Casio Exilim EX ZR100 User Manual

31Quick Start Basics
Operation
• Never open the battery cover while the back lamp is flashing green. Doing so can 
result in the image you just shot being saved incorrectly, damage to other images 
stored in memory, malfunction of the camera, etc.
• If unwanted light is shining directly onto the lens, shade the lens with your hand.
Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots
• Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can 
cause digital noise in the monitor screen image.
•...

32Quick Start Basics
• Any of the following can make proper focus impossible.
– Solid color wall or other very low contrast subject
– Strongly back lit subject
– Very shiny subject
– Blinds or other subject with a repeating horizontal pattern
– Multiple subjects at varying distances from the camera
– Subject in a dark location
– Subject that is too far away for light from the AF assist light to reach
– Camera movement while shooting
– Fast-moving subject
– Subjects outside the focus range of the camera
•...

33Snapshot Tutorial
Snapshot Tutorial
Your camera has a variety of different recording 
modes. Before recording an image, rotate the mode 
dial to select the recording mode that suits the type of 
image you are trying to record.
Selecting the Recording Mode
Auto
Standard Auto recording mode. This is the mode you normally should use 
(page 25).
Premium Auto
With Premium Auto recording, the camera automatically determines whether 
you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium Auto...

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S S (Shutter Speed Priority) mode
In this mode, you select the shutter speed and other 
settings are adjusted accordingly.
1Press [SET] to open the control panel.
2Use [8] and [2] to select the fourth control panel 
option from the top (shutter speed).
3Use [4] and [6] to change the shutter speed setting.
• You also can select the EV shift setting located under the shutter speed 
setting and then specify an exposure value (EV shift), if you want.
A A (Aperture Priority) mode
In this...

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IMPORTANT!
• You may not be able to achieve the brightness you want when shooting an image 
that is very dark or very bright. If this happens, use the M mode to adjust the 
aperture or shutter speed manually.
• In the S mode, ISO sensitivity (page 40) always operates according to its “AUTO” 
setting. The ISO sensitivity setting cannot be changed while in the S mode.
• While A, S, or M is selected for the recording mode, the flash will not fire if > 
(Auto Flash) or ¥ (Red Eye...

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2.Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want to change.
This will select one of the control panel icons and display its settings.*1
3.Use [4] and [6] to change the setting.
4.If you want to configure another setting, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5.After all of the settings are the way you want, press [SET].
This will apply the settings and return to the REC mode.
Using the Control Panel
The control panel can be used to configure camera settings.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
1Image...

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NOTE
• No icon is displayed for any Control Panel option (page 11) that is set to its initial 
default (reset) setting. An icon will appear only if you change the setting of the 
corresponding Control Panel option. The following are the initial defaults for Control 
Panel options.
– ISO Sensitivity: AUTO
– White Balance: Auto WB
– EV Shift: ±0
– Flash: Auto Flash
• You also can use on-screen menus to configure settings other than those listed 
above (page 82).
.Pixels
A digital camera...

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Image Size Selection Tips
Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.
• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be 
stored, see page 191.
• For information about movie image size, see page 96.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 121.
.To select the snapshot image size
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the top control panel option (Snapshot Image 
Size).
3.Use [4]...

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• The initial factory default image size setting is 12M (12 million pixels).
• Selecting “3:2” records images with an aspect ratio of 3:2, which matches the 
standard aspect ratio of print paper.
• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Definition Television”. An HDTV screen has 
an aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio 
of television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are 
compatible with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.
• You...

40Snapshot Tutorial
ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.
1.In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the second control panel option from the top 
(ISO Sensitivity).
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want and then press [SET].
• While “AUTO” is selected, Anti Shake corrects for subject movement only 
(page 88).
• Higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in images.
• Since higher ISO sensitivity values tend to result in digital noise in...