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Digital Camera
EX-Z1000
User's Guide
K800PCM1DMX
Thank you for purchasing this CASIO product.
· Before using it, be sure to read the precautions
contained in this User's Guide.
· Keep the User's Guide in a safe place for future
reference.
· For the most up-to-date information about this
product, visit the official EXILIM
Website at http://www.exilim.com/.
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UNPACKING
UNPACKING
As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. If anything is missing, contact your original
retailer.
Digital Camera
Rechargeable Lithium Ion
Battery (NP-40)
USB Cradle (CA-33)
Strap
CD-ROM
USB Cable
AV Cable
Basic Reference
· Note that the shape of the AC adaptor depends on the area where you purchased the camera.
To attach the strap to the camera
Attach strap here.
Special AC Adaptor (Inlet Type)
(AD-C52G)
AC Power Cord *
Special AC Adaptor (Plug-in Type)
(AD-C52J)
*
The shape of the AC power
cord plug varies according to
country or geographic area.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
UNPACKING
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QUICK START BASICS
10
First, charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring Display Language, Date,
and Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Deleting a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INTRODUCTION
22
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GETTING READY
36
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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To load the battery
36
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To charge the battery
37
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Replacing the Battery
41
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Battery Precautions
41
Turning Power On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Loading a Memory Card into the Camera
47
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Replacing the Memory Card
48
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Formatting a Memory Card
49
Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings
52
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Selecting a Screen Layout (Layout)
53
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Turning Display Information On and Off (Info.)
56
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Adjusting Monitor Screen Brightness (Brightness) 58
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Adjusting Monitor Screen Image Quality (Type)
59
If you lose your way... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the Camera on a Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Extra Batteries
61
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Using the Camera in another Country
61
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CONTENTS
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
62
Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Shooting a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Changing the Image Size
67
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Specifying Image Quality
68
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Turning Off the AF Assist Lamp
69
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Snapshot Shooting Precautions
70
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Auto Focus Restrictions
71
Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Using Instant Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Selecting the Continuous Shutter Mode
84
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Recording with Normal-speed Continuous
Shutter, High-speed Continuous Shutter,
and Flash Continuous Shutter
84
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Recording with Zoom Continuous Shutter
85
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Continuous Shutter Precautions
86
Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SHOOTING A MOVIE
89
Movie Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Movie Recording Precautions
91
USING BEST SHOT
93
Reducing the Effects of Hand and Subject
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Taking Bright Images without Flash . . . . . . . . . . 100
Shooting Images of Business Cards
and Documents (Business Shot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Shooting ID Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Restoring an Old Photograph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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CONTENTS
ADVANCED SETTINGS
109
Changing the Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Using Auto Focus
111
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Using Macro Focus
112
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Using Fixed Focus (Pan Focus)
115
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Using Infinity Focus
116
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Using Manual Focus
116
Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift) . . . . . . . 118
Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Specifying the Metering Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Using the Camera's Filter Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Controlling Image Sharpness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Controlling Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adjusting Image Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Date Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Using the On-screen Histogram to
Check Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Other Useful Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Using Key Customize to Assign Functions
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Displaying an On-screen Grid
133
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Displaying the Image You Just Recorded
(Image Review)
134
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Using Icon Help
134
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Using Mode Memory to
Configure Power On Default Settings
135
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Resetting the Camera to
Its Initial Factory Defaults
137
VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES139
Viewing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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Listening to the Audio of an Audio Snapshot
140
Viewing a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 143
Viewing Camera Images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Zooming the Displayed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using the 12-image Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151