Casio QV 300 Recording Images, To record an image, Caution, adaptor can cause damage to the, When unplugging the AC adaptor, from the wall socket, be sure to, adaptor

			Power Supply	Getting Acquainted
Using AC Power						•	Always be sure to use the AD-C60
To power the camera from standard AC power, use the optional AC							AC adaptor only. Using any other AC
							adaptor can cause damage to the
adaptor (AD-C60).
							camera not covered by the warranty.
			AC power terminal		Caution	•	When unplugging the AC adaptor
	AC adaptor						from the wall socket, be sure to
							grasp the adaptor (not the cord).
						•	Avoid an undue bending, pulling,
							and twisting of the AC adaptor's
							cord, and never try to lengthen the
							cord by splicing it with other wire.
AC outlet				•	Be sure to switch power off before connecting or disconnecting the
					adaptor.
		AC Adaptor precautions		•	Always turn camera power off before disconnecting the AC adaptor,
					even if the camera has batteries installed. If you don't, the camera
		• Never use an electrical outlet whose
					will turn off automatically when you disconnect the AC adaptor.
		voltage is outside the rating marked			Even so, you run the risk of damaging the camera whenever you
		on the camera. Doing so can create			disconnect the AC adaptor without first turning power off.
		the danger of fire or electrical shock.		•	The AC adaptor may become warm to the touch after extended pe-
		Use only the optional AC	adaptor
					riods of use. This is normal and is not cause for alarm.
		specified for this camera.
Caution				•	After use turn off the power switch of the camera and unplug adap-
		• Should the cord of the AC	adaptor
					tor from the AC outlet.
		become damaged (exposed internal
		wiring or shorts), request a replace-
		ment from an authorized CASIO
		service provider. A damaged AC
		adaptor cord creates the danger of
		fire or electrical shock.

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Recording Images	Recording Images			Operation
The following procedure provides the basic steps for recording an				4. Use MODE to enter the resolution mode (FINE or NORMAL)
image.				you want.
To record an image				• Each press of MODE toggles between the Normal Mode
			REC	and Fine Mode.
1. Enter the Record Mode.
				• Note that the number of images that can be stored in
• Slide the function switch to the				memory is different depending on whether images are
				saved in the Normal Mode or Fine Mode. See “Resolution
REC position.
		PLAY
				Modes” on page 25 for details.
2. Turn on the camera.
				5. Record the image.
• Slide the POWER switch in the di-
rection indicated by the arrow.				• Compose the image you want to
				record while viewing it on the
• The POWER switch automatically
				LCD.
slides back to its original position
when you release it.				• It is best to look at the LCD di-
• When power comes on, the image of the object that is in				rectly, and not from an angle.
front of the camera’s lens appears on the LCD.				• Take care that your finger is not
• You can perform steps 1 and 2 in either order (1 then 2, or 2				blocking the lens.
then 1).				• Should the lens become dirty, use
3. Set the NORMAL/MACRO switch to the NORMAL position.				the cloth that comes with the cam-
				era to clean it off.

• If the object whose image you are			• When the image is situated on the LCD as you want it, press
recording is about 10 centimeters
			the shutter button.
from the lens (about 4 inches), set
the TELE/WIDE switch to WIDE	MACRO	NORMAL	• Press the shutter button lightly to avoid moving the camera.
and the NORMAL/MACRO switch			See page 21 for information on how to avoid hand move-
to MACRO. See page 24 for			ment.
details on using this switch.			• The message “WAIT” appears on the LCD for about six sec-
Note			onds along with the image that was recorded when you
			pressed the shutter button. You can use the camera to take
• The camera is designed to refresh the image on the LCD about
			the next picture after the “WAIT” message disappears.
seven times per second. Because of this, you may experience a
			• Here you could change the function switch to the PLAY posi-
feeling of jerkiness in the changing image if you move the camera
quickly. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.			tion and view the image you just recorded.
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