Casio HIGH SPEED EXILIM EX FH25 User Manual

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• The initial factory default image size setting is 10M (10 million pixels).
• Selecting 3:2 records images with an as pect ratio of 3:2, which matches the 
standard aspect ratio of print paper.
• The letters “HDTV” stand for “High Defini tion Television”. An HDTV screen has an 
aspect ratio of 16:9, which makes them  wider than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio of 
television screens of the past. Your camera can record images that are compatible 
with the aspect ratio an HDTV screen.
• You...

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ISO sensitivity is a measure of sensitivity to light.
1.In the REC mode, press [ 8].
2.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the third control panel option from the top 
(ISO Sensitivity).
3.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the setting you  want and then press [SET].
• The current ISO sensitivity setting is  used when shooting a high speed movie 
in the  M (manual exposure) mode. For all ot her types of movies, “AUTO” is 
used as the ISO sensitivity setting.
•“ S  Image AS” (page 95) can be used...

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You can adjust white balance to match the source of light available where you are 
shooting and avoid the blue cast that re sults when shooting outdoors when it is 
cloudy, and the green cast that results  when shooting under fluorescent lighting.
1.In the REC mode, press [8].
2.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the fourth control panel option from the top 
(White Balance).
3.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the shooting co ndition you want and then 
press [SET].
Adjusting White Bala nce (White...

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• When “‡ Auto WB” 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 caus e problems when the camera tries to 
determine the white point, which makes proper white balance adjustment 
impossible. If this happens, select the wh ite balance setting that matches your 
shooting conditions (Day light, Overcast, etc.).
You can manually adjust an image’s exposure  value (EV...

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You can use the following procedure to change the Auto Focus metering area for 
shooting snapshots.• When recording movies, the AF metering area is always “
U Spot”.
1.In the REC mode, press [ 8].
2.Use [ 8] and [ 2] to select the fourth control panel option from the 
bottom (AF Area).
3.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the setting you  want and then press [SET].
•“O
 Tracking” cannot be used in combination with the following features.
Prerecord CS, some BEST SHOT scenes (Move Out CS,...

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1.Press ð (Flash up) to open the 
flash unit.
• The flash will not fire if the flash unit 
is not open.
2.In the REC mode, press [ 2] ( ) 
once.
3.Use [ 4] and [ 6] to select the 
flash setting you want  and then press [SET].
4.Press the shutter button to shoot.
• Note that the flash unit does  not close automatically. After 
you are finished using it, y ou need to close it by hand.
• For information about Flash Range, see page 188.
Using Flash (Flash)
 Auto Flash Flash fires...

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IMPORTANT!
• The camera will not release the shutter unless the flash unit is raised when any one 
of the following conditions exists. Be sure  to raise the flash unit whenever shooting 
with flash is required.
– When shooting with Flash CS, wh ich requires the flash to fire
– When  < (Flash On) is selected for the flash mode
– When  > (Auto Flash) or  ¥ (Red-Eye Reduction) is selected for the flash mode 
and the camera judges that flash is required
NOTE
• Take care to ensure nothing...

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Red-eye Reduction
Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the 
eyes of people who are in the image. This  is caused when the light from the flash 
reflects off of the retina of the eye. When  ¥ (Red-Eye Reduction) is selected as the 
flash mode, the camera fires a pre-flash to  cause the irises in the eyes of any people 
in the image to close, which reduces the chance of red eye.
Note the following important points when using red-eye...

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Your camera provides you with 20X optical zoom (that changes the lens focal 
distance), which can be used in combinati on with digital zoom (that digitally 
processes the center portion of the image to  enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of 
20X to 318.8X. The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 51).
1.In the REC mode, slide the zoom controller to zoom.
• Sliding the zoom controller as far as it wi ll go in either direction will zoom at 
high speed.
2.Press...

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If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop 
when the optical zoom factor reaches its  maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom 
controller and then holding it again towards  z (Telephoto) will switch to digital 
zoom, which you can use to se t an even higher zoom factor.
• If you do want to use digital zoom, change the “Digital Zoom” setting to “On” (page  98).
• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting....