Casio EX FC200S User Manual

							81Using BEST SHOT
With High Speed Best Selection, the camera automatically shoots a series of images, 
and selects the best one based on facial image blur, and facial expression (whether 
the subject is smiling or blinking).
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select “High Speed Best Selection” and then press [SET].
3.Press the shutter button to shoot.
• This will cause the message “Busy... Please wait...” to appear. Do not move 
the camera while this message is displayed. The recording process takes 
some time to complete after the message appears.
NOTE
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash 
Off).
• If one or more of the faces are blurred in all of the images that are shot, they will be 
blurred in the final image as well.
• The following conditions may make it impossible for the camera to determine if the 
subject is blinking or smiling. This may result in a final image in which the subject is 
blinking or not smiling.
– Faces that are partially or completely darkened by shadows, etc.
– Hair that is hiding or near the eyes
– Eye glasses
– Small faces
– Faces that are not looking directly at the camera
• Shooting a large group of people will cause processing of the image after shooting 
to take longer.
Shooting with Priority on Subject Faces 
(High Speed Best Selection) 
						

							82Using BEST SHOT
The High Speed CS capabilities provide you with a variety of BEST SHOT options 
(Child CS, Pet CS, Sports CS) to suite exactly the type of image you are trying to 
record. Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button depressed, 
with the shooting speed optimized according to the BEST SHOT scene you are using.
Prerecord CS (page 50) pre-records images when you half-press the shutter button. 
Then when you press the shutter button the rest of the way down, the camera stores 
what is currently in the buffer and starts real-time continuous shutter shooting of new 
images. Shooting continues until you release the shutter button or until a total of up to 
30 images (buffer images plus new images) are shot. Some of the 30 images are of 
action that occurred before you full-pressed the shutter button and some are after. 
This helps to ensure you capture exactly the moment you want, even if your timing is 
slightly off.
*You can record up to 30 images (pre-recorded buffer images plus real-time images) for 
each Prerecord CS operation.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select the BEST SHOT scene you want to use and then press [SET].
The following are the settings for each BEST SHOT scene.
*You can change the above settings if you want. See page 50 for details.
3.Half-press and hold the shutter button to start pre-recording of images.
A preset number of images are pre-recorded. The pre-recorded images are 
continually updated until you full-press the shutter button.
• 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.
• The camera will not emit shutter sounds as it pre-records images.
Using the Situation-specific CS Scenes
Scene NameCS fpsMaximum CS ShotsPre-recorded Shots
Child CS 10 fps 20 (2 seconds) 5 (0.5 seconds)
Pet CS 15 fps 30 (2 seconds) 5 (0.3 seconds)
Sports CS 30 fps 30 (1 second) 10 (0.3 seconds)
Shutter button half-press
Recorded images (up to 30 images)
Continuous recording of images until 
shutter button released* Shutter button release Shutter button full-press
Pre-recorded images 
						

							83Using BEST SHOT
4.Press the shutter button the rest of the way down.
This will save the pre-recorded images and start shooting new images in real-
time. Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button 
depressed.
5.Shooting will stop when you release the shutter button or after the 
maximum number of shots is reached.
NOTE
• Control panel operations, recording, and precautions are the same as those that 
apply to the BEST SHOT “High Speed CS” scene (page 50).
• Prerecord CS (pre-recording of images before the shutter button is full-pressed) is 
not performed if you full-press the shutter button without half-pressing first. 
Whenever possible, be sure to half-press the shutter button, compose the image, 
and then full-press the shutter button. 
						

							84Using BEST SHOT
The High Speed Movie capabilities of the camera provide you with a variety of BEST 
SHOT options (Child High Speed Movie, Pet High Speed Movie, Sports High Speed 
Movie) to suite exactly the type of image you are trying to record.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Select the BEST SHOT scene you want to use 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.
• During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the position where it was 
when recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for 
Auto Focus or focus manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.
NOTE
• These BEST SHOT scenes always shoot using High Speed Movie. The current 
“» Quality” setting is ignored.
• Precautions and the shooting procedure are the same as those for High Speed 
Movie recording (page 58), except that the following functions are disabled.
– Prerecord Movie
– YouTube movie recording
Using the Situation-specific High Speed Movie Scenes
Scene NameFrame Rate
Child High Speed Movie 120 fps
Pet High Speed Movie 240 fps
Sports High Speed Movie 480 fps 
						

							85Advanced Settings
Advanced Settings
The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.
.Example Menu Screen Operation
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
This will display the menu screen.
• Menu contents are different in the REC 
mode and PLAY mode.
2.Use [4] and [6] to select the tab where 
the item you want to configure is located.
3.Use [8] and [2] to select the menu item 
you want, and then press [6].
4.Use [8] and [2] to change the setting.
5.After the setting is the way you want, 
press [SET].
• Pressing [4] registers the selected setting 
and returns to the menu.
• To configure settings on another tab after 
pressing [4] to return to the menu, use [8] 
to move the highlighting up to the tabs, and 
then use [4] and [6] to select the tab you 
want.
• Pressing [MENU] interrupts the menu 
operation and exits the menu screen.
IMPORTANT!
• Switching from “Auto” to “Premium Auto” (page 28) will make some menu items 
unavailable.
Using On-screen Menus
[MENU][SET]
[8] [2] [4] [6]
Items
Example:
When “Self-timer” is 
selected on the “REC” tab
Tabs 
						

							86Advanced Settings
.Menu Operations in This Manual
Menu operations are represented in this manual as shown below. The following 
operation is the same as the one described under “Example Menu Screen Operation” 
on page 85.
Procedure
[r] (REC)  *  [MENU]  *  REC Tab  *  Self-timer
Use [4] and [6] to select the “REC” tab.
Use [8] and [2] to select “Self-timer” and 
then press [6]. Press 
[MENU]. Press 
[r] (REC). 
						

							87Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Zoom (SR)
See page 49 for details.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus
*1
The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.*2The focus range depends on the current optical zoom position.*3During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the position where it was when 
recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for Auto Focus or 
focus manually before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.
REC Mode Settings (REC)
Zooming with Super Resolution (Zoom (SR))
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
SettingsType of ShotFocus ModeApproximate Focus 
Range*1
SnapshotMoviesSnapshotMovies
Q Auto 
FocusGeneral 
recordingAutomaticAutomatic
 
*3
Approximately 2 cm to 
9 (infinity) (0.8 to 9)
(Wide Angle)*2
´ 
MacroClose ups AutomaticAutomatic 
*3
Approximately 2 cm to 50 cm 
(0.8 to 19.7)
(Wide Angle)
*2
) 
InfinityScenery and 
other distant 
subjectsFixed Infinity (Wide Angle)
W 
Manual 
FocusWhen you 
want to focus 
manuallyManualApproximately 2 cm to 
9 (infinity) (0.8 to 9) 
(Wide Angle)
*2 
						

							88Advanced Settings
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, which aids 
in focusing. If you do not perform any operation for 
two seconds while the enlarged image is displayed, 
the screen in step 1 will re-appear.
NOTE
• An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and 
automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly.
• Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to 
become blocked, which may result in unwanted lens shadows in your image.
• In the case of movie recording, Auto Macro operates before you start recording. 
After recording is started, however, focus is fixed.
• Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus, 
Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear on the monitor screen to tell 
you the focus range, as shown below. Note that the focus range is displayed 
including the Auto Macro range only when shooting with Auto Focus.
Example: oo cm to 9
*oo is the actual focusing range value.
• The operations assigned to the [4] and [6] keys with the “L/R Key” setting (page 
95) are disabled while Manual Focus is selected as the focus mode.
• Turning on “Face Detection” causes the focus mode to change automatically to Q 
(Auto Focus). Changing the focus mode setting to anything other than Q (Auto 
Focus) causes “Face Detection” to turn off automatically.
Yellow boundary 
						

							89Advanced Settings
Using Focus Lock
“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want to 
compose an image in which the subject you want to focus 
on is not within the focus frame in the center of the 
screen.
• To use focus lock, select “Í Spot” or “Ë Tracking” 
for the Auto Focus area (page 92).
1.Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with 
the subject you want to focus on and then half-
press the shutter button.
2.Keeping the shutter button half-pressed 
(which maintains the focus setting), move the 
camera to compose the image.
• When “Ë Tracking” is selected as the Auto Focus 
area, the focus frame will move automatically and 
follow the subject.
3.When you are ready to shoot the image, press the shutter button the 
rest of the way down.
NOTE
• Focus lock also locks exposure (AE).
Subject to be focused on
Focus frame 
						

							90Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) *[MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer
With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer. The shutter is released 
and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time.
• The front lamp flashes while the Self-timer countdown is in 
progress.
• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by 
pressing [SET].
NOTE
• The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features.
High Speed CS with Prerecord CS, Prerecord (Movie), Lag Correction, Child CS, 
Pet CS, Sports CS, Slide Panorama, Wide Shot
• The Triple Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features.
Movie, High Speed CS, Multi SR Zoom, Child High Speed Movie, Pet High Speed 
Movie, Sports High Speed Movie, High Speed Best Selection, For YouTube, 
Blurred Background
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)
 10 sec10-second Self-timer
 2 sec2-second Self-timer
• When shooting under conditions that slow down the shutter speed, 
you can use this setting to prevent image blur due to camera 
movement.
 X3 
(Triple 
Self-timer)Shoots three images: one image 10 seconds after the shutter button 
is pressed, and the next two images as soon as the camera is ready 
after shooting the previous image. How long it takes for the camera to 
get ready to shoot depends on the image size and quality settings, 
whether or not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash 
charge condition.
OffSelf-timer is disabled.
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Front lamp