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Digital Camera
User’s Guide
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Unpacking As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. Rechargeable lithium ion Digital camera Charger unit (BC-130L) battery (NP-130) To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap 1 here. * The shape of the power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area. 2 Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Quick Start Guide 2
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Read this first! • The contents of this manual and the bundled Quick Start Guide 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
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Contents Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ❚❙ Quick Start Basics 12 What is
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Shooting with Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ❚ Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 ❚ Zooming with Super Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Single SR Zoom). . . 51 Shooting a Panorama Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slide Panorama) . . 52 ❚ Shooting without Disturbing Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Silent Mode
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❚ Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 82 ❚ Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 82 ❚ Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 83 ❚ Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 83 ❚ Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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❚❙ Dynamic Photo 108 To create a subject image to be inserted . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 108 ❚ Extracting Text from an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . .111 ❚ To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File). . 113 Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 113 ❚❙ Printing 114
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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 Aspe
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1 General Guide The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained. . Camera Front Back 1234567 9bkblbm bnbo bp [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] SET ckbtbsbrbq 8 Mode dial Microphone [MENU] button 1 9 bq (pages 23, 31, 60) (pages 56, 106) (page 68) Zoom controller Back lamp [p] (PLAY) button 2 bk br (pages 24, 48, 90, 91) (pages 21, 24, 37) (pages 21, 27) Shutter button (page 23) [r] (REC) button [SET] button (page 33) 3 bl bs Flash (page 37) (pages 21, 23) Control button 4
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Monitor Screen Contents 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 Zoom/Single SR Quality indicator 7 17 235 4 689bk (page 50) Metering mode (page 83) bl 8 cp Snapshot image size
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. Movie Recording Flash (page 37) 1 123 Recording mode (page 55) 2 White balance setting (page 82) 4 3 Remaining movie memory capacity (page 55) 5 4 Movie recording time (page 55) 5 Exposure compensation (page 47) 6 8 Battery level indicator (page 16) 7 Histogram (page 151) 8 7 6 . Snapshot Viewing File type 1 12 3 Protect indicator (page 103) 2 Folder name/file name (page 138) 3 Snapshot image quality (page 79) 5 4 bq Snapshot image size (page 34) 5 6 ISO sensitivity (page 44) 6 bp 7 Aperture v
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Quick Start Basics What is a digital camera? A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times. Record Delete Play You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways. Store images on your Print images. Attach images to e-mail. computer. Quick Start Basics 12
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What you can do with your CASIO camera 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. Premium Auto 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. Advanced Dynamic Photo Extract people o
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First, charge the battery prior to use. 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. To charge the 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. Pl
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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 immedi
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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 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. Remaining Power High Low Battery Indicator ** * Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible. Recording is not possible when
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Enabling Power Saving (Eco Mode) 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
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Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera 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 fro
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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. Preparing a Memory Card Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and movies, you probably will want to pur
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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. To format (initialize) a new memory card
