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Unpacking, Charger unit BC-80L - camera

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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. Digital camera Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) Charger unit (BC-80L) To attach the strap to the camera * The shape of the power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area. Attach strap here. Power cord Strap USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Basic Reference 2

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)	33
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	35
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	36
Using Continuous Shutter (CS)	37
Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images	38
Using Face Detection (Face Detection)	40
Shooting with the Make-up Mode (Make-up)	42
Using the easy Mode	43
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 Business Cards and Documents	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
Using Continuous Shutter (CS)	67
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)	68
Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)	69
Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)	72
Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Anti Shake)	73
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	74
Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)	74
Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)	75
Assigning Functions to the [<] and [>] Keys (L/R Key)	75
Shooting with Quick Shutter (Quick Shutter)	76
Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)	76
Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)	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))	80
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)	81
Controlling White Balance (White Balance)	82
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	83
Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)	83
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	84
Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)	84
Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	84
Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)	85
Adjusting Image Contrast (Contrast)	85
Specifying Flash Intensity (Flash Intensity)	85
Viewing Snapshots and Movies	86
Viewing Snapshots	86
Viewing a Movie	86
Viewing Continuous Shutter Images	87
Deleting Continuous Shutter Images	88
Dividing Up a CS Group	89
Zooming an On-screen Image	90
Displaying the Image Menu	91
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen	91
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen	92
Other Playback Functions (PLAY)	94
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)	94
Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory	95
Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print (Layout Print)	97
Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames (MOTION PRINT)	98
Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)	99
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	101
Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)	101
Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)	102
Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot (Brightness)	103
Keystone Correction (Keystone)	103
Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph (Color Correction)	104
Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)	105
Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)	105
Editing the Date and Time of an Image (Date/Time)	106
Rotating an Image (Rotation)	106
Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)	107
Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)	107
Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)	108
To play snapshot audio	109
Copying Files (Copy)	110
Dynamic Photo	111
To create a subject image to be inserted (Dynamic Photo)	111
Inserting a Subject into a Background Image (Dynamic Photo)	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	126
Uploading Movie Files to YouTube	126
Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory	128
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	133
Playing a Movie	134
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)	134
User Registration	134
Files and Folders	135
Memory Card Data	136
Other Settings (Set Up)	138
REC Mode Control Panel Display (_ Panel)	138
Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout (> Display)	139
Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)	140
Configuring a Startup Image (Startup)	140
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File No.)	141
Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)	142
Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)	143
Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)	143
Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)	144
Specifying the Display Language (Language)	144
Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)	145
Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off)	145
Configuring [_] and [>] Settings (REC/PLAY)	146
Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)	146
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	150
Appendix	151
Precautions during Use	151
Power Supply	159
Charging	159
To replace the battery	159
Battery Precautions	160
Using the Camera in another Country	160
Using a Memory Card	161
To replace the memory card	161
Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software	163
Reset Initial Default Settings	164
When things don’t go right...	167
Troubleshooting	167
Display Messages	172
Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/ Voice Recording Time	174