User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-Z2000

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Only the part of the movie that includes the insert location is saved as the final Dynamic Photo. · 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. 111 Dynamic Photo IMPORTANT! · Playing back a Dynamic Photo created with a movie background causes it to repeat three times in succession. 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 106). 112 Dynamic Photo 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 [SET]. The Dynamic Photo is repeated as a continuous loop. 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. 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! · Following conversion, the movie will be played back three times. 113 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 115). 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 117). 114 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. . 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 port USB cable. Make sure the camera's battery is sufficiently charged before connecting. Small connector · Make sure that you insert USB/AV port the cable connector into the USB/AV port until you feel it click securely into place. [. . . ] Have the subject move as far away as possible from the wall. Do not use a moving background! Good cropping is not possible if anything besides the subject is moving in the images. For example, avoid breaking waves, trees blowing in the wind, etc. Specifying the Subject Type and CS Speed You can select from among the four subject types listed below. You also can specify a stationary subject (one frame only) in addition to a moving subject. Perform the following procedure when you want to change the subject type. 1. [. . . ]