Casio QV-5500SX RECORDING, To select the date format, the, the, arrow, there, “Date”, screen, button, “Style”, 2. Press MENU, record the image, 3.Select “Set Up”

RECORDING

SETTING THE CURRENT DATE AND TIME

To select the date format

Using the Shutter Button

Basic Recording Operation

Example: May 12, 1999

The following steps describe how to operate the shutter but-

The following

describes the basic operation

for recording

ton so that Auto Focus has a chance to focus the image.

images.

You can select any one of the following formats for the above

1. Press the shutter button about half way.

1. Slide the Function

date: 99/5/12, 12/5/99, 5/12/99.

1. Slide the Function Switch to PLAY.

• The Auto Focus feature automatically focuses the im-

Switch to REC.

REC

age.

2. Press MENU.

PLAY

3.Select “Set Up”

“Date”

“Style”.

2. S l i d e

t h e

P O W E R

Switch in the direc-

tion indicated

by

the

2. Press the shutter button as far as it will go to

arrow.

•

The POWER

Switch returns to its

original position

record the image.

when you release it.

• If power turns off, slide the POWER Switch again to

turn it back on.

3.After composing the image

4.Use [+] and [–] to select the date format you

on

the

monitor

screen,

press the

shutter

button

want, and then press the shutter button.

about half way and hold it

there.

• The camera’s Auto Focus fea-

ture automatically focuses the

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image.

RECORDING

RECORDING

• The operation lamp lights green when the Auto Focus

•

Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency

Using the Viewfinder for Recording

Close Up Range Frame

operation is complete.

that cannot be detected by the human eye. When us-

This frame shows the focus range when the distance from

• Take care to avoid blocking the lens with your fingers.

ing the camera indoors under such lighting, you may

The illustrations below

show what you see when you look

the lens

to the

subject is

30 cm (11.8˝). You can use the

experience some

brightness or color problems with

through the viewfinder to compose an image for recording.

•

If you plan to use the viewfinder to compose the im-

viewfinder for distances from 30 cm (11.8˝) to infinity. When

recorded images.

age, press DISP several times until the monitor

using Auto Focus, compose the subject so it is within the

screen turns off.

IMPORTANT!

Auto Focus Frame.

4.After confirming that the Auto Focus operation

Auto Focus Frame

Press

·

to

enter the Macro Mode or use the Manual

Auto Focus tends not to work well with the following

Mode for distances less than 30 cm (11.8˝).

is complete, press the shutter button all the

types of subjects.

Focus range for 1m to

∞

• Entering the Macro Mode automatically turns on the moni-

way down to record the image.

• Solid color walls or objects with little contrast

tor screen. Use the monitor screen to compose images in

• Images you record are stored in the CAMERA folder.

•

Strongly backlit objects

the Macro Mode.

• Polished metal or other brightly reflective objects

See page 75 for

information about how

you

can

• Venetian blinds

or other horizontally repeating pat-

change to another folder to store images.

terns

Close Up

Focus

•

After you record an

image, the camera takes

a few

• Multiple images that are varying distances from the

seconds to store it in memory. If you try to change to

Range

Range

camera

the Playback Mode while a save operation

is in

Frame

Frame

Focus range for 30cm

• Subjects in poorly lit areas

progress, the message “Press DISP to cancel save”

• 4X zoom images

appears on the monitor screen. Pressing DISP at this

These cases may make it impossible for Auto Focus to focus

time cancels the save operation.

Focus Range Frame

properly, which is indicated by the red operation lamp. When

This frame shows the focus range when the distance from

CAUTION

this happens switch to the Manual Mode for focusing (page

the lens to the subject is 1 meter (3.3´) to infinity.

50). The following are the fixed focusing distances when

• Never open the battery compartment cover, discon-

Auto Focus is unable to focus.

nect the AC adaptor

from the camera, or unplug the

Well-lit Location: 1.5 meters (4.9´) minimum

adaptor from the wall socket while the operation lamp

With Flash:

1 to 2 meters (3.3´ to 6.6´)

is flashing green. Doing so will not only make storage

of the current image impossible, it can also corrupt

other image data already stored in camera memory.

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