Casio EXILIM EX-Z450 User Manual

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Contents
❚❙ Recording Movie Images and Audio 47
To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 50
❚ To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
❚❙ Using BEST SHOT 52
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
❚ Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
❚ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Shooting with AUTO BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 60
❚❙ Advanced Settings 61
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 63
❚ Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Focus). . . 63
❚ Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 66
❚ Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 67
❚ Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 68
❚ Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 71
❚ Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 72
❚ Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 73
❚ Using the Auto Focus Assist Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(AF Assist Light). . . 73
❚ Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 74
❚ Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 74
❚ Assigning Functions to the [4] and [6] Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (L/R Key). . . 75
❚ Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quick Shutter). . . 75
❚ Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 76
❚ Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review). . . 76
❚ Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 76
❚ Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 77
Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 78
❚ Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 78
❚ Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 78
❚ Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 79
❚ Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 79
❚ Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 80
❚ Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 81
❚ Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 81
❚ Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 81
❚ Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 82

Casio EXILIM EX-Z450 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.3 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Focal length range	4.9 - 19.6 mm
Interface	USB 2.0
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	1/2 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 112 mm
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.1 - 0.5 m
Auto Mode focusing range (wide)	0.1 - ∞ m
ISO sensitivity	64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Flash modes	auto, fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	0.5 - 2 m
Flash range (wide)	0.1 - 4.5 m
Flash recharging time	4 s
Internal memory	35.7 MB
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc
Motion JPEG frame rate	24 fps
Video formats supported	Avi, M-JPEG
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	3 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230400 pixels
USB version	2.0
Product color	Brown
Battery type	NP-60
Battery life (CIPA standard)	550 shots
Number of batteries supported	1
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, manual, Shade, Tungsten

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	57.6 mm
Width	96.9 mm
Height	21.4 mm
Weight	130 g