Casio EX-Z300 User's Manual

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1 E Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide. • Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference. • For the most up-to-date information about th...

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2 As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. Unpacking Digital camera Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-40) Charger unit (BC-31L) Power cord Stra...

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3 • 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. �...

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4 Contents Contents Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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5 Contents ❚❙ Recording Movie Images and Audio 47 To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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6 Contents ❚ Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . . 78 ❚ Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 78 ❚ Adjusting Image Cont...

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7 Contents Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 ❚ Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 ❚ Save images to a computer automaticall...

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8 Contents ❚ Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 ❚ Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Using a Mem...

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9 Quick Start Basics Quick Start Basics What is a digital camera? Delete A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times. Play Record You can use the images you record in a variety of ...

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10 Quick Start Basics Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions. What you can do with your CASIO camera BEST SHOT Simply s...

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11 Quick Start Basics Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge. • Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion batt...

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12 Quick Start Basics Other Charging Precautions • Use the special charger (BC-31L) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-40). Never use any other type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in unexpected acci...

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13 Quick Start Basics Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below. indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible. Recordi...

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14 Quick Start Basics 4. Use [8] and [2] to select the city where you will be using the camera and then press [SET]. 5. Use [8] and [2] to select the summer time (DST) setting you want and then press [SET]. 6. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style...

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15 Quick Start Basics 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. Imag...

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16 Quick Start Basics IMPORTANT! • Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 15) 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,...

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17 Quick Start Basics To enter the REC Mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or [r] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [p] (PLAY). The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, the lens will e...

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18 Quick Start Basics 1. Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera. Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 52. 2. Point the camera at the subject. You can zoom the image, if you want. 3. Half-press the shutter button to focus the image...

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19 Quick Start Basics 4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of the way down. This records the snapshot. IMPORTANT! • While the “Anti Shake” setting is “D Auto” or “A Camera AS”, half pressing the sh...

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20 Quick Start Basics 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 you...

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21 Quick Start Basics Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen. • For information about how to play back movies, see page 80. 1. Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode. • This will display one of the snapsh...

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22 Quick Start Basics 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 100) deletes b...

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23 Quick Start Basics Operation • Never open the battery cover while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can result in the image you just shot being saved incorrectly, damage to other images stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc....

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24 Snapshot Tutorial Snapshot Tutorial The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. This will select one of the Control Panel icons and display its settings. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you...

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25 Snapshot Tutorial . Pixels A digital camera image is a collection of small dots called “pixels”. The more pixels there are in an image, the more detail there will be. However, you generally can do with fewer pixels when printing an image (...

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26 Snapshot Tutorial Image Size Selection Tips Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space. • For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be stored, see page 164. • For informati...

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27 Snapshot Tutorial . To select the image size 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the top Control Panel option (Image Size). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select an image size and then press [SET]. • The initial factory default ...

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28 Snapshot Tutorial 1. In the REC mode, press [2] ( ) once. 2. Use [4] and [6] to select the flash setting you want and then press [SET]. When the “R Panel” menu item (page 126) is “Hide” (so the Control Panel is not displayed), pressing ...

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29 Snapshot Tutorial • Approximate Flash Range (ISO Sensitivity: Auto) Wide Angle: 0.2 m to 4.5 m (0.7' to 14.8') Telephoto: 0.5 m to 2.0 m (1.6' to 6.6') * The above values depend on the optical zoom setting. Red-eye Reduction ...

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30 Snapshot Tutorial With Auto Shutter, the camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects that certain conditions are present. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the third Control Panel option from the top (Au...

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31 Snapshot Tutorial 1. Point the camera at location where the subject will pass and then half- press the shutter button to adjust exposure and focus. 2. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down. This will put the camera into Auto Shutter s...

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32 Snapshot Tutorial 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth Control Panel option from the top (Sensitivity). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select the sensitivity setting you want, and then press [SET]. • You can select a...

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33 Snapshot Tutorial Tips for Better Auto Shutter Snapshots • Using Auto Shutter in combination with Anti Shake (page 68) reduces the chance of image blur even more. • While recording with Detect Blur or Detect Smile, keep the camera as still as...

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34 Snapshot Tutorial The face recognition feature adjusts focus and brightness to the faces in the image. Face recognition has two modes, described below. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the seventh Control Panel option...

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35 Snapshot Tutorial . To pre-record the faces of family members, etc. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the seventh Control Panel option from the top (Face Recognition). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select “K Record Family”...

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36 Snapshot Tutorial 6. Use [4] and [6] to select the priority level you want and then press [SET]. • You can set the priority to one of four levels: q (Disabled: no detection), and from þ (Low) to v (High). 7. To complete the setting procedure,...

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37 Snapshot Tutorial . To shoot a snapshot using pre-recorded face data 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the seventh Control Panel option from the top (Face Recognition). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select “ H Face Recognit...

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38 Snapshot Tutorial Tips for Best Face Recognition Results • The camera performs center focus if it cannot detect a face. • Always make sure that Auto Focus (AF) is selected as the focus mode when shooting with face recognition. • Even if you...

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39 Snapshot Tutorial Your camera has three continuous shutter modes. * To turn off a continuous shutter mode, select “Off”. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the sixth Control Panel option from the top (Continuous Shu...

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40 Snapshot Tutorial NOTE • With continuous shutter, exposure and focus for the first image are applied for successive images as well. • Continuous shutter cannot be used in combination with any of the following. – Some BEST SHOT scenes (AUTO ...

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41 Snapshot Tutorial ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light. 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth Control Panel option from the top (ISO Sensitivity). 3. Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want...

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42 Snapshot Tutorial You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV value) before shooting it. • Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0EV to +2.0EV • Unit: 1/3EV 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the second Contr...

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43 Snapshot Tutorial 1. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (Date/Time). Use [4] and [6] to select the date or time. NOTE • You can select either of two display style (page 132) for the date: M...

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44 Snapshot Tutorial NOTE • The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded image. Note that the camera also has a function that lets you record using digital zoom without image deterioration (page 45). • Use of a tripod is recomme...

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45 Snapshot Tutorial • The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 25). The smaller the image size, the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point. • Though digital zoom generally caus...

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46 Snapshot Tutorial With the Make-up Mode, the camera detect faces automatically and makes adjustments to maximize facial brightness and beauty. 1. In the REC mode, press ½. • This will enter the Make-up Mode, which is indicated by ± on the mon...

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47 Recording Movie Images and Audio Recording Movie Images and Audio 1. Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 75). The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you select. 2. In the REC mode, press [0] (Movie...

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48 Recording Movie Images and Audio NOTE • Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction. • The camera also records audio. Note the followi...

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49 Recording Movie Images and Audio With this feature, the camera prerecords up to five seconds of whatever is happening in front of the lens in a buffer that is continually updated. Pressing [0] saves the prerecorded action (buffer contents) follo...

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50 Recording Movie Images and Audio 1. While a movie is being recorded, press the shutter button. Movie recording continues after the snapshot is recorded. NOTE • You cannot shoot a snapshot during movie recording in the optical zoom range of 1X t...

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51 Recording Movie Images and Audio NOTE • You can use [8] (DISP) during audio recording to toggle the monitor screen on and off. • When monitor screen contents are turned off, selecting the “Voice Recording” scene will cause the monitor sc...

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52 Using BEST SHOT Using BEST SHOT BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setup of the camera, simply find the scene that matches wh...

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53 Using BEST SHOT 4. Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or [0] (if you are shooting a movie). NOTE • The BEST SHOT YouTube scene sets up the camera for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to YouTube. Movies r...

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54 Using BEST SHOT • High Sensitivity – The high sensitivity setting is disabled whenever the camera’s flash fires. – High sensitivity may not produce the desired results in very dark conditions. – When shooting with slow shutter speeds, us...

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55 Using BEST SHOT NOTE • BEST SHOT snapshot scenes can be used for snapshots only and movie scenes can be used for movies only. • You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by displaying the camera’s setting menus a...

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56 Using BEST SHOT With AUTO BEST SHOT, the camera automatically selects the BEST SHOT scene that suits your subject and shooting conditions, and configures its settings accordingly. The following are the scenes selected automatically by AUTO BEST ...

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57 Using BEST SHOT You can use this procedure to shoot a portrait and then print it out in the following standard ID photo sizes: 30 x 24mm, 40 x 30mm, 45 x 35mm, 50 x 40mm, 55 x 45mm. 1. Press [BS] and then select the “ID Photo” scene. 2. Press...

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58 Using BEST SHOT A process called “keystone correction” makes lines straight and natural, even if rectangular subjects are shot from an angle. BEST SHOT has two scenes. 1. Press [BS] and then select the “Business cards and documents” or ...

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59 Using BEST SHOT NOTE • When composing an image like the ones shown above, make sure that the entire outline of the object you are trying to shoot is enclosed within the monitor screen. • Make sure the object is against a background that allow...

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60 Using BEST SHOT NOTE • You can shoot with the self-portrait feature in combination with a continuous shutter (CS) mode (page 39). Operation is the same as that when a continuous shutter (CS) mode is used in combination with Auto Shutter. See p...

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61 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings. • You also can use the Control Panel (page 24) to configure some of the settings that appear on the menu screen. Refer to th...

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62 Advanced Settings 3. Use [8] and [2] to select the menu item you want, and then press [6]. 4. Use [8] and [2] to change the setting. 5. After the setting is the way you want, press [SET]. • Pressing [4] registers the selected setting and retu...

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63 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus *1 The focus range is the distance from the lens surface. *2 The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting. *3 The distance depends on shooting conditions, and appears on t...

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64 Advanced Settings *4 (m) NOTE • Above values are for reference only. For movie macro, the focus range is a few centimeters within the center distance. To focus with manual focus 1. On the monitor screen, compose the image so the subject you wan...

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65 Advanced Settings NOTE • An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly. • Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash ...

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66 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Continuous For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 39. Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer. The...

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67 Advanced Settings NOTE • The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features. Normal-speed Continuous Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter, some BEST SHOT scenes (Prerecord (Movie), Voice Recording) • The Triple Self-timer ca...

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68 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Anti Shake You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject movement or camera movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto, when shooting...

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69 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Area •“ I Multi” cannot be selected for the Auto Focus area while you are using Face Recognition (page 34). •“ O Tracking” cannot be selected for the Auto Focus area whil...

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70 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus Frame You can use this procedure to select from among six different shapes, including a heart shape, for the focus frame. NOTE • Half-pressing the shutter button will cause the fo...

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71 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * L/R Key You can assign one of the five functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys. Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Quick Shutter When Quick Shutter is turned on, you can press...

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72 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Grid The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode monitor screen for easy vertical and horizontal alignment when composing images. Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Review ...

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73 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Memory When you turn off the camera, it remembers the current settings of all enabled memory items and restores them when you turn it back on. Any memory item that is disabled will be re...

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74 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Size For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 27. Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * T Quality (Snapshot) • The “Fine” setting helps to bring out details wh...

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75 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * » Quality (Movie) Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HD) setting will r...

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76 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * White Balance You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is cloudy...

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77 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * ISO For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 41. Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Metering The metering mode determines what part of the subject is metered for ...

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78 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Lighting You can use this setting to optimize the balance between bright areas and dark areas when shooting images. • You also can optimize the balance between bright areas and dark...

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79 Advanced Settings Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Contrast You can specify one of five contrast settings from +2 (most contrast between light and dark) to –2 (least contrast between light and dark). Procedure [r] (REC) * [MENU] * Q...

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80 Viewing Snapshots and Movies Viewing Snapshots and Movies See page 21 for the procedure for viewing snapshots. 1. Press [p] (PLAY) and then use [4] and [6] to display the movie you want to view. 2. Press [SET] to start playback. Movie Playback Co...

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81 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to scroll through the images until the one you want is displayed. 2. Slide the zoom controller towards z ([) to zoom. You can use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to scroll the zoomed imag...

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82 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. In the PLAY Mode, slide the zoom controller towards w (]) twice. This will display the calendar screen that shows the first image recorded on each day. To display the first image recorded on a particular day, use ...

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83 Viewing Snapshots and Movies 1. Use the AV cable that comes with the camera to connect it to the TV. • Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the USB/AV port until you feel it click securely into place. Failure to insert the connect...

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84 Viewing Snapshots and Movies NOTE • Audio is monaural. • Certain TVs may cut off part of the images. • Before connecting to a TV to display images, be sure to configure the camera’s [r] (REC) and [p] (PLAY) buttons for “Power On” or �...

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85 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Other Playback Functions (PLAY) This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform other playback operations. Procedure [p] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Slideshow For information ab...

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86 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) • To stop the slideshow, press [SET]. Pressing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the slideshow and returns to the menu screen. • Adjust audio volume by pressing [2] and then press [8] or [2] during playback. • Al...

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87 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 2. Perform one of the following operations to open the memory card or built-in memory. This will cause the camera to be recognized by your computer as a Removable Disk (Drive). • Windows 1 Windows Vista: Start *...

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88 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Spnapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Layout Print You can use the following procedure to insert existing snapshots into the frames of a layout and produce a new image that contains mult...

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89 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Movie Screen to be Used * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * MOTION PRINT 1. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the movie frames and display the one you want to use as the image of the MOTION PRINT imag...

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90 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 1. Use [8] and [2] to select the editing method you want to use and then press [SET]. 2. Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the movie and search for the frame (point) from which or to which you want to cut the mov...

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91 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) NOTE • A movie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited. • Editing of movies recorded with a different type of camera is not supported. • You will not be able to edit a movie if the amount of remaini...

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92 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Red Eye Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when ...

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93 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * White Balance You can use the white balance setting to select a light source type for a recorded image, which will affect the colors of the image. NOTE ...

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94 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Brightness You can select one of five brightness levels, from +2 (brightest) to –2 (least bright). NOTE • The original snapshot is retained in memory...

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95 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Color Correction Color Correction lets you correct the color of an old photograph. The corrected image is saved as 2M (1600 x 1200 pixels) size. 1. Perf...

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96 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * DPOF Printing See page 105 for details. Procedure [p] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Protect IMPORTANT! • Note that even if a file is protected, it will ...

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97 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Date/Time When the date and time settings are what you want, press [SET] to apply them. NOTE • The date and time stamped into an image using the Time St...

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98 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Resize You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You can select resize an...

[Page 99] Casio EX Z300 - EXILIM ZOOM Digital Camera

99 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Snapshot Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Dubbing You can add audio to a snapshot after you shoot it. You can re-record a snapshot’s audio whenever you want. You can record up to about 30 secon...

[Page 100] Casio EX Z300 - EXILIM ZOOM Digital Camera

100 Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 1. In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to scroll through the images until the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed. An audio snapshot is one that has a ˆ icon. 2. Press [SET] to start playback. Voice Recording Play...