Casio EX-Z350 manual

E Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to re ad the pr ecautions contained in this User’s Guide. • Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference. • For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the o fficial EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/ Digital Camera User’s Gui[...]

2 As you unpack your camera, check to make sur e that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. Unpacking Digital c amera Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) Charger unit (BC-81L) Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference To attach th e strap to t he camera 1 2 Attach stra p he[...]

3 • The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to change without notice. • The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything th at is questionable, erroneous, etc. • Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part[...]

4 Contents Contents Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Contents ❚❙ Recording Movie Images and Audio 45 T o record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (V oice Recording[...]

6 Contents Viewing Snapshot s and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 ❚❙ Other Playback Functions (PLA Y) 72 Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Slideshow) . . 72 Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Red Eye) . . 73 Selecting Im[...]

7 Contents Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 108 S pecifying t he Date S tyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date S tyle) . 109 S pecifying t he Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 109 Configuring Sleep St ate Settings . .[...]

8 The numbers in parentheses indicate t he pages w here each item is explained. . Camera General Guide 1 Zoom controller (pages 24, 42, 69) 2 Shutter button (page 24) 3 [ON/OFF] (Power) (page 22) 4 Flash (page 34) 5 Front lamp (page 36) 6 Lens 7 Microphone (pages 46, 77) 8 Back lamp (pages 22, 25, 34) ck Battery/memory card slots (pages 16, 20, 123[...]

9 . Charger Unit 3 2 1 1 +- Contacts 2 [CHARGE] Lamp 3 AC jack[...]

10 The monitor screen uses various indicators , icons, and values to keep you informed of the camera’s status. • The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera. . S[...]

11 . Shutter Button Half-pressed . easy Mode 1 Recording mode (page 24) 2 Flash (page 34) 3 ISO sensitivity (page 38) 4 Aperture value 5 Shutter speed 6 Focus frame (pages 25, 38) NO TE • If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the sh utter button. [...]

12 . Movie Recording . Snapshot Viewing . Movie Playback 1 Flash (page 34) 2 Recording mode (page 45) 3 White balance setting (page 65) 4 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 45) 5 Movie recording time (page 45) 6 Exposure compensation (page 64) 7 Battery level indicator (page 17) 8 Histogram (page 114) 9 Anti Shake (page 59) 1 File type 2 Protect[...]

13 Quick Start Basics Quick Start Basics What is a digital camera? Delete A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times. Play Record You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways. Store images on your computer. Print images. Attach images t o e-mail.[...]

14 Quick Start Basics Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful se lection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier , in cluding the following thr ee main functions. What you can do with your CASIO came ra BEST SHOT Simply select the sample scene you want and the camera sets up automatically. Then all you need do is pr[...]

15 Quick Start Basics Note that the battery of a newly p urchased camera is not charged. Pe rform the steps under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full char ge. • Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery. 1. Positioning the positive + a[...]

16 Quick Start Basics Other Charging Precautions • Use the special charger (BC-81L if included with camera, BC-80L if purchased separately) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-80) . Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to us e a different charge r can result in unexpected accident. • A battery that is still warm due [...]

17 Quick Start Basics 3. Close the battery cover. Pressing the battery cover against the camera, slide it closed. • For information about how to replace the battery, see page 123. Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below. indicates battery pow[...]

18 Quick Start Basics The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date a nd time correctly will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images. IMPORT ANT! • A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the pr o[...]

19 Quick Start Basics 5. After setting the date and time, use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select “Apply” and then press [SET]. NO TE • Each country controls its local time offs et and the use of summer time, and so they are subject to change. • Removing the battery too soon after you set the time and date can cause the date and time display to becom[...]

20 Quick Start Basics 1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera and then open th e batter y cover. Pressing the battery cover, slide it in the direction indicated by the arrow. 2. Load a memory card. Positioning the memory card so its back is facing upwards (in the direction of the monitor screen), slide it into the card slot all the way in [...]

21 Quick Start Basics You need to format a new memory card befor e using it for the first time. 1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then press [ 6 ]. 3. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select “F ormat” and then press [SET]. IMPORT ANT! • Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or [...]

22 Quick Start Basics To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OF F] (Power) or [ r ] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [ p ] (PLAY). The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, the lens will extend from the camera at this time. • Take car e to ensure that nothing is restricting or coming[...]

23 Quick Start Basics Your images will not come out clear ly if you move the camera when you press the shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against your sides as you shoot. Holding the camera still, carefully press t he shutter[...]

24 Quick Start Basics 1. Press [ r ] (REC) to turn on the camera. Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 49. 2. Point the camera at the subject. You can zoom the image, if you want. To shoot a snapshot Monitor scree n Shutter button [ r ] (REC) Snapshot mode icon Remaining Sn ap shot Memory Capacity (pag e 137) w Wide Angle z Teleph[...]

25 Quick Start Basics 3. Half-press the shutter button to focus the image. When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the back lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green. 4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the sh utter button the rest of the way down. This records the snapshot. . If the image does not focus... If the f[...]

26 Quick Start Basics . If the subject is not in the center of t he frame... “Focus lock” (page 56) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focuse d on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen . . To track the movement of a moving subject Half-press the shutter button to[...]

27 Quick Start Basics If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need to free up storage and record more images. IMPORT ANT! • Re member that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone. • Deleting a n audio snapshot (page 76) delet es both the snapshot and the audio file. 1. Press [ p ] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mo de and [...]

28 Quick Start Basics Operation • Ne ver open the battery cover while the bac k lamp is flashing g reen. Doing so can result in the image you just shot being sa ved incorrectly, damage to other images stored in memory, malfunction of the camer a, etc. • If un wanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand when sho[...]

29 Snapshot Tutorial Snapshot Tutorial The Control Panel can be used to con figure camera settings. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the setting you want to change. * Snapshot image quality cannot be changed using the Cont rol Panel. 3. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to change the setting. 4. If you wan t to confi gure anothe r setting, repeat steps 2 and 3. [...]

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

31 Snapshot Tutorial Image Size Selection Tips Note that larger images have more pixe ls , so they take u p more memory space. • For infor mation about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be stored, see page 137. • For information ab out movie image size, see page 33. • For information ab out resizing existing snapshots, [...]

32 Snapshot Tutorial . To select the snapshot image size 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the top Control Pane l option (Snapshot Image Size). 3. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select an image size and then press [SET]. • T he initial factory default image size setting is “12M”. • Select ing “3:2” records image[...]

33 Snapshot Tutorial . Specifying Movie Image Quality Movie image quality is a standard that determi nes the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during playback. Shooting with t he high-quality (WIDE) setting w ill result in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot. 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [...]

34 Snapshot Tutorial 1. In the REC mo de, press [ 2 ] ( ) once. 2. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select the flash setting you want and then press [SET]. • If there are no indicators on the monitor screen, you can cycle through the flash modes by pressing [ 2 ] ( ). You can turn display information on or off by pressing [ 8 ] (D ISP) (page 114). 3. Press[...]

35 Snapshot Tutorial NO TE • T ake care so your fingers and the strap do not block the flash. • The desir ed effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too close. • Flash charging time (pa ge 140) depends on operating conditions (battery condition, ambient temperature, etc.). • Shooting with flash turned off when lightin[...]

36 Snapshot Tutorial With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter butto n starts a timer. The shutt er is released and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time. 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the fourth Control Panel option from the top (Self-timer). 3. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select the setting you want and th[...]

37 Snapshot Tutorial NO TE • The Self- timer cannot be used together with the following features. Continuous Shutter, certain BEST SHOT scene (Voice Recording) • T he Triple Self-timer cannot be used together with the following fea ture. – BEST SHOT scene (For YouTube) – easy Mode – Movie Recordin g 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Us[...]

38 Snapshot Tutorial 5. Press the shutter button th e rest of the way down. IMPORT ANT! •“ È Multi” cannot be selected for the Auto Focu s area while you are using Face Detection (page 41). • Select ing “ Ë Tracking” can cause vi bration and noise to occur due to lens operation while tracking a subject. Th is does not indicate malfunc[...]

39 Snapshot Tutorial The easy mode eliminates troublesome setups and simplifies snapshot recording. This mode is recommended for those who are new to digital imaging. 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the third option from the bottom in the Control Panel (easy Mode). 3. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select “ | ON” and [...]

40 Snapshot Tutorial IMPORT ANT! • T o use the Set Up tab menu (page 129), you n eed to exit the easy mode. To do this, select the “easy Mode” item in step 2 of the following procedure, and then select l in step 3. After that, you can use the Set Up tab menu as you normally do. 1. Press [MENU]. The easy menu displays larger text than standard[...]

41 Snapshot Tutorial When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up t o twelve individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly. 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the second Cont ro l Panel option from the bottom (Face Detection). 3. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select “ G Face Detectio[...]

42 Snapshot Tutorial 1. In the REC mo de, press [SET]. 2. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the bottom Control Panel option (Date/Time). Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select the date or time. NO TE • You can select either of two display style (page 109) for the date: Month/Day or Day/Month. • T he time is displayed using 24-hour format. Your camera provid[...]

43 Snapshot Tutorial NO TE • The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded imag e. Note that the camera also has a function that lets y ou reco rd using digital zoom without im age deterioration (page 43). • Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to ca mera movement when shooting with telephoto. • Per [...]

44 Snapshot Tutorial • T he image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 30). The smaller the image size, the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point. • Though digital zoom gene rally causes a deterioration of image quality, some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with imag[...]

45 Recording Movie Images and Audio Recording Movie Images and Audio 1. Configure the quality setti n g for the movie (page 33). The length of the movie you can reco rd will depend o n the quality setting you select. 2. In the REC m ode, pres s [ 0 ] (Movie). This will start recording and display Y on the monitor screen. Movie recording includes mo[...]

46 Recording Movie Images and Audio NO TE • Spending a long time usin g movie record ing will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does n ot indicate malfunction. • The ca mera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie. – Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your finger[...]

47 Recording Movie Images and Audio 1. While a m ovie is b eing record ed, press the shutter button. Movie recording continues a fter the snapshot is recorded. NO TE • You can use [ 2 ] ( ) w hile shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting. • Movie recording is inter rupted for a few seconds at the point w here a snapshot is recorded. ?[...]

48 Recording Movie Images and Audio NO TE • You can use [ 8 ] (D ISP) during audio recording to toggle the monitor screen on and off. • When mon itor screen contents are turned off, selecting the “Voice Recording” scene will cause the monit or screen to turn off immediately (page 114). About audio da ta • Audio files can be played back on[...]

49 Using BEST SHOT Using BEST SHOT BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setu p of the camera, simply find the scene that matches wh at you are trying to achieve, and the camera sets up for it automatically. This helps to minimize th[...]

50 Using BEST SHOT 3. Press [SET] to configure the camera with the settings for the currently selected scene. This returns to the REC mode. • The settin gs of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a different scene. • To select a differ ent BEST SHOT scene, repeat the above procedure fro m step 1. 4. Press the shutter button.[...]

51 Using BEST SHOT . BEST SHOT Precautio ns • Some scenes like Night Scene and Fireworks result in a slow shutter speed setting. Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital no ise in the image, the camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction pro cess when either of these scenes is selected. This means that it will take [...]

52 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings The following are menu op erations you can use to configure var ious camera settings. • You also can use the Control Panel (page 29) to configure some of the settings that appear on the menu screen. Refer to the page refer ences provided in this section for information about configuring settings using the Co[...]

53 Advanced Settings 1. In the REC mode , press [MENU]. This will display the menu screen. 2. Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to select the tab where the item you want to configure is located. 3. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select the menu item you want, and then press [ 6 ]. 4. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to change the setting. 5. After the setting is the way you want, pr[...]

54 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus *1 The focus ran ge is the dist ance from the le ns surface. *2 During movie recording, the Auto Focus mode is dis abled. *3 The minimum chan ges along with the optical zoom setting. *4 The distanc e depends on shoo ting condit ions, and app ears on the moni tor screen when the s[...]

55 Advanced Settings *5 (m) NO TE • Above value s are for reference only. For movie macro, the focus range is a few centimeters within the center distance. Super Macro Super Macro fixes optical zoom at a position that allows you to shoot from the closest distance to the subject. The result is closer and larger su bject images. NO TE • Zoom is f[...]

56 Advanced Settings NO TE • An Auto Ma cro feature detects how far the subject is fro m the lens and automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accor dingly. • Auto Macro can be used when recording sna pshots only. • Auto F ocus is the only focus mode avail able while face detection is enabled. To select another focus mode, first[...]

57 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus Frame You can use this procedure to select from among five different shapes, including a heart shape, for the focus frame. NO TE • Ha lf-pressing the shutter button will cause the focus frame to change one of the shapes shown below. • When shooting with face detection or the [...]

58 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * CS While Continuous Shutter is turned on, images are continually recorded until memor y becomes full, as long as you keep the shutter button depressed. Releasing the shutter button stops shooting . NO TE • With co ntinuous shutter, exposure and focus for the fir st image are applied [...]

59 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 36. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Face Detection For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 41. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Anti Shake You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake featu[...]

60 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Area For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 37. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * easy Mode For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 39. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * L/R Key You can assign one of the five function s listed below to [...]

61 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Grid The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for easy ve rt ical and horizontal alignment when composing images. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Digital Zoom You can use this setting to turn digital zoom on or off. When digital zoom is turned off, [...]

62 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Memory When you turn off the camera, it remembe rs the current settings of all enabled memory items and restores them when you tu rn it back on. Any me mory item that is disabled will be returned to its initial defaul t setting whenever you turn off the camera. * Optical zoo m setting [...]

63 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Size For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 32. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * t Quality • T he “Fine” setting helps to bring out det ails when shooting a finely detailed image of nature that includes d ense tree branches or le aves, or an image[...]

64 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * » Quality For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 33. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * EV Shift You can manually adjust an image’s exp osure value (EV value) before shooting it. • Exposure Comp ensation Range: –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV • Un it: 1/3 EV [...]

65 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * W hite Balanc e You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting. • When “ Auto” i[...]

66 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * IS O For details, see the Control Pane l procedure on page 38. Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Metering The metering mode determines what part of t he subject is metered for exposure. • T he currently selected metering mode is indicated by an icon on the snap shot [...]

67 Advanced Settings Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Sharpness You can specify one of five sh arpness settings from +2 (sharpest) to –2 (least sharp). Procedure [ r ] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * S aturation You can specify one of five satura tion setti ngs from +2 (most saturated) to –2 (least saturated). Procedure [ r ] (REC)[...]

68 Viewing Snapshots and Movies Viewing Snapshots and Movies See page 26 for the procedure for viewing snapshots. 1. Press [ p ] (PLAY) and th en use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to display the movie you want to view. 2. Press [SET] to start playback. Movie Playback Controls • Playba ck may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera. Viewing Sna[...]

69 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. In the PLAY mode, us e [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to scroll through the images un til the one you want is dis played. 2. Slide the zoom co ntroller towards z ( [ ) to zoom. You can use [ 8 ], [ 2 ], [ 4 ], and [ 6 ] to scroll the zoomed image on the monitor screen. Slide the zoom controller towards w to unzoom the image. –[...]

70 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. Use the AV cable tha t comes with th e camera to connect it to the TV. • Ma ke sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB/ AV port until you feel it click se curely into place. Failure to insert the connector fully can result in poor communication or malfunction. • N ote that even while the connecto[...]

71 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 4. Now you can display images and pla y back movies as you normally do. IMPORT ANT! • Befor e connecting to a TV to display images, be sure to configure the cam era’s [ r ] (REC) and [ p ] (PLAY) buttons for “Power On” or “Power On/Off” (page 111). • Use the TV’s volume control to adjust the audio out[...]

72 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Other Playback Functions (PLAY) This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform other playback operations. Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Slideshow • To sto p the slideshow, press [SET]. Pres sing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the slideshow and returns to the men[...]

73 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Red Eye Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash reflects off of the retina of the eye. Red eye co rrection corrects the ey[...]

74 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Protect IMPORT ANT! • No te that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 112). Protecti ng a File Against Dele tion (Prote ct) On Protects specific files. 1 Use [ 4 ] and [ 6 ] to scroll through th e files until the on[...]

75 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Rotati on 1. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select “Rotation ” and then press [SET]. Each press of [SET] will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left. 2. When the displayed ima ge is at the orientation you want, pr ess [MENU]. NO TE • No te that this [...]

76 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Trimming You can crop a snapsho t to trim parts you do not need, and save the result in a separate file. T he original snapshot is also retained. Use the zoom controller to z oom the image to the size you want, use [ 8 ], [ 2 ], [ 4 ], and [ 6 ] to dis[...]

77 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 2. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording. • Take care that you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fingers while recording. • Good r ecording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to r ecord. • You r camera supports the following audio[...]

78 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Copy Files can be copied from the camera’s built-in memory to a memory car d or from a memory card to built-in memory. NO TE • You can copy sna pshots, movies, audio snapshots, or Voice Recording files you recorded with this camera. Copying Files ([...]

79 Printing Printing • You can specify which images you want to print, the number of copies, and date stamp settings before printing (page 82). Printing Snapshot s Professiona l Print Service You can take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to a professional pr int service and have them printed. Printing on a Home Printer Pri[...]

80 Printing You can connect the camera directly to a printer that suppor ts PictBridge and print images without going through a computer. . To set up the camera before connecting to a printer 1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set U p” tab, selec t “USB” and then press [ 6 ]. 3. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select “P TP (Pict Br[...]

81 Printing . To print 1. Turn on the prin ter and load paper. 2. Turn on the camera. This will display the print menu screen. 3. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select “Paper Size”, and then press [ 6 ]. 4. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to se lect a paper size and then press [SET]. • T he following are the available pa per sizes. 3.5" x 5" , 5" [...]

82 Printing . Digital Print O rder Format (DPOF) DPOF is a standard that allows you to include image type, number of copy, and time stamp on/off information on the memory card with the images. After configuring settings, you can use the memory card to print on a home printer that supports DPOF or take the memory card to a professional print service[...]

83 Printing . Configuri ng the Same D POF Settings for All the Images Procedure [ p ] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * DPOF Printin g * All image s 1. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to specify the number of copies. You can specify a value up to 99. Specify 00 if you do not w ant to print the image. • If you want to include the date in the imag[...]

84 Printing . Date Stamp ing You can use one of the following three methods to include the recordin g date in the printout of an image. . Standards Supported by the Camera • PictBridge This is a standard of the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA). You can connect the camera directly to a printer that supports PictBridge, and perform im[...]

85 Using the Camera with a Computer Using the Camera with a Computer You can perform the operations described below while the camera is connected to a computer. * Windows only The procedures you need to per form when us ing the camera with your computer and when using the bundled software are different for Windows and the Macintosh. Things you can [...]

86 Using the Camera with a Computer Install the required software in acco rdance with the version of Windows you are running and what you want to do. * YouTube Uploa der for CASIO an d Photo Transpo rt will not run under 64-bit versions of Windows OS. Using the Came ra with a Windo ws Computer When you wa nt to do th is: Operating Sy stem Ver sion [...]

87 Using the Camera with a Computer . Computer System Requiremen ts for Bundled Software Computer system requiremen ts are different for each of the applications. See the “Read me” file that comes with each application for details. Information about computer system requirements also can be found under “Compute r System Requirements for Bundle[...]

88 Using the Camera with a Computer 4. Turn off the camera and then use the USB cable that comes w ith the camera to connect it to your compute r. • The camera d oes not draw power over the USB cable. Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before connecting. • Ma ke sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB/AV port[...]

89 Using the Camera with a Computer 8. Right-click the “DCIM” folder. 9. On the shortcut menu that appears, cl ick “Copy”. 10. Windows 7 / Window s Vista user s: Click “Start” and then “Documents”. Windows XP users: Click “Sta rt” and then “My Documents”. Windows 2000 users: Doublecl ick “My Documents” to open i t. • I[...]

90 Using the Camera with a Computer 3. Double-click the image file you want to vie w. • For infor mation about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 103. • An image th at was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your computer screen in its original (unrotated) orientation. IMPORT ANT! • Never unplug the USB cable, or ope[...]

91 Using the Camera with a Computer . Movie Playback Precaution s • Be sure t o move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer before trying to play it. Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network, from a memory card, etc. • Pro per movie playback may not be possible on some computers. If you experience pro[...]

92 Using the Camera with a Computer . To upload a movie file to YouTu be • Befor e you can use YouTube Uploader for CASIO, you need to go to th e YouTube website (http://www.youtub e.com/) and register as a user there . • Do not upload any video that is copyri ghted (including neighboring copyrights) unless you yourself own the copyright or you[...]

93 Using the Camera with a Computer If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo Transport on your computer from the CD-ROM that come s with the camera. . To instal l Photo Tran sport 1. On the CD-ROM menu screen, se lect “Photo Transport” . 2. After reading the information about installation conditi ons and sy[...]

94 Using the Camera with a Computer . To transfer compu ter screen captures to the camera 1. Connect the camera to yo ur computer (page 87). 2. On your computer, clic k the following: Start * All Programs * CASIO * Photo Transport. This starts up Photo Transport. 3. Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer. 4. Click the [Capture[...]

95 Using the Camera with a Computer 1. Start up your computer, and plac e the bundled CD-RO M into its CD- ROM drive. Normally, this should cause the menu scree n to appear automatically. If your computer does not display the menu scre en automatically, navigate to the CD- ROM on your computer and then doubl e-click the “AutoMenu.exe” file. 2. [...]

96 Using the Camera with a Computer Install the required software in acco rdance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do. IMPORT ANT! • The ca mera does not support operation with Mac OS 8.6 or earlier, or Mac OS X 10.0. Operation is supported with Mac OS 9, X (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 1 0.5, 10.6) only. Use t[...]

97 Using the Camera with a Computer 4. Turn off the camera and then use the USB cable that comes w ith the camera to connect it to your Macintosh. • The camera d oes not draw power over the USB cable. Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before connecting. • Ma ke sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB/AV port[...]

98 Using the Camera with a Computer 7. Drag the “DCIM” folder to the fold er to which you wa nt to copy i t. 8. After the copy operation i s complete, drag the drive icon to Trash. 9. On the camera, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. After making sure that the gr een back lamp is unli t, disconnect the camera from the computer. . To[...]

99 Using the Camera with a Computer If you are running Mac OS X, you can ma nage snapshots using iPhoto, which comes bundled with some Macintosh products. If you are running Mac OS 9, you will need to use commercially available software. You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operati ng system, to play back movies on a Macintosh. To p[...]

100 Using the Camera with a Computer 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, g o to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrob at Reader. 1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder. 2. Open the “Digital Camera” fo lder and then o[...]

101 Using the Camera with a Computer IMPORT ANT! • Re corded images are transferred over wireless LAN. Do not use the Eye-Fi card or turn off Eye-Fi card communication (page 105) when on an aircraft or in any other location where use of wireless commu nication is limited or prohibited. • Load ing an Eye-Fi card will cause the Eye-Fi in dicator [...]

102 Using the Camera with a Computer The camera creates a file and saves it each time you shoot a snapsh ot, record a movie, or perform any other ope ration that stores data. Files are grouped by storing them in folders. Each file and folder has its o wn unique name. • For details ab out how folders are organized in memory, see “Memory Folder S[...]

103 Using the Camera with a Computer The camera stores images you shoot in accordance with the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF). . About DCF DCF is a standard that makes it possible to view and print images recorded on one manufacturer’s camera on DCF-compliant de vices pr oduced by other manufacturers. You can transfer DCF-compliant imag[...]

104 Using the Camera with a Computer . Supported Imag e Files • Image files shot with this camera • DC F-compliant image files This camera may not be able to display an image, even if it is DCF-compliant. When displaying an image recorded on another camera , it may take a long time for the image to appear on this camera’s monitor screen. . Bu[...]

105 Other Settings (Set Up) Other Settings (Set Up) This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform other operations in both the REC mode and PLAY mode. Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Eye-Fi Select “Off” to disable Eye-Fi card communication (page 100). Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Sounds • Setting a vol[...]

106 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Startup Display the image you want to use as yo ur startup image and then select “On”. • The startup image does not appear when you turn on the camera by pressing [ p ] (PLAY). • You can specify a snapshot you recorded as the st artup image, or you can use the special startup image[...]

107 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * World Time You can use the World Time scre en to view the current time in a zone that is dif ferent from your Home City when you go on a trip, et c. World Time disp lays the current time in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe. 1. Use [ 8 ] and [ 2 ] to select “World ” and then[...]

108 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Timestamp You can configure the camera to stamp the recording date only, or date and time in the lower right corner of each snapshot. • Once date and t ime information is stamped into a snapsho t, it cannot be edited or deleted. Example: July, 10, 2012, 1:25 p.m. • Even if you do not s[...]

109 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Date Style You can select from among three different styles for the d ate. Example: July, 10, 2012 • This setting also affects the Control Pa nel date format as shown below (page 29 ). YY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY: MM/DD DD/MM/YY: DD/MM Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Language . Specify the disp[...]

110 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Sleep This feature turns o ff the monitor screen whenever no camera operation is perfor med for a preset amount of time. Press any button to turn the monitor screen back on. Trigger Time Settings: 30 sec, 1 min, 2 mi n, Off (Sleep is disa bled while “Off” is selected.) • Sleep is dis[...]

111 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * REC/PLAY • With “Pow er On/Off”, the camera turns off when you press [ r ] (REC) in the REC mode or [ p ] (PLAY) in the PLAY mode. • Change this setting to anything beside s “D isable” before connecting to a TV for image viewing. Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * USB You can use [...]

112 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Video Out You can use the procedure in this section to select either NTSC or PAL as the video output system. You can also specify an aspe ct ratio of 4:3 or 16:9. • Select the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) that matches the type of TV you plan to use. Images will not display correctly if you[...]

113 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure [MENU] * Set Up Tab * Reset See page 128 for details about the camera’s fa ctory default settings. The settings below are not reset. World Time settings, clock settings, date style, screen language, video output Resetting the Camera to Fact ory Defaults (Reset )[...]

114 Configuring Monitor Scre en Settings Configuring Monitor Screen Settings You can turn display in formation on and off by pressing [ 8 ] (DISP). You can configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode . Displays a histogram on the monitor screen which you can u se to check the exposure of an image befo re you shoot it. You also can di[...]

115 Configuring Monitor Scre en Settings A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an image in terms of the number of pixels. The vertical axis indica tes the number of pixels, while the horizontal axis indicates lightness. If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason, you can use EV shift to move it left or right in order to[...]

116 Appendix Appendix . Avoid Use While In Motio n • Ne ver use the camera to record or pl ay back images while operating an automobile or other vehicle, or while walking. Lookin g at the monitor while in motion creates the risk of serious accident. . Directly V iewing the Su n or Bright Light • Ne ver look at the sun or any other br ight light[...]

117 Appendix . Smoke, abnormal odor, overheati ng, and other abn ormalities • Co ntinued use of the camera while it is emitting smoke or strange odor, or while it is overheating creates the risk of fire and elect ric shock. Immediately perform the following steps wheneve r any of the above symptoms are present. 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Remove t[...]

118 Appendix . Locations To Be Avoide d • Ne ver leave the camera in any of the following types of locations. D oing so creates the risk of fire and electric shock. – Areas subject to large amounts of humidity or dust – Food preparation areas or other locations where oil smoke is pr esent – Near heaters, on a heated carpet, in areas exposed[...]

119 Appendix • Should you ever notice lea kage, strange odor, heat generation, discoloration, deformation, or any other abnormal cond iti on while using, charging, or storing a battery, immediately remove it from the camera or charger unit and keep it away from open flame. • Do not use or leave the battery under dire ct sunlight, in an automobi[...]

120 Appendix . Data Error Precautions Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components. Any of the following creates the risk of corruption of data in camera memory. – Removing the battery or memory card while the came ra is performing some operation – Removing the battery or memory card wh ile the back lamp is flashing gr[...]

121 Appendix . Caring for your camera • Ne ver touch the lens or flash window wi th your fingers. Finger smudges, dirt, and other foreign matter on the lens or flash window ca n interfere with proper operation of the camera. Use a blower or other m eans to keep the lens and flash window free of dirt and dust, and wipe gently with a soft, dry clot[...]

122 Appendix . Other Precaution s The camera becomes slightly warm dur ing use. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction. . Copyrights Except for your own personal enjoyment, unau thorized use of use of snap shots or movies of images whose rig hts belong to others, without the permission of the right holder, is forbidden by copyright laws .[...]

123 Appendix Any and all unauthorized commercial copying, distribution, and copying of the bundled software over a networ k are prohibited. This product’s YouTube upload functionality is included under license from YouT ube, LLC. The presence of YouTube upload func tio nality in this product is not an endorsement or recommendation of the product [...]

124 Appendix . Precautions during Use • Opera tion provided by a battery un der cold conditions is always less than operation under normal temperatures. This is due to t he characteristics of the battery, not the camera. • Ch arge the battery in an area where the temperature is with in the range of 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F). Outside this t[...]

125 Appendix See page 19 for information about supported memory car ds and how to load a memory card. Press the memory card and then release it. T his will cause it to pop out of the memory card slot slightly. Pull the card out the rest of the way and then insert another one. • Ne ver remove a card from the camera while the back lamp is flashing [...]

126 Appendix . Memory Card Handling Prec autions Certain types of memory cards can slow down processing speeds. In particular, you may experience problems saving high-qualit y (WIDE) movies. Certain types of memory cards can take too much time to record data and result in breaks in the image and/or audio. This condition is indicated by » and Y fla[...]

127 Appendix Computer system requiremen ts are different for each of the applications. Be sure to check the requirements for the particular a ppl ication you are trying to use. Note that the values provided here are minimum r equirements f or running each application. Actual requirements are greater, dep ending on the number of images and the sizes[...]

128 Appendix The tables in this section show the initia l default settings that are configured for menu items (displayed when you press [MENU]) af ter you reset the camera (page 113). Menu items depend on whether the camer a is in the REC mode or PLAY mode. • A dash (–) indicates an item whose setting is not reset or an item fo r which there is[...]

129 Appendix “Set Up” Tab . PLAY Mode “PLAY” Tab “Set Up” Tab • The co ntents of the “Set Up” tab are the same in the RE C mode and PLAY mode. Eye-Fi On Sounds Startup: Sound 1 / Half Shutter: Sound 1 / Shutter: Sound 1 / Operation: Sound 1 / = Operation: ...//// / = Play: ...//// Startup Off File No. Continue World Time Home Time[...]

130 Appendix When things don’t go right... Troubleshooting Problem Po ssible Cause an d Recommended Actio n Power Supply Power does not turn on. 1) The battery ma y not be load ed correctly (page 16 ). 2) The battery may b e dead. Ch arge the batt ery (page 15). If the battery go es dead soon aft er being char ged, it means the battery ha s reach[...]

131 Appendix The subject is out of focus in the recorded i mage. The image may not be focused pro perly. When co mposing the image, make s ure the subje ct is locat ed inside th e focus fra me. The flash does not fire. 1) If ? (Flash Off) is selected as t he flash mod e, change to another mode (page 34). 2) I f the batter y is dead, cha rge it (pag[...]

132 Appendix A recorde d image was not saved. 1) Camera power may have been turned off b efore the s ave operation was co mplete, which will re sult in the image not being save d. If the ba ttery indica tor shows , ch arge the battery as soon as poss ible (page 17). 2) Y ou may have removed th e memory card from th e camera before the sa ve operati[...]

133 Appendix Playback The color of the playback i mage is different fr om what appears on th e monitor scr een when shooti ng. Sunlight o r light from anot her source may be shining dir ectly into the len s when you are shooting. Position the camera so sunlight do es not shin e directly into the len s. Images are not displaye d. This camera ca nnot[...]

134 Appendix Language sel ection screen appea rs when the camera is turned on. 1) Y ou did not conf igure initia l settings aft er purcha sing the camera or th e camera may have been left with a dea d battery. Chec k the camera setup (pa ges 18, 109). 2) T here may be a probl em with the camera ’s memory data. If this is the c ase, perform t h e [...]

135 Appendix Display Messages ALERT The camera’s protection function may have activated because camera temperature is too high. T urn off the camera and wait until it cools down before trying to use it again. Battery is low. Battery power is low. Card ERROR There is something wrong with the memory card. Turn off the camera, remove the memory card[...]

136 Appendix RETRY POWER ON The lens came into contact with an obstruction while moving. The camera will turn off automatically when this message appears. Remove the obstruction and turn power back on again. SYSTEM ERROR Your camera system is corr upted. Contact your retailer or a CASIO authorized service center. The card is locked. The LOCK switch[...]

137 Appendix Snapshot Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/ Voice Recording Time Image Siz e (Pixels) Image Quality Approximat e Image File Size Built-in Memory Snapshot R ecording Capacity SD Memory Card (1GB) Snapshot Recording Capacity 12M (4000 x 3000) Fine 7. 87 MB 2 12 2 Normal 4.13 MB 3 233 Economy 2.76 MB 5 350 3:2 (4000 x 2656) Fine 6.[...]

138 Appendix Movies Voice Recording * Snapshot, mo vie recordi ng capacity, and voice record ing capaci ty values are approximat e and intende d for referen ce only. Actu al capacity depends on image contents. * File size an d data rate val ues are approx imate and int ended for ref erence only. Actual values dep end on the ty pe of imag e being sh[...]

139 Appendix Specifi cations File Forma t Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2. 2); DCF 1. 0 standard; D POF compl iant Movies: Motion JPEG AVI, IMA- ADPCM audio ( monaural) Audio (Voice Recording): WAV (monaural ) Recordin g Media Built-in Memory (I mage Storage Area : 16.9MB) SD/SDHC Recorded I mage Sizes Snapshot: 12M (4000 x 300 0), 3:2 (4000 x 2656[...]

140 Appendix Aperture Value F3.2 (W) to F8.0 (W) (When used with ND filter) * Using optica l zoom changes the ap erture value. White Bala nce Auto, Daylight, Over cast, Shade, Day White Fluoresc ent, Daylight Fluorescent , Tungste n, Manual WB Sensitivity (St andard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure I ndex) Snapshots: Auto, ISO 64 , ISO 100,[...]

141 Appendix Approximate Battery Life All of the values provided below represent the approximate amount o f time under normal temperature (23°C (73°F )) before the camera turns off. These values ar e not guaranteed. Low temperatures shor ten battery life. • Batter y: NP-80 (Rated Capacity: 700 mAh) • Re cording Medium: 1GB SD memory card (PRO[...]

142 Appendix . Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) . Charger unit (BC-81L) • 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 sta ndards. Rated Vol tage 3.7 V Rated Capacita nce 700 mAh Operating Te mperature Requirem ents 0 to 40°C (3[...]

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