Casio Exilim EX V7 User Manual

							
91SHOOTING A MOVIE
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 movie.
•
“ ” is displayed while 
movie recording is in 
progress.
3.Press the shutter button again to stop 
shooting.
Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording 
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording. Movie 
recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes 
full before you stop movie recording by pressing the shutter 
button.
Image QualityApproximate Size
UHQ 43.6 MB
UHQ Wide 52.4 MB
HQ 21.7 MB
HQ Wide 26.0 MB
Normal 10.8 MB
LP 17.9 MB
Shooting a Movie
Recording Time
Remaining Recording Time
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92SHOOTING A MOVIE
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 limited.
Movie Recording Precautions
•
You cannot use flash while shooting a movie.
• The camera also records audio. Note the following points 
when shooting a movie.
– Take care that the 
microphone is not blocked 
by your fingers, etc.
– Good results are not  possible when the camera is 
too far away from what you 
are trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons  while shooting can cause 
button noise to be picked up 
in the audio.
• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to 
appear in the monitor screen image. This does not indicate 
malfunction. The band will not be recorded in a snapshot, but 
will be recorded in the case of a movie.
• Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data, 
which can cause movie frames to be dropped. “ ” and 
“ ” flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you 
know when a frame has been dropped. Use of a memory card 
with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second 
is recommended.
Microphone (stereo)
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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 shutter button is 
pressed are recorded, Short Movie is a good way to make 
sure you don’t miss the action of kids or other active subjects.
• You can also use MOTION PRINT (page 177) to extract still 
images of Short Movie scenes.Using Short Movie
Shutter button pressed.
Short Movie
Recording Start
Four seconds Four seconds
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94SHOOTING A MOVIE
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 automatically. The total length of the 
Short Movie will be eight seconds (four seconds before the 
shutter button was pressed plus four seconds after it was 
pressed). To stop movie recording, press the shutter button 
again.
IMPORTANT!
• Movie data is continually recorded and stored in a buffer 
before you press the shutter button. Keep the camera 
pointed at the subject. Then at the right moment, press the 
shutter button. When you press the shutter button, the 
remaining recording time of part two of the Short Movie 
counts down on the monitor screen.
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95SHOOTING A MOVIE
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 “ ” to appear on the monitor screen, which 
indicates that Past Movie is enabled.
3.With the camera pointed at the subject, press 
the shutter button.
4.Press the shutter button again to stop 
shooting.
Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory 
becomes full before you press the shutter button.
IMPORTANT!
• When Past Movie is selected, the camera continually 
updates an internal buffer that holds about five seconds of 
movie images of what has happened in front of the 
camera’s lens. When you press the shutter button, your 
movie will start with the buffer’s current contents and 
continue from there. Be sure to keep the camera still and 
pointed in the direction of the subject for some time before 
you press the shutter button to start shooting.
Using Past Movie
Shutter button pressed.
Movie
Recording Start
Past Part Approximately 5 seconds Recording End
Shutter button pressed.
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96USING BEST SHOT
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
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97USING BEST SHOT
■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 SHOT 
scenes.
• Sliding the zoom controller towards [ ] or [ ] will 
display text that explains the settings configured by the 
selected scene (page 99). Slide the zoom controller 
towards [ ] or [ ] again to return to the scene 
selection screen.
For this type of 
sample scene:Select this mode dial setting:
Snapshot “ ” (BEST SHOT)
Movie “ ” (MOVIE BEST SHOT)
Scene Number
Boundary
Scene Name
B
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98USING BEST SHOT
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 
digital noise reduction process on slow shutter images. 
Because of this, such images take longer to store after you 
press the shutter button. Do not perform any key operation 
while an image is being stored. Also, it is a good idea to 
use a tripod to avoid image blur due to camera movement 
when shooting at slow shutter speeds.
• Your camera includes a sample scene that optimizes 
settings for auction site images. Depending on your 
camera model, the sample scene is named either “For 
eBay” or “Auction”. Images you record using the auction 
site sample scene are stored in a special folder so you can 
easily find them on your computer (page 249). •
BEST SHOT scenes were not shot using this camera.
• Images shot using a BEST SHOT scene may not produce 
the results you expected due to shooting conditions and 
other factors.
• You can change the camera settings that are made when 
you select a BEST SHOT scene. Note, however, that the 
BEST SHOT settings revert to their defaults when you 
select another BEST SHOT scene or turn off the camera. If 
you think you will later need to use a particular camera 
setup you configured, save it as a BEST SHOT user setup 
(page 100).
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99USING BEST SHOT
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 scenes, use [ W] and 
[ X ].
• To select the currently displayed scene and configure the 
camera with its settings, press [SET].
NOTE•If you select a scene by pressing [SET] while the 
description screen is displayed, the same description 
scene will appear the next time you press [SET] to view 
BEST SHOT sample scenes.
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100USING BEST SHOT
■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 register.
4.Use [ S] and [ T] to select “Save” and then 
press [SET].
Your BEST SHOT scene will be assigned the name “Recall 
User Scene”, along with a scene number.
IMPORTANT!
• Formatting the camera’s built-in memory (page 205) 
deletes all the user BEST SHOT scene files.For this type of 
sample scene:Select this mode dial setting:
Snapshot “ ” (BEST SHOT)
Movie “ ” (MOVIE BEST SHOT)
B
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