Casio EX-ZS6 manual

Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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Contents

Page Accessories Read this first Contents ❚❙ Quick Start Basics ❚❙ Snapshot Tutorial ❚❙ Recording Movie Images and Audio ❚❙ Using BEST SHOT ❚❙ Advanced Settings ❚❙ Viewing Snapshots and Movies ❚❙ Other Playback Functions (PLAY) ❚❙ Printing ❚❙ Using the Camera with a Computer ❚❙ Other Settings (Set Up) ❚❙ Appendix General Guide Monitor Screen Contents .Shutter Button Half-pressed NOTE .easy Mode . Movie Recording .Snapshot Viewing .Movie Playback Configuring Monitor Screen Settings Quick Start Basics What you can do with your CASIO camera First, charge the battery prior to use To load the battery Charge the Battery Back Lamp Operation Lamp Status Description .To charge using a USB connection to a computer 2. With your computer turned on, connect the camera to it IMPORTANT Other Charging Precautions Checking Remaining Battery Power Remaining Power Battery Indicator Indicator Color Battery Power Conservation Tips Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera Preparing a Memory Card Supported Memory Cards To load a memory card To format (initialize) a new memory card Turning the Camera On and Off To turn power on To turn off the camera Holding the Camera Correctly To shoot a snapshot 3. Half-pressthe shutter button to focus the image Half-press Full-press Recording a Movie Viewing Snapshots Deleting Snapshots and Movies To delete a single file To delete specific files To delete all files Snapshot Shooting Precautions Auto Focus Restrictions Snapshot Tutorial Using the Control Panel Changing the Image Size (Size) Image Size Selection Tips Large Number of Pixels Small Number .To select the snapshot image size 2.Use [8] and [2] to select the top Control Panel option (Snapshot Image Size) 3.Use [4] and [6] to select an image size and then press [SET] Image Size .Specifying Movie Image Quality 3.Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET] Approximate Data Rate Frame Rate Using Flash (Flash) Red-eyeReduction Using the Self-timer (Self-timer) Using Face Detection (Face Detection) Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting) Using the easy Mode (easy Mode) .easy Mode Control Panel In the easy mode, press [SET] Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want to change Shooting with Zoom Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point Image Maximum 3:2 16:9 Recording Movie Images and Audio To record a movie Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) To play back an audio recording Using BEST SHOT What is BEST SHOT Some Sample Scenes To shoot an image with BEST SHOT Press the shutter button (if you are shooting a snapshot) or .Using Scene Information Screen .BEST SHOT Precautions Recording a Self-portrait Advanced Settings Using On-screenMenus .REC Menu Operations in This Manual Procedure [r] (REC)*[SET]*MENU *Quality Tab*T Quality REC Mode Settings (REC) Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus) To focus with manual focus 2. Watching the image on the monitor screen use [4] and [6] to adjust focus Using Focus Lock Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame) Using Continuous Shutter (CS) Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Anti Shake) Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area) Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys (L/R Key) Displaying the On-screenGrid (Grid) Using Icon Help (Icon Help) Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory) Image Quality Settings (Quality) Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot)) Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) Controlling White Balance (White Balance) Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO) Using Built-inColor Filters (Color Filter) Viewing Snapshots and Movies Viewing a Movie Zooming an On-screenImage Displaying the Image Menu Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck Other Playback Functions (PLAY) Using the PLAY Panel Menu .PLAY Menu Operations in This Manual [p] (PLAY)*[SET]*MENU*PLAY Tab*Protect Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow) Rotating an Image (Rotation) Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing) Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect) Resizing a Snapshot (Resize) Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming) Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing) To play snapshot audio Copying Files (Copy) Printing Printing Snapshots Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer .To print 1.Turn on the printer and load paper 2.Turn on the camera 3.Use [8] and [2] to select “Paper Size”, and then press [6] 4.Use [8] and [2] to select a paper size and then press [SET] Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies .Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 1.Use [8] and [2] to specify the number of copies DPOF settings are not cleared automatically after printing is complete Tell your print service about your DPOF settings .Date Stamping Configuring camera settings Configuring computer settings Professional print service .Standards Supported by the Camera Using the Camera with a Computer Things you can do using a computer Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 5.Turn on the camera 6.Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer” Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer” 7.Double-click“Removable Disk” 8.Right-clickthe “DCIM” folder 9.On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy” 10.Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents” Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents” 11.Windows 7 users: On the “Documents” “Organize” menu, select “Paste” Playing Movies Uploading Movie Files to YouTube .To upload a movie file to YouTube 1.On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select the “For YouTube” scene (page 50) 2.Press [0] (Movie) to record the movie 3.If it isn’t already, connect your computer to the Internet 4.Connect the camera to your computer (page 86) Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory .To transfer computer screen captures to the camera 3.Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer 4.Click the [Capture] button 5.Draw a boundary around the area you want to capture 6.Follow the instructions that appear on the display Using the Camera with a Macintosh Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files 6.Double-clickthe camera’s drive icon 7.Drag the “DCIM” folder to the folder to which you want to copy it 8.After the copy operation is complete, drag the drive icon to Trash .To view copied images 1.Double-clickthe camera’s drive icon 2.Double-clickthe “DCIM” folder to open it 3.Double-clickthe folder that contains the images you want to view Playing a Movie Using an Eye-FiWireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images (Eye-Fi) 2.After configuring settings, load the Eye-Ficard into the camera and record Transparent Not transparent Flashing Files and Folders Memory Card Data .Supported Image Files .Built-inMemory and Memory Card Data Handling Precautions Other Settings (Set Up) Turning off Eye-FiCard Communication (Eye-Fi) Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds) Configuring a Startup Image (Startup) Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File No.) Configuring World Time Settings (World Time) Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp) Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust) Specifying the Date Style (Date Style) Specifying the Display Language (Language) Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep) Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off) Configuring [r] and [p] Settings (REC/PLAY) Disabling File Deletion (Ü Disabled) Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB) Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out) Formatting Built-inMemory or a Memory Card (Format) Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset) Appendix Precautions during Use .Smoke, abnormal odor, overheating, and other abnormalities .Water and Foreign Matter .Dropping and Rough Treatment .Keep Away From Fire .Disassembly and Modification .Locations To Be Avoided .Backing Up Important Data .Memory Protection .Rechargeable Battery .Battery Life .Data Error Precautions .Operating Environment .Condensation .Lens .Caring for your camera .Old Rechargeable Battery Handling Precautions .USB-ACadaptor Handling Precautions .Other Precautions .Copyrights Power Supply Charging Battery Precautions Using the Camera in another Country Using a Memory Card Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows) Reset Initial Default Settings “Set Up” Tab Eye-Fi Sounds File No World Time When things don’t go right Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Display Messages RETRY POWER ON SYSTEM ERROR There are no files There are no printing images Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time Voice Recording Time Voice Recording Specifications Page Approximate Battery Life .Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) . USB-ACadaptor (AD-C53U) Input Power Output Power Requirements CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD