Casio EX-Z4 Part 3 Guide

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3. Use [] (forward) or [] (back) to scroll
You can use the camera’s built-in monitor screen to view
images after you record them.
through files on the monitor screen.
Basic Playback Operation
Use the following procedure to scroll through files stored in
the camera’s memory.
NOTES
1. Press the power
Power button
• Holding down [] or [] scrolls images at high
speed.
• In order to allow for faster playback image scrolling,
the image that initially appears on the monitor screen
is a preview image, which is of somewhat lower
quality than the actual display image. The actual
display image appears a short while after the preview
image. This does not apply to images copied from
another digital camera.
button to turn on the
camera.
• This causes an image
or a message to appear
on the monitor screen.
2. Align the mode
ON/OFF
Mode selector
selector with “PLAY”.
• This enters the PLAY
mode.
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IMPORTANT!
Playing an Audio Snapshot
• Audio volume can be adjusted only when playback is
being performed or is paused.
Perform the steps below to display an audio snapshot
(indicated by a
indicator) and play its audio.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] until the
image you want is displayed.
2. Press [SET].
• This plays back the
audio that accompanies
the displayed image.
• You can perform the
following operations
while audio is playing.
To do this:
Do this:
Fast forward or fast reverse
the audio
Hold down [] or [].
Pause and unpause audio
playback
Press [SET].
Adjust audio volume
Press [] or [].
Cancel playback
Press [MENU].
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1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to scroll
Flipping the Display
through images on the monitor screen and
display the one you want.
The following procedure flips the image 180 degrees. This
comes in handy when you want to show someone standing
in front of you an image on the monitor screen.
2. Press the shutter release button and [SET] at
the same time.
[SET]
• This flips the image 180 degrees. The histogram or
any other display information you had displayed is
cleared automatically whenever you flip the image.
• While an image is flipped, you can use [] and [] to
scroll to another image, if you want.
SET
3. To return the image to its normal orientation,
press any button other than [], [], [], or
[].
Shutter release button
IMPORTANT!
• Note that you cannot play a movie, an audio
snapshot,or a voice recording file on the monitor
screen while a flipped image is displayed.
• You cannot use the above procedure to flip an image
while a zoomed image, 9-image screen, calendar
screen image, a movie image, an audio snapshot, or
a voice recording file image is on the display.
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3. Use [], [], [], and [] to shift the image
Zooming the Display Image
up, down, left, or right.
Perform the following procedure to zoom the image
currently on the monitor screen up to four times its normal
size.
4. Press [MENU] to return the image to its
original size.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to display
IMPORTANT!
the image you want.
• You cannot enlarge a movie image.
• Depending on the original size of the recorded
image, you may not be able to zoom a display image
the full four times its normal size.
2. Press the zoom
button ( ) to enlarge
the image.
• This displays an
indicator that shows the
current zoom factor.
• You can toggle between
the zoomed image and
normal image by
pressing [MENU].
Current zoom factor
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4. Use [] and [] to select the setting you
Resizing an Image
want, and then press [SET].
You can use the following procedure to change a snapshot
image to either SXGA size (1280 x 960 pixels) or VGA size
(640 x 480 pixels).
• VGA is the optimum image size for attachment to e-mail
messages or incorporation into Web pages.
1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
To do this:
Select this:
Resize to 1280 x 960 pixels (SXGA)
1280 x 960
Resize to 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
640 x 480
Cancel the resizing operation
Cancel
IMPORTANT!
2. Select the “PLAY”
• Resizing an image creates a new file that contains
the image in the size you select. The file with the
original image also remains in memory.
• Images smaller than 640 x 480 pixels cannot be
resized.
• An image recorded using the 2304 x 1536 (3:2) pixel
size cannot be resized.
• Note that you can resize snapshots recorded with
this camera only.
• If the message “This function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be resized.
• The resize operation cannot be performed if there is
not enough memory to store the resized image.
tab, select “Resize”,
and then press [].
3. Use [] and [] to scroll through images and
display the one you want to resize.
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5. Use [], [], [], and [] to move the
Cropping an Image
cropping boundary up, down, left, or right
until the area of the image you want to extract
is within the boundary.
Use the following procedure when you want to crop a
portion of an enlarged image and use the remaining part of
the image as an e-mail attachment, Web page image, etc.
6. Press [SET] to extract the part of the image
1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to scroll
enclosed in the cropping boundary.
through images and display the one you want
to crop.
• If you want to cancel the procedure at any point,
press [MENU].
2. Press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
• Cropping an image creates a new file that contains
the cropped image. The file with the original image
also remains in memory.
• An image recorded using the 2304 x 1536 (3:2) pixel
size cannot be cropped.
• Movie and voice recording file images cannot be
cropped.
• An image recorded using another camera model
cannot be cropped.
• If the message “This function is not supported for this
file.” appears, it means that the current image cannot
be cropped.
• The cropping operation cannot be performed if there
is not enough memory to store the cropped image.
3. Select the “PLAY”
tab, select
“Trimming”, and then
press [].
• This causes a cropping
boundary to appear.
4. Use the zoom button (
) to make the
cropping boundary larger or smaller.
• The size of the cropping boundary depends on the
size of the image on the display.
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IMPORTANT!
Playing a Movie
• You cannot repeat play a movie. To play a movie
more than once, repeat the steps of the above
procedure.
• This camera can also play back audio recordings.
Note the following points when playing back audio.
— Audio volume can be adjusted only when
playback is being performed or is paused.
Use the following procedure to play back a movie that was
recorded in the movie mode.
1. In the PLAY mode,
Movie icon
press [] and [] to
scroll through images
until the movie you
want to play is
displayed.
2. Press [SET].
• This start playback of the movie.
• You can perform the following operations while a
movie is playing.
To do this:
Do this:
Fast forward or fast reverse the
movie
Hold down []
or [].
Pause and unpause movie playback
Press [SET].
Skip forward or back one frame
while paused
Press [] or [].
Cancel playback
Press [MENU].
Adjust audio volume
Press [] or [].
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Example: When there are 20 images in memory, and
Image 1 is displayed first
Displaying the 9-image View
The following procedure displays nine images on the
monitor screen at the same time.
1. In the PLAY mode, press the zoom button
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3. Pressing any button besides [], [], [], or
• This displays the 9-image screen with the image that
was on the monitor screen in step 2 in the center,
with a selection boundary around it.
• Pressing the zoom button (
calendar screen.
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[] displays the full-size version of the image
where the selection boundary is located.
) twice displays the
is displayed in the calendar screen to indicate
voice recording file images (page 79).
• When there are nine or fewer images, they are
displayed in order with Image 1 in the upper left
corner, with the selection boundary around it.
2. Use [], [], [], and [] to move the
selection boundary to the image you want.
Pressing [] while the selection boundary is
in the right column or [] while it is in the left
column scrolls to the next full screen of nine
images.
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Selecting a Specific Image in the 9image View
Displaying the Calendar Screen
Use the following procedure to display a 1-month calendar.
While the calendar is on the display, you can select a date,
which displays the first image recorded on that date. This
helps to make it easy to find the images you want.
1. Display the 9-image view.
2. Use [], [], [], and
Selection boundary
[] to move the
selection boundary
up, down, left, or right
until it is located at
the image you want to
view.
1. In the PLAY mode, press the zoom button ( )
twice.
• You can also display the calendar screen (in the
PLAY mode) by pressing [MENU], selecting the
“PLAY” tab, selecting “Calendar”, and then pressing
[].
2. Use [], [], [], and
3. Pressing any button
[] to move the date
selection cursor.
besides [], [], [],
or [] displays the
selected image.
• Use the procedure
under “Changing the
Date Format” on page
129 to specify the date
format.
• This displays the fullsize version of the
image you selected.
• The image displayed on
the calendar for each
date is the first image
that was recorded on
that date.
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Month/Year
Date selection cursor
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• Pressing [] while the date selection cursor is
located anywhere in the top line of the calendar
causes the previous month to appear.
Playing a Slide Show
Slide Show automatically plays back images in sequence
at a fixed interval.
• Pressing [] while the date selection cursor is
located anywhere in the bottom line of the calendar
causes the next month to appear.
• To exit the calendar screen, press [MENU] or the (
zoom button.
•
is displayed in the calendar screen to indicate
voice recording file images (page 79).
•
appears in place of the image when the date
contains data that cannot be displayed by this
camera.
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1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Slideshow”,
and then press [].
3. To view the large version of a date’s image,
move the date selection cursor to the date
and then press [SET].
• This displays the first image that was recorded on
the selected date.
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3. Configure the slideshow settings.
IMPORTANT!
• Note that all buttons are disabled while an image
change is in progress. Wait until an image is stopped
on the monitor screen before performing a button
operation, or hold down the button until the image
stops.
• When the slideshow comes to a movie file, it plays
the movie once and advances to the next file.
• When the slideshow comes to an audio snapshot or
voice recording file, it plays the audio once and then
advances to the next file.
• While audio is playing, you can use [] and [] to
adjust the volume level.
• Images copied from another digital camera or a
computer may take longer time to appear than the
slideshow interval time you specify.
• See the pages indicated below for more information.
For information about
configuring this setting:
Go here:
Images
“To specify the slideshow
images” on page 99
Time
“To specify the slideshow
time” on page 100
Interval
“To set the slideshow
interval” on page 100
4. Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
• This starts the slide show.
5. To stop Slide Show, press [SET].
• The slideshow will also stop automatically after the
amount of time you specified for “Time” elapses.
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■ Selecting a Particular Image for a Slideshow
To specify the slideshow images
When you select “One image” as the slideshow type, the
slide show displays only one image, without changing it.
Use this setting when you want a particular image to
remain on the display while the camera is on the USB
cradle (Photo Stand feature).
1. Use [] and [] to select “Images”, and then
press [].
2. Use [] and [] to select the setting you
want, and then press [SET].
To do this:
Select this setting:
1. Select “One image”, and then press [].
Include all files in file memory in the
slideshow
All images
2. Use [] and [] to scroll through the images
Display a single file
One Image
Include all files in the FAVORITE
folder (page 151) in the slideshow
Favorites
until the one you want to use is on the
monitor screen.
3. Press [SET] to
register your
selection and return
to the menu screen.
3. Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
• This starts the slideshow.
• Pressing [MENU]
instead of [SET] returns
to the menu screen
without registering the
setting.
• The audio of audio snapshot and voice recording
files is also played back.
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To specify the slideshow time
To set the slideshow interval
1. Use [] and [] to select “Time”.
1. Use [] and [] to select “Interval”.
2. Use [] and [] to specify the time setting
2. Use [] and [] to specify the interval setting
you want, and then press [SET].
you want, and then press [SET].
• You can specify a time in the range of 1 to 60
minutes.
• You can specify “MAX”, or a value in the range of 1
to 30 seconds as the interval.
• When “MAX” is selected for the interval, only the first
frame of movie files is played.
3. Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then
press [SET].
3. Use [] and [] to select “Start”, and then
• This starts the slideshow.
press [SET].
• This starts the slideshow.
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3. To stop the Phot Stand slideshow, press
Using the Photo Stand Feature
[PHOTO] again.
The “Photo Stand” feature lets you specify what should
appear on the camera’s monitor screen while the camera is
on its USB cradle. You can play a Photo Stand slideshow
without worrying about remaining battery power, or you can
specify display of a particular image. Photo Stand feature
operations are performed in accordance with slideshow
setting. See page 97 for information about configuring
slideshow settings to suit your needs.
IMPORTANT!
• The battery is not charged while a Photo Stand
slideshow is in progress. To charge the battery, stop
the slideshow.
1. Set the camera onto the USB cradle.
• Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it
is turned on.
2. Press the USB cradle’s
[PHOTO] button.
• This starts the Photo
Stand slideshow with the
images or image you
specified under “To
specify the slideshow
images” (page 99).
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[PHOTO]
• Pressing [MENU] displays a screen for configuring
slideshow settings. To restart the slideshow, press
[MENU] while the menu screen is displayed, or
select “Start” and then press [SET].
• While audio is playing, you can use [] and [] to
adjust the volume level.
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4. Use [] and [] to
Rotating the Display Image
select “Rotate”, and
then press [SET].
Use the following procedure to rotate the image 90 degrees
and register the rotation information along with the image.
After you do this, the image is always displayed in its
rotated orientation whenever it appears during a slideshow
(page 97) or on your computer screen. Note that the image
is rotated automatically during a slideshow only. Rotating
an image ensures that images you recorded with the
camera held sideways appear correctly during a slideshow.
• This rotates the image
90 degrees to the right.
5. After you are finished configuring settings,
press the [MENU] button to exit the setting
screen.
1. In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
IMPORTANT!
2. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Rotation”, and
• You cannot rotate an image that is protected. To
rotate such an image, first unprotect it.
• You may not be able to rotate a digital image that
was recorded with another type of digital camera.
• You cannot rotate movie or voice record images.
then press [].
3. Use [] and [] to scroll through images until
the one you want to rotate is on the monitor
screen.
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IMPORTANT!
Using Image Roulette
• Image Roulette does not play movie files or display
voice recording images.
• Image Roulette is disabled when there is only one
snapshot image available.
• Note that Image Roulette works only with images
recorded with this camera. Image Roulette may not
operate properly when other types of images are in
memory.
• If you do not start another Image Roulette operation
for about one minute after the final image appears,
the camera enters its normal PLAY mode.
Image Roulette cycles images like a slot machine on the
display, before stopping at one of them. When you start an
Image Roulette operation, images scroll randomly on the
screen. At first, images scroll at high speed. Then the
scrolling gradually slows down until a single image is
stopped on the screen. The image that finally appears is
random, and subject to no rules or system.
1. Align the mode selector with “PLAY”.
2. While the camera is turned off, hold down []
as you press the power button to turn it on.
• Keep [] held down until images appear on the
monitor screen.
• This starts the Image Roulette operation, scrolling
images on the display, finally stopping at one.
3. Press [] or [] to restart the Image Roulette
operation.
4. To turn off Image Roulette, align the mode
selector with “REC” to enter the REC mode or
press the power button to turn off the camera.
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1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to scroll
Adding Audio to a Snapshot
through snapshots until the one to which you
want to add audio is displayed.
The “after-recording” feature lets you add audio to
snapshots after they are recorded. You can also re-record
an audio image (one with a
icon on it).
2. Press [MENU].
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
3. Select the “PLAY”
tab, select “Dubbing”,
and then press [].
• Recording Time:
Up to about 30 seconds per image
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 120KB (30-second recording of
approximately 4KB per second)
4. Press the shutter release button to start audio
recording.
5. Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter release button.
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IMPORTANT!
To re-record audio
• Keep the microphone
on the front of the
camera pointed at the
subject.
• Take care that you do
not block the
microphone with your
fingers.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to scroll
through snapshots until the one whose audio
you want to re-record is displayed.
2. Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Dubbing”, and
then press [].
Microphone
3. Use [] and [] to select “Delete”, and then
press [SET].
• If you merely want to delete the audio with rerecording, press [MENU] here to complete the
procedure.
• Good recording results are not possible when the
camera is too far from the subject.
• Operating camera buttons during recording can
cause button noise to be included in the audio.
• The
(Audio) icon appears on the monitor screen
after audio recording is complete.
• You will not be able to record audio when remaining
memory capacity is low.
• The following types of audio recording are not
supported.
— Adding audio to a movie image
— Adding audio to a protected snapshot (page 110)
• Audio that is re-recorded or deleted cannot be
recovered. Make sure you no longer need audio
before re-recording or deleting it.
4. Press the shutter release button to start audio
recording.
5. Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter release button.
• This deletes the previous recording and replaces it
with a new one.
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IMPORTANT!
Playing Back a Voice Recording File
• Audio volume can be adjusted only when playback is
being performed or is paused.
• If your recording has index marks (page 80) inside it,
you can jump to the index mark before or after the
current playback location by pausing playback and
then pressing [] or []. Next, press [SET] to
resume playback from the index mark position.
Perform the following steps to play back a voice recording
file.
1. In the PLAY mode, use [] and [] to display
the voice file (a file with
play.
on it) you want to
2. Press [SET].
• This starts playback of
the voice recording file
through the camera’s
speaker.
• You can perform the
following operations
while audio is playing.
To do this:
Do this:
Fast forward or fast reverse
the audio
Hold down [] or [].
Pause and unpause audio
playback
Press [SET].
Adjust audio volume
Press [] or [].
Cancel playback
Press [MENU].
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