Casio QV-10 B, QV-10A, QV-11, QV 10 B To manually adjust the exposure, Image Display, Displaying the Image Number, Exposure Adjustment, Record Mode Displays, Changing the Aperture Setting, tors

	Recording Images	Operation
Exposure Adjustment
		Notes
This camera features an automatic exposure (AE) function that auto-		• Exposure adjustment is generally expressed in terms of an expo-
matically changes the shutter speed in accordance with lighting. In			sure adjustment value. The exposure adjustment value is always
addition, you can also manually adjust the exposure to compensate			set to zero whenever you turn on the camera.
for backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and other		•	The exposure adjustment value is changed by 0.25 with each press
special conditions.			of [+] or [–]. The range of the value is -2 to +2.
To manually adjust the exposure		•	The exposure adjustment value automatically reverts to zero when-
			ever the shutter button is pressed. To reset the exposure adjust-
1. Enter the Record Mode.
			ment value to zero without pressing the shutter button, turn the
• Set the function switch to the REC			camera off	and on again, or change the position of the function
			switch to PLAY and then back to REC.
position.
2. Use the [+] and [–] buttons to manually adjust the exposure.
• Pressing [+] makes the image on		Changing the Aperture Setting
the LCD brighter. Use it to adjust		There are two aperture settings you can use to match lighting condi-
for dim indoor lighting and back-
		tions. Use the aperture switch to change the aperture setting.
lighting.
		• Use the [		●] (F8) setting to decrease expo-
• Pressing [–] makes the image on
			sure. This setting works best outdoors and
the LCD darker. Use it to adjust
			with back lit images.
for bright sunlight.
		• Use the [		○] (F2) setting to increase expo-
			sure. This setting works best indoors.
		Note
		• Also see page 45 for information about exposure warning indica-
			tors.

3. After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter button to record the image.

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	Recording Images	Operation
Record Mode Displays			• The image number appears in
The following provides details on the images, indicators and mes-				the upper right corner of the
				LCD. It indicates the number of
sages that appear on the LCD in the Record Mode.
				the next image that will be re-
Image Display				corded. The number 21, for ex-
				ample, indicates that there are
An image of the object that is picked up by the camera’s lens appears
				20 images in memory, and the
on the LCD. The QV-10 is designed to refresh the image on the LCD
				next image will be number 21.
about seven times per second. Because of this, you may experience
			•	To clear the image number
a feeling of jerkiness in the changing image if you move the camera
				from the LCD, press the DISP
quickly. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
				button again.
Note		Note
• The LCD image that appears in the Playback Mode is more detailed
		• Note that		turning display of the image number on and off in the
than the image produced in the Record Mode (page 49). Because
			Record Mode also affects the display of the memory page number
of this, you should consider the Record Mode image to be a reason-
			in the Playback Mode (page 52), and the zoom area indicator used
able facsimile of the image that is actually stored in memory.
			in the zoom operation (page 57). If you turn display of the image
Displaying the Image Number			number off in the Record Mode, for example, the memory page
The image number is a value that indicates the number of the next			number will not be shown in the Playback Mode.
image that will be recorded. Up to 96 images can be stored in camera
memory.
1. Enter the Record Mode.
• Set the function switch to the REC
position.
2. Press the DISP button.

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