User manual CASIO QV-2800UX

[. . . ] LCD Digital Camera QV-2300UX / QV-2800UX User's Guide All example procedures in this User's Guide are based on the QV-2300UX. The same procedures also apply to the QV-2800UX, unless specifically noted otherwise. QV-2300UX English INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION To get the most out of your new CASIO Digital Camera, make sure you carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for future reference. Unpacking Check to make sure that all of the items shown below are included with your camera. If something is missing, contact your dealer as soon as possible. Camera QV-2300UX QV-2800UX QV-2300UX Soft case QV-2800UX Strap Lens cap/cap holder The lens cap should be affixed to the lens of the camera when you unpack it. Memory card (8 MB CompactFlash card ) Loaded in the camera when you purchase it. Special video cable Alkaline batteries (4 AA-size batteries) Soft case strap (QV-2800UX only) CD-ROM disc Special USB cable Data Transfer Cable Wired remote controller (QV-2800UX only) Basic Reference Bundled Software User's Manual E-2 INTRODUCTION Contents E-2 INTRODUCTION Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-21 Changing the Lens Angle Installing a Conversion Lens Lens Precautions REC mode PLAY mode REC mode PLAY mode Using the Lens Cap Attaching the Strap Using the Soft Case Loading Batteries Battery Handling Precautions Low Battery Indicator Using AC Power Turning the Camera On and Off Power Save Settings Inserting a Memory Card into the Camera Removing a Memory Card from the Camera Formatting a Memory Card Memory Card Precautions IBM Microdrive Precautions E-21 E-22 E-23 E-24 E-25 E-27 E-27 E-28 E-28 E-29 E-31 E-34 E-34 E-35 E-36 E-36 E-38 E-39 E-40 E-41 E-41 Monitor Screen Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording. · Recording continues for 16 seconds. · To record a movie that is shorter than 16 seconds, press the shutter release button again when you want to stop recording. To record a movie using the past mode 1. Press MENU. E-70 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Shooting Panoramas The Panorama Mode lets you digitally stitch together multiple images to create a sweeping panorama. 4. Press the shutter release button to record the first image. · The right edge of the first image remains on the left side of the monitor screen to help you compose the second image of the panorama. 1. Select "PANORAMA" (Panorama Mode), and then press the shutter release button. Right edge of previous image 5. Shoot the other images that will make up the panorama, each time using the right edge of the previous image to compose the next image correctly. 6. After recording the images you want, press MENU. · You can group up to 10 images into a panorama. E-71 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS NOTE · The camera uses the same exposure and white balance settings in effect when the first image of the panorama is recorded for recording all of the other images of the panorama. Shooting at Fixed Intervals The Interval Mode lets you specify the number of images you want to shoot, the interval between shots, and the time to start shooting. It provides you with the following three types of interval shooting. · Interval Shooting: Multiple shots at fixed intervals starting from now · Timer Shooting: Single shot at a specific time · Interval + Timer Shooting: Multiple shots at fixed intervals starting at a specific time 1. Select "INTERVAL" (Interval Mode), and then press the shutter release button. E-72 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 4. Specify a value for "Shots" and then press the shutter release button. · You can skip this step if you want to shoot only a single image. · Select "MAX shots" when you want the camera to keep recording images until its memory card becomes full. 8. Make exposure mode, metering mode, white balance, and other image settings you want. 9. Compose the image so the subject is in the focus frame, and press the shutter release button all the way down. · When the time you set in steps 6 and 7 is reached, the operation lamp lights and shooting begins. · If you selected "Now" in step 6, shooting starts as soon as you press the shutter release button in step 9. · The "BULB" shutter speed setting is automatically disabled in the Interval Mode. If "BULB" is selected, entering the Interval Mode automatically switches over to a shutter speed setting of 1 second. · When the shutter speed is set to 20 seconds or longer, the camera may not be able to record at 1-minute intervals in the Interval Mode. 5. Specify the "Interval" in minutes, and then press the shutter release button. · You can specify an interval value within the range of 1 minute to 60 minutes, in one-minute steps. 6. Specify the "Hour" part of the "Start Time" setting, and then press the shutter release button. · The "Start Time" specifies the time when shooting begins. · You can specify a time that is within 24 hours of your current time (as kept by the camera's built-in clock). · If you want the image shooting to begin immediately when you press the shutter release button, select "Now" and continue from step 8. 7. [. . . ] · QV-2300UX F2. 8, F5. 6, auto switching or manual switching · QV-2800UX F3. 2, F4. 8, F8, auto switching or manual switching White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic, fixed (4 modes), manual switching Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 seconds, 2 seconds Built-in Flash Flash Modes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO, OFF, ON, Red eye reduction Flash Range: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]