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Digital Camera
User’s Guide
K1137PCM2DMX
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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-60L) battery (NP-60) To attach the strap to the camera Attach strap here. Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference 2
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Read this first! • The contents of this manual 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 forbidd
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Contents Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ❚❙ Quick Start Basics 8 What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 First, charge the battery p
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❚❙ Using BEST SHOT 42 What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ❚ Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ❚❙ Advanced Settings 46 Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 REC Mode Settings . . . . . .
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Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 67 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 67 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Trimming) . . 68 Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 68 ❚ To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) . 103 Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 104 Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 104 ❚❙ Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 105 Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . (+Histogram) . 105 ❚ How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 ❚❙ Appendix
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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 8
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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. Face Detection Point the camera at a person and it automatically detects the person’s face for beautiful portraits every time. See page 28 for more information. Anti Shake The camera corrects automatically to minimize image blur due to camera movement and high- speed subject movement. S
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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-60) for power. Never try to use any other type of battery. To charge the battery 1. Positioning the positive + and negative - terminals of the battery with those of the charger unit, load the battery into the charger unit. 2.
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Other Charging Precautions • Use the special charger (BC-60L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-60). 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 immediat
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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 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. • Leav
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Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera The first time you load a battery into the camera, a [ON/OFF] screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the 8 date and time correctly will cause the wrong date 4 6 2 and time data to be recorded with images. [SET] [BS] 1. Press [ON/OFF] 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], [2], [4],
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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 purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory. • For information about memory card capacities, see page 133. Supported Memory Cards – SD Memory Card – SD
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IMPORTANT! • Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 14) 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 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 th
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To shoot a snapshot 1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera. Make sure t is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 42. Snapshot mode icon Monitor screen Shutter button [r] (REC) 2. Point the camera at Zoom button the subject. You can zoom the image, if you want. z Telephoto w Wide Angle 3. Half-press the shutter button Back lamp Focus frame 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. Half-press When
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4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of the way down. This records the snapshot. Full-press Snap (Image is recorded.) . If the image does not focus... If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.) Re-point the camera at the subject and try to focus again. . If the subject is not in the center of the frame... “Focus lock” (page 50) is the name of a technique
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Holding the Camera Correctly Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when 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 against your sides as you shoot. Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is especially important wh
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Viewing Snapshots Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen. • For information about how to play back movies, see page 61. 1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode. • This will display one of the snapshots currently stored in memory. • Information about the displayed [p] (PLAY) snapshot also is included (page 123). • You also can clear the information to view only the snapshot (page 105). • You can zoom in on the image by pressing the z side of the zoom
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Deleting Images If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need to free up storage and record more images. • Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone. • Deleting an audio snapshot (page 68) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file. To delete a single file 1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then press [2] ( ). 2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files until the one you want to delete is displayed. 3. Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete”
