Mode Dial

Casio ZR5100 Mode Dial Notes

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Under construction, more being added occasionally, last change about 9:20pm Sydney time 7th June 2018.

User manual re mode dial on page 42 some other pages noted below.
Use Set button to get to the on screen Control Panel.
Use Menu button to get to Setup and Record menus.

Dial Spot	Notes
Premium Auto Pro	This is a good default for many shots but sometimes delivers slightly different results for repeated shots of the same scene. The reason being that Premium Auto Pro tries to determine the contents of the image and deliver an appropriate Best Shot setting. Slight changes in the scene or in framing may make it jump to a different Best Shot mode. If it fails to decide on a Best Shot mode then it defaults to P mode automatically. The screen does show which Best Shot is being selected. If it adopts some complex stacking mode for the shot then the image will take some time to be processed. In my case I use P mode for most shots and this Premium Auto Pro mode for shots that I judge to be possibly "difficult". Shutter speeds that are used vary from 4 sec to 1/4000 sec.
Best Shot	The canned Best Shots (called Scene Modes in other cameras) can be selected by the user to better suit the scene being framed. Over 30 Best Shots are there. The user can create custom setups by modifying any mode on the dial or any Best Shot and then storing it as a new custom Best Shot. The chart of the ZR5100 Best Shots and what is in them can be found by Google and look for 'casio zr5100 best shot scene settings'. Substitute any Casio model number to find their Best Shots chart. Page 89
Make-up Art	This causes enhanced colour saturation and applies a variety of possibilities of make-up art to the face in the scene. Variations can be HDR, Vivid, Blurred Background, Elegant, Foggy, Fairy, Nostalgic. Page 74
Art Shot	Enhanced saturation and contrast effects available to make dull images more exciting, or to make a total mess of the image. Select from HDR Art, Toy Camera, Soft Focus, Light Tone, Pop, Sepia, Monochrome, Miniature, Fisheye, Sparkling Shot, Crystal Ball, and Art Shot bracket which will give five images - a plain P copy, Toy Camera, Monochrome, Crystal Ball and HDR Art. Page 71
Slow	Novelty video clip where a short portion of slow motion effect can be set in the middle of the clip. Adjustable. Front control dial triggers the function menu where you can set the Slow Motion Time of Short/Normal/Long, and also the Timing of Pre-action/Action/Post-action.The screen displays gives an indication of how the clip is being configured. The rear dial does nothing and Set gives a limited menu on the screen. The green power light flashes to let you know that you are in this mode and not doing something normal. The shutter button is disabled and the clip is started with the Red video button, the clip finishes in about 10 seconds based on the settings chosen
Wide View Photo	Novelty image where a small portion of the image zooms out to a wide view when reviewed, it becomes a video file. The initial small frame can be changed in size by the front control ring. I set the rear dial for Exposure Compensation. Pressing Set leads to the more complete menus on the screen. Review the result by pressing the Red video button. Page 69
Manual Mode	Manual operation where the front control ring alters the shutter speed and the rear dial changes the aperture. Shutter speed can be varied between 30 seconds and 1/1600 second. The aperture, which of course is the native aperture at whatever focal length and also is the same aperture with an ND filter inserted, so no change in depth of field or diffraction by selecting the alternative aperture. Auto ISO is disabled to ISO 80, so needs to be adjusted in the shooting menu if needing higher ISO settings. The user manual describes the slower way of pressing Set and then using the menus that appear on the screen. Shutter speeds available range from 30 seconds to 1/1600 sec.
Shutter Priority Mode	Auto operation always uses Auto ISO The shutter speed can be varied by the front control ring and the aperture and auto ISO vary to try to keep the exposure accurate. Shutter speed varies from 15 seconds to 1/1600 second. Text goes red when exposure out of range. The rear dial can be Exposure Compensation for ease of use. The user manual uses the slower way of pressing Set and then using the menus that appear on the screen.
Aperture Priority Mode	Auto operation where the front control ring alters the aperture, there are only two settings and the "smaller aperture" is created by a Neutral Density filter being moved into the lens, thus no change in depth of field or diffraction effect. The shutter speed and/or the auto ISO varies to keep the exposure correct. I have the rear dial set for Exposure Compensation. The user manual has the slower way of pressing Set and then using the menus that appear on the screen. There basically is no advantage to using A mode on this camera. Shutter speeds may be from 1 second to 1/1600 sec.
Program Mode	Auto operation where aperture and shutter speed and auto ISO vary automatically to keep the exposure correct, if using a set ISO then exposure limits may be indicated (red text). In my case I have set the rear dial to Exposure Compensation, and the front control ring to ISO, that setup seems easiest to use for me for my most used mode. Press Set to get to the screen menu and more items to adjust using the front control ring or rear dial and the up/down/right/left press of the rear dial. Shutter speeds range from 1/4 sec to 1/1600 sec. If Continuous High Speed Shutter is used (could be in some Best Shots) the shutter speed can go as fast as 1/20,000 sec.