Casio EX-ZS15 manual

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

2 As you unpack your camera, check to make sur e that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. Unpacking Digital c amera Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-120) USB-AC adaptor (AD-C53U) Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference * The shape of the po wer cord plug v aries accordin[...]

3 • The contents of this manual are subject to change w ithout notice. • The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything th at is questionable, erroneous, etc. • Any copying of the contents o f this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is forbidden[...]

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

5 Contents ❚❙ Advanced Recording Settings 41 Using the REC Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ❚ Using T ou ch Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(T ouch Shutter) . . . 42 ❚ Using the Se lf-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Contents ❚❙ Using the Camera with a Computer 66 Things you can do using a computer ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ❚ Viewing and S toring Images on a Compu ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68[...]

7 Contents ❚❙ Appendix 92 Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 ❚ Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 The numbers in parentheses indicate t he pages w here each item is explained. General Guide 1 Zoom controller (pages 27, 35, 55, 55) 2 Shutter button (page 27) 3 Flash (page 33) 4 Front lamp (pages 25, 42) 5 Lens 6 Microphone (page 38) 7 [ p ] (PLAY) button (pages 24, 29) 8 [ON/OFF] (Power) (pages 15, 20, 24) 9 Back lamp (pages 16, 18, 24, 27, 34[...]

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

10 . Movie Playback Each touch of “DISP” will cycle thro ugh settings that displa y or hide on-screen information. You can configur e separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mo de. • If “DISP” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it. • Display information cannot be changed during movie recording. . Info Screens R[...]

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

12 Quick Start Basics Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful se lection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier , in cluding the following thr ee main functions. What you can do with your CASIO came ra Simple touch panel operation The monitor screen is a touch panel that can be used to perform operations. Face Dete[...]

13 Quick Start Basics The monitor screen of the camera is a t ouch panel. This means you can perform th e following operations by touching the screen with your finger s. Touch Momentarily touching the screen with your finger. Touch the screen to select an icon or menu item, and to configure se ttings. Touch-and -hold Holding your finger against the[...]

14 Quick Start Basics Note that the battery of a newly p urchased camera is not charged. Pe rform the steps below to load the battery into the camera and charge it. • Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-120) for power. Never try to use an y other type of battery. 1. Open the battery cover. Pressing the batter[...]

15 Quick Start Basics You can use either of the two following methods to charge the camera’s battery. • USB-AC adaptor • USB connection to a computer . To charge with the USB-AC adaptor 1. Turn off the camera. Check to make sure that the camera’s monitor screen is blank. If it isn’t, press [O N/OFF] (Powe r) to turn off the camera. 2. Aft[...]

16 Quick Start Basics 3. Connect the USB cable to the camera. The back lamp should light red, indicating that charging has started. The back lamp will go out when charging is complete. It takes about 110 minutes to bring a fully dead battery to a full charge. • Note that even while the connector is fully inserted, you still will be able to see th[...]

17 Quick Start Basics . To charge using a USB co nnection to a compu ter The battery loaded in the came ra is charged whenever the camera is connected directly to a computer with the USB cable. • Depending on the setup of your computer, you may not be a ble to charge the camera’s battery over a USB connection. If this happens, use of the USB-AC[...]

18 Quick Start Basics Back Lamp Op eration 3. After chargi ng is complete, disconn ect the USB cabl e from the camera and then from the computer. NO TE • Charging continues while a camera is c onnected to a computer’s USB port, even if the camera is turned off. Under this condi tion, the back lamp operates as described under “Back Lamp Operat[...]

19 Quick Start Basics Other Charging Precautions • With the two charging methods descri bed a bove, you can charge the camera’s battery (NP-120) without removing it from the camera. You also can charge the battery using an optionally availab le c harger unit (BC-120L). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to us e a different c[...]

20 Quick Start Basics The first time you turn on the came ra, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with ima ges. IMPORT ANT! • A screen for language selection will not appear in st ep 2 of the procedure belo[...]

21 Quick Start Basics 6. When the date and time settings are the way you want, touc h “OK”. NO TE • Each country controls its local time offs et and the use of summer time, and so they are subject to change. • Removing the battery from the camera too soon afte r configuring time and date settings for the first time can cause the se ttings t[...]

22 Quick Start Basics 1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera and then open the battery cover. Pressing the battery cover, slide it in the direction indicated by t he arrow. 2. Load a memory card. Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards (towards the monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card slot all the [...]

23 Quick Start Basics You need to format a new memory card befor e using it for the first time. 1. Load a memory card (page 22 ). 2. Turn on the camera and t hen touch “MENU”. • If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen , touch the tab to display it (page 32). 3. Drag (page 13) upwards and downwards until you find “Setup”, and then tou[...]

24 Quick Start Basics . To turn on the camera • Take care to ensure that nothing is restrict ing or coming into con tact with the lens as it extends. Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend crea tes the risk of malfunction. • The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages 89, 89) will tur n off power automatically if you do not perf or[...]

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

26 Quick Start Basics Your camera has a variety of different recording modes to suit various shooting conditions and objectives (page 33). This section explains genera l shooting procedures using the auto recording mode. You can select one of two recording modes (Auto or BEST SHOT) according to your digital imaging needs. 1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) [...]

27 Quick Start Basics 1. Point the camera a t the subject. • You can zoom the image, if you wan t. To shoot a snapshot 2. Half-press the shutter button to focus the image. When focus is complete, the camera will beep, the back lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn green. When you half-press the shutter button, the camera automatica[...]

28 Quick Start Basics 3. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the sh utter button the rest of the way down. This records the snapshot. NO TE • You also can shoot a snapsho t by touching a point on the monitor screen ( page 42). • You can specify the image size for snapshots. See page 45 for more information. . If the image does not focus.[...]

29 Quick Start Basics Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen. • For information about how to play back movies, see p age 53. 1. Press [ p ] (PLAY) or touch “ f ” (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode. This will display one of the snapshots currently stored in memory. •I f “ f ” (PLAY) is not displayed on [...]

30 Quick Start Basics If memory becomes full, you can delete s napshots and movies you no longer need in order to free up storage and r ecord more images. IMPORT ANT! • Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone. 1. In the PLAY mode , drag left or righ t across the screen image to scroll through fil es until you fi nd the one [...]

31 Quick Start Basics Operation • Never open the battery cover while the bac k lamp is flashing green. Doing so can result in the image you just shot being sa ved incorrectly, damage to other images stored in memory, malfunction of the camer a, etc. • If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand. Monitor Sc[...]

32 Recording Images Recording Images Touching the monitor screen in the REC mode will display a screen for configuring REC mode settings. . To configure REC mode settings 2. Touch the item whose sett ing you want to change. • If there are no icons along the left side of the screen, to uch the tab to display them. 1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn[...]

33 Recording Images Your camera has two modes: Auto mode and BEST SHOT mode. 1. In the REC mode, touch the second icon from the top (Recording mode). • If the icon is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it. 2. Touch the icon of the recording mo de you want to use. This enters the selected recording mode. 1. In the REC mode, touc[...]

34 Recording Images 3. Press the shutter bu tton to shoot. • For information about Flash Range, see p age 115. NO TE • Take care so your fing ers and the strap do not block the flash. • The desired effect may not be obtained when the subject is too far away or too close. • Flash charging time (page 115) depends on oper ating conditions (bat[...]

35 Recording Images Your camera is equipped with various types of zoom: optical zoom, HD Zoom, a nd digital zoom. The maximum zoom factor depends on th e image size setting. 1. In the REC m ode, slid e the zoom c ontroller to zoom. 2. Press the shutter button to shoot the image. IMPORT ANT! • Digital zoom and HD zoom are disabled while time stamp[...]

36 Recording Images During a zoom operation, a zoom bar ap pears on the monitor screen to show the current zoom setting. . Zoom Icon The appearance of the zoom icon on the m onito r screen depends on the zoom factor. . Zoom Factor The digital zoom factor depends on the image size (page 45). Interpreting the Zo om Bar Optical zoom Not displayed HD Z[...]

37 Recording Images The following procedure explains how to record a movie. 1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU” . • If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it. 2. Drag upwards and down wards until you find “Movie Quality”, and then touch to select it. 3. Touch the item whose sett ing you want to change. 4. To c[...]

38 Recording Images IMPORT ANT! • Spending a long time using movie record in g will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does n ot indicate malfunction. • The camera also records audio. Note the following po ints when shooting a movie. – Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers, etc. ?[...]

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

40 Using BEST SHOT . BEST SHOT Precautio ns • For YouTube scene cannot be used while shooting a snapshot. • Your camera includes a sample scene t hat optimizes settings for auction site images. Depending on your camera model, the sample scene is named either “For eBay” or “Auction”. Images you record using the auction site sample scene [...]

41 Advanced Recording Settings Advanced Recording Settings The following are menu op erations you can use to configur e various camera settings. . Example Menu Screen Operation 1. In the REC mode, touch “MENU” . This will display the menu screen. • If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it. • Menu contents ar[...]

42 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Touch Shutter You can use the procedure below to shoot a snapshot. 1. Touch “On”. 2. Point the camera a t the subject. 3. When you want to sh oot, touch th e monitor scre en. The camera automatically comes into focus and then shoots. • You can still use the shutter button to[...]

43 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Focus Changing to a different focus mode can help to achieve better focus. *1 The focus ran ge is the dis tance from th e lens surf ace. *2 Immediately afte r you press [ 0 ] (M ovie), the came ra will focus a utomatically on the subject in the center of the monito r screen. Aft e[...]

44 Advanced Recording Settings To focus with manual focus 1. On the monitor screen, compose the image so the subject you want to focus o n is within the yello w boundary. 2. Touch “ W ”. 3. Watching th e image on the monitor screen, touch “+” (closer) or “–” (further) to ad just focus. • At this time the image that is within the bo [...]

45 Advanced Recording Settings NO TE • Focus lock also locks exposure (AE). • The focus frame does not appear on the display when the Touch Shutter is enabled (On). Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Image Size This setting can be used to c onfigure snapshot image size. • The initial factor y default image size setting is 14M (14 million p[...]

46 Advanced Recording Settings . Pixels A digital camera image is a collection of small dots called “pixels”. The more pixels there are in an image, the more detail there will be. However, you generally can do with fewer pixels when printing an image (L size) through a print service, attaching an ima ge to e-mail, when viewing the image on a co[...]

47 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Movie Quality See page 37 for details. Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Face Detection When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up t o ten individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly. 1. Touch “On”. 2. Touch “ u ”. 3. Point th[...]

48 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * EV Shift You can manually adjust an image’s exp osure value (EV value) before shooting it. • Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV • Unit: 1/3 EV 1. Touch a level you want to set. • To cancel exposure compensation, change the EV value to 0.0. 2. Touch “OK”.[...]

49 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Wh ite Balance You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting. 1. Touch the type of w[...]

50 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * ISO ISO sensitivity is a measur e of sensitivity to light. • Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images. • Since higher ISO sensitivity values te nd to result in digital noise in images, the camera performs a noise filtering process. Because of thi[...]

51 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Colo r Filter Settings: Off, B/W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Purple Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Anti Shake You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or camera movement when shooting a movin g subject us[...]

52 Advanced Recording Settings Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Grid The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for ea sy vert ical and horizontal alignment when composing images. Procedure Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Memory When you turn off the camera, it remembe rs the current settings of all enabled memory items and[...]

53 Viewing Snapshots and Movies Viewing Snapshots and Movies See page 29 for the procedure for viewing snapshots. 1. Press [ p ] (PLAY) or touch “ f ” (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode. •I f “ f ” (PLAY) is not displayed on the screen, touch t he tab to displa y it. 2. Drag left or right across the screen image to scroll through the movies un[...]

54 Viewing Snapshots and Movies Movie Playback Controls • Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera. You can use the slideshow mode to automatical ly scroll throu gh all of the images in camera memory. 1. In the PLAY mode , touch “ q ” for the playback mode. This will start the slideshow. •I f “ q ” is not di[...]

55 Viewing Snapshots and Movies The image menu shows multiple images on a single screen. 1. In the PLAY mode , slide the zoo m controller towards w ( ] ). This displays the image menu. • Drag upwards or downwards to scroll to the next page of images. • To view the normal (single image) display mode, touch the image your want to view. • In the[...]

56 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. Use the AV cable t hat comes with th e camera to connect it to the TV. • Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB/AV port until you feel it click securely into place. Failure to insert the connector fully can result in poor communication or malfunction. • Note that even while the connector is[...]

57 Viewing Snapshots and Movies NO TE • Audio is monaural. • Audio is initially output by the camera at maximum volume. When you first start displaying images, set the TV volume control at a relatively low level and then adjust it as required. Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck Use one of the following methods to connect th[...]

58 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Other Playback Functions (PLAY) The following are menu op erations you can use to configur e various camera settings. . Example Menu Screen Operation 1. In the PLAY mode , touch “MENU”. This will display the menu screen. • If “MENU” is not displayed on the screen, touch the tab to display it. • Menu co[...]

59 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Rotation 1. Drag upwards or downwards to disp lay the image you want to rotate. 2. Touch “Rotate”. This will rotate the image 90 degre es to the left. 3. When the image is in the or ientation you want, touch “ u ”. NO TE • Note that this procedure does not actu al l[...]

60 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) IMPORT ANT! • Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format operation (page 90). Procedure Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Resize You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the r esult as a separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also reta ined. Y ou can select resize a[...]

61 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Trimming You can crop a snapshot to trim par ts you do not need, and save the result in a separate file. The original snapshot is also retained. 1. Drag left or right to displa y the image you want to crop. 2. Touch “OK”. 3. Drag the image until the part y ou want to keep[...]

62 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * Copy Files can be copied from the camera’s built-in memory to a memor y card or from a memory card to built-in memory. NO TE • You can copy snapshots or movies, you recorded with this camera. Copying Files (Copy) Built-in * Card Copies all files from built-in camera memor[...]

63 Printing Printing • You can specify which images you want to print, the nu mber of copies, and date stamp settings before printing (page 63). . Digital Print O rder Format ( DPOF) DPOF is a standard that allows you to include image type, number of copy, and time stamp on/off information on the memory card with the images. After configuring set[...]

64 Printing . Configuring DPOF Settings In dividually fo r Each Image Procedure Enter the PLAY Mode * MENU * DPOF Printing * Select images 1. Drag left or right to display the image you wa nt to prin t. 2. Touch the number of copies value. 3. Touch “ ú ” or “ õ ” to specify th e number of copies. You can specify a value up to 99. Specify [...]

65 Printing Tell your print service ab out your DP OF settings! If you take a memory ca rd to a professional pr int service, be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF settings for the images to be printed and the number of copies. If you don’t, the print service may print all the images without regard to your DPOF settings, or they may ignore yo[...]

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

67 Using the Camera with a Computer Install the required software in acco rdance with the version of Windows you are running and what you want to do. * YouTube Uploa der for CASIO an d Photo Trans port will not r un under 64- bit versions of Windows OS. . Computer System Requiremen ts for Bundled Software Computer system requiremen ts are different[...]

68 Using the Camera with a Computer You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view an d store images (snapshot and movie files). NO TE • You also can use your computer’s car d slot (if it has one) or a commercially available card reader to access image file s dire ctly from the camera’s memory card. For details, see the user doc[...]

69 Using the Camera with a Computer 3. Windows 7, Window s Vista u sers: Cl ick “Start” and then “Compu ter”. Windows XP users: Click “Sta rt” and then “My Computer”. 4. Double-click “Removable Disk”. • Your computer recognizes the memory card loade d in the camera (or built-in memory if there is no card) as a r emovable disk.[...]

70 Using the Camera with a Computer . To view images you copied to your computer 1. Double-click the copied “DCIM” folder to open i t. 2. Double-click the folder that contai ns the image s you want to view. 3. Double-click the image file you want to view. • For information about file names, see “M emory Folder Structure” on page 81. • A[...]

71 Using the Camera with a Computer Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, ca n be used for movie playback. To play back a movie , first copy the movie to your computer and then double-click the movie file. . Minimum Computer System Re quirements for Movie Playback The minimum system requirements de scri bed below are n[...]

72 Using the Camera with a Computer Installing YouTube Uploader for C ASIO from the CD-ROM that comes with your camera simplifies uploading of movie fi le s you recorded with the “For YouTube” BEST SHOT scene to YouTube. . What is YouTube? YouTube is a movie sharing site managed by YouTube, LLC where you can upload movies and view movies upload[...]

73 Using the Camera with a Computer 5. The left side of the display wil l h ave an area for i nputting a title, category , and othe r informat ion require d for upl oading to YouTube. Enter the required informatio n. 6. The right side of the display shows a list of movie files in camera memory. Select the check box next to the movie file you want t[...]

74 Using the Camera with a Computer Transfer Data • Only image files with the following extens ions can be transferred to the camera: jpg, jpeg, jpe, bmp (bmp images are converted to jpeg images automatically when transferred.) • Certain types of images may not be able to be transferred. • You cannot transfer movies to the camera. . To transf[...]

75 Using the Camera with a Computer You can perform user registration over the Internet. To do so, of course, you need to be able to connect to the Inter net with your computer. 1. On the CD-ROM menu screen, c lick the “Register” button. • This starts up your Web browser and ac cesses the user registration website. Follow the instructions tha[...]

76 Using the Camera with a Computer . To connect the camer a to your computer and save files 1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. 2. Use the USB cable that comes with the camera to connect it to your Macintosh. The camera will turn on automatically and battery charging will start (page 17). • The camera may not turn on automatically [...]

77 Using the Camera with a Computer . To view copied images 1. Double-click the camera’s drive icon. 2. Double-click the “DCIM” fo lder to ope n it. 3. Double-click the folder that contai ns the image s you want to view. 4. Double-click the image file you want to view. • For information about file names, see “M emory Folder Structure” o[...]

78 Using the Camera with a Computer You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your opera ti ng system, to play back movies on a Macintosh. To play back a movie, first cop y it to your Macintosh and then double-click the movie file. . Minimum Computer System Re quirements for Movie Playback The minimum system requirements de scri bed below are[...]

79 Using the Camera with a Computer Shooting with an Eye-Fi wireless SD memor y card loaded in the camera makes it possible to transfer image data automatically to a computer via wireless LAN. 1. Configure LAN access point, transfer destination and other settings for the Eye-Fi card in accordance wi th th e instructions that come with the Eye-Fi ca[...]

80 Using the Camera with a Computer The camera creates a file each time you shoo t a snapshot, record a movie, or perform any other operation that stores data. Files are grouped by storing them in folders. Each file and folder has its own unique name. • For details about how folders are organized in memory, see “Memo ry Folder Structure” (pag[...]

81 Using the Camera with a Computer The camera stores images you shoot in accordance with the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF). . About DCF The following operations are supported fo r DCF-compliant images. Note, however, that CASIO makes no performance guarantees concerning these oper ations. • Transferring this camera’s DCF-com pliant [...]

82 Using the Camera with a Computer . Built-in Memory and Memory Ca rd Data Handlin g Precautions • Whenever copying memory contents to y our computer, you should copy the DCIM folder and all of its contents. A good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders it to change their names to dates or something similar after you copy them to your comput[...]

83 Other Settings (Set Up) Other Settings (Set Up) This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform other operations in both the REC mode and PLAY mode. Procedure MENU * Setup * Eye-Fi Select “Off” to disable Eye-Fi card communication (page 79). Procedure MENU * Setup * Sounds • Setting a volume level of 0 m[...]

84 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure MENU * Setup * Startu p To play the movie that comes pre-recorded in camera memory each time you turn on power, select “On” for this setting. • The startup movie does not play when you turn on the camera b y pressing [ p ] (PLAY). Procedure MENU * Setup * File No. Use the following procedure to specify the[...]

85 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure MENU * Setup * World Time You can use the World Time scre en to view the current time in a zon e that is different from your Home City when you go on a trip, et c. World Time disp lays the current time in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe. 1. Touch “Destination”. • To change the geographic area [...]

86 Other Settings (Set Up) Use this procedure to specify the time disp layed by the camera for your home city and destination. 1. Touch “Time”. 2. Touch “Home” or “Destinati on”. This will configure the time setting of the lo cation you touched in the previous step. Procedure MENU * Setup * Timestamp You can configure the camera to stam[...]

87 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure MENU * Setup * Adjust 1. Touch the value you want to change (year, month, day, ho ur, minute). 2. Touch “ 8 ” or “ 2 ” to change the currently selected value. • You can specify a date from 200 1 to 2049. • Be sure to select your Home City (page 85) before setting the time and date. If you set the tim[...]

88 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure MENU * Setup * Languag e . Specify the disp lay language you wa nt. 1. On the menu screen, touch “Setu p”. 2. Touch “Language”. 3. Drag upwards and downwards until yo u find the language you want, and then touch to select it . • Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display lan[...]

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

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

91 Other Settings (Set Up) Procedure MENU * Setup * Reset See page 104 for details about the camera’s fa ctory default settings. The settings below are not reset. World Time settings, clock settings, date style, screen language, video output Resetting the Camera to Fact ory Defaults (Reset )[...]

92 Appendix Appendix . Avoid Use While In Motio n • Never use the camera to record or pl ay back images while operating an automobile or other vehicle, or while walking. Lookin g at the monitor while in motion creates the risk of serious accident. . Directly V iewing the Sun or Bright Light • Never look at the sun or any other br ight light thr[...]

93 Appendix . Smoke, abnormal odor, overheati ng, and other abn ormalities • Continued use of the camera while it is emitting smoke or strange odor, or while it is overheating creates the risk of fire and elect ric shock. Immediately perform the following steps whenever any of the abo ve symptoms are present. 1. Turn off the camera. 2. Remove the[...]

94 Appendix . Locations To Be Avoi ded • Never leave the camera in any of the following type s of locations. Doing so creates the risk of fire and electric shock. – Areas subject to large amounts of humidity or dust – Food preparation areas or other locations where oil smoke is present – Near heaters, on a heated carpet, in areas exposed to[...]

95 Appendix • Should you ever notice leakage, strange odor, heat gen eration, discoloration, deformation, or any other abnormal cond iti on while using, charging, or storing a battery, immediately remove it from the camera and keep it away from open flame. • Do not use or leave the battery under dire ct sunlight, in an automobile parked in the [...]

96 Appendix . Data Error Precautions Your digital camera is manufactured using precision digital components. Any of the following creates the risk of corruption of data in camera memory. – Removing the ba ttery or memory card while the camera is pe rforming some operation – Removing the ba ttery or memory card wh ile the back lamp is flashing g[...]

97 Appendix . Caring for your camera • Never touch the lens or flash window wi th yo ur fingers. Finger smudges, dir t, and other foreign matter on the lens or flash window ca n interfere with proper operation of the camera. Use a blower or other m eans to keep the lens and flash window free of dirt and dust, and wipe gently with a soft, dry clot[...]

98 Appendix . Other Precaution s The camera becomes slightly warm dur ing use. This is normal and does not indica te malfunction. . Copyrights Except for your own person al enjoyment, unau thorized use of snapshots or movies of images whose rights belong to others, without the permission of the right ho lder, is forbidden by copyright laws. In some[...]

99 Appendix . If the camera’s back lamp starts fla shing red... If the back lamp starts flashing red during c har ging, it means that further cha rging is not possible for one of the reasons below. Per form the actions described below to correct the problem and then try charging ag ain. Ambient temperature or th e temperature of the battery is ab[...]

100 Appendix 1. Open the battery cover and remove the current battery. With the monitor screen side of the camera facing upwards, slide the stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration. After the battery pops out, pull it the rest of the way out of the camera. 2. Load a new battery. . Precautions during Use • Operation prov[...]

101 Appendix . Precautions during Use • The bundled USB-AC adaptor is designed for ope ration with any power supply in the range of 100V to 240V AC, 50/60Hz. Note, however , that the shape of the power cord plug depends on each country or geo graphic area. Before taking the camera and USB-AC adaptor along on a trip, check with travel agent a bout[...]

102 Appendix • Electrostatic charge, electrical noi se, and other phenomena ca n cause data to become corrupted or even lost. Make sure that you always back up important data on other media (CD-R, CD-RW, hard disk, etc.). . Memory Card Handling Prec autions Certain types of memory cards can slow down processing speeds. In particular, you may expe[...]

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

104 Appendix The tables in this section show the initia l default sett ings on menus that appear in the REC mode and PLAY mode when you reset th e camera (page 91). • A dash (–) indicates an item whose setting is not reset or an item for which there is no reset setting. . REC Menu . PLAY Menu Reset Init ial Default Settings Touch Shut ter On Se[...]

105 Appendix . Setup Menu Eye-Fi On Sounds Startup: On / Half Shutter: On / Shutter: On / Operation: On / Operation: 3 / Playback: 3 Startup Off File No. Continue World Time – Timesta mp Off Adjust – Date Style – Language – Calibrate TP – Sleep 1 min Auto Power Off 2 min Video Out – Format – Reset – Version –[...]

106 Appendix When things don’t go rig ht... Troubleshooting Problem Poss ible Cause an d Recommended Act ion Power Supply Power does not turn on. 1) The battery may not be load ed correct ly (page 14 ). 2) The battery may b e dead. Char ge the batt ery (page 1 5). If the battery go es dead soon a fter being ch arged, it mean s the battery ha s re[...]

107 Appendix The subject is out of focus in the recorded i mage. The image may not be focused pro perly. When co mposing the image, make sur e the subje ct is located inside the focus frame. The flash does not fire. 1) If ? (Flash Off) is se lected as t he flash mode, change to another m ode (page 33). 2) I f the batter y is dead, charge it (p age [...]

108 Appendix A recorde d image was not saved. 1) Camera power may have been turned off be fore the sa ve operation was co mplete, which will re sult in the image not being save d. If the ba ttery indica tor shows , charg e the battery as soon as po ssible (page 19). 2) Y ou may have remove d the memory card f rom the camera before the sa ve operati[...]

109 Appendix Playback The color of the playback i mage is different fr om what appears on th e monitor scr een when shooti ng. Sunlight o r light from an other source may be shini ng directly into the len s when yo u are shoo ting. Positi on the camer a so sunlight do es not shin e directly into the l ens. Images are not displayed. This camera ca n[...]

110 Appendix Language sel ection screen appea rs when the camera is turned on. 1) Y ou did not co nfigure ini tial sett ings after pu rchasing the camera or th e camera may h ave been le ft with a dead battery. Chec k the camera setu p (pages 19, 20). 2) T here may be a probl em with the came ra’s memory dat a. If this is the c ase, perform t he [...]

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

112 Appendix Memory Full Memory is full with images you recorded and/or files saved by editing operations. Delete files you no longer need (page 30). Record Error Image compression could not be performed for some reason during image data storage. Sh oot the image again. RETRY POWER ON The lens came into contact with an o bstruction while moving. Th[...]

113 Appendix Snapshot Movies *1 Built-in memory capacity afte r formatting *2 The above valu es are based on use of a PRO HIGH SPEED SD memory card (Panasonic Corporati on). The number of images yo u can save depe nds on the type of memory card you are us ing. • Snapshot an d movie reco rding capa city values a re approxim ate and inten ded for r[...]

114 Appendix Specifi cations File Forma t Snapshot s: JPEG (Exif Ver sion 2.3); DC F 2.0 standa rd; DPOF compli ant Movies: Motion JPEG AVI, I MA-ADPCM audio (mon aural) Recordin g Media Built-in Memory (Image Stor age Area: 1 4.2MB * ) SD/SDHC/SDXC * Built-in memory capacity aft er formatting Recorded I mage Sizes Snap shot: 14M (4320 x 3 240), 3:[...]

115 Appendix Exposure Compens ation –2.0 EV to +2 .0 EV (in 1/ 3EV steps) Shutter CCD shutter, mechanical shutter Shutter Spe ed Snaps hot (Auto): 1/2 to 1/2000 s econd Snapshot (N ight Scene): 4 to 1/2000 sec ond * May differ du e to the camer a setup. Aperture Value F3. 2 (W) to F8.0 (W ) (When used wi th ND filter) * Using optic al zoom change[...]

116 Appendix Approximate Battery Life All of the values provided below represent th e approximate amount of time under normal temperature (23°C (73°F )) before the camera turns off. These values are not guaranteed. Low temperatures shorten batter y life. • Battery: NP-120 (Rated Capacity: 600 mAh) • Recording Medium: 1GB SD memory card (PRO H[...]

117 Appendix . Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-1 20) . USB-AC adaptor (AD-C53U) • Power cord precautions for use in Singapore The power cord set is not supplied. The power cord used must comply with relevant national and/or international sta ndards. Rated Vol tage 3.7 V Rated Capaci tance 600 mAh Operating Te mperature Require ments 0 to 40?[...]

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