Casio Exilim Zoom Ex Z450 Users Guide

71Advanced Settings
IMPORTANT!
• If the camera remains in Auto Shutter standby without releasing the shutter, you 
can record an image by pressing the shutter button all the way down again.
• Detect Blur and Detect Panning may not produce the desired effect when shooting 
in an area where dim lighting requires a slow shutter speed, or when the subject is 
moving extremely quickly.
• Since facial expressions differ from individual to individual, you may experience 
problems with getting the camera to...

72Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Anti Shake
You can turn on the camera’s Anti Shake feature to reduce image blur due to subject 
movement or camera movement when shooting a moving subject using telephoto, 
when shooting a fast-moving subject, or when shooting under dim lighting conditions.
Your digital camera is equipped with a CCD shift type camera shake correction 
feature and a high-sensitivity anti image blur feature. These two features work in 
concert to minimize the...

73Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Area
For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 34.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * AF Assist Light
Half-pressing the shutter button while this setting is selected 
causes the front lamp to light, which provides illumination for 
focusing in areas where lighting is dim. Leaving this function 
turned off is recommended when shooting portraits from short 
distances, etc.
IMPORTANT!
• Never look directly into the front lamp...

74Advanced 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.
• While “Random” is selected, one of the four focus frames is selected randomly 
whenever the camera is turned on.
• When shooting with face detection, the frame shape is ß.
• The following items will not...

75Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * L/R Key
You can assign one of the five functions listed below to the [4] and [6] keys.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Quick Shutter
When Quick Shutter is turned on, you can press the shutter button all the way without 
waiting for Auto Focus. This will record the image using a high-speed focus operation 
that is much faster than Auto Focus.
NOTE
• Quick Shutter is disabled when the zoom factor is greater. Recording is performed 
using...

76Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Grid
The on-screen grid can be displayed on the REC mode 
monitor screen for easy vertical and horizontal alignment 
when composing images.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Review
While Review is turned on, the camera will display a image for about one second 
immediately after you press the shutter button to record it.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Icon Help
While Icon Help is turned on, a textual description will appear on...

77Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * REC Tab * Memory
When you turn off the camera, it remembers the current settings of all enabled 
memory items and restores them when you turn it back on. Any memory item that is 
disabled will be returned to its initial default setting whenever you turn off the camera.
*Optical zoom setting only.
• If you turn the camera power off and then back on while the BEST SHOT memory 
item is enabled, all of the other memory items (except for zoom position) are...

78Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * Size
For details, see the Control Panel procedure on page 31.
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * T Quality (Snapshot)
• The “Fine” setting helps to bring out details when shooting a finely detailed image 
of nature that includes dense tree branches or leaves, or an image of a complex 
pattern.
• Memory capacity (the number of images you can record) will be affected by the 
quality settings you configure (page 172).
Image Quality...

79Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * » Quality (Movie)
Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity 
of a movie during playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HD) setting will result in 
better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot.
• The 16:9 aspect ratio is available only when “HD” is selected as the image quality.
• Memory capacity (Movie recording time you can shoot) will be affected by the 
quality...

80Advanced Settings
Procedure
[r] (REC) * [MENU] * Quality Tab * White Balance
You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are 
shooting and avoid the blue cast that results when shooting outdoors when it is 
cloudy, and the green cast that results when shooting under fluorescent lighting.
• When “Auto” is selected for the white balance setting, the camera automatically 
determines the white point of the subject. Certain subject colors and light source 
conditions can...