DELETING IMAGES DELETING IMAGES Your camera lets you use any one of the following four methods to delete images from its memory. You can delete the currently displayed image, one or more selected images, all the images in one or more selected folders, or all the images in the camera’s memory. Deleting the Displayed Image Use the following procedure when you want to delete the image that is currently on the monitor screen. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. IMPORTANT! • Image deletion cannot be undone.
DELETING IMAGES NOTE Deleting Selected Images • The camera does not maintain open spaces in its memory. Deleting an image causes images following the deleted image to be shifted up to fill in the empty space created by the deletion. The following procedure lets you select one or more image for deletion. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 100-1 100-2 100-3 100-4 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “DELETE” “Select”, and then press the shutter release button. 100-1 100-2 100-3 4.
DELETING IMAGES • Any image marked with the icon is marked for deletion. It will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure. • Note that the image that was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its icon turned on. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple images if you want. 6. Press Deleting All Images in Selected Folders Use the following procedure to select one or more folder for deletion of all their images. 1. Enter the PLAY mode.
DELETING IMAGES • Any folder with the icon is marked for deletion. All its images will be deleted when you perform the next step of this procedure. • Note that the folder whose image was on the monitor screen when you pressed MENU in step 2 appears first with its icon turned on. • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to mark and unmark multiple folders if you want. 6. Press Deleting All Unprotected Images Use the following procedure when you want to delete all of the images currently on the camera’s memory card.
MANAGING IMAGES MANAGING IMAGES The image management capabilities of the camera make it easy to keep track of images. You can protect images against deletion, and even use its DPOF feature to specify images for printing. Folders and Files Whenever you shoot an image, the camera automatically creates a folder for the current date (as kept by the camera’s built in clock). Any images you shoot on a particular day are all stored as image files inside the same folder.
MANAGING IMAGES Files Each folder can contain up to 250 image files. If you try to save the 251st image to a folder, the camera automatically creates a new folder and stores the image there. The names assigned to files are based on the current date, as shown below. Example: 26th image shot on November 7 Month • In addition to image files, memory cards also contain a number of other files used by the system for image data management.
MANAGING IMAGES Selecting a Folder for Playback Protecting Images Against Deletion Use the following procedure to select a particular folder and play back the image files it contains. Image protection guards against accidental deletion of images stored on the camera’s memory card. A protected image cannot be deleted until it is unprotected (page E-110). You can protect and unprotect a single specific image, all the images in a particular folder, or all images currently on the memory card. 1.
MANAGING IMAGES 5. Press the shutter release button to toggle the displayed image’s icon on and off. Protecting and Unprotecting All Images in Selected Folders 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “PROTECT” “Folder”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Use [+] and [–] to display the folder whose im• Any image marked with the icon is marked for protection. It will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure. Any image without the icon will be unprotected.
MANAGING IMAGES • Any folder with the icon is marked for protection. All its images will be protected when you perform the next step of this procedure. All images in any folder without the icon will be unprotected. Protecting and Unprotecting All Images • You can repeat steps 4 and 5 to turn on the for multiple folders if you want. 2. Press MENU. 6. Press icon to protect the images in all the folders marked for protection, and unprotect the images in the unmarked folders. 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 3.
MANAGING IMAGES DPOF The letters “DPOF” stand for “Digital Print Order Format”, which is a format for recording on a memory card or other medium which digital camera images should be printed and how many copies of the image should be printed. Then you can print on a DPOF-compatible printer or at a professional print service from the memory card in accordance with the file name and number of copies settings recorded on the card.
MANAGING IMAGES To do this Press this button Decrease the number of copies value SHIFT INFO Making DPOF Settings for Particular Folders Increase the number of copies value Toggle printing of the recording date on and off / 1. Enter the PLAY mode. /MF RESIZE 2. Press MENU. • An image selected for printing is marked by the icon. 3. Select “DPOF” • An image for which printing of the recording date is turned on is marked with the icon. Note that some printers may not support recording date printing.
MANAGING IMAGES Making DPOF Settings of All Images on the Memory Card 1. Enter the PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “DPOF” “All”, and then press the shutter release button. 4. Use the button operations described below to 5. After you are finished making the settings you make the DPOF settings you want.
MANAGING IMAGES PRINT Image Matching This camera supports PRINT Image Matching, which means that images recorded with it include information about the mode settings, camera setup, etc. When you print an image on a printer that supports PRINT Image Matching, the printer reads this data and adjusts the printed image accordingly, so your images come out just the way you intended when you recorded them. See the documentation that came with your printer for full details about PRINT Image Matching.
OTHER SETTINGS OTHER SETTINGS 3. Select the setting you want, and then press the Turning the Monitor Screen Indicators On and Off shutter release button. You can use the procedure below to turn the following monitor screen indicators on and off: exposure mode, memory capacity, image size, image protection indicator, folder name, file number, battery capacity. 1. Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode. 2.
OTHER SETTINGS 4. Select the setting you want, and then press the Changing the Display Language Use the following procedure to switch the display language between English and Deutsch. 1. Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “Language/Sprache” using one of the following two key operations, and then press the shutter release button.
OTHER SETTINGS 4. Select the setting you want, and then press the Turning the Confirmation Beep On and Off Use the following procedure to turn the beep that sounds each time you press a button on and off. 2. Press MENU. 3. Select “Beep” using one of the following two key operations, and then press the shutter release button. PLAY mode Select this on the menu screen “FUNCTION” “SET UP” “Beep” “SET UP” To do this Turn on the confirmation beep Turn off the confirmation beep 1.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Your camera has three terminals for connection to external equipment: a VIDEO OUT terminal, a DIGITAL terminal, and a USB port. You can use these terminals to connect the camera to a television, VCR, computer, or other external equipment. The QV2900UX also includes an external flash sync terminal that can be used to connect a commercially available flash unit.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT! Connecting to a Television • 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 know when making connections. • Leaving the same image displayed on a television or computer display screen for very long periods can cause the image to be “burned in” on the screen.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 1. Use the video cable to connect the camera to IMPORTANT! the television as shown in the illustration. • When you have PAL selected as the video signal output mode, the monitor screen is turned off when you connect the cable to the VIDEO OUT terminal. 2. Perform the required operation on the TV to set it up for video input. • See the documentation that comes with your television for information about how to do this. 3.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Connecting the Wired Remote Controller to the Camera Connecting an External Flash Unit (QV-2900UX Only) The optionally available wired remote controller lets you operate the camera with touching it. This capability helps to avoid the effects of unintended camera movement when shooting at slow shutter speeds or with high telephoto settings with the camera mounted on a tripod. You can also use it to scroll through images during presentations on a TV screen.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Attaching an External Flash Unit Always make sure that the external flash unit is turned off before attaching it to detaching it from the camera. Leaving the flash unit on can cause it to fire unexpectedly. External flash unit Tripod hole Bracket 1. Point the lens of the camera straight forward, so it matches the optical axis of the external flash. 2. Attach the external flash unit to its bracket, and affix the bracket to the camera’s tripod hole.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 4. Turn on camera power and make the required IMPORTANT! camera settings. • Exposure Mode: M (Manual Exposure) • Shutter Speed: Around 1/60 (Actual setting should be in accordance with aperture setting.) • For maximum brightness of areas that are not reached by flash illumination, use the camera’s maximum aperture opening (F3.2). • White Balance: Sunlight • Flash Mode: (Off) 5.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT • Camera aperture (F) values are based on the widest optical zoom (1X). Using telephoto can cause slight lens darkness. Adjust the aperture and ISO sensitivity settings of the external flash unit and the camera as required when using optical zoom. • When using a zoom flash, set the coverage angle of the flash for a focal distance of 40mm or less. • The optical axis of the lens may not match that of the external flash unit, even if the lens is pointed straight forward.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT ■ Connecting to a Computer with the USB Cable The camera’s USB port and accessories make it easy to connect to a computer equipped with a USB port for image data uploading and downloading. First install the USB driver software from the bundled CD-ROM disc on your computer, and then use its special USB cable to connect. Once connected, your computer recognizes the camera as an external storage device.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT • Never disconnect the USB cable while a data communication operation is in progress. Doing so can corrupt memory data. • USB data communication is supported in both the REC mode and PLAY mode. • Be sure to disconnect the USB cable from the camera and computer after you are finished exchanging data. • You cannot turn off the camera while the USB cable is connected. Disconnect the USB cable first when you want to turn off the camera.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT! Using a Memory Card to Transfer Image Data • Be sure to turn off the camera, computer, and all peripherals connected to the computer (monitor, hard disk, etc.) before connecting the camera to the computer. • After connecting the camera to the computer, slide the REC/PLAY selector to “PLAY”, and then turn on the camera. Data communication with a computer is disabled while the camera is in the REC mode.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT ■ Computer Equipped with a PC Card Slot For this configuration, you will need to purchase a separately available CASIO PC Card Adapter (CA-10). See the instructions that come with the PC Card Adapter for information about how to use it. Memory Card Data Images recorded with this camera and other data is stored on the memory card using DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) protocol.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT <¥SCENE¥> Memory Card File Structure <¥DCIM¥> HTML INDEX2.HTM MENU.HTM (Card Browser Folder) Card Browser Files: Files and folders required for the Card Browser display ( (Sample Image File) (Sample Image File) U2400001.JPE U2400002.JPE (Sample Image File) (Sample Image File) SCENE.QVS (Best Shot Management File) ... (Parent Folder) (Card Browser Main File) (Management File) ... INDEX.HTM QVCAM.QVS (Best Shot Folder) • QV-2400UX S2400001.JPE S2400002.JPE ) .
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT • Card Browser Folder Contents: Files used by the card browser • TIFF Image File Contents: TIFF format image file • Card Browser File Contents: Data used by the card browser • Best Shot Folder Contents: Sample images from CD-ROM • Main Image Folder Contents: Image files recorded by the camera • Sample Image File Best Shot Mode files • Main Image File Contents: Still image file recorded by the camera NOTE • A memory card’s actual file structure may differ somewhat in a
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Precautions when Using a Memory Card on a Computer • This camera uses management files to manage the sequence and attributes of image files. Because of this, if you use your computer to modify or delete memory card files, to change management file contents, or to change image file sequence and attributes and then transfer the images back to the camera, you may end up with the wrong image sequence, ungrouped panorama images, and slow image scrolling.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT Specifying the Card Browser Type Using the HTML Card Browser The camera’s Card Browser generates HTML files that let you see a table of image thumbnails for easy selection, and even view the properties of each image. • Card Browser files can be viewed using the Web browsers listed below. Movie files require QuickTime. 1. Enter the REC mode or PLAY mode. 2. Press MENU. 3.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 4. Select the Card Browser setting you want. 5. After selecting the setting you want, press the shutter release button. 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 Select this • When a Card Browser type is selected, a file named “INDEX.HTM” is created inside the “DCIM” folder whenever you turn off the camera.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT! Viewing Card Browser File Contents • When the Card Browser is turned on, the monitor screen goes blank when you turn off the camera, but the operation lamp continues to flash for some time as the camera internally creates Card Browser files. Performing any of the operations listed below while the operation lamp is flashing not only stops creation of Card Browser files, it can also result in corruption of the image data on the memory card.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 3. Use your Web browser to open the file named 4. You can click the following items on the screen “INDEX.HTM”. to perform the operations described below. • This displays a gallery of thumbnails for all the images contained in the oldest image folder on the memory card.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT • Image Properties The following is the information provided by the Image Properties screen.
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 5. To exit the Card Browser, simply quit your Web browser. Saving Card Browser Files • To save Card Browser files, use a USB cable connection (page E-133) or memory card transfer (page E-135) to copy the folder named “DCIM” on the memory card to a hard disk, floppy diskette, MO disk, or other external storage. Never use your computer to edit or delete files, to add new images, or to delete images.
REFERENCE REFERENCE Camera Menus The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC mode and PLAY mode, and their settings. • The settings that are underlined in the following table are initial defaults. • “ ” indicates items that can be included as part of a shortcut (page E-95).
REFERENCE Mode Memory FUNCTION SET UP Metering Off / On 쑗 White Balance Flash Off / On Off / On 쑗 쑗 Focus Digital Zoom Off / On Off / On 쑗 쑗 Flash Intensity Indicators Off / On Off / On 쑗 쑗 Card Browser Off / Type1 / Type2 / 쑗 Beep Date Style Date / Time Type3 / Type4 Off / On PLAY mode SET UP Indicators Card Browser Off / On Off / Type1 / Type2 / Beep Type3 / Type4 Off / On Date Style 쑗 Year / Month / Day Day / Month / Year 쑗 Month / Day / Year Time setting 쑗 Date / Time Month
REFERENCE Mode Settings Settings in Each Mode : Available : Partially available ҂ : Not available Partial Shutter Release Button Press Normal Recording Mode Portrait Landscape Night Scene Best Shot Movie (Normal) Movie (Past) Panorama Exposure Mode Interval P Mode A Mode S Mode M Mode Flash Mode Self-timer Focus Frame Display AF Lock AE Lock ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ ҂ : The ca
REFERENCE Recording Mode + Exposure Mode Combinations The following table shows to what extent each recording mode can be used in combination with each exposure mode.
REFERENCE Troubleshooting Symptom Recording Power Supply No power Probable Cause 1. Batteries are not oriented correctly. 2. Batteries are dead. 3. Using the wrong AC adaptor. Sudden loss of power 1. Activation of Auto Power Off (page E-37). 2. Dead batteries 3. QV-2400UX: Turning power on in the REC Mode while the lens cap is attached to the lens. Action 1. Load batteries correctly (page E-32). 2. Replace batteries with a full set of new ones (page E-32). 3. Use only the specified AC adaptor. 1.
REFERENCE Probable Cause Recording Symptom Improper focus Make sure the subject on which you want to focus is inside the focus frame. Power failure during selftimer operation. Batteries are dead. Replace batteries with a full set of new ones (page E-32). Monitor screen image is out of focus. 1. Poor focusing in the manual focus mode. 2. Attempting to record scenery or portraits in the Macro Mode. 3. Attempting to use the Auto Focus mode for a subject that is too close. 1.
REFERENCE Other Deletion Playback Symptom Monitor screen contents do not appear on the screen of a connected TV. Probable Cause 1. Incorrect camera-TV connection 2. Wrong TV settings 3. Wrong video signal output mode Action 1. Connect correctly using the video cable (page E127). 2. Check the documentation that comes with the TV and set it up correctly for video input. 3. Select the video output mode that suits the type of equipment you are using (page E-128). Cannot access the delete screen.
REFERENCE Messages RECORD ERROR 1. Press MENU. Some problem occurred when compressing image data to save it on the memory card. Shoot the image again. There are no images There is no image data stored on the memory card. on this memory card! This camera cannot display the image you selected! The image file you are trying to view is corrupted, or it was recorded with a camera whose image file format is not supported by this camera. 2.
REFERENCE MEMORY FULL Delete unneeded images • There is not enough memory for further recording. Delete some images you don’t need from memory card (page E-110). • The DCIM folder or other file (page E-137) cannot be created due to insufficient memory when downloading data from a computer to the memory card. Use your computer to delete unneeded images to free up memory card space for the images you are downloading.
REFERENCE Movie (320 x 240 pixels) Specifications Description ......................... Digital camera Recorded Image File Format ......................... Still images (including panoramas): JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.1) / TIFF, DCF standard (Design rule for Camera File system), DPOF compatible Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG) Recording Medium ............ CompactFlash card (Type I/II), IBM Microdrive Recorded Image Size ........
REFERENCE Focus Range ...................... • QV-2400UX Normal focus: 10cm to ∞ (1X zoom) 50cm to ∞ (3X zoom) Macro focus: 1cm to 50cm (1X zoom) Manual focus: 1cm to ∞ (1X zoom) 50cm to ∞ (3X zoom) • QV-2900UX Normal focus: 40cm to ∞ (1X zoom) 1m to ∞ (8X zoom) Macro focus: 1cm to 50cm (1 to 1.6X zoom) Manual focus: 1cm to ∞ (1X zoom) 1m to ∞ (8X zoom) The focusing range is the distance from the lens surface to the subject. Exposure Control Light Metering: ................
REFERENCE Battery Life The values noted below indicate the number of hours before battery failure under normal operating temperature (25°C). These values are for reference only, and do not guarantee that any particular set of batteries actually will provide the service life indicated. Low temperatures shorten battery life.