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 than operation under normal temperatures. This 
is due to the characteristics of the battery, not the camera.
•Charge the battery in an area where the temperature is within 
the range of 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F). Charging outside 
this temperature range can cause charging to take longer 
than normal or even cause charging to fail.
•If a battery provides only very limited operation following a full 
charge, it probably means that the battery has reached the 
end of its service life. Replace the battery with a new one.
Stopper
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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.
– Store batteries in a cool, dry place (20°C (68°F) or lower).Note the following precautions.
•The bundled AC adaptor is designed for operation with any 
power supply in the range of 100V to 240V AC, 50/60Hz. 
Note, however, that the shape of the power cord plug 
depends on each country or geographic area. Before taking 
the camera and AC adaptor along on a trip, check with travel 
agent about the power supply requirements in your 
destination(s).
•Do not connect the AC adaptor to a power supply through a 
voltage converter or similar device. Doing so can lead to 
malfunction.
■Extra Batteries
Taking along extra fully charged batteries (NP-50) is 
recommended while on a trip in order to avoid not being able to 
shoot images due to the battery going dead.
Using the Camera in another Country
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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) to enter the PLAY Mode.
•Pressing [ ] (PLAY) again with the lens cover closed will 
turn off the camera.The operation lamp will be lit green while the camera is turned 
on.NOTE•Auto Power Off (page 45) will turn off power automatically if 
you do not perform any operation for a preset amount of 
time. If this happens, turn power back on.
Turning Power On and Off
Lens CoverOperation Lamp
[] (PLAY)
Mode dial
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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 “Configuring Display 
Language, Date, and Time Settings” (page 11) to configure 
the settings correctly.
IMPORTANT!
•Failure to set the date and time will cause the wrong 
date and time data to be recorded with images.
•If you make a mistake when configuring the language, 
date, and time settings, you can change the settings 
(pages 210, 214).
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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 Up” tab.
3.Use [S] and [T] to select the item you want to 
configure (“Sleep” or “Auto Power Off”) and 
then press [X].
4.Use [S] and [T] to select the sleep or Auto 
Power Off trigger time and then press [SET].
Selecting “Off” for the sleep setting disables the sleep 
feature.
NOTE•When both sleep and Auto Power Off have the same time 
settings, Auto Power Off takes priority.
•Sleep and Auto Power Off are disabled under the following 
conditions.
– When there is a connection between the camera and 
computer or other device via the USB cradle
– During a slideshow
– During Voice Recording playback or recording
– During movie recording and playback
Feature 
NameDescriptionSettings
SleepThe monitor screen turns off (goes 
into a sleep state) if no operation is 
performed for a preset amount of 
time. Press any button to turn the 
monitor screen back on.30 sec
1 min
2 min
Off
Auto Power 
OffPower truns off if no operation is 
performed for a preset amount of 
time.1 min
2 min
5 min
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							46GETTING READY
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 a memory card.
– Face Recognition data saved with Record Family
– BEST SHOT mode user image information
– FAVORITE folder
– Mode memory settings
– Start-up screen image
Supported Memory Cards
Your camera supports use of the 
following types of memory cards.
SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
MMC (MultiMediaCard)
MMCplus (MultiMediaCardplus)
•For information about memory card 
capacity, see page 282.
Memory Used for Storage
Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to 
the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images are 
saved in built-in memory.
•Note that you cannot save images in built-in memory while a 
memory card is loaded in the camera.
Using a Memory Card
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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 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.
•SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards have a write 
protect switch. Use it when you need to guard against 
accidentally deleting data. Note, however, if you write 
protect a memory card you must then turn write protection 
off whenever you want to record to the card, format it, or 
delete any of its images.•Electrostatic charge, electrical noise, and other 
phenomena can cause data to become corrupted or even 
lost. Make sure that you always back up important data on 
other media (CD-R, CD-RW, MO disk, hard disk, etc.).
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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 screen side of the camera), slide it into 
the card slot all the way in until you hear it click securely into 
place.
3.Close the battery cover.
Swing the battery cover closed, and then slide it securely 
into place as you press it against the camera.12
Front
MEMORY
CARD
Front Back
1
2
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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 
service center.
•Never remove a card from the camera while the operation 
lamp is flashing green. Doing so can cause the image save 
operation to fail and even damage the memory card.
MEMORY
CARD
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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 operation.
•Even if the file data on a memory card is protected (page 
197), formatting the card will delete all its data.
•Be sure to use the camera to format a memory card. 
Formatting a memory card on a computer and then using it 
in the camera can slow down data processing by the 
camera. In the case of an SD memory card or SDHC 
memory card, formatting on a computer can result in non-
conformity with the SD format, causing problems with 
compatibility, operation, etc.
1.Load the memory card you want to format into 
the camera.
2.Turn on the camera and press [MENU].
3.On the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and then 
press [X].
4.Use [S] and [T] to select “Format” and then 
press [SET] to start formatting.
After formatting is complete, enter the PLAY mode and 
check to make sure the “There are no files.” message 
appears on the monitor screen.
•To exit the format operation without formatting, select 
“Cancel”.
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