User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-Z335

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] This second image will let the camera know what part of the image in step 3 needs to be cropped. · A semi-transparent view of the image you shot in step 3 (which includes the subject) will be visible on the monitor screen to help you compose the background image properly. 112 Dynamic Photo 8. Press the shutter button to shoot the background only. The camera compares the images you shot in steps 6 and 8 and extracts the subject. If you selected "Moving Subject", the subject image will be moving on the display. · You can interrupt an ongoing subject extraction process (steps 6 through 8) at any time by pressing [MENU] or [BS]. 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 5 of the above procedure is not saved. Only the cropped subject image is saved. Inserting a Subject into a Background Image (Dynamic Photo) Use the following procedure to insert a subject into a new background image. A Dynamic Photo with a moving subject is saved as a 2M (1600x1200 pixels) or smaller size image. A Dynamic Photo with a still subject is saved as a 6M (2816x2112 pixels) or smaller size image. 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. ­ An image recorded with this camera or an image transferred to this camera's memory using Photo Transport (page 130) ­ An image with an aspect ratio of 4:3 113 Dynamic Photo 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. 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. B 114 Dynamic Photo 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. [. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ]