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1. cccseeeees 63 W x 20 H x 50 D mm 2 5 W x 0 87 H x 2 07 D excluding projections and cable Weight cconcsactretsntrvernainarensienacs Approximately 76 g 2 7 0z E Special AC Adaptor AD C52G Power Requirement 100 to 240V AC 50 60Hz 83 mA Output ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 3V DC 650 mA Dimensions cccseeeees 50 W x 20 H x 70 D mm 2 0 W x 0 8 H x 2 8 D excluding projections and cable Weight ecsecceeeeeeeeeeee Approximately 90 g 3 2 0z 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 a CASIO CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 6 2 Hon machi 1 chome Shibuya ku Tokyo 151 8543 Japan MA0610 C
2. pressed DDD IMPORTANT 444 e When Power On Off is selected pressing E REC in the REC mode or B gt J PLAY in the PLAY mode turns off the camera Pressing 0 REC in the PLAY mode switches to the currently selected recording mode and pressing P PLAY in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode When connecting the camera to a TV for viewing camera images Power On or Power On Off must be selected for the power on off function DDD NOTE 4da e The initial default setting is Power On OTHER SETTINGS Formatting Built in Memory 1 Formatting built in memory deletes any data stored in it DDD IMPORTANT 444 Note that data deleted by a format operation cannot 2 be recovered Check to make sure you do not need any of the data in memory before you format it 3 e Formatting built in memory deletes the following Protected images FAVORITE folder images 4 BEST SHOT mode user setups Startup screen image Before starting the format operation check to make sure that the camera s battery is not low Battery power going low during formatting can cause improper formatting and creates the risk of camera malfunction e Never open the battery cover while the format operation is being performed Doing so creates the risk of camera malfunction ee Check to make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera If there is a memory card loaded in the camer
3. Histogram page 112 Anti Shake indicator page 95 Focus frame Hi page 53 Focusing complete Green Focusing failed Red DDD NOTE 444 An out of range aperture shutter speed or ISO sensitivity setting causes the corresponding monitor screen value to turn amber Changing the setting of any one of the following functions will cause Icon Help page 117 text to appear on the monitor screen You can turn off Icon Help if you want Flash mode Focus mode White balance Self timer Recording type EV shift GETTING READY PLAY Mode 100 0001 b od Digital zoom indicator page 60 PLAY mode file type Folder name File name ot Snapshot page 156 Zoom indicator page 60 cal Example When a file named Left side indicates optical zoom TS Movie CIMG0023 JPG is stored in a folder Right side indicates digital zoom PA Audio Snapshot named 100CASIO Voice Recording 100 0023 Image protection Folder name File name indicator page 157 O Snapshots Image quality page 72 F Fine N Normal E Economy Movies Recording time page 106 GETTING READY snapshots Image Size White balance indicator DDD IMPORTANT 444 71 Novis irae quality page 84 Some information may not display properly if you page 105 INV Auto display an image that was recorded using a different NORMAL oe Daylight digital camera model cP Long Play Overcast IS
4. 3 Select the PLAY tab select Dubbing and then press P 4 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 5 Recording stops after about 30 seconds or when you press the shutter button To re record audio 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to scroll through snapshots until the one whose audio you want to re record is displayed Press MENU Select the PLAY tab select Dubbing and then press gt Use A and V to select Delete and then press SET e If you merely want to delete the audio without re recording press MENU here to complete the procedure Press the shutter button to start audio recording Recording stops after about 30 seconds or when you press the shutter button This deletes the existing audio and replaces it with the new one PLAYBACK DDD IMPORTANT 444 Playing Back a Voice Recording File Take care that you do 7 not blockthe Ad the following steps to play back a voice recording microphone with your 020 onor gt fingers Good recording results are not possible when 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to display the voice recording file a file with on it the camera is too far Microphone you want to play from the subject e The Audio icon appears on the monitor screen 2 Press SET after audio recording is complete e You will not be able to record audio whe
5. VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER Using a Commercially Available SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card Reader Writer See the user documentation that comes with the SD memory card SDHC memory card reader writer for details about how to use it Using a Commercially Available PC Card Reader Writer and PC Card Adaptor for an SD memory card SDHC memory card or MMC See the user documentation that comes with the PC card reader writer and PC card adaptor for details about how to use them Memory Data Images recorded with this camera and other data are stored in memory using DCF Design rule for Camera File system protocol DCF protocol is designed to make it easier to exchange image and other data between digital cameras and other devices DCF Protocol DCF devices digital cameras printers etc can exchange images with each other DCF protocol defines a format for image file data and the folder structure for file memory so images can be viewed using another manufacturer s DCF camera or printed on a DCF printer VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER Memory Folder Structure E Folder Structure C DCM 100CASIO CIMG0001 JPG CIMG0002 AVI CIMG0003 WAV CIMG0004 JPG CIMG0004 WAV J 101CASIO 102CASIO C FAVORITE t CIMG0001 JPG t CIMG0002 JPG J Misc t AUTPRINT MRK C SCENE I UZ700001 JPE UZ700002 JPE STARTING JPG DCIM Folder Storage fol
6. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu screen Using the FAVORITE Folder You can copy photos of family members or other special shots from the file storage folder page 205 to the FAVORITE folder in built in memory Images copied to the FAVORITE folder are automatically reduced to 320 x 240 pixels Images in the FAVORITE folder are not displayed during normal playback so it helps to keep your personal images private as you carry them around FAVORITE folder images are not deleted when you change memory cards so you can always keep them on hand To copy a file to the FAVORITE folder 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press gt FILE MANAGEMENT 3 Use A and VF to select Save and then press SET e This displays the names of the files in built in 5 g memory or on the loaded 4 Cancel memory card 4 Use lt and gt to select the file you want to copy to the FAVORITE folder 5 Use A and V to select Save and then press SET e This copies the displayed file to the FAVORITE folder 6 After copying all of the files you want use A and V to select Cancel and then press SET to exit a DDD NOTE 4da Copying an image file with the above procedure creates a 320 x 240 pixel QVGA size image in the FAVORITE folder A f
7. When the old photograph is the same color as the background it is placed upon The maximum size when recording an old photograph 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 images will be in accordance with the currently specified image size e Under certain conditions restored colors may not produce the desired results Recording Snapshots into a Multi image Layout Layout Shots You can create a multi snapshot image by recording snapshots into the frames that are arranged in a preset pattern This lets you create album like arrangements of related images in a single image BEST SHOT scenes are available with three frames and two frames Layout Two Images e Layout Three Images 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select Layout and then press SET OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3 Press the shutter button to record the first image The camera will record the first snapshot and then get ready for the next one Frame 4 Press the shutter button again to record the next snapshot If you are shooting into a three frame layout press the shutter button a third time to record the third image Pressing SET during steps 3 or 4 of the above procedure will toggle between the layout screen the one with the frames on it and
8. and Green operation lamp The image is focused then press gt Red focus frame The image is not Flashing green operation lamp focused 3 Use A and V to select pJ and then press SET 5 Press the shutter button the rest of the way to 4 Compose the image so the main subject is record the image within the focus frame and then press the shutter button half way You can tell whether the image is focused by observing the focus frame and the operation lamp OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD NOTE 4da e When proper focusing is not possible because the subject is closer than the Auto Focus range the camera automatically switches to the Macro mode range page 78 Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation page 58 while recording with Auto Focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focusing range Example AF OOcm oo OO will be replaced by the actual focusing range value DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Auto Focus cannot be selected during movie recording E Quick Shutter When Quick Shutter is turned on the camera immediately records the image without waiting for Auto Focus to be performed when you press the shutter release all the way down This helps to avoid missing a special moment while you wait for the camera to Auto Focus 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Quick Shutter and then press P 3 Use A
9. and press MENU to exit the setting screen then press gt e Note that this operation is possible only when a snapshot image is on the monitor screen 3 Use lt 4 and gt to scroll through images until the one you want to rotate is on the monitor screen PLAYBACK DDD IMPORTANT 444 You cannot rotate an image that is protected To rotate such an image first unprotect it You may not be able to rotate a digital image that was recorded with another type of digital camera e You cannot rotate the following types of images Movie images and the voice recording file icon Zoomed images Images created with MOTION PRINT e Image rotation is supported for single image only You cannot rotate a 9 image screen or an image on the calendar screen Adding Audio to a Snapshot The after recording feature lets you add audio to snapshots after they are recorded You can also re record the audio of an audio snapshot one with a icon on it e Audio Format WAVE ADPCM recording format This is the Windows standard format for audio recording The file extension of a WAVE ADPCM file is WAV e Recording Time Up to about 30 seconds per image e Audio File Size Approximately 165KB 30 second recording of approximately 5 5KB per second 1 PLAYBACK In the PLAY mode use lt 4 and gt to scroll through snapshots until the one to which you want to add audio is displayed 2 Press MENU
10. e 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 e Be sure to read page 33 of this User s Guide and the instructions that come with the optional charger before using or charging the battery If the battery is to be used by young children make sure that a responsible adult makes them aware of the precautions and proper handling instructions and make sure that they handle the battery correctly Should fluid from the 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 GETTING READY PRECAUTIONS DURING USE e The battery is designed for use with this CASIO digital camera only e Use only the USB cradle that comes with the camera or the specified optional charger to charge the battery Never use any other type of charger for charging Use of a battery in cold environments shortens the operating time you can expect on a full charge Charge the battery in a location where the temperature is in the range of 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Charging outside this temperature range can cause charging to take longer than normal or even cause charging to fail e Very limited operation following a full charge indicates that the battery has reached the end of its service life Replace the battery with a new o
11. e Pressing the USB button enters the USB mode which causes the USB cradle s USB lamp to light green page 232 At this point some operating systems will display a Removable Disk dialog box If your operating system does close the dialog box USB button USB lamp 14 On your computer double click My Computer e If you are running Windows XP click Start and then My Computer VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 15 Double click Removable Disk e Your computer sees the camera s file memory as a removable disk 16 Double click the Dcim folder 17 Double click the folder that contains the image you want 18 Double click the file that contains the image you want to view e For information about file names see Memory Folder Structure on page 205 DDD NOTE 44a If you open a rotated image on your computer the original unrotated version will appear page 147 This is true both for a rotated image opened from camera memory and for a rotated image that has been copied to your computer s hard disk 19 Depending on your operating system perform one of the following procedures to save the files if you want Windows 2000 Me 98SE 98 1 In the camera s file memory Removable Disk right click the Decim folder 2 On the shortcut menu that appears click Copy 3 Double click My Documents to open it 4 On the My Documents Edit menu click
12. 0 cccceeeseeceeeee 96 Specifying Color Saturation bee shoo g gh Sens i ty Specifying Contrast 124 Recording Images of Business Cards and Date Stamping Snapshots 124 Documents Business Shot 00 0 cee 97 Resetting the Camera 125 Before recording with Business Shot 98 To use Business Shot 98 a INTRODUCTION PLAYBACK 154 DELETING FILES Basic Playback Operation ceceeseeeeeeeeneeeneeees 126 Deleting a Single File wa 154 Playing an Audio Snapshot ler Deleting All Files ccceesscessseessseesssessseessseessseesseesees 155 Zooming the Display Image cece eens 128 Resizing AN IMAGE eee eee eee ceneceeeeeeeeeeaeeeeaees 129 156 FILE MANAGEMENT Cropping an IMaQe eeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenteeaeenaees 130 Keystone Correction c c ccccccssscseseeseeeeeseeeeseees 132 FOIGELS oo esssssseesssseeessssteeesneeeeenneeeennneeesnneeeeennetsanins 156 i Memory Folders and Files 156 Using Color Restoration to Correct Protecting Fil 157 the Color of an Old Photograph eeeeeseeeeeeee 133 ae parE E 157 Playing and Editing a Movie ou eee 135 To protect all files in memory 158 ae a ia ne Using the FAVORITE Folder sccsssssssssessssseeesseees 158 z l n i i Fematievi To copy a file to the FAVORITE folder 158 MOTION Sai OM OMe 146 To display a file in the FAVORITE folder 160 To delete a file from the FAVORITE folder 161 Displaying the 9 image View cccceceeeseteeeseeee
13. 444 e Never use your computer to edit delete move or rename images stored in the camera s file memory Doing so can cause problems with the image management data used by the camera which may make it impossible to display images on the camera or it may cause large error in the number of images value displayed by the camera Always copy images to your computer before performing any edit delete move or rename operation VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER E USB Connection Precautions Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer screen for a long time Doing so can cause the image to burn in on the screen e Never disconnect the USB cable or perform any camera or USB cradle operation while data communication is in progress Doing so can cause data to become corrupted ee Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer The following are the general steps for viewing and copying files from a Macintosh You can find details about each operation in the procedures that follow below Note that you should also refer to the documentation that comes with your Macintosh for other information about USB connections etc DDD IMPORTANT 444 e This camera does not support operation on a computer running Mac OS 8 6 or lower or Mac OS X 10 0 If you have a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or OS X 10 1 10 2 10 3 or 10 4 use the standard USB driver that comes with your OS 1 Use the USB cradle to establish a connection be
14. Never use the camera inside of an aircraft or in any other area where its use is prohibited Doing so creates the risk of accident Physical damage and malfunction of this camera can cause the data stored in its memory to be deleted Always keep backup copies of data by transferring them to personal computer memory INTRODUCTION e Never open the battery cover disconnect the AC adaptor from the camera or unplug the AC adaptor from the wall socket while an image is being recorded Doing so will not only make storage of the current image impossible it can also corrupt other image data already stored in file memory E Test for proper operation before using the camera Before using the camera to record important images make sure you first record a number of test images and check the results to ensure that the camera is configured correctly and operating properly INTRODUCTION E Data Error Precautions e Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components Any of the following creates the risk of corruption of data in file memory While the camera is performing an operation removing the battery or memory card from the camera or placing the camera onto or removing it from the USB cradle While the operation lamp is flashing green after turning off the camera removing the memory card from the camera or placing the camera onto or removing it from the USB cradle Disconnecting
15. System Information 2 On the Tools menu of the window that appears select DirectX Diagnostic Tool 3 On the System tab check to make sure that the version shown for the DirectX Version item is 9 0 or higher 4 Click Exit to exit DirectX Diagnostic Tool e If your PC already has DirectX 9 0 or higher installed you do not need to install DirectX 9 0c from the bundled CD ROM e If your PC does not have DirectX 9 0 or higher installed install DirectX 9 0c from the bundled CD ROM USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Retouching Reorienting and Printing a Snapshot In order to retouch reorient or print snapshots on your PC you need to install Photohands from the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera e Use the CD ROM whose contents label shows Photohands DDD NOTE a4 If you already have Photohands installed on your computer check its version If the bundled version is newer than the one you have uninstall the old version of Photohands and then install the newer version The CD ROM includes the software and user documentation for various languages Check the CD ROM menu screen to see if applications and user documentation are available for a particular language E Getting Started Start up your computer and insert the CD ROM into its CD ROM drive This will automatically launch the menu application which displays a menu screen on your computer The menu application may n
16. Turn on the digital zoom setting page 62 2 Turn off date stamping page 124 Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping is turned on APPENDIX Symptom Possible Cause Action Vertical lines on the monitor screen Recording 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 Images are not displayed A memory card with non DCF images recorded with another camera is loaded in the camera wn oO gt Out of focus images The subject is outside the shooting range of the Record within the allowable shooting range camera Digital noise in images Sensitivity is increased automatically for dark Use a light or some other means to illuminate the subjects Greater sensitivity increases the chance subject of digital noise Color of the playback Sunlight or light from another source is shining Position the camera so sunlight does not shine image is different from the directly into the lens during recording directly into the lens x image on the monitor 8 screen during recording E a This camera cannot display non DCF images recorded onto a memory card using another digital camera APPENDIX Symptom
17. aperture value and the ISO sensitivity e You can tell whether the image is focused by observing the focus frame and the operation lamp 3 Press the shutter button half J Shutter button Operation lamp Operation Lamp and Focus Frame Operation When you see this It means this Green focus frame Green operation lamp The image is in focus Red focus frame Flashing green operation lamp The image is not in focus e The monitor screen uses various indicators and icons to keep you informed of the camera s status Continuous Self timer Shutter mode Recording types White o Metering mode indicator Memory capacity Snapshots 21 mage quality Snapshots Image size Snapshots Focus mide Flash xa mode UE 06 12 24 B Ao e Date and time EV shift m_m ISO sensitivity y Aperture value K i we Shutter speed value BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 1 The size of the opening aperture that allows light DDD IMPORTANT 44 passing through the lens to reach the CCD A larger e When the REC tab s Quick Shutter setting is aperture value indicates a smaller opening for light to turned on page 76 the camera immediately records pass through The camera adjusts this setting the image without waiting for Auto Focus to be automatically performed when you press the shutter release all the 2 The amount of time the shut
18. c csccecceeceeeeeeeee Monaural E Power Requirements Power Requirements Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 40 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 460 shots Continuous Playback Snapshots 470 minutes Continuous Movie Recording 190 minutes Continuous Voice Recording 570 minutes Supported Battery NP 40 Rated Capacitance 1300mAh Storage Medium SD Memory Card 1 Number of Shots CIPA Standard Temperature 23 C 73 F Monitor Screen On 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 Temperature 23 C 73 F Scroll one image about every 10 seconds 3 Voice recording times are based on continuous recording APPENDIX e The above values are based a new battery starting from a full charge Repeated charging shortens battery life Frequency of flash zoom and Auto Focus usage and the time the camera is on greatly affects recording time and number of shot
19. connected printer For full details see the instructions that come with your printer 188 PRINTING IMAGES 12 On the camera s monitor screen use A and V to select Print and then press SET This starts printing and displays the message Busy Please wait on the monitor screen The message will disappear after a short while even though printing is still being performed Pressing any of the camera s buttons while printing is in progress will cause the message to reappear The print menu will appear when printing is complete e If you selected 1 Image in step 11 you can select another image for printing and then repeat this step to print 13 After you are finished printing press the USB cradle s USB button and then turn off the camera Date Printing Any one of the procedures described below can be used to include the recording date in image prints Correct date printing requires that the current date be set on the camera before the image is recorded e Before recording the image turn on date stamping Date or Date amp Time page 124 e Specifying date printing with DPOF settings page 182 If you use the DPOF setting to turn on date stamping for printing on an image that already has date time stamp data embedded in it page 124 the two stamps will be superimposed Because of this do not turn on DPOF date stamping if an image already has a date time sta
20. is displayed Repeat steps 4 through 6 if you want to configure other images for printing 7 After all the settings are the way you want press SET to apply them PRINTING IMAGES To configure print settings for all images In the PLAY mode press MENU Select the PLAY tab select DPOF Printing and then press gt Use A and V to select All images and then press gt Use A and V to specify the number of copies You can specify up to 99 for the number of copies Specify 00 if you do not want to have the image printed 1 0 0024 5 To turn on date stamping for the prints press BS so On is displayed e On indicates that date stamping is turned on Turning on date stamping while 00 is specified for the number of copies will cause the number of copies to change to 01 Any other number of copies setting will remain the same when you turn on date stamping To turn off date stamping for the prints press BS so Off is displayed 6 After all the settings are the way you want press SET to apply them PRINTING IMAGES IMPORTANT 444 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 want to prevent this from happening perfo
21. overview of what you can do with them Note that the procedure you need to perform depends on whether you are using computer running under Windows see below or a Macintosh see page 222 Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Your digital camera comes bundled with useful applications for using it in combination with a computer Install the applications you need on your computer Selecting the Software You Need Install the software on your computer that allows you to perform the type of operations you want Purpose Software Name Supported Windows Versions Required Operation USB connection to a computer for image transfer XP 2000 Me Use the USB cradle to establish a connection between the camera and computer Installation of the USB driver is not required page 192 camera and management of images on the computer DirectX 9 0c USB driver Type B 98SE 98 Use the USB cradle to establish a connection between the camera and computer Install the USB driver Type B page 192 Transfer of images from the Photo Loader 3 0 XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Install Photo Loader 3 0 page 211 f the computer does not have DirectX 9 0 or higher installed install DirectX 9 0c page 213 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Purpose Software Name Supported Windows Versions Required Operation Snapshot retouching Photohands 1 0 XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Install Photohands 1 0
22. page 214 reorientation printing Movie playback DirectX 9 0c XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Windows Media Player is not included on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera but it is included with Windows Use the Windows Media Player application that is installed with Windows for playback If you are running Windows 2000 98SE or 98 with a DirectX version that is lower than 9 0 install DirectX 9 0c page 213 Transfer of images to the Photo Transport XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Install Photo Transport page 216 camera Viewing of user Adobe Reader 6 0 XP 2000 Me 98SE If your computer does not already have Adobe documentation PDF files Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed install Adobe Reader 6 0 page 220 98 If your computer does not already have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader 5 0 5 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Computer System Requirements 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 OS 98SE 98 In the case of Windows XP 2000 or Me connect the camera to the computer using the bundled US
23. startup Press this button to turn on the camera REC Power button or gg REC PLAY PLAY Power button Operation lamp PLAY NCB REC DDD NOTE 4da Pressing 3 REC to turn on the camera enters the REC mode while pressing BJ PLAY enters the PLAY mode Pressing B PLAY while in the REC mode switches to the PLAY mode The lens retracts about 10 seconds after switching modes DDD IMPORTANT 4 If camera power is turned off by the Auto Power Off feature press the power button E REC or P PLAY to turn it back on again e Pressing the power button or E REC to turn on the camera also causes the lens to extend Take care to avoid any interference with the lens operation or allowing anything to strike the lens when it is extended GETTING READY E To turn off the camera Press the power button to turn off the camera DDD NOTE 4da You can setup the camera so it does not turn on when you press IE REC or BJ PLAY or to turn off when you press E REC or BJ PLAY For details see Configuring E REC and B PLAY Power On Off Functions on page 172 Auto Power Off KR ND Configuring Power Saving Settings You can configure the settings described below to conserve battery power Automatically turns off the monitor screen if no operation is performed for a specified amount of time in the REC mode Per
24. tab select USB and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET When connecting to this type of device Computer or USB DIRECT F Mass Storage USB PRINT l RA compatible printer page DIRECT PRINT Select this setting PictBridge compatible printer page 186 PTP PictBridge PTP stands for Picture Transfer Protocol ae Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT causes the camera to see the computer as an external storage device Use this setting for normal transfer of images from the camera to a computer using the bundled Photo Loader application PTP PictBridge simplifies the transfer of image data to the connected device OTHER SETTINGS oreyalitelUlaiareml EGOE U MILs a Wd Power On Off Functions You can use the following procedures to configure 3 REC and BJ PLAY so power turns on and or off whenever they are pressed 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select REC PLAY and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET ee To configure this operation Select this setting Power turns on when E8 REC or PLAY is pressed but does not Power On turn off Power turns on or off when gg REC or D PLAY is pressed PoWOr ONON Power does not turn on or off when I REC or P PLAY is Disable
25. to exit the menu USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer Your digital camera comes bundled with useful applications for using it in combination with a computer Install the applications you need on your computer Selecting the Software You Need Install the software on your Macintosh that allows you to perform the type of operations you want Purpose Software Name Mac OS Versions Required Operation USB connection to a Macintosh for OS 9 OS X Use the USB cradle to establish a connection image transfer between the camera and your Macintosh USB driver is not required page 199 Importing images from the camera to Photo Loader 1 1 Os 9 Install Photo Loader 1 1 page 224 a Macintosh automatically and OS X Use iPhoto which comes bundled with your management of the images on your operating system page 224 Macintosh Movie playback OS 9 OS X QuickTime is not included on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera but it is included with your Macintosh operating system Use the QuickTime application that is installed with your operating system for playback page 225 Viewing of user documentation OS 9 OS X Use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF files which comes bundled with your operating system page 225 a USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Computer System Requirements Computer system requirements are different for each
26. until the image you want is displayed 2 Press SET This plays back the audio that accompanies the displayed image You can perform the following operations while audio is playing To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse Hold down lt or gt the audio Pause and unpause audio Press SET playback R Press V and then use A Adjust audio volume and V Changing display contents Press A DISP Cancel playback Press MENU PLAYBACK Zooming the Display Image Perform the following procedure to zoom the image currently on the monitor screen up to eight times its normal size 1 In the PLAY mode use lt 4 and gt to display the image you want 2 Shift the zoom Current zoom factor controller towards Q to enlarge the image This zooms the image Original image e An indicator appears in the lower right corner that shows what part of the original image is currently displayed on the monitor screen Displayed part 3 Use A V lt 4 and gt to shift the image up down left or right 4 Press MENU to return the image to its original size DDD IMPORTANT 4d Depending on the original size of the recorded image you may not be able to zoom a display image the full eight times normal size PLAYBACK Resizing an Image You can resize a recorded image to one of three sizes 1 In the PLAY mode press
27. All Files In the PLAY mode press Y 4 p Use A and F to select All Files Delete and then press SET Use A and V to select Yes To exit the file delete operation without deleting anything select No Press SET to delete all the files The message There are no files appears on the screen after all of the files are deleted FILE MANAGEMENT The file management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images You can protect files against deletion and store the files you want in the camera s built in memory Your camera automatically creates folders in its built in memory or on the memory card Memory Folders and Files An image you record is automatically stored in a folder whose name is a serial number You can have up to 900 folders in memory at the same time Folder names are generated as shown below Example Name of the 100th folder 100CASIO Serial number 3 digits Each folder can hold files numbered up to 9 999 Trying to store the 10 000th file in a folder causes the next serially numbered folder to be created File names are generated as shown below Example Name of the 26th file CIMG0026 JPG Extension Serial number 4 digits e The folder and file names described here appear when you view folders and files on a computer See page 28 for information about how the camera displays folder and file names e The actual number of
28. Normal conditions Auto Outdoor daylight on a clear day Outdoor daylight on an overcast or rainy day in the shade of a tree etc In the shade of a building or any other area where the color temperature is high Under white or daylight white fluorescent light suppresses color fogging Zz Under daylight fluorescent light suppresses color fogging 2 i Under incandescent lighting Difficult lighting that requires manual control See Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually page 86 w en 2 D DDD NOTE 4da 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 When this happens use daylight overcast or one of the other fixed white balance settings to specify the type of lighting available You can use the key customization feature page 115 to configure the camera so the white balance setting changes whenever you press lt 4 or gt while in the REC mode If you have key customization configured to control white balance and you have Icon Help turned on page 117 select MME Auto WB to change the white balance mode to auto OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Configuring the White Balance
29. Paste e This copies the Dcim folder which contains the image files to your My Documents folder Windows XP 1 In the camera s file memory Removable Disk right click the Decim folder 2 On the shortcut menu that appears click Copy 3 Click Start and then My Documents 4 On the My Documents Edit menu click Paste e This copies the Dcim folder which contains the image files to your My Documents folder VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER DDD NOTE 44d 20 Depending on the version of Windows you are If you already have a folder named Dcim in your running use one of the following procedures computer s My Documents folder performing the to terminate the USB connection procedures under step 19 above will overwrite the existing Dcim folder with the newly saved folder If Windows XP 98SE 98 Users you want to save the contents of the existing Dcim e After pressing the USB cradle s USB button and folder change its name or move it to another location making sure that the USB lamp is not lit remove before saving a new Dcim folder the camera from the USB cradle Windows 2000 Me Users Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen and disable the drive number assigned to the camera After pressing the USB cradle s USB button and making sure that the USB lamp is not lit remove the camera from the USB cradle DDD IMPORTANT
30. Possible Cause Action Other All buttons and switches are disabled Circuit problem caused by electrostatic charge impact etc while the camera was connected to another device Remove the battery from the camera reinsert it and then try again Monitor screen is off USB communication is in progress After confirming that the computer is not accessing camera memory disconnect the USB cable Cannot transfer files over a USB connection 2 USB cable is not connected securely 3 USB driver is not installed 4 Camera is turned off 1 Camera is not set securely on the USB cradle 1 Check the connection between the camera and USB cradle 2 Check all connections 3 Install the USB driver on your computer page 192 4 Press the USB button on the USB cradle Display language setting screen appears when the camera is turned on 1 Camera s display language Home city date style date and time and other settings have not been configured 2 A problem with the camera s built in memory management area 1 Check the settings page 47 2 Perform the reset operation to initialize the camera s setup page 125 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 co
31. To cancel EV Shift adjust the value until it becomes 0 0 4 Press the shutter button to record the image DDD IMPORTANT 444 e When shooting under very dark or very bright conditions you may not be able to obtain satisfactory results even after performing exposure compensation DDD NOTE 4da e Performing an EV shift operation while using multi pattern metering page 121 will cause the metering mode to switch automatically to center weighted metering Returning the EV shift value to 0 0 causes the metering mode to change back to multi pattern metering You can use key customization page 115 to configure the camera to perform exposure compensation whenever you press lt 4 or gt while in the REC mode This comes in handy when adjusting exposure compensation while viewing the on screen histogram page 112 Adjusting White Balance The wavelengths of the light produced by various light sources daylight light bulb etc can affect the color of a subject when it is recorded White balance lets you make adjustments to compensate for different lighting types so the colors of an image appear more natural 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select White Balance and then press gt OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS want and then press SET 3 Use A and V to select the setting you When shooting under these conditions Select this setting
32. and computer before installing the USB 2 Set the bundled CD ROM into the CD ROM driver onto the computer If you do the computer will not be able to recognize the camera USB driver installation is required in the case of drive of your computer e Use the CD ROM whose contents label shows USB Windows 98SE and 98 Do not connect the camera to river a computer running one of the above operating 3 On the menu screen that appears click systems without installing the USB driver first English USB driver installation is not required in the case of i Windows XP 2000 and Me VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 4 Click USB driver B and then Install 6 Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the DC IN e This starts installation 5 3V connector of the USB cradle and then Follow the instructions that appear on your computer plug it in to a household power outlet screen to complete the installation e If you are using battery power without the AC adaptor make sure that the battery is fully charged The following steps show installation under the English version of Windows 5 When the final setup screen appears click the Exit button on the CD ROM menu to exit the menu and then remove the CD ROM from your computer With some computer operating systems a message prompting you to restart your computer may appear If this happens restart your computer The CD ROM menu will appear again after your computer restar
33. appears format the memory card page 177 DDD IMPORTANT 44 Formatting the memory card deletes all files on the memory card Before formatting try transferring recoverable files to a computer or some other storage device Check connections File could not be saved because battery is low Folder cannot be created LENS ERROR Load paper Memory Full No Favorites file e You are attempting to connect the camera to a printer while the camera s USB settings are not compatible with the USB system of the printer page 171 e You are attempting to connect to a computer that does not have a USB driver installed page 192 The battery is dead so the recorded image could not be saved This message appears when you try to record an image while there are 9 999 files stored in the 999th folder If you want to record more files delete files you no longer need page 154 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 The camera is in the Printer mode and the printer is out of paper Memory is full If you want to record more files delete files you no longer need page 154 There is no FAVORITE file APPENDIX Printing Error Record Error Replenish ink RETRY POWER ON SYSTEM ERROR The card is locked There are no files One of the f
34. audio once When the slideshow comes to a voice recording file or an audio snapshot it plays the audio once The audio of movies audio snapshots and voice recording files is not played when MAX is specified for the slideshow Interval setting With all other Interval settings movies and all audio movies audio snapshots voice recording files are played back regardless of their length e During audio playback you can adjust volume by pressing V and then using A and V e Note that effect settings are disabled when the slideshow Images setting is Favorites or Only or when the slideshow Interval setting is MAX 1 sec or 2 sec Images copied from another digital camera or a computer may take longer time to appear than the slideshow interval time you specify If there are indicators on the display you can clear them by pressing A DISP page 30 e When the slideshow reaches a movie while One Image is selected for Images the movie will repeat playback for the time specified by for Time PLAYBACK Using the Photo Stand Feature The Photo Stand feature lets you specify what should appear on the camera s monitor screen while the camera is on its USB cradle You can play a Photo Stand slideshow without worrying about remaining battery power or you can specify display of a particular image Photo Stand feature operations
35. camera supports the NTSC and PAL video systems only Images will not display properly if you use a TV monitor that is designed for a different video system DELETING FILES You can delete a single file or you can delete all files currently in memory IMPORTANT lt 4 e Note that file deletion cannot be undone Once you delete a file it is gone Make sure you really do not need a file anymore before you delete it Especially when deleting all files make sure you check all the files you have stored before proceeding A protected file cannot be deleted To delete a protected file unprotect it first page 157 e Delete cannot be performed when all files in memory are protected page 158 Deleting an audio snapshot deletes both the image file and the audio file attached to it e You cannot use the procedures in this section to delete images from the FAVORITE folder See the procedures on page 158 for details about deleting FAVORITE folder contents Deleting a Single File 1 In the PLAY mode press V 5 k gt ee Cancel Use lt and gt to scroll through files and display the one you want to delete Use A and V to select Delete e To exit the file delete operation without deleting anything select Cancel Press SET to delete the file Repeat steps 2 through 4 to delete other files if you want Press MENU to exit the menu screen DELETING FILES Deleting
36. can also perform after recording to add audio toa snapshot after recording it and also change the audio recorded for an image See page 148 for more information OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Histogram You can use A DISP to display a histogram on the monitor screen page 30 The histogram lets you check exposure conditions as you record images You can also display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY mode 06 12 24 7512 30 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 You can use the histogram to determine whether an image includes the shadowing left side mid tones center and highlighting right required to bring out sufficient image detail If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason you can use EV shift exposure compensation to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance Optimum exposure can be achieved by correcting exposure so the graph is as close to the center as possible An RGB histogram that shows the distribution of R red G green and B blue components is also displayed This histogram can be used to determine whether there is too much or too little of each of the color components in an image DDD NOTE 44a e You can use key customization page 115 to configure the camera to p
37. dots that make up an image More pixels a larger image size provide finer detail and higher image quality when a movie is played back Before recording a movie select the image quality setting that suits your needs i In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use 4 and gt to select the Quality tab 3 Use A and V to select Quality and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Setting Bee anes Recording a Movie Higher HQ 10 2 megabits 30 frames Quality 640 x 480 pixels per second second 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT Mormal Bel megapits eo rames 2 Use lt and gt to select the g movie 512 x 384 pixels per second second lt 4 gt iS scene and then press SET Lower LP 2 45 megabits 15 frames mae ere Quality 320 x 240 pixels per second second Selecting the movie scene causes pe to appear on the monitor screen 3 Point the camera at Remaining recording time the subject and then press the shutter button e This starts movie recording e This starts movie recording which is indicated by 8 on aa the monitor screen Recording time OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Movie recording continues as long as remaining memory capacity allows Pan Focus page 79 is selected automatically as th
38. in memory only File for storing the startup screen image This file is created when you specify an image for use as the startup screen image Image Files Supported by the Camera Image files recorded with this camera DCF protocol image files Certain DCF functions may not be supported When displaying an image recorded on another camera model it may take a long time for the image to appear on the display VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER E Built in Memory and Memory Card Precautions Note that the folder named DCIM is the parent top folder of all the files in memory When transferring memory contents to a hard disk CD R MO disk or other external storage treat all the contents inside a DCIM folder as a set and always keep them together You can change the name of the DCIM folder on your computer Changing the name to a date is a good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders However if you even want to copy the folders back to the camera s file memory be sure you change the name of the DCIM folder back to DCIM first The camera does not recognize any folder name other than DCIM Memory Folders and files must be stored in accordance with the Memory Folder Structure shown on page 205 in order for the camera to be able to recognize them correctly USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER This section explains the software and applications on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera and provides an
39. longer movies In order to be able to use a commercially available memory card you first need to format it using the camera s formatting procedure For details about formatting a memory card see page 177 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 1 Press the power button or 3 REC to turn 2 Compose the image Auto recording icon on the camera on the monitor screen EA so the main subject is l a within the focus gt frame PT PA i LA The focusing range of onor C T the camera depends on 08 12 24 focus mode you are iz Taoa using page 74 Focus frame U This causes the image and the auto recording icon to appear on the monitor screen and then enters the currently selected recording mode If the auto recording icon is not displayed use the procedure on page 90 to select the Auto scene This should cause the auto recording icon to appear e Ifthe camera is in the PLAY mode when it turns on the message There are no files will appear if you do not have any images stored in memory yet In addition the J icon will be visible at the top of the display If this happens press gg REC to enter the currently selected recording mode BASIC IMAGE RECORDING way to focus the image e When you press the shutter button half way the camera s Auto Focus feature automatically focuses the image and displays the shutter speed value the
40. on and indicators off When playing back the content of a Voice Recording file while indicators off is selected Voice Recording file icon only on the monitor screen the monitor screen will go black about two seconds after you press SET to start playback The Voice Recording file icon indicators off will reappear after playback is complete DDD IMPORTANT 444 Be sure to keep the strap around your wrist when using the camera to protect against accidentally dropping it e The supplied strap is intended for use with this camera only Do not use it for any other purpose e Never swing the camera around by the strap es 31 f GETTING READY 2 While pulling the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration align Your camera is powered by a rechargeable lithium ion the arrow mark on the battery with the arrow partery Nee mark on the camera and slide the battery into the camera Loading the Rechargeable Battery 1 Slide the battery cover in the direction Stopper indicated by the arrow and then swing it A open rrow marks Camera 0 V Batley Se OCGA Push the bottom of the battery and make sure that the stopper securely locks the battery in place GETTING READY 3 Swing the battery cover closed and then slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow DDD IMPORTANT 44 Use only the special NP 40 rechargeable lithium ion batte
41. on the full month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was corrected page 142 DDD NOTE dq If you want to record the image of an old photograph with this camera and restore the resulting image see Restoring an Old Photograph on page 99 PLAYBACK Playing and Editing a Movie Playing a Movie Use the following procedure to play a movie you recorded with this camera 1 Inthe PLAY mode Elapsed recording time use lt and gt to Movie icon scroll through movies on the monitor screen and display the one you want Image quality 2 Press SET e This starts playback of the movie You can perform the following operations while a movie is playing To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse playback Each press increases the speed Press lt or gt one more step Return fast forward or fast reverse movie playback to normal Press SET speed Pause movie playback Press SET Scroll paused playback one Rau p ay Press lt or gt frame Stop movie playback Press MENU Adjust the movie audio volume level Press V and then use A and V Toggle monitor screen indicators on and off Press 4 DISP Zoom the movie image Move the zoom controller towards QV Scroll a zoomed movie image on the monitor screen Use A V lt gt PLAYBACK DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Yo
42. print a the pixel count also causes the image s file size to be larger Pen papet Size et you printian Image Wislis You can select an image size to suit your needs for greater memaga SIZE yOUSe Get detail or smaller file size Note that thi tting i lid f hot V F Image Size Print Size Note that this setting is valid for snapshots only For Fhe 0725 230d CAS Print information about movie image size see page 105 Larger 7M eee A3 Print 3 2 horizontal to 3 2 z vertical ratio 1 In the REC mode press MENU 5M_ 2560 x 1920 A3 Print 3M 2048 x 1536 A4 Print 2M 1600 x 1200 3 5 x 5 Print 3 Use A and V to select Size and then E mail optimum size when nadie bs Y f VOA 6102180 attaching image to e mail mallet 2 Use lt 4 and gt to select the Quality tab M stands for Mega BASIC IMAGE RECORDING The above print sizes are all approximate values when printing at a resolution of 200 dpi dots per inch Use a larger setting when you want to print at a higher resolution or when you plan to produce a larger size print e In order to obtain the level of resolution for which your camera is designed recording at a maximum image size 7M 3072 x 2304 is recommended Use a smaller image size when you want to conserve memory capacity e Selecting the 7M 3 2 3072 x 2048 image size records images with a 3 2 horizontal vertical a
43. print services PictBridge and USB DIRECT PRINT support page 186 Connect directly to a PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT compatible printer and you can print images without going through a computer PRINT Image Matching III Compatible page 191 Images include PRINT Image Matching III data mode setting and other camera setup information A printer that supports PRINT Image Matching M reads this data and adjusts the printed image accordingly so your images come out just the way you intended when you recorded them DCF Data Storage page 204 DCF Design rule for Camera File system data storage protocol provides image compatibility between the digital camera and printers INTRODUCTION Bundled with Photo Loader and Photohands pages 211 214 224 Your camera comes bundled with Photo Loader the popular application that automatically loads images from your camera to your PC It also comes with Photohands and application that makes image retouching quick and easy Bundled with Photo Transport page 216 Photo Transport let you transfer images saved on your computer or displayed on your computer screen website data maps etc to your camera Once stored in camera memory images can be viewed on its monitor screen Precautions E General Precautions Be sure to observe the following important precautions whenever using the EX Z700 All references in this manual to camera refer to the CASIO EX Z700 Digital C
44. shows what the zoom indicator looks like when digital zoom is turned on page 62 The digital zoom range is not displayed when digital zoom is turned off The image deterioration point depends on the image size page 71 The smaller the image size the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point Though digital zoom generally causes a deterioration of image quality some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of 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 When shooting with Auto Framing page 104 image quality will be deteriorated even if you are using digital zoom within the Undeteriorated Image Quality Range BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 3 Release the zoom controller momentarily and E To turn digital zoom on and off then slide it towards telephoto side again to move the zoom pointer into the digital 1 In the REC mode press MENU zoom range The zoom pointer will also stop when you move the 2 Use lt 4 and gt to select the REC tab ointer back to the switch over point to re enter the be 5 Paica zoom range Release the zoom controller and 3 Use 4 and Y to select Digital Zoom and then slide it towards a wide angle side again to then press gt move into the optical
45. suffered by you or e Photo Loader Photohands and Photo Transport are any third party due to the use of Photo Loader the property of CASIO COMPUTER CoO LTD Photohands and or Photo Transport Except as stipulated above all copyrights and other CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no related rights to these applications revert to CASIO responsibility for any damage or loss caused by COMPUTER CO LTD deletion of data as a result of malfunction repairs or battery replacement Be sure to back up all important data on other media to protect against its loss Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User s Guide may differ somewhat by the screens and configuration of the actual camera e SDHC Logo is a trademark e Windows Internet Explorer Windows Media and DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation INTRODUCTION E LCD Panel The LCD panel is a product of the latest LCD manufacturing technology that provides a pixel yield of 99 99 This means that less than 0 01 of the total pixels are defective they do not turn on or always remain turned on E Copyright Restrictions Except for the purposes of your own personal enjoyment unauthorized copying of snapshot files movie files and audio files violates copyright laws and international contracts Distribution to third parties of such files over the Internet without permission of the copyright holder whether for profit or for free
46. sure to disconnect the AV cable from the cradle if you want to use the camera s monitor screen to view images ee Turn off the camera and then set the camera on the USB cradle Turn on the printer Load paper for printing the images into the printer Press the USB cradle s USB button e This displays the print menu on the camera s monitor screen J0050024 PRINTING IMAGES 9 Use A and V to select Paper Size and then press gt 11 Use A and V to specify the print option you want To print a single image Select 1 Image and then s press SET Next use Cancel 10 Use A and V to select the paper size you want to use for printing and then press SET The following are the print sizes that are available aa d lt 4 and gt to select the Date stempin imam 4x6 image you want to print A4 To print multiple images or all images Select DPOF 8 5 x11 Printing and then press SET Selecting this option By Printer will print the images selected with the DPOF settings See page 182 for more information You can toggle date stamping of the image on and off by pressing BS The date stamp will be printed when On is indicated on the monitor screen On indicates that date stamping is turned on Selecting By Printer prints using the paper size selected on the printer Available paper size settings depend on the
47. tab select Focus and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select HJ and then press SET 4 Press the shutter button to record the image DDD NOTE 4da If you press the shutter button half way the focus distance will appear on the monitor screen Example OOm OOm OO will be replaced by the actual focusing range value OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the Infinity Mode The Infinity mode fixes focus at infinity 0 Use this mode when recording scenery and other faraway images In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Focus and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select EQ and then press SET 4 Press the shutter button to record the image Using Manual Focus With the Manual Focus mode you can adjust the focus of an image manually The following shows focus range in the Manual Focus mode Optical Zoom Factor Approximate Focus Range 1X 15cm 5 9 to infinity 3X 40cm 15 7 to infinity e Using optical zoom causes the above range to change 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Focus and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select J and then press SET Atthis point a boundary also appears on the display indicating the part of the image that will be used for manual focus Boundary OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 4 Press SET DD
48. that appear on your computer screen e Windows 98SE 98 If the Jet40SP8_9xNT exe and MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components 2 8 installation dialog box appears after installation of Photo Loader is complete follow the instructions on the screen to perform the installation The installation dialog box will not appear if Jet4O0SP8_9xNT exe and MDAC2 8 or higher are already installed on your computer Windows XP including SP1 2000 or Me Excluding Windows XP SP2 If the MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components 2 8 installation dialog box appears after installation of Photo Loader is complete follow the instructions on the screen to perform the installation The installation dialog box will not appear if MDAC2 8 or higher installed is already installed on your computer USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER DDD IMPORTANT 44d Be sure to follow the instructions carefully and completely If you make a mistake when installing Photo Loader you may not be able to browse your existing library information and HTML files that are created automatically by Photo Loader In some cases image files may be lost E Checking for the Proper Version of DirectX In order to manage images using Photo Loader your computer also needs to have DirectX 9 0 or higher installed You can check the installed version of DirectX using your PC s DirectX Diagnostic Tool 1 On your PC click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools and then
49. the USB cable removing the camera from the USB cradle or disconnecting the AC adaptor from the USB cradle while a data communication operation is being performed Low battery power Other abnormal operations Any of the above conditions can cause an error message to appear on the monitor screen page 239 Follow the instructions provided by the message to eliminate the cause of the error E Operating conditions e This camera is designed for use in temperatures ranging from 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F e Do not use or keep the camera in the following areas In areas subject to direct sunlight In areas subject to high humidity or dust Near air conditioners heaters or other areas subject to temperature extremes Inside of a closed vehicle especially one parked in the sun In areas subject to strong vibration INTRODUCTION E Condensation When you bring the camera indoors on a cold day or otherwise expose it to a sudden change of temperature there is the possibility that condensation can form on the exterior or on interior components Condensation can cause malfunction of the camera so you should avoid exposing it to conditions that might cause condensation To keep condensation from forming place the camera into a plastic bag before moving it into a location that is much warmer or colder than your current location Leave it in the plastic bag until the air inside the bag has a chance to rea
50. using the Manual Focus mode and have not focused the image 2 You are trying to use the Macro mode when shooting a scenery or portrait shot 3 You are trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity mode Ee when shooting a close up shot 1 Focus the image page 80 2 Use Auto Focus for scenery and portrait shots 3 Use the Macro mode KJ for close ups Recorded images are not saved in memory 1 Camera powers down before the save operation is complete 2 Removing the memory card before the save operation is complete 1 When the battery indicator shows fi charge the battery as soon as possible page 33 2 Do not remove the memory card before the save operation is complete Though available lighting is bright the faces of human subjects appear dark Not enough light is reaching the subjects Change the flash mode setting to EF flash on for daylight synchro flash page 64 Increase the EV shift value page 83 Subjects are too dark when recording images ona seashore or at a ski area Sunlight reflected by water sand or snow can cause underexposure of images Change the flash mode setting to EJ flash on for daylight synchro flash page 64 Increase the EV shift value page 83 Digital zoom does not work The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor of 3 0 1 The digital zoom setting is turned off 2 Date stamping is turned on 1
51. violates copyright laws and international contracts te 7 2 million effective pixels The CCD provides 7 41 million total pixels for images of outstanding resolution and detail 2 7 inch TFT color LCD monitor screen 8 3MB built in memory Use built in memory for testing the camera or to record images in emergencies when your memory card is full or unavailable Bundled with a USB Cradle The bundled USB cradle can be used to charge the camera s battery page 33 to view images on a TV screen page 151 and to transfer images to a computer page 192 A Photo Stand feature lets you view images while the camera is on the cradle page 146 REC mode or PLAY mode power up page 42 Press E REC or J PLAY to turn on the camera and enter the mode you want to use AF assist light page 55 Improves auto focus accuracy when shooting under dim lighting 12X zoom page 58 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom Image Size 7M 3072 x 2304 pixels INTRODUCTION Flash Assist page 66 BEST SHOT page 90 This feature compensates when flash intensity is not Simply select one of a collection of built in sample scenes strong enough so images are better illuminated and the camera sets up for the scene you selected It s the simple way to set up for beautiful snapshots quickly and easily New BEST SHOT sample scenes include setups for Layout Shots and Auto Framing A BS BEST SHOT button provides di
52. with another camera 2 Press MENU e The resize operation cannot be performed when g there is not enough memory to store the resized 3 Select the PLAY C rrentzoomifactor image When you display a resized image on the camera s tab select a Original image monitor screen the date and time that appear when Trimming and then the image is displayed indicate when the image was press gt originally recorded not when the image was resized e An indicator appears in e When a resized image is displayed on the calendar the lower right corner screen page 142 it will appear on the date it was that shows what part of resized the original image is currently displayed on the monitor screen Displayed part PLAYBACK 4 Move the zoom controller left and right to zoom the image The part of the image displayed on the monitor screen is the cropped part 5 Use A V lt 4 and gt to to scroll the part to be cropped up down left and right 6 Press SET to extract the part of the image enclosed in the cropping boundary If you want to cancel the procedure at any point press MENU DDD IMPORTANT 444 Trimming an image causes the original pre trimmed image and the new trimmed version to be stored as separate files e Note that you cannot crop the following types of images Movie images and the voice recording file icon Images created with MOTION PRINT Images record
53. you format built in memory page 173 then press SET To do this for a newly saved file Select this setting Store the last file number used and increment it regardless of whether files are deleted or whether the Continue memory card is replaced with a new one Restart the serial number from 0001 whenever all files are deleted or the Reset memory card is replaced OTHER SETTINGS Setting the Clock Use the procedures in this section to select a Home Time Zone and to change its date and time settings If you want to change the time and date setting only without changing the Home Time Zone perform the procedure under To set the current time and date page 166 only DDD IMPORTANT 444 Make sure you select your Home Time zone the zone where you are currently located before changing the time and date settings Otherwise the time and date setting will change automatically when you select another time zone To select your Home Time zone 1 2 Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select World Time and then press P e This displays the current World Time zone 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 lt 4 and gt to select the geographical area that contains location you want to select as your Home Time zone and then press SET Use A and V to sele
54. zoom range 4 Use A and V to select the setting you 4 Compose the image and then press the want and then press SET shutter button To do this Select this setting Turn on digital zoom On Turn off digital zoom Off e Only the optical zoom range is displayed in the zoom indicator when digital zoom is turned off BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Using the Flash To do this Select this setting Have the flash fire automatically when hoe the following steps to select the flash mode you reduired Auto Flash ee want to use The approximate effective range of the flash is shown Turmion thg TEEN below Always fire the flash Flash On 5 Wide Angle Optical Zoom Always use soft flash regardless of Ea Approximately 0 15 to 3 4 meters exposure conditions Soft Flash 0 5 to 11 2 ISO Sensitivity Auto Fire a pre flash followed by image Telephoto Optical Zoom recording with flash reducing the Approximately 0 4 to 1 8 meters poled ao in the image Red 1 3 to 5 9 ISO Sensitivity Auto yer Depends on zoom factor In this case the flash fires automatically p when required 1 In the REC mode press V 5 TD FY appears momentarily when you select Auto as Each press of V 4 m cycles through the flash the flash mode and then disappears mode settings described below on the monitor screen 2 Press the shutter button to record the image Flash mode ind
55. 1 Clean the lens 2 Make sure the subject is centered in the focus frame when composing the image 3 Use manual focus page 80 4 Turn on Anti Shake or mount the camera ona tripod page 95 The subject is out of focus in the recorded image The image is not focused properly When composing the image make sure the subject on which you want to focus is located inside the focus frame page 53 Scenery shots are out of focus 1 The image is not focused properly 2 The wrong focus mode is selected 3 The wrong BEST SHOT scene is selected 1 When composing the image make sure the subject on which you want to focus is located inside the focus frame page 53 2 Change the focus mode to Li Auto Focus page 75 or J infinity page 80 3 Change the BEST SHOT scene to Scenery page 90 The flash does not fire 1 ey flash off is selected as the flash mode 2 The battery is dead 3 A scene that selects B flash off as the flash mode is selected in the BEST SHOT mode 1 Select a different flash mode page 63 2 Charge the battery page 33 3 Select a different flash mode page 63 or BEST SHOT scene page 90 APPENDIX Symptom Possible Cause Action Image Recording Camera powers down during self timer countdown The battery is dead Charge the battery page 33 Monitor screen image is out of focus 1 You are
56. 141 To delete all files from the FAVORITE folder 161 Displaying the Calendar Screen sessie 142 Playing a SlideShow ou ee cence teeees 143 Using the Photo Stand Feature 146 Rotating the Display Image ec ee eeeeeeeeees 147 Adding Audio to a Snapshot sessen 148 To re record audio 149 Playing Back a Voice Recording File 0 150 Displaying Camera Images on a TV Screen 151 Selecting the Video Output System 153 INTRODUCTION E OTHER SETTINGS Configuring Sound Settings ceceeeeeeeeeeereeeees To configure sound settings To set the confirmation tone volume level To set the audio volume level for movie and audio snapshot playback Specifying an Image for the Startup Screen Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Method cccccceseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Setting the ClOCK 0 eccceececeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeee To select your Home Time zone To set the current time and date Changing the Date Format Using World Time eee cee eeeneeeeeeeeeneeeeneeeeaees To display the World Time screen To configure World Time settings Editing the Date and Time of an Image Changing the Display Language eeeeeees Changing the Brightness of the Monitor Screen Changing the USB Port Protocol ceeeeee Configuring I REC and S PLAY Power On Off Functions 00 Formatting Built in Mem
57. 6 Norma 1 28MB 6 shots 180 shots Economy 640KB 11 shots 348 shots 2M Fine 1 17MB 6 shots 196 shots 1600 x 1200 Norma 780KB 9 shots 286 shots Economy 390KB 18 shots 530 shots VGA Fine 360KB 21 shots 625 shots 640 x 480 Norma 240KB 32 shots 938 shots Economy 120KB 59 shots 1742 shots APPENDIX e Movies Image Maximum Approximate Approximate Approximate Size Recording Data Rate Recording Recording Pixels Time Per Frame Rate Time for Built Time for SD File in Memory Memory 8 3 MB Card 256MB HQ Unti 10 2 megabits 6 seconds 3 minutes 640 x 480 memory per second and 16 full 30 frames seconds second Normal Unti 6 1 megabits 11 seconds 5 minutes 512 x 384 memory per second and 27 full 30 frames seconds second LP Unti 2 45 megabits 27 seconds 13 minutes 320 x 240 memory per second and 34 full 15 frames seconds second Based on Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd products Capacity depends on card manufacturer To determine the number of images that can be stored ona memory card of a different capacity multiply the capacities in the table by the appropriate value Delete cccseeccseeeseeeseeeeees Single file all files with protection Effective Pixels s a s 7 2 million 1 2 5 inch square pixel color CCD Total pixels 7 41 million Imaging Element Lens Focal Distance Enss ihn F2 7 W to 5 2 T f 6 2 W to 18 6mm
58. B cradle You do not need to install the USB driver from the bundled CD ROM Correct operation is not guaranteed on a computer that has been upgraded from Windows 95 or 3 1 Photo Loader 3 0 OS XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 HD At least 40MB Other Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher DirectX 9 0 or higher Photohands 1 0 OS XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Memory At least 64MB HD At least 10MB Photo Transport 1 0 OS XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 Memory At least 64MB HD At least 2MB DirectX 9 0c OS XP 2000 Me 98SE 98 HD At least 65MB free space during installation 18MB after installation is complete Adobe Reader 6 0 OS XP 2000 Me 98SE CPU Pentium Memory 32MB HD 60MB Other Internet Explorer 5 01 or higher DDD IMPORTANT 44d e For details about Windows minimum system requirements see the Read me file on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Managing Images on a PC To manage images on a PC you need to install the Photo Loader application from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Photo Loader 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 Use the CD ROM whose contents label shows Photo Loader DDD NOTE a4 If you already have Photo Loader installed on your computer check its version If the bundled version is newer than the one you have uninstall the old ve
59. B per second is recommended Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data which can cause movie frames to be dropped E and 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 SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards have a write protect switch which you can use to protect against accidental deletion of image data Note however if you write protect a memory card you must remove write protection whenever you want to record to it format it or delete any of its files Electrostatic charge digital noise and other phenomena can cause data to become corrupted or even lost Always maintain backup copies of important data on other media CD R CD RW MO disc computer hard disk etc USING A MEMORY CARD Using a Memory Card 2 Positioning the memory card so its DDD IMPORTANT 444 back is facing in the Make sure you turn off the camera before inserting or same direction as removing a memory card the camera S e Be sure to orient the card correctly when inserting it monitor screen Never try to force a memory card into the slot when carefully slide it you feel resistance into the card slot Slide the card all F z j i MEMORY To insert a memory card into the camera the way In untiiiyou CARD hear it click securely into place 1 Slide the battery cover y p Front Back in the d
60. BEST SHOT user setups OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD NOTE 444 To delete a BEST SHOT user setup The following are the settings that are included in a snapshot setup focus mode EV shift value white 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT balance mode flash mode ISO sensitivity Metering Flash Intensity Flash Assist Filter Sharpness 2 Move the zoom controller in the direction of Saturation and Contrast e Note that snapshots recorded with this camera only can be used to create a BEST SHOT user setup C4 telephoto or pr wide angle to scroll through the available sample scenes e You can have up to 999 BEST SHOT user setups in s the camera s built in memory at one time 3 Use lt 4 and gt to display the user setup you e You can check the current setup of a scene by want to delete displaying the various setting menus e BEST SHOT snapshot user setups are stored in camera built in memory in the folder named SCENE File names are assigned automatically using the format UZ700nnn JPE where nnn is a value from 000 through 999 A Press V 4 m to delete the user setup a Use A and V to select Delete gt Press SET to delete the file N Select another scene and then press SET This returns to the recording state OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Reducing the Effects of Hand or Subject Movement You can reduce the effects of subject movement and for hand mov
61. CORDING DDD IMPORTANT 444 Note the following important points when using red eye reduction e Red eye reduction does not work unless the people in the image are looking directly at the camera during the pre flash Before pressing the shutter button call out to the subjects so they all look at the camera while the pre flash operation is performed Red eye reduction may not work very well if the subjects are located far away from the camera Flash Unit Status You can find out the current flash unit status by pressing the shutter button half way and checking the monitor screen and operation lamp Operation lamp The EJ indicator is also shown on the monitor screen when the flash unit is ready to fire Operation lamp When the operation lamp is this Flashing amber Lit or flashing green 1 It means this Flash unit is charging Flash unit is ready to fire 1 Flashes green when the image is not focused while using the Auto Focus mode or Macro mode es cs BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Changing the Flash Intensity Setting Perform the following steps to change the flash intensity setting i 3 4 In the REC mode press MENU Use lt and gt to select the Quality tab Use A and V to select Flash Intensity and then press P Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To make flash intensity
62. Cancel Protect On All Files On Cancel Date Time Rotation Rotate Cancel Resize 5M 3M VGA Cancel Trimming Dubbing Copy Built in Card Card Built in Cancel Set Up Tab Menu e The contents of the PLAY mode set up tab menu are identical to those of the REC mode set up tab menu APPENDIX Indicator Lamp Reference The camera has two indicator lamps an operation lamp and an AF assist light self timer lamp These lamps light and flash to indicate the current operational status of the camera AF assist light self timer lamp Operation lamp O There are three lamp flash patterns Pattern 1 flashes once per second Pattern 2 flashes twice per second and Pattern 3 flashes four times per second The table below explains what each flash pattern indicates E REC Mode AF assist Operation Lamp DEn Imen Meaning lamp Green Red Amber Red Lit Operational Power on recording enabled Pattern 3 Flash is charging Lit Auto Focus operation was successful Pattern 3 Cannot Auto Focus Lit Monitor screen is off Sleep state Pattern 2 Storing image Pattern 1 Storing movie data processing image data Self timer countdown Pane 10 to 3 seconds Paien Self timer countdown 3 to 0 seconds Pattern 1 Cannot charge flash APPENDIX Pattern 2 Memory card problem Memory c
63. Connect one end of the AV cable that comes with the camera to the AV OUT port of the USB cradle and the other end to the video input terminal of the TV Connect the yellow plug of the AV cable to the video input yellow terminal of the TV and the white plug to the TV s audio input white terminal AV cable Video input terminal AV OUT AV output port PLAYBACK 2 Turn off the camera Set the camera onto the USB cradle Turn on the TV and select its video input mode Press B gt to turn on the camera and then perform the required operation for playback IMPORTANT 444 e Make sure that Power On or Power On Off is selected for the camera s power on off functions page 172 when you connect to a TV to view images All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV screen e Note that the audio output is monaural e Pressing the USB cradle s PHOTO button will activate the Photo Stand feature page 146 and display images on the TV screen Depending on the size of the TV screen recorded images may not fill the entire screen e For video output the audio volume level is initially set to maximum Perform volume level adjustment using TV controls After using an optionally available AV cable EMC 3A to connect the camera s USB cradle connector directly to the AUDIO IN terminal of a TV you can view recorded im
64. D NOTE 444 Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation page 58 while recording with manual focus a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focusing range Example MF OOcm co OO will be replaced by the actual focusing range value 5 While watching the image on the monitor screen use lt 4 and gt to focus Manual focus position To do this Do this Focus in on the subject Press lt Focus out on the subject Press gt e Pressing lt or gt causes the area inside of the boundary displayed in step 1 to fill the monitor screen momentarily to aid in focus The normal image will reappear a short while later e If you do not adjust the focus of the enlarged image it will return automatically to step 3 If this happens and you still want to adjust the focus press SET to display the enlarged image again 6 Press the shutter button to record the image OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using Focus Lock Focus lock is a technique you can use to focus on a subject that is not located within the focus frame when you record an image You can use focus lock in the Auto Focus mode and the Macro mode KA 1 Using the monitor Main subject screen compose the image so the main Ol subject is within the focus frame and then 18080 press the shutter F27 button half way uo e This locks the focus on the subject that is currently within the foc
65. E 44d After you adjust white balance manually the setting remains in effect until you change it or until you turn off the camera es Using Continuous Shutter In addition to normal recording that records a single image each time the shutter button is pressed you can select one of the three continuous shutter modes to record multiple images e Normal speed continuous shutter You can continually record images until memory becomes full e High speed continuous shutter Record up to three consecutive images at high speed e Flash continuous shutter Use this mode to record up to three consecutive images firing the flash for each one 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Continuous and then press gt OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3 Use A and VF to select Normal Speed High Speed or Flash Cont and then press SET 06 12 24 e This causes the 12 38 applicable icon to appear on the monitor screen Normal speed Continuous Shutter il High speed Continuous Shutter Flash Continuous Shutter e With Off snapshots are recorded one at a time DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Turning off the camera automatically turns off the Continuous Shutter Mode Normal speed continuous shutter Holding down the shutter button continuously records images as long as there is memory available to store them Release the shutter button to stop recor
66. EXILIM Digital Camera EX Z700 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 K810FCM1DMX CASIO INTRODUCTION Check to make sure that all of the items shown below are included with your camera If something is missing contact your dealer as soon as possible Rechargeable Lithium lon Camera Battery NP 40 CA 29 uap ZN CD ROM USB Cable AV Cable Basic Reference The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area Special AC Adaptor AD C52S or AD C52G AC Power Cord E SS INTRODUCTION E INTRODUCTION Unpacking nosinis urriare n aparent 2 Features Precautions EEJ QUICK START GUIDE First charge the battery oo eee eee eee eee 18 To configure display language and clock settings 19 TO record AN IMAGE 0 0 ee eet eee eeeeeeeeteeteeeeeaeeeeaes 20 To view a recorded image ee ee eeeeeeeneeeneeeeees 21 To delete an image ceeesesseeseeeesreeesseeseneessneessees 21 E GETTING READY About This Manual w 22 General Guids ari NNE rA Me MES 23 Camera 23 USB Cradle 25 Monitor Screen Contents ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeee
67. M into its CD ROM drive This will automatically launch the menu application which displays a menu screen on your computer The menu application may not start up automatically on some computers If this happens navigate to the CD ROM and double click menu exe to launch the menu application Selecting a Language First select a language Note that some software is not available in all languages 1 On the menu screen click the tab for the language you want Regardless of the language you select the English version of Photo Transport is installed E Viewing the Contents of the Read me File You should always read the Read me file for Photo Transport before installing it The Read me file contains information you need to know when installing the application 1 Click the Read me button for Photo Transport DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Before upgrading or reinstalling Photo Transport or before installing it onto another computer be sure to read the Read me file for information about retaining existing libraries USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E To install Photo Transport 1 Click the Install button for Photo Transport 2 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen E Using Photo Transport To start up Photo Transport 1 First establish a connection between the camera and computer page 192 2 On the Windows Start menu click Al
68. MENU 2 Select the PLAY tab select Resize and then press P e Note that this operation is possible only when a snapshot image is on the monitor screen 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 the setting you want and then press SET e When selecting the image size the image size value pixels will alternate on the display with a corresponding print size The print size indicates the optimum paper size when you print an image that is the image size you select Image Size Print Size 5M 2560 x 1920 A3 Print Larger 3M 2048 x 1536 A4 Print i E mail optimum size when VOR 64037480 attaching image to e mail Smaller M stands for Mega To cancel the resize operation select Cancel PLAYBACK b gt IMPORTANT 444 Cropping an Image e Resizing an image creates a new file that contains the image in the size you select The file with the You can use the following procedure to crop a portion of an original image also remains in memory enlarged image e Note that you cannot resize the following types of images 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to scroll VGA 640 x 480 pixels and smaller images through images and display the one you want Movie images and the voice recording file icon to crop Images created with MOTION PRINT Images recorded
69. MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the sound whose setting you want to configure and then press gt 4 Use A and F to change the setting and then press SET To do this Select this setting Select a built in sound Sound 1 through Sound 5 Turn off the sound Off To set the confirmation tone volume level Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press P Use A and V to select E5 Operation Use lt and gt to specify the volume setting you want and then press SET You can set the volume in the range of 0 no sound to 7 loudest IMPORTANT 444 The volume setting you make here also affects the video output volume level page 151 OTHER SETTINGS To set the audio volume level for movie and audio snapshot playback Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select Sounds and then press gt Use A and V to select EJ Play Use lt and gt to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press SET You can set the playback volume in the range of 0 no sound to 7 loudest IMPORTANT The volume setting you make here does not affect the video output volume level page 151 Specifying an Image for the Startup Screen You can specify an image you recorded as the startup screen image whic
70. O sensitivity page 120 eau Shade Aperture value Day White Fluorescent page 54 Daylight Fluorescent Shutter speed value EX Tungsten page Bay Manual Date and time Flash mode indicator page 165 page 63 Metering mode indicator Flash On page 121 Flash Off EE Mutt Soft Flash eae Weighted Red eye reduction Ea Spot Recording types Auto recording BEST SHOT Battery capacity page 36 Histogram page 112 EV value page 83 S e GETTING READY Changing the Contents of the Monitor E PLAY Mode Screen Each press of A DISP changes the contents of the monitor screen as shown below gt E REC Mode wn oo 2 Lame Indicators on Histogram Details on gt 0670224 0671224 12 38 12 38 Indicators on Histogram on Indicators off Indicators off S o GETTING READY DDD IMPORTANT 444 Attaching the Strap Attach the strap to the strap ring as shown in the illustration e Pressing A DISP will not change monitor screen contents during standby or recording of an audio snapshot You can use A DISP to turn off the monitor screen only when voice recording in the REC mode You cannot turn off the monitor screen for any other recording function e Pressing A DISP in the Voice Recording REC mode toggles the monitor screen on indicators on and off While a Voice Recording file is displayed in the PLAY mode pressing A DISP toggles between indicators
71. Press the shutter AF assist light bb NOTE 444 button to record the E lamp The 2 sec self timer setting is best when shooting image with a slow shutter speed because it helps to avoid blurring of images due to hand movement No self timer operation can be performed when recording with the any of the following settings Layout or Auto Framing BEST SHOT sample scene selected The following functions are not available for use in combination with the Triple Self timer BEST SHOT recording Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo Movie When you press the shutter button the AF assist light self timer lamp flashes and the shutter releases after the self timer reaches the end of its countdown about 10 seconds or two seconds You can interrupt an ongoing self timer countdown by pressing the shutter button while the AF assist light self timer lamp is flashing BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Specifying Image Size 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET Image size is the size of the image expressed as the Wh isang the i izo thoi number of vertical and horizontal pixels A pixel is one of Pee ate ee eee Cee ee MAJE eee eae the many tiny dots that make up the image More pixels pixels will alternate dt the display yiti an provide finer detail when an image is printed but a higher corresponding print size The
72. Select this setting Stronger 2 1 Normal 0 1 Weaker 2 IMPORTANT 444 e Flash intensity may not change if the subject is too far or too close to the camera Using Flash Assist Recording a subject that is outside the flash range can cause the subject to appear dark in the resulting image because not enough of the flash reaches the subject When this happens you can use flash assist to correct the brightness of the recorded subject so it appears as if the flash illumination was sufficient Flash assist used Flash assist not used 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use lt 4 and gt to select the Quality tab 3 Use A and V to select Flash Assist and then press gt BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 4 Use A and VF to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Turn on flash assist Auto Turn off flash assist Off DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Flash assist may not produce the desired result for some types of subjects e Flash assist may have little effect on your image if you changed any of the following settings when you recorded it Flash intensity page 66 Exposure compensation EV shift page 83 ISO sensitivity page 120 Contrast page 124 e Using flash assist can cause an increase of digital noise in recorded images E Flash Precautions Flash e Take care that your fingers do not block t
73. Setting Manually Certain complex light sources or other environmental conditions can make it impossible to obtain good results when Auto or one of the fixed light source settings is selected for white balance Manual white balance lets you configure the camera for a particular light source and other conditions Note that you must perform manual white balance under the same conditions you will be shooting under Have a sheet of white paper on hand before starting the following procedure 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select a Quality tab select White Balance and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Manual This causes the object you last used to adjust manual white balance to appear on the monitor screen If you want to use the same settings you configured during a previous manual white balance setting operation skip step 4 and perform step 5 Adjust S08 4 Point the camera at a white paper or similar object under the lighting conditions for which you want to set the white balance and then press the shutter button White paper OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS e This starts the white balance adjustment procedure The message Complete appears on the monitor screen after white balance adjustment is complete 5 Press SET e This registers the white balance settings and returns to the currently selected recording mode DDD NOT
74. Simply placing your CASIO digital camera onto the USB cradle lets you perform the following tasks e Battery charging page 33 e Viewing of images using the Photo Stand slideshow feature page 146 TV connectability for viewing of images on a television screen page 151 Direct connection to a printer for printing page 186 e Automatic transfer of images to a computer page 192 DDD IMPORTANT 4da e Use only the USB cradle CA 29 that comes with the camera Other USB cradles are not supported E Front Camera connector USB lamp USB button PHOTO button CHARGE lamp DC IN 5 3V AC adaptor connector AV OUT AV output port lt USB port GETTING READY Monitor Screen Contents The monitor screen uses various indicators and icons to keep you informed of the camera s status e Note that the example screens in this chapter are for illustrative purposes only They do not exactly match the screen contents actually produced on the camera REC Mode E Screen Indicators ith Key Customize page page 63 115 AF Seats Aly mode page 87 Auto Flash briefly and then disappears None Single shot from the display Normal speed Flash Off a NRS Continuous Shutter E Flash on White balance indicator High speed 7 a Soft Flash page 84 I Continuous Shutter Red eye reduction Auto ay Flash Continuous appears momentarily Daylight Shutter when you
75. T Paris 1 00 Brussels 1 00 E le D ber 24 2006 5 Use A and VF to select the summer time ee een DST setting you want and then press SET To display the date like this Select this format Wh aame Select thi Aina 06 12 24 YY MM DD x A men 0 qO elec IS setting 24 12 06 DD MM YY eep time using summer time Daylight Saving Time On 12 24 06 MM DD YY Keep time using standard time Off GETTING READY 7 Set the current date and the time To do this Do this Change the setting at the current cursor location Press A and V Move the cursor between settings Press lt and gt Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour timekeeping Press BS 8 Press SET to register the settings and exit the setting screen BASIC IMAGE RECORDING This section describes the basic procedure for recording an DDD IMPORTANT 44d image e Make sure your fingers and the strap do not block the flash microphone AF assist light self timer lamp or lens Recording an Image Flash Microphone Aiming the Camera Use both hands to hold the camera still when shooting an image Holding the camera with one hand increases the On AF assist light chance of movement which can blur your images self timer lamp e Horizontal Hold the ca
76. T equivalent to approximately 38 W to 114mm T for 35mm film 6 lenses in 5 groups with aspherical lens ZOOM adairean ieii 3X optical zoom 4X digital zoom Image Size 7M 3072 x 2304 pixels 12X total zoom FOCUSING ssssssesssensennnseneerenna Contrast Detection Auto Focus Focus Modes Auto Focus Macro mode Pan Focus Infinity mode manual focus AF Area spot multi AF Assist Light Approximate Focus Range from lens surface Auto Focus 40cm to 1 3 to Macro 15cm to 50cm 5 9 to 19 7 Infinity Mode oo Manual 15cm to gt 5 9 to e Using optical zoom causes the above ranges to change APPENDIX White Balance 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 F2 7 4 3 auto switching Using optical zoom causes the aperture to change Auto WB fixed 6 modes manual switching Snapshots Auto ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 Recording Functions Exposure Control Built in Flash Light Metering Multi pattern center weighted spot by Flash Modes 0008 Auto Flash ON OFF Red eye CCD reduction Soft Flash Exposure osoensis Program AE Flash Range 0 Wide Angle Optical Zoom Exposure Compensation 2EV to 2EV 1 3EV units 0 15 to 3 4 meters 0 5 to 11 2 A Telephoto Optical Zoom Shutter sasass
77. 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 page 105 Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom optical zoom and digital zoom Normally the camera automatically switches over to digital zoom after you reach the maximum limit for optical zoom You can however configure the camera to disable digital zoom if you want Optical Zoom The optical zoom range is 1X to 3X 1 In the REC mode move Zoom controller the zoom controller left or right to zoom Move the zoom To do this controller in this direction Zoom out for a wider view main subject becomes smaller m Wide Angle Zoom in for a closer view main subject becomes larger C8 Telephoto BASIC IMAGE RECORDING _ co Zoom out Zoom in 2 Compose the image and then press the shutter button DDD NOTE 4da The optical zoom factor also affects the lens aperture Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against hand movement when using the telephoto setting zoom in e Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while recording with the Auto Focus mode Macro mode or manual focus a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell you the focusing range pages 76 79 81 e Optical zoom i
78. a remove it page 176 Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select Format and then press P Use A and V to select Format and then press SET Entering the PLAY mode after formatting built in memory will cause the message There are no files to appear To exit the format operation without formatting select Cancel USING A MEMORY CARD You can expand the storage capabilities of your camera by using SD a commercially available memory card SD memory card SDHC memory card or MultiMediaCard You can also copy files from built in memory to a memory card and from a built in memory card to built in memory e Normally files are stored in built in memory When you insert a memory card however the camera automatically stores files to the card e Note that you cannot save files to built in memory while a memory card is installed in the camera DDD IMPORTANT 44d e Use only an SD memory card SDHC memory card or a MultiMediaCard with this camera Proper operation is not guaranteed when any other type of card is used See the instructions that come with the memory card for information about how to use it 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 10M
79. a screen that uses the entire display area to compose the image you are shooting To clear the currently recorded Layout images and restart an ongoing Layout operation press MENU Next continue from step 3 above e You cannot save a multi snapshot image unless there are snapshots recorded in each of the available frames DDD IMPORTANT 444 Only the final multi snapshot image is saved in camera memory The individual snapshots are not saved The size of the multi snapshot image for this operation is fixed automatically at 7M 3072 x 2304 pixels e While Layout Shot is being used the setup of the camera is changed automatically as shown below ISO Sensitivity Auto fixed AF Area Spot fixed The following functions are disabled during Layout Shot Digital Zoom Self timer Continuous Shutter OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Auto Tracking a Moving Subject Auto Framing With auto tracking a boundary area follows a moving subject making it easy to snap an image with the subject in the center 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt and gt to select Auto Framing and then press SET Focus frame 3 Align the focus frame with the subject you want to focus on and then half press the shutter button The focus frame and the cropping boundary will follow the subject as it moves Focus and exposure become fixed when you half press the shu
80. about 180 minutes to achieve a full charge Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions 4 After charging is complete remove the camera from the USB cradle GETTING READY DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Use only the USB cradle CA 29 that comes with the camera or the optionally available charger BC 30L to charge the special NP 40 rechargeable lithium ion battery Never use any other charging device Use only the bundled AC adaptor Never use any other type of AC adaptor Do not use optionally available AD C30 AD C40 AD C620 and AD C630 AC adaptors with this camera Make sure that the camera connector of the USB cradle is securely inserted into the camera s connector as far as it will go The CHARGE lamp may remain amber colored and the charge operation may not start right away if you try to charge immediately after using the camera which causes battery to become warm or when it is too hot or too cold where you are performing the charge operation If this happens simply wait until the battery reaches normal temperature The CHARGE lamp will turn red and charging will start when the battery temperature returns to the allowable charging temperature range If the CHARGE lamp starts flashing red it means that an error occurs while charging An error can be caused by any of the following a problem with the USB cradle a problem with the camera or a problem with the battery or how it is loade
81. about 30 hours if the tti camera is not supplied with power Date and time settings settings will be cleared when the backup battery goes dead The following are the conditions when 1 Press the power button f3 REC or power is not being supplied to the camera P PLAY to turn on the camera When the rechargeable battery is dead or removed from the camera 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the When power is not being supplied to the camera language you want and then press SET from the USB cradle while the rechargeable battery is dead or removed from the camera 3 Use A V 4 and The date and time setting screen will appear on the gt to select the monitor screen the next time you turn on the camera 5 after the date and time settings have been cleared If geographical area this happens reconfigure the date and time settings where you live and If you make a mistake when setting the language or then press SET clock with the following procedure you will need to use the camera s menu to individually change the language page 169 or clock page 165 settings The time and date setting is used by the Time Stamp feature and the DPOF date stamp pages 124 182 GETTING READY 4 Use A and VF to 6 Use A and V to select the name of the et select the date format city where you live GMT 0 00 setting you want and and then press SET Andorra la Vella 1 00 then press SE
82. ace the camera onto the USB cradle Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on USB button USB lamp 8 Press the USB cradle s USB button e Pressing the USB button enters the USB mode which causes the USB cradle s USB lamp to light green page 232 9 Your Macintosh will see the camera s file memory as a drive The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using Your Macintosh will see the camera s file memory as a drive whenever you establish a USB connection between the camera and your Macintosh 10 Double click the drive icon for the camera s file memory the DCIM folder and then the folder that contains the image you want VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 11 Double click the file that contains the image DDD IMPORTANT 444 you want to view e Never use your computer to edit delete move or For information about file names see Memory rename images stored in the camera s file memory Folder Structure on page 205 Doing so can cause problems with the image management data used by the camera which may make it impossible to display images on the camera DDD NOTE 4da i or it may cause large error in the number of images If you open a rotated image on your Macintosh the value displayed by the camera Always copy images original unrotated version will appear page 147 to your computer before performing any edit delete This
83. ages on the TV and even use the TV screen to compose images before recording them DDD NOTE 4da e You can use the camera s USB cradle to connect to a DVD recorder or video deck and record images from the camera The following explains how to use the bundled AV cable DVD recorder or video deck Connect to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN terminals USB cradle Connect to the AV OUT AV output port Camera Place onto the cradle You can play a slideshow of snapshots and movies on the camera and record it on a DVD or video tape You can record movies by selecting Only for the slideshow Images setting page 144 When recording images to an external device use A DISP to clear all indicators from the monitor screen page 30 PLAYBACK Selecting the Video Output System You can select either NTSC or PAL for the video system to match the system of the TV you are using 1 In the REC mode or the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Video Out and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET If you are using a TV designed for use in this area Select this setting U S Japan and other areas that use the NTSC system NTSC Europe and other areas that use the PAL system PAL DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Images will not display properly if you select the wrong video system e This
84. aler or nearest CASIO authorized service center Using the camera under these conditions creates the risk of fire and electric shock Should you ever notice smoke or a strange odor coming out of the camera immediately turn it off Next taking care you do not burn your fingers remove the camera s battery and or unplug the AC adaptor power cord from the power outlet and contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center Using the camera under these conditions creates the risk of fire and electric shock After making sure there is no more smoke coming from the camera take it to your nearest CASIO authorized service center for repair Never attempt your own maintenance e Never use the AC adaptor to power any other device besides this camera Never use any other AC adaptor besides the one that comes with this camera e Never cover the AC adaptor with a quilt blanket or other cover while it is in use and do not use it near a heater At least once a year unplug the AC adaptor power cord from the power outlet and clean the area around the prongs of the plug Dust build up around the prongs can create the risk of fire If the camera s case should ever become cracked due to dropping it or otherwise subjecting it to rough treatment immediately turn it off Next remove the camera s battery and or unplug the AC adaptor power cord from the power outlet and contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center
85. amera e Never try to take pictures or use the built in display while operating a motor vehicle or while walking Doing so creates the risk of serious accident e Never try to open the case of the camera or attempt your own repairs High voltage internal components create the risk of electric shock when exposed Always leave maintenance and repair work up to a CASIO authorized service center e Keep the small parts and accessories of this camera out of the reach of small children If swallowed accidentally contact your physician immediately e Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operating a motor vehicle Doing so can interfere with the driver s vision and create the risk of accident INTRODUCTION e Never fire the flash while it is too close to the subject s eyes Intense light from the flash can cause eye damage if it is fired too close to the eyes This is especially true with young children When using the flash the camera should be at least one meter 3 3 from the eyes of the subject Keep the camera away from water and other liquids and never let it get wet Moisture creates the risk of fire and electric shock Never use the camera outdoors in the rain or snow at the seashore or beach in the bathroom etc Should foreign matter or water ever get into the camera immediately turn it off Next remove the camera s battery and or unplug the AC adaptor power cord from the power outlet and contact your de
86. 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 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Specifying the Auto Focus Area You can use the following procedure to change the Auto Focus area used in the Auto Focus mode and the Macro mode Note that the configuration of the focus frame changes in accordance with the Auto Focus area you select 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 On the REC tab select AF Area and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the Auto Focus area you want and then press SET For this type of Auto Focus area Select this Very limited range in the center of the screen e This setting works well with focus lock page 82 BB Spot Automatic selection of the focus area where the subject closest to the camera is located e With this setting a wide focus frame which contains nine focus points appears on the monitor screen first When you press the shutter button half way all of the focus frames that are in focus among the nine focus points become green e This setting works well for group photos E Multi OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS EH Spot E Multi 06 12 24 06 12 24 12 38 12 38 Focus frame Focus frame Using the Macro Mode Use the Macro mode when you need to focus on close up subjects The following shows the approxima
87. and then press SET e Select Cancel to exit the cut mode PLAYBACK 4 Display the starting frame where you want the first cut to be located To do this Do this ae oe or fast reverse Press 4 or gt creat unpause movie press SET ras ponte Press lt or gt Cancel the cut operation Press MENU 5 When the frame you want is displayed press V 6 Referring to step 4 search for the cut end screen When the cut end screen is displayed press V The red portion of the indicator bar shows what part will be cut 7 Use A and V to select Yes and then press SET The message Busy Please wait will remain on the display as the cut operation is performed Cutting is complete when the message disappears Select No to exit the cut mode PLAYBACK Capturing a Still Image from a Movie MOTION PRINT The MOTION PRINT feature lets you capture a frame from an existing movie and create a still image that is suitable for printing There are two layouts you can use when capturing an image and the layout you select determines the final image size 9 frames 2M 1600 x 1200 pixel final image size Background images 1 frame VGA 640 x 480 pixel final data size Selected main image E To capture a still image from a movie 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to scroll through movies on the monit
88. ard is unformatted BEST SHOT setup cannot be registered Lit Memory card is locked Cannot create folder Memory is full Write error Pattern 3 Low battery alert Pattern 3 Formatting card Pattern 3 Powering down DDD IMPORTANT 444 When you are using a memory card never remove the card from the camera while the operation lamp is flashing green Doing so will cause recorded images to be lost APPENDIX E PLAY Mode AF assist f light Operation Lamp self timer lamp Green Red Red Meaning Operational Power on recording Lit enabled One of the following operations is being performed delete DPOF image protect copy format power Pattern 3 g2 P py P down image resizing image trimming after recording MOTION PRINT movie editing Memory card problem Memory Panona card is unformatted Lit Memory card is locked Cannot create folder Memory is full Pattern 3 Low battery alert E USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB cradle has two indicator lamps a CHARGE lamp and a USB lamp These lamps light and flash to indicate the current operational status of the USB cradle and camera CHARGE lamp USB lamp HARGE B C GE lamp USB lamp vee Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Amber Lit Charge standby Red Flashing Charge err
89. are performed in accordance with slideshow setting See page 143 for information about configuring slideshow settings to suit your needs 1 Turn off the camera 2 Set the camera onto the USB cradle 3 Press the USB cradle s PHOTO button e This starts the Photo Stand slideshow with the images or image you specified PHOTO e Pressing MENU displays a screen for configuring slideshow settings To restart the slideshow press MENU while the menu screen is displayed or select Start and then press SET During audio playback you can adjust volume by pressing V and then using A and V 4 To stop the Phot Stand slideshow press PHOTO again DDD IMPORTANT 44d The battery is not charged while a Photo Stand slideshow is in progress To charge the battery stop the slideshow Do not remove the camera from the cradle while a slideshow is in progress Doing so can cause data to become corrupted PLAYBACK Rotating the Display Image 4 Use A and Y to select Rotate and Use the following procedure to rotate the image 90 degrees then press SET and register the rotation information along with the image After you do this the image is always displayed in its e Each press of SET rotated orientation rotates the image 90 degrees Cancel 7 In the PLAY mode press MENU 5 After you are finished configuring settings 2 Select the PLAY tab select Rotation
90. atting 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 Note that data deleted by a memory card format operation cannot be recovered Check to make sure you do not need any of the data on the memory card before you format it Formatting a memory card that contains files deletes all the files even those that are protected page 157 E To format a memory card 1 Load the memory card into the camera 2 Turn on the camera and press MENU 3 Select the Set Up tab select Format and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select Format and then press SET Entering the PLAY mode after formatting the memory card will cause the message There are no files to appear To exit the format operation without formatting select Cancel USING A MEMORY CARD E Memory Card Precautions If a memory card starts to behave abnormally you can restore normal operation by reformatting it However we recommend that you always take along more than one memory card whenever using the camera far away from the home or office We recommend that you format a memory card before using it for the first time after purchasing it or whenever the card you are using seems to be the c
91. aults E REC Mode REC Tab Menu Focus i Auto Focus RY Macro a Pan Focus fy Infinity Wg Manual Focus Continuous Normal Speed High Speed Flash Cont Off Self timer 10 sec 2 sec X3 Off Anti Shake Auto Off AF Area EM Spot B Mutti AF Assist Light On Off L R Key Focus EV Shift White Balance ISO Self timer Off Quick Shutter On Off Audio Snap On Off Grid On Off Digital Zoom On Off 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 Set Up Tab Menu Size 7M 3072 x 2304 7M 3 2 3072 x 2048 5M 2560 x 1920 3M 2048 x 1536 2M 1600 x 1200 VGA 640 x 480 E Quality Fine Normal Economy Snapshots LE 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 EJ Daylight EJ Overcast Fa Shade B48 Day White Fluorescent Daylight Fluorescent RA Tungsten Manual ISO Au
92. ause of abnormal images 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 Before starting the format operation check to make sure that the camera s battery is not low Battery power going low during formatting can cause improper formatting and creates the risk of memory card malfunction Never open the battery cover while the format operation is being performed Doing so creates the risk of memory card malfunction a Copying Files Use the procedures below to copy files between built in memory and a memory card DDD IMPORTANT 444 Only snapshot movie audio snapshot and voice recording files recorded with this camera can be copied Other files cannot be copied e Files in the FAVORITE folder cannot be copied Copying an audio snapshot copies both its image file and the audio file USING A MEMORY CARD To copy all the files in built in memory to bd IMPORTANT 444 a memory card Copy is not possible if there is not enough memory capacity to hold all of the images you are trying to copy 1 Load the memory card into the camera 2 Turn on the camera Next enter the PLAY mode and press MENU 3 Select the PLAY tab select Copy and then press gt Card gt Built in Cancel 4 Use A and V to select Built in Card and then pres
93. ble to achieve an optimum histogram configuration due to the limitations of EV L R key setting key customization Grid on off Image Review on off Icon Help on off e Power on default settings e ISO sensitivity shift e Metering e Use of the flash as well as certain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to indicate exposure that is different from the actual exposure of the image when it was recorded The RGB color component histogram is displayed for snapshots only Filter e Sharpness e Saturation Contrast e Timestamp e Resetting the camera OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Assigning Functions to the lt and gt Keys A key customization feature lets you configure the lt 4 and gt keys so they change camera settings whenever they are pressed in the REC mode After you configure the lt 4 and gt keys you can change the setting assigned to them without going through the menu screen 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select L R Key and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET e After you assign a function you can change its setting simply by pressing the lt and gt keys Focus page 74 EV Shift page 83 White Balance page 84 ISO page 120 Self timer page 68 Off No function assigned DDD IMPORTANT 444 e While recording a snapshot or m
94. ch the AC adaptor while your hands are wet Doing so creates the risk of electric shock Do not overload extension cords or wall outlets Doing so creates the risk of fire and electric shock Should the cord of the AC adaptor become damaged exposed internal wiring contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center A damaged AC adaptor cord creates the risk of fire or electric shock e Use the AC adaptor where it will not be splashed with water Water creates the risk of A fire and electric shock Do not place a vase or any other container Caution filled with liquid on top of the AC adaptor Water creates the risk of fire and electric shock e Make sure you always remove the camera from the USB cradle before connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor e Charging USB data communication and using the Photo Stand feature can cause the AC adaptor to become warm This is normal and does not indicate malfunction Unplug the AC power cord from the power outlet whenever you are not using it e Never place a blanket or any other cover on the AC adaptor Doing so creates the risk of fire GETTING READY Turning the Camera On and Off E To turn on the camera Press the power button E REC or BJ PLAY The operation lamp will light green momentarily and then power will turn on The mode the camera enters depends on which button you pressed to turn it on To enter this mode at
95. ch the same temperature as the new location If condensation does form remove the battery from the camera and leave the battery cover open for a few hours E Power Supply e Use only the special NP 40 rechargeable lithium ion battery to power this camera Use of any other type of battery is not supported e This camera does not have a separate battery for the clock The date and time will reset whenever the camera is not supplied power by the battery and or the USB cradle for about 30 hours Be sure to reconfigure these settings after power is interrupted page 165 E Lens Never apply too much force when cleaning the surface of the lens Doing so can scratch the lens surface and cause malfunction You may sometimes notice some distortion in certain types of images such as a slight bend in lines that should be straight This is due to the characteristics of lens and does not indicate malfunction of the camera INTRODUCTION E Caring for your camera e Fingerprints dust or any other soiling of the lens can interfere with proper image recording Never touch the lens with your fingers You can remove dust particles from the lens surface by using a lens blower to blow them off Next wipe the surface of the lens with a soft lens 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
96. ct the city you want and then press SET After selecting the city you want press SET to register its zone as your Home Time zone OTHER SETTINGS To set the current time and date Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select Adjust and then press gt Set the current date and the time To do this Do this Change the setting at the current cursor location Press A or Y Move the cursor between settings Press lt or gt Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour timekeeping Press BS When all the settings are the way you want press SET to register them and exit the setting screen Changing the Date Format You can select from among three different formats for display of the date 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Date Style and then press gt 3 Use A and V to change the setting and then press SET Example December 24 2006 To display the date like this Select this format 06 12 24 YY MM DD 24 12 06 DD MM YY 12 24 06 MM DD YY OTHER SETTINGS Using World Time You can use the World Time screen to select a time zone and instantly change the time setting of the camera s clock when you go on a trip etc World Time lets you select one of 162 cities in 32 time zones To display the World Time screen 2 3 4 O Press MENU Select the Set Up tab se
97. ct the feature whose setting you want to configure and then press gt Instead of pressing gt you could also press SET AF Assist Light Example To select the Focus item Use A and F to change the currently selected setting GETTING READY 6 Perform one of the following operations to apply the setting you configured To do this Perform this key operation Apply the setting and exit the menu screen Press SET Apply the setting and return to feature selection Press lt in step 4 Apply the setting and 1 Press lt return to tab selection in 2 Use A to move back up to step 3 tab selection See Menu Reference on page 227 for more information about menus Configuring Display Language and Clock Settings Be sure to configure the following settings before using the camera to record images e Display language e Home city e Date Style e Date and time Note that the current date and time settings are used by the camera to generate the date and time that are stored along with image data etc DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Recording images without configuring the clock settings causes incorrect time information to be registered Be sure to configure the clock settings before using the camera GETTING READY A built in backup battery retains the date and time To configure display language and clock settings of the camera for
98. ction cursor indicates Using the On screen Menus 2 Press MENU the currently selected item Pressing MENU displays menus on the monitor screen MENU that you can use to perform various operations The menu that appears depends on whether you are in the REC mode or the PLAY mode The following shows an example menu procedure in the REC mode m Quality Set Up I Tab Focuss AP Anti Shake gt Off AF Area _ 1Spot AF Assist Light gt 1 Press the power button or gt REC e If you want to enter the PLAY mode instead press BJ PLAY Power button Y Settings GETTING READY Menu Screen Operations When you want to do this Do this Move between tabs Press lt and gt Move from the tab to the settings Press V Move from the settings to the tab Press A Move between the settings Press A and Y Display the options available for a setting Press gt or press SET Select an option Press A and V Apply the setting and exit the menu screen Press SET Apply the setting and return to tab selection Press lt Exit the menu screen Press MENU 3 Press lt or gt to select the tab you want and then press SET to move the selection cursor from the tab to the settings 4 Use A and V to sele
99. d Remove the camera from the USB cradle and see if it works normally The only operations that can be performed while the camera is on the USB cradle are battery charging Photo Stand image output to a TV and USB data communication GETTING READY E If the camera does not work normally This can mean there is a problem with how the battery is loaded Perform the following steps 1 Remove the battery from the camera and check the battery contacts for dirt If the contacts are dirty wipe them clean with a dry cloth 2 Check to make sure that the AC adaptor s power cord is connected securely to the power outlet and USB cradle If the same symptoms occur again when you place the camera on the USB cradle after taking the above steps contact a CASIO authorized service center E Low Battery Indicator The following shows how the battery capacity indicator on the monitor screen changes as battery power is used The fi indicator means that remaining battery power is low Note that you will not be able to record images while the battery indicator is ij Charge the battery immediately whenever either of these indicators appears Battery Level Indicator mee High lt gt Low DDD IMPORTANT 44 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 normal and does not indicate malfunc
100. der Image file Movie file Audio file Audio snapshot image file Audio snapshot audio file Storage folder Storage folder FAVORITE folder Storage file Storage file DPOF file folder DPOF file BEST SHOT folder User setup file User setup file Startup Screen File These folders are created in built in memory only ee E Folder and File Contents DCIM folder Folder that stores all of the digital camera files e Storage folder Folder for storing files created by the digital camera Image file File that contains an image recorded with the digital camera File Name Extension JPG e Movie file File that contains a movie recorded with the digital camera File Name Extension AVI e Audio file File that contains an audio recording File Name Extension WAV e Audio snapshot image file File that contains the image part of an audio snapshot File Name Extension JPG e Audio snapshot audio file File that contains the audio part of an audio snapshot File Name Extension WAV FAVORITE folder Built in memory only Folder that contains Favorites image files Image Size 320 x 240 pixels VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER DPOF file folder Folder that contains DPOF files e BEST SHOT folder Built in memory only Folder that contains BEST SHOT user setup files e User setup file Built in memory only Files that contain BEST SHOT user setups e Startup Screen File Built
101. ding e You can select the flash mode you want with normal speed continuous shutter page 63 The speed of continuous shutter recording depends on the type of memory card loaded in the camera When recording to built in memory continuous shutter recording is relatively slow High speed continuous shutter Holding down the shutter button while high speed continuous shutter is selected records up to three images at high speed Shooting stops if you release the shutter button before three images are recorded e Flash is turned off automatically Note that the resolution of images recorded with high speed continuous shutter is somewhat lower resolution and more prone to digital noise than images recorded with normal speed continuous shutter e Auto ISO sensitivity always is used for high speed continuous shutter regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Flash continuous shutter Holding down the shutter button while flash continuous shutter is selected records up to three images firing the flash for each one Shooting stops if you release the shutter button before three images are recorded e Flash is turned on automatically Note that the resolution of images recorded with flash continuous shutter is somewhat lower resolution and more prone to digital noise than images recorded with normal speed continuous shutter e Auto ISO sensitivity always is used for flash continuo
102. ding regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting DDD NOTE 4da e You can use the key customization feature page 115 to configure the camera so the ISO sensitivity setting changes whenever you press lt 4 and gt while in the REC mode OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Selecting the Metering Mode The metering mode determines what part of the subject is metered for exposure You can use the following procedure to change the camera s metering mode 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select Metering and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET E Multi Multi pattern Multi 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 measures light concentrating on the center of the focus area Use this metering method when you want to exert some control over exposure without leaving settings totally up to the camera cJ Spot Spot metering takes readings at a very small area Use this metering method when you want exposure to be set according to the brightness of a particula
103. distortion which means that subjects appear normal even if you record at an angle To use Business Shot 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the Business Shot image you want and then press SET 3 Press the shutter button to record the image This displays a screen that shows all of the objects in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone correction An error message will appear page 239 if the camera is unable to find any suitable keystone correction candidate in the image After a short while the original image will be stored in memory as is OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 4 Use lt and gt to select the candidate you want to correct 5 Use A and V to select Correct and CASIO then press SET Robert Smith Selecting Cancel in place of Correct stores the original image as is without correcting it DDD IMPORTANT 444 Digital zoom is disabled while recording with Business Shot However you can use optical zoom The camera will not be able to recognize the subject in the following cases When part of the subject extends outside of the monitor screen When the subject is the same color as the background it is placed upon The maximum Business Shot image size is 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels even if the camera is configured for a larger image size An image size setting smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pi
104. dry cloth If the exterior of the camera needs cleaning wipe it with a soft dry cloth E Monitor Screen Images 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 128 which you can use to enlarge the monitor screen image You can use this feature for on the spot checks of important images E Other The camera may become slightly warm during use This does not indicate malfunction QUICK START GUIDE First charge the battery 1 Load the battery into the camera 2 Place the camera onto the USB cradle to charge the page 32 battery page 33 It takes about 180 minutes to achieve a full charge USB cradle AC adaptor Charging Lights red Charging Complete Lights green QUICK START GUIDE To configure display language and clock settings Be sure to configure the following settings before using the camera to record images See page 47 for details If you make a mistake when setting the language or clock with the following procedure you will need to use the camera s menu to individually change the language page 169 or clock page 165 settings Press the power button to turn on the camera Use A V lt and gt to select the language you want Press SET to register the language setting Use A V lt 4 a
105. e focus mode in the Movie Mode regardless of the Mode Memory Focus setting page 118 and the snapshot focus mode setting You can switch to another focus mode before you start recording but remember that you cannot select the Auto Focus mode for movie recording 4 To stop movie recording press the shutter button again e When movie recording is complete the movie file is stored in file memory E Movie Recording Precautions e This camera also records audio Note the following points when recording a movie Take care that you do not block the microphone with your fingers Good recording results are not possible when the y camera is too far from the subject Operating camera buttons during recording can cause button noise to be included in the audio Movie audio is recorded in monaural Very bright light inside of an image 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 o o2 ON OFF Microphone OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS The movie recording capacity of built in memory is very small Use of a memory card page 174 is recommended when recording movies e Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data
106. e monitor screen while the flash setting is Auto Flash or Flash On Anti Shake is disabled 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 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Shooting with High Sensitivity Higher sensitivity makes it possible to record brighter images without using flash even when there is not enough lighting available to obtain normal exposure 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt and gt to select the High Sensitivity scene and then press SET 3 Press the shutter button to record the image IMPORTANT 444 e High Sensitivity is disabled automatically when any setting other than Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity If you want High Sensitivity to be operational after turning it on be sure to change the ISO sensitivity setting to Auto page 120 e Recording with high sensitivity can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution e A 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 High Sensitivity is disabled while the flash setting i
107. e PictBridge is a standard established by the Camera and Imaging Products Association CIPA e USB DIRECT PRINT is a standard proposed by Seiko Epson Corporation PictBridge USB DIRECT 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select USB and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET When connecting to this type of TY davas Select this setting Computer or USB DIRECT Mass Storage USB PRINT compatible printer DIRECT PRINT PictBridge compatible printer PTP PictBridge Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT causes the camera to see the computer as an external storage device Use this setting for normal transfer of images from the camera to a computer using the bundled Photo Loader application PTP PictBridge simplifies the transfer of image data to the connected device PRINTING IMAGES 4 Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and a printer USB cable USB port bundled Connector B Ca Connector A lt USB port Also connect the AC adaptor to the USB cradle and plug the AC adaptor into an electrical outlet e If you are using battery power without the AC adaptor make sure that the battery is fully charged e Nothing appears on the camera s monitor screen if the camera is on the USB cradle while the bundled AV cable is connected to the cradle Be
108. e page 126 for details 1 Press P PLAY e This enters the PLAY playback mode 2 Use lt 4 and gt to scroll through the images To delete an image See page 154 for details 2 3 4 5 Press P PLAY 2 Press V 4 1p Use lt 4 and gt to display the image you want to delete Use A and V to select Delete To exit the image delete operation without deleting anything select Cancel Press SET to delete the image GETTING READY This section contains information about things you need to know about and do before trying to use the camera About This Manual This section contains information about the conventions used in this manual E Terminology The following table defines the terminology used in this manual This term as used in this REBEL Means this camera The CASIO EX Z700 Digital Camera file memory The location where the camera is currently storing images you record page 52 battery The NP 40 Rechargeable Lithium lon Battery charger The optionally available CASIO BC 30L charger This term as used in this manual digital noise Means this Tiny flecks or snow ina recorded image or on the monitor screen which makes the image look grainy E Button Operations Button operations are indicated by the button name inside of brackets E On screen Te
109. e scenes In addition to the snapshot scenes there is one e Portrait e Scenery movie scene and one voice record scene e Sample scenes are arranged in sequence starting from the upper left corner 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the sample scene you want and then press SET Pressing MENU causes the selection boundary to jump to the first sample scene Auto Use A V lt 4 and gt to move the selection boundary around the display Scrolling past the last or the first scene scrolls to the next screen of 12 sample scenes i e Night Scene e If you want to check which sample scene is currently selected or if you want to change to a different scene press BS Selecting the Auto scene changes the recording type to snapshot auto recording Ej displayed page 53 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3 Press the shutter button to record the image While the Movie scene is recorded pressing the shutter button starts and stops movie recording page 105 DDD IMPORTANT 4 BEST SHOT scenes were not recorded using this camera They are provided as samples only Due to shooting conditions and other factors an image recorded using the setup of a BEST SHOT scene may not produce exactly the results you expect You can change the camera settings that are configured when you select a BEST SHOT scene The settings you can change are the same as those t
110. ed with another camera e The cropping operation cannot be performed when there is not enough memory to store the cropped image e When you display a cropped image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time that appear when the image is displayed indicate when the image was originally recorded not when the image was cropped When a cropped image is displayed on the calendar screen page 142 it will appear on the date it was cropped PLAYBACK Keystone Correction Use the following procedure to correct the snapshot of a blackboard document poster photograph or other rectangular object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new corrected version 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels to be stored as a separate file 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to scroll through images on the monitor screen and display the one you want to correct 2 Select the PLAY tab select Keystone and then press gt This causes a screen that shows all of the objects in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone correction to appear Note that the above step is possible only when there is a snapshot displayed on the monitor screen 3 Use lt and gt to select the candidate you want to correct Cancel 4 Use A and F to select Correct and then press SET Select Cancel to exit the procedure wi
111. eeneeeees 26 REC Mode 26 PLAY Mode 28 Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen 30 RR Attaching the Strap eceeceeeeeesereeeeeeeeeeenreeeeeeaees Power Requirements Loading the Rechargeable Battery To charge the battery To replace the battery Power Supply Precautions Turning the Camera On and Off Configuring Power Saving Settings Using the On screen Menus eceeseeteeeeeeneeeeees Configuring Display Language and Clock Settings To configure display language and clock settings EG BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Recording an IMage cece eseeeseeeeseeeeeeeeee Aiming the Camera Recording an Image USING ZOOM aianei ia eaa iaaa aiaa Optical Zoom Digital Zoom Using the Flash ssessessessessseeiresirerrnsrnserrerrnerrnsrrnerrent Flash Unit Status Changing the Flash Intensity Setting Using Flash Assist Using the Self timer 0 0 eee eeceeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeeaee Specifying Image Size eee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Specifying Image Quality ceeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeees INTRODUCTION OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Restoring an Old Photograph cccceeeeeeeeees 99 Before trying to restore an old photograph 99 Selecting the FOCUS Mode cssscessessseessecsseesseenseeans 74 Torestore ant old photograph 100 Using Auto Focus 75 Recording Snapshots into a Multi image Layout Using the Macro Mode 78 Layout Shots j 2 atescsracettnend stent 102 Using Pan Focus 79 A z A U
112. ement that tends to occur when shooting a far away subject using telephoto a fast moving subject or under dim lighting conditions 1 Perform one of the procedures below to enable Anti Shake Using the BEST SHOT mode 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the Anti Shake scene and then press SET Using the Menu Screen 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Anti Shake and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Auto and then press SET Anti Shake indicator is displayed on the monitor screen while Anti Shake is turned on 2 Press the shutter button to record the image IMPORTANT 444 e Anti Shake is disabled automatically when any setting other than Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity If you want Anti Shake to be operational after turning it on be sure to change the ISO sensitivity setting to Auto page 120 Recording with Anti Shake can cause an image to appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause slight deterioration of image resolution The Anti Shake feature may not be able to eliminate the effects of hand or subject movement when shaking is severe Anti Shake is disabled during movie recording The Anti Shake feature may not work when using a very low shutter speed If this happens use a tripod to stabilize the camera Though fj Anti Shake is displayed on th
113. er 208 Selecting the Software You Need 208 Computer System Requirements 210 Managing Images on a PC 211 Retouching Reorienting and Printing a Snapshot 214 Playing a Movie 215 Transferring Images to the Camera 216 Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 220 User Registration 221 Exiting the Menu Application 221 Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer 222 Selecting the Software You Need 222 Computer System Requirements 223 Managing Images on a Macintosh 224 Playing a Movie 225 Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 225 To register as a camera user 226 INTRODUCTION DDD IMPORTANT 44d e Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple The contents of this manual are subject to change Computer Inc without notice e MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no Technologies AG of Germany and licensed to the responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from MultiMediaCard Association MMCA the use of this manual Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties United States and or other countries which may arise due to the use or malfunction of the Other company product and service names used EX Z700 herein may also be trademarks or service marks of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held others liable for any damages or losses
114. erform exposure compensation whenever you press lt 4 or gt while in the REC mode If you do this you can adjust exposure compensation while viewing the on screen histogram page 83 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS e When the histogram is too far to the left it means that there are too many dark pixels This type of histogram 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 e A centered histogram indicates that there is good distribution of light pixels and dark pixels This type of histogram results when the overall image is at optimal lightness When the histogram is too far to the right it means that there are too many light pixels This type of histogram 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 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDP IMPORTANT 44 REC Mode Camera Settings e Note that the above histograms are shown for 3 p illustrative purposes only You may not be able to The following are the settings you can configure before recording an image using the REC mode achieve exactly the same shapes for particular subjects A centered histogram does not necessarily guarantee optimum exposure The recorded image may be over exposed or under exposed even though its histogram is centered e You may not be a
115. es Tools Help Lox in ON Capture area USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3 Follow the instructions that appear on the display to transfer a capture of the selected area to the camera The image transfer method and detailed image settings used depend on the Photo Transport settings For details see Photo Transport help 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 Viewing User Documentation PDF Files 1 In the Manual area click the name of the manual you want to read dD IMPORTANT 44d e You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the contents of a PDF file If you do not already have Adobe Reader installed you can install it from the bundled CD ROM USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 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 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 Menu Application 1 On the menu screen click Exit
116. esesennennennnnnennnnne CCD electronic shutter mechanical 0 4 to 1 8 meters 1 3 to 5 9 shutter Flash Continuous Shutter Wide Angle Optical Zoom 0 3 to 2 0 meters 1 0 to 6 6 Telephoto Optical Zoom 0 4 to 1 0 meters 1 3 to 3 3 ISO Sensitivity Auto Depends on zoom factor Snapshot audio snapshot macro self timer Continuous shutter Normal speed Continuous Shutter High speed Continuous Shutter Flash Continuous Shutter BEST SHOT mode movie with audio Voice Recording e Audio recording is monaural e Maximum sensitivity is ISO 800 when Audio Recording Time the BEST SHOT Anti Shake or High Audio Snapshot a ae T 30 seconds maximum dae scene 1S peng usec Voice Recording Approximately 25 minutes with built in memory Self timer seccccsceseeeeseeees 10 seconds 2 seconds Triple Self After Recording Approximately 30 seconds maximum timer per image ae APPENDIX Monitor Screen 2 7 inch TFT color LCD 153 600 pixels 640 x 240 Viewfinder eceeeeeeteeeeeees Monitor screen Timekeeping Functions Built in digital quartz clock Date and Time Recorded with image data Auto Calendar To 2049 World Time City Date Time Summer time 162 cities in 32 time zones Input Output Terminals Cradle connector USB 2 0 Full Speed compatible Microphone 0ccseeeees Monaural Speaker
117. etting you want and then press SET Example December 24 2006 1 25 p m To include this date stamp information Select this setting Recording date 2006 12 24 Date Recording date and time 7 2006 12 24 1 25pm Bates ine Nothing Off e Turning on time stamping causes the applicable timestamp icon to appear on the monitor screen page 26 Date Date amp Time OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS IMPORTANT 4 e Once date and time information is stamped in a print it cannot be edited or deleted e Use the Date Style setting page 166 to specify the format of the date The recording date and time are determined in accordance with the camera s clock settings pages 47 165 when the snapshot is recorded Digital zoom is not supported while date stamping Date or Date amp Time is turned on page 60 Date stamping is not supported for the following types of images Images recorded with certain BEST SHOT scenes Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo Auto Framing Resetting the Camera Use the following procedure to reset all of the camera s settings to their initial defaults as shown under Menu Reference on page 227 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Reset and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select Reset and then press SET To cancel the procedure without reset
118. files you will be able to store on a memory card depends on image size and quality card capacity etc For details about the folder structure see Memory Folder Structure on page 205 FILE MANAGEMENT Protecting Files 4 Use A and Y to select On and then Once you protect a file it cannot be deleted page 154 press SET You can protect files individually or you can protect all files i f in memory with a single operation A file that is protected is ee indicated by the G Si SS mark FAI kiles Off DDD IMPORTANT 44 Cancel To unprotect a file select Off in step 4 and then press SET e Even if a file is protected it still will be deleted by a memory card format operation page 177 or a built in memory format operation page 173 5 Press MENU to exit the menu screen To protect a single file 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the PLAY tab select Protect and then press gt On F All Files On_ Cancel 3 Use lt 4 and gt to scroll through files and display the one you want to protect ae FILE MANAGEMENT To protect all files in memory In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the PLAY tab select Protect and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select All Files On and then press SET To unprotect all files press SET in step 3 so the setting shows All Files Off
119. forming any button operation causes the monitor screen to turn back on Turns off power if you do not perform any operation for a specified amount of time Turn on the camera Press MENU Use lt 4 and gt to select the Set Up tab Use A and V to select the feature whose setting you want to configure and then press GETTING READY See Using the On screen Menus page 45 for information about how to use menus To configure this feature Select this setting Sleep Sleep Auto Power Off Auto Power Off 5 Use A and V to change the currently selected setting and then press SET Available Sleep settings are 30 sec 1 min 2 min and Off e Available Auto Power Off settings are 2 min and 5 min e Note that the Sleep feature does not operate in the PLAY mode e Pressing any button while the camera is in the Sleep state immediately turns the monitor screen back on The Auto Power Off and Sleep features are disabled in the following cases When the camera is connected to a computer or some other device through the USB cradle While a slideshow is in progress While playing back a voice recording file While a movie is being recorded While playing back a movie DDD NOTE 44d e You also can conserve battery power by selecting 0 for the monitor screen brightness setting page 170 GETTING READY r Sele
120. h causes it to appear on the monitor screen whenever you press the power button or E REC to turn on the camera The startup screen image does not appear if you press B gt PLAY to turn on the camera Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Startup and then press gt 3 Use lt 4 and gt to display the image you want to use as the startup image 4 Use A and F to change the setting and then press SET To do this Select this setting Use the currently displayed image as the startup screen image On Disable the startup screen Off OTHER SETTINGS DDD IMPORTANT 444 Specifying the File Name Serial Number e You can select any one of the following types of Generation Method maas as the eta oe Use the following procedure to specify the method for Se eae eae generating the serial number used for file names page 156 A snapshot The image only of an audio snapshot e Only one image can be stored in startup image 1 Press MENU memory at one time Selecting a new startup image overwrites anything that is already stored in startup 2 Select the Set Up tab select File No and image memory Because of this if you want to return then press gt to a previous startup image you need to have a separate copy of that image in the camera s standard 3 Use A and V to change the setting and image memory The startup image is deleted if
121. h digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service in accordance with the file name DPOF and number of copies settings recorded on the card With this camera you can select images by viewing them on the monitor screen without needing to remember file names their locations in memory etc E DPOF Settings File Name number of copies date PRINTING IMAGES To configure print settings for a single image 1 2 a In the PLAY mode press MENU Select the PLAY tab select DPOF Printing and then press gt All images vii wwe Re la Use A and V to select Select images and then press gt Use lt 4 and gt to display the image you want 6 To turn on date 5 Use A and V to specify the number of copies e You can specify up to 99 for the number of copies Specify 00 if you do not want to have the image printed stamping for the prints press BS so Qn is displayed e On indicates that date stamping is turned on Turning on date stamping while 00 is specified for the number of copies will cause the number of copies to change to 01 Any other number of copies setting will remain the same when you turn on date stamping e To turn off date stamping for the prints press BS so Off
122. hat are saved when you save a BEST SHOT user setup page 93 Note however that some BEST SHOT scenes do not allow you to change certain settings BEST SHOT scene settings revert to their default presets whenever you select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera If you want to save your settings for later use save them as a BEST SHOT user setup page 93 e Digital noise reduction processing is performed automatically when you are recording a night scene fireworks or other image that requires slow shutter speeds Because of this it takes longer to record images at lower shutter speeds Make sure that you do not perform any camera button operations until the image recording operation is complete When recording the image of a night scene fireworks or some other image using a slow shutter speed use of a tripod is recommended to prevent hand movement DDD NOTE 4da Operation guidance and the currently selected BEST SHOT scene appear on the display for about two seconds if the camera is in the BEST SHOT mode when you turn it on OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Displaying Sample Scenes Individually 3 Use lt 4 and gt to select the sample scene You can use the following procedure to display BEST you want and then press PEN SHOT sample scenes individually so you can view the e Pressing MENU jumps to the first sample scene explanation about each scene s settings Auto 4 Press the shutter button
123. he camera automatically restores the initial factory default setting for the applicable mode The following table shows what happens when you turn mode memory on or off for each mode Function On Off BEST BEST SHOT status SHOT cancel Flash Auto Focus Auto White Balance Auto ISO Auto AF Area Spot Setting when E P Metering camera is Multi Self timer turned off Off Flash Intensity 0 Digital Zoom On Last Auto Focus position that was in MF Position effect before you Zoom Position switched to manual focus Wide 1 Specifies whether startup is performed with BEST SHOT scene selection as is When on starts up with the last used BEST SHOT scene but turning off starts up with auto status 2 Only the optical zoom position is remembered OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS In the REC mode press MENU Select the REC tab select Memory and then press gt Use A and V to select the item you want to change and then press P Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Turn on mode memory so settings are restored at power on On Turn off mode memory so settings are initialized at power on Off DDD IMPORTANT 444 Note that BEST SHOT mode settings take priority over mode memory settings If you turn the camera off while in
124. he REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Focus and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Adjusts focus automatically Auto Focus cannot be selected during movie recording Close up recording During movie recording Macro mode uses fixed focus that is optimized for macro recording Select this setting Ng Auto Focus Macro Close up Focus adjusted on a certain subject distance dg Pan Focus Infinity J Manual Focus Infinity recording Manual focus recording e The exposure compensation Focus mode indicator value is displayed on the monitor screen 06 12 24 12 38 DDD IMPORTANT 44d e You can use the key customization feature page 115 to switch the focus mode whenever you press lt or gt while recording a snapshot or movie OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using Auto Focus Operation lamp As its name suggests Auto Focus focuses the image automatically The automatic focus operation starts when r co Z you press the shutter button down half way The following Ly E27 ea is the Auto Focus range 1 1000 a Range 40cm to 1 3 to e Using optical zoom causes the above range to change Focus frame 1 In the REC mode press MENU When you see this It means this Green focus frame 2 Select the REC tab select Focus
125. he flash when jo you hold the camera Covering the flash with your finger can greatly reduce its effectiveness e You may not be able to achieve the desired results using the flash if the subject is too close or too far away The flash takes anywhere from a few seconds to as long as 5 seconds to attain full charge after being fired The actual time required depends on the battery level temperature and other conditions The flash unit may not be able to charge when camera battery power is low If this happens the flash will not fire properly and you will not be able to obtain the desired exposure Be sure to charge the camera s battery as soon as possible when power goes low BASIC IMAGE RECORDING e When the flash is turned off J mount the camera on a tripod to record images in an area where available lighting is dim Recording images under dim lighting without the flash can cause digital noise which makes images appear coarse e When red eye reduction is selected flash intensity is adjusted automatically in accordance with the exposure The flash may not fire at all when the subject is brightly lit e Using flash in combination with another light source daylight fluorescent light etc can result in abnormal image colors Using the Self timer The self timer lets you select either a 2 second or 10 second delay of the shutter release after you press the shutter button A Triple Self timer feature let
126. he setting you want and then press SET To get this Select this setting High sharpness 2 1 Normal sharpness 0 1 Low sharpness 2 Specifying Color Saturation Use the following procedure to control the intensity of the image you are recording 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select Saturation and then press P 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To get this Select this setting High color saturation intensity 2 1 Normal color saturation intensity 0 1 Low color saturation intensity 2 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Specifying Contrast Use this procedure to adjust the relative difference between the light areas and dark areas of the image you are recording 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select Contrast and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To get this Select this setting High contrast 2 1 Normal contrast 0 1 Low contrast 2 Date Stamping Snapshots You can have the snapshot s recording date only or date and time stamped in the lower right corner of the image 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Timestamp and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the s
127. icator 06 12 24 12 38 7 4 wD BASIC IMAGE RECORDING DDD IMPORTANT 444 The flash unit of this camera fires a number of times when you record an image The initial flashes are pre flashes which the camera uses to obtain information that it uses for exposure settings The final flash is for recording Make sure that you keep the camera still until the shutter releases Using the flash while Auto is selected for the ISO Sensitivity setting increases sensitivity which can cause large amounts of digital noise to appear in the image You can reduce digital noise by using a lower ISO Sensitivity setting Note however that this also has the effect of shortening the flash range the range that is covered by the light from the flash page 120 E Flash On Select Flash On as the flash mode when backlighting causes your subject to appear dark even though there is enough light to keep the flash from firing automatically This will cause the flash to fire and illuminate your subject whenever you press the shutter button daylight synchro flash Soft Flash Select Soft Flash as the flash mode to suppress flash intensity and shoot with a soft feel E About Red eye Reduction Using the flash to record at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image This happens because the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye BASIC IMAGE RE
128. ile copied into the FAVORITE folder is automatically assigned a file name that is a serial number Though the serial number starts from 0001 and can go as high as 9999 the actual upper end of the range depends on built in memory capacity Remember that the maximum number of images that can be stored in built in memory depends on the size of each image and other factors DDD IMPORTANT 444 Note that an image that has been copied to the FAVORITE folder and then resized cannot be returned to its original size e Files in the FAVORITE folder cannot be copied to a memory card FILE MANAGEMENT To display a file in the FAVORITE folder bb IMPORTANT 44 e Note that a FAVORITE folder is created in the 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU camera s built in memory only No FAVORITE folder is created on a memory card when you use one If 2 Select the PLAY tab select Favorites and you want to view the contents of the FAVORITE folder on your computer screen you need to remove the memory card from the camera if you are using a one before placing the camera onto the USB cradle 3 Use A and V to select Show and then to start data communication pages 176 192 then press gt press SET If the FAVORITE folder is empty the message No Favorites file appears 4 Use gt forward and File Name lt back to scroll through the files in the FAVORITE folder FAVORITE folder ic
129. ing to ave is not supported by BEST SHOT n The memory card loaded in the camera is not formatted Format the memory card page 177 The image file or audio file is corrupted or is a type that cannot be displayed by this camera You attempted to copy files from built in memory to a memory card loaded in the camera while there is no memory card in the camera page 178 The function you are trying to perform is not supported for the file on which you are trying to perform it APPENDIX Specifications PROQUCE snicciisiacisedercnpacsiesiens Digital Camera Modell cseseesssetesneeeeeneees EX Z700 E Camera Functions Image Files Format Snapshots o e JPEG Exif Ver 2 2 DCF Design rule for Camera File system 1 0 standard DPOF compliant AVI Motion JPEG WAV 8 3MB built in memory SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard Data Size e Snapshots File Size 7 Approximate Built in SD Memory pixels Qualy Image File Size memory 8 3MB Card 256MB 7M Fine 4 32MB 1 shot 55 shots 3072 x 2304 Norma 2 4MB 3 shots 97 shots Economy 1 44MB 5 shots 158 shots 7M 3 2 Fine 3 84MB 2 shots 61 shots 3072 x 2048 Norma 2 1MB 3 shots 110 shots Economy 1 28MB 6 shots 176 shots 5M Fine 3 0MB 2 shots 78 shots 2560 x 1920 Norma 2 0MB 3 shots 116 shots Economy 1 0MB 7 shots 221 shots 3M Fine 1 92MB 4 shots 121 shots 2048 x 153
130. io File Size Approximately 165KB 30 second recording of approximately 5 5KB per second DDD NOTE 44a e You can play back files recorded with Voice Recording on your computer using Windows Media Player 1 2 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT Use A V lt 4 and Recording time gt to select the Voice Recording scene and then press SET Selecting the Voice Recording scene causes IW to appear on the monitor screen 01 04 00 00 00 00 Remaining recording time Press the shutter button to start voice recording e The remaining recording time value counts down on the monitor screen and the operation lamp flashes green as recording is performed e Pressing A DISP during voice recording turns off the monitor screen You can insert index marks while recording by pressing SET See page 151 for information about jumping to an index mark during playback OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 4 Recording stops when you press the shutter button when memory becomes full or when the battery goes dead E Audio Recording Precautions Take care that you do not block the microphone with your fingers o 059 ONOFFC__ Microphone Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far from the subject e Pressing the power button or pressing B gt PLAY stops recording and stores any audio recorded up to that point e You
131. irection indicated by the arrow and then swing it open 3 Swing the battery cover closed and then slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow USING A MEMORY CARD To replace the memory card 1 Press the memory card into the camera and then release it This will cause the card to come part way out of the camera 2 Pull the memory card out of the slot 3 Load another memory card DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Never try to insert anything that is not an SD memory card SDHC memory card or MMC MultiMediaCard into the camera s memory card slot Doing so can cause malfunction of the camera e Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot immediately turn off the camera remove the battery and contact your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service center Never remove a card from the camera while the operation lamp is flashing green Doing so can cause the file save operation to fail and even damage the memory card e Certain types of memory cards or camera conditions can cause the format operation to take considerable time USING A MEMORY CARD 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 DDD IMPORTANT 4da Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card Form
132. irectly at the subject s eyes E Recording Precautions e While the operation lamp is flashing green never open the battery cover or place the camera onto or remove it from the USB cradle Doing so not only causes the current image to be lost it can also corrupt images already stored in file memory and even lead to malfunction of the camera e Never remove the memory card while an image is being recorded to the memory card e Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that cannot be detected by the human eye When using the camera indoors under such lighting you may experience some brightness or color problems with recorded images e When Auto is selected for the ISO sensitivity setting page 120 the camera automatically adjusts its sensitivity in accordance with the brightness of the subject This can cause some digital noise graininess to appear in images of relatively dark subjects BASIC IMAGE RECORDING e When recording a dimly lit subject while Auto is selected E About Auto Focus for the ISO sensitivity setting page 120 the camera increases sensitivity and uses a faster shutter speed Because of this you need to guard against camera movement if you have flash turned off page 63 Bright light shining on the lens can cause images to appear washed out This tends to happen when recording images outdoors in bright sunlight To protect against this use your free hand to shade the lens from
133. is true both for a rotated image opened from move or rename operation camera memory and for a rotated image that has been copied to your Macintosh hard disk 13 To terminate the USB connection drag the drive icon that represents the camera to 12 To copy all the files in file memory to your Trash Macintosh hard disk drag the DCIM folder i to the folder to which you want to copy it 14 Press the USB cradle s USB button After making sure the USB lamp is not lit remove the camera from the USB cradle VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER E USB Connection Precautions Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer screen for a long time Doing so can cause the image to burn in on the screen e Never disconnect the USB cable or perform any camera or USB cradle operation while data communication is in progress Doing so can cause data to become corrupted Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images to a Computer The procedures in this section describe how to transfer images from the camera to your computer using a memory card Using a Computer with a Built in SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card Slot Insert the SD memory card SDHC memory card directly into the slot Using a Computer with a Built in PC Card Slot Use a commercially available PC card adaptor for an SD memory card SDHC memory card or MMC For full details see the user documentation that comes with the PC card adaptor and your computer
134. l Programs and then point to CASIO and then Photo Transport 3 Click Photo Transport to start up To transfer image files to the camera 1 Drop the image data you want to transfer to the camera onto the Photo Transport Transfer button Move your mouse pointer to the image file you want to transfer and then hold down your mouse button Keeping your mouse button depressed drag the mouse pointer and the image file along with it to the Photo Transport Transfer button and then release the mouse button Help button Settings button Exit button eS W Photo Transport p El a CIMG0001 2X G Transfer button USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the 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 220 To transfer screen captures to the camera 1 Click the Photo Transport Capture button E OG re Capture button amp Photo Transport a 2 Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture e 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 the pointer down to the right corner of the area and then release the mouse button Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorit
135. layer 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 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER DDD IMPORTANT 444 The above is the recommended environment Configuring this environment does not guarantee proper operation e Even if your computer meets the recommended requirements described above certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies Transferring Images to the Camera The CD ROM that comes bundled with your camera includes an application named Photo Transport After you install Photo Transport on your computer you can transfer images you recorded with the camera other images and even captures from your computer screen website information maps etc to the camera Images stored in camera memory can be viewed on its mointor screen DDD IMPORTANT 4 e You cannot transfer movies to the camera Only image files of the following formats can be transferred to the camera JPG JPEG JPE and BMP The transfer operation converts BMP files to JPEG format e The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Getting Started Start up your computer and insert the CD RO
136. lect World Time and then press gt Use A and V to select World To do this Select this Display the time in your home time zone Home Display the time in the zone currently World selected on the World Time screen or Press SET to exit the setting screen To configure World Time settings Press MENU Select the Set Up tab select World Time and then press P Use A and V to select World and then press gt Use A and V to select City and then press gt To configure the summer time setting select DST and then select either On or Off e Summer time is used in some geographical 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 OTHER SETTINGS 5 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select the ___ Diferentei geographical area you feam 0 00 want and then press Andorra la Vella 1 00 SET Paris 1 00 7 1 00 f Brussels 6 Use A and F to select the city you want and then press SET 7 When the setting is the way you want press SET to apply it and exit the setting screen es s Editing the Date and Time of an Image Use the procedure in this section to change the date and time of a previously recorded image This capability comes in handy when the current date and time are
137. may not support DPOF or may support different printing protocols In this case use the protocol supported by your print service to specify the images you want to have printed E Printing Directly on a Printer Equipped with a Card Slot or a Printer that Supports USB DIRECT PRINT or PictBridge After using the camera s DPOF feature to specify the images you want to print and how many copies of each should be printed you can plug the memory card into a printer equipped with a card slot or connect the camera to a PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT printer for printing For more information see DPOF page 182 and Using PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT page 186 PRINTING IMAGES E Printing with a Computer Windows Users The camera comes bundled with Photo Loader and Photohands applications which can be installed on a Windows computer for image transfer management and printing For more information see Using the Camera with a Windows Computer pages 192 208 Macintosh Users The camera comes bundled with Photo Loader for the Macintosh which can be installed for image transfer and management but not for printing Use commercially available software for printing with a Macintosh For more information see Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer pages 199 222 The letters DPOF stand for Digital Print Order Format which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium whic
138. mera still in both hands with your arms firmly Lens against your sides Vertical When holding the camera vertically make sure that the flash is above the lens Hold the camera still with both hands _ ss BASIC IMAGE RECORDING e There is a speaker on the bottom of the camera The operation sound and other sounds can become difficult to hear if you cover the speaker with your hand while holding it Speaker DDD NOTE 44d Moving the camera as you press the shutter button or while the Auto Focus operation is being performed when you press the shutter button half way can cause blurring of the image Press the shutter button carefully taking care to avoid camera movement This is especially important when available lighting is low which slows down the shutter speed Recording an Image Your camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in accordance with the brightness of the subject Images you record are stored in the camera s built in memory or to a memory card if you have one loaded in the camera When an optionally available SD memory card SDHC memory card or MultiMediaCard MMC is loaded in the camera images are stored on the card page 174 The camera s built in memory can record only a few images and is intended for testing the camera or for emergency purposes only Using a memory card provides more capacity you can use to store more images high quality and large size images and
139. mp embedded on it Some printers may have settings that disable time stamp and or DPOF printing See the user documentation that comes with your printer for details about how to enable these features Note that some professional print services do not support DPOF printing Check with your service before ordering prints PRINTING IMAGES Specifying date printing with the Photohands software that comes with the camera See page 23 of the Photohands User s Guide for details The Photohands User s Guide is provided as a PDF file on the CD ROM that comes bundled with your camera e Specifying date printing when having printing done by a print service Some print services do not support date printing Check with your service for more information E Printing Precautions See the documentation that comes with your printer for information about print quality and paper settings e Contact your printer manufacturer for information about models that support PictBridge and USB DIRECT PRINT upgrades etc e Never disconnect the USB cable or perform any camera or USB cradle operation while printing is in progress Doing so causes a printer error PRINTING IMAGES PRINT Image Matching III Images include PRINT Image Matching M data mode setting and other camera Q setup information A printer that PRINT supports PRINT Image Matching M reads this data and adjusts the printed image accordingly so your images come
140. n remaining memory capacity is low e You cannot add audio to the following types of e This starts playback of 100 0023 00 05 59 the voice recording file through the camera s images speaker Movie images e You can perform the Images created with MOTION PRINT following operations Protected snapshot page 157 while audio is playing e Audio that is re recorded or deleted cannot be recovered Make sure you no longer need audio before re recording or deleting it PLAYBACK To do this Do this Fast forward or fast reverse the audio Hold down lt 4 or gt Pause and unpause audio playback Press SET Adjust audio volume Press V and then use A and V Toggle monitor screen indicators on and off Press A DISP Cancel playback Press MENU IMPORTANT 4 Audio volume can be adjusted only when playback is being performed or is paused If your recording has index marks page 110 inside it you can jump to the index mark before or after the current playback location by pausing playback and then pressing lt 4 or gt Next press SET to resume playback from the index mark position Displaying Camera Images on a TV Screen You can display recorded images on a TV screen To display camera images on a TV you need a television equipped with a video input terminal USB cradle and the AV cable that comes with the camera 1
141. nd gt to select the geographical area you want and then press SET Use A and V to select the city you want and then press SET Use A and V to select the summer time DST setting you want and then press SET Use A and V to select the date format setting you want and then press SET Set the date and the time Press SET to register the clock settings and exit the setting screen QUICK START GUIDE To record an image See page 51 for details 1 Press 3 REC e This enters the REC recording mode Auto recording icon 2 Point the camera at the subject use the monitor screen to compose the image and then press the shutter button half way When the camera finishes its Auto Focus operation the focus frame will turn green and the operation lamp lights green 3 Holding the camera still gently press the shutter button all the way down Operation lamp The camera s built in memory can record only a few images and is intended for testing the camera or for emergency purposes only Using a memory card provides more capacity you can use to store more images high quality and large size images and longer movies In order to be able to use a commercially available memory card you first need to format it using the camera s formatting procedure For details about formatting a memory card see page 177 QUICK START GUIDE To view a recorded image Se
142. ne e Never wipe the battery with thinner benzene alcohol or other volatile agents or chemically treated rags Doing so can cause deformation of the battery and lead to malfunction BATTERY STORAGE PRECAUTIONS Make sure you remove the battery from the camera when you do not plan to use it for a long time A battery left in the camera discharges very small amounts of power even when power is turned off which can lead to a dead battery or the need for longer charging before the next use Store the battery in a cool dry place 20 C 68 F or lower USING THE BATTERY See page 33 of this manual or the instructions that come with the optional charger for information about charging procedures and charging times e When transporting a battery keep it either loaded in the camera or stored in its case GETTING READY E USB Cradle and AC Adaptor Precautions Never use an electrical outlet whose voltage is outside the rating marked on the AC adaptor Doing so can create the risk of fire or electric shock Use only the AC adaptor bundled with this camera Do not allow the AC adaptor cord to become cut or damaged do not place heavy objects on it and keep it away from heat A damaged power cord creates the risk of fire and electric shock e Never try to modify the AC adaptor cord or subject it to severe bending twisting or AN pulling Doing so creates the risk of fire and Caution electric shock e Never tou
143. ng from one image to another Random TAlImages Effect Randomly applies the preset patterns 1 2 3 Displays all images in camera memory and 4 Only lt OFF This icon appears only in the case of Effects turned off snapshots and audio snapshots Images E Only This icon appears only in the case of movies 4 Use A and V to select Start and then One Image Displays a particular image press SET e Favorites This starts the slideshow Displays all images in the FAVORITE folder Use lt 4 and gt to specify the playback time you 5 To stop the slideshow press SET Time want 1 to 5 minutes or 10 15 30 or 60 The slideshow will also stop automatically after the MINUIES amount of time you specified for Time elapses Use lt 4 and gt to specify the interval you want MAX or 1 to 30 seconds Interval When playback reaches a movie file while MAX is selected as the interval only the first frame of the movie is displayed PLAYBACK IMPORTANT 444 Note that all buttons are disabled while an image change is in progress Wait until an image is stopped on the monitor screen before performing a button operation or hold down the button until the image stops Pressing lt 4 during a slideshow will scroll to the previous image while gt scrolls to the next image When the slideshow comes to a movie file it plays the movie and its
144. ns Flash mode focus mode white balance self timer recording type EV shift Note however that focus mode EV shift self timer and white balance icon help text appears only when Focus EV shift Self timer or White Balance is assigned to the lt and gt keys with the key customization feature page 115 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select 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 Select this setting Display guidance text when you o select an icon on the monitor screen n Turn off Icon Help Off DDD IMPORTANT 44d The icons listed below do not appear on the display while Icon Help is turned off Flash mode icon page 63 Focus mode 1J icon page 74 White balance icon page 84 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Specifying Power On Default Settings The camera s mode memory feature lets you specify the power on default settings individually for the BEST SHOT mode flash mode focus mode white balance mode ISO sensitivity AF Area metering self timer flash intensity digital zoom mode manual focus position and zoom position Turning on mode memory for a mode tells the camera to remember the status of that mode when you turn off the camera and restore it the next time you turn the camera back on When mode memory is turned off t
145. ntact your retailer or a CASIO service center APPENDIX 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 impossible for the computer to recognize the digital 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 Display Messages Battery is low Cannot correct image Can not find the file Cannot register any more files Card ERROR The battery is dead Keystone correction cannot be performed for some reason The image will be stored as is without correction pages 97 99 The camera cannot find a image specified by the slideshow Images setting Specify another image page 144 e You are attempting to save a BEST SHOT scene when there are already 999 scenes in the SCENE folder page 93 e You are attempting to copy a FAVORITE file when the FAVORITE folder already contains 9999 files page 158 Some problem occurred with the memory card Turn off the camera and remove and then reinsert the memory card If the same message
146. 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 Photo Loader 1 1 OS OS 9 Memory 32MB HD At least 3MB USB connection is supported on a Macintosh running OS 9 or X Operation is supported using the standard USB driver that comes with the operating system so all you need to do is connect the camera to your Macintosh using the USB cable DDD IMPORTANT 444 e For details about Macintosh minimum system requirements see the Readme file on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera e The software on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the camera does not support operation under Mac OS X USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Managing Images on a Macintosh E To manage images on a Macintosh running OS 9 Install the Photo Loader application from the CD ROM that comes with the camera Photo Loader lets you import images from the camera to your Macintosh automatically to arrange images by recording date and to display images in a calendar format e Use the CD ROM whose contents label shows Photo Loader To install Photo Loader 1 Open the folder named Photo Loader 2 Open the folder named English and then open the file named Impor
147. ollowing problems occurred during printing Printer power off e Printer internal error Image compression could not be performed during image data storage for some reason Record the image again The camera is in the Printer mode and the printer is running low on ink or is out of ink 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 Your camera system is corrupted Contact your retailer or a CASIO service center The LOCK switch of the SD memory card or SDHC memory card is locked You cannot store images to or delete images from a memory card that is locked e There are no files in built in memory or on the memory card e This message will appear if you rename the files or folders in camera memory or if you move them to different locations If this happens move the files or folders back to their original locations in camera memory and return them to their original preset names pages 205 207 There are no printing images Set up DPOF There is no image to register This card is not formatted This file cannot be played This function cannot be used This function is not supported for this file here are no DPOF settings specifying images nd the number of copies of each for printing onfigure the required DPOF settings page 182 vH O The image or movie whose setup you are try
148. on 5 After you are finished viewing files press MENU twice to exit a FILE MANAGEMENT To delete a file from the FAVORITE folder 1 2 In the PLAY mode press MENU Select the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press gt Use A and V to select Show and then press SET Press V 5 5 Use lt 4 and gt to select the file you want to delete from the FAVORITE folder Use A and V to select Delete and then press SET e To exit the file delete operation without deleting anything select Cancel After deleting all of the files you want use A and V to select Cancel and then press SET to exit To delete all files from the FAVORITE folder 1 2 In the PLAY mode press MENU Select the PLAY tab select Favorites and then press gt Use A and V to select Show and then press SET Press V 4 p 5 Use A and V to select All Files Delete and then press SET IMPORTANT 44 e You cannot use the delete operations on page 154 to delete images from the FAVORITE folder Performing the memory format operation page 173 however does delete FAVORITE folder files OTHER SETTINGS You can configure different sounds to play whenever you turn on the camera press the shutter button half way or all the way or perform a key operation To configure sound settings 1 Press
149. or Green Lit USB connection Green Flashing Accessing memory APPENDIX Troubleshooting Guide Symptom Possible Cause Action Power does not turn on 1 The battery is not oriented correctly 1 Orient the battery correctly page 32 2 The battery is dead 2 Charge the battery page 33 If the battery goes dead soon after being charged it means g the battery has reached the end of its life and D needs to be replaced Purchase a separately D available NP 40 rechargeable lithium ion battery Camera suddenly powers 1 Auto Power Off activated page 43 1 Turn power back on down 2 The battery is dead 2 Charge the battery page 33 S Image is not recorded 1 The camera is in the PLAY mode 1 Press gj REC to enter the REC mode 8 when the shutter button is 2 Flash unit is being charged 2 Wait until the flash unit finishes charging fe pressed 3 Memory is full 3 Transfer files you want to keep to your 2 computer and then delete files from image memory or use a different memory card APPENDIX Symptom Possible Cause Action Image Recording Auto Focus does not focus properly 1 The lens is dirty 2 The subject is not located in the center of the focus frame when you compose the image 3 The subject you are shooting is a type that is not compatible with Auto Focus operation page 57 4 You are moving the camera
150. or screen and display the one that contains the frames you want Press MENU Select the PLAY tab select MOTION PRINT and then press gt Use A and V to select the layout 1 frame or 9 frames you want to use e Select Cancel to exit the MOTION PRINT mode PLAYBACK 5 Use lt and gt to display the frame that you Displaying the 9 image View want to use as the main image The toliowi draden P e following procedure displays nine images on the Holding down either button scrolls at high speed monitor sa atthe pte 9 6 After selecting the frame you want press SET This displays the resulting still image e If you selected 9 frames for the layout 1 In the PLAY mode shift the zoom controller towards 73 e This displays the 9 image screen The image that was last on the display will have a selection boundary around it e If there are fewer than nine images in memory they the frame you selected are displayed starting from the upper left corner The in step 4 will be the selection boundary is located at the image that was main image and the on the display before you switched to the 9 image frames on either side of view it will be used as the Fora movie file page 135 GEM is displayed at background frames the top and bottom of the screen e If you selected 1 frame in step 4 an image of the On the 9 image screen indica
151. ory eee eeeeeeeees USING A MEMORY CARD Using a Memory Card eeeceeceesreeeeetreeeeeeneeeeeees To insert a memory card into the camera To replace the memory card Formatting a Memory Card Copying Files ccccecececeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeneeeess To copy all the files in built in memory to a memory card To copy a specific file from a memory card to built in memory LAS PRINTING IMAGES To configure print settings for a single image To configure print settings for all images Using PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT Date Printing PRINT Image Matching TL eeeeeseeeseseeeeeseeeeees EXIF Print mpini sa cescvecscceececvsecteedecestnsceutivosundeavesbes 175 176 177 179 180 INTRODUCTION ELA VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER APPENDIX Using the Camera with a Windows Computer 192 Menu Reference cscsssscesseseseseseeseseeeeseeeeseeseses 227 Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer 199 Indicator Lamp Reference csceceeeeeeteeeeeees 230 Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images to Troubleshooting Guide a Computeniiaruce deat at aes 203 If you have problems installing the USB driver 238 MeMOry Datta yi iien ene n narsi eara rara ana 204 Display Mossagos eee DCF Protocol 204 Specifications suisa oaia 241 Memory Folder Structure 205 Image Files Supported by the Camera 206 EYJ USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the Camera with a Windows Comput
152. ot start up automatically on some computers If this happens navigate to the CD ROM and double click menu exe to launch the menu application E Selecting a Language First select a language Note that some software is not available in all languages 1 On the menu screen click the tab for the language you want USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Viewing the Contents of the Read me File You should always read the Read me file for Photohands before installing it The Read me file contains information you need to know when installing the application 1 Click the Read me button for Photohands E Installing Photohands 1 Click the Install button for Photohands 2 Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen Playing a Movie 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 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 P
153. out just the way you intended when you recorded them Image Matching Seiko Epson Corporation holds the copyright for PRINT Image Matching and PRINT Image Matching M Exif Print is an o o internationally supported o Ad open standard file format that makes it possible to Exif Print capture and display vibrant digital images with accurate colors With Exif 2 2 files include a wide range of shooting condition information that can be interpreted by an Exif Print printer to produce better looking prints DDD IMPORTANT 44d Information about the availability of Exif Print compatible printer models can be obtained from each printer manufacturer VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER After using the USB cradle to establish a USB connection Using the Camera with a Windows between the camera and your computer you can use your Computer computer to view images in file memory and copy images to your computer s hard disk or other storage media In The following are the general steps for viewing and copying order to do this you first need to install the USB driver files from a computer running under Windows You can find located on the CD ROM that comes bundled with the details about each operation in the procedures that follow camera onto your computer below Note that you should also refer to the Note that the procedure you need to perform depends on documentation that comes with your computer for other whether you are using com
154. ovie you can use lt 4 and gt to set the functions assigned to them However you cannot set the self timer during movie recording OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Turning the On screen Grid On and Off You can display gridlines on the monitor screen to help you compose images and ensure that the camera is straight when recording 06 12 24 12 38 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Grid and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Display the grid On Hide the grid Off Turning Image Review On and Off Image review displays the images you record on the monitor screen as soon as you record them Use the following procedure to turn image review on and off 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Review and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Display images on the monitor screen for about one second On immediately after they are recorded Do not display images immediately oft after they are recorded OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using Icon Help Icon Help displays guidance text about an icon when you select it on the monitor screen while in the REC mode page 27 e Icon Help text is displayed for the following functio
155. puter running under Windows information about USB connections etc see below or a Macintosh see page 199 1 If you are running Windows 98SE or 98 install the USB driver onto your computer e You need to perform this step only once the first time you connect to your computer e If you are running Windows XP 2000 or Me you do not need to install the USB driver 2 Use the USB cradle to establish a connection between the camera and computer 3 View and copy the images you want VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER IMPORTANT 4 e Low battery power can cause the camera to power down suddenly during data communication Use of the special AC adaptor is recommended to power the camera during data communication e If you are using battery power without the AC adaptor make sure that the battery is fully charged If you want to transfer files from the camera s built in memory to a computer make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera before you place it onto the USB cradle 1 What you should do first depends on whether your computer is running under Windows XP 2000 Me 98SE or 98 Windows 98SE 98 Users Start from step 2 to install the USB driver Note that the example installation presented here uses Windows 98 Windows XP 2000 Me Users e Installation of the USB driver is not required so jump directly to step 6 Do not try to establish a connection between the camera
156. r subject without it being affected by surrounding conditions OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD IMPORTANT 444 When Multi is selected as the metering mode certain procedures cause the metering mode setting to change automatically as described below e Changing the exposure compensation setting page 83 to a value other than 0 0 changes the metering mode setting to Center Weighted The metering mode changes back to Multi when you return the exposure compensation setting to 0 0 When Multi is selected the icon is not displayed when you return to the REC mode information display page 26 Using the Filter Function The camera s filter function lets you alter the tint of an image when you record it 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select Filter and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET e Available filter settings are Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink Purple dD IMPORTANT 44 Using the camera s filter feature produces the same effect as attaching a color filter to the lens OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Specifying Outline Sharpness Use the following procedure to control the sharpness of image outlines 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select Sharpness and then press P 3 Use A and V to select t
157. rding of voice input also select high speed continuous shutter or flash continuous shutter INTRODUCTION Real time RGB histogram page 112 An on screen histogram lets you adjust exposure as you view the effect on overall image brightness which makes shooting under difficult lighting conditions easier than ever before Keystone Correction page 132 A simple operation corrects for keystoning which occurs when you record the image of a blackboard or poster from an angle Color Correction page 133 Simply record the image of an old photograph to restore its colors MOTION PRINT page 140 Capture frames from a movie and create still images that are suitable for printing Calendar screen page 142 A simple operation displays a full month calendar on the camera s monitor screen Each day of the full month calendar shows a thumbnail of the first file recorded for that date which helps to make searching for a particular file quicker and easier World Time page 167 A simple operation sets the current time for your current location You can select from among 162 cities in 32 time zones Support for SD memory cards SDHC memory cards and MMC MultiMedia Cards for memory expansion page 174 Digital Print Order Format DPOF page 182 Images can be printed easily in the sequence you want using a DPOF compatible printer DPOF can also be used when specifying images and quantities for printing by professional
158. rect access to BEST SHOT Auto Macro page 75 sample scenes Auto Macro automatically switches to the macro mode when the distance between the camera and subject it shorter than the Auto Focus range Triple Self timer page 68 The self timer can be set up to repeat three times automatically Business Shot page 97 Business Shot automatically corrects rectangular shapes when recording the image of a business card document e Quick Shutter page 76 whiteboard or similar subjects from an angle When you press the shutter button all the way down without pausing the camera immediately records the image without waiting for Auto Focus to be performed This helps to avoid missing a special moment while you wait for the camera to Auto Focus Restoring an Old Photograph page 99 You can use the procedure in this section to restore an old faded photograph with the color provided by modern digital camera technology Movie recording with audio page 105 PAO Focus Area Selection page 17 VGA size 30 fps Motion JPEG format When E Multi is selected for the Auto Focus area the camera takes simultaneous meter readings at nine Audio Snapshot mode page 108 different points and automatically selects the best one Use this mode to record snapshots that also include audio Three continuous shutter modes page 87 e Voice Recording page 110 In addition to normal speed continuous shutter you can Quick and easy reco
159. rm the procedure under To configure print settings for all images page 184 and change the number of copies to 00 After that you can configure new DPOF settings as required 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 printing service may print all images without regard to your DPOF settings or date printing may not be performed Note that some professional print services do not support DPOF printing Check with your service before ordering prints Some printers may have settings that disable date stamp and or DPOF printing See the user documentation that comes with your printer for details about how to enable these features e If you use the DPOF setting to turn on date stamping for printing on an image that already has date time stamp data embedded in it page 124 the two stamps will be superimposed Because of this do not turn on DPOF date stamping if an image already has a date time stamp embedded on it PRINTING IMAGES Using PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT You can connect the camera directly to a printer that supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT PRINT and perform image selection and printing using the camera monitor screen and controls DPOF support page 182 also lets you specify which images you want to print and how many copies of each should be printed
160. rmat e The file displayed on the calendar for each date is the first file that was recorded on that date e To exit the calendar screen press MENU or BS On the calendar screen indicates a voice recording file page 110 Date selection cursor PLAYBACK appears in place of the image when the date contains data that cannot be displayed by this camera 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to move the selection boundary to the date you want and then press SET e This displays an image of the first file that was recorded on the selected date IMPORTANT 44 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 The date that the editing operation was performed Editing the date and time of an image The date that the original image was recorded Playing a Slideshow A slideshow automatically plays back images in sequence at a fixed interval 1 In the PLAY mode press MENU 2 Select the PLAY tab select Slideshow and then press P PLAYBACK 3 Use the screen that appears to configure the Pattern 1 2 3 4 image time interval and effect settings Applies a preset effect when transitioni
161. rsion of Photo Loader and then install the newer version The CD ROM includes the software and user documentation for various languages Check the CD ROM menu screen to see if applications and user documentation are available for a particular language E Getting Started Start up your computer and insert the CD ROM into its CD ROM drive This will automatically launch the menu application which displays a menu screen on your computer The menu application may not start up automatically on some computers If this happens navigate to the CD ROM and double click menu exe to launch the menu application E Selecting a Language First select a language Note that some software is not available in all languages 1 On the menu screen click the tab for the language you want USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E Viewing the Contents of the Read me File You should always read the Read me file for Photo Loader before installing it The Read me file contains information you need to know when installing the application 1 Click the Read me button for Photo Loader DDD IMPORTANT 444 Before upgrading or reinstalling Photo Loader or before installing it onto another computer be sure to read the Read me file for information about retaining existing libraries E Installing Photo Loader 1 Click the Install button for Photo Loader 2 Follow the instructions
162. ry to power this camera Use of any other type of battery 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 To charge the battery 1 Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the DC IN 5 3V connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet pcn 5 3v VSB Cradle AC Adaptor AC power cord GETTING READY DDD NOTE 444 2 Turn off the camera The bundled AC adaptor is designed for operation i with any power supply in the range of 100V to 240V 3 With the camera AC 50 60Hz This means the AC adaptor can be positioned with the used in various countries around the world Note monitor screen however that there may be some problems with the facing forward as AC power cord withstand voltage and with the shown in the configuration of power outlet shapes in certain geographic areas Before trying to use the AC adaptor in another country be sure to check with illustration place it onto the USB cradle your travel agent concerning the local power supply Do not place the e Never use the AC adaptor with a voltage converter camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned CHARGE lamp on The CHARGE lamp on the USB cradle should turn red indicating that charging has started When charging is complete the CHARGE lamp will turn green e It takes
163. s Auto Flash or Flash On e 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 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Recording Images of Business Cards and E Setup Sample Images D ments Business Shot ocuments Business cards and e White board etc Recording a business card document whiteboard or documents similarly shaped object from an angle can cause the subject to appear misshaped in the resulting image Business Shot automatically corrects the shape of rectangular objects to make them appear like the camera was positioned directly in front of them yer zrase im AS OHAV Before keystone After keystone correction correction OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Before recording with Business Shot Before recording compose the image so outline of the item you want to record fits entirely within the monitor screen Make sure the object is against a background that allows its outline to stand out and that it fills the monitor screen to the maximum extent possible DDD NOTE a4 e When the camera is at an angle to a business card or document it is recording the shape of the business card or document may appear distorted in the image Auto keystone correction corrects for this
164. s SET e This starts the copy operation and displays the message Busy Please wait After the copy operation is complete the monitor screen shows the last file in the folder ae USING A MEMORY CARD To copy a specific file from a memory card to built in memory 1 Perform steps 1 through 3 of the procedure under To copy all the files in built in memory to a memory card 2 Use A and V to select Card Built in and then press SET 3 Use lt and gt to select the file you want to copy 4 Use A and F to select Copy and then press SET e This starts the copy operation and displays the message Busy Please wait The file reappears on the monitor screen after the copy operation is complete Repeat steps 3 through 4 to copy other images if you want 5 Press MENU to exit the copy operation DDD NOTE 44d Files are copied to the folder in built in memory whose name has the largest number PRINTING IMAGES A digital camera provides you with a variety of different ways to print the images it records The three main printing methods are described below Use the method that best suits your needs E Professional Print Service The camera s DPOF feature lets you specify which images you want to print and how many copies of each you want For more information see DPOF page 182 DDD NOTE 44d e Certain print service providers
165. s disabled during movie recording Digital zoom only is available Make sure you select the optical zoom setting you want to use before you press the shutter button to start movie recording page 105 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Digital Zoom Digital zoom digitally enlarges the part of the image at the center of the image screen The range of digital zoom is 3X to 12X in combination with optical zoom Image Size 7M 3072 x 2304 pixels DDD IMPORTANT 444 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 Digital zoom is not supported while date stamping Date or Date amp Time is turned on page 124 E To record an image using digital zoom 1 In the REC mode Digital zoom indicator hold the zoom controller towards 4 telephoto side e This causes the zoom indicator to appear on the display Zoom indicator BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 2 When the zoom pointer reaches the optical digital zoom switch over point it will stop Undeteriorated Image Deteriorated Image Quality Range Quality Range lt gt lt gt m z am W 1X H 3X to 14 2X 12X to 45X Optical Digital Switch Point Zoom Pointer Image Deterioration Point Indicates current zoom Image starts to deteriorate from here Point factor depends on image size The above
166. s normal even if you record image it at an angle e This displays a photograph contour confirmation screen and then saves the original recorded image An error message will appear page 239 without displaying the photograph contour confirmation screen if the camera is unable to find the contour of the photograph OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 4 Use lt and gt to select the contour 7 Use A V lt 4 and gt to move the candidate you want to correct cropping boundary to the location you want and then press SET The camera will restore color automatically and save the image e If you do not want a border around the image configure the cropping boundary so it is slightly inside of the boundary of the displayed image To cancel the cropping operation at any point and If you do not want to z save the image as is press MENU crop the image select Cancel to store the image 5 Use A and V to select Trim and then press SET This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen 6 Use the zoom controller to make the cropping boundary larger or smaller OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD IMPORTANT 444 Digital zoom is disabled while recording an old photograph However you can use optical zoom The camera will not be able to recognize an old photograph in the following cases When part of the photograph extends outside of the monitor screen
167. s the risk of overheating fire and explosion Never use any other type of charger except the optional charger specified for the battery Never try to use the battery to power any device other than this camera Never use or leave the battery near open flame Never place the battery in a microwave oven throw it into fire or otherwise expose it to intense heat Make sure the battery is oriented correctly when you load it into the camera or attach it to the optional charger Never carry or store the battery together with items that can conduct electricity necklaces pencil lead etc Never try to take the battery apart modify it in any way or expose it to strong impact Do not immerse the battery in fresh water or salt water 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 GETTING READY e Should you ever notice any of the following conditions while using charging or storing a battery immediately remove it from the camera or charger and keep it away from open flame Fluid leaking Emission of a strange odor Heat emission Battery discoloration Battery deformation Any other battery abnormality If the battery does not achieve full charge after the normal charging time has passed stop charging Continued charging creates the risk of overheating fire and explosion
168. s values Power Consumption 3 7V DC Approximately 3 6W Dimensions cccseseees 88 5 W x 57 H x 20 5 D mm 3 48 W x 2 2 H x 0 817 D excluding projections 18 6mm 0 73 at thinnest part Weight cccsccccnssassiceessisccenss Approximately 112 g 4 0 oz excluding battery and accessories Bundled Accessories Rechargeable lithium ion battery NP 40 USB cradle CA 29 Special AC adaptor AC power cord USB cable AV Cable Strap CD ROM Basic Reference E Rechargeable Lithium lon Battery NP 40 Rated Voltage 3 7V Rated Capacitance 1300 mAh Operating Temperature RANGE scsseeesseeeseeesseeeseeeees 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Dimensions 0sceee 38 5 W x 38 0 H x 9 3 D mm 1 53 W x 1 50 H x 0 377 D Weight ceeceseeeeeeeeteeeeeees Approximately 34 g 1 2 0z E USB Cradle CA 29 Input Output Terminals Camera connector USB port AC adaptor terminal DC IN 5 3V AV output port Special mini port NTSC PAL Power Consumption 5 3V DC Approximately 3 2W Dimensions ccccseeeees 105 W x 16 H x 61 D mm 4 17 W x 0 6 H x 2 4 D excluding projections Weight ceecsseeeeeeeteeeeeees Approximately 60 g 2 1 0z APPENDIX E Special AC Adaptor AD C52S Power Requirement 100 to 240V AC 50 60Hz 90 mA Output ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 3V DC 650 mA Dimensions
169. s you perform three consecutive self timer operations to record three images 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use lt 4 and gt to select the REC tab 3 Use A and V to select Self timer and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select the self timer type you want to use and then press SET Selecting Off in step 4 disables the self timer BASIC IMAGE RECORDING To do this Select this setting Specify a 10 second self timer 10 sec Specify a 2 second self timer S 2 sec Specify Triple Self timer S X3 Disable the self timer Off This causes an indicator identifying the selected self timer type to appear on the monitor screen e With the Triple Self timer the camera records a series of three images in the sequence described below 06 12 24 12 38 The camera performs a 10 second countdown and then records the first image The camera prepares to record the next image The amount of time required for preparation depends on the camera s current Size and Quality settings the type of memory built in or card you are using for image storage and whether or not the flash is charging After preparation is complete the indicator 1sec appears on the monitor screen and another image is recorded one second later Steps 2 and 3 are repeated once more to record the third image BASIC IMAGE RECORDING 5
170. select Auto Flash i 06 12 24 as the flash mode and then Overcast Self timer page 68 f4 1 0 B disappears Shade None Self timer Off Flash mode indicator If the camera detects that flash is required while auto flash is selected the flash on indicator will appear when the shutter button is pressed half way Focus mode indicator When you select Auto Focus Day White Fluorescent N Daylight Fluorescent EJ Tungsten ME Manual When you select Auto with Continuous Shutter 10s Y Self timer 2 sec Triple self timer Recording types Self timer 10 sec i a Key Customize page 11 5 E Auto recording uto Focus IMNE appears only briefly BJ Macro and then disappears from the BEST SHOT eee display E Movie Lid Pan Focus Voice Recording Infinity J Manual Focus GETTING READY Metering mode indicator page 121 None Multi Center Weighted Ea Spot 8 Snapshots Image size page 71 Snapshots Memory capacity pages 54 241 Movies Remaining recording time page 106 Snapshots Image quality page 72 F Fine N Normal E Economy Movies Image quality page 105 HQ High Quality NORMAL Normal LP Long Play ISO sensitivity page 120 Aperture value page 54 Shutter speed value page 54 Date and time page 165 Timestamp indicator page 124 EV value page 83 Battery capacity page 36
171. sing the Infinity Mode 80 Auto Tracking a Moving Subject Auto Framing 104 Using Manual Focus 80 Recording a Movie sesseseesesssessresrrsrirerreerrrerrnereees 105 Using Focus Lock 82 Specifying Movie Image Quality 105 Exposure Compensation EV Shift 0 ccccscseeeee 83 Recording a Movie 106 Adjusting White Balance c ccccescscesessesseeeeeneeeees 84 be he aes ee bis figuring the White Bal ing Manuall 86 mng Aud l Con iguring t e White Balance Setting Manually Recording Your Voice 110 Using Continuous Shutter 0 0 cece eeeseeeeeeeeeeee 87 Using the Hist 112 Normal speed continuous shutter 88 sing the Histogram ccccceeseeeeeeeteeeeteeeeeeeeees High speed continuous shutter 88 REC Mode Camera Settings ccceeeeeeeteeeee 114 Flash continuous shutter 89 Assigning Functions to the lt and gt Keys 115 Continuous Shutter Precautions 89 Turning the On screen Grid On and Off 116 Using the BEST SHOT Mode s 1s 1 1151115111511111 1 90 Turning Image Review Oman Orr G f ivi Using Icon Help 117 Displaying Sample Scenes Individually 92 aa Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setup 93 Specifying Power On Default Settings 118 To delete a BEST SHOT user setup 94 Specifying ISO Sensitivity 120 Selecting the Metering Mode 121 Reducing the Effects of Using the Filter Function 122 Hand or Subject Movement cesceseeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 95 Specifying Outline Sharpness 123 hooting with High Sensitivity
172. spect ratio which is optimal for printing on photographic paper with an aspect ratio of 3 2 Specifying Image Quality Compressing an image before storage can cause a deterioration of its quality The more an image is compressed the greater the loss of quality The image quality setting specifies the compression ratio to be used when an image is stored in memory You can select an image quality setting to suit your needs for higher quality or smaller file size e Note that this setting is valid for snapshots only For information about movie image quality see page 105 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use 4 and gt to select the Quality tab 3 Use A and V to select amp Quality and then press gt 4 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET BASIC IMAGE RECORDING To get this Select this setting High image quality large file Fi Higher size ne Quality Normal image quality and normal file size Normal Low image quality small file Lower size Economy Quality DDD IMPORTANT 444 Actual file size depends on the type of image you record This means that the remaining image capacity noted on the monitor screen may not be exactly accurate pages 27 241 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Selecting the Focus Mode You can select one of five different focus modes Auto Focus Macro Pan Focus Infinity and Manual Focus 1 In t
173. t the photograph candidate you want 4 Use A and V to select Trim and then press SET e This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen e To exit color restoration without storing anything select Cancel PLAYBACK 5 Move the zoom controller left and right to zoom the cropping boundary e Resize the cropping boundary as required to crop the area you want 6 Use A V lt 4 and gt to move the cropping boundary to the location you want and then press SET The camera will correct color automatically and save the image If you do not want a border around the image configure the cropping boundary so it is slightly inside of the boundary of the displayed image e To exit color restoration without saving anything press MENU DDD IMPORTANT 444 If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels the new restored version is the same size as the original one e Note that you cannot correct the following types of images Movie images and the voice recording file icon Images created with MOTION PRINT Images recorded with another camera e The color correct operation cannot be performed if there is not enough memory to store the corrected image 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 When a corrected image appears
174. tant 3 Open the folder named Installer and then open the file named readme 4 Follow the instructions in the readme file to install Photo Loader DDD IMPORTANT 444 If you are upgrading to the new version of Photo Loader from a previous version and you want to use library management data and HTML files created using the old version of Photo Loader be sure to read the Important file in the Photo Loader folder Follow the instructions in the file to use your existing library management files Failure to follow this procedure correctly can result in loss or corruption of your existing files E To manage images on a Macintosh running OS X Use iPhoto which comes bundled with the operating system iPhoto enables management of snapshots USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing a Movie 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 e Even if your computer meets the minimum requirements described above certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of movies Proper movie playback may not be possible on some Macintosh models If you experience problems try the following Try recording movies with a quality setting of Normal or LP Try upgrading to the latest
175. te focus range in the Macro mode Range 15cm to 50cm 5 9 to 19 7 e Using optical zoom causes the above range to change 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC tab select Focus and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select KA Macro and then press SET 4 Press the shutter button to record the image The focus and image recording operations are identical to those in the Auto Focus mode OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS DDD NOTE 4da When the Macro mode cannot focus properly because the subject is too far away the camera automatically switches to the Auto Focus range page 75 Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation page 58 while recording with the Macro mode a value will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to tell you the focusing range Example amp OOcm OOcm OO will be replaced by the actual focusing range value DDD IMPORTANT 4da Use of the flash along with the Macro mode can cause the light of the flash to become blocked which can produce unwanted lens shadows in your image e During movie recording Macro mode uses fixed focus that is optimized for macro recording Using Pan Focus Pan Focus comes in handy when recording under conditions where Auto Focus is difficult for some reason or in cases where Auto Focus operation noise is too noticeable in the movie audio In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the REC
176. ter remains open allowing way down without pausing This helps to ensure that light passing through the lens to reach the CCD A you are able to capture exactly the moment you larger shutter speed value indicates that the shutter want remains open longer which means more light reaches the CCD The camera adjusts this setting automatically E About AF Assist Light AF assist light Se iA self timer lamp 4 After making sure that the The AF assist light self timer image is focused properly J lamp operates automatically to assist the Auto Focus ON operation whenever you are shooting where lighting is dim press the shutter button the rest of the way down to record The number of images you can Shutter button record depends on the image size and the image quality setting you are using pages 71 72 241 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING You can turn the AF assist light on or off It is recommended that you turn off the AF assist light when recording images of nearby people etc 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Use lt and gt to select the REC tab 3 Use A and V to select AF Assist Light and then press gt 4 Use A and VF to select the setting you want and then press SET To do this Select this setting Turn on the AF assist light On Turn off the AF assist light Off DDD IMPORTANT 44 Do not look directly at the AF assist light self timer lamp or point it d
177. tes a voice frame you selected in step 6 appears here recording file page 110 appears in place of the image when the date DDD IMPORTANT 444 contains data that cannot be displayed by this e MOTION PRINT is not possible for movies not camera recorded with this camera PLAYBACK 2 Use A V lt 4 and Selection boundary gt to move the selection boundary to the image you want Pressing gt while the selection boundary is in the right column or lt while it is in the left column scrolls to the next full screen of nine images Example When there are 20 images in memory and Image 1 is displayed first 1 2 3 19 20 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pressing any button besides A V lt gt or the shutter button displays the full size version of the image where the selection boundary is located Displaying the Calendar Screen Use the following procedure to display a 1 month calendar Each day shows the first file recorded on that day which makes it easy to find the file you want 1 In the PLAY mode Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat move the zoom controller towards m3 Soan twice uae 13 16 ENS Hed e You can also display E a the calendar by pressing MENU selecting the PLAY Year Month tab selecting Calendar and then pressing P to display the calendar e Use the procedure under Changing the Date Format on page 166 to specify the date fo
178. the Audio Snapshot mode on your computer using Windows Media Player OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1 In the REC mode press MENU 5 Press the shutter button to start audio recording 2 Select the REC tab select Audio Snap The operation lamp will flash green while recording is and then press gt in progress 3 Use A and V to select On and then press 6 Recording stops after about 30 seconds or SET when you press the shutter button e This enters the Audio Snapshot mode e Selecting Off enters the Normal Snapshot mode DDD IMPORTANT 444 no audio e Audio snapshot recording is not possible the audio part is not recorded while you are using any one of 4 Press the shutter the following button to record the image X3 self timer recording Triple Self timer Normal speed Continuous Shutter High speed Continuous Shutter Flash Continuous Shutter After the image is recorded the camera enters audio recording standby with the image you just recorded on the monitor screen and displays a indicator Remaining recording time OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Recording Your Voice Voice Recording provides quick and easy recording of your voice Audio Format WAVE ADPCM recording format This is the Windows standard format for audio recording The file extension of a WAVE ADPCM file is WAV e Recording Time Approximately 25 minutes with built in memory e Aud
179. the BEST SHOT mode all settings except for Zoom Position will be configured according to the BEST SHOT sample scene when you turn it back on again regardless of mode memory on off settings OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Specifying ISO Sensitivity You can change the ISO sensitivity setting for better images in places where lighting is dim or when you are using faster shutter speeds e ISO sensitivity is expressed in terms of values that originally indicated the sensitivity to light for photographic film A larger value indicates higher sensitivity which is better for recording when available lighting is dim 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select ISO and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET To get this Select this setting Automatic sensitivity selection Auto Lower sensitivity ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 Higher sensitivity ISO 400 DDD IMPORTANT 444 e Under certain conditions a high shutter speed in combination with a high ISO sensitivity setting can cause digital noise graininess which makes an image appear rough For clean good quality images use the lowest ISO sensitivity setting possible e Using a high ISO sensitivity setting along with the flash to shoot a nearby subject may result in improper illumination of the subject e Auto ISO sensitivity always is used for movie recor
180. the light e Proper focus may be difficult or even impossible when shooting the following types of subjects Solid color walls or subjects with little contrast Strongly backlit subjects Very shiny objects Venetian blinds or other horizontally repeating patterns Multiple subjects that are varying distances from the camera Subjects in poorly lit areas Moving subjects Subjects outside the shooting range of the camera e Proper focus may also be difficult or impossible if the camera is moving e Note that a green operation lamp and focus frame do not necessarily guarantee that the resulting image will be in focus If Auto Focus does not produce the results you want for some reason try using focus lock page 82 or manual focus page 80 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E About the REC Mode Monitor Screen The image shown on the monitor screen in the REC mode is a simplified image for composing purposes The actual image is recorded in accordance with the image quality setting currently selected on your camera The image saved in file memory has much better resolution and detail than the REC mode monitor screen image e Certain levels of subject brightness can cause the response of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down which causes some digital noise graininess in the monitor screen image e Very bright light inside of an image can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor screen image
181. thout performing keystone correction PLAYBACK IMPORTANT 4 If the original image is smaller than 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels the new corrected version is the same size as the original one e Keystone correction cannot be performed on the following types of images Movie images and the voice recording file icon Images created with MOTION PRINT Images recorded with another camera e The keystone correction operation cannot be performed if there is not enough memory to store the corrected image e When you display a corrected image on the camera s monitor screen the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded not when the image was corrected When a keystone corrected image appears on the full month calendar screen it is displayed on the date that it was corrected page 142 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph Color restoration let you correct the old color of a photograph shot with a digital camera This function is useful for correcting existing old photographs posters etc e Performing color restoration on an image causes a new restored version 2M 1600 x 1200 pixels to be stored as a separate file 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to scroll through images on the monitor screen and display the one you want to correct 2 Select the PLAY tab select Color Correction and then press gt 3 Use lt 4 and gt to selec
182. ting select Cancel and press SET DDD IMPORTANT 44 The following are not initialized when you reset the camera page 228 Home Time setup World Time setup Time setting Date Style Language Video Out PLAYBACK You can use the camera s built in monitor screen to view 2 Use gt forward or lt back to scroll images after you record them through files on the monitor screen Basic Playback Operation Use the following procedure to scroll through files stored in the camera s memory DDD NOTE 44 1 Press P PLAY to turn Holding down lt 4 or gt scrolls images at high on the camera speed In order to allow for faster playback image scrolling the image that initially appears on the monitor screen is a preview image which is of somewhat lower quality than the actual display image The actual display image appears a short while after the preview image This does not apply to images copied from another digital camera This enters the PLAY mode and causes an image ora message to appear on the monitor screen PLAY mode file type Folder name File name Image size Date and time PLAYBACK Playing an Audio Snapshot bb IMPORTANT 444 Perform the steps below to display an audio snapshot Sar aor orn be nagae only when playback is indicated by and play its audio eing pEnormed oris paused 1 In the PLAY mode use lt 4 and gt
183. tion GETTING READY E Tips to Make the Battery Last Longer If you do not need the flash while recording select flash off for the flash mode See page 63 for more information Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features page 43 to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera e Use the 0 monitor screen brightness setting to consume less power page 170 To replace the battery 1 Open the battery cover 2 Pull the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow This will cause the battery to come part way out of the slot 3 Release the stopper and pull the battery from the camera Take care so you do not drop the battery 4 Load a new battery into the camera page 32 GETTING READY Power Supply Precautions Note the following precautions when handling or using the battery and the optional charger E Battery Handling Precautions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Be sure to read the following Safety Precautions before using the battery for the first time DDD NOTE d e The term battery in this manual refers to the CASIO NP 40 Rechargeable Lithium lon Battery e Use only the USB cradle CA 29 that comes with the camera or the optionally available charger BC 30L to charge the special NP 40 rechargeable lithium ion battery Never use any other charging device e Failure to observe any of the following precautions while using the battery create
184. to ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 Metering Multi Fal Center weighted E Spot Filter Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink Purple Sharpness 2 1 0 1 2 Saturation 2 4 1 0 1 2 Contrast 2 4 1 0 1 2 Flash Intensity 2 4 1 0 1 2 Flash Assist Auto Off Screen Auto 2 Auto 1 2 1 0 Sounds Startup Half Shutter Shutter Operation Operation EB Play 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 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 2min 5 min REC PLAY Power On Power On Off Disable USB Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT PTP PictBridge Video Out NTSC PAL 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 TEE TET Cut Before HRGA cut Between LAI Cut After Cancel Keystone z Color Correction Favorites Show Save Cancel DPOF Printing Select images All images
185. to record the image 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Move the zoom controller in the Portrait direction of 4 angle Enhanced flesh tones Setting zoom to telephoto e This displays the blurs the background sample scene that was selected on the 12 scene screen To return to the 12 sample scene screen move the zoom controller in the direction of telephoto or Fe wide angle OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setup You can use the procedure below to save the setup of an snapshot you recorded as a BEST SHOT scene After that you can recall the setup whenever you want to use it 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST SHOT 2 Use A V lt 4 and gt to select Register User Scene and then press SET 3 Use lt 4 and gt to display the snapshots whose setup you want to register as a BEST SHOT scene 4 Use A and VF to select Save and then press SET This registers the setup Now you can use the procedure on page 90 to select your user setup for recording DDD IMPORTANT 444 e BEST SHOT user setups are located in the camera s built in memory following the built in sample scenes Selecting a user snapshot setup displays the indicator U in the upper right corner of the monitor screen followed by a number that indicates the setup number Note that formatting built in memory page 173 deletes all
186. ts Click the Exit button on the CD ROM menu to exit the menu and then remove the CD ROM from your computer VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 7 Connect the USB cable that comes bundled 8 Press the camera s power button to turn it on with the camera to the USB cradle and your and then press its MENU button computer s USB port 9 Select the Set Up tab select USB and USB cable then press gt bundled Connector B 10 Use A and V to select Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT and then press SET 11 Turn off the camera lt USB port Take care when connecting the USB cable to the USB cradle or your computer USB ports and cable plugs are shaped for proper positioning e Plug the USB cable plugs into the ports securely as far as they will go Proper operation is not possible if connections are not correct VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 12 Place the camera onto the USB cradle Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on 13 Press the USB cradle s USB button This will cause your computer to create a hardware profile for camera s built in memory or the memory card loaded in the camera You do not need to install the USB driver every time After you install it once your computer will recognize the camera s built in memory or its memory card when you establish a USB connection between the camera and your computer
187. tter button Cropping boundary 4 Press the shutter button all the way to record the image e This will record the area enclosed within the cropping boundary DDD IMPORTANT 444 Only the part of the image within the cropping boundary will be recorded The image size for this operation is fixed automatically at 3M 2048 x 1536 pixels Auto tracking may not be able to follow a fast moving subject If this happens release the shutter button re align the focus frame with the subject and then half press the shutter again e When shooting with Auto Framing image quality will be deteriorated even if you are using digital zoom within the Undeteriorated Image Quality Range page 61 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Recording a Movie You can record movies with audio Movie length is limited only by the amount of memory available for storage You can select a resolution setting to suit your needs e File Format Motion JPEG AVI format e Maximum Movie Length The length of a movie is limited only by the amount of memory available to store it e Approximate Movie File Size 1 minute movie 72 8MB Quality Setting HQ 43 6MB Quality Setting Normal 17 5MB Quality Setting LP Specifying Movie Image Quality The image quality setting determines how much the camera compresses movie images before storing them Image quality is expressed as image size in pixels A pixel is one of the many tiny
188. tween the camera and your Macintosh 2 View and copy the images you want VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER DDD IMPORTANT 444 If you want to transfer files from the camera s built in memory to a computer make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera before you place it onto the USB cradle 1 Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the DC IN 5 3V connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet If you are using battery power without the AC adaptor make sure that the battery is fully charged Note that the shape of the AC adaptor depends on the area where you purchased the camera 2 Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and your computer s USB port USB cable bundled Connector B eae lt USB port Take care when connecting the USB cable to the USB cradle or your computer USB ports and cable plugs are shaped for proper positioning Plug the USB cable plugs into the ports securely as far as they will go Proper operation is not possible if connections are not correct VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 3 4 Press the camera s power button to turn it on and then press its MENU button Select the Set Up tab select USB and then press gt Use A and V to select Mass Storage USB DIRECT PRINT and then press SET Turn off the camera Pl
189. u can adjust the volume level of movie audio during movie playback only You can zoom a movie up to 3 5 times normal size Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera eS 136 f Editing a Movie Use the procedure in this section to edit and delete movies Editing operations let you cut everything before or after a specific frame or to cut everything between two frames DDD IMPORTANT 4 Cut operations cannot be undone Make sure you really want to cut the part of the movie you are specifying before executing the cut operation e Movie editing is not possible for movies not recorded with this camera A movie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited e Certain types of memory cards can cause the movie cut operation to take considerable time This is normal and does not indicate malfunction e You will not be able to perform the cut operation if the amount of memory available is less than the size of the movie file you are cutting If this happens delete any files you no longer need to free up more memory Splicing of two different movies into a single movie or cutting one movie into multiple parts are not supported by camera operations PLAYBACK E To cut everything before or after a specific 4 Display the frame where you want the cut to frame be located F To do this Do this 1 While the movie you diting is playin Fast forward or fast re
190. umber and types of languages depend on the geographic area where the camera was marketed 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Language and then press P 3 Use A V lt 4 and gt to change the setting and then press SET OTHER SETTINGS Changing the Brightness of the Monitor Screen You can use the following procedure to change the brightness of the monitor screen 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up tab select Screen and then press gt 3 Use A and V to select the setting you want and then press SET When you want to do this Select this setting Automatic adjustment of monitor screen brightness in accordance with lighting conditions e Auto 2 adjusts to a brighter setting more quickly than Auto 1 Auto 1 or Auto 2 Higher monitor screen brightness than the 1 setting e This setting consumes more power 2 Relatively higher monitor screen brightness than the 0 setting for outdoor use e This setting consumes more power 1 Normal monitor screen brightness for indoor use OTHER SETTINGS Changing the USB Port Protocol You can use the procedure below to change the communication protocol of the camera s USB port when connecting to a computer printer or other external device Select the protocol that suits the device to which you are connecting 1 Press MENU 2 Select the Set Up
191. us shutter regardless of the current ISO sensitivity setting e With flash continuous shutter the flash distance range is shorter than normal Continuous Shutter Precautions e 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 e Continuous shutter cannot be used in combination with any of the following features BEST SHOT Movie Business Cards and Documents Whiteboard etc Old Photo Layout Auto Framing 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 e Using a slow shutter speed setting causes a longer interval between images The continuous shutter rate depends on the current image size and image quality settings e You can select the flash mode you want with normal speed continuous shutter mode e You cannot use the self timer in combination with the normal speed continuous shutter mode page 68 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the BEST SHOT Mode 1 In the REC mode press BS BEST Selecting one of the BEST SHOT sample scenes SHOT automatically sets up the camera for recording a similar i e This enters the BEST type of image SHOT mode and displays all 12 of the BEST SHOT E Example Sample Scen
192. us frame Focus frame 2 Keeping the shutter button pressed half way down re Fo compose the image tae isos0 as you like 4 1000 Main subject When the image is composed the way you want press the shutter button the rest of the way to record it The focus and image recording operations are identical to those in the Auto Focus mode NOTE 444 e Locking the focus also locks the exposure OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Exposure Compensation EV Shift Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure setting EV value manually to adjust for the lighting of your subject This feature helps to achieve better results when recording a backlit subject a strongly lit subject indoors or a subject that is against a dark background EV Shift Range 2 0EV to 2 0EV Steps 1 3EV 1 In the REC mode press MENU 2 Select the Quality tab select EV Shift and then press gt Exposure compensation value 3 Use A and V to change the exposure compensation value and then press SET e Pressing SET registers the displayed value EV value A Increases the EV value A higher EV value is best used for light colored subjects and backlight subjects V Decreases the EV value A lower EV value is best for dark color subjects and for shooting outdoors on a clear day OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
193. verse Press lt 4 or gt are editing is playing playback press SET Pause or unpause movie p ET This will pause movie playback ress SET playback Scroll paused playback one a Press lt or gt Cancel the cut operation Press MENU 2 Press V You can also display the same screen while in the The red portion of the PLAY mode by pressing MENU selecting the indicator bar shows PLAY tab selecting Movie Editing and then what part will be cut pressing gt 3 Use A and V to select the operation you want to perform To do this Select this setting Cut everything before a specific frame TG Cut Cut everything after a specific frame Teele Good Cut Exit the cut mode Cancel LEYA PLAYBACK 5 When the frame you want is displayed press V E To cut everything between two specific frames 1 While the movie is playing press SET e This will pause movie playback 6 Use A and V to select Yes and then press SET The message Busy Please wait will remain on 2 Press Y the display as the cut operation is performed Cutting e You can also display the same screen while in the is complete when the message disappears PLAY mode by pressing MENU selecting the e Select No to exit the cut mode PLAY tab selecting Movie Editing and then pressing P 3 Use A and V to select HQE Cut
194. version of QuickTime Quit any 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 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 E To view the camera user s guide 1 On the CD ROM open the Manual folder 2 Open the Digital Camera folder and then open the folder for the language whose user s guide you want to view 3 Open the file named camera_xx pdf XX is the language code Example camera_e pdf is for English USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER E To view the Photo Loader user s guide 1 On the CD ROM open the Manual folder 2 Open the Photo Loader folder and then open the English folder 3 Open PhotoLoader_english To register as a camera user Internet registration only is supported Visit the following CASIO website to register http world casio com qv register APPENDIX The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC mode and the PLAY mode and their settings e The settings that are underlined in the following table are initial def
195. which can cause movie frames to be dropped J and 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 Optical zoom is disabled during movie recording Digital zoom only is available Make sure you select the optical zoom setting you want to use before you press the shutter button to start movie recording page 58 The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you record close ups or recording with a large zoom factor Because of this use of a tripod is recommended when recording close ups or recording with a large zoom factor Images may be out of focus if the subject is outside the shooting range of the camera e Macro uses fixed focus that is optimized for macro recording Recording Audio Adding Audio to a Snapshot You can add audio to a snapshot after you record it Image Format JPEG JPEG is an image format that provides efficient data compression The file extension of a JPEG file is JPG e Audio Format WAVE ADPCM recording format This is the Windows standard format for audio recording The file extension of a WAVE ADPCM file is WAV e Recording Time Up to about 30 seconds per image e Audio File Size Approximately 165KB 30 second recording of approximately 5 5KB per second DDD NOTE 4da You can play back an audio file recorded in
196. wrong due to the following reasons Because the camera s clock settings were not configured correctly when the image was recorded page 47 Because the image was recorded using the wrong World Time zone page 167 1 In the PLAY mode use lt and gt to display the image whose date and time you want to edit 2 Press MENU 3 Select the PLAY tab select Date Time and then press P 4 Set the date and the time you want OTHER SETTINGS To do this Do this Change the value at the cursor location Press A or V Move the cursor between settings Press lt or gt Toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour og Press BS timekeeping 5 When all the settings are the way you want press SET to apply them After editing the time and date display the image to confirm that the date and time are correct DDD IMPORTANT 444 You cannot change the date of the following types of files Movies Voice recordings Images created with MOTION PRINT The date and time stamped into an image using the Time Stamp feature cannot be edited page 124 e You cannot edit the date and time of a image that is protected Unprotect the image and then edit the date and time e You can specify any date in the range of January 1 1980 to December 31 2049 Changing the Display Language You can use the procedure below to select a display text language The n
197. xels records images at the specified size Restoring an Old Photograph You can use the procedure in this section to restore an old faded photograph with the color provided by modern digital camera technology Before trying to restore an old photograph e Make sure the entire photograph you are trying to restore is enclosed within the monitor screen e Make sure the object 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 e If the old photograph is portrait orientation be sure to compose the image with the camera in landscape horizontal orientation OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS bb NOTE 44 To restore an old photograph When the camera is at an angle to the old photograph one side of the recorded image may 1 Inthe REC mode press BS BEST SHOT appear longer than the side opposite from it This is called keystoning which is caused by the 2 Use A V lt and gt to select Old difference in distance from the camera lens to each Photo and then press SET side of the photograph The side of the photograph that is closer to the camera looks longer and the side 3 Press the shutter further from the camera looks shorter Auto keystone J correction corrects for this distortion which means button to record the that a photograph appear
198. xt On screen text is always enclosed by double quotation marks E Supplementary Information DDD IMPORTANT 44d indicates very important information you need to know in order to use the camera correctly DDD NOTE dd indicates information that is useful when operating the camera GETTING READY E File Memory The term file memory in this manual is a general term that refers to the location where your camera is currently storing the images you record File memory can be any one of the following three locations The camera s built in memory An SD memory card or SDHC memory card loaded in the camera A MultiMediaCard loaded in the camera For more information about how the camera stores images see page 204 General Guide The following illustrations show the names of each component button and switch on the camera Camera E Front Zoom controller Shutter button Power button Microphone AF assist light self timer lamp Lens Flash GETTING READY E Back E Bottom Stopper Memory card slot Battery compartment Battery cover Tripod screw hole Use this hole when attaching to a tripod Connector Speaker Operation lamp P PLAY mode button f3 REC mode button BS BEST SHOT button Strap ring Alv SET button MENU button Monitor Screen GETTING READY USB Cradle

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