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Casio QV-4000 Recording Manual

Casio QV-4000 Recording Manual

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Recording a Single Image (1-Image)
With the 1-Image Mode, a single snapshot is recorded when
you press the shutter release button.
1.
Align the drive mode dial with
2.
Align the power/function switch with
3.
Press the shutter release button to record the
image.
IMPORTANT!
• In any of the following cases, the message "One mo-
ment please..." appears on the display after you
record each image as it is saved to the memory card.
— When you are recording TIFF (uncompressed) im-
ages (page E-95)
— When you are recording a movie or panorama
(pages E-91, 93)
— When you are recording using certain Best Shot
scene setups (page E-76)
— When the
low battery indicator is on the dis-
play while you are using a CompactFlash card
(page E-33)
— When the
low battery indicator is on the dis-
play while you are using an IBM Microdrive (page
E-33).
OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Previewing the Last Image Recorded

Normally, you need to enter the PLAY mode (page E-109) to
display an image on the camera's monitor screen. The fol-
lowing procedure lets you view the image you just recorded
without leaving the REC mode.
(1-Image).
Press PREVIEW to display the last image re-
.
corded.
• You can also use PREVIEW in the Movie Mode to view the
last frame you recorded.
• Pressing PREVIEW again returns to the REC mode
screen.
• Turning off the camera or switching to the PLAY mode
causes the preview image memory to be cleared. This
means nothing appears on the monitor screen if you press
PREVIEW immediately after you turn the camera on or re-
enter the REC mode.
E-54

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  • Page 1: Previewing The Last Image Recorded

    OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Recording a Single Image (1-Image) With the 1-Image Mode, a single snapshot is recorded when you press the shutter release button. Align the drive mode dial with Align the power/function switch with Press the shutter release button to record the image.

  • Page 2: Using The Flash

    Deleting the Last Image Recorded in the REC Mode Normally, you need to enter the PLAY mode (page E-109) to delete an image. The following procedure lets you delete the image you just recorded without leaving the REC mode. IMPORTANT! •...

  • Page 3: Flash Status Indicators

    • Each press of cycles through the available flash mode indicators on the monitor screen. To do this: Have the flash fire automatically in accordance with subject brightness (Auto Flash). Always fire the flash, regardless of subject brightness (Flash On). Turn off the flash so it never fires, regardless of subject brightness (Flash Off).

  • Page 4: Adjusting The Flash Intensity

    Adjusting the Flash Intensity Use the following procedure to adjust the intensity of the flash when it fires. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Flash Intensity” and then rock the con- trol button to the right. Select the setting you want, and then click the control button to apply it.

  • Page 5: Selecting A Flash Sync Setting

    IMPORTANT! • In the Shutter Speed Priority AE Mode (S Mode) or Manual Exposure Mode (M Mode), the manually set shutter speed takes priority over the above setting. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Selecting a Flash Sync Setting You can use the following procedure to change the timing of the flash.
  • Page 6 Example 1 : To use front-curtain sync to record the image of cars running along a road at night The images of the cars are recorded first when the flash fires, followed by the headlights, so the blur of movement extends from the front of the cars.

  • Page 7: Precautions When Using Flash

    Precautions when Using Flash • Make sure that you do not touch or block the flash or the exposure sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil these components and interfere with correct flash operation. Flash Exposure sensor • Flash is best used for distances within the range of about 0.5 meters to 3.5 meters (fully open aperture).

  • Page 8: Selecting The Focus Mode

    Selecting the Focus Mode You can use the following procedure to select from among five different focus modes: Multi-area AF, Spot AF, Manual, Infinity, and Macro. Align the power/function switch with Hold down FOCUS. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Rotate the selector dial to select the focus mode, and then release FOCUS.

  • Page 9: Using Auto Focus (Multi-Area Auto Focus)

    Using Auto Focus (Multi-area Auto Focus) As its name suggests, the Auto Focus Mode adjusts focus automatically. When you press the shutter release about half way, the camera measures three distances and automati- cally focuses on the nearest subject. The following is the fo- cusing range for Auto Focus.

  • Page 10: Using The Spot Auto Focus Mode

    Using the Spot Auto Focus Mode With Spot Auto Focus, you can select one of nine focus frames to suit the object on which you want Auto Focus to be performed. Use the selector dial to select “ mode. Compose the image you want to record. While holding down FOCUS to display all of the available focus frame positions, rock the con- trol button left, right, up, or down to move the...

  • Page 11: Using The Manual Focus Mode

    Using the Manual Focus Mode With Manual Focus, you make the required focus settings by hand. The following shows the relationship between the opti- cal zoom factor and the focusing distance for the Manual Focus Mode. Optical Zoom Factor Focusing Distance 6cm to 20cm to Use the selector dial to select “MF”...

  • Page 12: Using The Infinity Mode

    Using the Infinity Mode The Infinity Mode sets the focus near infinity. It is a good choice for scenery and other far-off subjects. Focus adjust- ment starts automatically whenever you press the shutter release button about half way down. Use the selector dial to select “ ” as the focus mode.

  • Page 13: Using Focus Lock

    Using Focus Lock Normally, Auto Focus automatically focuses on whatever is inside the focus frame. Focus lock is a technique you can use in the Spot AF ( ), Infinity ( ), and Macro ( ) modes to lock the focus on a subject and then move the camera so the focus frame is pointed at another subject when you record.

  • Page 14: Expanding The Focus Area

    Expanding the Focus Area You can use the following procedure to expand the focus area used in all focus modes. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Focus Expansion” and then rock the control button to the right. Select the setting you want, and then click the control button to apply it.

  • Page 15: Selecting The Metering Mode

    Selecting the Metering Mode Use the following procedure to specify multi-pattern meter- ing, spot metering, or center-weighted metering as the me- tering mode. Align the power/function switch with Hold down Rotate the selector dial to select the setting you want, and then release OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Multi-pattern: Multi-pattern metering divides the image...

  • Page 16: Selecting White Balance

    Selecting White Balance Different types of light sources (sunlight, light bulbs, etc.) emit light at various wavelengths, which can affect the color of the recorded image. White balance lets you make adjust- ments to help ensure that the colors of a subject appear most natural under the type of lighting that is available.

  • Page 17: Adjusting White Balance Manually

    Adjusting White Balance Manually Under some light sources, automatic white balance under the “Auto” setting can take a long time to complete. Also, the auto white balance range (color temperature range) is lim- ited. Manual white balance helps to ensure that colors are recorded correctly for a particular light source.

  • Page 18: Using Ae Lock

    Using AE Lock When using any exposure modes besides the M (Manual) Mode, pressing the shutter release button half way focuses the image and fixes exposure settings. With AE lock, you can fix exposure settings and then compose and focus the image, which comes in handy in the following situations.

  • Page 19: Exposure Compensation

    Exposure Compensation Whenever the P Mode, A Mode, S Mode, or Best Shot Mode is selected as the exposure mode, you can adjust the expo- sure compensation value (EV value) within the range shown below in order to compensate for current lighting conditions. As a rule of thumb, you should use a positive value to com- pensate for a bright colored subject and a negative value for a dark colored subject.
  • Page 20 • Rocking the control button to the left decreases the EV value. A lower EV value is best for black and dark col- ored subjects. • An EV value setting you make remains in effect until you change it. To cancel exposure compensation, use the control button to change the EV value to zero so indicator disappears.

  • Page 21: Using The Histogram

    Using the Histogram Using DISP to display the histogram on the monitor screen makes it possible for you to check exposure conditions as you record images (page E-24). The histogram is a graph of pixel brightness levels in terms of the number of pixels. The vertical axis represents the number of pixels, while the horizontal axis represents bright- ness.

  • Page 22: Using Digital Zoom

    Using Digital Zoom You can use digital zoom to enlarge the center portion of the screen. Note that digital zoom becomes available only after optical zoom reaches its maximum setting. The following shows the range that is available with digital zoom. Zoom Factor Range: 3x to 9.6x (combination with optical zoom) Align the power/function switch with...

  • Page 23: Instant Setup Using The Best Shot Mode

    Instant Setup Using the Best Shot Mode The camera has five built-in Best Shot Mode scenes that you can use for automatic set up the camera with the configura- tion required to record the selected scene. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Align the exposure mode dial with Shot).

  • Page 24: Copying A Scene From The Cd-Rom Best Shot Library

    NOTES • Best Shot Mode scenes are not images recorded us- ing this camera. They are intended for reference pur- poses only. • The actual conditions that are present when you record your image may make it impossible to correctly obtain all of the effects of the Best Shot scene you select.
  • Page 25 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS If you are running a Macintosh, perform the fol- lowing steps. (1) Open “CASIO” “QV4000”, and then double-click the file named “index_english.htm”. • This starts up your Web browser and displays a cata- log of Best Shot library scenes.
  • Page 26 Load the memory card into the camera. Specify either “Built-in + CF” or “CF” as the lo- cation of the Best Shot scenes on page E-81. Use the same procedure as that on page E-76 to select a copied Best Shot scene and use it to record an image.

  • Page 27: Registering Your Own Best Shot Scenes

    Registering Your Own Best Shot Scenes You can register the settings of any image recorded with a CASIO QV-4000 camera as a “user setup” for the Best Shot Mode. After you register a user Best Shot scene, you can recall it and use its setup just as you do with other Best Shot scenes.

  • Page 28: Specifying The Location Of Best Shot Mode Scenes

    • You can use only images recorded with the CASIO QV-4000 to register a user setup. • You can register up to 250 Best Shot scenes, includ- ing those copied from the bundled CD-ROM.

  • Page 29: Specifying The Exposure Mode

    NOTES • See page E-77 for information about copying Best Shot scenes to a memory card. • If there are no Best Shot scene files or user Best Shot scenes on the memory card, you will be able to select from among the built-in scenes only, even when the “Built-in+CF”...
  • Page 30 NOTE • Recording images in the Full Auto Mode causes a number of camera settings to be made automatically in accordance with shooting conditions. See “Full Auto Mode Settings” on page E-154 for more information. Program AE In the P (Program AE) Mode, the camera automatically ad- justs shutter speed and aperture in accordance with the brightness of the image and other shooting conditions.

  • Page 31: Aperture-Priority Ae

    Aperture Priority AE The A Mode (aperture priority AE) is the opposite of the S Mode. It lets you specify an aperture setting and the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed accordingly. A larger ap- erture decreases depth of field, which is the zone of sharp focus in a scene.

  • Page 32: Shutter Speed Priority Ae

    Shutter Speed Priority AE The S Mode (shutter speed priority AE) lets you specify a shutter speed setting and the camera automatically adjusts aperture accordingly. Slow (1/30) Shutter Speed Settings Slow Shutter Speed BULB, 60 seconds to 1/1000 second Brightness Brighter Movement Blur...
  • Page 33 IMPORTANT! • It is often difficult to obtain proper brightness when shooting a subject that is very dark or very light. In such a case, try different shutter speed settings to find the one that produces the best results. • When shutter speed is set to “BULB”, exposure con- tinues as long as you depress the shutter button.

  • Page 34: Manual Exposure

    Manual Exposure The M Mode (Manual Exposure) lets you make the shutter speed and aperture settings you want. • The shutter speed settings you can make are the same as those for shutter speed priority AE (page E-85). • The aperture settings you can make are the same as those for aperture priority AE (page E-84).

  • Page 35: Using The Continuous Shutter Mode

    • At shutter speeds of one second or slower, the cam- era automatically performs internal data processing intended to limit image static, so the image record op- eration takes longer at slow shutter speeds. At shutter speeds of one second or greater, doubling the shutter speed setting tells you about how long it takes for an image to be recorded.

  • Page 36: Using The Aeb (Automatic Exposure Bracketing) Mode

    • Note that the flash does not fire during continuous shutter recording. • You cannot use the self-timer in combination with the Continuous Shutter Mode. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Using the AEB (Automatic Exposure Bracketing) Mode The AEB Mode automatically records three or five images when you press the shutter button.

  • Page 37: To Record An Image Using Aeb

    Select “AEB Setting” and then rock the control button to the right. Select “EV Shift” or “Number of Exposures” and then rock the control button to the right. Make the setting you want, and click the con- trol button. • EV Shift : 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, or 1. •...

  • Page 38: Creating A Panorama

    Compose the image and then press the shutter release button to record it. • Keep the shutter release button depressed to record the specified number of images. • Releasing the shutter release button before all the im- ages are recorded stops recording at that point. IMPORTANT! •...
  • Page 39 Press the shutter release button to record the first image. • The right edge of the first image remains on the left side of the monitor screen to help you compose the second image of the panorama. Right edge of previous image Shoot the other images that will make up the panorama, each time using the right edge of...

  • Page 40: Recording A Movie

    Recording a Movie You can record movies that are approximately 30 seconds long. File Format: AVI AVI format is the Motion JPEG format standard advocated by the Open DML Consortium. Note, however, that this camera does not record audio. Size: 320 x 240 pixels Movie File Size File Size : Approximately 300KB/second Maximum Movie Length...

  • Page 41: Rec Mode Camera Settings

    REC Mode Camera Settings The following are the settings you can make in the REC mode when recording an image. • Image size and quality • Color enhancement • Color filter • Saturation • Contrast • Sharpness • Screen grid on/off •...
  • Page 42 Size/Quality Setting and Image Capacity Number of images Image 16MB size Quality File size memory (pixels) card 2240 FINE 1.8MB 7 images NORMAL 1.2MB 10 images 1680 ECONOMY 0.72MB 15 images TIFF 11.025MB 1 image 2256 FINE 1.6MB 8 images NORMAL 1.1MB 12 images...

  • Page 43: Enhancing Certain Colors

    Enhancing Certain Colors Use the following procedure when you want to enhance a particular color in your recorded image. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Enhancement” and then rock the con- trol button to the right. Select the setting you want, and then click the control button to apply it.

  • Page 44: Using The Filter Function

    Using the Filter Function The camera’s filter function lets you alter the tint of an image when you record it. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Filter” and then rock the control button to the right. Select the setting you want, and then click the control button to apply it.

  • Page 45: Specifying Contrast

    Specifying Contrast Use this procedure to adjust the relative difference between the light areas and dark areas of the image you are record- ing. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Contrast” and then rock the control button to the right. Select the setting you want, and then click the control button to apply it.

  • Page 46: Turning The On-Screen Grid On And Off

    Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off You can display gridlines on the monitor screen to help you compose images and ensure that the camera is straight when recording. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Grid” and then rock the control button to the right.

  • Page 47: Inserting A Time Stamp Into An Image

    Inserting a Time Stamp into an Image When it is turned on, the time stamp function digitally stamps the recording date and time in the lower right corner of each image as it is recorded. Note that once an image is stamped, the date and time cannot be deleted.

  • Page 48: Specifying Power On Default Settings

    Specifying Power On Default Settings Configuring the camera’s “mode memory” controls power on default settings. Turning a mode memory item on specifies that the current setting of the item when the camera is turned off should be restored when the camera is turned back on again.

  • Page 49: Resetting The Camera

    Resetting the Camera Use the following procedure to reset all of the camera’s set- tings to their initial defaults as shown under “Camera Menus” on page E-150. Align the power/function switch with Press MENU. Select “Reset” and then rock the control but- ton to the right.

  • Page 50: Using The Remote Shutter Release

    Using the Remote Shutter Release You can use an optionally available remote shutter release (WR-3C) to release the shutter without touching the camera. By mounting the camera on a tripod and using the remote shutter release, you can eliminate the chance of blurred im- ages due to accidental hand movement.

  • Page 51: External Flash Unit Requirements

    Using an External Flash Use of a commercially available flash unit makes it possible to obtain a higher level of brightness (guide number) than you get when using the built-in flash alone. An external flash also makes it possible to extend the effective range of flash photography.
  • Page 52 • When attaching an external flash unit to the camera, you should also purchase and install a gripped bracket that can be secured to the camera’s tripod hole. Turn on camera power and make the required camera settings. • Exposure Mode: M (Manual Exposure) •...

  • Page 53: Installing A Conversion Lens Or Close-Up Lens

    • These lenses may not be available in some geo- graphic areas. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS • Canon Inc. Tele-Converter TC-DC58 Focal Distance: Digital camera focal distance x 1.5 • Canon Inc. Wide Converter WC-DC58 Focal Distance: Digital camera focal distance x 0.8 E-106...
  • Page 54 • Canon Inc. 58mm Close-up Lens 250D Focal Distance: In the Macro Mode, 5 cm to 14 cm from the sur- face of the close up lens to the subject (when zoom is set to maximum wide angle); 7 cm to 14 cm in other modes IMPORTANT! •...

  • Page 55: Using A Filter

    Using a Filter This camera supports use of commercially available 58mm filters. IMPORTANT! • Be sure to use the Conversion Lens Adaptor (LU-35A) whenever you install a filter. If you don’t, the lens will come into contact with the filter when it extends from the camera, resulting in malfunction.

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