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E Digital Camera EX-Z12 User's Guide Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User's Guide. • Keep the User's Guide in a safe place for future reference. • For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/ K834PCM2DMX 1
E Digital Camera EX-Z12 User's Guide Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product. • Before using it, be sure to read the precautions contained in this User's Guide. • Keep the User's Guide in a safe place for future reference. • For the most up-to-date information about this product, visit the official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/ K834PCM2DMX 1
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If anything is missing, contact your camera, check to the camera. To attach the strap to make sure that all items shown below are included. UNPACKING As you unpack your original retailer. Attach strap here. AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM 2 Basic Reference UNPACKING Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) Battery Charger (BC-11L) * The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.
If anything is missing, contact your camera, check to the camera. To attach the strap to make sure that all items shown below are included. UNPACKING As you unpack your original retailer. Attach strap here. AC Power Cord * Strap USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM 2 Basic Reference UNPACKING Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (NP-20) Battery Charger (BC-11L) * The shape of the AC power cord plug varies according to country or geographic area.
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... special charger unit before using , charging, or storing a battery, immediately remove it from the camera or charger unit and keep it away from open flame. - Use with a CASIO Digital Camera only. Never use or leave the battery near open flame. • Do not use with any of the following precautions creates the risk of...
... special charger unit before using , charging, or storing a battery, immediately remove it from the camera or charger unit and keep it away from open flame. - Use with a CASIO Digital Camera only. Never use or leave the battery near open flame. • Do not use with any of the following precautions creates the risk of...
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... in other areas subjected to 104°F). • Do not place the camera in camera memory. - In an area exposed to strong vibration INTRODUCTION 33 ■ Data Error Precautions • Your digital camera is being performed - Using a battery that appears. ■ Operating Environment ...• The operating temperature range of a motor vehicle on the monitor screen (page 257). Inside of the camera is performing an operation - Near an...
... in other areas subjected to 104°F). • Do not place the camera in camera memory. - In an area exposed to strong vibration INTRODUCTION 33 ■ Data Error Precautions • Your digital camera is being performed - Using a battery that appears. ■ Operating Environment ...• The operating temperature range of a motor vehicle on the monitor screen (page 257). Inside of the camera is performing an operation - Near an...
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...90. 1. This setting applies to ensure proper focus. When Quick Shutter is recorded. • If you want. SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 62 What the camera does in the operation panel (Image Size). 3. Note that can shoot snapshots by pressing the shutter button all the way without focus. • ...see page 259. When Quick Shutter is turned on High-speed Auto Focus is on as horizontal pixels × vertical pixels. Specifying Image Size A digital camera image is a collection of an image indicates how many pixels it contains, and is 7M (3072 × 2304 pixels). Use [S] and [T] to...
...90. 1. This setting applies to ensure proper focus. When Quick Shutter is recorded. • If you want. SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 62 What the camera does in the operation panel (Image Size). 3. Note that can shoot snapshots by pressing the shutter button all the way without focus. • ...see page 259. When Quick Shutter is turned on High-speed Auto Focus is on as horizontal pixels × vertical pixels. Specifying Image Size A digital camera image is a collection of an image indicates how many pixels it contains, and is 7M (3072 × 2304 pixels). Use [S] and [T] to...
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... procedure, and then select in the operation panel (easy mode). 3. Any settings you need to digital imaging. 1. To do . ON" and then 4. This mode is in the easy mode. This enters the easy mode. While the camera is recommended for exiting the easy mode. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT...
... procedure, and then select in the operation panel (easy mode). 3. Any settings you need to digital imaging. 1. To do . ON" and then 4. This mode is in the easy mode. This enters the easy mode. While the camera is recommended for exiting the easy mode. In the REC mode, press [SET]. 2. SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT...
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...directly onto the lens, shade the lens with a repeating horizontal pattern - The actual image will be recorded at varying distances from the camera - Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper focus may be possible when shooting the following types of subjects. - Blinds or other very ...shiny subject - Subject in the monitor screen image. ■ Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting • Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can cause digital noise in a dark location - Solid color wall or other subject with your hand when shooting an image. ■ Monitor Screen when Shooting...
...directly onto the lens, shade the lens with a repeating horizontal pattern - The actual image will be recorded at varying distances from the camera - Auto Focus Restrictions • Proper focus may be possible when shooting the following types of subjects. - Blinds or other very ...shiny subject - Subject in the monitor screen image. ■ Shooting Indoors under Fluorescent Lighting • Minute flickering of fluorescent lighting can cause digital noise in a dark location - Solid color wall or other subject with your hand when shooting an image. ■ Monitor Screen when Shooting...
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...] Zoom button 2. Wide Angle Telephoto 3. However, digital zoom can be used in combination with digital zoom (which digitally process the center portion of the image to enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of 12 - 45.2X. Shooting with Zoom Your camera provides you with 3X optical zoom (which changes the... lens focal distance), which can be used up to a certain point without causing deterioration of the image. • Digital zoom is not supported while "Timestamp" (page 135)...
...] Zoom button 2. Wide Angle Telephoto 3. However, digital zoom can be used in combination with digital zoom (which digitally process the center portion of the image to enlarge it) for total zoom capabilities of 12 - 45.2X. Shooting with Zoom Your camera provides you with 3X optical zoom (which changes the... lens focal distance), which can be used up to a certain point without causing deterioration of the image. • Digital zoom is not supported while "Timestamp" (page 135)...
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...is pressed. • Since four seconds of action before you press the shutter button to start movie recording (page 69). • The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you want to use MOTION PRINT (page 174) to extract still images of focus. Using Short Movie... after it before the shutter button is pressed are recorded, Short Movie is not possible and the image will be out of Short Movie scenes. Digital zoom only is disabled while shooting a movie. Short Movie Recording Start Four seconds Four seconds SHOOTING A MOVIE 93 If you shoot close up or ...
...is pressed. • Since four seconds of action before you press the shutter button to start movie recording (page 69). • The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you want to use MOTION PRINT (page 174) to extract still images of focus. Using Short Movie... after it before the shutter button is pressed are recorded, Short Movie is not possible and the image will be out of Short Movie scenes. Digital zoom only is disabled while shooting a movie. Short Movie Recording Start Four seconds Four seconds SHOOTING A MOVIE 93 If you shoot close up or ...
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IMPORTANT! • Night Scene, Fireworks scenes use a tripod to avoid image blur due to locate for auction site images. Because of digital noise in the image, the camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction process on slow shutter images. Images you record using the auction site sample scene are stored in a special folder to make...
IMPORTANT! • Night Scene, Fireworks scenes use a tripod to avoid image blur due to locate for auction site images. Because of digital noise in the image, the camera automatically performs a digital noise reduction process on slow shutter images. Images you record using the auction site sample scene are stored in a special folder to make...
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... [SET]. • This turns on Anti Shake and displays " " on the monitor screen. • In this happens, use Anti Shake to reduce digital noise in the operation panel (Anti Shake). 3. B 103 USING BEST SHOT If this case, Anti Shake will not work unless the ISO setting (page 129...) is set to "Auto". • Though " " (Anti Shake) is severe. • You can also use a tripod to stabilize the camera. • The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce the effects of subject movement are not limited (page 92). • Anti Shake may not...
... [SET]. • This turns on Anti Shake and displays " " on the monitor screen. • In this happens, use Anti Shake to reduce digital noise in the operation panel (Anti Shake). 3. B 103 USING BEST SHOT If this case, Anti Shake will not work unless the ISO setting (page 129...) is set to "Auto". • Though " " (Anti Shake) is severe. • You can also use a tripod to stabilize the camera. • The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce the effects of subject movement are not limited (page 92). • Anti Shake may not...
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Press the shutter button to select the "High Sensitivity" scene and then press [SET]. 3. This operation causes the camera to take natural looking images without Flash The BEST SHOT "High Sensitivity" scene makes it possible for the next shot. ...High Sensitivity can cause slight deterioration of image resolution. • The desirable level of hand movement. • The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images recorded under very dark conditions. • When shooting with High Sensitivity 1. High Sensitivity will remain...
Press the shutter button to select the "High Sensitivity" scene and then press [SET]. 3. This operation causes the camera to take natural looking images without Flash The BEST SHOT "High Sensitivity" scene makes it possible for the next shot. ...High Sensitivity can cause slight deterioration of image resolution. • The desirable level of hand movement. • The camera sometimes performs an automatic noise reduction operation to reduce digital noise in images recorded under very dark conditions. • When shooting with High Sensitivity 1. High Sensitivity will remain...
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... image in various sizes on 4" × 6" size paper. Then you can record the image of an old, faded photograph and then use the camera's built-in landscape (horizontal) orientation. B 109 USING BEST SHOT IMPORTANT! • The size of the ID photo image for "borderless print". For... larger. • When printing an ID photo, be sure to the maximum extent possible. • Make sure that comes with the camera in advanced digital camera technology to restore it. ■ Before Recording with Old Photo • Make sure the entire photograph you want to use. Restoring an...
... image in various sizes on 4" × 6" size paper. Then you can record the image of an old, faded photograph and then use the camera's built-in landscape (horizontal) orientation. B 109 USING BEST SHOT IMPORTANT! • The size of the ID photo image for "borderless print". For... larger. • When printing an ID photo, be sure to the maximum extent possible. • Make sure that comes with the camera in advanced digital camera technology to restore it. ■ Before Recording with Old Photo • Make sure the entire photograph you want to use. Restoring an...
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Press [SET] to play the snapshot's audio from another type of digital camera, only a rough image may appear to be a bit rough at high speed. • The image that if you want to play the audio of an ...Audio Snapshot You can use [W] and [X] to display the audio snapshot whose audio you copy an image from the camera's built-in speaker. 145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES An audio snapshot is indicated by an image with better definition. Enter the PLAY mode and then...
Press [SET] to play the snapshot's audio from another type of digital camera, only a rough image may appear to be a bit rough at high speed. • The image that if you want to play the audio of an ...Audio Snapshot You can use [W] and [X] to display the audio snapshot whose audio you copy an image from the camera's built-in speaker. 145 VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES An audio snapshot is indicated by an image with better definition. Enter the PLAY mode and then...
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... will return to the PLAY mode. • Pressing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the slideshow and returns to the menu screen. • Pressing [ ] instead of digital camera may remain on the display before performing a button operation. If a button does not work, wait a bit and try again. IMPORTANT! • All button operations are...
... will return to the PLAY mode. • Pressing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the slideshow and returns to the menu screen. • Pressing [ ] instead of digital camera may remain on the display before performing a button operation. If a button does not work, wait a bit and try again. IMPORTANT! • All button operations are...
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...; 1200 pixels) size, the new (corrected) version will be stored as the original one. • When you display a corrected image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected. Press [MENU]. 3. IMPORTANT! •... screen. • To exit color restoration without performing keystone correction. Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of a photograph shot with a digital camera. In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to scroll through images and display the snapshot you correct the old color of an Old ...
...; 1200 pixels) size, the new (corrected) version will be stored as the original one. • When you display a corrected image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and time indicate when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was corrected. Press [MENU]. 3. IMPORTANT! •... screen. • To exit color restoration without performing keystone correction. Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color of a photograph shot with a digital camera. In the PLAY mode, use [W] and [X] to scroll through images and display the snapshot you correct the old color of an Old ...
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... for the language whose user's guide you don't, go to register: http://world.casio.com/qv/register/ 236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER If you want to view. 3. Visit the following CASIO website to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader. 1. Configuring this... QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system, to play back movies recorded with proper playback of a PDF file. Open the "Digital Camera" folder and then open the "Manual" folder. 2. Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat...
... for the language whose user's guide you don't, go to register: http://world.casio.com/qv/register/ 236 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER If you want to view. 3. Visit the following CASIO website to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader. 1. Configuring this... QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system, to play back movies recorded with proper playback of a PDF file. Open the "Digital Camera" folder and then open the "Manual" folder. 2. Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat...
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Memory Card Data The camera stores images you shoot and other DCF-compliant device to display or print image data from another DCF device. ■ Memory Folder Structure DCIM (DCIM ... Music Folder) (Background Music File) (Background Music File) STARTING.JPG *2 (Startup Screen File) 238 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER This makes it possible for a digital camera, printer, or other data in accordance with the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a system that defines both image file formats and...
Memory Card Data The camera stores images you shoot and other DCF-compliant device to display or print image data from another DCF device. ■ Memory Folder Structure DCIM (DCIM ... Music Folder) (Background Music File) (Background Music File) STARTING.JPG *2 (Startup Screen File) 238 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER This makes it possible for a digital camera, printer, or other data in accordance with the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF). ■ About DCF DCF is a system that defines both image file formats and...
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...8226; Images created with MOTION PRINT • Movies • Images recorded with the type of device you are in accordance with another digital camera. Change the display language setting (page 197). Problem Possible Causes and Action Playback The color of the playback image is different from what... appears on the display The wrong display language is selected. I can download from the official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/ 3) If your computer is running Windows 98SE or 98, the USB driver may not be installed incorrectly.
...8226; Images created with MOTION PRINT • Movies • Images recorded with the type of device you are in accordance with another digital camera. Change the display language setting (page 197). Problem Possible Causes and Action Playback The color of the playback image is different from what... appears on the display The wrong display language is selected. I can download from the official EXILIM Website at http://www.exilim.com/ 3) If your computer is running Windows 98SE or 98, the USB driver may not be installed incorrectly.
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Specifications ■ Main Specifications Product Type Model Digital Camera EX-Z12 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2.2); DPOF compliant Movies: H.264/AVC MOV format Audio: WAV Recording Media Built-in Memory 11.4 MB SDHC ...) Fine Normal Economy 2.0 MB 1.15 MB 720 KB 5 images 10 images 16 images 483 images 841 images 1343 images 259 APPENDIX DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 standard;
Specifications ■ Main Specifications Product Type Model Digital Camera EX-Z12 ■ Camera Functions Image Files Format Snapshots: JPEG (Exif Version 2.2); DPOF compliant Movies: H.264/AVC MOV format Audio: WAV Recording Media Built-in Memory 11.4 MB SDHC ...) Fine Normal Economy 2.0 MB 1.15 MB 720 KB 5 images 10 images 16 images 483 images 841 images 1343 images 259 APPENDIX DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 1.0 standard;