Casio Exilim Ex V8 Users Guide

							101SHOOTING 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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							102SHOOTING 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.
•The maximum size allowed for a single movie file is 4 GB. 
Movie recording stops automatically when a file becomes 
4 GB.
Using Past Movie
Shutter button pressed.
Movie
Recording Start
Past Part Approximately 5 secondsRecording End Shutter button pressed.
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							103SHOOTING A MOVIE
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.
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							104USING 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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							105USING 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 107). 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
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							106USING 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 263).•The BEST SHOT “For YouTube” scene sets up the camera 
for recording movies that are optimized for uploading to 
YouTube. Movies recorded with the “For YouTube” scene 
are stored in a special folder to make them easy to locate 
for uploading (page 263). Note that the image quality of 
movies recorded with the “For YouTube” scene is always 
“Normal”. Maximum recording time is 9 minutes.
•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 108).
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							107USING 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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							108USING 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 218) 
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)
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							109USING BEST SHOT
NOTE•Registering a snapshot creates a snapshot setup, while 
registering a movie creates a movie setup. A snapshot 
setup can be used to shoot snapshots only, and a movie 
setup can be used to shoot movies only.
•You can check the settings of the currently selected BEST 
SHOT scene by displaying the camera’s setting menus and 
looking at its settings.
•User BEST SHOT scenes are assigned numbers in the 
sequence: U1, U2, U3, and so on.
•The following are the settings that are included in a user 
snapshot scenes: 
Face Recognition, Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Flash, 
ISO, Metering, Flash Intensity, Flash Assist, Color Filter, 
Sharpness, Saturation, Contrast
•The following are the settings that are included in a user 
movie scene: 
Focus, EV Shift, White Balance, Color Filter, Sharpness, 
Saturation, Contrast
•You can store up to 999 BEST SHOT user scenes.
•User BEST SHOT scenes are stored in built-in memory 
(page 262) in the SCENE folder (snapshots) or MSCENE 
folder (movies).
Deleting a BEST SHOT User Scene
Perform the following steps when you want to delete a BEST 
SHOT user scene.
1.Use the mode dial to select “ ” (BEST 
SHOT) or “ ” (MOVIE BEST SHOT), and then 
press [SET].
2.Slide the zoom controller towards [ ] or 
[ ] to display its explanation screen.
3.Use [W] and [X] to select the BEST SHOT user 
scene you want to delete.
4.Press [T] ( ).
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							110USING BEST SHOT
5.Use [S] and [T] to select “Delete” and then 
press [SET].
This will delete the BEST SHOT user scene you selected 
and display the next screen (either the next user scene or 
the Register User Scene).
6.Use [W] and [X] to select another scene and 
then press [SET].
•This returns to the recording state.The BEST SHOT “High Sensitivity” scene makes it possible for 
you to take natural looking images without using the flash, even 
when lighting is low
1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “ ”, 
and then press [SET].
2.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the “High 
Sensitivity” scene and then press [SET].
3.Press the shutter button to shoot the image.
High Sensitivity will remain selected until you select a 
different BEST SHOT scene.
Taking Bright Images without Flash
Normal Snapshot (With flash) Snapshot with High Sensitivity
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