Casio Ex Z280 For North American Customers Owners Manual

2015-03-09

• Unpacking
• Read this first!
• Contents
• General Guide
• Monitor Screen Contents
• Quick Start Basics
  • What is a digital camera?
  • What you can do with your CASIO camera
  • First, charge the battery prior to use.
    • To charge the battery
    • To load the battery
  • Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera
  • Preparing a Memory Card
    • Supported Memory Cards
    • To load a memory card
    • To format (initialize) a new memory card
  • Turning the Camera On and Off
    • To turn power on
    • To turn off the camera
  • To shoot a snapshot
  • Holding the Camera Correctly
  • Viewing Snapshots
  • Deleting Images
    • To delete a single file
    • To delete all files
  • Snapshot Shooting Precautions
    • Auto Focus Restrictions
• Snapshot Tutorial
  • Using the Control Panel
    • Specifying Control Panel Items
  • Changing the Image Size (Size)
  • Using Flash (Flash)
  • Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)
  • Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)
  • Using Continuous Shutter (CS)
    • Specifying the Method for Saving Continuous Shutter Images
  • Using Face Detection (Face Detection)
  • Shooting with the Make-up Mode (Make-up)
  • Using the easy Mode
  • Changing the Control Panel Date/Time Style
  • Shooting with Zoom
    • Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point
• Recording Movie Images and Audio
  • To record a movie
  • Using Prerecord Movie
  • Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie
  • Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording)
    • To play back an audio recording
• Using BEST SHOT
  • What is BEST SHOT?
    • Some Sample Scenes
  • To shoot an image with BEST SHOT
    • Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups
  • Shooting with AUTO BEST SHOT
  • Shooting ID Photographs
  • Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents
  • Recording a Self-portrait
  • Isolating Moving Subjects (Multi-motion Image)
• Advanced Settings
  • Using On-screen Menus
  • REC Mode Settings (REC)
    • Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)
    • Using Continuous Shutter (CS)
    • Using the Self-timer (Self-timer)
    • Using Auto Shutter (Auto Shutter)
    • Shooting with Face Detection (Face Detection)
    • Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement (Anti Shake)
    • Specifying the Auto Focus Area (AF Area)
    • Changing the Focus Frame Shape (Focus Frame)
    • Turning Digital Zoom On or Off (Digital Zoom)
    • Assigning Functions to the [<] and [>] Keys (L/R Key)
    • Shooting with Quick Shutter (Quick Shutter)
    • Using the easy Mode (easy Mode)
    • Displaying the On-screen Grid (Grid)
    • Turning on Image Review (Review)
    • Using Icon Help (Icon Help)
    • Configuring Power On Default Settings (Memory)
  • Image Quality Settings (Quality)
    • Specifying Snapshot Size (Size)
    • Specifying Snapshot Image Quality (Quality (Snapshot))
    • Specifying Movie Image Quality (Quality (Movie))
    • Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)
    • Controlling White Balance (White Balance)
    • Specifying ISO Sensitivity (ISO)
    • Specifying the Metering Mode (Metering)
    • Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)
    • Using Built-in Color Filters (Color Filter)
    • Controlling Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
    • Controlling Color Saturation (Saturation)
    • Adjusting Image Contrast (Contrast)
    • Specifying Flash Intensity (Flash Intensity)
• Viewing Snapshots and Movies
  • Viewing Snapshots
  • Viewing a Movie
  • Viewing Continuous Shutter Images
    • Deleting Continuous Shutter Images
    • Dividing Up a CS Group
  • Zooming an On-screen Image
  • Displaying the Image Menu
  • Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen
  • Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen
• Other Playback Functions (PLAY)
  • Playing a Slideshow on the Camera (Slideshow)
    • Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory
  • Laying Out Snapshots with Layout Print (Layout Print)
  • Creating a Snapshot of Movie Frames (MOTION PRINT)
  • Editing a Movie on the Camera (Movie Editing)
  • Optimizing Image Brightness (Lighting)
  • Using Red Eye Correction (Red Eye)
  • Adjusting White Balance (White Balance)
  • Adjusting the Brightness of an Existing Snapshot (Brightness)
  • Keystone Correction (Keystone)
  • Using Color Correction to Correct the Color of an Old Photograph (Color Correction)
  • Selecting Images for Printing (DPOF Printing)
  • Protecting a File Against Deletion (Protect)
  • Editing the Date and Time of an Image (Date/Time)
  • Rotating an Image (Rotation)
  • Resizing a Snapshot (Resize)
  • Cropping a Snapshot (Trimming)
  • Adding Audio to a Snapshot (Dubbing)
    • To play snapshot audio
  • Copying Files (Copy)
• Dynamic Photo
  • To create a subject image to be inserted (Dynamic Photo)
  • Inserting a Subject into a Background Image (Dynamic Photo)
    • To view a Dynamic Photo
  • Converting a Dynamic Photo to a Movie (Movie Converter)
• Printing
  • Printing Snapshots
  • Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer
  • Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies
• Using the Camera with a Computer
  • Things you can do using a computer...
  • Using the Camera with a Windows Computer
    • Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer
    • Playing Movies
    • Uploading Movie Files to YouTube
    • Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory
    • Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
    • User Registration
  • Using the Camera with a Macintosh
    • Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files
    • Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh
    • Playing a Movie
    • Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
    • User Registration
  • Files and Folders
  • Memory Card Data
• Other Settings (Set Up)
  • REC Mode Control Panel Display (_ Panel)
  • Selecting a PLAY Mode Screen Layout (> Display)
  • Configuring Camera Sound Settings (Sounds)
  • Configuring a Startup Image (Startup)
  • Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule (File No.)
  • Configuring World Time Settings (World Time)
  • Time Stamping Snapshots (Timestamp)
  • Setting the Camera’s Clock (Adjust)
  • Specifying the Date Style (Date Style)
  • Specifying the Display Language (Language)
  • Configuring Sleep State Settings (Sleep)
  • Configuring Auto Power Settings (Auto Power Off)
  • Configuring [_] and [>] Settings (REC/PLAY)
  • Configuring USB Protocol Settings (USB)
  • Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and Video Output System (Video Out)
  • Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card (Format)
  • Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults (Reset)
• Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
  • Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure
    • How to Use the Histogram
• Appendix
  • Precautions during Use
  • Power Supply
    • Charging
    • To replace the battery
    • Battery Precautions
    • Using the Camera in another Country
  • Using a Memory Card
    • To replace the memory card
  • Computer System Requirements for Bundled Software (Bundled CD-ROM)
  • Reset Initial Default Settings
  • When things don’t go right...
    • Troubleshooting
    • Display Messages
  • Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/ Voice Recording Time
  • Specifications