User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-H30

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] If you selected "Moving Subject", the subject image will be moving on the display. · You can interrupt an ongoing subject extraction process (steps 9 through 11) at any time by pressing [MENU]. 11. IMPORTANT! · When shooting the subject image, shoot against a white wall or some other surface of a color that is different from that of the subject. The camera will not be able to crop the subject image properly if it is the same or similar color as the background. · The camera may not be able to cleanly crop a subject that is not clearly defined on the monitor screen due to backlighting, shadows, light smear, insufficient lighting, etc. When shooting the subject, make sure that it is clearly defined and outlined on the monitor screen. · The background you shoot in step 8 of the above procedure is not saved. Only the cropped subject image is saved. 110 Dynamic Photo Extracting Text from an Image You can write text on a blank sheet of paper, shoot an image of it, and then extract the text for insertion into an image. 1. Use [8] and [2] to select the bottom Control Panel option (BS) and then press [SET] (page 33). Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the "Dynamic Photo" scene and then press [SET]. Press [SET], use [8] and [2] to select "Number of Shots", and then press [SET]. Press the shutter button to shoot what is written on the paper. IMPORTANT! · When shooting text, take care to make sure that only the paper it is written on completely fills the screen. Do not allow the edges of the paper to be included in the text image. Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie (Dynamic Photo) Use the following procedure to insert a subject image into a snapshot or movie. Procedure [p] (PLAY) * [MENU] * PLAY Tab * Dynamic Photo 1. Use [4] and [6] to select the background image you want and then press [SET]. · Only an image that satisfies the following conditions can be used as a background image. ­ A snapshot or movie recorded with this camera or a snapshot transferred to this camera's memory using Photo Transport (page 128) ­ A snapshot with an aspect ratio of 4:3 2. Use [4] and [6] to select the subject image you want to insert and then press [SET]. 111 Dynamic Photo 3. If you are inserting a subject into a movie an image will appear on the monitor screen showing the approximate location of the subject in the movie. After you are finished, press [SET]. Insert location · If you insert a subject into a movie, the resulting movie will be a maximum of 20 seconds long. If the movie you are inserting into (original movie) is shorter than 20 seconds, the resulting movie will be the same length as the original movie. · If you are inserting a subject into a snapshot, skip directly to step 4. 4. 5. 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 another image and creates a Dynamic Photo. · Inserting an animated subject into a snapshot will save a Dynamic Photo that consists of 20 still images of 2M size or smaller. · Inserting a stationary subject into a snapshot will save a single still image of 6M size or smaller. · Inserting a subject into a movie will save the Dynamic Photo as a movie file. 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 not delete the extracted sample subjects in built-in camera memory. B 112 Dynamic Photo To view a Dynamic Photo (Dynamic Photo File) 1. [. . . ] Perform the following procedure when you want to change the subject type. 1. Before shooting the subject in step 3 under "Step 1: Shoot the subject. " (page 6), press [SET]. 2. Use [8] and [2] to select "Subject Type" and then press [SET]. Use [8] and [2] to select the subject type you want and then press [SET]. 10 Creating a Dynamic Photo Image CS speed Moving Subject 1sec (18fps) Moving Subject 2sec (10fps) 18 frames per second 10 frames per second Number of images 20 images 20 images Subject type Creates a moving subject from the CS images. [. . . ]