Casio QV-5500SX and, Focus, 1. Align, 2. Press, the subject, half way down, age as you want, Using the Flash, record the image, ter button depressed, half way, move the cam

RECORDING

Using Focus Lock

2. While keeping the shut-

Using Quick Shutter

1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.

ter button depressed

Normally, Auto

Focus automatically focuses on the

object

Pressing the shutter button sequentially records images at

2. On the Record menu (page 59), select “Record

half way, move the cam-

that is inside the

Auto Focus Frame. Focus lock is

a tech-

era and compose the im-

0.5-second intervals (when flash is turned off). You can use

Options 1” and then turn on “Quick Shutter”.

nique that lets you lock the focus on a subject and then move

quick shutter for recording up to

six normal images or five

age as you want.

• Turning on “Quick Shutter” causes “

” to ap-

the camera so the Auto Focus Frame is pointed at another

Night Scene Mode images.

pear under the image folder name.

subject when you record. This keeps the original subject in

IMPORTANT!

focus, even though a different object is within the Auto Focus

3.Press the shutter button.

Frame.

3.Press the shutter button all the way down to

• Note that you can use the viewfinder only (monitor

•

The

marks sequentially change to

marks as im-

• The Auto Focus

Frame is shown on the monitor screen

record the image.

screen turned off) when

recording images at a 0.5-

only while the shutter button is being held half way down.

second interval. The interval is about one second

ages are recorded.

• Locking the focus also locks the exposure setting.

when the monitor screen is turned on.

•

Initially, images you record using quick shutter

are

• The power/card access lamp flashes while data is be-

stored in a buffer. Any of the following conditions

1. Align

the Auto

Focus

ing written to the memory card. Never remove the

causes images to be transferred from the buffer to the

Frame with

the subject

memory card from the camera while this lamp is flash-

memory card .

ing.

you want

lock on

and

• Do not perform an image record operation while the

–

Sliding the function switch to PLAY

press the shutter button

low battery indicator “

” is displayed. Doing so may

–

Pressing MODE or MENU

half way down.

result in failure of part of the image to be recorded.

–

When camera memory becomes full

• The Auto Focus frame turns

• It takes about 60 seconds for six images to be stored

–

When the buffer becomes full (six images)

in memory.

green or white when the im-

age is in focus.

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RECORDING

Using the Flash

• The

monitor screen goes blank and the operation

lamp

IMPORTANT!

•

The flash

unit will not charge when battery power is

flashes amber while the flash unit is charging.

low. The

indicator flashes red to warn you that the

•

Never use the flash in areas where combustible or ex-

You can use the built-in flash unit to provide illumination dur-

flash will not fire correctly, which may affect exposure

plosive gas is present. Doing so creates the danger of

ing recording.

of the image. Replace batteries as soon as possible

fire and explosion.

• Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operat-

when this happens.

1. S l i d e

t h e F u n c t i o n

• Red-eye reduction may not work well when the cam-

ing a motor vehicle. Doing so can

interfere with the

era is not

pointed directly at the subject or when the

Switch to REC.

driver’s vision and create the danger of accident.

subject is far from the camera.

2. Press

Operation lamp

•

Never fire the flash while it is too close to the subject’s

• In the Red-eye Reduction Mode, the flash is fired au-

eyes. Intense light from the flash can cause eye dam-

tomatically in accordance with exposure. Because of

age if it is fired too close to the eyes, especially with

• Each press of

cycles

this, the flash will not fire in a well-lit area.

Camera Shake Indicator

young children. When using the

flash, the

camera

through the flash

mode in

•

White balance is fixed while the flash is being used, so

should be at least one meter from the eyes of the sub-

the

following sequence:

button

the coloring of the recorded image may be affected by

The

(camera

shake indicator)

appears on

the monitor

ject.

sunlight, fluorescent lighting, or other sources of illu-

Auto

Off

Red-

screen

whenever flash

is turned off

and shutter

speed is

• Make sure that you do not touch or block the flash or

eye Reduction.

mination in the immediate area.

slow.

light sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil these

• If the camera shake indicator

appears, use the flash or

components and interfere with correct flash operation.

Indicator

Flash Mode

Description

use a tripod to steady the camera.

•

Flash should be used for distances within the range of

None

Auto Flash

Flash is automatically enabled and

• Note that the camera shake indicator

does not appear

about 0.7 meters to 2 meters (2.3´ to 6.6´). Flash does

in the Night Scene Mode (page 54).

not work well outside this range.

disabled in accordance with expo-

sure conditions.

• Depending on operating conditions

(type of

battery

Flash Indicator

being used, temperature, etc.), it

may take up

to 10

Flash On

Flash is always fired, regardless of

seconds for the flash unit to charge.

exposure conditions.

When you press the shutter button half way, the flash icon

• The flash is disabled during movie, continuous, and

Flash Off

Flash is never fired, regardless of

appears on the monitor screen to indicate that the flash will

AEB recording. The

indicator

flashes to indicate

exposure conditions.

fire when shutter button is pressed the rest of the way down.

this condition.

Red-eye

Fires a pre-flash followed by re-

Reduction

cording with flash, which reduces

the chance of red-eye.

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