Casio EX N20 User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.
• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide.
• Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.
• For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM 
Website at http://www.exilim.com/
• Illustrations in this User’s Guide are based on the EX-N1 model.
Digital Camera
User’s Guide 
						

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all accessories shown below 
are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Accessories
Rechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-80)USB-AC adaptor 
(AD-C53U)USB cable
Power cord Strap
Basic Reference
*The shape of the power 
cord plug varies 
according to country or 
geographic area.1
2
To attach the strap to the camera
Attach strap here. 
						

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• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production 
process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, 
erroneous, etc.
• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is 
forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this 
manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden 
under copyright laws.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this 
product.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost 
profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or 
YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other 
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide 
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that 
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number 
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics 
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Read this first!
Take a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is 
recording correctly. 
						

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Contents
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
❚❙Quick Start Basics 12
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13❚Charge the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . . . . .  18
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
❚To select an auto recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24❚To shoot a snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
Deleting Snapshots and Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 31
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (Size) . .  32
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash) . .  35
Using the Self-timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . .  37
Recording Beautiful Portraits   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Make-up) . .  38
Optimizing Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . .  38
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 42
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Recording and Playing back Audio Only   . . . . . . . . . . .  (Voice Recording) . .  44 
						

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❚❙Using BEST SHOT 46
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
Recording a Self-portrait  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
❚❙Advanced Settings 50
Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(REC) . .  52
❚Selecting a Focus Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . .  52❚Changing the Focus Frame Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame) . . .  54❚Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . .  55❚Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection) . . .  56❚Using Continuous Shutter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS) . . .  57❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake) . . .  58❚Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (L/R Key) . . .  59❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid) . . .  59❚Using Icon Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help) . . .  60❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory) . . .  60Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . .  61❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . (T Quality (Snapshot)) . . .  61❚Correcting Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (EV Shift) . . .  61❚Controlling White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . .  62❚Specifying ISO Sensitivity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . .  64❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . .  64
❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 65
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 69
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Slideshow) . .  71
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . .  72
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . .  72
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . .  73
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize) . .  73
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . .  74
Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . .  74
Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Copy) . .  76 
						

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❚❙Printing 77
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies . . . .  77
❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 80
Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images  .  (Eye-Fi) . .  88
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 93
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Eye-Fi) . .  93
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sounds) . .  93
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . .  94
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . .  (File No.) . .  94
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (World Time) . .  95
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Timestamp) . .  96
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Adjust) . .  96
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Date Style) . .  97
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Language) . .  97
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . .  97
Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Auto Power Off) . .  98
Configuring [r] Setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(REC) . .  98
Disabling File Deletion   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Ü Disabled) . .  99
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and 
Video Output System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Video Out) . .  99
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) .  100
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) .  100 
						

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❚❙Appendix 101
Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101
Precautions During Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  108
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  112Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  112
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  113
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  115
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  115❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  120Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . .  122
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124 
						

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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
General Guide
4 2 13
56
[   ]
[
SET] [   ]
[   ]
[   ]
8 79bk bl
bqbpbm bn bo
1Shutter button (page 25)
2Flash (page 35)
3[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 22)
4Front lamp (page 37)
5Microphone 
(pages 43, 74)
6Lens
7[r] (REC) button 
(pages 22, 24)
8Back lamp 
(pages 15, 16, 35)
9Zoom button 
(pages 25, 39, 66, 66)
bk[0] (Movie) button 
(page 42)
blStrap hole (page 2)
bm[SET] button (page 31)
bn[ ] (Delete) button 
(page 29)
bo[p] (PLAY) button 
(pages 22, 28)
bpControl button 
([8][2][4][6]) 
(pages 11, 29, 31, 35,
50)
bqMonitor screen 
(pages 9, 11)
Back Front
Bottom
brckbtbs bs btclcm
brBattery/memory card slots (pages 13, 20)
bs[USB/AV] port (pages 14, 15, 67)
btConnector cover
ckBattery cover
clTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
cmSpeaker 
						

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The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed 
of the camera’s status.
• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the 
indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. 
They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.
.Snapshot Recording
Monitor Screen Contents and How to Change Them
1Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
(page 122)
2Remaining movie memory capacity (page 42)
3Recording mode (page 24)
4White balance setting (page 62)
5Continuous shutter (page 57)
6Image deterioration indicator (page 40)
7Metering mode (page 124)
8Snapshot image size (page 32)
9Snapshot image quality (page 61)
bkMovie image quality (page 34)
blFlash (page 35)
bmSelf-timer (page 37)
bnMake-up (page 38)
boLighting (page 38)
bpISO sensitivity (page 64)
bqDate/time (page 96)
brExposure compensation (page 61)
bsFocus frame (pages 26, 55)
btTimestamp indicator (page 96)
ckBattery level indicator (page 17)
clEye-Fi (page 88)
cmFace Detection (page 56)
cnAnti Shake (page 58)
coFocus Mode (page 52)
9
bk
bl
bn
bo
bp bmbq8
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br cn
cl
cm
co
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.Shutter Button Half-pressed
.Movie Recording
.Snapshot Viewing
1Recording mode (page 24)
2Flash (page 35)
3ISO sensitivity (page 64)
4Aperture value
5Shutter speed
6Focus frame (pages 26, 55)
NOTE
• Depending on recording settings, the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity 
values may not appear on the monitor screen. These values will be orange if the 
Auto Exposure (AE) is not correct for some reason.
1Recording mode (page 42)
2White balance setting (page 62)
3Remaining movie memory capacity (page 42)
4Movie recording time (page 42)
5Exposure compensation (page 61)
6Battery level indicator (page 17)
7Movie recording in progress (page 42)
1File type
2Protect indicator (page 73)
3Folder name/file name (page 90)
4Snapshot image quality (page 61)
5Snapshot image size (page 32)
6ISO sensitivity (page 64)
7Aperture value
8Shutter speed
9Date/time (page 96)
bkBattery level indicator (page 17)
blEye-Fi (page 88)
63
4 2
5 1
12
65 7
34
31
4
7 5
8
9 6
2
bkbl