Casio Exilim Ex V8 Users Guide

							171VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES
Use the following procedure to display a calendar, which shows 
the first image recorded on each date of a particular month. This 
screen helps to make searching for an image quicker and 
easier.
1.In the PLAY mode, 
slide the zoom 
controller towards 
[] ( ) twice.
This displays the calendar 
screen.
•You can also display the 
calendar by pressing 
[MENU], selecting the 
“PLAY” tab, selecting 
“Calendar”, and then 
pressing [X] to display the 
calendar.
•To exit the calendar screen, press [MENU].
2.Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to move the 
selection boundary to the date whose image 
you want to view and then press [SET].
This will display the first image recorded on that date.
NOTE•The year and month on the calendar is displayed using the 
same format as you selected for the “Date Style” setting 
(page 211).
Using the Calendar Screen
Selection Boundary
Year/Month
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IMPORTANT!
•Note following points about how certain editing functions of 
the camera affect the date with which the image is 
associated on the calendar screen.
Performing this type of 
editing operation:Will associate the resulting 
image with this date:
Keystone, Color 
Correction, Resize, 
Trimming, Copy, Layout 
Print, MOTION PRINTThe date that the editing 
operation was performed
Editing the date and time 
of an imageThe date that the original 
image was recorded
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							173EDITING IMAGES
EDITING IMAGES
You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a 
separate snapshot. The original snapshot is also retained. You 
can resize a snapshot to any one of the following sizes.
*M stands for “Mega”, which means “million”.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Resize” and then 
press [X].
3.Use [W] and [X] to scroll through images and 
display the one you want to resize.
4.Use [S] and [T] to select an image size, and 
then press [SET].
•When you select an image size, it will start to cycle 
through the following information:
Image Size Number of Pixels Print Size .
The print size indicates the optimum paper size for 
printing a snapshot of the selected image size.
5.After you press [SET] in step 4 to resize the 
image, the monitor screen returns to step 3. 
From there you can repeat steps 3 and 4 to 
resize another image if you want.
To exit the resize operation, select “Cancel”.
Resizing a Snapshot
Image Size (Pixels)Print Size
Larger
Smaller6M*2816 × 2112 A3 Print
4M 2304 × 1728 A4 Print
VGA 640 × 480E-Mail
•Optimum size for an image 
to be attached to e-mail.
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							174EDITING IMAGES
IMPORTANT!
•You cannot resize a VGA (640 × 480 pixels) size image.
•Resizing a snapshot shot with an aspect ratio of 3:2 will 
cause the left and right sides of the image to be cut off. The 
aspect ratio of the resulting image will be 4:3.
•The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot 
will be the same as the recording date of the original 
snapshot.You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need, and save 
the result in a separate file. The original snapshot is also 
retained.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to scroll 
through images and display the snapshot you 
want to crop.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, 
select “Trimming” and 
then press [X].
•This operation can be 
performed only while a 
snapshot is on the monitor 
screen.
Cropping a Snapshot
Represents
Snapshot AreaZoom Factor
Part of image that is
currently displayed.
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4.Use the zoom controller to zoom, and [S], [T], 
[W], and [X] to move around the zoomed 
image to display the part you want to extract.
5.Press [SET] to extract the displayed part and 
save it as a separate file.
•To exit the cropping procedure at any time before you 
press [SET], press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
•The image produced by cropping a 3:2 image will have an 
aspect ratio of 4:3.
•The recording date of the extracted image will be the same 
as the recording date of the original snapshot.Use the following procedure to correct the snapshot of a 
blackboard, document, poster, photograph, or other rectangular 
object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle. 
Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new 
(corrected) 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) size image to be stored as a 
separate file.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to scroll 
through images and display the snapshot you 
want to correct.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Keystone” and 
then press [X].
This displays screen that shows all of the rectangular 
shapes in the image that qualify as candidates for keystone 
correction.
•Note that the above step is possible only when there is a 
snapshot displayed on the monitor screen.
Keystone Correction
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4.Use [W] and [X] to 
select the candidate 
you want to correct.
5.Use [S] and [T] to select “Correct” and then 
press [SET].
•Select “Cancel” to exit the procedure without performing 
keystone correction.
IMPORTANT!
•If the original image is smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 
pixels) size, the new (corrected) version will be the same 
size as the original one.
•When you display a corrected image on the camera’s 
monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image 
was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected.Color restoration let you correct the old color of a photograph 
shot with a digital camera. This function is useful for correcting 
existing old photographs, posters, etc.
•Performing color restoration on an image causes a new 
(restored) 2M (1600 × 1200 pixels) size image to be stored as 
a separate file.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to scroll 
through images and display the snapshot you 
want to correct.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Color Correction” 
and then press [X].
4.Use [W] and [X] to select the photograph 
candidate you want.
5.Use [S] and [T] to select “Trim”, and then 
press [SET].
This displays a cropping boundary on the monitor screen.
•To exit color restoration without storing anything, select 
“Cancel”.
Using Color Restoration to Correct the 
Color of an Old Photograph
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6.Move the zoom controller up and down to 
zoom the cropping boundary.
7.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 exit color restoration without saving anything, press 
[MENU].
IMPORTANT!
•If the original image is smaller than 2M (1600 × 1200 
pixels) size, the new (restored) version will be the same 
size as the original one.
•When you display a restored image on the camera’s 
monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image 
was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected.
NOTE•If you want to record the image of an old photograph with 
this camera and restore the resulting image, see “Restoring 
an Old Photograph” on page 116.
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							178EDITING IMAGES
Use the procedure in this section to change the date and time of 
a previously recorded image.
1.In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to display 
the image whose date and time you want to 
edit.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Date/Time” and 
then press [X].
4.Set the date and the time you want.
5.When all the settings are the way you want, 
press [SET] to apply them.
•After editing the time and date, display the image to 
confirm that the date and time are correct.
IMPORTANT!
•The date and time stamped into an image using the Time 
Stamp feature cannot be edited (page 147).
•You cannot edit the date and time of an image that is 
protected. Unprotect the image and then edit the date and 
time.
•You can specify any date in the range of January 1, 1980 to 
December 31, 2049.
Editing the Date and Time of an Image
To do this:Do this:
Change the value at the cursor 
locationPress [S] or [T].
Move the cursor between settings Press [W] or [X].
Toggle between 12-hour and 24-
hour timekeepingSlide the zoom 
controller towards 
[] or [].
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							179EDITING IMAGES
Perform the following procedure to rotate the image (snapshot or 
movie) currently on the monitor screen. This feature comes in 
handy with a snapshot that you shot using portrait (vertical) 
orientation. After rotating a snapshot, you can return it to its 
original orientation, if you want.
•Note that this procedure does not actually change the image 
data. It simply alters how the image is displayed on the 
camera’s monitor screen.
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.On the “PLAY” tab, select “Rotation” and then 
press [X].
•This operation can be performed only while a snapshot or 
movie image is on the monitor screen.
3.Use [W] and [X] to select the snapshot whose 
display image you want to rotate.
4.Use [S] and [T] to select “Rotate” and then 
press [SET].
•Each press of [SET] will rotate the displayed image 90 
degrees left.
5.When the displayed image is at the orientation 
you want, press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
•You cannot rotate an image that is protected. To rotate a 
protected snapshot, first remove its protection (page 197).
•Zoomed images cannot be rotated.
•The original (unrotated) version of an image will be 
displayed on the 9-image screen and the calendar screen.
•Movies can be rotated on the camera’s monitor screen 
only. The movie is not rotated when played on a computer 
screen.
Rotating an Image
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You can use the following procedure to insert snapshots into the 
frames of a layout and produce a new image that contains 
multiple snapshots.
1.In the PLAY Mode, use [W] and [X] to select 
the first snapshot you want to include in the 
layout.
2.Press [MENU].
3.On the “PLAY” tab, 
select “Layout Print”, 
and then press [X].
•This operation can be 
performed only while a 
snapshot is on the monitor 
screen.
4.Use [W] and [X] to 
select the type of 
layout you want and 
then press [SET].
5.Use [W] and [X] to select a background color.
Combining Multiple Snapshots into a 
Single Image (Layout Print)
•Layout pattern 
(Two Images)•Layout pattern 
(Three Images)
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