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Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie, Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording), then press [SET].

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Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie 1. While a movie is being recorded, press the shutter button. Movie recording continues after the snapshot is recorded. NOTE • You cannot shoot a snapshot during movie recording in the optical zoom range of 1X to 1.4X. • You can use [2] ( ) while shooting a movie to change the flash mode setting. • Movie recording is interrupted for a few seconds at the point where a snapshot is recorded. • Shooting a snapshot during movie recording is not possible while any one of the following BEST SHOT scenes is selected. Prerecord (Movie), ID Photo, Business cards and documents, White board, etc., For YouTube, Voice Recording Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) Voice Recording lets you record audio only, without a snapshot or movie. You can record about 120 minutes of Voice Recording using the camera's built-in memory only. 1. In the REC mode, press [BS]. 2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the "Voice Recording" scene and then press [SET]. This causes ` to appear on the monitor screen. 3. Press the shutter button to start recording. • The back lamp flashes green while recording is in progress. • Pressing [SET] during recording will insert a marker into the recording. During playback, you will be able to jump to the markers in the recording. Recording time 4. Press the shutter button again to stop audio recording. • To create another audio recording file, repeat steps 3 and 4. • To turn off Voice Recording, press [BS] and then select R (Auto). Remaining recording time 50 Recording Movie Images and Audio

Section	Page
Unpacking	2
Read this first!	3
Contents	4
Quick Start Basics	9
What is a digital camera?	9
What you can do with your CASIO camera	10
First, charge the battery prior to use.	11
To charge the battery	11
To load the battery	12
Configuring the Display Language the First Time You Turn On the Camera	13
Preparing a Memory Card	15
Supported Memory Cards	15
To load a memory card	15
To format (initialize) a new memory card	16
Turning the Camera On and Off	17
To turn power on	17
To turn off the camera	17
To shoot a snapshot	18
Holding the Camera Correctly	20
Viewing Snapshots	21
Deleting Images	22
To delete a single file	22
To delete all files	22
Snapshot Shooting Precautions	23
Auto Focus Restrictions	23
Snapshot Tutorial	24
Using the Control Panel	24
Changing the Image Size (Size)	25
Using Flash (Flash)	28
Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)	30
To use Detect Blur to minimize image blur (Detect Blur)	30
To use Detect Panning to minimize image blur (Detect Panning)	31
To use Detect Smile to record when a subject is smiling (Detect Smile)	31
To change Auto Shutter trigger sensitivity (Sensitivity)	32
Using Face Recognition (Face Recognition)	34
To perform a face recognition recording operation (Normal)	34
Using the Family First Mode (Family First)	35
Using Continuous Shutter (Continuous)	39
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	41
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)	42
Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style	43
Shooting with Zoom	43
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point	44
Shooting with the Make-up Mode (Make-up)	46
Recording Movie Images and Audio	47
To record a movie	47
Using Prerecord Movie	49
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie	50
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)	50
To play back an audio recording	51
Using BEST SHOT	52
What is BEST SHOT?	52
Some Sample Scenes	52
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT	52
Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups	54
Shooting with AUTO BEST SHOT	56
Shooting ID Photographs	57
Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents	58
Recording a Self-portrait	59
Isolating Moving Subjects (Multi-motion Image)	60
Advanced Settings	61
Using On-screen Menus	61
REC Mode Settings (REC)	63
Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)	63
Using Continuous Shutter (Continuous)	66
Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)	66
Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)	67
Shooting with Face Recognition (Face Recognition)	67
Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Anti Shake)	68
Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)	69
Using the Auto Focus Assist Light (AF Assist Light)	69
Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)	70
Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)	70
Assigning Functions to the [<] and [>] Keys (L/R Key)	71
Shooting with Quick Shutter (Quick Shutter)	71
Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)	72
Turning on Image Review (Review)	72
Using Icon Help (Icon Help)	72
Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)	73
Image Quality Settings (Quality)	74
Specifying Snapshot Size (Size)	74
Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))	74
Specifying Movie Image Quality (Quality (Movie))	75
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)	75
Controlling White Balance (White Balance)	76
Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)	77
Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)	77
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	78
Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)	78
Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	78
Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)	78
Adjusting Image Contrast (Contrast)	79
Specifying Flash Intensity (Flash Intensity)	79
Viewing Snapshots and Movies	80
Viewing Snapshots	80
Viewing a Movie	80
Zooming an On-screen Image	81
Displaying the Image Menu	81
Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen	82
Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen	83
Other Playback Functions (PLAY)	85
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)	85
Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory	86
Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print (Layout Print)	88
Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames (MOTION PRINT)	89
Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)	89
Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)	91
Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)	92
Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)	93
Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot (Brightness)	94
Keystone Correction (Keystone)	94
Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph (Color Correction)	95
Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)	96
Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)	96
Editing the Date and Time of an Image (Date/Time)	97
Rotating an Image (Rotation)	97
Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)	98
Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)	98
Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)	99
To play snapshot audio	100
Copying Files (Copy)	101
Printing	102
Printing Snapshots	102
Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer	103
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies	105
Using the Camera with a Computer	108
Things you can do using a computer...	108
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer	109
Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer	110
Save images to a computer automatically/Manage images	113
Playing Movies	114
Uploading Movie Files to YouTube	114
Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory	116
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)	118
User Registration	118
Using the Camera with a Macintosh	119
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files	119
Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh	122
Playing a Movie	122
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)	122
User Registration	122
Files and Folders	123
Memory Card Data	124
Other Settings (Set Up)	126
REC Mode Control Panel Display (_ Panel)	126
Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Screen)	127
Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)	128
Configuring a Startup Image (Startup)	128
Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File No.)	129
Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)	130
Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)	131
Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)	131
Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)	132
Specifying the Display Language (Language)	132
Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)	133
Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off)	133
Configuring [_] and [>] Settings (REC/PLAY)	134
Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)	134
Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out)	135
Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)	136
Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)	136
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings	137
Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure	137
How to Use the Histogram	138
Appendix	139
Precautions during Use	139
Power Supply	147
Charging	147
To replace the battery	147
Battery Precautions	148
Using the Camera in another Country	148
Using a Memory Card	149
To replace the memory card	149
Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software	151
General Guide	152
Monitor Screen Contents	153
Reset Initial Default Settings	155
When things don’t go right...	158
Troubleshooting	158
Display Messages	162
Number of Snapshots and Movie Recording Time	164