Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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• Very bright light inside of an image can cause a vertical
band to appear in the monitor screen image. This is a
CCD phenomenon known as “vertical smear”, and does
not indicate malfunction of the camera. Note that vertical
smear is not recorded with the image in the case of a
snapshot, but it is recorded in the case of a movie.
• Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data,
which can cause movie frames to be dropped. 
 andREC flash on the monitor screen during recording to let
you know when a frame has been dropped.
• Optical zoom is disabled during movie recording. Digital
zoom only is available. Make sure you select the optical
zoom setting you want to use before you press [
]
(MOVIE) to start movie recording (page 57).
• The effects of camera movement in an image become
more pronounced when you record close ups or recording
with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod
is recommended when recording close ups or recording
with a large zoom factor.
• Images may be out of focus if the subject is outside the
shooting range of the camera.
Recording a Snapshot during Movie
Recording
You can use the procedure below to record a snapshot
during movie recording.
1.Point the camera at the subject you want to
record, and then press [
] (MOVIE).
• This will start movie recording.
2.When you want to record a snapshot, press
the shutter button.
• This will record the snapshot and return to movie
recording.
• To stop movie recording, press [
] (MOVIE) again. 
						

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 IMPORTANT! 
• During movie recording, you can only record auto
recording snapshots, and BEST SHOT snapshots
(excluding Business Cards and Documents,
Whiteboard etc., Short Movie, Past Movie, Voice
Recording).
• Movie recording (image and audio) is interrupted for
a few seconds when a snapshot is recorded.
 NOTE 
• During movie recording, you can press [] ( ) to
cycle through the flash mode settings for snapshot
recording (page 61). Select the flash mode you want
to use before recording the snapshot.
• You can use the key customization feature (page
109) to assign functions to [] and [] that can be
accessed during snapshot and movie recording.
Recording Audio
Adding Audio to a Snapshot
You can add audio to a snapshot after you record it.
• Image Format: JPEG
JPEG is an image format that provides efficient data
compression.
The file extension of a JPEG file is “.JPG”.
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Up to about 30 seconds per image
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB (30-second recording of
approximately 5.5KB per second)
 NOTE 
• You can play back an audio file recorded in the
Audio Snapshot mode on your computer using
Windows Media Player. 
						

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1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Audio Snap”,
and then press [].
3.Use [
] and [] to select “On” and then press
[SET].
• This enters the Audio Snapshot mode.
• Selecting “Off” enters the Normal Snapshot mode
(no audio).
4.Press the shutter
button to record the
image.
• After the image is
recorded, the camera
enters audio recording
standby, with the image
you just recorded on the
monitor screen and
displays a 
 indicator.
• You can cancel audio recording standby by pressing
[MENU].
Remaining recording time
5.Press the shutter button to start audio
recording.
• The operation lamp will flash green while recording is
in progress.
• If you have the monitor screen turned off, the monitor
screen turns on while you are adding audio to a
snapshot.
6.Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter button.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Audio snapshot recording is not supported (audio
cannot be recorded) for the following types of
recording: “X3” self-timer recording (Triple Self-
timer), snapshot recording during movie recording. 
						

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Recording Your Voice
Voice Recording provides quick and easy recording of your
voice.
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Approximately 25 minutes with built-in memory
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB (30-second recording of
approximately 5.5KB per second)
 NOTE 
• You can play back files recorded with Voice
Recording on your computer using Windows Media
Player.
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [
], [], [] and
[] to select the “Voice
Recording” scene, and
then press [SET].
• Selecting the “Voice
Recording” scene causes
“
” to appear on the
monitor screen.
3.Press the shutter button to start voice
recording.
• The remaining recording time value counts down on
the monitor screen and the operation lamp flashes
green as recording is performed.
• Pressing [
] (DISP) during voice recording turns off
the monitor screen.
• You can insert index marks while recording by
pressing [SET]. See page 142 for information about
jumping to an index mark during playback.
Remaining recording time
Recording time 
						

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4.Recording stops when you press the shutter
button, when memory becomes full, or when
the battery goes dead.
 Audio Recording Precautions
• Take care that you do not
block the microphone with
your fingers.
• Good recording results are not possible when the camera
is too far from the subject.
• Pressing the power button or pressing [
] (PLAY) stops
recording and stores any audio recorded up to that point.
• You can also perform “after-recording” to add audio to a
snapshot after recording it, and also change the audio
recorded for an image. See page 139 for more
information.
Microphone 
						

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Using the Histogram
You can use [
] (DISP) to display a histogram on the
monitor screen (page 30). The histogram lets you check
exposure conditions as you record images. You can also
display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY
mode.
Histogram
• A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an
image in terms of the number of pixels. The vertical axis
indicates the number of pixels, while the horizontal axis
indicates lightness. You can use the histogram to
determine whether an image includes the shadowing (left
side), mid tones (center), and highlighting (right) required
to bring out sufficient image detail. If the histogram
appears too lopsided for some reason, you can use EV
shift (exposure compensation) to move it left or right in
order to achieve better balance. Optimum exposure can
be achieved by correcting exposure so the graph is as
close to the center as possible.• An RGB histogram that shows the distribution of R (red),
G (green), and B (blue) components is also displayed.
This histogram can be used to determine whether there is
too much or too little of each of the color components in
an image.
 NOTE 
• You can use key customization (page 109) to
configure the camera to perform exposure
compensation whenever you press [] or [] while in
the REC mode. If you do this, you can adjust
exposure compensation while viewing the on-screen
histogram (page 79). 
						

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• When the histogram is too far
to the left, it means that there
are too many dark pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
dark. A histogram that is too
far to the left may result in
“black out” of the dark areas
of an image.
• When the histogram is too far
to the right, it means that
there are too many light
pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
light. A histogram that is too
far to the right may result in
“white out” of the light areas of
an image.
• A centered histogram
indicates that there is good
distribution of light pixels and
dark pixels. This type of
histogram results when the
overall image is at optimal
lightness. 
						

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 IMPORTANT! 
• Note that the above histograms are shown for
illustrative purposes only. You may not be able to
achieve exactly the same shapes for particular
subjects.
• A centered histogram does not necessarily
guarantee optimum exposure. The recorded image
may be over-exposed or under-exposed, even
though its histogram is centered.
• You may not be able to achieve an optimum
histogram configuration due to the limitations of EV
shift.
• Use of the flash as well as certain shooting
conditions can cause the histogram to indicate
exposure that is different from the actual exposure of
the image when it was recorded.
• The RGB (color component) histogram is displayed
for snapshots only.REC Mode Camera Settings
The following are the settings you can configure before
recording an image using the REC mode.
• L/R key setting
• Grid on/off
• Image Review on/off
• Icon Help on/off
• Power on default settings
• ISO sensitivity
• Metering
• Filter
• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Contrast
• Resetting the camera 
						

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 NOTE 
• You can also configure the settings listed below. See
the referenced pages for more information.
— Continuous (page 84)
— AF Area (page 74)
— Anti Shake (page 90)
— Quick Shutter (page 73)
— Audio Snap (page 139)
— Digital Zoom (page 60)
— Size (page 69)
— Quality (Snapshots) (page 70)
— Quality (Movies) (page 95)
— White Balance (page 81)
— Flash Intensity (page 64)
— Flash Assist (page 64)Assigning Functions to the [] and []
Keys
A “key customization” feature lets you configure the []
and [] keys so they change camera settings whenever
they are pressed in the REC mode. After you configure the
[] and [] keys, you can change the setting assigned to
them without going through the menu screen.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “L/R Key”, and
then press []. 
						

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3.Use [
] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
• After you assign a function, you can change its
setting simply by pressing the [] and [] keys.
— Focus (page 71)
— EV Shift (page 79)
— White Balance (page 81)
— ISO (page 114)
— Self-timer (page 66)
— Off: No function assigned
 IMPORTANT! 
• While recording a snapshot or movie, you can use
[] and [] to set the functions assigned to them.
However, you cannot set the self-timer during movie
recording.
Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off
You can display gridlines on the monitor screen to help you
compose images and ensure that the camera is straight
when recording.
To do this:
Display the grid
Hide the grid
Select this setting:
On
Off
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Grid”, and then
press [].
3.Use [
] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].