Casio YC-430 PJ Getting the Most Out of Your Camera

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Getting the Most Out of Your Camera

Snapshots

Shooting with Optimum Setups

➞USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Portrait, Scenery, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Children, etc

Adding Special Effects

➞USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Monochrome, retro, etc.

Compensating for Hand or Subject Movement

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Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Movement . . 85

Increasing Sensitivity when Lighting is Dim

➞Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Making Images of Business Cards, Documents, and

Meeting Information (White Board) Easier to Read

➞Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents

(Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Shooting ID Photos

➞Shooting ID Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Selecting the Best Focus Mode for Shooting Conditions

➞Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Eliminating Light Source Color Cast

➞Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Sharpening or Softening Subject Outlines

➞Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Enhancing or Reducting Color Saturation

➞Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Increasing or Decreasing Contrast

➞Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Movies

➞Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Snapshots

CONTENTS

Contents

Main E MULTI PJ CAMERA Multifunctional Camera System Camera Users Guide CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 9 GETTING READY 23 SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 49 SHOOTING A MOVIE 76 USING BEST SHOT 80 ADVANCED SETTINGS 96 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES126 EDITING IMAGES 140 USING AUDIO 155 MANAGING YOUR FILES 161 DELETING FILES 168 OTHER SETTINGS 171 PRINTING 182 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 193 APPENDIX 221 Getting the Most Out of Your Camera Snapshots CONTENTS Movies Snapshots INTRODUCTION About This Manual Features Page LCD Panel Copyrights Read this first! Page Precautions during Use Display Panel Connections Transport Smoke, abnormal odor, overheating, and other abnormalities Water and Foreign Matter Dropping and Rough Treatment Keep Away From Fire Disassembly and Modification Locations To Be Avoided Backing Up Important Data Memory Protection Rechargeable Battery Page AC Adaptor USB Cradle and AC Adaptor Precautions Battery Life Data Error Precautions Operating Environment Condensation Power Supply Lens Caring for your camera Monitor Screen Images Other Precautions GETTING READY Page 4. screen is facing towards you as shown in the illustration, place it onto the USB cradle. When charging is complete If the [CHARGE] lamp lights amber If the [CHARGE] lamp flashes red Battery Power Conservation Tips Checking Remaining Battery Power Page Storage Precautions Turning Power On To turn power on and enter the REC mode To turn power on and enter the PLAY mode Turning Power On and Off Turning Power Off Battery Power Conservation Features 2. 3. configure (Sleep or Auto Power Off) and Turning On Power for the First Time 4. Using a Memory Card Power Off trigger time and then press [SET]. Supported Memory Cards Memory Used for Storage Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 1. Page Formatting a Memory Card 1. 2. 3. 4. Memory Card Precautions Example Menu Screen 2. item you want to configure is located. Using On-screen Menus 3. select the item you want to configure and 4. 5. Configuring Monitor Screen Settings Example Display Menu Screen 1. 2. 3. 4. Selecting a Screen Layout (Layout) REC Mode Screen Layout Page Normal PLAY Mode Screen Layout Turning Display Information On and Off (Info.) Page PLAY mode Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) REC mode PLAY mode Extra Batteries Using the Camera on a Trip Using the Camera in another Country SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT Holding the Camera Correctly Horizontal Vertical 1. enter the REC mode. Shooting a Snapshot 2. 3. If the image does not focus... Using Quick Shutter Press [ ]. Monitor Screen Indicators Changing the Image Size 2. then press [SET]. 3. Specifying Image Quality 2. setting you want and then press [SET]. 3. Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 2. 3. Snapshot Shooting Precautions Operation Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots Auto Focus Restrictions 1. 2. factor. Shooting with Zoom Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point Turning Off Digital Zoom 2. 3. Page Using Flash 1. 2. Red-eye reduction Checking the Flash Mode Changing the Flash Intensity 3. Using Flash Assist 2. 3. Flash Precautions Using the Self-Timer 2. 3. 4. Using Continuous Shutter Page Recording with Zoom Continuous Shutter 1. 2. Continuous Shutter Precautions Turning on Audio Snapshot 2. 3. Recording Audio for a Snapshot 1. 2. Adding Audio to a Snapshot 3. recording. Playing Back Snapshot Audio SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie Size Movie Image Quality Page 4. shooting. Movie Recording Precautions Page USING BEST SHOT Some Sample Scenes Selecting a Sample Scene 1. press [BS]. 2. 3. 4. Page Displaying Detailed Information about a BEST SHOT Scene Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes 2. 3. 4. Page Turning on Anti Shake Using the Menu 2. 3. 2. Sensitivity scene and then press [SET]. 3. Taking Bright Images without Flash Selecting a Business Shot Scene 2. Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents (Business Shot) Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot Scene 1. 2. 3. Selecting the ID Photo Scene 2. Shooting ID Photographs Photo scene and then press [SET]. Shooting an Image Using the ID Photo Scene 1. 2. 3. Printing an ID Photo Before Recording with Old Photo Selecting the Old Photo Scene 2. Restoring an Old Photograph Photo scene and then press [SET]. Recording an Image with Old Photo 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. cropping boundary to the location you want ADVANCED SETTINGS Changing the Focus Mode 2. 3. Using Auto Focus 1. the subject you want to focus and then half- press the shutter button. 2. button the rest of the way to shoot. Using Macro Focus 1. image. 2. button the rest of the way to shoot. Auto Focus and Macro Focus Shooting Tips 2. [X]. 3. then press [SET]. 1. 2. 3. Page Using Infinity Focus 1. Using Manual Focus 1. 2. view the results on the monitor screen. Page 4. the way you want, press [SET] to apply it. 2. select White Balance and then setting you want and then press [SET]. 3. Controlling White Balance 2. AWB and then press [X]. 3. 4. 5. 2. 3. Specifying ISO Sensitivity 2. Specifying the Metering Mode 3. Page Page Page 2. 3. Date Stamping Snapshots Page How to Use the Histogram Example Histograms Page Using Key Customize to Assign Functions [W] and [X] Other Useful Recording Functions Page Page Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On Default Settings AWB 2. 3. configure and then press [X]. 4. Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory Defaults 2. 3. Page VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES 1. Viewing a Snapshot 2. Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 1. 2. Audio Playback Controls 1. [X] to display the movie you want to play. Viewing a Movie 2. To switch to the REC mode Movie Playback Controls 3. Playing a Slideshow on the Camera 4. press [SET] to start the slideshow. To stop a slideshow Playing a Slideshow on the USB Cradle (Photo Stand) 1. cradle. [PHOTO] button to start the slideshow. To stop a slideshow 2. 3. 4. 5. Viewing Camera Images on a TV To turn off the camera Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System 2. 3. 1. display the snapshot you want to zoom. 2. controller towards [] (). To zoom back out, slide the zoom controller towards [] (). 1. controller towards [] (). 2. 1. press [S] ( ). Using the 12-image Screen Using the Calendar Screen 2. selection boundary to the date whose image you want to view and then press [SET]. EDITING IMAGES 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. want to crop. 3. select Trimming and Cropping a Snapshot 4. Keystone Correction 5. 1. 3. 4. 5. Page Page Page 2. 3. 4. Rotating the Displayed Image of a Snapshot 5. you want, press [MENU]. Editing a Movie on the Camera Editing with To-Point Cut or From-Point Cut 1. 2. playback. 3. 1 2 4. 5. 6. 7. Using Point-To-Point Cut 1. 2. 3. 1 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame (MOTION PRINT) Page USING AUDIO Adding Audio to a Snapshot 1. 3. Adding Audio to a Snapshot Page Page 2. 3. Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) 4. recording and return to the screen in step 3. 5. more, or you can exit this procedure by pressing [BS] and selecting another BEST SHOT scene. Playing Back Voice Recording Data 1. 2. MANAGING YOUR FILES Files and Folders CIMG0026.JPG 100CASIO Page Page Page Page 1 2 3 Copying All Files in Built-in Memory to a Memory Card 1. Copying Files 2. 3. 4. Page DELETING FILES Deleting a Specific File 1. 2. 3. Page Page OTHER SETTINGS Page 2. 3. 4. Turning the Startup Screen On or Off Page Page Page Page Page 3. 2. [ ] (REC) and [ ] (PLAY) Button Settings and then press [SET]. 1. Formatting Built-in Memory 3. 4. PRINTING Types of Printing Printing Precautions Using Professional Print Service Printing on a Printer with an SD Memory Card Slot Printing on a Printer that Supports PictBridge or USB DIRECT-PRINT your printer and then press [SET]. 2. 3. Using Your Printer to Print Images 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 10. 12. Use [S] and [T] to select Print and then 13. After you are finished printing, press the USB Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies Page Configuring the Same DPOF Settings for All the Images 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Date Stamping Supported Protocols PictBridge and USB DIRECT-PRINT PRINT Image Matching III Page USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER What you can do Install the required software in accordance with what you want to do. Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Computer System Requirements Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer General Procedure Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Camera-Computer Connection Connecting the Camera to Your Computer after the First Time 1. 2. Viewing Camera Images on Your Computer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Saving an Image on Your Computer 3. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle Windows XP Users Managing Images on Your Computer Installing Photo Loader 1. CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive. 2. 3. read its contents. 4. 5. computer screen to install Photo Loader. Checking Your Computers DirectX Version Page Installing Photohands 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Playing Movies Page PJ Camera Software cannot be used with Macintosh computers. Play Using the Camera with a Macintosh System Requirements Photo Loader 1.1 Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the First Time 1. connector of the USB cradle and then plug it in to a household power outlet. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Camera-Macintosh Connection Connecting the Camera to Your Macintosh after the First Time 1. 2. Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. you want to store it. Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle 1. 2. Managing Images on Your Macintosh Installing Photo Loader 1. 2. 3. 4. Playing Movies Movie Playback Precautions Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) To view the camera users guide 1. Page Other types of computers Memory Card Data About DCF Memory Folder Structure Folder and File Contents Supported Image Files Built-in Memory and Memory Card Data Handling Precautions APPENDIX bkbl 3 421 56 789 bm bn bobpbr bq btckcl bs Page Page Page REC Tab Menu Menu Reference Quality Tab Menu N D Set Up Tab Menu PLAY Mode PLAY Tab Menu Set Up Tab The contents of the Set Up tab are the same in the REC mode and PLAY mode. Display Menu Reference Indicator Lamps Page PLAY mode USB Cradle Indicator Lamps Find the Problem and Fixing It Troubleshooting Guide Page Page Page Display Messages Page Camera Functions Image Files Storage Capacity Snapshots Specifications Movies Page Page Power Supply Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-40)