Casio EX FC100 User Manual

31Quick 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 99.
• For information about images recorded using continuous shutter (CS), see page 
100.
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 12).
• You also can clear the information to 
view only the snapshot (page 159)....

32Quick Start Basics
If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need in order to free up 
storage and record more images.
IMPORTANT!
• Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.
• For information about images recorded using continuous shutter (CS), see page 
102.
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...

33Quick 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 saved incorrectly, damage to other images 
stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.
• If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand.
Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots
• Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can 
cause digital noise in the monitor screen image.
•...

34Snapshot Tutorial
Snapshot Tutorial
The control panel can be used to configure camera settings.
1.In the REC mode, press 
[SET].
2.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.
*1Image quality cannot be changed using the control panel.
*2Items displayed in the control panel depend on the recording mode.
3.Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.
4.If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3....

35Snapshot 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 pixelsxvertical pixels.
Changing the Image...

36Snapshot Tutorial
Image Size Selection Tips
Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.
• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be 
stored, see page 183.
• For information about movie image size, see page 96.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 119.
.To select the image size
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the top control panel option (Image Size).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select...

37Snapshot Tutorial
• The initial factory default image size setting is 9M (9 million pixels).
• Selecting “3:2” records images with an aspect ratio of 3:2, which matches the 
standard aspect ratio of print paper.
• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Television”. An HDTV screen has an 
aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio of 
television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are compatible 
with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.
• You...

38Snapshot Tutorial
ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the second control panel option from the top 
(ISO Sensitivity).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
• “AUTO” ISO sensitivity always is applied for movies, regardless of the current 
ISO sensitivity setting.
• Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images.
You can adjust white balance to match the source of light...

39Snapshot Tutorial
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the shooting condition you want and then 
press [SET].
• When “‡ Auto WB” is selected for the white balance setting, the camera 
automatically determines the white point of the subject. Certain subject colors 
and light source conditions can cause problems when the camera tries to 
determine the white point, which makes proper white balance adjustment 
impossible. If this happens, select the white balance setting that matches your 
shooting conditions...

40Snapshot Tutorial
You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV value) before shooting it.
• Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0EV to +2.0EV
• Unit: 1/3EV
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel option from the top 
(EV Shift).
3.Use [4] and [6] to adjust the exposure compensation value.
To cancel exposure compensation, change 
the EV value to 0.0.
4.Press [SET].
This applies the exposure compensation value. The exposure compensation 
value you set...