Casio Exilim EX-FH25 User manual

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Digital Camera
EX-FH25
User's Guide
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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.
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• Multi-motion will not operate correctly if you shake or move the camera along with
the movement of the subject.
• If an error message appears on the monitor screen, either secure the camera so it
does not move or shoot against a different type of background.
• If not enough CS images are recorded, an error will be displayed before the
camera starts to place the isolated subject onto the stationary background. This
can be caused if you release the shutter button too soon when recording the
moving subject. Keep the shutter button fully depressed long enough to allow
recording of more images.
• Choose a shooting angle so the colors, shapes, and patterns of the moving subject
and the background are as different as possible.
• Avoid a shooting angle where the background is monotone or mono-pattern (such
as a clear blue sky).
• The camera may not be able to compose the final image if the intervals between
movements are so narrow the subject shots overlap. If this happens, increase the
interval by using the control panel to select a slower "High Speed CS fps" setting
(page 60).
With High Speed Best Selection, the camera automatically shoots a series of images,
and selects the best one based on facial image blur, and facial expression (whether
the subject is smiling or blinking).
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Select "High Speed Best Selection" and then press [SET].
3. Press the shutter button to shoot.
• This will cause the message "Busy... Please wait..." to appear. Do not move
the camera while this message is displayed. The recording process takes
some time to complete after the message appears.
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_NOTE
• The current mode dial setting is ignored when recording with this BEST SHOT
scene.
• With this BEST SHOT scene, the flash setting automatically becomes [] (Flash
Off).
• Shooting with this BEST SHOT scene makes the shooting range narrower than
normal.
• The triple Self-timer cannot be used with this BEST SHOT scene.
• This BEST SHOT scene saves only a single final image.
• If one or more of the faces are blurred in all of the images that are shot, they will be
blurred in the final image as well.
• The following conditions may make it impossible for the camera to determine if the
subject is blinking or smiling. This may result in a final image in which the subject is
blinking or not smiling.
- Faces that are partially or completely darkened by shadows, etc.
- Hair that is hiding or near the eyes
- Eye glasses
- Small faces
- Faces that are not looking directly at the camera
• Shooting a large group of people will cause processing of the image after shooting
to take longer.
You can use these features to shoot an image automatically whenever the subject
moves into or moves out of a frame on the monitor screen. You also can configure the
camera to record images of what happened immediately before and after the subject
moves.
Automatically records what happened immediately before and
after the subject moves outside of a boundary on the monitor
screen.
Automatically records what happened immediately before and
after the subject moves into a boundary on the monitor screen.
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•To setup the camera
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Select "Move Out CS" or "Move In CS" and then press [SET].
3. Press [SET].
4. Configure the boundary location and size
settings.
Movesthe boundary.
Resizesthe boundary.
.Press [SET].
•If you want to reconfigure the settings, start again
from step 3.
6. Press [V].
7. Use [A] and [V] to select the third control panel option from the
bottom (High Speed CS fps).
8. Use [,] and [_.] to select the continuous shutter cs speed
(CS) speed you want and then press [SET].
Boundary
Enables specification of the number of
CS images recorded per second.
9. Use [A] and [V] to select the second control
panel option from the bottom (Max CS shots).
10. Use [,] and [,] to select the maximum number of shots for each
continuous shutter operation and then press [SET].
11.Use[A] and [V] to select the bottom control panel option (Prerecord
CS shots).
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12.Use[,] and [_.] to specify how many of the 30 images and for how
long images should be pre-recorded in the buffer.
• You cannot set a value of "0" for the number of Prerecord CS buffer images.
Shutter button full-press
Number of remaining images
images and pre-record and remaining recording time
time after the shutter button full-press
13.Press [SET].
• The approximate number of recordable
CS images will appear on the monitor
screen.
Number of recordable CS--_
images F_
Remaining snapshot
memory capacity
14.Use [A] and [V] to select the fourth control panel option from the
bottom (Trigger Sense).
15. Use [,] and [,] to select the subject movement sensitivity, and then
press [SET].
• You can select any one of three sensitivity levels: "High", "Normal", or "Low".
• Move Out CS Setting Guide
High : For a subject that moves out of the boundary quickly
Low : For a subject that moves out of the boundary slowly
• Move In CS Setting Guide
High : For a subject that moves into the boundary quickly or for a small subject
(relative to the boundary)
Low : For a subject that moves into the boundary slowly or for a large subject
(relative to the boundary)
• To shoot using Move Out CS
1. Compose the image so the subject is within the boundary on the
monitor screen.
2. Half-press the shutter button.
• The camera will adjust exposure and focus automatically.
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3. When the boundary on the monitor screen turns
green, press the shutter button the rest of the
way down.
At this time the camera will go into recording standby
and start pre-recording images and storing them in a
buffer, in accordance with the Prerecord CS shots
setting you configured in step 11 under "To setup the
camera" on page 84. After the buffer becomes full, new images keep being added
while older images are continually being deleted.
The camera will start saving images automatically the moment it detects that the
subject has moved out of the boundary.
• "Q AUTO" flashes on the monitor screen during recording standby and auto
recording.
4. Image recording will continue until the end of the recording time is
reached.
• While the camera is in Move Out CS recording standby, you can cancel
standby by pressing the shutter button all the way down. You then will be able
to shoot images normally.
• To stop an ongoing real-time recording operation, press [SET].
5. Save the CS images (page 62).
•To shoot using Move In CS
1. Compose the image at a location where you expect the subject to enter
the boundary on the monitor screen.
.Half-press the shutter button.
• The camera will adjust exposure and focus automatically.
• In this case, use of manual focus (page 53) to preset a fixed focus is
recommended.
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3. When the boundary on the monitor screen turns
green, press the shutter button the rest of the
way down.
At this time the camera will go into recording standby
and start pre-recording images and storing them in a
buffer, in accordance with the Prerecord CS shots
setting you configured in step 11 under "To setup the
camera" on page 84. After the buffer becomes full, new
images keep being added while older images are
continually being deleted.
The camera will start saving images to memory automatically the moment it
detects the subject has moved into the area within the boundary.
• "Q AUTO" flashes on the monitor screen during recording standby and auto
recording.
Boundary
4. Image recording will continue until the end of the recording time is
reached.
• While the camera is in Move In CS recording standby, you can cancel standby
by pressing the shutter button all the way down. You then will be able to shoot
images normally.
• To stop an ongoing real-time recording operation, press [SET].
5. Save the CS images (page 62).
_NOTE
• Compose the image so the entire subject and its background are within the
boundary. Recording may not be performed correctly if there is little difference
between the subject and the part of the background enclosed by the boundary.
Also, Move Out CS may not record correctly if the subject is not in the center of the
boundary.
• Move In CS and Move Out CS do not operate correctly if you press the shutter
button all the way down. Be sure to half-press the shutter button. After images are
pre-recorded, press the shutter button the rest of the way down.
• After pressing the shutter button all the way to put the camera into record standby,
keep the camera still. Recording may not be performed correctly if you move the
camera during record standby.
• The current mode dial settings are ignored when shooting with this BEST SHOT
scene.
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• The sleep mode and Auto Power Off are disabled while the camera is in record
standby.
• The camera may not start recording automatically or camera power may turn off
when battery power is low. Always make sure that the batteries are sufficiently
charged or use the optional AC adaptor before using these features.
• To save all of the continuous shutter images, select "Save All" (page 62) as the
continuous shutter image save method. If you do, make sure that the memory card
loaded in the camera has enough free space to store them.
• Zoom is disabled, and focus and exposure are fixed while the camera is in
recording standby.
• The Self-timer cannot be used with this BEST SHOT scene.
The High Speed CS capabilities provide you with a variety of BEST SHOT options to
suite exactly the type of image you are trying to record. Images continue to be shot as
long as you keep the shutter button depressed, with the shooting speed optimized
according to the BEST SHOT scene you are using.
Prerecord CS (page 58) pre-records images when you half-press the shutter button.
Then when you press the shutter button the rest of the way down, the camera stores
what is currently in the buffer and starts real-time continuous shutter shooting of new
images. Shooting continues until you release the shutter button or until a total of up to
30 images (buffer images plus new images) are shot. Some of the 30 images are of
action that occurred before you full-pressed the shutter button and some are after.
This helps to ensure you capture exactly the moment you want, even if your timing is
slightly off.
Shutter button half-press Shutter button full-press Shutter button release
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Pre-recorded images Continuous recording of images until shutter
button released_
You can record up to 30 images (pre-recorded buffer images plus real-time images) for
each Prerecord CS operation.
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1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Select the BEST SHOT scene you want to use and then press [SET].
The following are the settings for each BEST SHOT scene.
Expression CS 3 fps 10 (3.3 seconds) 3 (1 second)
Baby CS 5 fps 10 (2 seconds) 3 (0.6 seconds)
Child CS 10 fps 20 (2 seconds) 5 (0.5 seconds)
Pet CS 15 fps 30 (2 seconds) 5 (0.3 seconds)
Sports CS 30 fps 30 (1 second) 10 (0.3 seconds)
You can change the above settings if you want. See page 58 for details.
Selecting one of these BEST SHOT scenes will enable High Speed CS as the
initial default. Though you could change the CS setting to Normal Speed CS, it
is recommended that you leave it set as High Speed CS.
3. Half-press and hold the shutter button to start pre-recording of images.
A preset number of images are pre-recorded. The pre-recorded images are
continually updated until you full-press the shutter button.
• If you release the half-pressed shutter button before pressing it the rest of the
way down, all of the pre-recorded images currently in the buffer will be deleted.
• The camera will not emit shutter sounds as it pre-records images.
.Press the shutter button the rest of the way down.
This will save the pre-recorded images and start shooting new images in real-
time. Images continue to be shot as long as you keep the shutter button
depressed.
5. Shooting will stop when you release the shutter button or after the
maximum number of shots is reached.
6. Save the CS images (page 62).
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_NOTE
• Except for [] (Flash CS), the current mode dial setting is ignored and the camera
enters the CS mode when shooting with these BEST SHOT scenes. The Flash CS
mode is enabled only when the mode dial is set to [] (Flash CS). In this case, the
camera uses the "Flash CS fps" and "Flash CS Images" settings that were
configured for the Flash CS settings before the BEST SHOT scene was selected
(page 56). Note, however, that the A, S, and M exposure modes cannot be used.
• The current "CS" setting ("High Speed CS" or "Normal Speed CS") is applied.
Precautions and control panel operations are the same as those that apply to High
Speed CS (page 58) and Normal Speed CS (page 57).
• When using High Speed CS, Prerecord CS (pre-recording of images before the
shutter button is full-pressed) is not performed if you full-press the shutter button
without half-pressing first. Whenever possible, be sure to half-press the shutter
button, compose the image, and then full-press the shutter button.
The High Speed Movie capabilities of the camera provide you with a variety of BEST
SHOT options to suite exactly the type of image you are trying to record.
1. In the REC mode, press [BS].
2. Select the BEST SHOT scene you want to use and then press [SET].
Child High Speed Movie 120 fps
Pet High Speed Movie 240 fps
Sports High Speed Movie 420 fps
• You also can change the frame rate, if you want (page 68).
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