Casio Exilim EX V8 User Manual

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IMPORTANT!
•High Sensitivity is disabled following an automatic flash 
operation using the “Auto Flash” or “Red Eye” setting, or 
while the flash setting is “Flash On” or “Soft Flash”.
•Shooting with High Sensitivity can cause an image to 
appear somewhat coarser than normal and can cause 
slight deterioration of image resolution.
•The desirable level of image brightness may not be 
possible under very dark conditions.
•When shooting with slow shutter speeds, use a tripod to 
protect against the effects of hand movement.
•The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise 
reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images 
recorded under certain lighting conditions. This operation 
causes the camera to take longer than normal to store the 
image and be ready for the next shot.Shooting a business card, document, whiteboard, or similarly 
shaped object from an angle can cause the subject to appear 
misshaped in the resulting image. The BEST SHOT Business 
Shot scenes correct the shape of rectangular objects so they 
appear natural.
Shooting Images of Business Cards 
and Documents (Business Shot)
Before Keystone Correction After Keystone Correction
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BEST SHOT has two Business Shot scenes from which to 
choose.
■Selecting a Business Shot Scene
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the 
“Business cards and documents” or the 
“White board, etc.” scene and then press 
[SET].
Whichever you select will remain in effect until you select a 
different BEST SHOT scene.
■Shooting an Image Using a Business Shot 
Scene
1.After selecting either 
of the BEST SHOT 
Business Shot scenes, 
compose the image 
and press the shutter 
button to shoot.
This displays a screen that 
shows all of the rectangular shapes in the image that qualify 
as candidates for keystone correction.
A red boundary will surround the currently selected 
correction candidate. If there is a black boundary, it means 
that the black boundary is indicating a second possible 
candidate. If there is no second candidate (black boundary), 
jump directly to step 3.
•If the camera is unable to detect any keystone correction 
candidate at all, the message “Cannot correct image!” will 
appear on the monitor screen momentarily and then the 
camera will save the image as-is (uncorrected). •Business cards and 
documents•White board, etc.
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2.Use [W] and [X] to select the candidate you 
want to use for correction.
3.Use [S] and [T] to select “Correct” and then 
press [SET].
This will correct the image and store the resulting 
(corrected) image.
•To cancel the correction operation, select “Cancel”.
IMPORTANT!
•Make sure the entire object you are trying to shoot (correct) 
is enclosed within the monitor screen. The camera will not 
be able to detect the shape of the object correctly unless it 
is enclosed entirely within the monitor screen.
•Correction will not be possible if the subject is the same 
color as its background. Make sure the object is against a 
background that allows its outline to stand out.
•Digital zoom is disabled while shooting with a Business 
Shot scene. However, you can use optical zoom.
•The maximum Business Shot image size is 2M (1600 × 
1200 pixels), even if the camera is configured for a larger 
image size. When the camera is configured to record 
images smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels), Business 
Shot scenes will produce images in accordance with the 
currently specified image size.
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You can use this procedure to shoot a portrait and then print it 
out in a variety of different standard ID photo sizes.
The following are the ID photo sizes that are included on the 
printout.
30 × 24mm, 40 × 30mm, 45 × 35mm, 50 × 40mm, 55 × 45mm
■Selecting the ID Photo Scene
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the “ID 
Photo” scene and then press [SET].
ID Photo will remain selected until you select a different 
BEST SHOT scene.
■Shooting an Image Using the ID Photo Scene
1.On the monitor screen, 
compose the image by 
positioning the subject 
within the on-screen 
frame and then press 
the shutter button to 
shoot an initial 
temporary image.
•The initial temporary image is not saved in memory. The 
final image is saved in memory when you perform step 3, 
below.
Shooting ID Photographs
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2.Align the guidelines that appear on the 
monitor screen with the subject in the 
recorded image.
Align the subject so the head fills the oval boundary. Also 
make sure that the subject’s head is within the head line and 
the chin line.
3.When everything is the way you want, press 
[SET].
This saves the image in memory.
IMPORTANT!
•An ID photo is always saved as 7M (3072 × 2304 pixels), 
regardless of the camera’s current image size setting.
To do this:Perform this 
operation:
Move the subject up, down, left, 
and rightUse [S], [T], [W], [X].
Enlarge the subjectSlide zoom controller 
towards [ ].
Reduce the size of the subjectSlide zoom controller 
towards [ ].
Head Line
Oval Boundary
Chin Line
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■Printing an ID Photo
Printing an ID photo image will print the same image in various 
sizes on a single sheet of paper. Then you can cut out the 
image(s) you want to use.
IMPORTANT!
•The ID photo sizes provided here are not exact. Actual 
sizes may be slightly larger.
•When printing an ID photo, be sure to print on 4 × 6 size 
paper. Images may not print at the proper sizes if another 
size of paper is used.
•When printing an ID photo, be sure to set up your printer for 
“borderless print”. For full details, see the user 
documentation that comes with your printer.With Old Photo, you can record the image of an old, faded 
photograph and then use the camera’s built-in advanced digital 
camera technology to restore it.■Before Recording with Old Photo
•Make sure the entire photograph you are trying to record is 
enclosed within the monitor screen.
•Make sure the photograph is against a background that 
allows its outline to stand out, and that it fills the monitor 
screen to the maximum extent possible.
•Make sure that light is not reflecting off the surface of the 
original photograph when recording it.
•If the old photograph is portrait orientation, be sure to 
compose the image with the camera in landscape (horizontal) 
orientation.
Restoring an Old Photograph
B
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NOTE•When the camera is at an angle to the photograph you are 
recording, the shape of the photograph may appear 
distorted in the recorded image. Auto keystone correction 
corrects for this distortion, which means that a photograph 
appears normal even if you record it at an angle.
■Selecting the Old Photo Scene
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the “Old 
Photo” scene and then press [SET].
“Old Photo” will remain selected until you select a different 
BEST SHOT scene.
■Recording an Image with Old Photo
1.Press the shutter 
button to shoot the 
image.
•This displays a 
photograph contour 
confirmation screen and 
then saves the original 
recorded image. An error 
message will appear (page 280), without displaying the 
photograph contour confirmation screen, if the camera is 
unable to find the contour of the photograph.
2.Use [W] and [X] to select the candidate you 
want to correct.
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3.Use [S] and [T] to select “Trim” and then 
press [SET].
This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen.
•To cancel the correction operation, select “Cancel”.
4.Move the zoom 
controller up and 
down to zoom the 
cropping boundary.
5.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to move the 
selection boundary to the desired location and 
then press [SET].
The camera will correct color automatically and save the 
corrected image.
•If you do not want a border around the resulting image, 
select and area that is smaller than the original image.
•To cancel the restoration operation at any point and save 
the image as-is, press [MENU].
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IMPORTANT!
•Digital zoom is disabled while recording with Old Photo. 
However, you can use optical zoom.
•When recording the image of a photograph, the camera will 
not be able to recognize the shape of the photograph in the 
following cases.
– When part of the photograph extends outside of the 
monitor screen
– When the subject is the same color as the background it 
is placed upon
•The maximum Old Photo image size is 2M (1600 × 1200 
pixels). When the camera is configured to record images 
smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels), Old Photo will 
produce images in accordance with the currently specified 
image size.
•Under certain conditions, restored colors may not produce 
the desired results.You can create a multi-snapshot image by recording snapshots 
into the frames that are arranged in a preset pattern. This lets 
you create album-like arrangements of related images in a 
single image. BEST SHOT scenes are available with three 
frames and two frames.
Recording Snapshots into a Multi-
image Layout (Layout Shots)
•Layout (Two Images)•Layout (Three Images)
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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 “Layout”, 
and then press [SET].
3.Use [W] and [X] to select a background color.
4.Press the shutter 
button to record the 
first image.
The camera will record the 
first snapshot and then get 
ready for the next one.
5.Press the shutter button again to record the 
next snapshot.
•If you are shooting into a three-frame layout, press the 
shutter button a third time to record the third image.
•Pressing [S] (DISP) during steps 3 or 4 of the above 
procedure will toggle between the layout screen (the one 
with the frames on it) and a screen that uses the entire 
display area to compose the image you are shooting.
•To clear the currently recorded Layout images and restart 
an ongoing Layout operation, press [MENU]. Next, 
continue from step 3 above.
•You cannot save a multi-snapshot image unless there are 
snapshots recorded in each of the available frames.
Frame
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