Casio EX-Z1080 - EXILIM Digital Camera User manual

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E
Digital Camera
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/
EX-Z1080
K848PCM1DMX

2UNPACKING
UNPACKING
As youunpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown beloware included. If anything is missing, contact your original
retailer.
Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
(NP-40) Battery Charger (BC-31L)
AC Power Cord *Strap
USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROM Basic Reference
*The shape of the AC power cord
plug varies according to country or
geographic area.
Attach strap here.
To attach the strap to the camera.

3CONTENTS
CONTENTS
UNPACKING 2
QUICK START BASICS 9
First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring Display Language, Date,
and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INTRODUCTION 22
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
GETTING READY 36
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
■To charge the battery 36
■To load the battery 38
■Replacing the Battery 41
■Battery Precautions 41
Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . 42
Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
■Supported Memory Cards 47
■Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 48
■Replacing the Memory Card 49
■Formatting a Memory Card 49
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . 52
■Selecting a Screen Layout52
■Turning Display Information On and Off 56
If you lose your way... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

4CONTENTS
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 59
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
■Specifying Image Size 63
■Specifying Image Quality 65
■Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 66
■Snapshot Shooting Precautions 67
■Auto Focus Restrictions 67
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
■Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 78
■Recording with Normal-speed Continuous
Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter,
and Flash Continuous Shutter 79
■Recording with Zoom Continuous Shutter 79
■Continuous Shutter Precautions 80
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Face Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
■Performing a face recognition recording
operation (Normal Mode) 84
■Using the Family First Mode to Give Priority
to Particular Faces 85
■Face Recognition Precautions 89
SHOOTING A MOVIE 91
Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
■Movie Recording Precautions 93
Using Short Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using Past Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
USING BEST SHOT 97
Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . 104
Shooting Images of Business Cards
and Documents (Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Shooting ID Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Restoring an Old Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Recording Snapshots into a Multi-image
Layout (Layout Shots) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Auto Tracking a Moving Subject
(Auto Framing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

5CONTENTS
ADVANCED SETTINGS 115
Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
■Using Auto Focus 116
■Using Macro Focus 117
■Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) 123
■Using Infinity Focus 123
■Using Manual Focus 123
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 125
Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Reducing the Effects of Overexposure and
Underexposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Enhancing Human Skin Textures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using the Camera’s Color Filter Effects . . . . . . . 133
Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Date Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 138
■Using Key Customize to Assign Functions
[W] and [X]138
■Displaying an On-screen Grid 139
■Displaying the Image YouJust Recorded
(Image Review)139
■Using Icon Help 140
■Using Mode Memory to Configure
Power On Default Settings 141
■Resetting the Camera to Its Initial
Factory Defaults 143
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS
AND MOVIES 144
Viewing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
■Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 145
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
■Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake 148
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 148
Viewing Camera Images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Zooming the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Using the 12-image Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

6CONTENTS
EDITING IMAGES 160
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using Color Restoration to Correct
the Color of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . 165
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Combining Multiple Snapshots into
a Single Image (Layout Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Adjusting White Balance of
a Recorded Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adjusting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . 171
Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame
(MOTION PRINT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
USING AUDIO 177
Adding Audio to a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) . . . . . . 179
MANAGING YOUR FILES 181
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the FAVORITE Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
DELETING FILES 188
Deleting a Specific File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Deleting All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots . . . . . . . . 189

7CONTENTS
OTHER SETTINGS 190
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 190
Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 192
Specifying the File Name Serial Number
Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting. . . 194
Using World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
■Configuring World Time Settings 196
Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing the Brightness of
the Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Changing the USB Port Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
[ ] (REC) and [ ] (PLAY)
Button Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Formatting Built-in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
PRINTING 203
Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be
Printed and the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . 208
■Date Stamping 210
Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
USING THE CAMERA WITH A
COMPUTER 212
What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 213
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 215
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on the Computer 221
■Playing Movies 223
■Uploading Movie Files to YouTube224
■Transferring Images to the Camera 226
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 229
■User Registration 230
■Exiting the CD-ROM Menu230
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 230
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh 231
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on Your Macintosh 236
■Playing Movies 236
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 237
■Registering as a User 237
Reading Files Directly from a Memory Card . . . . 237
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

8CONTENTS
APPENDIX 242
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
■Battery Charger Lamp Reference 252
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
■Finding the Problem and Fixing It 253
■Display Messages 258
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

9QUICK START BASICS
QUICK START BASICS
(page 36)
■Using the Battery Charger to Charge
1. Load the battery into the battery charger.
2. Plug the battery charger into a household
power outlet.
First, charge the battery
[CHARGE] lamp lights red during charging.
[CHARGE] lamp goes out when charging is complete.
• It takes about 150 minutes to achieve a full charge.

10 QUICK START BASICS
■Loading the Battery into the Camera
1. Open the battery cover.
2. Load the battery into the camera.
3. Close the battery cover.
1
2
While pressing lightly on the
cover, slide it in the direction
indicated by the arrowto open.
Front (EXILIM logo) Stopper
EXILIM logo
Front
Battery contacts
2
1

11 QUICK START BASICS
(pages 194, 198)
The settings on this page are required the first time youturn on
the camera after purchasing it.
•If youmake a mistake when configuring the language, date,
and time settings, youcan change the settings (pages 194,
198).
1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the camera.
2. Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the
language you want and then press [SET].
3. Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the area
where you will use the camera and then press
[SET].
4. Use [S] and [T] to select the city where you
will use the camera and then press [SET].
5. Use [S] and [T] to select the summer time
(DST) setting you want and then press [SET].
Configuring Display Language, Date, and Time Settings
[SET]
[]
[]
[][]
[ON/OFF] (Power)
[BS]

12 QUICK START BASICS
6. Use [S] and [T] to select the date format and then press [SET].
Example: December 19, 2007
7. Set the date and the time.
Use [W] and [X] to select the setting youwant (year, month, day, hour, minute) and then use [S] and [T] to change the setting.
To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press [BS].
8.When settings are completed, press [SET].
9. Press [ON/OFF] to turn off the camera.
•After finishing this procedure, advance to the procedure on the next page.
To display the date like this: Select this option:
07/12/19 YY/MM/DD
19/12/07 DD/MM/YY
12/19/07 MM/DD/YY

13 QUICK START BASICS
(page 46)
■Loading a Memory Card into the Camera
When a memory card is loaded, the camera stores images you
shoot on the card.
NOT
E
•Though the camera has built-in memory, using a memory
card provides additional capacity youcan use to store more
images, high-quality and large-size images, and longer
movies.
•The camera will store images in its built-in memory if there
is no memory card loaded. If youprefer to use built-in
memory, skip this procedure and go to “Shooting a
Snapshot” on page 15.
•For information about memory card capacity, see page
260.
1. Open the battery cover.
2. Load a memory card into the camera.
With the back of the memory card facing upwards (towards
the monitor screen side of the camera), slide it into the card
slot and press until it clicks securely into place.
3. Close the battery cover.
Using a Memory Card
1
2
While pressing lightly on the
cover, slide it in the direction
indicated by the arrowto open.
MEMORY
CARD
Front Back
Back
2
1

14 QUICK START BASICS
■Formatting a Memory Card
Before youcan use a memory card with your camera, youmust
format it.
IMPORTANT!
•Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or
other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally youdo not
need to format a memory card again. However, if storing to
a card has slowed down or if younotice any other
abnormality, re-format the card.
•Be sure to perform the following procedure on the camera
to format the memory card.
1. Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the camera.
2. Press [MENU].
3. Use [W] and [X] to select the “Set Up” tab.
4. Use [T] to select “Format” and then press [X].
5. Press [S] to select “Format” and then press
[SET].
•To cancel formatting, select “Cancel” and then press
[SET].
•Wait until the “Busy... Please wait...” message disappears
from the monitor screen before doing anything else.
[SET]
[]
[]
[][]
“Set Up” Tab
[ON/OFF] (Power)
[MENU]

15 QUICK START BASICS
(page 59)
1. Press [ ] to turn on the camera.
This enters the REC mode and displays “ ” (Auto icon)
on the monitor screen.
2. Point the camera at the subject.
3. While taking care to keep the camera still, half-
press the shutter button.
When the image is in focus, the camera will beep, the
operation lamp will light green, and the focus frame will turn
green.
4. Continuing to keep the camera still, press the
shutter button all the way down.
The recorded image will remain on the display for about one
second, and then it will be stored in memory. After that, the
camera will be ready to shoot the next image.
Shooting a Snapshot
Auto icon
Focus Frame
Shutter Button
[](REC)
Monitor Screen
Operation Lamp

16 QUICK START BASICS
Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality
Your camera lets youselect from among various image size
and quality settings. Note that image size and quality
settings affect howmany images can be stored in memory.
•Youcan change the image size and quality settings as
required to shoot a smaller or lower-resolution image for
attachment to an e-mail message, for publishing on a
website, etc. Youcan also select an image size that suits
the size of paper youplan to use for printing your images.
For details, see pages 63, 65, and 260.
How do I half-press the shutter button?
The shutter button is designed to stop about half way down
when youpress it lightly. Stopping at this point is called a
“half-press”. When youhalf-press the shutter button, the
camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the
subject it is currently pointed at.
Mastering howmuch pressure is required for a half-press
and a full-press of the shutter button is an important
technique for good-looking images.
Half-press
Press lightly
until the
button stops.
Beep-beep! Click!
Full-press
All the way

17 QUICK START BASICS
(page 144)
1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode.
If there are multiple images in memory, use [W] and [X] to
scroll through them.
■To return to the REC mode
Press [ ].
■Fully pressing the shutter button without
waiting for Auto Focus
Fully pressing the shutter button without waiting for Auto
Focus to operate will record using Quick Shutter (page 122).
Quick Shutter lets youcapture exactly the moment youwant.
•With Quick Shutter, the camera uses high-speed Auto
Focus, which means youcan capture quick moving action
more easily. Note, however, that some images may be out
of focus when Quick Shutter is used.
•Whenever possible, take a little extra time to half-press
the shutter button in order to ensure proper focus.
Viewing Snapshots
[ ] (PLAY)
[W] [X]

18 QUICK START BASICS
(page 91)
1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode.
2. Press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
3. Use [S], [T], [W], and [X] to select the “ ”
(Movie) scene and then press [SET].
“”(movie icon) remains on the monitor screen.
4. Press the shutter button to start shooting the
movie.
•Audio is also recorded during movie recording.
5. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
Shooting a Movie
Movie Icon
Remaining Recording Time
Recording Time
[](REC)
Movie Recording Screen
Shutter Button
[BS]

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Movie Image Quality
Your camera lets youselect from among six image quality
settings (UHQ, UHQ Wide, HQ, HQ Wide, Normal, LP) for
movies. To get the most out of the imaging capabilities of
your camera, use a quality setting of “HQ” (High Quality) or
“HQ Wide” or better.
Movie quality is a standard that determines the detail,
smoothness, and clarity of the image during playback.
Reducing image quality let’s youshoot longer, so youcan
switch to “Normal”, or “LP” conserve remaining memory
capacity if youstart to run low.
For details, see pages 91 and 261.

20 QUICK START BASICS
(page 146)
The film-like frame that appears on the monitor screen indicates
that this is an image from a movie.
1. Press [ ] to enter the PLAY mode.
2. Use [W] and [X] to select the movie you want
to play.
When scrolling through images, a movie is displayed on the
monitor screen by showing its first frame.
3. Press [SET] to start playback.
The monitor screen will return to the image selection screen
in step 2 after the end of the movie is reached.
•During movie playback, youcan adjust volume, skip
forward and back, and perform other operations (page
147).
■To return to the REC mode
Press [ ].
Viewing a Movie
[](PLAY)
[W] [X]
[SET]
“ ” Movie icon