Casio e110 User's Manual
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1. do this Press this button Making DPOF Settings for Particular Decrease the number of copies value SHIFT INFO Folders Increase the number of copies value 4 Toggle printing of the recording date amp 00 MF 1 Enter the PLAY mode on and off RESIZE 2 Press MENU An image selected for printing is marked by the fg icon An image for which printing of the recording date is turned on is marked with the icon Note that some printers may not support recording date printing Youcan repeat steps 4 and 5 to make DPOF settings for multiple image files if you want 3 Select DPOF Folder and then press the shutter release button 4 Use and to display the folder whose im ages you want to print Use the same procedures as those described in step 5 under Making DPOF Settings for Par ticular Images on page E 119 to make the DPOF settings you want 6 After you are finished making the settings you want press i to complete the procedure 6 After you are finished making the settings you want press to complete the procedure BRB B BBB RRB R RRP REPRE e eee ee eee eee eee e Making DPOF Settings of All Images on the Memory Card Print All 1 Enter the PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select DPOF All and then press the shutter release button 5 After you are finished making the settings you 4 Use the button2. Normal O Portrait O O Landscape O O O O O Night Scene O O O O 2 Best Shot S Movie Normal x x O x Movie Past O O O Interval O 5 O A Mode d S Mode A M Mode s A The camera will not enter the Self timer Mode while the shutter speed it set to BULB mr Recording Mode Exposure Mode Combinations The following table shows to what extent each recording mode can be used in combination with each exposure mode Available A Partially available X Not available Normal O O Portrait O O O O Q Landscape O Q O Night Scene O O O 2 Best Shot 5 Movie Normal O O x x Movie Past O Interval Entering the Interval Mode while BULB is selected as the shutter speed automatically changes the shutter speed to 1 second mm Troubleshooting Batteries are not oriented correctly 2 Batteries are dead 3 Using the wrong AC adaptor 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 1 Activation of Auto Power Off page
3. 5 Press the shutter release button to toggle the displayed image s icon on and off D Select protec unprotect images LR SHUTTER MENU Any image marked with the zz icon is marked for pro step of this procedure Any image without the icon will be unprotected You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple images if you want 6 Press i to protect all the images marked for protection and unprotect the unmarked im ages m L B a a E m m B m m H m LI B tection It will be protected when you perform the next L m L m m m zl m E LI m Protecting and Unprotecting All Images in Selected Folders 1 Enter the PLAY mode Press MENU Select PROTECT Folder and then press the shutter release button Use and to display the folder whose im ages you want to protect Press the shutter release button to toggle the displayed folder s icon on and off Select protect unprotect folder MENU mr RN 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 You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple folders if you want 6 Press 1 to protect the images in all the fold ers marked for protection and
4. REC mode FUNCTION SET UP Beep PLAY mode SET UP Beep CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL 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 The QV 2900UX also includes an external flash sync terminal that can be used to connect a commercially available flash unit page E 132 Computer Wired remote controller page E 129 External flash page E 129 QV 2900UX ec External flash sync terminal i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Be sure to turn off both the camera the other equipment before making any connections Check the documentation that comes with your other equipment for information you may need to know when making connections 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 This camera does not support cable transfer of data with other CASIO digital came
5. Automatic fixed 4 modes manual switching MEET Battery Life The values noted below indicate the number of hours before battery failure under normal operating temperature 25 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 Playback 170 minutes 300 minutes 180 minutes Continuous 80 minutes 200 minutes 120 minutes Recording 480 shots 1200 shots 720 shots The above figures are approximations only The above guidelines are based on the following battery types Alkaline MX1500 AA DURACELL ULT Lithium Energizer Battery life varies with brand RA Continuous recording values show the number of shots without using the he flash and whether flash flash The number of shots depends on use of is turned on or off Power Consumption QV 2400UX Approximately 5 3W QV 2900UX Approximately 5 8W Dimensions QV 2400UX 118 W x 67 H x 54 D mm QV 2900UX 121 W x 80 5 H x 66 D mm QV 2400UX Approximately 245g QV 2900UX Approximately 295g excluding batteries Standard Accessories 8MB CompactFlash memory card Strap lens cap cap holder soft case QV 2400UX special USB cable
6. E 37 2 Dead batteries 3 QV 2400UX Turning power on in the REC Mode while the lens cap is attached to the lens E Turn power back on 2 Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E 32 3 QV 2400UX Remove the lens cap and try turn ing power on again or E indicator on the monitor screen Batteries are low Replace batteries with a full set of new ones page E 32 No recording when the shutter release button is pressed The REC PLAY selector is set to PLAY Flash unit is charging The message MEMORY FULL is on the monitor screen 4 No memory card loaded in the camera on 1 Slide to REC PLAY selector to 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 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 58 4 Use a tripod _ 5 5 5 1 REFERENCE Symptom Probable Cause Action Recording Recorded image is blurred Improper focus Make sure the subject on which you want to focus is inside the focus
7. 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 Unplugging the AC adaptor Removing the camera s batteries 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 124 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 132 or by ac cessing the memory card from your computer page E 135 2 On the memory card open the folder named DCIM i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 3 Use your Web browser to open the file named INDEX HTM This displays a gallery of thumbnails for all the images 4 Youcan click the following items on the screen to perform the operations described below contai
8. 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 auto matically if you turn on power while the REC PLAY selector is set to REC and the lens cap is attached Remove the lens cap and then turn on power QV 2400UX only Specifications Description Digital camera Model QV 2400UX QV 2900UX Recorded Image File Format Still images including panoramas JPEG Exif Ver 2 1 TIFF DCF stan dard Design rule for Camera File sys tem DPOF compatible Movies AVI Motion JPEG Recording Medium CompactFlash card Type 1 11 IBM Microdrive Recorded Image Size 1600 x 1200 pixels 800 x 600 pixels Standard Memory Capacity Number of Image Files Computer Output Image Size JPEG imges only Still Image Number of images size Quality File size 8MB 340MB pixels memory card Microdrive 1600 FINE 850 8 401 x KB image images images 1200 NORMAL 600 11 562 KB image images images ECONOMY 350 19 943 KB image images images 800 FINE 200 33 1587 x KB image images images 600 NORMAL 150 43 2054 KB image images images ECONOMY 120 53 2494 KB image images images Movie 320 x 240 pixels Approximately 300KB second 16 seconds per movie Storage Ca
9. computer system requirements and other information Large connector standard USB connector arrow mark USB port 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 Plug the USB connectors into the ports as far as they will Incorrect connection can result in improper operation 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 Your camera requires a special QV Camera USB cable Connection using a standard USB cable is not supported i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Never disconnect the USB cable while a data communica tion operation is in progress Doing so can 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 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 disc on your computer and use a separately available CASIO data tran
10. frame 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 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 58 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 and operations do not work while the 9 image view is on the monitor screen You are operating the and buttons while the scroll operation is still being performed Wait until image scrolling is complete before press ing or Cannot display a particular image Memory ca
11. 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 Card Browser files can be viewed using the Web browsers listed below Movie files require QuickTime Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later Netscape Communicator 4 5 or later 2 Press MENU Specifying the Card Browser Type 1 Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode 3 Select Card Browser using one of the follow ing two key operations and then press the shutter release button Select sen REC mode FU SET UP Card Browser PLAY mode SET UP 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 capabilities This format uses high level Java Script and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 01 or later or Netscape Communicator 4 5 or later Type Ligh
12. of the flash for a focal distance of 40mm or less The optical axis of the lens may not match that of the external flash unit even if the lens is pointed straight forward If this happens try expanding the coverage angle decreasing the guide number of the flash unit ISO sensitivity values for a digital camera are slightly different from those for silver oxide film Because of this you may have to make adjustments of the ISO setting of your external flash unit to obtain the desired results E Windows USB port connection Serial port RS 232C connection B Macintosh USB port connection 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 USB Port Connection Windows Macintosh E Connecting to a Computer with the USB Cable The camera s USB port and accessories make it easy to Small connector connect to a computer equipped with a USB port for image Special USB cable data uploading and downloading First install the USB driver bundled with camera software from the bundled CD ROM disc on your computer USB port and then use its special USB cable to connect Once con nected your computer recognizes the camera as an external storage device See the documentation on Bundled Software User s Manual for full details about connections installing the USB driver minimum
13. special video cable data transfer cable CD ROM four LR6 alkaline batteries Basic Reference Bundled Software User s Manual Best Shot scene List 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 The liquid crystal panel built into this camera is the product of preci sion engineering with a pixel yield of 99 9996 This also means however that 0 0196 of the pixels can be expected to fail to light or to remain lit at all times
14. unprotect the images in the unmarked folders Protecting and Unprotecting All Images 1 Enter the PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select PROTECT All and then press the shutter release button 4 Select the memory protection setting you want and then press the shutter release but ton to apply it To do this Select this Protect all images on the memory card On Unprotect all images on the memory card Off 5 5 5 5 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 from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card E DPOF Settings File Name number of copies date MANAGING IMAGES Making DPOF Settings for Particular Im ages 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 e Enter the PLAY mode Press MENU Select DPOF Select and then press the shutter release button Use and to display the image you want to print Use the button operations described below to make the DPOF settings you want 00068 0007 0008 SHIFT S
15. 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 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 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 Enter the PLAY mode Use and to scroll through images and display the image you want to delete Press f In response to the confirmation message that appears use and to select Yes If you change your mind and do not want to delete the image select No instead Press the shutter release button Displaying a panorama or movie image in step 2 of the above procedure causes all of the images that make up the pano
16. Image Folder Contents Image files recorded by the camera Main Image File Contents Still image file recorded by the camera Main Movie File Contents Movie file recorded by the camera Preview Folder Contents Preview images hidden file Preview Image File Contents Preview images of still image and movie files used for temporary playback and card browser previews 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 Best Shot Folder Contents Sample images from CD ROM Sample Image File Best Shot Mode files NOTE A memory card s actual file structure may differ some what in accordance with the type of Card Browser you are using page E 140 Image Files Supported by the Camera Image files recorded with the CASIO QV 2400UX or QV 2900UX Digital Camera DCF protocol image files Image file containing an image with a maximum width of 1 600 pixels and maximum height of 1 200 pixels Maximum image file size of 1 Mbytes Certain DCF functions may not be supported i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Precautions when Using a Memory 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 fil
17. NU Select DELETE Folder and then press the shutter release button Use and to display the folder whose im ages you want to delete Press the shutter release button to toggle the displayed folder s icon on and off 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 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 icon turned on You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple folders if you want 6 Press 0 7 In response to the confirmation message that appears use and to select Yes If you change your and want to cancel the delete select No instead 8 Press the shutter release button Enter the PLAY mode Press MENU Select DELETE and then press the shutter release button In response to the confirmation message that appears use and to select Yes If you change your mind want to cancel the delete select No instead Press the shutter release button MANAGING IMAGES The image management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images You can protect images again
18. Screen If it is not what you expected use the controls on the external flash unit to adjust flash intensity and adjust the aperture and ISO sensitivity settings on the camera Note that you cannot control external flash unit intensity using camera settings Close up images often tend to be overexposed If you are having overexposure problems try adjusting the aperture and ISO sensitivity settings of the external flash unit and the camera You can also try using the camera s built in flash to correct for overexposure Note that the camera s built in flash fires whenever its Flash Mode setting is something other than Off The camera s sensitivity is fixed at ISO 80 when the built in flash is turned on Improper installation of an external flash unit can cause it to fire unexpectedly or to misfire Make sure you install the external flash unit correctly mm i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Connecting to a Computer The CD ROM disc 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 Camera aperture F values are based on the widest optical zoom 1X Using telephoto can cause slight lens darkness Adjust the aperture and ISO sensitivity settings of the external flash unit and the camera as required when using optical zoom When using a zoom flash set the coverage angle
19. d 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 Memory Card File Structure lt DCIM gt INDEX HTM QVCAM QVS HTML INDEX2 HTM MENU HTM 100_MMDD 100_MMDD QVS MMDD0001 JPG MMDD0002 JPG MMDD0003 AVI C PREVIEW lt MISC gt lt TIFF gt DATA HTM INDEX HTM MMDD0001 JPG MMDD0002 JPG MMDD0003 JPG 101_MMDD 102_MMDD AUTPRINT MRK 100_MMDD MMDD0001 TIF 101 MMDD 102 MMDD Parent Folder Card Browser Main File Management File Card Browser Folder Card Browser Files Files and folders required for the Card Browser di
20. ealer 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 2 After the communication operation over the USB cable is complete unplug the USB cable from the camera pm Messages RECORD ERROR There are no images on this memory card This camera cannot display the image you selected REPLACE BATTERY NO FORMAT MENU CF ERROR You must format the CompactFlash card before using it with this camera FORMAT 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 There is some problem with the memory card you are using Perform the following procedure to cor rect the problem Warning The following procedure deletes all files currently stored on the memory card Before proceeding try to back up the contents of the memory card onto your computer s
21. es 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 We also strongly recommend 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 The camera formats
22. 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 l 4L Extension JPG TIF AVI Serial number MANAGINGIMAGES Selecting a Folder for Playback Protecting Images Against Deletion Use the following procedure to select a particular folder and Image protection guards against accidental deletion of im play back the image files it contains 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 1 Enter the PLAY mode 2 Press 5 mm 3 Use and to select the folder you want and then press the shutter release button This displays the image of the first file in name se quence contained in the folder you selected Protecting Selected Images i Enter the PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select PROTECT Select and then press the shutter release button 4 Use and to display the image you want to protect
23. h unit affix the flash unit directly to the camera s tripod hole Sync cable Terminal cap Make sure you do not misplace the terminal cap Al ways keep the terminal covered when an external flash unit is not connected 3 Remove the terminal cap and attach the flash unit s sync cable to the external flash sync ter minal i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 4 Turn camera power make the required camera settings Exposure Mode M Manual Exposure Shutter Speed Around 1 60 Actual setting should be in accordance with aperture setting Formaximum brightness of areas that are not reached by flash illumination use the camera s maximum ap erture opening F3 2 White Balance Sunlight Flash Mode Off Turn on the external flash unit and set it up for the camera s aperture F value page E 83 and sensitivity value page E 85 Depending on shooting conditions proper exposure may not be obtained even if you properly set the auto aperture F value and ISO sensitivity of the flash unit to match those of the camera If this happens adjust the aperture value and ISO sensitivity settings of the flash unit and camera IMPORTANT The external flash connected to the external flash sync terminal always fires To record an image without using external flash disconnect the sync cable from the terminal or turn off external flash unit power After recording an image check it on the monitor
24. hard disk drive or some other type of external storage medium Insert memory card MEMORY FULL Change quality or delete unneeded images 1 Press MENU Format a meme 2 Use and to select Yes and then press the shutter release button 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 There is no memory card loaded in the camera Load a memory card page E 39 There is not enough memory to record an image with your current quality and size settings Change the image quality and size settings and try again or delete some images from the memory card page E 110 my REFERENCE 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 137 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
25. hotography The guide number of the internal flash is 9 ISO 100 m External Flash Unit Requirements The external flash unit you use with your camera must sat isfy the following requirements Configuration tripod hole mountable grip type with sync cable or tripod hole mountable with grip equipped bracket and sync cable Coverage Angle Coverage of 40mm equivalent 35mm fo cal length lens without wide conversion lens Some flash performance may be lost when using a ring flash or other type of unit with a long flash time The aperture values and ISO sensitivity available with some flash units may not match the values supported by your camera In such a case make adjustments in the ap erture and ISO sensitivity settings of the external flash and the camera until proper brightness is achieved Some flash performance may be lost when using a zoom flash i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Attaching External Flash Unit Always make sure that the external flash unit is turned off before attaching it to detaching it from the camera Leaving the flash unit on can cause it to fire unexpectedly External flash unit Bracket 1 Point the lens of the camera straight forward so it matches the optical axis of the external flash External flash 2 Attach the external flash unit to its bracket sync terminal and affix the bracket to the camera s tripod hole If you are using a grip type flas
26. l i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT The following is the information provided by the Image File size Resolution Quality Recording mode Exposure mode Metering mode Shutter speed Aperture stop Exposure compensation Focusing mode Flash mode Sharpness Saturation Contrast White balance Sensitivity Filter setting Enhancement setting Flash intensity Digital zoom setting Recording date and time Camera model name i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 5 To exit the Card Browser simply quit your Web browser Saving Card Browser Files To save Card Browser files use a USB cable connection page E 133 or memory card transfer page E 135 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 image normally using the Card Browser Never edit or delete any of the files inside the DCIM folder You can use the Photo Loader application con tained 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 We also strongly recommend 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 rec
27. munication 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 disc 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 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E Computer Equipped with 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 an
28. n off display indicators Off 1 Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode 2 Select Indicators using one of the following two key operations and then press the shutter release button Uu are the 1 FUNCTION SET Indicators PLAY mode SET UP Indicators Changing the Display Language Use the following procedure to switch the display language between English and Deutsch 4 Select the setting you want and then press the shutter release button Display on screen text in English English Display on screen text in Deutsch Deutsch 1 Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select Language Sprache using one of the following two key operations and then press the shutter release button FUNCTION SET UP Language Sprache REC mode PLAY mode SET UP Language Sprache Turning the Confirmation Beep On and ail Use the following procedure to turn the beep that sounds each time you press a button on and off 4 Selectthe setting you want and then press the shutter release button Turn on the confirmation beep Turn off the confirmation beep 1 Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select Beep using one of the following two key operations and then press the shutter re lease button
29. ned in the oldest image folder on the memory To do this Click here card Start an automatic slideshow of full screen aes AUTO size images 5 second interval Start a manual slideshow of full screen size MOM 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 come age in the size at which it was recorded IMPORTANT Slideshow images are displayed in full screen size Folder name Thumbnail File name regardless of the size at which they were recorded The thumbnail gallery uses the contents of the Pre view Folder page E 138 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 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 sa INDEX Image Properties Properties screen File Size Resolution Quality Recording mode AE Light metering Shutter speed Aperture stop Exposure comp Focusing mode Flash mode Sharpness Saturation Contrast White balance Sensitivity Filter Enhancement Flash intensity Digital zoom Date Mode
30. oom The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject Approximately 0 5 to 2 5 meters Recording Functions Normal movie panorama landscape night scene portrait self timer macro Best Shot Interval 1 8 low glare color HAST LCD 122 100 pixels 555 x 220 Viewfinder LCD Monitor or optical viewfinder Exposure Control Light Metering Multi pattern center point spot by CCD Clock esee Built in quartz digital timepiece for time Exposure Program AE Aperture priority AE Shut and date recording and storage with im ter priority AE age data auto calendar up to 2049 Exposure Compensation 2EV to 2EV 1 3EV units Input Output Terminals DIGITAL IN OUT USB port special mini port AC adaptor connector Shutter CCD electronic shutter mechanical VIDEO OUT NTSC PAL External shutter BULB 60 to 1 2000 second flash sync terminal QV 2900UX Aperture QV 2400UX Power Supply Four AA size alkaline or lithium batteries F2 8 F5 6 auto switching or manual Four AA size nickel metal hydride re switching chargeable batteries NP H3 QV 2900UX AC adaptor AD C620 F3 2 F4 8 F8 auto switching or manual switching AC adaptor charger BC 3HA White Balance
31. operations described below to a want press to complete the procedure make the DPOF settings you want To do this Press this button Decrease the number of copies value SHIFT INFO Increase the number of copies value 5 mm Toggle printing of recording dates on and off RESIZE annonces NN NN PRINT Image Matching This camera supports PRINT Image Matching which means that images recorded with it include information about the mode settings camera setup etc When you print an image on a printer that supports PRINT Image Matching the printer reads this data and adjusts the printed image accord ingly so your images come out just the way you intended when you recorded them See the documentation that came with your printer for full details about PRINT Image Matching PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in header file of the image created by Digital Camera It contains color setting and im age parameter information PRINT Image Matching Ea 0 0505 o OTHER SETTINGS 3 Select the setting you want and then press the shutter release button Turning the Monitor Screen Indicators On and Off You can use the procedure below to turn the following moni tor screen indicators on and off exposure mode memory capacity image size image protection indicator folder name file number battery capacity Turn on display indicators Tur
32. ord more images mm Camera Menus The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC mode and PLAY mode and their settings The settings that are underlined in the following table are initial defaults O indicates items that can be included as part of a short cut page E 95 REC mode REFERENCE NORMAL PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE NIGHT SCENE BEST SHOT MOVIE MOVIE PAST PANORAMA INTERVAL Size Quality 1600 x 1200 Fine 1600 x 1200 Normal 1600 x 1200 Economy 800x600 Fine 800x600 Normal 800 x 600 Economy z 9 Zz we TIFF mode Off On Sensitivity 150 80 ISO 160 ISO 320 Filter Off B W Sepia Red Green Blue Yellow Pink Purple Exposure Mode P A S M Metering Multi Center Spot White Balance Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Fluorescent Manual Enhancement Off Red Green Blue Flesh Tones O Grid Off On Flash Intensity Strong Normal Weak Sharpness Hard Normal Soft Saturation High Normal Low Contrast High Normal Low Time Stamp Off Year Month Day Day Hour Minutes Year Month Day Hour Minutes Digital Zoom Off Auto X2 X4 O Sleep Off 30sec 1min 2min Auto Power Off 2min 5min Best Sh
33. ot setting Built in Built in CF Recording Mode Off On TIFF mode Off On Sensitivity Off On Exposure Mode Off On IEEE REFERERE RN PLAY mode z e 9 z wi Metering Off On White Balance Off On Flash Off On Focus Off On Digital Zoom Off On Flash Intensity Off On Indicators Off On Card Browser Off Type Type2 Type4 Beep Off On Date Style Year Month Day Day Month Year O Month Day Year Date Time Time setting Language Sprache English Deutsch O Format No Yes Video Out NTSC PAL Link Off Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Restore No Yes This function is not available with this model Indicators Off On 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 Select Folder Select Folder This function is not available with this model E Mode Settings Settings in Each Mode O Available A Partially available X Not available
34. pacity Recording Time The above figures are approximations only Image Deletion Single image all images in a folder all im ages in memory with image protection Imaging Element 1 2 7 inch CCD Total Pixels 2 11 mil lion Effective Pixels 2 02 million EI e QV 2400UX F2 8 to 4 5 f 6 2 to 18 6mm equiva lentto 41 to 123mm lens for 35mm film QV 2900UX F3 2 to 3 5 f 2 6 to 48mm equivalent to 40 to 320mm lens for 35mm film Zoom eese QV 2400UX Optical zoom 3X Digital zoom 12X in combination with optical zoom QV 2900UX Optical zoom 8X Digital zoom 32X in combination with optical zoom Image size is 800 x 600 pixels when 4X digital zoom is used FOCUSING Contrast detect Auto Focus manual fo cus with macro mode and focus lock Focus Range QV 2400UX Self timer 10 seconds 2 seconds Normal focus 10cm to e 1X zoom m 50cm to 3X zoom Built in Flash Macro focus 1cm to 50cm 1X zoom Flash Modes AUTO OFF ON Red eye reduction Manual focus 1cm to 1X zoom Flash Range QV 2400UX 50cm to 3X zoom Approximately 0 5 to 2 meters QV 2900UX QV 2900UX Normal focus 40cm to e 1X zoom 1m to 8X zoom Macro focus 1cm to 50cm 1 to 1 6X zoom Manual focus 1cm to 1X zoom 1m to 8X z
35. rama or movie to be deleted i DELETING IMAGES Deleting Selected Images The following procedure lets you select one or more image for deletion NOTE The camera does not maintain open spaces in its memory Deleting an image causes images following the deleted image to be shifted up to fill in the empty space created by the deletion 1 Enter the PLAY mode D 100 2 100 3 100 4 2 Press MENU 3 Select DELETE Select and then press the shutter release button 4 Use and to display the image you want to delete 5 Press the shutter release button to toggle the displayed image s icon on and off Select delete images SHUTTER MENU Deleting All Images in Selected Folders Use the following procedure to select one or more folder for deletion of all their images Any image marked with the icon is marked for de letion It will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure Note that the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its icon turned on You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple images if you want 6 Press 7 In response to the confirmation message that appears use and to select Yes If you change your mind and want to cancel the delete select No instead 8 Press the shutter release button Enter the PLAY mode Press ME
36. ras 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 Video cable Bundled with camera TV VIDEO OUT terminal VIDEO IN terminal mrp i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 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 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 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 Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode 2 Press MENU 3 Select VIDEO OUT using one of the following t
37. rd 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 corded with such cameras o 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 127 S aconnected TV 2 Wrong TV settings 2 Check the documentation that comes with the E TV and set it up correctly for video input 3 Wrong video signal output mode 3 Select the video output mode that suits the type of equipment you are using page E 128 5 Cannot access the delete All images on the memory card are protected Unprotect the images you want to delete page E screen 118 2 o 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 d
38. sfer cable to make the connection The type of cable you should use depends on what kind of computer you are connecting to 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 B 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 Be sure to turn off the camera computer 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 computer slide the REC PLAY selector to PLAY and then turn on the camera Data communication with a computer is dis abled while the camera is in the REC mode 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 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 This camera does not support data com
39. splay 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 Best Shot Folder QV 2400UX 2400001 JPE Sample Image File 52400002 Sample Image File U2400001 JPE Sample Image Fi 2 U2400002 JPE Sample Image File SCENE QVS Best Shot Management File QV 2900UX 2900001 JPE Sample Image File 52900002 Sample Image File m U2900001 JPE U2900002 JPE Sample Image File Sample Image File SCENE QVS Best Shot Management File E Folder and File Contents Parent Folder Contents All files used by the digital camera Card Browser Main File Contents Template for card browser which is used for viewing image previews with a web browser Management File Contents Information about folder management image sequence etc i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Card Browser Folder Contents Files used by the card browser Card Browser File Contents Data used by the card browser Main
40. st deletion and even use its DPOF feature to specify images for printing Folders and Files Whenever you shoot an image the camera automatically creates a folder for the current date as kept by the camera s built in clock Any images you shoot on a particular day are all stored as image files inside the same folder 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 135 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 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 In addition to image files memory cards also contain a number of other files used by the system for image data management 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 Panorama images are stored as groups of multiple indi vidual images If there are more than 250 image files in a folder due to copying
41. t image viewing with access to image prop erties Type2 Basic image viewing with slideshow capabili ties 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 4 Select the Card Browser setting you want 5 After selecting the setting you want press the shutter release button When a Card Browser type is selected a file named INDEX HTM is created inside the DCIM folder whenever you turn off the camera Other files are also created and stored on the memory card at this time Pressing 1 in place of the shutter release button in step 5 immediately starts creation of Card Browser files which is indicated by the message One moment please on the monitor screen Never turn off cam era 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 down routine performed by the cam era is much shorter when the Card Browser is turned off i CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT
42. wo key operations and then press the shutter release button Select this on the menu screen FUNCTION SET UP VIDEO OUT SET UP VIDEO OUT If you are here REC mode PLAY mode 4 Use and to select NTSC or PAL and then press the shutter release button my 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 with 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 Approximate Cable Length 1 meter Remote Controller You can perform the following operations using the wired remote controller shutter release zoom slider MENU RESIZE SHIFT INFO 5 amm 4 Connecting an External Flash Unit QV 2900UX Only Use of a commercially available flash unit makes it possible to obtain a higher level of brightness guide number than you get when using the built in flash alone An external flash also makes it possible to extend the effective range of flash p
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