Casio Exilim Ex V8 Users Guide
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91SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT •Face recognition in the Family First mode may be slower than in the Normal mode because the camera needs time to determine whether the faces in the image are the same as the recorded faces. Also, compared with the Normal mode, the Family First mode will not be able to recognize faces that are far away and small. •If the camera is unable to find a face when you press the shutter button, it will focus on the center of the screen. •Always make sure that Auto Focus (AF) is selected as the focus mode when shooting with face recognition. Use of no other focus mode is supported. •When shooting with the camera held sideways (for a portrait orientation shot), face recognition may take more time when shooting with the camera held normally (landscape orientation). •Face recognition cannot be used in combination with any of the following features. – Images recorded with certain BEST SHOT scenes (Business cards and documents, White board, etc., Old Photo, ID Photo, Layout, Auto Framing) – Movie mode, MOVIE BEST SHOT scenes •The following functions are disabled when shooting with face recognition. – Multi AFYou can select an exposure mode to control how the camera configures its aperture and shutter speed settings when recording an image. •In the S mode and A mode, you can also change the exposure compensation (EV shift) setting.Manually Configuring Shutter Speed and Aperture Settings A Mode (Aperture Priority AE)You set the aperture manually, and the camera sets the applicable shutter speed automatically. S Mode (Shutter Speed Priority AE)You set the shutter speed manually, and the camera sets the applicable aperture value automatically. M Mode (Manual Exposure)You can set the shutter speed and aperture manually. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
92SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■Shooting with Aperture Priority AE (A Mode) With aperture priority AE, you set the aperture and the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed automatically. A wider aperture (a lower aperture value) provides a shallow depth of field, while a narrow aperture (a higher aperture value) provides a greater depth of field. The difference between a wide and narrow aperture becomes apparent when shooting with optical zoom telephoto (page 69). The following shows the ranges for the aperture setting you can configure in the A mode. *The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is the aperture when the ND filter is being used. 1.Set the mode dial to “A”. 2.Press [SET] as many times as required to select the aperture setting and then use [W] and [X] to set the aperture value you want. •You can also use [SET] to select the EV shift setting and then specify an exposure value (EV shift), if you want. Aperture (Zoom at full wide angle)Wider Narrower F3.4 F4.6/F9.2* Focus RangeNarrow Wide A Mode Aperture EV shift Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
93SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 3.Half-press the shutter button. The camera will focus the image in accordance with your setting. •The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor screen will turn orange when you half-press shutter button if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed. 4.When the image is focused, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. ■Shooting with Shutter Speed Priority AE (S mode) With shutter speed priority AE, you set the shutter speed and the camera sets the appropriate exposure value automatically. You can set the shutter speed that best matches how much your subject is moving. The following shows the ranges for the shutter speed setting you can configure in the S mode. NOTE•Shutter speed priority AE is performed as if the “ISO” setting (page 141) is “Auto”, regardless of the current “ISO” setting. Shutter SpeedSlower Faster 60 seconds 1/800 second MovementBlurred Frozen Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
94SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 1.Set the mode dial to “S”. 2.Press [SET] as many times as required to select the shutter speed setting and then use [W] and [X] to set the speed you want. •You can also use [SET] to select the EV shift setting and then specify an exposure value (EV shift), if you want. 3.Half-press the shutter button. The camera will focus the image in accordance with your setting. •The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor screen will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed. 4.When the image is focused, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. S Mode Shutter Speed EV shift Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
95SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT ■Shooting with Manual Exposure Settings (M mode) The following shows the ranges for the shutter speed and aperture settings you can configure in the M mode. *The camera has a built-in ND filter to limit exposure. F9.2 is the aperture when the ND filter is being used. NOTE•Sensitivity is fixed at “ISO 50” when shooting with manual exposure (M mode) while “Auto” is selected for the “ISO” setting (page 141). For other “ISO” settings, the allowable shutter speed range changes in accordance with the sensitivity setting. 1.Set the mode dial to “M”. 2.Press [SET] as many times as required to select the shutter speed setting and then use [W] and [X] to set the speed you want. 3.Press [SET] as many times as required to select the aperture setting and then use [W] and [X] to set the aperture value you want. •When using manual focus, you can also use [SET] to select “FOCUS” and then use [W] and [X] to focus manually. Shutter SpeedSlower Faster 60 seconds 1/800 second MovementBlurred Frozen Aperture (Zoom at full wide angle)Wider Narrower F3.4 F4.6/F9.2* Focus rangeNarrow Wide M Mode Aperture Shutter Speed Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
96SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 4.Half-press the shutter button. The camera will focus the image in accordance with your settings. •The shutter speed and aperture value on the monitor screen will turn orange when you press the shutter button half way if the image is over-exposed or under-exposed. 5.When the image is focused, press the shutter button the rest of the way to shoot. IMPORTANT! •You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want when shooting an image that is very dark or very bright. If this happens, use the M mode (manual exposure) to adjust the aperture or shutter speed manually. •Using slow shutter speeds can cause digital noise to appear in the image. Because of this, the camera performs a noise reduction process automatically whenever the shutter speed is 1/8 second or slower. The slower the shutter speed, the greater the possibility that noise will be generated in an image. Because of the time required for noise reduction, it takes longer to record images shot at slower shutter speeds. Do not perform any key operation while an image recording operation is in progress. •At shutter speeds slower than 1/2 second, the brightness of the recorded image may not be the same as the brightness of the image that appears on the monitor screen. •Image Blur (page 133) is disabled during in the shutter speed priority AE mode and manual exposure mode. You can, however, turn on Camera Shake, if you like. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
97SHOOTING A MOVIE SHOOTING A MOVIE Before shooting a movie, you should specify a movie image quality setting. Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HQ) setting will result in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot. •Audio is stereo, except when “LP” image quality is selected, when it is monaural. 1.In a REC mode, press [MENU]. 2.On the “Quality” tab, select “ Quality” and then press [X]. 3.Use [S] and [T] to select the quality setting you want and then press [SET]. •The “ ” indicator is on the monitor screen while “UHQ Wide” or “HQ Wide” is selected for the quality setting. Movie Image Quality Image Quality (pixels)Approximate Data RateFrame RateAudio UHQ 640 × 4806.0 Megabits/ second30 frames/ secondStereo UHQ Wide848 × 4807.2 Megabits/ second30 frames/ secondStereo HQ 640 × 4803.0 Megabits/ second30 frames/ secondStereo HQ Wide848 × 4803.6 Megabits/ second30 frames/ secondStereo Normal 640 × 4801.5 Megabits/ second30 frames/ secondStereo LP 320 × 240545 Kilobits/ second15 frames/ secondMonaural Image Quality (pixels)Approximate Data RateFrame RateAudio Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
98SHOOTING A MOVIE Movie File Formats Movies are recorded using H.264/AVC MOV 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. Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you press the shutter button. •The maximum size allowed for a single movie file is 4 GB. Movie recording stops automatically when a file becomes 4 GB. 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 4.1 MB Shooting a Movie Recording Time Remaining Recording Time Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
99SHOOTING A MOVIE Shooting with MOVIE BEST SHOT With MOVIE BEST SHOT (page 104), 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 Turning on Anti Shake for movie recording causes the view angle to become smaller. Anti Shake reduces the effects of hand movement only. It does not limit the effects of subject movement (page 133). 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) Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
100SHOOTING A MOVIE •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 189) to extract still images of Short Movie scenes.Using Short Movie Shutter button pressed. Short Movie Recording Start Four seconds Four seconds Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals