User manual CASIO EXILIM EX-M1

[. . . ] FILE MANAGEMENT FILE MANAGEMENT Each folder can hold files numbered up to 9, 999. Trying to store the 10, 000th file in a folder causes the next serially numbered folder to be created. Example: Name of the 26th file The file management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images. You can protect files against deletion, and even use its DPOF feature to specify images for printing. Folders Your camera automatically creates a directory of folders in its built-in flash memory or on the memory card to store images. CIMG0026. JPG Extension Serial number (4 digits) Memory Folders and Files An image you record is automatically stored in a folder, whose name is a serial number. [. . . ] Shut down your computer, and plug Connector A of the cable into its USB port. Next, start up your computer. USB port USB cable (bundled) Connector A 88 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 5. · Be sure to read the applicable information in the user documentation that comes with your computer before connecting the USB cradle. · Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer screen for a long time. · Plug the USB cable into the ports securely as far as it will go. · Be sure to connect the AC adaptor to the USB cradle to supply power to the camera. · The optionally available CASIO QC-1U USB cable cannot be used with this camera. · Never disconnect the USB cable while the PC is accessing camera memory (indicated by a flashing USB lamp). · You can perform data communication in either the REC mode or PLAY mode. Connector cover 6. Making sure that the camera is turned off, set it onto the USB cradle. · Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on. 7. Turn on the camera. · When you turn on the camera, it enters the USB Mode and automatically transfers the files in camera memory to the computer. · While the camera is in the USB Mode, the USB lamp on the cradle lights green (page 107). 89 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER s Terminating a USB Connection Windows XP, Me or 98 Turn off the camera, and then remove the camera from the USB cradle. Windows 2000 Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen, and disable the drive number assigned to the camera. Next, turn off the camera, and then remove the camera from the USB cradle. Next, turn off the camera, and then remove the camera from the USB cradle. Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images to a Computer The procedures in this section describe how to transfer images from the camera to your computer using a memory card. Using a Computer with a Built-in SD Memory Card Slot Insert the SD memory card directly into the slot. Using a Computer with a Built-in PC Card Slot Use a commercially available PC card adapter (for an SD memory card/MMC). For full details, see the user documentation that comes with the PC card adapter and your computer. 90 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Using a Commercially Available SD Memory Card Reader/Writer See the user documentation that comes with the SD memory card reader/writer for details about how to use it. Memory Data Images recorded with this camera and other data are stored in memory using DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) protocol. DCF protocol is designed to make it easier to exchange image and other data between digital cameras and other devices. s DCF Protocol Using a Commercially Available PC Card Reader/Writer and PC Card Adapter (for SD Memory Cards and MMCs) See the user documentation that comes with the PC card reader/writer and PC card adapter (for an SD memory card/ MMC) for details about how to use them. DCF devices (digital cameras, printers, etc. ) can exchange images with each other. DCF protocol defines camera format for image file data and the directory structure for camera memory, so images can be viewed using another manufacturer's DCF camera or printed on a DCF printer. 91 USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Memory Directory Structure s Directory Structure <¥DCIM¥> 100CASIO CIMG0001. JPG CIMG0002. AVI CIMG0003. WAV CIMG0004. JPG CIMG0004. WAV 101CASIO 102CASIO (Parent Folder) (Storage folder) (Image file) (Movie file) (Audio file)*1 (Audio snapshot image file)*1 (Audio snapshot audio file)*1 (Storage folder) (Storage folder) s Folder and File Contents · Parent folder Folder that stores all of the digital camera files. · Storage folder Folders for storing files stored with the digital camera. [. . . ] Approximately 30 seconds maximum per image Monitor Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 6-inch TFT color LCD 84, 960 pixels (354 x 240) Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cradle connector (EX-M1 connector is also used for connection of remote controller. ) Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20mm round, monaural (EX-M1 only) 113 APPENDIX s Audio Player Function (EX-M1 Only) Data Compression/ Decompression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]