Casio Exilim Ex Zs10 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 items shown below are 
included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.
Unpacking
Digital cameraRechargeable lithium ion 
battery (NP-120)USB-AC adaptor 
(AD-C53U)
Power cord Strap
USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
*The shape of the power 
cord plug varies 
according to country or 
geographic area.
To attach the strap to the camera
1
2
Attach strap here.
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• The contents of this manual and the bundled Basic Reference 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, Virtual 
Painter 5 LE for CASIO, 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
Unpacking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  2
Read this first!  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  3
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  8
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .  9
❚Configuring Monitor Screen Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
❚❙Quick Start Basics 13
What is a digital camera?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  13
What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  14
First, charge the battery prior to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  15
❚To load the battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15❚Charge the Battery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera . . . . .   . .  22
Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  23
❚Supported Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23❚To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24❚To format (initialize) a new memory card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25Turning the Camera On and Off  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  26❚To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26❚To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  27
To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  28
Viewing Snapshots  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  30
Deleting Snapshots and Movies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  31
❚To delete a single file  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31❚To delete specific files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32❚To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32Snapshot Shooting Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  33❚Auto Focus Restrictions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
❚❙Snapshot Tutorial 34
Using the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  34
Changing the Image Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Size)  . .  35
Using Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Flash)  . .  39
Using the Self-timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Self-timer)  . .  41
Using Face Detection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection)  . .  42
Optimizing Image Brightness   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting)  . .  43
Using the easy Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (easy Mode)  . .  43
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  45
❚Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
❚❙Recording Movie Images and Audio 48
To record a movie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  48
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  49
Recording Audio Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording)  . .  50
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❚To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
❚❙Using BEST SHOT 52
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52❚Some Sample Scenes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  52
❚❙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
❚❙Other Playback Functions  (PLAY) 71
Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  71
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow)  . .  73
Rotating an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Rotation)  . .  74
Using Red Eye Correction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Red Eye)  . .  74
Selecting Images for Printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (DPOF Printing)  . .  75
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Protect)  . .  75
Resizing a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize)  . .  76
Cropping a Snapshot   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Trimming)  . .  76
Adding Audio to a Snapshot  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Dubbing)  . .  77
❚To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77Copying Files   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy)  . .  78
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❚❙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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  93❚Transforming Snapshots into Artistic Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95❚Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   (PDF Files) . . .  96❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96Using the Camera with a Macintosh  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . .  97❚Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97❚Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . .  100❚Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100❚Viewing User Documentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . .  101❚User Registration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to 
Transfer Images   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  101
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  103
Memory Card Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  104
❚❙Other Settings  (Set Up) 106
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi)  .  106
Configuring Camera Sound Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds)  .  106
Configuring a Startup Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Startup)  .  107
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule  . . . . . (File No.)  .  107
Configuring World Time Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time)  .  108
Time Stamping Snapshots   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Timestamp)  .  109
Setting the Camera’s Clock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust)  .  109
Specifying the Date Style   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style)  .  110
Specifying the Display Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language)  .  110
Configuring Sleep State Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Sleep)  . . 111
Configuring Auto Power Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off)  . . 111
Configuring [r] and [p] Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (REC/PLAY)  .  112
Disabling File Deletion   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled)  .  112
Configuring USB Protocol Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (USB)  .  113
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and 
Video Output System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out)  .  113
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Format)  .  114
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (Reset)  .  114
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❚❙Appendix 115
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  115
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  122
❚Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  122❚To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  122❚Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123❚Using the Camera in another Country  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123Using a Memory Card  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  124❚To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124Computer System Requirements for 
Bundled Software  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM)  .  126
Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  127
When things don’t go right...  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  129
❚Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129❚Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  134Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . .   .  136
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   .  138
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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.
.Camera
General Guide
4 2 135
67
bk 9bl8
bs
brbo bp bq bmbn
[   ]
[
SET]
[   ]
[   ]
[   ]
1Zoom controller 
(pages 28, 45, 68, 68)
2Shutter button (page 28)
3Flash (page 39)
4[ON/OFF] (Power) 
(page 26)
5Front lamp (pages 41)
6Lens
7Microphone 
(pages 49, 77)
8Back lamp 
(pages 17, 19, 26, 39)
9[r] (REC) button 
(pages 26, 28)
bk[0] (Movie) button 
(page 48)
blStrap hole (page 2)
bmConnector cover
bn[USB/AV] port 
(pages 17, 19, 69, 80, 
88, 98)
bo[SET] button (page 34)
bp[ ] (Delete) button 
(page 31)
bq[p] (PLAY) button 
(pages 26, 30)
brControl button 
([8][2][4][6]) 
(pages 12, 31, 34, 39, 
55)
bsMonitor screen 
(pages 9, 12)
Back
btBattery/memory card slots (pages 15, 24, 122, 124)
ckTripod hole
Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.
clSpeaker
Front
btckcl
Bottom
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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 136)
2Remaining movie memory capacity (page 48)
3Recording mode (page 28)
4White balance setting (page 65)
5Continuous shutter (page 60)
6Image deterioration indicator (page 46)
7Metering mode (page 138)
8Snapshot image size (page 35)
9Snapshot image quality (page 64)
bkMovie image quality (page 38)
blFlash (page 39)
bmSelf-timer (page 41)
bnFace Detection (page 42)
boLighting (page 43)
bpISO sensitivity (page 66)
bqDate/time (page 109)
brExposure compensation (page 64)
bsFocus frame (pages 29, 61)
btTimestamp indicator (page 109)
ckBattery level indicator (page 21)
clAnti Shake (page 60)
cmFocus Mode (page 57)
bk
bl
bm
bo
bp bn
bq89
34 1657
bt 2
br cl
cm
ck
bs
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.Shutter Button Half-pressed
.
easy Mode
1Recording mode (page 28)
2Flash (page 39)
3ISO sensitivity (page 66)
4Aperture value
5Shutter speed
6Focus frame (pages 29, 61)
NOTE
• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not 
correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.
1Remaining snapshot memory capacity 
(page 136)
2Snapshot image size (page 35)
3Flash (page 39)
4Self-timer (page 41)
5Date/time (page 109)
6Timestamp indicator (page 109)
7Battery level indicator (page 21)
8Lighting (page 43)
9Focus frame (pages 29, 61)
bkRemaining movie memory capacity (page 48)
blMovie image quality (page 38)
63
2
4
5 1
6
9
5 3
4
21
7
8
bk
bl
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