Casio Exilim Zoom Ex Z450 Users Guide

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Advanced Settings
The following are menu operations you can use to configure various camera settings.
• You also can use the Control Panel (page 28) 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.
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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 
move the highlighting up to the tabs, and then 
use [
4] and [6] to select the tab you want.
.Menu Operations in This Manual
Menu operations are...

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Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Focus
*1
The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.*2The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting.*3The 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 
FocusGeneral 
recordingAutomatic
Fixed 
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*4(m)
NOTE
• Above values are for reference only.
For movie macro, the focus range is a few centimeters within the center distance.
NormalMacro
Zoom StepsClose UpTelephotoCenter distance
Z1 (Wide) Approx. 0.70 (2.3
)90.21 (8.3)
2 Approx. 0.90 (3.0)90.24 (9.4)
3 Approx. 1.10 (3.6)90.28 (11.0)
4 Approx. 1.25 (4.1)90.31 (12.2)
5 Approx. 1.60 (5.2)90.35 (13.8)
6 Approx. 2.00 (6.6)90.46 (18.1)
7 Approx. 2.50 (8.2)90.57 (22.4)
8 Approx. 3.00 (9.8)90.56 (22.0)
9 (Tele) Approx. 3.60...

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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 perform any operation for two 
seconds while the enlarged image is displayed, the 
screen in step 1 will re-appear.
NOTE
• An Auto Macro...

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Using Focus Lock
“Focus lock” is a technique you can use when you want to 
compose an image in which the subject you want to focus 
on is not within the focus frame in the center of the 
screen.
• To use focus lock, select “Í Spot” for the Auto Focus 
area (page 34).
1.Align the monitor screen’s focus frame with 
the subject you want to focus on and then half-
press the shutter button.
2.Keeping the shutter button half-pressed (which 
maintains the focus setting), move the camera 
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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.
CS: Normal Speed CS/4fps/10fps, some BEST SHOT scenes (Prerecord (Movie),...

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Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Auto Shutter
With Auto Shutter, the camera releases the shutter automatically when it detects that 
certain conditions are present.
.To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur (Detect Blur)
1.Point the camera at the subject and half-press the shutter button. Wait 
until the camera adjusts exposure and focus automatically.
2.Press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down.
The camera will go into a standby mode and start 
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.To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur (Detect Panning)
1.Point the camera at location where the subject will pass and then half-
press the shutter button to adjust exposure and focus.
2.Press the shutter button the rest of the way 
down.
This will put the camera into Auto Shutter standby. 
Move the camera to follow the movement of the 
subject. The camera will release the shutter 
automatically the moment it determines there is no blur 
in the subject you are following.
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.To change Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity (Sensitivity)
1.Use [8] and [2] to select “Sensitivity” and then press [6].
2.Use [4] and [6] to select the sensitivity setting you want, and then 
press [SET].
• You can select any one of three sensitivity levels, from ø (Lowest) to 
œ (Highest).
• With the œ (Highest) setting, the auto shutter release is triggered relatively 
easily. Auto shutter release triggering becomes more difficult with the ø 
(Lowest) setting, but recorded images...