Casio Exilim Ex Z50 Users Guide

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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 a 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
[].
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.
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 through the USB cradle
—While a slideshow is in progress
—While playing back a voice recording file
—While playing back a movie
To configure this feature: Select this setting:
Sleep Sleep
Auto Power Off Auto Power Off
See “Using the On-screen Menus” (page 42) for
information about how to use menus.
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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 a REC mode
or the PLAY mode. The following shows an example menu
procedure in a REC mode.
1.Press the power
button or [
] (REC).
If you want to enter the
PLAY mode instead,
press [
] (PLAY).
[][]
Power button
Settings
Tab
[MENU]
[SET]
[][ ][
][ ]
Selection cursor (indicates
the currently selected item)2.Press [MENU].
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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
“REC Mode”
item.
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6.Perform one of the following operations to
apply the setting you configured.
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.
See “Menu Reference” on page 192 for more information
about menus.
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.
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 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.
A built-in backup battery retains the date and time
settings of the camera for about two days 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
—When power is not being supplied to the camera
from the cradle while 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 142) or clock (page 139) settings.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, 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
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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 [DISP].
7.Set the current date
and the time.
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This section describes the basic procedure for recording an
image.
Recording an Image
Specifying the Recording Mode
Your CASIO digital camera has five recording modes, each
of which is described below. Before recording an image,
use the procedure below to select the applicable recording
mode.
•
 (Snapshot mode)
Use this mode to record still images. This is the mode you
should normally use for image recording (page 50).
•
 (BESTSHOT mode)
This mode makes camera setup as easy as selecting the
applicable sample scene. Simply select one of 23 sample
scenes, and the camera will automatically be configured
with the settings required to record a similar image (page
81).•
 (Movie mode)
Use this mode to record movies with audio (page 91).
•
 (Audio Snapshot mode)
Use this mode to add audio to a snapshot after recording
it (page 94).
•
 (Voice Recording mode)
Use this mode to record audio only (page 95).
1.Press the power button or [] (REC).
2.Press [MENU], and use [
] and [] to select
the “REC” tab.
3.Use [] and [] to
select “REC Mode”,
and then press [].
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4.Use [] and [] to
select the recording
mode you want, and
then press [SET].
• The icon (like “”) for
the mode you select is
displayed on the monitor
screen.
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Recording mode icon
• 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.
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.
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 IMPORTANT! 
• Make sure your fingers and the strap do not block
the flash, microphone or lens.
 NOTE 
• Your image will be blurred if you move the camera
when pressing the shutter button. Press the shutter
button carefully, taking care to avoid camera
movement. This is especially important when
available lighting is low, which slows down the
shutter speed.
FlashMicrophone
Lens
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 146).
1.Press the power button or [] (REC) to turn
on the camera.
Power button[
]
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