Casio Exilim Zoom EX Z35 User Manual

51Using BEST SHOT
.BEST SHOT Precautions
• Some scenes like Night Scene and Fireworks result in a slow shutter speed setting. 
Since a slow shutter speed increases the chance of digital noise in the image, the 
camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction process when either of 
these scenes is selected. This means that it will take a bit longer for the image to 
be saved which is indicated by the back lamp flashing green. Do not perform any 
key operation during that time. Also, it is a good...

52Advanced Settings
Advanced Settings
The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.
• You also can use the Control Panel (page 29) to configure some of the settings that 
appear on the menu screen. Refer to the page references provided in this section 
for information about configuring settings using the Control Panel.
.Example Menu Screen Operation
Press [MENU] to display the menu screen.
• Menu contents are different in the REC mode and PLAY mode.
Menu Screen...

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1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
This will display the menu screen.
2.Use [4] and [6] to select the tab where the item you want to configure 
is located.
3.Use [8] and [2] to select the menu item you 
want, and then press [6].
4.Use [8] and [2] to change the setting.
5.After the setting is the way you want, press 
[SET].
• Pressing [4] registers the selected setting and 
returns to the menu.
• To configure settings on another tab after 
pressing [
4] to return to the menu, use [8] to...

54Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus
*1
The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.*2During movie recording, the Auto Focus mode is disabled.*3The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting.*4The distance depends on shooting conditions, and appears on the monitor screen 
when the shutter button is half-pressed.
REC Mode Settings (REC)
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
SettingsType of ShotFocus ModeApproximate Focus Range*1
SnapshotMoviesSnapshotMovies
Q Auto...

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*5(m)
NOTE
• Above values are for reference only.
For movie macro, the focus range is a few centimeters within the center distance.
To focus with manual focus
1.On the monitor screen, compose the image so 
the subject you want to focus on is within the 
yellow boundary.
2.Watching the image on the monitor screen use 
[4] and [6] to adjust focus.
• At this time the image that is within the boundary 
will enlarge and fill the monitor screen, which aids 
in focusing. If you do not...

56Advanced Settings
NOTE
• An Auto Macro feature detects how far the subject is from the lens and 
automatically selects either Macro Focus or Auto Focus accordingly.
• Use of the flash together with Macro Focus can cause the light of the flash to 
become blocked, which may result in unwanted lens shadows in your image.
• Auto Macro can be used when recording snapshots only.
• Whenever you perform an optical zoom operation while shooting with Auto Focus, 
Macro Focus, or Manual Focus, a value will appear...

57Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus Frame
You can use this procedure to select from among five different shapes, including a 
heart shape, for the focus frame.
NOTE
• Half-pressing the shutter button will cause the focus frame to change one of the 
shapes shown below.
• When shooting with face detection or the easy mode, the frame shape is ß.
Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)
Settingsß¹ ™ ¬ μ
Focus successful
Focus not successful
Downloaded From...

58Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * CS
While Continuous Shutter is turned on, images are continually recorded until memory 
becomes full, as long as you keep the shutter button depressed.
Releasing the shutter button stops shooting.
NOTE
• With continuous shutter, exposure and focus for the first image are applied for 
successive images as well.
• Continuous shutter cannot be used in combination with any of the following.
– Some BEST SHOT scenes (For YouTube, Voice Recording)
–...

59Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Self-timer
With the Self-timer, pressing the shutter button starts a timer. The shutter is released 
and the image is shot after a fixed amount of time.
• The front lamp flashes while the Self-timer countdown 
is in progress.
• You can interrupt an ongoing Self-timer countdown by 
pressing [SET].
NOTE
• The Self-timer cannot be used together with the following features.
Continuous Shutter, certain BEST SHOT scene (Voice Recording)
• The Triple...

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Procedure
[r ] (REC)  * [MENU]  * REC Tab  * Face Detection
For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 35.
Procedure
[r ] (REC)  * [MENU]  * REC Tab  * Anti Shake
For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 36.
Procedure
[r ] (REC)  * [MENU]  * REC Tab  * AF Area
•“I Multi” and “O Tracking” cannot be selected for the Auto Focus area while you 
are using Face Detection (page 35).
• Selecting “ O
 Tracking” can cause vi bration and noise to occur due to lens...