Digital Camera
QV-5700
User's Guide
E
K822PCM1DMX
Congratulations
upon your
selection of the
new CASIO
Digital Camera.
To get the most
out of your new
CASIO Digital
Camera, make
sure you read
this manual
carefully and
keep it on hand
for future
reference.
INTRODUCTION
2
INTRODUCTION
Contents
2
INTRODUCTION
Quick Reference .......................................................... 6
Getting Ready
6
Recording an Image
7
Viewing (Playing Back) an Image
8
Deleting an Image
9
Features ...................................................................... 11
Recording Features
13
Precautions ................................................................ 14
General Precautions
14
Operating conditions
15
Condensation
15
Lens Precautions
16
About the camera's backlight...
16
17
GETTING ACQUAINTED
General Guide ............................................................ 17
Front
17
Back
18
Side
19
Bottom
19
Open Terminal Panel Cover
19
Mode Dials ................................................................. 20
Using the Control Button ............................................ 21
Monitor Screen Indicators .......................................... 22
REC mode
22
PLAY mode
23
Changing the Contents of the Monitor Screen
24
Indicator display ......................................................... 24
Operation Indicator Lamp .......................................... 25
Operation/card access lamp
25
Flash Charge lamp
26
AF Assist Light/Self-timer Lamp
26
Using the Bundled Accessories ................................. 27
Attaching the Neck Strap
27
Adjusting the Length of the Neck Strap
27
Using the Lens Cap
28
Power Requirements ................................................. 29
Loading Batteries
29
Battery Handling Precautions
32
Low Battery Indicator
33
Using AC Power
33
Turning the Camera On and Off
35
Power Save Settings
35
Memory Cards ............................................................ 37
Inserting a Memory Card into the Camera
37
Removing a Memory Card from the Camera
38
Formatting a Memory Card
39
Memory Card Precautions
40
IBM Microdrive Precautions
41
Menu Screens ............................................................ 42
Setting the Current Date and Time ............................ 43
Setting the Date and Time
43
Selecting the Date Format
44
INTRODUCTION
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Using the Infinity Mode
65
Using the Macro Mode
65
Using Focus Lock
66
Expanding the Focus Area
67
Camera Shake Indicator
67
Selecting the Metering Mode ..................................... 68
Selecting White Balance ............................................ 69
Adjusting White Balance Manually
70
Using AE Lock ............................................................ 71
Exposure Compensation ............................................ 72
Using the Histogram .................................................. 74
Using Digital Zoom ..................................................... 75
Instant Setup Using the Best Shot Mode .................. 76
Copying a Scene from the CD-ROM Best Shot Library 77
Registering Your Own Best Shot Scenes
80
Specifying the Location of Best Shot Mode Scenes
81
Specifying the Exposure Mode .................................. 82
Full Auto
82
Program AE
83
Aperture Priority AE
84
Shutter Speed Priority AE
85
Manual Exposure
87
Using the Continuous Shutter Mode .......................... 88
Using the AEB (Automatic Exposure Bracketing) Mode ... 89
To configure AEB Mode settings
89
To record an image using AEB
90
Creating a Panorama ................................................. 91
45
BASIC IMAGE RECORDING
Using the Full Auto Mode ........................................... 45
Recording Precautions
47
Focusing
47
About Auto Focus
48
Image Recording when the Batteries are Low
48
About the REC Mode Monitor Screen
49
Using Optical Zoom ................................................... 49
Using the Viewfinder for Recording ........................... 51
Using the Self-timer ................................................... 52
Camera Orientation Detection ................................... 53
54
OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Recording a Single Image (1-Image) ........................ 54
Previewing the Last Image Recorded
54
Deleting the Last Image Recorded in the REC Mode
55
Using the Flash .......................................................... 55
Selecting the Flash Mode
55
Flash Status Indicators
56
Adjusting the Flash Intensity
57
Changing the Sync Speed
57
Selecting a Flash Sync Setting
58
Precautions when Using Flash
60
Selecting the Focus Mode ......................................... 61
Using Auto Focus (Multi-area Auto Focus)
62
Using the Spot Auto Focus Mode
63
Using the Manual Focus Mode
64
INTRODUCTION
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Recording a Movie ..................................................... 93
REC Mode Camera Settings ..................................... 94
Specifying Image Size and Quality
94
Specifying Sensitivity
96
Enhancing Certain Colors
96
Using the Filter Function
97
Specifying Color Saturation
98
Specifying Contrast
98
Specifying Outline Sharpness
99
Turning the On-screen Grid On and Off
99
Inserting a Time Stamp into an Image
100
Specifying Power On Default Settings
101
Resetting the Camera
102
Using the Remote Shutter Release ......................... 103
Using an External Flash ........................................... 104
External Flash Unit Requirements
104
Attaching an External Flash Unit
104
Attaching a Conversion Lens,
Close-up Lens, or Filter ........................................... 106
Installing a Conversion Lens or Close-up Lens
106
Using a Filter
108
109
PLAYBACK
Basic Playback Operation ........................................ 109
Playing a Movie ......................................................... 110
Playing a Panorama .................................................. 111
Enlarging the Playback Image .................................. 112
Displaying the 9-image View .................................... 113
Selecting a Specific Image in the 9-image View
114
Displaying the Histogram and
Other Image Information ........................................... 115
Using the Slide Show Feature .................................. 117
Resizing an Image .................................................... 118
119
DELETING IMAGES
Deleting the Displayed Image ................................... 119
Deleting Selected Images ........................................ 120
Deleting All Images in Selected Folders .................. 121
Deleting All Unprotected Images ............................. 122
123
MANAGING IMAGES
Folders and Files ...................................................... 123
Folders
123
Files
124
Protecting Images Against Deletion ......................... 125
Protecting Selected Images
125
Protecting and Unprotecting All Images in Selected
Folders
126
Protecting and Unprotecting All Images
127
INTRODUCTION
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DPOF ........................................................................ 127
Making DPOF Settings for Particular Images
128
Making DPOF Settings for Particular Folders
129
Making DPOF Settings of All Images on the
Memory Card
129
PRINT Image Matching
II .......................................... 130
Exif Print ................................................................... 131
132
OTHER SETTINGS
Changing the Menu Language ................................ 132
Installing a Different Language Set
132
Turning the Confirmation Beep On and Off ............. 136
137
CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT
Connecting to a Television ....................................... 137
Selecting the Video Output Signal Mode
138
Connecting to a Computer ....................................... 139
Installing the Software from the CD-ROM
139
About the bundled CD-ROM
139
Computer System Requirements
140
Installing Software from the CD-ROM in Windows
141
Installing Software from the CD-ROM on a Macintosh 143
Installing Software
143
Transferring Files to a Computer
147
Using a Memory Card to Transfer Image Data ....... 149
Memory Card Data
150
DCF Protocol
150
Memory Card File Structure
151
Image Files Supported by the Camera
152
Precautions when Using a Memory Card
on a Computer
153
Using the HTML Card Browser ................................ 154
Specifying the Card Browser Type
154
Viewing Card Browser File Contents
156
Saving Card Browser Files
158
159
REFERENCE
Camera Menus ......................................................... 159
REC mode
159
PLAY mode
160
Mode Settings .......................................................... 161
Settings in Each Mode
161
Drive Mode + Exposure Mode Combinations
162
Full Auto Mode Settings ........................................... 163
Menu Settings
163
Non-Menu Settings
163
Troubleshooting ........................................................ 164
Messages
167
Specifications ........................................................... 169