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You can choose which part of the screen to use to measure the
brightness and determine the exposure.

AE Metering Modes

Press the MENU button in Capture mode.

The [

Rec.Mode] menu appears.

Use the four-way controller (

)

to select [AE Metering].

Press the four-way controller (

The pull-down menu appears.

Use the four-way controller (

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to change the AE metering mode.

Press the shutter release button
halfway.

The camera is ready to take the picture.

Setting the Light Metering Mode to Determine the
Exposure

Multi-segment

The exposure is determined by the entire screen.

Center-weighted

The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the
screen.

Spot

The exposure is determined by the small area in the
center of the screen only.

Saving the AE Metering Mode

p.99

Rec. Mode

MENU

Exit

Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity

AWB

Auto

MENU

Shutter release
button

MENU button

Four-way
controller

Rec. Mode

MENU

Exit

Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity

AWB

Auto

Rec. Mode

Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity

AWB

Auto

MENU

Cancel

Summary of Contents for 18903 - Optio A10 8MP Digital Camera

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Page 2: ...99 99 or better you should be aware that 0 01 or fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may illuminate when they should not However this has no effect on the recorded image Regarding trademarks PENTAX Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation The SD logo is a trademark Beau Reflective is a registered trade mark of Sony Corporation All other brands or product names are trademarks...

Page 3: ...ep the SD Memory Card out of the reach of small children Seek medical attention immediately if a memory card is accidentally swallowed Use an AC adapter that is of the power and voltage specified for exclusive use with this product The use of an AC adapter other than that specified exclusively for use with this product may cause fire or electric shocks If the camera emits smoke or a strange smell ...

Page 4: ... Some portions of the camera heat up during use so please take care as there is a risk of low temperature burns if such portions are held for long periods of time Should the LCD be damaged be careful of glass fragments Also be careful not to allow the liquid crystal to get on your skin or in your eyes or mouth Warning Do not use the product at a voltage other than the specified voltage Use with a ...

Page 5: ...mes damaged consult a PENTAX Service Center Do not short or touch the output terminals of the product while it is still plugged in Remove the battery and unplug the AC plug cord when not using the battery charging stand Do not plug in the AC plug cord with wet hands This can cause an electrical shock Do not subject the product to strong impacts or allow it to drop onto a hard surface This can caus...

Page 6: ...vehicles which can become very hot inside Storing the camera where pesticides and chemicals are handled should be avoided Remove from case and store in a well ventilated place to prevent the camera from becoming moldy during storage Do not use the camera where it may come in contact with rain water or any other liquid because the camera is not weather water or liquid resistant Ensure that the came...

Page 7: ... at your own risk The AC plug cord supplied with the camera is for exclusive use with the Battery charging stand D BC42 Do not use it with any other equipment Please do not press forcefully on the LCD monitor This could cause breakage or malfunction Be careful not to sit down with the camera in your back pocket as this may damage the exterior of the camera or the LCD monitor When using a tripod wi...

Page 8: ... Display Language and the Date and Time 27 Setting the Display Language 27 Setting the Date and Time 28 Quick Start 31 Taking Still Pictures 31 Playing Back Still Pictures 33 Playing Back an Image 33 Playing Back the Previous or Next Image 33 Common Operations 35 Turning the Camera On and Off 35 Using the My Album Function 35 Turning the Camera On in Playback Mode 36 Using the Button Functions 37 ...

Page 9: ...g the Light Metering Mode to Determine the Exposure 84 Setting the Sensitivity 85 Setting the Exposure EV Compensation 87 Selecting the Settings for Taking Movies 88 Setting the Shake Reduction for Still Pictures 91 Setting the Instant Review Time 92 Setting the Green Button 93 Setting the Image Sharpness 96 Setting the Color Saturation 97 Setting the Image Contrast 98 Saving the Settings 99 Savin...

Page 10: ...diting Pictures with Color Filters 134 Editing Pictures with the Digital Filter 136 Editing Pictures with Brightness Filter 138 Editing Movies 140 Red eye Compensation 143 Adding a Frame Frame Composite 144 Copying Files 146 Settings 148 Camera Settings 148 Setting Up the Start up Screen 148 Formatting an SD Memory Card or the Built in Memory 150 Changing the Sound Settings 151 Changing the Date a...

Page 11: ...nctions including how to use the Capture Mode screen to select the capture mode best suited to the situation 5 Recording and Playback of Sound This chapter explains how to record sound only or add a voice memo to an image and how to play back voice memos 6 Playback Deleting Editing This chapter explains how to play back images on the camera or on a TV how to delete resize and trim images and how t...

Page 12: ...Manual You can transfer images and movies captured with a digital camera to your computer and then organize display edit print and share them by installing the software recorded on the provided CD ROM to your computer and connecting your digital camera to your computer with the USB cable This section explains how to install the provided software ACDSee for PENTAX and the other necessary preparatio...

Page 13: ...amp Auxiliary AF light Flash PC AV terminal Shutter release button DC input terminal Shake Reduction preview button Lens Strap lug PC AV terminal cover Remote control receiver DC input terminal cover LCD monitor Tripod socket Battery card cover Access lamp Speaker Battery charger terminal ...

Page 14: ... 2 2 Zoom button Four way controller 3 3 for digital zoom y Four way controller 4 4 for trimming Four way controller 5 5 Green i button MENU button for operating as the Green button Shutter release button for deleting an image OK button Zoom button OK Display button MENU button Four way controller Power switch Q Playback button Green i button Shake Reduction preview button OK b g q Four way contro...

Page 15: ...13 1 Getting Started Getting Started Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and pass the other end through the loop ...

Page 16: ...se the battery by using your finger to press the battery lock lever in the same direction as when you inserted the battery Pull the battery out Installing the Battery Removing the Battery If you intend to use the camera continuously for a long period use of the AC adapter kit K AC42 optional is recommended 1p 20 Insert the battery correctly If the battery is incorrectly oriented it may cause a mal...

Page 17: ...AC plug cord into the power outlet 3 Turn the camera off 4 Place the camera in the battery charging stand Position the camera so that the lens rests in the depression in the case The CAMERA charging indicator on the stand lights red while the battery is being charged and goes out when charging is completed 5 Remove the camera from the battery charging stand when charging is completed Charging the ...

Page 18: ...y is 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F The charging time may vary depending on the ambient temperature and charging conditions When the battery reaches the end of its service life the time that the camera can be operated becomes shorter even when the battery is fully charged In this event replace the battery You can also remove the battery from the camera and charge it using the optional battery charger K BC8 A...

Page 19: ... temporarily deteriorates as the temperature decreases When using the camera in a cold environment keep it warm by putting it in your pocket or inside your coat Battery performance that has deteriorated due to low temperature will be restored when the battery is returned to room temperature Be sure to take a spare battery with you when traveling abroad or to a cold region or if you intend to take ...

Page 20: ...in your destination see Main Socket Types in the Major Countries and Regions of the World p 19 and take an appropriately shaped off the shelf adapter plug with you Electrical socket shapes may vary depending on every region in the country Check the socket shape used in the region The socket shape does not affect the charging method Charging the Battery Abroad Use of an off the shelf transformer ma...

Page 21: ...an Japan 9 Sri Lanka Maldives 9 Nepal Bangladesh Mongolia 9 Vietnam 9 9 India Indonesia Pakistan Macau 9 9 Thailand 9 9 9 Korea 9 9 9 Philippines 9 9 9 Singapore Hong Kong 9 9 China 9 9 9 9 9 Malaysia 9 9 9 Oceania Australia Tonga New Zealand Fiji 9 Guam 9 Tahiti 9 Central and South America Colombia Jamaica Haiti Panama Bahamas Puerto Rico Venezuela Mexico 9 Brazil Peru 9 9 Chile 9 9 Argentina 9 9...

Page 22: ... AC adapter 4 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet Using the AC Adapter optional Make sure that the camera is turned off when connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter Make sure that the AC plug cord and connecting cable are inserted securely The data may be lost if the cable becomes disconnected while you are taking pictures Be sure to read the operating manual accompanying the AC adapter...

Page 23: ...en using the battery charging stand or AC adapter be sure to read the section on FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA on page 1 Refer to page 178 for the specifications of the battery charging stand and AC adapter Precautions When Using the Battery Charging Stand or AC Adapter ...

Page 24: ...sh the card in until it clicks 3 Close the battery card cover To remove the card eject the card by pressing it in the direction indicated by the arrow and pull it out Make sure that the camera is turned off before inserting or removing the SD Memory Card Be sure to format unused cards or cards that have been used on another camera Refer to Formatting an SD Memory Card or the Built in Memory p 150 ...

Page 25: ...the user 2 when the SD Memory Card is exposed to static electricity or electrical interference 3 when the card has not been used for a long time 4 when the card is ejected the AC adapter is disconnected or the battery is removed while the data on the card is being recorded or accessed The SD Memory Card has a limited service life If it is not used for a long time the data on the card may become un...

Page 26: ...lity According to Use The default setting is D Image Size and Quality of Still Pictures How to Set the Menus 1p 41 Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Still Pictures 1p 76 Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures 1p 78 8M 3264 2448 5M 2592 1944 Printing images with high resolution settings in your printer 4M 2304 1728 Printing at A4 size or larger Editing and processing images 3M 2048 1536 2M 16...

Page 27: ...re produced but the file size is increased Choose the appropriate size and quality on the A Rec Mode menu Appropriate Sizes Recorded Pixels According to Use The default setting is 640 640 480 Quality Level C Best D Better E Good Sound Recorded Pixels 8M 3264 2448 44 64 89 2 hr 13 min 21 sec 5M 2592 1944 70 102 142 4M 2304 1728 89 129 180 3M 2048 1536 107 155 215 2M 1600 1200 150 217 302 1024 1024 ...

Page 28: ...times when using a 128 MB SD Memory Card The above table is based on standard shooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may vary depending on the subject shooting conditions capture mode SD Memory Card etc Quality Level C Best D Better E Good Recorded Pixels 640 640 480 5 min 23 sec 6 min 25 sec 7 min 22 sec 320 320 240 14 min 23 sec 16 min 6 sec 17 min 32 sec ...

Page 29: ...the language in which the menus error messages etc are displayed from the following English French German Spanish Portuguese Italian Swedish Dutch Russian Thai Korean Chinese traditional and simplified and Japanese 1 Press the four way controller 5 The Language screen appears 2 Use the four way controller 2345 to choose a language The default setting is English If you want to change the initial se...

Page 30: ...urrent date and time and the display style 1 Press the four way controller 5 The frame moves to mm dd yy 2 Use the four way controller 23 to choose the date display style 3 Press the four way controller 5 The frame moves to 24h 4 Use the four way controller 23 to select 24h 24 hour display or 12h 12 hour display 5 Press the four way controller 5 The frame returns to Date Style Setting the Date and...

Page 31: ... time If you selected 12h in Step 4 the setting switches between am and pm corresponding to the time When you finish the settings and press the OK button the camera clock is reset to 00 seconds To set the exact time press the OK button when the time signal on the TV radio etc reaches 00 seconds Date Adjust MENU Cancel Date Style mm dd yy Date 01 01 2006 Time 0 00 OK OK 24h Date Adjust MENU Cancel ...

Page 32: ...etting the World Time p 156 Date and Time Changing the Date and Time p 154 The video output format is automatically set in conjunction with the language you have chosen as listed below If the output format is different from the one used in your country or region change the format following the steps in Changing the Video Output Format p 159 Language Video Output Format English English NTSC French ...

Page 33: ...utomatic focusing You can change the size of the subject by pressing the zoom button x makes the subject bigger w makes the subject smaller 3 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus 4 Press the shutter release button fully The image appears on the LCD monitor for one second Instant Review and is recorded on the SD Mem...

Page 34: ... you can delete the image by pressing the Green button selecting Delete when the Delete menu appears and pressing the OK button 1p 114 Using the Shutter Release Button Instant Review Setting the Instant Review Time 1p 92 Poor focusing conditions The camera may not be able to focus under the following conditions In this case lock the focus on an object the same distance away as the subject by press...

Page 35: ... time proceeding either forward or backward 1 Press the Q Playback button after taking a picture The image appears on the LCD monitor 2 Press the four way controller 45 displays the previous image displays the next image Playing Back an Image Zoom Display 1p 107 Playing Back the Previous or Next Image Four way controller Playback button OK button Green button 12 00 12 00 12 00 01 24 2006 01 24 200...

Page 36: ...ppears on the LCD monitor when you switch to the Playback mode You can enlarge the image displayed on the LCD monitor by pressing the zoom button If you press the zoom button to enlarge a rotated image the enlarged image will return to its original position If you stop enlarging the image the image will be rotated again If there are no images stored the No image sound message appears Zoom Display ...

Page 37: ...mode with the lens retracted Hold down the Q Playback button for more than four seconds to display the contents of the pictures stored in the built in memory with the SD Memory Card inserted 2 Press the power switch again The camera turns off This camera has a built in memory but the built in memory becomes hidden when an SD Memory Card is inserted You can activate the built in memory using the fo...

Page 38: ... more than two seconds in the Capture mode or press the Q Playback button in the Voice Recording mode to switch to the Playback mode with the lens retracted When you turn the power off and on or switch from Playback Mode to Capture Mode the My Album function is canceled and the SD Memory Card becomes activated While using the My Album function you cannot access the SD Memory Card so you cannot cop...

Page 39: ...rns to Capture mode 1p 33 Four way controller 425 q5 Changes the focus mode 1p 71 g2 Changes the drive mode 1p 63 to p 68 3 Displays the Capture Mode Palette 1p 46 b4 Changes the flash mode 1p 74 OK Display button Changes the information displayed on the LCD monitor 1p 49 Green ibutton Initializes the shooting function settings 1p 101 You can assign a different function to the Green button by sele...

Page 40: ...l images 45 Displays the previous or next image in single image display 1p 33 When rotating the displayed image the image is rotated 90 degrees clockwise each time you press the 5 and 90 degrees counter clockwise each time you press the 4 1p 133 3 Displays the Playback Mode Palette 1p 48 2345 Moves the display area of the enlarged image 1p 107 Selects an image in nine image display 1p 111 For play...

Page 41: ... seconds If there are recorded indexes When 4 is pressed during playback plays back starting from the previous index When 5 is pressed during playback plays back starting from the next index OK Display button Changes the information displayed on the LCD monitor 1p 110 Returns to a single image display in nine image display 1p 111 Green ibutton Deletes the image displayed on the LCD monitor 1p 114 ...

Page 42: ... button is held down and stops when the button is released Q Playback button Switches to Playback mode 1p 36 When pressed again returns to Voice Recording mode OK Display button Turns the LCD monitor on and off MENU button When pressed during recording an index can be added When pressed during standby or before playback displays the A Rec Mode menu 1p 41 Voice Recording Mode 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 43: ...en 3 Use the four way controller 23 to choose an item Moves the highlight up or down 4 Press the four way controller 5 A pull down menu or setting screen appears The pull down menu displays only those items that can be selected with the current camera settings 5 Use the four way controller 23 to change the setting The setting changes each time the four way controller 23 is pressed 6 Press the shut...

Page 44: ... original screen Capture or Playback mode Saves the current setting and return to Step 1 Cancel Cancels the current selection exit the operation and return to Step 3 To Save the Setting and Begin Playback of Images To Save the Setting and Continue with Menu Operations To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations If you press the MENU button with the pull down menu displayed the setting ...

Page 45: ... Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M Rec Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Cancel OK OK 100 200 400 50 Auto Rec Mode MENU Exit EV Compensation Movie Digital Zoom Instant Review Memory 1sec 1 0 0 Shake Reduction Memory Flash Mode Drive Mode Focus Mode Zoom Pos...

Page 46: ...ermine the exposure p 84 Sensitivity For setting the sensitivity p 85 EV Compensation For adjusting the exposure between 2 0 and 2 0 p 87 Movie Recorded Pixels For selecting the recorded pixels of the movie p 88 Quality Level For selecting the quality level of the movie p 89 Movie anti shake For compensating for camera shake of the movie automatically p 90 Shake Reduction For reducing camera shake...

Page 47: ...on For changing the USB connection mode p 159 Video Out For setting the video output format p 159 Brightness Level For changing the brightness of the LCD monitor p 160 Power Saving For setting the Power Saving function p 161 Quick Zoom For displaying the image at specified magnification by pressing the zoom button once p 108 Quick Delete For displaying the Delete screen with Delete highlighted whe...

Page 48: ...Palette appears 2 Use the four way controller 2345 to choose an item 3 Press the OK button The screen for each mode appears Capture Mode Palette How to operate the Mode Palette Mode Palette List Icon Item Description Page Auto Picture mode Selects the best capture mode p 53 R Program mode Lets you take clear pictures at the appropriate shutter speed and exposure p 54 A Night Scene mode Lets you ta...

Page 49: ...ou take photos against dazzling backgrounds like beaches or snow covered mountains Sport mode Lets you take clear pictures of moving subjects with a high shutter speed to prevent motion blur E Pet mode Lets you take clear pictures of pets to fit the hair color Text mode Lets you take clear pictures of text or writing Also lets you turn colored text black white or reverse color K Food mode Lets you...

Page 50: ...ying special effects such as the illustration effect or the slim effect to still pictures according to your taste p 136 Brightness Filter For adjusting the brightness of images using a filter p 138 Movie Edit For editing movies p 140 Z Red eye Compensati on For retouching red eyes a phenomenon that can happen when shooting with a flash p 143 Voice Memo For adding a voice memo to an image p 105 Z P...

Page 51: ...n Normal Display Shooting information is displayed when the power is turned on 1 Capture mode 2 Flash mode 3 Drive mode 4 Focus mode 5 Focus frame 6 Zoom 7 Card Built in memory 8 Battery indicator 9 Remaining number of recordable images 10 Date and time 11 World time setting 12 Shake Reduction On 13 Aperture 14 Shutter speed When Shake Reduction is set to Off Shake Reduction Off is displayed Howev...

Page 52: ...mation is displayed The focus frame appears in Autofocus mode If any of the modes are changed the mode you have changed appears for a few seconds Backlight Off The LCD monitor is turned off Saving the Display Mode 1p 99 Under shooting conditions where camera shake is likely to occur Anti shake warning will be displayed Take pictures using the shake reduction function or with the camera secured on ...

Page 53: ...peak tends to appear on the left side for a darker image and the graph peak tends to appear on the right side for a brighter image In general when the exposure meter of your image is well balanced the graph peaks tend to appear in the middle On the contrary when the exposure meter gets imbalanced tending dark and bright without showing a neutral brightness the peaks appear not in the middle but on...

Page 54: ...n on the A Rec Mode menu For instructions for setting refer to Setting the Shake Reduction for Still Pictures p 91 Shake Reduction is set to On in the default settings If you press the Shake Reduction preview button while the Shake Reduction is set to On on the A Rec Mode menu the shake reduction function is activated even in Playback mode or Voice Recording mode or when the camera is connected to...

Page 55: ...ton 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus and the selected mode icon will appear on the top left of the LCD monitor 5 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode Taking Still Pictures 1p 31 In Auto Picture mode the exposure is fixed to 0 0 1p 87 Shutt...

Page 56: ...ontroller 2345 to select R Program mode 3 Press the OK button 4 Set the functions you want to use Refer to Setting the Shooting Functions p 71 98 for details of how to set the functions 5 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus 6 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken Setting the Functions Program...

Page 57: ...ndscape Lets you capture the natural colors of landscape views I Flower Lets you take brightly colored flower pictures Portrait Lets you take portraits with spatial effect by emphasizing the person x Candlelight Ideal for capturing a candlelit atmosphere L Surf Snow Lets you take photos against dazzling backgrounds like beaches or snow covered mountains Sport Lets youtake clearpicturesofmovingsubj...

Page 58: ...er release button halfway The focus frame turns green when the subject is in focus 7 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken The recording pixels of the x Candlelight is fixed to 4M and cannot be changed to any other size When the Sport or E Pet mode is selected the automatic tracking AF function operates and the camera continues to adjust the focus on the moving subject even a...

Page 59: ...ler 23 to select Press the four way controller 45 to adjust the contrast 5 Press the OK button The text mode is selected and the camera is ready to take the picture 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame turns green when the subject is in focus 7 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken Taking Pictures of Text Text Mode Color Maintains original colored text N...

Page 60: ...e camera is in focus 5 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes Night Scene Mode Total recording time will be longer when the picture is taken at slower shutter speed approximately 1 4 second or slower because the noise reduction activates to reduce noise The shutter speed is slower when taking pictures of dark scenes To prevent camera shake use th...

Page 61: ...e mode icon 2 Flash Off icon 3 Card Built in memory 4 Recordable time 5 Movie anti shake On 4 Press the shutter release button Shooting starts You can change the size of the image using the zoom button x makes the subject bigger w makes the subject smaller 5 Press the shutter release button Shooting ends Taking Movies Movie Mode Shutter release button Four way controller OK button Zoom button Auto...

Page 62: ...ou cannot use the remote control unit in Movie mode Set the Movie anti shake to Off to use the digital zoom in Movie mode The optical zoom cannot be used while taking movies in Movie mode The Focusing Area is fixed to Spot and the Focus Limiter and the auxiliary AF light are set to Off in Movie mode When Focus Mode is set to Autofocus Macro or Super Macro the AF operation is performed once right b...

Page 63: ...ears 4 Use the four way controller 45 to choose a frame 5 Press the OK button The subject appears in the selected frame 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus Taking Pictures in Frame Composite mode Shutter release button Four way controller OK button Frame Composite OK MENU OK Cancel Select the frame Select the fr...

Page 64: ...and press the Green button A message appears and the frames on the SD Memory Card that you can register in the built in memory appear 2 Use the four way controller 45 to choose the frame you want to register and press the OK button The frame is registered in the built in memory instead of the frame selected in Step 1 The Recorded Pixels is fixed to 3M and cannot be changed to any other size Contin...

Page 65: ...green when the camera is in focus 5 Press the shutter release button fully g The self timer is engaged and the self timer lamp lights for about seven seconds The picture is taken approximately three seconds after the self timer lamp starts to blink r The self timer is engaged and the picture is taken approximately two seconds after the self timer lamp starts to blink Using the Self timer Focusing ...

Page 66: ...ss the shutter release button If you press the shutter release button halfway while the camera is counting down it stops counting down And if you press the shutter release button fully it starts counting down again from the beginning Troubleshooting Subject is not in focus 1p 175 ...

Page 67: ... will light green when the camera is in focus 5 Press the shutter release button fully Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button is pressed Shooting stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button Continuous Shooting Continuous Shooting Mode You can continue shooting until the SD Memory Card or the built in memory is full The interval will vary according to th...

Page 68: ...g Pictures 4 The flash will not discharge in Continuous Shooting mode Continuous shooting is not available for Movie and Frame Composite mode The focus exposure and white balance are locked with the first image ...

Page 69: ...ol unit i The self timer lamp blinks quickly and the picture is taken after approximately three seconds h The picture is taken immediately Using the Remote Control Unit optional Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self timer lamp is blinking You cannot use the remote control unit in Movie mode Shutter release button Zoom button Remo...

Page 70: ...e Remote Control Unit A signal can be sent from the remote control unit to the camera approximately 30 000 times Contact your nearest PENTAX customer service center if the battery needs changing A charge is made for changing the battery Changing the Magnification Using the Remote Control Unit You cannot change the zoom magnification with the remote control unit in Super Macro mode You can change i...

Page 71: ... take pictures at up to three times magnification using the optical zoom When the digital zoom function is enabled you can further enlarge the subject to a maximum magnification equivalent to 12 times Using the Zoom to Change the Subject Size Saving the Zoom Position 1p 99 You cannot use the optical zoom when taking movies Shutter release button Four way controller MENU button Zoom button 198 198 ...

Page 72: ...the four way controller 23 to select Digital Zoom 3 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Setting the Digital Zoom Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p 99 Set the Move anti shake Off to use the digital zoom in Movie mode Rec Mode MENU Exit EV Compensation Movie Digital Zoom Instant Review Memory 1s...

Page 73: ...the distance to the subject is approx 6 cm 15 cm 2 3 in 5 9 in The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Pan Focus mode This mode is used when shooting close and distant subjects together or the subject is hard to focus on You can adjust the focus on a subject in the following ranges When taking still pictures approx 2 3 m 7 55 ft ful...

Page 74: ...hting in Autofocus mode The auxiliary AF light of this camera conforms to the safety standard IEC60825 1 for Class 1 LED product Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard However do not look into the emitter from a very short distance since you may feel dazzled The default setting is Autofocus mode The zoom is fixed at the full wide angle in Super Macro mode When Focus Mode is se...

Page 75: ... the OK button again to change the previously determined focus position When focusing hold down the four way controller 23 to focus quickly When you use Manual Focus in Movie mode adjust the focus right before starting taking a movie You cannot adjust the focus while taking the movie 2 2 12 00 12 00 2 12 00 01 24 2006 01 24 2006 01 24 2006 ...

Page 76: ...ges automatically d Flash On red eye This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the subject s eyes The flash will discharge regardless of lighting conditions b Soft Flash This mode reduces the intensity of the flash so that the flash is not too bright even when fired at close range The flash will discharge regardless of the light conditions T...

Page 77: ...h is automatically set to off in Super Macro mode however you can still choose the desired flash mode Firing the flash in Super Macro mode causes vignetting in the bottom left corner of the image The shutter speed is slower when taking pictures of dark scenes using a flash in Night Scene mode To prevent camera shake use the shake reduction function or secure the camera on a tripod or other stable ...

Page 78: ... menu appears Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Still Pictures 8M 3264 2448 5M 2592 1944 Printing images with high resolution settings in your printer 4M 2304 1728 Printing at A4 size or larger Editing and processing images 3M 2048 1536 Printing at postcard size For use as images on websites For attaching images to e mail 2M 1600 1200 1024 1024 768 640 640 480 Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Qua...

Page 79: ... take the picture Selecting a large size produces a clear picture when it is printed out The Recorded Pixels setting is saved when the camera is turned off Image Size and Quality of Still Pictures 1p 24 Rec Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto MENU Cancel OK OK 3M 2M 1024 640 Copies 64 4M 5M 8M ...

Page 80: ...f Still Pictures C Best Lowest compression ratio Suitable for photo prints D Better Standard compression ratio Suitable for viewing the image on a computer screen E Good Highest compression ratio Suitable for attaching to e mails or creating websites The Quality Level setting is saved when the camera is turned off Image Size and Quality of Still Pictures 1p 24 Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Qu...

Page 81: ...nu appears 2 Use the four way controller 23 to select White Balance Adjusting the White Balance F Auto The camera adjusts the white balance automatically G Daylight Use this mode when taking pictures outside in sunlight H Shade Use this mode when taking pictures outside in the shade I Tungsten Light Use this mode when taking pictures under electric or other tungsten light J Fluorescent Light Use t...

Page 82: ...nce screen 2 Point the camera at the white material so that it fills the screen 3 Press the Green button The white balance is automatically adjusted Complete appears on the LCD monitor 4 Press the OK button The setting now adjusted is saved and the screen returns to the A Rec Mode menu 5 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Saving the White Balance 1p 99...

Page 83: ...mera measures a wide range in the center of the monitor within the focusing area and focuses on the nearest subject K Spot The camera measures a narrow range in the center of the monitor the spot focusing area making easier for you to focus on a specific subject Automatic tracking AF The camera always continues to focus on a specified subject while the LCD monitor is on Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded...

Page 84: ...ou set the Focus Limiter to On the moving range of the lens is limited to the long range side for normal shooting and to the close up side for macro shooting You can adjust the focus on the subject quickly 4 Use the four way controller 23 to select Focus Limiter 5 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture ...

Page 85: ...AF light of this camera conforms to the safety standard IEC60825 1 for Class 1 LED product Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard However do not look into the emitter from a very short distance since you may feel dazzled The camera does not emit the auxiliary AF light under the following condition the capture mode is set to C Movie H Landscape or x Candlelight or the focus mod...

Page 86: ...ing Mode to Determine the Exposure L Multi segment The exposure is determined by the entire screen M Center weighted The exposure is determined mainly by the center of the screen N Spot The exposure is determined by the small area in the center of the screen only Saving the AE Metering Mode 1p 99 Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB ...

Page 87: ...In Candlelight mode the camera automatically selects the sensitivity from 50 100 200 400 and 800 regardless of flash or no flash 50 The lower the sensitivity the lower values the sharper the image and the less noise The shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions The higher the sensitivity the higher values the faster the shutter speed in low light conditions to reduce camera shake but th...

Page 88: ...utter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Saving the Sensitivity 1p 99 In Candlelight mode you can also set the sensitivity to 800 Rec Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Cancel OK OK 100 200 400 50 Auto ...

Page 89: ...en set a negative value You can choose the EV setting in the range of 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV in 1 3 EV steps 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Exposure EV Compensation Saving the EV Compensation Value 1p 99 In Auto Picture mode the exposure is fixed to 0 0 Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Se...

Page 90: ...es depending on the quality level setting Recorded Pixels Selecting the Settings for Taking Movies Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Movies 640 640 480 You can view high quality movies at VGA size The recordable time is shorter 320 320 240 The file size is small and the recordable time is longer Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Au...

Page 91: ...Quality Level 5 Press the four way controller 5 The pull down menu appears 6 Use the four way controller 23 to select Quality Level The recordable time for the selected quality level appears 7 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Size and Quality of Movies 1p 25 Selecting the Quality Level of Movies Size and Quality of Movies 1p 25 Recorded Pixels Qualit...

Page 92: ...s To reduce camera shake while taking still pictures refer to Taking Pictures Using the Shake Reduction Function p 52 4 Use the four way controller 23 to select Movie anti shake 5 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off Compensating for Camera Shake While Taking Movies MENU Recorded Pixels Quality Level Movie anti shake Movie 640 ...

Page 93: ...f is displayed on the capture screen 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Shake Reduction for Still Pictures You can also select O On P Off using the Green button This function cannot be used when assigning a function other than Shake Reduction to the Green button 1p 93 Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setti...

Page 94: ...r release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Instant Review Time The Instant Review setting is saved when the camera is turned off Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Shutter release button MENU button Four way controller Rec Mode MENU Exit EV Compensation Movie Digital Zoom Instant Revie...

Page 95: ...ears 4 Use the four way controller 23 to select the function you want to register 5 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Green Button Registering a Function Shake Reduction Initialize Rec Mode Movie As the initial setting Shake Reduction is registered Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensit...

Page 96: ...y controller 5 The pull down menu appears 8 Use the four way controller 23 to select a function you want to assign 9 Press the OK button 10 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Registering Frequently Used Functions Fn Setting This function is activated only when assigning the Fn Setting to the Green button You can assign only one function to each key Gre...

Page 97: ...pensation 3 EV Compensation 4 Recorded Pixels 4 Recorded Pixels 5 Quality Level 5 Quality Level still picture mode Movie mode Setting items Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels Quality Level Quality Level White Balance Movie anti shake Focusing Area White Balance AE Metering EV Compensation Sensitivity Sharpness EV Compensation Saturation Shake Reduction Contrast Sharpness Off Saturation Contrast Off ...

Page 98: ... To soften the contours choose and to sharpen the contours choose 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Image Sharpness The Sharpness setting is saved when the camera is turned off Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Shutter release button MENU button Four way con...

Page 99: ...on choose and to increase the saturation choose 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Color Saturation The Saturation setting is saved when the camera is turned off Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Shutter release button MENU button Four way controller Rec Mode...

Page 100: ...t choose and to increase the contrast choose 4 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Image Contrast The Contrast setting is saved when the camera is turned off Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Shutter release button MENU button Four way controller Rec Mode Green ...

Page 101: ...ing on the zoom button is saved P MF Position The manual focus position is saved P White Balance The White Balance setting on the A Rec Mode menu is saved P AE Metering The AE Metering setting on the A Rec Mode menu is saved P Sensitivity The Sensitivity setting on the A Rec Mode menu is saved P EV Compensation The EV Compensation setting on the A Rec Mode menu is saved P Digital Zoom The Digital ...

Page 102: ...ars 4 Use the four way controller 23 to choose an item 5 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On or P Off 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode MENU Exit EV Compensation Movie Digital Zoom Instant Review Memory 1sec 1 0 0 Shake Reduction Memory Flash Mode Drive Mode Focus Mode Zoom Position MF Position White Balance MENU Cancel OK OK ...

Page 103: ...on are reset For details on Rec Mode menu refer to Menu List p 44 1 Press the Green button in Capture mode The Initialize Rec Mode message appears 2 Use the four way controller 23 to select Initialize 3 Press the OK button All the shooting function settings return to the defaults and the camera returns to Capture mode This function is activated only when assigning Initialize Rec Mode to the Green ...

Page 104: ...lect O 3 Press the OK button The recordable time appears on the LCD monitor 1 Remaining recordable time 2 Recording time 4 Press the shutter release button Recording starts The access lamp lights during recording When the shutter release button is pressed for more than one second recording continues for as long as the button is held down and stops when the button is released Shutter release button...

Page 105: ...ars 6 Press the four way controller 3 to display Mode Palette and change to another mode You can exit the Voice Recording mode Sound is saved in WAVE monaural files The microphone is located on the front of the camera Aim the camera to obtain the best sound An index can be added by pressing the MENU button during recording ...

Page 106: ...e playback If there are no recorded indexes Four way controller 4 Rewinds about five seconds Four way controller 5 Advances about five seconds If there are recorded indexes Four way controller 4 Plays back starting from the previous index Four way controller 5 Plays back starting from the next index Zoom button x Increases the volume Zoom button w Reduces the volume 4 Press the four way controller...

Page 107: ...s 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Voice Memo 4 Press the OK button Recording starts You can record for up to 30 seconds 5 Press the OK button Recording stops Recording a Voice Memo U appears on the screen when a voice memo is added A voice memo cannot be added to an image which already has a voice memo Delete the old voice memo and record a new one 1p 115 A voice memo cannot be added ...

Page 108: ...a voice memo has been recorded 2 Press the four way controller 2 Playback starts The following operations can be performed during playback Zoom button x Increases the volume Zoom button w Reduces the volume 3 Press the four way controller 3 Playback stops Playing Back a Voice Memo Deleting Voice Memos Only 1p 115 Four way controller 12 00 12 00 12 00 01 24 2006 01 24 2006 01 24 2006 100 0010 100 0...

Page 109: ...ack mode and use the four way controller 45 to choose the image to magnify 2 Press x y on the zoom button Each time you press the button the zoom scaling changes as follows 1 3 2 0 2 6 4 0 5 3 8 0 You can use the guide at the bottom left of the screen to check which portion of the image is magnified The following operations can be performed while the magnified image is displayed Four way controlle...

Page 110: ...MENU button The A Rec Mode menu appears 2 Press the four way controller 5 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select Quick Zoom 4 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off 5 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Quick Zoom Function Set up MENU Exit Video Out Brightness Level Quick Zoom Quick Delete Auto Power Off 3min NTSC Power Savi...

Page 111: ...roller 2 Pause OK button Changes the display mode 1p 110 Zoom button w x Adjusts the volume The following operations can be performed while pause is engaged Four way controller 4 Frame reverse Four way controller 5 Frame forward Four way controller 2 Releases the pause function OK button Changes the display mode 1p 110 3 Press the four way controller 3 Playback stops and the screen returns to the ...

Page 112: ...e image is displayed The horizontal axis shows the brightness darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels 1 Recorded pixels 2 Quality level 3 White balance 4 AE metering 5 Sensitivity 6 Histogram 7 Aperture 8 Shutter speed No icons No shooting information is displayed Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode Saving the Display Mod...

Page 113: ...ler 4 the previous page appears Similarly if you choose a lower right image and press the four way controller 5 the next page appears The icons that appear on the images indicate the following No icon Still picture without voice memo O with image Still picture with voice memo C Movie first frame appears O without image Sound file only Undisplayable image 3 Press the OK button The screen returns to...

Page 114: ...Mode Palette appears 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Slideshow 4 Press the OK button 5 Use the four way controller 45 to change the playback interval Choose from the following 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 6 Use the four way controller 3 to select Screen Effect Slideshow Four way controller OK button Slideshow OK MENU OK Cancel Screen Effect Screen Effect Sound Effect Sound Effect ...

Page 115: ...ume the slideshow Press any button other than the OK button to stop the slideshow Stop appears on the LCD monitor Wipe The effect is like a slide show that slides the displayed images one by one to the left Fade The current image gradually disappears and the next image appears under it Shrink The current image shrinks towards the center Off No screen effect The slideshow will continue until you pr...

Page 116: ... 2 to select Delete 4 Press the OK button The image movie or sound is deleted Deleting a Single Image Movie or Sound Once deleted images movies or sounds cannot be restored You can also delete images from Instant Review 1p 92 You cannot delete protected Z images movies or sounds 1p 119 If Quick Delete is set to On in the B Set up menu Step 3 can be omitted 1p 115 OK button Four way controller Gree...

Page 117: ...function is set to On the Delete screen appears with Delete already selected 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the four way controller 5 The B Set up menu appears 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select Quick Delete 4 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off 5 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Deleting a Voice Memo only Select Delete in Step ...

Page 118: ...ller 2 to select Delete all 3 Press the OK button All the images and sounds will be deleted Deleting All Images Once deleted images movies or sounds cannot be restored You cannot delete protected Z images movies or sounds 1p 119 OK button Four way controller Green button Cancel Delete All Delete All Delete All OK OK OK OK MENU Delete all images sounds Delete all images sounds Delete all images sou...

Page 119: ... sound files that you want to delete and press the OK button O appears on the selected images and sound files If you select an image and press x y on the Zoom button the selected image appears in single image display for two seconds enabling you to check whether you really want to delete it or not However protected images cannot be displayed in single image display Deleting Selected Images and Sou...

Page 120: ...ess the Green button A confirmation dialog appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select Select Delete 6 Press the OK button The selected images and sound files are deleted You cannot delete protected Z images movies or sounds 1p 119 ...

Page 121: ...alette appears 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Z Protect 4 Press the OK button The Protect screen appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select Select image sound 6 Press the OK button Protecting Images Movies and Sounds from Deletion Protect Protecting Images Movies and Sounds OK button Four way controller Protect OK MENU OK Cancel Cancel Cancel Cancel All Images Sounds All Imag...

Page 122: ...s played back Protecting All Images Movies and Sounds Select Unprotect in Step 7 to cancel the Protect setting on all the images movies and sounds Even protected images movies and sounds will be deleted by formatting the SD Memory Card or built in memory 100 0010 100 0010 100 0010 Unprotect Unprotect Protect this image sound Protect this image sound Cancel Cancel Unprotect Protect this image sound...

Page 123: ...d of the AV cable to the AV equipment Yellow video video input terminal White audio sound input terminal When using stereo sound equipment insert the sound jack into the L white terminal 3 Turn the AV equipment on When the AV equipment connected to the camera and the AV equipment used to view images are separate turn both pieces of equipment on To view images on a TV with several video inputs swit...

Page 124: ...erating manual for the TV or equipment to which the camera is connected Images may not be displayed properly depending on the countries or areas when the Video Out setting is the default In this situation change the Video Out setting While the camera is connected to the TV the LCD monitor of the camera will be turned off Playing Back an Image Using the Remote Control Unit optional As there is no z...

Page 125: ... Specify whether you want the date imprinted on the print or not 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four way controller 45 to choose the image to print 2 Press the four way controller 3 The Mode Palette appears 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select DPOF 4 Press the OK button The DPOF screen appears 5 Press the OK button Printing Single Images Four way controller OK button Green button DP...

Page 126: ... and press the OK button You cannot set the printing service for movies or sound only files Depending on the printer or printing equipment at the photo processing lab the date may not be imprinted on the pictures even if the DPOF settings were made Date Date Copies Copies 1 DPOF setting for DPOF setting for this image this image Date Date 100 0010 100 0010 100 0010 Date Copies 1 OK OK OK OK MENU C...

Page 127: ...ot O On The date will be imprinted P Off The date will not be imprinted 8 Press the OK button Prints can be made according to the settings Printing All Images The number of copies specified in the DPOF settings applies to all the images Before printing check that the number is correct Settings for single images are cancelled when settings are made for all images DPOF settings are not possible for ...

Page 128: ... the camera The PictBridge menu appears You are recommended to use the AC adapter kit K AC42 optional while the camera is connected to the printer The printer may not work properly or the image data may be damaged if the battery runs out of power while the camera is connected to the printer The access lamp blinks slowly while data is being transferred from the camera to the printer Do not disconne...

Page 129: ...tings go to Step 7 7 Press the Green button The Change setting screen appears 8 Select Paper Size and press the four way controller 5 Printing Single Images DPOF setting DPOF setting Print All Print All Select printing mode Select printing mode DPOF setting Print One Print All OK OK OK OK Select printing mode Date Date Copies Copies 1 Cancel Cancel 100 0010 100 0010 100 0010 Date Copies Print this...

Page 130: ...tton to cancel printing 1 Use the four way controller 23 to select Print All 2 Press the OK button The Print All screen appears Use the four way controller 45 to check the images and make sure you want to print them all 3 Confirm the number of copies the setting of the date and the print setting and then start printing To set these items and print the images refer to Steps 4 to 11 on Printing Sing...

Page 131: ...Steps 4 to 11 on Printing Single Images pages 127 to 128 Disconnect the camera from the printer when you have finished printing 1 Turn the camera off 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the camera 3 Disconnect the USB cable from the printer Printing Using the DPOF Settings Disconnecting the Camera from the Printer When you disconnect the USB cable from the camera before you turn the camera off the cam...

Page 132: ...o make more space available in the memory After changing the size and quality the image can be saved as a new image or written over the original image 1 Use the four way controller 45 in Playback mode to select an image to resize 2 Press the four way controller 3 The Mode Palette appears 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Resize 4 Press the OK button The Resize screen appears Changing th...

Page 133: ... controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as 10 Press the OK button The resized image is saved Movies cannot be resized You cannot select a larger size than that of the original image You can also select 7M 3072 2304 and 6M 2816 2112 for image resizing Protected Z images cannot be overwritten You can resize only still pictures taken with this camera Quality Level Quality Level Quality Level Recor...

Page 134: ...screen appears 5 Trim the image Operations that can be performed on the Trimming screen Zoom button Changes the size of the trimming Four way controller 2345 Moves the trimming position up down left and right MENU button Returns to the Mode Palette 6 Press the OK button The trimmed image is saved as a separate image Trimming Images Movies cannot be trimmed The image size is changed and saved You c...

Page 135: ...Rotation screen appears 5 Press the four way controller 5 or the four way controller 4 The image is rotated 90 clockwise each time you press the four way controller 5 and the image is rotated 90 counter clockwise each time you press the four way controller 4 6 Press the Q button The camera saves the rotated image and returns to Playback mode Rotating the Displayed Image You can rotate protected Z ...

Page 136: ... four way controller 2345 to select Color Filter 4 Press the OK button The color filter screen appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to choose a desired filter 6 Press the OK button The overwrite confirmation screen appears 7 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as 8 Press the OK button The edited image is saved with the same number of recorded pixels and quality level as ...

Page 137: ... 45 to select a desired color 7 Press the OK button The Overwrite confirmation screen appears 8 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as 9 Press the OK button The edited image is saved with the same number of recorded pixels and quality level as the original Selecting the Color Filter Eight Colors Cancel Cancel OK OK MENU Cancel OK OK ...

Page 138: ...hoose an image to edit 2 Press the four way controller 3 The Mode Palette appears 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Digital Filter 4 Press the OK button The Digital Filter screen appears 5 Press the four way controller 23 to select a desired filter 6 Press the OK button The overwrite confirmation screen appears Editing Pictures with the Digital Filter Four way controller OK button Digit...

Page 139: ... controller 23 to select the slim filter 6 Press the four way controller 45 to adjust the strength of the slim effect 7 Press the OK button The overwrite confirmation screen appears 8 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as 9 Press the OK button The edited image is saved with the same number of recorded pixels and quality level as the original Selecting the Slim Filter MENU O...

Page 140: ...ghtness Filter 4 Press the OK button The brightness filter screen appears 5 Use the four way controller 45 to adjust the brightness Each time you press the four way controller 5 the image becomes brighter step by step and each time you press the four way controller 4 the image becomes darker step by step The brightness is selected between 2 0EV and 2 0EV by 1 3EV step Editing Pictures with Brightn...

Page 141: ...the OK button The overwrite confirmation screen appears 7 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as 8 Press the OK button The edited image is saved with the same number of recorded pixels and quality level as the original ...

Page 142: ...er 2345 to select Movie Edit 4 Press the OK button The Movie Edit screen appears Choose the editing function that you want to use 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select Save as Still Image 6 Press the OK button The screen for choosing a frame appears Editing Movies Saving a Frame from a Movie as a Still Picture Four way controller OK button Movie Edit OK MENU OK Cancel Divide Movies Divide Mov...

Page 143: ...use 5 Advances the movie frame by frame available only during pause 8 Press the OK button The confirmation screen appears 9 Use the four way controller 23 to select Divide 10 Press the OK button The movie is divided at the specified position and the two portions are saved as separate files Dividing a Movie Select image to save Select image to save Select image to save OK MENU Cancel Cancel OK OK C...

Page 144: ...on 9 Press the four way controller 2 to play back the movie and press it again to select the desired end point The movie is paused During pause you can move forwards or backwards a frame by pressing the four way controller 45 10 Press the OK button The extracted movie is saved Extracting Movies Choose the start point Choose the start point to extract to extract Choose the start point to extract OK...

Page 145: ...the image appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as When the image is protected Save as will be selected automatically 6 Press the OK button The edited image is saved with the same number of recorded pixels and quality level as the original Red eye Compensation The red eye compensation function cannot be used on movies or on images where red eyes cannot be detected by...

Page 146: ... Use the four way controller 45 to choose a frame 6 Press the OK button A confirmation dialog for overwriting the image appears 7 Use the four way controller 23 to select Overwrite or Save as Save as is the only available option for protected images Adding a Frame Frame Composite Four way controller OK button MENU OK OK Frame Composite Cancel OK OK OK Change Change OK Select the frame Select the f...

Page 147: ...rs and the frames on the SD Memory Card that you can register in the built in memory appear 2 Use the four way controller 45 to choose the frame you want to register and press the OK button The frame is registered in the built in memory instead of the frame selected in Step 1 The frame composite function cannot be used on movies or images of size 2M and smaller An error message appears in Step 4 T...

Page 148: ... are copied at once When files are copied from the SD Memory Card to the built in memory the files are copied one at a time 1 Press the four way controller 3 in Playback mode The Mode Palette appears 2 Use the four way controller 2345 to select Image Sound Copy The Image Sound Copy screen appears Choose the copying method you want to use 3 Press the OK button Be sure to turn the camera off before ...

Page 149: ...ed to the built in memory To Copy Files from the Built in Memory to the SD Memory Card To Copy Files from the SD Memory Card to the Built in Memory If the image has a voice memo the sound file will be copied at the same time as the image When a file is copied from the SD Memory Card to the built in memory it is assigned a new file name OK Cancel Cancel OK OK Cancel OK Cancel Cancel Cancel MENU OK ...

Page 150: ...ler 3 in Playback mode The Mode Palette appears 2 Press the four way controller 2345 to choose Start up Screen 3 Press the OK button The screen for setting start up screen appears You can choose from five different types of start up screens including USER and off Setting Up the Start up Screen Four way controller OK button Green button Start up Screen OK MENU OK Cancel ...

Page 151: ...ess it once more to select other captured image 5 Press the OK button The camera is ready to play back images Setting Up the Start up Screen Using a Captured Image Go to Step 5 to select a start up screen other than USER Once the start up screen has been set it will not be deleted even if the original image is deleted or the SD Memory Card or built in memory is formatted You cannot set up the star...

Page 152: ... remove the SD Memory Card while the card is being formatted as this may damage the card and render it unusable SD Memory Cards formatted on a PC or device other than the camera cannot be used Be sure to format the card with the camera Formatting will delete protected data too Be careful If formatting was performed in Playback mode the camera returns to Playback mode after it was completed then th...

Page 153: ...troller 45 to change the operation volume 4 Use the four way controller 3 to select Playback Volume 5 Use the four way controller 45 to change the volume of playback sounds 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Changing the Sound Settings Changing the Volume Set up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language USB Connection PC OK Sound ME...

Page 154: ...ress the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Changing the Sound The Sound settings are saved when the camera is turned off How to recall the B Set up menu Four way controller MENU button OK button Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU Shutter release button Sound MENU Operation Volume Playb...

Page 155: ...d as the user sound has been saved in the camera USER appears for the sound set as the user sound 3 Use the four way controller 45 to choose a sound file Four way controller 2 Plays back the first two seconds of the sound file Four way controller 3 Stops playback 4 Press the OK button The selected sound is set as the user sound for the start up sound or shutter sound Setting the User Sound Set up ...

Page 156: ...5 Press the four way controller 5 The frame moves to 24h 6 Use the four way controller 23 to select 24h 24 hour display or 12h 12 hour display 7 Press the four way controller 5 The frame moves to Date Style Changing the Date and Time How to recall the B Set up menu Four way controller MENU button OK button Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensit...

Page 157: ...ct 12h in Step 6 the setting switches between am and pm corresponding to the time 11 Press the OK button The settings are confirmed 12 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Set up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language USB Connection PC OK Date Adjust MENU Cancel Date Style mm dd yy Date 01 01 2006 Time 0 00 OK OK 24h Date Adjust MENU...

Page 158: ...as the Hometown city 4 Press the four way controller 3 to select X Destination 5 Press the four way controller 5 The Destination screen appears The city that is currently selected blinks on the map 6 Use the four way controller 45 to change the Destination city The location of the destination and the time difference between the hometown and the destination appear Setting the World Time How to reca...

Page 159: ...t saving time 9 Press the OK button The World Time setting is saved 10 Press the four way controller 3 to select W Hometown Set the location and the current time in the same manner as Steps 5 to 9 11 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera is ready to take pictures Set up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language USB Connection PC OK ...

Page 160: ...d simplified and Japanese 1 Select Language on the B Set up menu 2 Press the four way controller 5 3 Use the four way controller 2345 to choose the language 4 Press the OK button 5 Press the MENU button Changing the Display Language How to recall the B Set up menu Four way controller MENU button OK button Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensiti...

Page 161: ...dy to play back images You can select the output format NTSC or PAL for taking or playing back images on a TV 1 Select Video Out on the B Set up menu 2 Press the four way controller 5 The pull down menu appears 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select NTSC or PAL Choose the video output format to match the output format of the TV 4 Press the Q Playback button The camera is ready to play back ima...

Page 162: ...e slider leftwards makes the LCD monitor darker and moving rightwards makes it brighter 3 Press the Q Playback button The camera is ready to play back images Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor How to recall the B Set up menu Four way controller MENU button Playback button Rec Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 8M MENU ...

Page 163: ...ower Saving on the B Set up menu 2 Press the four way controller 5 The pull down menu appears 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select 2 min 1 min 30 sec 15 sec 5 sec or Off 4 Press the Q Playback button The camera is ready to play back images Setting Power Saving The Power Saving function will not work in the following conditions In Playback mode When the USB cable is connected While taking mov...

Page 164: ...ions that are assigned to the Green button etc right after starting up the camera in Capture mode or switching to the Capture mode from other modes 1 Select Guide Display on the B Set up menu 2 Use the four way controller 45 to select O On P Off 3 Press the Q Playback button The camera is ready to play back images Setting Auto Power Off The Auto Power Off function will not work when the USB cable ...

Page 165: ...the four way controller 5 The Reset screen appears 3 Use the four way controller 2 to select Reset 4 Press the OK button The settings return to the defaults and the camera is ready to take or play back images Resetting to Default Settings Set up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language USB Connection PC OK Reset Reset Reset to initial setting Cancel OK OK ...

Page 166: ...o Kathmandu New York Dacca Halifax East Asia Yangon Central and South America Mexico City Bangkok Lima Kuala Lumpur Santiago Vientiane Caracas Singapore Buenos Aires Phnom Penh Sao Paulo Ho chi Minh Rio de Janeiro Jakarta Europe Lisbon Hong Kong Madrid Beijing London Shanghai Paris Manila Amsterdam Taipei Milan Seoul Rome Tokyo Berlin Guam Stockholm Oceania Perth Athens Adelaide Helsinki Sydney Mo...

Page 167: ...s saved even after reset z A Rec Mode Menu Items Item Default Setting Last Memory Setting Reset Setting Page Recorded Pixels 8M Yes Yes p 76 Quality Level D Better Yes Yes p 78 White Balance F Auto Yes p 79 AF Setting Focusing Area J Multiple Yes Yes p 81 Focus Limiter On Yes Yes p 82 Aux AF Light On Yes Yes p 83 AE Metering L Multi segment Yes p 84 Sensitivity Auto Yes p 85 EV Compensation 0 0 Ye...

Page 168: ...n Yes Yes p 93 Sharpness Normal Yes Yes p 96 Saturation Normal Yes Yes p 97 Contrast Normal Yes Yes p 98 Item Default Setting Last Memory Setting Reset Setting Page Sound Operation Volume 3 Yes Yes p 151 Playback Volume 3 Yes Yes Start up Sound 1 Yes Yes Shutter Sound 1 Yes Yes Operation Sound 1 Yes Yes Self timer Sound 1 Yes Yes Date Adjust Date Style According to initial setting Yes No p 154 Wor...

Page 169: ... No Yes p 163 Item Default Setting Last Memory Setting Reset Setting Page u Slideshow Interval 3 sec Yes Yes p 112 Screen Effect Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effect On Yes Yes n Resize According to the taken picture No p 130 o Trimming No p 132 p Image Sound Copy Cancel No p 146 s Image Rotation Normal No No p 133 Color Filter B W No p 134 Digital Filter SOFT No p 136 Brightness Filter 0 No p 138 Movie Edit...

Page 170: ...f timer Continuous Shooting Remote Control Digital Zoom LCD Off Capture Mode Auto Picture Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R Program A Night Scene q Infinity I Flower Portrait x Candlelight L Surf Snow Sport E Pet Text K Food Y Frame Composite 1 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No C Movie No 2 Yes Yes No No No 3 Yes O Voice Recording Yes ...

Page 171: ...nfinity Mode No 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes z Manual Focus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No j Continuous Shooting No 2 Yes Yes Yes Flash Mode Recorded Pixels White Balance Focusing Area Focus Limiter Aux AF light AE Metering Sensitivity Sharpness Saturation Contrast Auto Picture 5 0 c c c R Program A Night Scene C Movie 1 6 8 8 a b O Voice Recording q Infinity 5 9 c c c I Flower 5 9 c c c Portrait 5 c c c x Candl...

Page 172: ... 6 Fixed to Spot 7 Set to the automatic tracking AF 8 Fixed to Off 9 Set to Off Setting can be changed 0 Fixed to Multi segment a Fixed to center weighted b Fixed to Auto c Fixed to normal Text 5 9 c c c K Food 5 9 c c c Y Frame Composite 4 Flash Mode Recorded Pixels White Balance Focusing Area Focus Limiter Aux AF light AE Metering Sensitivity Sharpness Saturation Contrast ...

Page 173: ...Strap O ST30 Remote control unit E zoom function Remote control unit F Rechargeable lithium ion battery D LI8 Battery charging stand D BC42 Battery charger K BC8 AC adapter kit K AC42 Battery charger K BC8 and AC adapter kit K AC42 include AC plug cord D CO2 The ending of the AC plug cord name differs depending on the country Products marked with an asterisk are the same as those supplied with the...

Page 174: ...ue to a problem with the SD Memory Card You may be able to play back the images or sounds on a PC Card not formatted The SD Memory Card you have inserted is unformatted or has been formatted on a PC or other device and is not compatible with this camera p 150 Card locked The SD Memory Card is write protected Only menu operation and mode change are possible Data being recorded This is displayed whe...

Page 175: ... are trying to delete is protected This image sound cannot be processed You are trying to resize trim protect an image or you are trying to set an image for DPOF or you are trying to edit an image with a digital filter or edit a movie while the image or movie cannot be processed with these functions No image to be processed There is no file that can be processed with the Playback Mode Palette No p...

Page 176: ... red on the LCD monitor flash is charging and no pictures can be taken Flash icon lights red when charging is completed No available space on SD Memory Card or in built in memory Insert SD Memory Card with available space or delete unwanted images p 22 114 Recording Wait until recording is finished The number of image movie and sound files recorded on the SD Memory Card has reached 5000 Change SD ...

Page 177: ...a at the subject and lock the focus press shutter release button halfway then compose picture and press the shutter release button fully Subject is too close Set focus mode on q Macro or r Super Macro p 71 Focus mode is set on q Macro or r Super Macro Normal pictures will be out of focus if taken with focus mode set on q Macro or r Super Macro Flash does not discharge Flash mode is set to Off Set ...

Page 178: ...4 768 640 640 480 Movie 640 640 480 320 320 240 Sensitivity Auto manual 50 100 200 400 800 in Candlelight mode Standard Output Sensitivity File Format Still Picture JPEG Exif2 2 DCF DPOF PRINT Image Matching III Movie AVI MPEG 4 DivX approx 30 fps with sound Movie anti shake Sound WAV PCM system monaural max recording time approx 2 hours 13 min 21 sec when using a 128 MB SD Memory Card Quality Lev...

Page 179: ...cial Effect 2 Slim Brightness filter Brightness filter Focusing System Type TTL contrast detection system by sensor 5 point multiple spot selection auxiliary AF light Focus Lock by half pressing shutter release button Automatic tracking AF is possible Still Picture Focusing Range from lens front Normal Approx 0 35 m full zoom range Macro Approx 0 12 m Approx 0 4 m full wide angle Super Macro Appro...

Page 180: ... Battery Life Approx 150 images at 23 C with LCD monitor on flash fired for 50 of shots and using a rechargeable lithium ion battery D LI8 The battery life is based on the CIPA standard measurement but it may vary with the conditions under which the camera is used In Out Port USB AV terminal PC communication type USB 2 0 high speed compatible external power supply terminal Video Output Format NTSC...

Page 181: ...ufacturer If there is no representative of the manufacturer in your country send the equipment to the manufacturer with postage prepaid In this case it will take a considerable length of time before the equipment can be returned to you owing to the complicated customs procedures required If the equipment is covered by warranty repairs will be made and parts replaced free of charge and the equipmen...

Page 182: ...ors in some countries can supersede this warranty policy Therefore we recommend that you review the warranty card supplied with your product at the time of purchase or contact the PENTAX distributor in your country for more information and to receive a copy of the warranty policy The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union ...

Page 183: ...lled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by...

Page 184: ...with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity production and testing on the statistical basis as required by 47CFR 2 909 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including in...

Page 185: ... In some countries your local retailer may also take back your old product free of charge if you purchase a similar new one Please contact your local authority for further details By disposing of this product correctly you will help ensure that the waste undergoes the necessary treatment recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health which co...

Page 186: ...Language 158 DPOF 123 E Exposure 87 F Flash 11 Flash Mode 74 Fn Setting 94 Focus frame 31 Focus Limiter 82 Focus Mode 71 Focusing Area 81 Format 150 Four way controller 12 37 38 Frame Composite 61 144 G Good 24 Green button 12 37 39 93 Guide Display 162 H Home Time 156 I Image Contrast 98 Image quality of movies 25 89 Image quality of still pictures 24 78 Image Sharpness 96 Image Size of movies 25...

Page 187: ...ick Zoom 108 R Rec Mode Menu 44 Recording Sound 102 Red eye Compensation 143 Remote Control 67 122 Reset 163 Resize images 130 Rotate images 133 S SD Memory Card 22 23 Self timer 63 Self timer lamp 11 Sensitivity 85 Set the Menus 41 Set up Menu 45 Shake Reduction for Still Pictures 52 91 Shake Reduction preview button 11 37 Shutter release button 11 31 Shutter Sound 152 Slideshow 112 Sound Setting...

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