Casio EX-Z2000 - EXILIM Digital Camera User manual

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Digital Camera
EX-Z2000
User's Guide
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This section explains menu items that you can use to configure settings and perform
other playback operations.
[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Slideshow
Starts the slideshow.
Specifies the type of images to be included in the slideshow
All images: Snapshots, movies, and audio recordings
[] Only: Snapshots and audio snapshots only
[] Only: Movies only
One Image: One single selected image (selected using [,] and [1_])
Time from the start to the end of the slideshow
1 to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes
Amount of time each image remains displayed
Use [,] and [1_] to select a value from 1 to 30 seconds, or "MAX".
If you specify a value from 1 to 30 seconds, images change at the specified
interval, but the audio portion of movies and audio snapshots will continue to
play until the end.
When the slideshow reaches a movie file while "MAX" is selected, only the first
frame of the movie will displayed. Voice Recording files are not played back
when "MAX" is selected.
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Select the effect you want.
Pattern 1 to 5: Plays background music and applies an image change effect.
• Patterns 1 through 4 have different background music, but they all use the
same image change effect.
• Pattern 5 can be used for playback of snapshots only, and the "Interval"
setting is ignored.
• The currently selected image change effect setting is disabled automatically
in following cases.
- When playing a slideshow for which "C'61Only" or "One Image" is selected
for the "Images" setting
- When the interval setting is "MAX", 1 second or 2 seconds.
- Before and after playback of a movie or Voice Recording file
Off: No image change effect or background music
• To stop the slideshow, press [SET]. Pressing [MENU] instead of [SET] stops the
slideshow and returns to the menu screen.
• Adjust audio volume by pressing [V] and then press [A] or [V] during playback.
• All button operations are disabled while the slideshow is transitioning from one
image to another.
• The time required for transition from one image to another may be longer in the
case of an image that was not recorded with this camera.
You can replace the built-in slideshow background music with other music from your
computer.
Supported File Types:
• PCM format (16-bit, monaural) WAV files
• Sampling Frequencies: 11.025 kHz/22.05 kHz/44.1 kHz
Number of Files: 9
File names: SSBGM001.WAV to SSBGM009.WAV
• Create the music files on your computer using the above names.
• Regardless of which effect pattern you select, the BGM files you store in camera
memory are played back in name sequence.
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1. Connect the camera to your computer (pages 122, 131).
If you plan to save the music files to the camera's memory card, make sure the
card is loaded in the camera.
.Perform one of the following operations to open the memory card or
built-in memory.
This will cause the camera to be recognized by your computer as a Removable
Disk (Drive).
• Windows
OWindows 7 /Windows Vista: Start ---_ Computer
Windows XP: Start ---_ My Computer
Windows 2000: Double-click "My Computer".
_)Double-click "Removable Disk".
• Macintosh
ODouble-click the camera's drive icon.
3. Create afolder named "SSBGM".
4. Double-click the "SSBGM" folder you created and copy the
background music file to it.
• See the user documentation that comes with your computer for information
about moving, copying, and deleting files.
• If there are background music files both in built-in memory and on the memory
card loaded in the camera, the files on the memory card take priority.
• See page 138 for information about camera folders.
5. Disconnect the camera from the computer (pages 124, 133).
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[r_]] (PLAY) --_ Spnapshot Screen --_ [MENU] --_ PLAY Tab ---_
Layout Print
You can use the following
procedure to insert existing
snapshots into the frames of a
layout and produce a new image
that contains multiple snapshots.
1. Use [,] and [P.] to select
the layout pattern you want
and then press [SET]. Layout Pattern Layout Pattern
(2 images) (3 images)
2. Use [,] and [P.] to select the background color and then press [SET].
3. Use [_] and [_.] to select the images you want to include in the layout
then press [SET].
4. Press [SET] and repeat step 3 for the remaining frames in the layout.
The final layout image will be saved after you insert the final snapshot into it.
_NOTE
• You will not be able to save the new image unless there is a snapshot in all of the
layout frames.
• 3:2 and 16:9 images cannot be included in a Layout Print image.
• The recording date of the resulting Layout Print image is the recording date of the
image you place into the final frame, not the date you create the Layout Print
image.
• The Layout Print image is saved as 7M (3072×2304 pixels) size.
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[r_-I] (PLAY) --_ Movie Screen to be Used ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
MOTION PRINT
.Use [,] and [,] to scroll
through the movie frames
and display the one you
want to use as the image
of the MOTION PRINT
image.
Holdingdown [,] or [1_]
scrolls at high speed.
.
9 frames 1 frame
Use [A] and [V] to select either "9 frames" or "1 frame" and then
press [SET].
• When "9 frames" is selected, the frame you select in step 1 will be in the center
of the MOTION PRINT image.
• Only the frames of movies recorded on this camera can be used in a MOTION
PRINT image.
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[r_-i] (PLAY) --* Movie Screen of Movie to be Edited ---* [MENU] ---*
PLAY Tab ---* Movie Editing
The Movie Editing feature lets you use one of the following procedures to edit out a
specific part of a movie.
Cuts everything from the beginning of the movie up to the
t) _:i_ current location.
Outs everything between two points.
Cuts everything from the current location to the end of the
_Oi_iC_)" movie.
.
.
Use [A] and [V] to select the editing method you want to use and then
press [SET].
Use [,] and [,] to scroll through the movie and
search for the frame (point) from which or to
which you want to cut the movie (the cut point).
• You also can search for the cut location by playing
back the movie and pressing [SET] to pause. During
playback, you can press [,] or [1_] to perform fast
reverse or fast forward. Cut range (red)
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3. When the frame where you want the cut point to be is displayed, press
[V]. Whiletheframeyouwantthecuttobeuptois
.... d,sp.ayed,pressE"1.
OWhile the frame you want the first (From) cut to be is
displayed, press [V].
(_)While the frame you want the second (To) cut to be
is displayed, press [V].
While the frame you want the cut to be from is
displayed, press [V].
4. Use [A] and [V] to select "Yes" and then press [SET].
The selected cut operation will take considerable time to complete. Don't try to
perform any camera operation until the "Busy... Please wait..." message
disappears from the monitor screen. Note that a cut operation can take a long
time if the movie being edited is long.
• When you edit a movie, only the result is saved. The original movie is not retained.
An editing operation cannot be undone.
_NOTE
• A movie that is shorter than five seconds cannot be edited.
• Editing of movies recorded with a different type of camera is not supported.
• You will not be able to edit a movie if the amount of remaining memory capacity is
less than the size of the movie file you want to edit. If there is not enough memory
available, delete files you no longer need to free up more.
• Splitting of a movie into two movies and splicing of two different movies into a
single movie are not supported.
• You also can start a movie editing operation while the movie you want to edit is
playing back. Press [SET] to pause playback, and then press [V] to display the
menu of editing options. Perform editing using the same procedures as described
above.
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[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Lighting
You can use this setting to optimize the balance between bright areas and dark areas
in existing images.
Performs a higher level of brightness correction than the "+1" setting.
Performs brightness correction.
Does not perform brightness correction.
_NOTE
• Correcting the lighting when shooting produces better results (page 82).
• Altering the lighting of an image causes the original image and the new (altered)
version to be stored as separate files.
• When you display an altered image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and
time indicates when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was
altered.
[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Red Eye
Using the flash to shoot at night or in a dimly lit room can cause red spots inside the
eyes of people who are in the image. This is caused when the light from the flash
reflects off of the retina of the eye. Red eye correction corrects the eye colors of
subjects to their normal colors when red eye occurs while using the flash.
Turns on red eye correction.
Turns off red eye correction.
_NOTE
• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.
• Red eye correction may not be possible in the case of small faces or profiles.
• Red eye correction may not produce the desired effect under certain conditions.
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[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
White Balance
You can use the white balance setting to select a light source type for a recorded
image, which will affect the colors of the image.
Outdoors, fair weather
Outdoors, cloudy to rain, in tree shade, etc.
Very high temperature light, such as building shade, etc.
White or daywhite fluorescent lighting, without suppressing
co cast
Daylight fluorescent lighting, while suppressing color cast
Suppressing of the appearance of light bulb lighting
No white balance adjustment
_NOTE
• You also can adjust the white balance when recording images (page 80).
• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.
• When you display an altered image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and
time indicates when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was
altered.
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[i-_'-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
Brightness
You can select one of five brightness levels, from +2 (brightest) to -2 (least bright).
_NOTE
• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.
• When you display an altered image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and
time indicates when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was
altered.
[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Keystone
You can use keystone correction to correct rectangular and square shapes in a
snapshot that do not appear normal because they were not shot straight on. The
corrected image is saved as 2M (1600× 1200 pixels) size.
1. Use [,] and [,] to select the shape in the
snapshot that you want to correct.
2. Use [A] and [V] to select "Correct" and then
press [SET].
_NOTE
• If the original image is smaller than 2M size, the new (corrected) version will be the
same size as the original.
• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.
• When you display an altered image on the camera's monitor screen, the date and
time indicates when the image was originally recorded, not when the image was
altered.
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[r_--i] (PLAY) --_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
Color Correction
Color Correction lets you correct the color of an old photograph. The corrected image
is saved as 2M (1600×1200 pixels) size.
.Perform the above operation.
•An image of the photograph you are restoring will appear on the monitor
screen with a red boundary around it. If there is a black boundary, it means that
the camera detected more than one rectangular area in the image. Use [,]
and [1_] to move the boundary and select the area of the photograph.
2. Use[A] and [V] to select "Trim", and then press [SET].
This will display aselection boundary for trimmingthe on-screen image.
3. Slide the zoom controller to resize the selection boundary and specify
the image size you want.
4. Use[A], IV], [,], and [_.] to move the selection boundary to it
encloses the area of the image you want to trim to and then press
[SET].
_NOTE
• If the original image is smaller than 2M size, the new (corrected) version will be the
same size as the original.
• The original snapshot is retained in memory and not deleted.
• If you do not want a border around the resulting image, select an area that is
smaller than the original image.
• When you display a color corrected image on the camera's monitor screen, the
date and time indicates when the image was originally recorded, not when the
image was color corrected.
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[r_-i] (PLAY) --_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
DPOF Printing
See page 117 for details.
[r_-i] (PLAY) --_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Protect
Protects specific files.
OUse [,] and [1_] to scroll through the files
until the one you want to protect is
displayed.
(_)Use [A] and [V] to select "On" and then
press [SET].
An image that is protected is indicated by
the [] icon.
(_)To protect other files, repeat steps 1 and 2.
To exit the protect operation, press [MENU]. To unprotect a file,
select "Off" instead of "On" in step 2 above.
Protects all files.
QUse [A] and [V] to select "All Files: On" and then press [SET].
(_)Press [MENU].
To unprotect all files, select "All Files: Off" instead of "All Files: On" in
step 1 above.
• Note that even if a file is protected, it will be deleted if you perform the format
operation (page 148).
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[r_-i] (PLAY) --_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Date/Time
Changes the setting at the cursor location
i[_ii_: Moves the cursor between settings
Toggles between 12-hour and 24-hour format
When the date and time settings are what you want, press [SET] to apply them.
_NOTE
• The date and time stamped into an image using the Time Stamp (page 143) cannot
be edited.
• You cannot edit the date and time of an image that is protected.
• You can input any date from 1980 to 2049.
[r_-i] (PLAY) --_ Snapshot or Movie Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_
Rotation
1. Use[A] and [V] to select "Rotation" and then press [SET].
Each press of [SET] will rotate the displayed image 90 degrees left.
2. When the displayed image is at the orientation you want, press
[MENU].
_NOTE
• Note that this procedure does not actually change the image data. It simply alters
how the image is displayed on the camera's monitor screen.
• An image that has been protected or zoomed cannot be rotated.
• The original (unrotated) version of the image will be displayed on the image menu
screen and the calendar screen.
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[1"_'-I](PLAY) --* Snapshot Screen --* [MENU] --* PLAY Tab ---* Resize
You can reduce the size of a snapshot and save the result as a separate snapshot.
The original snapshot is also retained. You can select resize an image to one of three
image sizes: 10M, 6M, VGA.
• Resizing a 3:2 or 16:9 size snapshot will create an image with an aspect ratio of
4:3, with both sides cut off.
• The recording date of the resized version of the snapshot will be the same as the
recording date of the original snapshot.
[i-_'-I] (PLAY) ---* Snapshot Screen ---* [MENU] ---* PLAY Tab ---* Trimming
You can crop a snapshot to trim parts you do not need,
and save the result in a separate file. The original
snapshot is also retained.
Use the zoom controller to zoom the image to the size you
want, use [A], [V], [,], and [1_] to display the portion of
the image you want to cut out, and then press [SET].
• The image produced by cropping a 3:2 or 16:9 image
will have an aspect ratio of 4:3.
• The recording date of the cropped image will be the
same as the recording date of the original snapshot.
Zoom factor
Represents
snapshot area
Part of snapshot that is
currently displayed
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[i-_-I] (PLAY) ---_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab --* Dubbing
You can add audio to a snapshot after you shoot it.
You can re-record a snapshot's audio whenever you
want. You can record up to about 30 seconds of audio
for a single snapshot.
1. Press [SET] to start audio recording.
.
Remaining recording time
Press [SET] again to stop audio recording.
• Take care that you do not block the camera's microphone
with your fingers while recording.
• Good recording results are not possible when the camera is
too far away from what you are trying to record.
• Your camera supports the following audio data formats.
- Audio Format: WAVE/IMA-ADPCM (WAV extension)
Microphone
Adding audio (dubbing) is not possible for the following types of images.
- Images created using MOTION PRINT
- Protected images
To delete audio, perform the following operation:
Dubbing ---_ Delete ---_ [SET] ---_ [MENU].
• Note that you cannot restore the original audio of an Audio Snapshot after you
delete or re-record it.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [,] and [_.] to scroll through the images until
the Audio Snapshot you want is displayed.
An audio snapshot is one that has a r_ icon.
2. Press [SET] to start playback.
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Voice Recording Playback Controls
['q][_]
[SET]
Press [V] and then
press [A] [V].
[A] (DISP)
[MENU]
• Audio of an Audio Snapshot also can be played back on a computer with Windows
Media Player or QuickTime.
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[r_-I] (PLAY) --_ Snapshot Screen ---_ [MENU] ---_ PLAY Tab ---_ Copy
Files can be copied from the camera's built-in memory to a memory card or from a
memory card to built-in memory.
Copies all files from built-in camera memory to a memory card.
This option copies all the files in built-in camera memory. It
cannot be used to copy a single file.
Copies a single file on the memory card to camera built-in
camera memory. Files are copied to the folder in built-in
memory whose name has the largest serial number.
QUse [,] and [1_] to select the file you want to copy.
(_)Use [A] and [V] to select "Copy" and then press [SET].
_NOTE
• You can copy snapshots, movies, audio snapshots, or Voice Recording files you
recorded with this camera.
• When a copied image appears on the full-month calendar screen, it is displayed on
the date that it was copied (page 88).
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You can use the procedures in this section to crop either a moving subject or a still
subject out of a snapshot and then insert it into another snapshot or movie.
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Moving Subject Another Image Dynamic Photo Image
1. Press [BS] and then select the "Dynamic Photo" scene.
2. Press [SET], use [A] and [V] to select "Subject Type", and then press
[SET].
3. Use [A] and [V] to specify the subject type, and then press [SET].
20 images per 20 shots
second Records multiple images of
the subject, which are
10 images per 20 shots cropped and combined to
second create movement against
5 images per 20 shots the background image.
second
Records a single subject,
which is cropped and
- 1 shot inserted into the
background image.
• To create a still subject, select "Still Subject".
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4. Press [SET], use [A] and [V] to select "Number of Shots", and then
press [SET].
5. Use [A] and [V] to select either "1" or "2" and then press [SET].
Thesubjectagainsta
complex background You need to shoot twice to extract the subject.
The subject against a plain Y°u need to shoot only once to extract the subject.
(no pattern) background If you select this option, you will not need to
perform steps 7 and 8 of the procedure below.
6. First, shoot an image that includes the subject
you want to extract.
• Shoot an image in which the subject is as large as
possible. If you selected "2" for the "Number of Shots"
setting, the images should include some easily
identifiable reference point that you can use for later
alignment in step 7 below.
• If you selected "Moving Subject" the camera will record multiple subject
images. Do not move the camera until shooting is complete.
• If you selected "1" for the "Number of Shots" setting, this procedure is complete
with this step. The camera will extract the subject and display it on the monitor
screen. If you selected "Moving Subject" in step 3, the subject image will be
moving on the display.
• Even if you select "1" for the "Number of Shots" setting, certain conditions can
cause the setting to switch automatically to "2".
• Flash is turned off automatically at this time.
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7.
.
Next, compose the image again, this time without
the subject you want to extract. Take care so the
image composition here is as close as possible
to the image composition in step 6. This second
image will let the camera know what part of the
image in step 3 needs to be cropped.
• A semi-transparent view of the imageyou shot in step
3(which includes the subject)will be visible on the monitor screen to help you
composethe background image properly.
Press the shutter button to shoot the background only.
The camera compares the images you shot in steps 6 and 8 and extracts the
subject. The extracted subject image will appear on the monitor screen. If you
selected "Moving Subject", the subject image will be moving on the display.
• You can interrupt an ongoing subject extraction process (steps 6 through 8) at
any time by pressing [MENU] or [BS].
• When shooting the subject image, shoot against a white wall or some other surface
of a color that is different from that of the subject. The camera will not be able to
crop the subject image properly if it is the same or similar color as the background.
• The camera may not be able to cleanly crop a subject that is not clearly defined on
the monitor screen due to backlighting, shadows, light smear, insufficient lighting,
etc. When shooting the subject, make sure that it is clearly defined and outlined on
the monitor screen.
• The background you shoot in step 5 of the above procedure is not saved. Only the
cropped subject image is saved.
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