Casio Exilim Ex Z5 Users Guide

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4.Use [] and [] to select the contour
candidate you want to correct.
5.Use [
] and [] to
select “Trim”, and
then press [SET].
• This displays a cropping
boundary on the
monitor screen.
• If you do not want to
crop the image, select
“Cancel” to store the
image.
6.Use the zoom button to make the cropping
boundary larger or smaller.
7.Use [
], [], [], and [] to move the
cropping boundary to the location you want,
and then press [SET].
• The camera will restore color...

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Recording a Movie
You can record movies with audio, up to 10 minutes long.
You can select a resolution setting to suit your needs.
• File Format: Motion JPEG AVI format
• Maximum Movie Length
— Each Movie: 10 minutes
— Total Recording Time: Limited only by the amount of
memory available for storage.
• Approximate Movie File Size (1-minute movie):
72.8MB (Quality Setting: HQ)
43.6MB (Quality Setting: Normal)
17.5MB (Quality Setting: LP)
 IMPORTANT! 
• Digital zoom is disabled...

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Specifying Movie Image Quality
The image quality setting determines how much the
camera compresses movie images before storing them.
Image quality is expressed as image size in pixels. A
“pixel” is one of the many tiny dots that make up an image.
More pixels (a larger image size) provide finer detail and
higher image quality when a movie is played back.
Before recording a movie, select the image quality setting
that suits your needs.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Use...

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Recording a Movie
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [] and [] to select the “” (movie)
scene, and then press [SET].
• Selecting the “” (movie) scene causes “” to
appear on the monitor screen.
3.Point the camera at
the subject and then
press the shutter
button.
• This starts movie
recording.
• This starts movie
recording, which is
indicated by “
REC” on
the monitor screen.
Remaining recording time
Recording time
• Movie recording continues as long as...

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Movie Recording Precautions
• This camera also records audio. Note the following points
when recording a movie.
— Take care that you do not
block the microphone with
your fingers.
— Good recording results are
not possible when the
camera is too far from the
subject.
— Operating camera buttons
during recording can cause
button noise to be included
in the audio.
— Movie audio is recorded in
monaural.
• Very bright light inside of an image can cause a vertical
band to appear...

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Recording Audio
Adding Audio to a Snapshot
You can add audio to a snapshot after you record it.
• Image Format: JPEG
JPEG is an image format that provides efficient data
compression.
The file extension of a JPEG file is “.JPG”.
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Up to about 30 seconds per image
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB...

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5.Press the shutter button to start audio
recording.
• The operation lamp will flash green while recording is
in progress.
6.Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter button.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Audio snapshot recording is not supported (audio
cannot be recorded) for the following types of
recording: “X3” self-timer recording (Triple Self-
timer), normal-speed continuous shutter recording,
high-speed continuous shutter recording, flash
continuous...

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1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [
], [], [] and
[] to select the “Voice
Recording” scene, and
then press [SET].
• Selecting the “Voice
Recording” scene causes
“
” to appear on the
monitor screen.
3.Press the shutter button to start voice
recording.
• The remaining recording time value counts down on
the monitor screen and the operation lamp flashes
green as recording is performed.
• Pressing [
] (DISP) during voice recording turns off
the monitor screen....

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 Audio Recording Precautions
• Take care that you do not
block the microphone with
your fingers.
• Good recording results are not possible when the camera
is too far from the subject.
• Pressing the power button or pressing [
] (PLAY) stops
recording and stores any audio recorded up to that point.
• You can also perform “after-recording” to add audio to a
snapshot after recording it, and also change the audio
recorded for an image. See page 145 for more
information....

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• An RGB histogram that shows the distribution of R (red),
G (green), and B (blue) components is also displayed.
This histogram can be used to determine whether there is
too much or too little of each of the color components in
an image.
 NOTE 
• You can use key customization (page 112) to
configure the camera to perform exposure
compensation whenever you press [] or [] while in
the REC mode. If you do this, you can adjust
exposure compensation while viewing the on-screen...