Recording; Using The Shutter Button - Casio QV-3000EX/Ir User Manual

Using the Vie Quality Sett Using the F
• Pressing the shutter button releases the shutter, even • The exposure compensation value automatically re-
Turning Camera Power On and Off
if Auto Focus was unsuccessful and the image is out verts to zero whenever the shutter button is pressed.
You can use the built-in flash unit to provide illumination dur- Rotate the POWER/Function Switch to turn camera power The camera has three quality modes: FINE, NORMAL, The illustrations below show what you see when you look
You can manually reset the exposure compensation of focus.
ECONOMY. ing recording. on and off. through the viewfinder to compose an image for recording.
value by using [ E ] and [ F ] to change the value back to
• Use of a tripod is recommended for slow shutter
IMPORTANT!
• To determine the number of images that can be stored on a zero, which is indicated when the EV indicator disap-
speeds and telephoto shots to avoid blurring of the
memory card of a different capacity, multiply the capacities
pears from the monitor. EV value is fixed during pan-
image due to camera movement.
1.
Press / .
in the table below, by the appropriate value.
orama recording.
• Each press of /
• The actual number of images that can be stored in memory • Changing the exposure compensation (EV) value au-
the following sequence: Auto (None)
cannot be specified precisely because the amount of
tomatically changes the metering setting to "Center".
( ) Red-eye Reduction (
memory required for storage of each image differs accord-
Auto Focus tends not to work well with the following
ing to image contents.
types of subjects.
• Solid color walls or objects with little contrast
Flash lamp
REC : Turns on power and enters the REC Mode.
• Strongly backlit objects
Image
File size
PLAY : Turns on power and enters the PLAY Mode.
size Quality
• Polished metal or other brightly reflective objects (per image)
(pixels)
OFF : Turns off power.
• Venetian blinds or other horizontally repeating pat-
2048 FINE
Short distance to subject
terns
x MB/image
1536 NORMAL
• Multiple images that are varying distances from the
IMPORTANT!
MB/image
MENU
camera
ECONOMY
Note that the focus range frame is valid for subjects that are
• Never turn on power while the lens cap is attached to
• Subjects in poorly lit areas
KB/image
about three meters away. A different focus range is used for
the lens or while the lens is facing downwards.
1024 FINE
• Auto Focus also may not work properly when the cam-
subjects that are closer or farther away. Because of this, you
x KB/image
• To restore camera power after it has been turned off
era is unsteady or shaking.
768 NORMAL
should use /
by auto power off, rotate the POWER/Function switch
KB/image
( ) or Macro Mode( ) whenever the distance between the
to OFF and then back to REC or PLAY.
ECONOMY
camera and the subject is 30cm or less. KB/image
• The monitor screen turns on automatically whenever the
camera is in the Macro Mode. Use the monitor screen to
compose images in the Macro Mode.
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RECORDING

Auto Focus Frame
cycles through the flash mode in
On ( )
REC
PLAY
).
OFF
Focus Range
Flash button Frame
Number of images
8MB 64MB
memory card memory card
1.4 5 43
images images
1 6 60
MODE
MF/ / /
images images
600 11 99
images images
350 19 167
images images
250 27 229
to change to the Manual Mode
images images
150 43 365
images images

RECORDING

These cases may make it impossible for Auto Focus to focus • You can use the Diopter Dial to adjust the image in • Numbers in parentheses are compressed image file sizes.
Indicator
properly, which is indicated by the operation lamp and the • Use the record menus (page E-74) to select the quality set- viewfinder screen to your eyesight.
The following steps describe how to operate the shutter but- None
Auto Focus Frame inside the monitor screen remaining red. • Rotate the diopter dial to adjust the image in the viewfinder ting you want.
ton so that Auto Focus has a chance to focus the image.
• Note that the maximum number of images that can be When this happens switch to the Manual Mode for focusing to match your eyesight.
(page E-60). The following are the fixed focusing distances stored in a single folder is 250. Because of this, even if you * Focusing of the viewfinder image is disabled while the camera is
turned off or in the PLAY Mode.
when Auto Focus is unable to focus. are using a card that allows storage of more than 250 im-
1.
Press the shutter button about half way.
ages, the camera's monitor screen will show its capacity
Well-lit Location: 1.5 meters minimum
• The Auto Focus feature automatically focuses the im-
for up to 250 images only. You can store additional images
With Flash:
Off age.
by changing to another folder.
• The number of images that can be recorded may differ
• The operation lamp lights green and the Auto Focus
Depending on actual conditions, a green operation indicator
when you use Card Browser (page E-109).
Frame in the monitor screen turns green when the
and Auto Focus Frame do not necessarily guarantee that the
Auto Focus operation is complete.
image is in focus.
340MB • The monitor screen goes blank and the flash lamp flashes
CAUTION
Microdrive
amber while the flash unit is charging.
245
• Never open the battery compartment cover, discon-
images
342
nect the AC adaptor from the camera, or unplug the
Camera Shake Indicator
images
adaptor from the wall socket while the operation lamp
562
The (camera shake) indicator appears on the monitor
and the card access lamp are flashing green. Doing so
images
2.
943
screen when the ZOOM slider is set to T (telephoto) or when Press the shutter button as far as it will go to
will not only make storage of the current image impos-
images
a slow shutter speed is being used. sible, it can also corrupt other image data already
record the image.
1292
images stored in camera memory.
2054
• Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency
images
that cannot be detected by the human eye. When us-
ing the camera indoors under such lighting, you may
experience some brightness or color problems with
recorded images.
E-47

Using the Shutter Button

Flash Mode Description
Auto Flash Flash is automatically enabled and
disabled in accordance with expo-
sure conditions.
Flash On Flash is always fired, regardless of
exposure conditions.
Flash Off Flash is never fired, regardless of
Approximately 2 meters
exposure conditions.
Red-eye Fires a pre-flash followed by re-
Reduction cording with flash, which reduces
the chance of red-eye.
Diopter Dial