Casio Exilim Ex Z690 Users Guide

41Snapshot Tutorial
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...

42Snapshot Tutorial
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...

43Snapshot Tutorial
.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...

44Snapshot Tutorial
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...

45Snapshot Tutorial
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...

46Snapshot Tutorial
• 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...

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...

48Recording Movie Images and Audio
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...

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...

50Recording Movie Images and Audio
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...