Casio Exilim Ex Z30 Users Guide

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3.Press [
] or [] to select the tab you want,
and then press [SET] to move the selection
cursor from the tab to the settings.
4.Use [] and [] to
select the feature
whose setting you
want to configure,
and then press [].
Instead of pressing [],
you could also press
[SET].
5.Use [] and [] to change the currently
selected setting.
Example: To select the
“REC Mode”
item.
6.Perform one of the following operations to
apply the setting you configured.
To do this:
Apply the setting and...

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Configuring Display Language and Clock
Settings
Be sure to configure the following settings before using the
camera to record images.
Display language
Home city
Date Style
Date and time
Note that the current date and time settings are used by
the camera to generate the date and time that are stored
along with image data, etc.
 IMPORTANT! 
The camera’s clock settings are cleared whenever
power is totally cut off. This can happen if the battery
goes dead while the camera is not being...

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To configure display language and clock
settings
1.Press the power button, the [] (REC) or the
[
] (PLAY) button to turn on the camera.
2.Use [], [], [
], and
[] to select the
language you want,
and then press [SET].
: Japanese
English : English
Français : French
Deutsch : German
Español : Spanish
Italiano : Italian
Português : Portuguese
: Chinese (Complex)
: Chinese (Simplified)
: Korean
3.Use [], [], [
], and
[] to select the
geographical area
where you live, and
then press...

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6.Use [] and [] to
change the date format
setting, and then press
[SET].
Example: December 24, 2004
Select this format:
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
To display the date like this:
04/12/24
24/12/04
12/24/04
8.Press [SET] to register the settings and exit
the setting screen.
To do this:
Change the setting at the current
cursor location
Move the cursor between settings
Toggle between 12-hour and 24-
hour timekeeping
Do this:
Press [] and [].
Press [
] and [].
Press [DISP].
7.Set the...

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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
 NOTE 
• Your image will be blurred if you move the camera
when pressing the shutter release button. Press the
shutter release button carefully, taking care that
there is no camera movement. This is especially
important when available lighting is low, which slows
down the shutter speed.
This section describes the basic procedure for recording an
image.
Recording an Image
Aiming the Camera
Use both hands to hold the camera still when shooting an
image. Holding the camera with one...

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N/OFF
Recording an Image
Your camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in
accordance with the brightness of the subject. Images you
record are stored in the camera’s built-in memory, or to a
memory card if you have one loaded in the camera.
• When an optionally available SD memory card or
MultiMediaCard (MMC) is loaded in the camera, images
are stored on the card (page 136).
1.Press the power button or the [] (REC)
button to turn on the camera.
Power button[
]
• This causes an...

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Shutter release
button
It means this:
The image is in focus.
The image is not in focus.
When you see this:
Green focus frame
Green operation lamp
Red focus frame
Flashing green operation lamp
• Make sure you are not
blocking the lens or the
flash with your fingers
while recording an
image. 
Operation Lamp and Focus Frame Operation
LensFlash
1200120016001600NORMALNORMAL1010
04/04/1212/24241212:
5858
IN
Focus frame
Snapshot Mode icon3.Compose the image
on the monitor screen
so the...

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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
5.After making sure that the
image is focused properly,
press the shutter release
button the rest of the way
down to record.
• The number of images that can
be stored in memory depends on
the image size and image quality
setting you are using (pages 58,
60).
• Press the shutter release button gently to avoid
camera movement.
 IMPORTANT! 
• When the “REC” tab’s “Auto PF” setting is turned on
(page 62), the camera immediately records the
image using Pan Focus (page 64) without...

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About the REC Mode Monitor Screen
• The image shown on the monitor screen in the REC
mode is a simplified image for composing purposes. The
actual image is recorded in accordance with the image
quality setting currently selected on your camera. The
image saved in file memory has much better resolution
and detail than the REC mode monitor screen image.
• Certain levels of subject brightness can cause the
response of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down,
which causes some...

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Using the Optical Viewfinder
You can conserve battery power by turning off the
camera’s monitor screen (page 25) and using the optical
viewfinder to compose images.
 IMPORTANT! 
• The frame that is visible inside of the viewfinder
indicates the image recorded at a distance of about
one meter (3.3´). When the subject is closer than one
meter, the recorded image will be different from what
you see inside the viewfinder frame.
• Since the monitor screen shows exactly what will be...