Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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Adjusting White Balance
The wavelengths of the light produced by various light
sources (daylight, light bulb, etc.) can affect the color of a
subject when it is recorded. White balance lets you make
adjustments to compensate for different lighting types, so
the colors of an image appear more natural.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “Quality”
tab, select “White
Balance”, and then
press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET]....

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 NOTE 
•When “Auto” is selected for the white balance
setting, the camera automatically determines the
white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and
light source conditions can cause problems when the
camera tries to determine the white point, which
makes proper white balance adjustment impossible.
When this happens, use daylight, cloudy, or one of
the other fixed white balance settings to specify the
type of lighting available.
•You can use the key customization...

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3.Use [] and [] to
select “Manual”.
•This causes the object
you last used to adjust
manual white balance to
appear on the monitor
screen. If you want to use
the same settings you
configured during a
previous manual white
balance setting
operation, skip step 4
and perform step 5.
4.Point the camera at a white paper or similar
object under the lighting conditions for which
you want to set the white balance, and then
press the shutter button.
•This starts the white balance...

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Recording Consecutive Images
(Continuous Shutter Mode)
You can configure the camera to record only a single
snapshot each time the shutter button is pressed, or to
keep recording as long as the shutter button remains
depressed (and there is enough memory available to store
the images).
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Continuous”,
and then press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select “On”, and then
press [SET].
•This causes “” to appear on the...

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BEST SHOT Mode for Snapshots and
Movies
Selecting one of the BEST SHOT sample scenes
automatically sets up the camera for recording a similar
type of image.

 Example Sample Scene
•Portrait•Scenery
•Night Scene•Night Scene Portrait
1.In the REC mode,
press [BS] (BEST
SHOT).
•This enters the BEST
SHOT mode and displays
all 12 of the BEST SHOT
scenes.
•There are four types of sample scenes: snapshot
and movie scenes, snapshot only scenes, movie only
scenes, and the voice record...

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•Selecting the “Auto” scene changes the recording
type to snapshot auto recording (“
” displayed)
(page 52).
3.To record a snapshot, press the shutter
button.
To record a movie, press [
] (MOVIE).
•To stop recording, press [] (MOVIE) again.
 IMPORTANT! 
•BEST SHOT scenes were not recorded using this
camera. They are provided as samples only.
•Movie recording is not supported for the “Business
Cards and Documents”, and the “Whiteboard, etc.”
scenes. Snapshot recording is not...

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Displaying Sample Scenes Individually
You can use the following procedure to display BEST
SHOT sample scenes individually, so you can view the
explanation about each scene’s settings.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Hold down the
telephoto (
) side of
the zoom button.
•This displays the
sample scene that was
selected on the 12-
scene screen.
•To return to the 12-scene screen, hold down the
wide angle (
) side of the zoom button.
3.Use [
] and [] to select the...

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setup
You can use the procedure below to save the setup of an
snapshot or movie you recorded as a BEST SHOT scene.
After that, you can recall the setup whenever you want to
use it.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [], [], [
], and [] to select “Register
User Scene”, and then press [SET].
3.Use [
] and [] to
display the snapshots
or movies whose
setup you want to
register as a BEST
SHOT scene.
4.Use [] and [] to select “Save”,...

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 NOTE 
•The following are the settings that are included in a
snapshot setup: focus mode, EV shift value, white
balance mode, flash mode, ISO sensitivity, Metering,
Flash Intensity, Flash Assist, Filter, Sharpness,
Saturation, and Contrast.
The following are the settings that are included in a
movie setup: focus mode, EV shift value, white
balance mode, Filter, Sharpness, Saturation, and
Contrast.
•Note that snapshots or movies recorded with this
camera only can be used to...

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Reducing the Effects of Hand or Subject
Movement
You can reduce the effects of subject movement, and for
hand movement that tends to occur when shooting a far-
away subject using telephoto, a fast-moving subject, or
under dim lighting conditions.
1.Perform one of the procedures below to
enable Anti Shake.
Using the BEST SHOT mode
1. In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2. Use [
], [], [], and [] to select the “Anti Shake”
scene, and then press [SET].
Using the Menu...