Casio QV-2300UX- Manuals

INTRODUCTION E-5 Enhancing Certain Colors ....................................... E-85 Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off ................. E-86 Specifying Outline Sharpness ................................ E-87 Specifying Color Saturation .................................... E-87 Specifying Cont...

INTRODUCTION E-6 E-113 OTHER SETTINGS Turning the Monitor Screen Indicators On and Off ... E-113 Changing the Display Language ........................... E-114 Turning the Confirmation Beep On and Off .......... E-115 E-116 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Connecting to a Television ..................

INTRODUCTION E-7 Quick Reference Getting Ready 1 2 Load batteries. Set the current time and date. (page E-31) 3 PUSH 1 2 Insert the memory card. (page E-38) (page E-44) 3 1 2 3

INTRODUCTION E-12 Features • High-resolution 2.11-megapixel CCD • 1.8-inch low-glare color LCD (HAST) • 12X zoom: 3X optical zoom, 4X digital zoom (QV-2300UX) 32X zoom: 8X optical zoom, 4X digital zoom (QV-2800UX) • Swivel lens mechanism Shoot from the angle you want without moving the camerabody. •...

INTRODUCTION E-13 Recording Features page E-63 Portrait Mode Scene Mode page E-66 page E-64 Landscape Mode Movie Mode page E-69 page E-65 Night Scene Mode Panorama Mode page E-71

INTRODUCTION E-15 Precautions General Precautions Be sure to observe the following important precautionswhenever using the QV-2300UX or the QV-2800UX. All references in this manual to “this camera” and “the cam-era” refer to the CASIO QV-2300UX or QV-2800UX DigitalCamera. • Never try to take picture...

INTRODUCTION E-16 Operating conditions • This camera is designed for use in temperatures ranging from 0 ° C to 40 ° C. • Do not use or keep the camera in the following areas. — In areas subject to direct sunlight— In areas subject to high humidity or dust— Near air conditioners, heaters, or other ar...

INTRODUCTION E-17 About the camera’s backlight… • The camera is equipped with a fluorescent light source to provide the back lighting for its LCD. • The normal service life of the backlight is approximately six years, when the camera is used for about two hours a day. • Should the LCD image appear a...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-18 This section contains important information you should know when trying to operate the camera. General Guide The following illustrations show the names of each component, button, and switch on the camera. Front GETTING ACQUAINTED Shutter releasebutton (page E-47) Terminal pan...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-19 CAR D POWER ON/OFF W T MENU PLA Y REC SHIFT INFO MF (Flash/Folder) button (pages E-52, 107) (Focus/ Nine Images) button (pages E-55, 98) (Self-Timer/Delete) button (pages E-60, 101) SHIFT INFO (Shift/Information) button (pages E-25, 90) Memory card slot cover (page E-38) REC/...

E-20 GETTING ACQUAINTED PUSH OPEN PO WER MEN U USB VIDEO OUT DC IN 6V DIGITAL ON/OFF W T DIGITAL terminal (page E-116) USB port (page E-116) DC IN 6V terminal (page E-35) VIDEO OUT terminal (page E-116) Open Terminal Panel Cover Tripod screw hole Release button (page E-31) Battery compart-ment cover...

E-21 GETTING ACQUAINTED Lens The swivel lens mechanism lets you easily aim at the angleyou want, without changing the position of the camera body. Changing the Lens Angle • Whenever you swivel the lens so it is pointing in the direc- tion of the back of the camera, the image on the monitorscreen is ...

E-22 GETTING ACQUAINTED ConversionLens Adaptor(LU-8A) Installing a Conversion Lens Optionally available conversion lenses change the focal dis-tance, which provides enhanced telephoto or wide-angle ca-pabilities. The method you should use to install a conversionlens depends on your camera model.• QV...

E-23 GETTING ACQUAINTED Filters • The designs of some filters can cause shadows around the periphery of the image. • Auto focus and flash may not produce desired results while a filter is on the lens. • Filters do not produce exactly the same results as those obtained with a film-based camera. • Do ...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-24 Auto Focus frame • Focusing complete: Green• Focusing failed: Red No memory card loadedwarning Zoom factor Focus Mode indicator None Auto Focus Macro Infinity Manual Focus Monitor Screen Indicators The following describes the different indicators and markings that appear on t...

E-25 GETTING ACQUAINTED White balance (Auto) (Daylight) (Shade) (Tungsten) (Fluorescent) (Manual) Metering Mode indicator (multi) (center) (spot) Exposure Mode indicator (program AE) (aperture priority AE) (shutter speed priority AE) (manual) ■ Screen when SHIFT INFO is pressed SHIFT INFO MF SHIFT I...

E-26 GETTING ACQUAINTED Recording Modeindicator Exposure Modeindicator IMPORTANT! • The above indicators may not appear when viewing images recorded using a different digital cameramodel. Shutterspeedvalue Aperturevalue Folder nameFile number Metering Modeindicator Flash Mode indicator White balance...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-28 Using the Bundled Accessories Using the Lens Cap Always keep the lens cap on the lens whenever you are notusing the camera. Small loop Ring Cap holder Large loop Attach the lens cap holder to the ring. This protects againstaccidental loss of the lens cap. ■ QV-2300UX Users • ...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-29 Using the Soft Case Keep the camera in its soft case to protect it when not in use. ■ QV-2300UX IMPORTANT! • Never put any other objects besides the camera into the soft case. A pocket is provided inside the casefor memory card storage. To insert amemory card, open the flap o...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-30 A pocket is providedinside the case formemory card storage.To insert a memorycard, open the flap ofthe pocket and slidethe card into it. Flap IMPORTANT! • Never put any other objects besides the camera into the soft case. • The strap that comes with the camera is intended for...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-31 1. While holding down the re-lease button on the batterycompartment cover (on theb o t t o m o f t h e c a m e r a ) ,slide the cover in the direc-tion indicated by the arrowin the nearby illustrationand open the cover. 2. Load batteries with their + + + + + / - - - - - ends ...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-32 ● Tips for Prolonging Battery Life • Use the button to turn off the flash when you are not using it. • You can also use the power save settings (page E-36) to protect against wasting battery power when you forget toturn off the camera. ● Alkaline Battery Life The actual life ...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-34 Low Battery Indicator The following shows how the battery capacity indicator onthe monitor screen and the indicator display changes as bat-tery power is used. Replace all four batteries as soon as pos-sible after they go dead. If you continue to use the camerawhile the batter...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-35 AC Adaptor precautions • Never use an electrical outlet whose voltage is outside the rating marked on the AC adaptor.Doing so can create the danger of fire or elec-trical shock. Use only the optional AC adaptorspecified for this camera. • Do not allow the AC adaptor power cor...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-36 Turning the Camera On and Off Sliding the POWER ON/OFF switchto the right toggles camera power onand off. POWER ON/OFF POWER ON/OFF Power Save Settings The settings described below let you specify sleep and autopower off trigger times that help to conserve valuable batterypow...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-37 • In the PLAY mode, Auto Power Off trigger time is fixed at five minutes. • Sleep is disabled in the PLAY mode. • Performing any button operation while the monitor is asleep immediately wakes it up and restores normaloperation. • The Auto Power Off setting is given priority i...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-38 2. As shown in theillustration, slide thememory card into theslot and push it in asfar as it will go. • If the Eject button is extended, press it inbefore sliding thememory card into theslot. 3. Close the memory cardslot cover. Side marked arrowshould face the frontside of th...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-39 5. Close the memory cardslot cover. IMPORTANT! • Insert only memory cards into the memory card slot. Inserting any other type of card can cause malfunc-tion. • Should water or any other foreign matter get into the memory card slot, immediately turn off power, unplugthe AC ada...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-40 • Use [+] and [–] to select each menu item, and press the shutter release button to advance to the nextmenu. 3. In response to the confirmation message thatappears, use [+] and [–] to select “Yes” to for-mat or “No” to exit, and then press the shutterrelease button. Formattin...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-41 IBM Microdrive Precautions Compatibility of the camera with the IBM microdrive hasbeen confirmed by CASIO. However, you should note thef o l l o w i n g i m p o r t a n t p o i n t s w h e n e v e r u s i n g t h e I B Mmicrodrive. • Be sure to carefully read all of the docum...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-43 Menu Screens Pressing MENU displays the menu screen. The contents ofthe menu screen depend on whether you are in the PLAYmode or REC mode. The following procedure shows opera-tion in the REC mode as an example. 1. Slide the POWER ON/OFF switch to the right toturn on the camer...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-44 Setting the Current Date and Time Use the following procedures to set the current date andtime, and to select the date format.When you record an image, the time and date the image wasshot is registered in accordance with data from the camera’sbuilt-in clock. You can even use ...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-45 4. Select and change the digits on the screen toset the current date and time. Shutter release button: Moves the green marker. [+] / [–]: Increases and decreases the currently selected digit. 5. Press to apply your settings. Selecting the Date Format You can use the following...

GETTING ACQUAINTED E-46 4. Use [+] and [–] to select the setting you want touse, and then press the shutter release buttonto apply it. Example: October 18, 2000 Year/Month/Day: 00/10/18Day/Month/Year: 18/10/00Month/Day/Year: 10/18/00 Time Stamp When it is turned on, the time stamp function digitally...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-47 4. Compose the image on the monitor screen sothe point on which you want to focus is insidethe Focus frame. 5. Press the shutterrelease button abouthalf way and hold itthere to perform autofocus. This section describes the basic procedure for recording animage. Recording a...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-48 SHIFT INFO MF Operation lamp • Recorded images are temporarily stored in a buffer, from which they are stored to the memory card in-stalled in the camera. You can continue to store im-ages as long as there is space available in the buffer. • The number of images you can st...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-49 About the REC Mode Monitor Screen • The image shown on the monitor screen in the REC mode is a simplified image for composing purposes. The actualimage is recorded in accordance with the image qualitysetting currently selected on your camera. The image re-corded on the mem...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-50 Image Recording when the Battery is Low To protect against unexpected loss of image data, imagesare recorded one-by-one whenever the battery level is indi-cated as or lower. The message “Press to cancel save.” appears on the monitor screen during the save opera-tion under ...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-51 NOTES • Changing the optical zoom factor also affects the lens aperture value. • The lens aperture value indicated on the camera is the aperture when optical zoom is 1X. Using a higher opti-cal zoom setting results in a higher aperture value(smaller aperture). • Use of a t...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-52 Using the Flash The following describes various flash settings you can maketo suit the type of image you are trying to record. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press to cycle through the availableflash modes until theindicator for the oneyou want is on themonitor screen. • Each p...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-53 Flash Status Indicators You can check the current flash unit status by checking themonitor screen indicator and operation lamp while the shut-ter release button is pressed about half way down. ■ Operation lamp ■ Monitor screen When you have Auto Flash or Red-Eye Reduction ...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-54 Precautions when Using Flash • Make sure that you do not touch or block the flash or the exposure sensor with your fingers. Doing so can soil thesecomponents and interfere with correct flash operation. • The flash unit does not charge when battery power is too low to charg...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-55 Using the Auto Focus Mode As its name suggests, the Auto Focus Mode adjusts focusautomatically whenever you press the shutter release buttonabout half way down. The following shows the relationshipbetween optical zoom factor and the focusing distance forAuto Focus. 1. Pres...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-56 • You can find out the status of the Auto Focus opera- tion by checking the color of the focus frame and thestatus of the operation lamp. 3. Press the shutter release button the rest of theway down to record the image. If you see this Green focus frame and greenoperation l...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-57 Using the Infinity Mode The Infinity Mode sets the focus near infinity. It is a goodchoice for scenery and other far-off subjects. Focus adjust-ment starts automatically whenever you press the shutterrelease button about half way down. 1. Press to cycle through the focus m...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-58 3. Press the shutter release button to stop the indicator flashing and fix the image focus at itscurrent level. • After stops flashing, you can use [+] and [–] to ad- just exposure compensation (EV). • If stops flashing before you have a chance to fo- cus, press to make it...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-59 2. While keeping the shutter release button de-pressed half way, move the camera and com-pose the image as you want. 3. Press the shutter release button the rest of theway down to record the image. NOTE • Locking the focus also locks the exposure setting. Specifying Image ...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-60 IMPORTANT! • The values in the table below are all approximate, and are affected by the types of images you record andother factors. • To determine the number of images that can be stored on a memory card of a different capacity, multiply thecapacities in the table below, ...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-61 3. Press the shutter release button to start theself-timer countdown. • T h e s e c o n d s a r e c o u n t e d d o w n o n t h e m o n i t o r screen. • To stop a countdown part way through, press the shut- ter release button. NOTE • You can rotate the lens mechanism so t...

BASIC IMAGE RECORDING E-62 [+] : Increases the EV value. A higher EV value is best for light colored subjects and backlit subjects. [–] : Decreases the EV value. A lower EV value is best for dark color subjects and for shooting outdoorson a clear day. 3. After the EV value is the way you want, press...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-63 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS This section describes more advanced recording operationsthat are also provided by this camera. Shooting Portraits The Portrait Mode blurs the background slightly, whichmakes the foreground subject stand out better. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. P...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-64 NOTES • You can add more depth from the foreground to back- ground, and also create a greater feeling of horizontalexpanse by using the zoom slider to adjust to maxi-mum wide-angle. • Using the Landscape Mode indoors, in a shaded loca- tion, or in any other areas where...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-65 Shooting Night Scenes The Night Scene Mode uses longer exposure to producebeautiful night scene images. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “NIGHT SCENE” (Night Scene Mode),and then press the shutter release button. 4. Press the shutter release button to re...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-66 Instant Setup Using the Scene Mode The Scene Mode comes with a library of 28 different images.Simply select the image whose effects are the one you want,and the settings of the camera automatically change to thesame setup that was used to record the selected image. ■ I...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-68 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “SCENE” (Scene Mode), and then pressthe shutter release button. 4. Select the scene number where you want tostore the setup and then press . • Scene numbers 29 to 31 can be used to store user setups. 5. Select the scene y...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-69 Recording a Movie You can record movies that are approximately 16 secondslong. There are two movie recording modes: past and nor-mal. The past mode lets you capture images of events thatoccurred before you pressed the shutter release buttonwhile the normal mode records...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-70 To record a movie using the past mode 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. To record a movie using the normal mode 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “MOVIE” (Movie Mode), and then pressthe shutter release button. 4. Point the camera at the subject, and t...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-71 4. Press the shutter release button to record thefirst image. • The right edge of the first image remains on the left side of the monitor screen to help you compose thesecond image of the panorama. 5. Shoot the other images that will make up thepanorama, each time usin...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-72 Shooting at Fixed Intervals The Interval Mode lets you specify the number of images youwant to shoot, the interval between shots, and the time tostart shooting. It provides you with the following three typesof interval shooting. • Interval Shooting: Multiple shots at f...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-74 Specifying the Exposure Mode You can select from among the four exposure modes listedbelow. You can change the shutter mode setting while in anyof the record modes. P Mode : Program AEA Mode : Aperture priority AES Mode : Shutter speed priority AEM Mode : Manual Progra...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-75 Aperture Priority AE The A Mode (aperture priority AE) is the opposite of the SMode. It lets you specify an aperture setting and automati-cally adjusts shutter speed accordingly. A larger aperturedecreases depth of field, which is the zone of sharp focus ina scene. Con...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-76 6. Press the shutter release button to record theimage. IMPORTANT! • It is often difficult to obtain proper brightness when shooting a subject that is very dark or very light. Insuch a case, try different aperture settings to find theone that produces the best results....

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-78 Manual Exposure The M Mode (manual) lets you make the shutter speed andaperture settings you want. • The shutter speed settings you can make are the same as those for shutter speed priority AE (page E-76). • The aperture settings you can make are the same as those for ...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-79 6. While holding down SHIFT INFO, use [+] and [–]to select the aperture value you want. Aperture 7. Press the shutter release button to record theimage. IMPORTANT! • A shutter speed slower than 1/8 second can cause the brightness of the image on the monitor screen to b...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-80 Selecting the Metering Mode Use the following procedure to specify multi metering, spotmetering, or center-weighted metering as the meteringmode. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “Metering”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Select...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-81 Quick Metering Mode Selection You can also use the following procedure to change the me-tering mode, without going through the menu. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. W h i l e h o l d i n g d o w n S H I F T I N F O , p r e s s to cycle through the metering mode icons on the ...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-82 IMPORTANT! • Higher sensitivity can increase the chance of noise in the image. • Higher sensitivity can make it difficult to obtain proper focus using Auto Focus. It does not change the mini-mum brightness required for Auto Focus. • Regardless of the setting you make h...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-83 Selecting White Balance Selecting the right type of white balance can help to makethe colors of a subject appear most natural under the type oflighting that is available. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “White Balance”, and then press the shu...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-84 5. Point the camera at a piece of white paper orother similar object so it completely fills themonitor screen, and then press the shutter re-lease button. • This performs white balance adjustment and returns to the REC mode screen. • Pressing without pressing the shutt...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-85 Enhancing Certain Colors Use the following procedure when you want to enhance aparticular color in your recorded image. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “Enhancement”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Select the setting you want, ...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-86 Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off You can display gridlines on the monitor screen to help youcompose your images before recording them. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “Grid”, and then press the shutter release button. To do this Turn the...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-87 Specifying Outline Sharpness Use the following procedure to control the sharpness of im-age outlines. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “Sharpness”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Select the setting you want, and then press thesh...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-88 Specifying Contrast Use the following procedure to control the difference be-tween the light areas and dark areas of the image. 1. Enter the REC mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “FUNCTION” “Contrast”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Select the setting you w...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-89 To do this when the camera is turned on R e s t o r e t h e i t e m ’ s l a s t s e t t i n g w h e n power was turned off Restore the item’s factory default setting Select this On Off (default) ■ Mode Memory Items and Settings Item Recording Mode Sensitivity Exposure ...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-90 Using the Camera’s Shortcut Features The shortcut features of thecamera help to make it quickerand easier to obtain the RECmode setup you want. Thereare three shortcut proceduresthat you can use. ■ Changing specific REC mode FUNCTION menu set-tings using the shortcut b...

OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS E-93 Directly Accessing the REC mode FUNC-TION Menu When in the REC mode, you can hold down SHIFT INFOand press MENU to display the FUNCTION menu. Cycling through REC mode FUNCTION MenuSettings You can use this shortcut to cycle through the settings ofREC mode FUNCTION menu...

PLAYBACK E-94 PLAYBACK You can use the camera’s built in monitor screen to playback recorded images. Basic Playback Operation Use the following procedure to scroll through recorded im-ages stored in the camera’s memory. 1. Slide the REC/PLAY selector to “PLAY”. PLAY: PLAY mode for playing back image...

PLAYBACK E-95 Playing a Movie Use the following procedure to play back a movie recordedin the Movie Mode. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [+] and [–] to scroll through the images onthe monitor screen until the movie you want toplay is displayed. MovieMode icon 3. Press the shutter release button to s...

PLAYBACK E-96 Playing a Panorama Use the following procedure to play back a panorama re-corded in the Panorama Mode. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [+] and [–] to scroll through the images onthe monitor screen until the panorama youwant to play is displayed. PanoramaMode icon 3. Press the shutter re...

PLAYBACK E-97 Enlarging the Playback Image Use the following procedure to enlarge the playback imageon the screen. You can select either 2X or 4X enlargement. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Use [+] and [–] to display the image you want toenlarge. 3. Press MENU. 4. Select “ZOOM”, and then press the shutt...

PLAYBACK E-98 If you want to do this Display on-screen guidancemessages Shift the view right Shift the view left Shift the view upwards Shift the view downwards Cycle the enlargement in thesequence: 1X 2X 4X normal size Return the image to normal size Do this Press SHIFT INFO. Press [+]. Press [–]. ...

PLAYBACK E-99 Selecting a Specific Image in the 9-imageView 1. Display the 9-image view. 2. Press SHIFT INFO. • This causes a pointer to appear in the upper left cor- ner of the monitor screen. 3. Use [+] and [–] to move the pointer to the imageyou want to select, and then press the shutterrelease b...

PLAYBACK E-100 Using the Slide Show Feature Slide Show automatically plays back images in sequence ata fixed interval. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “SLIDE SHOW”, and then press theshutter release button. • This starts the slide show. • Pressing MENU at this point displays a scree...

DELETING IMAGES E-101 DELETING IMAGES Your camera lets you use any one of the following four meth-ods to delete images from its memory. You can delete thecurrently displayed image, one or more selected images, allthe images in one or more selected folders, or all the imagesin the camera’s memory. IM...

DELETING IMAGES E-102 NOTE • The camera does not maintain open spaces in its memory. Deleting an image causes images followingthe deleted image to be shifted up to fill in the emptyspace created by the deletion. Deleting Selected Images The following procedure lets you select one or more imagefor de...

DELETING IMAGES E-103 • Any image marked with the icon is marked for de- letion. It will be deleted when you perform the nextstep of this procedure. • Note that the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first withits icon turned on. • You can repeat steps 4 and...

DELETING IMAGES E-104 • Any folder with the icon is marked for deletion. All its images will be deleted when you perform the nextstep of this procedure. • Note that the folder whose image was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appearsfirst with its icon turned on. • You can repeat...

MANAGING IMAGES E-105 MANAGING IMAGES The image management capabilities of the camera make iteasy to keep track of images. You can protect imagesagainst deletion, and even use its DPOF feature to specifyimages for printing. Folders and Files Whenever you shoot an image, the camera automaticallycreat...

MANAGING IMAGES E-106 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 6 . J P G Month Day Serial number Extension (.JPG/.AVI) Files Each folder can contain up to 250 image files. If you try tosave the 251st image to a folder, the camera automaticallycreates a new folder and stores the image there. The namesassigned to files are base...

MANAGING IMAGES E-107 Selecting a Folder for Playback Use the following procedure to select a particular folder andplay back the image files it contains. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Press . 3. Use [+] and [–] to select the folder you want,and then press the shutter release button. • This displays the...

MANAGING IMAGES E-109 • Any folder with the icon is marked for protection. All its images will be protected when you perform thenext step of this procedure. All images in any folderwithout the icon will be unprotected. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the icon for multiple folders if you wa...

MANAGING IMAGES E-110 DPOF The letters “DPOF” stand for “Digital Print Or-der Format”, which is a format for recording ona memory card or other medium which digitalcamera images should be printed and howmany copies of the image should be printed.Then you can print on a DPOF-compatibleprinter or at a...

MANAGING IMAGES E-111 To do this Decrease the number of copies value Increase the number of copies value Toggle printing of the recording date on and off Press this button SHIFT INFO • An image selected for printing is marked by the icon. • An image for which printing of the recording date is turned...

OTHER SETTINGS E-113 Turning the Monitor Screen Indicators On and Off You can use the procedure below to turn the following moni-tor screen indicators on and off: exposure mode, memorycapacity, image size, image protection indicator, foldername, file number, battery capacity. 1. Enter the REC mode o...

OTHER SETTINGS E-114 Changing the Display Language Use the following procedure to switch the display languagebetween English and Japanese. 1. Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “Language” using one of the followingtwo key operations, and then press the shutterrelease button. 4...

OTHER SETTINGS E-115 Turning the Confirmation Beep On and Off Use the following procedure to turn the beep that soundseach time you press a button on and off. 1. Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “Beep” using one of the following twokey operations, and then press the shutter ...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-116 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Your camera has three terminals for connection to external equipment: a VIDEO OUT terminal, a DIGITAL terminal, and a USBport. You can use these terminals to connect the camera to a television, VCR, computer, or other external e...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-117 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to turn off both the camera and the other equipment before making any connections. • Check the documentation that comes with your other equipment for information you may need to knowwhen making connections. • Leaving the same image displaye...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-118 1. Use the video cable to connect the camera tothe television as shown in the illustration. 2. Perform the required operation on the TV to setit up for video input. • See the documentation that comes with your televi- sion for information about how to do this. ...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-119 Connecting the Wired Remote Controller to the Camera The optionally available wired remote controller lets you op-erate the camera with touching it. This capability helps toavoid the effects of unintended camera movement whenshooting at slow shutter speeds or w...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-120 Attaching an External Flash Unit Always make sure that the external flash unit is turned offbefore attaching it to detaching it from the camera. Leavingthe flash unit on can cause it to fire unexpectedly. 1. Point the lens of the camera straight forward,so it m...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-122 Connecting to a Computer The CD-ROM disc that comes bundled with your camera in-cludes special software (Photo Loader) that makes transferof images from the camera to a computer quick and easy.The following types of computer connections are supported. ■ Windows...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-124 ■ Windows The Data Transfer Cable connects to an IBM PC/AT or com-patible equipped with a D-Sub 9-pin RS-232C serial port, asshown below. DIGITAL terminal USB VIDEO OUT DC IN 6V DIGITAL Serial port(RS-232C D-Sub 9-pin) Data Transfer Cable • Never disconnect the...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-125 IMPORTANT! • Be sure to turn off the camera, computer, and all pe- ripherals connected to the computer (monitor, harddisk, etc.) before connecting the camera to the com-puter. • After connecting the camera to the computer, slide the REC/PLAY selector to “PLAY”,...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-126 ■ Another Computer To access the contents on the memory card on a computerthat does not have a CompactFlash card slot or PC card slot,use a commercially available PC card reader/writer in combi-nation with a separately available CASIO PC Card Adapter(CA-10). Se...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-127 Memory Card File Structure <¥DCIM¥> (Parent Folder) INDEX.HTM (Card Browser Main File) QVCAM.QVS (Management File) HTML (Card Browser Folder) INDEX2.HTM ( ) MENU.HTM 100_MMDD (Main Image Folder) 100_MMDD.QVS (Management File) MMDD0001.JPG (Main Image File...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-128 • Preview Image File Contents: Preview images of still image and movie files used for temporary playback and card browserpreviews • DPOF File Folder Contents: DPOF files NOTE • A memory card’s actual file structure may differ some- what in accordance with the t...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-129 • We also strongly recommend that after transferring data from a memory card to other external storage that you re-format the memory card and delete its contents before us-ing it to record more images. • The camera formats memory cards using ATA format, which m...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-130 Using the HTML Card Browser The camera’s Card Browser generates HTML files that letyou see a table of image thumbnails for easy selection, andeven view the properties of each image. • Card Browser files can be viewed using the Web browsers listed below. Movie f...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-131 4. Select the Card Browser setting you want. When you want this To turn off the Card Browser (no HTML files generated) Maximum performance, including access to image properties and slideshow capabilities • This format uses high-level Java Script, and requires M...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-132 IMPORTANT! • When the Card Browser is turned on, the monitor screen goes blank when you turn off the camera, butthe operation lamp continues to flash for some time asthe camera internally creates Card Browser files. Per-forming any of the operations listed belo...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-133 4. You can click the following items on the screento perform the operations described below. To do this Start an automatic slideshow of full-screen size images (5-second interval) Start a manual slideshow of full-screen size images (image changes with click) Cl...

CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT E-135 Saving Card Browser Files • To save Card Browser files, use a USB cable connection (page E-123) or memory card transfer (page E-125) tocopy the folder named “DCIM” on the memory card to ahard disk, floppy diskette, MO disk, or other external stor-age. Never use...

REFERENCE E-136 REFERENCE Camera Menus The following shows lists of menus that appear in the RECmode and PLAY mode, and their settings. • The settings that are underlined in the following table are initial defaults. • “ 쑗 ” indicates items that can be included as part of a short- cut (page E-91). RE...

REFERENCE E-138 Scene List The following list shows all of the scenes that are available in the Scene Mode. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Scene Landscape with People Landscape with People Face Face and Chest Full Front Two Subjects Floral Close Up Flower Field Forest Autu...

REFERENCE E-140 Scene Mode Camera Setups 123456789 10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Settings Focus Mode Shutter Speed Aperture EV Shift Sensitivity Filter Exposure Mode Metering No. Auto FocusAuto FocusAuto FocusAuto FocusAuto FocusAuto Focus (Macro) Auto FocusAuto FocusAuto Focus (Infin...

REFERENCE E-142 Mode Settings Settings in Each Mode 쑗 : Available 왕 : Partially available – : Not available Recording Mode Exposure Mode Normal Portrait Landscape Night Scene Scene Movie (Normal) Movie (Past) Panorama Interval P Mode A Mode S Mode M Mode Partial Shutter Release Button Press AF Lock ...

REFERENCE E-143 쑗 : Available 왕 : Partially available – : Not available 왕 : Entering the Interval Mode while “BULB” is selected as the shutter speed automatically changes the shutter speed to 1 second. Recording Mode + Exposure Mode Combinations The following table shows to what extent each recordin...

REFERENCE E-144 Troubleshooting 1. Batteries are not oriented correctly.2. Batteries are dead. 3. Using the wrong AC adaptor. 1. Activation of Auto Power Off (page E-36).2. Dead batteries Batteries are low. 1. The REC/PLAY selector is set to “PLAY”.2. Flash unit is charging.3. The message “MEMORY FU...

REFERENCE E-147 RECORD ERROR There are no imageson this memory card! This camera cannotdisplay the imageyou selected! REPLACE BATTERY! NO FORMAT MENU CF ERRORYou must format theCompactFlash cardbefore using it withthis camera.FORMAT MENU Some problem occurred when compressing imagedata to save it on...

REFERENCE E-149 Specifications Description ......................... Digital camera Model .................................. QV-2300UX/QV-2800UX Recorded ImageFile Format ......................... S t i l l i m a g e s ( i n c l u d i n g p a n o r a m a s ) : JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.1), DCF standard(Des...