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SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
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...the United States and/or other brands or product names are different from the actual product. PENTAX Digital Camera Utility and SDM are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant. To users of this camera • There is a trademark of their intentions. PRINT Image Matching is a possibility ...to produce image more faithful to the rights as it can be taken here also. Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. Please read this PENTAX Q Digital Camera. Lenses you should be used outside the scope of use In general, lenses that have an Aperture s (Auto) position. Regarding...
...the United States and/or other brands or product names are different from the actual product. PENTAX Digital Camera Utility and SDM are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant. To users of this camera • There is a trademark of their intentions. PRINT Image Matching is a possibility ...to produce image more faithful to the rights as it can be taken here also. Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. Please read this PENTAX Q Digital Camera. Lenses you should be used outside the scope of use In general, lenses that have an Aperture s (Auto) position. Regarding...
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..., Exposure and Focus Before Shooting (Preview 129 Selecting the Preview Method 129 Displaying the Optical Preview 130 Displaying the Digital Preview 131 Preventing Camera Shake during Shutter Release 132 Using the Shake Reduction Function 132 Shooting with the Self-timer 136 Shooting with the Remote...Continuously 143 Continuous Shooting 143 Interval Shooting 144 Multi-exposure 146 6 Basic Operations 63 Basic Shooting Operation 64 Holding the Camera 64 Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings 66 Using a Zoom Lens 71 Using the Built-in Flash 72 Setting the Flash Mode 72...
..., Exposure and Focus Before Shooting (Preview 129 Selecting the Preview Method 129 Displaying the Optical Preview 130 Displaying the Digital Preview 131 Preventing Camera Shake during Shutter Release 132 Using the Shake Reduction Function 132 Shooting with the Self-timer 136 Shooting with the Remote...Continuously 143 Continuous Shooting 143 Interval Shooting 144 Multi-exposure 146 6 Basic Operations 63 Basic Shooting Operation 64 Holding the Camera 64 Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings 66 Using a Zoom Lens 71 Using the Built-in Flash 72 Setting the Flash Mode 72...
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... IN Jack 233 Connecting the Camera to an HDMI Terminal 235 Processing Images 237 Changing the Image Size 238 Changing the Number of Recorded Pixels and Quality Level (Resize 238 Cutting Out Part of the Image (Cropping 239 Processing Images with Digital Filters 241 Applying the Digital Filter 243 Recreating Filter Effects 244...
... IN Jack 233 Connecting the Camera to an HDMI Terminal 235 Processing Images 237 Changing the Image Size 238 Changing the Number of Recorded Pixels and Quality Level (Resize 238 Cutting Out Part of the Image (Cropping 239 Processing Images with Digital Filters 241 Applying the Digital Filter 243 Recreating Filter Effects 244...
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... range of expression. The large text, high-contrast monitor and easy-to-use digital filters such as Star Burst or Soft while taking pictures or to process images after taking advantage of the camera lens properties. Also features a superimpose function in which allows you to shake the... and shutter speed according to internally process the image in the camera. You can also output composite and HDMI video so that automatically adjusts sensitivity according to the set aperture and shutter speed. • Features Digital Filter to the set sensitivity, and Shutter & Aperture Priority mode...
... range of expression. The large text, high-contrast monitor and easy-to-use digital filters such as Star Burst or Soft while taking pictures or to process images after taking advantage of the camera lens properties. Also features a superimpose function in which allows you to shake the... and shutter speed according to internally process the image in the camera. You can also output composite and HDMI video so that automatically adjusts sensitivity according to the set aperture and shutter speed. • Features Digital Filter to the set sensitivity, and Shutter & Aperture Priority mode...
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The Actual display may differ.) Before Using Your Camera P USER SHIFT 1/2000 1600 ISO AUTO AF.S F2.8 +1.0 G1A1 -5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 +5 AWB JPEG 14M [1234] 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 8 8 11 12 13 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 ... here for explanatory purposes. 23 Capture Mode While shooting, the status screen is displayed showing the current shooting function settings. exposure (p.146)/Extended Bracketing (p.151)/Digital Filter (p.153)/HDR Capture (p.200) 4 Shake Reduction (p.132)/Horizon Correction (p.133) 5 Focus Mode (p.118) 6 Metering Method (p.113) 7 Battery level (p.46) 8 E-dial guide 9 Shutter ...
The Actual display may differ.) Before Using Your Camera P USER SHIFT 1/2000 1600 ISO AUTO AF.S F2.8 +1.0 G1A1 -5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 +5 AWB JPEG 14M [1234] 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 8 8 11 12 13 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 ... here for explanatory purposes. 23 Capture Mode While shooting, the status screen is displayed showing the current shooting function settings. exposure (p.146)/Extended Bracketing (p.151)/Digital Filter (p.153)/HDR Capture (p.200) 4 Shake Reduction (p.132)/Horizon Correction (p.133) 5 Focus Mode (p.118) 6 Metering Method (p.113) 7 Battery level (p.46) 8 E-dial guide 9 Shutter ...
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... status cannot be changed due to display the control panel and change settings. Before Using Your Camera ISO AUTO Setting 1 ISO AUTO 200-1600 1 2 DR 200 3 4 5 6 WB OFF HDR OFF 7 8 9 10 JPEG 14M 11 12 13 14 05/05/ '09 10:30AM ...[ 37] 15 16 1 Function name 2 Sensitivity 3 Program Line 4 Highlight Correction 5 Shadow Correction 6 Distortion Correction 7 Extended Bracketing 8 Digital Filter 9 HDR Capture 10 Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction 11 File Format 12 JPEG Recorded Pixels 13 JPEG Quality 14 Shake Reduction 15 Date and Time...
... status cannot be changed due to display the control panel and change settings. Before Using Your Camera ISO AUTO Setting 1 ISO AUTO 200-1600 1 2 DR 200 3 4 5 6 WB OFF HDR OFF 7 8 9 10 JPEG 14M 11 12 13 14 05/05/ '09 10:30AM ...[ 37] 15 16 1 Function name 2 Sensitivity 3 Program Line 4 Highlight Correction 5 Shadow Correction 6 Distortion Correction 7 Extended Bracketing 8 Digital Filter 9 HDR Capture 10 Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction 11 File Format 12 JPEG Recorded Pixels 13 JPEG Quality 14 Shake Reduction 15 Date and Time...
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26 Detailed information display Use the four-way controller (23) to switch between pages. Page 1 Before Using Your Camera P 23 26 1 AF.S ±0 1 4 5 800mm ± 0 ±0 67 8 1/2000 WB DR 200 ±0 F5.6 +1.0 +1.0 ±0 9 15 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 ... Mode 12 Extended Bracketing/ HDR Capture/Multi-exposure 13 Highlight Correction 14 Shadow Correction 15 Aperture 16 EV Compensation 17 Flash Exposure Compensation 18 Digital Filter 19 Sensitivity 20 White Balance 21 Adjust White Balance 22 File Format 23 JPEG Recorded Pixels 24 JPEG Quality 25 Color Space 26 Image...
26 Detailed information display Use the four-way controller (23) to switch between pages. Page 1 Before Using Your Camera P 23 26 1 AF.S ±0 1 4 5 800mm ± 0 ±0 67 8 1/2000 WB DR 200 ±0 F5.6 +1.0 +1.0 ±0 9 15 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 ... Mode 12 Extended Bracketing/ HDR Capture/Multi-exposure 13 Highlight Correction 14 Shadow Correction 15 Aperture 16 EV Compensation 17 Flash Exposure Compensation 18 Digital Filter 19 Sensitivity 20 White Balance 21 Adjust White Balance 22 File Format 23 JPEG Recorded Pixels 24 JPEG Quality 25 Color Space 26 Image...
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Following, how to display the setting screen for the selected item. The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture. 1 Before Using Your Camera • Press the 4 button in Step 3 on the monitor. Mode], [Q Playback], [R Set-up] and [A Custom Setting] menus. The [A ...be explained as an example. 1 Press the 3 button in the [A Rec. Using the Menus This section explains operation methods for [Extended Bracketing], [Digital Filter] and other items. • The status screen and control panel are not displayed when Live View (p.156) is pressed in the [A Rec. ...
Following, how to display the setting screen for the selected item. The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture. 1 Before Using Your Camera • Press the 4 button in Step 3 on the monitor. Mode], [Q Playback], [R Set-up] and [A Custom Setting] menus. The [A ...be explained as an example. 1 Press the 3 button in the [A Rec. Using the Menus This section explains operation methods for [Extended Bracketing], [Digital Filter] and other items. • The status screen and control panel are not displayed when Live View (p.156) is pressed in the [A Rec. ...
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... sequence: [A Rec. Mode 1]. Use the pop-up 1], [A Custom Setting 1]. Mode 4], [Q Playback 1] ··· [A Rec. Before Using Your Camera 3 Use the four-way controller (23) to the File Format JPEG right (toward y). MENU Exit 4 Press the four-way controller (5). 37 2 Press the four...controller (5) 1234 or turn the rear e-dial (S) to choose an item. 1234 Program Line Extended Bracketing OFF HDR Capture Off Digital Filter OFF Multi-exposure Interval Shooting Composition Adjust. MENU Exit When the front e-dial (R) is one. 1234 Program Line Extended Bracketing HDR...
... sequence: [A Rec. Mode 1]. Use the pop-up 1], [A Custom Setting 1]. Mode 4], [Q Playback 1] ··· [A Rec. Before Using Your Camera 3 Use the four-way controller (23) to the File Format JPEG right (toward y). MENU Exit 4 Press the four-way controller (5). 37 2 Press the four...controller (5) 1234 or turn the rear e-dial (S) to choose an item. 1234 Program Line Extended Bracketing OFF HDR Capture Off Digital Filter OFF Multi-exposure Interval Shooting Composition Adjust. MENU Exit When the front e-dial (R) is one. 1234 Program Line Extended Bracketing HDR...
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... number) is displayed on the monitor. (For movies, only the first frame is displayed on the software. The camera enters Playback mode and the most recently captured image (image with the camera. 3 1 Use the provided "PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4" software to play back pictures using a computer. Press the Q button. Refer to p.25 for playback function...
... number) is displayed on the monitor. (For movies, only the first frame is displayed on the software. The camera enters Playback mode and the most recently captured image (image with the camera. 3 1 Use the provided "PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4" software to play back pictures using a computer. Press the Q button. Refer to p.25 for playback function...
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...level expressed by the CMOS sensor pixels from dark to bright areas will appear in the picture. To expand the dynamic range, use a digital camera to start noise reduction by setting [20. Mode 1] menu. (p.199) Shooting Functions Noise Reduction When you can expand the light level ...take longer to dark areas. High-ISO NR Start Level] in [18. Slow Shutter Speed NR Reduces noise during long exposures. The camera determines the conditions such as the shutter speed, On sensitivity, and internal temperature, and automatically reduces noise as necessary. By expanding the ...
...level expressed by the CMOS sensor pixels from dark to bright areas will appear in the picture. To expand the dynamic range, use a digital camera to start noise reduction by setting [20. Mode 1] menu. (p.199) Shooting Functions Noise Reduction When you can expand the light level ...take longer to dark areas. High-ISO NR Start Level] in [18. Slow Shutter Speed NR Reduces noise during long exposures. The camera determines the conditions such as the shutter speed, On sensitivity, and internal temperature, and automatically reduces noise as necessary. By expanding the ...
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However, when it is used with a SLR Digital Camera, the difference in focal length between 35 mm film camera and the Q is automatically calculated based on the difference in angle of view and is backlit, etc.) using DA, DA L, D FA, FA J, FA or F lens). ... external flash is turned off). The flash pre-flashes before the actual flash and confirms the subject (the distance, brightness, contrast, whether it returns to [DIGITAL]. The conversion indicator appears and the format size indicator disappears when the exposure metering timer of the Q is on the information obtained from the pre...
However, when it is used with a SLR Digital Camera, the difference in focal length between 35 mm film camera and the Q is automatically calculated based on the difference in angle of view and is backlit, etc.) using DA, DA L, D FA, FA J, FA or F lens). ... external flash is turned off). The flash pre-flashes before the actual flash and confirms the subject (the distance, brightness, contrast, whether it returns to [DIGITAL]. The conversion indicator appears and the format size indicator disappears when the exposure metering timer of the Q is on the information obtained from the pre...
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...the file format, turn these effects. When you perform the development process by using RAW Development function (p.247), or using the provided software (PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4) after transferring RAW data to a computer, you can create JPEG or TIFF images with these functions off. 1 Select [File Format...Color Space are not applied to the images, but they are saved in both formats. (p.189) Shooting Settings When Extended Bracketing (p.151), Digital Filter (p.153) or HDR Capture (p.200) is set, the file format is changed . JPEG RAW RAW+ Captures images in JPEG ...
...the file format, turn these effects. When you perform the development process by using RAW Development function (p.247), or using the provided software (PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4) after transferring RAW data to a computer, you can create JPEG or TIFF images with these functions off. 1 Select [File Format...Color Space are not applied to the images, but they are saved in both formats. (p.189) Shooting Settings When Extended Bracketing (p.151), Digital Filter (p.153) or HDR Capture (p.200) is set, the file format is changed . JPEG RAW RAW+ Captures images in JPEG ...
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..., and write files from a computer without installing a device driver. 276 MSC and PTP MSC (Mass Storage Class) A general-purpose driver program that allows transfer of digital images and control of digital cameras via USB as ISO 15740.
..., and write files from a computer without installing a device driver. 276 MSC and PTP MSC (Mass Storage Class) A general-purpose driver program that allows transfer of digital images and control of digital cameras via USB as ISO 15740.
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... in captured images in the Exif data format. O: Embeds copyright information in the [R Set-up 3] menu and press the four-way controller (5). Use the provided "PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4" software to select [Photographer] and press the four-way controller (5). The text-entry screen appears. 4 Enter the text. 9 Photographer Text selection cursor Text input...
... in captured images in the Exif data format. O: Embeds copyright information in the [R Set-up 3] menu and press the four-way controller (5). Use the provided "PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4" software to select [Photographer] and press the four-way controller (5). The text-entry screen appears. 4 Enter the text. 9 Photographer Text selection cursor Text input...
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... Shake Reduction Input Focal Length MENU Cancel sRGB AdobeRGB OK OK File names differ depending on the color space setting as digital cameras, monitors, and printers, differ. sRGB is displayed as a four-digit sequential number. (p.267) Color Space Color ranges for various input/output devices, such as shown below. For sRGB : IMGPxxxx.JPG...
... Shake Reduction Input Focal Length MENU Cancel sRGB AdobeRGB OK OK File names differ depending on the color space setting as digital cameras, monitors, and printers, differ. sRGB is displayed as a four-digit sequential number. (p.267) Color Space Color ranges for various input/output devices, such as shown below. For sRGB : IMGPxxxx.JPG...
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... shoe cover FK, Eyecup FR, ME viewfinder cap, Sync socket 2P cap, Body mount cover, USB Cable I-USB7, AV cable I-AVC7, Software (CD-ROM) S-SW90 (PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4), Strap O-ST53, Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI90, Battery charger D-BC90, AC plug cord, Operating Manual (this book), Quick Guide Languages English, French, German, Spanish...
... shoe cover FK, Eyecup FR, ME viewfinder cap, Sync socket 2P cap, Body mount cover, USB Cable I-USB7, AV cable I-AVC7, Software (CD-ROM) S-SW90 (PENTAX Digital Camera Utility 4), Strap O-ST53, Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI90, Battery charger D-BC90, AC plug cord, Operating Manual (this book), Quick Guide Languages English, French, German, Spanish...
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... by Adobe Systems. When images captured in proprietary RAW formats are used with silver halide film. DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) A digital camera file system standard established by taking images to a DPOF photo printing store. Prints can be achieved. This is also used...which are converted to DNG format, support and compatibility for the images increases significantly. DNG RAW file DNG (Digital Negative) is the same as the term "latitude" used . In digital cameras, [sRGB] is narrow, a higher contrast image can easily be printed. Generally, when the dynamic range...
... by Adobe Systems. When images captured in proprietary RAW formats are used with silver halide film. DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) A digital camera file system standard established by taking images to a DPOF photo printing store. Prints can be achieved. This is also used...which are converted to DNG format, support and compatibility for the images increases significantly. DNG RAW file DNG (Digital Negative) is the same as the term "latitude" used . In digital cameras, [sRGB] is narrow, a higher contrast image can easily be printed. Generally, when the dynamic range...
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... the data. The horizontal axis represents the brightness and the vertical axis represents the number of an image. JPEG An image compression format. In this camera, select from Z (Premium), C (Best), D (Better), or E (Good). Software that determines focus. Exif-TIFF format Exif stands for Exchangeable..., and allows thumbnail images and image properties to e-mail. This image file format is based on your PC or for digital still camera) A standard digital camera file format established by changing the shutter speed and/or aperture value. This is useful when you wish to refer to ...
... the data. The horizontal axis represents the brightness and the vertical axis represents the number of an image. JPEG An image compression format. In this camera, select from Z (Premium), C (Best), D (Better), or E (Good). Software that determines focus. Exif-TIFF format Exif stands for Exchangeable..., and allows thumbnail images and image properties to e-mail. This image file format is based on your PC or for digital still camera) A standard digital camera file format established by changing the shutter speed and/or aperture value. This is useful when you wish to refer to ...