Casio Exilim Zoom EX Z35 User Manual

21Quick Start Basics
To enter the REC mode, press [ON/OFF] (Power) or 
[r] (REC). To enter the PLAY mode, press [p] 
(PLAY).
The back lamp will light (green) momentarily and the 
camera will turn on. If you are entering the REC mode, 
the lens will extend from the camera at this time.
• Take care to ensure that nothing is restricting or 
coming into contact with the lens as it extends. 
Holding the lens with your hand so it cannot extend 
creates the risk of malfunction.
•Pressing [p] (PLAY) while in the...

22Quick Start Basics
Your images will not come out clearly if you move the camera when you press the 
shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as 
shown in the illustration below, and keep it still by pressing your arms firmly against 
your sides as you shoot.
Holding the camera still, carefully press the shutter button and take care to avoid all 
movement as the shutter releases and for a few moments after it releases. This is 
especially important when available...

23Quick Start Basics
1.Press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera.
Make sure R is on the display. If it isn’t, see page 49.
2.Point the camera 
at the subject.
You can zoom the 
image, if you want.
To shoot a snapshot
Monitor screen
Shutter button
[r] (REC)
Remaining Snapshot Memory 
Capacity (page 137)
Snapshot mode icon
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24Quick Start Basics
3.Half-press the shutter button to 
focus the image.
When focus is complete, the camera 
will beep, the back lamp will light 
green, and the focus frame will turn 
green.
4.Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of 
the way down.
This records the snapshot.When you half-press the shutter button, the 
camera automatically adjusts exposure and 
focuses on the subject it is currently pointed 
at. Mastering how much pressure is required 
for a half-press...

25Quick Start Basics
.If the image does not focus...
If the focus frame stays red and the back lamp is flashing green, it means that the 
image is not in focus (because the subject is too close, etc.). Re-point the camera at 
the subject and try to focus again.
.If the subject is not in the center of the frame...
“Focus lock” (page 56) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to 
shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in 
the center of the screen....

26Quick Start Basics
Use the following procedure to view snapshots on the camera’s monitor screen.
• For information about how to play back movies, see page 68.
1.Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the 
PLAY mode.
• This will display one of the snapshots 
currently stored in memory.
• Information about the displayed 
snapshot also is included (page 12).
• You also can clear the information to 
view only the snapshot (page 114).
• You can zoom in on the image by 
sliding the zoom controller towards z (page 69). If...

27Quick Start Basics
If memory becomes full, you can delete images you no longer need to free up storage 
and record more images.
IMPORTANT!
• Remember that a file (image) delete operation cannot be undone.
• Deleting an audio snapshot (page 76) deletes both the snapshot and the audio file.
1.Press [p] (PLAY) to enter the PLAY mode and then 
press [2] ( ).
2.Use [4] and [6] to scroll through the files until the one you want to 
delete is displayed.
3.Use [8] and [2] to select “Delete” and then press...

28Quick 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 
when shooting an image.
Monitor Screen when Shooting Snapshots
• Subject brightness conditions can cause monitor screen response to slow and can 
cause digital noise in the...

29Snapshot Tutorial
Snapshot Tutorial
The Control Panel can be used to configure camera settings.
2.Use [8] and [2] to select the setting you want to change.
*Snapshot image quality cannot be changed using the Control Panel.
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.
NOTE
• You also can configure settings other than those...

30Snapshot Tutorial
.Pixels
A digital camera image is a collection of small 
dots called “pixels”. The more pixels there are 
in an image, the more detail there will be. 
However, you generally can do with fewer 
pixels when printing an image (L size) through 
a print service, attaching an image to e-mail, 
when viewing the image on a computer, etc.
.About image sizes
The size of an image indicates how many pixels it contains, and is expressed as 
horizontal pixelsxvertical pixels.
Changing the Image...