Olympus E-100 User's Manual
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1. 4 Use V and A to select NTSC or PAL and then press SET DISP me i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Connecting the Wired Remote Controller to the Camera The optionally available wired remote controller lets you op erate the camera without touching it This capability helps to avoid the effects of unintended camera movement when shooting at slow shutter speeds or with high telephoto set tings with the camera mounted on a tripod You can also use it to scroll through images during presentations on a TV screen For more information about using the wired remote controller see the instructions that come with it Wired Remote Controller Model WR 2C Option Controller DIGITAL terminal e You can perform the following operations using the wired remote controller shutter release zoom slider MENU amp 0o MF SET DISP SHIFT 4 Connecting to a Computer The CD ROM that comes bundled with your camera in cludes special software Photo Loader that makes transfer of images from the camera to a computer quick and easy The following types of computer connections are supported E Windows USB port connection Serial port RS 232C connection E Macintosh USB port connection gt Photo Loader does not run on the Apple Macintosh You can however use the USB cable to connect the camera to a Macintosh and upload images manually i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l USB Port C2. Q L B VIDEO Luna VIDEO IN terminal VIDEO OUT terminal i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l 1 Use the video cable to connect the camera to the television as shown in the illustration 2 Perform the required operation on the TV to set it up for video input See the documentation that comes with your televi sion for information about how to do this 3 Perform normal playback and recording opera tions on the camera IMPORTANT e Icons and other indicators that normally appear on the camera s monitor screen will also appear on the screen of the connected TV Selecting the Video Output Signal Mode Your camera supports both NTSC used in U S Japan and other countries and PAL used in Europe and other areas video output signal systems The video system you should use depends on the country of origin of the equipment you are connecting to the camera s VIDEO OUT terminal IMPORTANT gt When you have PAL selected as the video signal out put mode the monitor screen is turned off when you connect the cable to the VIDEO OUT terminal 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with REC or PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select VIDEO OUT using one of the following two key operations and then press SET DISP Select this on the menu screen FUNCTION SET UP VIDEO OUT SET UP VIDEO OUT If you are here REC mode PLAY mode
3. 2 After the communication operation over the USB cable is complete unplug the USB cable from the camera ma REFERENCE Messages RECORD ERROR There are no images on this memory card This camera cannot display the image you selected REPLACE BATTERY NO FORMAT gt MENU Some problem occurred when compressing image data to save it on the memory card Shoot the image again There is no image data stored on the memory card The image file you are trying to view is corrupted or it was recorded with a camera whose image file for mat is not supported by this camera Battery power is low Camera power turns off auto matically shortly after this message appears The memory card you are using is not formatted You must format the memory card before you can use it to store images page E 41 CF ERROR There is some problem with the memory card you To use this card you are using Perform the following procedure to cor must turn the camera rect the problem off and then back on again If this Warning message appears The following procedure deletes all files currently again you need to stored on the memory card Before proceeding format this try to back up the contents of the memory card CompactFlash card onto your computer s hard disk drive or some FORMAT MENU other type of external storage medium 1 Press MENU Format a mi 2 Use A and V to select Yes and then press SET D
4. Normal gt Best Shot Built in CF Built in CF 5 2048 x 1536 Economy E setting 1024x768 Fine O Em Mode Memory Recording Mode Off On O C 1024x768 Normal Continuous Off On G 1024x768 Economy m TIFF mode Off On O TIFF mode Off On O L Sensitivity Off On O E Zz L Zz LL Exposure Mode Off On O Metering Off On O White Balance Off On O Flash Off On O Focus Off On O Digital Zoom Off On O Flash Intensity Off On O Card Browser Off Type Type2 O Type3 Type4 Beep Off On O Date Style Year Month Day Day Month Year O Month Day Year Date Time Time setting O Language Sprache English Deutsch O Format No Yes O Video Out NTSC PAL O Link Off Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 O Restore No Yes O This function is not available with this model PLAY mode Card Browser Off Type1 Type2 Type3 Type4 Beep Off On Date Style Year Month Day Day Month Year Month Day Year Date Time Time setting Language Sprache English Deutsch Format No Yes Video Out NTSC PAL Link Off Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Restore No Yes Select Folder All Select Folder All Select Folder All This function is not available with this model Mode Settings Settings in Each Mode O Availa
5. 2 Attempting to record scenery or portraits in the Macro Mode 3 Attempting to use the Auto Focus mode for a subject that is too close 1 Focus the image page E 61 2 Use Auto Focus for scenery and portraits 3 Use the Macro Mode for close ups Recorded image is not saved 1 Batteries going low before the image save op eration is complete 2 Opening of the memory card slot cover before the image save operation is complete Replace batteries with a full set of new ones 2 Keep the memory card cover closed until the image save operation is complete Playback Colors of recorded image are different from those on the monitor screen 1 Direct sunlight or light from another source shin ing into the lens 2 Image quality setting 1 Reorient the camera so that light is not shining directly into lens 2 Change to a higher image quality for recording gt and lt 4 operations do not work while the 9 image view is on the monitor screen You are operating the gt and lt buttons while the scroll operation is still being performed Wait until image scrolling is complete before press ing gt and lt Cannot display a particular image Memory card images recording using a camera that does not support DCF The file management systems of cameras that do not support DCF are different from the one used by this camera This camera cannot read cards re corde
6. Press MENU 5 After you are finished making the settings you want press SET DISP to complete the proce dure 3 Select DPOF All and then press SET DISP 4 Use the button operations described below to make the DPOF settings you want Print All Ary PREVIEW SET OTHER SETTINGS l Changing the Display Language l Use the following procedure to switch the display language between English and Deutsch 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with REC or PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select Language Sprache using one of the following two key operations and then press SET DISP FUNCTION SET UP gt Language REC mode Sprache PLAY mode SET UP Language Sprache 4 Select the setting you want and then press SET DISP Display on screen text in English Display on screen text in Deutsch English Deutsch Turning the Confirmation Beep On and Off Use the following procedure to turn the beep that sounds each time you press a button on and off 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with REC or PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select Beep using one of the following two FUNCTION SET U SET UP gt Beep PLAY mode 4 Select the setting you want and then press SET DISP Turn on the confirmation beep Turn off the confirmation beep CONNECTING TO EXTERN
7. macro Best Shot 1 8 TFT low glare color HAST LCD 122 100 pixels 555 x 220 LCD Monitor or optical viewfinder Built in quartz digital timepiece for time and date recording and storage with im age data auto calendar up to 2049 DIGITAL IN OUT USB port special mini port AC adaptor connector VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL Four AA size alkaline or lithium batteries Four AA size nickel metal hydride re chargeable batteries NP H3 AC adaptor AD C620 AC adaptor charger BC 3HA Battery Life The values noted below indicate the number of hours before battery failure under normal operating temperature 25 C These values are for reference only and do not guarantee that any particular set of batteries actually wil provide the service life indicated Low temperatures shorten battery life Type of AA size Alkaline AA size Lithium AA size Ni MH Operation Batteries LR6 Batteries FR6 Batteries NP H3 Continuous C Playback 145 minutes 270 minutes 170 minutes Continuous 35 minutes 150 minutes 110 minutes Recording 210 shots 900 shots 660 shots The above figures are approximations only The above guidelines are based on the following battery types Alkaline MX1500 AA DURACELL ULTRA Lithium Energizer Battery life varies with brand Continuous recording values show the number of shots without using the flash The number of shots depends on use of the flash and whether flash is turne
8. File Structure lt DC M gt INDEX HTM m QVCAM QVS C HTML INDEX2 HTM MENU HTM C1 100_MMDD L 101_MMDD 100_MMDD QVS MMDD0001 JPG MMDD0002 JPG MMDD0003 AVI C PREVIEW DATA HTM INDEX HTM MMDD0001 JPG MMDD0002 JPG MMDD0003 JPG lt MISC gt lt TIFF gt 102_MMDD AUTPRINT MRK 100_MMDD MMDD0001 TIF L 102_MMDD 101_MMDD Parent Folder Card Browser Main File Management File Card Browser Folder Card Browser Files Files and folders required for the Card Browser display Main Image Folder Management File Main Image File Main Image File Main Movie File Preview Folder Card Browser Files Files and folders required for the Card Browser display Preview Image File Preview Image File Preview Image File for Movie File Image Folder Image Folder DPOF File Folder DPOF File TIFF Data Parent Folder TIFF Image Folder TIFF Image File TIFF Image Folder TIFF Image Folder lt SCENE gt S 3500001 JPG S3500002 JPG t U3500001 JPG H U3500002 JPG SCENE QVS E Folder and File Contents Parent Folder Best Shot Folder Sample Image File Sample Image File Sample Image File Sample Image File Best Shot Management File Contents All files used by the digital camera Card Browser Main File Contents Temp
9. Movig Skip to the next frame while Moge icon playback is paused gt Skip to the previous frame while playback is paused 4 Exit movie playback MENU SHUTTER i PLAYBACK l Playing a Panorama Use the following procedure to play back a panorama re corded in the Panorama Mode 3 Press the shutter release button to start play ing the panorama e The following describes operations that are available during panorama playback 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY A Toggle the panorama between full S 2 Use gt and lt to scroll through the images Seen be view SET DISP on the monitor screen until the panorama you Scroll forward gt want to play is displayed Scroll back Pi Pause playback Shutter release button a anal Mode icon playback is paused gt ig Skip to the previous image while lt playback is paused al Exit panorama playback MENU SHUTTER Sa Enlarging the Playback Image Use the following procedure to enlarge the playback image on the screen You can select either 2X or 4X enlargement 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want to enlarge 3 Slide the zoom slider towards T TELE Q to zoom in on the image Operating the zoom slider sometimes causes a crop ping boundary page E 109 to appear in the image 4 Each operation of the zoom slider change the zoom factor as follo
10. a Specific Image in the 9 image 3 Use gt lt 4 V and 4 to move the pointer to View the image you want to select and then press SET DISP 1 Display the 9 image view e This displays the single image view of the selected image 2 Press SET DISP e This causes a pointer to appear in the upper left cor ner of the monitor screen mm Displaying the Histogram The following procedure displays a histogram of an image s luminance components The histogram is a tool you can use to check the exposure of an image 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image whose histogram you want to view 3 Press SET DISP a number of times until the histogram appears See Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen on page E 27 for information about how the monitor screen contents change when you press the SET DISP button mil00 2 2048x1536 EINE Histogram 4 Use gt and lt 4 to scroll to another image if you want 5 To exit the histogram press SET DISP a num ber of times IMPORTANT e The histogram does not appear during movie play back page E 101 In the case of a panorama image page E 102 the histogram is displayed for the first image of the pan orama only e Use of the flash or multi metering as well as certain shooting conditions can cause the histogram to indi cate exposure that is different from the actual expo sure of th
11. auto matically if you align the POWER Function Switch with REC and the lens cap is attached Remove the lens cap and then turn on power mm i REFERENCE Specifications Digital camera QV 3500EX Recorded Image File Format Recording Medium Recorded Image Size tem DPOF compatible Movies AVI Motion JPEG Microdrive Standard Memory Capacity Number of Image Files Computer Output Image Size JPEG images only Still images including panoramas JPEG Exif Ver 2 1 TIFF DCF stan dard Design rule for Camera File sys CompactFlash card Type I II IBM 2048 x 1536 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels Still Image X Ea Number of images size Quality File size aug 64MB 340MB pixels memory card memory card Microdrive 2048 FINE 1 4 43 245 x MB image images images images 1536 NORMAL 1 6 60 342 MB image images images images ECONOMY 600 11 99 562 KB image images images images 1024 FINE 350 19 167 943 x KB image images images images 768 NORMAL 250 27 229 1292 KB image images images images ECONOMY 150 43 365 2054 KB image images images images Movie 320 x 240 pixels Storage Capacity Approximately 300KB second Recording Time 30 seconds per movie NORMAL 30 seconds per movie PAST The above figures are approximations only Image Deletion 0008 FOCUSING 0cssssseeeeeeeees Focus Range ccesseees Exposu
12. corrupt memory data USB data communication is supported in both the REC mode and PLAY mode Be sure to disconnect the USB cable from the camera and computer after you are finished exchanging data e You cannot turn off the camera while the USB cable is con nected Disconnect the USB cable first when you want to turn off the camera Using a Serial Port Connection You can connect a computer to the camera s DIGITAL termi nal for image data uploading and downloading For such a connection you must install the Photo Loader software from the bundled CD ROM on your computer and use a sepa rately available CASIO data transfer cable to make the con nection The type of cable you should use depends on what kind of computer you are connecting to e This manual covers actual physical connection proce dures See the documentation on the Bundled Software User s Manual for full details about connections installing Photo Loader and other information E Windows The Data Transfer Cable connects to an IBM PC AT or com patible equipped with a D Sub 9 pin RS 232C serial port as shown below Data Transfer Cable Serial port RS 232C D Sub 9 pin DIGITAL terminal i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l IMPORTANT e Be sure to turn off the camera computer and all pe ripherals connected to the computer monitor hard disk etc before connecting the camera to the com puter After connecting the camera to the comp
13. down routine performed by the cam era is much shorter when the Card Browser is turned off i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT e When the Card Browser is turned on the monitor screen goes blank when you turn off the camera but the operation lamp continues to flash for some time as the camera internally creates Card Browser files Per forming any of the operations listed below while the operation lamp is flashing not only stops creation of Card Browser files it can also result in corruption of the image data on the memory card Opening the memory card slot cover e Unplugging the AC adaptor gt Removing the camera s batteries e Other actions similar to those above Note that Card Browser files may be corrupted if bat teries go low or if the memory card becomes full dur ing file generation You can specify the language for the Card Browser s on screen text using the procedure under Changing the Display Language page E 122 Viewing Card Browser File Contents Use your computer s Web Browser to view the contents of the Card Browser files 1 Transfer the image data from the camera to your computer by cable page E 126 or by ac cessing the memory card from your computer page E 129 2 On the memory card open the folder named DCIM i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l 3 Use your Web browser to open the file named INDEX HTM This displays a gallery of thumbnails for all t
14. re format the memory card and delete its contents before us a S L L L S a B E B E S S B E B L B L 8 ing it to record more images a B a L E B L Oo a B L L B S my REFERENCE Sensitivity iSO 100 ISO 180 150 300 ISO 500 O l m Filter Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC lt Yellow Pink Purple O mode and PLAY mode and their settings z Exposure Mode P A S M S The settings that are underlined in the following table are Metering Multi Center Spot Q initial defaults P White Balance Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten S e O indicates items that can be included as part of a short m Fluorescent Manual cut page E 96 Enhancement Off Red Green Blue Flesh Tones O P Grid Off On O REC mode m Flash Intensity Strong Normal Weak O NORMAL Sharpness Hard Normal Soft O PORTRAIT z Saturation High Normal Low IS LANDSCAPE L Contrast High Normal Low O NIGHT SCENE S Time Stamp Off BEST SHOT m Year Month Day 5 MOVIE a Day Hour Minutes MOVIE PAST z Year Month Day Hour Minutes PANORAMA N Digital Zoom Off Auto X2 X4 O Continuous Off On 8 Sleep Off 30sec 1min 2min O Size Quality 2048 x 1536 Fine eee 2min 5min G Z 2048 x 1536
15. that appears use V and A to select Yes e If you change your mind and want to cancel the delete select No instead 8 Press SET DISP Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Press MENU Select DELETE Folder and then press SET DISP Use gt and lt 4 to display the folder whose im ages you want to delete Press V or A to toggle the displayed folder s icon on and off Select delete folder p ee EG iS SET MENU a Deleting All Unprotected Images Use the following procedure when you want to delete all of the images currently on the camera s memory card Any folder with the E icon is marked for deletion All its images will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure Note that the folder whose image was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its Ea icon turned on e You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple folders if you want 6 Press SET DISP 7 In response to the confirmation message that appears use V and A to select Yes e If you change your mind and want to cancel the delete select No instead 8 Press SET DISP Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Press MENU Select DELETE All and then press SET DISP In response to the confirmation message that appears use V and A to select Yes e If you change
16. used This means you should not leave Slide Show running when using batteries to power the camera Doing so can rundown batteries Be sure to stop Slide Show and turn off the camera after you are finished e Note that all buttons are disabled while an image change is in progress Wait until an image is stopped on the monitor screen before performing a button op eration or hold down the button until the image stops e Images copied from another digital camera or a com puter may take longer time to appear than the Slide Show interval time you select IMPORTANT Resizing an Image You can use the following procedure to change an image to VGA size 640 x 480 pixels e VGA is the optimum image size for attachment to e mail messages or incorporation into Web pages 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want to resize 3 Press amp oo MF RESIZE 4 In response to the confirmation message that appears use V and A to select Yes Select No to exit the procedure without resizing the image 5 Press SET DISP IMPORTANT e The resized version of the image is saved as a new file The original pre resized image is also retained in memory gt Images smaller than 640 x 480 pixels cannot be resized e Movie Mode Panorama Mode and TIFF uncompressed images cannot be resized e Resizing of an image cannot proceed if the message MEMORY FULL Del
17. your mind and want to cancel the delete select No instead Press SET DISP MANAGING IMAGES The image management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images You can protect images against deletion and even use its DPOF feature to specify images for printing Folders and Files When you shoot the first image on a particular day the cam era automatically creates a folder for that date All subse quent images you shoot on that day are stored in the same folder e For full details about the organization of folders on the memory card see Using a Memory Card to Transfer Im age Data on page E 129 Folders A folder is created automatically whenever you shoot the first image on a particular date The name assigned to the folder is based on the current date as described below You can have up to 900 folders on a memory card at the same time subject to storage capacity restrictions Example Folder created on July 19 which is the 100th folder on the memory card Month Day 100_0719 Underbar Serial number e The actual number of files you will be able to store on a memory card depends on the capacity of the card image quality settings etc 1 S T In addition to image files memory cards also contain a number of other files used by the system for image data management e The actual number of files you will be able to store on a memory card depends on the capacity of
18. 32 Remove the lens cap and then turn on power on f indicator on the monitor screen and Viewfinder Batteries are low Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E 32 No recording when the shutter release button is pressed Flash unit is charging The message MEMORY FULL is on the monitor screen 4 No memory card loaded in the camera on The POWER Function Switch is aligned with PLAY 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with REC 2 Wait until flash unit charging is finished 3 Delete images you no longer need from camera memory or change to another memory card 4 Load a memory card Unable to focus properly with Auto Focus a Dirty lens 2 Subject is outside the focus frame 3 Conditions make it impossible to obtain proper focus 4 Camera is unsteady or shaking i Clean the lens 2 Compose the image so the subject is inside the focus frame 3 Switch to the Manual Mode and focus manually page E 61 4 Use a tripod Recorded image is blurred Improper focus Make sure the subject on which you want to focus is inside the focus frame mm REFERENCE Symptom Probable Cause Action Recording Power failure during self timer operation Batteries are dead Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E 32 Monitor screen image is out of focus a Poor focusing in the manual focus mode
19. 320 x 240 1024 x 768 320 x 240 Cannot be cropped 800 x 600 320 x 240 Cannot be cropped DELETING IMAGES Your camera lets you use any one of the following four meth ods to delete images from its memory You can delete the currently displayed image one or more selected images all the images in one or more selected folders or all the images in the camera s memory IMPORTANT e Image deletion cannot be undone Before deleting an image make sure you no longer need it or you have a back up copy saved on you computer on diskette or on some other medium Be especially careful with Deleting All Unprotected Images operation which deletes all unprotected images in memory A protected image cannot be deleted See Protecting Images Against Deletion on page E 116 for details on protecting and unprotecting images e Delete operations are disabled when all of the images on the camera s memory card are protected Deleting the Displayed Image Use the following procedure when you want to delete the image that is currently on the monitor screen 1 2 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Use gt and lt 4 to scroll through images and display the image you want to delete Press Q In response to the confirmation message that appears use V and A to select Yes If you change your mind and do not want to delete the image select No instead Press SET DISP e Displa
20. AL EQUIPMENT Your camera has three terminals for connection to external equipment a VIDEO OUT terminal a DIGITAL terminal and a USB port You can use these terminals to connect the camera to a television VCR computer or other external equipment Computer page E 126 Wired remote controller page E 126 TV page E 124 my i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT e Be sure to turn off both the camera and the other equipment before making any connections e Check the documentation that comes with your other equipment for information you may need to know when making connections e Leaving the same image displayed on a television or computer display screen for very long periods can cause the image to be burned in on the screen When this happens a faint after image remains on the screen even after you disconnect the camera To avoid this you should not leave the same image dis played on such a screen for very long periods e This camera does not support cable transfer of data with other CASIO digital cameras Connecting to a Television Images being displayed on the camera s monitor screen whether for recording or playback can also be displayed on the screen of a connected television Connect the camera to a TV as illustrated below Special video cable Bundled with camera l INPUT
21. G TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l E Computer Equipped with a PC Card Slot For this configuration you will need to purchase a separately available CASIO PC Card Adapter CA 10 See the instruc tions that come with the PC Card Adapter for information about how to use it E Another Computer To access the contents on the memory card on a computer that does not have a CompactFlash card slot or PC card slot use a commercially available PC card reader writer in combi nation with a separately available CASIO PC Card Adapter CA 10 See the instructions that come with the PC card reader writer and the PC Card Adapter for information about how to use them Memory Card Data Images recorded with this camera and other data is stored on the memory card using DCF Design rule for Camera File system protocol DCF protocol is designed to make it easier to exchange image and other data between digital cameras and other devices DCF Protocol DCF devices digital cameras printers etc can exchange images with each other DCF protocol defines the format for image files data and the directory structure for the memory card so images can be viewed using another manufacturer s DCF camera or printed on a DCF printer In addition to sup port for the DCF protocol your CASIO digital camera also use dates in image folder names and image file names which helps to make data management easier i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l Memory Card
22. ISP To cancel this procedure press MENU Whenever formatting a memory card be sure to use the AC adaptor to power the camera or re place its batteries with a full set of new alkaline or lithium batteries before starting Unexpected loss of power can result in incomplete formatting and improper operation of the memory card The message There are no images on this memory card appears on the monitor screen af ter formatting is complete ma REFERENCE a There is no memory card loaded in the camera Insert memory card Load a memory card page E 39 MEMORY FULL There is not enough memory to record an image Change quality size with your current quality and size settings Change or delete unneeded the image quality and size settings and try again or images delete some images from the memory card page E 110 MEMORY FULL There is not enough memory for further recording Delete unneeded Delete some images you don t need from memory images card page E 110 The DCIM folder or other file page E 131 cannot be created due to insufficient memory when downloading data from a computer to the memory card Use your computer to delete unneeded im ages to free up memory card space for the images you are downloading You could also press the MENU button and format the memory card in the camera but doing so deletes all image files cur rently stored on the memory card LENS CAP This message appears and power turns off
23. Memory Card on a Computer This camera uses management files to manage the se quence and attributes of image files Because of this if you use your computer to modify or delete memory card files to change management file contents or to change image file sequence and attributes and then transfer the images back to the camera you may end up with the wrong image sequence ungrouped panorama images and slow image scrolling Note that the folder named DCIM is the parent top folder of all the files on a memory card When transferring memory card contents to a hard disk floppy diskette MO disk or other external storage treat all the contents inside a DCIM folder as a set and always keep them together Also never use your computer to edit or delete the man agement files those whose file names have the extension QVS inside a DCIM folder You can change the name of the DCIM folder on your computer Changing the name to a date is a good way to keep track of multiple DCIM folders However be sure you change the name of the DCIM folder back to DCIM before you copy it back to a memory card for playback on the camera The camera does not recog nize any folder name other than DCIM The above is also true about the names of folders inside the DCIM folder These folders must be returned to the names assigned to them by the camera whenever you copy the folder back to the memory card for playback on the camera e We also strongly r
24. PLAYBACK NOTES Holding down gt or lt scrolls images at high speed e In order to allow for faster playback image scrolling the image that initially appears on the monitor screen is a preview image which is of somewhat lower quality than the actual display image The actual display im age appears about three seconds after the preview image This does not apply to images copied from an other digital camera You can use the camera s built in monitor screen to play back recorded images i Basic Playback Operation l Use the following procedure to scroll through recorded im ages stored in the camera s memory 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY PLAY PLAY mode for playing back images 2 Use gt and lt 4 to scroll through the images on the monitor screen gt NN p ae Scroll forward gt Scroll backward 4 Playing a Movie Use the following procedure to play back a movie recorded in the Movie Mode 3 Press the shutter release button to start play ing the movie e The following describes operations that are available during movie playback 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Use gt and 4 to scroll through the images on screen and quarter screen view SET DISP the monitor screen until the movie you want to Playback forward gt play is displayed Playback in reverse lt Pause playback Shutter release button
25. ble A Partially available X Not available Normal O O O O O Portrait O O Q O O Landscape O O O O O Night Scene O O O O O 2 Best Shot O O O O O S Movie Normal x x x O x a Movie Past x x x x x Panorama O O O O O P Mode O O O O Q A Mode O O O O O 2 S Mode O O S A S amp M Mode S O A A The camera will not enter the Self timer Mode while the shutter speed is set to BULB a Recording Mode Exposure Mode Combinations The following table shows to what extent each recording mode can be used in combination with each exposure mode O Available X Not available Movie Past Panorama Normal O O Q O o Portrait O O O O E Landscape O O Q O d Night Scene O O O O Best Shot O O O O 8 Movie Normal O O x x O x x O O LG O Troubleshooting No power 1 Batteries are not oriented correctly 2 Batteries are dead 3 Using the wrong AC adaptor ek Load batteries correctly page E 32 2 Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E 32 3 Use only the specified AC adaptor Sudden loss of power Activation of Auto Power Off page E 38 Dead batteries You are aligning the POWER Function Switch with REC while the lens cap is attached on Turn power back on Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E
26. d on or off Power Consumption Approximately 6 6W Dimensions cccceeeees 134 5 W x 80 5 H x 57 5 D mm Weight cnrcsccssrsecrensnncnccrneneerann Approximately 320g excluding batteries Standard Accessories 8MB CompactFlash memory card neck strap lens cap cap holder soft case special USB cable special video cable data transfer cable CD ROM four LR6 alkaline batteries Basic Reference bundled software user s manual e This camera does not have a separate battery to power its clock Clock settings are cleared whenever power to the camera is cut off by batteries going dead while the camera is not connected to an AC power outlet with the AC adaptor for about 24 hours After power is resumed either by loading fresh batteries or connecting to an AC power outlet you will have to set the correct time and date again e The liquid crystal panel built into this camera is the product of preci sion engineering with a pixel yield of 99 99 This also means however that 0 01 of the pixels can be expected to fail to light or to remain lit at all times mom
27. d with such cameras mm REFERENCE Symptom Probable Cause Action Monitor screen contents do 1 Incorrect camera TV connection 1 Connect correctly using the video cable page E not appear on the screen of 124 aconnected TV 2 Wrong TV settings 2 Check the documentation that comes with the a TV and set it up correctly for video input a 3 Wrong video signal output mode 3 Select the video output mode that suits the type of equipment you are using page E 125 S Cannot access the delete All images on the memory card are protected Unprotect the images you want to delete page E screen 116 2 D A Other Cannot select menu items in the PLAY mode 1 Some functions cannot be selected for playback of certain types of images 2 No images stored on the memory card 1 Select a different function or change to another image 2 Record an image to make the functions avail able All buttons and switches are dead Circuit damage due to static electrical charge from connected device or due to strong impact Remove batteries and disconnect the AC adaptor if you are using one Restore power and turn the camera on If this does not work contact your dealer or an authorized CASIO service provider Nothing appears on the monitor screen 1 The monitor is asleep 2 Communication over the USB cable is in progress 1 Wake up the monitor page E 37
28. e image when it was recorded m About the histogram The histogram is a graph of pixel luminance levels in terms of the number of pixels The vertical axis represents the number of pixels while the horizontal axis represents lumi nance The information on the histogram can be used when correcting or editing the image to determine whether image details include enough shadows left side midtones cen ter or highlights right side The histogram also makes it easy to visualize the color tone range of an image which makes it a valuable reference tool when touching up the im age i PLAYBACK Using the Slide Show Feature Slide Show automatically plays back images in sequence at a fixed interval NOTE e If the histogram appears too lopsided in either direc tion you should try recording the image again after correcting the exposure EV value page E 66 ad justing the aperture priority AE aperture value page E 80 adjusting the manual exposure shutter speed or aperture value setting page E 81 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select SLIDE SHOW and then press SET DISP e This starts the slide show e Pressing MENU at this point displays a screen for set ting the interval between image changes within the range of three to 30 seconds 4 To stop Slide Show press any button besides MENU e Auto Power Off page E 38 is disabled whenever Slide Show is being
29. e size Resolution Resolution Quality Quality Recording mode Recording mode a AE Exposure mode Light metering Metering mode Shutter speed Shutter speed Aperture stop Aperture stop Exposure comp Exposure compensation INDEX Focusing mode Focusing mode Flash mode Flash mode Sharpness Sharpness Saturation Saturation Contrast Contrast White balance White balance Sensitivity Sensitivity Filter Filter setting Enhancement Enhancement setting Flash intensity Flash intensity Digital zoom Digital zoom setting Date Recording date and time Model Camera model name i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l 5 To exit the Card Browser simply quit your Web Saving Card Browser Files browser To save Card Browser files use a USB cable connection page E 127 or memory card transfer page E 129 to copy the folder named DCIM on the memory card to a hard disk floppy diskette MO disk or other external stor age Never use your computer to edit or delete files to add new images or to delete images Doing so will make it im possible to view images normally using the Card Browser e You can use the Photo Loader application contained on the bundled CD ROM disc to save Card Browser files See the documentation that comes with Photo Loader on the disc for full details e We also strongly recommend that after transferring data from a memory card to other external storage that you
30. ecommend that after transferring data from a memory card to other external storage that you re format the memory card and delete its contents before us ing it to record more images e The camera formats memory cards using ATA format which means that a Macintosh sees all memory card files as text files To view memory card files on a Macintosh use PC Exchange to associate the files on the memory card which are JPEG TIFF files with an application that is able to open JPEG TIFF files i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Using the HTML Card Browser The camera s Card Browser generates HTML files that let you see a table of image thumbnails for easy selection and even view the properties of each image Specifying the Card Browser Type 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with REC or PLAY e Card Browser files can be viewed using the Web browsers listed below Movie files require QuickTime 2 Press MENU 3 Select Card Browser using one of the follow ing two key operations and then press SET DISP Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later Netscape Communicator 4 5 or later QV 3500EX pars REC mode FUNCTION SET UP Card Browser PLAY mode SET UP Card Browser When you want this Select this To turn off the Card Browser no HTML files generated Off Maximum performance including access to image properties and slideshow ca
31. ers if you want 6 Press SET DISP to protect the images in all the folders marked for protection and unprotect the images in the unmarked folders Protecting and Unprotecting All Images Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select PROTECT All and then press SET DISP 4 Select the memory protection setting you want and then press SET DISP to apply it Todothis Select this Protect all images on the memory card On Unprotect all images on the memory card Off mm MANAGING IMAGES l Making DPOF Settings for Particular Im ages The letters DPOF stand for Digital Print Or der Format which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed Then you can print on a DPOF compatible printer or at a professional print service fom DPOF the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select DPOF Select and then press SET DISP 4 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want l to print E DPOF Settings File Name number of copies date Use the button operations described below to make the DPOF settings you want D Select print images OOO S
32. ete unneeded images appears during the above procedure a Cropping an Image Use the following procedure when you want to crop a portion of an enlarged image and use the remaining part of the im age as an e mail attachment Web page image etc 1 2 3 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want to crop Slide the zoom slider towards T TELE Q to zoom in on the image Operating the zoom slider causes a cropping bound ary to appear in the image You cannot crop an image if the cropping boundary does not appear Use gt lt 4 V and A to enclose the area you want to cut out within the cropping boundary 5 Press amp coo MF RESIZE 6 In response to the confirmation message that appears use V and A to select Yes e Select No to exit the procedure without cropping the image 7 Press SET DISP IMPORTANT gt The cropped version of the image is saved as a new file e The original pre cropped image is also retained in memory e Movie Mode Panorama Mode and TIFF uncompressed images cannot be cropped Cropping of an image cannot proceed if the message MEMORY FULL Delete unneeded images appears during the above procedure NOTE The table below shows how cropping affects image size Uncropped Cropped 2 x Image size Zoomed Image pixels pixels pixels 2048 x 1536 800 x 600
33. he POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select PROTECT Select and then press SET DISP 4 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want to protect 5 Press V or A to toggle the displayed image s icon on and off Cd Select protect unprotect images OOS s OOM 7 SSU 0 0 5 A Y SET MENU Any image marked with the icon is marked for pro tection It will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure Any image without the icon will be unprotected e You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple images if you want 6 Press SET DISP to protect all the images marked for protection and unprotect the un marked images MANAGING IMAGES l Protecting and Unprotecting All Images in Selected Folders 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press MENU 3 Select PROTECT Folder and then press SET DISP 4 Use gt and lt 4 to display the folder whose im ages you want to protect 5 Press V or A to toggle the displayed folder s icon on and off CJ Select protect unprotect folder No 105 cy 106 MENU mr a Any folder with the icon is marked for protection All its images will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure All images in any folder without the icon will be unprotected e You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple fold
34. he images contained in the oldest image folder on the memory card QV 3500EX Sle show 5 images Folder name Thumbnail File name 4 You can click the following items on the screen to perform the operations described below To do this Click here Start an automatic slideshow of full screen an S AUTO size images 5 second interval Start a manual slideshow of full screen size MANUAL images image changes with click Tapping an image on the INDEX screen or DATA screen displays a 640 x 480 pixel version of the im age Clicking the full screen images displays the im age in the size at which it was recorded IMPORTANT e Slideshow images are displayed in full screen size regardless of the size at which they were recorded The thumbnail gallery uses the contents of the Pre view Folder page E 132 Images copied from an other digital camera or a computer do not have pre view images associated with them so their thumbnails do not appear initially in the thumbnail gallery If this happens scroll through the images on the camera s monitor screen until the copied image appears At this time the camera automatically generates a preview image which will now appear in the Card Browser thumbnail gallery CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l Image Properties The following is the information provided by the Image Properties screen File Size Fil
35. late for card browser which is used for viewing image previews with a web browser gt Management File Contents Information about folder management image sequence etc e Card Browser Folder Contents Files used by the card browser e Card Browser File Contents Data used by the card browser e Main Image Folder Contents Image files recorded by the camera e Main Image File Contents Still image file recorded by the camera i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l e Main Movie File Contents Movie file recorded by the camera e Preview Folder Contents Preview images e Preview Image File Contents Preview images of still image and movie files used for temporary playback and card browser previews x DPOF File Folder Contents DPOF files TIFF Data Parent Folder Contents All TIFF format image related files TIFF Image Folder Contents TIFF format image files TIFF Image File Contents TIFF format image file e Best Shot Folder Contents Sample images from CD ROM gt Sample Image File Best Shot Mode files NOTE gt A memory card s actual file structure may differ some what in accordance with the type of Card Browser you are using page E 134 Image Files Supported by the Camera gt Image files recorded with the CASIO QV 3500EX Digital Camera gt DCF protocol image files Certain DCF functions may not be supported i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l Precautions when Using a
36. onnection Windows Macintosh E Connecting to a Computer with the USB Cable The camera s USB port and accessories make it easy to connect to a computer equipped with a USB port for image data uploading and downloading First install the USB driver software from the bundled CD ROM on your computer and then use its special USB cable to connect Once connected your computer recognizes the camera as an external stor age device Small connector Special USB cable bundled with camera USB port See the documentation on Bundled Software User s Manual for full details about connections installing the USB driver minimum computer system requirements and other information Large connector standard USB connector USB port gt Whenever connecting the USB cable to the camera make sure the arrow mark on the plug is aligned properly with the arrow mark on the side of the camera s terminal e Plug the USB connectors into the ports as far as they will go Incorrect connection can result in improper operation x The camera is not supplied power by the USB cable Be sure to use the optional AC adaptor to power the camera whenever using a USB cable connection e Your camera requires a special QV Camera USB cable Connection using a standard USB cable is not supported i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l Never disconnect the USB cable while a data communica tion operation is in progress Doing so can
37. pabilities This format uses high level Java Script and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later or Netscape Communicator 4 5 or later Type Light image viewing with access to image properties Type2 Basic image viewing with slideshow capabilities This format uses high level Java Script and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later or Netscape Communicator 4 5 or later Type3 Basic image viewing Type4 i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT l 4 Select the Card Browser setting you want 5 After selecting the setting you want press SET DISP e When you turn on any Card Browser Type 1 through 4 the camera creates a file named INDEX HTM in side the DCIM folder whenever you turn off camera power Other files are also created and stored on the memory card at this time Pressing 1 in place of SET DISP in step 5 imme diately starts creation of Card Browser files which is indicated by the message One moment please on the monitor screen Never turn off camera power while this message is on the display NOTE If the memory card in the camera has a large number of files on it it may take quite a bit of time for the cam era to create the required HTML files and turn off Be cause of this we recommend that you normally leave the Card Browser turned off We suggest that you turn off the Card Browser if you normally do not need to use it The power
38. re Control Light Metering EXPOSUIC nivcr Exposure Compensation Single image all images in a folder all im ages in memory with image protection 1 1 8 inch CCD Total Pixels 3 34 mil lion Effective Pixels 3 24 million F2 to 2 5 f 7 to 21mm equivalent to 33 to 100mm lens for 35mm film Optical zoom 3X Digital zoom 12X in combination with optical zoom Image size is 1024 x 768 pixels when digital zoom is used Contrast type Auto Focus Auto Focus Mode Macro Mode Infinity Mode manual focus focus lock movable the focus frame Normal focus 0 3m to oo Macro focus 6cm to 30cm 1X zoom 9cm to 30cm 2X zoom The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject Multi pattern center point spot by CCD Program AE Shutter priority AE Aper ture priority AE Manual 2EV to 2EV 1 3EV units Shutter eceeeeceee Aperture cesses sere White Balance Self timerr sss seves Built in Flash Flash Modes Flash Range Recording Functions Input Output Terminals Power Requirements CCD electronic shutter mechanical shutter BULB 60 to 1 1000 second F2 to F8 auto switching or manual switching Automatic fixed 4 modes manual switching 10 seconds 2 seconds AUTO ON OFF Red eye reduction Approximately 0 5 to 4 meters One shot continuous movie pan orama landscape night scene portrait self timer
39. s 0 0 OE A PREVIEW SET BRB BR EBB BERBER BERR BRR RRR eee eee eee eee eee Mn 1 TET S Making DPOF Settings for Particular Folders To do this Press this button Decrease the number of copies value V Increase the number of copies value 4 Toggle printing of the recording date on and off PREVIEW e An image selected for printing is marked by the 123 icon gt An image for which printing of the recording date is turned on is marked with the icon e You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to make DPOF settings for multiple image files if you want 6 After you are finished making the settings you want press SET DISP to complete the proce dure 1 2 3 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Press MENU Select DPOF Folder and then press SET DISP Use gt and lt 4 to display the folder whose im ages you want to print Use the same procedures as those described in step 5 under Making DPOF Seitings for Par ticular Images on page E 119 to make the DPOF settings you want After you are finished making the settings you want press SET DISP to complete the proce dure 1 S T Making DPOF Settings of All Images on Te 5 the Memory Card Decrease the number of copies value V Increase the number of copies value 4 Toggle printing of recording dates on and off 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY PREVIEW 2
40. the card image quality settings etc gt Panorama images are stored as groups of multiple indi vidual images gt If there are more than 250 image files in a folder due to copying from another digital camera or other source only the first 250 in name sequence can be played back Files Each folder can contain up to 250 image files If you try to save the 251st image to a folder the camera automatically creates a new folder and stores the image there The names assigned to files are based on the current date as shown below Example 26th image shot on November 7 Month Day 1070026 JPG ara Extension JPG TIF AVI Serial number 1 TET S Selecting a Folder for Playback Use the following procedure to select a particular folder and play back the image files it contains 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Press 4 f 3 Use gt and lt to select the folder you want and then press SET DISP e This displays the image of the first file in name se quence contained in the folder you selected Protecting Images Against Deletion Image protection guards against accidental deletion of im ages stored on the camera s memory card A protected im age cannot be deleted until it is unprotected page E 110 You can protect and unprotect a single specific image all the images in a particular folder or all images currently on the memory card Protecting Selected Images 1 Align t
41. uter align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY Data communi cation with a computer is disabled while the camera is in the REC mode e Never connect or disconnect the cable while a data communication operation is in progress Doing so can cause problems with program execution can corrupt data and can damage the camera and your computer e Data transfer while camera batteries are low can re sult in unexpected shutdown of the camera Because of this use of the optional AC adaptor is recom mended whenever performing data communication with the camera e This camera does not support data communication with any of the optionally available CASIO PC link software applications LK 1 LK 1A LK 10V LK 11W LK 2 LK 2A LK 2V LK 21 Using a Memory Card to Transfer Image Data In addition to the cable connections described in the previ ous sections you can also exchange data between your camera and computer by reading it directly from the memory card The Photo Loader software that comes on the bundled CD ROM automatically reads the images from the memory card and stores them in folders on your computer s hard disk The following provides general information about how to di rectly read images from a memory card Certain details may be different depending on the type of computer you are us ing E Computer Equipped with a CompactFlash Card Slot Simply insert the memory card into your computer s CompactFlash card slot i CONNECTIN
42. ws 1X 2X gt 4X gt The following describes operations that are available while an enlarged image is on the playback screen If you want to do this _Do this _ Display on screen guidance messages Press SET DISP Shift the view right Press gt Shift the view left Press lt Shift the view upwards Press A Shift the view downwards Press V Change the zoom factor 1X 2X 4X Operate the zoom slider PLAYBACK Displaying the 9 image View The following procedure displays nine images on the monitor screen at the same time 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY 2 Slide the zoom slider towards W WIDE This displays the 9 image view starting with the last image you recorded Return the image to normal size Press MENU gt gt IMPORTANT 3 PI E x You cannot enlarge movie or panorama images bn j g 7519 al 4 NOTE Sliding the zoom slider towards W WIDE Z while a normal size 1X image is on the display switches to the 9 image view The following describes operations that are available while the 9 image view is on the monitor screen To do this Press this button Scroll forward IK Scroll backward lt Display the selection pointer See following section SET DISP Any button other than Exit the 9 image view the above three paea Selecting
43. ying a panorama or movie image in step 2 of the above procedure causes all of the images that make up the panorama or movie to be deleted i DELETING IMAGES l NOTE Deleting Selected Images s The camera does not maintain open spaces in its T lowi S memory Deleting an image causes images following eye nee procedure lets you select one or more image or deletion the deleted image to be shifted up to fill in the empty space created by the deletion The following shows how remaining images are shifted when image 100 3 1 Align the POWER Function Switch with PLAY is deleted 2 Press MENU E 100 1 100 2 100 3 100 4 E 100 2 100 3 3 Select DELETE Select and then press SET DISP 4 Use gt and lt 4 to display the image you want to delete 5 Press V or A to toggle the displayed image s iJ icon on and off D Select delete images A Y SET MENU Deleting All Images in Selected Folders Use the following procedure to select one or more folder for deletion of all their images e Any image marked with the icon is marked for de letion It will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure e Note that the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its ij icon turned on e You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple images if you want 6 Press SET DISP 7 In response to the confirmation message
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