Casio Exilim EX Z690 User Manual

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When shooting people, the face detection feature detects the faces of up to ten 
individuals and adjusts focus and brightness accordingly.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the fifth Control Panel option from the top 
(Face Detection).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select “G Face Detection: On” and then press 
[SET].
4.Point the camera at the subject(s).
The camera will detect human faces and display a 
frame around each one.
5.Half-press the shutter button.
The camera will focus and the frames around the 
faces it focuses on will turn green.
6.Press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down.
IMPORTANT!
• The camera performs center focus if it cannot detect a face.
• The only focus mode available while face detection is enabled is Auto Focus (AF).
• Face detection may take a bit longer when you hold the camera sideways.
• Detection of the following types of faces is not supported.
– Face that is obstructed by hair, sunglasses, a hat, etc., or a face in dark shade
– A profile or a face that is at an angle
– A face that is very far away and small, or very close and large
– A face in an area that is very dark
– The face of a pet or some other non-human subject
• Face detection cannot be used in combination with any of the following features.
– Some BEST SHOT scenes
– Movie Recording
Using Face Detection (Face Detection)
Face Detection icon
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You can use this setting to optimize the balance between bright areas and dark areas 
when shooting images.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the sixth Control Panel option from the top 
(Lighting).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
The easy mode eliminates troublesome setups and simplifies snapshot recording. 
This mode is recommended for those who are new to digital imaging.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the third option from the bottom in the 
Control Panel (easy Mode).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select “|
 ON” and then press [SET].
This enters the easy mode.
4.Point the camera at the subject.
If the camera detects a human face, it continually focuses on the face (page 41).
If the camera does not detect a face, it continually focuses on the center of the 
screen.
• The camera will focus and focus frame will turn green.
5.When you are ready to shoot, press the shutter button.
This records the snapshot.
IMPORTANT!
• Vibration and noise will occur due to lens operation. This does not indicate 
malfunction.
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)
 OnPerforms brightness correction. When this option is selected, it 
takes longer for the image to be stored after the shutter button is 
pressed.
 OffDoes not perform brightness correction.
Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)
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.easy Mode Control Panel
In the easy mode, the Control Panel provides you with access to four setting items: 
image size, flash, self-timer, and easy Mode. There is also a “MENU” option, which 
you can select to display a menu screen for configuring image quality (page 64) and 
Setup tab (page 103) settings.
• In the easy mode, the Quality tab can be used to configure the “Movie Quality” and 
“Lighting” settings only.
• The settings of menu options that appear on the normal REC menu but not on the 
easy mode REC menu are automatically fixed at their optimum settings. These 
fixed settings do not affect normal REC menu settings.
1.In the easy mode, press [SET].
In the easy mode, the characters that appear on 
the setting screen are larger than they are in other 
modes.
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you 
want to change.
1Image size (page 34)
2Flash (page 38)
3Self-timer (page 40)
4easy Mode (page 42)
5REC menu display (page 55)
3.Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.
• An asterisk (*) indicates reset default settings.
• The following are explanations of the easy Mode.
k: Stays in easy Mode.
l: Exits easy Mode to the normal REC mode.
Setting:Available Options:
Image Size¤* / % / !
Flash> (Auto)* / < (On) / ? (Off)
Self-timer• (10-second self-timer) / l*
easy Modek / l*
MENU Quality tab/Set Up tab
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4.Press [SET].
This will apply your setting(s) and display the easy Mode viewfinder screen, 
indicating the camera is ready to shoot.
If you selected “MENU” in step 2, pressing [SET] will display the REC menu. See 
“Advanced Settings” (page 55) for details about configuring its settings.
• Pressing [ ] (Delete) will exit the Control Panel.
Your camera provides you with 6X optical zoom (that changes the lens focal 
distance), which can be used in combination with digital zoom (that digitally 
processes the center portion of the image to enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of 
6X to 95.6X. The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 46).
1.In the REC mode, slide the zoom controller to zoom.
2.Press the shutter button to shoot the image.
IMPORTANT!
• Digital zoom is disabled while time stamping (page 106) is turned on.
Shooting with Zoom
w (Wide Angle) : Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range.
z (Telephoto) : Enlarges the subject and narrows the range.
w Wide Anglez TelephotoZoom controller 
						

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NOTE
• The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded image. Note that the 
camera also has a function that lets you record using digital zoom without image 
deterioration (page 46).
• Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to camera 
movement when shooting with telephoto.
• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.
• Digital zoom only is available during movie recording. You can adjust the optical 
zoom setting before you press the shutter button to start movie recording.
If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop 
when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom 
controller and then holding it again towards z (Telephoto) will switch to digital 
zoom, which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor.
• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting.
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point
Image deterioration indicator
Zoom barFocusing range
(Displayed for Auto Focus, Macro Focus, and 
Manual Focus.)
6X to 43.2X Undeteriorated image 
quality range1X24X to 95.6X
Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)
Image deterioration Optical/digital zoom switch point*6X optical zoom point
Deteriorated image 
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• The image deterioration point 
depends on the image size (page 
34). The smaller the image size, 
the higher the zoom factor you 
can use before reaching the 
image deterioration point.
• Though digital zoom generally 
causes a deterioration of image 
quality, some digital zoom 
without image deterioration is 
possible with image sizes of 
“10M” and smaller. The range in 
which you can use digital zoom 
without image deterioration is 
indicated on the display. The 
deterioration point depends on 
the image size.Image 
SizeMaximum 
Zoom FactorUndeteriorated 
zoom limit
16M
24.0X 6.0X
3:2
16:9
10M30.3X 7.6X
5M43.2X 10.8X
3M53.9X 13.5X
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							47Recording Movie Images and Audio
Recording Movie Images and Audio
1.Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 37).
The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you 
select.
2.In the REC mode, point the camera 
at the subject and then press [0] 
(Movie).
This will start recording and display Y 
on the monitor screen.
Movie recording includes monaural 
audio.
• Immediately after you press [0] 
(Movie), the camera will focus 
automatically on the subject in the 
center of the monitor screen. After 
this, focus is fixed while movie 
recording is in progress.
3.Press [0] (Movie) again to stop recording.
• Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically 
after 29 minutes of recording. Movie recording also will stop automatically if 
memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing [0] 
(Movie).
Shooting with BEST SHOT
With BEST SHOT (page 51), you can select the sample scene that matches the type 
of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly, for 
beautiful movies every time. Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene, 
for example, will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter.
To record a movie
Recording time Remaining recording time
(page 133)
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NOTE
• Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become 
slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
• The camera also records audio. Note the following points when 
shooting a movie.
– Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers, 
etc.
– Good recording results are not possible when the camera is 
too far away from what you are trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button 
noise to be picked up in the audio.
• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band or a pink cast on the 
monitor screen image. This does not indicate malfunction.
• Using the camera’s built-in memory or certain types of memory cards can slow 
down processing speed. Whenever possible use an Ultra High-Speed Type 
memory card. Note, however, that not all operations can be guaranteed even if an 
Ultra High-Speed Type memory card is used. Certain movie quality settings can 
result in too much time being required to record data, which can result in breaks in 
the image and/or audio during playback. If this happens, the » and Y will flash 
on the monitor screen.
• Only digital zoom can be used for zooming during movie recording. Since optical 
zoom is not possible while recording a movie, zoom as required before pressing 
[0] (Movie) to start recording.
• The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you 
shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is 
recommended under these conditions.
• Focus is fixed while movie recording is in progress.
1.While a movie is being recorded, press the shutter button.
Movie recording continues after the snapshot is recorded.
NOTE
• You can use [2] ( ) while shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting.
• Movie recording is interrupted for a few seconds at the point where a snapshot is 
recorded.
• Shooting a snapshot during movie recording is not possible when shooting with 
any of the following.
– Premium Auto
– Some BEST SHOT scenes
– easy Mode
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie
Microphone 
						

							49Recording Movie Images and Audio
Voice Recording lets you record audio only, without a snapshot or movie.
• For information about Voice Recording capacities, see page 133.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (BS) and 
then press [SET] (page 33).
3.Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the “Voice Recording” scene and 
then press [SET].
This causes ` to appear on the monitor screen.
4.Press the shutter button to start recording.
• The back lamp flashes green while recording is in 
progress.
• Pressing [SET] during recording will insert a 
marker into the recording. During playback, you 
will be able to jump to the markers in the recording.
5.Press the shutter button again to stop audio 
recording.
• To create another audio recording file, repeat 
steps 4 and 5.
• To turn off Voice Recording, press [SET], use [8] and [2] to select the bottom 
Control Panel option (BS), and then select R (Auto).
NOTE
• You can use [8] (DISP) during audio recording to toggle the monitor screen on 
and off.
• When monitor screen contents are turned off, selecting the “Voice Recording” 
scene will cause the monitor screen to turn off immediately (page 12).
About audio data
• Audio files can be played back on a computer with Windows Media Player or 
QuickTime.
– Audio Data: WAVE/IMA-ADPCM (WAV extension)
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)
Recording time
Remaining recording
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1.In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to display 
the Voice Recording file you want to play.
` is displayed in place of an image for a Voice 
Recording file.
2.Press [0] (Movie) to start playback.
• You can also start playback by selecting the 
second PLAY Panel item from the top (Playback 
Start) and pressing [SET] (page 71).
Voice Recording Playback Controls
NOTE
• See page 30 for information about deleting a voice recording file.
To play back an audio recording
Fast forward/fast reverse[4] [6]
Play/pause[SET]
Jump to markerWhile playback is paused, press [4] or [6] to 
jump to the next marker and then press [SET] 
to resume playback.
Volume adjustmentPress [2] and then press [8] [2]
Monitor screen on/off[8] (DISP)
Playback end[0] (Movie)