Casio QV-770 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS, Serial Recording, Exposure Adjustment, 2. Use [+] and [–]to perform exposure compensa, the monitor, screen, until, the screen

RECORDING

Exposure Adjustment

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NOTES

This camera features an program AE function that automati-

•

Exposure adjustment is generally expressed in terms

of an exposure adjustment value. The exposure ad-

cally changes shutter speed and aperture in

accordance

justment value is always set to zero whenever you

with available light. In addition, you can also manually adjust

turn on the camera.

the exposure to compensate for backlighting, indirect indoor

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The exposure adjustment value is changed by 0.25EV

lighting, dark backgrounds, and other special conditions.

with each press of [+] or [–]. The range of the value is

–2EV to +2EV.

To manually adjust the exposure

• The exposure adjustment value automatically reverts

3. After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter

to zero whenever the shutter button is pressed. You

1. Set the Function Switch to REC.

can manually reset the exposure adjustment value by

button to record the image.

using [+] and [–] to change the value back to zero,

2. Use [+] and [–] to perform exposure compensa-

which is indicated when the bar graph disappears from

the monitor. EV shift is fixed during panorama record-

tion and display a bar graph on

the monitor

ing.

screen.

• Shutter speed and aperture is fixed whenever an EV

• Pressing [+] makes the image on the LCD brighter.

shift setting is made.

Use it to adjust for dim indoor lighting and backlight-

ing.

IMPORTANT!

• Pressing [–] makes the image on the LCD darker. Use

• When the exposure adjustment is too bright or too

it to adjust for bright sunlight.

dark, you may not be able to adjust within the range of

• The bar graph turns red whenever the compensation

–2EV to +2EV.

value is at its limit.

• The aperture setting of this camera switches auto-

matically in accordance with available lighting when

an image is recorded. The switching operation causes

the camera to emit a noise. This is normal and does

not indicate malfunction.

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

This section describes more advanced recording operations

•

Storage of the 32 frames in memory uses up two still

Serial Recording

1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.

that are also provided by this camera.

images worth (two pages) of memory.

2. Press MODE a number of

•

See “Playingback Movie” on page 34 for details on

There are three different serial recording modes: continu-

Serial Recording Mode

Movie Recording

playingback movie.

ous, past, and future.

times

until

the screen

• Continuous (CONT.S)

shown

on the right hand

You can record a movie up to 3.2 seconds long.

IMPORTANT!

appears, which indicates

With this mode, image recording continues as long as the

the

Serial

Recording

• Flash is disabled during movie recording.

shutter button is depressed. Images are recording at inter-

1. Slide the Function Switch to REC.

•

All the images that make up a movie are treated as a

vals of about one second.

Mode.

2. Press MODE a number of

single unit for image movement, delete, and protect

• Past (PAST)

Movie Recording Mode

operations.

This mode records the image in front of the lens the instant

times

until

the

screen

•

Movie images that are uploaded to a personal com-

the shutter button is pressed, along with three images 0.05,

3. Press MENU.

shown

on the

right

hand

puter and then downloaded back to the camera

can-

0.1 and 0.15 seconds before the shutter button is pressed.

appears, which indicates

not be played back as a movie.

• Future (FUTURE)

This mode records the image in front of the lens the instant

the

Movie

Recording

•

The resolution of movie images is always

(Fine), and

cannot be converted.

the shutter button is pressed, along

with four subsequent

Mode.

•

Memory enough to store at least two

(Fine) images

images at intervals of about 0.05 second.

must be free in order to record a movie.

SHUTTER

4. Use [+] and [–] to select the Serial Recording

3. Compose the image on the monitor screen and

Mode you want to use, and then press the shut-

then press the shutter button.

Time Recording (Past)

1 2 3 4

ter button.

• The movie icon flashes as 32 frames are recorded at

Time Recording (Future)

1 2 3 4

5. Compose the image on the monitor screen and

intervals of approximately 0.1 second.

IMPORTANT!

then press the shutter button to start the

• The flash unit is disabled during serial recording.

record operation.

• The number of images actually recorded in the PAST

• If you are using the CONT.S mode, keep the shutter

mode and FUTURE mode depend on the amount of

button depressed until you record

everything you

memory available.

want.

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