Casio Exilim EX-S770 User manual

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Digital Camera
EX-S770
User’s Guide
K837PCM1DMX
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/.

2UNPACKING
UNPACKING
As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original
retailer.
Digital Camera Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
(NP-20) USB Cradle (CA-34)
Special AC Adaptor (AD-C52S or AD-C52G)/AC Power Cord *Strap
CD-ROMs (2) USB Cable AV Cable 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.
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3CONTENTS
CONTENTS
UNPACKING 2
QUICK START BASICS 10
First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring Display Language, Date, and
Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INTRODUCTION 22
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
GETTING READY 37
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
■To load the battery 37
■To charge the battery 38
■Replacing the Battery 42
■Battery Precautions 42
Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
■Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 48
■Replacing the Memory Card 49
■Formatting a Memory Card 50
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
■Configuring Monitor Screen Settings 53
■Selecting a Screen Layout (Layout) 54
■Turning Display Information On and Off (Info.) 57
■Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) 59
■Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type) 60
If you lose your way... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Camera on a Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
■Extra Batteries 62
■Using the Camera in another Country 62

4CONTENTS
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 63
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
■Specifying Image Size 67
■Specifying Image Quality 69
■Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 70
■Snapshot Shooting Precautions 71
■Auto Focus Restrictions 72
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
■Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 83
■Recording with Normal-speed Continuous
Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter,
and Flash Continuous Shutter 84
■Recording with Zoom Continuous Shutter 84
■Continuous Shutter Precautions 85
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
SHOOTING A MOVIE 89
Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
■Movie Recording Precautions 91
Using Short Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Using Past Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie
(Snapshot-In-Movie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
USING BEST SHOT 98
Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . 105
Shooting Images of Business Cards and
Documents (Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Restoring an Old Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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ADVANCED SETTINGS 112
Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
■Using Auto Focus 113
■Using Macro Focus 114
■Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) 118
■Using Infinity Focus 119
■Using Manual Focus 119
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 121
Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using the Camera’s Filter Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Date Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 135
■Using Key Customize to Assign Functions
[W] and [X]135
■Displaying an On-screen Grid 136
■Displaying the Image You Just Recorded
(Image Review) 137
■Using Icon Help 137
■Using Mode Memory to Configure
Power On Default Settings 138
■Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory
Defaults 140
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS
AND MOVIES 142
Viewing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
■Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 143
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
■Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake 146
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 147
Viewing Camera Images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Zooming the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Using the 12-image Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using Image Roulette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

6CONTENTS
EDITING IMAGES 158
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using Color Restoration to Correct
the Color of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . 164
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame
(MOTION PRINT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
USING AUDIO 173
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) . . . . . . 176
MANAGING YOUR FILES 179
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using the FAVORITE Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
DELETING FILES 186
Deleting a Specific File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Deleting All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots . . . . . . . . 187
OTHER SETTINGS 189
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 189
Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 191
Specifying the File Name Serial Number
Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting . . . 192
Using World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
■Configuring World Time Settings 194
Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing the USB Port Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
[ ] (REC) and [ ] (PLAY) Button Settings . . 197
Formatting Built-in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

7CONTENTS
PRINTING 200
Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be
Printed and the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . 205
■Date Stamping 208
Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
USING THE CAMERA WITH A
COMPUTER 211
What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 212
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 215
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on the Computer 224
■Retouching, Reorienting, or Printing Snapshots 227
■Playing Movies 228
■Editing a Movie 231
■Transferring Images to the Camera 232
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files 236
■User Registration 237
■Exiting the CD-ROM Menu 237
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 237
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh 239
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on Your Macintosh 245
■Playing Movies 246
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 248
■Registering as a User 249
Reading Files Directly from a Memory Card . . . . 249
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
TRANSFERRING DOCUMENTS TO
YOUR CAMERA (DATA STORAGE) 254
Transferring Documents to the Camera . . . . . . . 254
■Transferring documents from a computer
running Windows 254
■Transferring documents from a Macintosh 256
Viewing a Transferred Document on
the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Deleting Documents from Camera Memory . . . . 260
■Deleting a Document Page 260
■Deleting Documents 261

8CONTENTS
APPENDIX 263
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Display Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
■Find the Problem and Fixing It 276
■If you have problems installing the USB driver... 280
■Display Messages 281
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

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Getting the Most Out of Your Camera
Snapshots
Shooting with Optimum Setups
➞USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Portrait, Scenery, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Children, etc
Adding Special Effects
➞USING BEST SHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Monochrome, retro, etc.
Compensating for Hand or Subject Movement
➞ Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject Movement . 104
Increasing Sensitivity when Lighting is Dim
➞Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Making Images of Business Cards, Documents, and
Meeting Information (White Board) Easier to Read
➞Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents
(Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Selecting the Best Focus Mode for Shooting Conditions
➞Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Eliminating Light Source Color Cast
➞Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Sharpening or Softening Subject Outlines
➞Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Enhancing or Reducting Color Satuation
➞Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Increasing or Decreasing Contrast
➞Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Movies
Normal Movie Recording
➞Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Limiting Movie Length
➞Using Short Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Capturing Action Occurring before
the Shutter Button is Pressed
➞Using Past Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Snapshots
CONTENTS

10 QUICK START BASICS
QUICK START BASICS
(page 37)
■Loading the Battery into the Camera
1. Open the battery cover.
2. Load the battery into the camera.
3. Close the battery cover.
First, charge the battery
While pressing lightly on
the cover, slide it in the
direction indicated by the
arrow to open.

11 QUICK START BASICS
■Using the USB Cradle to Charge
1. Plug the USB cradle into a household power
outlet.
2. Place the camera onto the USB cradle.
AC adaptor AC power cord
[CHARGE] lamp
Red: Charging
Green: Charged (Full)
• It takes about two hours to
achieve a full charge.

12 QUICK START BASICS
(pages 192, 196)
The settings on this page are required the first time you turn on
the camera after purchasing it.
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]
B

13 QUICK START BASICS
6. Use [S] and [T] to select the date format and then press [SET].
Example: December 19, 2006
7. Set the date and the time.
Use [W] and [X] to select the setting you want (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 all the settings are the way you want, 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:
06/12/19 YY/MM/DD
19/12/06 DD/MM/YY
12/19/06 MM/DD/YY

14 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.
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•Though the camera has built-in memory, using a memory
card provides additional capacity you can 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 you prefer to use built-in
memory, skip this procedure and go to “Shooting a
Snapshot” on page 16.
1. Open the battery cover.
2. Load a memory card into the camera.
With the front 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
While pressing lightly on the
cover, slide it in the
direction indicated by the
arrow to open.
MEMORY
CARD
MEMORY
CARD
Front Back

15 QUICK START BASICS
■Formatting a Memory Card
Before you can use a memory card with your camera, you must
format it.
IMPORTANT!
•Formatting a memory card that already has snapshots or
other files on it, will delete its contents. Normally you do not
need to format a memory card again. However, if storing to
a card has slowed down or if you notice 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 Up” Tab
[ON/OFF] (Power)
[MENU]

16 QUICK START BASICS
(page 63)
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
62
62
AWB
AF
ISO
15:37
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2
EV
Auto icon
Focus Frame
Shutter Button
[](REC)
Monitor Screen
Operation Lamp

17 QUICK START BASICS
Snapshot Image Size and Image Quality
Your camera lets you select from among various image size
and quality settings. Note that image size and quality
settings affect how many images can be stored in memory.
•You can 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. You can also select an image size that suits
the size of paper you plan to use for printing your images.
For details, see pages 67, 69, and 283.
How do I half-press the shutter button?
The shutter button is designed to stop about half way down
when you press it lightly. Stopping at this point is called a
“half-press”. When you half-press the shutter button, the
camera automatically adjusts exposure and focuses on the
subject it is currently pointed at.
Mastering how much 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

18 QUICK START BASICS
(page 142)
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 [ ].
Viewing Snapshots
[ ] (PLAY)
[W][X]

19 QUICK START BASICS
(page 89)
1. Press [ ] to enter the REC mode.
2. Press [ ] to start shooting the movie.
“ ” (movie icon) remains on the monitor screen while
movie recording is in progress.
•Audio is also recorded during movie recording.
3. Press [ ] again to stop recording.
Shooting a Movie
Movie Icon
Remaining Recording Time
Recording Time
[](REC)
Movie Recording Screen
[]
Movie Image Quality
Your camera lets you select from among five image quality
settings (HQ, HQ Wide, Normal, Normal Wide, LP) for
movies. For best camera performance, use the “HQ” (High
Quality) or “HQ Wide” setting for movie recording.
Movie quality is a standard that determines the detail,
smoothness, and clarity of the image during playback.
Reducing image quality let’s you shoot longer, so you can
switch to “Normal”, “Normal Wide”, or “LP” conserve
remaining memory capacity if you start to run low.
For details, see pages 89 and 284.

20 QUICK START BASICS
(page 144)
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, you can adjust volume, skip
forward and back, and perform other operations (page
145).
■To return to the REC mode
Press [ ].
Viewing a Movie
[ ] (PLAY)
[W] [X]
[SET]
“ ” Movie icon