Casio Exilim Ex Z690 Users Guide

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Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.
• Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User’s Guide.
• Keep the User’s Guide in a safe place for future reference.
• For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM 
Website at http://www.exilim.com/
Digital Camera
User’s Guide 
						

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all accessories shown below 
are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Accessories
Rechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-120)USB-AC adaptor 
(AD-C53U)USB cable
Power cord Strap
Basic Reference
*The shape of the power 
cord plug varies 
according to country or 
geographic area.1
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To attach the strap to the camera
Attach strap here.
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• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production 
process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, 
erroneous, etc.
• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is 
forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this 
manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden 
under copyright laws.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this 
product.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost 
profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or 
YouTube Uploader for CASIO.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost 
profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other 
reason.
• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide 
may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.
LCD Panel
The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that 
provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number 
of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics 
of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.
Read this first!
Take a few test shots
Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is 
recording correctly. 
						

							
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Contents
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
❚Configuring Monitor Screen Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
❚❙Quick Start Basics 13
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14❚Charge the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . . . . .  20
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
❚Selecting an Auto Recording Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26❚To shoot a snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Deleting Snapshots and Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30❚To delete specific files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 33
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (Size) . .  34
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash) . .  38
Using the Self-timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . .  40
Using Face Detection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Face Detection) . .  41
Optimizing Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting) . .  42
Using the easy Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(easy Mode) . .  42
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44
❚Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45 
						

							
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❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 47
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Recording Audio Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Voice Recording) . .  49
❚To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
❚❙Using BEST SHOT 51
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Recording a Self-portrait  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
❚❙Advanced Settings 55
Using On-screen Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
REC Mode Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(REC) . .  57
❚Selecting a Focus Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus). . .  57❚Changing the Focus Frame Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Focus Frame). . .  59❚Using Continuous Shutter   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (CS). . .  60❚Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement   . . . . (Anti Shake). . .  60❚Specifying the Auto Focus Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (AF Area). . .  61❚Assigning Functions to the [4] and [ 6] Keys   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (L/R Key). . .  62❚Displaying the On-screen Grid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Grid). . .  62❚Using Icon Help  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Icon Help). . .  62❚Configuring Power On Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Memory). . .  63Image Quality Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . .  64❚Specifying Snapshot Image Quality  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . .  64❚Correcting Image Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (EV Shift). . .  64❚Controlling White Balance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (White Balance). . .  65❚Specifying ISO Sensitivity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (ISO). . .  66❚Using Built-in Color Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . .  66
❚❙Viewing Snapshots and Movies 67
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  69 
						

							
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❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 71
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Slideshow) . .  73
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . .  74
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . .  74
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . .  75
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Resize) . .  75
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming) . .  76
Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . .  76
❚To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Copy) . .  78
❚❙Printing 79
Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible  Printer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies . . . .  82
❚❙Using the Camera with a Computer 85
Things you can do using a computer...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  85
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  86
❚Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87❚Playing Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90❚Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91❚Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Ca rd to Transfer Images  .  (Eye-Fi) . .  98
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101 
						

							
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❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 103
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Eye-Fi) .  103
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sounds) .  103
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) .  104
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . .  (File No.) .  104
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (World Time) .  105
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Timestamp) .  106
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Adjust) .  106
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Date Style) .  107
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Language) .  107
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) .  108
Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Auto Power Off) .  108
Configuring [r] and [ p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) .  109
Disabling File Deletion   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  ( Ü Disabled) .  109
Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) .  110
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System  (Video Out) .  110
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . . 111
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . . 111
❚❙Appendix 112
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  112
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  120❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  120Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  121
Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows)  . . . . . . . . . . .  122
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  125
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  125❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . .  132
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  134 
						

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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
General Guide
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1Zoom controller 
(pages 27, 44, 68, 68)
2Shutter button (page 26)
3Flash (page 38)
4[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 24)
5Front lamp (page 40)
6Microphone 
(pages 48, 76)
7Lens
8[r] (REC) button 
(pages 24, 26)
9Back lamp 
(pages 16, 18, 38)
bk[0] (Movie) button 
(page 47)
blStrap hole (page 2)
bm[SET] button (page 33)
bn[ ] (Delete) button 
(page 30)
bo[p] (PLAY) button 
(pages 24, 29)
bpControl button 
([8][2][4][6]) 
(pages 12, 30, 33, 38,
55)
bqMonitor screen 
(pages 9, 12)
Back Front
Bottom
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brBattery/memory card slots (pages 14, 22)
bsTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
btSpeaker
ck[USB/AV] port (pages 16, 17, 69, 80, 88, 96)
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The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed 
of the camera’s status.
• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the 
indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes. 
They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.
.Snapshot Recording
Monitor Screen Contents
1Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
(page 132)
2Remaining movie memory capacity (page 47)
3Recording mode (page 26)
4White balance setting (page 65)
5Continuous shutter (page 60)
6Image deterioration indicator (page 45)
7Metering mode (page 134)
8Snapshot image size (page 34)
9Snapshot image quality (page 64)
bkMovie image quality (page 37)
blFlash (page 38)
bmSelf-timer (page 40)
bnFace Detection (page 41)
boLighting (page 42)
bpISO sensitivity (page 66)
bqDate/time (page 106)
brExposure compensation (page 64)
bsFocus frame (pages 27, 61)
btTimestamp indicator (page 106)
ckBattery level indicator (page 19)
clEye-Fi (page 98)
cmAnti Shake (page 60)
cnFocus Mode (page 57)
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.Shutter Button Half-pressed
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easy Mode
1Recording mode (page 26)
2Flash (page 38)
3ISO sensitivity (page 66)
4Aperture value
5Shutter speed
6Focus frame (pages 27, 61)
NOTE
• The aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity values will turn orange when you 
half-press the shutter button if Auto Exposure is not correct.
1Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
(page 132)
2Snapshot image size (page 34)
3Flash (page 38)
4Self-timer (page 40)
5Date/time (page 106)
6Timestamp indicator (page 106)
7Battery level indicator (page 19)
8Eye-Fi (page 98)
9Lighting (page 42)
bkFocus frame (pages 27, 61)
blRemaining movie memory capacity (page 47)
bmMovie image quality (page 37)
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