Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 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-Z1050
K847PCM1DMX
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-Z1050
K847PCM1DMX

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-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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
INTRODUCTION 21
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GETTING READY 35
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
■To charge the battery 35
■To load the battery 37
■Replacing the Battery 40
■Battery Precautions 40
Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
■Supported Memory Cards 46
■Loading a Memory Card into the Camera 47
■Replacing the Memory Card 48
■Formatting a Memory Card 49
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . 52
■Selecting a Screen Layout 52
■Turning Display Information On and Off 56
If you lose your way... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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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 68
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
■Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode 79
■Recording with Normal-speed Continuous Shutter,
High-speed Continuous Shutter,
and Flash Continuous Shutter 79
■Recording with Zoom Continuous Shutter 80
■Continuous Shutter Precautions 81
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
SHOOTING A MOVIE 84
Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
■Movie Recording Precautions 86
USING BEST SHOT 87
Reducing the Effects of Hand
and Subject Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Shooting Images of Business Cards
and Documents (Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Restoring an Old Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recording Snapshots into
a Multi-image Layout (Layout Shots) . . . . . . . . . . 100
Auto Tracking a Moving Subject
(Auto Framing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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5CONTENTS
ADVANCED SETTINGS 104
Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
■Using Auto Focus 105
■Using Macro Focus 106
■Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus) 112
■Using Infinity Focus 112
■Using Manual Focus 112
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 114
Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . 121
Enhancing Human Skin Textures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using the Camera’s Color Filter Effects . . . . . . . 123
Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Date Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 128
■Using Key Customize to Assign Functions
[W] and [X]128
■Displaying an On-screen Grid 129
■Displaying the Image You Just Recorded
(Image Review) 130
■Using Icon Help 130
■Using Mode Memory to Configure Power On
Default Settings 131
■Resetting the Camera to Its
Initial Factory Defaults 133
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS
AND MOVIES 135
Viewing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
■Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot 136
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 139
Viewing Camera Images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Zooming the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Using the 12-image Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Using the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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6CONTENTS
EDITING IMAGES 148
Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Keystone Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using Color Restoration to Correct the Color
of an Old Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . 153
Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Combining Multiple Snapshots into
a Single Image (Layout Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Adjusting White Balance of
a Recorded Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Adjusting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Reducing the Effects of Underexposure . . . . . . . 159
Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Creating a Snapshot of a Movie Frame
(MOTION PRINT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
USING AUDIO 165
Adding Audio to a Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Recording Audio Only (Voice Recording) . . . . . . 167
MANAGING YOUR FILES 169
Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using the FAVORITE Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
DELETING FILES 176
Deleting a Specific File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Deleting All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Deleting FAVORITE Folder Snapshots . . . . . . . . 177
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7CONTENTS
OTHER SETTINGS 178
Configuring Camera Sound Settings. . . . . . . . . . 178
Turning the Startup Screen On or Off . . . . . . . . . 179
Specifying the File Name Serial Number
Generation Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting. . . 181
Using World Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
■Configuring World Time Settings 184
Changing the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Changing the Brightness of
the Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Changing the USB Port Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
[ ] (REC) and [ ] (PLAY) Button
Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Formatting Built-in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
PRINTING 190
Types of Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Using Professional Print Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Using Your Printer to Print Images . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed
and the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
■Date Stamping 197
Supported Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
USING THE CAMERA
WITH A COMPUTER 199
What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . 200
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer 203
■Transfer of Images from the Camera
and Management of Images on the Computer 209
■Playing Movies 211
■Transferring Images to the Camera 211
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 215
■User Registration 216
■Exiting the CD-ROM Menu 216
Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . 216
■Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh 217
■Transfer of Images from the Camera
and Management of Images on Your Macintosh 221
■Playing Movies 221
■Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 222
■Registering as a User 222
Reading Files Directly from a Memory Card . . . . 223
Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
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8CONTENTS
APPENDIX 227
General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Menu Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
■Battery Charger Lamp Reference 237
Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
■Finding the Problem and Fixing It 238
■If you have problems installing the USB driver... 242
■Display Messages 243
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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9QUICK START BASICS
QUICK START BASICS
(page 35)
■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.
While pressing lightly on the
cover, slide it in the direction
indicated by the arrow to
open.

11 QUICK START BASICS
(pages 181, 185)
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 181,
185).
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 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:
07/12/19 YY/MM/DD
19/12/07 DD/MM/YY
12/19/07 MM/DD/YY

13 QUICK START BASICS
(page 45)
■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
245.
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
While pressing lightly on the
cover, slide it in the direction
indicated by the arrow to
open.
MEMORY
CARD
Front Back

14 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]

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 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 63, 65, and 245.
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

17 QUICK START BASICS
(page 135)
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 111).
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]

18 QUICK START BASICS
(page 84)
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]
Movie Image Quality
Your camera lets you select from among three image quality
settings (HQ, Normal, LP) for movies. For best camera
performance, use the “HQ” (High Quality) 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” or “LP” conserve remaining memory
capacity if you start to run low.
For details, see pages 84 and 246.

19 QUICK START BASICS
(page 137)
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
138).
■To return to the REC mode
Press [ ].
Viewing a Movie
[](PLAY)
[W] [X]
[SET]
“ ” Movie icon

20 QUICK START BASICS
(page 176)
You can use the following procedure to delete files you have
transferred to your computer’s hard disk, images you have
printed, or files you simply no longer need. This frees up
memory for recording more images.
1. Press [ ].
2. Press [T] ( ).
3. Use [W] and [X] to select the snapshot or
movie you want to delete.
4. Press [S] to select “Delete”.
•To cancel the delete operation, select “Cancel”.
5. Press [SET].
This deletes the selected snapshot or movie.
•If you want to delete more, repeat the above procedure
from step 3.
•To quit the delete operation, press [MENU].
Deleting a File
[ ] (PLAY)
[W] [X]
[T] ( )
[S]
[SET]