Casio EX S10 User Manual

41Snapshot Tutorial
You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV value) before shooting it.
• Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0EV to +2.0EV
• Unit: 1/3EV
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the second Control Panel option from the 
bottom (EV Shift).
3.Use [4] and [6] to adjust the exposure compensation value.
To cancel exposure compensation, change the EV 
value to 0.0.
4.Press [SET].
This applies the exposure compensation value. 
The exposure compensation value you set...

42Snapshot Tutorial
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (Date/Time).
Use [4] and [6] to select the date or time.
NOTE
• You can select either of two display style (page 128) for the date: Month/Day or 
Day/Month.
• The time is displayed using 24-hour format.
Your camera provides you with 3X optical zoom (that changes the lens focal 
distance), which can be used in combination with digital zoom (that digitally 
processes the center portion of the...

43Snapshot Tutorial
NOTE
• The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded image. Note that the 
camera also has a function that lets you record using digital zoom without image 
deterioration (page 44).
• Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to camera 
movement when shooting with telephoto.
• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.
• Digital zoom only is available during movie recording. You can adjust the optical 
zoom setting before you press [0]...

44Snapshot Tutorial
• The image deterioration point 
depends on the image size (page 24). 
The smaller the image size, the higher 
the zoom factor you can use before 
reaching the image deterioration point.
• Though digital zoom generally causes 
a deterioration of image quality, some 
digital zoom without image 
deterioration is possible with image 
sizes of “7M” and smaller. The range 
in which you can use digital zoom 
without image deterioration is 
indicated on the display. The 
deterioration point...

45Recording Movie Images and Audio
Recording Movie Images and Audio
1.Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 67).
The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you 
select.
2.In the REC mode, press [0] (Movie).
This will start recording and display Y on the 
monitor screen.
Movie recording includes monaural audio.
3.Press [0] again to stop recording.
• Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie 
recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of 
recording. Movie...

46Recording Movie Images and Audio
NOTE
• Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become 
slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
• The camera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie.
– Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers, 
etc.
– Good recording results are not possible when the camera is 
too far away from what you are trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons while shooting can...

47Recording Movie Images and Audio
With this feature, the camera prerecords up to five seconds of whatever is happening 
in front of the lens in a buffer that is continually updated. Pressing [0] saves the 
prerecorded action (buffer contents) followed by real-time recording. Real-time 
recording continues until you stop it.
.To set up the camera to shoot with Prerecord Movie
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (^).
2.Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the “Prerecord (Movie)” scene and 
then press [SET]....

48Recording Movie Images and Audio
1.While a movie is being recorded, press the shutter button.
Movie recording continues after the snapshot is recorded.
NOTE
• You can use [2] ( ) while shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting.
• Move recording is interrupted for a few seconds at the point where a snapshot is 
recorded.
• Shooting a snapshot during movie recording is not possible while any one of the 
following BEST SHOT scenes is selected.
Prerecord (Movie), Business cards and documents, White...

49Recording Movie Images and Audio
About audio data
• Audio files can be played back on a computer with Windows Media Player or 
QuickTime.
– Audio Data: WAVE/IMA-ADPCM (WAV extension)
– Audio File Size: Approximately 165KB (Approximately 30 seconds of recording 
at 5.5KB per second)
1.In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to display 
the Voice Recording file you want to play.
` is displayed in place of an image for a Voice 
Recording file.
2.Press [SET] to start playback.
Voice Recording Playback Controls...

50Using 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.
• The...