Casio Exilim Ex G1 Users Guide

							Dynamic Photo
For a wealth of information about Dynamic Photo including 
explanations about how to use Dynamic Photo images, the Dynamic 
Studio image conversion service, sample images, and more, visit the 
special Dynamic Photo website at:
This manual provides an introduction to Dynamic Photo, which creates a whole new 
way to enjoy digital imaging.
• All screen shots shown in this manual are in English. However, the camera allows 
you to select another display language, if you want.
http://dp.exilim.com/
Getting the Most Out of Dynamic Photo
Contents
Dynamic Photo! A totally new way to enjoy digital photography! ........................... 2Dynamic Photo Technology ................................................................................................. 2
Using the Dynamic Photo Extracted Sample Subjects ............................................. 3Step 1: Shoot the snapshot into which you want to insert an extracted sample subject...... 3
Step 2: Perform the following procedure to create a Dynamic Photo image. ...................... 3
Creating a Dynamic Photo Image ............................................................................... 5Step 1: Shoot the subject. .................................................................................................... 5
Step 2: Create the Dynamic Photo image............................................................................ 7
.Four Tips for Good Subject Cropping ......................................................................................9
.Specifying the Subject Type and CS Speed ..........................................................................10
.Changing the “Number of Shots” Setting ...............................................................................11
Step 3: Have fun with Dynamic Photo. .............................................................................. 12
Step 4: Convert a Dynamic Photo to a Movie (Movie Converter). ..................................... 12
Step 5: Use Dynamic Studio to expand use of Dynamic Photo images to other applications....... 13
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							2Dynamic Photo! A totally new way to enjoy digital
photography!
Dynamic Photo! A totally new way to enjoy digital 
photography!
Dynamic Photo makes it easy to crop a moving subject out of a series of images and 
insert it into other images! A simple operation on the camera extracts a moving 
subject automatically by cropping up to 20 Continuous Shutter images. Become the 
star of your digital images! Create the images of your dreams! All on the camera, 
without using a computer! With Dynamic Photo you can shoot, create, and view 
images, just about anywhere!
Dynamic Photo lets you extract a moving subject from a series of Continuous Shutter 
(CS) images and insert it into another image. This makes it possible to combine 
images in ways that create exciting, totally unbelievable scenes.
You can create a Dynamic Photo image by inserting a moving subject into a 
background image. Before performing the following steps, you should record the 
background image into which you want to insert the moving subject.
Dynamic Photo Technology
Moving CS Images Extract the subject. Insert it into another image.
Background Image Moving Subject Dynamic Photo Image
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							3Using the Dynamic Photo Extracted Sample Subjects
Using the Dynamic Photo Extracted Sample Subjects
Your digital camera comes with a number of extracted sample subjects in its built-in 
memory. You can use these sample subjects to practice creating Dynamic Photo 
images by inserting them into your original snapshots.
1.Remove the memory card from the camera 
(if one is loaded).
You will not be able to access the extracted sample 
subjects in built-in camera memory while a memory 
card is loaded in the camera.
2.In the REC mode, compose the image and press 
the shutter button to shoot a standard 
snapshot.
You will insert the extracted sample subject into the 
snapshot you shoot here.
1.Press [p] to enter the PLAY mode.
2.Perform the following operation on the camera 
[MENU] * PLAY tab * “Dynamic Photo”.
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the snapshot you shot 
in Step 1 above, and then press [SET].
4.Use [4] and [6] to select the extracted sample subject in built-in 
camera memory that you want to insert into the snapshot and then 
press [SET].
5.Use the zoom button to adjust the size of the 
subject and use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to adjust 
its position. When everything is the way you 
want, press [SET].
This inserts the extracted sample subject into the 
snapshot and creates a Dynamic Photo image.
Step 1: Shoot the snapshot into which you want to insert an 
extracted sample subject.
Step 2: Perform the following procedure to create a Dynamic 
Photo image.
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							4Using the Dynamic Photo Extracted Sample Subjects
6.After creation of the Dynamic Photo image is complete, the finished 
image with the inserted moving subject will appear on the monitor 
screen.
After you master the above procedure using extracted sample subjects, you will 
be ready to create your own extracted subjects and insert them into snapshots for 
totally original Dynamic Photo images.
• You will not be able to access the extracted sample 
subjects in built-in camera memory while a memory card 
is loaded in the camera. If you want to use the extracted 
sample subjects while a memory card is loaded in the 
camera, use the “Built-in * Card” copy operation to 
copy the extracted sample subjects from built-in camera 
memory to the memory card.
• Performing a delete or format operation will delete the extracted sample subjects in 
built-in camera memory. After deleting the extracted sample subjects, you can 
download them from the Dynamic Photo website (http://dp.exilim.com/) and 
restore them to built-in camera memory.
• Note that the extracted sample subjects include some subjects that cannot be 
created using the Dynamic Photo feature of this camera.
Important!
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							5Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
Dynamic Photo images are created by extracting the subject out of one image, and 
inserting it into another image. The term “subject” as used here refers to what you 
extract or crop out of the first image. Perform the following steps to shoot and extract 
the subject.
1.Turn on the camera and press the [BS] button.
2.Select “Dynamic Photo”.
On the BEST SHOT scene menu screen, 
select “Dynamic Photo”, which is the third 
scene.
Use [4] and [6] to move the red frame 
 to   and then press the [SET] 
button.
Step 1: Shoot the subject.
To extract the subject, you shoot once with the subject against a background. 
Then you shoot the same background again, this time without the subject.
1With the subject2The same angle against the same 
background, without the subject.
Do not allow the camera to move.The camera will extract 
the subject automatically.
(Shoot twice.)
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							6Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
3.First, shoot the subject.
Best results can be obtained with the camera secured 
on a tripod. With the camera pointed at the moving 
subject, press the shutter button to record. If you 
selected “Moving Subject”, the camera will record a 
series of Continuous Shutter (CS) images over a few 
seconds.
• To help ensure good cropping results...
*See “Four Tips for Good Subject Cropping”
.
• You can select the subject type and the “Number of 
Shots” setting here by pressing the [SET] button.
*See “Specifying the Subject Type and CS Speed”
*See “Changing the “Number of Shots” Setting” for 
more information.
• Flash is turned off (?) automatically when shooting 
with Dynamic Photo.
4.Next, shoot the same background again, but this 
time without the subject.
After shooting the first image with the subject, have the 
subject exit the frame. Keep the camera still so you can 
maintain the same background composition as the first 
image (with the subject). When everything is ready, 
press the shutter button.
Only one shot (not CS images) of the background is 
recorded at this time.
As shown in the image to the right, there is no need to 
carefully compose the two images when shooting 
against a flat wall that has no visible marks at all.
First, let’s just have the 
subject wave or perform 
some other simple 
movement as we shoot.
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							7Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
The camera compares the images 
you shot in steps 3 and 4 and 
extracts the subject. The extracted 
subject image will appear on the 
monitor screen. If you selected 
“Moving Subject”, the 20 subject images that were recorded will scroll on the screen, 
creating the illusion of movement.
• The background you shoot is not saved. Only the 20 cropped subject images are 
saved.
• You can interrupt an ongoing image extraction process at any time by pressing 
[MENU] or [BS].
Use the following procedure to insert the subject you extracted in Step 1 above into a 
photograph (new background image) and create the final Dynamic Photo image.
1.Press [p] to enter the PLAY mode.
2.Perform the following operation on the camera 
[MENU] * PLAY tab * “Dynamic Photo”.
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the background image 
you want and then press [SET].
Select the image you want to use as the background.
You should record the background image you want to 
use before starting this procedure.
*Only images that are able to be used as background images 
will appear at this time.
• Only an image that satisfies the following conditions can be used as a 
background image.
– An image recorded with this camera or an image transferred to this camera’s 
memory using Photo Transport
– An image with an aspect ratio of 4:3
Complete!
Step 2: Create the Dynamic Photo image.
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							8Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
4.Use [4] and [6] to select the subject you want 
to insert and then press [SET].
*Only subjects that can be inserted into other images will 
appear at this time.
5.Use the zoom button to adjust the size of the 
subject and use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to adjust 
its position. When everything is the way you 
want, press [SET].
This inserts the subject into the background image and 
creates a Dynamic Photo.
6.After creation of the Dynamic Photo image is 
complete, the finished image with the moving 
subject will appear on the monitor screen.
• The size of a Dynamic Photo image created by inserting a moving subject into a 
background image is 2M. If the background image into which a moving subject is 
inserted is smaller than 2M, the resulting image will be the same size as the 
background image.
• The size of a Dynamic Photo image created by inserting a stationary subject into a 
background image is 6M. If the background image into which a stationary subject is 
inserted is smaller than 6M, the resulting image will be the same size as the 
background image.
Complete!
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							9Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
Four Tips for Good Subject Cropping
• When shooting the subject image, shoot against a 
white wall or some other surface whose color is 
different from that of the subject. The camera will 
not be able to crop the subject image properly if 
its color is the same as or similar to the 
background color.
• Select a blank wall for the subject background, 
not one with a complex pattern or shapes.
Find a blank wall whose 
color is different from that 
of the subject.
Look for a flat wall that has no 
markings.Find some reference points and 
use a tripod.
Best cropping results are obtained when 
the background is a wall that is 
completely free of visible markings like 
the one shown above. In this case, it is 
not necessary to take pains to position 
the camera correctly when shooting the 
second (background only) image 
required by Dynamic Photo. When 
shooting against a blank wall, you can 
move the camera around as much as you 
like while shooting CS images of a 
moving subject.
For this type of background, you can 
select “1” for the “Number of Shots” 
setting. For details see “Changing the 
“Number of Shots” Setting” (page 11).When there are reference points in the 
image as shown above, you need to 
compose the second (background only) 
image precisely according to the 
reference points. In this case, you will 
need to keep the camera as still as 
possible when shooting the first image 
(subject and background) and the 
second image (background only). Use a 
tripod whenever possible, and make sure 
that image is composed exactly the same 
for both the first image and the second 
image.
Shooting 
Technique 1Shooting 
Technique 2
Recommended!!
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							10Creating a Dynamic Photo Image
Move the subject away from the wall to avoid 
shadows!
The camera may mistake shadows on the wall or floor 
caused by strong sunlight, illumination, or other light sources 
as part of the subject. Shadows tend to form when the 
subject is too close to a wall. Have the subject move as far 
away as possible from the wall.
Do not use a moving background!
Good cropping is not possible if anything besides the 
subject is moving in the images. For example, avoid 
breaking waves, trees blowing in the wind, etc.
You can select from among the four subject types listed below. You also can specify 
a stationary subject (one frame only) in addition to a moving subject.
Perform the following procedure when you want to change the subject type.
1.Before shooting the subject in step 3 under “Step 1: Shoot the 
subject.” (page 6), press [SET].
2.Select “Subject Type” and then press [SET].
3.Use [8] and [2] to select the subject type you want and then press 
[SET].
Specifying the Subject Type and CS Speed
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