Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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1.Press [] (PLAY).
2.Press [] ( ).
3.Use [] and [] to display the image you want to
delete.
4.Use [
] and [] to select “Delete”.
• To exit the image delete operation without deleting anything,
select “Cancel”.
5.Press [SET] to delete the image.
To delete an image
See page 145 for details.
1.Press [] (PLAY).
• This enters the PLAY (playback) mode.
2.Use [] and [] to scroll through the
images.
To view a recorded image
See page 120 for details.
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GETTING READY
This term as used in thismanual:
“camera”
“file memory”
“battery”
“charger”
Means this:
The CASIO EX-S500 DigitalCamera
The location where the
camera is currently storing
images you record (page 52)
The NP-20 Rechargeable
Lithium Ion Battery
The optionally available CASIO
BC-10L charger

 Button Operations
Button operations are indicated by the button name inside
of brackets ([  ]).

 On-screen Text
On-screen text is always enclosed by double quotation
marks (“  ”).

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 File Memory
The term “file memory” in this manual is a general term that
refers to the location where your camera is currently storing
the images you record. File memory can be any one of the
following three locations.
• The camera’s built-in memory
• An SD memory card loaded in the camera
• A MultiMediaCard loaded in the camera
For more information about how the camera stores images,
see page 195.

 Front
General Guide
The following illustrations show the names of each
component,...

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 Back
7Operation lamp8[] (PLAY mode) button9[] (REC mode) button0[] (MOVIE) buttonAZoom buttonBStrap ringCSpeakerD[][][
][]E[SET] buttonF[BS] (BEST SHOT) buttonG[MENU] buttonHMonitor Screen

 Bottom
IStopperJMemory card slotKBattery compartmentLBattery coverMConnectorNTripod screw hole
*Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
AB
C
D
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HG
8907
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[]
[
][]
[SET]I
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USB Cradle
Simply placing your CASIO digital camera onto the USB
cradle lets you perform the following tasks.
Battery charging (page 33)
Viewing of images using the Photo Stand slideshow
feature (page 136).
TV connectability for viewing of images on a television
screen (page 142).
Direct connection to a printer for printing (page 175)
Automatic transfer of images to a computer (page 180)
 IMPORTANT! 
Use only the USB cradle (CA-28) that comes with the
camera. Other USB cradles are...

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Monitor Screen Contents
The monitor screen uses various indicators and icons to keep you informed of the camera’s status.
Note that the example screens in this chapter are for illustrative purposes only. They do not exactly match the screen
contents actually produced on the camera.
REC Mode

Screen Indicators
3White balance indicator
(page 81)
None AutoDaylightCloudyShade
Day White
Daylight
TungstenManual
4Self-timer (page 66)None 1-Image
10sSelf-timer 10 sec
2sSelf-timer 2 sec
x3Triple...

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 NOTE 
An out of range aperture, shutter speed, or ISO
sensitivity setting causes the corresponding monitor
screen value to turn amber.
 Changing the setting of any one of the following
functions will cause Icon Help (page 111) text to
appear on the monitor screen. You can turn off Icon
Help if you want.
Flash mode, Focus mode, White balance, Self-timer,
Recording type, EV shift
7Image size (Snapshots)
(page 69)
2560×
1920 pixels
2560×
1712 (3:2) pixels
2304×
1728 pixels
2048×
1536...

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PLAY Mode
1PLAY mode file type
SnapshotMovieShort MoviePast MovieAudio SnapshotVoice Recording
2Image protection
indicator (page 148)
3Folder name/File name
(page 147)
Example : When a file named
CIMG0023.JPG is stored in a folder
named 100CASIO
100-0023
Folder name File name
4Snapshots: Image quality
(page 70)
F : Fine
N : Normal
E : Economy
Movies: Recording time (page 96)
LDigital zoom indicator (page 59)
MZoom indicator (page 59)Left side indicates optical zoom.
Right side...

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 IMPORTANT! 
Some information may not display properly if you
display an image that was recorded using a different
digital camera model.
5Snapshots: Image Size
(page 69)
2560×
1920 pixels
2560×
1712 (3:2) pixels
2304×
1728 pixels
2048×
1536 pixels
1600×
1200 pixels
640×
480 pixels
Movies: Image quality
(page 95)
HQ : High Quality
NORMAL : Normal
LP : Long Play
6Aperture value
(page 53)
7Shutter speed value
(page 53)
8ISO sensitivity (page 114)
9Date and time
(page 156)
0Metering mode...

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Indicators on Histogram/Details on
Indicators off

 PLAY Mode
Indicators off Indicators on Histogram on
Changing the Contents of the Monitor
Screen
Each press of [] (DISP) changes the contents of the
monitor screen as shown below.

 REC Mode