Casio EX FH100 User Manual

							
31Quick 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 ont o 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.
• The image that appears on the monitor screen is for image composition. The actual 
image will be recorded at the quality set for the image quality setting (page 105).
Shooting Indoors under  Fluorescent Lighting
• Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting  can affect the brightness or color of an 
image.
Other Precautions
• The slower the shutter speed, the greater  the possibility that noticeable noise will 
be generated in an image. Because of this, the camera automatically performs a 
noise reduction at slow shutter speeds. T he noise reduction process causes it to 
take longer to record images at lower s hutter speeds. The shutter speeds for which 
noise reduction is performed depend on the  camera setup and shooting conditions.
• A noise reduction process is performed when  ISO sensitivity is set to a high value. 
This can cause the camera to take relative ly longer to be ready to shoot again after 
you press the shutter button. Do not perform any key operation while the image 
recording operation is in progress.
• Due to the characteristics of the imagi ng element used by the camera, very fast 
moving objects in an image may appear distorted.
Snapshot Shooting Precautions
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• 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
• If you cannot focus properly, try using focus lock (page 93) or Manual Focus (page 
91).
Auto Focus Restrictions 
						

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Snapshot Tutorial
Your camera has a variety of different exposure 
modes. Before recording an image, rotate the mode 
dial to select the exposure mode that suits the type of 
image you are trying to record.
Selecting the Exposure Mode
BEST SHOT
Simply select one of a collection of built-in sample scenes and the camera sets 
up automatically for beautiful images every time (page 68).
Auto
Use this setting for easy image recording. This is the mode you normally should 
use (page 25).
A A (Aperture Priority) mode
In this mode, you select the aperture and other settings 
are adjusted accordingly.
1Press [SET] to open the control panel.
2Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel 
option from the top (aperture).
3Use [4] and [6] to change the aperture setting.
S S (Shutter Speed Priority) mode
In this mode, you select the shutter speed and other 
settings are adjusted accordingly.
1Press [SET] to open the control panel.
2Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel 
option from the top (shutter speed).
3Use [4] and [6] to change the shutter speed setting.
M M (Manual Exposure) mode
This mode gives you total control over aperture and 
shutter speed settings.
1Press [SET] to open the control panel.
2Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel 
option from the top (aperture).
3Use [4] and [6] to change the aperture setting.
4Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth control panel 
option from the top (shutter speed).
5Use [4] and [6] to change the shutter speed 
setting.
Mode dial
b
t
Aperture value
Shutter speed
Aperture value
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IMPORTANT!
• The aperture and shutter speed setting control panels both 
have two-level displays. The upper level value is for 
snapshots, while the lower value is for movies.
• 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.
•“S Image AS” (page 95) does not work in the S mode and 
M mode. You can, however, turn on “A
 Camera AS”, if 
you like.
• In the S mode, ISO sensitivity (page 41) always operates according to its “AUTO” 
setting. The ISO sensitivity setting cannot be changed while in the S mode.
• While A, S, or M is selected for the exposure mode, the flash will not fire if > (Auto 
Flash) or ¥ (Red Eye Reduction) is selected as the flash mode. If you want the 
flash to fire, select < (Flash On) as the flash mode.
• The displayed ISO sensitivity, shutter speed or aperture value will turn orange 
when you half-press the shutter button if the image is overexposed or 
underexposed.
Value for movies Value for 
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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.
NOTE
• You also can use on-screen menus to configure settings other than those listed 
above (page 89).
Using the Control Panel
The control panel can be used to configure camera settings.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
1Image size/Quality*2 (pages 36, 105)
2ISO sensitivity (page 41)
3White balance (page 42)
4EV shift (page 43)
5Not displayed in this mode
6Not displayed in this mode
7Not displayed in this mode
8Flash (page 44)
9Date/Time (page 46)
*1Items displayed in the control panel depend on the recording mode.*2Image quality cannot be changed using the control panel.
[SET]
[8] [2] [4] [6]
1
9 5 3
4
7
8 2
6Control panel 
						

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.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 Size (Size)
10M (3648x2736) size image = 
Approximately 10 million pixels
*Unit: pixels
VGA (640x480) size image = 
Approximately 300,000 pixels
Pixel
3648*
2736*
640*
480* 
						

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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 194.
• For information about movie image size, see page 105.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 130.
.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 an image size and then press [SET].
Large Number 
of PixelsMore detail, but takes up more memory. Best 
when you plan to print large-size prints (such 
as A3 size).
Small Number 
of PixelsLess detail, but takes up less memory. Best 
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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 10M size image is stored 
for the JPEG data. RAW image data is 
unprocessed data output by the image sensor 
and is saved in DNG (digital negative) format. 
Though the image of such data is virtually 
undeteriorated, it cannot be viewed on the 
camera’s monitor screen or printed. After 
transferring RAW image data to your computer, 
you can use software that supports the general-
purpose DNG format to process the image and 
convert it to image data that suits your particular 
needs. Since both RAW image data and JPEG 
data are saved by the camera, you can view the 
JPEG version on the camera’s monitor screen.
10M 
(3648
x2736)Poster Print
Good detail for better clarity even for images 
cropped (page 131) from the original 3:2 
(3648
x2432)Poster Print
16:9 
(3648
x2048)HDTV
9M 
(3456
x2592)A3 Print
Good detail 7M 
(3072
x2304)A3 Print
4M 
(2304
x1728)A4 Print
2M 
(1600
x1200)3.5x5 PrintBest when preserving memory capacity is 
relatively more important than image quality.
VGA 
(640
x480)E MailImage files are smaller, which is better when 
attaching images to e-mail. However, images 
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• The initial factory default image size setting is 10M (10 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 should regard the print paper sizes suggested here as guidelines only (200 dpi 
print resolution).
• Available image sizes are limited for some functions as noted below.
RAW+This image size can be selected in the Single Shot mode only. This 
image size cannot be selected in the High Speed CS, Normal Speed 
CS, or F CS mode.
10MThis image size cannot be selected in the High Speed CS mode or when 
using some BEST SHOT scenes*. Switching to the High Speed CS 
mode or selecting some BEST SHOT scenes* while “10M” is selected 
will cause the image size setting to change to “9M” automatically.
3:2, 
16:9These image sizes cannot be selected in the High Speed CS or F CS 
mode, or when using some BEST SHOT scenes*.
If “RAW+” is selected in the Single Shot Mode
Doing thisChanges to this image 
size automatically
Entering the Normal Speed CS mode 10M
Entering the F CS mode 10M
Entering the High Speed CS mode 9M
If “3:2” or “16:9” is selected in another mode
Doing thisChanges to this image 
size automatically
Entering the High Speed CS mode 9M
Selecting some BEST SHOT scenes*9M
Entering the F CS mode 10M 
						

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*Applicable BEST SHOT scenes: “Move In CS”, “Move Out CS”, “High Speed 
Anti Shake”, “High Speed Night Scene”, “High Speed Night Scene and Portrait”, 
“Multi-motion Image”, “High Speed Best Selection”, “Lag Correction”, “High 
Speed Lighting”, “Expression CS”, “Baby CS”, “Child CS”, “Pet CS”, “Sports CS”
9MThis image size can be selected only in the High Speed CS mode or 
when using some BEST SHOT scenes*. Switching to another mode 
from the High Speed CS mode or selecting some BEST SHOT scenes* 
while “9M” is selected will cause the image size setting to change to 
“10M” automatically.