Casio EX FC200S User Manual

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• The following conditions are not compatible with Wide Shot shooting.
– Subject whose brightness is very different from that of its surroundings due to 
artificial light, sunlight, etc.
– Rivers, waves, waterfalls, or other subject with constantly changing patterns
– Sky, beach, or other subject with continuous patterns
– Camera too close to the main subject
– Moving subject
– Panning upwards on a skyscraper or some other very tall structure or object
• Any of the following can cause Wide Shot operation to stop part way through.
– Subject or camera movement
– Camera movement that is too fast or too slow
– Camera movement outside of the required route
– Camera movement in the wrong direction
• Shooting a Wide Shot image after half-pressing the shutter button to perform Auto 
Focus may not produce the desired results if there are considerable differences in 
the brightness, color, and/or focus of the individual images. If this happens, try 
changing the focus position by focusing on a different subject, etc.
• Since a Wide Shot image is created by joining multiple images together, there may 
be some roughness at the point where two images are joined.
• Shooting under a flickering light source (such as fluorescent lighting) may result in 
uneven brightness and/or coloring in the final Wide Shot image.
• Shooting in dark surroundings may result in a blurred image or may make Wide 
Shot shooting impossible.
• Slowly move the camera at a constant speed in the same direction as the arrow 
that appears on the monitor screen.
• The exposure and white balance when shooting Wide Shot images are fixed at the 
levels measured when you half-press the shutter button at the beginning of the 
operation.
• An error message will appear if the camera is unable to successfully record a 
series of images.
• If you shoot a moving subject, the camera may not be able to compose the super-
wide image properly.
• Super-wide may not produce the desired results when shooting at close distances 
to the subject.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash 
Off). 
						

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With High Speed Night Scene and High Speed Night Scene and Portrait, the camera 
detects automatically whether it is being hand-held or on a tripod. If the camera 
detects it is being hand-held, pressing the shutter button will record a series of 
images and combine them in a way that minimizes image blur due to low light 
conditions. If the camera detects it is on a tripod, it will shoot a single image using a 
longer exposure time (instead of shooting and combining multiple images), which 
results in an even clearer image. The flash is always disabled while “High Speed 
Night Scene” is selected. If the night scene image you are shooting includes people, 
use the “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait” BEST SHOT scene. The flash mode 
setting becomes > (Auto Flash) when shooting with “High Speed Night Scene and 
Portrait”.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “High Speed Night Scene” or “High Speed Night Scene and 
Portrait” and then press [SET].
3.When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button.
NOTE
• When holding the camera by hand while shooting with these BEST SHOT scenes, 
make sure that the subjects remain as still as possible as the camera shoots the 
series of images.
• Even when holding the camera by hand while shooting with “High Speed Night 
Scene and Portrait”, under certain conditions the camera may shoot only a single 
image instead of a series of images.
• When shooting with “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait”, camera movement will 
cause anti shake to be performed, which can cause the image area to become 
narrower than normal.
• Movement while the camera is mounted on a tripod may cause the camera to 
erroneously judge it is being hand held.
• If surroundings are extremely dark when shooting with “High Speed Night Scene” 
or “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait”, the camera may not be able to shoot at 
proper brightness due to insufficient exposure.
• When shooting with these BEST SHOT scenes, the “ISO Sensitivity” setting is fixed 
at “AUTO”.
Shooting with High Speed Night Scene 
(High Speed Night Scene/High Speed Night Scene and 
Portrait) 
						

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When you press the shutter button while High Speed Anti Shake is enabled, the 
camera records multiple images and automatically combines them in a way that 
produces a final image with minimal blur. You can shoot with this feature to minimize 
the effects of camera movement when shooting with optical anti shake does not 
produce the desired results.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “High Speed Anti Shake” and then press [SET].
3.When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button.
NOTE
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash 
Off).
• High Speed Anti Shake may not operate properly resulting in blurred images if the 
camera is moved more than the allowable range or if the subject moves during 
shooting.
• When shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, the “ISO Sensitivity” setting is fixed at 
“AUTO”.
With HDR (High Dynamic Range), the camera shoots a series of CS images using 
different exposure settings and combines them into a final image to correct for 
overexposure or underexposure of subjects of different brightness levels.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “HDR” and then press [SET].
3.Press the shutter button to shoot.
Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake 
(High Speed Anti Shake)
Digitally Correcting for Overexposure and Underexposure 
(HDR) 
						

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NOTE
• HDR works best when shooting with the camera mounted on a tripod.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ?
 (Flash 
Off).
• Anti shake correction performed to compensate for camera movement while 
shooting with this function results in an image area that is narrower than normal.
• The desired HDR effect may not be attained if the camera or subject moves during 
shooting.
• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this BEST SHOT scene 
may not be able to produce the desired result.
This feature applies HDR (High Dynamic Range, page 73) photography to transform 
snapshots and movies into works of art that provide a greater degree of expression 
than conventional imaging. You can also adjust the intensity of the art effect that is 
applied.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “HDR Art” and then press [SET].
3.Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth Control Panel option from the top 
(Art Effect).
4.Use [4] and [6] to select the 
intensity of the art effect.
5.Press [SET].
6.Press the shutter button to shoot.
Shooting Snapshots and Movies Digitally Processed for 
Artistic Effect (HDR Art)
Normal image HDR Art image
To shoot a snapshot with HDR Art
Art Effect: 1Weak
Art Effect: 2Normal
Art Effect: 3Strong 
						

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NOTE
• HDR Art works best when shooting with the camera mounted on a tripod.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ?
 (Flash 
Off).
• Anti shake correction performed to compensate for camera movement while 
shooting with this function results in an image area that is narrower than normal.
• The desired HDR Art effect may not be attained if the camera or subject moves 
during shooting.
• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this BEST SHOT scene 
may not be able to produce the desired result.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “HDR Art” and then press [SET].
3.Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie 
(page 55).
Press [0] (Movie) to start and stop recording.
IMPORTANT!
• Certain shooting conditions when shooting a movie with this function can cause the 
image and audio to be out of sync.
• “Art Effect” settings are not reflected in movies.
NOTE
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the “» Quality” can be either “HD” or “STD” only 
(page 98).
• When any “» Quality” setting other than “STD” is selected in another mode, the 
“HD” setting is used when shooting with this BEST SHOT scene.
To shoot a movie with HDR Art (HDR Art Movie) 
						

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This feature uses super resolution technology and multiple Continuous Shutter (CS) 
images to expand the zoom range for overall images of higher quality and clarity.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “Multi SR Zoom” and then press [SET].
3.Press the shutter button to shoot.
NOTE
• Multi SR Zoom is effective when you want to capture delicate textures.
• The current “Zoom (SR)” (page 49) setting is ignored when shooting with this 
function.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ?
 (Flash 
Off).
• The desired Multi SR Zoom effect may not be attained if the camera or subject 
moves during shooting.
• Depending on shooting conditions and image composition, this BEST SHOT scene 
may not be able to produce the desired result.
Expanding the Zoom Range to Shoot Clearer Snapshots 
(Multi SR Zoom) 
						

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With Slide Panorama, you move the camera to compose 
and record multiple images, which are then combined to a 
panorama. This feature lets you shoot a panorama of up to 
360 degrees, which is dramatically greater than the physical 
capabilities of the lens.
• The final panorama image can be one of the two sizes shown below.
Slide Direction is Right or Left: Maximum 11520
x1080 pixels
Slide Direction is Up or Down: Maximum 1920x7296 pixels
• Zoom operations are not supported during Slide Panorama shooting. The zoom 
setting is fixed at full wide angle.
• You can use Slide Panorama to shoot a horizontal image up to approximately 360 
degrees and a vertical image up to approximately 180 degrees. 
If you shoot a horizontal Slide Panorama image that is less than 360 degrees, the 
image size will become 60, 120, 180, 240, or 300 degrees.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select the “Slide Panorama” scene.
3.Press [SET] and then use [8] and [2] to select the fifth Control Panel 
option from the bottom (Slide Direction).
4.Use [4] and [6] to select the direction you are planning to move the 
camera while shooting, and then press [SET].
You can select one of four directions: Right, Left, Up, or Down.
5.Point the camera at the start of the panorama and half-press the 
shutter button to allow the camera to focus automatically.
6.Press the shutter button the rest of the way down 
and a slide cursor will appear on the monitor 
screen. Slowly move the camera in the direction 
indicated by the arrow on the screen until the 
slide cursor reaches the other end of its 
movement range (i.e. all the way to the right 
when moving the camera to the right).
• The camera will start composing the panorama image 
internally when the slide cursor reached the other end 
of the movement range.
• Image composing also will start automatically if you stop moving the camera 
during panorama shooting. After you stop moving the camera, the message 
“Busy... Please wait...” appears as the camera processes the image. Wait until 
this message disappears before using the camera. Image shooting is disabled 
while the message is displayed.
Shooting a Panorama Image (Slide Panorama)
Slide cursor 
						

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NOTE
• The following conditions are not compatible with Slide Panorama shooting.
– Subject whose brightness is very different from that of its surroundings due to 
artificial light, sunlight, etc.
– Rivers, waves, waterfalls, or other subject with constantly changing patterns
– Sky, beach, or other subject with continuous patterns
– Camera too close to the main subject
– Moving subject
• Slide Panorama may stop part way through in the following cases.
– Subject or camera movement
– Camera movement that is too fast or too slow
• Shooting a Slide Panorama image after half-pressing the shutter button to perform 
Auto Focus may not produce the desired results if there are considerable 
differences in the brightness, color, and/or focus of the individual images. If this 
happens, try changing the focus position by focusing on a different subject, etc.
• Since a Slide Panorama image is created by joining multiple images together, there 
may be some roughness at the point where two images are joined.
• Shooting under a flickering light source (such as fluorescent lighting) may result in 
uneven brightness and/or coloring in the final Slide Panorama image.
• Shooting in dark surroundings may result in a blurred image or may make Slide 
Panorama shooting impossible.
• Slowly move the camera at a constant speed in the same direction as the arrow 
that appears on the monitor screen.
• When moving the camera, try to keep the arrow on the monitor screen as straight 
as possible.
• The exposure and white balance when shooting Slide Panorama images are fixed 
at the levels measured when you half-press the shutter button at the beginning of 
the operation.
• An error message will appear if the camera is unable to successfully record a 
series of images.
• If you shoot a moving subject, the camera may not be able to compose the 
panorama image properly.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash 
Off). 
						

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There always is some unavoidable time lag between the point you press the shutter 
button and the point that the image is actually recorded. The “Lag Correction” feature 
lets you configure the camera to lessen or even eliminate this lag to help you better 
time your shots and get exactly the moment you want. With “Lag Correction”, you 
half-press the shutter button and compose the image you want to shoot. Then when 
you full-press the shutter button, the camera pre-records a total of 5 images, including 
four images of action that happened before you fully pressed the shutter button. After 
that, you can view the images on the monitor screen and select the one you want to 
keep.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “Lag Correction” and then press [SET].
3.With the camera pointed at the subject, half-press and hold the shutter 
button.
The camera will start pre-recording images at this time.
• If you release the half-pressed shutter button before pressing it the rest of the 
way down, all of the pre-recorded images currently in the buffer will be deleted.
4.When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button all the way 
down.
After pre-recording is complete, one of the five images will appear on the monitor 
screen for about three seconds.
5.If you want to view all five of the pre-recorded images, press [SET] 
within about three seconds after a recorded image appears on the 
monitor screen.
If you do not press [SET] within three seconds, the image displayed in step 4 will 
be saved automatically as the final image.
Configuring the Camera to Help You Better Time Your Shots 
(Lag Correction) 
						

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6.Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the pre-recorded images on the 
monitor screen.
Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the pre-recorded images. Each image appears, 
along with an indication of the timing when it was pre-recorded.
*Seconds prior to full-press of shutter button.
• The timing of the image you select here will be the timing of the image 
displayed first in step 4 the next time you perform the above procedure. If you 
select the image that was pre-recorded 0.3 seconds prior to full-press of the 
shutter button, for example, the –0.3-second image will be displayed in step 4 
the next time you perform the above procedure.
7.To save the currently displayed image as the final images, press [SET].
NOTE
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ?
 (Flash 
Off).
• The Self-timer cannot be used with this BEST SHOT scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, half-pressing the shutter button fixes focus and 
exposure at their current levels.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, image recording will not be successful if you full-
press the shutter button without allowing enough time (at least 0.4 seconds) after 
half-pressing it.
• Pay close attention to the subject when shooting. Failure to do so can cause 
considerable lag from the instant you want to shoot until you actually full-press the 
shutter button. This can cause image recording to be too late, even if you use this 
function.
• The current “Review” setting (page 96) is ignored when shooting with this function. 
Immediately after you full-press the shutter button, one of the five pre-recorded 
images will appear on the display as in step 4 of the above procedure.
–0.4 sec.–0.3 sec.–0.2 sec.–0.1 sec.SHUTTER
(0.4*)(0.3*)(0.2*)(0.1*)(Full-press)