A powerful movie mode lets you record VGA size (640 x 480 pixels), 30-frame-per-second MPEG-4 movies. Images are processed to ensure longer, high quality movies. A noise filter dramatically eliminates white speck noise from playback. Pressing the shutter button records a movie, starting from the point five seconds before you pressed the shutter button. This mode helps you capture your baby's first steps, or an unforgettable look of surprise on a loved-one's face, even if you are a bit late with the shutter button. Pressing the shutter button records an eight-second movie, so you can collect snippets of only the most important action whenever you want. You can specify the relative length of the past part and the future part of a short movie, for a total of eight seconds. Direct, mode-less recording of images and movies The slanted pyramid configuration of the top of the camera allows easy operation of the shutter button. Direct mode-less operation means you simply press the shutter button to record a snapshot or the movie button to record a movie. Recording and playback also is performed using direct button operations, which means that you are just a key touch away from the recording or playback function you need. Pan Focus comes in handy when recording fast moving action or subjects that are normally difficult to focus. You can record a snapshot while movie recording is in progress by simply pressing the shutter button. You don't even need to change modes. The camera automatically returns to movie recording after recording the snapshot. Movie image and audio is interrupted for a few seconds when the snapshot is recorded. Monochrome color and slightly faster speed produce an effect that is just like old time silent movies. • The USB cable and the PhotoLoader software that come with the camera make image transfer quick and easy. Movie Playback Precautions The following is the recommended system configuration for playing back movies recorded with the EX-S500 on a computer. [Recommended System Environments for Movie Playback] • Windows Computer   Operating System: Windows XP   CPU: Pentium M 1GHz or higher/Pentium 4 2GHz or higher   Required software: Windows Media Player 9 (bundled)/Direct X 9.0c (bundled) • Macintosh   Operating System: Mac OS 10.28 or greater   Required Software: Quicktime 6.5.2 or greater   o The CASIO AVI component for Macintosh, which is required for playback, can be downloaded from the following website:http://world.casio.com/qv/download/en/ IMPORTANT! • The above are recommended system environments only. They do not guarantee proper operation. • Even if one of the above system environments is configured, certain system configurations and other installed software may make proper operation impossible. Installing the bundled "Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD" for Windows provides sophisticated video editing capabilities. You can add titles, add music, and more. The Internet provides you with access to a variety of different digital imaging tools and services. A simple operation records images to a CD-R or other media for storage or distribution to others. Windows, Windows Media, and DirectX are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

	You can zoom in on a particular part of a movie image as it plays. You can perform the following three types of movie editing tasks right on the camera. • Cut everything from the current location to the beginning of the movie. • Cut everything between two points. • Cut everything from the current location to the end of the movie. MOTION PRINT lets you capture from a movie and create a snapshot out of it. Captured images can be printed and given to people who appear in them, or included in your own photo album. It's a totally new way to enjoy digital movies.

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