Casio QV 300 Resolution Modes, Changing the Aperture Setting, Record Mode Displays, Exposure Adjustment, Exposure Warning Indicators

		Recording Images	Operation
Resolution Modes			2. Use the [+] and [–] buttons to manually adjust the exposure.
In addition to a Normal Mode, this camera also has a Fine Mode for			•	Pressing [+] makes the image on the LCD brighter. Use it to
saving images using higher resolution. Use	the	MODE button to
				adjust for dim indoor lighting and backlighting.
switch between the Normal Mode and Fine Mode.
			•	Pressing [–] makes the image on the LCD darker. Use it to
The following table shows how many images	can	be stored in
				adjust for bright sunlight.
memory using each resolution mode.

Resolution	Indicator	Number of Images		[+]
Mode
FINE		64 (approximately 480-kbit com-		+–
		pressed)
NORMAL		192 (approximately 160-kbit com-
		pressed)		[–]
• You can switch between resolution modes at any time before re-
cording an image.				+–
Exposure Adjustment				3. After adjusting the exposure, press the shutter button to
This camera features an automatic exposure (AE) function that auto-
				record the image.
matically changes the shutter speed in accordance with lighting. In			Notes
addition, you can also manually adjust the exposure to compensate
for backlighting, indirect indoor lighting, dark backgrounds, and other			• Exposure adjustment is generally expressed in terms of an expo-
special conditions.				sure adjustment value. The exposure adjustment value is always
To manually adjust the exposure				set to zero whenever you turn on the camera.
			•	The exposure adjustment value is changed by 0.25 with each press
1. Enter the Record Mode.
				of [+] or [–]. The range of the value is -2 to +2.
• Set the function switch to the REC position.			•	The exposure adjustment value automatically reverts to zero when-
				ever the shutter button is pressed. You can manually reset the ex-
				posure adjustment value by using [+] and [–] to change the value
				back to zero, which is indicated when the +/– indicator disappears
				from the monitor.
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Recording Images Operation

Changing the Aperture Setting				Remaining Pages/Resolution Mode Indicator
There are two aperture settings you can use to match lighting condi-				Pressing DISP in the Record Mode displays a value that shows how
tions. Use the aperture switch to change the aperture setting.				many memory pages are available for recording images, along with
				the current resolution mode setting (FINE or NORMAL).
• Use the [	●] (F8) setting to decrease expo-			1. Enter the Record Mode.
sure. This setting works best outdoors.				•	Set the function switch to the REC position.
• Use the [	○] (F2.6) setting to increase ex-	MACRO	NORMAL	2. Press the DISP button.
posure. This setting works best indoor and
				•	Press DISP again to clear the		resolution mode
with back lit images.
						remaining pages
					number of remaining pages
Note					and the resolution mode indica-
• Also see page 28 for information about exposure warning indica-					tor from the monitor screen.
tors.
Record Mode Displays				Note
The following provides details on the images, indicators and mes-
sages that appear on the LCD in the Record Mode.				• The display/non-display status of the number of remaining pages
				and the resolution mode indicator is linked to the page status
Image Display				indicators(page 33) and the zoom indicator(page 36).
An image of the object that is picked up by the camera’s lens appears				Exposure Warning Indicators
on the LCD. The camera is designed to refresh the image on the LCD
about seven times per second. Because of this, you may experience				Exposure warning indicators appear on the LCD whenever the light
a feeling of jerkiness in the changing image if you move the camera				being picked up by the lens would result in under exposure or over
quickly. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.				exposure of an image.
Note				○...... Under exposure
				● ...... Over exposure
• The LCD image that appears in the Playback Mode is more detailed
				Use the procedure described on page 27 to change the aperture or
than the image produced in the Record Mode. Because of this, you
should consider the Record Mode image to be a reasonable fac-				change the lighting of the image so the indicator disappears from the
simile of the image that is actually stored in memory.				LCD.
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