Casio EX S6 User Manual

							111Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * World Time
You can use the World Time screen to view the current time in a zone that is different 
from your Home City when you go on a trip, etc. World Time displays the current time 
in 162 cities in 32 time zones around the globe.
1.Use [8] and [2] to select “World” and then press [6].
• To change the geographic area and city for the time where you normally use 
the camera, select “Home”.
2.Use [8] and [2] to select “City” and then press [6].
• To change the “World” setting to summer time, use [8] and [2] to select 
“DST” and then select “On”. Summer time is used in some geographical areas 
to advance the current time setting by one hour during the summer months.
3.Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the geographic area you want and 
then press [SET].
4.Use [8] and [2] to select the city you want and then press [SET].
5.Press [SET].
IMPORTANT!
• Before configuring World Time settings, make sure that the Home City setting is 
the place where you live or normally use the camera. If it isn’t, select “Home” on the 
screen in step 1 and configure the Home City, date, and time settings as required 
(page 112).
Configuring World Time Settings (World Time) 
						

							112Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Timestamp
You can configure the camera to stamp the recording date only, or date and time in 
the lower right corner of each snapshot.
• Once date and time information is stamped into a snapshot, it cannot be edited or 
deleted.
Example: December 19, 2010, 1:25 p.m.
• Even if you do not stamp the date and/or time with Timestamp, you can do so later 
using the DPOF function or some printing application (page 86).
• Digital zoom is disabled while date stamping is turned on.
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Adjust
When the date and time settings are what you want, press [SET] to apply them.
• You can specify a date from 2001 to 2049.
• Be sure to select your Home City (page 111) before setting the time and date. If 
you set the time and date while the wrong city is selected for your Home City, the 
times and dates of all of the World Time cities (page 111) will be wrong.
Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)
Date2010/12/19
Date&Time2010/12/19 1:25pm
OffNo stamping of date and/or time
Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)
[8] [2]Change the setting at the cursor location
[4] [6]Move the cursor between settings
[BS]Toggles between 12-hour and 24-hour format 
						

							113Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Date Style
You can select from among three different styles for the date.
Example: December 19, 2010
• This setting also affects the Control Panel date format as shown below (page 31).
YY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY: MM/DD
DD/MM/YY: DD/MM
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Language
.Specify the display language you want.
1Select the tab on the right.
2Select “Language”.
3Select the language you want.
Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)
YY/MM/DD10/12/19
DD/MM/YY19/12/10
MM/DD/YY12/19/10
Specifying the Display Language (Language)
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							114Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Sleep
This feature turns off the monitor screen whenever no camera operation is performed 
for a preset amount of time. Press any button to turn the monitor screen back on.
Trigger Time Settings: 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, Off (Sleep is disabled while “Off” is 
selected.)
• Sleep is disabled under any of the following conditions.
– In the PLAY mode
– While the camera is connected to a computer or other device
– During a slideshow
– During Voice Recording playback or recording
– During movie recording and playback
• When both sleep and Auto Power Off are turned on, Auto Power Off takes priority.
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Auto Power Off
Auto Power Off turns off the camera whenever no camera operation is performed for 
a preset amount of time.
Trigger Time Settings: 1 min, 2 min, 5 min (The trigger time is always 5 minutes in the 
PLAY mode.)
• Auto Power Off is disabled under any of the following conditions.
– While the camera is connected to a computer or other device
– During a slideshow
– During Voice Recording playback or recording
– During movie recording and playback
Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)
Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off) 
						

							115Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * REC/PLAY
• With “Power On/Off”, the camera turns off when you press [r] (REC) in the REC 
mode or [p] (PLAY) in the PLAY mode.
• Change this setting to anything besides “Disable” before connecting to a TV for 
image viewing.
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * USB
You can use the procedure below to select the USB communication protocol, which is 
used when exchanging data with a computer, printer, or other external device.
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings (REC/PLAY)
Power OnCamera turns on whenever [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) is 
pressed.
Power On/OffCamera turns on or off whenever [r] (REC) or [p] (PLAY) 
is pressed.
DisableCamera does not turn on or off whenever [r] (REC) or [p] 
(PLAY) is pressed.
Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)
Mass 
StorageSelect this setting when connecting to a computer (pages 89, 98). 
With this setting, the computer sees the camera as an external 
storage device. Use this setting for normal transfer of images from 
the camera to a computer.
PTP 
(PictBridge)Select this setting when connecting to a printer that supports 
PictBridge (page 82). This setting simplifies the transfer of image 
data to the connected device. 
						

							116Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Video Out
You can use the procedure in this section to select either NTSC or PAL as the video 
output system. You can also specify an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9.
• Select the aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) that matches the type of TV you plan to use. 
Images will not display correctly if you select the wrong aspect ratio.
• Images will not display correctly unless the camera’s video signal output setting 
matches the video signal system of the TV or other video equipment.
• Images cannot be displayed correctly on a TV or video equipment that is not NTSC 
or PAL.
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System 
(Video Out)
NTSCVideo system used in Japan, the U.S., and other countries
PALVideo system used in Europe and other areas
4:3Normal TV screen aspect ratio
16:9Wide screen aspect ratio 
						

							117Other Settings (Set Up)
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Format
If a memory card is loaded in the camera, this operation will format the memory card. 
It will format built-in memory if no memory card is loaded.
• The format operation will delete all contents on the memory card or in built-in 
memory. It cannot be undone. Make sure you do not need any data currently on 
the card or in built-in memory before you format it.
• Formatting built-in memory will delete the following data.
– Protected images
• Formatting a memory card will delete the following data.
– Protected images
• Make sure the camera’s battery is sufficiently charged before starting a formatting 
operation. Formatting may not be performed correctly and the camera may stop 
operating normally if the camera powers down while formatting is in progress.
• Never open the battery cover while formatting is in progress. Doing so can cause 
the camera to stop operating normally.
Procedure
[MENU] * Set Up Tab * Reset
See page 133 for details about the camera’s factory default settings.
The settings below are not reset.
World Time settings, clock settings, date style, screen language, video output
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset) 
						

							118Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
You can turn display information on and off by pressing [8] (DISP). You can 
configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.
Displays a histogram on the monitor screen which you can use to 
check the exposure of an image before you shoot it. You also can 
display the histogram in the PLAY mode for information about the 
exposure levels of images.
• You can use key customization (page 64) to configure the [4] 
and [6] buttons so they control the EV shift setting (page 42), 
and perform EV shift while viewing the results on the on-screen 
histogram.
NOTE
• 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.
• Due to the limitations of exposure compensation, you may not be able to achieve 
an optimum histogram configuration.
• Use of the flash and certain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to 
indicate exposure that is different from the actual exposure of the image when it is 
shot.
Information display 
onDisplays information about image settings, etc.
Information display 
+ Histogram onTurns on display of camera setting and 
other indicators, along with a histogram 
(page 119)
Information display 
offNo information displayed
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure 
(+Histogram)
Histogram
Histogram 
						

							119Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
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. If the histogram appears too lopsided for some reason, you 
can use EV shift to move it left or right in order to achieve better balance. Optimum 
exposure can be achieved by EV shifting so the graph is as close to the center as 
possible. For snapshots, you can even display individual histograms for R (red), G 
(green), and B (blue).
Example Histograms
How to Use the Histogram
A histogram towards the left side 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. 
A histogram towards the right side 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. 
An overall well-balanced histogram results when 
the overall image is at optimal lightness.  
						

							120Appendix
Appendix
.Avoid Use While In Motion
• Never use the camera to record or play back images while operating an automobile 
or other vehicle, or while walking. Looking at the monitor while in motion creates 
the risk of serious accident.
.Directly Viewing the Sun or Bright Light
• Never look at the sun or any other bright light through the cameras viewfinder. 
Doing so can damage your eyesight.
.Flash
• Never use the flash unit in areas where flammable or explosive gas may be 
present. Such conditions create the risk of fire and explosion.
• Never fire the flash in the direction of a person operating a motor vehicle. Doing so 
can interfere with the driver’s vision and creates the risk of accident.
• Never fire the flash too close to the eyes of the subject. Doing so creates the risk of 
loss of eyesight.
.Monitor Screen
• Do not apply strong pressure to the monitor screen surface or subject it to strong 
impact. Doing so can cause the monitor screen glass to crack.
• Should the monitor screen ever become cracked, never touch any of the liquid 
inside the monitor screen. Doing so creates the risk of skin inflammation.
• Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your mouth, immediately rinse your 
mouth out and contact your physician.
• Should monitor screen liquid ever get into your eyes or onto your skin, immediately 
rinse with clean water for at least 15 minutes and contact your physician.
.Connections
• Never plug any devices that are not specified for use with this camera into 
connectors. Connecting a non-specified device creates the risk of fire and electric 
shock.
.Transport
• Never operate the camera inside of an aircraft or anywhere else where operation of 
such devices is restricted. Improper use creates the risk of serious accident.
Precautions during Use