Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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Getting Started
Start up your computer and insert the CD-ROM into its CD-
ROM drive. This will automatically launch the menu
application, which displays a menu screen on your
computer.
•The menu application may not start up automatically on
some computers. If this happens, navigate to the CD-
ROM and double-click “menu.exe” to launch the menu
application.

Selecting a Language
First select a language. Note that some software is not
available in all languages.
1.On the menu screen, click the tab for the
language you want.

Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File
You should always read the “Read me” file for “Ulead
Movie Wizard SE VCD” before installing it. The “Read me”
file contains information you need to know when installing
the application.
1.Click the “Read me” button for “Ulead Movie
Wizard SE VCD”.

Installing Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD
1.Click the “Install” button for “Ulead Movie
Wizard SE VCD”.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen. 
						

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Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
1.In the “Manual” area, click the name of the
manual you want to read.
 IMPORTANT! 
•You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed on your computer in order to view
the contents of a PDF file. If you do not already have
Adobe Reader installed, you can install it from the
bundled CD-ROM.
User Registration
You can perform user registration over the Internet. To do
so, of course, you need to be able to connect to the
Internet with your computer.
1.Click the “Register” button.
•This starts up your Web browser and accesses the
user registration website. Follow the instructions that
appear on your computer screen to register.
Exiting the Menu Application
1.On the menu screen, click “Exit” to exit the
menu. 
						

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Using the Camera with a Macintosh Computer
Your digital camera comes bundled with useful applications for using it in combination with a computer. Install the applications
you need on your computer.
About the bundled CD-ROM
The CD-ROM that comes bundled with the camera contains the applications described below. Installation of these applications
is optional, and you should install only the ones you want to use.
Purpose
USB connection to a Macintosh for
image transfer
Managing of Images on a Macintosh
Viewing of user documentation
(PDF) files
For the Macintosh
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Photo Loader 1.1
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Mac OS Versions
OS 9/OS X
OS 9
OS X
OS 9/OS X
Required Operation
Use the USB cradle to establish a
connection between the camera
and your Macintosh. USB driver is
not required (page 188).
Install Photo Loader 1.1 (page
215).
Use iPhoto, which comes bundled
with your operating system (page
215).
Use Adobe Reader or Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which comes
bundled with your operating
system (page 216).
CD-ROM Software
 IMPORTANT! 
•Movie files cannot be played back on a Macintosh. 
						

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Computer System Requirements
Computer system requirements are different for each of the
applications. Be sure to check the requirements for the
particular application you are trying to use. Note that the
values provided here are minimum requirements for
running each application. Actual requirements are greater,
depending on the number of images and the sizes of the
images being handled.Photo Loader 1.1
OS: OS 9
Memory: 32MB
HD: At least 3MB
•USB connection is supported on a Macintosh running OS
9 or X. Operation is supported using the standard USB
driver that comes with the operating system, so all you
need to do is connect the camera to your Macintosh using
the USB cable.
 IMPORTANT! 
•For details about Macintosh minimum system
requirements, see the “Readme” file on the CD-ROM
that comes bundled with the camera.
•The software on the CD-ROM that comes bundled
with the camera does not support operation under
Mac OS X.
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Managing Images on a Macintosh

To manage images on a Macintosh running
OS 9
Install the Photo Loader application from the CD-ROM that
comes with the camera.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows “Photo
Loader”.
To install Photo Loader
1.Open the folder named “Photo Loader”.
2.Open the folder named “English”, and then
open the file named “Important”.
3.Open the folder named “Installer”, and then
open the file named “readme”.
4.Follow the instructions in the “readme” file to
install Photo Loader.
 IMPORTANT! 
•If you are upgrading to the new version of Photo
Loader from a previous version and you want to use
library management data and HTML files created
using the old version of Photo Loader, be sure to
read the “Important” file in the “Photo Loader” folder.
Follow the instructions in the file to use your existing
library management files. Failure to follow this
procedure correctly can result in loss or corruption of
your existing files.
•Movie files cannot be played back on a Macintosh.

To manage images on a Macintosh running
OS X
Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with the operating
system. iPhoto enables management of snapshots. 
						

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Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer in order to view the contents of
a PDF file.
If you don’t, go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website
and install Acrobat Reader.

 To view the camera user’s guide
1.On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder.
2.Open the “Digital Camera” folder, and then
open the folder for the language whose user’s
guide you want to view.
3.Open the file named “camera_xx.pdf”.
•“xx” is the language code (Example: camera_e.pdf is
for English.)

 To view the Photo Loader user’s guide
1.On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder.
2.Open the “Photo Loader” folder and then
open the “English” folder.
3.Open “PhotoLoader_english”.
To register as a camera user
Internet registration only is supported. Visit the following
CASIO website to register:
http://world.casio.com/qv/register/ 
						

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APPENDIX
Menu Reference
The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC
mode and the PLAY mode, and their settings.
•The settings that are underlined in the following table are
initial defaults.

 REC Mode
REC Tab Menu
 (Auto Focus) /  Macro /
 (Pan Focus) /  (Infinity) /
 (Manual Focus)
On / Off
10 sec / 2 sec / X3 / Off
 Spot /  Multi
On / Off
Auto / Off
Focus / EV Shift / White Balance / ISO /
Self-timer / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
Focus
Continuous
Self-timer
AF Area
AF Assist Light
Anti Shake
L/R Key
Quick Shutter
Audio Snap
Grid
Digital Zoom
On / Off
On / Off
 BEST SHOT: On / Off
Flash: 
On / Off
Focus: On / 
Off
White Balance: On / 
Off
ISO: On / 
Off
AF Area: 
On / Off
Metering: On / 
Off
Self-timer: On / 
Off
Flash Intensity: On / 
Off
Digital Zoom: 
On / Off
MF Position: On / 
Off
Zoom Position: On / 
Off
Review
Icon Help
Memory
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Sounds
Startup
File No.
World Time
Date Style
Adjust
Language
Sleep
Auto Power Off
REC / PLAY
USB
Video Out
Format
Reset
Startup / Half Shutter /Shutter / Operation /
 Operation /  Play
On (Selectable image) / Off
Continue / Reset
Home / World
Home Time setup (city, DST, etc.)
World Time setup (city, DST, etc.)
YY/MM/DD / DD/MM/YY / MM/DD/YY
Time setting
 / English / Français / Deutsch /
Español / Italiano / Português / 
 /
 / 
30 sec / 1 min / 2 min / Off
2 min / 5 min
Power On / Power On/Off / Disable
Mass Storage (USB DIRECT- PRINT) /
PTP (PictBridge)
NTSC / PAL
Format / Cancel
Reset / 
Cancel

Set Up Tab Menu
Quality Tab Menu
Size
 Quality
(Snapshots)
 Quality
(Movies)
EV Shift
White Balance
ISO
Metering
Filter
Sharpness
Saturation
Contrast
Flash Intensity
Flash Assist2560 ×
 1920 / 2560 ×
 1712 (3:2) /
2304 ×
 1728 / 2048 ×
 1536 / 1600 ×
 1200 /
640 ×
 480
Fine / 
Normal / Economy
HQ / Normal / LP
–2.0 / –1.7 / –1.3 / –1.0 / –0.7 / –0.3 / 0.0 /
+0.3 / +0.7 / +1.0 / +1.3 / +1.7 / +2.0
Auto /  (Daylight) /  (Cloudy) /
 (Shade) / N (Day White) /
D (Daylight) /  (Tungsten) / Manual
Auto / ISO 50 / ISO 100 / ISO 200 / ISO 400
 Multi /  Center weighted /  Spot
Off / B/W / Sepia / Red / Green / Blue /
Yellow / Pink / Purple
+2 / +1 / 0 / –1 / –2
+2 / +1 / 0 / –1 / –2
+2 / +1 / 0 / –1 / –2
+2 / +1 / 0 / –1 / –2
Auto / Off
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 PLAY Mode
PLAY Tab Menu
Slideshow
MOTION PRINT
Movie Editing
Favorites
DPOF
Protect
Rotation
Resize
Trimming
Dubbing
Copy
Start / Images / Time / Interval / Effect /
Cancel
9 frames / 1 frame / Cancel
 Cut (Before) /  Cut
(Between) /  Cut (After) / Cancel
Show / Save / Cancel
Select images / All images / Cancel
On / All Files : On / Cancel
Rotate / Cancel
1600 × 
1200 / 1280 × 
960 / 640 × 
480 /
Cancel
–
–
Built-in 
 Card / Card  Built-in / Cancel
Set Up Tab Menu
•The contents of the PLAY mode set up tab menu are
identical to those of the REC mode set up tab menu. 
						

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 REC Mode
Operation LampAF assist
light/self-
timer
lamp
Red
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Operational (Power on,recording enabled)Flash is charging.
Flash charging is complete.
Auto Focus operation was
successful.
Cannot Auto Focus.
Monitor screen is off. / Sleep
state
Storing image
Storing movie data /
processing image data
Self-timer countdown
(10 to 3 seconds)
Self-timer countdown
(3 to 0 seconds)
Cannot charge flash.
Meaning
Green
Lit
Lit
Pattern 3
Lit
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Red
Lit
Pattern 1
Amber
Pattern 3
Indicator Lamp Reference
The camera has two indicator lamps: an operation lamp
and an AF assist light/self-timer lamp. These lamps light
and flash to indicate the current operational status of the
camera.
*There are three lamp flash patterns. Pattern 1 flashes once per
second, Pattern 2 flashes twice per second, and Pattern 3 flashes
four times per second. The table below explains what each flash
pattern indicates.
AF assist light /
self-timer lampOperation lamp