Casio EX FH25 User Manual

							
71Recording Movies
The YouTube mode records movies in a format that is optimal for uploading to the 
YouTube movie site, which is operated by  YouTube, LLC. “YouTube” can be used 
when shooting a standard (STD) movie, a high-definition (HD) movie, or a high speed 
(HS) movie.
1.Set the mode dial to ³ (HD/STD) or  ©
 (HS).
Select the movie mode you want to use.
2.Press [ 8].
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the second cont rol panel option from the 
bottom (YouTube).
4.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select “YouTube: On ” and then press [SET].
5.Record the movie.
The movie file will be stored in a camera folder named “100YOUTB”.
• Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO from the CD-ROM that comes with  your camera simplifies uploading of movi e files you recorded with the YouTube 
Mode to YouTube (page 137).
NOTE
• Movies recorded with the YouTube mode are stored in a special folder to make  them easy to locate for uploading (page 146). “YouTube” movies are shot using the 
image size, recording speed, and quality settings configured in the Movie Mode 
(page 65).
• To focus before starting to record a  movie with the “YouTube” mode, use manual 
focus. After focusing, start recording.
Recording a Movie for YouTube (YouTube) 
						

							
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You can use the following procedure to turn optical zoom (page 50) on or off while 
“HD/STD ” is selected as the movie mode.
1.Set the mode dial to ³ (HD/STD).
2.Press [8].
3.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the fourth control panel option from the 
bottom (Optical Zoom).
4.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the setting you  want and then press [SET].
NOTE
• Optical zoom operation while  recording is disabled when “HS” is selected as the 
movie mode.
• Regardless of the above setting, optical  zoom operation prior to recording is 
supported when either “ HS” or “ HD/STD ” is selected as the movie mode.
• Optical zoom is disabled when  Á (Super Macro) is selected as the focus mode.
• The zoom bar is not displayed while movie recording is in progress.
Turning Optical Zoom On or Off (Optical Zoom)
Optical Zoom: On/Record: Off
Enables optical zoom and disables audi o recording. Continuous AF is 
always performed during recording.
Optical Zoom: Off/Record: On
Disables optical zoom and enables  audio recording. Continuous AF is 
never performed during recording. You can readjust focus while recording 
is in progress by half pressing the  shutter button, but doing so will cause 
noise produced by the lens operati on to be picked up in the audio.
• The  Ú (Zoom Disabled) icon is displayed while this setting is selected. 
						

							
73Using BEST SHOT
Using BEST SHOT
BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of 
different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setup of the 
camera, simply find the scene that matches  what you are trying to achieve, and the 
camera sets up for it automatically. This  helps to minimize the chance of ruined 
images due to poor exposure and shutter speed settings.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS].
This will display a menu of BEST 
SHOT scenes.
2.Use [ 8], [ 2], [ 4], and [ 6] to 
move the boundary to the 
scene you want to select.
• The scene menu has multiple 
pages. Use [8] and [2] to 
scroll between menu pages.
• You can access information  about the currently selected 
scene. See page 74 for details.
3.Press [SET] to configure the camera  with the settings for the currently 
selected scene.
This returns to the REC mode.
• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect until you select a  different scene.
• To select a different BEST SHOT scene, repeat the above procedure from  step 1.
What is BEST SHOT?
Some Sample Scenes
Portrait Scenery High Speed 
Night Scene High Speed Night 
Scene and Portrait
To shoot with BEST SHOT
Scene number
Scene name
Currently selected scene
(with boundary)
[BS] 
						

							
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4.Press the shutter button to start shooting.
.Using the Scene Information Screen
To find out more about a scene, select it with the boundary 
on the scene menu and then slide the zoom controller in 
either direction.
• To return to the scene menu, slide the zoom controller  again.
• To scroll between scenes, use [
4] and [6].
• To configure the camera with the settings for the currently  selected scene, press [SET]. Pressing [BS] ag ain will display text that explains the 
settings configured by the selected scene.
. BEST SHOT Precautions
• BEST SHOT scene images were not  shot using this camera.
• Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene ma y not produce the results you expected 
due to shooting conditions and other factors.
• You can modify the camera settings that are configured after you select a BEST  SHOT scene. Note, however, that the BEST  SHOT settings revert to their defaults 
when you select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera.
• The mode dial’s settings are ignored when some BEST SHOT scenes are  selected.
• The “RAW+”, “10M”, “3:2”, “16:9” image sizes cannot be selected while shooting  with some BEST SHOT scenes. * Selecting some BEST SHOT scenes * while any 
one of these image sizes is selected will ca use the image size setting to change to 
“9M” automatically.
* “High Speed Anti Shake”, “High S peed Night Scene”, “High Speed Night Scene 
and Portrait”, “Move Out CS”, “Move In  CS”, “Multi-motion Image”, “High Speed 
Best Selection”, “Lag Correction”, “H igh Speed Lighting”, “Expression CS”, 
“Baby CS”, “Child CS”, “Pet CS”, “Sports CS”
• The self-timer is disabled when some BEST SHOT scenes are being used. 
						

							
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You can save up to 999 camera setups as user BEST SHOT scenes for instant recall 
whenever you need them.
1.On the BEST SHOT scene menu, select the scene named BEST SHOT 
(Register User Scene).
2.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the snapshot wh ose setup you want to save.
3.Use [8] and [ 2] to select “Save”,  and then press [SET].
Your BEST SHOT scene will be assigned  the name “Recall User Scene”, along 
with a scene number.
NOTE
• You can create BEST SHOT setup for snapshots only. You cannot create a movie  BEST SHOT setup.
• You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST SHOT scene by 
displaying the camera’s setting m enus and looking at its settings.
• User snapshot scenes are assigned numbers in the sequence: U1, U2, and so on.
• The following are the settings that are  saved for each user snapshot BEST SHOT 
scene.
Face Detection, Focus, EV Shift, White Ba lance, Flash, ISO, Metering, Lighting, 
Flash Intensity, Color Filter, Sharpness, Saturation, Contrast
• User BEST SHOT scenes are stored in built-in memory (page 146) in the SCENE  folder (snapshots).
• Formatting the camera’s built-in memory  (page 157) deletes all user BEST SHOT 
scenes.
• Use the following procedure when you want to delete a user BEST SHOT scene.
1Display the information screen (page 74)  of the user BEST SHOT scene you 
want to delete.
2Press [2] ( ), select “Delete”, and then press [SET].
Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups 
						

							
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With High Speed Night Scene and High Speed Night Scene and Portrait, the camera 
detects automatically whether it is bei ng hand-held or on a tripod. If the camera 
detects it is being hand-held, pressing the sh utter 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 tr ipod, it will shoot a single image using a 
longer exposure time (instead of shooti ng and combining multiple images), which 
results in an even clearer image. The flas h 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].
2.Select “High Speed Night Scene”  or “High Speed Night Scene and 
Portrait” and then press [SET].
3.When you are ready to shoo t, press the shutter button.
• After you press the shutter button, t he message “Busy... Please wait...” will 
appear on the monitor screen to indicate t hat recording is in progress. Keep the 
camera still while this message is di splayed. The recording process takes 
some time to complete after the message appears.
NOTE
• When holding the camera by hand while s hooting with these BEST SHOT scenes, 
make sure that the subjects remain as  still as possible as the camera shoots the 
series of images.
• The current mode dial setting is ignored  when recording with this BEST SHOT 
scene.
• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than  normal.
• Movement while the camera is mounted on a tripod may cause the camera to  erroneously judge it is being hand held.
• For handheld shooting under very dark c onditions, this BEST SHOT scene may not 
be able to produce the exposure level required for a clear image. Use of a tripod 
under very dark conditions is recommended.
• 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 automat ically 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].
2.Select “High Speed Anti Sh ake” and then press [SET].
3.When you are ready to shoo t, press the shutter button.
• After you press the shutter button, t he message “Busy... Please wait...” will 
appear on the monitor screen to indicate t hat recording is in progress. Keep the 
camera still while this message is di splayed. The recording process takes 
some time to complete after the message appears.
NOTE
• The current mode dial setting is ignored  when recording with this BEST SHOT 
scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the fl ash setting automatically becomes ? (Flash 
Off).
• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than  normal.
• High Speed Anti Shake will not operate co rrectly while the camera is mounted on a 
tripod.
• High Speed Anti Shake may not operate properly resulting in blurred images if the  camera is moved more than the allowabl e range or if the subject moves during 
shooting.
• When shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, th e “ISO Sensitivity” setting is fixed at 
“AUTO”.
Shooting with High Speed Anti Shake 
(High Speed Anti Shake) 
						

							
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This BEST SHOT scene 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 differing brightness.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS].
2.Select “High Speed Lighti ng” and then press [SET].
3.Press the shutter button to shoot.
After you press the shutter button, t he message “Busy... Please wait...” will 
appear on the monitor screen to indicate that recording is in progress. Keep the 
camera still while this message is displa yed. The recording process takes some 
time to complete after the message appears.
NOTE
• The current mode dial setting is ignored  when recording with this BEST SHOT 
scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the fl ash setting automatically becomes 
? (Flash 
Off).
• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than  normal.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, proper image co mbination will not be possible if a 
subject is moving during shooting.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the current  Lighting setting (page 102) is ignored.
• When shooting with this BEST SHOT scene, you will not be able to change the EV  shift (exposure compensation) setting.
• Depending on shooting conditions and image  composition, this BEST SHOT scene 
may not be able to produce the desired result.
Digitally Correcting for Over exposure and Underexposure 
(High Speed Lighting)
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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 actual ly 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 mom ent 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 five 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].
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, pr ess 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 th e 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 automatic ally 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 pr e-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 imag e as the final images, press [SET].
NOTE
• The current mode dial setting is ignored  when recording with this BEST SHOT 
scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the fl ash setting automatically becomes 
? (Flash 
Off).
• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than 
normal.
• The Self-timer cannot be used with this BEST SHOT scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, half-pres sing the shutter button fixes focus and 
exposure at their current levels.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, image reco rding 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 w hen 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 record ing to be too late, even if you use this 
function.
• The current “Review” setting (page 100)  is ignored when shooting with this 
function. Immediately after you full-pre ss 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)