Casio Exilim EX Z5 User Manual

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6.Press the shutter button to record the image.
 NOTE 
•Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation
(page 59) while recording with manual focus, a value
will appear on the monitor screen as shown below to
tell you the focusing range.
Example: MF 

cm - ∞
*

 will be replaced by the actual focusing range value.
Using Focus Lock
Focus lock is a technique you can use to focus on a subject
that is not located within the focus frame when you record...

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2.Keeping the shutter
button pressed half
way down, re-
compose the image
as you like.
3.When the image is composed the way you
want, press the shutter button the rest of the
way to record it.
•The focus and image recording operations are
identical to those in the Auto Focus mode.
 NOTE 
•Locking the focus also locks the exposure.
Main subject
Exposure Compensation (EV Shift)
Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure
setting (EV value)...

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3.Use [
] and [] to
change the exposure
compensation value,
and then press [SET].
•Pressing [SET] registers
the displayed value.
[
] : Increases the EV value. A higher EV value is best
used for light-colored subjects and backlight
subjects.
[] : Decreases the EV value. A lower EV value is best
for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors
on a clear day.
EV value
•To cancel EV Shift, adjust the value until it becomes
0.0.
4.Press the shutter button to record the image....

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Adjusting White Balance
The wavelengths of the light produced by various light
sources (daylight, light bulb, etc.) can affect the color of a
subject when it is recorded. White balance lets you make
adjustments to compensate for different lighting types, so
the colors of an image appear more natural.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “Quality”
tab, select “White
Balance”, and then
press [].
3.Use [
] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET]....

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 NOTE 
•When “Auto” is selected for the white balance
setting, the camera automatically determines the
white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and
light source conditions can cause problems when the
camera tries to determine the white point, which
makes proper white balance adjustment impossible.
When this happens, use daylight, cloudy, or one of
the other fixed white balance settings to specify the
type of lighting available.
•You can use the key customization...

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3.Use [
] and [] to
select “Manual”.
•This causes the object
you last used to adjust
manual white balance to
appear on the monitor
screen. If you want to use
the same settings you
configured during a
previous manual white
balance setting
operation, skip step 4
and perform step 5.
4.Point the camera at a white paper or similar
object under the lighting conditions for which
you want to set the white balance, and then
press the shutter button.
•This starts the white balance...

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Using Continuous Shutter
You can configure the camera to record only a single
snapshot each time the shutter button is pressed, or to
keep recording as long as the shutter button remains
depressed. You can select from among the following three
continuous shutter modes.
•Normal-speed continuous shutter
You can continually record images until memory becomes
full.
•High-speed continuous shutter
Record up to three consecutive images at high speed.
•Flash continuous shutter
Use...

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Normal-speed continuous shutter
Holding down the shutter button continuously records
images, as long as there is memory available to store
them. Release the shutter button to stop recording.
•You can select the flash mode you want with normal-
speed continuous shutter (page 63).
•The speed of continuous shutter recording depends on
the type of memory card loaded in the camera. When
recording to built-in memory, continuous shutter recording
is relatively slow.
High-speed...

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1.In the REC mode,
press [BS] (BEST
SHOT).
•This enters the BEST
SHOT mode and
displays all 12 of the
BEST SHOT scenes.
•In addition to the snapshot scenes, there is one
movie scene and one voice record scene.
•Sample scenes are arranged in sequence, starting
from the upper left corner.
•The currently selected sample scene is the one with
the selection boundary around it.
Using the BEST SHOT Mode
Simply select one of a collection of built-in sample scenes
and the camera sets...

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 IMPORTANT! 
•BEST SHOT scenes were not recorded using this
camera. They are provided as samples only.
•Due to shooting conditions and other factors, an
image recorded using the setup of a BEST SHOT
scene may not produce exactly the results you
expect.
•You can change the camera settings that are
configured when you select a BEST SHOT scene.
The settings you can change are the same as those
that are saved when you save a BEST SHOT user
setup (page 93). Note, however, that...