Casio Ex F1 Users Guide

21Quick Start Basics
Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen.• For information about how to play back movies, see page 96.
• For information about images recorded  using continuous shutter (CS), see page 
97.
• For information about high-speed movies, see page 64.
1.Press [ p] (PLAY) to enter 
the PLAY mode.
• This will display one of the 
snapshots currently stored in 
memory.
• Information about the  displayed snapshot also is 
included (page 166).
• You also can...

22Quick Start Basics
If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need in order to free up 
storage and record more images. • Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.
• For information about images recorded  using continuous shutter (CS), see page 
99.
1.Press [ p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode 
and then press [ 2] ( ).
2.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to scroll through the files 
until the one you want to delete is displayed.
3.Use [8] and [ 2] to select “Delete” and then...

23Quick Start Basics
Operation
• Never open the battery cover while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can 
result in the image you just shot being sa ved incorrectly, damage to other images 
stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.
• If unwanted light is shining directly onto  the lens, install the lens hood that comes 
with the camera or shade the lens with your hand.
Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots
• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The...

24Quick Start Basics
To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OFF] 
(Power) or [r] (REC). To enter the PLAY 
mode, press [ p] (PLAY).
The camera will turn on. •Pressing [ p] (PLAY) while in the REC mode 
switches to the PLAY mode.
• The Sleep function or Auto Power Off (pages  142, 142) will turn off power automatically if 
you do not perform any operation for a preset 
amount of time.
Press [ON/OFF] (Power). • You can configure the camera so power does not turn on when you press [ r] 
(REC) or [ p] (PLAY). You...

25Snapshot Tutorial
Snapshot Tutorial
Your camera has a variety of different recording 
modes. Before recording an image, rotate the mode 
dial to select the recording mode that suits the type of 
image you are trying to record.
Selecting a Recording Mode 
Auto
Use this setting for easy image recording. This is the mode you normally should 
use (page 18).
BEST SHOT mode
Simply select one of a collection of buil t-in sample scenes and the camera sets 
up automatically for beautiful images every time...

26Snapshot Tutorial
S S (Shutter Speed Priority) mode
In this mode, you select the shutter speed and 
other settings are adjusted accordingly.
Use [4] and [ 6] to select the desired shutter 
speed. • The ISO sensitivity, shutter speed and aperture  value on the monitor screen will turn orange 
when you half-press the shutter button if the 
image is over-exposed or under-exposed.
• If you are using manual focus (page 43), you 
also can press [SET], select “Focus”, and then 
use [ 4] and [ 6] to focus...

27Snapshot Tutorial
IMPORTANT!
• You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want when shooting an image that is very dark or very bright. If  this happens, use the M mode to adjust the 
aperture or shutter speed manually.
• Due to the characteristics of the camera ’s semiconductor, slow shutter speeds can 
cause digital noise in images. The came ra performs an automatic noise reduction 
process whenever the shutter speed is 1 second or slower (except for images shot 
with Bracketing CS). Storage...

28Snapshot Tutorial
The control panel can be used to configure camera settings.
1.In the REC mode, use [8] 
and [ 2] to select the 
setting you want to 
change.
This will select one of the 
control panel icons and 
display its settings.
* Image quality cannot be changed using the control panel.
2.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to change the setting.
• You also can change this setting using the control dial.
3.If you want to configure anothe r setting, repeat steps 1 and 2.
4.After all of the settings are the way you...

29Snapshot Tutorial
.Pixels
A digital camera image is a collection of small 
dots called “pixels”. The more pixels there are 
in an image, the more detail there will be. 
However, you generally can do with fewer 
pixels when printing an image (L size) 
through a print service, attaching an image to 
e-mail, when viewing the image on a 
computer, etc.
.About image sizes
The size of an image indicates how many 
pixels it contains, and is expressed as 
horizontal pixels
xvertical pixels.
12816x2112 size...

30Snapshot Tutorial
.To select the image size
1.In the REC mode, use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the top control panel 
option (Image Size).
2.Use [4] and [ 6] to select an image size and then press [SET].
Image Size 
(Pixels)Suggested 
Print Size and 
ApplicationDescription
RAW+ RAW+JPEG
(Select when 
you want to 
process image 
data yourself.) Saves the image as both normal JPEG data and 
RAW image data. A 6M size image (2816
x2112 
pixels) is stored for the JPEG data. RAW image 
data is unprocessed data...