Casio EXILIM EX-Z550 User Manual

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Contents
❚❙ Recording Movie Images and Audio 50
To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 53
❚ To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
❚❙ Using BEST SHOT 55
What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
❚ Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
❚ Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Shooting Images of Business Cards and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 62
❚❙ Advanced Settings 63
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 65
❚ Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus). . . 65
❚ Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 65
❚ Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area). . . 66
❚ Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 66
❚ Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer). . . 68
❚ Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 69
❚ Shooting with Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Face Detection). . . 72
❚ Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 73
❚ Shooting with Quick Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quick Shutter). . . 74
❚ Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 74
❚ Turning Digital Zoom On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Digital Zoom). . . 75
❚ Turning on Image Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Review). . . 75
❚ Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 75
❚ Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 76
Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 77
❚ Specifying Snapshot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size). . . 77
❚ Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 77
❚ Specifying Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Quality (Movie)). . . 78
❚ Recording Beautiful Images of People and Scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . (Effect). . . 78
❚ Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 80
❚ Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 81
❚ Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 82
❚ Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Metering). . . 82
❚ Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 83
❚ Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 83
❚ Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sharpness). . . 83
❚ Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Saturation). . . 84

Casio EXILIM EX-Z550 Specifications

General

Megapixel	14.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.3 \
Maximum image resolution	4320 x 3240 pixels
Digital zoom	4 x
Combined zoom	16 x
Lens structure (elements/groups)	7/6
Interface	USB/AV
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	1/2 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	26 - 104 mm
Auto focusing (AF) modes	multi point auto focus, spot auto focus
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.05 - 0.50 m
Manual focusing range (wide)	0.15 - ∞ m
Auto Mode focusing range (wide)	0.12 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
Light exposure control	Program AE
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	0.6 - 2.5 m
Flash range (wide)	0.15 - 5.8 m
Motion JPEG frame rate	24 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230400 pixels
USB version	2.0
Product color	Red
White balance	auto, daylight, manual, Shade, Tungsten
Battery type	NP-80
Number of batteries supported	1
Cables included	AV, USB
Compatible memory cards	microdrive, sd, sdhc
Camera shutter type	electronic, mechanical

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	22.4 mm
Width	99.5 mm
Height	55.4 mm
Weight	137 g