User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-S300

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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. 107 Dynamic Photo Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie (Dynamic Photo) Use the following procedure to insert a subject image into a snapshot or movie. 1. Use [8] and [2] to select the second PLAY Panel item from the bottom (Dynamic Photo) and then press [SET] (page 93). 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 125) ­ A snapshot with an aspect ratio of 4:3 4. 5. Use [4] and [6] to select the subject image you want to insert and then press [SET]. 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 6. 6. 7. 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. 108 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 not delete the extracted sample subjects in built-in camera memory. · You can copy the sample subjects to a memory card using the "Built-in * Card" copy operation (page 103). To view a Dynamic Photo (Dynamic Photo File) 1. 2. Press [p] (PLAY) and then use [4] and [6] to display the Dynamic Photo you want to view. If you want to see the subject in the Dynamic Photo move, press [0] (Movie). The Dynamic Photo is repeated as a continuous loop. · Movement of the subject also will start automatically about two seconds after you display a Dynamic Photo. 109 Dynamic Photo Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie (Movie Converter) A Dynamic Photo with a still image background and a moving 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. 1. [. . . ] 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 (20fps) Moving Subject 2sec (10fps) 20 frames per second 10 frames per second Number of images 20 images 20 images Subject type Creates a moving subject from the CS images. · "Moving Subject 1sec (20fps)" provides smooth subject movement, but recording time is limited to one second. · "Moving Subject 4sec (5fps)" provides more recording time, but subject movement is slightly rough. Records a single subject, which is cropped and inserted into the background image. Moving Subject 4sec (5fps) 5 frames per second 20 images Still Subject ­ 1 image Changing the "Number of Shots" Setting Normally you need to shoot the subject you want to extract against a background and then shoot the background again without the subject. [. . . ]