Casio Exilim EX Z5 User Manual

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Turning the Camera On and Off

To turn on the camera
Press the power button, [] (REC) or [] (PLAY). The
operation lamp will light green momentarily, and then
power will turn on. The mode the camera enters depends
on which button you pressed to turn it on.
Operation lamp
[] (REC)
[] (PLAY) Power button
Press this button to turn on the camera:
Power button or [] (REC)
[
] (PLAY) To enter this mode at
startup:
REC
PLAY
 NOTE 
Pressing [] (REC) to turn on the camera enters
the REC mode, while pressing [] (PLAY) enters
the PLAY mode.
Pressing [
] (PLAY) while in the REC mode
switches to the PLAY mode. The lens retracts about
10 seconds after switching modes.
 IMPORTANT! 
If camera power is turned off by the Auto Power Off
feature, press the power button, [] (REC) or []
(PLAY) to turn it back on again.
Pressing the power button or [
] (REC) to turn on
the camera also causes the lens to extend. Take
care to avoid any interference with the lens operation
or allowing anything to strike the lens when it is
extended.
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To turn off the camera
Press the power button to turn off the camera.
 NOTE 
You can setup the camera so it does not turn on
when you press [] (REC) or [] (PLAY), or to
turn off when you press [] (REC) or [] (PLAY).
For details, see “Configuring [] (REC) and []
(PLAY) Power On/Off Functions” on page 169.
Configuring Power Saving Settings
You can configure the settings described below to
conserve battery power.
Sleep : Automatically turns off the monitor
screen if no operation is performed for a
specified amount of time in the REC
mode. Performing any button operation
causes the monitor screen to turn back
on.
Auto Power Off : Turns off power if you do not perform
any operation for a specified amount of
time.
1.Turn on the camera.
2.Press [MENU].
3.Use [] and [] to select the “Set Up” tab.
4.Use [
] and [] to select the feature whose
setting you want to configure, and then press
[].
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To configure this feature: Select this setting:
Sleep Sleep
Auto Power Off Auto Power Off
5.Use [
] and [] to change the currently
selected setting, and then press [SET].
Available Sleep settings are: “30 sec”, “1 min”, “2 min”,
and “Off”.
Available Auto Power Off settings are: “2 min” and
“5 min”.
Note that the Sleep feature does not operate in the
PLAY mode.
Pressing any button while the camera is in the Sleep
state immediately turns the monitor screen back on. See “Using the On-screen Menus” (page 44) for
information about how to use menus.The Auto Power Off and Sleep features are disabled
in the following cases.
—When the camera is connected to a computer or
some other device
—While playing back a voice recording file
—While a movie is being recorded
—While playing back a movie
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Using the On-screen Menus
Pressing [MENU] displays menus on the monitor screen
that you can use to perform various operations. The menu
that appears depends on whether you are in the REC
mode or the PLAY mode. The following shows an example
menu procedure in the REC mode.
1.Press the power
button or [
] (REC).
If you want to enter the
PLAY mode instead,
press [
] (PLAY).
Power button
[] []
2.Press [MENU].
Settings
Tab
Selection cursor (indicates
the currently selected item)
[MENU]
[]
[SET ]
[
]
[]
[]
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Menu Screen Operations
When you want to do this:
Move between tabs
Move from the tab to the
settings
Move from the settings to
the tab
Move between the settings
Display the options
available for a setting
Select an option
Apply the setting and exit
the menu screen
Apply the setting and
return to tab selection
Exit the menu screen
Do this:
Press [] and [].
Press [].
Press [
].
Press [
] and [].
Press [] or press [SET].
Press [
] and [].
Press [SET].
Press [].
Press [MENU].
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
“Focus” item.
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6.Perform one of the following operations to
apply the setting you configured.
*In the case of easy Mode (page 55), pressing [] will
apply the setting and exit the setting screen without
returning to feature selection in step 4.
 IMPORTANT! 
See “Menu Reference” on page 220 for more
information about menus.
Entering the easy mode (page 55) changes display
contents to four menu items each, using larger size
characters. The easy mode also displays simple on-
screen help.
To do this:
Apply the setting and exit
the menu screen.
Apply the setting and
return to feature selection
in step 4*.
Apply the setting and
return to tab selection in
step 3.
Perform this key operation:
Press [SET].
Press [].
1. Press [].
2. Use [
] to move back up to
tab selection.
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! 
Recording images without configuring the clock
settings causes incorrect time information to be
registered. Be sure to configure the clock settings
before using the camera.
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A built-in backup battery retains the date and time
settings of the camera for about 30 hours if the
camera is not supplied with power. Date and time
settings will be cleared when the backup battery
goes dead. The following are the conditions when
power is not being supplied to the camera.
—When the rechargeable battery is dead or
removed from the camera
The date and time setting screen will appear on the
monitor screen the next time you turn on the camera
after the date and time settings have been cleared. If
this happens, reconfigure the date and time settings.
If you make a mistake when setting the language or
clock with the following procedure, you will need to
use the camera’s menu to individually change the
language (page 167) or clock (page 163) settings.
The time and date setting is used by the Time Stamp
feature and the DPOF date stamp (pages 122, 179).To configure display language and clock
settings
1.Press the power button, [] (REC) or
[
] (PLAY) 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
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3.Use [
], [], [], and
[] to select the
geographical area
where you live, and
then press [SET].
4.Use [
] and [] to
select the name of the
city where you live,
and then press [SET].
5.Use [
] and [] to select the summer time
(DST) setting you want, and then press [SET].
When you want to do this:
Keep time using summer time
(Daylight Saving Time)
Keep time using standard time
Select this setting:
On
Off
6.Use [
] and [] to
select the date format
setting you want, and
then press [SET].
Example: December 24, 2006
Select this format:
YY/MM/DD
DD/MM/YY
MM/DD/YY
To display the date like this:
06/12/24
24/12/06
12/24/06
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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 [BS].
7.Set the current date
and the time.
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BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
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 hand increases the
chance of movement, which can blur your images.
Horizontal Hold the camera
still in both
hands, with your
arms firmly
against your
sides.
Vertical When holding
the camera
vertically, make
sure that the
flash is above
the lens. Hold
the camera still
with both hands.
 IMPORTANT! 
Make sure your fingers and the strap do not block
the flash, microphone, self-timer lamp or lens.
Flash Self-timer lamp
LensMicrophone
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