Casio EX S12 - EXILIM CARD Digital Camera Manuals

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  Digital Camera
• 2

  Unpacking
• 3

  Read This First
  • 3

    Dynamic Photo Technology
• 4

  Table of Contents
• 9

  General Guide
• 10

  Monitor Screen Contents
  • 11

    Movie Recording
  • 12

    Movie Playback

13

Quick Start Basics

• 13

  What Is a Digital Camera
• 14

  What You Can Do With Your CASIO Camera
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  First, Charge the Battery Prior to Use
  • 15

    To Charge the Battery
  • 17

    To Load the Battery
• 19

  Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera
• 20

  Preparing a Memory Card
  • 20

    Supported Memory Cards
  • 21

    To Load a Memory Card
  • 22

    To Format (Initialize) a New Memory Card
• 23

  Turning the Camera On and Off
  • 23

    To Turn Power On
  • 23

    To Turn Off the Camera
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  To Shoot a Snapshot
• 26

  Using Quick Shutter
• 27

  Holding the Camera Correctly
• 28

  Viewing Snapshots
• 29

  Deleting Images
  • 29

    To Delete a Single File
  • 29

    To Delete All Files
• 30

  Snapshot Shooting Precautions
  • 30

    Auto Focus Restrictions

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Snapshot Tutorial

• 31

  Using the Control Panel
  • 32

    Specifying Control Panel Items
• 33

  Changing the Image Size
• 36

  Using Flash
• 38

  Specifying the Auto Focus Area
• 39

  Optimizing Image Brightness
• 40

  Using Continuous Shutter
  • 41

    Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images
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  Using Face Detection
• 45

  Shooting With the Make-up Mode
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  Correcting Image Brightness
• 47

  Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style
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  Shooting With Zoom
  • 48

    Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

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Recording Movie Images and Audio

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  To Record a Movie
• 52

  Using Prerecord Movie
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  Shooting a Snapshot While Shooting a Movie
• 53

  Recording Audio Only
  • 54

    To Play Back an Audio Recording

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Using BEST SHOT

• 55

  What Is BEST SHOT
  • 55

    Some Sample Scenes
• 55

  To Shoot an Image With BEST SHOT
  • 58

    Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups
• 59

  Shooting With AUTO BEST SHOT
• 60

  Shooting ID Photographs
• 61

  Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents
• 62

  Recording a Self-portrait
• 63

  Isolating Moving Subjects

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Advanced Settings

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  Using On-screen Menus
• 66

  REC Mode Settings
  • 66

    Selecting a Focus Mode
  • 69

    Using Continuous Shutter
  • 70

    Using the Self-timer
  • 71

    Using Auto Shutter
  • 75

    Shooting With Face Detection
  • 75

    Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement
  • 76

    Specifying the Auto Focus Area
  • 76

    Using the Auto Focus Assist Light
  • 77

    Changing the Focus Frame Shape
  • 78

    Turning Digital Zoom On or Off
  • 78

    Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys
  • 79

    Shooting With Quick Shutter
  • 80

    Displaying the On-screen Grid
  • 80

    Turning On Image Review
  • 80

    Using Icon Help
  • 81

    Configuring Power On Default Settings
• 82

  Image Quality Settings
  • 82

    Specifying Snapshot Size
  • 82

    Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))
  • 83

    Specifying Movie Image Quality
  • 83

    Correcting Image Brightness
  • 84

    Controlling White Balance
  • 85

    Specifying ISO Sensitivity
  • 86

    Specifying the Metering Mode
  • 86

    Optimizing Image Brightness
  • 87

    Using Built-in Color Filters
  • 87

    Controlling Image Sharpness
  • 87

    Controlling Color Saturation
  • 87

    Adjusting Image Contrast
  • 87

    Specifying Flash Intensity

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies

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  Viewing Snapshots
• 88

  Viewing a Movie
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  Viewing Continuous Shutter Images
  • 90

    Deleting Continuous Shutter Images
  • 91

    Dividing Up a CS Group
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  Zooming an On-screen Image
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  Displaying the Image Menu
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  Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen
• 94

  Viewing Snapshots and Movies On a TV Screen
• 96

  Using Image Roulette

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY)

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  Playing a Slideshow On the Camera
  • 98

    Saving Music From Your Computer to Camera Memory
• 100

  Laying Out Snapshots With Layout Print
• 101

  Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames
• 102

  Editing a Movie On the Camera
• 104

  Optimizing Image Brightness
• 104

  Using Red Eye Correction
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  Adjusting White Balance
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  Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot
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  Keystone Correction
• 107

  Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of
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  Selecting Images for Printing
• 108

  Protecting a File against Deletion
• 109

  Editing the Date and Time of an Image
• 109

  Rotating an Image
• 110

  Resizing a Snapshot
• 111

  Adding Audio to a Snapshot
  • 112

    To Play Snapshot Audio
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  Copying Files
• 114

  Dynamic Photo
  • 114

    To Create a Subject Image to Be Inserted
  • 116

    Inserting a Subject Into a Background Image

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Printing

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  Printing Snapshots
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  Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer
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  Using DPOF to Specify Images to Be Printed and the Number of Copies
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  Date Stamping

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Using the Camera With a Computer

• 123

  Things You Can Do Using a Computer
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  Using the Camera With a Windows Computer
  • 125

    Viewing and Storing Images On a Computer
  • 129

    Playing Movies
  • 129

    Uploading Movie Files to YouTube
  • 131

    Transferring Images From Your Computer to Camera Memory
  • 133

    Viewing User Documentation
  • 133

    User Registration
• 134

  Using the Camera With a Macintosh
  • 134

    Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files
  • 136

    To View Copied Images
  • 137

    Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them
  • 137

    On Your Macintosh
  • 137

    Playing a Movie
  • 138

    Viewing User Documentation
  • 138

    User Registration
• 139

  Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images (Eye-fi)
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  Files and Folders
• 141

  Memory Card Data
• 142

  Supported Image Files

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Transferring Document Data From Your Computer to the Camera

• 143

  Transferring Document Data to the Camera
  • 143

    Transferring Data From a Computer Running Windows
  • 145

    Transferring Data From a Macintosh
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  To View Document Images On the Camera
• 148

  Managing Document Data On the Camera
  • 148

    Protecting Document Data
  • 148

    Deleting Document Data
  • 149

    Deleting a Document

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Other Settings (Set Up)

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  REC Mode Control Panel Display
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  Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout
• 152

  Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness
• 152

  Turning Off Eye-Fi Card Communication
• 153

  Configuring Camera Sound Settings
• 153

  Configuring a Startup Image
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  Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule
• 155

  Configuring World Time Settings
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  Time Stamping Snapshots
• 156

  Setting the Camera's Clock
• 157

  Specifying the Date Style
• 157

  Specifying the Display Language
• 158

  Specifying the Initial Data Mode Screen
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  Configuring Sleep State Settings
• 159

  Configuring Auto Power Settings
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  Configuring [R] and [P] Settings
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  Configuring USB Protocol Settings
• 160

  Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and
• 161

  Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card
• 161

  Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

• 162

  Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure
  • 163

    How to Use the Histogram

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Appendix

• 164

  Precautions During Use
  • 167

    Battery Life
  • 168

    Data Error Precautions
  • 168

    Operating Environment
  • 169

    Caring for Your Camera
• 172

  Power Supply
  • 172

    Charging
  • 172

    To Replace the Battery
  • 173

    Battery Precautions
  • 173

    Using the Camera in Another Country
• 174

  Using a Memory Card
  • 174

    To Replace the Memory Card
• 176

  Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software
• 177

  Reset Initial Default Settings
• 179

  Play Mode
• 180

  When Things Don't Go Right
  • 180

    Troubleshooting
  • 185

    Display Messages
• 188

  Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time
• 189

  Voice Recording
• 190

  Specifications
  • 198

    Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
  • 198

    Step 1: Shoot the Subject
  • 200

    Step 2: Create the Dynamic Photo Image
  • 201

    Four Tips for Good Subject Cropping
  • 204

    Specifying the Subject Type and CS Speed
  • 205

    On the Camera
  • 205

    Step 3: Have Fun With Dynamic Photo
  • 205

    Step 4: Use Dynamic Studio to Expand Use of Dynamic Photo Images to Other Applications
  • 206

    Create Original Movies With Dynamic Studio
  • 206

    Using Dynamic Studio
  • 212

    Intended Use
  • 212

    Movie Conversion Settings
  • 214

    Optional Settings
  • 215

    Download Movie Page

• 74

  Megabits/second (24 Frames/second)
• 74

  Megabits/second (30 Frames/second)
• 74

  Megabits/second

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  Seconds
  • 77

    Hours
  • 78

    Minutes