMcon Inc and Photo Loader which is copyrighted by CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD All copyrights and other rights revert to original copyright holders e A
158. s required Files are grouped in folders that are created automatically by the camera Files and folders have their own unique names which are assigned automatically by the camera e For details about how folders are organized in memory see Memory Folder Structure page 206 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 e If a folder already contains 9999 files recording another file will cause a new folder to be created automatically 26th file name CIMG0026 JPG Se a Serialnumber Extension 4 digits Folders Folders are named from 100CASIO to 999CASIO e There can be up to 900 folders The BEST SHOT mode page 84 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 100th folder name 100CASIO a Serial number 3 digits 153 MANAGING YOUR FILES l NOTE Protecting a File Against Deletion e You can view folder and file names on your computer For You can protect an important file to ensure that it cannot be details about how file names are displayed on the camera
159. shot using portrait vertical orientation After rotating a e Zoomed images cannot be rotated snapshot you can return it to its original orientation if you want e The original unrotated version of a snapshot s image will e Note that this procedure does not actually change the image be displayed on the 12 image screen and the calendar data It simply alters how the snapshot is displayed on the screen camera s monitor screen 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 On the PLAY tab select Rotation and then press gt e This operation can be performed only while a snapshot is on the monitor screen 3 Use lt 4 and gt to select the snapshot whose display image you want to rotate 4 Use A and VF to select Rotate and then press SET e Each press of SET will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left 5 When the displayed image is at the orientation you want press MENU EDITING IMAGES 143 Editing a Movie on the Camera 3 _IMPORTANT You can perform the following cut operations on the camera to e When you edit a movie only the result is saved The edit movies you have recorded original movie is not retained Once you perform an editing operation you will not be able to undo it Operation Description e Amovie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited ECT Cut Cuts everything from the current e The movie editing operation is supported only for movies To Point Cut loc
160. ss MENU 2 Use lt q and gt to select the Set Up tab 3 Use A and V to select EJ Display and then press gt 4 Use A and F to select the setting you want and then press SET Display oer setting Description With this setting arr i 101 0026 the display image Ey is the maximum possible size that Wide allows the entire Meyeri image to be 15 37 displayed horizontally With some aspect ratios the top and bottom of the image will be cut off With this setting T j 1101 0026 100 of the E display image is 4 3 always visible With some aspect oh ratios black bands 15 37 may appear above and below or to the left and right of the image a GETTING READY Turning Display Information On and Off Display You can turn display information on and off by pressing A Information Description DISP You can configure separate settings for the REC mode Setting and PLAY mode Turns off display of all information Display Information Description Hide Setting Turns on display of camera setting Bow and other 2 IMPORTANT information e You cannot turn display information on or off while an audio snapshot record operation is standing by or in progress e The following shows the display information options Turns on display available during voice recording of camera setting naa l and other DEN You can se
161. ssing A or V while the red boundary is at the edge of the screen will scroll to the next screen of BEST SHOT scenes e Pressing the zoom button will display text that explains the settings configured by the selected scene page 87 Press the zoom button again to return to the scene selection screen e To return to Auto select Scene 1 which is E Auto Pressing MENU while the scene selection screen or scene description text is on the monitor screen will cause the red boundary to jump directly to E Auto e 3 Press SET to apply the settings of the selected scene and return to the recording screen e The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different scene e To select a different BEST SHOT scene repeat the above procedure from step 1 4 Press the shutter button e While the RE Movie scene is selected pressing the shutter button starts and stops movie recording USING BEST SHOT IMPORTANT e Night Scene Fireworks scenes use slow shutter speeds Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital noise in the image the camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction process on slow shutter images Because of this such images take longer to store after you press the shutter button Do not perform any key operation while an image is being stored Also it is a good idea to use a tripod to avoid image blur due to camera movement wh
162. t Using Manual Focus With Manual Focus the camera automatically enlarges the subject on the monitor screen which helps you manually adjust focus Manual focus can be used for shoot such images as moving trains Before the train arrives manually focus on an electric pole or some other object Then when the train passes the object you focused on you can shoot without worrying about focus Yellow Boundary 1 While Manual focus is selected as the focus mode compose the image on the monitor screen so the subject you want to focus on is within the yellow boundary ADVANCED SETTINGS 2 Use lt 4 and gt to focus the image as you view the results on the monitor screen At this time the image that is within the boundary will enlarge and fill the monitor screen which aids in focusing l NOTE e Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation page 67 while shooting with manual focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the For this Press this button focusing range Example MF OO cm co OO will be replaced by the actual focus range values Closer focus 4 More distant focus gt IMPORTANT e While Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode the 4 and gt keys are used to adjust the focus setting Any other 3 Press the shutter button to shoot functions assigned to the lt and gt keys with Key Customize page 119 are not performed when you
163. tal Zoom On Off 214 Review On Off Icon Help On Off Memory BEST SHOT On Off Flash On Off Focus On Off White Balance On Off ISO On Off AF Area On Off Metering On Off Self timer On Off Flash Intensity On Off Digital Zoom On Off MF Position On Off Zoom Position On Off APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Size 7M 3072 x 2304 3 2 3072 x 2048 16 9 3072 x 1728 5M 2560 x 1920 3M 2048 x 1536 2M 1600 x 1200 VGA 640 x 480 Quality Fine Normal Economy Snapshots Quality HQ Normal LP Movies EV Shift 2 0 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 White Balance Auto KA Daylight EJ Overcast Shade RAN Day White Fluorescent Daylight Fluorescent Tungsten Manual ISO Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 Metering Multi Center weighted E Spot Filter Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink Purple Sharpness 2 41 0 1 2 215 Saturation 2 1 0 1 2 Contrast 2 1 0 1 2 Flash Intensity 2 1 0 1 2 Flash Assist Auto Off APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu fe Panel On Off O Display Wide 4 3 Sounds Startup Half Shutter Shutter Operation Operation Play
164. te The CHARGE lamp will go out Unplug the power cord from the power outlet and then remove the battery from the charger E If the CHARGE lamp does not light red Charging cannot be performed because ambient temperature or temperature of the charger is too hot or too cold Wait until the camera returns to normal temperature When the camera returns to a temperature where charging can be performed the CHARGE lamp will light red If the CHARGE lamp flashes red The battery is faulty or the battery is loaded in the charger incorrectly Remove the battery from the charger and check if its contacts are dirty If they are wipe them off with dry cloth and then reload the battery into the charger When experiencing charging problems also check to make sure that the power cord is not disconnected from the power outlet or charger If an error still continues to occur after you perform the above steps it could mean that the battery is faulty Contact your nearest CASIO authorized service center GETTING READY IMPORTANT To load the battery e Use the special charger BC 11L to charge the special lithium ion battery NP 20 Never use any other type of charger device Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected accident e Charging the battery while it is still warm immediately after removing it from the camera can result in only partial charging Give the battery time to cool before charging it e Batte
165. ter button without waiting for Auto Focus You can shoot snapshots by pressing the shutter button all the way without waiting for Auto Focus What the camera does in this case depends on whether Quick Shutter page 103 is on or off When Quick Shutter is turned on High speed Auto Focus is enabled which helps you capture exactly the moment you want Quick Shutter comes in handy when shooting a fast moving subject e Some images may be out of focus when Quick Shutter is used e Quick Shutter is turned on as the initial factory default setting When Quick Shutter is turned off Normal Auto Focus is performed and then the image is recorded e f you keep the shutter button depressed images will continue to be shot without focus e Whenever possible take a little extra time to half press the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus a Specifying Image Size A digital camera image is a collection of small dots pixels The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains and is expressed as horizontal pixels x vertical pixels The initial factory default image size setting is 7M 3072 x 2304 pixels Note that a larger image takes up more memory e For information about image size image quality and number of images that can be stored see page 227 This setting applies to snapshots only e For information about movie image size see page 81 1 In the REC mode press SET 2 Use A and V to select the
166. the pointer down to the right corner of the area and then release the mouse button E Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Capture area 6 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to transfer a capture of the selected area to the camera e The image transfer method and detailed image settings used depend on the Photo Transport settings For details see Photo Transport help page 197 IMPORTANT e The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format E Photo Transport Setup and Help Clicking the Settings button will display a dialog box that you can use to configure image transfer settings to specify the transfer method etc For detailed information about the setup operational procedures and troubleshooting click the Help button 197 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 1 Start up your computer and place the bundled CD ROM into its CD ROM drive e Normally this should cause the menu screen to appear automatically If your computer does not display the menu screen automatically navigate to the CD ROM on your computer and then double click the MENU exe file 2 On the menu screen click the Language down arrow button and then select the language you want 3 Click Manual to select it and then click Camera 34 IMPORTANT e You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
167. to work on an image or put it into an album you must first save it to your computer To save a camera image to your computer you must first establish a connection between them 1 Windows XP users Click Start and then My Computer Windows Vista users Click Start and then Computer Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double click My Computer 2 Double click Removable Disk e Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera or built in memory if there is no card as a removable disk 3 Right click the DCIM folder 4 On the shortcut menu that appears click Copy USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5 Windows XP users Click Start and then My IMPORTANT Documents ane 7 e Never use your computer to modify delete move or Windows Vista users Click Start and then rename any image files that are in the camera s built in Documents memory or memory card Doing so can cause problems Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 users Double with the camera s image management data which will click My Documents to open it make it impossible to play back images on the camera and e If you already have a DCIM folder in My Documents can drastically alter remaining memory capacity Whenever the next step will overwrite it If you want to keep the you want to modify delete move or rename an image do existing DCIM folder you need to change its name or so
168. top option Image Size 3 Use lt and gt to select an image size and then press SET SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT l NOTE e You also can change the image size setting using the menu that appears when you press MENU pages 49 215 e The following information changes on the display during the image size selection operation Image size in megabytes M 3M etc Image size in pixels 2048 x 1536 etc Optimum print paper size Image Size Pixels Print Paper Size 7M 3072 x 2304 A3 Print Larger 32 3072 x 2048 A3 Print 16 9 3072x1728 HDTV 5M 2560 x 1920 A3 Print 3M 2048 x 1536 A4 Print Smaller 2M 1600 x 1200 3 5 x 5 Print VGA 640 x 480 E Mail a Selecting 3 2 3072 x 2048 pixels records images with an aspect ratio of 3 2 which matches the standard aspect ratio 3 2 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 of an HDTV screen VGA 640 x 480 pixels is the optimum size when attaching images to e mail Print paper sizes should be thought of as rough estimates only 200 dpi print resolution SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Quality l NOTE Your camera lets you select Fine maximum image qua
169. tor USB 2 0 Full Speed compatible Monaural Monaural APPENDIX E Power Requirements Power Requirements Lithium ion rechargeable battery NP 20 x 1 Approximate Battery Life The values below indicate the amount of time under the conditions defined below until power automatically turns off due to battery failure They do not guarantee that you will be able to achieve this level of operation Low temperatures shorten battery life Operation Approximate Battery Life Number of Shots CIPA Standard 230 shots Continuous Snapshot Playback 2 260 minutes Continuous Movie Recording 105 minutes Continuous Voice Recording 260 minutes Supported Battery NP 20 Rated Capacitance 700mAh Storage Medium SD Memory Card 1 Number of Shots CIPA Standard e Temperature 23 C 73 F e Monitor Screen On e Zoom operation between full wide to full telephoto every 30 seconds during which two images are recorded one image with flash power turned off and back on every time 10 images are recorded 2 Continuous Snapshot Playback Conditions e Temperature 23 C 73 F Scroll one image about every 10 seconds 3 Voice recording times are based on continuous recording e The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge Repeated charging shortens battery life e Frequency of flash zoom and Auto Focus usage and the time the camera is on greatly affects recording time a
170. tter cannot be used in combination with any of the following features Some BEST SHOT scenes Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo Movie Voice Recording a When using a continuous shutter mode keep the camera still until all recording is finished A continuous shutter operation may stop part way through if memory capacity runs low The continuous shutter rate depends on the current image size and image quality settings You cannot use the self timer in combination with continuous shutter mode SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Adding Audio to a Snapshot You can add an audio recording to snapshots if you want Use this feature to add a verbal explanation or a description of the mood to a snapshot or to capture the sounds of the people in the snapshot e You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a single snapshot E Turning on Audio Snapshot 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select Audio Snap and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select On and then press SET a 1 Press the shutter E Recording Audio for a Snapshot button to shoot This monitor screen will show the image you just shot along with the MA icon e If you do not want to record audio at this time press MENU This will display the monitor screen for shooting the next image Remaining Recording Time Press the shutter button to start audio recording
171. uilt in memory capacity is remaining MANAGING YOUR FILES E Viewing Snapshots in the FAVORITE Folder 1 2 In the PLAY mode press MENU On the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press gt Use A and V to select Show and then press SET Use lt and gt to scroll through the snapshots in the FAVORITE folder File Name FAVORITE folder icon After you are finished viewing the FAVORITE folder snapshots press MENU twice to exit this procedure 157 Perform the following steps to view FAVORITE folder contents on your computer 1 2 3 Remove the memory card from the camera Connect the camera to the computer Perform the required operations on your computer to navigate to the camera s memory and display the FAVORITE folder contents MANAGING YOUR FILES Copying Files Files can be copied from the camera s built in memory to a memory card or from a memory card to built in memory This makes it possible for example to perform the following steps and copy a file from your memory card to another person s memory card Copy the file from your memory card to the camera s built in memory Remove your memory card and insert the other person s memory card Copy the file from built in memory to the other memory card 3 _ IMPORTANT e You can copy snapshots movies audio snapshots or Voice Recording files you recorded with your camera e You ca
172. ully can result in poor communication or malfunction of the connected components e Some metal of the plug is visible even when the plug is inserted correctly e Take care when connecting the USB cable to the camera or your computer USB ports and cable plugs are shaped for proper positioning 6 Turn on the camera Camera Macintosh Connection Pressing the camera s ON OFF button puts it into the USB mode which is indicated by the camera s operation lamp lighting green 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 From now on you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in the above procedure when you connect the camera to your Macintosh unless you change the camera s USB settings for some reason IMPORTANT e Never disconnect the USB cable without exiting the USB mode first Doing so can corrupt image data See Disconnect the camera from the Macintosh on page 203 for the correct steps you need to perform to disconnect the camera from the Macintosh safely USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Connecting the Camera to Your Macintosh after the First Time Since you need to configure menu settings only the first time you connect the camera to your Macintosh later connections are much simpler 1 Turn off the
173. ur eyes or onto your skin immediately rinse with clean water for at least 15 minutes and contact your physician E Connections e Never plug any devices that are not specified for use with this camera into connectors Connecting a non specified device creates the risk of fire and electric shock E Transport e Never operate the camera inside of an aircraft or anywhere else where operation of such devices is restricted Improper use Creates the risk of serious accident E Smoke abnormal odor overheating and other abnormalities e Continued use of the camera while it is emitting smoke or strange odor or while it is overheating creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present 1 Turn off the camera 2 Remove the battery from the camera taking care to protect yourself against burn injury 3 Contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center INTRODUCTION 26 E Water and Foreign Matter E Dropping and Rough Treatment e Water other liquids or foreign matter especially metal e Continued use of the camera after it is damaged by dropping getting inside the camera creates the risk of fire and electric or other rough treatment creates the risk of fire and electric shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any shock Immediately perform the following steps whenever any of the above symptoms are present Particular care is of th
174. ure that the battery is fully charged and then turn off the camera e If battery power is low replace the battery e The camera does not draw power over the USB cable 175 5 Use the USB cable that comes with the camera to connect the camera to a printer USB Cable Making sure that the W mark on the camera is aligned with the A mark of the USB cable plug connect the cable to the camera e When connecting the bundled USB cable to the camera s USB AV port insert the plug into the port until you feel it click securely into place Failure to insert the plug fully can result in poor communication or malfunction of the connected components PRINTING 10 Use A and V to select a paper size and then press SET e The following are the available paper sizes 3 5 x 5 5 x 7 4 x 6 A4 8 5 x 11 By Printer e Some metal of the plug is visible even when the plug is inserted correctly e Take care when connecting the USB cable to the camera or your printer e Selecting By Printer prints using a paper size selected USB ports and cable plugs are on the printer shaped for proper positioning e Available paper settings depend on the connected printer For full details see the user documentation that Turn on the printer comes with your printer Load paper into the printer 11 Use A and F to specify the print option Turn on the camera 100 0005 you want This displays
175. used page 91 e Quick Shutter which helps you capture exactly the moment you want page 103 e Movie recording Motion JPEG Standard page 81 INTRODUCTION E Powerful Print Features Read this first e DPOF feature for easy specification of date stamping and the number of copies page 177 E LCD Panel e Timestamp feature that stamps the date into the image data page 115 e Support for PictBridge and USB DIRECT PRINT for easy at home printing on a printer that supports one of these standards without a computer page 174 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 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 INTRODUCTION 22 E Copyrights Except for your own personal enjoyment unauthorized use of image movie audio or music files without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright laws and international treaties Also regardless of whether such files are purchased or obtained for free posting them on the Internet or distributing them to third parties without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright laws and international treaties Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any misuse of this product that infringes on the copyright
176. utter button to shoot 71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT l NOTE e When operation panel setting is turned off page 51 you can cycle through the flash modes by pressing V 4G peed IMPORTANT e When using flash take care Flash that the flash window is not blocked by your fingers or the camera strap 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 IMPORTANT e 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 Before pressing the shutter button call out to the subjects so they all look at the camera Red eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from the camera 79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT E Checking the Flash Mode The current flash mode is indicated on the monitor screen and by the operation lamp when you half press the shutter button Operation Lamp Flashes orange while the flash is charging Bs a FA indicates flash will fire
177. y mode also displays simple onscreen help GETTING READY Configuring Monitor Screen Settings Panel You can use the display menu to configure various monitor screen settings Selecting a Screen Layout The contents of the layout setting menu depend on whethe camera is in the REC mode or the PLAY mode E REC Mode Screen Layout For the REC mode the screen layout settings let you select the layout of icons 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use lt q and gt to select the Set Up tab 3 Use A and V to select sJ Panel and t press gt setting Description rthe Pressing SET in the REC mode while On is selected will cause the top icon of the Operation Panel to become highlighted selected You can then use the Operation panel to change settings Since there are few icons superimposed on the displayed image they do not interfere with recording hen 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET a GETTING READY Panel Description setting escript With this option 3 the image being oe composed ie ra completely fills the off monitor screen 07 12 24 This setting is best 15 37 when you want to display the subject on a large 16 9 aspect ratio monitor screen page 62 Icons are superimposed on the displayed image All screen shots in this manual show what appears when the Operation Pane
178. y on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC or PAL 134 Zooming the Displayed Image Perform the following procedure to zoom the image currently on the monitor screen up to eight times its normal size 1 2 In the PLAY mode use 4 and gt to display the snapshot you want to zoom Press the zoom button Q Each press of this button zooms the image more You can use A V 4 and P to move toa different part of the image after zooming Zoom Factor Image Area Part of the image that is currently displayed VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To zoom back out press the zoom button E 3 e f display indicators are turned on an indicator in the lower right corner of the monitor screen shows what part of the zoomed image is currently displayed To return to image to normal size Press MENU or BS IMPORTANT e Depending on the image size some images may not be able to be zoomed to the full 8 times normal size Using the 12 image Screen You can use the procedure below to display a screen that shows 12 images 1 In the PLAY mode press the zoom button This displays the 12 image screen with a selection boundary around the last image that was on the monitor screen Selection Boundary 2 Select the image you want e Use lt 4 and gt to scroll between 12 image screens e To view the full screen version of a particular image use A V lt 4 and gt to mov
179. y the menu screen e Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode This screen shows a py Pit REC mode menu easy Mode Settings GETTING READY 49 Menu Screen Operation Buttons lt 4 gt Select tabs gt is also used to apply a setting A Y Select a setting option SET Applies the selected settings MENU Exits the menu screen The following is the procedure for menu operations in the REC mode 1 2 In the REC mode press MENU This displays the menu screen Use lt 41 and gt to select the tab where the item you want to configure is located Here we will select the REC tab Use A and V to ATETEA E select the item you E common Mo Ion IE i a want to configure and then press gt Example Select Focus and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want 5 Apply the setting e Pressing SET applies the selected setting and exits the menu screen e Pressing lt d instead of SET applies the selected setting and returns to the menu screen You can then continue configuring other settings if you want e To select another tab press lt 4 use A to return to the tab and then use lt d and gt to switch to another tab IMPORTANT e Entering the easy mode page 64 changes display contents to four menu items each using larger size characters The eas
180. zoom button movement when using the telephoto setting zoom in Enlarge the subject and narrow e Optical zoom is disabled while shooting a movie Digital the ange C telephoto zoom only is available while shooting a movie Make sure you select the optical zoom setting you want to use before AANE E iss subject 4 wide angle you press the shutter button to start shooting your movie For more information see Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point on page 69 Wide Angle Telephoto 3 Press the shutter button to shoot SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT E Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point If you hold down the side of the zoom button in step 2 of the above procedure the zoom operation will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum Momentarily releasing the zoom button and then holding down its side will switch to digital zoom which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor e When the zoom pointer moves past the maximum limit of optical zoom Also the zoom bar indicates the approximate zoom factor Digital Zoom Indicator Focus Range Displayed when shooting with Auto Focus macro or manual focus Zoom Bar Undeteriorated Image Quality Deteriorated Image Quality Range Range lt 4 gt lt t m E cA A 1X i 3X to 14 2X 12X to 45 2X Optical Digital Switch Point Zoom Pointer I Indicates current Image
181. zoom causes the aperture to change Auto WB fixed 6 modes manual switching APPENDIX Sensitivity Self timer Built in Flash Recording Functions Audio Recording Time Snapshots Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 e Maximum sensitivity is ISO 800 when the BEST SHOT Anti Shake or High Sensitivity scene is being used Movies Auto 10 seconds 2 seconds Triple Selftimer Flash Modes Auto Flash ON OFF Red eye reduction Soft Flash Flash Range Wide Angle Optical Zoom 0 1 to 3 5 meters 0 3 to 11 5 Telephoto Optical Zoom 0 6 to 1 9 meters 2 0 to 6 2 ISO Sensitivity Auto Depends on zoom factor Snapshot audio snapshot macro self timer Continuous shutter BEST SHOT mode movie with audio Voice Recording e Audio recording is monaural Audio Snapshot Approximately 30 seconds maximum per image Voice Recording Approximately 24 minutes with built in memory After Recording Approximately 30 seconds maximum per image USB Microphone Speaker 230 Monitor Screen Viewfinder Timekeeping Functions Input Output Terminals 2 6 inch Wide TFT color LCD 114 960 pixels 479 x 240 pixels Monitor Screen Built in quartz digital clock Date and Time Recorded with image data Time stamp Auto Calendar To 2049 World Time City Date Time Summer time 162 cities in 32 time zones USB AV connec

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