Casio Exilim EX V7 User Manual

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Movie File Formats
Movies normally are recorded using H.264/AVC MOV format, 
except for “LP” image quality movies, which are recorded in 
Motion JPEG AVI format.
Movies you shoot with your camera can be played back on a 
computer using QuickTime 7.
Movie Size
The following shows the approximate movie file size for a one-
minute movie.
Audio is also recorded while you shoot a movie.
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”.
2.Press the shutter 
button to start 
shooting the...

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Shooting with MOVIE BEST SHOT
With MOVIE BEST SHOT (page 96), you select the preset 
scene that is closest to the one you want to shoot, and the 
camera sets up for it automatically. Selecting the “Night Scene” 
MOVIE BEST SHOT scene, for example, sets the camera to 
shoot bright, clear images at night.
Anti Shake Movie Recording
You can also use Anti Shake to reduce the effects of hand 
movement only while recording a movie (page 123). The effects 
of subject movement are not...

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•The effects of camera movement in an image become more 
pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor. 
Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these 
conditions.
• When the subject is outside the camera’s focus range, 
focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus. Short Movie shoots a movie that starts four seconds before the 
shutter button is pressed and ends four seconds after it is 
pressed.
•
Since four seconds of action before the...

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1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [ T], [ W], and [ X] to select the “Short 
Movie” scene and then press [SET].
This causes “ ” to appear on the monitor screen.
Pressing the shutter button at this point will shoot a Short 
Movie with a 4-second first part and a 4-second second 
part.
3.With the camera pointed at the subject, press 
the shutter button.
This will shoot a Short Movie that for about four seconds, 
and then stop shooting...

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Past Movie is similar to a normal movie, except that it captures 
about five seconds of whatever happened in front of the lens 
before the shutter button was pressed to start shooting. Past 
Movie is a great way to make sure that you never just miss that 
special moment because you press the shutter button too late.
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [ T], [ W], and [ X] to select the “Past 
Movie” scene and then press [SET].
This causes “...

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USING BEST SHOT
With BEST SHOT, you simply select the sample scene that is 
like the one you are trying to shoot, and the camera sets up 
automatically. Even difficult backlight scenes (which result in the 
main subject being too dark if set up improperly) come out 
looking great! You can select a sample scene by using the mode 
dial to select “ ” (BEST SHOT) or “ ” (MOVIE BEST 
SHOT).■Some Sample Scenes
•Portrait •Scenery
• Night Scene •Night Scene Portrait
Downloaded From...

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■Selecting a Sample Scene
1.In a REC mode, align 
the mode dial with 
“” or “” and 
then press [SET].
This enters the BEST SHOT mode and displays a screen 
showing thumbnails of 12 sample scenes.
•The currently selected sample scene is the one with the  
boundary around it.
2.Use [ S], [ T], [ W], and [ X] to move the 
boundary to select the scene you want to 
select.
• Pressing [ S] or [ T] while the red boundary is at the edge 
of the screen will scroll to the next screen of BEST...

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3.Press [SET] to apply the settings of the 
selected scene and return to the recording 
screen.
• The settings of the scene you selected remain in effect 
until you select a different scene.
• To select a different BEST SHOT scene, repeat the 
above procedure from step 1.
4.Press the shutter button.
IMPORTANT!
•Night Scene, Fireworks scenes use slow shutter speeds. 
Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital 
noise in the image, the camera automatically performs a...

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Displaying Detailed Information about a BEST 
SHOT Scene
To display detailed information 
about a BEST SHOT scene, 
select it with the red boundary 
on the scene selection screen 
and then slide the zoom 
controller towards [ ] or 
[].
The following are the different operations you can perform 
while the scene description screen is on the display.
• To return to the scene selection screen, slide the zoom 
controller towards [ ] or [ ] again.
• To scroll through available BEST SHOT...

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■Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Scenes
You can use the procedure below to save the setups of 
snapshots or movies that you shot as BEST SHOT scenes. After 
that, you can recall a setup whenever you want to use it.
1.Use the mode dial to select “ ” (BEST 
SHOT) or “ ” (MOVIE BEST SHOT), and then 
press [SET].
2.Use [ S], [ T], [ W], and [ X] to select “BEST 
SHOT” (Register User Scene) and then press 
[SET].
3.Use [ W] and [ X] to select the snapshot or 
movie whose setup you want to...