Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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 USB Cradle and AC Adaptor Precautions
Never use an electrical outlet whose voltage
is outside the rating marked on the AC
adaptor. Doing so can create the risk of fire or
electric shock. Use only the AC adaptor
bundled with this camera.
Do not allow the AC adaptor cord to become
cut or damaged, do not place heavy objects
on it, and keep it away from heat. A damaged
power cord creates the risk of fire and electric
shock.
Never try to modify the AC adaptor cord, or
subject it to severe bending, twisting, or
pulling. Doing so creates the risk of fire and
electric shock.
Never touch the AC adaptor while your hands
are wet. Doing so creates the risk of electric
shock.
Do not overload extension cords or wall
outlets. Doing so creates the risk of fire and
electric shock.
Should the cord of the AC adaptor become
damaged (exposed internal wiring), contact
your dealer or nearest CASIO authorized
service center. A damaged AC adaptor cord
creates the risk of fire or electric shock.
Caution!
BATTERY STORAGE PRECAUTIONS
Make sure you remove the battery from the camera
when you do not plan to use it for a long time. A battery
left in the camera discharges very small amounts of
power even when power is turned off, which can lead to
a dead battery or the need for longer charging before
the next use.
Store the battery in a cool, dry place (20°C (68 °F) or
lower).
USING THE BATTERY
See page 33 of this manual or the instructions that
come with the optional charger for information about
charging procedures and charging times.
When transporting a battery, keep it either loaded in
the camera or stored in its case. 
						

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn on the camera
Press the power button, [] (REC) or [] (PLAY). The
operation lamp will light green momentarily, and then
power will turn on. The mode the camera enters depends
on which button you pressed to turn it on.
Press this button to turn on the camera:
Power button or [] (REC)
[
] (PLAY) To enter this mode at
startup:
REC
PLAY
Power button Operation lamp
[] (REC)
Use the AC adaptor where it will not be
splashed with water. Water creates the risk of
fire and electric shock.
Do not place a vase or any other container
filled with liquid on top of the AC adaptor.
Water creates the risk of fire and electric
shock.
Make sure you always remove the camera from the USB
cradle before connecting or disconnecting the AC
adaptor.
Charging, USB data communication, and using the Photo
Stand feature can cause the AC adaptor to become
warm. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
Unplug the AC power cord from the power outlet
whenever you are not using it.
Never place a blanket or any other cover on the AC
adaptor. Doing so creates the risk of fire.
Caution!
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To turn off the camera
Press the power button to turn off the camera.
 NOTE 
You can setup the camera so it does not turn on
when you press [] (REC) or [] (PLAY), or to
turn off when you press [] (REC) or [] (PLAY).
For details, see “Configuring [] (REC) and []
(PLAY) Power On/Off Functions” on page 161.
 NOTE 
Pressing [] (REC) to turn on the camera enters
the REC mode, while pressing [] (PLAY) enters
the PLAY mode.
Pressing [
] (PLAY) while in the REC mode
switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about
10 seconds after switching modes.
 IMPORTANT! 
If camera power is turned off by the Auto Power Off
feature, press the power button, [] (REC) or []
(PLAY) to turn it back on again.
Pressing the power button or [
] (REC) to turn on
the camera also causes the lens to extend. Take
care to avoid any interference with the lens operation
or allowing anything to strike the lens when it is
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To configure this feature: Select this setting:
Sleep Sleep
Auto Power Off Auto Power Off
Configuring Power Saving Settings
You can configure the settings described below to
conserve battery power.
Sleep : Automatically turns off the monitor
screen if no operation is performed for a
specified amount of time in the REC
mode. Performing any button operation
causes the monitor screen to turn back
on.
Auto Power Off : Turns off power if you do not perform
any operation for a specified amount of
time.
1.Turn on the camera.
2.Press [MENU].
3.Use [
] and [] to select the “Set Up” tab.
4.Use [] and [] to select the feature whose
setting you want to configure, and then press
[].
5.Use [] and [] to change the currently
selected setting, and then press [SET].
Available Sleep settings are: “30 sec”, “1 min”, “2 min”,
and “Off”.
Available Auto Power Off settings are: “2 min” and
“5 min”.
Note that the Sleep feature does not operate in the
PLAY mode.
Pressing any button while the camera is in the Sleep
state immediately turns the monitor screen back on. See “Using the On-screen Menus” (page 45) for
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Using the On-screen Menus
Pressing [MENU] displays menus on the monitor screen
that you can use to perform various operations. The menu
that appears depends on whether you are in the REC
mode or the PLAY mode. The following shows an example
menu procedure in the REC mode.
1.Press the power
button or [
] (REC).
If you want to enter the
PLAY mode instead,
press [
] (PLAY).
Power button
The Auto Power Off and Sleep features are disabled
in the following cases.
—When the camera is connected to a computer or
some other device through the USB cradle
—While a slideshow is in progress
—While playing back a voice recording file
—While a movie is being recorded
—While playing back a movie
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Menu Screen Operations
When you want to do this:
Move between tabs
Move from the tab to the
settings
Move from the settings to
the tab
Move between the settings
Display the options
available for a setting
Select an option
Apply the setting and exit
the menu screen
Apply the setting and
return to tab selection
Exit the menu screen
Do this:
Press [
] and [].
Press [].
Press [].
Press [] and [].
Press [] or press [SET].
Press [] and [].
Press [SET].
Press [
].
Press [MENU].
Settings
Tab
Selection cursor (indicates
the currently selected item)2.Press [MENU].
[MENU]
[]
[SET ]
[]
[
]
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6.Perform one of the following operations to
apply the setting you configured.
See “Menu Reference” on page 217 for more
information about menus.
To do this:
Apply the setting and exit
the menu screen.
Apply the setting and
return to feature selection
in step 4.
Apply the setting and
return to tab selection in
step 3.
Perform this key operation:
Press [SET].
Press [
].
1. Press [
].
2. Use [] to move back up to
tab selection.
3.Press [
] or [] to select the tab you want,
and then press [SET] to move the selection
cursor from the tab to the settings.
4.Use [] and [] to
select the feature
whose setting you
want to configure,
and then press [].
Instead of pressing [],
you could also press
[SET].
5.Use [] and [] to change the currently
selected setting.
Example: To select the
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• A built-in backup battery retains the date and time
settings of the camera for about 24 hours if the
camera is not supplied with power. Date and time
settings will be cleared when the backup battery
goes dead. The following are the conditions when
power is not being supplied to the camera.
— When the rechargeable battery is dead or
removed from the camera
— When power is not being supplied to the camera
from the USB cradle while the rechargeable
battery is dead or removed from the camera
• The date and time setting screen will appear on the
monitor screen the next time you turn on the camera
after the date and time settings have been cleared. If
this happens, reconfigure the date and time settings.
• If you make a mistake when setting the language or
clock with the following procedure, you will need to
use the camera’s menu to individually change the
language (page 159) or clock (page 156) settings.
• You will not be able to edit time data stored with
images that are recorded while the camera’s time
setting is wrong.
• Even if you configure date and time settings, the
date and time are not stamped into the images
themselves. Note, however, that you can specify
inclusion of the date inside of an image when printing
(page 178).Configuring Display Language and Clock
Settings
Be sure to configure the following settings before using the
camera to record images.
• Display language
• Home city
• Date Style
• Date and time
Note that the current date and time settings are used by
the camera to generate the date and time that are stored
along with image data, etc.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Recording images without configuring the clock
settings causes incorrect time information to be
registered. Be sure to configure the clock settings
before using the camera.
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3.Use [], [], [
], and
[] to select the
geographical area
where you live, and
then press [SET].
4.Use [] and [] to
select the name of the
city where you live,
and then press [SET].
5.Use [] and [] to select the summer time
(DST) setting you want, and then press [SET].
When you want to do this:
Keep time using summer time
(Daylight Saving Time)
Keep time using standard time
Select this setting:
On
Off
To configure display language and clock
settings
1.Press the power button, [] (REC) or
[
] (PLAY) to turn on the camera.
2.Use [], [], [
], and
[] to select the
language you want,
and then press [SET].
: Japanese
English : English
Français : French
Deutsch : German
Español : Spanish
Italiano : Italian
Português : Portuguese
: Chinese (Complex)
: Chinese (Simplified)
: Korean 
						

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8.Press [SET] to register the settings and exit
the setting screen.
To do this:
Change the setting at the current
cursor location
Move the cursor between settings
Toggle between 12-hour and 24-
hour timekeeping
Do this:
Press [] and [].
Press [
] and [].
Press [BS].
7.Set the current date
and the time.6.Use [] and [] to
select the date format
setting you want, and
then press [SET].
Example: December 24, 2005
Select this format:
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
To display the date like this:
05/12/24
24/12/05
12/24/05