Casio Ex S6 Users Guide

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Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.
• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide.
• Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.
• For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM 
Website at http://www.exilim.com/
Digital Camera
User’s Guide 
						

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are 
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Unpacking
Digital cameraRechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-80)Charger unit (BC-80L)
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
To attach the strap to the camera
Attach strap here. 
						

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• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference are subject to 
change without notice.
• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production 
process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, 
erroneous, etc.
• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is 
forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this 
manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden 
under copyright laws.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this 
product.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost 
profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or 
YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other 
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide 
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that 
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number 
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics 
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Read this first!
Take a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is 
recording correctly. 
						

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Contents
Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  8
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  10
❚❙Quick Start Basics 13
What is a digital camera?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  13
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  14
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  15
❚To charge the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . .   . .  19
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  21
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  23❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  24
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  27
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  28
Deleting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  29
❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  30❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 31
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  31
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size)  . .  32
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash)  . .  35
Using Face Detection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection)  . .  37
Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement  . . .  (Anti Shake)  . .  39
Specifying ISO Sensitivity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO)  . .  40
Adjusting White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (White Balance)  . .  40
Correcting Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(EV Shift)  . .  42
Using the easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  43
Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  45
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  45
❚Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46 
						

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❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 48
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  48
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  50
Recording Audio Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording)  . .  50
❚To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
❚❙Using BEST SHOT 52
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52
❚❙Advanced Settings 55
Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  55
REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC)  . .  57
❚Selecting a Focus Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . .  57❚Changing the Focus Frame Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame) . . .  60❚Using Continuous Shutter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS) . . .  61❚Using the Self-timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . .  62❚Shooting with Face Detection   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection) . . .  63❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake) . . .  63❚Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . .  63❚Using the easy Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (easy Mode) . . .  64❚Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (L/R Key) . . .  64❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid) . . .  64❚Turning Digital Zoom On or Off   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom) . . .  65❚Turning on Image Review   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Review) . . .  65❚Using Icon Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help) . . .  65❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory) . . .  66Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Quality)  . .  67❚Specifying Snapshot Size   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size) . . .  67❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)) . . .  67❚Specifying Movie Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)) . . .  68❚Correcting Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (EV Shift) . . .  68❚Controlling White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance) . . .  68❚Specifying ISO Sensitivity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO) . . .  69❚Specifying the Metering Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Metering) . . .  69❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter) . . .  69❚Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness) . . .  70❚Controlling Color Saturation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Saturation) . . .  70❚Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Contrast) . . .  70❚Specifying Flash Intensity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash Intensity) . . .  70
❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 71
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  71
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  71
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  72
Displaying 12 Images on the Same Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  72 
						

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  73
❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 75
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow)  . .  75
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (DPOF Printing)  . .  76
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Protect)  . .  76
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Rotation)  . .  77
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize)  . .  77
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming)  . .  78
Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Dubbing)  . .  78
❚To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy)  . .  80
❚❙Printing 81
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  81
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  82
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed 
and the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  84
❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 87
Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  87
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  88
❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93❚Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93❚Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95❚Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (PDF Files) . . .  97❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  98❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98❚Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . .  101❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101❚Viewing User Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . .  102❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  102Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images  . (Eye-Fi)  .  103
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  104
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  105
❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 107
Selecting a REC Mode Screen Layout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (R Panel)  .  107
Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (P Display)  .  108
Changing the Menu Screen Color   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Menu Color)  .  108
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  109
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds)  .  109
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Startup)  .  110 
						

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Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . . (File No.)  .  110
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time)  . . 111
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Timestamp)  .  112
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust)  .  112
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style)  .  113
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language)  .  113
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sleep)  .  114
Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off)  .  114
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC/PLAY)  .  115
Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (USB)  .  115
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System  (Video Out)  .  116
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Format)  .  117
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Reset)  .  117
❚❙Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 118
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure   . . . . . . (+Histogram)  .  118❚How to Use the Histogram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119
❚❙Appendix 120
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  120
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  128
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128❚To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  130❚To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  132
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  133
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  135
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  135❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . .   .  142
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  144 
						

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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
.Camera
General Guide
1Zoom controller 
(pages 24, 45, 72)
2Shutter button (page 24)
3[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 23)
4Flash (page 35)
5Front lamp 
(pages 27, 62)
6Lens
7Microphone 
(pages 49, 79)
8Strap hole (page 2)
ckBattery/memory card slots (pages 17, 21, 128, 130)
clTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
cmSpeaker
6 8
45321
7
bk 9
bl
bm
bn
bp bq brbs bt bo
[   ]
[   ]
[   ][   ]
[
SET]
Front Back
ckclcm
Bottom
9Back lamp 
(pages 23, 25, 35)
bk[0] (movie) button 
(page 48)
bl[r] (REC) button 
(pages 23, 24)
bmUSB/AV port 
(pages 73, 82, 89, 98)
bnConnector cover
bo[SET] button (page 31)
bp[BS] button (page 52)
bq[MENU] button 
(page 55)
brControl button 
([8][2][4][6]) 
(pages 29, 31, 35, 118)
bs[p] (PLAY) button 
(pages 23, 28)
btMonitor screen 
(pages 10, 118) 
						

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.Charger Unit
3
2 11+- Contacts
2[CHARGE] Lamp
3AC jack 
						

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The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed 
of the camera’s status.
• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the 
indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. 
They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.
.Snapshot Recording
Monitor Screen Contents
Panel : On
Panel : Off1Focus mode (page 57)
2Continuous shutter (page 61)
3Self-timer (page 62)
4Recording mode (page 24)
5Image deterioration indicator (page 46)
6Metering mode (page 69)
7Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
(page 142)
8Snapshot image size (page 32)
9Snapshot image quality (page 67)
bkFlash (page 35)
blFace detection (page 37)
bmAnti Shake (page 39)
bnISO sensitivity (page 40)
boWhite balance setting (page 40)
bpExposure compensation (page 42)
bqeasy Mode (page 43)
brDate/time (page 45)
bsShutter speed
btAperture value
ckFocus frame (pages 25, 63)
clBattery level indicator (page 18)
cmHistogram (page 118)
NOTE
• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not 
correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.
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