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1 E Digital Camera EX-S770 User’ s Guide K837PCM1DMX Thank you f or purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’ s Guide. • K eep the User’ s Guide in a safe place f or future reference .
2 UNPACKING UNPACKING As you unpack you r camera, chec k to make sure that a ll items shown below are includ ed. If anythin g is missing, con tact your ori ginal retailer.
3 CONTENTS CONTENTS UNPACKING 2 QUICK START BASICS 10 First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring Display La nguage, Date, and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Using a Memory Card .
4 CONTENTS SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 63 Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 CONTENTS ADVANCED SETTINGS 112 Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 ■ Using Aut o Focus 113 ■ Using Macr o Focus 114 ■ Using Fixe d Focus (Pan Focus) 118 ■ Using Infinity Focu s 119 ■ Using Manu al Focus 119 Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) .
6 CONTENTS EDITING IMAGES 158 Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of an Old Photograp h .
7 CONTENTS PRINTING 200 Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies .
8 CONTENTS APPENDIX 263 General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Display Menu Reference .
9 . Getting the Most Out of Your Camera Snapshots Shooting with Optimum Setup s ➞ USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Portrait, Scenery, Night Scen e, Ni ght Scene Portrait, Childre n, etc Adding Special Effects ➞ USING BEST SHOT .
10 QUICK START BASICS QUICK START BASICS (page 37) ■ Loading the Battery into th e Camera 1. Open the battery cover. 2. Load the battery into the camera. 3. Close the battery cover. First, charge the battery While pressing lig htly on the cover, slide it in th e direction indicate d by the arrow to open.
11 QUICK START BASICS ■ Using the USB Cradle to Charge 1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power outlet. 2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle. AC adaptor AC power cor d [CHARGE] lamp Red: Char ging Green: Ch arged (Full) • It takes about tw o hours to achieve a ful l charge.
12 QUICK START BASICS (pages 192, 19 6) The settings on this page are re quired the f irst time you turn on the camera aft er purchasing i t. 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the c amera. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the language you want and then press [SET].
13 QUICK START BASICS 6. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the date form at and then press [SET]. Example: December 19, 2006 7. Set the date and the time. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to sel ect the setting y ou want (year, month, day, hour, minute) and the n use [ S ] and [ T ] to change the setting.
14 QUICK START BASICS (page 46) ■ Loading a Memory Card into the Camera When a memory card i s loaded, the came ra stores imag es you shoot on the ca rd.
15 QUICK START BASICS ■ Formatting a Memor y Card Before you can us e a memory card with your camera , you must format it . IMPORT ANT! • Formattin g a memory card tha t already has sna pshots or other files on it, will delete its contents. Nor mally you do not need to forma t a memory card again.
16 QUICK START BASICS (page 63) 1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera. This enters the REC mode an d displays “ ” (Auto icon) on the monito r screen. 2. Point the camera at the subject. 3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half- press the shutter button.
17 QUICK START BASICS Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality Your camera lets yo u select from among va rious image si ze and quality se ttings. Note that image si ze and quality settings aff ect how many image s can be stored in memo ry.
18 QUICK START BASICS (page 142) 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. If there ar e multiple images in memory, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll throug h them.
19 QUICK START BASICS (page 89) 1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode. 2. Press [ ] to start shooting the movie. “ ” (movie icon ) remains on th e monitor screen while movie recor ding is in progress . • Audio is als o recorded dur ing movie record ing.
20 QUICK START BASICS (page 144) The film-lik e frame that appears on th e monitor scree n indicate s that this is an image from a movie. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the movie you want to play. When scroll ing through i mages, a movie is displayed o n the monitor scre en by showing its f irst frame.
21 QUICK START BASICS (page 186) You can use t he following proc edure to delete fi les you have transferr ed to your comput er’s hard disk , images you h ave printed, o r files you si mply no longer ne ed. This frees up memory for reco rding more imag es.
22 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ■ BEST SHOT for beautiful shots simply by selecting a sample image built into the camera Simply sel ect the scene th at is similar to what you want to shoot (Night Scene Po rtrait, Flower, etc.), for inst ant camera setups .
23 INTRODUCTION ■ High-quality (MPEG-4) movie recording • Short Movi e for shoo ting a short movie star ting a few se conds before [ ] i s pressed and a few seconds after it is press ed (page 92) .
24 INTRODUCTION ■ Document transfer to the camera • Bundled P hoto Transpor t software (pag e 232) lets you transfer i mages saved on y our computer or displayed o n your computer scr een (website da ta, maps, etc.
25 INTRODUCTION ■ Copyrights Except for you r own personal enjoyment, un authorized use of image, movie, aud io, or music fil es without permi ssion of the copyright ho lder is stric tly prohibit ed by copyright l aws and internati onal treati es.
26 INTRODUCTION • The content s of this manual ar e subject to chan ge without notice. • The conten t of this manual has been chec ked at each step of the prod uction process . Please contac t us if you noti ce anything t hat is question able, erron eous, etc.
27 INTRODUCTION ■ Take test shots before shooting the final shot. • Before shoo ting your fi nal image, sho ot a test shot to ensure that the ca mera is record ing correc tly. ■ Avoid Use While In Motion • Never use the camera to rec ord or play back i mages while operatin g an automobile or ot her vehicle, or while walking.
28 INTRODUCTION ■ Display Panel • Do not appl y strong pressu re to the LCD pane l surface or subject it to strong impact . Doing so can ca use the displa y panel glas s to crack. • Should the d isplay panel ev er become cracke d, never touc h any of the li quid insid e the panel.
29 INTRODUCTION ■ Water and Foreign Matter • Water, other liq uids, or foreign ma tter (especially me tal) getting insi de the camera cr eates the risk of fire and electric shock. Immedi ately perform the following steps whenever any of the abov e symptoms are pr esent.
30 INTRODUCTION ■ Disassembly and Modification • Never try to take the camera apart or modify i t in any way. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k, burn injury, and other pers onal injury . Be sure to lea ve all internal inspectio n, maintenanc e, and repair up to your dealer or n earest CASIO authorized service center .
31 INTRODUCTION • This battery is intended for us e with a CASIO Digital Came ra only. Use wi th any other device creates the risk o f the battery damage, or d eterioration of battery performa nce and service life. • Failure to observe any of the followi ng precaution s creates the risk of battery overhe ating, fire, and explosio n.
32 INTRODUCTION • Be sure to rea d the user docu mentation th at comes with the camera and special charger unit before us ing or chargi ng the battery.
33 INTRODUCTION • Never touch the AC adaptor wh ile your hands are wet. Doing so creates the ris k of electric shock. • Misuse of the AC adapt or creates the risk of fire and ele ctric shock. Make sure you observ e the following precautions when using th e AC adaptor.
34 INTRODUCTION ■ Battery Life • Battery co ntinuous ope ration times pr ovided in this ma nual represent the approxima te amount of time bef ore the camera turns off due to low battery power when being powe red by the special batte ry under normal tempe rature (23°C (73°F)) .
35 INTRODUCTION ■ Operating Environment • The operat ing temperature r ange of the came ra is 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). • Do not plac e the camera in any of the fol lowing location s.
36 INTRODUCTION ■ Caring for your camer a • Fingerp rints, dirt , and other fo reign matt er on the le ns surface can interf ere with proper operation of the camera. Avo id touching t he lens surface . To clean the len s surface, use a blower to blo w off dust or fo reign matter and th en wipe with a soft, dry cl oth.
37 GETTING RE ADY GETTING READY Your camera is powered by a rech argeable lithium io n battery (NP-20). IMPORT ANT! • Use of any type of battery othe r than NP-20 is not supported. To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. While pressi ng the battery c over, slide it in the direct ion indicated by the arrow.
38 GETTING RE ADY 3. Close the battery cover. Swing the bat tery cover cl osed, and then slide it secure ly into place a s you press it agai nst the camera . The battery is not fully char ged when you use the camera for the firs t time after purchasin g it.
39 GETTING RE ADY 3. With the camera positi oned so the monitor screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. The [CHARGE] lamp lights red and ch arging starts . • It takes abou t two hours to ac hieve a full cha rge.
40 GETTING RE ADY If the [CHARGE] lamp flashe s red This indicat es that the camera or battery is faul ty, or that the battery is l oaded in the ca mera incorrect ly. Remove the batt ery from the camer a and check if i ts contacts are dirty. If they are, wipe them of f with a dry clot h and then reload the batte ry into the camera.
41 GETTING RE ADY ■ Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is cons umed, a batt ery indicat or on the moni tor screen indic ates remaining power as shown bel ow. “ ” indicates t hat battery power is low. Charge the batt ery as soon as possib le.
42 GETTING RE ADY Replacing the Battery 1. Open the battery cover. 2. With the camera oriented with its monitor screen facing upwa rds as shown in the illustration, slide th e stopper in the direction indicated by the arrow an d hold it there. • This will caus e the battery to come out part way.
43 GETTING RE ADY ■ Storage Precautions • Though a re chargeable li thium ion batte ry provides hig h capacity in a compact configu ration, long-ter m storage whil e charged can ca use it to deteriorate. – If you do n ot plan to use a b attery for some time, fully use up its char ge before sto ring it.
44 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Pressing [ON/OFF] or [ ] (REC) to turn o n power also causes th e lens to exten d. Take care th ere is nothin g pressing a gainst or hitt ing the lens. Ho lding the lens with your hand so i t cannot exte nd creates the ri sk of malfunction .
45 GETTING RE ADY ■ Battery Power Conservation Features The camera is equipped with t wo features for conservi ng battery power, as desc ribed below. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the “Set U p” tab. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure (“Sleep” or “Auto P ower Off”) and then press [ X ].
46 GETTING RE ADY 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the slee p or Auto Power Off trigger time and then press [SET]. Selecting “Off” for the sle ep setting disa bles the sleep feature. NO T E • Auto Power Off and sleep are dis abled under th e following conditions .
47 GETTING RE ADY Supported Memory Cards Your camera supp orts use of SD, SDHC, MMC (MultiMediaCard), or MMC plus (MultiM ediaCardplus) memory cards. Memory Used for Storage Images r ecorded while a me mory card is loade d are saved to the memory card.
48 GETTING RE ADY • Electrosta tic charge, electrica l noise, and other phenomena can cause data to be come corrupte d or even lost. Make sur e that you always bac k up important data on other media (CD- R, CD-RW, MO disk, hard disk, etc.
49 GETTING RE ADY 2. Load a me mory card i nto the camera . Positioning the memory card so its front is facing up wards (towards the mo nitor screen side of the camera), slide it int o the card slot al l the way in until you hear it clic k securely into place.
50 GETTING RE ADY IMPORT ANT! • Never insert anything beside s an SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MMC (Mul tiMediaCard), or MMC plus (MultiMediaCard plus) into the memory card slot.
51 GETTING RE ADY 1. Load the memory card yo u want to format into the camera . 2. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 3. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Format” an d then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Format” and then press [SET] to start formatting.
52 GETTING RE ADY The follow ing are menu ope rations you wil l need to use to configure ca mera settings. Ta ke a few moments to bec ome familiar wi th them. • See “Men u Referenc e” on page 267 for informatio n about menu contents . Example Menu Screen • Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode.
53 GETTING RE ADY 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the item you want to configure and then press [ X ]. Example: Select “Continuou s” and th en press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want. 5. Apply the setting. • Pressing [SET ] applies the se lected sett ing and exits th e menu screen.
54 GETTING RE ADY The followin g is the proce dure for menu ope rations in the REC mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [DISP]. This will di splay the displ ay menu scree n. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the setting you want. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want.
55 GETTING RE ADY The follow ing procedur e shows how to use Pa nel (Operati on Panel). 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. This highli ghts (selec ts) the top icon of the Op eration Panel. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the icon of the setting you want to change.
56 GETTING RE ADY ■ PLAY Mode Screen Layout The PLAY mode scree n layout setting s let you select how display imag es are shown on the monitor sc reen.
57 GETTING RE ADY Turning Display Information On a nd Off (Info.) With “Info.” you ca n turn display in formation on an d off. You can configure se parate sett ings for the RE C mode and PLAY mode. REC Mode (Layout: Panel (O peration Panel)) Display Information Setting Description Show Turns on display of c amera setting and other informa tion.
58 GETTING RE ADY REC Mode (Layout: Normal) PLAY mode Show +Histogr am Hide Show +Histogram Hide.
59 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) You can use the “B rightness” setting to a djust the brigh tness of the monitor sc reen.
60 GETTING RE ADY Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) You can use th e “Type” sett ing to adjust th e quality of the monitor scre en image.
61 GETTING RE ADY Perform one of the followi ng operations if you find that you h ave gotten lost while performi ng button oper ations during recording or playbac k.
62 GETTING RE ADY Extra Batteries Taking al ong extra ful ly charged batte ries (NP-20) i s recommended while on a trip in order to avo id not being ab le to shoot images du e to the battery going dead. Using the Camera in another Country Note the foll owing precau tions.
63 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the camera with one hand ca n result in accident al hand movement. Hold the camera secu rely with both ha nds when shooting sn apshots.
64 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • Good-looki ng images are im possible if you move the camera when you press the s hutter button o r while the Auto Focus operation is bei ng performed. Holdin g the camera corr ectly, carefully p ress the shutter button and take care th at you do not move th e camera as the shu tter releases.
65 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Focus the image. While the fo cus frame is aligne d with the subjec t, half-press the shutter but ton. Auto Focus wi ll focus t he image aut omatically, a nd the focu s frame and oper ation lamp will turn green. The sh utter speed, apert ure, and ISO sens itivity also will be set automatically.
66 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • The apertur e value indic ates the size of the opening th at lets light into the camera. A larg er aperture value i ndicates a smaller openin g. The camera adjusts this setti ng automaticall y. • Shutter spe ed indicate s the amount of t ime that lig ht is allowed int o the camera.
67 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Using Quick Shutter Pressing the shutter button all the way down without wa iting at the halfway point shoots the image using Quick Shu tter (page 118). Quick Sh utter lets you record right away, s o you don’t mis s those specia l moments waiti ng for Auto Foc us.
68 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • You can also us e the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to change the im age size set ting. • The followi ng informatio n changes on the display duri ng the image si ze selection op eration. – Image size in megabytes (M) (5 M, etc.
69 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Specifying Image Quality Your camera le ts you select “Fine” (maximum image qualit y), “Normal”, o r “Economy” (maxim um memory ec onomy) for the image quali ty setting.
70 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp The AF assist l amp emits light th at helps the camera focus whe n you half-pr ess the shutt er button und er dark lighti ng conditions. The AF assist la mp does not light when lighting i s bright.
71 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Snapshot Shooting Precautions ■ Operation • While the ope ration lamp is fl ashing green, ne ver open the battery co ver or place the c amera onto or re move it from the USB cradl e.
72 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper focus may not be p ossible when s hooting the fol lowing types of su bjects. – Solid color wall or other v ery low contrast subject – Stro.
73 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 2. Press the zoom button to change the zoom factor. – For more info rmation, see “Optical Zoo m and Digital Zoom Switch Poin t” on page 74. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • Performing a z oom operation cha nges the lens aper ture.
74 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Optical Zoom and Digital Zo om Switch Point If you hold dow n the [ ] side o f the zoom butt on in step 2 of the above proc edure, the zo om operation will s top when the optical zoom f actor reache s its maximum.
75 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Digital zoom i s not supporte d while “Times tamp” (page 131) is tu rned on. ■ Turning Off Digital Zoom You can turn off digital zoom if you want to use optical zoom only.
76 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Perform the following steps to select the fla sh mode you want to use. Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto ) • The flash ran ge changes in ac cordance wit h optical zoom .
77 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) once. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the flas h setting you want and then press [SET]. 3. Press the shutter button to shoot. NO T E • If you are using the “Norma l” Screen Layout setting (page 54), each press of [ T ] ( ) will cycle through t he available f lash settings .
78 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Red-eye reduction Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can caus e red spots inside the eyes of p eople who a re in the i mage. This i s caused whe n the light from t he flash reflect s off of the retin a of the eye.
79 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Changing the Flash Intensity 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Intensity” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the flash intensity setting you want and then press [SET].
80 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, se lect “Flash Assist” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Off” and then press [SET]. When you want to u se flash assist , select “Auto ” here.
81 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT With the se lf-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer, and the shutt er is release d and the image i s shot after a fixed amount of time. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Self-timer” and then press [ X ].
82 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Using the Self-timer to Shoo t an Image • The imag e is not shot right aw ay after you press the shut ter button. Instead, sh ooting star ts after the preset time elapses. T he AF assi st/ self-timer l amp flashes while the coun tdown is being perfor med.
83 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Your came ra has four contin uous shutter mode s. Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “Continuous” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the mode you want and then press [SET].
84 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Recording with Norm al-speed Continuous Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter, and Flash Continuous Shutter 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. • With Normal- speed Continu ous Shutter , images co ntinue to be shot as lo ng as you keep the shutter butt on depressed.
85 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT IMPORT ANT! • Note that with zoom co ntinuous s hutter, you do not need to keep the shut ter button depressed. • Digital zoom i s disabled while sho oting with zoom continuous shutter.
86 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT • Note that t he resolution o f images recor ded with the high - speed cont inuous shutter mode or flash conti nuous shutter mode is somewhat lower resolution and more pron e to digital noise than images recorde d with the norma l-speed continuou s shutter mode .
87 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■ Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1. Press the shutter button to shoot. This monitor screen will show the image y ou just shot, along with the “ ” icon. • If you do not wan t to record audi o at this time, press [MENU]. Th is will display the monitor screen for shootin g the next image .
88 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT NO T E • After tran sferring an aud io snapshot t o your computer ’s hard disk, you can play back th e audio using Windo ws Media Player (page 228). • The following sh ows the formats us ed for storing a udio snapshot dat a.
89 SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shoot ing a movie, you sh ould specify a mov ie image quality se tting. Movie image quality is a sta ndard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie du ring playback .
90 SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie Size The following s hows the approximate movie file size for a one- minute movie. Audio is als o recorded while you shoot a movie . Audio is monaural. 1. In the REC mode, poin t the came ra at the subject. 2. Press [ ] to start shooting the movie.
91 SHOOTING A MOVIE Shooting with BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT (page 9 8), you select the pres et scene that is closest to t he one you wan t to shoot, and the camera set s up for it automatically. Selecting the “Night Scene” BEST SHOT scene, for exam ple, sets the ca mera to shoot bri ght, clear images at night.
92 SHOOTING A MOVIE • You can pe rform digital zo om while shoo ting a movie by pressing [ ]. Optical zoom is not available whil e shooting a movie. To use o ptical zoom for a movie, use [ ] to zo om as required fir st and then press [ ] to start re cording.
93 SHOOTING A MOVIE ■ Getting Ready to Shoot with Short Movie 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Short Movie” scene and then press [SET].
94 SHOOTING A MOVIE 6. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the MOTION PRINT setting you want and then press [SET]. ■ Shooting a Sho rt Movie 1. With the camera pointed at the subject, press [] . This will shoo t a Short Movie of t he length you spec ified and then stop sh ooting auto matically.
95 SHOOTING A MOVIE To return to the R EC mode After Short Movie recording is complete, the camera stands by for shootin g of another Shor t Movie. To exit Short Mov ie recording, pre ss [BS], select somethi ng other than “Short Movie” and then press [SET].
96 SHOOTING A MOVIE ■ Getting Ready to Shoot with Past Movie 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Past Movie” scene and then press [SET]. This causes “ ” t o appear on the mo nitor screen, which indicates that Past Movie is enabled.
97 SHOOTING A MOVIE You can shoot a sn apshot while no rmal movie recor ding is in progress. Not e, however, th at movie recordi ng (image and audio) is interrupte d for a few seconds while th e snapshot is recorded. ■ Shooting a Snapshot During a Movie 1.
98 USING BEST SHOT USING BEST SHOT With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample sc ene that is like the one yo u are trying to s hoot, and the camera sets up automatically .
99 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to select the scene you want to select. • Pressing [ S ] or [ T ] while the r ed boundary is at the edge of the screen will scro ll to the next screen o f BEST SHOT scenes.
100 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT Scene Limitations • Business ca rds and documents , White board, et c., and Old Photo. These scenes cannot be used t o shoot a movie. • Short Movie, Past Movie These scen es cannot be us ed to shoot a sna pshot. • Voice Recor ding These scen es cannot be used t o shoot a snapsh ot or movie.
101 USING BEST SHOT Displaying Detailed In formation about a BEST SHOT Scene Though th e name of each BEST SHOT s cene is displ ayed as you move th e selection boundary a round the 15-s cene selectio n screen, the re may be times when yo u need more informati on about a scene’ s setup.
102 USING BEST SHOT ■ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes You can use the pr ocedure belo w to save the set ups of snapshots o r movies th at you shot a s BEST SHOT s cenes. After that, you can recall a se tup whenever y ou want to use it. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
103 USING BEST SHOT • The following are the setting s that are inclu ded in a user movie scene: Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Filter, Sharpness, Saturation, Contr ast • You can store up to 999 BEST SHOT user sc enes. • User snapsho t scenes are st ored in camera bui lt-in memory in the fold er named “SCENE” (page 251) .
104 USING BEST SHOT You can t urn on the camer a’s Anti Shake feature to redu ce image blur du e to subject movement or han d movement when shooting a movi ng subject usi ng telephoto, when shooting a fast-movin g subject, or whe n shooting und er dim lighting conditions .
105 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Anti Shake wi ll not work unles s the ISO settin g (page 126) is set to “Aut o”. • Shooting wi th Anti Shake can c ause an image to a ppear somewhat coar ser than norma l and can cause sli ght deteriora tion of image resolution .
106 USING BEST SHOT IMPORT ANT! • Shooting wi th High Sensit ivity can cause an image to appear some what coarser than norma l and can cause slight det erioration o f image reso lution. • The desirab le level of image brightness may no t be possible un der very dark c onditions.
107 USING BEST SHOT BEST SHOT has two Busi ness Shot scen es from which to choose. ■ Selecting a Business Shot Scene 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the “Business cards and documents” or the “White board, etc.
108 USING BEST SHOT 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to use for correction. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET]. This will cor rect the image an d store the re sulting (correcte d) image. • To cancel the co rrection op eration, sel ect “Cancel” .
109 USING BEST SHOT With Old Photo, yo u can record th e image of an old , faded photograph a nd then use the c amera’s built-i n advanced dig ital camera tech nology to res tore it. ■ Before Recording with Old Photo • Make sure th e entire photog raph you are tr ying to record is enclosed w ithin the monitor screen.
110 USING BEST SHOT ■ Recording an Image with Old Photo 1. Press the shutter button to shoot the image. • This displa ys a photograph c ontour confirmati on screen an d then saves th e original recorded imag e.
111 USING BEST SHOT 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the cropping boundary t o the location you want and then press [SET]. The camera will correct col or automatic ally and save the corrected i mage.
112 ADVANCED SETTINGS ADVANCED SETTINGS Your came ra provides you w ith the five foc us modes describe d below. The initi al factory defau lt focus mode is Auto Focus. Changing the Focus Mode Focus Mode Desc ription Focus Range Auto Focus Automatic foc us when the shut ter button is ha lf-pressed .
113 ADVANCED SETTINGS Perform the foll owing steps to change the foc us mode. 1. In the REC mode, press [ T ] ( ) twice. 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the focus mode setting you wa nt and then press [SET]. • See the fo llowing pages of this section for details about shooti ng with each focus mode.
114 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. When the image is focu sed, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORT ANT! • Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fi xed focus whi le shooting a movi e.
115 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • When Macro Focus cannot focus pro perly becaus e the subject is too far away, the ca mera will switch to the Auto Focus range au tomatically (Au to Macro).
116 ADVANCED SETTINGS Auto Focus and Macro Focu s Shooting Tips Changing the Auto F ocus Area Use the foll owing proc edure to change t he metering ar ea used for Auto Focus (A F). 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “AF Area” and then pre ss [ X ].
117 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Focus Lock “Focus lock ” is the name of a tech nique you can use when you want to shoot an im age in whic h the subj ect to be focused o n is not within the focus fra me in the cente r of the screen . • Use focus loc k with “ Spot” focus.
118 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) Pan Focus (P F) fixes focus f or a relativel y wide focus range , which mean s you can shoo t without waiting for the Auto Fo cus operation to fin ish. 1. When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way, without pausing.
119 ADVANCED SETTINGS Using Infinity Focus As its name sugg ests, Infinity Focus fix es focus at infini ty ( ). Use this mode wh en shooting scener y and other faraway subjects.
120 ADVANCED SETTINGS 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to focus the image, as you view the results on the monitor screen. At this time t he image that i s within the boun dary will enl arge and fill th e monitor screen , which aids in focusing. • The monitor scr een will return t o step 1 if you do not perform an y operation for ab out two second s.
121 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can manuall y adjust an ima ge’s exposure value (EV value) before sh ooting it. This f eature helps to ac hieve better re sults when shootin g a backlit su bject, a str ongly lit subj ect indoors , or a subject tha t is against a dar k background .
122 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. After the EV value is the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. The exposure c ompensation value you set rema ins in effect until you change it. IMPORT ANT! • When shoot ing under very da rk or very brig ht conditions, you may not be ab le to obtain s atisfactory results even after perfo rming exposure c ompensation.
123 ADVANCED SETTINGS Shooting on a cl oudy day can give your subject a blue cast, while shooti ng under white f luorescent li ghting can give your subject a gre en cast. Whi te balance cor rects for dif ferent type s of lightin g so the colors in your images a lways look nat ural.
124 ADVANCED SETTINGS NO T E • You can also us e the Panel (Operation Panel) (page 54) to change the whi te balance set ting. • When “Auto” is selected for th e white balanc e setting, the camera auto matically determin es the white poin t of the subject.
125 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Under the li ghting condit ions you pla n to use when shootin g, point the camera at a bl ank white piece of paper so it fills the e ntire monitor screen and then press the shutter button. The camera wil l adjust white bala nce settings for the current condition s, and displa y “Complete” when it is finished .
126 ADVANCED SETTINGS ISO sensitiv ity is a valu e that express es sensitivit y to light. A larger val ue indicates high er sensitivity, whic h is better for shooting whe n available li ghting is dim. If you want t o use faster shutter spee ds, you shou ld use a higher IS O sensitivi ty value.
127 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • Using flash with high ISO sens itivity can ca use problems with subjec ts that close t o the camera. • “Auto” ISO sensitiv ity always is used for mo vies, regardless of the curr ent ISO sensiti vity setting.
128 ADVANCED SETTINGS Center Weigh ted Center weig hted metering concentra tes on the center of the focus area t o measure light . Use this metering method when you want to exe rt some control over exposure , without leavin g settings to tally up to the ca mera.
129 ADVANCED SETTINGS The camera’s filter feature l ets you add color ti nts to your image s as you sh oot them. The co lor effect look j ust like what you would get by insta lling a color filt er on the lens of t he camera. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].
130 ADVANCED SETTINGS Use the follo wing procedur e to adjust the s aturation of co lors in your images . 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Quality” tab, select “Saturation” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
131 ADVANCED SETTINGS You can have the snapshot’s re cording dat e only, or date an d time stamped i n the lower rig ht corner of the image. 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Timestamp” and then press [ X ]. 3.
132 ADVANCED SETTINGS The on-screen hi stogram that pro vides a graphic re presentation of the curren t exposure of the image. You ca n also displa y the histogram in t he PLAY mode for information abo ut the expos ure levels of im ages. 1. Select either the REC mo de or the PLAY mo de.
133 ADVANCED SETTINGS ■ How to Use the Histogram A histogra m is a graph that repr esents the lightn ess of an image in terms of the number of pixe ls. The verti cal axis indic ates the number of pixe ls, while the ho rizontal ax is indicate s lightness.
134 ADVANCED SETTINGS A centered his togram indicat es that there is good distributi on of light pixels and dar k pixels. Th is type of histogram re sults when the ove rall image is at opti mal lightness, as shown in the near by image. IMPORT ANT! • Note that the above hist ograms are shown for illustrative purposes on ly.
135 ADVANCED SETTINGS The follow ing functions are also avai lable in the REC mode to help make your di gital imag e more efficient an d enjoyable. • Assign fun ctions to the [ W ] an d [ X ] keys .
136 ADVANCED SETTINGS 1. In the REC mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the function you want to assign and the n press [SET]. After you assign a functio n, you can con trol its setting using the [ W ] and [ X ] keys.
137 ADVANCED SETTINGS Displaying the Image You Just Recorded (Image Review) When you pu rchase your camer a, it is initiall y configured with the Image R eview feature turned on. Imag e Review disp lays the image you just recorded so you can check it.
138 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The icons listed below do n ot appear on th e display while icon help is turned off. – Flash mode icon (page 76) – Focus mode icon (page 11 2) – White ba la.
139 ADVANCED SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. To do this: Sele ct this setting: Save the curr ent setting when the camera turne d off, and restore i.
140 ADVANCED SETTINGS * 1 “On” rest ores the select ed BEST SHOT scene when the camera is turn ed back on. “O ff” exits BEST SHOT when the camera is tu rned off.
141 ADVANCED SETTINGS IMPORT ANT! • The followi ng are not initia lized when you res et the camera (page 269). – Home Time se tup – World Time setup – Adjust – Date Style – Language – Vi.
142 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the f ollowing proced ure to view snap shots on the ca mera’s monitor scre en. 1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode. • This will di splay one of th e snapshots in memo ry, along wit h some informatio n about the set tings used to shoot it (page 266).
143 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll between images. Press [ X ] to scr oll forwar d and [ W ] to scroll back. NO T E • Holding down [ W ] or [ X ] scrolls at high speed.
144 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Audio Playback Controls The follow ing are the dif ferent operat ions you can perf orm while audio is play ing. You can adjust volume while play back is in progre ss or paused only. Use the followi ng procedure to view a movie on the camera’s monitor scr een.
145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To switch to the REC mode Press [ ]. Movie Playback Controls IMPORT ANT! • Playback may not be possible for mov ies not recorde d with this camer a.
146 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake Use the follo wing procedur e when you want to pl ay back a movie with Anti Shake. Anti Shake is particularly useful when you have the camera conn ected to a TV f or viewing, sin ce the effects of camera movement are more evident on a big screen.
147 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES The slides how featur e lets you play the f iles stored in memory i n sequence, aut omaticall y. You can conf igure the s lideshow so it plays the files th e way you want. 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow” and then press [ X ].
148 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Start” and then press [SET] to start the slideshow. The slidesh ow is performed in accordance wi th the setti ngs you confi gured abov e. • You can also sc roll throug h images durin g a slide show by pressing [ X ] (forward ) and [ W ] (back).
149 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES IMPORT ANT! • All button oper ations are disabled whi le the slideshow is switchin g from one imag e to another. Wait until an image is stopped on the display be fore performing a button operation. If a button does n ot work, wait a bit a nd try again.
150 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Press the USB cradle’s [PHOTO] button to start the slideshow. The slidesho w is performed in accordance wi th the settin gs you configu red with the procedure on page 147. The camera will turn off automatically after the time you specifi ed with the “Ti me” setting el apses.
151 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Use the pro cedure belo w to view snap shots and mo vies on a TV screen. • You need to u se the USB cra dle and the AV cab le that comes with the camera to co nnect to a TV. 1. Connect the USB cradle to a TV. 2. Turn off the camera and place it onto the USB cradle.
152 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To turn off the camera You can t urn off the camer a by doing either of the following . • Press the cam era’s [ON/OFF] bu tton.
153 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES ■ Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System You can use the proced ure in thi s section t o select ei ther NTSC or PAL as the vid eo output syst em. You can also specify an aspect rati o of 4:3 or 16:9.
154 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES Perform the fo llowing proce dure to zoom the ima ge currently on the monitor screen up to eight times its normal si ze. 1. In the PLAY mode, and use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the sn apshot you want to zoom. 2. Press the zoom button ( ).
155 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES You can use the p rocedure below t o display a sc reen that shows 12 images . 1. Press the zoom button () . This displa ys the 12-imag e screen with a selection boundary around the las t image that was on the monitor scre en.
156 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the selection boun dary to the date whose image you want to view and then press [SET].
157 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES To perform another Image Ro ulette operation Press [ W ] or [ X ]. To stop Image Roulet te Press [ ] to enter the REC mo de or press [ON/ OFF] to turn off the camera.
158 EDITING IMAGES EDITING IMAGES You can cha nge the size of a sna pshot and save th e result as a separate sna pshot. The origi nal snapsho t is also retain ed. You can resize a sna pshot to any on e of the followi ng sizes. * M stands for “Me ga”, which means “mil lion”.
159 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resiz e the followin g types of snapshots. – VGA (640 × 480 pixels) and sm aller snapsh ots – Images create d using MOTION PRINT – Images.
160 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use the zoom button to zoom, and [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move around the zoomed image to display the part you want to extract. 5. Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and save it as a separate file. • To exit the cropp ing procedur e at any time befor e you press [SET] , press [MEN U].
161 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the candidate you want to correct. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Correct” and then press [SET].
162 EDITING IMAGES Color restor ation let you co rrect the ol d color of a photo graph shot with a digital came ra. This func tion is use ful for corr ecting existing ol d photograph s, posters, et c. • Performin g color restora tion on an image cau ses a new (restored) 2 M (1600 × 1200 pi xels) size image to be stored as a separate f ile.
163 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • If the original image is s maller th an 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) siz e, the new (restore d) version will be th e same size as the or iginal one.
164 EDITING IMAGES Use the proc edure in thi s section t o change th e date and ti me of a previously recorded imag e. This capabi lity comes in ha ndy when the curre nt date and time ar e wrong due to th e following reasons.
165 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot cha nge the date of th e following types of files . – Movies, Voice record ings – Images create d with MOTION PRINT • The date and ti me stamped into an ima ge using the Time Stamp feature ca nnot be edited (page 13 1).
166 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • You cannot ro tate an imag e that is protec ted. To rotate a protected snapshot, firs t remove its prot ection (page 18 0). • You may not b e able to rotate an image record ed with another camer a. • The following im ages cannot be rota ted.
167 EDITING IMAGES IMPORT ANT! • When you edit a movie, only the re sult is saved . The original movi e is not reta ined. Once you pe rform an edit ing operation, you will not be able to undo it. • A movie that i s shorter than f ive seconds can not be edited .
168 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (To- Point Cut) or “ Cut” (From-Point Cut) and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET]. This will return to the pause d movie playback screen.
169 EDITING IMAGES 7. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Yes” and then press [SE T]. This will return to th e paused movie playback scr een.
170 EDITING IMAGES 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Cut” (Point-To-Point Cut) an d then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “Cancel” and t hen press [SET].
171 EDITING IMAGES 8. When the frame where you want the second (To) cut point to be is displayed, pr ess [ T ]. 9. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes” and then press [SET]. • To cancel movie editing, sele ct “No” instead of “Yes” and then press [SE T].
172 EDITING IMAGES 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the movie that contains the frame you want to use. 2. Press [MENU]. 3. On the “PLAY” tab, select “MO TION PRINT”, and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select either “9 frames” or “1 frame”.
173 USING A UDIO USING AUDIO The dubbing fe ature of your camera lets you add audio to a snapshot aft er you shoot it. A snapshot that includes audi o (regardles s of whether the au dio was record ed on the spot or added late r) is indica ted by the “ ” ic on.
174 USING A UDIO ■ Re-recording Snapshot Audio IMPORT ANT! • Note that you cannot resto re the origina l audio once you delete or re-re cord the audio of a snapsh ot. 1. In the PLAY mode, use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through images and display the snapshot whose audio you wa nt to re-record.
175 USING A UDIO IMPORT ANT! • Take care that you do not block the camera’s microphone with your fingers while recordi ng. • Good recording res ults are not possibl e when the camera is too far away from what yo u are trying to record. • You may not be abl e to record audi o if remaining memory capaci ty is too low.
176 USING A UDIO Voice Recordi ng lets you re cord audio onl y, without a snap shot or movie. Using built-in memory only, you ge t up to about 18 minu tes of Voice Recordin g. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select “Voice Recording” and then press [SET].
177 USING A UDIO 4. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recordin g and return to the screen i n step 3. • Recording als o will stop automatic ally if memory becomes fu ll.
178 USING A UDIO ■ Playing Back Voice Recording Data 1. Enter the PLAY mode, and then use [ W ] and [ X ] to display the Voic e Recording file you want to play. “ ” is display ed in place of an ima ge for a Voice Recording fi le. 2. Press [SET] to start playback.
179 MANAGING YOUR FILES MANAGING YOUR FILES Your came ra treats each sna pshot, movie, an d Voice Recordi ng, as a separate file. You can d elete, protec t, and copy file s as required. Files are gro uped in folders that are create d automatical ly by the camera.
180 MANAGING YOUR FILES You can protec t an important file to ensu re that it canno t be deleted ac cidentally. IMPORT ANT! • Note that even if a file is protect ed, it will be delete d if you perform the format operatio n (pages 15, 50, 199). ■ Protecting a Specific File 1.
181 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Protecting All Files in Memory 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, sel ect “Protect” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files : On” and then press [SET]. This protec ts all files cu rrently in me mory.
182 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a File to the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Save” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to select the snapshot you want to copy to th e FAVORITE folder.
183 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Viewing Snapshots in the FAVORITE Folder 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Show” and then press [SET]. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to scroll through the snapshots in the FAVORITE folder.
184 MANAGING YOUR FILES Files can be cop ied from the ca mera’s built- in memory to a memory card, o r from a memory card to b uilt-in memory. This makes it p ossible, for exampl e, to perform the follo wing steps and copy a file from your memo ry card to anoth er person’s memory card.
185 MANAGING YOUR FILES ■ Copying a Single File f rom a Memory Card to Built-in Memory With this proced ure, files must be copied one- by-one. 1. Load the memory card th at contains the file you want to copy into the camera. 2. Turn on the camera, en ter the PLAY mode and then press [MENU].
186 DELETING FILES DELETING FILES You can delete files you no lo nger need, or af ter you trans fer them to you r computer’s har d disk or print the m. This frees up memory for new file s. You can delete on e specific file, or you can dele te all files currently i n memory.
187 DELETING FILES 1. In the PLAY mode, press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All Files Delete” and then press [SET]. 3. In response to the conf irmation message that appears, use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”. • To cancel the de lete operat ion, select “N o” instead of “Yes”.
188 DELETING FILES 7. Now you can repeat step s 5 and 6 to delete another FAVORI TE folder snapsho t, or you can exit this procedur e by pressing [MENU] twice. ■ Deleting All FAVORITE Folder Snapshots 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites” and then press [ X ].
189 OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS Your came ra lets you config ure the followin g sound setting s. • Type of sound for shutter release and othe r operations • Volume level for shutter re lease and other operation sou nds • Volume level f or movie and Voice Re cording play back ■ Selecting the Operation Sound 1.
190 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Setting the Operation Tone Volume Level 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, se lect “Sounds” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “ Opera tion”. 4. Use [ W ] and [ X ] to specify the playback volume setting you want and then press [SET].
191 OTHER SETTINGS You can config ure the camera to display a star tup screen of an image yo u recorded, wh enever you tur n it on. • The startu p screen is not displayed whe n you turn on the camera by p ressing [ ] (PLAY). 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, sel ect “Startup” and then press [ X ].
192 OTHER SETTINGS Use the f ollowing proced ure to specify the rule that go verns generation of the serial num ber used in file names (page 179) . 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Fil e No.” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
193 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Home” and then press [ X ]. 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to select the area where your Home City is located and then press [SET].
194 OTHER SETTINGS ■ Changing the Date Format You can s elect from amon g three differen t formats for th e date. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Date Style” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
195 OTHER SETTINGS 4. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “City” and then press [ X ]. • To configure the summer time setting , use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “DST” and then select “On ”. • Summer time is use d in some areas to ad vance the current time setting by one ho ur during the summe r months.
196 OTHER SETTINGS You can use the pr ocedure belo w to select a di splay text language. • The number and types of langu ages depend on the geographic area where th e camera was marketed. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. On the “Set Up” tab, select “Language” and then press [ X ].
197 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. You config ure the camera so it does no t turn on whe n you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) button, or to turn off when you press the [ ] (REC) or [ ] (PLAY) bu tton.
198 OTHER SETTINGS 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select the setting you want and then press [SET]. NO T E • With “Power On/Off”, the ca mera turns off when you press [ ] (REC) in t he REC mode or [ ] (PLAY) in the PLAY mode.
199 OTHER SETTINGS Formatting buil t-in memory deletes a ny data stored in it. IMPORT ANT! • Note that dat a deleted by a format operati on cannot be recovered. Check to make sur e you do not need an y of the data in built- in memory before yo u format it.
200 PRINTING PRINTING There are thr ee different methods yo u can use for printing ima ges. Types of Printing Professional Print Serv ice (page 201) Take the memory c ard that cont ains the images yo u want to print t o a professio nal print service .
201 PRINTING ■ Printing Precautions • See the do cumentation that comes with your pr inter for informati on about print quality and pape r settings. • Contact the manufacturer of your printer to fi nd out if it supports PictBrid ge, for new printer versions, etc.
202 PRINTING If your pri nter is ei ther of th e types desc ribed belo w, you can us e it to print without going th rough a compu ter. – Printer equipped with a n SD memory card/ SDHC memory card sl.
203 PRINTING 4. Connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the USB cradle and your printer’s USB port. • Also, conn ect the AC adaptor to the cradle a nd plug t he adaptor int o an electrical outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged.
204 PRINTING 9. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Paper Size” and then press [ X ]. 10. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select a paper size and then press [SET]. • The follow ing are the ava ilable paper si zes. 3.5" × 5", 5" × 7", 4" × 6", A4, 8.
205 PRINTING 12. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Print” and then press [SET]. Printing will s tart and the message “Busy... Please wait. ..” will appear on the moni tor screen. The messag e will disappear a fter a short while, e ven though printin g is still being performe d.
206 PRINTING ■ Configuring DPOF Settings Individually for Each Image 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF Printing” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Select Images” and then press [ X ].
207 PRINTING ■ Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU]. 2. On the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF Printing” and then press [ X ]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All images” and then press [ X ].
208 PRINTING Tell your print service about your D POF settings! If you take a memo ry card to a profe ssional print service, be sure to tell them that it includes DPOF set tings for t he images to be printed an d the number of co pies.
209 PRINTING • Specify date stamp ing with Photohands (Windows only) – See the Pho tohands User’s Guide for details. Th e Photohands User’s Guide is provided as a PDF file on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with your camera.
210 PRINTING ■ Exif Print Printing o n a printer th at also support s Exif Print (Exif 2.2 ) uses information about shooting conditions reco rded with the imag e to enhanc e printed image quality. Contact your printer manufac turer for in formation ab out models that support Exif Print, printer upgra des, etc.
211 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Connecti ng the camera to a computer with th e bundled USB cable pro vides you with the capabilities d escribed below.
212 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER The procedure s you need to per form when using the ca mera with your comp uter and when using the bundled software are different f or Windows and the Macintosh. • Windows user s should refer to “Us ing the Camera with a Windows Computer ” on page 212.
213 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Play mov ies XP/Me Windows Media Player 9 • Connecting to the Internet downloa ds and installs the applicable codec automatically. 228 2000/ 98SE Windows Media Player 9 • Connecting to the Internet downloa ds and installs the applicable codec automatically.
214 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Computer System Requirements Computer system re quirements a re different for eac h of the applicati ons. Be sure to ch eck the requir ements for the pa rticular applicatio n you are tryi ng to use. Not e that the value s provided here are minimum requ irements for running ea ch application.
215 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD IMPORT ANT! • For details ab out the minimum syste m requirements f or each softwar e applicat ion, see the “R ead me” files o n the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the cam era.
216 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing the USB Driver (Windows 98SE and 98 Only) The followi ng operation shows how to install th e USB driver on a computer run ning Windows 98. Th e procedure fo r Windows 98SE is slig htly different, but the general flow is the same.
217 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. When the final screen is reac hed, click “Finish”. • Depending on t he version of Windows that your computer is running, a message may appea r telling you t o restart your compu ter. If your comp uter displays s uch a message, rest art.
218 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged.
219 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET].
220 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Computer Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n.
221 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First Time Since you need t o install the USB dr iver and conf igure menu settings o nly the first t ime you connect the camera to yo ur computer, lat er connections are much simp ler.
222 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Double-cli ck the file th at contains the image you want to view. This displa ys the image . • For informat ion about fi le names, see “Mem ory Folder Structure” on page 251.
223 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”. 5. Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”. Windows 2000/Me/98SE/ 98 users: Double- click “My Documents” to open it. • If you alread y have a “DCIM” fold er in “My Document s”, the next step will overwrite it.
224 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle Windows XP/98SE/98 Users Press the USB c radle [USB] bu tton. After mak ing sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove th e camera from the cradle.
225 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing Photo Loader 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM that has “Photo Loader ” on its label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly.
226 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • See the “Re ad me” file that co mes with Photo Loader for information a bout what you need t o do to be able to use existing libra ries after upda ting, re-installing Photo Loader, or moving Ph oto Loader to another co mputer.
227 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Retouching, Reorienting, or Printing Snapshots In order to re touch, reori ent, or pri nt snapshots on your PC, you need to install Photohands fro m the CD-ROM that co mes bundled with the camera. IMPORT ANT! • If you alrea dy have Photoh ands installe d on your computer, ch eck its version .
228 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Playing Movies Windows Media Pl ayer, which i s already insta lled on most computers, ca n be used for movie playback. To play back a movie, first copy the movie t o your computer and then double- click the movie fi le.
229 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Installing the Codec on a PC that Cannot Connect to the Internet In this ca se, you sho uld install Wi ndows Media Player 9 fro m the CD-ROM that comes b undled with the camer a. 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive.
230 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • If your compu ter is running Wind ows 98, install the Windows 98 WMP6.4 code c instead of Windows Media Player 9. • In the case of Windows 2000 or 98 SE, you need to ins tall Microsoft Dire ctX 9.
231 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Editing a Movie In order to edi t movies on you r PC, you need to ins tall Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD fr om the bundled CD-ROM. NO T E • The Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD ap plication that come s on the bundle d CD-ROM can creat e Video-CDs, but i t cannot crea ted DVDs.
232 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Transferring Images to the Camera In order to re turn images fr om your compute r memory back to the camera, in stall Photo Tr ansport on you r computer from th e CD-ROM that comes wit h the camera. ■ Installing Photo Transport 1.
233 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Transferring image files to the camera 1. First, connect the camera to your computer. • See page 217 for information ab out connecting the camera to your c omputer. 2. On your computer, click “Start”, “All Programs”, “Casio” and then “Photo Transport”.
234 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Follow the instr uctions that appea r on the display to transfer th e image file to the camera. • The image tra nsfer method and detaile d image settings used dep end on the Photo Transport se ttings. For detail s, see Photo Trans port help (pa ge 235).
235 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. Use your mouse to select the area of the screen you want to capture. Move your mouse p ointer to th e upper left cor ner of the are a you want to capt ure and then hold do wn your mouse butt on.
236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files 1. Start up your computer , and place the bund led CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. • Use the CD-ROM t hat has “User ’s Guide Incl uded” on its label. • Normally, th is should caus e the menu screen t o appear automatical ly.
237 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER User Registration You can perf orm user reg istratio n over the Int ernet. To do so, of course, you ne ed to be able to connect to the Internet wi th your computer. 1. Click the “Register” button. • This starts up yo ur Web browser an d accesses the u ser registrati on website.
238 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER NO T E • Printing is n ot supported wit h Photo Loader 1. 1. Use commercial so ftware for prin ting on a Macinto sh. ■ System Requirements System requi rements are di fferent fo r each of the appl ications. Be sure to chec k the require ments for the particular application you are trying to use.
239 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER IMPORT ANT! • For details ab out the minimum syste m requirements f or each softwar e applicat ion, see the “r eadme” files on the CD-ROM that comes bun dled with the cam era.
240 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a househo ld power outlet. • If you do not pl an to use the AC adapt or, make sure that the camera ’s battery is ful ly charged.
241 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Press the camera’s [ON/OF F] button to turn it on and then press [MENU]. • Do not place the ca mera on the USB cra dle yet. 4. On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ X ]. 5. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET].
242 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Camera-Macintosh Co nnection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mo de, which is ind icated by the USB lamp lighting gree n.
243 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connec ting the camer a to your Macin tosh, you can vie w camera images on your Macintosh sc reen. • For informa tion abou t connecting to a Macintosh , see “Connecting th e Camera to Your Macintos h after the First Time” on page 2 42.
244 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to wor k on an image to pu t it into an albu m, you must first save it t o your Macintosh . To save a camera im age to your Macintosh, y ou must first estab lish a connec tion between the m via the c amera’s USB cradle.
245 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Removing the Camera from the USB C radle 1. On your Macintosh screen, drag the camera drive to Tra sh. 2. Press the USB cradle [USB] button. After making sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove the camera from the cradle.
246 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 4. Open the folder named “Installer” and then open the file named “readme”. 5. Follow the in structions in the “readme” fi le to install Photo Loader.
247 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 3. Double-cli ck the “Library” folder on the startup disk. 4. In the “Library” folder, dou ble-click “QuickTime”. 5. Drag “CASIO AVI Importe r. component” to the “QuickTime” fo lder. This installs “CASIO AVI I mporter.
248 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Movie Playback Precaution The minimum s ystem requiremen ts described belo w are necessary to use your Macint osh to play bac k movies record ed with this camera. IMPORT ANT! • The above is the r ecommended enviro nment.
249 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Viewing the Photo Loader User’s Guide 1. On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder. • Use the CD-ROM that has “Photo Loader ” on its label. 2. Open the “Photo Loader” folder and then open the “English” fold er.
250 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Other types of computers Use either of the method desc ribed below. – Use a commerci ally available S D memory card/ SDHC memory card reader/ writer. See th e user documentati on that comes with the SD memory card/ SDHC memory card reader /writer for de tails about how to use i t.
251 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Memory Folder Structure (DCIM Folder) (Total Index Fil e) (Recording Fo lder) (Image File) (Movie File) (Audio File) (Audio Snap shot Image Fil e) (Audio Snaps.
252 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Folder and File Conten ts • DCIM Folder Folder that contains all of the camera files • Total Index File Management file of the document folder • Recording Fo lder Folder tha t contains files recorded wit h the camera • Image File File of an i mage shot with the camera.
253 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■ Supported Image Files • Image files sho t with this camera • DCF-compliant im age files Even if an image is DCF-co mpliant, this camera still may not be able to d isplay it .
254 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) You can use CA SIO DATA TRANSPORT to transfer doc uments, web page images, and other docu ments you can view on you computer scre en to the camera.
255 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 2. On the menu screen, click the tab for the language you want. • Regardle ss of the languag e you select, th e English version of CASI O DATA TRANSPORT is installed. 3. Click the DATA TRANSPORT “Read me” file and read its contents.
256 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 4. Click the [OK] button. This will di splay a dialog b ox for customizin g document file propertie s (date, file n ame, icon). 5. Check the current data settings (date, file name, icon) and then click the [OK] button.
257 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 3. Double-cli ck “TRAN SPORT_Installer”. 4. Follow the in structions in the “readme” fi le to install CASIO DATA TRANSPORT. ■ Transferring documents 1. First, connect the camera to your Macintosh.
258 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 5. Check the current data settings (date, file name, icon) and then click the [OK] button. This will con vert the docu ment to a JPEG imag e and transfer th e image to the came ra. • You can change t he date, filen ame, and icon set tings if you want.
259 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 3. Use [ S ], [ T ], [ W ], and [ X ] to move the boundary to the document you want to select. • The document menu screen can show up to 12 documents . If there are mor e than 12 document s in camera memo ry, use [ S ] or [ T ] to switch betwee n the menu screens of 12 images each.
260 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) Deleting a Document Page After disp laying a docume nt page, you can de lete a singl e document pa ge or all the pages in a doc ument at th e same time. ■ To delete a single document page 1.
261 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) ■ To delete all the pages in a do cument page 1. Display a p age in the document whose pa ges you want to delete and then press [ T ] ( ). 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All pages” and then press [SET].
262 TRANSF ERRING DO CUMENTS TO Y OUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) ■ To delete all documents 1. While the document menu is displayed, press [MENU]. 2. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “All docs” and then press [SET]. 3. Use [ S ] and [ T ] to select “Yes”.
263 APPENDIX APPENDIX The numbers in p arentheses ind icate the pages where each par t is explained . ■ Camera Front Back General Guide 1 Shutter (pag e 65) 2 [ON/OFF] (P ower) (page 43) 3 Flash (pa.
264 APPENDIX Bottom ■ USB Cradle Front Back ck Battery/Memo ry Card Slots ( pages 37, 48) cl Cradle C ontact (page 39) cm Tripod Hole Use this hole when attach ing to a tripod.
265 APPENDIX The monitor scr een uses variou s indicator s, icons, and val ues to keep you inf ormed of the ca mera’s status. • The sample scre ens in this section are inte nded to show you the locati ons of all the indicato rs and figures that can ap pear on the monitor scre en in various mode s.
266 APPENDIX ■ Snapshot Playback Mode 1 File Type (page 142) 2 Protect Ind icator (page 180) 3 Folder Name/File Name (page 179) 4 Snapshot Image Quality (page 69) 5 Snapshot Image Size (page 67) 6 I.
267 APPENDIX The tables i n this sectio n show the items that appears on the menus that app ear on the monit or screen when you press [MENU]. The items included on the me nus depend on whet her the camera is in the REC mode or PLAY mod e. • An asteri sk ( * ) indica tes reset def ault setti ngs.
268 APPENDIX Quality Tab Menu Icon Help On * / Off Memory BEST SHOT: On / Of f * Flash: O n * / Off Focus: On / Of f * White Balance: On / Off * ISO: On / Off * AF Area: O n * / Off Metering: On / Of .
269 APPENDIX Set Up Tab Menu Saturation +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Contrast +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Intens ity +2 / +1 / 0 * / –1 / –2 Flash Assist Auto * / Off Sounds Startup * / Half Shutter / S hutter / Ope ration / Operation / Play Startup On (Selectable image) / Off * File No.
270 APPENDIX ■ PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu “Set Up” Tab • The contents of the “Set Up” tab are the same in the RE C mode and PLAY mode. Slideshow Start * / Images / Time / Interval / Ef fect /.
271 APPENDIX ti The tables in this section sh ow the items that a ppears on the menus that appear on the monitor scr een when you press [DISP]. Most of these items are for configurin g monitor screen settings. Th e items included on the menus de pend on whether the camera is in th e REC mode or PLAY mode.
272 APPENDIX The camera has la mps: an Operatio n Lamp and an AF assi st/ self-timer Lamp . These lamps light a nd flash to indica te the current op erational status of the camera . * There are th ree lamp flash patterns. Pat tern 1 flashe s once per second , Pattern 2 flashes twice per s econd, and P attern 3 flashes four times per second.
273 APPENDIX IMPORT ANT! • Never remove th e memory card from the camer a while the operation la mp is flashing gree n. Doing so will caus e the image you sh ot to be lost. Pattern 1 Cannot charge flash. Pattern 2 Memory card problem / Memory card is unf ormatted.
274 APPENDIX ■ PLAY mode Operation Lamp AF Assist/ Self-timer Lamp Meaning Green Red Amber Red Lit Operati onal (Power on, recording enabled) Pattern 3 One of the f ollowing operations is in progres.
275 APPENDIX ■ USB Cradle Indicator Lamps The USB cradl e has two in dicator lamp s: a [CHARGE] lamp and a USB lamp. These lamp s light and flas h to indicate the c urrent operationa l status of the c radle and camer a.
276 APPENDIX Find the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Problem Possible Ca uses Action Power Supply Power does not t urn on. 1) The battery is not oriented correctly. 2) The battery is dead. 1) Orient the battery correctly (page 37). 2) Charge the batte ry (page 37).
277 APPENDIX The subject is out of focus in th e recorded image. The image is not focused properly. When compos ing th e image, make sure the subject is located inside the focus frame. The flas h does not fire. 1) (Flash Off ) is selected as the f lash mode.
278 APPENDIX Digital zoom does not work. The zoom bar indicates zoom only up to a zoom factor o f 3.0. 1) The digital zoom setting is turned off. 2) Date stamping is turned on. 1) Turn on the digital zoom setting (pag e 75). 2) Turn off date stamping (page 131).
279 APPENDIX The camera’s monitor screen is blank. USB communication is in progress. After confirming that the computer is not accessing the memory card, disconnect the USB cable. Other I can’t transfer images over a USB connection. 1) The camera is not set securely on the USB cradle.
280 APPENDIX If you have problems installing the USB driver... You may not be able to install the USB driver properl y if you use the USB cabl e to connect the ca mera to a computer running Win dow s 98SE/98 befor e installing the USB driver from the bundled CD- ROM, or if you have an other type of driver instal led.
281 APPENDIX Display Messages Battery is low. Battery power is low. Cannot correct image! Keystone correction of the image canno t be performed for some reason. The image will be stored as-is, without correction (page 106 ). Cannot find the file. The image you specified with the slideshow “Images” setting cannot be found.
282 APPENDIX Record Er ror Image compression could not be performed for some reason during image data stora ge. Shoot the image again. Replenish ink! During printing, the pr inter is running low on ink or is out of ink. RETRY POWER ON If the lens comes into contact with some obstacle, this message appears and the camera turns off.
283 APPENDIX ■ Main Specifications Product Type . . . . . . . Digital Camera Model . . . . . . . . . . . . EX-S 770 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snapsh ots: JPEG (Exif Versi on 2.2); DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.
284 APPENDIX • Movies 2M (1600 × 1200) Fine 1. 17 MB 4 images 196 images Normal 780 KB 7 images 286 ima ges Economy 390 KB 12 images 530 images VGA (640 × 480) (VGA) Fine 360 KB 15 images 625 imag.
285 APPENDIX * Number of ima ge values are a pproximate and are provided for refer ence only. * Based on Matsus hita Electric Indust rial Co., Ltd. products .
286 APPENDIX Exposure Co ntrol . . . . . . . . Metering: Multi-pattern, center weigh ted, and spot by imaging element Exposure: Program AE Exposure Compensation: –2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps) Shutter .
287 APPENDIX Monitor Screen. . . . . . . . . . 2.8-inch Wide TFT color LCD 230,400 (960 × 240) pixe ls Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitor Screen Timekeeping Functions . . . Built-in quartz digital clock Date and Time: Recorded with image data, Time stamp Auto Calendar: To 2049 World Time .
288 APPENDIX * 2 Continuou s Playback Time Standard temp erature (23°C (73 °F)), one-ima ge scroll approximate ly every 10 sec onds * 3 Approximat e continuous re cording ti me • The above va lues are ba sed a new batt ery, starti ng from a fu ll charge.
289 APPENDIX ■ Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) Rated Voltage . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 V Rated Capacitanc e . . . . . . 700 mAh Operating Temperature . . . 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.0(W) × 50 .0(H) × 4.
290 CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD. 6-2, Hon-machi 1-chome Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8543, Japan MA0612-D M10.
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