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Using the Camera with a Windows Computer Install the required software in accordance with the version of Windows you are running and what you want to do. When you want to do this: Operating System Version Install this software: See page: Save images to a computer and view them Vista / XP / 2000 Installation not required. 122 there manually Play movies Installation not required. • Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, can be used for playback. Vista / XP / 2000 • If your computer is running Windows 2000 and does 125 not have DirectX 9.0c or higher installed, download DirectX from the Microsoft DirectX site and install it on your computer. Edit movies - Vista / XP / 2000 • Use commercial software - as required. Upload movie files to YouTube Vista / XP (SP2/SP3) / 2000 (SP4) YouTube Uploader for CASIO* 126 Transfer images to the camera Vista / XP / 2000 Photo Transport 1.0* 128 Play back, copy, and edit Dynamic Photo moving subjects Vista (SP1) / XP (SP3) Dynamic Photo Manager 130 (animated characters) Vista / Adobe Reader 8 View the User's Guide XP (SP2/SP3) / (Not required if already 130 2000 (SP4) installed.) * Photo Transport and YouTube Uploader for CASIO will not run under 64-bit versions of Windows Vista. 121 Using the Camera with a Computer

Section	Page
Unpacking	2
Read this first!	3
Contents	4
General Guide	9
Monitor Screen Contents	10
Quick Start Basics	13
What is a digital camera?	13
What you can do with your CASIO camera	14
First, charge the battery prior to use.	15
To charge the battery	15
To load the battery	16
Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera	18
Preparing a Memory Card	19
Supported Memory Cards	19
To load a memory card	19
To format (initialize) a new memory card	20
Turning the Camera On and Off	21
To turn power on	21
To turn off the camera	21
To shoot a snapshot	22
Holding the Camera Correctly	25
Viewing Snapshots	26
Deleting Images	27
To delete a single file	27
To delete all files	27
Snapshot Shooting Precautions	28
Auto Focus Restrictions	28
Snapshot Tutorial	29
Using the Control Panel	29
Specifying Control Panel Items	30
Changing the Image Size (Size)	30
Using Flash (Flash)	34
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)	36
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	37
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	39
Using the easy Mode	39
Using Face Detection (Face Detection)	41
Shooting with the Make-up Mode (Make-up)	43
Shooting Beautiful Scenery Images (Landscape)	44
Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style	45
Shooting with Zoom	45
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point	46
Recording Movie Images and Audio	48
To record a movie	48
Using Prerecord Movie	50
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie	51
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)	51
To play back an audio recording	52
Using BEST SHOT	53
What is BEST SHOT?	53
Some Sample Scenes	53
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT	53
Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups	56
Shooting with AUTO BEST SHOT	57
Shooting ID Photographs	58
Shooting Images of White board, etc.	59
Recording a Self-portrait	60
Isolating Moving Subjects (Multi-motion Image)	61
Advanced Settings	62
Using On-screen Menus	62
REC Mode Settings (REC)	64
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)	64
Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)	67
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	68
Using Continuous Shutter (CS)	68
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)	70
Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)	71
Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)	74
Reducing the Effects of Subject Movement (Anti Shake)	75
Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)	75
Shooting with Quick Shutter (Quick Shutter)	76
Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)	76
Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)	77
Turning on Image Review (Review)	77
Using Icon Help (Icon Help)	77
Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)	78
Image Quality Settings (Quality)	79
Specifying Snapshot Size (Size)	79
Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))	79
Specifying Movie Image Quality (Quality (Movie))	79
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)	80
Controlling White Balance (White Balance)	81
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	82
Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)	82
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	83
Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)	83
Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	83
Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)	83
Adjusting Image Contrast (Contrast)	84
Specifying Flash Intensity (Flash Intensity)	84
Viewing Snapshots and Movies	85
Viewing Snapshots	85
Viewing a Movie	85
Viewing Continuous Shutter Images	86
Deleting Continuous Shutter Images	87
Dividing Up a CS Group	88
Zooming an On-screen Image	89
Displaying the Image Menu	90
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen	90
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen	91
Other Playback Functions (PLAY)	93
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)	93
Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory	94
Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print (Layout Print)	96
Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames (MOTION PRINT)	97
Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)	98
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	100
Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)	100
Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)	101
Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot (Brightness)	102
Keystone Correction (Keystone)	102
Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph (Color Correction)	103
Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)	104
Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)	104
Editing the Date and Time of an Image (Date/Time)	105
Rotating an Image (Rotation)	105
Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)	106
Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)	106
Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)	107
To play snapshot audio	107
Copying Files (Copy)	108
Dynamic Photo	109
To create a subject image to be inserted (Dynamic Photo)	109
Inserting a Subject into a Background Image (Dynamic Photo)	111
To view a Dynamic Photo	112
Converting a Dynamic Photo to a Movie (Movie Converter)	113
Printing	114
Printing Snapshots	114
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer	115
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies	117
Using the Camera with a Computer	120
Things you can do using a computer...	120
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer	121
Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer	122
Playing Movies	125
Uploading Movie Files to YouTube	126
Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory	128
Play back Dynamic Photo images on your EXILIM, a computer, or on a mobile phone	130
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)	130
User Registration	130
Using the Camera with a Macintosh	131
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files	131
Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh	134
Playing a Movie	134
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)	135
User Registration	135
Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images (Eye-Fi)	135
Files and Folders	137
Memory Card Data	138
Other Settings (Set Up)	140
Changing the Menu Screen Color (Menu Color)	140
Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication (Eye-Fi)	140
Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)	141
Configuring a Startup Image (Startup)	141
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File No.)	142
Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)	142
Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)	143
Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)	144
Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)	144
Specifying the Display Language (Language)	145
Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)	145
Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off)	146
Configuring [_] and [>] Settings (REC/PLAY)	146
Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)	147
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out)	147
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)	148
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)	148
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings	149
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure	149
How to Use the Histogram	149
Appendix	151
Precautions during Use	151
Power Supply	158
Charging	158
To replace the battery	159
Battery Precautions	159
Using the Camera in another Country	160
Using a Memory Card	160
To replace the memory card	160
Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software (Bundled CD-ROM)	162
Reset Initial Default Settings	163
When things don’t go right...	166
Troubleshooting	166
Display Messages	171
Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/ Voice Recording Time	174