Pentax 17731, Operating Manual

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Understanding the Button Functions
1 Power switch
Turns the camera on and off (p.43).
2 Shutter release button
Focuses the camera on the subject when pressed halfway in Still
Picture Capture Mode (except when the focus mode is set to
3
,
s
,
and
\
) (p.67).
Takes a still picture when pressed down fully (p.67).
Pressing down fully starts and stops movie recording in
C (Movie) and
(Underwater Movie) modes (p.134, p.137).
Pressing down fully starts and stops sound file recording in
O
(Voice
Recording) mode (p.193).
3 w
/
x
button
Changes the captured area (p.79).
4
Q
button
Switches to the
Q
mode (p.56).
5 3 button
Displays the [ A Rec. Mode] menu (p.57).
A
Mode
2
4
6
8
9
7
3
1
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