Casio Exilim Ex V8 Users Guide

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Replacing the Battery
1.
Open the battery cover.
2.With the camera oriented with its monitor 
screen facing upwards as shown in the 
illustration, slide the stopper in the direction 
indicated by the arrow and hold it there.
•This will cause the battery to come out part way.
3.While still holding the stopper, pull the battery 
out the rest of the way.
4.Load a new battery.
Battery Precautions
■Precautions during Use
•Operation provided by a battery under cold conditions is 
always less...

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■Storage Precautions
•Though a rechargeable lithium ion battery provides high 
capacity in a compact configuration, long-term storage while 
charged can cause it to deteriorate.
– If you do not plan to use a battery for some time, fully use 
up its charge before storing it.
– Always remove the battery from the camera when you are 
not using it. Leaving a battery in the camera can cause it to 
discharge and go dead, which will require longer charging 
when you need to use the camera.
–...

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■Turning Power On
To turn power on and enter a REC mode
Open the lens cover.
•If the camera is already turned and in the PLAY mode with the 
lens cover open, you can enter a REC mode by performing 
any one of the following operations.
– Press the shutter button.
– Align the mode dial with the desired REC mode.
– Press [ ] (PLAY) (with the lens cover open).
To turn power on and enter the PLAY mode
Press [ ] (PLAY).
•If power is already on and the camera is in a REC mode, 
press [ ] (PLAY)...

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■Turning Power Off
Close the lens cover.
•To turn off the camera while the lens cover is closed, press 
[] (PLAY).
NOTE•You can configure the camera so power does not turn on 
when you press [ ] (PLAY), or to require that [ ] be 
held down for some time before the camera turns on (page 
217).
Turning On Power for the First Time
The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen 
appears for configuring screen text language, date, and time 
settings. Use the procedure under...

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■Battery Power Conservation Features
This camera is equipped with a sleep function and auto power 
off function to conserve battery power. You can configure these 
settings in the REC mode as described below.
•Sleep and Auto Power Off always operate as described below 
in the PLAY mode, regardless of their current PLAY mode 
settings.
– Sleep does not function in the PLAY mode.
– The Auto Power Off trigger time is always five minutes.
1.Press [MENU].
2.Use [W] and [X] to select the “Set...

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You can store images you shoot with the camera on a memory 
card. It is up to you to purchase a commercially available 
memory card. In addition to memory card storage, the camera 
also has built-in memory, which is enough to hold a few 
snapshots or a short movie. Use built-in memory for test 
purposes, emergency use, etc.
NOTE•Images can be copied between the camera’s built-in 
memory and a memory card (page 201).
•The following data is stored in built-in memory. It cannot be 
copied to...

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IMPORTANT!
•See the instructions that come with the memory card for 
information about how to use it.
•Certain types of cards can slow down processing speeds. If 
you are using a slow memory card, you may not be able to 
record a movie using the “UHQ”, “UHQ Wide”, “HQ”, or 
“HQ Wide” image quality setting. Because of this, use of a 
memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 
10MB per second is recommended.
•Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data, 
which can...

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Loading a Memory Card into the Camera
IMPORTANT!
•Make sure you always turn off the camera before loading or 
removing a memory card.
•Be sure to orient the card correctly when loading it. Never 
try to force a memory card into the slot when you feel 
resistance.
1.Open the battery cover.
While pressing the battery cover, slide it in the direction 
indicated by the arrow.
2.Load a memory card into the camera.
Positioning the memory card so its front is facing upwards 
(towards the monitor...

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Replacing the Memory Card
1.
Remove the memory card from the camera.
Press the memory card and then release it, so it comes part 
way out. Pull the card out the rest of the way by hand.
2.Load the other memory card.
IMPORTANT!
•Never insert anything besides a supported memory card 
(page 46) into the memory card slot.
•Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card 
slot, immediately turn off the camera, remove the battery, 
and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO authorized...

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Formatting a Memory Card
Before using a new memory card for the first time, you need to 
format it. Once you format a memory card, you will not need to 
format it each time you use it.
Formatting a memory card that already has files on it will delete 
its contents.
IMPORTANT!
•Note that data deleted by a memory card format operation 
cannot be recovered. Double-check to make sure that you 
really want to delete all the contents of the memory card 
before proceeding with the format...