Casio Ex S200 Users Guide

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Digital Camera
User’s Guide 
						

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are 
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Unpacking
Digital cameraRechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-120)Charger unit (BC-120L)
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
To attach the strap to the camera
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• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference 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, Dynamic 
Photo Manager, 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
Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  9
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  11
❚Configuring Monitor Screen Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
❚❙Quick Start Basics 14
What is a digital camera?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  14
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  15
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  16
❚To charge the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . .   . .  19
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  20
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  23❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  24
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  25
❚Selecting an Auto Recording Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25❚To shoot a snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  29
Deleting Snapshots and Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  30
❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30❚To delete specific files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  32❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 33
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  33
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size)  . .  34
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash)  . .  38
Selecting a Focus Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Focus)  . .  40
Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (AF Area)  . .  43
Using the Self-timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Self-timer)  . .  45
Using Face Detection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection)  . .  46
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  47
❚Interpreting the Zoom Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48❚Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution  . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . .  49 
						

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❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 50
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  50
Using Prerecord Movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  53
Recording Audio Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording)  . .  53
❚To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
❚❙Using BEST SHOT 55
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  55❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  55❚Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  59
Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  60
Recording a Self-portrait  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  61
Isolating Moving Subjects  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image)  . .  62
❚❙Advanced Settings 63
Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  63
REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC)  . .  65
❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake) . . .  65❚Using Continuous Shutter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS) . . .  66❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid) . . .  67❚Using the Auto Focus Assist Light  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Assist Light) . . .  67❚Changing the Focus Frame Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame) . . .  68❚Using Auto Shutter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Shutter) . . .  69❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory) . . .  73Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Quality)  . .  74❚Enabling Super Resolution Quality for Snapshots  . . . . .(Single SR Quality) . . .  74❚Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution  . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . .  74❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)) . . .  74❚Recording Beautiful Images of People and Scenery  . . . . . . . . . . . . (Effect) . . .  75❚Correcting Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (EV Shift) . . .  77❚Controlling White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . .  78❚Specifying ISO Sensitivity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . .  79❚Optimizing Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Lighting) . . .  80❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . .  80 
						

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❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 81
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  81
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  81
❚Editing a Movie on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing) . . .  82Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  84❚Deleting Continuous Shutter Images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85❚Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  86
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  87
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  87
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  88
❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 90
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  90
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow)  . .  92
❚Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93Applying an Artistic Effect  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Art Effect)  . .  95
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (DPOF Printing)  . .  95
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Protect)  . .  96
Editing the Date and Time of an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date/Time)  . .  97
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Rotation)  . .  97
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize)  . .  98
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming)  . .  98
Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Dubbing)  . .  99
❚To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy)  .  100
❚❙Dynamic Photo 101
To create a subject image to be inserted   . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo)  .  101❚Extracting Text from an Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  104Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie  . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo)  .  105❚To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File) . .  106Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie  . . . (Movie Converter)  .  107
❚❙Printing 108
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  108
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  109
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies .   . . 111 
						

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❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 114
Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  114
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  115
❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  116❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119❚Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  120❚Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . .  122❚Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer, 
or on a mobile phone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124
❚Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (PDF Files) . .  124❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  125❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  125❚Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . .  128❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128❚Viewing User Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . .  129❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images  . (Eye-Fi)  .  129
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  131
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  132
❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 134
Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Screen)  .  134
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  134
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds)  .  135
Enabling Shutter Button Power On  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Quick Mode)  .  135
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Startup)  .  136
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . . (File No.)  .  136
Creating an Image Storage Folder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder)  .  137
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time)  .  137
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Timestamp)  .  138
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust)  .  139
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style)  .  139
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language)  .  140
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sleep)  .  140
Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off)  .  141
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC/PLAY)  .  141
Disabling File Deletion   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled)  .  142
Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (USB)  .  142
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System  (Video Out)  .  143
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Format)  .  143
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Reset)  .  144 
						

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❚❙Appendix 145
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  145
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  152
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  152❚To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  153❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  153❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  154Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  154❚To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  154Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM)  .  156
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  157
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  159
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  159❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  164Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . .   .  167
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  169 
						

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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
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1Zoom controller 
(pages 26, 47, 86, 87)
2Shutter button (page 25)
3Flash (page 38)
4[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 23)
5Microphone 
(pages 51, 99)
6Lens
7Front lamp 
(pages 45, 67)
8Back lamp 
(pages 23, 26, 38)
9[r] (REC) button 
(pages 23, 25)
bk[0] (Movie) button 
(page 50)
blStrap hole (page 2)
bmConnector cover
bnUSB/AV port (pages 
88, 109, 117, 125)
bo[AUTO] button 
(page 25)
bp[p] (PLAY) button 
(pages 23, 29)
bq[SET] button (page 33)
brControl button 
([8][2][4][6]) 
(pages 13, 30, 33, 38, 
63)
bsMonitor screen 
(pages 11, 13)
Back
btBattery/memory card slots (pages 17, 21, 153, 154)
ckTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
clSpeaker
Front
btckcl
Bottom 
						

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.Charger Unit
1+7- Contacts
2[CHARGE] Lamp
3AC jack
3
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