Casio EX FC200S User Manual

31Quick Start Basics
.If the image does not focus...
If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the 
image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.). Re-point the camera at 
the subject and try to focus again.
.Shooting with Auto
If the subject is not in the center of the frame...
“Focus lock” (page 89) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to 
shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in 
the...

32Quick 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 101.
• For information about images recorded using continuous shutter (CS), see page 
103.
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 11).
• You also can clear the information to 
view only the snapshot (page 12)....

33Quick Start Basics
If memory becomes full, you can delete snapshots and movies 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 
104.
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...

34Quick Start Basics
1.Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then press [2] ( ).
2.Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete Files” and then press [SET].
• This displays a file selection screen.
3.Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to move the selection boundary to the file 
you want to delete, and then press [SET].
• This will select the check box of the currently selected file.
• You can enlarge the selected image before deleting it by sliding the zoom 
controller towards z ([).
4.Repeat step 3 to select other...

35Quick 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.
•...

36Quick Start Basics
• Any of the following can make proper focus impossible.
– Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject
– Strongly back lit subject
– Very shiny subject
– Blinds or other subject with a repeating horizontal pattern
– Multiple subjects at varying distances from the camera
– Subject in a dark location
– Subject that is too far away for light from the AF assist light to reach
– Camera movement while shooting
– Fast-moving subject
– Subjects outside the focus range of the camera
•...

37Snapshot Tutorial
Snapshot Tutorial
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.*1
3.Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.
4.If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5.After all of the settings are the way you want, press [SET].
This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode.
• You can close the Control Panel by pressing [AUTO].
Using the Control Panel
The control panel can be used...

38Snapshot Tutorial
NOTE
• No icon is displayed for any Control Panel option (page 10) that is set to its initial 
default (reset) setting. An icon will appear only if you change the setting of the 
corresponding Control Panel option. The following are the initial defaults for Control 
Panel options.
– ISO Sensitivity: AUTO
– White Balance: Auto WB
– EV Shift: ±0
– Flash: Auto Flash
• You also can use on-screen menus to configure settings other than those listed 
above (page 85).
.Pixels
A digital camera...

39Snapshot 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 188.
• For information about movie image size, see page 98.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 123.
.To select the snapshot image size
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the top control panel option (Snapshot Image 
Size).
3.Use [4]...

40Snapshot Tutorial
• The initial factory default image size setting is 16M (16 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...