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Casio QV-3000EX Casio steps into the 3-megapixel era with great picture quality and 340 megabytes of storage! Select a topic Reference: Datasheet QV-3000EX Sample Images --------------------------------- 1. Intro and Highlights 2. Executive Overview 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure & Flash 7. Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests 8. Operation & User Interface 9. Camera Modes & Menus 10. Image Storage & Interface 11. Video, Power, Software 12. Test Results & Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments on QV-3000EX Review --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<Operation & User Interface :(Previous) | (Next): Image Storage & Interface>> Page 9:Camera Modes & Menus Review First Posted: 2/14/2000

Camera Modes and Menus
Program Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the 'P' for Program mode. Program puts the camera in control over exposure settings like aperture and shutter speed. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the following menus:
Picture Menu:

• Quality: selects between Fine, Normal and Economy image quality settings.
• Size: selects between 2048 x 1536 and 1024 x 768 image sizes.
• Sharpness: selects between Hard, Normal and Soft image sharpness settings.
• Saturation: selects between High, Normal and Low color saturation settings.
• Contrast: selects between High, Normal and Low contrast settings.
  

Functions 1 Menu:

• Drive Mode: selects between Single and Continuous settings.
• Metering: selects between Multi, Center and Spot metering modes.
• White Balance: selects between Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent and Manual settings.
• Flash Intensity: sets flash power at Strong, Normal or Weak.
• Sensitivity: sets camera sensitivity at Normal, +1.0, +2.0 or +3.0.
  

Functions 2 Menu:

• Movie Mode: chooses between Past and Normal movie modes.
• Digital Zoom: turns the digital zoom function off and on.
• Color: selects between Color, B/W and Sepia exposure modes.
• Grid: turns on or off an on-screen grid to help compose images.
• Time Stamp: turns the image time stamp function on and off.
  

Options Menu:

• Power Save: alters the time setting for Sleep and Auto Power Off features.
• Mode 1: specifies which settings are retained when the camera is powered off (record mode, focus, flash and digital zoom settings only).
• Mode 2: specifies which settings are retained when the camera is powered off (metering, white balance, flash intensity and sensitivity only).
  

Setup Menu:

• Card Browser: selects the card browser file type from the following:
  • Off
  • Type 1: provides detailed information about each image and also includes a Slide Show feature.
  • Type 2: viewer format with a Slide Show feature.
  • Type 3: shows information about each image, useable with any browser.
  • Type 4: provides basic image viewing which should be useable with any browser.
• Format: formats the memory card.
• Date: changes the date setting and format.
• Video Out: specifies the format of the video output signal at NTSC (United States and Japan) or PAL (Europe).
• Language: selects display language from English or Japanese.
• Beep: turns the camera beep sound on or off.
  

Movie Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the movie symbol, this mode allows you to make up to 30 second, soundless movies depending on the amount of CompactFlash space available. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the record menu as in Program mode.
Panorama Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the Panorama symbol, this mode allows you to take up to nine successive images which the camera puts together as one panoramic image. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode.
Aperture Priority Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the 'A', this mode puts you in control of aperture while the camera selects the shutter speed automatically. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode.
Shutter Speed Priority Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the 'S', this mode puts you in control of shutter speed while the camera selects the aperture automatically. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode. Additionally, pressing the Set button in conjunction with the left arrow button increases the shutter speed options and lets you adjust the aperture.
Landscape Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the landscape symbol, this mode records images that have both the foreground and background in focus in both wide angle and telephoto modes. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode.
Portrait Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the portrait symbol, this mode sets the aperture so that the subject is in focus and the background is blurred. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode.
Night Scene Mode
Accessed by hitting the Mode button and scrolling around to the night symbol, this mode utilizes a slow shutter speed to record images in dark areas. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the same menu as in Program mode (with the exception of the Contrast option, which is not available in this mode).
Playback Mode
Accessed by turning the Power/Mode dial to the Play position, this mode lets you view or delete recorded images as well as set them up for printing. Pressing the Menu button in this mode pulls up the following menus:
View Menu:

• Zoom: enlarges the image on the LCD monitor for close-up viewing.
• 9 Multi: displays nine images on the monitor screen.
• Slide Show: automatically scrolls through the images one by one.
  

Tools Menu:

• Protect: protects select images or folders against deletion.
• DPOF: specifies images for printing on a DPOF printer (select images or all).
• Screen Saver: turns the screen saver function on and off.
  

Setup Menu:

• Card Browser: selects the card browser file type from the following:
  • Off
  • Type 1: provides detailed information about each image and also includes a Slide Show feature.
  • Type 2: viewer format with a Slide Show feature.
  • Type 3: shows information about each image, useable with any browser.
  • Type 4: provides basic image viewing which should be useable with any browser.
• Format: formats the memory card.
• Date: changes the date setting and format.
• Video Out: specifies the format of the video output signal at NTSC (United States and Japan) or PAL (Europe).
• Language: selects display language from English or Japanese.
• Beep: turns the camera beep sound on or off.
  

Delete Menu:

• Select: deletes a specific image.
• Folder: deletes all unprotected images in a specific folder.
• All: deletes all unprotected images.