Casio QV-R3 Parts list manual

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
This chapter describes the other powerful features and func-
tions that are available for recording.
Selecting the Focus Mode
You can select one of four different focus modes: Auto Fo-
cus, Macro, Infinity, and Manual.
1. Enter a recording mode.
2. Press MF .
• Each press of MF
cycles thorough the focus
mode settings in the se-
quence shown below.
MF
PREVIEW
DPOF
MF
Focus mode indicator
No indicator
(Auto Focus)
(Macro)
(Infinity)
MF (Manual Focus)
Using Auto Focus
As its name suggests, Auto Focus focuses the image auto-
matically. The automatic focus operation starts when you
press the shutter release button down half way. The follow-
ing is the Auto Focus range.
Range: Approximately 40cm to ∞(1.3´to ∞)
1. Keep pressing MF until there is no fo-
cus mode indicator on the display.
2. Compose the image
so the main subject is
within the focus
frame, and then press
the shutter release
button half way.
•You can tell whether the
image is focused by
observing the focus
frame and the green
operation lamp.
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When you see this:
Green focus frame
Green operation lamp
Green flashing focus frame
Flashing green operation lamp
It means this:
The image is focused.
The image is not in
focus.
3. Press the shutter release button the rest of the
way to record the image.
Using the Macro Mode
The Macro Mode lets you focus automatically on close up
subjects. The automatic focus operation starts when you
press the shutter release button down half way. The follow-
ing is the focus range in the Macro Mode.
Approximately 14cm to 50cm (5.5˝to 19.7˝)
1. Keep pressing MF until the is on the
display.
2. Record the image.
•The focus and image recording operations are identi-
cal to those in the Auto Focus Mode.
•You can tell whether the image is focused by observ-
ing the focus frame and the green operation lamp. The
indications of the focus frame and green operation
lamp are the same as those in the Auto Focus Mode.
IMPORTANT!
•Optical zoom is disabled in the Macro Mode. Zoom is
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Using the Infinity Mode
The Infinity Mode fixes focus at infinity (∞). Use this mode
when recording scenery and other faraway images.
1. Keep pressing MF until the is on the
display.
2. Record the image.
Using Manual Focus
With the Manual Focus Mode, you can adjust the focus of an
image manually. The following shows focus ranges in the
Macro Mode for two optical zoom factors.
Optical Zoom Factor
1X
3X
Approximate Focus Range
14cm (0.5´) to infinity (∞)
40cm (1.3´) to infinity (∞)
1. Keep pressing
MF until MF
is on the display.
•At this point, a bound-
ary also appears on the
display, indicating the
part of the image that
will be used for manual
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•Pressing [ ] or [ ] causes the area inside of the
boundary displayed in step 1 to fill the monitor screen
momentarily to aid in focus. The normal image reap-
pears a short while later.
3. Press the shutter release button to record the
image.
To do this:
Focus out on the subject
Focus in on the subject
Do this:
Press [ ].
Press [ ].
2. While watching the
image on the monitor
screen, use [ ] and
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Using Focus Lock
Focus lock is a technique you can use to focus on a subject
that is not located within the focus frame when you record an
image. You can use focus lock in the Auto Focus Mode and
the Macro Mode ( ).
1. Using the monitor
screen, compose the
image so the main
subject is within the
focus frame, and then
press the shutter
release button half
way.
•The focus and image
recording operations
are identical to those in
the Auto Focus Mode.
•You can tell whether the image is focused by observ-
ing the focus frame and the green operation lamp. The
indications of the focus frame and green operation
lamp are the same as those in the Auto Focus Mode.
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Focus frame
2. Keeping the shutter
release button half
way down, re-com-
pose the image as
you like.
3. When the image is composed the way you
want, press the shutter release button the rest
of the way to record it.
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Exposure Compensation (EV Shift)
Exposure compensation lets you change the exposure set-
ting (EV value) manually to adjust for the lighting of your sub-
ject. This feature helps to achieve better results when re-
cording a backlit subject, a strongly lit subject indoors, and a
subject that is against a dark background.
Exposure Compensation Range: –2.0EV to +2.0EV
Steps: 1/3EV
1. In a recording mode,
press [ ] and [ ].
•This causes the
exposure compensation
value to appear on the
monitor screen.
EV value
Press [ ] to increase the EV value. A higher EV value is
best used for light-colored subjects and backlight subjects.
Press [ ] to decrease the EV value. A lower EV value is
best for dark-color subjects and for shooting outdoors on
a clear day.
•To cancel exposure compensation, adjust the value
until it becomes zero.
2. Compose the image and then press the shutter
relese button.
IMPORTANT!
•When shooting under very dark or very bright condi-
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Recording Consecutive Images
(Continuous Shutter Mode)
The Continuous Shutter Mode records images as long as
you keep the shutter release button depressed. Note that the
length of the interval between images depends on the image
quality setting.
1. Press /DPOF to
select the Continuous
Shutter Mode (page
49).
•The Continuous Shutter
Mode is selected when
the indicator is on
the monitor screen.
2. Hold down the shutter release button to record
the images you want.
IMPORTANT!
•The flash does not fire during continuous shutter re-
cording.
•You cannot use the self-timer in combination with the
continuous shutter mode.
•Never remove the battery or memory card from the
camera or unplug the AC adaptor while images are
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Combining Shots of Two People into a
Single Image (Coupling Shot)
The Coupling Shot Mode lets you record images of two
people and combine them into a single image. This makes it
possible for you to include yourself in group images, even
when there is no one else around to record the image for
you.
•First Image This is the part
of the image that
does not include
the person who
is recording the
first image.
•Second
Image
•Combined
Images
Making sure that
the background
of the image is
aligned correctly,
record the image
of the person
who recorded
the first image.
1. Align the mode dial with (Coupling Shot
Mode).
2. First, align the focus
frame on the monitor
screen with the
subject you want on
the left side of the
image, and then
press the shutter
release button to
record the image.
•The following settings
are fixed for this image:
focus, exposure, white
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3. Next, align the focus
frame with the sub-
ject you want in the
right side of the
image, taking care to
align the actual
background with the
semi-transparent
image of the back-
ground of the first
image, which is
shown on the monitor
screen. When every-
thing is aligned
correctly, record the
image.
•Pressing MENU any time after step 2 of the above
procedure cancels the first image and returns to step
2.
Semi-transparent
image
NOTE
•The Best Shot Mode (page 64) includes three sample
scenes that use Coupling Shot. One of the scenes
uses two shots on the left half and the right half of the
image, as described in the procedure above. The first
shot of the other two Coupling Shot sample scenes
uses the left 1/3 of the image, while that of the remain-
ing sample scene uses the right 1/3 of the image.
Note, however, that the Coupling Shot sample scenes
in the Best Shot Mode cannot be used in the Coupling
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Recording a Subject onto an Existing
Background Image (Pre-shot)
Pre-shot helps you get the background you want, even if you
need to ask someone else to record the image for you. Basi-
cally, Pre-shot is a two-step process.
1.You compose the background you want and press the
shutter release button, which causes a semi-transparent
image of the background to remain on the monitor screen.
2.Ask someone else to record a shot of you against your
original background, telling them to compose the image by
using the semi-transparent monitor screen image as a
guide.
•The camera stores the image produced by step 2 only.
•Depending on how the image is actually composed in
step 2, its background may not be exactly the same as
the one you composed in step 1.
Note that Pre-shot is available in the Best Shot Mode only
(page 64).
•Freeze the background on
the monitor screen.
•Record the image, using
the background on the
monitor screen as a guide.
•This records the image.