User manual CASIO QV-2000UX-IR

[. . . ] LCD Digital Camera QV-2000UX/Ir User s Guide English QUICK REFERENCE The section provides a general outline of operational procedures. Loading Batteries (page E-35) Setting the Current Date and Time (page E-41) 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 · Be sure to use the procedure on page E-41 to set the time and date before using the camera for the first time. · File name assignment and time stamping will not be performed correctly if the time and date are wrong. On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery compartment cover lock towards the front of the camera (1) to release 1 the cover. Grasping both sides of the battery compartment cover, 2 swing it open (2). Load batteries so their plus (+) and minus (­) ends are facing as shown in the illustration. Close the battery compartment cover (1), and 1 then slide the battery compartment cover lock towards the back of the camera to lock the 2 cover in place (2). E-2 QUICK REFERENCE Recording Images (page E-43) 2 After composing the image on the monitor screen, press the shutter button about half way and hold it there. · The camera's Auto Focus feature automatically focuses the image. After confirming that the Auto Focus operation is complete (the operation lamp lights green), press the shutter button. 3 1 Slide open the lens cover. · Sliding open the lens cover part way initially causes the flash to pop up. [. . . ] In this case, the recording will be less than 10 seconds long. E-60 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS IMPORTANT!NOTE Movie Storage Capacity Storage Capacity Approximately 300KB/ second 30 seconds per movie (NORMAL) 10 seconds per movie (PAST) Panorama Recording With panorama recording you record a series of images and then link them to create a single panoramic effect. Recording Time 1. Press MODE and then select . E-61 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 3. Compose the image and then record it. · The right edge of the previous image you recorded remains on the monitor screen, so you can align it correctly with the next image. · From the second image onwards, aim the camera further to the right and overlap the next image with the previous one on the monitor screen. · Aperture setting and white balance settings are locked when you record the first image of a panorama, and these settings are applied to all subsequent images in that panorama. · If you want to link more than 9 images into a panorama, upload the images to a computer and use your computer application to link them. · See "Panorama Playback" on page E-77 for details on playing back panoramas. Night Scene Mode The Night Scene Mode is for recording images in dark areas. When recording images of people on a twilight or night time background, you can use the flash in combination with the Night Scene Mode for slow synchro recording. 1. Compose the image and then record it. E-62 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS IMPORTANT!· The shutter speed is quite slow in the Night Scene Mode, so you should be sure to use a tripod to hold the camera steady. Because of this, the image recorded may be slightly different from the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed the shutter button. There may be some blurring of the image if the subject is fast moving. · In the Night Scene Mode, Quick Shutter records up to 4 consecutive shots. · The contrast of Night Scene Mode images is not affected by changes made using the Record Menu's Contrast (Record Settings) settings. Landscape Mode Recording The Landscape Mode provides clear images from close ups to telephoto. The Landscape Mode records images where everything is in clear focus, from the foreground to the background. You can use the Landscape Mode with the ZOOM slider towards W (wide-angle) to record wide-angle images with clear focus from foreground to background. · Indoors and on cloudy days, images recorded with the Landscape Mode may not differ from those produced by normal recording. 1. Compose the image and then record it. E-63 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Monochrome and Sepia Recording Use the following procedure to record an image in monochrome (black and white) or sepia. Note that you cannot convert an image to color after recording it in monochrome or sepia. 4. Use [ ] and [ ] to select "B/W" or "Sepia" and then press SET. 5. Use [ ], [ ], [ ] and [ ] to select "Color" and then press SET. · On the advanced menu, select "Functions 2" "Color. " E-64 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Portrait Recording In the Portrait Mode, focus is adjusted so the background is slightly blurred, which highlights the subject in the foreground. [. . . ] Multi-pattern, center point, spot by CCD Exposure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE Exposure Compensation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ­2EV to +2EV (1/3EV units) Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CCD electronic shutter; mechanical shutter, 1 to 1/800 second Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]