Casio EX-M20U - 2 User manual

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3. Use [왘] (forward) or [왗] (back) to scroll
through files on the monitor screen.
NOTES
• Holding down [왗] or [왘] scrolls images at high
speed.
• In order to allow for faster playback image scrolling,
the image that initially appears on the monitor screen
is a preview image, which is of somewhat lower
quality than the actual display image. The actual
display image appears a short while after the preview
image. This does not apply to images copied from
another digital camera.
You can use the camera’s built-in monitor screen to view
images after you record them.
Basic Playback Operation
Use the following procedure to scroll through files stored in
the camera’s memory.
1. Press the power button
to turn on the camera.
• This causes an image or a
message to appear on the
monitor screen.
2. Align the mode selector
with “ ” (PLAY).
• This enters the PLAY
mode.
Power button
Mode selector
ON/OFF

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Playing an Audio Snapshot (EX-M20U Only)
Perform the steps below to display an audio snapshot
(indicated by a indicator) and play its audio.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] until the
image you want is displayed.
2. Press [SET].
• This plays back the
audio that accompanies
the displayed image.
• You can perform the
following operations
while audio is playing.
IMPORTANT!
• Audio volume can be adjusted only when playback is
being performed or is paused.
• When you have the LCD remote controller connected
to the camera, audio is output through the stereo
headphones (page 155) instead of the camera’s
speaker. Output through the headphones is
monaural.
• The volume of audio recorded with the camera
cannot be adjusted using the LCD remote controller.
Use the camera’s controller to adjust volume level in
this case.
To do this:
Fast forward or fast reverse
the audio
Pause and unpause audio
playback
Adjust audio volume
Cancel playback
Do this:
Hod down [왗] or [왘].
Press [SET].
Press [왖] or [왔].
Press [MENU].

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MENU
DISP
MENU
DISP
Flipping the Display
The following procedure flips the image 180 degrees. This
comes in handy when you want to show someone standing
in front of you an image on the monitor screen.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to scroll
through images on the monitor screen and
display the one you want.
2. Press the shutter release button and [SET] at
the same time.
• This flips the image 180 degrees. The histogram or
any other display information you had displayed is
cleared automatically whenever you flip the image.
• While an image is flipped, you can use [왗] and [왘] to
scroll to another image, if you want.
3. To return the image to its normal orientation,
press any button other than [왖], [왔], [왗], or
[왘].
IMPORTANT!
• Note that you cannot play an audio snapshot (EX-
M20U only), or a voice recording file (EX-M20U only)
on the monitor screen while a flipped image is
displayed.
• You cannot use the above procedure to flip an image
while a zoomed image, calendar screen image, an
audio snapshot (EX-M20U only), or a voice recording
file image (EX-M20U only) is on the display.
[SET]
Shutter release
button

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3. To scroll the image
on the display, press
[SET], and then press
[왖], [왔], [왗], or [왘].
• To display the indicator
for further zooming,
press [SET] again.
4. Press [MENU] to return the image to its
original size.
IMPORTANT!
• Depending on the original size of the recorded
image, you may not be able to zoom a display image
the full four times its normal size.
Zooming the Display Image
Perform the following procedure to zoom the image
currently on the monitor screen up to four times its normal
size.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to display
the image you want.
2. Press [왖] ( ) to
enlarge the image.
• This displays an
indicator that shows the
current zoom factor.
Current zoom factor

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Resizing an Image
You can use the following procedure to change a snapshot
image to either SXGA size (1280 x 960 pixels) or VGA size
(640 x 480 pixels).
• VGA is the optimum image size for attachment to e-mail
messages or incorporation into Web pages.
1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2. Select the “PLAY”
tab, select “Resize”,
and then press [왘].
3. Use [왗] and [왘] to scroll through images and
display the one you want to resize.
IMPORTANT!
• Resizing an image creates a new file that contains
the image in the size you select. The file with the
original image also remains in memory.
• Images smaller than 640 x 480 pixels cannot be
resized.
• An image recorded using the 1600 x 1072 (3:2) pixel
size cannot be resized.
• Note that you can resize snapshots recorded with
this camera only.
• If the message “This function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be resized.
• The resize operation cannot be performed if there is
not enough memory to store the resized image.
4. Use [왖] and [왔] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
To do this:
Resize to 1280 x 960 pixels (SXGA)
Resize to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
Cancel the resizing operation
Select this:
1280 x 960
640 x 480
Cancel

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Cropping an Image
Use the following procedure when you want to crop a
portion of an enlarged image and use the remaining part of
the image as an e-mail attachment, Web page image, etc.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [왗] and [왘] to scroll
through images and display the one you want
to crop.
2. Press [MENU].
3. Select the “PLAY”
tab, select
“Trimming”, and then
press [왘].
• This causes a cropping
boundary to appear.
4. Use [왖] and [왔] to make the cropping
boundary smaller or larger.
• The size of the cropping boundary depends on the
size of the image on the display.
5. When the cropping
boundary is the size
you want, press [DISP]
to lock it.
• After pressing [DISP] to
lock the size of the
cropping boundary, you
can press [DISP] again to
unlock it. After that, you
can repeat steps 4 and 5
to change the cropping
boundary size.
6. Use [왖], [왔], [왗], and [왘] to move the
cropping boundary up, down, left, or right
until the area of the image you want to extract
is within the boundary.
7. Press [SET] to extract the part of the image
enclosed in the cropping boundary.
• If you want to cancel the procedure at any point,
press [MENU].

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IMPORTANT!
• Cropping an image creates a new file that contains
the cropped image. The file with the original image
also remains in memory.
• An image recorded using the 1600 x 1072 (3:2) pixel
size cannot be cropped.
• Voice recording file images (EX-M20U only) cannot
be cropped.
• An image recorded using another camera model
cannot be cropped.
• If the message “This function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be cropped.
• The cropping operation cannot be performed if there
is not enough memory to store the cropped image.
Displaying the Calendar Screen
Use the following procedure to display a 1-month calendar.
While the calendar is on the display, you can select a date,
which displays the first image recorded on that date. This
helps to make it easy to find the images you want.
1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Calendar”, and
then press [왘].
3. Use [왖], [왔], [왗], and
[왘] to move the date
selection cursor.
• Use the procedure
under “Changing the
Date Format” on page
116 to specify the date
format.
• The image displayed on
the calendar for each
date is the first image
that was recorded on
that date.
Month/Year
Date selection cursor

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• Pressing [왖] while the date selection cursor is
located anywhere in the top line of the calendar
causes the previous month to appear.
• Pressing [왔] while the date selection cursor is
located anywhere in the bottom line of the calendar
causes the next month to appear.
• To exit the calendar screen, press [MENU].
•is displayed in the calendar screen to indicate
voice recording file images (page 92, EX-M20U
only).
•appears in place of the image when the date
contains data that cannot be displayed by this
camera.
4. To view the large version of a date’s image,
move the date selection cursor to the date,
and then press [SET].
• This displays the first image that was recorded on
the selected date.
Playing a Slide Show
Slide Show automatically plays back images in sequence
at a fixed interval.
1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow”,
and then press [왘].

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4. Use [왖] and [왔] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
• This starts the slide show.
5. To stop Slide Show, press [SET].
• The slideshow will also stop automatically after the
amount of time you specified for “Time” elapses.
3. Configure the slideshow settings.
• See the pages indicated below for more information.
For information about
configuring this setting:
Images
Time
Interval
Go here:
“To specify the slideshow
images” on page 85
“To specify the slideshow
time” on page 86
“To set the slideshow
interval” on page 86
IMPORTANT!
• Note that all buttons are disabled while an image
change is in progress. Wait until an image is stopped
on the monitor screen before performing a button
operation, or hold down the button until the image
stops.
• When the slideshow comes to an audio snapshot or
voice recording file, it plays the audio once and then
advances to the next file (EX-M20U only).
• While audio is playing, you can use [왖] and [왔] to
adjust the volume level (EX-M20U only).
• Images copied from another digital camera or a
computer may take longer time to appear than the
slideshow interval time you specify.

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To specify the slideshow images
1. Use [왖] and [왔] to select “Images”, and then
press [왘].
2. Use [왖] and [왔] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
3. Use [왖] and [왔] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
• This starts the slideshow.
• With the EX-M20U, the audio of audio snapshot and
voice recording files is also played back.
To do this:
Include all files in file memory in the
slideshow
Display a single file
Include all files in the FAVORITE
folder (page 137) in the slideshow
Select this setting:
All images
One Image
Favorites
■Selecting a Particular Image for a Slideshow
When you select “One image” as the slideshow type, the
slide show displays only one image, without changing it.
Use this setting when you want a particular image to
remain on the display while the camera is on the USB
cradle (Photo Stand feature).
1. Select “One image”, and then press [왘].
2. Use [왗] and [왘] to scroll through the images
until the one you want to use is on the
monitor screen.
3. Press [SET] to
register your
selection and return
to the menu screen.
• Pressing [MENU]
instead of [SET] returns
to the menu screen
without registering the
setting.