User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-Z280

[. . . ] E Digital Camera User's Guide 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/ To go to "Getting the Most Out of Dynamic Photo" click here! 1 Unpacking As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are included. [. . . ] ­ An image recorded with this camera or an image transferred to this camera's memory using Photo Transport (page 129) ­ An image with an aspect ratio of 4:3 2. 4. Use [4] and [6] to select the subject image you want to insert and then press [SET]. Use the zoom controller to adjust the size of the subject and use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to adjust its position. When everything is the way you want, press [SET]. This inserts the subject into the background image and creates a Dynamic Photo. · If the original still image into which a moving subject is inserted is smaller than 2M size, the Dynamic Photo will be the same size as the original. · If the original still image into which a still subject is inserted is smaller than 6M size, the Dynamic Photo will be the same size as the original. 113 Dynamic Photo NOTE · The camera comes with a number of extracted sample subjects in its built-in memory, which you can use to create Dynamic Photos, if you like. · Performing a delete or format operation will delete the sample subjects in built-in memory. If you delete the sample subjects, you can download them from the Dynamic Photo Special Site (http://dp. exilim. com/) and restore them to built-in camera memory. · You can copy the sample subjects to a memory card using the "Built-in * Card" copy operation (page 110). To view a Dynamic Photo 1. 2. Press [p] (PLAY) and then use [4] and [6] to display the Dynamic Photo you want to view. If the Dynamic Photo has a moving subject, press [SET]. · Subject movement is repeated as a continuous loop. Converting a Dynamic Photo to a Movie (Movie Converter) A Dynamic Photo (a background image plus subject) is stored as a series of 20 still images. You can use the following procedure to convert the 20 images that make up a Dynamic Photo to a movie. Procedure [p] (PLAY) * Dynamic Photo Screen * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Movie Converter · The final movie format is Motion JPEG. · The final movie image size is 640x480 pixels. IMPORTANT! · This operation can be used only to convert Dynamic Photos to movies. · Following conversion, the movie will be played back three times. 114 Dynamic Photo Printing Printing Snapshots Professional Print Service You can take a memory card that contains the images you want to print to a professional print service and have them printed. Printing on a Home Printer Printing Images on a Printer with Memory Card Slot You can use a printer equipped with a memory card slot to print images directly from a memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your printer. Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer You can print on a printer that supports PictBridge (page 116). Printing with a Computer After transferring the images to your computer, use commercially available software to print. · You can specify which images you want to print, the number of copies, and date stamp settings before printing (page 118). 115 Printing Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer You can connect the camera directly to a printer that supports PictBridge and print images without going through a computer. . To set up the camera before connecting to a printer 1. 3. Turn on the camera and press [MENU]. On the "Set Up" tab, select "USB" and then press [6]. Use [8] and [2] to select "PTP (PictBridge)", and then press [SET]. . Connecting the Camera to a Printer Use the USB cable that USB cable comes bundled with the camera to connect the Large connector camera to your printer's USB port. USB · The camera does not draw power over the USB cable. [. . . ] In this case, it is not necessary to take pains to position the camera correctly when shooting the second (background only) image required by Dynamic Photo. When shooting against a blank wall, you can move the camera around as much as you like while shooting CS images of a moving subject. Find some reference points and use a tripod. When there are reference points in the image as shown above, you need to compose the second (background only) image precisely according to the reference points. In this case, you will need to keep the camera as still as possible when shooting the first image (subject and background) and the second image (background only). Use a tripod whenever possible, and make sure that image is composed exactly the same for both the first image and the second image. 9 Creating a Dynamic Photo Image Move the subject away from the wall to avoid shadows! The camera may mistake shadows on the wall or floor caused by strong sunlight, illumination, or other light sources as part of the subject. [. . . ]