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    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 this product, visit the official EXILIM 
    Website at http://www.exilim.com/
    Digital Camera
    User’s Guide 
    						
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    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 cameraRechargeable lithium ion 
    battery (NP-80)Charger unit (BC-80L)
    Power cord Strap
    USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
    To attach the strap to the camera
    Attach strap here. 
    						
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    • The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference 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.
    • Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is 
    forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this 
    manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden 
    under copyright laws.
    • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
    profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this 
    product.
    • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost 
    profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or 
    YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
    • CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
    profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other 
    reason.
    • Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide 
    may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
    LCD Panel
    The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that 
    provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number 
    of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics 
    of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
    Read this first!
    Take a few test shots
    Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is 
    recording correctly. 
    						
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    Contents
    Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  2
    Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  3
    General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  8
    Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  10
    ❚❙Quick Start Basics 13
    What is a digital camera?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  13
    What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  14
    First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  15
    ❚To charge the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . .   . .  19
    Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  21
    ❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  23❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  24
    Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  27
    Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  28
    Deleting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  29
    ❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  30❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
    ❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 31
    Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  31
    Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size)  . .  32
    Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash)  . .  35
    Using Face Detection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection)  . .  37
    Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement  . . .  (Anti Shake)  . .  39
    Specifying ISO Sensitivity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO)  . .  40
    Adjusting White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (White Balance)  . .  40
    Correcting Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift)  . .  42
    Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  43
    Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  45
    Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  45
    ❚Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46 
    						
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    ❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 48
    To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  48
    Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  50
    Recording Audio Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording)  . .  50
    ❚To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
    ❚❙Using BEST SHOT 52
    What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52
    ❚❙Advanced Settings 55
    Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  55
    REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC)  . .  57
    ❚Selecting a Focus Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . .  57❚Changing the Focus Frame Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame) . . .  60❚Using Continuous Shutter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS) . . .  61❚Using the Self-timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . .  62❚Shooting with Face Detection   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection) . . .  63❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake) . . .  63❚Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . .  63❚Using the easy Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . .  64❚Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (L/R Key) . . .  64❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid) . . .  64❚Turning Digital Zoom On or Off   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom) . . .  65❚Turning on Image Review   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Review) . . .  65❚Using Icon Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help) . . .  65❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory) . . .  66Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Quality)  . .  67❚Specifying Snapshot Size   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size) . . .  67❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)) . . .  67❚Specifying Movie Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)) . . .  68❚Correcting Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (EV Shift) . . .  68❚Controlling White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . .  68❚Specifying ISO Sensitivity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . .  69❚Specifying the Metering Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Metering) . . .  69❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . .  69❚Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . .  70❚Controlling Color Saturation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Saturation) . . .  70❚Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . .  70❚Specifying Flash Intensity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . .  70
    ❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 71
    Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  71
    Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  71
    Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  72
    Displaying 12 Images on the Same Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  72 
    						
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    Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  73
    ❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 75
    Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow)  . .  75
    Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (DPOF Printing)  . .  76
    Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Protect)  . .  76
    Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Rotation)  . .  77
    Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize)  . .  77
    Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming)  . .  78
    Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Dubbing)  . .  78
    ❚To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy)  . .  80
    ❚❙Printing 81
    Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  81
    Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  82
    Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed 
    and the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  84
    ❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 87
    Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  87
    Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  88
    ❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93❚Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93❚Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95❚Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (PDF Files) . . .  97❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  98❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98❚Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . .  101❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101❚Viewing User Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . .  102❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  102Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images  . (Eye-Fi)  .  103
    Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  104
    Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  105
    ❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 107
    Selecting a REC Mode Screen Layout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (R Panel)  .  107
    Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (P Display)  .  108
    Changing the Menu Screen Color   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Menu Color)  .  108
    Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  109
    Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds)  .  109
    Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Startup)  .  110 
    						
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    Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . . (File No.)  .  110
    Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time)  . . 111
    Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Timestamp)  .  112
    Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust)  .  112
    Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style)  .  113
    Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language)  .  113
    Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sleep)  .  114
    Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off)  .  114
    Configuring [r] and [p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC/PLAY)  .  115
    Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (USB)  .  115
    Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System  (Video Out)  .  116
    Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Format)  .  117
    Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Reset)  .  117
    ❚❙Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 118
    Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure   . . . . . . (+Histogram)  .  118❚How to Use the Histogram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119
    ❚❙Appendix 120
    Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  120
    Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  128
    ❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128❚To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  130❚To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  132
    Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  133
    When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  135
    ❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  135❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . .   .  142
    Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  144 
    						
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    The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
    .Camera
    General Guide
    1Zoom controller 
    (pages 24, 45, 72)
    2Shutter button (page 24)
    3[ON/OFF] (Power) 
    (page 23)
    4Flash (page 35)
    5Front lamp 
    (pages 27, 62)
    6Lens
    7Microphone 
    (pages 49, 79)
    8Strap hole (page 2)
    ckBattery/memory card slots (pages 17, 21, 128, 130)
    clTripod hole
    Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
    cmSpeaker
    6 8
    45321
    7
    bk 9
    bl
    bm
    bn
    bp bq brbs bt bo
    [   ]
    [   ]
    [   ][   ]
    [
    SET]
    Front Back
    ckclcm
    Bottom
    9Back lamp 
    (pages 23, 25, 35)
    bk[0] (movie) button 
    (page 48)
    bl[r] (REC) button 
    (pages 23, 24)
    bmUSB/AV port 
    (pages 73, 82, 89, 98)
    bnConnector cover
    bo[SET] button (page 31)
    bp[BS] button (page 52)
    bq[MENU] button 
    (page 55)
    brControl button 
    ([8][2][4][6]) 
    (pages 29, 31, 35, 118)
    bs[p] (PLAY) button 
    (pages 23, 28)
    btMonitor screen 
    (pages 10, 118) 
    						
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    .Charger Unit
    3
    2 11+- Contacts
    2[CHARGE] Lamp
    3AC jack 
    						
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    The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed 
    of the camera’s status.
    • The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the 
    indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. 
    They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.
    .Snapshot Recording
    Monitor Screen Contents
    Panel : On
    Panel : Off1Focus mode (page 57)
    2Continuous shutter (page 61)
    3Self-timer (page 62)
    4Recording mode (page 24)
    5Image deterioration indicator (page 46)
    6Metering mode (page 69)
    7Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
    (page 142)
    8Snapshot image size (page 32)
    9Snapshot image quality (page 67)
    bkFlash (page 35)
    blFace detection (page 37)
    bmAnti Shake (page 39)
    bnISO sensitivity (page 40)
    boWhite balance setting (page 40)
    bpExposure compensation (page 42)
    bqeasy Mode (page 43)
    brDate/time (page 45)
    bsShutter speed
    btAperture value
    ckFocus frame (pages 25, 63)
    clBattery level indicator (page 18)
    cmHistogram (page 118)
    NOTE
    • If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not 
    correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.
    bm
    bq bk
    bl
    bo
    bp
    brbn
    bs btcl
    cm
    678 45 23
    bp 19
    bnck
    bs bt bn
    9 1 bk 2
    bo
    3456 7
    br
    cl
    bp ck cm bm
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