Casio GV-20 User manual

RECORDING IMAGES

Compose the image on the monitor screen.

• The focusing range of the camera is approximately 60

cm (23.6˝) to infinity (∞).

• You can compose images using either the monitor

screen or the optical viewfinder (page 51).

• When using the optical viewfinder to compose im-

ages, you can use DISP to turn off the monitor screen

and conserve battery power.

Press the shutter

release button about

half way to lock the

exposure (AE Lock).

This section describes the basic procedure for recording an

image.

Recording a Simple Snapshot

Use the snapshot mode to record simple snapshots. Your

camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture

settings in accordance with the brightness of the subject.

Move the POWER ON/

OFF switch to ON.

• This causes an image or

a message to appear on

the monitor screen.

Align the dial with

(snapshot mode).

RECORDING IMAGES

Shutter release button

RECORDING IMAGES

• When performing this

step, take care so your

fingers do not block the

lens or any of the

sensors.

Press the shutter

release button the rest

of the way to record

the image.

• Recorded images are temporarily stored in a buffer,

from which they are saved on 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 store in the camera

depends on the storage medium and the image quality

setting (page 56) you are using.

• To avoid hand movement, press the shutter release

button gently.

• When available lighting is dim, use of a tripod is rec-

ommended to protect against hand movement.

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 actual

image is recorded in accordance with the image quality

setting currently selected on your camera. The image

saved on the memory card has much better resolution and

detail than the REC mode monitor screen image.

• Certain levels of subject brightness can cause the re-

sponse of the REC mode monitor screen to slow down,

which causes some static noise in the monitor screen im-

age.

Recording Precautions

• Never open the battery cover, disconnect the AC adaptor

from the camera, or unplug the adaptor from the wall

socket while the operation lamp is flashing green. Doing so

will not only make storage of the current image impossible,

it can also corrupt other image data already saved on the

camera’s memory card.

• Never remove batteries, unplug the AC adapter, or remove

the memory card while the camera is saving images.

• Fluorescent lighting actually flickers at a frequency that

cannot be detected by the human eye. When using the

camera indoors under such lighting, you may experience

some brightness or color problems with recorded images.

RECORDING IMAGES

Image Recording when Batteries are Low

Normally, the camera temporarily stores images you record

into buffer memory, and then transfers them to the memory

card. This is done in order to shorten the wait time between

shots. When the battery level is indicated by on the

monitor screen, however, the camera bypasses buffer

memory and saves images directly to the memory card. This

causes the wait interval between shots to become longer

than it usually is.

Using Zoom

You can use the digital zoom feature of your camera to zoom

in on the center of an image. Performing a zoom operation

toggles the zoom factor between 2X and 1X.

In a recording mode,

press to

change the zoom

factor.

• Each press of toggles between the two

available zoom factors and displays the current set-

ting on the monitor screen.

• Note that digital zoom is disabled in the movie mode.

• Using digital zoom produces an 800 x 600-pixel im-

age, regardless of whether the selected image size is

1600 x 1200 pixels or 800 x 600 pixels (page 56).

Zoom

(Zoom/Enlarge)

RECORDING IMAGES

Using the Flash

The following describes various flash settings you can make

to suit the type of image you are trying to record.

In a recording mode,

press to cycle

through the flash mode

settings until the one

you want is indicated

on the monitor screen.

• Each press of cycles through the available flash

modes described below.

Flash mode

indicator

(Flash/Nine Image)

To do this:

Have the flash fire automatically

when required (Auto Flash)

Always fire the flash (Flash On)

Turn off the flash (Flash Off)

Select this setting:

No display

RECORDING IMAGES

Flash Status Indicators

You can find out the current flash unit status by checking the

monitor screen and the operation lamp.

Operation lamp

Monitor screen

If the operation lamp is doing this:

Flashing amber

Flashing red

It means this:

Flash unit is charging.

Flash unit cannot charge

for some reason.

■Operation Lamp

■Monitor Screen

is shown on the monitor screen when auto flash is se-

lected.

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 these

components and interfere with correct flash operation.

• The effective range for the built-in flash is approximately

0.6m to 2m (2.0´ to 6.6´) (at full aperture).

Note that you may not be able to obtain the desired flash

result outside the ranges noted above.

• Depending on operating conditions (type of batteries being

used, temperature, etc. ), it may take up to 10 seconds for

the flash unit to charge.

• The flash does not fire in the continuous shutter mode or

movie mode. This is indicated by on the monitor

screen.

Flash Exposure sensor

RECORDING IMAGES

• The flash unit does not charge when battery power is too

low to charge the flash. The (Flash Off) indicator ap-

pears to warn you that the flash will not fire correctly, which

may affect exposure of the image. Replace batteries as

soon as possible when this happens.

• White balance is fixed while the flash is being used, so sun-

light, fluorescent lighting, or other sources of illumination in

the immediate area may affect the coloring of the recorded

image.

Recording Macro Images

You can select either normal or macro (close-up) recording

using the selector located on the left side of the camera.

The table below describes the two settings available with the

selector.

To do this:

Shoot normal images, at a distance of

about 60cm (23.6˝) to infinity (Normal)

Shoot close-ups, at a distance of about

10cm (3.9˝) (Macro)

Select this setting:

• The distances indicated above represent the distance from

the camera’s lens surface to the subject.

Normal/Macro selector

RECORDING IMAGES

• Selecting the macro mode causes the indicator to ap-

pear on the monitor screen.

• Normally, you should leave the Norma/lMacro selector set-

ting at .

Using the Optical Viewfinder

Note the following points whenever you use the optical

viewfinder to compose images.

When subject is

close. Viewfinder frame

RECORDING IMAGES

The frame that is visible inside of the viewfinder indicates the

image recorded at a distance of about three meters (9.8´).

When the subject is closer or further away than three meters

(9.8´), the recorded image will be different from what you see

inside the viewfinder frame.

When recording a subject that is closer than 10cm (0.4˝)

from the lens, set the Normal/Macro selector to .

• Entering the macro mode or continuous shutter mode

causes the monitor screen to turn on automatically. Use

the monitor screen to compose images in these modes.

Recording Consecutive Images

(Continuous Shutter Mode)

The continuous shutter mode records images as long as you

keep the shutter release button depressed. Note that the

length of the interval between images depends on the image

quality setting.

Align the dial with (Continuous Shutter

Mode).

Hold down the shutter release button to record

the images you want.

• Images start to be saved to the memory card when

you release the shutter release button.

IMPORTANT!

• The flash does not fire during continuous shutter re-

cording.

• You cannot use the self-timer in combination with the

continuous shutter mode.

• Continuous shutter recording is disabled while the

battery indicator is on the monitor screen.

• Never remove the batteries or memory card from the

camera or unplug the AC adaptor while images are

being saved to memory.

RECORDING IMAGES

Recording with the self-timer

The self-timer counts down for 10 seconds before releasing

the shutter.

Align the dial with (self-timer mode).

Compose the image

and then press the

shutter release button.

• The self-timer lamp

flashes and the shutter

releases in about 10

seconds.

• The monitor screen turns

off while the countdown

is being performed.

• You can interrupt an

ongoing self-timer

countdown by pressing

the shutter release button

while the self-timer lamp

is flashing.

Self-timer lamp

Recording an Image Using a Best Shot

Mode Scene

Selecting one of the 18 Best Shot scenes automatically sets

up the camera for recording a similar type of image.

■Recording Example

Select “PORTRAIT” to record the image of

a person with vertical (portrait) orientation.

■Composition Outline

Selecting certain Best Shot

scenes causes a composition

outline to appear on the

monitor screen. Use the

composition outline to

compose your image and

achieve proper balance.

Example: Portrait

Composition outline

RECORDING IMAGES

Align the dial with (Best Shot mode).

Use [+] and [–] to select the Best Shot scene

you want to use and then press the shutter re-

lease button.

Compose the image and then press the shutter

release button.

NOTES

• Best Shot scenes were not recorded using this cam-

era. They are provided as samples only.

• Images recorded using a Best Shot scene may not

produce the results you expected due to shooting con-

ditions and other factors.

• The first scene that appears when you enter the Best

Shot mode is the one that was on the display when

you last exited the mode.

• You cannot use exposure compensation (EV shift) in

the Best Shot mode.

• After you select a Best Shot scene, you can change to

another scene using [+] and [–].

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