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].
When shooting under these conditions:
Normal conditions
Outdoor daylight on a clear day
Outdoor daylight on an overcast or
rainy day, in the shade of a tree, etc.
In the shade of a building or any other
area where the color temperature is
high
Under white or daylight white
fluorescent light
(suppresses color fogging)
Under daylight fluorescent light
(suppresses color fogging)
Under incandescent lighting
Difficult lighting that requires manual
control (See “Configuring the White
Balance Setting Manually” (page 82).)
Select this setting:
Auto
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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 feature (page
109) to configure the camera so the white balance
setting changes whenever you press [
] or [] while
in the REC mode.
•If you have key customization configured to control
white balance and you have Icon Help turned on
(page 111), select “
AWB Auto WB” to change the
white balance mode to auto.
Configuring the White Balance Setting
Manually
Certain complex light sources or other environmental
conditions can make it impossible to obtain good results
when “Auto” or one of the fixed light source settings is
selected for white balance. Manual white balance lets you
configure the camera for a particular light source and other
conditions.
Note that you must perform manual white balance under
the same conditions you will be shooting under. Have a
sheet of white paper on hand before starting the following
procedure.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select a “Quality” tab, select “White
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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 adjustment procedure.
The message “Complete” appears on the monitor
screen after white balance adjustment is complete.
5.Press [SET].
•This registers the white balance settings and returns
to the currently selected recording mode.
 NOTE 
•After you adjust white balance manually, the setting
remains in effect until you change it or until you turn
off the camera.
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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 monitor screen.
•With “Off”, the snapshots are recorded one at a time.
4.Press the shutter button to record.
•Recording continues as long as you keep the shutter
button depressed. Release the shutter button to stop
recording.
 IMPORTANT! 
•The speed of continuous shutter recording depends
on the type of memory card loaded in the camera.
When recording to built-in memory, continuous
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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 scene.
•Sample scenes are arranged in sequence, starting
from the upper left corner.
2.Use [], [], [
], and [] to select the sample
scene you want, and then press [SET].
•Use [], [], [
], and [] to move the selection
boundary around the display. Scrolling past the last
or the first scene scrolls to the next screen of 12-
sample scenes.
•Pressing [MENU] causes the selection boundary to
jump to the first sample scene (“Auto”).
•If you want to check which sample scene is currently
selected or if you want to change to a different
scene, press [BS].
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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 supported for the
“Short Movie” and the “Past Movie” scenes. Movie
recording and snapshot recording are not supported
for the “Voice Recording” scene.
•Depending on the sample scene, you may not be
able to record a still image or movie.
•Due to shooting conditions and other factors, an
image recorded using the setup of a BEST SHOT
scene may not produce exactly the results you
expect.
•You can change the camera settings that are made
when you select a BEST SHOT scene. Note,
however, that the BEST SHOT settings revert to their
defaults when you select another BEST SHOT scene
or turn off the camera. If you want to save your
settings for later use, save them as a BEST SHOT
user setup.
•Digital noise reduction processing is performed
automatically when you are recording a night scene,
fireworks, or other image that requires slow shutter
speeds. Because of this, it takes longer to record
images at lower shutter speeds. Make sure that you
do not perform any camera button operations until
the image recording operation is complete.
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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 sample scene
you want, and then press [SET].
•Pressing [MENU] jumps to the first sample scene
(“Auto”).
4.Press the shutter button to record the image.
•When recording the image of a night scene,
fireworks, or some other image using a slow shutter
speed, use of a tripod is recommended to prevent
hand movement.
 NOTE 
•Operation guidance and the currently selected BEST
SHOT scene appear on the display for about two
seconds if the camera is in the BEST SHOT mode
when you turn it on.
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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”, and then
press [SET].
•This registers the setup. Now you can use the
procedure on page 85 to select your user setup for
recording.
 IMPORTANT! 
•BEST SHOT user setups are located in the camera’s
built-in memory following the built-in sample scenes.
•Registering a snapshot creates a snapshot setup,
while registering a movie creates a movie setup. A
snapshot setup can be used to record snapshots
only, and a movie setup can be used to record
movies only.
•Selecting a user snapshot setup displays the
indicator “SU” in the upper right corner of the monitor
screen, followed by a number (that indicates the
setup number). Selecting a movie snapshot setup
displays the indicator “MU” in the upper right corner
of the monitor screen, followed by a number (that
indicates the setup number).
•Note that formatting built-in memory (page 162)
deletes all BEST SHOT user setups.
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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 create a BEST SHOT
user setup.
•You can have up to 999 BEST SHOT user setups in
the camera’s built-in memory at one time.
•You can check the current setup of a scene by
displaying the various setting menus.
•BEST SHOT snapshot user setups are stored in
camera built-in memory in the folder named
“SCENE”. BEST SHOT movie user setups are stored
in camera built-in memory in the folder named
“MSCENE”. File names are assigned automatically
using the format “US500nnn.JPE”, where “nnn” is a
value from 000 through 999.
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To delete a BEST SHOT user setup
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [], [], [
], and [] to display the user
setup you want to delete.
3.Press [] ( ) to delete the user setup.
4.Use [] and [] to select “Delete”.
5.Press [SET] to delete the file.
6.Press [MENU]. 
						

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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 Screen
1. In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2. Select the “REC” tab, select “Anti Shake”, and then
press [].
3. Use [
] and [] to select “Auto”, and then press
[SET].
•
 (Anti Shake indicator) is displayed on the
monitor screen while Anti Shake is turned on.
2.Press the shutter button to record the image.
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 IMPORTANT! 
• Anti Shake is disabled automatically when any
setting other than “Auto” is selected for ISO
sensitivity. If you want Anti Shake to be operational
after turning it on, be sure to change the ISO
sensitivity setting to “Auto” (page 114).
• Recording with Anti Shake can cause an image to
appear somewhat coarser than normal and can
cause slight deterioration of image resolution.
• The Anti Shake feature may not be able to eliminate
the effects of hand or subject movement when
shaking is severe.
• Anti Shake is disabled during movie recording.
• The Anti Shake feature may not work when using a
very low shutter speed. If this happens, use a tripod
to stabilize the camera.