Casio Exilim EX-V7 User manual

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Digital Camera
EX-V7
User’s Guide
K825PCM1DMX
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-50) USB Cradle (CA-35)
Special AC Adaptor (AD-C52G)/AC Power Cord *Strap
USB Cable AV Cable CD-ROMs (2) 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GETTING READY 36
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
■To load the battery 36
■To charge the battery 37
■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 46
■Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 48
■Replacing the Memory Card 49
■Formatting a Memory Card 50
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen . . . 53
If you lose your way... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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4CONTENTS
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT 56
Specifying the Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
■Specifying Image Size 62
■Specifying Image Quality 63
■Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp 64
■Using the easy Mode 65
■Snapshot Shooting Precautions 67
■Auto Focus Restrictions 68
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
■Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 79
■Recording with Normal-speed Continuous Shutter,
High-speed Continuous Shutter, and Flash
Continuous Shutter 80
■Continuous Shutter Precautions 80
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Manually Configuring Shutter Speed and
Aperture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SHOOTING A MOVIE 90
Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
■Movie Recording Precautions 92
Using Short Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Using Past Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
USING BEST SHOT 96
Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . 102
Shooting Images of Business Cards and
Documents (Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Restoring an Old Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Recording Snapshots into a Multi-image
Layout (Layout Shots) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Auto Tracking a Moving Subject
(Auto Framing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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5CONTENTS
ADVANCED SETTINGS 113
Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
■Using Auto Focus 114
■Using Macro Focus 115
■Using Infinity Focus 121
■Using Manual Focus 121
Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Shooting with the REC Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 126
Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . 133
Enhancing Human Skin Textures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the Camera’s Color Filter Effects . . . . . . . 135
Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Date Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 140
■Using Key Customize to Assign Functions [W]
and [X]140
■Displaying an On-screen Grid 141
■Displaying the Image You Just Recorded
(Image Review) 142
■Using Icon Help 142
■Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On
Default Settings 143
■Resetting the Camera to Its Initial Factory
Defaults 145
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS
AND MOVIES 146
Viewing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
■Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 147
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
■Playing Back a Movie with Anti Shake 150
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 150
Viewing Camera Images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Zooming the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the 9-image Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Using the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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6CONTENTS
EDITING IMAGES 161
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Using Color Restoration to Correct the
Color of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . 166
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Combining Multiple Snapshots into a
Single Image (Layout Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Adjusting White Balance of a Recorded Image . 170
Adjusting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . 173
Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame
(MOTION PRINT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
USING AUDIO 179
Adding Audio to a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) . . . . . . 181
MANAGING YOUR FILES 184
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using the FAVORITE Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
DELETING FILES 192
Deleting a Specific File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Deleting All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots . . . . . . . . 193
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7CONTENTS
OTHER SETTINGS 194
Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . 194
Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 196
Specifying the File Name Serial Number
Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting. . . 198
Using World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
■Configuring World Time Settings 200
Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Changing the Brightness of the
Monitor Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Changing the USB Port Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Configuring [ ] (PLAY) Button Settings . . . . . 204
Formatting Built-in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
PRINTING 206
Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be
Printed and the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . 211
■Date Stamping 214
Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
USING THE CAMERA WITH A
COMPUTER 216
What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 217
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 221
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on the Computer 229
■Playing Movies 231
■Editing a Movie 232
■Transferring Images to the Camera 233
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files 237
■User Registration 238
■Exiting the CD-ROM Menu 238
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 239
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh 239
■Transfer of Images from the Camera and
Management of Images on Your Macintosh 245
■Playing Movies 245
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 246
■Registering as a User 246
Reading Files Directly from a Memory Card . . . . 247
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
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8CONTENTS
APPENDIX 251
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
■Finding the Problem and Fixing It 261
■If you have problems installing the USB driver... 266
■Display Messages 267
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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9QUICK START BASICS
QUICK START BASICS
(page 36)
■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.

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■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 150 minutes to
achieve a full charge.

11 QUICK START BASICS
(pages 198, 201)
The settings on this page are required the first time you turn on
the camera after purchasing it.
•If you make a mistake when configuring the language, date,
and time settings, you can change the settings (pages 198,
201).
1. Slide open the lens cover to turn on the
camera.
•Take care that you do not touch the lens when sliding the
lens cover.
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]
Lens Cover
Zoom Controller
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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 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, slide the Zoom Controller.
8. When all the settings are the way you want, press [SET].
9. Close the lens cover 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.
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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 15.
•For information about memory card capacity, see page
269.
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

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■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. Slide open the lens cover to turn on the
camera.
•Take care that you do not touch the lens when sliding the
lens cover.
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
Lens Cover
[MENU]

15 QUICK START BASICS
(page 56)
1. Slide open the lens cover to turn on the
camera.
•Take care that you do not touch the lens when sliding the
lens cover.
2. Align the mode dial with “ ” (Snapshot).
This causes “ ” to appear on the monitor screen.
•If “ ” (PLAY Mode) is on the monitor screen, make
sure that the lens cover is open and then press the
shutter button or [ ] (PLAY). This will switch to the
currently selected REC Mode.
3. Point the camera at the subject.
4. 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.
Shooting a Snapshot
136
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07/12/24
07/12/24
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Snapshot icon
Focus Frame
Shutter Button
Lens Cover
Monitor Screen
Operation Lamp
Mode dial

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5. 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.
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 62, 63, and 269.
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

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(page 146)
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 a REC mode
You can enter a REC Mode by performing any one of the
following operations.
– Press the shutter button.
– Align the mode dial with the desired REC mode.
– Press [ ] (PLAY) (with the lens cover open).
■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 120).
Quick Shutter lets you capture exactly the moment you want.
•With Quick Shutter, the camera uses high-speed Auto
Focus, which means you can 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]

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(page 90)
1. Align the mode dial with “ ” (Movie).
This causes “ ” (Movie) to appear on the monitor screen.
•If “ ” (PLAY Mode) is on the monitor screen, make
sure that the lens cover is open and then press the
shutter button or [ ] (PLAY). This will switch to the
currently selected REC Mode.
2. Press the shutter button to start shooting the
movie.
•Audio is also recorded during movie recording.
3. Press the shutter button again to stop
recording.
Shooting a Movie
Movie Icon
Remaining Recording Time
Recording Time
Mode dial
Movie Recording Screen
Shutter Button

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Movie Image Quality
Your camera lets you select 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 you shoot longer, so you can
switch to “Normal”, or “LP” conserve remaining memory
capacity if you start to run low.
For details, see pages 90 and 270.

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(page 148)
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
149).
■To return to a REC mode
You can enter a REC Mode by performing any one of the
following operations.
– Press the shutter button.
– Align the mode dial with the desired REC mode.
– Press [ ] (PLAY) (with the lens cover open).
Viewing a Movie
[](PLAY)
[W] [X]
[SET]
“ ” Movie icon