Casio EX-Z1050 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 you unpack you r camera, chec k to make sure that a ll items shown below are includ ed. If anythin g is missing, con tact your ori ginal retailer. Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-40) Battery Charger (BC-31L) AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM Basic Reference * The shape of the AC power cord [...]

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 59 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 ■ Specifyi ng Image Size 63 ■ Specifyi ng Image Quality 65 ■ Turning Off the AF Assist L amp 66 ■ Snapshot Sho oting Precau tions 67 ■ Auto Focus Res trictions 68 Shooting[...]

5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 104 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 ■ Using Aut o Focus 105 ■ Using Macro Focus 106 ■ Using Fixe d Focus (Pan Focus) 112 ■ Using Infinity Focus 112 ■ Using Manu al Focus 112 Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 114 Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 148 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Using Color Restoration to Correct the C olor of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]

7 CONTENTS OTHER SETTI NGS 178 Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 178 Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 179 Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Changing the Camera Date an d Time Setting . . . 181 Using World Time . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 227 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Monitor Screen Conte nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 ■ Battery Charge r Lamp Reference 23[...]

9 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 35) ■ Using the Battery Charger to Charge 1. Load the battery into the battery charger . 2. Plug the battery char ger into a household power outlet. First, charge the battery [CHARGE] la mp lights red durin g charging. [CHARGE] lamp goes out when charging is complete. • It takes ab out 150 minutes t[...]

10 QUICK START BASICS ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. While press ing lightly on the cover, slid e it in the directio n indicated by the arrow to open.[...]

11 QUICK START BASICS (pages 181, 18 5) The settings on this page are re quired the f irst time you turn o n the camera aft er purchasing i t. • If you make a mi stake when confi guring the lang uage, date, and time set tings, you can ch ange the settin gs (pages 181, 185). 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and[...]

12 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: Dece mber 19, 2007 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to sel ect the setting y ou want (year, month, day, hour, minute) and the n use [ S ] and [ T ] to change the setting. To switch bet ween 12-hour an d 24-hour form at, press [BS][...]

13 QUICK START BASICS (page 45) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera When a memory card i s loaded, the came ra stores imag es you shoot on the ca rd. NO T E • Though the cam era has built -in memory, usin g a memory card provid es additional cap acity you can use to store more images, high -quality and la rge-size images, an d longer movies[...]

14 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before you ca n use a memory card with your came ra, you must format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has sna pshots or other files on it, will delete it s contents. Nor mally you do not need to forma t a memory card again. However, if stor ing to a card has slowed do w[...]

15 QUICK START BASICS (page 59) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters the REC mode an d displays “ ” (Auto icon) on the monito r screen. 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button. When the image is in focus, the camera will beep, the operation lamp will light gree[...]

16 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera let s you select from amo ng various imag e size and quality se ttings. Note that image si ze and quality settings af fect how many image s can be stored in memo ry. • You can ch ange the image siz e and quality s ettings as required to shoot a smaller or lower-resolution ima[...]

17 QUICK START BASICS (page 135) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there are mu ltiple images in memory, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll throug h them. ■ To return to the REC mode Press [ ]. ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus Fully pressing t he shutter button without waiting for Auto Focus to op erate will [...]

18 QUICK START BASICS (page 84) 1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode. 2. Press [BS] (BEST SHOT). 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “ ” (Movie) scene and then press [SET]. “ ” (movie icon ) remains on th e monitor screen . 4. Press the shutter button to start shooting the movie. • Audio is als o recorded durin g movie recor[...]

19 QUICK START BASICS (page 137) The film-lik e frame that appears on th e monitor scree n indicate s that this is an image fro m a movie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. When scroll ing through i mages, a movie is displaye d on the monitor scre en by showing its f irst frame. 3. Pre[...]

20 QUICK START BASICS (page 176) You can us e the following pr ocedure to delete files you have transferr ed to your compute r’s hard disk , images you have printed, o r files you simp ly no longer ne ed. This frees up memory for reco rding more imag es. 1. Press [ ]. 2. Press [ T ] ( ). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snaps hot or movie you[...]

21 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 wha t you want to shoot (Night Scene Po rtrait, Flo wer, etc.), for in stant camera set ups. A dedicated [ BS] button gives you direct ac cess to the BEST SHOT library of sampl e scenes.[...]

22 INTRODUCTION ■ Powerful Print Features • DPOF featur e for easy specificat ion of date s tamping and the number of copies ( page 195) • Timestamp f eature that stamp s the date into the image data (page 125) • Support for PictBrid ge and USB DIRECT-PRINT for easy at- home printi ng on a printer t hat supports one of these standards , wit[...]

23 INTRODUCTION ■ Copyrights Except for you r own personal enjoyment, unau thorized use of image, movie, audio, or music fil es without pe rmission of the copyright ho lder is stric tly prohibited b y copyright l aws and internati onal trea ties. Also, regardless of whether s uch files are purchased or obtained for free, posting th em on the Inte[...]

24 INTRODUCTION • EXILIM, Photo Lo ader, and Photo Tr ansport are regis tered trademarks or trademarks of CASIO COMPU TER CO., LTD. • Photo Lo ader with HOT ALBUM was deve loped based on HOT ALBUM, which is copyr ighted by HOTALBU Mcom, Inc., and Photo Lo ader, which is copyri ghted by CASIO COMPUTER CO., L TD. All copyrigh ts and other rig hts[...]

25 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this manual ar e subject to chan ge without notice. • The conten t of this manual has been chec ked at eac h step of the prod uction process . Please contact us if you notice anything t hat is question able, erroneo us, etc. • Any copying of the contents of this manual, eith er in part or its entir ety, is f[...]

26 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before shoo ting your fina l image, shoot a test shot to ens ure that the ca mera is reco rding correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Never use the camera to recor d or play back im ages while operatin g an automobile or other vehicle, or while walkin g. Looking at the [...]

27 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not apply s trong pressu re to the LCD panel s urface or subject it to strong impact. D oing so can cau se the display panel glas s to crack. • Should the d isplay panel ev er become cracke d, never touc h any of the liquid insi de the panel. Doing so cre ates the risk of skin inflammation . • Should dis[...]

28 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • Water, other liq uids, or foreign ma tter (especially meta l) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk o f fire and elect ric shock. Immedi ately perform the following step s whenever any of the abov e symptoms are pr esent. Particular care is required wh en using the ca mera where it is ra ining[...]

29 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Never try to take the camera apart or modify it i n any way. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shock , burn injury, and other pers onal injury. Be sure to leave a ll internal insp ection, maintenanc e, and repair up to your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized service cent er. ■ Locations To[...]

30 INTRODUCTION ■ Rechargeable Battery • Use only the s pecified char ger unit or the sp ecified devic e to charge the battery. Attemp ting to charge the battery by an unauthori zed means create s the risk of ba ttery overheat ing, fire, and explos ion. • Do not expo se or immerse the ba ttery in fresh water or salt water. Doin g so can damag[...]

31 INTRODUCTION • If a battery i s to be used by you ng children, mak e sure that a responsib le adult makes th em aware of the prec autions and proper han dling instructio ns, and make sure that they handl e battery cor rectly. • Should flu id from a batter y accidentall y get onto clothi ng or your skin, immediately rinse i t off with clean t[...]

32 INTRODUCTION ■ Data Error Precautions • Your digita l camera is manufact ured using pre cision digital components . Any of the foll owing creates th e risk of corruption of data in camera memor y. – Removing the battery or memory c ard from the camera while the ca mera is perform ing an operatio n – Removing t he memory card from t he ca[...]

33 INTRODUCTION ■ Condensation • Sudden and extreme tem perature ch anges, such as when the camera is move d from the outd oors on a cold wint er day into a warm room , can cause wat er droplets called “con densation” to form on th e interior and th e exterior of th e camera. Note that conde nsation can caus e malfunction of the camera. To [...]

34 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerpri nts, dirt, and other fore ign matter o n the lens su rface can interf ere with proper operation of th e camera. Avoi d touching t he lens surface . To clean the len s surface, use a blower to b low off dust or fo reign matter and then wipe with a soft, dry cl oth. • Fingerpri nts, dirt, an[...]

35 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Your camera is powered by a rechar geable lithium ion b attery (NP-40). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of battery othe r than NP-40 is not supported. To charge the battery 1. Correctly positionin g the positive and negative terminals of the battery, load the battery into the battery charger. • Making sure t hat th[...]

36 GETTING RE ADY 2. Plug the battery charge r into a household power outlet. This will cause the [CHARGE] lamp to turn red. • It takes about 150 minutes to achie ve a full charge. Act ual charging tim e depends on cur rent battery ca pacity, remaining pow er, and chargi ng conditions . When charging is complete The [CHAR GE] lamp will go ou t. U[...]

37 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Use the speci al charger (BC -31L) to charge t he special lithium io n battery (NP-40 ). Never use any other type of charger dev ice. Attempti ng to use a differ ent charger can result in un expected acci dent. • Charging the batte ry while it is still warm immedi ately after removing it from the ca mera can resu[...]

38 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load the battery into the camera. With the EXILIM l ogo on the batter y facing upwar ds (in the direction of the monitor scre en), hold the st opper in the direction in dicated by th e arrow as you sl ide the batter y into the camera. Pr ess the battery in until the st opper secures it in place. 3. Close the battery cover. Swin[...]

39 GETTING RE ADY ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is co nsumed, a batt ery indicat or on the mo nitor screen indic ates remaining power as shown bel ow. “ ” indicates that battery power is low. Charge the batt ery as soon as possib le. Recording is not possible when “ ” is indicated . Charge the battery immed iately. I[...]

40 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 will caus e the battery to come out part way. 3. While still ho lding the stopper, pull the batte[...]

41 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Though a rech argeable li thium ion batte ry provides hig h capacity in a compact configu ration, long-ter m storage whil e charged can ca use it to deteriorate. – If you do not plan to use a battery for s ome time, fully use up its char ge before stori ng it. – Always remove the battery fro m the c[...]

42 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power On To turn power on and en ter the REC mode Press [ON/OFF] (Po wer) or [ ] (REC). To turn power on and en ter the PLAY mode Press [ ] (PLAY). Pressing a but ton causes the op eration lamp to light green momentarily and turns on power. IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] or [ ] (REC) to turn on power also causes the[...]

43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Turning Power Off Press [ON/OFF] (Power) . NO T E • You can confi gure the camera so power does not tu rn on when you pres s [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLA Y). You can also confi gure the camera to t urn off when you pres s [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY ) (page 188). Turning On Power for the First Time The first time you load a battery into[...]

44 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Features This camer a is equipped wit h a sleep funct ion and auto po wer off function to conserve battery power. Yo u can configure these settings in the REC mode as desc ribed below. • Sleep and Au to Power Off al ways operat e as described below in the PLAY mode, regardless of their curren t PLA[...]

45 GETTING RE ADY NO T E • When both slee p and Auto Power Of f have the same ti me settings, Aut o Power Off takes prior ity. • Sleep and Aut o Power Off are disa bled under the fo llowing conditions . – When there is a c onnection be tween the camer a and computer or ot her device – During Vo ice Recording playba ck or recording – Durin[...]

46 GETTING RE ADY Supported Memory Cards Your camera supp orts use of the following types of memory c ards. SD Memory Card SDHC Memory Card MMC (MultiMediaCard) MMC plus (MultiM ediaCardplus) • For informa tion about memo ry card capacity, s ee page 245. Memory Used for Storage Images r ecorded while a me mory card is loade d are saved to the mem[...]

47 GETTING RE ADY • Electrosta tic charge, electrical noise, and other phenomena can cause data to be come corrupte d or even lost. Make sur e that you always back up important data on other media (CD-R, CD-RW, MO disk, hard disk , etc.). Loading a Memory Card into the Camera IMPORT ANT! • Make sure you always turn of f the camera befo re loadi[...]

48 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load a memory card i nto the came ra. Positioning the memor y card so its back is facing upwards (towards th e monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card slot al l the way in until you hear it clic k securely into place. 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover close d, and then sl ide it securel y i[...]

49 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Never inser t anything besi des a supporte d memory card (page 46) into the memory card slot. • Should wat er or any fore ign object ev er get into the card slot, immedi ately turn off th e camera, remove the battery, and contac t your retailer or nearest CASIO a uthorized service cent er. • Never remove a c ar[...]

50 GETTING RE ADY 1. Load the memory card yo u want to format into the camera . 2. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 3. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Format” an d then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Format” and then press [SET] to start formatting. After formattin g is complete, ente r the PLAY mode and check to make [...]

51 GETTING RE ADY The followin g are menu opera tions you will ne ed to use to configure ca mera settings. Take a few moments to become familiar with them. • See “Men u Reference” on page 2 32 for in formation about menu contents . Example Menu Screen Press [MENU ] to display the menu screen. • Menu contents are different in the REC mode an[...]

52 GETTING RE ADY 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. 5. Apply the setting. • Pressing [SET ] applies the se lected setti ng and exits th e menu screen. • Pressing [ W ] instead of [SET] app lies the selected setting and returns t o the menu screen . You can then cont inue configurin g other settings, if you w ant. • To sel[...]

53 GETTING RE ADY All screen sh ots in this manua l show what appe ars when the Operation Pa nel is turned on . Panel setting D escription On Pressing [SET] in the REC mode while “On” is selected will cause the t op icon of the Operatio n Panel to become highlighted (selected). Yo u can then use th e Operation pa nel to change settings. Si nce [...]

54 GETTING RE ADY Panel (Opera tion Panel) 1 Image Size/Qu ality * 1 (pages 63, 65) 2 Flash Mode (pag e 72) 3 Focus Mode (pag e 104) 4 Self-time r (page 76) 5 Anti Shake (p age 92) 6 ISO sensiti vity (page 118) 7 White balanc e (page 116) 8 EV shift (page 11 4) 9 Date/Time * 2 ,* 3 (page 181) * 1 Image quality ca nnot be changed using Pa nel (Opera[...]

55 GETTING RE ADY 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the icon of the setting you wa nt to change. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to change the setting. • If you want to configur e other sett ings, repe at steps 2 and 3. 4. After all the settings are the way you want, press [SET]. • This will apply th e settings and return to normal operation (no Operatio[...]

56 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On and Off You can turn di splay informa tion on and off by pressing [ S ] (DISP). You can con figure separate sett ings for the REC mode and PLAY mode. Display setting D escription Wide With this settin g, the displa y image is the maximum possible si ze that allows the entire image to be displayed hor[...]

57 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • You cannot tur n display infor mation on or off whil e an audio snapshot r ecord operation i s standing by o r in progress. • The following shows the displ ay informatio n options available d uring voice rec ording. Perform one o f the following operat ions if you find tha t you have gotten lost while performing [...]

58 GETTING RE ADY PLAY mode Current Scre en To return to the normal pla yback screen Menu screen [MENU] or [ ] REC mode screen Press [ ]. Delete screen Press [ ]. You co uld also select “Cancel” and then pre ss [SET].[...]

59 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the ca mera with one hand can re sult in accidental h and movement. Hold the camera secu rely with both ha nds when shooting sn apshots. • To protect against accide ntally droppi ng the camera, att ach the wrist s trap and make sur e it is around your fingers or wrist while you ar e operating the[...]

60 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Good-looki ng images are im possible if you move the camera when you press the s hutter button o r while the Auto Focus operation is bei ng performed. Hold ing the camera corr ectly, carefully press the shutter button and take care th at you do not move th e camera as the shu tter releases. This is especially impor[...]

61 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Focus the image. While the fo cus frame is alig ned with the subj ect, half-press the shutter but ton. Auto Focus wi ll focus the image automat ically, and the focus frame and oper ation lamp will turn green. The ap erture, shutter spe ed, and ISO sensit ivity also wil l be set automatically. 3. Shoot the image. When the i[...]

62 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The apertur e value indicat es the size of the opening that lets light into the camera. A larger aperture value indica tes a smaller openin g. The camera adjusts this se tting automaticall y. • Shutter spe ed indicates t he amount of tim e that light is allowed int o the camera. A slo wer shutter s peed means tha[...]

63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Fully pressing the shut ter button without waiting for Auto Focus You can shoot sn apshots by pre ssing the shutt er button all t he way withou t waiting for Auto Focus. W hat the camera does in this case depe nds on whether Quick Shutter (pa ge 111) is on or off. When Quick Shutter is turned on High-speed Au to Focus is [...]

64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • You also can ch ange the image s ize setting usi ng the menu that appe ars when you pre ss [MENU] (pages 51, 233). • The following informatio n changes on the display during the image si ze selection op eration. – Image size in megabytes (M) (3M, e tc.) – Image size in pixels (2048 × 1536 , etc.) – Optimum[...]

65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Quality Your camera le ts you select “Fine” (maximum image qualit y), “Normal”, o r “Economy” (max im um memory ec onomy) for the image qu ality setting. The in itial setting is “No rmal”. Select “Fine” if you want to give pri ority to ima ge quality , or “Economy” to give priority to [...]

66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist l amp emits light that helps the camera focus whe n you half-pr ess the shutter button under dark lighting cond itions. The AF assist la mp does not light when lighting i s bright. The initial f actory default settin g is AF assist lamp on. Turning off the AF a ssist lamp using the[...]

67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Snapshot Shooting Precautions ■ Operation • Never open the battery cov er while the op eration lamp is flashing gr een. Doing so can result in incor rect storage of the image you jus t shot, damage to other images st ored in memory, malfuncti on of the camera, etc . • If unneede d light is shini ng directly on to the le[...]

68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper focus may not be poss ible when shoot ing the following types of su bjects. – Solid co lor wall or othe r very low contra st subject – Strongly back lit subject – Very shiny su bject – Blinds o r other subject with a repeating ho rizontal pattern – Multiple s ubjects at vary ing di[...]

69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Slide the zoom controller to change the zoom factor. – For more in formation, see “Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Poin t” on page 70. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • Performing a z oom operation cha nges the lens a perture. • Use of a t ripod is r ecommended t o protect a gainst han d movemen[...]

70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Optical Zoom and Digital Zo om Switch Point If you hold th e zoom control ler towards [ ] in ste p 2 of the above procedu re, the zoom ope ration will st op when the opt ical zoom factor re aches its maximum. Momentarily rel easing the zoom controll er and then hold ing it again towards [ ] will switch to digit al zoom, w[...]

71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • The image de terioratio n point depends on the image size (page 63). The smaller the i mage size, the h igher the zoom factor you can us e before reaching the image deterioration point. • Though digi tal zoom gener ally causes a det erioration of image quality, so me digital zoom without imag e deterioration is possibl [...]

72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Perform the following step s to select the flash mode you wa nt to use. Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto ) • The flash ran ge changes in ac cordance with op tical zoom. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the second option from the top (Flash). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the[...]

73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • When opera tion panel setting is turned off (p age 52), you can cycle th rough the flash modes by pressin g [ T ] () . IMPORT ANT! • When using flash, tak e care that the fla sh window is not blocked by your finger s or the camera strap. Red-eye reducti on Using the fl ash to shoot at ni ght or in a dimly l it ro[...]

74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Checking the Flash Mode The current f lash mode is indi cated on the monit or screen and by the op eration lamp when you half-press the shutter butt on. • You will not b e able to take an other flash sna pshot until the operating lamp stops flashing orange , which indicates that charging is complete. ■ Changing the Fl[...]

75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Flash Assist The subject in an image will look too dark if flash inten sity is not enough to reac h a subject that is too far away. Whe n this happens, yo u can use f lash assist t o supplemen t the bright ness of the subjec t so it appears as if flash illu mination was suff icient. Flash assist is turned on as th e[...]

76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Flash Precautions • The desire d effect may not b e obtained when the subject is too far awa y or too close. • Flash char ging time d epends on ope rating condi tions (batte ry condition, a mbient temperat ure, etc.) With a fully charged battery, it takes anywher e from a few secon ds to 7 seconds. • Shooting with f[...]

77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the fourth option from the top (Self-timer). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the self-timer type and then press [SET]. This causes an indicator identifying the selected s elf- timer type to appear on the monitor scre en. 4. Press the shutter button to shoot. N[...]

78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The indicat or “1sec” appear s on the monito r screen between Triple Sel f-timer shots. How long it takes for the camera to get r eady to shoot ag ain after it shoot s an image depends on the im age size and quality settin gs, whether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash charge condi tion[...]

79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Selecting the Continuous Sh utter Mode 1. In the 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 enable s the contin uous shutter mo de you select ed and displays i ts icon on the mo nitor screen. To tu[...]

80 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 will enl arge the area wit hin the boun dary and display it in the [...]

81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Continuous Shutter Precautions • Starting a continuous shu tter operatio n causes the exp osure and focus s ettings to be fi xed at the levels f or the first ima ge. The same setting s are applied to all subsequ ent images. • Continuou s shutter cann ot be used in combin ation with any of the followin g features. – Some[...]

82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT You can add an audi o recording to snapshots, i f you want. Use this featur e to add a verbal ex planation or a d escription of the mood to a snapsho t, or to captu re the sounds of the people in the snapshot . • You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio for a sin gle snapshot . ■ Turning on Audio S napshot 1. In the[...]

83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Playing Back Snapshot Audio Audio snapsho ts in the PLAY mod e are indicated by the “ ” icon. Press [SET] whi le an audio snaps hot is displ ayed to play back its audio. • For informa tion about t he playback oper ation, see pa ge 136. IMPORT ANT! • Take care th at you do not block the camera’s microphone with your [...]

84 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoot ing a movie, you sh ould specify a mov ie image quality se tting. Movie image quality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie du ring playback . Shooting with th e high-quality (H Q) setting will result in better ima ge quality, but i t also shorte ns the amount[...]

85 SHOOTING A MOVIE Audio is also recorded while yo u shoot a movie. Audio is monaural. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “ ” (Movie) scene and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” t o appear on the mo nitor screen. 3. Press the shutter button to start shooting the movie. • “ ” is display[...]

86 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie Recording Precautions • You cannot use flash while shooting a movie . • The camera also records aud io. Note the foll owing points when shoot ing a movie. – Take care tha t the microphone is not blocked by y our fingers, etc. – Good results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you ar e trying [...]

87 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample scene that is like the one yo u are trying to s hoot, and the came ra sets up automatica lly. Even difficult bac klight scenes (whic h result in the main subject being too dark if set up improperly) come out looking gr eat! ■ Some Sample Scenes ■ Selecting a Sample [...]

88 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] while the r ed boundary is at the edge of the screen will scro ll to the next screen o f BEST SHOT scenes. • Sliding th e zoom controlle r towards [ ] or [ ] will display tex t that explain s the settin[...]

89 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Night Scene, Fireworks scene s use slow shutt er speeds. Since a slo w shutter speed increases the chance of digital noise in the image, the camera automaticall y performs a digital n oise reduction pro cess on slow sh utter images. Because of th is, such images take longer to store after you press the sh utter bu[...]

90 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene To find ou t more about a scene, select i t with the red bound ary on the scen e selection scr een and then sli de the zoom controller t owards [ ] or [] . The followin g are the differ ent operation s you can perfor m while the sc ene descript ion screen is on t he display[...]

91 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the pr ocedure belo w to save the set ups of snapshots th at you shot as BES T SHOT scenes. Afte r that, you can recall a se tup whenever y ou want to use it. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “BEST SHOT” (Register User Scene) and[...]

92 USING BEST SHOT Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene Perform the foll owing steps whe n you want to delete a BEST SHOT user sc ene. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Slide the zoom contro ller towar ds [ ] or [ ] to display its explanation screen. 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the BEST SHOT user scene you want to delete. 4. Press [ T ] ( ). 5. Us[...]

93 USING BEST SHOT ■ Turning on Anti Shake Using the Panel (Operation Panel) 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the fifth option from the top (Anti Shake). 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select “Auto” and then press [SET]. • This turns on An ti Shake and disp lays “ ” on the monitor scre en. • In this case , [...]

94 USING BEST SHOT The BEST SHOT “High Sens itivity” scene makes it possib le for you to take natural look ing images without usin g the flash, e ven when lighting is low 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “High Sensitivity” scene and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter butto n to shoot th[...]

95 USING BEST SHOT Shooting a business car d, document, white board, or similar ly shaped object from an angle ca n cause the subje ct to appear misshaped in the resulting image. The BEST SH OT Business Shot scenes cor rect the shape o f rectangular objects so the y appear natur al. BEST SHOT has two Business Shot sce nes from which t o choose. ■[...]

96 USING BEST SHOT ■ Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot Scene 1. After selecting either of the BEST SHOT Business Shot scenes, compose the image and press the shutter button to shoot. This displ ays a screen tha t shows all of th e rectangular shapes in t he image th at qualify as candidates for keyst one correctio n. A red boundary will sur[...]

97 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Make sure th e entire ob ject you are t rying to shoot (correct) is enclosed within the monit or screen. The ca mera will not be able to detect the shape of the object correc tly unless it is enclosed entirely with in the monitor sc reen. • Correctio n will not be possi ble if the subj ect is the same color as i[...]

98 USING BEST SHOT NO T E • When the camera is at an angle to the photogra ph you are recording, the shape of the photogra ph may appear distorte d in the reco rded image. Au to keyston e correctio n corrects for this d istortion, which mean s that a photograph appears norm al even if you r ecord it at an angl e. ■ Selecting the Old Photo Scene[...]

99 USING BEST SHOT 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Trim” and then press [SET]. This displa ys a cropping bo undary on the moni tor screen. • To cancel the co rrection oper ation, select “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 boun dar[...]

100 USING BEST SHOT You can create a multi-snapsho t image by recor ding snapsho ts into the fra mes that are arranged i n a preset patt ern. This le ts you create al bum-like arran gements of relat ed images in a single image . BEST SHOT scenes ar e available w ith three frames and two f rames. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [...]

101 USING BEST SHOT 5. Press the shutter button again to record the next snapshot. • If you are shoo ting into a thr ee-frame lay out, press the shutter bu tton a third time to record the th ird image. • Pressing [SET ] during steps 4 o r 5 of the above procedure wil l toggle betw een the layout screen (the on e with the f rames on it) an d a s[...]

102 USING BEST SHOT With auto tracki ng, a boundar y area follow s a moving subject , making it e asy to snap an image with the subjec t in the center. 1. In the 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 and then half[...]

103 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Only the pa rt of the imag e within the cr opping boun dary will be recorded. • The image size for this oper ation is fixed aut omatically at 5M (2560 × 1920 pixels) . • The following functions ar e disabled duri ng Auto Framin g. – Timestamp –S e l f - t i m e r – Normal-spee d Continuous Sh utter, Hi[...]

104 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Your came ra provides you w ith the five foc us modes describe d below. The initi al factory de fault focus mode is Auto Focus. * “Focus Rang e” indicates dis tance from the le ns surface. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Desc ription Focus Rang e * Auto Focus Automatic focus when the shutter butt on is[...]

105 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the foll owing steps to change the focus mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the third option from the top (Focus). 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 sc reen to i ndicate the curren t focus mode. ?[...]

106 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • During movie recording, the Auto Focus Mode is di sabled and the camera switches to the Pa n Focus Mode automaticall y. NO T E • You also c an change t he Focus set ting using the menu th at appears wh en you pre ss [MENU] ([...]

107 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When Macro Focus cannot focus p roperly becaus e the subject is too far away, the camer a will switch to the Auto Focus range au tomatically (Auto Macro). • Whenever you pe rform an optica l zoom operation while shooting with Macro Focus, v alues will appear o n the monitor scre en as shown bel ow to tell you th e[...]

108 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the f ollowing pro cedure to change the metering are a used for Auto Focus (AF) . 1. In the REC mode, 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 then pres[...]

109 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When you selec t “ Mu lti” as the fo cus area, ni ne focus frames appear on the monitor scr een. The camer a will automatically determine the optimu m focus frame(s), which will ch ange to green on th e monitor scre en. IMPORT ANT! • The followi ng functions ar e disabled whenev er “ Tracking” i s selected[...]

110 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Focus lock ” is the name of a te chnique you can us e when you want to shoot an i mage in wh ich the su bject to b e focused on is not within the focus fram e in the center of th e screen. • Use focus loc k with “ Spot” or “ Track ing” focus. 1. Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with the [...]

111 ADVANCED SETTINGS Quick Shutter If you press the shutter but ton all the way wi thout waiting for Auto Focus while Quick Shutter is turned on, the camera wi ll record t he image u sing a high- speed focu s operation that is much faster than normal Auto Fo cus. This helps to avoid missing a sp ecial moment while you wait for the camera to Auto F[...]

112 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Focus (PF) is available d uring movie recor ding only. Pan Focus fix es focus for a re latively wide fo cus range, which means you can shoot wi thout waiting for the Auto Fo cus operation t o finish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, without pausing. Using I[...]

113 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time t he image that is wi thin the boun dary will enlarge and fill the mon itor screen , which aids in focusing. • The monitor scr een will return t o step 1 if you do not perform an y operation for ab out two second s. 3. Pres[...]

114 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can manuall y adjust an ima ge’s exposure val ue (EV value) before sh ooting it. This f eature helps to ac hieve better re sults when shootin g a backlit su bject, a stron gly lit subject indoors, or a subject tha t is against a dar k background . Exposure Compensat ion Value: –2.0EV to +2.0EV Unit: 1/3EV 1. In the REC[...]

115 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The exposure co mpensation value you set rema ins in effect until you change it. IMPORT ANT! • When shoot ing under very da rk or very brig ht conditions, you may not be ab le to obtain s atisfactory res ults even after perfo rming exposure co mpensation. NO[...]

116 ADVANCED SETTINGS Shooting on a cl oudy day can give your subject a blue cast, while shooti ng under white f luorescent li ghting can give your subject a gre en cast. White balance correct s for differe nt types of lighting so the colors in your images alwa ys look natural . 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the [...]

117 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • You also can ch ange the white balance setti ng using the menu that appe ars when you pre ss [MENU] (pages 51, 233). • When “Auto” is selected for the white balanc e setting, the camera auto matically determin es the white po int of the subject. C ertain subject c olors and light source condition s can cause p[...]

118 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Under the li ghting condit ions you pla n to use when shootin g, point the camera at a bl ank white piece of paper so it fills the e ntire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. The camera wil l adjust white bala nce settings for the cu rrent condition s, and display “C omplete” when it is finished. 5. Press [...]

119 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. NO T E • You also can ch ange the ISO sen sitivity set ting using the menu that appe ars when you pre ss [MENU] (pages 51, 233). IMPORT ANT! • Using flash wit h high ISO sensi tivity can caus e problems with subj ects that close to the camera. • [...]

120 ADVANCED SETTINGS The metering mod e determines what part of the su bject is metered fo r exposure. 1. In the 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]. Multi (Multi Metering ) Multi-patter n metering divide s the im[...]

121 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The metering mode will change t o “Center Weighte d” automaticall y if you change the EV shift value (page 114) to anything o ther than 0.0 whil e “Multi” is selec ted. The metering mod e will change ba ck to “Center Weig hted” when the EV shi ft value is chang ed back to 0.0. • When “Multi” i[...]

122 ADVANCED SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. • You can also cor rect the dyna mic range of a phot ograph you have alrea dy shot (page 15 9). You can use the procedure bel ow to reduce digi tal noise from human skin in t he recorded imag e and enhance it s texture. 1. In the REC mode, press [MEN[...]

123 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feature l ets you add col or tints to your images as you sh oot them. The co lor effect look j ust like what yo u would get by ins talling a color filter on the lens of the camera. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Color Filter” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] a[...]

124 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo wing procedure t o adjust the sat uration of col ors in your images . 1. In the 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]. You can specif y one of five sat uration setti ngs from +2 [...]

125 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can have the snapshot’s re cording date on ly, or date and time stamped i n the lower right corner of the im age. 1. In the 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: Dece mber 24, 20[...]

126 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-screen hi stogram that pro vides a graphic re presentation of the curren t exposure of the image. You can al so display the histogram i n the PLAY mode for information about the exp osure levels of images. 1. Press [ S ] (DISP) as many times as necessary to display the histogram (page 56). NO T E • You can use ke y cu[...]

127 ADVANCED SETTINGS A histogram to wards the right side results when the overall imag e is light. A histogram that is too far to the right may resu lt in “white out ” of the light areas of an image, as shown in the nearby ima ge. An overall well- balanced histogram results when the overall imag e is at optimal lightn ess. IMPORT ANT! • A ce[...]

128 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follow ing functions are also availab le in the REC mod e to help make your di gital image mor e efficient an d enjoyable. • Assign fun ctions to the [ W ] an d [ X ] keys • Display an on-screen grid fo r easy image composition • Review an im age you just reco rded • Register in itial power up se ttings • Reset s[...]

129 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In the 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 you assign a functio n, you can contro l its setting u sing the [ W ] and [ X ] keys. Selecting “Off” leave s the [ W ] and [ X[...]

130 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) When you pu rchase your cam era, it is initiall y configured wi th the Image Re view feature tu rned on. Image Review displa ys the image you just recorded so you can check it. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Review” and then press [ X[...]

131 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The icons listed below do n ot appear on th e display while icon help is turned off . – Flash mode icon (p age 72) – White balanc e ic on (page 116) – Metering mo de icon ( page 120) Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings You can con figure the camer a so it saves ce rtain settings i n ?[...]

132 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. To do this: Sele ct this setting: Save the curr ent setting when the camera turne d off, and resto re it when the camera is turn ed back on On Restore the opt imum default when the camera is turn ed on Off Setting Mode Memory On Mode Memory Off BEST SH[...]

133 ADVANCED SETTINGS * 1 “On” rest ores the sele cted BEST SH OT scene whe n the camera is turn ed back on. “Of f” exits BEST SHOT w hen the camera is tu rned off. * 2 Optical z oom position only . IMPORT ANT! • Turning the ca mera off while mode memo ry for the BEST SHOT mode is on will restore the settin gs of the BEST SHOT scene wha t[...]

134 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The followi ng are not initia lized when you reset the camera (page 234). – Home Time setu p – World Time setup – Adjust – Date Style – Language – Video Out[...]

135 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing procedu re to view snap shots on the came ra’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This will display on e of the snapshots in memory, alo ng with some inform ation about the se ttings used to s hoot it (page 231). • The file type i con that ap[...]

136 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • Holding down [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed. • The image tha t initially appears wh en scrolling may appe ar to be a bit rough at first, b ut it will soon be replaced by an image with better def inition. Note that if y ou copy an im age from another type of digita l camera, only a ro ugh image may[...]

137 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls You can adjust volume while play back is in progre ss or paused only. Use the followi ng procedure to view a movie on the camera’s monitor scr een. 1. Enter the PLAY mode and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the movi e you want to play. • Check the fi le type icon. Th e file type icon [...]

138 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to the REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Playback may not be possible for movies not recor ded with this camer a. To do this: Do this: Fast forwar d or fast reve rse playback. • Each press of either button increases the speed of the fast forw ard or fast reverse oper ation up to[...]

139 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES The slides how featur e lets you play the f iles stored in memory i n sequence, aut omatically. You can conf igure the s lideshow so it plays the files the wa y you want. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow” and then press [ X ]. 3. Configure the slidesh ow settings. Us[...]

140 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to start the slideshow. The slidesh ow is performed in accordance wi th the setting s you confi gured abov e. • You can also sc roll throug h images durin g a slide show by pressing [ X ] (forward ) and [ W ] (back). Note that this operation is not [...]

141 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • All button oper ations are disabled whi le the slideshow is switching from one image to another. Wai t until an image i s stopped on the display be fore performing a b utton operation. If a button does not work, wait a b it and try again. NO T E • Selecting a mo vie when “One Ima ge” is selecte[...]

142 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES • When connecti ng the bundled AV cable to the camer a’s USB/AV port, inse rt the plug into the port until y ou feel it click secur ely into place. Failure to insert the plug full y can result in poor communica tion or malfunct ion of the connected comp onents. • Some metal of the pl ug is visible even when th[...]

143 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES NO T E • You can use the camera to connec t to a DVD recorder o r video deck an d record images from the camera . There are various di fferent method s you can use in or der to connect to another d evice when record ing images. Th e following describes on e method for connection us ing the AV cable that comes wit [...]

144 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Select the a spect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) that matc hes the type of TV you plan to use. You ma y also need to configure the aspect rati o setting on you r TV as well. Incor rect aspect ratio setti ngs on the camer a and/or the TV can r esult in abnormal image display. • Images will not display cor rec[...]

145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To zoom back out, slide the zoom controller to wards [] () . • If display in dicators are turn ed on, an indic ator in the lower right corn er of the monito r screen shows wha t part of the zoomed imag e is currently displayed. To return to imag e to normal size Press [MENU] or [BS]. IMPORT ANT! • Depending on t[...]

146 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing procedu re to display a calendar, which s hows the first image recor ded on each date of a particular month. This screen helps to make searching for an image qui cker and easier. 1. In the PLAY mode, slide the zoom controller towards [] () t w i c e . This displa ys the calenda r screen. • You c[...]

147 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • Note following points about how certain editin g functions of the camera a ffect the date wit h which the imag e is associate d on the calend ar screen. Performing this type of editing operation: Will associat e the resulti ng image with this date: Keystone, Co lor Correction , Resize, Trimming, Copy[...]

148 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES You can reduce t he size of a snap shot and save the result as a separate sna pshot. The origi nal snapsho t is also retain ed. You can resize a sna pshot to any on e of the followi ng sizes. * M stands for “Me ga”, which means “mil lion”. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select [...]

149 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot re size a VGA (640 × 4 80 pixels) size image. • Resizing a snapshot shot with an aspect rati o of 16:9 or 3:2 will cause t he left and righ t sides of the image to be cut off. The aspect ra tio of the resul ting image will be 4:3. • The recordin g date of the re sized version of the snapshot will b[...]

150 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom controller 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 the cropp ing procedur e at any time befor e you press [SET] , press [M ENU]. IMPORT ANT! • The[...]

151 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 the pr ocedure withou t performing keystone cor rection. IMPORT ANT! • If the original i mage is sm aller than 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the new (cor rec[...]

152 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 will correct color automatical ly and save the corrected i mage. • If you do not wan t a border around the resulting i mage, se[...]

153 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc edure in thi s section to change the date and ti me of a previously recorded imag e. 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 want. 5. Wh[...]

154 EDITING IMAGES Perform the fo llowing proce dure to rotate t he image (snaps hot) currently o n the monitor s creen. This feat ure comes in han dy with a snapshot that you shot usi ng portrait (v ertical) ori entation. After rotatin g a snapshot, y ou can return it t o its original orientatio n, if you want. • Note that t his procedure do es [...]

155 EDITING IMAGES You can use t he following procedure t o insert sna pshots into t he frames of a lay out and produce a ne w image that con tains multiple snaps hots. 1. In the PLAY Mode, u se [ 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”, and [...]

156 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 la yout image will be sa ved after you ins ert the final snapshot into it. • Pressing [MENU] returns to the PLAY mod e screen without savi ng the layout ima ge. • You[...]

157 EDITING IMAGES You can use the whi te balance se tting to sele ct a light sourc e type for a recorded image, which will affect th e colors of 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”, and then[...]

158 EDITING IMAGES • Normally, the initially select ed white balance setting on the above menu i s the one that wa s used when you originally r ecorded the ima ge. If you used t he “Auto” or “Manual” whit e balance setti ng when you reco rded the image, “Cance l” will be selec ted (page 116) . • If you select the same white b alance[...]

159 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. • To cancel t he brightness adjustment o peration, press [ W ] or [MENU]. IMPORT ANT! • Adjusting the brightness of an image create s a new image with the new bri ghtness leve l. The original image also remains in memory. • When you displ ay a bri[...]

160 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Performing Dy namic Range cor rection on an i mage causes the new (c orrected) versi on to be stored a s a separate fil e. • When you d isplay a corrected image on the camera’s monitor screen , the date and time indicates wh en the image was orig inally record ed, not when th e image was corrected. You can per[...]

161 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • When you edit a movie, only the re sult is saved . The original movi e is not reta ined. Once you pe rform an edit ing operation, yo u will not be able to undo it. • A movie that is sh orter than f ive seconds canno t be edited. • The movie edit ing operatio n is supported only for movies that were reco rded w[...]

162 EDITING IMAGES 5. Select the frame (point) where you want to cut the movie. • To cancel the cut operat ion, press [MENU] . This will return to the screen in st ep 3. 6. Press [ T ] to perform th e requir ed cut operation(s). To do this: Press this but ton: Fast forw ard or fast revers e playback [ X ] or [ W ] Pause or unpau se movie playba c[...]

163 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 movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Y es” and then press [SE T]. This will re turn to the pa used movie playback scr een. • The selec ted cut operation will take cons iderable time to[...]

164 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 [...]

165 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The dubbing fe ature of your came ra lets you add audio to a snapshot aft er you shoot it. A snapshot that includes audio (regardles s of whether the au dio was record ed on the spot or added late r) is indica ted by the “ ” ic on. You can re-rec ord a snapshot ’s audio whene ver you want. You can record u p to ab[...]

166 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot restore the origina l audio once you delete or re-re cord the audio of a snapsho t. 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, select “[...]

167 USING A UDIO Voice Recordi ng lets you recor d audio only, without a snapsh ot or movie. Using built-in memory only, you get up to about 48 minute s of Voice Recordin g. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recording” and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” t o appear on the mo nitor scree[...]

168 USING A UDIO NO T E • You can also pl ay back Voice Re cording data on yo ur computer us ing Windows Medi a Player or Quick Time. • Your camera su pports the fo llowing audi o data formats. – Audio Data: W AVE/ADPCM (.WAV ex tension) – Approximate Audio File Size: 165 KB (30-seco nd recording a t 5.5KB per seco nd) • See page 83 for r[...]

169 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Your came ra treats each sna pshot, movie, an d Voice Recordi ng, as a separa te file. You can de lete, protect, and copy files a s required. Files are gro uped in folders that are create d automaticall y by the camera. Files and fol ders have their own unique names , which are assig ned automatic ally by[...]

170 MANAGING YOUR FILES NO T E • You can view fo lder and fil e names on your comp uter. For details abo ut how file names ar e displayed on the camera’s monitor screen , see page 229. • The total number of folders and files that is allowed depends on the image size and qua lity, and capac ity of the memory card bei ng used for stor age. You [...]

171 MANAGING YOUR FILES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “On” and then press [SET]. An image that is protected is indicated by 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 proc edure under “P rotecting a Specific File” , bu[...]

172 MANAGING YOUR FILES The FAVORITE folder is lo cated in the camera’s built-in memory, and you ca n use it to store pe rsonal snaps hots that you do not want displayed duri ng normal PLAY mode operations . FAVORITE folder snapsho ts remain in camera me mory, even if you change to a different memory ca rd. IMPORT ANT! • The FAVORITE folder c a[...]

173 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[...]

174 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can be cop ied from the ca mera’s built- in memory to a memory card, o r from a memory card to built-in memory. This makes it p ossible, for exampl e, to perform the follo wing steps and copy a file from your memory card to anot her person’ s memory card. 1 Copy the file from your memory ca rd to the camera’s b u[...]

175 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory With this proced ure, files must be copied one- by-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 then pre[...]

176 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES You can delete files you no long er need, or afte r you transfe r them to you r computer’s har d disk or print them. This frees up memory for new file s. You can delete on e specific file, or you can dele te all files currently i n memory. Here we will ex plain the different fi le delete procedures, including h o[...]

177 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 operati on, select “N o” instead of “Yes”. 4. Press [SET]. • This delete s all o[...]

178 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Your came ra lets you config ure the followin g sound setting s. • Type of sound and volume for s hutter rele ase and other operation s • Volume level for movie and Voi ce Recording pl ayback ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ][...]

179 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Playback Volume Level You can use this procedure to set the playback volume level f or movies and audi o snapshots, inde pendent of the ope ration tone volume. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Play”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X [...]

180 OTHER SETTINGS NO T E • The following are the types o f images that you c an select for the star tup screen. – Special sta rtup screen imag es built into t he camera – Snapshots – Audio snap shots (Aud io does not pla y.) • Only one star tup screen imag e can be in effect at any time. To change the s tartup screen t o another imag e, [...]

181 OTHER SETTINGS When changi ng the date and time settin g, be sure to do so for your Home City ( the location wh ere you normally use the camera). If you already have your Home City sett ing configured correctly, you can use th e procedure unde r “Setting the D ate and Time f or Your Home City” (page 1 82) to cha nge the cur rent time settin[...]

182 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Home” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where your Home City is located and then press [SET]. 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select your home city and then press [SET]. 7. After the setti[...]

183 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Changing the Date Format You can se lect from among three different f ormats for the date. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Date Style” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2007 NO T E • This setti ng also affects th e[...]

184 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the Wor ld Time screen to view the curren t time in zone that is di fferent from you r Home City when you go on a trip, etc. World Time d isplays the cu rrent time i n 162 cities in 32 time zones around t he globe. Configuring World Time Settings 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “World Ti me” an[...]

185 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Switching between the Home Time and World Time Screens 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “World Ti me” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “World” for the World Time screen, or “Home” for the Home Time screen. 4. After selecting the screen you want, press [SET] to exit the sett[...]

186 OTHER SETTINGS You can use th e following pr ocedure to ch ange the brigh tness of the monito r screen. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Screen”, and then press [ X ] 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the s etting you want, and then press [SET]. Changing the Brightness of the Monitor Screen When you want t o do this: [...]

187 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the pr ocedure belo w to change the US B communicati on protocol that is used when exchan ging data with a computer, p rinter, or ot her external device. Sel ect the proto col that suits t he device to whic h you are connec ting. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 3. Us[...]

188 OTHER SETTINGS You configu re the camera so it does not turn on wh en you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) butto n, or to turn off when you press the [ ] (REC ) or [ ] (PLAY) but ton. 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 press [SE[...]

189 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting buil t-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it . IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a fo rmat operation cannot be recovered. Check to make sur e you do not need an y of the data in built- in memory before you f ormat it. • Formatting bui lt-in memory also dele tes the following. – Protected i mages – FAV[...]

190 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods y ou can use for printin g images. Types of Printing Professional Print Serv ice (page 191) Take the memory c ard that contai ns the images yo u want to print t o a professio nal print service . • You can use DPOF set tings to specif y which images you want to prin t, the number of co pies,[...]

191 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the do cumentation that comes with your pr inter for informati on about print quality and pape r settings. • Contact the manufacturer of your printer to find out if it supports P ictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT, for ne w printer versions, e tc. • Never disco nnect cables or perform any camer a operati[...]

192 PRINTING ■ Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT You can connect the camera dir ectly to a PictBri dge or USB DIRECT-PRINT compliant printer and print images without go ing through a compu ter. • The camera al so allows easy c onnection to a printer. Befo re connecting to a printer, be sure to perform th e follo[...]

193 PRINTING • When connecti ng the bundle d USB cable to the camera’s USB/AV port, inse rt the plug into the port until y ou feel it click secur ely into place. Failure to insert the plug full y can result in poor communica tion or malfunct ion of the connected comp onents. • Some metal of the pl ug is visible even when the pl ug is inserted[...]

194 PRINTING 11. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the print option you want. If you want to print a specific i mage: Select “1 Imag e” and then pres s [SET]. After t hat, use [ W ] and [ X ] to displa y the image you wan t to print. If you want t o print multiple images : Select “DPOF Pri nting” and then press [SET]. Next, use the DPOF setti [...]

195 PRINTING DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) lets you specify which images you want to print, the number of copies, and wh ether date st amping is turned on or off. The settin gs you configure ar e recorded on the memory card. Af ter configuri ng settings you can use the memory car d to print on a home printer tha t supports DPOF or ta ke the me[...]

196 PRINTING 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to specify the number of copies. • You can specif y up to 99 for the numb er of copies. Specify 0 if yo u do not want to pr int the image. 6. If you want to includ e the date in the image, press [BS] to toggle da te stamping o n and off. • To turn off da te stamping, press [BS] so “Off” is displayed. • [...]

197 PRINTING Clear DPOF settings when you no longer need them! DPOF settings are no t cleared automatically af ter printing is complete. This means that if you pe rform anothe r printing operation wi thout cleari ng DPOF settings, printing will be performed i n accordanc e with the la st settings you config ured. If you no longer need the cur rentl[...]

198 PRINTING Your came ra supports the pr otocols descri bed below. ■ PictBridge Camera and Imagin g Products Associati on (CIPA) ■ USB DIRECT-PRINT Seiko Epson Cor poration ■ PRINT Image Matching III Using imag e editing softw are and printing on a printer tha t also supports PRINT Image Match ing III makes it po ssible to use information ab[...]

199 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecting t he camera to a comput er provides y ou with the capabilitie s described b elow. * You can also tr ansfer images to a computer for viewing and storage withou t connectin g the camera, by re moving the memory card f rom the camera and reading the contents of the card w[...]

200 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The procedure s you need to per form when using th e camera with your comp uter and when using the bundl ed software are different f or Windows and the Macintosh. • Windows users sh ould refer to “Usin g the Camera with a Windows Computer ” on page 200. • Macintosh u sers should ref er to “Using th e C[...]

201 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Play mov ies Vista/XP/ 2000/Me/ 98SE/98 DirectX 9.0c Windows 2000/98SE/98 Users of the above operating systems also need to instal l DirectX 9.0c if DirectX 9.0 or greater is not already installed on your system (page 210). • Windows Media Player is not included on t he CD- ROM that comes bu ndled with the cam[...]

202 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software Computer syst em requirements a re different f or each of the applicati ons. Be sure to ch eck the requir ements for the pa rticular applicatio n you are tryin g to use. Note t hat the values pr ovided here are minimum req uirements for running ea ch applicat[...]

203 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer You can view and st ore images (s napshot and movie files) on your computer by connectin g to the camera. • Dependin g on what version of Windows your compu ter is running, you may ne ed to inst all the U SB driver fr om the bundled CD- ROM first. General Procedure ■ [...]

204 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “USB driver B” to select it and then click “Install”. 4. Follow the in structions that appea r on the dialog box and click “Next”. 5. When the final screen is reac hed, click “Finish”. • Depending on t he version of Win dows that your computer is running, a message may appea r telling [...]

205 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER • When connecti ng the bundle d USB cable to the camera’s USB/AV port, inse rt the plug into the port until y ou feel it click secur ely into place. Failure to insert the plug full y can result in poor communica tion or malfunct ion of the connected comp onents. • Some metal of the pl ug is visible even wh[...]

206 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • Never discon nect the USB cab le without exit ing the USB mode first. D oing so can corr upt image data . See “Disconnec t the camera fr om the computer” on page 208 for the cor rect steps you n eed to perfor m to disconnect the camera from t he computer safely. ■ Connecting the Camera to Y[...]

207 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Double-cli ck the file th at contains the image you want to view. This displa ys the image. • For informat ion about file names, see “Memor y Folder Structure” on page 224. NO T E • An image that was rotated on the camera will be disp layed on your comput er screen in its original (unr otated) orienta[...]

208 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 6. On the “My Document” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”. This will paste t he “DCIM” folder (and all the image files it contains) into your “My Documen ts” folder. Yo u now have a copy of the files th at are in camera memory on your computer. IMPORT ANT! • Never use your computer to modi fy, de[...]

209 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on the Computer To manage images o n your computer , you need to in stall the Photo Loader wit h HOT ALBUM applicatio n from the CD-ROM that comes wit h the camera. Photo Loader wi th HOT ALBUM let s you import im ages from the camera to your compu ter [...]

210 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Checking Your Computer’s DirectX Version In order to mana ge images usin g Photo Loader with HOT ALBUM, your co mputer also needs to have Microsof t DirectX 9.0 or higher ins talled. You can check the instal led version of Microsoft Direct X using your PC’s Dire ctX Diagnostic Too l. 1. On your computer, cli[...]

211 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies Windows Media Pl ayer, which i s already insta lled on most computers, ca n be used for movie playback. To play back a movie, first copy the movie t o your computer and then doubl e- click the movie fi le. ■ Movie Playback Precautions • Be sure to move the movie da ta to the hard dis k of your[...]

212 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Click “Photo Transport” to select it and then click “Read me.” • “Read me” file s contain import ant informati on about installatio n, including ins tallation conditi ons and computer system requir ements. 4. Click “Install” for Pho to Transport. 5. Follow the in structions that appea r on y[...]

213 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Drop the image data you want to transfer to the camera onto the Photo Transport Transfer button. Move your mouse pointer to the imag e file you want to transfer, a nd then hold do wn your mouse bu tton. Keeping your mouse but ton depressed , drag the mouse poi nter and the image file alon g with it to the Pho[...]

214 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring screen captures to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 204 for information ab out connecting the camera to your c omputer. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”. This starts up Photo Transp ort. 3[...]

215 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 6. Follow the in structions that appea r on the display to transfer a ca pture of the selected area to the camera. • The image tran sfer method and detaile d image settings used depen d on the Photo Transport setti ngs. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 215). IMPORT ANT! • The transf er operatio[...]

216 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER User Registration You can perf orm user reg istration o ver the Inte rnet. To do so, of course, you ne ed to be able to con nect to the Inte rnet with you r computer. 1. Click the “Register” button. • This starts up yo ur Web browser an d accesses the u ser registration website. Follow the i nstructions th[...]

217 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh You can view and st ore images (s napshot and movie files) on your Macintos h by connecting to the camera. IMPORT ANT! • Connection is not supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 or lower, or Mac OS X 10.0. Connec tion is supported to a Maci ntosh running Mac OS 9 [...]

218 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER • When connecti ng the bundle d USB cable to the camera’s USB/AV port, inse rt the plug into the port until y ou feel it click secur ely into place. Failure to insert the plug full y can result in poor communica tion or malfunct ion of the connected comp onents. • Some metal of the pl ug is visible even wh[...]

219 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Macintosh after the First Time Since you n eed to configure menu settings only the fir st time you connect the ca mera to your Macin tosh, later con nections ar e much simpler. 1. Turn off the camera, and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera an [...]

220 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to wor k on an image to pu t it into an albu m, you must first save it t o your Macintosh . To save a camera i mage to your Macintosh, y ou must first estab lish a connec tion between the m. 1. Double-click the cam era’s drive icon. 2. Drop the “DCIM” f older [...]

221 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macintosh If you are runn ing Mac OS X, you can man age snapshots using iPhoto, whic h comes bundled with your oper ating system. If you are runn ing Mac OS 9, use commer cially avail able software. Playing Movies You can use Quick Time, which c[...]

222 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) You must have Adob e Reader or Adob e Acrobat Reade r installed on your computer in order to vie w the contents of a PDF file. If you don’t, go to the Ad obe Systems Incor porated website and i nstall Acrobat Reader. 1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder. 2. Open[...]

223 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The method you sh ould use to read f iles from a memory ca rd depends on the type of computer yo u have. Some typ ical examples are sh own below. After you connect, use the same procedures as those that yo u use when the camera is connected to your comput er. ■ If your computer h as a memory ca rd slot After c[...]

224 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The camera stor es images you sho ot and other dat a in accordance wi th the Design Rule for Camera Fil e System (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a sy stem that defines bot h image f ile formats and the structure o f the folders that store da ta. This make s it possible f or a digital camer a, printer, or other DCF-c[...]

225 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER * 1 The BEST SHOT mode includes a sa mple scene that optimizes se ttings for auc tion site ima ges. Dependin g on your camera model, th e sample s cene is named either “ For eBay” or “Auction”. • Images recor ded with the e Bay scene are stor ed in a folder n amed “100_EB AY”. • Images recor ded [...]

226 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Built-in Memory and Memory Car d Data Handling Precautions • When saving ca mera data to a co mputer hard disk, MO disk, or other med ium, be sure to tr ansfer the entir e DCIM folder and its cont ents. Changing t he name of the DCIM t o a date or something s imilar after you copy it to yo ur computer i s [...]

227 APPENDIX APPENDIX The numbers in p arentheses ind icate the pa ges where each par t is explain ed. ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Zoom Contro ller (pages 68, 1 44, 145) 2 Shutter (pag e 61) 3 [ON/OFF] (P ower) (page 42) 4 Flash (page 72) 5 AF Assist/Self-timer Lam p (pages 59, 7 6, 236) 6 Microphon e (pages 59, 8 3, 86) 7 Lens 7 4 5 3 2 [...]

228 APPENDIX Bottom ck Battery/Me mory Card Slots (pages 35, 47) cl Tripod Hol e Use this ho le when attaching to a tripod. ■ Battery Charger 1 Contacts 2 [CHARGE] lamp 3 AC jack ck cl 2 1 3[...]

229 APPENDIX The monitor scr een uses variou s indicator s, icons, and val ues to keep you inf ormed of the ca mera’s status. • The sample scre ens in this section are inten ded to show you the location s of all the indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor scre en in various mode s. They do not represent screen s that actually appe[...]

230 APPENDIX ■ Movie Recording Mode Panel : On Panel : Off 1 2 7 8 5 3 4 6 45 1 7 6 8 2 3 1 Recording Mod e 2 Remaining Mov ie Memory Capaci ty (page 246) 3 Movie Image Quali ty (page 84) 4 Focus Mode (pag e 104) 5 White Balanc e Setting (page 1 16) 6 Exposure C ompensation (page 114 ) 7 Battery Lev el Indicator (page 39) 8 Histogram ( page 126)[...]

231 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 135) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 170 ) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 169) 4 Snapshot Image Quality (page 65) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 63) 6 ISO Sensiti vity (page 118) 7 Aperture Va lue (page 62) 8 Shutter Spee d (page 62) 9 Date/Time (page 181) bk Metering Mode (pa ge 120) bl White Bala n[...]

232 APPENDIX The tables in this section sh ow the items that a ppears on the menus that appe ar on the monitor screen when you p ress [MENU]. The ite ms included on the menus depend on wh ether the camera is in th e REC mode or PLAY mode. • An aster isk ( * ) indicate s reset default se ttings. ■ REC Mode REC Tab Menu Menu Reference Focus (Auto[...]

233 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Size 10M (3648 × 2736) * / 3:2 (3648 × 2432 ) / 16:9 (3648 × 2048) / 5M (2560 × 1920) / 3M (2048 × 1536) / 2M (1600 × 1200) / VGA (640 × 480) Quality (Snapshots) Fine / Normal * / Economy Quality (Movie s) HQ * / Normal / LP EV Shift –2.0 / –1.7 / –1.3 / –1. 0 / –0.7 / –0.3 / 0.0 * / +0.3 / +0.7 / +1[...]

234 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Panel On * / Off Display Wide * / 4:3 Screen Auto 2 * / Auto 1 / +2 / +1 / 0 Sounds Start up * / Half Shutter / Shutter / Oper ation / Operation / Play Startup On (Selectable image) / Off * File No. Co ntinue * / Reset World Time Home * / World Home Time setup (city, DST, etc.) World Time setup (city, DST, etc.) Timesta[...]

235 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The contents of the “Set Up” tab are the same in the RE C mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Interval / Ef fect / Cancel Calendar – Layout Print – MOTION PRINT 9 frames * / 1 frame / Cancel Movie Editing Cut (B efore) / Cut (B etween) / Cut (Afte r) / Cancel [...]

236 APPENDIX The camer a has lamps: an O peration Lamp and an AF Assist/ Self-timer Lamp . These Lamps li ght and flash to indicate th e current op erational s tatus of the camera. ■ REC Mode Indicator Lamps Operation La mp AF Assist/Self -timer Lamp Operation Lamp Meaning Color Sta tus Green Lit Operational (Power on, recordi ng enabled). / Auto[...]

237 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • Never remove t he memory card from the camera while th e operation lamp is flashin g green. Doing so wi ll cause the image you shot to be lost. ■ PLAY mode Battery Charger Lamp Reference The battery charger has a [CHAR GE] lamp that l ights or flash es in accordan ce with the batte ry charger oper ation that is be ing[...]

238 APPENDIX Finding the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Causes and Action Power Supply Power does not turn on. 1) The battery may not be oriented correctly (pa ge 37). 2) The battery may be dead. Charge the batter y (page 35). If the battery goes dead soon after be ing charged, it means the battery has reache d the end[...]

239 APPENDIX The flash does not fire. 1) If “ ” (Flash Off) is select ed as the fla sh mode, change to another mode (page 72) . 2) If the battery is dead, charge it (page 35). 3) If a BEST SHOT scene that uses the “ ” (Flash Off) flash mode is select ed, change to a different flash mode (page 72) or select a different BES T SHOT scene (page[...]

240 APPENDIX Though available lighting is bright, the face s of people in the image are dark. Not enough light is reaching the subject s. Change the flash mode setting to “ ” (Flash On) for daylight synchro flash (page 72), or use adjust EV shift to the + side (page 114). Subjects are too bright when shooting images in a seashore or ski area. S[...]

241 APPENDIX Other The wrong date a nd time are displayed. The date and time setting is off . Set the correct date and time (page 181). The messages on the display are in the wrong language. The wrong display language is selected. Change the display language setting (page 185). I can’t transfer images over a USB connection. 1) The USB cable may n[...]

242 APPENDIX If you have problems installing the USB driver... You may not be able to install the USB driver properl y if you use the USB cabl e to connect th e camera to a computer running Win dow s 98SE/98 befor e installing the USB driver fr om the bundled CD- ROM, or if you have an other type of dr iver install ed. This will ma ke it impossi bl[...]

243 APPENDIX Display Messages Battery is low. Battery power is low. Cannot correct image! Keystone correction of the image canno t be performed for some reason. The image will be stored as-is, without correction (page 96). Cannot find the file. The image you specified with the slideshow “Images” setting cannot be found. Change the “Images” [...]

244 APPENDIX Record Er ror Image compression could not be pe rformed for some reason during image data storage. Shoot the image again. Replenish ink! During printing , the printer is running low on ink or is out of ink. RETRY POWER ON If the lens comes into contact with some obstacle, this message appears and the camera turns off. Take action to re[...]

245 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications Product Type . . . . . . . Digital Camera Model . . . . . . . . . . . . EX-Z10 50 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snapsho ts: JPEG (Exif Versi on 2.2); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 standard; DPOF compliant Movies: Motio n JPEG AVI format Audio: WAV Recordin[...]

246 APPENDIX • Movies 2M (1600 × 1200) Fine 1.26 MB 12 images 193 images Normal 790 KB 19 images 308 images Economy 470 K B 33 images 518 images VGA (640 × 480) Fine 33 0 KB 47 images 738 images Normal 190 KB 82 images 1282 images Economy 140 K B 111 images 1740 images Image Siz e (Pixels) Image Quality Approximate Image F ile Size Approximate [...]

247 APPENDIX * The number of image val ues is appr oximate and are provided for ref erence only. The actua l number o f images you may be able to rec ord may be less tha n that indicated on the monitor screen. * Image file s sizes are appro ximate and are p rovided for reference only. Actual i mage file sizes va ry depending on subject t ype. * Bas[...]

248 APPENDIX Exposure Co ntrol . . . . . . . . Light Me tering: Multi-pattern, center-we ighted, spot by CCD Exposure: Program AE Exposure Compensation: –2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps) Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCD electronic shutter; mechanical shutter Snapshot mode (Aut o): 1/2 to 1/1000 seco nd • Shutter speed is di fferent for t[...]

249 APPENDIX Timekeeping Functions . . . Built-in quartz digital clock Date and Time: Recorded with image data, Time stamp Auto Calendar: To 2049 World Time: City; Date; Time; Summer ti me; 162 cities in 32 time zones Input/Outp ut Terminals . . . USB/A V connector USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB 2.0 ( Full-Speed) c ompatible Microphone[...]

250 APPENDIX * 1 Number of Shots (CI PA Standard ) • Temperature: 23 ° C (73 ° F) • Monitor Screen: On • Zoom operation between full wide t o full telephoto every 30 seconds, during which two images are recorded, one image with flash; power turned off and back on every time 10 images are recorded. * 2 Continuou s Snapshot Pla yback Conditio[...]

251 APPENDIX ■ Battery Charger (BC-31L) Power Requirement . . . . . . 100 to 240V AC, 80mA, 50/60Hz Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 V DC, 600 mA Charging Temperature . . . . 5 to 35°C (41 t o 95°F) Chargeable Batt ery type . . Rechargeable lithium ion bat tery (NP-40) Full Charge Times . . . . . . . Approximately 150 minutes Dimensio[...]

252 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan MA0703-B MF[...]