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Casio E MULTI PJ CAMERA Multifunctional Camera System Using the Histogram

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

Using the Histogram

You can use the [DISP] button to display a histogram on the monitor screen. The histogram lets you check exposure conditions as you record images (page 21). You can also display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY mode.

Histogram

A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an image in terms of the number of pixels. The vertical axis indicates the number of pixels, while the horizontal axis indicates lightness. You can use the histogram to determine whether an image includes the shadowing (left side), mid tones (center), and highlighting (right) required to bring out sufficient image detail. If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason, you can use EV shift (exposure compensation) to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance. Optimum exposure can be achieved by correcting exposure so the graph is as close to the center as possible.

•When the histogram is too far to the left, it means that there are too many dark pixels.

This type of histogram results when the overall image is dark. A histogram that is too far to the left may result in “black out” of the dark areas of an image.

•When the histogram is too far to the right, it means that there are too many light pixels.

This type of histogram results when the overall image is light. A histogram that is too far to the right may result in “white out” of the light areas of an image.

•A centered histogram indicates that there is good distribution of light pixels and dark pixels. This type of histogram results when the overall image is at optimal lightness.

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Contents

Camera User’s Guide INTRODUCTION About This Manual Contents 55OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 84 PLAYBACK DELETING FILES FILE MANAGEMENT 121 OTHER SETTINGS 134 USING A MEMORY CARD 140VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER 150USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 161 APPENDIX IMPORTANT ■Copyright Restrictions Document Camera Features Digital Camera Features Page Page Precautions Operating conditions Condensation Lens Other GETTING READY ■Terminology ■Button Operations ■On-screenText ■File Memory General Guide ■Front ■Back ■Bottom Monitor Screen Contents Page Page Indicator Lamps Attaching the Strap Power Requirements Page To remove the battery To charge the battery NOTE 2.Turn off the camera 3. Set the camera onto the USB cradle 4.After charging is complete, remove the camera from the USB cradle Page ■If the camera works normally ■If the camera does not work normally ■Battery Life Guidelines ■Tip to Make the Battery Last Longer ■Low Battery Indicator ■Battery Handling Precautions ●PRECAUTIONS DURING USE ■USB Cradle and AC Adaptor Precautions Turning the Camera On and Off Configuring Power Saving Settings 1.Turn on the camera, and then align the mode selector with “REC” or “PLAY” 2.Press [MENU] 3.Use [] and [] to select the “Set Up” tab ●See page 34 for information about how to use menus Using the On-screenMenus ●Menu Screen Operations Page Configuring Display Language and Clock Settings To configure display language and clock settings 1.Press the power button to turn on the camera 6.Use [] and [] to change the date format setting, and then press [SET] 7.Set the current date and the time 8.Press [SET] to register the settings and exit the setting screen BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Recording an Image BASIC IMAGE RECORDING Recording an Image 3. Compose the image on the monitor screen so the main subject is 4.Press the shutter release button half way to focus the image ●Operation Lamp and Focus Frame Operation Recording Precautions About Auto Focus About the REC Mode Monitor Screen Using the Optical Viewfinder Using Zoom Digital Zoom In the REC mode, press [MENU] Use [] and [] to select the “REC” tab 5.Hold down the (Telephoto) zoom button to increase the optical zoom factor Use [] and [] to select “Digital Zoom”, and Using the Flash ■About Red-eyeReduction Flash Unit Status * Red operation lamp Flash Precautions Using the Self-timer 5. Record the image Specifying Image Size and Quality To specify image quality 3.Use [] and [] to select “Quality”, and then press [] OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Selecting the Focus Mode ■Specifying the Auto Focus Area Using the Macro Mode 1.Keep pressing [] () until the focus mode indicator shows “” 2.Record the image Using the Pan Focus Mode 1.Keep pressing [] () until the focus mode indicator shows “PF” Using the Infinity Mode 1.Keep pressing [] () until the focus mode indicator shows “ ” Using Manual Focus 1.Keep pressing [] () until the focus mode indicator shows “MF” 2.While watching the image on the monitor screen, use [] and [] to focus Using Focus Lock 3. Press the shutter release button to record the image Exposure Compensation (EV Shift) 4.Record the image Adjusting White Balance Adjusting White Balance Manually 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “White Balance”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “Manual” 5.Press [SET] Recalling Setups for Recording Documents and Panels in the Business Shot Mode ■Setup Sample Images Using the BESTSHOT Mode ■Example Sample Scene 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “REC Mode”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “BESTSHOT”, and then press [SET] 4.Use [] and [] to select the sample scene you want, and then press [SET] Creating Your Own BESTSHOT Setup 3.Use [] and [] to select “BESTSHOT”, and then press [SET] 4.Use [] and [] to display “Register User Scene” 7.Use [] and [] to select “Save”, and then press [SET] ■To delete a BESTSHOT user setup Combining Shots of Two People into a Single Image (Coupling Shot) 5. Align the focus frame with the subject you want on the left side of the image, and then press the shutter Recording a Subject onto an Existing Background Image (Pre-shot) Select the “REC” tab, select “REC Mode”, and Use [] and [] to select “ BESTSHOT” and then press [SET] Use [] and [] to select “Pre-shot”,and Recording Audio 5.Press the shutter release button to start audio recording Recording Your Voice select “Voice”, and then press [SET] ■Audio Recording Precautions Using the Histogram REC Mode Camera Settings Specifying ISO Sensitivity 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “ISO”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you want and then press [SET] Turning the On-screenGrid On and Off 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Grid”, and then press [] Turning Image Review On and Off 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Review”, and then press [] Assigning Functions to the [] and [] Keys 2.Select the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and then press [] Specifying Power On Default Settings Select the “Memory” tab, select the item you want to change, and then press Resetting the Camera 1.In the REC mode or the PLAY mode, press [MENU] 2.Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Reset”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “Reset”, and then press [SET] PLAYBACK Basic Playback Operation PLAYBACK Playing an Audio Snapshot 1.In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] until the image you want is displayed 2.Press [SET] Flipping the Display Zooming the Display Image Using Auto Trapezoid Correction in the Business Shot Mode ■To turn auto trapezoid correction on or off Manual Trapezoid Correction ■To perform manual trapezoid correction ■To cancel manual trapezoid correction Saving the Corrected Version of an Image Resizing an Image Page Cropping an Image Displaying the 9-imageView Selecting a Specific Image in the 9- image View Displaying the Calendar Screen Playing a Slide Show To specify the slideshow images 1.Use [] and [] to select “Images”, and then press [] 2.Use [] and [] to select the setting you want, and then press [SET] 3.Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then press [SET] ■Selecting a Particular Image for a Slideshow To set the slideshow interval 1.Use [] and [] to select “Interval” Using the Photo Stand Feature 1.Set the camera onto the USB cradle 2. Press the USB cradle’s [PHOTO] button Rotating the Display Image Using Image Roulette Adding Audio to a Snapshot 3.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Dubbing”, and then press [] 4.Press the shutter release button to start audio recording To re-recordaudio 2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Dubbing”, and then press [] Playing Back a Voice Recording File Page DELETING FILES Deleting a Single File Deleting All Files FILE MANAGEMENT Folders Protecting Files DPOF To configure print settings for a single image select “DPOF”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “Select images”, and then press [] 4.Use [] and [] to display the image you want 5.Use [] and [] to specify the number of copies To configure print settings for all images 2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “DPOF”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “All images”, and then press [] 4.Use [] and [] to specify the number of copies 5.To turn on date stamping for the prints, press PRINT Image Matching Exif Print Using USB DIRECT-PRINT 6.Press the USB cradle [USB] button On the camera’s monitor screen, use Using the FAVORITE Folder To display a file in the FAVORITE folder 2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Favorites”, and then press [] 3.Use [] and [] to select “Show”, and then press [SET] 4. Use [] (forward) and [] (back) to scroll To delete a file from the FAVORITE folder 4.Press [] ( ) 6.Use [] and [] to select “Delete”, and then press [SET] After deleting all of the files you want, use To delete all files from the FAVORITE folder 5.Use [] and [] to select “All Files Delete”, and then press [SET] OTHER SETTINGS Configuring Sound Settings Specifying an Image for the Startup Screen Configuring Power Down Image Settings ■To configure power down image settings 3.Change the name of the file to one of the following ■To cancel Power Down Image settings Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Method Using the Alarm Setting the Clock To set the current time and date Using World Time To configure World Time settings To configure summer time (DST) settings Changing the Display Language Formatting Built-inMemory 4.Use [] and [] to select “Format”, and then press [SET] USING A MEMORY CARD Using a Memory Card To remove a memory card from the camera 2.Pull the memory card out of the slot Formatting a Memory Card 1.Load the memory card into the camera 2.Turn on the camera. Next, enter the REC mode or PLAY mode and press [MENU] Memory Card Precautions Copying Files To copy a file from a memory card to built-inmemory Perform steps 1 through 3 of the procedure under “To copy all the files in 2.Use [] and [] to select “Card Built-in”,and then press [SET] 3.Use [] and [] to select the file you want to copy 4.Use [] and [] to select “Copy”, and then press [SET] VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER Using the USB Cable to Connect to a Computer for Image Transfer VIEWING IMAGES ON A COMPUTER ■ Windows Me/2000 Users ■Windows XP Users 2.Set the bundled CASIO CD-ROMinto the CD- ROM drive of your computer 3.On the menu screen that appears, click “English” Page 9.Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button Double-click the “Dcim” folder the folder that contains the image you want the file that contains the image you want to view “Removable Disk” Operations You Can Perform from Your Computer Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images to a Computer Memory Data ■Directory Structure ■Folder and File Contents Image Files Supported by the Camera Built-inMemory and Memory Card Precautions USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using the Album Feature USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Selecting an Album Layout 1.In the PLAY mode, press [] () 2.Use [] and [] to select “Layout” 3.Use [] and [] to select the layout you want ■Background Color ■Album Type ■Image Use ■Auto Album Creation On/Off Viewing Album Files Open the 3. Use your computer’s Web browser to open the file named 4.If you created the album after selecting 5.After you are finished viewing the album, exit your Web browser application Installing the Software from the CASIO CD-ROM Installing Software from the CASIO CD- ROM in Windows Getting Started Selecting a Language 1.On the menu screen, click the tab for the language you want Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File 1.Click the “Read me” button for the application you are going to install Installing an Application 1.Click the “Install” button for the application you want to install 2.Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen Exiting the Menu Application 1.On the menu screen, click “Exit” to exit the menu APPENDIX Menu Reference ■REC mode ■PLAY mode Indicator Lamp Reference Page USB Cradle Indicator Lamps Troubleshooting Guide Page Page Display Messages Specifications Page Page ■Power Requirements ■Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) ■ USB Cradle ■Special AC Adaptor (AD-A50150S)