Casio Qv R51 Users Guide

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Horizontal Hold the camera
still in both
hands, with your
arms firmly
against your
sides.
Vertical When holding
the camera
vertically, make
sure that the
flash is above
the lens. Hold
the camera still
with both hands.
 IMPORTANT! 
Make sure your fingers or the strap does not block
the flash or lens.
Flash
Lens
 NOTE 
Your image will be blurred if you move the camera
when pressing the shutter release button. Press the
shutter release button carefully,...

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This causes an image or a message to appear on
the monitor screen.
This enters the REC mode for image recording.
If the camera is in the PLAY mode when it turns on,
the message “There are no files” will appear if you do
not have any images stored in memory yet. In
addition, the 
 icon will be visible at the top of the
display. If this happens, press [] (REC) to enter
the REC mode.
2.Compose the image
on the monitor screen
so the main subject is
within the focus
frame.
The...

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3.Press the shutter release
button half way to focus the
image.
• When you press the shutter
release button half way, the
camera’s Auto Focus feature
automatically focuses the image,
and displays the shutter speed
and aperture values.
• You can tell whether the
image is focused by
observing the focus frame
and the green operation
lamp.
Shutter release
button
It means this:
The image is in focus.
The image is not in focus.
When you see this:
Green focus frame
Green operation lamp...

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Recording Precautions
• Never open the battery compartment cover while the
green operation lamp is flashing. Doing so not only
causes the current image to be lost, it can also corrupt
images already stored in file memory and even lead to
malfunction of the camera.
• Never remove the memory card while an image is being
recorded to the memory card.
• Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that
cannot be detected by the human eye. When using the
camera indoors under...

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About the REC Mode Monitor Screen
• The image shown on the monitor screen in the REC
mode is a simplified image for composing purposes. The
actual image is recorded in accordance with the image
quality setting currently selected on your camera. The
image saved in file memory has much better resolution
and detail than the REC mode monitor screen image.
• Certain levels of subject brightness can cause the
response of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down,
which causes some...

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Using Zoom
Your camera is equipped with two types of zoom: optical
zoom and digital zoom.
Optical Zoom
The range of the optical zoom factor is shown below.
Optical Zoom
Factor Range: 1X to 3X
(1X to 1.2X in the Macro Mode)
1.In the REC mode, slide the
zoom controller left or
right to change the zoom
factor.
Slide the zoom controller in this direction:
 (Wide Angle)
 (Telephoto)
To do this:
Zoom out
Zoom in
Zoom ControllerZoom out Zoom in
2.Record the image.
 NOTES 
• The optical...

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Digital Zoom
Digital zoom is activated after you reach the maximum
optical zoom factor (3X). It enlarges the part of the image
at the center of the image screen. The range of the digital
zoom factor is shown below.
Digital Zoom Factor Range: 3X to 12X
(in combination with optical
zoom)
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Use [
] and [] to select the “REC” tab.
3.Use [] and [] to select “Digital Zoom”, and
then press [].
4.Use [] and [] to select “On”, and then
press [SET].
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 IMPORTANT! 
• Digital zoom is disabled whenever the monitor
screen is turned off (page 31).
• Using digital zoom can cause degradation of the
recorded image.Using the Flash
Perform the following steps to select the flash mode you
want to use.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Press [] ( ) to select
the flash mode.
• Each press of [] ( )
cycles through the flash
mode settings shown below
on the monitor screen.
Flash mode indicator
[ ] (  )
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3.Record the image.
 IMPORTANT! 
• The flash unit of this camera fires a number of times
when you record an image. The initial flashes are
pre-flashes, which the camera uses to obtain
information that it uses for exposure settings. The
final flash is for recording. Make sure that you keep
the camera still until the shutter releases.
• Image recording may not be performed if you press
the shutter release button while the red operation
lamp is flashing.
To do this:
Have the flash...

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Flash Unit Status
You can find out the current flash unit status by pressing
the shutter release button half way and checking the
monitor screen and red operation lamp.
*Red operation lamp
It means this:
Flash unit is charging
Flash unit is ready to fire
When the red operationlamp is this:
Flashing
Lit
Red operation lamp*The  indicator is also
shown on the monitor
screen when the flash
unit is ready to fire.
Changing the Flash Intensity Setting
Perform the following steps to...