Casio Exilim EX S500 User Manual

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 IMPORTANT! 
•When you are using a memory card, never remove
the card from the camera while the operation lamp is
flashing green. Doing so will cause recorded images
to be lost.Operation LampAF assist
light /
self-timer
lamp
Red
Meaning
Green
Pattern 3
Pattern 3
Red
Pattern 2
Lit
Pattern 3
AmberMemory card problem /
Memory card is unformatted. /
BEST SHOT setup cannot be
registered.
Memory card is locked. /
Cannot create folder. /
Memory is full. / Write errorLow battery alert
Formatting...

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 USB Cradle Indicator Lamps
The USB cradle has two indicator lamps: a [CHARGE]
lamp and a [USB] lamp. These lamps light and flash to
indicate the current operational status of the USB cradle
and camera.
[USB] lamp[CHARGE] lamp
[CHARGE] lamp [USB] lamp
Color
Red
Green
Amber
Red
Status
Lit
Lit
Lit
Flashing
Color
Green
Green
Status
Lit
Flashing
Charging
Charging complete
Charge standby
Charge error
USB connection
Accessing memory
Meaning

 PLAY Mode
Operation Lamp
Green
Lit
Pattern 3
Red...

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Power does not turn on.
Camera suddenly powers
down.
Image is not recorded
when the shutter button is
pressed.1) The battery is not oriented correctly.
2) The battery is dead.
1) Auto Power Off activated (page 44).
2) The battery is dead.
1) The camera is in the PLAY mode.
2) Flash unit is being charged.
3) Memory is full.1) Orient the battery correctly (page 32).
2) Charge the battery (page 33). If the battery
goes dead soon after being charged, it means
the battery has reached the end of...

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1) Clean the lens.
2) Make sure the subject is centered in the focus
frame when composing the image.
3) Use manual focus (page 77).
4) Mount the camera on a tripod.
When composing the image, make sure the
subject on which you want to focus is located
inside the focus frame.
1) Select a different flash mode (page 61).
2) Charge the battery (page 33).
3) Select a different flash mode (page 61) or
BEST SHOT scene (page 85).
Charge the battery (page 33). 1) The lens is dirty.
2) The subject is...

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Symptom Possible Cause Action
Movies
Monitor screen image is
out of focus.
Recorded images are not
saved in memory.
Vertical lines on the
monitor screen.
Out of focus images.
Digital noise in images.1) You are using the Manual Focus mode and
have not focused the image.
2) You are trying to use the Macro mode (
)
when shooting a scenery or portrait shot.
3) You are trying to use Auto Focus or the Infinity
mode (
) when shooting a close-up shot.
1) Camera powers down before the save
operation...

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Symptom Possible Cause Action
Playback
Color of the playback
image is different from the
image on the monitor
screen during recording.
Images are not displayed.
All buttons and switches
are disabled.
Monitor screen is off.
Cannot transfer files over a
USB connection.Sunlight or light from another source is shining
directly into the lens during recording.
A memory card with non-DCF images recorded
with another camera is loaded in the camera.
Circuit problem caused by electrostatic charge,...

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If you have problems installing the USB driver...
You may not be able to install the USB driver properly if you use the USB cable to connect the camera to a computer running
Windows 98SE/98 before installing the USB driver from the bundled CD-ROM, or if you have another type of driver installed.
This will make it impossible for the computer to recognize the digital camera when it is connected. If this happens, you will
need to re-install the camera’s USB driver. For information about how to...

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Display Messages
Battery is low.
Cannot correct
image!
Can not find the file.
Cannot register any
more files.
Card ERROR
The battery is dead.
Keystone correction cannot be performed for some
reason. The image will be stored as-is, without
correction (page 93).
The camera cannot find a image specified by the
slideshow “Images” setting. Specify another image
(page 133).
•You are attempting to save a BEST SHOT scene
when there are already 999 scenes in the
“SCENE” folder, or when there are...

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One of the following problems occurred during
printing.
•Printer power off
•Printer internal error
Image compression could not be performed during
image data storage for some reason. Record the
image again.
The camera is in the Printer mode, and the printer
is running low on ink or is out of ink.
Your camera system is corrupted. Contact your
retailer or a CASIO service center.
The LOCK switch of the SD memory card is locked.
You cannot store images to or delete images from
a memory card that...

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Specifications
Product...............................Digital Camera
Model..................................EX-S500

Camera Functions
Image Files Format
Snapshots.......................JPEG (Exif Ver.2.2); DCF (Design rule
for Camera File system) 1.0 standard;
DPOF compliant
Movies .............................AVI (MPEG-4)
Audio............................... WAV
Recording Media...............8.3MB built-in memory
SD Memory Card
MultimediaCardData Size
•Snapshots
File Size(pixels)
2560 ×...