Casio Exilim Ex Z690 Users Guide

61Advanced Settings
NOTE
• ISO sensitivity, aperture, and shutter speed do not appear on the monitor screen 
when you half-press the shutter button while “Auto” is selected. These values will 
appear briefly, however, in the preview image that is displayed immediately after 
you shoot a snapshot.
• If the flash fires, the Anti Shake icon S will remain on the display, even though 
Anti Shake does not function during flash photography.
• The ISO sensitivity setting (page 66) must be “Auto” for Anti Shake...

62Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * L/R Key
You can assign one of the four functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Grid
The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode 
monitor screen for easy vertical and horizontal alignment 
when composing images.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Icon Help
While Icon Help is turned on, a textual description will appear on the display for 
certain icons when you...

63Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * REC Tab * Memory
When you turn off the camera, it remembers the current settings of all enabled 
memory items and restores them when you turn it back on. Any memory item that is 
disabled will be returned to its initial default setting whenever you turn off the camera.
*Optical zoom setting only.
• If you turn the camera power off and then back on while the BEST SHOT memory 
item is enabled, all of the other memory items (except for zoom position)...

64Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * T Quality (Snapshot)
• The “Fine” setting helps to bring out details when shooting a finely detailed image 
of nature that includes dense tree branches or leaves, or an image of a complex 
pattern.
• Memory capacity (the number of images you can record) will be affected by the 
quality settings you configure (page 132).
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * EV Shift
You can manually adjust an image’s exposure value (EV...

65Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * White Balance
You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are 
shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is 
cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting.
• When “Auto” is selected for the white balance setting, the camera automatically 
determines the white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and light source 
conditions...

66Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * ISO
ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.
• “Auto” ISO sensitivity always is applied for movies, regardless of the current ISO 
sensitivity setting.
• Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [SET] * MENU * Quality Tab * Color Filter
Settings: Off, B/W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Purple
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)
AutoAdjusts sensitivity...

67Viewing Snapshots and Movies
Viewing Snapshots and Movies
See page 29 for the procedure for viewing snapshots.
1.Press [p] (PLAY) and then use [4] and [6] to display the movie you 
want to view.
2.Press [0] (Movie) to start 
playback.
Movie Playback Controls
• Playback may not be possible for movies not recorded with this camera.
Viewing Snapshots
Viewing a Movie
Fast forward/
fast reverse[4] [6]
• Each press of either button increases the speed of the fast 
forward or fast reverse operation.
• To...

68Viewing Snapshots and Movies
1.In the PLAY mode, use [4] and [6] to scroll through the images until 
the one you want is displayed.
2.Slide the zoom controller towards z ([) to 
zoom.
You can use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to scroll the 
zoomed image on the monitor screen. Slide the 
zoom controller towards w to unzoom the image.
– When monitor screen contents are turned on, a 
graphic in the lower right corner of the screen 
shows what part of the zoomed image is 
currently displayed.
– To exit the zoom...

69Viewing Snapshots and Movies
1.Use an optionally available AV cable (EMC-7A) to connect it to the TV.
• Make sure that you insert the cable connector into the 
USB/AV port until you feel it click securely into place. 
Failure to insert the connector fully can result in poor 
communication or malfunction.
• Note that even while the connector is fully inserted, you 
still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as 
shown in the illustration.
2.Turn on the TV and select its video input mode....

70Viewing Snapshots and Movies
IMPORTANT!
• Audio is initially output by the camera at maximum volume. When you first start 
displaying images, set the TV volume control at a relatively low level and then 
adjust it as required.
NOTE
• Audio is monaural.
• Certain TVs may cut off part of the images.
• All icons and indicators that appear on the monitor screen also appear on the TV 
screen. You can use [8] (DISP) to change the display contents.
Recording Camera Images to a DVD Recorder or Video Deck
Use...