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Digital Camera
User’s Guide
K860PCM1DMX
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Unpacking As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. •A shoe cap is installed on the hot shoe at the factory. Rechargeable Charger unit Digital camera lithium ion battery (BC-100L) (NP-100) • The shape of the power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area. Power cord Strap Lens cap Lens hood Remote shutter release USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference 2
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Read this first! • The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. • The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable, erroneous, etc. • Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidd
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Contents Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ❚❙ Quick Start Basics 9 What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Attaching the Lens Cap and S
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❚ Specifying the [AE-L/AF-L] button Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ❚ Selecting the Continuous Shutter (CS) Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ❚ Using Flash Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ❚ Using Prerecord (Still image) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 87 ❚ Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . .(T Quality (Snapshot)). . . 87 ❚ Configuring HD Movie Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (HD » Quality). . . 87 ❚ Setting the High-speed Movie Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . (HS » Speed). . . 88 ❚ Reducing Underexposure and Overexposure . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Range). . . 88 ❚ Specifying Flash Intensity . .
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❚❙ Printing 116 Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . 119 ❚❙ Using the Camera with a Computer 122 Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Using the Camera with a Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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❚❙ Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 146 Turning Display Information On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Info) . 146 Selecting Monitor Screen and Viewfinder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure . . . . . . (+Histogram) . 147 ❚ How to Use the Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 ❚❙ Appendix 149 Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Quick Start Basics What is a digital camera? A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and delete images a countless number of times. Record Delete Play You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways. Store images on your Print images. Attach images to e-mail. computer. Quick Start Basics 9
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What you can do with your CASIO camera Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions. High-speed Continuous Shutter Prerecord (Still image) Now you can shoot continuous high-resolution images at the amazing speed of 60 images per second. Prerecord (Still image) pre-records images to ensure you are almost never too late with the shutter button. See page 46 for more info
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Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap Be sure to attach the lens cap and strap to the camera before using it. . Attaching the Lens Cap Lens cap . Attaching the strap • Attach either end of the strap to the two strap rings on the sides of the camera as shown in the illustration. • After you are finished pull on the strap to test it and to make sure it does not come loose. First, charge the battery prior to use. Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps unde
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2. Plug the charger unit into a household [CHARGE] lamp power outlet. About 4 hours 30 minutes are required to reach full charge. The [CHARGE] lamp will go out when charging is complete. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet and then remove the battery from the charger. Lamp Status Description Lit Red Charging Charger unit or battery problem due to abnormally high or Off low ambient temperature (page 157) Lit green Charging complete or standing by Other Charging Precautions • Charge
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To load the battery 1. Open the battery cover. Slide the lock in the direction indicated by the arrow and the battery cover will open. 2 1 Lock 2. Load the battery. Stopper While holding the stopper to the side in the direction indicated by the arrow, slide the battery into the camera, terminals end first. Press the battery in until the stopper secures it in place. Terminals 3. Close the battery cover. • For information about how to replace the battery, see page 158. Quick Start Basics 13
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Checking Remaining Battery Power As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates remaining power as shown below. Remaining Power High Low Battery Indicator *** Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible. Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately. • The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the REC mode and PLAY mode. • Leav
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Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and [ON/OFF] time correctly will cause the wrong date and time (Power) data to be recorded with images. 8 1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the camera. 4 6 2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the [SET] 2 language you want and then press [SET]. 3. Use [8], [2],
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Preparing a Memory Card Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory. • For information about memory card capacities, see page 177. Supported Memory Cards – SD Memory Card – SD
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IMPORTANT! • Never insert anything besides a supported memory card (page 16) into the memory card slot. • Should water or any foreign object ever get into the card slot, immediately turn off the camera, remove the battery, and contact your retailer or nearest CASIO authorized service center. To format (initialize) a new memory card You need to format a new memory card before using it for the first time. 1. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. 2. Select the “Set Up” tab, select “Format” and th
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To shoot a snapshot 1. Remove the lens cap and then press [r] (REC) to turn on the camera. 2. Set the mode dial to t (Auto). 3. Set the CS dial to t (Single Shot). • You can use either monitor screen or viewfinder to compose the image. Each press of the [EVF/LCD] button cycles through the available monitor screen and viewfinder on/off settings (page 146). If the image in the viewfinder appears blurry, use the diopter dial to adjust it. Snapshot mode icon [r] (REC) CS dial Shutter button Mode
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Half-press When you half-press the shutter button, the Press lightly camera automatically adjusts exposure and until the focuses on the subject it is currently pointed button stops. at. Mastering how much pressure is required for a half-press and a full-press of the shutter button is an important technique for good- looking images. Beep, beep (Image is in focus.) 6. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the shutter button the rest of the way down. This records the snapshot. Full-p
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. If the subject is not in the center of the frame... “Focus lock” (page 44) is the name of a technique you can use when you want to shoot an image in which the subject to be focused on is not within the focus frame in the center of the screen. Holding the Camera Correctly Your images will not come out clearly if you Horizontal Vertical move the camera when you press the shutter button. When pressing the shutter button, be sure to hold the camera as shown in the illustration near by, and k
