Casio QV-4000 manual

LCD Digital Camera QV-4000 User’ s Guide E Congratulations upon your selection of the new CASIO Digital Camera. To get the most out of your new CASIO Digital Camera, make sure you read this manual carefully and keep it on hand for future reference.[...]

CONTENTS E-2 E-6 INTRODUCTION Quick Reference ....................................................... E-6 Getting Ready E-6 Recording an Image E-7 Viewing (Playing Back) an Image E-8 Deleting an Image E-9 Features .................................................................. E-1 1 Recording Features E-13 Precautions ...........................[...]

CONTENTS E-3 Setting the Current Date and T ime ......................... E-43 Setting the Date and T ime E-43 Selecting the Date Format E-44 E-45 BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Using the Full Auto Mode ........................................ E-45 Recording Precautions E-47 Focusing E-47 About Auto Focus E-48 Image Recording when the Batteries are Low E-48[...]

CONTENTS E-4 Specifying the Exposure Mode ............................... E-82 Full Auto E-82 Program AE E-83 Aperture Priority AE E-84 Shutter Speed Priority AE E-85 Manual Exposure E-87 Using the Continuous Shutter Mode ....................... E-88 Using the AEB (Automatic Exposure Bracketing) Mode .. E-89 T o configure AEB Mode settings E-89 T o[...]

CONTENTS E-5 E-124 MANAGING IMAGES Folders and Files ................................................... E-123 Folders E-123 Files E-124 Protecting Images Against Deletion ..................... E-125 Protecting Selected Images E-125 Protecting and Unprotecting All Images in Selected Folders E-126 Protecting and Unprotecting All Images E-127 DPOF ..[...]

INTRODUCTION E-6 Getting Ready 2 Load batteries. Set the current time and date. (page E-29) 3 Insert the memory card. (page E-37) (page E-43) 1 12 3 12 3 Quick Reference INTRODUCTION[...]

INTRODUCTION E-7 1 Remove the lens cap from the lens. 4 5 Align the power/func- tion switch with . 2 Point the camera at the subject, compose the image on the monitor screen, and press the shutter re- lease button half way to focus the image. Align the exposure mode dial with (Full Auto Mode). 3 Align the drive mode dial with (1-Image). 6 After con[...]

INTRODUCTION E-8 Viewing (Playing Back) an Image (page E-109) Align the power/function switch with . Rock the control button to the left or right to scroll through stored images on the monitor screen. 2 1[...]

INTRODUCTION E-9 Deleting an Image (page E-119) Double check to make sure that you really want to delete the image you selected. • You can exit the image delete operation by pressing AE-L . Rock the control button down to select “Yes” and then click the control button. Press AE-L . Rock the control button to the left or right to scroll throug[...]

INTRODUCTION E-10 • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this manual. • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of the QV-4000. • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. assumes no responsibility for any damage or[...]

INTRODUCTION E-11 Features • High-resolution 4.13-megapixel CCD Record images that capture everything from delicate skin tone nuances to all the fine detail of natural scenery. • Canon F2.0 wide-aperture lens Provides high contrast and captures the most delicate of nuances. • World’s first digital soft focus Creates stunning effects for por[...]

INTRODUCTION E-12 • DCF Data Storage DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) data storage protocol provides image inter-compatibility with printers and other digital cameras. • VIDEO OUT terminal Connects to your TV for big-screen viewing of images. • USB compatibility Connects to your computer for quick and easy image ex- change. • Image [...]

INTRODUCTION E-13 Recording Features Best Shot Mode page E-76 Five focus modes Multi-area AF, Spot AF, Manual, Infinity, Macro page E-62 to E-65 Three metering modes Multi-pattern, Center-weighted, Spot page E-68 Five exposure modes Full auto, Program AE, aperture priority AE, shutter speed priority AE, manual exposure page E-82 to E-87 Movie Mode [...]

INTRODUCTION E-14 Precautions General Precautions Be sure to observe the following important precautions whenever using the QV-4000. All references in this manual to “this camera” and “the cam- era” refer to the CASIO QV-4000 Digital Camera. • Never try to take pictures or use the built-in display while operating a motor vehicle or while [...]

INTRODUCTION E-15 Operating conditions • This camera is designed for use in temperatures ranging from 0 ° C to 40 ° C. • Do not use or keep the camera in the following areas. — In areas subject to direct sunlight — In areas subject to high humidity or dust — Near air conditioners, heaters, or other areas subject to temperature extremes [...]

INTRODUCTION E-16 About the camera’s backlight… • The camera is equipped with a fluorescent light source to provide the back lighting for its LCD. • The normal service life of the backlight is approximately six years, when the camera is used for about two hours a day. • Should the LCD image appear abnormally dark, take the camera to your [...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-17 GETTING ACQUAINTED This section contains important information you should know when trying to operate the camera. General Guide The following illustrations show the names of each component, button, and switch on the camera. Front Shutter release button (page E-45) Viewfinder (page E-51) Flash (page E-55) Terminal panel cover[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-18 Back (Flash) button (page E-55) (Self-Timer) button (page E-52) MENU button (page E-42) DISP button (page E-24) Zoom controller (Enlarge/Nine Images) (pages E-49, 75, 112, 113) PREVIEW button (page E-54) AE-L (AE Lock/Delete) button (pages E-55, 71, 119) Monitor screen (page E-22) Flash charge lamp (page E-26) Operation/card[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-19 Open Terminal Panel Cover Side Bottom Tripod screw hole Battery compartment cover lock (page E-29) Memory card slot cover (pages E-37, 38) DC IN 6V terminal (page E-33) VIDEO OUT terminal (page E-136) DIGITAL terminal (page E-103) External flash sync terminal (page E-104) Diopter dial (page E-51) USB port (page E-138) Batter[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-20 Mode Dials Exposure mode dial Drive mode dial ■ Drive mode dial ■ Exposure mode dial AEB Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) page E- 89 Continuous Shutter recording page E- 88 1-Image recording page E- 54 Movie recording page E- 93 Panorama recording page E- 91 M M Mode (Manual Exposure) page E- 87 S S Mode (Shutter Speed Pri[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-21 Using the Control Button The control button is used to select menu items and execute function. The following are the terms used in this manual to describe control button operations. Term Rock Click Meaning Use your thumb to move the control button up, down, left, or right. Press the control button straight down until it clic[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-22 Focus frame • Focusing complete: Green • Focusing failed: Red No memory card alert Focus Mode indicator Multi-area Auto Focus Spot Auto Focus Manual Focus Infinity Macro Monitor Screen Indicators The following describes the different indicators and markings that appear on the camera’s monitor screen. REC mode Battery c[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-23 PLAY mode Image protection indicator Folder number File number Image size Quality Battery capacity Date and time White balance indicator Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Manual Zoom bar • Lower half indicates optical zoom. Upper half indicates digital zoom. Flash Mode indicator None Auto Flash On Flash Off Red-eye reduc[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-24 Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen Use DISP to cycle through monitor screen information set- tings as shown below. Histogram displa y on (pages E-74, 115) DISP Information displa y on (pages E-22, 23) DISP Information displa y off DISP Monitor screen off DISP IMPORTANT! • The histogram is not displayed in the movi[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-25 Operation Indicator Lamp Operation/card access lamp The operation/card access lamp shows the operational status of the camera as described below. • The camera is ready to record when the lamp is off. Partial press of the shutter release button REC mode Flashing One of the following operations is in progress: start up, save[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-26 Flash Charge lamp The flash charge lamp also lights and flashes during a record op- eration as described below. IMPORTANT! • When batteries go low, the operation/card access lamp and flash charge lamp flash amber for about one second. After that, the camera powers down automati- cally. If this happens, replace batteries as[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-27 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to keep the neck strap around your neck when using the camera to protect against accidentally drop- ping it. • The supplied neck strap is intended for use with this camera only. Do not use it for any other application. • Never swing the camera around by the neck strap. • Allowing the camera to sw[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-28 Using the Lens Cap Always keep the lens cap on the lens whenever you are not using the camera. Always leave the lens cap on the lens when the camera is turned off and the lens is retracted. Attach the lens cap holder to the neck strap or the strap ring. This protects against accidental loss of the lens cap. IMPORTANT! • Ne[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-29 Power Requirements Your camera features a two-way power supply that lets you use either AA-size batteries or household AC current. ■ Batteries • Four AA-size alkaline batteries: LR6 • Four AA-size lithium batteries: FR6 • Four AA-size nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batter- ies: NP-H3 ■ Household Current • AC A[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-30 ● Tips for Prolonging Battery Life • Use to turn off the flash when you are not using it (page E-55). • You can also use the power save settings (page E-35) to protect against wasting battery power when you forget to turn off the camera. • You can also conserve battery power by using DISP to turn off the monitor scre[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-31 ● About rechargeable batteries Use only the nickel-metal hydride batteries (NP-H3) that are specifically recommended for this camera. Proper camera operation is not guaranteed when other rechargeable batter- ies are used. AC Adaptor/Charger : BC-3HA Nickel-metal hydride batteries (4-battery set)/Quick Charger Set : BC-1HB4[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-32 • Remove batteries from the camera if you do not plan to use it for more than two weeks. • Never recharge non-rechargeable type batteries, never al- low direct connection between two ends of a battery, and never try to take batteries apart. • Do not expose batteries to direct heat or dispose of them by burning. Doing s[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-33 Using AC Power Use the adaptor as shown below to power the camera from a household power outlet. • AC Adaptor: AD-C620 (Option) • AC Adaptor/Charger: BC-3HA (Option) The BC-3HA functions both as an AC adaptor and as a charger unit for AA-size nickel metal hydride batteries. It comes complete with four rechargeable nickel[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-34 • Be sure to turn off power before connecting or disconnect- ing the adaptor. • Always turn camera power off before disconnecting the AC adaptor, even if the camera has batteries installed. If you don ’ t, the camera will turn off automatically when you dis- connect the AC adaptor. You also run the risk of damaging the[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-35 Power Save Settings The settings described below let you specify sleep and auto power off trigger times that help to conserve valuable battery power. AUTO POWER OFF Auto Power Off turns off camera power if no operation is performed for five minutes in the PLAY mode. In the REC mode, you can specify an Auto Power Off trigger [...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-36 To configure power save settings 1. Align the power/function switch with . 2. Press MENU. 3. Rock the control button up or down to select “ Power Save ” and then rock the control button to the right. 4. Rock the control button up or down to select the item whose settings you want to change, and then rock the control butt[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-37 2. With the side of the memory card that has an arrow marked facing towards the memory card slot cover, slide the card into the camera as far as it will go. • If the eject button is extended, press it in before sliding the memory card into the slot. 3. Close the memory card slot cover. Card slot cover lock Memory card slot[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-38 5. Close the memory card slot cover. IMPORTANT! • Insert only memory cards into the memory card slot. Inserting any other type of card can cause malfunc- tion. • Should water or any other foreign matter get into the memory card slot, immediately turn off power, unplug the AC adaptor, and contact your original retailer or[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-39 Formatting a Memory Card You can format a memory card to delete all of the data stored on it. IMPORTANT! • Formatting a memory card deletes all images on the card, even if some or all of the images are protected (page E-125). • Formatting a memory card deletes all Best Shot Mode scene files you have imported from the CD-[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-40 Memory Card Precautions • Images cannot be recorded with this camera unless a memory card is installed in it. • Be sure to use only CASIO or SanDisk CompactFlash cards, or an IBM Microdrive. Proper operation is not guar- anteed with other memory cards. • Static electricity, electrical noise, and other electrical phe- n[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-41 • A Microdrive consumes much more electrical power than a CompactFlash card. Depending on how a Microdrive is used, it can greatly reduce battery life. When using alkaline batteries, certain operating conditions and certain battery brands can result in batteries going dead right after you install new ones. Whenever using a[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-42 Menu Screens Pressing MENU displays the menu screen. The contents of the menu screen depend on whether you are in the PLAY mode or REC mode. The following procedure shows opera- tion in the REC mode as an example. 1. Align the power/function switch with . • To perform a menu operation in the PLAY mode, align the power/func[...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-43 Setting the Date and Time 1. Align the power/function switch with or . 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “Date” and then rock the control button to the right. 4. Select “Adjust” and then rock the control but- ton to the right. 5. Select and change the digits on the screen to set the current date and time. Setting the Current [...]

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-44 Selecting the Date Format You can use the following procedure to select one of the three different date formats. 1. Align the power/function switch with or . 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “ Date ” and then rock the control button to the right. 4. Select “ Date Style ” and then rock the control button to the right. 5. Rock[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-45 5. Compose the image as you view it on the moni- tor screen. • If you prefer to use the optical viewfinder to compose the image, press DISP to turn off the monitor screen. 6. Press the shutter release button about half way and hold it there to perform auto focus. • Pressing the shutter release button causes the focus [...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-46 • You can find out the status of the Auto Focus operation by checking the color of the focus frame and the status of the operation/card access lamp. • Take care that you do not block the lens or the sensors with your fingers as you hold the camera. 7. After confirming that the image is in focus, press the shutter rele[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-47 Recording Precautions • Never remove the camera’s batteries, disconnect the AC adaptor, or remove the memory card from the camera while it is saving images to its memory card. Doing so not only causes a loss of the image being saved, it can also corrupt images already stored on the memory card. • Fluorescent lightin[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-48 Image Recording when the Batteries are Low To protect against unexpected loss of image data, each im- age is recorded directly to the memory card (without going into the buffer) whenever battery level is indicated as or lower. The message “ Press to cancel save ” appears on the monitor screen during the save operation[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-49 About the REC Mode Monitor Screen • The actual image is recorded and saved in accordance with the image quality setting currently selected on your camera. The image recorded on the memory card has much better resolution and detail than the REC mode monitor screen image. • Certain levels of subject brightness can cause[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-50 NOTES • Changing the optical zoom factor also affects the lens aperture value. • The lens aperture value indicated on the camera is the aperture when optical zoom is 1X. Using a higher opti- cal zoom setting results in a higher aperture value (smaller aperture). • Use of a tripod is recommended for telephoto shots t[...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-51 • You can use the Diopter Dial to adjust the image in viewfinder screen to your eyesight. Using the Viewfinder for Recording The illustrations below show what you see when you look through the viewfinder to compose an image for recording. Note that the focus range frame is valid for subjects that are about three meters [...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-52 Select this setting: No display 10SEC 2SEC To do this: Turn the self-timer off Record 10 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed Record two seconds after the shutter release button is pressed 3. Press the shutter release button to start the self-timer countdown. • The AF assist light/self-timer lamp flashes [...]

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-53 — When recording portrait orientation images, position the camera so it is standing up as straight as possible, as shown in the illustration below. Holding the camera at an angle can cause sensor errors. As a general rule, do not allow the camera to be more than about 20 degrees off of vertical. — Tilting the camera t[...]