User manual CASIO QV-3000EX-LR

[. . . ] LCD Digital Camera QV-3000EX/Ir User's Guide English QUICK REFERENCE The section provides a general outline of operational procedures. Loading Batteries (page E-38) 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 On the bottom of the camera, slide the battery compartment cover lock towards the back of the camera (1) to unlock the 1 cover. Pressing down on the battery compartment cover, slide it towards the side of the camera to release it, and then swing the cover up to open it (2). 2 Load the batteries so their plus (+) and minus (­) ends are facing as shown in the illustration. Swing the battery compartment cover closed and then slide it towards the center of the camera to secure it in place (1). 1 Slide the battery compartment cover lock towards the front of the camera to lock the cover (2). [. . . ] · To stop recording before the 30-second period is up, press the shutter button again. PAST 1. . · On the advanced menu, select "Functions 2" "Movie Mode" "Past". 1. Compose the image on the monitor screen and then press the shutter button about half way. · Auto Focus automatically adjusts in accordance with the movement of the subject. · The message "STAND BY" appears on the monitor screen to indicate that the camera's buffer memory is accumulating image data. · After "STAND BY" disappears from the monitor screen, the contents of the buffer memory continues to be updated as long as you keep the shutter button depressed about half way. · Pressing the shutter button while "STAND BY" is still on the monitor screen records everything that went on in front of the lens during the period from when you pressed the shutter button half way down and when you pressed it all the way down. NOTE Movie Storage Capacity Storage Capacity Approximately 300KB/ second 30 seconds per movie (NORMAL) 10 seconds per movie (PAST) 6. Keep the camera pointed at the action you want to record, and press the shutter button all the way down when you want to end recording. · Pressing the shutter button after "STAND BY" disappears from the monitor screen records everything that went on in front of the lens during the 10-second period before you pressed the shutter button. Recording Time E-63 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Panorama Recording With panorama recording you record a series of images and then link them to create a single panoramic effect. · Up to nine images can be grouped into a panorama. · 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 a commercially available computer application to link them. 1. Press MODE and then select . · See "Panorama Playback" on page E-80 for details on playing back panoramas. 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. E-64 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 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. IMPORTANT!· The shutter speed is quite slow in the Night Scene Mode, so 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. · The contrast of Night Scene Mode images is not affected by changes made using the REC Menu's Contrast settings (page E-75). 1. Compose the image and then record it. E-65 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS Landscape Mode Recording 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. Portrait Recording In the Portrait Mode, focus is adjusted so the background is slightly blurred, which highlights the subject in the foreground. · You can further blur the background by moving the ZOOM slider to T (telephoto) while shooting with the Portrait Mode. 1. After confirming that the subject is in focus, press the shutter button all the way down. 3. [. . . ] Contrast-detect Auto Focus; manual focus with macro mode and focus lock 340MB Microdrive Number of images Quality FINE NORMAL ECONOMY File size 1. 4 MB/image 1 MB/image 600 KB/image 350 KB/image 250 KB/image 150 KB/image 8MB memory card 64MB memory card 2048 x 1536 1024 x 768 FINE NORMAL ECONOMY 5 images 6 images 11 images 19 images 27 images 43 images 43 images 60 images 99 images 167 images 229 images 365 images 245 images 342 images 562 images 943 images 1292 images 2054 images Focus Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal focus: 0. 3m to Macro focus: 6cm to 30cm (1X zoom) 9cm to 30cm (2X zoom) The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject. Multi-pattern, center point, spot by CCD Exposure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE Exposure Compensation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]