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Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
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... you for the direct printout of all the camera capabilities. Please read this PENTAX Digital Camera. Images taken with the camera or the PENTAX website. Regarding PictBridge PictBridge allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly, using the camera in helping you to understand all the features...of the front side) for purchasing this manual before using the unified standard for your cooperation. Regarding trademarks • PENTAX and Optio are placed on the CD-ROM supplied with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used in the display is...
... you for the direct printout of all the camera capabilities. Please read this PENTAX Digital Camera. Images taken with the camera or the PENTAX website. Regarding PictBridge PictBridge allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly, using the camera in helping you to understand all the features...of the front side) for purchasing this manual before using the unified standard for your cooperation. Regarding trademarks • PENTAX and Optio are placed on the CD-ROM supplied with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used in the display is...
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...Automatically (Face close-up playback 119 Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode 121 Correcting Camera Shake with Digital SR 122 Slideshow 123 Playing Back Movies 125 Playing Back a Movie 125 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment 126 Deleting Images 128 Deleting a Single Image/Sound File 128 ...Editing Images 136 Changing the Image Size and Quality (Resize 136 Cropping Images 138 Copying Images and Sound Files 139 Using the Digital Filters 141 Red-eye Compensation 144 Adding a Frame (Frame Composite 145 Editing Movies 147 Setting the Printing Service (DPOF 149 ...
...Automatically (Face close-up playback 119 Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode 121 Correcting Camera Shake with Digital SR 122 Slideshow 123 Playing Back Movies 125 Playing Back a Movie 125 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment 126 Deleting Images 128 Deleting a Single Image/Sound File 128 ...Editing Images 136 Changing the Image Size and Quality (Resize 136 Cropping Images 138 Copying Images and Sound Files 139 Using the Digital Filters 141 Red-eye Compensation 144 Adding a Frame (Frame Composite 145 Editing Movies 147 Setting the Printing Service (DPOF 149 ...
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... +1.0 02/02/2008 14:25 13 14 15 1 Shooting mode (p.53) 2 Face Priority icon (p.56) 3 Flash mode (p.89) 4 Drive mode (p.76, p.77) 5 Camera shake warning (p.85) 6 Focus mode (p.87) 7 Digital zoom icon (p.78) Intelligent zoom icon (p.78) 8 Memory status (p.34) + : Built-in memory (without card) a : SD Memory Card r : Card is write-protected...
... +1.0 02/02/2008 14:25 13 14 15 1 Shooting mode (p.53) 2 Face Priority icon (p.56) 3 Flash mode (p.89) 4 Drive mode (p.76, p.77) 5 Camera shake warning (p.85) 6 Focus mode (p.87) 7 Digital zoom icon (p.78) Intelligent zoom icon (p.78) 8 Memory status (p.34) + : Built-in memory (without card) a : SD Memory Card r : Card is write-protected...
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...SD Memory Card or the Built-in another location. 28 Backing Up Data The camera may not be able to back up important data in Memory" (p.162) ... in the camera. Getting Started Installing the SD Memory Card 1 Battery/Card cover SD Memory Card socket SD Memory Card This camera uses an SD... Memory Card. Captured images and sound files are saved in the built-in memory if a card is not inserted. (p.34) • Be sure to use this camera... to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that the camera is unused or has been used on the capacity of...
...SD Memory Card or the Built-in another location. 28 Backing Up Data The camera may not be able to back up important data in Memory" (p.162) ... in the camera. Getting Started Installing the SD Memory Card 1 Battery/Card cover SD Memory Card socket SD Memory Card This camera uses an SD... Memory Card. Captured images and sound files are saved in the built-in memory if a card is not inserted. (p.34) • Be sure to use this camera... to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that the camera is unused or has been used on the capacity of...
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...function to the Green button in the Appendix "Default Settings" (p.181) to decide whether you want the settings returned to the defaults when the camera is reset. [A Rec.Mode] Menu This menu shows the functions related to taking still pictures p.105 51 Common Operations Menu List This displays...choosing a color mode for movies p.113 Movie SR For choosing whether to use the movie shake reduction function p.114 Digital Wide For choosing whether to use the digital zoom function p.80 Instant Review For setting the Instant Review time p.101 Memory For choosing whether to save the ...
...function to the Green button in the Appendix "Default Settings" (p.181) to decide whether you want the settings returned to the defaults when the camera is reset. [A Rec.Mode] Menu This menu shows the functions related to taking still pictures p.105 51 Common Operations Menu List This displays...choosing a color mode for movies p.113 Movie SR For choosing whether to use the movie shake reduction function p.114 Digital Wide For choosing whether to use the digital zoom function p.80 Instant Review For setting the Instant Review time p.101 Memory For choosing whether to save the ...
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.... p.65 C Movie For capturing movies. p.68 e Portrait For capturing portraits. Keeps the camera in motion. Common Operations • In shooting modes other than Portrait. Sound is released. 4 Digital SR (Blur Reduction) Higher sensitivity reduces blur from both subject and camera movement. p.157 q Landscape For capturing landscape views. The skin tone will be set...
.... p.65 C Movie For capturing movies. p.68 e Portrait For capturing portraits. Keeps the camera in motion. Common Operations • In shooting modes other than Portrait. Sound is released. 4 Digital SR (Blur Reduction) Higher sensitivity reduces blur from both subject and camera movement. p.157 q Landscape For capturing landscape views. The skin tone will be set...
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Item Description D Food For capturing images of view. F Digital Panorama Stitches images taken with the camera to choose this mode. 3 Common Operations 55 Page p.74 p.81 S (Digital Wide) mode cannot be rather high to make it look appetizing. Refer to p.81 on how to create a panoramic photograph. Saturation will be chosen from the Capture Mode Palette. S Digital Wide Composites two images resulting in wider field of food.
Item Description D Food For capturing images of view. F Digital Panorama Stitches images taken with the camera to choose this mode. 3 Common Operations 55 Page p.74 p.81 S (Digital Wide) mode cannot be rather high to make it look appetizing. Refer to p.81 on how to create a panoramic photograph. Saturation will be chosen from the Capture Mode Palette. S Digital Wide Composites two images resulting in wider field of food.
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Common Operations Playback Mode Palette Item Description Page P Digital SR For reducing the camera shake in recorded images p.122 u Slideshow For playing back recorded images one after another p.123 n Resize For changing the recorded pixels and quality of images p.... images and sound files from the built-in memory to the SD Memory Card and vice p.139 versa s Image Rotation For rotating still pictures p.43 D Digital Filter For processing still pictures as you desire p.141 Movie Edit [ Save as Still For saving one frame from a movie as a still image picture Divide...
Common Operations Playback Mode Palette Item Description Page P Digital SR For reducing the camera shake in recorded images p.122 u Slideshow For playing back recorded images one after another p.123 n Resize For changing the recorded pixels and quality of images p.... images and sound files from the built-in memory to the SD Memory Card and vice p.139 versa s Image Rotation For rotating still pictures p.43 D Digital Filter For processing still pictures as you desire p.141 Movie Edit [ Save as Still For saving one frame from a movie as a still image picture Divide...
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... by pressing the 3 button. Flash Mode Drive Mode Focus Mode Information Display Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity EV Compensation Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review Sharpness Saturation Contrast Date Imprint , (Auto) 9 (Standard) = (Standard) Normal E D (Better) F (Auto) J (Multiple) L ...Program Key lock icon • If you switched to display the [W Setting] menu, - (key lock icon) appears. • When the camera is pressed. 4 * 9 mode settings are as shown below. If you try to Q mode from 9 mode, you cannot display the [W ...
... by pressing the 3 button. Flash Mode Drive Mode Focus Mode Information Display Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity EV Compensation Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review Sharpness Saturation Contrast Date Imprint , (Auto) 9 (Standard) = (Standard) Normal E D (Better) F (Auto) J (Multiple) L ...Program Key lock icon • If you switched to display the [W Setting] menu, - (key lock icon) appears. • When the camera is pressed. 4 * 9 mode settings are as shown below. If you try to Q mode from 9 mode, you cannot display the [W ...
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...fixed at f (2592 × 1944). 65 The Capture Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select A (Night Scene) or 4 (Digital SR (Blur Reduction)). 3 Press the 4 button. The picture is taken. • The shutter speed tends to be slower when taking pictures of a dark scenes. ...8226; To prevent camera shake, use a tripod and/or the self-timer function. (p.76) • In 4 mode, sensitivity is automatically set to Auto. (p.99) • In 4 ...
...fixed at f (2592 × 1944). 65 The Capture Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select A (Night Scene) or 4 (Digital SR (Blur Reduction)). 3 Press the 4 button. The picture is taken. • The shutter speed tends to be slower when taking pictures of a dark scenes. ...8226; To prevent camera shake, use a tripod and/or the self-timer function. (p.76) • In 4 mode, sensitivity is automatically set to Auto. (p.99) • In 4 ...
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...4. 74 38 02/02/2008 14:25 Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button Taking Pictures Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode) 4 The F (Digital Panorama) mode enables you to overlap the edges of the frames so that they are automatically stitched and the panoramic photograph... is taken, the images taken with the camera are easier to join together later into a panoramic picture. The Capture Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select F (Digital Panorama). 3 Press the 4 button. 4 Use the four-way controller...
...4. 74 38 02/02/2008 14:25 Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button Taking Pictures Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode) 4 The F (Digital Panorama) mode enables you to overlap the edges of the frames so that they are automatically stitched and the panoramic photograph... is taken, the images taken with the camera are easier to join together later into a panoramic picture. The Capture Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select F (Digital Panorama). 3 Press the 4 button. 4 Use the four-way controller...
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... discharge in Continuous Shooting. • 1 (Continuous Shooting) can not be chosen in b (Auto Picture), A (Night), C (Movie), O (Voice Recording), F (Digital Panorama) or S (Digital Wide) mode. • You can continue shooting until the memory capacity of the SD Memory Card or built-in memory is full. • The...locked with the first image. • When the Face Recognition is ready to select 1 (Continuous Shooting) and press the 4 button. The camera is activated (p.56), it works only when taking the first image. 77 The higher the image quality, the longer the interval between shots. ...
... discharge in Continuous Shooting. • 1 (Continuous Shooting) can not be chosen in b (Auto Picture), A (Night), C (Movie), O (Voice Recording), F (Digital Panorama) or S (Digital Wide) mode. • You can continue shooting until the memory capacity of the SD Memory Card or built-in memory is full. • The...locked with the first image. • When the Face Recognition is ready to select 1 (Continuous Shooting) and press the 4 button. The camera is activated (p.56), it works only when taking the first image. 77 The higher the image quality, the longer the interval between shots. ...
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...button is released and pressed again, the camera Zoom bar switches to intelligent zoom. Zoom in with some degree of 5x optically. *2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. Zoom button (x) : enlarges the subject. Optical zoom range*1 Intelligent Digital Zoom Zoom range*2 range *1 You ... quality. See the following table. 78 Zoom button (w) : Diminishes the subject (Wide). When you press and hold the button, the camera automatically switches from optical zoom to Digital Zoom. 38 25.5 x Zoom ratio The zoom bar is displayed as follow.
...button is released and pressed again, the camera Zoom bar switches to intelligent zoom. Zoom in with some degree of 5x optically. *2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. Zoom button (x) : enlarges the subject. Optical zoom range*1 Intelligent Digital Zoom Zoom range*2 range *1 You ... quality. See the following table. 78 Zoom button (w) : Diminishes the subject (Wide). When you press and hold the button, the camera automatically switches from optical zoom to Digital Zoom. 38 25.5 x Zoom ratio The zoom bar is displayed as follow.
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...• In C mode, only Digital Zoom is set to E. (5x optical zoom available) - When Digital Zoom is available. When the recorded pixels is set to Off. - Taking Pictures 79 In 4 (Digital SR) mode - When the sensitivity is set to prevent camera shake when taking pictures at a high... magnification rate. • Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures 4 taken in the optical zoom ...
...• In C mode, only Digital Zoom is set to E. (5x optical zoom available) - When Digital Zoom is available. When the recorded pixels is set to Off. - Taking Pictures 79 In 4 (Digital SR) mode - When the sensitivity is set to prevent camera shake when taking pictures at a high... magnification rate. • Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures 4 taken in the optical zoom ...
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...3 button in the default settings. Use the four-way controller (45) to select [Digital Zoom]. Rec.Mode EV Compensation Movie Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review Memory MENU Exit 2/3 0.0 1sec Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p.106 Taking Pictures 80 Use the four-way controller (23) to ...select O (On) or P (Off). The selected setting is complete and the camera returns to O ...
...3 button in the default settings. Use the four-way controller (45) to select [Digital Zoom]. Rec.Mode EV Compensation Movie Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review Memory MENU Exit 2/3 0.0 1sec Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p.106 Taking Pictures 80 Use the four-way controller (23) to ...select O (On) or P (Off). The selected setting is complete and the camera returns to O ...
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...the w side of the screen for the 2nd shot. Turn the camera 90º counterclockwise and align your first picture. 81 Enter the Digital Wide mode? Digital Wide Cancel OK OK 3 Press the 4 button. 1 The camera enters the S mode and an explanation is displayed in A mode....two images. After 5 seconds or when you press the Green button, the camera returns to capture status. Taking Pictures Zoom/w/x button 4 button Four-way controller Green button 3 button Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode) S (Digital Wide) mode can stitch two pictures taken into a 35 mm film 4...
...the w side of the screen for the 2nd shot. Turn the camera 90º counterclockwise and align your first picture. 81 Enter the Digital Wide mode? Digital Wide Cancel OK OK 3 Press the 4 button. 1 The camera enters the S mode and an explanation is displayed in A mode....two images. After 5 seconds or when you press the Green button, the camera returns to capture status. Taking Pictures Zoom/w/x button 4 button Four-way controller Green button 3 button Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode) S (Digital Wide) mode can stitch two pictures taken into a 35 mm film 4...
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...Pictures 83 Use the A mode to set whether the camera enters S mode when the w side of the Zoom/w/ x button is set to O (On) in A mode. 4 [A Rec.Mode] appears. 2 Press the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital Wide]. 3 Use the four-way controller (45)... Rec.Mode 2/3 to capture status. Movie Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review 1sec The setting is saved. 4 Press the 3 button. EV Compensation 0.0 The selected setting is complete and the camera Memory returns to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Press the 3 button, 4 ...
...Pictures 83 Use the A mode to set whether the camera enters S mode when the w side of the Zoom/w/ x button is set to O (On) in A mode. 4 [A Rec.Mode] appears. 2 Press the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital Wide]. 3 Use the four-way controller (45)... Rec.Mode 2/3 to capture status. Movie Digital Wide Digital Zoom Instant Review 1sec The setting is saved. 4 Press the 3 button. EV Compensation 0.0 The selected setting is complete and the camera Memory returns to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Press the 3 button, 4 ...
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...setting is complete and the camera returns to capture status. • If you use the EV compensation function frequently, you to the Green button. (p.58) • When the histogram is saved. You can choose the EV setting in 1/3 EV steps. 4 Press the 3 button. Digital Zoom Instant Review 1sec ...underexposed. 1 Press the 3 button in b (Auto Picture) or 9 (Green) mode. EV Compensation 0.0 2 Use the four-way controller (23) Movie Digital Wide to take pictures that are indicated on the display, enabling you can save time by assigning it to check the exposure. (p.86) • The...
...setting is complete and the camera returns to capture status. • If you use the EV compensation function frequently, you to the Green button. (p.58) • When the histogram is saved. You can choose the EV setting in 1/3 EV steps. 4 Press the 3 button. Digital Zoom Instant Review 1sec ...underexposed. 1 Press the 3 button in b (Auto Picture) or 9 (Green) mode. EV Compensation 0.0 2 Use the four-way controller (23) Movie Digital Wide to take pictures that are indicated on the display, enabling you can save time by assigning it to check the exposure. (p.86) • The...
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...cannot store print order data for movies or sound-only files. Date Specify whether you want the date inserted on still pictures captured with a digital camera. Q Button Four-way controller 4 button Green button DPOF MENU Cancel OK OK Printing Single Images Set the following items for each image. 6... Choose the number of copies up to the DPOF settings using a DPOF-compatible printer or photo processing lab. Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is the format for storing print order data on the print or not. 1 In Q mode, press the four-way controller ...
...cannot store print order data for movies or sound-only files. Date Specify whether you want the date inserted on still pictures captured with a digital camera. Q Button Four-way controller 4 button Green button DPOF MENU Cancel OK OK Printing Single Images Set the following items for each image. 6... Choose the number of copies up to the DPOF settings using a DPOF-compatible printer or photo processing lab. Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is the format for storing print order data on the print or not. 1 In Q mode, press the four-way controller ...