Casio Digital Camera EX-H30 User manual

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Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are

included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.

Unpacking

Digital camera

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-130)

Charger unit (BC-130L)

* The shape of the power cord plug

varies according to country or

geographic area.

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference

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Attach strap

here.

To attach the strap to the camera

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• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to

change without notice.

• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production

process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable,

erroneous, etc.

• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is

forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this

manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden

under copyright laws.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost

profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this

product.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost

profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport, Dynamic

Photo Manager, Virtual Painter 5 LE for CASIO, or YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost

profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other

reason.

• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide

may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.

LCD Panel

The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that

provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number

of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics

of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.

Read this first!

Take a few test shots

Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is

recording correctly.

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Contents

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Quick Start Basics 12

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Enabling Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Eco Mode). . . 17

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 18

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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To turn off the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To delete specific files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Snapshot Tutorial 31

Selecting the Recording Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Specifying Control Panel Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 34

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 37

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 39

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . 42

Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO) . . 44

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 45

Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 46

Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift) . . 47

Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Single SR Zoom). . . 51

Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama) . . 52

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Shooting without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Silent Mode). . . 54

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Recording Movie Images and Audio 55

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 58

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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Using BEST SHOT 60

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 67

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Advanced Settings 68

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 69

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Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus). . . 69

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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 69

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Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 70

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Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 71

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Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 74

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Shooting with Continuous Auto Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Continuous AF). . . 74

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 74

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Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 75

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Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 75

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Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 75

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 76

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Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review). . . 76

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 76

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 77

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 78

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Shooting Snapshots of better Texture and Sharpness . .(Single SR Quality) . . . 78

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Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . . 78

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Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 78

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 79

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Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 79

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Recording Beautiful Images of People and Scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . (Effect). . . 80

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 82

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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 82

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 83

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Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 83

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 84

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 84

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Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . . 84

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Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 85

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Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast). . . 85

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Specifying Flash Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity). . . 85

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 86

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Viewing a Panorama Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 94

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 94

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Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . (MOTION PRINT) . . 96

Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . . 97

Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . . 99

Using Red Eye Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Red Eye) . . 99

Adjusting White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . 100

Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot . . . . . . . . .(Brightness) . 101

Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Keystone) . 101

Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an

Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Correction) . 102

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . 103

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . 103

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date/Time) . 104

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . 104

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . 105

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Trimming) . 105

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . 106

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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 107

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Dynamic Photo 108

To create a subject image to be inserted . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 108

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Extracting Text from an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . .111

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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File) . . 113

Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 113

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Printing 114

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . 117

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Using the Camera with a Computer 120

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer,

or on a mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Transforming Snapshots into Artistic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files). . 131

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . . 135

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . 136

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . 136

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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Other Settings (Set Up) 141

Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Screen) . 141

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 141

Auto Image Orientation Detection and Rotation . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Rotate) . 142

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 142

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 143

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 143

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 144

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 144

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 145

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 145

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Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 146

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 146

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 147

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 147

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 148

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 148

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 149

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 149

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 150

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 150

❚❙

Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 151

Turning Display Information On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Info) . 151

Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

❚

How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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Appendix 153

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

❚

Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

❚

To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

❚

Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

❚

Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

❚

To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Computer System Requirements for

Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM) . 164

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

❚

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

❚

Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/

Voice Recording Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

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1

The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.

. Camera

. Charger Unit

General Guide

1

Mode dial

(pages 23, 31, 60)

2

Zoom controller

(pages 24, 48, 90, 91)

3

Shutter button (page 23)

4

Flash (page 37)

5

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 21)

6

Front lamp

(pages 45, 75)

7

[ECO] button (page 17)

8

Lens

9

Microphone

(pages 56, 106)

bk

Back lamp

(pages 21, 24, 37)

bl

[r] (REC) button

(pages 21, 23)

bm

[0] (Movie) button

(page 55)

bn

Strap hole (page 2)

bo

Connector cover

bp

[USB/AV] port

(pages 92, 115, 123,

133)

bq

[MENU] button

(page 68)

br

[p] (PLAY) button

(pages 21, 27)

bs

[SET] button (page 33)

bt

Control button

([8][2][4][6])

(pages 28, 33, 37, 68,

151)

ck

Monitor screen

(pages 10, 151)

21

8

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Back

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Battery/memory card slots (pages 15, 19, 161, 162)

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Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.

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Speaker

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Bottom

Front

3

1

2

1

+7- Contacts

2

[CHARGE] Lamp

3

AC jack

10

The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed

of the camera’s status.

• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the

indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes.

They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.

. Snapshot Recording

. Shutter Button Half-pressed

Monitor Screen Contents

1

Remaining snapshot memory

capacity (page 176)

2

Movie image quality (page 79)

3

Self-timer (page 45)

4

Recording mode (page 23)

5

White balance setting (page 82)

6

Remaining movie memory capacity

(page 55)

7

Zoom/Single SR Quality indicator

(page 50)

8

Metering mode (page 83)

9

Snapshot image size (page 34)

bk

Snapshot image quality (page 79)

bl

Flash (page 37)

bm

Focus (page 39)

bn

AF Area (page 42)

bo

ISO sensitivity (page 44)

bp

Self-timer (page 45)

bq

Face Detection/Make-up/Landscape

(pages 46, 80, 81)

br

Exposure compensation (page 47)

bs

Date/time (page 48)

bt

Timestamp indicator (page 145)

ck

Focus frame (pages 24, 42)

cl

Battery level indicator (page 16)

cm

Histogram (page 151)

cn

Anti Shake (page 74)

co

Auto shutter (page 71)

cp

Focus mode (page 39)

1

Recording mode (page 23)

2

White balance setting (page 82)

3

Zoom/Single SR Quality indicator

(page 50)

4

Flash (page 37)

5

ISO sensitivity (page 44)

6

Aperture value

7

Shutter speed

8

Metering mode (page 83)

9

Focus mode (page 39)

bk

Anti Shake (page 74)

NOTE

• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not

correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.

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bl

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11

. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

. Movie Playback

1

Flash (page 37)

2

Recording mode (page 55)

3

White balance setting (page 82)

4

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 55)

5

Movie recording time (page 55)

6

Exposure compensation (page 47)

7

Battery level indicator (page 16)

8

Histogram (page 151)

1

File type

2

Protect indicator (page 103)

3

Folder name/file name (page 138)

4

Snapshot image quality (page 79)

5

Snapshot image size (page 34)

6

ISO sensitivity (page 44)

7

Aperture value

8

Shutter speed

9

Date/time (page 48)

bk

Metering mode (page 83)

bl

White balance setting (page 100)

bm

Flash (page 37)

bn

Recording mode

bo

Battery level indicator (page 16)

bp

Histogram (page 151)

bq

Exposure compensation (page 47)

1

File type

2

Protect indicator (page 103)

3

Folder name/file name (page 138)

4

Movie recording time (page 86)

5

Movie image quality (page 79)

6

Date/time (page 48)

7

Battery level indicator (page 16)

123

7 6

8

4

5

31

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bq

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7

5

8

9

6

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5

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23

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12

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 to e-mail.

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Quick Start Basics

Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to

make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.

What you can do with your CASIO camera

Simply select the sample scene you want and the

camera sets up automatically. Then all you need to do is

press the shutter button for perfect images.

Select Premium Auto recording and the camera automatically determines

whether you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium

Auto delivers higher image quality than standard Auto.

See page

23 for more information.

See page

60 for more information.

Premium Auto

BEST SHOT

See page 108 for more information.

Advanced Dynamic Photo

Extract people or objects out of images you shoot and insert them into another

snapshot or movie (background). You can even insert a moving subject to

create true Dynamic Photo images.

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Quick Start Basics

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps

under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-130)

for power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

1. Aligning the positive

+

and

negative

-

terminals of the battery

with those of the charger unit, load

the battery into the charger unit.

2. Plug the charger unit into a

household power outlet.

About 240 minutes are required to

reach full charge. The [CHARGE]

lamp will go out when charging is

complete. Unplug the power cord

from the power outlet and then

remove the battery from the charger.

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To charge the battery

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Abnormal ambient temperature, charger problem, or

battery problem (page 160)

Off Charging complete

[CHARGE] lamp

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Other Charging Precautions

• Use the special charger (BC-130L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-

130). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different

charger can result in unexpected accident.

• A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery

time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of

this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to

use it.

• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception.

If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or

radio.

• Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.

1. Open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN

and then open it as indicated by the arrows

in the illustration.

2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the

battery facing downwards (in

the direction of the lens), hold

the stopper next to the battery

in the direction indicated by

the arrow as you slide the

battery into the camera. Press

the battery in until the stopper

secures it in place.

To load the battery

EXILIM logo

Stopper

Front

Back

Battery contacts

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Quick Start Basics

3. Close the battery cover.

Close the battery cover and then shift the

slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the

battery, see page 161.

Checking Remaining Battery Power

As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates

remaining power as shown below.

indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.

Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.

• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the

REC mode and PLAY mode.

• Leaving the camera for about 30 days with no power supplied while the battery is

dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to

configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera

after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

145).

• See page 180 for information about battery life and number of shots.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• Entering the Eco mode enables low-power operation (page 17).

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting

(page 37).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting

battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 147, 147).

• Select “Off” for “Continuous AF” (page 74).

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

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Quick Start Basics

Enabling power saving reduces the brightness of the monitor screen and switches

other camera operations to low-power operation, which allows a charge to last longer

and increase the number of images that can be shot between charges.

The Eco Mode can be enabled only while Auto is selected as the recording mode

(page 31).

1. Press [ECO].

This enters the Eco mode, which is indicated by e on the monitor screen.

• Each press of [ECO] toggles the Eco mode between on and off.

NOTE

• Changing the mode dial setting while the Eco mode is “On” will turn the Eco mode

“Off” automatically and change the recording mode to the current mode dial

selection.

• You can achieve even greater power savings by using the Eco mode in

combination with Auto Power Off (page 147) and Sleep (page 147).

Enabling Power Saving (Eco Mode)

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Quick Start Basics

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the

display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly

will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.

IMPORTANT!

• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if

you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display

language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the

Display Language (Language)” (page 146). Note that a version of this manual in

the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the

Japanese market.

• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language

selection.

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the

camera.

2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the

language you want and then press

[SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].

Example: July, 10, 2012

YY/MM/DD

* 12/7/10

DD/MM/YY

* 10/7/12

MM/DD/YY

* 7/10/12

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to

change and then use [8] and [2] to change it.

To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press

[0] (Movie).

5. After setting the date and time, use [4] and [6]

to select “Apply” and then press [SET].

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the

Camera

If you make a mistake configuring display language, date, or time settings with the

above procedure, refer to the following pages for information about how to correct

the settings.

– Display language: Page 146

– Date and time: Page 145

[ ]

[

SET

]

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[0] (Movie)

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Quick Start Basics

NOTE

• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they

are subject to change.

• Removing the battery from the camera too soon after configuring time and date

settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults.

Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings.

Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and

movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for

greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images and

movies recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When

no memory card is loaded, images and movies are saved to built-in memory.

• For information about memory card capacities, see page 176.

– SD Memory Card

– SDHC Memory Card

– SDXC Memory Card

Use one of the above types of memory card.

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the

camera and then open the battery

cover.

Slide the battery cover slider towards OPEN

and then open it as indicated by the arrows

in the illustration.

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 way in until you

hear it click securely into place.

Preparing a Memory Card

Supported Memory Cards

To load a memory card

Front Back

Front

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3. Close the battery cover.

Close the battery cover and then shift the

slider towards LOCK.

• For information about how to replace the

memory card, see page 162.

IMPORTANT!

• Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 19) into the memory

card slot.

• Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off

the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO

authorized service center.

You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time.

1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU].

2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then press [6].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Format” and then press [SET].

IMPORTANT!

• Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or other files on it, will delete

its contents. Normally you do not need to format a memory card again. However, if

storing to a card has slowed down or if you notice any other abnormality, re-format

the card.

• Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. Formatting a memory card on

a computer and then using it in the camera can slow down data processing by the

camera. In the case of an SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory card, formatting on a

computer can result in non-conformity with the SD format, causing problems with

compatibility, operation, etc.

• Before formatting a new Eye-Fi card to use it for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi

Manager install files to your computer. Do this before formatting the card.

To format (initialize) a new memory card

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