Casio EXILIM EX-Z1200 manual

1 E Digital Camera User’ s Guide Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference . • For the most up-to-date inf ormation about this product, visit the official EXILIM Website at http://www .e[...]

2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As yo u u npack yo u r camer a, check to make s u re that all i tems sho w n b elo w are incl u ded. If anything i s missing, contac t yo u r original retaile r. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-40) USB Cradle (CA-36) Special AC Adaptor (AD-C52G)/AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROMs (2) Basic Ref[...]

3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 9 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Configuring Display Lang uage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 62 Specifying the Recording Mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ■ Specifyi ng Image Size 6 8 ■ Specifyi ng Image Q u ality 69 ■ T u rning Off the AF Assist Lamp 70 ■ Snapsho[...]

5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 127 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 ■ Using A u to Foc u s1 2 8 ■ Using Macro Foc u s 129 ■ Using Fixe d Foc u s (Pan Foc u s) 135 ■ Using Infinity Foc u s 135 ■ Using Man u al Foc u s 135 Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 177 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18[...]

7 CONTENTS OTHER SETTI NGS 207 Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 207 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 209 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Changing the Camera Date an d Time Setting . . . 211 Using World Time . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 263 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Display Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 37) ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery co ver. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. First, charge the battery W hile pres sing ligh tly on t he co v er, slide it in the direction indicated b y the arro w to open.[...]

10 QUICK START BASICS ■ Using the USB Cradle to Charge 1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet. 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. AC adaptor AC power cord [CHARGE] lamp Red: Charg ing Green: Cha rged (Full ) • It takes about 180 minutes to achieve a ful l charge.[...]

11 QUICK START BASICS (pages 211, 21 5) The settings on this page are re q u ired the f irst time yo u t u rn on the camera aft er p u rchasing it. • If yo u make a mistake w hen conf ig u ring the lang u ag e, date, and time sett ings, yo u can change the set tings (page s 211, 215). 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ],[...]

12 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: Decem b er 19, 2007 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting yo u w ant (year, month, day, ho u r, min u te) and the n u se [ S ] and [ T ] to change the sett ing. To s w itch b et w een 12-ho u r and 24 -ho u r form[...]

13 QUICK START BASICS (page 47) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera W hen a memory card i s loaded, the camera stores i mages yo u shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Tho u gh the camer a has bu ilt-in memory, u sing a memory card pro v id es additional capac ity yo u can u se to st ore more images, h igh-q u ality and larg e-size images, an d lon[...]

14 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before yo u can u se a memory card w ith yo u r camera, yo u m u st format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has s napshots or other files on it, w ill del ete its cont ents. Norma lly yo u do not need to format a memory card again. Ho w e v er, if stor ing to a card has[...]

15 QUICK START BASICS (page 62) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters a REC mo de and displays “ ” ( Snapshot mode icon) on the monitor scree n. • If “ ” does not ap pear on the moni tor screen, yo u need to select Sn apshot as the r ecording mode “ (Snapsho t)” (page 62) . 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking[...]

16 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Yo u r camera lets y o u select fr om among v ario u s image size and q u ality setting s. Note that image size and q u ality settings af fect ho w many image s can b e stored in memo ry. • Yo u can change the imag e size a nd q u ality settings a s req u ired to s hoot a smaller or lo w[...]

17 QUICK START BASICS (page 160) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there are m u ltiple images in memory, u se [ W ] and [ X ] t o scroll thro u gh them. ■ To return to a REC m ode Press [ ]. ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus F u lly pressing the sh u tter bu tton w ith o u t w aiting for A u to Foc u s t[...]

18 QUICK START BASICS (page 101) 1. Press [ ] to enter a REC mode. 2. Press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the to p option in the operation panel (R ecording mode). 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ (Movie)” and then press [SET]. “” ( m o v ie icon) remains on the monitor sc reen. 5. Press the shutter button to start shooting the [...]

19 QUICK START BASICS Movie Image Quality Yo u r camera le ts yo u select from among six image q u ality settings (UHQ, UHQ W ide, HQ, HQ W ide, Normal, LP ) for mo v ies. To get th e most o u t of the imaging capa b ilities of yo u r camera, u se a q u a lity setting of “HQ” (High Q u ality) or “HQ W ide” or b etter . Mo v ie q u ality is [...]

20 QUICK START BASICS (page 162) The film-lik e frame tha t appears on the monitor screen indi cates that this is an image fro m a mo v ie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. W hen scroll ing thro u gh i mages, a mo v ie is displaye d on the monitor screen b y sho w ing its first fra me[...]

21 QUICK START BASICS (page 205) Yo u can u se the follo w in g proced u re to dele te files yo u ha v e transferr ed to yo u r comp u te r’s hard disk , images yo u ha v e printed, or files yo u simply no longer need. Th is frees u p memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snaps [...]

22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply select t he scene that is similar to w hat yo u w ant to shoot (Nigh t Scene Portrait, Flo w er, etc.), for instant camer a set u ps. A dedi cated [BS] bu tton gi v es yo u direct access to t he BEST SHOT li b rary of sampl[...]

23 INTRODUCTION ■ Powerful Print Features • DPOF feat u re for easy specification of date stamping an d the n u m b er of cop ies (page 224) • Timestamp fe at u re that stamp s the date into the image data (page 151) • S u pport for PictBrid ge and USB DIRECT-PRINT for easy at- home printi ng on a printer that s u pports one of th ese stand[...]

24 INTRODUCTION ■ Copyrights Except fo r yo u r o w n person al enjoyment, u na u thorized u se of image, mo v ie , a u dio, or m u sic files w itho u t permissi on of the copyright ho lder is stri ctly prohi b ited b y copyright la w s and internatio nal treaties. Al so, regardless of w hether s u ch file s are p u rchased or o b tained for fre [...]

25 INTRODUCTION • Photo Load er w ith HOT ALBUM w as de v el oped b ased o n HOT ALBUM, w hich is copyright ed b y HOTALBUMcom, In c., and Photo Lo ader, w hich is copyrigh ted b y CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD. All copyrigh ts and other rig hts re v ert to origi nal copyr ight hold ers. • All other c ompany or prod u ct names mentioned her ein are [...]

26 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this man u al ar e s ub ject to change w itho u t notice. • The content of this man u al has b een checked at eac h step of the pr od u ction pr ocess. Plea se contact u s if yo u notice anything t hat is q u estiona b le, errone o u s, etc. • Any copying of the contents of th is man u al, either i n part or[...]

27 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before sh ooting yo u r fi nal image, sho ot a test shot to ens u re that the ca mera is reco rding correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Ne v er u se the camera to record or play b ack images w hile operating an a u tomo b ile or other v ehicle, or w hile w alking. Loo[...]

28 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not appl y strong pres s u re to the LCD pane l s u rface or s ub ject it t o strong imp act. Doing so c an ca u se the disp lay panel glas s to crack. • Sho u ld the display panel e v er b ecome c racked, ne v er to u ch any of the liq u id inside the panel. Doing so creat es the risk of skin inflammat io[...]

29 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • W ater, other liq u ids, or foreign matter (especially metal) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immedi ately perform the f ollo w ing steps w hene v er any of the a b o v e symptoms are present. Partic u lar care is req u ired w hen u sing the camera w he re it [...]

30 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Ne v er try t o take the camer a apart or modify it in any w ay. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k, bu rn i nj u ry, and other pers onal inj u ry. Be s u re to lea v e all internal insp ection, maintenanc e, and repair u p to yo u r dealer or nearest CASIO a u thorized ser v ice cente[...]

31 INTRODUCTION ■ Rechargeable Battery • Use only the s pecified ch arger u nit or th e specified de v ice to charge the b attery. Atte mpting to charge the b attery b y an u na u thorized mean s creates the ri sk of b attery o v erheating, fire, and explos ion. • Do not expo se or immerse the b attery in fresh w ater or salt w ater. Doing s [...]

32 INTRODUCTION • If a b attery is to b e u sed b y yo u ng child ren, make s u re that a responsi b le ad u l t makes them a w are of the preca u tions and proper han dling instr u ct ions, and make s u r e that they handle b attery corre ctly. • Sho u ld fl u id from a b attery accide ntally get ont o clothing or yo u r skin, immediatel y rin[...]

33 INTRODUCTION • Ne v er to u ch the AC adaptor w hile yo u r hands are w et. Doing so creates the ris k of electric shock. • Mis u se of the AC adaptor creates the risk of fire and ele ctric shock. Make s u re yo u o b ser v e the follo w ing preca u tions w hen u sing the AC a daptor. –N e v er locate the po w er cord near a sto v e or oth[...]

34 INTRODUCTION ■ Battery Life • Battery con tin u o u s operation times pro v ided in this man u al represent the approxima te amo u nt of time b efore the camera t u rns off d u e to lo w b attery po w er w hen b eing po w ered b y the special b attery u nder normal temperat u re (23°C (73°F)). They do not g u arantee that yo u w ill b e a [...]

35 INTRODUCTION ■ Operating Environment • The operatin g temperat u re range of the camer a is 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Do not plac e the camera in any of the fol lo w ing locations. – In an area e xposed to dir ect s u nlight, or la rge amo u nts of moist u re or d u st – Near an air conditione r or in other ar eas s ub jected [...]

36 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerprin ts, dirt, and oth er foreign matter on the lens s u rface can interfe re w ith pr oper operat ion of the camer a. A v oid to u ching the lens s u rface. To cl ean the lens s u rf ace, u se a b lo w er to b lo w of f d u st or foreign matter and then w ipe w ith a soft, dry cl oth. • Finge[...]

37 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Yo u r camera is p o w ered b y a recharge a b le lithi u m ion b attery (NP-40). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of b attery other than NP-40 is not s u pported. To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. W hile pressi ng the b attery co v er, s lide it in the dir ection indicated b y the arro w . 2. Load the ba[...]

38 GETTING RE ADY 3. Close the battery cover. S w ing the b attery co v er closed, and th en slide it s ec u rely into place a s yo u press it agai nst the camera . The b attery is not f u lly charged w hen yo u u se the camera for the firs t time after p u rchasing it. Use the f ollo w ing proced u re to ch arge it. To charge the battery 1. Plug t[...]

39 GETTING RE ADY 3. With the camera positi oned so the monitor screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. The [CHARGE] lamp lights red and ch arging star ts. • It takes a b o u t 1 8 0 min u tes to achi e v e a f u ll charge. Act u al charging ti me depends on c u rrent b attery capacity , remaining [...]

40 GETTING RE ADY If the [CHARGE] lamp flashe s red This indicat es that the ca mera or b attery is fa u lty, or that the b attery is lo aded in the camera incorrectly. Remo v e the b attery from the camera and ch eck if its con tacts are dirty. If they are, w ipe them off w ith a dry clo th and then reload t he b attery into the camera. Af ter con[...]

41 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Tips • W hen yo u do not need to u se the flash, se lect “ ” (flash o ff) for the flash setting (pa ge 76). • Ena b le the A u to Po w er Off and th e Sleep feat u re s to protect against w asting b attery po w er w hen yo u forget to t u rn off the camera (page 45 ). ■ Checking Remaining B[...]

42 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This w ill ca u se the b attery to c ome o u t part w ay. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pull th[...]

43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Tho u gh a rechargea b le lithi u m ion b attery pro v id es high capacity in a compact config u ration, long-ter m storage w hile charged can ca u se it to det eriorate. – If yo u do not plan to u se a b att ery for some time, f u lly u se u p its ch arge b efore sto ring it. –A l w ays remo v e th[...]

44 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power On To turn power on and en ter a REC mode Press [ON/OFF] (Po w er) or [ ] (REC). To turn power on and en ter the PLAY mode Press [ ] (PLAY). Pressing a bu tton ca u s es the op eration lamp to ligh t green momentarily an d t u rns on po w er. IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] or [ ] (REC) t o t u rn on po w er al[...]

45 GETTING RE ADY NO T E • Yo u can config u re the camera so p o w er does not t u rn on w hen yo u pres s [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY). Yo u can also config u re the camera to t u rn off w hen yo u press [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY ) (page 217). ■ Battery Power Conservation Features This camera is eq u ipped w ith a sleep f u n ction and a u to po w er[...]

46 GETTING RE ADY • Sleep and A u to Po w er Off al w ays operate as de scri b ed b elo w in the PLAY mode, regardless of the ir c u rrent PLAY mo de settings. – Sleep does not f u nction in t he PLAY mode. –T h e A u to Po w er Off tr igger time is al w ays fi v e min u tes. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the “Set Up” [...]

47 GETTING RE ADY Yo u can store image s yo u shoot w ith the camera on a memory card. It is u p to yo u to p u rchase a commerciall y a v aila b le memory card. In addition to memory card stor age, the camer a also has bu ilt-in memory, w hich is eno u gh to hold a fe w snapshots or a sho rt mo v ie. Use bu ilt-in memory for t est p u rposes, emer[...]

48 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • See the instr u ctions that come w ith the memory card fo r information a b o u t ho w to u se it. • Certain ty pes of cards c an slo w do w n proces sing speeds. If yo u are u sing a slo w memory card, y o u may not b e a b le to record a mo v ie u sing the “UHQ”, “UHQ W ide”, “HQ”, or “HQ W ide”[...]

49 GETTING RE ADY Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make s u re yo u al w ays t u rn off the camera b efore loadi ng or remo v ing a memory card. • Be s u re to orient the card corre ctly w hen loadin g it. Ne v er try to force a memory card into th e slot w hen yo u feel resistan ce. 1. Open the battery cover. W hile pressi n[...]

50 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Memory Card 1. Remove the memory card from the camera. Press the memo ry card and t hen releas e it, so it co mes part w ay o u t. P u ll the card o u t the rest of th e w ay b y hand. 2. Load the other memory card. IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er insert anyt hing b esides a s u ppor ted memory ca rd (page 47) int o the memo[...]

51 GETTING RE ADY Formatting a Memory Card Before u sing a ne w memory card f or the first time, yo u need to format it. Once yo u forma t a memory card, yo u w ill not need to format it each ti me yo u u se it. Formatting a memory card that already has fi les on it w ill delete its conten ts. IMPORT ANT! • Note that da ta deleted b y a memo ry c[...]

52 GETTING RE ADY ■ Memory Card Pre cautions • If a memory card starts to b eha v e a b normally, yo u can restor e normal oper ation b y reforma tting it. Ho w e v er, it is recommended that yo u al w ays take alon g more than one memory card w hene v er u sing the camera fa r a w ay from the home or office. • If yo u experience pro b lems w[...]

53 GETTING RE ADY Menu Screen Operation Buttons The follo w ing is the proced u re for men u operations in a REC mode. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. This displa ys the men u scree n. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the tab where the item you want to con figure is loca ted. Here, w e w ill select the “REC” ta b . 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to sel[...]

54 GETTING RE ADY Yo u can u se the displ ay men u to config u re v ario u s monitor screen setti ngs. • See “Display Men u Re ference” o n page 2 72 for in formation a b o u t display men u co ntents. Example Display Menu Screen • Men u conten ts are different in a REC mode and PLAY mode. This scre en sho w s a REC mode men u . Menu Screen[...]

55 GETTING RE ADY Selecting a Screen Layo ut (Layout) The conte nts of the layo u t setting men u depend on w hether the camera is in a REC mod e or the PLAY mode. ■ REC Mode Screen Layout For a REC mode, the scr een layo u t settings let yo u se lect the layo u t of icons . Layout Type Description Panel: On Pressing [S ET] in a REC mode w hile ?[...]

56 GETTING RE ADY Panel (Opera tion Panel) 1 Recording mod e (page 62) 2 Image Size/Q u ality * 1 (pages 6 8 , 69) 3 Flash mode (pag e 76) 4 Face Recogni tion (page 93) 5 Anti Shake (p age 137) 6 ISO sensiti v ity (page 145) 7 W hite b alance (page 142) 8 EV shift (page 14 1) 9 Date/Time * 2 ,* 3 (page 21 1) * 1I m a g e q u ality cannot b e chang [...]

57 GETTING RE ADY 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to change the setting. • If yo u w ant to co nfig u re other settings, repeat ste ps 2 and 3. 4. After all the settings are the way you want, press [SET]. • This w il l apply the settings and ret u rn to normal oper ation (no Operatio n Panel icon sel ected). IMPORT ANT! • Panel (Ope ration Panel ) is [...]

58 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On a nd Off (Info.) W ith “Info.” yo u can t u rn display in formation on an d off. Yo u can config u re se parate sett ings for a REC mode and PLAY mode. Display Informati on Setting Description Sho w T u rns on displa y of camera sett ing and other information. +Histogram T u rns on displa y of ca[...]

59 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) Yo u can u se the “Bri ghtness” se tting to adj u st the b rightness of the monitor scre en. This setting is the s ame in a REC mode and PLAY mode. Brightne ss Setting Description A u to W ith this set ting, the camer a detects a v aila b le light le v els an d a u tomatically a[...]

60 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) Yo u can u se the “Typ e” setting t o adj u st the q u ality of the monitor screen image. This setting is t he same in a REC mode and PLAY mode. Quality Setti ng Description Dynamic Increases co ntrast of th e monitor scre en image so the s ub ject stands o u t for easie r v ie w i[...]

61 GETTING RE ADY Perform one of the follo w ing operations if yo u find that yo u ha v e gotten lost w hile performi ng bu tton operation s d u ring recordi ng or play b ack. REC mode PLAY mode If you lose your way... Current Scree n To return to the normal snapshot or movie record ing screen, pr ess: Men u screen [MENU] or [ ] Display Men u scre [...]

62 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u r camera has a n u m b er of di fferent modes. Bef ore recording an image, select th e recording mode that s u its the type of image yo u are trying to record. 1. In a REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the top option in the operation panel (Recording mode ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X [...]

63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The icon of th e c u rrently selected reco rding mode (like “ ” for the Snapsh ot mode) is disp layed on the monitor screen . Holding the ca mera w ith one hand ca n res u lt in ac cidental h and mo v ement. Hold the camera sec u rely w ith b oth hand s w hen shooting sn apshots. • To protect ag ainst accid e[...]

64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Take care that yo u r fingers and t he strap do not co v er any of the area s indicated in t he ill u stration. NO T E • Good-loo king images are impossi b le if yo u mo v e the camera w hen yo u press the sh u tter bu tton or w hile the A u to Foc u s operation is b eing per formed. Holdin g the camera corr[...]

65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. Press [ ] (REC). 2. Select “ (Snapshot)” as the recordin g mode (page 62). This w ill ca u se “ ” (Snapshot mod e icon) to appear on the monitor screen. 3. Focus the image. W hile the foc u s frame is aligned w ith the s ub ject, half -press the sh u tter bu tton. A u to Foc u s w ill fo c u s the i mage a u tomati[...]

66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4. Shoot the image. W hen the image i s foc u sed, pre ss the sh u tter bu tton the rest of the w ay. This w ill shoo t the snaps hot and sa v e it to the memory card or the camera’ s bu ilt-in memory. NO T E • The apert u re v al u e indica tes the size of the openin g that lets light into th e camera. A larger apert u r[...]

67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT If the image does not focus... If the foc u s frame stays red and the op eration lamp is flashing green, it mea ns that the image is not in foc u s ( b eca u se the s ub ject is too close, etc.). Point the camera at the s ub ject and try to foc u s agai n. ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus [...]

68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Size A digital camer a image is a collection of small do ts (pixels). The size of an image indicat es ho w many pixels it cont ains, and is expressed as horizonta l pixels × v ertical pixels. The initial factory def a u lt image size setti ng is 12M (4000 × 3000 pixels). Note that a larger image takes u p m[...]

69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Selecting 3: 2 (4000 × 2656 pix els) records images w ith an aspect rati o of 3:2, w hich matches the standard aspect rat io (3:2) of pri nt paper. • The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Tele v isio n”. An HDTV screen has an aspect ra tio of 16:9, w hich makes t hem w ider than the u s u al 4:3 as pect[...]

70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The “Fine” set ting helps to b ring o u t detail s w hen shooti ng a finely detaile d image of nat u re that incl u des den se tree b ranches o r lea v es, or an image of a complex patt ern. Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist lamp emits light that help s the camera foc u s w hen yo u half-p ress the s[...]

71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Assist Light” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. W hen yo u w ant to t u rn on the AF a ssist lamp, sel ect “On” here. IMPORT ANT! • Do not look dir ectly into the AF as sist/REC light/self- timer [...]

72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Shooting Indoor s under Fluorescent Lighting • Min u te flickerin g of fl u orescent li ghting can aff ect the b rightness or color of an i mage. Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper foc u s may not b e possi b le w hen shootin g the follo w ing types of s ub jects. – Solid col or w all or other v ery lo w contras t s u[...]

73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u r camera pro v ides yo u w i th 3X optical zoom ( w hich chang es the lens f ocal distance ), w hich can b e u s ed in com b ination w ith digital zoom ( w hich digitally pr ocess the cent er portion of th e image to enla rge it) for total zoom capa b i lities of 12 - 45 .2X. IMPORT ANT! • Generally speaking, th e high[...]

74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Performing a zoom operatio n changes the l ens apert u re. • Use of a tripo d is recommended to protect ag ainst hand mo v ement w hen u sing the tele photo setti ng (zoom in). • Optical zoom is disa b led w hile shooting a mo v ie . Digital zoom only is a v aila b le w hile shoo ting a mo v ie. Make s u re yo [...]

75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ● Zoom Values for Each Image Size • The image de teriorat ion point dep ends on the i mage size (page 6 8 ). The smaller the image size, th e higher the zo om factor y o u can u se b efore reac hing the image d eterioration point. • Tho u gh digital zoom gen erally ca u ses a deteriorat ion of image q u ality, some digi[...]

76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Perform the follo w ing steps to sele ct the flash mode yo u w ant to u se. Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto ) • The flash ran ge changes in ac cordance w ith optical zoom. 1. In a REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) once. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the fl ash setting you want and then press [SET]. This ca u ses a[...]

77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • W hen operati on panel setti ng is t u rned off (page 55), yo u can cycle th ro u gh the flash modes b y pressing [ T ] () . IMPORT ANT! • W hen u sing flash, take care that the fla sh w indo w is not b locked b y yo u r fingers or the camera strap. Red-eye reducti on Using the fl ash to shoot at night or in a di[...]

78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Checking the Flash Mode The c u rrent fla sh mode is indicat ed on the monitor screen and b y the oper ation lamp w hen yo u ha lf-press the sh u tter bu tton. • Yo u w ill not b e a b le to take another flash snapsh ot u ntil the operating l amp stops flashin g orange, w hich indicates that charging is complete. ■ Ch[...]

79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Flash Assist The s ub ject i n an image w ill look too dark if flash intens ity is not eno u gh to reac h a s ub ject that is too far a w ay. W he n this happens, yo u can u se flash assist to s u pplemen t the b rightness of the s ub ject so it appears as if flash ill u min ation w as s u fficient. Flash assist is [...]

80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Flash Precautions • The desired eff ect may not b e o b tained w hen the s ub ject is too far a w ay or too close. • Flash char ging time d epends on ope rating con ditions ( b at tery condition, a m b ient temperat u re, etc.) W ith a f u lly charge d b attery, it takes any w here from a fe w seconds to 5 seconds. ?[...]

81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the self-timer type and then press [SET]. This ca u ses an in dicator identifying the selected s elf- timer type to appear on the monitor scre en. 4. Press the shutter button to shoot. Using [...]

82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The indicat or “1sec” app ears on the mon itor screen b et w een Triple Se lf-timer sh ots. Ho w long it takes for the camera to get r eady to shoot ag ain after it shoots an image depends on the image size and q u ality settings , w hether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and th e flash charge con[...]

83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Selecting the Continuous Sh utter Mode 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET]. This ena b le s the contin u o u s sh u tter mode yo u selected an d displays i ts icon on the moni tor screen. [...]

84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Zoom Conti nuous Shutter 1. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boundary around the image of the subject on the left side of the monitor screen until it is located at the part you want to enlarge, and then press [SET]. This w ill enlarge the ar ea w ithin the b o u ndary and display it in t[...]

85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Continuous Shutter Precautions • Starting a conti n u o u s sh u tter op eration ca u ses the expos u re and foc u s settings to b e fixed at the le v els for the first ima ge. The same setting s are applied to all s ub seq u ent images . • Contin u o u s sh u tter cannot b e u sed in com b inatio n w it h any of the foll[...]

86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u can add an a u dio recording to snap shots, if yo u w ant. Use this feat u re to add a v er b al expl anation or a d escription of the mood to a snaps hot, or to cap t u re the so u nds of the people in the snapshot . • Yo u can record u p to a b o u t 30 second s of a u dio for a single snapshot . ■ Turning on Audio[...]

87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Playing Back Snapshot Audio A u dio snapshots in the PLAY mod e are indicat ed b y the “ ” icon. Press [SET] w hile an a u dio snapshot i s displayed t o play b ack its a u dio. • For in formation a b o u t the pl ay b ack oper ation, see pa ge 161. IMPORT ANT! • Take care that yo u do not b lock the camera’s microp[...]

88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Yo u can select an ex pos u re mode to control ho w the camera config u res its apert u re and sh u tter speed settings w hen recordin g an image. • In the A mode and S mode , yo u can a lso change the expos u re comp ensation (EV shift) sett ing. ■ Shooting with Apertur e Pr iority AE (A Mode) W ith apert u re priority A[...]

89 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the to p option in th e operation pane l (Recording mode ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “A (Aperture AE)”. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the ape rture setting and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to set the aperture value you want. • Yo u also can select th[...]

90 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Shooting with S hutter Speed Priority AE (S Mode) W ith sh u tter spe ed priority AE, yo u set th e sh u tter speed and the camera sets th e appropriat e expos u re v al u e a u tomatically. Yo u can set the sh u tter speed th at b est matche s ho w m u ch yo u r s ub ject is mo v ing. The follo w ing sho w s the ra nges [...]

91 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. Half-press the shutter button. The camera w ill foc u s the image in ac cordance w ith yo u r setting. • The sh u tter spee d and apert u re v al u e on the monitor screen w ill t u rn orange w hen yo u half-pr ess the sh u tter bu tton if th e image is o v er-exposed or u nder-exposed. 6. When the image is focu sed, pre[...]

92 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In a REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the to p option in th e operation pane l (Recording mode ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “M (Manua l Exposure)”. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the ap erture setting and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to set the aperture value you want. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ][...]

93 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Using slo w sh u tter speeds can ca u se digital noise to appear in the im age. Beca u se of this, the camera perf orms a noise red u ction process a u tomatically w hene v er the sh u tter speed is 1/ 4 second or slo w e r. The slo w er the sh u tter speed, the greater the p ossi b ility that noise w ill b e generated i [...]

94 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Performing a face recognition re cording operation (Normal Mode) 1. Enter a REC m ode. 2. Press [ S ] ( ) once. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ Face Detection: Normal” and then press [SET]. 4. Point the camera at the subjects. The camera w ill de tect the faces of any pe ople in th e image. The d etected faces all w il[...]

95 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Family First Mode to Give Priority to Particular Faces ■ Using Record Family to Pre-record Face Data To u se the Family First mod e, yo u need to pre-reco rd facial d ata for the frie nds and family mem b ers to w hich yo u w ant to gi v e priority. 1. Enter a REC m ode. 2. Press [ S ] ( ) once. 3. Use [ W ] and [[...]

96 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Edit Family to Assign a Priority Level to Recorded Face Data After record ing face data, yo u can assign a name and a prior ity le v el that cont rols ho w the data is ap plied w hen s hooting a snapshot. 1. Enter a REC m ode. 2. Press [ S ] ( ) once. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ Edit Family” and th en pre[...]

97 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Deleting recorded face data Perform the follo w ing steps w hen yo u w ant to dele te recorded face dat a. 1. Enter a REC m ode. 2. Press [ S ] ( ) once. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ Edit Family” and then press [SET]. 4. Press [MENU]. 5. Use the procedures under “Deleting a Specific File” (page 205) and “Del e[...]

98 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 5. Half-press the shutter button. This w ill foc u s on the face w ith the hi ghest priority (t he one w ith the gree n frame) and adj u st its b rightnes s. W hen foc u sing is complet e, a green foc u s f rame w ill appear s at the faces that w ere indicated b y green frame s in step 4 a b o v e. 6. When you are ready to sh[...]

99 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Face Recognition Precautions • The maxim u m n u m b er of faces that can b e detected at one time is fi v e w hen “Speed” is se lected for t he “Priorit y” setting , and ten w hen “Q u antity” i s selected. • Detection o f the follo w ing ty pes of faces is not s u pporte d. – A face that is partially o b s[...]

100 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • The follo w ing f u nctions are disa b led w hen shooting w ith face recognition . –M u lti AF – Contin u o u s Sh u tte r – Histogram[...]

101 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoo ting a mo v ie, yo u sho u ld sp ecify a mo v ie image q u ality setti ng. Mo v ie image q u ality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smooth ness, and clarity of a mo v ie d u ring play b ack. Shoot ing w ith the hig h-q u ality (HQ) set ting w ill res u lt in b etter image q u al ity, bu t [...]

102 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie File Formats Mo v ies normally are recorded u s ing H.264/AVC MOV fo rmat. Mo v ies yo u shoot w ith yo u r camera can b e played b ack on a comp u ter u sing Q u ickT ime 7. Movie Size The follo w ing sho w s the ap proximate mo v ie file size for a on e- min u te mo v ie. A u dio is also reco rded w hile yo u shoot a mo[...]

103 SHOOTING A MOVIE 5. Press the shutter bu tton again to stop shooting. Each mo v ie can b e u p to 10 min u tes long. Mo v ie recording stops a u tomatically after 1 0 min u tes of recording. Mo v ie recording a lso w ill stop a u tomati cally if memory b ecomes f u ll b efor e yo u stop mo v i e recordin g b y pressing t he sh u tter bu tton. S[...]

104 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie Recording Precautions • Yo u cannot u se flash w hile shooting a mo v ie. • The camera also records a u dio. Note the fo llo w ing points w hen shooting a mo v ie. – Take care that the microphone is not b locked b y yo u r fingers, etc. – Good res u lts are not possi b le w hen the camera is too far a w ay from w [...]

105 SHOOTING A MOVIE Short Mo v ie shoots a mo v ie that starts fo u r seconds b efore the sh u tter bu tton is pressed and en ds fo u r seconds af ter it is pressed. • Since fo u r seconds of action b efore the sh u tter bu tton is pressed are re corded, Short Mo v ie is a good w ay to make s u re yo u don’t miss the action of kids or other ac[...]

106 SHOOTING A MOVIE IMPORT ANT! • Mo v ie data is conti n u ally rec orded and st ored in a bu ffer b efore yo u press t he sh u tter bu tton. Keep th e camera pointed at t he s ub ject. T hen at the r ight moment, pr ess the sh u tter bu tton. W hen yo u press the sh u tter bu tton, the remaining r ecording tim e of part t w o of the Sho rt Mo [...]

107 SHOOTING A MOVIE 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Past Movie” scene and then press [SET]. 6. With the ca mera pointed a t the subject, press the shutter button. 7. Press the shutter bu tton again to stop shooting. Mo v ie recordin g also w ill st op a u tomatically if me mory b ecomes f u ll b e fore yo u press the sh u [...]

108 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT W ith BEST SHOT, yo u simply select the sample scene that is like the on e yo u are trying to s hoot, and the camera sets u p a u tomatically. E v en diffic u lt b acklig ht scenes ( w hich res u lt in the main s ub ject b eing t oo dark i f set u p improperly) come o u t looking gr eat! ■ Some Sample Scenes ?[...]

109 USING BEST SHOT • This w ill enter the BEST SHOT mode or MOVIE BEST SHOT mode and display a l ist of sample sce nes as sho w n b elo w . 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene y ou want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] w hile the b o u ndary is at the ed ge of the screen w ill scroll to the next s[...]

110 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • Yo u also can press [SET] , select th e top option ( Recordin g mode) in the control panel, an d then select e ither (BEST SHOT) or (MOVIE BEST SHOT) (page 62). IMPORT ANT! • Night Sce ne, Fire w orks scenes u se slo w sh u tter speeds. Since a slo w sh u tter speed incr eases the chan ce of digital noise in the ima[...]

111 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene To find o u t more a b o u t a scene, select it w ith th e red b o u ndary on the scene sel ection scr een and then slide the zoom contr oller to w ards [ ] or [ ]. The follo w ing a re the different operations yo u can perform w hile the scen e descript ion screen is on t[...]

112 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to sa v e the set u ps of snapshots o r mo v ies that yo u shot as BEST SHOT scenes . After that, yo u can re call a set u p w hene v er yo u w ant to u se it. 1. In a REC mode, press [BS]. • If yo u are shoo ting snapsho ts and the ca mera’s c u r[...]

113 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • Registering a snapshot cr eates a snapsh ot set u p, w hile registering a mo v ie creates a mo v ie set u p. A snaps hot set u p can b e u sed to shoot snapsho ts only, and a mo v ie set u p can b e u sed to shoot mo v ies only. • Yo u can check th e settings of th e c u rrently selected BEST SHOT scene b y displayi[...]

114 USING BEST SHOT 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Delete” and then press [SET]. This w ill delete the BEST SHOT u ser scene yo u sele cted and displa y the next screen (either the n ext u ser scene or the Register Use r Scene). 6. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select another scene and then press [SET]. • This ret u rns to the recordin g state. T[...]

115 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • High Sensiti v ity is di sa b led follo w ing an a u toma tic flash operation u sing the “A u to Flash” or “Red Eye” sett ing, or w hile the f lash setting is “ Flash On” or “So ft Flash”. • Shooting w ith High Sensiti v ity can ca u se an image to appear som e w hat coarse r than normal and can[...]

116 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT has t w o B u siness Sho t scenes from w hich to choose. ■ Selecting a Business Shot Scene 1. In a REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Business cards and documents” or the “White board, etc.” scene and then press [SET]. W hiche v er yo u select w ill remain in effect u n[...]

117 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to use for correction. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. This w ill correct the imag e and store the res u lting (correcte d) image. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, se lect “Cancel ”. IMPORT ANT! • Make s u re the entire o [...]

118 USING BEST SHOT Yo u can u se this pr oced u re to shoot a p ortrait and then print it o u t in a v ar iety of different stan dard ID photo sizes. The follo w ing are the ID pho to sizes that are incl u ded on the printo u t. 30 × 24mm, 40 × 30mm, 45 × 35mm, 50 × 40mm, 55 × 45mm ■ Selecting the ID Photo Scene 1. In a REC mode, press [BS][...]

119 USING BEST SHOT 2. Align the guidelines th at appear on the monitor screen with the subject in the record ed image. Align the s ub ject so the head f ills the o v al b o u ndary. Al so make s u re that the s ub ject’ s head is w ithin the head line and the chin line. 3. When everything is the way you want, press [SET]. This sa v es the image [...]

120 USING BEST SHOT ■ Printing an ID Photo Printing an ID photo imag e w ill print the same image in v ario u s sizes on a single sheet of paper. T hen yo u can c u t o u t the image(s) yo u w ant to u se. IMPORT ANT! • The ID photo si zes pro v ided her e are not exact. Act u al sizes may b e sli ghtly larger. • W hen printin g an ID photo, [...]

121 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • W hen the camera is at an angle to the photogra ph yo u are recording, the shape of the photogra ph may appear distorte d in the record ed image. A u to keystone correction corrects for thi s distortion, w hich means that a phot ograph appears norm al e v en if yo u record it at an angl e. ■ Selecting the Old Photo [...]

122 USING BEST SHOT 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Trim” and then press [SET]. This displ ays a cropping b o u ndar y on the monitor screen. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, se lect “Cancel ”. 4. Move the zoom controller left and right to zoom the cropping boundary. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection bou[...]

123 USING BEST SHOT Yo u can create a m u lti -snapshot i mage b y recor ding sna pshots into the fra mes that are arranged in a pr eset patt ern. This le ts yo u create al bu m-like arrange ments of related images in a single image . BEST SHOT scenes ar e a v aila b le w ith three frames and t w o f rames. 1. In a REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S [...]

124 USING BEST SHOT 5. Press the shutter button again to record the next snapshot. • If yo u are shoo ting into a t hree-frame l ayo u t, press the sh u tter bu tton a third time to re cord the third im age. • Pressing [SET ] d u ring steps 4 o r 5 of the a b o v e proced u re w il l toggle b et w een the layo u t screen (the one w ith the fram[...]

125 USING BEST SHOT W ith a u to tracking, a b o u ndary ar ea follo w s a mo v ing s ub ject, making it e asy to snap an imag e w ith the s ub ject in the cente r. 1. In a REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Auto Framing”, and then press [SET]. 3. Align the focus frame with the subject you want to focus on an[...]

126 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Only the pa rt of the i mage w ithin the cropping b o u ndary w ill b e recorded. • The image size for this oper ation is fi xed a u tomatically at 5M (2560 × 1920 pixels) . • The follo w ing f u nction s are disa b le d d u ring A u to Fram ing. – Timestamp –S e l f - t i m e r – Normal-sp eed Contin [...]

127 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u r camera pr o v ides yo u w ith the fi v e foc u s modes descri b ed b elo w . The initi al factory defa u lt foc u s mode is A u to Foc u s. * “Foc u s Rang e” indicates dis tance from the le ns s u rface. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Description F ocus Range * A u to Foc u s A u tomatic foc u[...]

128 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the follo w ing steps to change the foc u s mode. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Focus” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the focus mode setting you wa nt and then press [SET]. An icon appear s on the monitor scr een to indi cate the c u rrent foc u s mode. •[...]

129 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • D u ring mo v ie recording, the A u to Foc u s mode is disa b led and the ca mera s w itches to the Pa n Foc u s mode a u tomaticall y. NO T E • W hen proper fo c u sing is not possi b le b eca u se the s ub ject is closer t[...]

130 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen Macro Foc u s cannot foc u s properly b eca u se the s ub ject is too far a w ay, th e camera w ill s w itch to the A u to Foc u s range a u tomatically (A u to Macro). • W hene v er yo u perform an optica l zoom operati on w hile shooting w ith Macro Foc u s, v al u es w ill appear on the monitor screen as [...]

131 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the fo llo w ing proced u re to change the metering a rea u sed for A u to Foc u s (AF). 1. In a REC mo de, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, sel ect “AF Area” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and the[...]

132 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen yo u select “ M u lti” as the foc u s are a, nine foc u s frames appear on the monitor screen. The cam era w ill a u tomatically de termine the optim u m foc u s frame(s), w hich w ill change to green on th e monitor scre en. • “ M u lti” canno t b e u sed in t he Face Recogn ition Normal mode or th [...]

133 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Foc u s lock ” is the name of a techni q u e yo u can u se w hen yo u w ant to shoo t an imag e in w hich the s ub ject to b e foc u sed on is not w ithin t he foc u s frame in the c enter of the sc reen. • Use foc u s lock w ith “ Spot” or “ Tracking” foc u s. 1. Align the monitor screen’s fo[...]

134 ADVANCED SETTINGS Quick Shutter If yo u press the sh u tter bu tton all the w ay w itho u t w aiting for A u to Foc u s w hile Q u ick Sh u tter is t u rned on, the ca mera w ill record the image u sing a hi gh-speed foc u s operat ion that i s m u ch faster than nor mal A u to Foc u s. This helps to a v oid missing a special momen t w hile yo [...]

135 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Foc u s (PF) is a v aila b le d u ring mo v ie recording only. Pan Foc u s fixes foc u s for a relat i v ely w ide foc u s range, w hich mea ns yo u can shoot w itho u t w aiting for the A u to Foc u s operation to finish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, w[...]

136 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time the image that is w ithi n the b o u ndary w ill enlarge and fill th e monitor scre en, w hich aids in f oc u sing. • The monitor scree n w ill ret u rn to step 1 if yo u do not perform any ope ration for a b o u t t w o se[...]

137 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can t u rn on the camera’s Anti Shak e feat u re to red u ce image b l u r d u e to s ub ject mo v ement or hand mo v e ment w hen shooting a mo v ing s ub je ct u sing telephoto, w hen shooting a fast-mo v ing s ub ject, or w hen shooting u nder dim lighting conditions . Yo u r digital camera is eq u ipped w ith a CCD [...]

138 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • W hile the “Ant i Shake” setting is “ A u to” or “ Camera Shake” , half pressi ng the sh u tter w ill ca u se the camera to v i b rate and emit an oper ation so u nd. This is the so u nd of the operati on the camera pe rforms to prep are for shake corre ction, and do es not indicate malf u nction. ?[...]

139 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can t u rn on the camera’s REC light (AF assist/REC ligh t/ self-time l amp) w hen shooting w here light ing is dim. Yo u can t u rn on the REC light w hile shooting to ill u minate yo u r s ub ject. ■ To use the REC light to shoot a snapshot 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “REC Light[...]

140 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ To use the REC light to record a movie 1. In a REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the to p option in th e operation pane l (Recording mode ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “ (Movie)” or “ (MOVIE BEST SHOT)” and then press [SET]. 4. Press [ T ] ( ) once. 5. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the s[...]

141 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can man u ally adj u st an image’s expos u re v al u e (EV v al u e) b efore sh ooting it. This f eat u re helps to ac hie v e b etter r es u lts w hen shootin g a b acklit s ub je ct, a strongly li t s ub ject indoors, or a s ub ject that is against a da rk b ackgro u nd . Expos u re Compensa tion Val u e: –2.0EV to [...]

142 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The expos u re co mpensatio n v al u e yo u set remains in ef fect u ntil yo u change it. IMPORT ANT! • W hen shootin g u nder v ery da rk or v ery b right cond itions, yo u may not b e a b le to o b tain satisfa ctory res u lts e v en after perfor ming expo[...]

143 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • W hen “A u to” is selected for the w hite b alance s etting, the camera a u tomatically determine s the w hite point of the s ub ject. Cert ain s ub ject colo rs and light so u rce conditions can ca u se pro b lems w hen the camera tries to dete rmine the w hite point, w hich makes proper w hite b alance adj u s[...]

144 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ Configuring the White Balance Setting Manually Under compl ex lighting condition s, the preset w hite b alance settings may not b e a b le to prod u ce nat u ral looking co lors. W hen this happens , yo u can config u re the w hite b alance setting man u ally for parti c u lar lighting con ditions. Note that y o u w ill ne[...]

145 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensiti v ity is a v al u e th at expresses sensiti v ity to light. A larger v al u e indicates h igher sensit i v ity, w hich is b etter for shooting w hen a v aila b le li ghting is di m. If yo u w ant to u se faster sh u tter spee ds, yo u sho u ld u se a higher ISO sen siti v ity v al u e. Under certai n condition s, a[...]

146 ADVANCED SETTINGS The metering mode determines w hat part of the s ub ject is metered for expos u re. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Metering” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. M u lti (M u lti Meteri ng) M u lti-patter n metering di v ides[...]

147 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The metering mode w ill change to “ Center W eighted” a u tomaticall y if yo u change the EV s hift v al u e (page 141) to anything ot her than 0.0 w hile “M u lti” is selected. The metering mode w ill change b ack to “Center W eighted” w hen the EV shift v al u e is changed b ack to 0.0. • W hen [...]

148 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. • Yo u can also corre ct the dynamic range of a pho tograph yo u ha v e already sh ot (page 1 88 ). Yo u can u se the proced u re b elo w to red u ce digit al noise from h u man skin in the rec orded image an d enhance its t ext u re. 1. In a REC mod[...]

149 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feat u re lets yo u add color ti nts to yo u r images as yo u shoot them. The color effect look j u st lik e w hat yo u w o u ld get b y installing a co lor filter on the lens of the camera . 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Color Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. Us[...]

150 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to adj u st the sat u ration of colors in yo u r images . 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Yo u can specif y one of fi v e sat u ration settings [...]

151 ADVANCED SETTINGS Yo u can ha v e the snapsh ot’s record ing date only , or date an d time stamped i n the lo w er right corner of the image. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: Decem b er 2[...]

152 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-s creen histogra m that pro v ides a graphic represe ntation of the c u rrent e xpos u re of the image. Yo u can also display the histogram in the PL AY mode for information a b o u t the expos u re le v els of images. 1. Select either a REC mode or the PLAY mode. Yo u can t u rn histog ram displa y on or off separ atel[...]

153 ADVANCED SETTINGS Example Histograms A histogram to w ards the lef t side res u lts w hen the o v erall image is dark. A his togram that is too far to the left may res u lt i n “ b lack o u t” of the dark area s of an imag e, as sho w n in the near b y image. A histogram to w ards the rig ht side res u lts w hen the o v erall image is light[...]

154 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follo w ing f u nctions a re also a v aila b le in a REC mode to help make yo u r digital ima ge more efficient and enjoya b le. • Assign f u n ctions to the [ W ] and [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid for easy image composition • Re v ie w an image yo u j u st record ed • Register in itial po w er u p setting[...]

155 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the function you want to assign and the n press [SET]. After yo u assign a f u nction, yo u can control its setti ng u sing the [ W ] and [ X ] keys. Selecting “Off” lea v es the [ W ] and [[...]

156 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) W hen yo u p u rchase yo u r camera, it is initially config u red w ith the Image Re v ie w feat u re t u rn ed on. Image Re v ie w disp lays the image yo u j u st recorded so yo u can che ck it. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Review” a[...]

157 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The icons lis ted b elo w do not appe ar on the displa y w hile icon help i s t u rned o ff. – Flash mode icon (page 76) – W hite b alance icon (page 142) – Metering mode icon (page 146) Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings Yo u can config u re the camera so it sa v es certai n setting[...]

158 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. * Optical zoo m position only. To do this: Sele ct this setting: Sa v e the c u rrent setti ng w hen the camera t u rned of f, and restore it w hen the camera is t u rned b ack on On Restore the opt im u m defa u lt w hen the camera is t u rned on Off [...]

159 ADVANCED SETTINGS Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory Defaults Use the follo w ing pr oced u re w hen yo u w ant to ret u rn to the camera to its i nitial fa ctory defa u lt settings, w hich are th e ones that are conf ig u red w hen yo u first p u rchase the camera. Se e “Men u Reference” on p age 26 8 for the initial f actory defa[...]

160 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to v ie w snap shots on the camera’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This w ill disp lay one of the snapshots in memory , along w ith some info rmation a b o u t the se ttings u sed to shoot it (p age 267). • The file typ e[...]

161 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • Holding do w n [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image that in itially appears w hen scrolling may app ear to b e a b it ro u g h at first, bu t it w ill soon b e replac ed b y an image w ith b etter definition . Note that if yo u copy an image from another type of digi tal camera, on ly a r[...]

162 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls Yo u can adj u st v ol u me w hile pl ay b ack is in p rogress or pa u se d only. Use the follo w ing proced u re to v ie w a mo v ie on the camera’ s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the mo vie you want to play. • Check the fi le type icon[...]

163 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to a REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Play b ack may not b e possi b le for mo v ies not recor ded w ith this camer a. To do this: Do thi s: Fast for w ard or fast re v erse play b ack. • Each pres s of either bu tt on increa ses the speed of the fast for w ard or fast re v e[...]

164 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake Use the follo w ing pr oced u re w hen yo u w ant to play b ack a mo v ie w ith Anti Shake. Anti Shake is partic u larly u sef u l w hen yo u ha v e the camera connec ted to a TV for v ie w ing, sinc e the effects of camera mo v ement are more e v ident on a b ig scre en. 1. In[...]

165 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Images (Select th e files you want to include in the slideshow.) • All images: Incl u des all snapshots , mo v ies, and a u dio in memory. • Only: Incl u des snapshots and a u dio snapshots on ly. • Only: Incl u des mo v ies only. • One Imag e: Incl u des only one spe cific image (sel ected u sing [ W ] an[...]

166 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to st art the slideshow. The slidesho w is performed in accordan ce w ith the se ttings yo u config u red a b o v e. • Yo u can also scrol l thro u gh images d u ring a slide sh o w b y pressing [ X ] (for w ard) and [ W ] ( b ack). Not e that thi[...]

167 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Changing the Background Music Yo u can change fro m the bu ilt-in b ackgro u nd m u sic t hat plays w hen yo u exec u te “Effect” to othe r b ackgro u nd m u sic. ● S u pported Fi le File Types: IM A ADPCM format W AV files Sampling Fr eq u encies: 22. 05 kHz/44.1 kHz A u dio: mona u ral ● N u m b er o[...]

168 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Create a folder named “SSBGM”. 4. Double-cli ck the “SSBGM ” folder you created and copy the backgr ound music file to it. 5. Disconne ct the camera from the co mputer (pages 241, 256). IMPORT ANT! • The b ackgro u nd m u sic files w ill b e loop played in seq u ence. • If b oth the memory card l oa[...]

169 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Playing a Slideshow on the USB Cradle (Photo Stand) Yo u can play a slid esho w on the camera w hile it is mo u nted on the USB c radle. Th is is a good w ay to enjoy a long sl idesho w , w itho u t w orryin g a b o u t the camer a’s b attery going dead. • Config u re slidesho w settings (page 164) b efore[...]

170 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To stop a slideshow Press the USB cr adle’s [PHOTO] bu tton. This w ill t u rn off the camera. IMPORT ANT! • The b attery does not char ge w hile a slidesho w is in progress. To charge the b att ery, stop the sl idesho w . • Do not remo v e the c amera from th e cradle w hile a slidesho w is in pr ogress. Do[...]

171 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 3. Turn on the TV and select i ts video input mode. If the TV has more t han one v ideo inp u t, select the on e w here the USB cra dle is connec ted. 4. Press [ ] (PLAY) to tu rn on the camera and enter the PLAY mode. Pressing [ON/ OFF] or [ ] (REC) w ill not t u rn on the camera on the PL AY mode. W hen the came[...]

172 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • Yo u can u se the camer a’s USB cradle to c onnect to a DVD recorder or v ideo deck and recor d images from the camera. There are v ario u s different meth ods yo u can u se in order to connect to an other de v ic e w hen record ing images. Th e follo w ing descri b es one method for connection u sing[...]

173 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Select the a spect ratio (4: 3 or 16:9) tha t matches the ty pe of TV yo u pl an to u se. Yo u may also need to conf ig u re the aspect rati o setting on yo u r TV as w ell. I ncorrect aspect ratio setti ngs on the camer a and/or the TV ca n res u lt in a b normal image display. • Images w ill no[...]

174 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To zoom back out, slide the zoom controller to wards [] () . • If displa y indicator s are t u rned on, an i ndicator in the lo w er right corn er of the monit or screen sh o w s w hat part of th e zoomed imag e is c u rrently displayed . To return to imag e to normal size Press [MENU] or [BS]. IMPORT ANT! • D[...]

175 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to disp lay a calendar , w hich sho w s the first imag e recorded on each date of a partic u lar month. This screen helps to make searchi ng for an image q u i cker and easier. 1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller towards [] () t w i c e . This displa ys the cale ndar scr[...]

176 VIE W ING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Note follo w ing poin ts a b o u t ho w certain e diting f u nctions o f the camera af fect the dat e w ith w hich th e image is associate d on the cale ndar screen. Performing this type of editing operation: Will associat e the resulti ng image with this date: Keystone, Co lor Correction , Resize,[...]

177 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES Yo u can red u ce the size of a snapsh ot and sa v e the res u lt as a separate sna pshot. The original sna pshot is also retained. Yo u can resize a sna pshot to an y one of the fol lo w ing sizes. * M stands for “Mega”, w hich means “million”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, s[...]

178 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Yo u cannot re size a VGA (640 × 4 8 0 pixels) size image. • Resizing a snapshot shot w ith an aspect rat io of 16:9 or 3:2 w ill ca u se the le ft and right si des of the ima ge to b e c u t off. The aspect ra tio of the res u lting image w il l b e 4:3. • The recordi ng date of the res ized v ersion o f the[...]

179 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom co ntroller to zoom, an d [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit th e cropping pro ced u re at any time b efore yo u press [SET] , press [M ENU]. IMPORT ANT! •[...]

180 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. • Select “Cance l” to exit th e proced u re w itho u t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the original image is smaller t han 2M ( 1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the ne w (co[...]

181 EDITING IMAGES 6. Move the zoom controll er left and right to zoom the cropping boundary. 7. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the desired location and then press [SET]. The camera w ill correct color a u tomatically and sa v e th e corrected i mage. • If yo u do not w ant a b order aro u nd t he res u lt i[...]

182 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc ed u re in thi s section t o change th e date an d time of a pre v io u sly re corded image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the image whose date and time you want to edit. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Date/Time” and then press [ X ]. 4. Set the date and th e time you wan[...]

183 EDITING IMAGES Perform the follo w ing proced u re to rota te the image c u rr ently on the monitor screen. This feat u re comes i n handy w ith a snapshot that yo u shot u sing portrait ( v ertical) orientation. After rotating a snapshot, yo u can ret u rn it to its origi nal orientation, if yo u w ant. • Note that th is proced u re does not[...]

184 EDITING IMAGES Yo u can u se the follo w ing proced u re to insert snapsh ots into the frames of a lay o u t and prod u ce a ne w image that cont ains m u ltiple snaps hots. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the first snapshot you wa nt to include in the layout. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Layout Print?[...]

185 EDITING IMAGES 7. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot for the layout and then press [SET]. 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all of the othe r frames in the layout. The final layo u t image w ill b e sa v ed after yo u inser t the final snapshot i nto it . • Pressing [MENU] re t u rns to the PLAY mode scre en w itho u t sa v ing the layo u t[...]

186 EDITING IMAGES Yo u can u se the w hite b alance se tting to sele ct a light so u rc e type for a reco rded imag e, w hich w ill a ffect the colors o f the image. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the image whose white balance setting you want to change. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “White Balance”[...]

187 EDITING IMAGES • Normally, the in itially selected w hite b alance settin g on the a b o v e men u is the on e that w as u sed w hen yo u originall y recorded the ima ge. If y o u u sed the “A u to” or “Man u al” w hite b alance settin g w hen yo u record ed the image, “C ancel” w ill b e selected (page 142) . • If yo u select t[...]

188 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. • To cancel the b right ness adj u stment operation, pre ss [ W ] or [MENU]. IMPORT ANT! • Adj u sting the b rightness of an image create s a ne w image w ith the ne w b righ tness le v e l. The original image also remains in memory. • W hen yo u [...]

189 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Performing Dy namic Range c orrection on an image c a u ses the ne w (corre cted) v ersion to b e sto red as a separat e file. • W hen yo u display a co rrected image on the camera’s monitor screen , the date and time indicates w hen the image w as or iginally r ecorded, n ot w hen the imag e w as corrected. Y[...]

190 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • W hen yo u edit a mo v ie, only the res u lt is sa v ed. Th e original mo v ie is not retained. Onc e yo u perform an editing operation, yo u w ill not b e a b le to u ndo it. • A mo v ie that is sho rter than fi v e seconds cannot b e edit ed. • The mo v ie editing op eration is s u pp orted only for mo v ies[...]

191 EDITING IMAGES 5. Select the frame (point) where you want to cut the movie. • To cancel the c u t operation, press [MENU]. Thi s w ill ret u rn to the sc reen in ste p 3. 6. Press [ T ] to perform th e requir ed cut operation(s). To do this: Press this button: Fast for w ard or fast re v erse play b ack [ X ] or [ W ] Pa u se or u npa u se mo[...]

192 EDITING IMAGES 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel mo v ie edi ting, selec t “No” inst ead of “Ye s” and then press [SET]. This w il l ret u rn to th e pa u sed mo v ie play b ack screen . • The selec ted c u t operation w ill take consid[...]

193 EDITING IMAGES 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the movie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “MO TION PRINT”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select either “9 frames” or “1 frame”. 5. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll th [...]

194 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The d ubb ing feat u re of yo u r camera le ts yo u add a u dio to a snapshot a fter yo u shoot i t. A snapshot tha t incl u des a u dio (regardles s of w hether th e a u dio w as reco rded on the spot or added late r) is indica ted b y the “ ” icon. Yo u can re-recor d a snapshot’s a u dio w hene v er yo u w ant.[...]

195 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that yo u ca nnot restore the origin al a u dio once yo u delete or re -record the a u dio of a snapsh ot. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, sel[...]

196 USING A UDIO Voice Recording let s yo u record a u dio only, w itho u t a snap shot or mo v ie. Using bu ilt-in memory only, yo u get u p to a b o u t 35 min u tes of Voice Recordin g. 1. In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “REC Mode” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Voice” and then press[...]

197 USING A UDIO NO T E • Yo u can also play b ack Voice Recor ding data on yo u r comp u ter u sing W indo w s Media Player o r Q u ickTime. • Yo u r camera s u pports the follo w ing a u dio data format s. –A u dio Data: W AVE/ADPCM ( . W AV extensio n) – Approximat e A u dio File Size: 165 KB (30-s econd recording a t 5.5KB per seco nd) [...]

198 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Yo u r camera tr eats each snapshot , mo v ie, a nd Voice Re cording, as a sep arate fi le. Yo u can delet e, protect, an d copy files as req u ired. Files are gro u ped in folders that are creat ed a u tomatically b y the camera. Files and fol ders ha v e their o w n u niq u e names , w hich are assi gne[...]

199 MANAGING YOUR FILES NO T E • Yo u can v ie w folder and file names on yo u r comp u ter. For details a b o u t ho w file names are displayed on th e camera’s monitor screen , see page 267. • The total n u m b er of folders and fil es that is allo w ed depends on the image size and q u a lity, and cap acity of the memory card b eing u sed [...]

200 MANAGING YOUR FILES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “On” and then press [SET]. An image that is protected is indicated b y the “ ” icon. 5. Now you can repeat step s 3 and 4 to protect another image or exit this procedure by pressing [MENU]. To unprotect a specific file Perform the proced u re u nder “Protecting a Sp ecific File”, [...]

201 MANAGING YOUR FILES The FAVORITE folder is located in the camera’s bu ilt-in memory, and yo u ca n u se it to store pe rsonal sna pshots that yo u do not w ant display ed d u ring normal PL AY mode operations . FAVORITE folder snapshots remain in camera memory, e v en if yo u change to a diffe rent memory card. IMPORT ANT! • The FAVORITE fo[...]

202 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Viewing Snapshots in the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the snapshots in the FAVORITE folder. 5. After you are finished view[...]

203 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can b e cop ied from the ca mera’s bu ilt-in memory to a memory card, or fr om a memory card to bu ilt-in memory. This makes it po ssi b le, for exampl e, to perform the fo llo w ing steps and copy a file from yo u r memory card to anothe r person’s memory card. 1 Copy the file from yo u r memory ca rd to the camer[...]

204 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory W ith this pr oced u re, files m u s t b e copied one- b y- one. 1. Load the memory card th at contains the file you want to copy into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Copy” and[...]

205 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES Yo u can delete fil es yo u no longer need, or afte r yo u transfer them to yo u r co mp u ter’s hard disk or print them. This frees u p memory for ne w files. Yo u can delete one sp ecific file, or yo u can dele te all files c u rrently in mem ory. Here w e w ill explain the different fi le delete proced u re s,[...]

206 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “No” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all of[...]

207 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Yo u r camera le ts yo u config u re the follo w ing so u nd settings. • Type of so u nd and v ol u me for sh u tter release and othe r operation s • Vol u me le v el for mo v ie and Voice Recording pl ay b ack ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” a[...]

208 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET]. • Yo u can set the v ol u me to one of ei ght le v e[...]

209 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can config u re the camera to di splay a start u p screen of an image yo u re corded, w hene v er yo u t u rn it on . • E v en if yo u c onfig u re start u p screen settings in t he PLAY mode, the sta rt u p screen does not appear w hen t u rn on the camera b y pressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” t[...]

210 OTHER SETTINGS Use the follo w ing pr oced u re to speci fy the r u le that go v erns generation of the serial n u m b er u sed in file names (p age 19 8 ). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Fil e No.” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Specifying the File Nam[...]

211 OTHER SETTINGS W hen changing t he date and time setting, b e s u re to do so for yo u r Home City (the l ocation w here yo u normally u se the camera). If yo u already ha v e yo u r Home City setting co nfig u red correctly, yo u can u se the proced u re u nder “Sett ing the Date and Time fo r Yo u r Home Cit y” (page 2 12) to chan ge the [...]

212 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Date and Tim e for Your Home City 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Adjust” and then press [ X ]. 3. Set the date and the time. 4. After all of the setting s are the way you want, press [SET] to exit the setting screen. ■ Changing the Date Format Yo u can select f rom among thr ee differe[...]

213 OTHER SETTINGS NO T E • This setting also affect s the Operat ion Panel date format as sho w n b elo w (page 56). Yo u can u se the W orld T ime screen to v ie w th e c u rrent time in zone that is dif ferent from yo u r Home City w hen yo u go on a trip, etc. W orld T ime displays the c u rrent time in 16 2 cities in 32 time zones aro u nd t[...]

214 OTHER SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. • To config u re the s u mmer time setting, u se [ S ] and [ T ] to select “DST” and then select “On ”. • S u mmer time is u sed in some areas t o ad v ance the c u rrent time sett ing b y one ho u r d u ring the s u mmer months. • Use of s u mmer ti [...]

215 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to select a display t ext lang u age. • The n u m b er and ty pes of lang u ages depend on the geographic area w here the ca mera w as mark eted. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the set[...]

216 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u can u se the proc ed u re b elo w to change the USB comm u nication pr otocol that is u sed w hen exchanging data w ith a comp u ter, print er, or oth er external de v ice. Selec t the protocol that s u its the de v ice to w hich yo u are conn ecting. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then pre[...]

217 OTHER SETTINGS Yo u config u re the camera so it does not t u rn on w hen yo u press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton, or to t u rn o ff w hen yo u press the [ ] (REC ) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “REC/PLAY” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then[...]

218 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting bu ilt-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it. IMPORT ANT! • Note that da ta deleted b y a format operation cannot b e reco v ered . Check to make s u re yo u do not need any of the data in bu ilt-in memory b efore yo u format it. • Formatting bu ilt-in memory a lso deletes the follo w ing. – Face Recogni tion [...]

219 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods yo u can u se for printing imag es. Types of Printing Professional Print Serv ice (page 220) Take the me mory card that cont ains the images yo u w ant to print to a professi onal print ser v ice. • Yo u can u se DPOF settings to s pecify w hich im ages yo u w ant to print, the n u m b er o[...]

220 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the doc u men tation that comes w ith yo u r printer for information a b o u t print q u ality and paper se ttings. • Contact t he man u fact u rer of yo u r printer to find o u t if it s u pports PictBrid ge or USB DIRECT-PRINT, for ne w prin ter v ersions, etc. • Ne v er disc onnect ca b les or pe[...]

221 PRINTING ■ Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT Yo u can connect th e camera direc tly to a PictBridg e or USB DIRECT-PRINT compliant prin ter and print images w itho u t go ing thro u gh a comp u te r. • The camera’s USB cradle also allo w s easy con nection to a printer. Befor e connecting to a printer v ia[...]

222 PRINTING 5. Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle. 6. Turn on the printer. 7. Load paper into the printer. 8. Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. This disp lays a p rint men u on the camera’ s monitor screen. 9. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Paper Size” and then press [ X ]. 10. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select a paper siz[...]

223 PRINTING 11. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the print option you want. If yo u w ant t o print a specific image: Select “1 Imag e” and then pr ess [SET]. Afte r that, u se [ W ] and [ X ] to displ ay the imag e yo u w ant to print. If yo u w ant to print m u ltiple images: Select “DPOF Printing” and then pres s [SET]. Next, u se the DPO[...]

224 PRINTING DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) lets yo u specify w hich images yo u w ant to print, the n u m b er of copies, and w hether date stampi ng is t u rned on or off. The setti ngs yo u config u re are re corded on the memory card. Aft er config u ring settings yo u can u se the memor y card to print on a home printer th at s u pports DP[...]

225 PRINTING 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • Yo u can specify u p to 99 for the n u m b er of copi es. Specify 0 if yo u do not w ant to print the image. 6. If you want to includ e the date in the image, press [BS] to change the displayed date stamping setting to “On”. • To t u rn off date stamping, press [BS] so ?[...]

226 PRINTING Clear DPOF settings when you no longer need them ! DPOF setting s are not cleared a u toma tically after prin ting is complete. This mea ns that if yo u perform anothe r printing operation w itho u t clearin g DPOF settings, printing w ill b e performed i n accordanc e w ith the last settings yo u config u red. If yo u no longer need t[...]

227 PRINTING • You can insert dates using the bundled Photo Loade r with HOT ALBUM (page 230) softwa re (Windows only). • Request date stamping when ordering print s from a profession al print se rvice – Some print ser v ices do no t s u pport date prin ting. Check w ith yo u r ser v ice for mor e information. Yo u r camera s u pport s the pr[...]

228 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer th at also s u pports Exif Print (Exif 2.2) u ses information a b o u t shooting co nditions recorded w ith the image to enhance printed image q u ality. Contact y o u r printer man u fact u rer fo r information a b o u t models that s u pport Exif Print, printer u pgrade s, etc.[...]

229 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a comp u ter w ith th e bu ndled USB ca b le pro v ides yo u w ith the capa b iliti es descri b ed b el o w . * Yo u can also tran sfer images to a comp u ter for v ie w ing and storage w itho u t connecting the camer a, b y remo v ing the memory card [...]

230 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER The proced u res yo u need to perform w hen u sing th e camera w ith yo u r comp u ter and w he n u sing the bu ndled soft w are are different f or W indo w s and the Macintosh. • W indo w s u sers sho u ld refer to “ Using the Camera w ith a W indo w s Comp u ter” on page 230. • Macintosh u sers sho u[...]

231 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Edit mo v ies Vista/XP/ 2000 Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD • Yo u also need to install DirectX, Microsoft W indo w s Media Player, Q u ickTime 7, and Flash Player separately. 245 XP/2000 VideoStudio 10 Plus for CASIO (Trial Version) • This is the Trial Version of the soft w are , w hose u se is limited to 30 day[...]

232 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Comp u ter system req u irements are differen t for each of the applicati ons. Be s u re to ch eck the req u irements for the partic u lar applicati on yo u are trying to u se. Note that the v al u es pro v ided here are minim u m req u irements for r u nn [...]

233 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD VideoStudio 10 Plus for CASIO (T rial Version) * 30-day trial version IMPORT ANT! • For details a b o u t the minim u m system re q u irements for each soft w are application, see the “Read me” f iles on the CD-ROM that comes bu ndled w ith the camera. ■ Precautions for Windows [...]

234 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer Yo u can v ie w and store images (snapshot and mo v ie files) on yo u r comp u ter b y connecting to th e camera v ia its USB cradle. • Dependin g on w hat v ersi on of W indo w s yo u r comp u ter is r u nning, yo u may need to ins tall the U SB dri v er from the bu [...]

235 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 2. On the menu screen, click the “Language” down arrow button and then select the “English”. • Yo u co u ld also clic k another lan g u age, if yo u pr efer. 3. Click “USB driver B” to select it and then click “Install”. 4. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the dialog box and click “[...]

236 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If yo u do not pl an to u se the AC adapto r, make s u re that the camera’s b at tery is f u lly charged. 2. Connect the USB cable tha t comes bundled with the camera to the[...]

237 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] butto[...]

238 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the crad le’s [USB] bu tton p u ts it into the USB mode , w hich is indi cated b y the USB lamp lighting gr een. In this mode, yo u r comp u ter recogn izes the memory car d loaded in the camera (or the camera’s bu ilt-in memory if it does no t ha v e a memory card loa [...]

239 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Computer After connec ting the ca mera to yo u r comp u ter, yo u can v ie w camera imag es on yo u r comp u ter screen . 1. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”. Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98[...]

240 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Computer In order to w ork on an image or p u t it into an a l bu m, yo u m u st first sa v e it to yo u r comp u ter. To sa v e a camer a image to yo u r comp u ter, yo u m u s t first esta b lish a connec tion b et w een them v ia the camera’s USB cradle. 1. Windows XP users: Cl[...]

241 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er u se yo u r comp u ter t o modify, delete, mo v e, or rename any imag e files that are in the camer a’s bu ilt-in memory or memory ca rd. Doing so can ca u se pro b lems w ith the camera ’s image manageme nt data, w hich w ill make it impo ssi b le to play b ack i mages on the camer[...]

242 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on the Computer To manage images o n yo u r comp u ter, yo u need to install the Photo Loader w ith HOT ALBUM application from the CD-ROM that comes w ith the camera. Photo Load er w ith HOT ALBUM lets yo u impor t images from the camera to yo u r com[...]

243 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 1. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories”, “System Tools” and then “System Information”. 2. On the “Tools” menu, select “DirectX Diagnostic Tool”. 3. On the “System” tab, check to make sure that the “DirectX Vers ion” is 9.0 or higher. 4. Click “Exi[...]

244 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “QuickTime 7” to select it and then click “Read me”. • “Read me” files contain impor tant information a b o u t installatio n, incl u ding installat ion conditio ns and comp u ter system req u ireme nts. 4. Click “Install” for QuickT ime 7. 5. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on[...]

245 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Editing a Movie In order to edi t mo v ies on yo u r PC, yo u need to inst all Mo v ie W izard 3.2 SE VCD f rom the bu ndled CD-ROM. NO T E • The Mo v ie W izard 3.2 SE VCD ap plication th at comes on the bu ndle d CD-ROM can create Video-CDs, bu t it cannot created DVDs . If yo u w ant to b e a b le to cr e[...]

246 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Transferring Images to the Camera In order to ret u rn images fr om yo u r comp u ter memory b ack to the camera, in stall Photo Transport on yo u r comp u ter from the CD-ROM that comes w ith the camera. ■ Installing Photo Transport 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM d[...]

247 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring image files to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 235 for informatio n a b o u t connecting the camera to yo u r comp u ter. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”. This starts u p Photo Transp [...]

248 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 4. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the display to transfer th e image file to the camera. • The image tra nsfer method and detaile d image settings u sed depen d on the Photo Transport setti ngs. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 249). IMPORT ANT! • Certain types of images may n ot b [...]

249 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 5. Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture. Mo v e yo u r mo u se pointer to the u pper left corn er of the area yo u w ant to capt u re and th en hold do w n yo u r mo u se bu tton. Keeping yo u r mo u se bu tto n depressed , drag the po inter do w n to the right corner of the area[...]

250 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD- ROM that has “User’s G u ide Incl u ded” on it s la b el. • Normally, this sho u ld ca u se the men u scr een to appear a u tomatically. If yo u r comp u ter does n ot[...]

251 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Install th e req u ired sof t w are in a ccordance w ith w hat v ersion of the Macintos h OS yo u are r u nning and w hat yo u w ant to do. Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh Yo u can v ie w and store ima ges (snapsho t and mo v ie files) on yo u r Macint osh b y connectin g to the camer a. IMPORT ANT! [...]

252 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If yo u do not pl an to u se the AC adapto r, make s u re that the camera’s b at tery is f u lly charged. 2. Connec[...]

253 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] butto[...]

254 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the crad le’s [USB] bu tton p u ts it into the USB mode , w hich is indi cated b y the USB lamp lighting gr een. In this mode, yo u r Macintosh r ecognizes th e memory card loa ded in the camera (or the camera’s bu ilt-in memory if it does no t ha v e a memory card loa[...]

255 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connec ting the ca mera to yo u r Macintosh, yo u can v ie w camera imag es on yo u r Macintosh screen . 1. Double-click the cam era’s drive icon. 2. Double-cli ck the “DCIM” folder. 3. Double-cli ck the folder that contains the image you want to view. 4.[...]

256 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er u se yo u r comp u ter t o modify, delete, mo v e, or rename any imag e files that are in the camer a’s bu ilt-in memory or memory ca rd. Doing so can ca u se pro b lems w ith the camera ’s image manageme nt data, w hich w ill make it impo ssi b le to play b ack i mages on the camer[...]

257 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macintosh If yo u are r u nni ng Mac OS X, yo u can manage snapshots u sing iPhoto, w hich comes bu ndled w ith yo u r operating system. If yo u are r u nni ng Mac OS 9, u se commercially a v a ila b le soft w are. Playing Movies Yo u can u se[...]

258 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) Yo u m u st ha v e Ado b e Reader or Ado b e Acro b at Reader installed on yo u r comp u ter in order to v ie w the conten ts of a PDF file. If yo u don’t, go to the Ado b e Systems In corporated w e b site and instal l Acro b at Reader. 1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Ma[...]

259 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Other types of computers Use either of the meth od descri b ed b elo w . – Use a commerci ally a v aila b le memory card reader/ w riter that is appropriat e for the memory card yo u are u sing. See the u ser doc u mentati on that comes w ith the memory card read er/ w riter for de tails a b o u t ho w t[...]

260 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Memory Folder Structure (DCIM Folder) (Recording Folder) (Image File) (Mo v ie File) (A u dio File) (A u dio Snapshot Im age File) (A u dio Snapshot A u dio File) (Mo v ie File) (Recording Folder) (Recording Folder) (DPOF File Folder) (DPOF File) (Snapshot BEST SHOT Fold er) (Snapshot User Set u p File) (S[...]

261 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER • DPOF File Folder Folder that co ntains DPOF fil es, etc. • Snapshot BEST SHOT Folder Folder that contains snapsho t BEST SHOT u ser set u p files • Snapshot Use r Set u p File File of a snapshot BEST SHOT u ser set u p • Mo v ie BEST SHOT Folder Folder that contains Mo v ie BEST SHOT u ser set u p fi[...]

262 USING TH E CAMERA W ITH A COMPUTER ■ Built-in Memory and Memory Car d Data Handling Precautions • W hen sa v ing camera data to a co mp u ter hard disk, MO disk, or other med i u m, b e s u re to transfer the entire DCIM folder and its cont ents. Changi ng the name of t he DCIM to a dat e or something simila r after yo u copy it to yo u r c[...]

263 APPENDIX APPENDIX The n u m b ers in paren theses indi cate the pages w here each par t is explained . ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Zoom Controlle r (pages 73, 1 73, 174) 2 Sh u tter (pa ge 65) 3 [ON/OFF] (Po w er) (page 44) 4 Flash (page 76) 5 AF Assist/REC light/ Self-timer Lamp (pages 64, 8 0, 139, 272) 6 Microphon e (pages 64, 8 7,[...]

264 APPENDIX Bottom bs Speaker (p age 161) bt Tripod Hol e Use this hole w hen attaching t o a tripod. ck Cradle Contac t (page 39) cl Battery/Me mory Card Slots (pages 37, 49) ■ USB Cradle Front Back cl bs bt ck 1 Camera Contact (p age 39) 2 USB Lamp (pages 237 , 253, 274) 3 [USB] B u tton (pages 223 , 237, 253) 4 [PHOTO] B u tton (pages 169 , 1[...]

265 APPENDIX The monitor scree n u ses v ario u s indicat ors, icons , and v al u es to keep yo u infor med of the camera’s stat u s. • The sample scre ens in this section are inte nded to sho w yo u the locations of al l the indicators and fig u res that can app ear on the monitor screen in v ario u s modes. They do not represe nt screens th a[...]

266 APPENDIX ■ Movie Recording Mode Panel : On Panel : Off 3 1 2 8 9 6 4 7 5 16 3 2 7 4 5 8 9 1 Foc u s Mode (page 127) 2 Remaining Mo v ie Memory Capacity (page 2 8 3) 3 Recording Mod e (page 62) 4 Mo v ie Image Q u ality (page 101) 5 REC Light (pag e 139) 6 W hite Balance Set ting (page 142) 7 Expos u re Compensation (pag e 141) 8 Battery L e v[...]

267 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 160) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 199) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 19 8 ) 4 Snapshot Image Q u ality (page 69) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 6 8 ) 6 ISO Sensiti v ity (p age 145) 7 Apert u re Val u e (page 66) 8 Sh u tter Speed (p age 66) 9 Date/Time (page 211) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 146) bl [...]

268 APPENDIX The ta b les in this section sho w the items that appears on th e men u s that appear on the monitor scr een w hen yo u press [MENU]. The item s incl u ded on the men u s depend on w hether the camera is in a REC mode or PLAY mode. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicate s reset defa u lt setti ngs. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Menu Reference REC[...]

269 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Memory REC Mode: On / Off * Flash: On * / Off Foc u s: On / Off * W hite Balance: On / Off * ISO: On / Off * AF Area: On * / Off Metering: On / Off * Self-timer: On / Off * Flash Intens ity: On / Off * Digital Zoom: On * / Off MF Position: On / Off * Zoom Positio n: On / Off * Size 12M (4000 × 3000) * / 3:2 (4000 × 2[...]

270 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Sharpness +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Saturation +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Contrast +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Intens ity +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Assist A u to * / Off Sounds Start u p * / Half Sh u tter / Sh u tter / Operation / Operation / Play Startup On (S electa b le image) / Off * File No. Conti[...]

271 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The contents of the “Set Up” ta b are the same i n a REC mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Inter v al / Effect / Ca ncel Layout Print – MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 fra me / Cancel Anti Shake On / Off * Movie Editing C u t (Before) / C u t (Bet w een) / C u t ([...]

272 APPENDIX The ta b les in this section sho w the items that appears on th e men u s that appear on the monitor scr een w hen yo u press [DISP]. Most of these items ar e for config u rin g monitor screen settings. Th e items incl u ded on the men u s depend on w hether the camera is in a REC mode or PLAY mode. • An asteri sk ( * ) indicate s re[...]

273 APPENDIX ■ REC Mode IMPORT ANT! • Ne v er remo v e the memory card from the camer a w hile t he operation lamp i s flashing g reen. Doing so w ill ca u se t he image yo u sh ot to b e lost. ■ PLAY mode Operation Lamp Meaning Color Status Green Lit Operational (Po w er on, recor ding ena b led). / A u to Foc u s operation w as s u ccessf u[...]

274 APPENDIX ■ USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB crad le has t w o indicator lamp s: a [CHARGE] lamp and a USB lamp. These lamp s light and flas h to indicate t he c u rrent operationa l stat u s of the c radle and camer a. [CHARGE] Lamp USB Lamp Meaning Color Status Color Status Red Lit Charging Green Lit Charging complete Green Flashing Charge[...]

275 APPENDIX Finding the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Causes and Action Power Supply Po w er does not t u rn on. 1) The b attery may not b e oriented correctly (page 37). 2) The b attery may b e dead. Charge the b attery (page 37). If the b attery goes dead soon after b eing charged, it means the b att ery has reache[...]

276 APPENDIX The s ub ject is o u t of foc u s in the recorded image. The image may not b e foc u sed properly. W hen composing the image, make s u re the s ub ject is located inside the foc u s frame. The flash does not fire. 1 ) If “ ” (Flash Off) is select ed as the flash mode, change to another mode (page 76). 2) If the b attery is dead, ch[...]

277 APPENDIX An image I shot w as not sa v ed. 1) Camera po w er may ha v e b een t u rned of f b efore the sa v e operation w as complete, w hich w ill res u lt in the image not b eing sa v ed. W hen the b attery indicator sho w s “ ”, charge the b atter y as soon as possi b le (page 37). 2) Yo u may ha v e remo v ed the memory card from the c[...]

278 APPENDIX Playback The color of the play b ack image is different fr om w hat appears on the monitor screen w hen shooting. S u nlight or li ght from another so u rce may b e shining directly into the lens w hen yo u are shooting. Position the camera so s u nlight does not shine directly int o the lens. Images are not displayed. This camera cann[...]

279 APPENDIX If you have problems installing the USB driver... Yo u may not b e a b le to install the USB dr i v er proper ly if yo u u se the USB ca b l e to connect th e camera to a comp u ter r u nning W indo w s 9 8 SE/9 8 b efore installi ng the USB dri v er from the bu ndled CD- ROM, or if yo u ha v e anothe r type of dri v er installed . Thi[...]

280 APPENDIX Display Messages ALERT The camera’s protection f u nction may ha v e acti v ated b eca u se camera temperat u re is too high. T u rn off the camera and w ait u ntil it cools do w n b efore trying to u se it ag ain. • Any of the follo w ing may occ u r a fter the “ALERT” message appears. 1) Po w er t u rns off. 2) Mo v ie record[...]

281 APPENDIX Load paper! The printer ran o u t of paper w hile prin ting. Memory Fu ll Memory is f u ll w ith images yo u recorded and/ or of files sa v ed b y editing operations. Delete files yo u no longer need (page 205). No Favorites file ! The FAVORITE folder does not contain any files. Printing Erro r An error occ u rred w hile print ing. •[...]

282 APPENDIX ■ Main Specification ■ Camera Functions Specifications Product Type Digital Camera Model EX-Z1200 Image Fil es Format Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2. 2); DCF (Design R u le for Camera File System) 1.0 st andard; DPOF compliant Mo v ies: H.264/AVC MOV for mat A u dio: W AV Recording Media B u ilt-in Memory 11.4 MB SDHC Memory Card [...]

283 APPENDIX 3M (2048 × 1536) Fine 2.0 MB 5 images 483 images Normal 1.15 MB 10 images 841 images Economy 720 K B 15 images 1343 images VGA (640 × 480) Fine 330 KB 34 images 2930 images Normal 190 KB 60 images 5090 images Economy 140 K B 82 images 6908 images Image Siz e (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image F ile Size Approximate Built-in Mem[...]

284 APPENDIX * The n u m b er of image v al u es is approximate and are pro v ided for refere nce only. Th e act u al n u m b er of images yo u may b e a b le to reco rd may b e less than th at indicate d on the monitor scre en. * Image file s sizes are app roximate and ar e pro v ided for reference only. Act u al i mage file size s v ary depending[...]

285 APPENDIX Exposure Control Light Metering: M u lti- pattern, center- w eighted, spot b y CCD Expos u re: Progra m AE Expos u re Compensation: –2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps) Shutter CCD electronic sh u tter; mechanical sh u tter Snapshot mode (A u t o): 1/4 to 1/2000 second Apert u re AE: 1 to 1/2000 second Sh u tter Speed AE/Man u al Expos u re[...]

286 APPENDIX ■ Power Requirements Approximate Battery Life: The v al u es b elo w in dicate th e amo u nt of time u nder the conditions defined b elo w , u ntil po w er a u tomatically t u rns off d u e to b attery f ail u re. They d o not g u arante e that yo u w ill b e a b le to achie v e this le v el of operat ion. Lo w temperat u res shorten[...]

287 APPENDIX * 1N u m b er of Shots (CIPA Sta ndard) • Temperat u re: 23 ° C (73 ° F) • Monitor Screen: On • Zoom operation b et w een f u ll w ide to f u ll telephoto e v ery 30 seconds, d u ring w hich t w o images are recorded, one imag e w ith flash; po w er t u rned off and b ack on e v ery time 10 images are recorded. * 2C o n t i n u[...]

288 APPENDIX ■ Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-40) ■ USB Cradle (CA-36) ■ Special AC Adaptor (Inl et Type) (AD- C52G) • Po w er cord preca u tions for u se in Singapo re The po w er cord set is not s u pplied. The po w er cord u sed m u st comply w ith rele v ant national an d/or inter national standards. Rated Voltage 3.7 V Rated Capa[...]

289 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan MA0801-D M10[...]