Casio EX F1 User Manual

41Snapshot Tutorial
If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop 
when the optical zoom factor reaches its  maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom 
controller and then holding it again towards  z (Telephoto) will switch to digital 
zoom, which you can use to se t an even higher zoom factor.
• If you do want to use digital zoom, change the “Digital Zoom” setting to “On” (page  84).
• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting....

42Snapshot Tutorial
• The deterioration point depends on the current image size setting (page 
29). The smaller the image size 
setting, the higher the zoom factor 
you can use before reaching the 
image deterioration point.
• Though digital zoom generally  causes a deterioration of image 
quality, some digital zoom without 
image deterioration is possible with 
image sizes of “4M” and smaller. 
The range in which you can use 
digital zoom without image 
deterioration is indicated on the 
display. The...

43Snapshot Tutorial
Each press of [FOCUS] will cycle through the available 
focus mode settings.• Range is affected by optical zoom.
*The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.
To focus with manual focus
1.On the monitor screen,  compose the image 
so the subject you want  to focus on is within 
the yellow boundary.
2.Watching the image on  the monitor screen 
use [ 4] and [ 6] to adjust focus.
• At this time the image that is within the boundary 
will enlarge and fill the  monitor screen,...

44Snapshot Tutorial
NOTE
• An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly.
• When proper focusing with Macro Focus is  not possible because the subject is 
outside the macro range, the camera will switch to the Auto Focus range 
automatically (Auto Macro).
• Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only.
• Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to 
become blocked, which...

45Snapshot Tutorial
Back lighting correction compensates for the overexposure 
that can occur when shooting a backlit subject. Press Æ 
(Back Lighting Correction button) to toggle back lighting 
correction on and off. • When a main subject is over exposed due to backlighting, 
the camera uses EV shift exposure correction and dynamic 
range correction to adjust appropriately.
• This function is disabled in the M (Manual Exposure) mode.
Pressing [AE-L/AF-L] temporaril y locks the current exposure 
and/or...

46Snapshot Tutorial
Your camera has a variety of continuous shutter (CS) 
modes that you can select with the CS dial.
Using Continuous Shutter 
Selecting the Continuous Shutter (CS) Mode
 Flash CSThis mode will record consecutiv
e images while firing the flash or 
LED light. • With flash, you can specify consecutive recording of three to 20 
images as the maximum number of images recorded if you keep 
the shutter button depressed.
• With the LED light, holding down the shutter button will record 
from...

47Snapshot Tutorial
 Single 
Shot Continuous shutter recording is
 disabled when this mode is 
selected. Each press of the shutter button records a single image.
 Slow 
Motion View With this mode, half-pressing the 
shutter causes the camera to pre-
record images and play them back at slow speed. Up to two 
seconds worth of pre-recorded images are in memory at one time, 
with the older images deleted  automatically as new ones are 
stored. Fully pressing the shutter button will record the pre-
recorded...

48Snapshot Tutorial
This mode will record consecutive images while firing 
the flash or LED light. • The flash is used when the continuous shutter 
speed setting is from one image to seven images 
per second. The LED light is used when setting is 
from 10 images to 60 images per second.
• With flash, you can specify consecutive recording  of three to 20 images. Recording will stop if you 
release the shutter button.
• With the LED light, holding down the shutter button  will record from one to 60...

49Snapshot Tutorial
.Shooting at 1 to 7 Images Per Second with Flash
1.Set the mode dial to  t (Auto).
2.Set the CS dial to  ª (Flash CS).
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the second cont rol panel option from the 
bottom (Flash CS fps).
4.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the continuous 
shutter (CS) speed you want and then press 
[SET].
The flash unit fires when the CS speed is within the 
range of 1 to 7 fps.
• You also can change this setting using the control dial.
5.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the bottom...

50Snapshot Tutorial
In this mode, half-pressing the shutter button starts continual pre-recording of images 
to a temporary buffer. Then when you press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down, the camera stores what is currently in the buffer and starts continuous shutter 
recording of new images. Recording continues until you release the shutter button or 
until a total of up to 60 images (buffer images plus new images) are recorded. You 
can configure this mode to  specify how many of the 60...