Casio Exilim EX ZR100 User Manual

61Recording Movies
Recording Movies
The following procedure explains how to record a standard (STD) movie.
See the pages indicated below for more information about movies.
High-definition movie (FHD movie): page 64
High speed movie (HS movie): page 64
1.Set the mode dial to t (Auto).
2.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.
4.Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and 
then press [6].
5.Use [8] and [2] to select “STD” (Standard), 
and then press [SET].
• Recording is...

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Shooting with BEST SHOT
With BEST SHOT (page 70), 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 “Natural Green” BEST SHOT scene, for 
example, will shoot images with vivid green trees and grass.
• Movie recording is not supported with the following BEST SHOT scenes.
Multi SR Zoom, Lag Correction, High Speed Anti Shake
Minimizing the Effects of...

63Recording Movies
• Use of certain types of memory cards slows down data transfer and increases the 
time it takes to record movie data, which can result in movie frames being dropped. 
The Y indicator on the monitor screen turns yellow to indicate that frames are 
being dropped. In order to avoid problems such as these, use of an Ultra High 
Speed Type SD memory card is recommended. Note, however that CASIO makes 
no guarantees about the operation of any Ultra High Speed Type SD memory card 
used with...

64Recording Movies
This camera supports recording of high-definition (FHD) movies. The aspect ratio of 
an FHD movie is 16:9, the image size is 1920x1080 pixels, and the frame rate is 
30 fps. Image quality and image size settings cannot be changed.
1.Set the mode dial to t (Auto).
2.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
3.Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.
4.Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].
5.Use [8] and [2] to select “FHD”, and then press [SET].
6.Record the movie the same...

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5.Use [8] and [2] to select the frame rate (recording speed) you want 
and then press [SET].
A fast frame rate (such as 1000 fps) will result in a smaller image size.
6.Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie (page 
61).
Press [0] (Movie) to start and stop recording.
• During High Speed Movie recording, focus is fixed at the position where it was 
when recording started. To focus an image, half-press the shutter button for 
Auto Focus or focus manually before you...

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With this feature, the camera pre-records up to five seconds of whatever is happening 
in front of the lens in a buffer that is continually updated. Pressing [0] (Movie) saves 
the pre-recorded action (buffer contents) followed by real-time recording. Real-time 
recording continues until you stop it. Prerecord Movie can be used when shooting a 
standard (STD) movie, a high-definition (FHD) movie, or a high speed (HS) movie.
• When using Prerecord Movie in combination with high speed...

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.To shoot a Prerecord Movie
1.After using the above procedure to set up the camera for Prerecord 
Movie, point the camera at the subject.
2.When you are ready to record, press [0] (Movie).
This will save the approximately five seconds of action that was prerecorded in 
the buffer before you pressed [0] (Movie) (two seconds if you are using high 
speed movie) and start real-time recording.
3.Press [0] (Movie) again to stop recording.
• To turn off Prerecord Movie recording, set the mode...

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The “For YouTube” scene records movies in a format that is optimal for uploading to 
the YouTube movie site, which is operated by YouTube, LLC. “For YouTube” can be 
used when shooting a standard (STD) movie, a high-definition (FHD) movie, or a high 
speed (HS) movie.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Use [4] and [6] to select the “Quality” tab.
3.Use [8] and [2] to select “» Quality” and then press [6].
4.Use [8] and [2] to select the movie mode you want to use for 
shooting.
5.Press...

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You can shoot snapshots while movie recording is in progress. When the camera is in 
the Single Shot mode, you can shoot snapshots one-by-one. In the CS mode, holding 
down the shutter button will record up to seven consecutive images at a speed of 
approximately 10 images per second (fps). You can shoot a maximum total of 
28 images during a single movie recording operation.
NOTE
• You can shoot up to 28 snapshots per movie. The number of snapshots is also 
limited by the amount of...

70Using BEST SHOT
Using BEST SHOT
BEST SHOT provides you with a collection of sample “scenes” that show a variety of 
different types of shooting conditions. When you need to change the setup of the 
camera, simply find the scene that matches what you are trying to achieve, and the 
camera sets up for it automatically. This helps to minimize the chance of ruined 
images due to poor exposure and shutter speed settings.
1.In the REC mode, set the mode 
dial to b (BEST SHOT).
2.Press [SET].
This will...