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Pentax K-5 II S, Operating Manual

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Page 1: ...II IC S IIs Operating Manual SILKYPIX S The Excellent digital development technology C Hi lml Mac Universal HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE For optimum camera performance please read the Operating Manual before using the camera ...

Page 2: ...in the United States and other countries Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Intel Intel Core and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U S and other countries SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC This ...

Page 3: ... of batteries used for this camera and its accessories The C 5 II and C 5 IIs can essentially be used in the same manner In this manual the explanations and examples are mainly for using the C 5 II C 5 IIs users should refer to About the C 5 IIs p 18 For Using Your Camera Safely We have paid close attention to the safety of this camera When using this camera we request your special attention regar...

Page 4: ... or AC adapter not exclusive to this camera or using the exclusive battery charger or AC adapter with an unspecified power or voltage can cause a fire electric shock or camera breakdown The specified voltage is 100 240V AC Do not disassemble or modify the product This can cause a fire or electrical shock Ifthe generation of smoke or strange odor from the product or other abnormality occurs immedia...

Page 5: ... do not rub them Flush your eyes with clean water and get medical attention immediately Caution Only use the specified battery with this camera Use of other batteries may cause an explosion or fire Do not disassemble the battery Disassembling the battery may cause an explosion or leakage Remove the battery from the camera immediately if it becomes hot or begins to smoke Be careful not to burn your...

Page 6: ...useful if you experience problems abroad When the camera has not been used for a long time confirm that it is still working properly particularly prior to taking important pictures such as at a wedding or when traveling Contents of the recording cannot be guaranteed if recording playback or transferring your data to a computer etc is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or recording me...

Page 7: ... Wipe the camera to dry off any rain or water drops Do not press the monitor with excessive force This could cause it to break or malfunction Be careful not to overtighten the screw in the tripod socket when using a tripod Do not clean the camera with organic solvents such as thinner alcohol or benzine Use a lens brush to remove dust accumulated on the lens or viewfinder Never use a spray blower f...

Page 8: ...trical interference 3 the SO Memory Card has not been used for a long time 4 the SO Memory Card or the battery is removed while the card is being accessed If the SO Memory Card is not used for a long time the data on the card may become unreadable Be sure to regularly make a backup of important data on a computer Format new SO Memory Cards Also format SO Memory Cards previously used with other cam...

Page 9: ... 38 How to Change Function Settings 40 Using the Direct Keys 40 Using the Control Panel 41 Using the Menus 42 Using the Mode Dial 45 Getting Started 47 Attaching the Strap 48 Inserting the Battery 49 Charging the Battery 49 Inserting Removing the Battery 50 Battery Level Indicator 51 Using the AC Adapter Optional 52 Inserting Removing an SD Memory Card 54 Attaching a Lens 56 Adjusting the Viewfind...

Page 10: ...ise Noise Reduction 85 Changing the Exposure Mode 88 Selecting the Metering Method 103 Adjusting Exposure 105 Locking the Exposure Before Shooting AE Lock 107 Focusing 108 Using the Autofocus 108 AF Fine Adjustment 111 Selecting the Focusing Area AF Point 113 Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual Focus 116 Checking the Composition Exposure and Focus Before Shooting Preview 118 Selecting the Preview ...

Page 11: ...diting Movies 159 Using the Flash 161 Using the Built in Flash 162 Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure Mode 162 Using the Slow speed Sync 162 Using the Trailing Curtain Sync 164 Distance and Aperture when Using the Built in Flash 165 Lens Compatibility with the Built in Flash 166 Using an External Flash Optional 167 Using the P TTL Auto Flash 168 Using High Speed Flash Sync Mode 169 Using Flash...

Page 12: ...Operation 208 Playback Mode Palette Setting Items 208 Playback Menu Setting Items 209 Setting the Playback Display Method 210 Enlarging Images 211 Displaying Multiple Images 212 Multi image Display Screen 212 Displaying Images by Folder 213 Displaying Images by the Shooting Date Calendar Display 214 Joining Multiple Images Index 215 Playing Back Images Continuously 217 Rotating Images 219 Deleting...

Page 13: ...ons for the Buttons 249 Setting the Beep Date and Time and Display Language 252 Setting the Beep 252 Changing the Date and Time Display 253 Setting the World Time 253 Setting the Display Language 256 Adjusting the Monitor and the Menu Display 257 Setting the Text Size 257 Setting the Guide Display Time 257 Setting the Initial Menu Tab Displayed 258 Setting the Status Screen Display 258 Setting the...

Page 14: ...AX Digital Camera Utility 4 283 Appendix 287 Default Settings 288 Resetting the Menus 296 Resetting the Rec Mode Playback Set up Menus 296 Resetting the Custom Menu 296 Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations 297 Using the Aperture Ring 299 Cleaning the CMOS Sensor 300 Removing Dust with Ultrasonic Vibrations Dust Removal 300 Detecting Dust on the CMOS Sensor Dust Alert 301 Removing Dus...

Page 15: ...and external flashes 6 Shooting Settings Explains the procedures for configuring image processing and setting the file format 7 Playback Functions Explains the procedures for playing back deleting and protecting pictures 8 Processing Images Explains the procedures for changing the image size applying digital filters and developing images taken in RAW format 9 Changing Additional Settings Explains ...

Page 16: ...reference page number explaining a related operation i p j i l i l memo Indicates useful information i l li ttq t _ li Indicates precautions to take when operating the camera In this Operating Manual the buttons of the four way controller are referred to in the following way ...

Page 17: ... package contents and the names and functions of working parts before use IC 5 II Characteristics 16 Checking the Contents of the Package 19 Names and Functions of Working Parts 20 How to Change Function Settings 40 Using the Mode Dial 45 ...

Page 18: ...amera can also output composite and HDMI video signals so that you can watch recorded still pictures and movies on a TV or high quality monitor A user friendly design has been implemented in various parts of the camera The large text size high contrast monitor and easy to use menus make the camera easier to operate The body exterior is magnesium alloy and the dials buttons joints and retractable p...

Page 19: ...n SR on this camera features a PENTAX original system which uses magnetic force to move the image sensor at high speeds compensating for camera shake The camera may generate some operating noise when it is shaken such as when changing the composition of a picture This is normal and not a malfunction The captured area view angle will differ between this camera and 35 mm SLR cameras even if the same...

Page 20: ...lse Color and Moire Cl While the C 5 IIs is more suited for expressing fine details than the C 5 II false color and moire are more noticeable For example when sharpness is emphasized in Custom Image the image may turn out looking unnatural in some cases Be sure to take pictures while adjusting the balance between capturing fine details and image processing To check for false color and moire transf...

Page 21: ...argeable lithium ion battery D LI90 USB cable I USB Software CD ROM S SW132 Eyecup FR Installed on camera Body mount cover Installed on camera Battery charger D BC90 AV cable I AVC7 PENTAX m K 5 1 K Slls f l jSILKVPIX Operating Manual this manual ME viewfinder cap Triangular ring and protective cover Installed on camera AC plug cord Strap O ST132 tD I 0 c en s cc 0 c 0 S 3 I S ...

Page 22: ...nc socket Mirror AF coupler Lens information contacts Diopter adjustment lever LCD Panel Image plane indicator SO Memory Card slot Self timer lamp Remote control receiver Cable release terminal Card access lamp tj Battery cover unlock knob Battery cover In the first illustration the camera is shown with the Hot shoe cover FK removed In the second illustration the camera is shown with the Hot shoe ...

Page 23: ...____ ________ CD EV Compensation button Turn the rear e dial C l lt while pressing this button to set the EV compensation value p 1 05 ISO button Turn the rear e dial it while pressing this button to set the ISO sensitivity p 83 Shutter release button Press to capture images p 67 Main switch Move to turn the power on off p 59 or to preview p 118 Front e dial Changes the settings You can change the...

Page 24: ...s Q 3 CD Changes the metering AF point switching dial Q method p 1 03 Sets the focusing area p 113 RAW Fx button AF button You can assign a function to Sets the focusing area and this button p 249 temporarily provides manual Focus mode switch focus p 11 0 Switches between autofocus 1 J Live View button modes AF S AF C p 108 Displays a Live View image and manual focus mode p 149 p 116 OK button E P...

Page 25: ... cursor or change items When the AF point switching dial is set to SEL Select use this to change the AF point p 114 Playback Mode MENU button Displays the 0 Rec Mode 1 menu p 79 Press this button when a menu screen is displayed to return to the previous screen Functions of buttons and dials used during playback are noted J 1 f S J fllj _ r m CD 0 C1J c tn l Q 0 c 0 Q 3 CD Q ...

Page 26: ...ont e dial s Confirms the setting you s Use this to display the next or selected in the menu screen 0 D previous image or playback screen 3 CD i Delete button Four way controller A Press to delete images p 74 T _ IE Playback button When a menu screen or playback screen is displayed Press to switch to Capture use this to move the cursor or mode change items j INFO button Press the four way controll...

Page 27: ... or the mode dial is turned 1 2 3 4 1 Exposure Mode p 88 3 World Time p 253 2 Guide indicator 4 Current date and time p 62 3 appears only when World Time is set to Destination Select Off for Guide Display in the Set up 1 menu to not show guides p 257 When the mode dial is set to USER the screen for selecting one of the USER modes from USER1 to USERS is displayed for 30 seconds regardless of the Gu...

Page 28: ...yed showing the current shooting function settings You can change the type of the screen displayed by pressing the INFO button Status screen INFO t Blank INFO INFO Control panel INFO Electronic level display Electronic Level is o Off by default Set in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu p 262 ...

Page 29: ...e 9 Shutter speed 10 Aperture value 11 ISO ISO AUTO 12 Sensitivity p 83 13 EV Compensation p 1 05 Exposure Bracketing p 138 14 EV bar 15 Flash Mode p 69 16 Drive Mode p 78 17 White Balance p 183 18 Custom Image p 197 19 File Format p 180 20 JPEG Recorded Pixels p 178 21 JPEG Quality p 179 22 GPS positioning status 23 Flash Exposure Compensation p 71 24 White Balance fine tuning p 184 Cross Process...

Page 30: ...g p 141 Settings that cannot be changed due to the current camera setup cannot be selected When Status Screen p 258 in the Set up 1 menu is set to o Off the status screen is not displayed On the status screen the setting currently being changed or guide display for the buttons that can be operated are displayed in blue when Status Screen p 258 in the Set up 1 menu is set to Display Color 1 The sta...

Page 31: ...a bar graph indicating the vertical camera angle appears on the right side Example Horizontally and vertically level green Outside horizontal level display red Tilted 5 up yellow Tilted 1 5 to the left yellow Vertically level green Horizontally level green Outside vertical level display red 1r 6 Electronic Level is o Off by default Set in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu p 262 Refer to p 249 for assigning a ...

Page 32: ... 10 10 WED 1234 10 30AM Playback Mode The camera switches the types of information display when you press the INFO button during playback Standard Captured image file format and guides are displayed Histogram display Captured image and histogram Brightness RGB are displayed Not available during movie playback p 33 Detailed Detailed information on how and when the image was taken information displa...

Page 33: ...isplayed first when the camera is turned on p 274 Detailed information display Use the four way controller A T to switch between pages All items are displayed here for explanatory purposes The actual display may differ Page 1 Still Picture Movie Page 2 T Still Picture Movie Jt 100 0001 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP A QRSTUWJXYZ leABCDEFGH I JKLMNOP A QRSTUWJXYZ I N 36 45 410 Om W140 02 000 0123 810 10 2012 810...

Page 34: ...Shooting date and time 0 11 Focus Mode p 1 08 33 DPOF settings p 271 Q 3 12 Metering Method p 1 03 34 Recording time CD 13 Shutter speed 35 Sound setting p 153 Q 14 Digital Filter p 143 36 Sound type 15 Multi exposure p 136 37 Drive Mode Remote Control Extended Bracketing p 141 38 Cross Processing p 200 HDR Capture p 191 39 Information tampering warning Cross Processing p 200 40 Photographer p 269...

Page 35: ...4 Save RAW data 5 Switch RGB histogram Brightness histogram 6 File Format 5 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 2 6 7 8 9 RGB histogram Shutter speed Aperture value Sensitivity DPOF settings Histogram R Histogram G Histogram B Indicator 2 appears only for protected images 3 10 Indicator 4 appears only when the file format of the last captured image is JPEG and its data still remains in the buffer memory p 74 C ...

Page 36: ...0 D 3 CD D I Adjusting Exposure p 1 05 I Adjusting Brightness p 190 When the image is too dark the part to the left is cut off dark portions with no detail and when the image is too bright the part to the right is cut off bright portions with no detail Bright portions blink red and dark portions blink yellow on the monitor when Bright Dark Area is On I Playing Back Images p 73 I Setting the Playba...

Page 37: ... can be operated at that time Example Four way controller OK button T Four way controller T Green button Four way controller ifj AE L button Four way controller button WJ Front e dial HUTTE Shutter release button Rear e dial IIW RAW Fx button WENW MENU button II m CD 0 a c s cc 0 c n Q 3 CD I ...

Page 38: ...Underlined when the shutter speed can be adjusted Displays a countdown of processing time when the Noise Reduction function is activated p 85 7 Aperture value Underlined when the aperture value can be adjusted nr blinks when the Noise Reduction function is activated p 85 8 Focus indicator p 67 Lit when the subject is focused Blinks when the subject is not in focus 9 EV bar Displays the EV compensa...

Page 39: ...Shake Reduction function is activated 17 Flash Exposure Compensation p 71 Appears when the flash exposure compensation is in use 18 EV Compensation p 1 05 Exposure Bracketing p 138 Appears when adjusting the EV compensation or when the drive mode is set to Exposure Bracketing 19 File Format p 180 Displays the image save format in RAW RAW format Not displayed in JPEG format The information is displ...

Page 40: ...EV bar p 1 05 w Wireless Electronic Level p 39 12 Drive Mode p 78 EV Compensation p 1 05 D Single Frame Shooting Exposure Bracketing p 138 Continuous Shooting Battery level p 51 Self timer Shooting Flash Exposure Compensation I Remote Control Shooting p 71 13 File Format p 180 Sensitivity EV compensation 1m RAW capture value IS RAW JPEG capture ISO ISO AUTO 14 Remaining image storage Appears when ...

Page 41: ...l When level at 0 Wh IHMQ 11 till lA IIIIII t Lff411 IP I 1 J 4 1 t f I t1Z When tilted 5 to the left When held vertically and tilted 3 to the right rn emo Electronic Level is o Off by default Set in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu p 262 The composition can also be adjusted in the camera when the camera is stabilized using a tripod p 195 aJ I I c l tC 0 c 0 Q 3 I Q ...

Page 42: ... 0 CTl c tn s Q 0 c Using the Direct Keys In Capture mode you can set Drive Mode Flash Mode White Balance and Custom Image by pressing the four way controller _ p 78 Below how to set Flash Mode is explained as an example 3 CD C 1 Press the four way controller T in Capture mode The Flash Mode screen appears 2 Use the four way controller Ill to select a flash mode 3 Press the OK button The camera is...

Page 43: ...he current settings can be checked on the status screen You can also switch the display to the control panel and change settings Following how to set JPEG Quality is explained as an example 1 Check the status screen and then press the INFO button The control panel appears Press the INFO button when the status screen is not displayed 2 Use the four way controller Y _ to select an item you want to c...

Page 44: ...e detailed setting screen The status screen and control panel are not displayed when Live View p 146 is displayed Make or change necessary settings in the 0 Rec Mode menu in advance Using the Menus This section explains how to use the menus 0 Rec Mode lEl Playback Set up and C Custom Setting menus Following how to set Program Line in the 0 Rec Mode 3 menu is explained as an example 1 Press the MEN...

Page 45: ...e 0 Rec Mode 1 lEl Playback 1 Set up 1 C Custom Setting 1 3 Use the four way controller to choose an item 4 Press the four way controller Available settings are displayed in the pop up menu or submenu 5 Use the four way controller A T to select a setting Press the MENU button to cancel the pop up menu or return to the previous screen 0 12 11 45 O Range Setting ISO AUTO Setting High ISO NR Slow Shu...

Page 46: ...er you press the MENU button and close the menu screen your settings will not be saved if the camera is turned off improperly such as by removing the battery while the camera is on You can select whether to display the menu tab selected the last time first or to always display the 0 Rec Mode 1 menu first p 258 Refer to the following pages for details on each menu 0 Rec Mode menu p 79 E Playback me...

Page 47: ...ue to obtain a proper exposure according to the Automatic Exposure set sensitivity Tv Lets you set the desired shutter speed for Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure expressing the movement of the subject Av Lets you set the desired aperture value for Aperture Priority Automatic Exposure controlling the depth of field TAv Automatically sets the sensitivity to obtain a proper Shutter Aperture Priori...

Page 48: ...haracteristics Page The shutter speed is locked at 1 180 second Use this when using an external flash that does not p 102 automatically set the sync speed Lets you capture images with the saved exposure p 202 mode Up to five settings can be saved Use this to record movies p 155 ...

Page 49: ... the camera to taking pictures Be sure to read it and follow the instructions Attaching the Strap 48 Inserting the Battery 49 Inserting Removing an SD Memory Card 54 Attaching a Lens 56 Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter 58 Turning the Camera On and Off 59 InitiaI Settings 60 ...

Page 50: ...Pass the end ofthe strap through the protective cover and triangular ring 2 Secure the end of the strap on the inside of the clasp 3 Attach the other end of the strap in the same manner as described above ...

Page 51: ...isted Type SPT 2 or NISPT 2 18 2 flexible cord rated 125 V 7A minimum 6ft 1 8m Indicator lamp Lithium ion battery 1 Connect the AC plug cord to the battery charger 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet 3 Face the mark on the battery up and insert it into the battery charger The indicator lamp is lit during charging and turns off when the battery is fully charged 4 When the battery is fully...

Page 52: ...down Wipe the electrodes of the battery with a soft dry cloth before inserting Be careful as the camera or battery may become hot when the camera is used continuously for a long period of time Remove the battery when you will not use the camera for a long while The battery may leak and damage the camera if left installed during prolonged periods of non use If the removed battery will not be used f...

Page 53: ...ock knob towards CLOSE to lock Stow the battery cover unlock knob after closing the battery cover Battery Level Indicator Battery lock lever You can confirm remaining battery level by checking the P displayed on the status screen and LCD panel Status LCD Panel Battery Level Screen Green Battery is full Green Qr Battery is close to full Yellow c Battery is running low rr J Red C J lit Battery is al...

Page 54: ... them warm in your pocket Battery performance will return to normal when returned to room temperature Have extra batteries ready when traveling overseas taking pictures in cold climates or taking a lot of pictures Using the AC Adapter Optional We recommend the use of the AC adapter kit K AC132 optional when using the monitor for a long time or when connecting the camera to a computer or AV device ...

Page 55: ...ure the camera is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter Make sure connections are secure between the terminals The SD Memory Card or data may be corrupted if disconnected while the card is being accessed t o a fN is displayed on the status screen when using the AC adapter Be sure to read the manual of the AC adapter kit before using the AC adapter The battery in your camera ...

Page 56: ...y Card that is unused or has been used on other cameras or digital devices Refer to Formatting the SO Memory Card p 246 for details on formatting Use a high speed memory card when recording movies If a write speed cannot keep up with a recording speed the writing may stop during recording f Make sure the camera is turned off 2 Slide the card cover in the direction of the arrow and then lift it to ...

Page 57: ...ction of the arrow Be sure to fully close the card cover The camera will not turn on if the card cover is open For details on the approximate number of still pictures and amount of time of movies that can be recorded on an SO Memory Card refer to Approximate Image Storage Capacity by Size p 320 ...

Page 58: ...n contacts and an AF coupler Dirt dust or corrosion may damage the electrical system When necessary clean the contacts with a soft dry cloth When lenses described in b are used in a position other than A some functions will be restricted Refer to Using the Aperture Ring p 299 With factory default setting the camera will not work with lenses other than those listed above and accessories Set 27 Usin...

Page 59: ...eck that the lens is locked in place 4 Remove the front lens cap by pushing the indicated portions inward To remove the lens Attach the lens cap first and then turn the lens counterclockwise while holding down the lens unlock button The body mount cover CD is a cover to prevent scratches and block dust when shipped Body Mount Cap K is sold separately and has a lock function ...

Page 60: ...ling it out in the direction of the arrow 2 Look through the viewfinder and slide the diopter adjustment lever left or right Adjust the lever until the AF frame in the viewfinder is focused Point the camera at a white wall or other bright and consistent surface AF frame If it is difficult to see the viewfinder image clearly even if you use the diopter adjustment lever use the optional diopter corr...

Page 61: ... turn off when you do not perform any operations within a set period of time To reactivate the camera turn it on again or perform any of the following Press the shutter release button halfway Press the lE1 button MENU button or INFO button By default the camera is set to turn off automatically after 1 minute of inactivity You can change the setting in Auto Power Off of the Set up 3 menu p 266 ...

Page 62: ...guage in which the menus error messages etc are displayed from the following English French German Spanish Portuguese Italian Dutch Danish Swedish Finnish Polish Czech Hungarian Turkish Greek Russian Korean Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese 1 Use the four way controller T 1111 to select the desired language 2 Press the OK button The Initial Setting screen appears in the selected ...

Page 63: ...the OK button The camera returns to the Initial Setting screen 9 Press the four way controller The cursor moves to Text Size Initial Setting o OK 10 Press the four way controller and use the four way controller _ to select Standard or Large Language g English Selecting Large increases the text size of the selected menu items 11 Press the OK button 12 Press the four way controller to select Setting...

Page 64: ...me the camera is turned on Setting the Date and Time l Set the current date and time and the display style 1 Press the four way controller The frame moves to mm dd yy 2 Use the four way controller T to choose the date format Choose mm dd yy dd mm yy or yy mm dd 3 Press the four way controller The frame moves to 24h 4 Use the four way controller T to select 24h 24 hour display or 12h 12 hour displa...

Page 65: ...Date Adjustment Date Format Date Time mm dd yy 24h 10 10 2012 oo oo Settings complete o OK The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture If you set the date and time from the menu the screen will return to the Set up 1 menu In this case press the MENU button r o When you press the OK button in Step 10 the seconds value is set to 0 To set the exact time press the OK button ...

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Page 67: ...al to Green mode automatic exposure according to the program line set to CAuT to ensure successful capturing For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pictures refer to chapter 4 and onward Basic Shooting Operation 66 Using the Built in Flash 69 Playing Back Images 73 ...

Page 68: ... mode dial to g Turn the mode dial while pressing the en mode dial lock button n o The exposure mode changes to C Green mode In mode a proper exposure is determined by the camera 0 J and the shutter speed and aperture value tn are automatically set 2 Set the focus mode switch to AF S The focus mode changes to AF S Autofocus Single mode When the shutter release button is pressed halfway in AF S the...

Page 69: ...the flash status blinks in the viewfinder Press the button to pop up the flash Using the Built in Flash p 69 Flash status Selecting the Focusing Area AF Point p 113 5 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken Focus indicator This action is referred to as releasing the shutter or release 6 Review the captured image on the monitor The image appears for 1 second on the monitor short...

Page 70: ... 0 You can preview the image on the monitor and check the composition exposure and focus before shooting p 118 Using a Zoom Lens Enlarge the subject telephoto or capture a wider area wide angle with a zoom lens Adjust the subject to the desired size and take pictures 1 Turn the zoom ring to the right or left memo Turn the zoom ring clockwise for telephoto and counterclockwise for wide angle Power ...

Page 71: ...ck the compatibility Lens Compatibility with the Built in Flash p 166 When using the built in flash remove the lens hood before shooting The built in flash fully discharges for lenses without an A Auto position on the lens aperture ring 1 0 For details on the built in flash and instructions on how to take pictures with an if external flash refer to Using the Flash p 161 Setting the Flash Mode Flas...

Page 72: ...trail behind them p 164 You can synchronize one or more dedicated external flashes AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ without using a sync cord p 170 0 The flash modes that can be selected differ depending on the exposure mode 0 C 1 I Q 0 l tA Exposure Mode Selectable Flash Mode Restrictions A No flash compensation P Av Sv fs w W Tv TAv M B l w X lw USER According to the saved settings Press the four way contro...

Page 73: ...panel during the flash output compensation p 36 p 38 When the flash output exceeds its maximum amount the compensation will not be effective even if the compensation value is set to the plus side Compensating to the minus side may not affect the image if the subject is too close the aperture value is small or the sensitivity is high The flash output compensation is also effective for external flas...

Page 74: ...p 36 p 38 Press the shutter release button fully The picture is taken When the mode dial is at the flash is not discharged if the lighting conditions do not require flash for correction even when the flash is popped up Flash On is used if the flash is popped up when the mode dial is at a position other than 3 Push down on the portion indicated in the illustration to retract the built in flash ...

Page 75: ...monitor For movies only the first frame is displayed on the monitor 2 Review the captured image on the monitor Available operations Four way controller Displays the previous image Front e dial to the left Four way controller Displays the next image Front e dial to the right INFO button Switches information display On Off p 30 AE L button Saves the RAW image only when the data is available m Q fA n...

Page 76: ... exposure Extended Bracketing One out of the three images can be selected Digital Filter RAW image without filter effect HDR Capture RAW image with standard exposure Cross Processing RAW image without Cross Processing Refer to Playback Functions p 207 for details on the playback mode functions Deleting a Single Image CD Q1 o You can delete images one by one l t Deleted images cannot be restored Pr...

Page 77: ...e for images saved in RAW format Delete JPEG Deletes only the JPEG image Delete RAW Deletes only the RAW image Delete Deletes images in both RAW JPEG file formats Press the OK button The image is deleted When deleting multiple images at once refer to Deleting Multiple Images p 220 ...

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Page 79: ...s 78 Setting the Exposure 83 Focusing 108 Checking the Composition Exposure and Focus Before 5 hooting Preview 118 Using the Shake Reduction Function to Prevent Camera Shake 122 Taking Pictures Continuously 132 Shooting while Adjusting the Settings Auto Bracketing 138 Taking Pictures Using Digital Filters 143 Shooting with Live View 146 Recording Movies 152 ...

Page 80: ...ure mode to set the following items en r 0 0 J cc n c J n 0 J tn Key T Item Drive Mode Flash Mode White Balance Custom Image Function Page p 132 Sets Continuous Shooting Self timer p 125 Remote Control Exposure Bracketing p 127 or Mirror Lock up Shooting p 138 p 130 Sets the method of flash discharge p 69 Adjusts the color balance to match the type of the light source illuminating the p 183 subjec...

Page 81: ...rounding the selected LL Expanded Area AF focus point if your subject briefly moves out from the selected focus point when the AF point switching dial is set to SEL Select Lens Correction 2 Corrects distortions and chromatic aberrations occurring due to lens properties Cross Processing 2 Changes the hues and contrast by performing digital cross processing Extended Bracketing 2 Sets the Extended Br...

Page 82: ...4 Shake Reduction 2 Reduces vertical and horizontal camera shake Sets the focal length when using a lens Input Focal Length whose focal length information cannot be obtained GPS Sets the functions for when the optional GPS unit is attached to the camera Instant Review Sets the Instant Review display settings Digital Preview Sets the Digital Preview settings E Dial Programming Sets the functions as...

Page 83: ...r to automatically compensate when the proper exposure Compensation cannot be determined 8 Auto Bracketing Sets the order for Auto Bracketing p 138 Order shooting 9 One Push Sets whether to shoot all frames with one press of the shutter release button p 140 Bracketing when using Exposure Bracketing Sets whether to automatically fine tune 10 WB Adjustable the white balance when specifying the p 185...

Page 84: ...remote control Sets the remote control operation when using the remote control in B Bulb p 102 Exposure mode Sets whether to release shutter while p 71 the built in flash is charging Sets the built in flash discharge method p 172 in wireless mode Sets the illumination for the LCD panel p 38 Sets whether to save rotation p 219 information when shooting Sets whether to save the last menu tab display...

Page 85: ...ent to ISO 100 to 12800 The default setting is ISO AUTO 1 Turn the rear e dial while pressing the ISO button in Capture mode The sensitivity displayed on the status screen and LCD panel and in the viewfinder changes Press the button to set the sensitivity to ISO AUTO p AF 4 1 t 20 0 j F5 0 2 Take your finger off the ISO button and rear e dial The sensitivity is set T 0 0 ...

Page 86: ...hen Highlight Correction is set to On in O Range Setting p 190 of the 0 Rec Mode 3 menu Captured images may show more noise if a higher sensitivity is set You can reduce image noise by setting High ISO NR in the 0 Rec Mode 3 menu p 85 You can select whether to set the sensitivity in increments of 1 EV or in accordance with the EV step setting for exposure p 1 06 This can be set in 2 Sensitivity St...

Page 87: ...lecting the menu appears again Reducing Image Noise Noise Reduction When shooting with a digital camera image noise image roughness or unevenness becomes noticeable in the following situations when shooting with a long exposure when shooting with a high sensitivity setting when the temperature of the CMOS sensor is high You can reduce image noise by using Noise Reduction However images shot with N...

Page 88: ...he screen to set the noise reduction level according to the sensitivity appears Use the four way controller _ T to select a sensitivity value and use the four way controller to set the level of noise reduction which is applied to the selected sensitivity Turn the rear e dial to display the High ISO NR 2 screen Press the button to reset the setting of the selected sensitivity value High 150 NR ISO ...

Page 89: ...on as necessary default setting On Applies Noise Reduction when the exposure time is longer than 1 second Off Does not apply Noise Reduction 3 Press the MENU button The camera is ready to take a picture Processing may take a while when shooting with Slow Shutter Speed NR set to On Pictures cannot be taken while an image is being processed When the Noise Reduction function is activated nr blinks on...

Page 90: ...O Tv Shutter Priority Automatic X V V p 94 Exposure Av Aperture Priority Automatic X V V V p 95 Exposure TAv ISO AUTO Shutter Aperture Priority V V p 97 only Automatic Exposure M Other than p 98 Manual Exposure ISO AUTO B V Other than p 101 Bulb Exposure X X ISO AUTO X V Other than p 102 Flash X sync Speed X ISO AUTO For each exposure mode you can set the functions for when the front rear e dial o...

Page 91: ... that prioritizes high shutter speeds DOF Priority Program Automatic Exposure that closes the aperture as much as possible for a deep depth of deep field DOF Priority Program Automatic Exposure that opens the CEIJ aperture as much as possible for a shallow depth shallow of field Program Automatic Exposure that prioritizes the lMTFJ MTF Priority best aperture settings for the attached lens when aDA...

Page 92: ...O AUTO Metering Method Multi segment Metering AF Point a Auto AUTO AF Point Setting 11 AF Points White Balance AWB Auto Custom Image Bright High ISO NR Auto Slow Shutter Speed NR On en Shake Reduction On T o Color Space sRGB 0 s CQ T1 c s 0 s tA 1 If the MENU button is pressed in mode the menu for Green Mode appears You cannot select items that cannot be changed Set the mode dial to ...

Page 93: ...AE L and RAW Fx button selected operations O Range Setting Button Customization default Lens Correction settings are used Exposure Bracketing Custom menu settings default Mirror Lock up Shooting settings are used The control panel cannot be displayed in mode Using th e Pi Mode Automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to obtain a proper exposure according to the selected Program Line...

Page 94: ...IC t l ISO 100 i AUTO F o ISO D AUTO ILILI JPEG m l 371 ll lt u memo fl l Set the Program Line to use in Program Line of the 0 Rec Mode 3 menu p 89 Using the Sv M ode You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the subject The shutter speed and aperture value are automatically set according to o the selected sensitivity to obtain a proper exposure J f 1 Set the mode dial to Sv ...

Page 95: ...reen and viewfinder and on the LCD panel 1 1 fL C PAJ ISO D ILILI Jl You can set the sensitivity to a value equivalent to ISO 100 to 12800 ISO AUTO is not available The sensitivity can be set in increments of 1 3 EV or 1 2 EV Set the exposure steps in 1 EV Steps of the C Custom Setting 1 menu p 106 ...

Page 96: ...shutter speed to have the subject show movement The aperture value is automatically set to give a proper exposure depending on the shutter speed 1 Set the mode dial to Tv 2 Turn the front e dial to adjust the shutter speed The shutter speed can be set within the range of 1 8000 to 30 seconds The set values are displayed in the status screen and viewfinder and on the LCD panel Tv a A F S l c J l f ...

Page 97: ...n the aperture value indication stops blinking you can take a picture with proper exposure Use a commercially available NO Neutral Density Filter ifthe subject is too bright Use a flash if it is too dark Using the Av Mode Set the aperture value for controlling the depth of field The depth of field is deeper and the front and back of the focused object is clear when the aperture is set to a large v...

Page 98: ...ith the selected aperture value when the sensitivity is not set to ISO AUTO p 83 Exposure Warning If the subject is too bright or too dark the shutter speed will blink on the status screen and LCD panel and in the viewfinder When the subject is too bright set the aperture to a smaller lens opening larger number and when too dark set the aperture to a larger lens opening smaller number Once blinkin...

Page 99: ... manually set shutter speed and aperture value will give the proper exposure according to the brightness of the subject 1 Set the mode dial to TAv 2 Turn the front e dial to adjust the shutter speed The shutter speed can be set within the range of 1 8000 to 30 seconds 3 Turn the rear e dial to adjust the aperture value en r 0 0 c s n 0 s tn ...

Page 100: ... ISO AUTO Exposure Warning If the subject is too bright or too dark the sensitivity will blink on the status screen and LCD panel and in the viewfinder In such situations change the shutter speed and aperture When the indication stops blinking you can take a picture with proper exposure Use a commercially available NO Neutral Density Filter if the subject is too bright Use a flash if it is too dar...

Page 101: ...to 30 seconds 3 Turn the rear e dial to adjust the aperture value The set values are displayed in the status screen and viewfinder and on the LCD panel M AF S J 1 1 2s r F5 6 __ _ _ _ _ _ 0 _ 0_ 0 H O O o o ISO 100 d l I I I I I I I J I I I _ _____ 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 j WffiiD l I r g J r r J JPEG mJI 37 en T 0 0 s Q TI r s n 0 s en ...

Page 102: ...nsitivity Correction p 84 The shutter speed and aperture value can be set in increments of 1 3 EV or 1 2 EV Set the exposure steps in 1 EV Steps of the C Custom Setting 1 menu p 1 06 Since the bar graphs in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel display the amount of camera tilt to the left or right the difference from the proper exposure is displayed as a number when Electronic Level is set to On Co...

Page 103: ...r release button The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is kept pressed 3 Take your finger off the shutter release button Exposure ends The following functions are not available in B mode EV Compensation HDR Capture Exposure Bracketing AE Lock Continuous Shooting Shake Reduction Interval Shooting en T 0 0 s Q c s 0 s tA ...

Page 104: ...ton on the remote control is kept pressed Set in 19 Remote Control in Bulb of the C Custom Setting 3 menu The sensitivity cannot be set to ISO AUTO in B mode If the exposure mode is changed to B mode when the sensitivity is set to ISO AUTO the sensitivity is also changed to the lowest value set in Setting the Range of Automatic Sensitivity Correction p 84 There is no limit on exposure time for Bul...

Page 105: ...lti segment metering 1 Turn the metering mode switch The set metering method is displayed in the status screen and viewfinder Multi segmented Metering The scene in the viewfinder is metered in 77 different zones Even in backlit locations this mode automatically determines what level of brightness is in which portion and automatically adjusts exposure Center weighted Metering Metering is weighted a...

Page 106: ... lens aperture ring is set to a position other than A Auto Can only be used if 27 Using Aperture Ring p 299 in the C Custom Setting 4 menu is set to Permitted Linking AE to AF Point during Multi segment Metering In 6 Link AE to AF Point of the C Custom Setting 1 menu you can link the exposure and AF point in the focusing area during multi segment metering 1 Off Exposure is set separately from the ...

Page 107: ... ij i Compensation value I ILILI 2 r 1 2 f FLl ILl L D Press the button to reset the EV compensation value to 0 0 Press the button to check the compensation value after adjustment EV compensation is not available when the exposure mode is set to Green orB Bulb Exposure mode The compensation value can also be changed by pressing the button once taking your finger off the button and turning the rear...

Page 108: ...g Steps of the C Custom Setting 1 menu 1 EV Steps 4 1 1 3 EV Ste s Q c s n 0 s tA Step Interval 1 3 EV 1 2 EV 2 1 2 EV Steps Exposure compensation steps now set to 1 3 EV o OK Exposure Setting Value 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 2 3 2 7 3 0 3 3 3 7 4 0 4 3 4 7 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 Changing the Exposure Automatically when Shooting Auto Bracketing is a function for continuously shoo...

Page 109: ...s pressed The beep can be turned off p 252 AE Lock is not available in Green B Bulb Exposure or X Flash X sync Speed mode When any of the following operations are performed AE Lock is canceled the AE L button is pressed again the lEl button MENU button or INFO button is pressed the mode dial is turned the lens is changed a lens with an A Auto position is set to a position other than the A position...

Page 110: ...ocus You can also choose the autofocus mode from AF S Single mode where the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus on the subject and en the focus is locked at that position and AF C Continuous mode where 5 the subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the shutter release button is pressed halfway The factory default setting is AF S s CQ c s n 0 s tn 1 Set the focus mode ...

Page 111: ...s pressed halfway The focus indicator appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus Even if the subject is not in focus the shutter can be released when the shutter release button is pressed fully When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus the camera automatically tracks the subject if it is determined to be a moving object The lens will automatically operate ...

Page 112: ... appears a Press the four way controller and use the four way controller en r 0 0 T to select Enable AF n AF is performed when the AF button is pressed n 0 s en Enable AF Autofocus is performed by using the AF button or the shutter release button default setting MF appears in the viewfinder while the AF button is Cancel AF pressed Autofocus is not performed when the shutter release button is press...

Page 113: ... The picture is taken AF Fine Adjustment You can adjust the AF focusing position 1 2 Be sure to use AFFine Adjustment only when necessary Care should be taken as adjusting the autofocus may make it difficult to capture images with the appropriate focus Set to Off if you do not need to adjust the AF focusing position Any camera shake during test shooting may make it difficult to obtain the accurate...

Page 114: ...ble operations p Four way controller Adjusts the focus to a closer position Rear e dial to the right 0 g Four way controller Adjusts the focus to a farther position Rear e dial to the left button Resets the adjustment value to 0 5 Press the OK button The adjustment value is saved 6 Press the MENU button three times The camera returns to Capture mode J Take a test picture You can easily check the f...

Page 115: ...n points in the AF frame The camera selects the optimum AF point even if the subject a Auto is not centered You can select from 11 AF points default AUTO setting or 5 points in AUTO AF Point Setting of AF Settings in the 0 Rec Mode 1 menu 1 Turn the AF point switching dial AF point s are not illuminated red in the viewfinder when Off is selected for 14 Superimpose AF Area in the C Custom Setting 2...

Page 116: ...us screen p AF S c J 1i2000 I F2 8 J i f 1 ii 3 i ll 1 L i D AWB JPEG m J 37 Available operations OK button Press and hold OK button Returns the AF point to the center of the AF frame Disables changing the AF point and enables direct key operation of the four way controller IIIII To enable changing the AF point press the OK button while direct key operation is enabled You will hear a beep when swi...

Page 117: ...a will continue to focus on your subject based on information from the focus points back up focus points surrounding the selected focus point The back up focus points are displayed in pink on the status screen Locking Exposure when the Focus is Locked Set 5 AE L with AF Locked in the C Custom Setting 1 menu to lock the exposure value while the focus is locked 5 AE L with AF Locked 1 Off 4 2 On AE ...

Page 118: ... adjust the focus using the focus indicator 1 1 1 Set the focus mode switch to MF en r 0 0 2 Look through the viewfinder press the shutter release button halfway and turn the focusing ring The focus indicator appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus l AF S MF Adjust the focus manually using the matte field in the viewfinder when the subject is difficult to focus and the f...

Page 119: ...llowing types of lenses is attached Catch in Focus shooting is enabled and the shutter is released automatically when the subject comes into focus Manual focus lens DA or FA lens that enables switching AF and MF modes on the lens itself the setting on the lens must be set to MF before shooting How to Take Pictures 1 Attach a proper lens to the camera 2 Set the focus mode switch to AF S 3 Set the f...

Page 120: ...nge the shooting settings and magnify the image p 146 Selecting the Preview Method Choose whether to use Optical Preview or Digital Preview when the main switch is turned to the preview position 0 The default setting is Optical Preview 1 Select Button Customization in the Q Rec Mode 5 menu and press the four way controller The Button Customization screen appears 2 Use the four way controller to se...

Page 121: ... functions easily Refer to p 249 for assigning a function to the RAW Fx button Setting the Display for Digital Preview For Digital Preview you can set whether to display the histogram and Bright Dark Area warning and whether to enable enlarging images 1 Select Digital Preview in the 0 Rec Mode 5 menu and press the four way controller The Digital Preview screen appears 2 Use the four way controller...

Page 122: ... viewfinder while the main switch is set to the position During this time no shooting information is displayed in the viewfinder and the shutter cannot be released Take your finger off the main switch Optical Preview is ended and the camera is ready to take a picture Displaying the Digital Preview 1 Focus on the subject and compose the picture in the viewfinder 2 Turn the main switch to ...

Page 123: ... check the composition exposure and focus Available operations Enlarges the preview image p 211 AE L button Saves the preview image Press the shutter release button halfway Digital Preview is ended and the autofocus system operates k The maximum display time for Digital Preview is 60 seconds memo J ilfi f l i ti en r 0 0 s cc c s n 0 s fn ...

Page 124: ...Reduction function and use the camera with a tripod The Shake Reduction function will not fully work when shooting with a very slow shutter speed for example when panning or shooting night scenes In this case it is recommended to turn off the Shake Reduction function and use the camera with a tripod The Shake Reduction function is available with any PENTAX lens compatible with this camera However ...

Page 125: ...the Shake Reduction function cannot be selected when the following functions are set B Bulb Exposure mode Self timer shooting Remote Control shooting Mirror Lock up shooting when Auto Align is set to o Off in the HDR Capture setting when using the flash in wireless mode Correcting the Tilt ofthe Images 1 2 Select Horizon Correction in the CI Rec Mode 4 menu Use the four way controller _ to select ...

Page 126: ...perture Ring is set to Permitted in the C Custom Setting 4 menu Set this beforehand In such cases however some functions will be restricted Refer to Using the Aperture Ring p 299 for details When the Focal Length Cannot Be Automatically Detected The Shake Reduction function operates by obtaining the lens information such as focal length If the camera uses aDA DA L D FA FA J FA or F lens the lens i...

Page 127: ...t to the actual focal length example 18 for 17 mm and 1 00 for 105 mm When using a zoom lens select the actual focal length at the zoom setting being used 4 Press the OK button The camera is ready to take a picture To change the focal length setting use Input Focal Length in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu Shooting with Self timer Self timer Shutter is released after about 12 seconds Use this mode to 12 sec...

Page 128: ...utton The camera is ready to take a picture 6 Press the shutter release button halfway The autofocus system operates 1 Press the shutter release button fully For the front and back self timer lamps start blinking slowly and blink rapidly 2 seconds before the shutter is released The beep is heard and the rate increases The shutter will be released about 12 seconds after the shutter release button i...

Page 129: ...emoving the Eyecup FR Attaching the ME Viewfinder cap Shooting with Remote Control Optional The shutter can be released from a distance by using the optional remote control unit i Remote Control The shutter is released immediately after the shutter release button on the remote control unit is pressed i3s Remote Control The shutter is released about 3 seconds after the shutter 3s delay release butt...

Page 130: ...e Control r J tJ I fi I MUP i iD3s gcancel OK Press the shutter release button halfway The autofocus system operates Point the remote control unit towards the remote control receiver on the front or back of the camera and press the shutter release button on the remote control The operating distance of the remote control unit is approximately 4 m from the front of the camera and approximately 2 m f...

Page 131: ...0 Rec Mode 5 menu p 274 The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off when a i3s or a is set The exposure may be affected if light enters the viewfinder Use the AE Lock function p 1 07 or attach the provided ME viewfinder cap The light entering the viewfinder has no effect on the exposure when the exposure mode is set to M Manual Exposure Removing the Eyecup FR Attaching the ME Viewfind...

Page 132: ...rol unit is pressed p 127 llll9t Mount the camera onto a tripod en r 2 Press the four way controller in Capture mode The Drive Mode screen appears s cc T1 r s 0 s tA a 4 Use the four way controller _ to select M UP Press the four way controller T and use the four way controller _ to select M UP or M M UP appears in the status screen and on the LCD panel Drive Mode Mirror Lock up Shooting lo cfk 5 ...

Page 133: ...if Drive Mode is set too Off in Memory of the 0 Rec Mode 5 menu p 274 The mirror automatically returns to its original position if 1 minute elapses after the mirror pops up when the shutter release button is pressed for the first time except while using Multi exposure The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off when M UP or M M is set The beep that sounds when the mirror pops up can b...

Page 134: ...ng Lo Memory Card is full memo When the file format is RAW PEF up to approx 20 frames for and up to g approx 40 frames for can be taken continuously e 1 2 a Press the four way controller in Capture mode The Drive Mode screen appears Use the four way controller IIIII _ to select Press the four way controller T and use the four way controller Drive Mode Continuous Shooting Hi IIIII _ to select or l ...

Page 135: ... the built in flash is ready in 20 Release While Charging of the C Custom Setting 3 menu p 71 Select a mode other than or in the Drive Mode screen to cancel the Continuous Shooting The setting is canceled when the camera is turned off if Drive Mode is set too Off in Memory of the 0 Rec Mode 5 menu p 274 The shooting speed may be slower when Lens Correction p 193 is set to On Interval Shooting Duri...

Page 136: ... T to select the number of shots to be taken You can select between 1 and 999 shots Press the OK button to complete the setting Use the four way controller T to select Start Interval Set the time when the first picture is taken Press the four way controller and use the four way controller T to select Now or Set Time Now Shooting starts immediately You can take two or more pictures Shooting starts ...

Page 137: ...is selected regardless of the current drive mode setting If the subject is not in focus with the focus mode set to AF S Single mode or if the Interval setting is too short and the previous image processing cannot be completed before taking the next picture no picture may be taken Although each shot taken is displayed with Instant Review they cannot be magnified deleted or saved in RAW format Inter...

Page 138: ...Rec Mode 2 menu and press the four way controller The Multi exposure screen appears 2 Use the four way controller _ T to select Number of Shots c s 0 g 3 Press the four way controller and use the four way controller _ T to select the number of shots Multi exposure tn Start Shooting hot Auto EV Adjustment D Select from 2 to 9 shots 4 Press the OK button 5 Use the four way controller T to select Aut...

Page 139: ...s are saved when the set number of shots are taken and then the Multi exposure screen appears again If any of the following operations are performed while shooting the pictures that have been already taken are saved and Multi exposure is ended when the lE1 button MENU button four way controller T _ INFO button or RAW Fx button is pressed when the mode dial is turned When shooting in Multi exposure...

Page 140: ...utomatically Changed Exposure Bracketing You can take continuous pictures with different exposures when the 5 shutter release button is pressed You can select to take 2 images l rn Standard 2 images Standard 3 images or 5 images When taking 3 pictures the first image is exposed with no compensation the second image is underexposed negative compensation and the third image is overexposed positive c...

Page 141: ... self timer p 125 Self timer setting Takes pictures with the remote control Remote Exposure control operates according to the remote control Bracketing p 127 setting When set to i Remote Remote Control Continuous Shooting the shutter is released immediately 4 Turn the front e dial to set the number of shots Select 2 images 2 images 3 image s or 5 image s 5 Turn the rear e dial to set the bracketin...

Page 142: ...ng will remain effective for twice the amount of the exposure metering timer default setting is about 20 seconds p 1 04 and you can take a picture at the next compensation value In this case autofocus works for each image After about twice the amount of the exposure metering timer elapses the camera returns to settings for taking the first image When 9 One Push Bracketing in the C Custom Setting 2...

Page 143: ...cketing when the file format is set to RAW or RAW When Extended Bracketing is set the following functions are not available Interval Shooting or Multi exposure Cross Processing Digital Filter or HDR Capture The function selected last is used 1 Select Extended Bracketing in the 0 Rec Mode 2 menu and press the four way controller The Extended Bracketing screen appears 2 Press the four way controller...

Page 144: ...Bracketing can be used at the same time When used at the same time each time the shutter is released for Exposure Bracketing three images with Extended Bracketing applied are saved Parameters that cannot be set due to the image finishing tone setting of Custom Image also cannot be set for Extended Bracketing Example When set to Monochrome Saturation and Hue cannot be selected for Extended Bracketi...

Page 145: ...Yellow Extract Color specific colors and Extractable Range of Color 1 1 to 5 making the rest of the Extracted Color 2 OFF Red image black and white Magenta Blue Cyan Green Yellow Extractable Range of Color 2 1 to 5 Soft 1 For taking pictures with a Soft Focus Low Medium High soft focus throughout the image Shadow Blur OFF ON Shape Cross Star Snow Crystal For taking pictures of Heart Musical Note n...

Page 146: ...Movie J 2 Available only when the exposure mode is set to f Movie Q c J n 0 J en When Digital Filter is set the file format is always set to JPEG and cannot be changed You cannot use Digital Filter when the file format is set to RAW or RAW When Digital Filter is set the following functions are not available Interval Shooting Multi exposure Continuous Shooting Extended Bracketing or HDR Capture The...

Page 147: ...d Not available when the exposure mode is set to f Movie Saves the background image 4 Press the OK button The camera returns to the CI Rec Mode 2 menu 5 Press the MENU button The camera is ready to take a picture When the exposure mode is set to fJ Movie change the settings from Movie in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu p 152 Select Not use any filters in Step 2 to finish shooting with digital filter JPEG an...

Page 148: ... pressing the I J button If you continue shooting with Live View for a prolonged period the internal temperature of the camera may increase resulting in lower quality images It is recommended that you turn off Live View when not shooting To prevent the image quality from degrading allow enough time for the camera to cool down while shooting with long exposures or recording movies If the internal t...

Page 149: ...other faces and Face Detection autofocus and automatic exposure are performed for AF the main face default setting The face detection is not performed when the focus mode is set to MF r L 1 Displays Live View and performs autofocus based on Contrast AF the information obtained from the image sensor Cancels Live View and performs autofocus with the AF sensor Phase Difference If the shutter release ...

Page 150: ...MENU button twice The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again It takes more time to focus on the subject when using or than when using It is also difficult for the camera to focus on the following objects or under the following conditions objects with poor contrast objects with no vertical contrast such as horizontal stripes objects with constantly changing brightness sha...

Page 151: ...poses 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 11 1 1 TJA 17 18 1920 21 22 1 Exposure Mode 2 Flash Mode 3 Drive Mode 4 White Balance 5 Custom Image 6 Extended Bracketing Multi exposure Interval Shooting Digital Filter HDR Capture 7 Number of shots using Multi exposure Cross Processing 16 23 24 8 Battery level 9 Adjusting composition 10 Temperature warning 11 GPS positioning status 12 Electronic Level 13 Contra...

Page 152: ... detects person s face s When the subject is in focus a green frame is displayed It turns red when the subject is not in focus Available operations INFO button button Enlarges the image 2 4 or 6 times original size when the focus mode is AF 2 4 6 8 or 10 times original size when the focus mode is MF Returns the position of the display area to the center during enlarged view Press and hold OK Switc...

Page 153: ...hen Autofocus Method is set to the camera automatically tracks the detected face Images captured in magnified display are recorded at normal size You can check the depth of field on the monitor by turning the main switch to during Live View The status screen and control panel cannot be displayed during Live View To change the settings press the MENU button and change them from each menu en T 0 0 e...

Page 154: ...igital Filter Ll 00 31 55 Movie Aperture Control Shake Reduction Recorded Pixels Pixels Aspect Ratio Frame Rate jFuiiHDj 1920x1080 16 9 25 fps 00 default setting 1280x720 16 9 30 fps 00 1280x720 16 9 25 fps jvGAj 640x480 4 3 30 fps jvGAj 640x480 4 3 25 fps Use the four way controller T to select Quality Level and press the four way controller Use the four way controller T to select the quality lev...

Page 155: ...Aperture Control and press the four way controller Use the four way controller A to select the Fixed or Auto and press the OK button Fixed The movie is recorded at the aperture value set before movie recording starts default setting Auto The aperture is controlled automatically 10 Use the four way controller A T to select Shake Reduction and press the button 11 Use the four way controller A T to s...

Page 156: ...operating voltage of 2 0 V or lower Impedance 2 2 kQ Turn off the camera Open the microphone terminal cover and connect the plug of the microphone to the microphone terminal on the camera Turn the camera on If the external microphone is disconnected during recording the camera cannot switch to the internal microphone until recording has stopped No sound wiII be recorded If you used an external mic...

Page 157: ...proper exposure default setting Returns the position of the display area to the center during enlarged view Performs EV compensation up to 2 EV Enlarges the image 2 4 or 6 times original size when the focus mode is AF 2 4 6 8 or 10 times original size when the focus mode is MF Press and hold OK Switches the function of the four way controller button 1 AT to Change AF point or direct key operation ...

Page 158: ...le When recording movies using image processing such as Digital Filter some frames may be dropped from the recorded movie If the internal temperature of the camera becomes high during movie recording the recording may be terminated to protect the camera circuitry You can record movies continuously up to 4GB or 25 minutes When the SO Memory Card is full recording stops and the movie is saved The Li...

Page 159: ... controller Four way controller Reverses playback Reverses a frame during pause Press and hold four way Fast reverses playback while pressed controller Four way controller T Stops playback Displays the playback mode palette when stopped p 208 AE L button Saves the displayed image in JPEG format during pause When the movie ends playback stops and the first frame is displayed again You can use the p...

Page 160: ...the of frames movie and display the frame to save as a still picture While paused you can forward or reverse the movie in one frame increments using the four way controller The frame number and total number of frames appear at the top right of the screen 2 Press the AE L button The save confirmation screen appears 3 Use the four way controller _ T to select Save as and press the OK button The capt...

Page 161: ...int s where you want to divide the movie The first frame at the dividing point is displayed at the top of the screen Up to four points can be selected divided into five segments Available operations Four way controller Plays back Pauses a movie OOminOOsec 1OmlnOOsec Four way controller Moves forward 1 second during pause Moves to the next dividing point during playback Four way controller Moves ba...

Page 162: ... and press the OK button The movie is divided at the specified points and the unwanted segments are deleted from it The divided movie is then saved as separate files and the single image display reappears Select dividing points in chronological order from the beginning of the movie When canceling the selected dividing points cancel each of them in reverse order from the end of the movie to the beg...

Page 163: ...ing the Flash This chapter provides details on the built in flash of this camera and describes how to take pictures with the external flash Using the Built in Flash 162 Using an External Flash Optional 167 ...

Page 164: ...epends on the focal length of the lens in use The shutter speed is locked at 1 180 sec when a lens other than a DA DA L D FA FA J FA or F lens is used Using the Slow speed Sync You can use slow speed sync in Tv Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure mode when shooting portraits with the sunset in the background Both the portrait and the background are captured beautifully y Slow speed Sync slows the ...

Page 165: ... to give a proper exposure for the background Using Tv TAvlM M ode 1 Set the mode dial to Tv TAv or M 2 Press the four way controller T The Flash Mode screen appears a Select or and press the OK button 4 Set the shutter speed for Tv mode or shutter speed and aperture value for TAv or M mode Set so a proper exposure is obtained at a shutter speed of 1 180 second or slower 5 Press the button The bui...

Page 166: ...d while the shutter is open and the flash captures the car immediately before the shutter is closed Therefore the picture will include a sharp well lit car with trailing light behind it 1 3 Slow speed Sync Leading Curtain Sync Trailing Curtain Sync Set the mode dial to any mode other than X or Press the four way controller T The Flash Mode screen appears Select i or and press the OK button Press t...

Page 167: ...sh distance L2 Maximum flash distance 5 The value 5 used in the formula above is a fixed value which applies only when using the built in flash alone Example When the sensitivity is ISO 100 and the aperture value is F2 8 L1 13 2 8 approx 4 6 m L2 4 6 5 approx 0 9 m Therefore the flash can be used in a range of about 0 9 m to 4 6 m However the built in flash in this camera cannot be used when the d...

Page 168: ...me restrictions tn r Lens Name Restrictions F FISH EYE 17 28mm F3 5 4 5 Vignetting may occur if the focal length is less than 20 mm When the focal length is less than 28 mm or DA16 45mm F4ED AL when the focal length is 28 mm and the shooting distance is 1 m or less vignetting may occur When the focal length is 20 mm or less or DA 16 50mm F2 8ED AL IF SDM when the focal length is 35 mm and the shoo...

Page 169: ...ly when using aDA DA L D FA FA J FA For A lens 2 Shutter speed of 1 90 sec or slower AF200FG AF160FC 1 X X 4 X X X 3 When combined with the AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ 1 3 of the flash discharge can be output by the built in flash and 2 3 can be output by the external flash 4 Available only when combined with the AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ 5 Multiple AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ units or a combination of an AF540FGZ o...

Page 170: ...mm 35mm 28mm 24mm Off Exposure metering timer 58mm 48mm 34mm 24mm 19mm 16mm On Using wide angle panel r Using the P TTL Auto Flash Q en r You can use the P TTL auto flash with an AF540FGZ AF360FGZ AF200FG or AF160FC flash unit The flash pre flashes before the actual flash and confirms the subject the distance brightness contrast whether it is backlit etc using the camera 77 segment metering sensor...

Page 171: ...ge the flash to take a picture at a shutter speed faster than 1 180 second 1 2 Remove the cover of the hot shoe and attach the external flash Set the exposure mode to P Tv TAv or M Select an exposure mode which allows you to set the shutter speed 3 Turn on the camera and the external flash 4 Set the external flash sync mode to HS High speed flash sync 5 Confirm that the external flash is fully cha...

Page 172: ...sh Set the wireless mode of the external flashes not directly connected to the camera to SLAVE Setting the Channel for the External Flash If First set the channel for the external flash unit c tn s Q r C D TI Q tn r 1 2 Set the channel for the external flash unit Remove the cover of the hot shoe and attach the external flash 3 Turn on the camera and the external flash and press the shutter release...

Page 173: ...the OK button Flash Mode Wireless Mode 4 5 The camera is ready to take a picture The channel for the built in flash is displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel The factory default setting is CH1 Press the button _ __ _ __ __lw l i _ _ 0 0 _ _ ____ __ Confirm that both flashes are fully charged and then take a picture w cannot be set when the exposure mode is set to Green When the drive mod...

Page 174: ...sh CONTROL Discharges the flash directly connected to the camera as a control flash only not as the main flash On the wireless remote flash unit set the wireless flash mode to SLAVE and set the channel to the same channel as the flash directly connected to the camera Then place it at the desired location Confirm that both flashes are fully charged and then take a picture The Shake Reduction functi...

Page 175: ...hooting using Exte nsion Cords You can combine two or more external flashes AF540FGZ AF360FGZ or AF200FG or you can use two or more external flashes in combination with the built in flash For connecting the AF540FGZ flash unit you can use the extension cord connection terminal on the flash For connecting the AF360FGZ or AF200FG flash unit as shown in the following illustration connect an external ...

Page 176: ...mbination with the built in flash allows multiple flash photography contrast control sync flash photography This is based on the difference between the amounts of s u light discharged from multiple units The AF200FG must be combined with the AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ 1 Connect the external flash to the camera indirectly Refer to p 173 for details 2 Set the sync mode for the external flash to contrast c...

Page 177: ...using the X sync socket Remove the Sync socket 2P cap and connect a sync cord to the X sync socket The use of high voltage or high current external flashes may cause a camera breakdown Flashes with reversed polarity the center of the sync plug is minus cannot be used due to the risk of damaging the camera and flash When a sync cord is connected to the X sync socket linked functions will not work T...

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Page 179: ...ter describes how to set the save format for pictures taken and other settings Setting a File Format 178 Setting the White Balance 183 Correcting Images 190 Setting the Image Finishing Tone 197 Storing Frequently Used Settings 202 ...

Page 180: ... controller 2 Use the four way controller _ to select the number of recorded pixels and press the OK button 4928x3 4 LJ 120 en r 0 0 J Q en CD J Q t When the number of recorded pixels is changed the number of pixels appears at the top left of the screen and the number of recordable images for that setting appears at the top right of the screen 3 Press the MENU button The camera is ready to take a ...

Page 181: ...inier but file size will be smaller 1 Select JPEG Quality in the 0 Rec Mode 1 menu and press the four way controller 2 Use the four way controller T to select a quality level and press the OK button When the quality level is changed the number of recordable images at that quality level appears at the top right of the screen 3 Press the MENU button The camera is ready to take a picture en T 0 0 s C...

Page 182: ...both RAW and JPEG formats RAW When One Push File Format is assigned to the RAW Fx button you can press the RAW Fx button to temporarily change the file format and save an image in both file formats p 181 1 When Extended Bracketing Digital Filter HDR Capture or Cross Processing is set the file format is set to JPEG and cannot be changed To change the file format turn these functions off en r 0 0 Se...

Page 183: ...Adobe Systems Temporarily Changing the File Format using the RAWIFx Button When One Push File Format is assigned to the RAW Fx button you can temporarily change the file format I 1 Select Button Customization in the Q Rec Mode 5 menu and press the four way controller _ The Button Customization screen appears 2 Use the four way controller A T to select RAW Fx Button and press the four way controlle...

Page 184: ...NU button is pressed the main switch is turned off the mode dial is turned 6 Use the four way controller T to choose a file format The left side is the File Format setting and the right side is the file format when the RAW Fx button is pressed Press the four way controller _ and use the four way controller T to select a file format when the RAW Fx button is pressed 6 Press the OK button 9 Press th...

Page 185: ...prox 5 000K W Fluorescent Light Cool White Approx 4 200K L Fluorescent Light Warm White Approx 3 000K Tungsten For use when taking pictures under light rJ bulbs or other tungsten light It reduces Approx 2 850K Light the reddish color tones in a picture WB Flash For use when taking pictures using the Approx 5 400K built in flash CTE 2 Use this to keep and strengthen the color tone of the light sour...

Page 186: ...te Balance Auto w Main switch Uses Digital Preview to preview the background image with the setting applied Not available during Live View AE L button Saves the background image Not available during Live View g 3 Press the four way controller 0 The fine tuning screen appears s 4 Fine tune the white balance a Shade s cc tn G1 o 0 Available operations Four way controller T Adjusts the tone of the co...

Page 187: ... Auto White Balance Unchanged or Flash in 11 WB When Using Flash of the C Custom Setting 2 menu Adjusting the White Balance Manually You can adjust the white balance depending on the light source when taking pictures Up to three settings can be saved 1 Select in Step 2 on p 184 and press the four way controller _ 2 Use the four way controller T to select g1 to g3 and press the four way controller ...

Page 188: ...n that was displayed in Step 3 appears again Adjust the white balance as necessary The message The operation could not be completed correctly appears when measuring is unsuccessful Press the OK button to remeasure the white balance Press the OK button twice The camera is ready to take a picture tr o If a picture is extremely overexposed or underexposed the white balance may not be adjusted In this...

Page 189: ...ay the image with the white balance settings you want to copy Press the four way controller T The playback mode palette appears 3 Use the four way controller A T to select 9 Save as Manual WB and press the OK button 111 The save confirmation screen appears You can turn the front e dial to select a different image 4 Use the four way controller A T to select a number and press the OK button The whit...

Page 190: ... set the color temperature value within the range from 2500K to 1OOOOK Color Temperature SOOOK o o 0 K1 Color temperature steps vary depending on the e dial s cc en E dial Kelvin Mired 1 Front A 1 Step 1 OOK 1 Step 20M Rear 10 Steps 1 OOOK 5 Steps 1OOM 1 The default setting for Color Temperature step units is Kelvin You can change the step units to Mired in 13 Color Temperature Steps of the C Cust...

Page 191: ...Space of the CI Rec Mode 3 menu O Range Setting ISO AUTO Setting High 150 NR Slow Shutter Speed NR Program Line The file naming system changes depending on the color space setting as shown below For sRGB IMGPxxxx JPG For AdobeRGB IGPxxxx JPG xxxx indicates the file number This is displayed as a four digit sequential number p 264 en r 0 0 e s Q en CD s Q tn ...

Page 192: ...currence of overexposed and underexposed areas 1 Select O Range Setting in the 0 Rec Mode 3 menu and press the four way controller en r 0 0 s The O Range Setting screen appears 2 Use the four way controller A T to select Highlight Correction and press the four way controller e s Q tn 3 Use the four way controller to select Off or On and press the OK button Shadow Correction Available sensitivity r...

Page 193: ...em HDR Capture is not available in the following situations when the file format is set to RAW or RAW fixed to JPEG when the exposure mode is set to B Bulb Exposure or X Flash X sync Speed When HDR Capture is set the following functions are not available Flash discharge Drive modes other than D Single Frame Shooting Self timer 12 sec Self timer 2 sec i Remote Control or i3s Remote Control 3s delay...

Page 194: ...ENU button while an image is being saved cancels the process and saves the image as a standard image When both Shake Reduction and Auto Align are set to on be careful of the following points Make sure to hold the camera firmly so that the composition of the picture does not change while the three images are taken If there is a great difference of the composition between three images Auto Align may...

Page 195: ... more easily when using a zoom lens or a small diameter lens and straight walls or the horizon in the image appear curved J 1 _ Pincushion distortion Barrel distortion Lateral chromatic aberration Lateral chromatic aberration is the phenomenon in which the magnification of the image varies according to the colors wavelengths of light when a picture was taken and may cause a blurred image Lateral c...

Page 196: ...ay be barely noticeable in some cases due to the shooting conditions or other factors 1 Select Lens Correction in the 0 Rec Mode 1 menu and press the four way controller 2 The Lens Correction screen appears Use the four way controller _ T to select Distortion Correction or Lat Chromatic Ab Adj II a en r 0 0 s Press the four way controller and use the four way controller T to select OFF or ON Q en ...

Page 197: ...our way controller to switch to Live View is displayed and the composition can be adjusted 3 Adjust the composition The amount of compensation the number of steps is displayed at the top right of the screen Available operations Composition Adjust Start Adjustment Recall Previous Position D Please note depending on the lens adjusting the composition may cause vignetting Four way controller A Moves ...

Page 198: ...Live View and is ready to take a picture lr o Shake Reduction and Horizon Correction are not available The saved adjustment value is reset when Live View is ended When using the composition adjustment function frequently you can assign the function to the RAW Fx button p 249 ...

Page 199: ...id color image Vibrant Changes the color slightly to create an antique look Muted Reduces the saturation to create a soft look Bleach Bypass Reduces the saturation and increases the contrast to create the look of an old picture Reversal Film Creates a picture with strong image contrast as if taken with reversal film Monochrome Takes pictures using a monochrome color filter Image finishing tone is ...

Page 200: ... the selected II image finishing tone en r 0 0 s Q en CD s Q tn Image Tone BrighU Natural Portrait Landscape Vibrant Muted Bleach Bypass Reversal Film Parameter Saturation 4 to 4 Hue 4 to 4 High Low Key Adj 4 to 4 Contrast 4 to 4 Sharpness 4 to 4 Saturation 4 to 4 Toning Off Green Yellow Orange Red Magenta Purple Blue Cyan High Low Key Adj 4 to 4 Contrast 4 to 4 Sharpness 4 to 4 Sharpness 4 to 4 ...

Page 201: ...tion and hue with the radar chart Available operations Front e dial e Rear e dial button Main switch AE L button Switches between enabling and disabling contrast settings Switches between Sharpness Fine Sharpness and Extra Sharpness When set to Fine Sharpness or Extra Sharpness image outlines can be captured with more detail Resets the set value Uses Digital Preview to preview the background image...

Page 202: ...ss Processing is set the following functions and operation are not available Multi exposure Extended Bracketing or HDR Capture The function selected last is used Changing the settings of White Balance and Custom Image Select Cross Processing in the 0 Rec Mode 2 menu and press the four way controller When the exposure mode is set to f1 Movie select from Movie in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu p 152 The Cros...

Page 203: ...e Select Save Settings in Step 2 on p 200 and press the four way controller The camera will search for cross processed images starting from the most recent image taken An hourglass icon is displayed while searching When a cross processed image is found the screen to save the settings appears If there are no cross processed images the message No cross processed image appears 2 Turn the front e dial...

Page 204: ... Settings High ISO NR Slow Shutter Speed NR O Range Setting HDR Capture Custom Image Cross Processing Digital Filter Shake Reduction Horizon Correction Lens Correction Color Space E Dial Programming Button Customization C Custom Setting 1 4 menu settings The USER mode cannot be set when the mode dial is set to Green or Movie mode Saving the Settings Saves the settings as USER mode Up to five diffe...

Page 205: ...ER Mode Check Saved Settings Reset USER Mode Save Settings USER1 USER1 USER2 USER2 USER3 USER3 USER4 USER4 USERS USERS USER1 Save Settings Saves current settings in USER1 custom mode Save Cancel OK You can change the name of the USER mode in which you saved settings 1 Select Rename USER Mode in Step 3 of Saving the Settings and press the four way controller The Rename USER Mode screen appears 2 Us...

Page 206: ...pper and lower case letters Enters a character selected with the text selection cursor at the position of the text input cursor Deletes a character at the position of the text input cursor 1 4 After entering the text move the text selection cursor to Finish and press the OK button en T 0 0 J Q en CD The name is changed Repeat Steps 2 to 4 to change the names of other USER modes 5 Press the MENU bu...

Page 207: ...sing Saved USER Settings You can easily retrieve saved settings 1 Set the mode dial to USER The USER mode guide appears 2 Use the four way controller or the rear e dial to select USER1 to USERS Use the four way controller T to check the saved settings The saved settings are retrieved 3 Change the settings as necessary The exposure mode can be changed in Exposure Mode of the Q Rec Mode 1 menu USER1...

Page 208: ...aved settings Resetting to Default Settings Exposure Mode File Format JPEG Recorded Pixels JPEG Quality AF Settings Lens Correction Resets the settings saved in USER 1 to USERS to the default settings Select Reset USER Mode in Step 3 of p 203 and press the four way controller The Reset USER Mode screen appears Use the four way controller T to select USER1 to USERS and press the four way controller...

Page 209: ...various playback functions in Playback mode Playback Functions Operation 208 Setting the Playback Display Method 21 0 Enlarging Images 211 Displaying Multiple Images 212 Rotating Images 219 Deleting Multiple Images 220 Connecting the Camera to an AV Device 224 ...

Page 210: ...images p 219 I Digital Filter 1 Changes the color tone of images or p 233 adds softening and slimming effects Resize 1 2 Changes the number of recorded pixels and quality level of the captured image p 230 and saves it as a new file Cropping 1 Cuts out only the desired area of the p 231 picture and saves it as a new image o Protect Protects images from being accidentally p 222 erased lE1J Slideshow...

Page 211: ...1 p 306 5 This can be performed only when an image with the GPS location information is saved Playback Menu Setting Items You can perform the following settings in the IEJ Playback menu Press the MENU button in Playback mode to display the IEJ Playback 1 menu Menu Item Function Page Plays back the images one after another Slideshow You can set how images will be displayed p 217 in the slideshow Qu...

Page 212: ...or x32 Use the four way controller _ T to select Bright Dark Area and use the four way controller 011111 _ to select or D Use the four way controller _ T to select Auto Image Rotation and use the four way controller 011111 _ to select M or o During playback the image is automatically rotated based on the rotation information when 23 Saving Rotation Info in the C Custom Setting 3 menu is set to On ...

Page 213: ...tton Four way controller T OK button Front e dial e INFO button Changes the area to display Returns to the original size Retains the magnification and the position of the magnified area and shows the previous next image Switches information display on off The default setting for the first click minimum magnification is 1 2 times You can change this in Quick Zoom of the E Playback 1 menu p 210 The ...

Page 214: ...screen appears Up to nine thumbnail images are displayed at once Available operations Selection frame Four way controller AT Moves the selection frame Scroll bar INFO button Displays the Multi img Display Setting screen Use the four way controller to select the number of images to display at the same time 1ii1 button Display Type cannot be selected when developing multiple RAW images p 240 Selects...

Page 215: ... image display screen turn the rear e dial to the left toward again The folder display screen appears 50 2 Select the folder you want to display The number of images saved in the selected folder appears at the top right of the screen iJ Available operations Four way controller Moves the selection frame T _ 100_0105 liD button Deletes the selected folder and all the images in it p 221 3 Press the O...

Page 216: ...mber of images shot on this date 2012 10 WED 17 FRI 19 MON 29 2012 11 THU 8 IUN 11 WED 14 Available operations Shooting date Thumbnail Four way controller _ Selects a shooting date Four way controller IIIII Rear e dial c to the right Q INFO button liD button 3 Press the OK button Selects an image taken on the selected shooting date Displays the selected image Turn to the left to return to the cale...

Page 217: ...four way controller t T to select a layout and press the OK button You can select Thumbnail 111111 Square iS I Random1 1m Random2 lml Random3 or 1 1 Bubble Images are displayed according to the file number from the smallest number for and are displayed in random order for other layouts 5 Use the four way controller t T to select Images and press the four way controller 6 Use the four way controlle...

Page 218: ...d select the individual images Picks images automatically from the folder Folder name selected Continue by selecting Select a folder and select the folder 11 Use the four way controller 6 T to select Create an index image and press the OK button A The index image is created and a confirmation screen appears s a 12 Use the four way controller 6 T to select Save or g Reshuffle and press the OK butto...

Page 219: ... you want to change The following items can be changed Item Description Interval Select an image display interval Screen Select a transition effect when Effect the next image is displayed Set whether to start the Repeat slideshow again from the Playback beginning after the last image is displayed Slideshow starts Start fl terval Sc reen Effect Repeat Playback Setting 3 ec Qf 1 0 3sec default setti...

Page 220: ...ws the previous image Shows the next image II D 2 Press the four way controller T D Q C Q 0 c s 0 s s tA Slideshow stops and the single image display reappears After slideshow ends the camera returns to the single image display even if you do not press the four way controller T For movies only the first frame is displayed and then the next image is displayed after the set interval has elapsed To p...

Page 221: ...uring playback You cannot change the image rotation information in the following conditions when the image is protected when the image rotation information tag is not saved with the image when Auto Image Rotation p 210 in the lB Playback 1 menu is set to D Off Movie files cannot be rotated 1 Select the image you want to rotate in Playback mode 2 Press the four way controller Y The playback mode pa...

Page 222: ...n appears Press the 1ID button The screen to select the images to delete is displayed The screen temporarily changes to 36 image display when Multi img Display Setting p 212 is set to 81 image display Select the images to delete Available operations Four way controller Moves the selection frame _ T IIIII IJJI OK button Adds M and selects an image Press again to return too Protected images o n cann...

Page 223: ...s Use the four way controller T to select a folder to delete and press the i button The delete folder confirmation screen appears 100_0105 Press the four way controller to select Delete and press the OK button The selected folder and all images in it are deleted The confirmation screen appears when there are protected images Use the four way controller T to select Delete All or Leave All and press...

Page 224: ...mages Use the four way controller _ T to select Delete All or Leave All and press the OK button When Delete All is selected protected images are also deleted Protecting Images from Deletion Protect You can protect images from being accidentally deleted 0 Q Even protected images are deleted if the inserted SO Memory Card is s u formatted n 1 Press the four way controller T in Playback mode 0 The pl...

Page 225: ...otect 5 Press the four way controller to select Protect and press the OK button 6 Select Unprotect to cancel the protection of the image The image is protected and the lB icon appears at the top right of the screen Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to protect other images If you selected All Images in Step 3 the camera returns to the playback mode Press the MENU button The camera returns to Playback mode ...

Page 226: ...era while the camera is connected to the AV device Adjust the volume on the AV device If you want to view a movie on an external monitor while recording it connect the camera to an AV device with a mini HDMI terminal You cannot output a movie using the video input terminal while recording Connecting the Camera to a Video Input Terminal Use the provided AV cable 1 AVC to connect the camera to a dev...

Page 227: ...il to be played back with the set video output format If this happens change the video output format setting 1 Select Video Out in the Set up 2 menu and press the four way controller 2 a Use the four way controller T to select NTSC or PAL and press the OK button Press the MENU button The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again The video output format differs depending on ...

Page 228: ... cable to the HOMI input c terminal on the AV device D 4 Turn the AV device and camera on r The camera turns on in HDMI mode and the camera information is J a displayed on the screen of the connected AV device 0 J tn 0 The camera has a mini HDMI terminal Type C Use a commercially available HDMI cable that matches your AV device Nothing is displayed on the camera monitor during HOMI output If you u...

Page 229: ...p 1280x720p 480p 1 720x480p Brightness Level LCD Color Tuning Video Out HDMI Out USB Connection Folder Name Create New Folder 1 This depends on the selected video output format 480p for NTSC and 576p 720x576p for PAL 3 Press the OK button 4 Press the MENU button The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again n c When the HOMI output format is set to 1 080i or 720p the displa...

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Page 231: ...8 Processing Images This chapter describes how to process pictures taken and edit RAW images Changing the Image Size 230 Processing Images with Digital Filters 233 Developing RAW Images 238 ...

Page 232: ...camera cannot be resized 1 Select an image to resize in Playback mode 2 Press the four way controller T 3 4 The playback mode palette appears Use the four way controller T to select Resize and press the OK button The screen to select the recorded pixels and quality level appears Use the four way controller _ to select the desired image size You can select one of the image sizes starting from one s...

Page 233: ...nly JPEG and RAW images captured with this camera can be cropped Images already resized to Q or 3M with this camera cannot be cropped 1 Select an image to crop in Playback mode 2 Press the four way controller T The playback mode palette appears 3 Use the four way controller A T 01111 IJio to select C 1 Cropping and press the OK button The cropping frame to specify the size and position of the area...

Page 234: ... the aspect ratio Select from 3 2 4 3 16 9 or 1 1 The image can also be rotated from 45 to 45 in increments of 1 Rotates the cropping frame in 90 increments appears only when the cropping frame can be rotated 5 Press the OK button 6 The save confirmation screen appears Use the four way controller AT to select Save as and press the OK button The cropped image is saved as a new image ...

Page 235: ...ks Intensity Low Medium High as though it was painted Saturation OFF Low Medium High Pastel Creates an image that looks as Low Medium High though it was drawn with acrayon Lessens the tone ofthe image Posterization to create an image that looks 1 to 5 as though it was hand drawn In Focus Plane 3 to 3 Blurs part of the image to In Focus Width Narrow Middle Wide Miniature create a fake miniature In ...

Page 236: ... looks like a high dynamic range image Customize and save a filter to your own preferences Parameter Color Red Magenta Blue Cyan Green Yellow Color Density Light Standard Dark Extracted Color 1 Red Magenta Blue Cyan GreenlYellow Extractable Range of Color 1 1 to 5 Extracted Color 2 OFF Red Magenta Blue Cyan GreenlYellow Extractable Range of Color 2 1 to 5 Soft Focus Low Medium High Shadow Blur OFF...

Page 237: ...ller T to select I Digital Filter and press the OK button The screen to select a filter appears 4 Use the four way controller T to select a filter and press the OK button After selecting a filter you can check the effect on the screen You can turn the front e dial to select a different image 5 Use the four way controller T to select a parameter and the four way controller to adjust the value 6 Pre...

Page 238: ...ed as a new image 1 0 Up to 20 filters including a digital filter used during shooting p 143 can be combined to the same image Recreating Filter Effects Retrieves the setting of an image with filter effects and applies the same filter effects to other images I 1 Select a filter processed image in Playback mode 0 2 3 3 tA Select J Digital Filter in the playback mode palette and press the OK button ...

Page 239: ...only select an image that has not been processed with a filter The save confirmation screen appears J Use the four way controller A T to select Save as and press the OK button The filter processed image is saved as a new image If Searching for the original image is selected in Step 3 the original image prior to digital filter application can be retrieved If the original image is no longer stored o...

Page 240: ...in Playback mode The playback mode palette appears 2 Use the four way controller Y IIIII to select iw RAW Development and press the OK button 3 The screen to select a development method is displayed Use the four way controller T to select Developing a Single Image and press the OK button The parameters recorded in the image file appear Proceed to Step 6 if you do not need to change the parameters ...

Page 241: ...scent Light Daylight Color N Fluorescent Light White Balance 2 Daylight White W Fluorescent Light Cool White L Fluorescent Light Warm White Tungsten Light ws Fiash CTE Q Manuai K Color Temperature Sensitivity 2 0 to 2 0 High ISO NR Auto Off Low Medium High Shadow Correction Off Low Medium High Distortion Correction 3 Off On Lat Chromatic Ab Adj 3 Off On Color Space sRGB AdobeRGB Page p 178 p 179 p...

Page 242: ...ved as a new image 8 Use the four way controller T to select Continue or Exit Select Continue to edit other images 9 Press the OK button If you select Continue in Step 8 the screen for selecting the parameters in Step 4 appears again Developing Multiple RAW Images You can develop multiple RAW images with the same settings 1 Select Developing Multiple Images in Step 3 on p 238 and press the OK butt...

Page 243: ...If TIFF is selected the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level settings are not available When Develop images with modified settings is selected refer to p 239 to change other parameters All images are developed with the same settings 6 Press the OK button 7 The save confirmation screen appears Use the four way controller _ T to select Save as and press the OK button The selected RAW images are develop...

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Page 245: ...ns and Dials 247 Setting the Beep Date and Time and Display Language 252 Adjusting the Monitor and the Menu Display 257 Setting the Folder File Number 263 Selecting the Power Settings 266 Setting the Photographer Information 269 Setting the DPOF Settings 271 Correcting Defective Pixels in the CMOS Sensor Pixel Mapping 273 Selecting Settings to Save in the Camera Memory 274 ...

Page 246: ...ge Language 8 Changes the language in which menus p 256 and messages appear Date Adjustment Sets the date format and time p 253 Sets the display of the local date and time World Time of the specified city so they can be p 253 displayed on the monitor in addition to the 1 present location when traveling overseas Sets the text size of an item selected on Text Size p 257 the respective menu screens B...

Page 247: ...r Sets the naming system of the folder for storing images Creates a new folder on the SO Memory Card Sets the method used to assign file names for images Sets the photographer and copyright information embedded in Exif Sets the time until the camera turns off automatically Sets the battery to use when the optional battery grip is attached Resets all settings Maps out and corrects any defective pix...

Page 248: ...Be aware Select Format in the Set up 4 menu and press the four way controller _ The Format screen appears 2 Press the four way controller to select Format JFormat All data will be deleted Format Cancel l C o K 3 Press the OK button Formatting starts When formatting is completed the screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again I When an SO Memory Card is formatted the volume la...

Page 249: ...tton are operated 1 Select E Dial Programming in the 0 Rec Mode 5 menu and press the four way controller The E Dial Programming 1 screen appears 2 Use the four way controller T to select an exposure mode Turn the rear e dial c to display the E Dial Programming 2 screen 3 Press the four way controller E Dial Programming 1 2 Tv Av e P Sv ISO TV TV Av Av TAv Tv Av p LINE The screen for the selected e...

Page 250: ...Av p Av Tv p p PSHIFT PLINE PSHIFT fB PLINE ISO ISO Sv PSHIFT ISO PLINE ISO PSHIFT PLINE ISO ISO Tv Tv Tv Tv Tv Tv ISO ISO AUTO ISO Tv ISO AUTO Av Av Av Av Av ISO Av ISO AUTO Av ISO ISO AUTO Tv Av Av Tv TAv PLINE M TvSHIFT AvSHIFT Av Av B ISO Av Av ISO ...

Page 251: ... was displayed in Step 2 appears again Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to change the settings of other exposure modes 1 Press the MENU button twice The camera is ready to take a picture Setting the Functions for the Buttons You can set the functions for when the RAW Fx button AF button or Preview dial main switch is operated and when the shutter release button is pressed halfway 1 Select Button Customization ...

Page 252: ...ing Sets the Exposure p 138 Bracketing Digital Preview Displays the Digital Preview p 120 RAW Fx Electronic Level Displays the Electronic Level p 29 on the monitor button Displays the Composition Composition Adjust p 195 Adjust screen Displays the Electronic Compass Simple Navigation GPS or ASTROTRACER screen p 305 when the optional GPS unit is attached to the camera Enable AF The autofocus system...

Page 253: ...utter release release button is pressed button halfway pressed Only during Live View the halfway autofocus system does not Off Live View only operate when the shutter release button is pressed halfway 4 Press the OK button 5 Press the MENU button three times The camera is ready to take a picture Page T m s CQ s CQ c c 2 0 s m ...

Page 254: ...ress OK for 1 sec operation sound when Change AF point is enabled or disabled 1 Select Beep in the Set up 1 menu and press the four way controller 2 The Beep 1 screen appears Press the four way controller T and use the four way controller to adjust the volume Select from six levels When set to 0 you can turn all the beeps off 3 Use the four way controller T to choose an item Beep 1 2 l cc J cc c c...

Page 255: ...ected in Initial Settings p 60 serve as the date and time of your present location Setting the destination in World Time enables you to display the local date and time on the monitor when traveling overseas 1 Select World Time in the Set up 1 menu and press the four way controller The World Time screen appears 2 Use the four way controller IIIII to select Destination or 0 Hometown for Setting the ...

Page 256: ...t oro Select if the destination city uses daylight saving time DST 8 Press the OK button o OK The settings are saved and the screen that was displayed in Step 2 appears again 9 Press the MENU button twice The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again Refer to List of World Time Cities p 255 for cities that can be selected as a destination Select 0 Hometown in Step 2 to chan...

Page 257: ...Prague PAL Stockholm PAL Budapest PAL Warsaw PAL Athens PAL Helsinki PAL Moscow PAL Africa Dakar PAL West Asia Algiers PAL Johannesburg PAL Region City Africa Istanbul West Asia Cairo Jerusalem Nairobi Jeddah Tehran Dubai Karachi Kabul Male Delhi Colombo Kathmandu Dacca East Asia Yangon Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Vientiane Singapore Phnom Penh Ho chi Minh Jakarta Hong Kong Beijing Shanghai Manila Taipei...

Page 258: ... J Q Q Q 0 s I Setting the Display Language You can change the language in which the menus error messages etc are displayed Set in Language 8 of the Set up 1 menu Setting the Display Language p 60 ...

Page 259: ...Set up 1 menu Setting the Guide Display Time Set the length of time that the guides are displayed on the monitor when the camera is turned on or the exposure mode is changed p 25 Select from 3 sec default setting 1 0 sec 30 sec and Off Set in Guide Display of the Set up 1 menu Language fi Date Adjustment World Time Text Size Beep Guide Dis Status 3 4 0 r D l CQ s CQ 0 0 c s D ...

Page 260: ...u 1 Reset Menu when the exposure mode is set to Movie and EEJ Location Playback 1 menu when in Playback mode is always displayed first default setting 2 Save Menu The menu tab last selected is displayed first Location 3 Press the MENU button The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again II Setting the Status Screen Display 9 You can set whether to display the status screen ...

Page 261: ...e status screen and control panel are displayed vertically default setting 0 The status screen and control panel are always displayed horizontally 4 Use the four way controller A T to select Display Color and use the four way controller _ to select from six display colors 5 Press the MENU button twice The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again Setting the Display for Ins...

Page 262: ...t setting you can magnify the image with the rear e dial p 211 6 Press the MENU button twice The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again Adjusting the Brightness of the Monitor You can adjust the brightness of the monitor g 1 Select Brightness Level in the Set up 2 menu and press the four way controller Q J Q J Q c 2 0 J Q The Brightness Level screen appears Use the four ...

Page 263: ...e on the G M and B A axes Available operations Four way controller Adjusts the tone of the colors between green G and magenta M Four way controller _ Adjusts the tone of the colors between blue B and amber A button Front e dial Resets the adjustment value Displays a saved image in the background so you can adjust the color while viewing the image This is useful for matching the color of the monito...

Page 264: ...e four way controller IIIII to select or o g Displays the bar graph of the electronic level o Does not display the bar graph of the electronic level default setting 3 Press the MENU button The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again The bar graph can be displayed on the monitor when the INFO button is pressed in the control panel p 26 When Electronic Level is assigned to ...

Page 265: ...e number of storable images exceeds 500 captured images are divided into folders of 500 images each However in Auto Bracketing shooting images will be stored in the same folder until shooting is completed even if the number of images exceeds 500 Creating New Folders Creates a new folder on an SO Memory Card A folder is created with the number following the number of the folder currently being used...

Page 266: ...For sRGB you can change IMGP 4 characters to the desired characters For AdobeRGB of the 4 characters you selected the first 3 are assigned in place of IGP 1 Example When set to ABCDxxxx JPG files are named LABCxxxx JPG for AdobeRGB Select File Name in the Set up 3 menu and press the four way controller _ The File Name screen appears 0 2 Use the four way controller T to select Change and press the ...

Page 267: ...d 5 Press the MENU button twice The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again Selecting the File Number Setting You can select a method for assigning the file number of an image when saved to a new folder Set in File No of Memory p 274 in the 0 Rec Mode 4 menu The file number of the last image saved to the previous folder is saved and subsequent images are assigned sequenti...

Page 268: ...t Information Auto Power Select Battery Reset The Auto Power Off function does not work in the following situations when the Live View image is displayed when the slideshow is played back when the camera is connected to a computer with a USB cable If the camera turns off after the set length of time perform one of the following operations to reactivate it Turn on the camera again Press the shutter...

Page 269: ... to the battery Auto Select with more power remaining default setting Body First Priority is given to the Grip First selected battery 4 When using AA batteries in the battery grip use the four way controller _ to select AA Battery Type and press the four way controller 0 1 5 Use the four way controller _ to select the AA battery type and press the OK button When set to Auto detect the camera will ...

Page 270: ...d on again and the camera will switch to the remaining battery You can check the battery usage condition on the status screen and LCD panel p 51 When the type of AA batteries inserted in the battery grip differs from the battery type setting in Step 5 the battery level will not be correctly determined Please set the correct battery type Usually there is no problem using Auto detect However in low ...

Page 271: ...rs 2 Use the four way controller IIIII to select or o Embeds copyright information in the Exif Does not embed copyright D information in the Exif default setting Copyright Information Embed Co ri ht Data 4 0 loPhotographer copyright Holder 3 Use the four way controller A T to select Photographer and press the four way controller The text entry screen appears 4 Enter the text Up to 32 single byte a...

Page 272: ...ion cursor at the position of the text input cursor Deletes a character at the position of the text input cursor 5 After entering the text move the text selection cursor to Finish and press the OK button The camera returns to the Copyright Information screen 6 Use the four way controller A T to select Copyright Holder and enter the text in the same way as Photographer 1 Press the MENU button twice...

Page 273: ...way controller T in Playback mode The playback mode palette appears 2 Use the four way controller T 1111 to select Po DPOF and press the OK button The screen to select how to change the settings is displayed 3 Use the four way controller T to select Single Image or All Images and press the OK button If you selected All Images proceed to Step 5 4 Use the four way controller 1111 to select an Image ...

Page 274: ... settings for other images 1 Press the OK button The DPOF settings for the selected image is saved and the camera returns to Playback mode Depending on the printer or printing equipment at the photo processing lab the date may not be printed on the pictures The number of copies specified for all images is applied to all the images and that specified for a single image is canceled ...

Page 275: ...way controller A to select Pixel Mapping and press the OK button Defective pixels are mapped out and corrected and the screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again When the battery level is low the message Not enough battery power remaining to activate Pixel Mapping is displayed on the monitor Use the AC adapter kit optional or change to the battery with ample power remaining ...

Page 276: ...sh Exposure Comp Memory cannot be selected when the mode dial is set to USER 1 Select Memory in the Q Rec Mode 5 menu and press the four way controller 2 a The Memory 1 screen appears Use the four way controller _ T to choose an item Turn the rear e dial c _ to display the Memory 2 screen Memory Flash Mode Drive Mode White Balance Custom Image Sensitivity EV Compensation Flash Exposure Comp j ENQ ...

Page 277: ...enu appears again Set File No to On to continue the sequential numbering for the file name even if a new folder is created Refer to Selecting the File Number Setting p 265 When the Set up menu is reset p 296 all Memory settings return to the default values I 0 r r s cc s cc a a 0 s r ...

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Page 279: ... Computer This chapter explains how to connect the camera to your computer install the supplied CD ROM etc Manipulating Captured Images on a Computer 278 Saving Images on Your Computer 279 Using the Provided Software 281 ...

Page 280: ...or higher Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2 0 GHz equivalent or higher recommended RAM 2 0 GB or more 3 0 GB or more recommended Free Disk Space 1 GB or more 8 GB or more recommended Monitor 1280x800 pixels or more 1920x 1200 or more recommended with 24 bit full color approximately 16 77 million colors Others USB 2 0 port must be standard equipment Macintosh OS Mac OS X 10 4 11 10 5 10 6 or 10 7 PowerP...

Page 281: ...Storage Class default setting MSC A general purpose driver program that handles devices connected to a computer via USB as a memory device Picture Transfer Protocol PTP A protocol that allows transfer of digital images and control of digital cameras via USB Unless otherwise specified select MSC 3 Press the OK button 4 Press the MENU button The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu ap...

Page 282: ... volume label K 5 II If the K 5 II dialog appears when the camera is turned on select Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click the OK button 4 Save the captured images to your computer m9 Copy the image file s or folder s to the hard disk of the computer 0 0 J J CD J Q 0 Q 0 0 3 C s CD 5 Disconnect your camera from your computer The camera cannot be operated while it is connected...

Page 283: ...D ROM When multiple accounts have been setup on your computer log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software 1 Turn your computer on Make sure no other software is running 2 Place the CD ROM into the CD DVD drive on the computer The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear For Windows 1 Click My Computer ...

Page 284: ...zard screen appears in the selected language click Next Follow the instructions on the screen to perform subsequent steps 1 Select the language for this installation from the choices below i Welcome to the lnstaiiShield Wizard for PENTAX Digital Camera Utmty 4 The InstaiiShleld R Vo lzard W1ll1nstall PENTA Digital l amer J Ut1hty 4 on your computer To cont1nue click Next YVARNING Thts pro1Jram 1 s...

Page 285: ...itivity 200 D RMlge HighliQht Co Yes D RMJge Shadow Co Jn Expost e compensation 0 0 Hk tl ISO Noise Redu Off Recordedpixels 3872x2592 Quoity RAW Autofocus mode Autom i ic Si lgle AF Autofocus area mode Automatic Color space sRGB I Mgetone Bright l r i U s a t u r o t i o n o Hue 0 Hi JhfLowKeyAd Ust Contr St ContrastHiQhltghtAd Contr t Shadow Adj Sh erpness 1 FineSharpness No Filter Effect Tooiog ...

Page 286: ...e changed by pressing the Browser Laboratory and Custom buttons on the Tool bar File Display Pane The file list and the images in the selected folder appear here Status Bar Information on the selected item appears Laboratory tab set default setting The control panel for adjusting the image appears here F1le Edft View Imogf Tool 1ndow Help C Jocuments and ettrng T_ pe Bnghtne ...

Page 287: ...rt le Shadow Co n Ex pc s recomperrs ation 0 0 HrQh ISO Noi e Redu Coff Recorded pr els Quality A Jtofocus rr xle Autornah SJr glo AF Autofocus a redmode Automat1c olor sp ce sP B lmaQe tone Bn t Satur3tiOO Viewing Detailed Information on the Software Refer to Help for details on using the software program 1 Click the J button on the Tool bar Or select PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Help from the H...

Page 288: ...ration on the screen in Step 3 on p 282 A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed If your computer is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your software Note that you can only register online if your country or area is shown u c OtU 4 o c o if _ jj _ _ 1 _ 7 _ r ...

Page 289: ... 288 Resetting the Menus 296 Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations 297 Cleaning the CMOS Sensor 300 Using the GPS Unit 305 Error Messages 31 0 Troubleshooting 313 Main Specifications 315 Index 321 WARRANTY POLICY 327 ...

Page 290: ...age Setting p 132 D Single Frame p 125 Drive Mode Yes p 127 Shooting p 138 p 130 Flash Mode Depends on the Yes p 69 capture mode White Balance AWB Auto Yes p 183 Custom Image Bright Yes p 197 0 Rec Mode Menu Item Default Setting Reset Page Setting USER Mode 1 USER1 Yes p 206 Exposure Mode 1 P Program Yes p 205 Automatic Exposure File Format JPEG Yes p 180 JPEG Recorded Pixels 16 4928x3264 Yes p 17...

Page 291: ...ow Correction ISO AUTO Sensitivity limit Setting AUTO ISO Parameters High ISO NR Slow Shutter Speed NR Program Line Color Space RAW File Format Default Setting Off Off Off Off BA 1 White Balance 1 other than White Balance Not use any filters Off D Off 2 times D Off 00 00 01 2 images Now 12 00AM I 00 00 Center 00 D Off Off Off 100 3200 LFI Standard Auto Auto lNormaB Normal sRGB PEF Reset Setting Ye...

Page 292: ...ASTRO Exposure TRACER GPS Bulb Time Preset Precise Calibration Calibration Positioning Interval Auto Time Synch Display Time Instant Histogram Review Bright Dark Area Enlarge Instant Review Default Setting Reset Page Setting 00 1280x720 Yes 16 9 30 fps Best Yes o On Yes Off Yes p 152 Not use any filters Yes Fixed Yes Off Yes Face Detection AF Yes Off Yes On Yes p 147 D Off Yes D Off Yes D Off Yes ...

Page 293: ...X Av II Av 1 II 1 AvSHIFT RAW Fx Button One Push File Format Button AF Button Enable AF Customization Yes p 249 Preview Dial Optical Preview Shutter Button Half Enable AF Press Cross Processing Digital Filter HDR 0 Off Yes Memory Capture p 274 Other than the above On Yes functions Save USER Mode Yes 2 p 202 1 Appears only when the mode dial is set to USER 2 The saved settings are reset only with R...

Page 294: ...peat Playback Quick Zoom BrighUDark Area Auto Image Rotation Delete All Images Default Setting Toy Camera Maximum size according to the setting Maximum size according to the setting File Format JPEG Recorded Pixels I16MI Quality Level Default Setting 3 sec Off D Off Off D Off On Reset Page Setting p 219 Yes p 233 p 230 p 231 No p 222 p 217 p 187 Yes p 238 p 215 p 159 No p 271 p 306 Reset Page Sett...

Page 295: ...On Guide Display 3 sec Yes p 257 Status Screen On Yes Status Auto Screen Rotation On Yes p 258 Screen Display Color 1 Yes Brightness Level 0 Yes p 260 LCD Color Tuning 0 Yes p 261 Video Out According to initial setting No p 225 HDMI Out Auto Yes p 227 USB Connection MSC Yes p 279 Folder Name Date Yes p 263 Create New Folder p 263 File Name IMGP IGP No 3 p 264 Embed Copyright D Off Copyright Data N...

Page 296: ...n Off Yes 8 Auto Bracketing Order 0 Yes p 138 9 One Push Bracketing Off Yes p 140 10 WB Adjustable Range Auto Adjustment Yes p 185 11 WB When Using Flash Auto White Balance Yes p 185 12 AWB in Tungsten Light Subtle Correction Yes 13 Color Temperature Steps Kelvin Yes p 188 14 Superimpose AF Area On Yes p 113 15 AF S Setting Focus priority Yes p 109 16 AF C Setting Focus priority Yes p 109 17 AF As...

Page 297: ...25 Catch in Focus Off Yes p 117 26 AF Fine Adjustment Off Yes 4 p 111 27 Using Aperture Ring Prohibited Yes p 299 Reset Custom Functions p 296 4 The saved adjustment value is reset only with Reset in the 26 AFFine Adjustment screen C C CD s a ...

Page 298: ...enu and press the four way controller The Reset screen appears 2 Press the four way controller A to select Reset and press the OK button The settings are reset and the screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again Resetting the Custom Menu Reset settings in C Custom Setting menu to default values 1 Select Reset Custom Functions in the C Custom Setting 4 menu and press the four ...

Page 299: ... Function KAF3 Autofocus Lens only With AF adapter 1 7x 1 9 9 Manual focus With the focus indicator 2 With matte field Quick Shift Focus System 4 X X X X Eleven AF points Five AF points 9 X Multi segment metering X P Sv TvIAv TAv mode 10 Mmode P TTL Auto Flash 3 X Power Zoom 7 Automatically obtaining the lens focal length information when using the X X Shake Reduction function Lens Correction func...

Page 300: ... power zoom function use the KAF2 mount DA lenses with a motor and no AF coupler use the KAF3 mount FA single focal length lenses non zoom lenses DA or DA L lenses without a motor and D FA FA J and F lenses use the KAF mount Refer to respective lens manuals for details Lenses and Accessories that Cannot be Used with this Camera When the aperture ring is set to other than the A Auto position or a l...

Page 301: ...y such as auto extension occur F appears for the aperture tube K indicator D FA FA F A M S with Pictures can be taken with a set diaphragm accessories Av such as extension tube K aperture value but an exposure Manual diaphragm lens such deviation may occur F appears for Av the aperture indicator as reflex lens lens only Pictures can be taken with a set FA SOFT 28mm aperture value in the manual ape...

Page 302: ...r is removed by applying ultrasonic vibrations to the filter on the front surface of the CMOS sensor 1 Select Dust Removal in the Set up 4 menu and press the four way controller The Dust Removal screen appears 2 Press the OK button The Dust Removal function is activated Set Start up Action toM On to turn the Dust Removal function on every time the camera is turned on When Dust Removal is completed...

Page 303: ... mode switch is set to AF S or C The exposure time may be extremely long when using the Dust Alert function Note that if the direction of the lens is changed before processing is complete dust will not be detected properly Depending on the subject conditions or temperature dust may not be detected properly The Dust Alert image can only be displayed during sensor cleaning within 30 minutes from the...

Page 304: ... is displayed Dust Alert Checks for dust on the sensor Press shutter release button to reveal dust location press the OK button and take another picture 3 Check the sensor for dust Available operations 4 Press the OK button Displays the Dust Alert image at full screen display The Dust Alert image is saved and the camera returns to the Set up 4 menu ci Regardless of the camera settings the Dust Ale...

Page 305: ...nough battery power remaining to clean sensor is displayed on the monitor It is recommended to use the AC adapter kit optional when cleaning the sensor If you are not using the AC adapter kit please install the battery with ample capacity remaining If the battery capacity becomes low during cleaning a warning beep will sound In this case stop cleaning immediately Do not put the tip of the blower i...

Page 306: ... checking the location of the dust 5 Clean the CMOS sensor Use a brush less blower to remove dirt and dust from the CMOS sensor Using a blower with a brush may scratch the CMOS sensor Do not wipe the CMOS sensor with a cloth 6 Turn off the camera JSensor Cleaning l Raises mirror and opens shutter for access to clean sensor Turn the power off to finish Mirror Up Cancel The mirror automatically retu...

Page 307: ...ination from a location information file created on a computer p 306 Tracks and captures celestial bodies By matching the movement of the camera s built in shake reduction unit with the movement of celestial bodies celestial bodies can be captured as individual points even when shooting with a long exposure setting p 308 Automatically adjusts the camera s date and time settings using information a...

Page 308: ...t an image appears and the GPS location information stored in the image is displayed If there are no images that have GPS location information stored No image can be processed appears 3 Use the four way controller Ill to select the image with the GPS location information you want to set as a destination and press the OK button 4 The Destination Name screen appears Enter the name of the destination...

Page 309: ... The screen that was displayed in Step 3 appears again Repeat Steps 3 to 7 to save other images Press the MENU button twice Destination list data can be stored on an SO Memory Card The stored destination list files can also be edited on a computer Refer to the manual of the GPS unit for details 1 Select GPS in the Q Rec Mode 4 menu and press the four way controller The GPS screen appears 2 Use the...

Page 310: ...p 3 appears again 6 Use the four way controller a T to select Navigation Start and press the OK button 1 2 3 The current latitude longitude altitude direction of the destination distance to the destination and Coordinated Universal Time UTC are displayed Press the shutter release button halfway to switch the camera to Capture mode Shooting Celestial Bodies ASTROTRACER Set the mode dial to B Select...

Page 311: ...e Time Preset ASTROTRACER Bulb 5 Use the four way controller T to select Start Shooting and press the OK button 6 Press the shutter release button fully Shooting starts J Press the shutter release button fully again Exposure ends When Timed Exposure is enabled shooting ends automatically after the set time has elapsed tJ CD l c ...

Page 312: ...mage in a format not supported by this camera You may be able to play it back on another brand of camera or your computer The SO Memory Card is not inserted in the camera p 54 The inserted SO Memory Card is not compatible with this camera The SO Memory Card has a problem and image capture and playback are impossible It may be viewable on a computer but not with this camera The SO Memory Card you h...

Page 313: ...more images can be saved Insert a new SO Memory Card or format the card p 246 The image could not be saved because of an SO Memory Card error The DPOF settings could not be saved because the SO Memory Card is full Delete unwanted images and perform DPOF setting again p 74 The camera was unable to measure the manual white balance p 185 or detect dust on the sensor p 301 Try the operation again You ...

Page 314: ... the C Cannot start Live View Custom Setting 4 menu and the lens aperture ring is set to a position other than A or a lens without an A position is being used This function is not available You are trying to set a function that is not in the current mode available when the exposure mode is set to Green or Movie ...

Page 315: ...enu than the A position p 89 p 299 The shutter The built in flash is cannot be charging Wait until charging is finished released There is no available Insert an SO Memory Card with available space on the SO space or delete unwanted images p 54 Memory Card p 74 Recording Wait until recording is finished Autofocus cannot focus well on subjects that have low contrast the sky white walls etc dark colo...

Page 316: ... on the subject while the shutter release button is pressed halfway If there is a subject that you wish to focus on slide the focus mode switch to AF S and use the focus lock p 1 08 Set the exposure mode to any mode other than Green B Bulb Exposure or X Flash X sync Speed Only A Auto Flash Discharge and Auto Flash Red eye Reduction are available for the flash mode when the exposure mode is Green T...

Page 317: ... x 15 7 mm Approx 16 28 megapixels Approx 16 93 megapixels Image sensor cleaning using ultrasonic vibrations DR II with the Dust Alert function AUTO 100 to 12800 EV steps can be set to 1 EV 1 2 EV or 1 3 EV expandable to ISO 80 51200 Sensor shift Shake Reduction RAW PEF DNG JPEG Exit 2 30 DCF 2 0 compliant JPEG I16MI 4928x3264 pixels 110M 3936x2624 pixels I6M I 3072x2048 pixels MJ 1728x1152 pixels...

Page 318: ...iew Method using a combination of the CMOS sensor and the light source detection sensor Daylight Shade Cloudy Fluorescent Light 0 Daylight Color N Daylight White W Cool White L Warm White Tungsten Light Flash CTE Manual Color Temperature Configuration using the display screen up to 3 settings can be saved Color Temperature settings up to 3 settings can be saved Copying the white balance settings o...

Page 319: ...c continuous Auto Bracketing 2 3 or 5 frames Auto Bracketing Self timer Auto Bracketing Remote Control Mirror Lock up Mirror Lock up Remote Control Max approx 7 0 fps JPEG l1 Continuous Hi up to approx 30 frames RAW up to approx 20 frames Max approx 1 6 fps JPEG l1 11111 Continuous Lo until SO Memory Card is full RAW up to approx 40 frames Built in retractable P TTL pop up flash GN approx 13 IS01 ...

Page 320: ...e camera becomes high Custom Image Bright Natural Portrait Landscape Vibrant Muted Bleach Bypass Reversal Film Monochrome Cross Processing Random Preset 1 3 Favorite 1 3 Digital Filter Toy Camera Retro High Contrast Extract Color Color Playback Functions Single frame multi image display 4 9 16 36 81 segmentation display magnification up to 32x scrolling and quick magnification available rotating h...

Page 321: ...World Time settings for 75 cities 28 time zones 10steps adjustment for all lenses or individual lenses up to 20 can be saved Names of Photographer and Copyright Holder are embedded to the image file Revision history can be checked using the provided software Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery D LI90 AC Adapter kit K AC132 optional Number of recordable images with 50 o flash usage approx 740 images w...

Page 322: ...610 440 minutes ooc 810 680 560 400 minutes The image storage capacity normal recording and flash use 50 o is based on measuring conditions in accordance with ClPA standards while other data is based on our measuring conditions Some deviation from the above figures may occur in actual use depending on the selected capture mode and shooting conditions Approximate Image Storage Capacity by Size When...

Page 323: ...ing 89 Aspect Ratio 152 231 ASTROTRACER 308 Auto Bracketing 138 Auto Image Rotation 210 Auto Power Off 266 Auto Screen Rotation 259 Auto Time Synch 305 AWB White Balance 183 Autofocus AF 108 Autofocus Method 147 Automatic sensitivity correction 84 Av Aperture Priority Automatic Exposure mode 95 AV cable 224 AV device 224 B B Bulb Exposure mode 101 Base Parameter Adj Digital Filter 233 Battery 49 B...

Page 324: ... 174 O Range Setting 190 Control panel 28 41 Drive Mode 78 Copyright Holder 269 DST 254 Creating folders 263 Dust Alert 301 Cropping 231 Dust Removal 300 Cross Processing 200 Dynamic Range 190 CTE White Balance 183 Custom Filter Digital Filter 144 234 E E Dial Programming 247 Custom Image 197 C Custom Setting Menu 81 294 E dials 247 Electronic Compass 305 Electronic Level 29 39 262 Customizing but...

Page 325: ...sure Compensation High ISO NR 85 71 Highlight Correction 190 Flash pop up button High Speed Flash Sync mode 22 72 Flash 169 Flash X sync Speed modeX Histogram 33 148 260 102 Hometown 60 253 Fluorescent Light White Horizon Correction 123 Balance 183 Hot shoe 20 Focus indicator 67 116 Hue Custom Image 198 Focus lock 67 Focus Mode 108 Focus mode switch 22 108 Image finishing tone 197 Focus point 113 ...

Page 326: ...6 297 Movie playback 157 Lens Correction 193 MSC 279 Lens information contacts 20 Multi exposure 136 Lens mount index 20 Multi image display 212 Lens unlock button 22 57 Multiple flash shooting 173 Live View 146 Multi segment metering 103 Locking the exposure 107 115 Muted Custom Image 197 1D button 22 149 N M Natural Custom Image 197 M Manual Exposure mode Noise Reduction 85 98 NTSC 225 Macintosh...

Page 327: ... RAW Fx button 22 181 250 Rear e dial 22 24 Recorded Pixels 152 178 Remote Control 127 Reset 296 Resize 230 Retro Digital Filter 143 233 Reversal Film Custom Image 197 Rotating images 219 s Saturation Custom Image 198 Save as Manual WB 187 Save Destination 306 Save RAW data 33 74 Save Settings as USER 202 SD Memory Card 54 Select Delete 220 Select Battery 267 Self timer 125 Sensitivity 83 Sensitiv...

Page 328: ...ity Automatic Exposure mode 97 Text Size 61 257 Toning Custom Image 198 Toy Camera Digital Filter 143 233 Trailing Curtain Sync 164 Tungsten Light White Balance 183 TV 224 Tv Shutter Priority Automatic Exposure mode 94 IIIDu g USB cable 280 C C D s Q USB Connection 279 USER Mode 202 v Vertical position 30 Vibrant Custom Image 197 Video input terminal 224 Video output format 225 Viewfinder 36 58 Vi...

Page 329: ...g the 12 month warranty period should be returned to the dealer from whom you purchased the equipment or to the manufacturer If there are no representatives 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 req...

Page 330: ...warranty policy does not affect the customer s statutory rights The local warranty policies available from PENTAX distributors 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 pol...

Page 331: ...ference 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 one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving...

Page 332: ...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 interfe...

Page 333: ...e waste handling If a chemical symbol is added beneath the symbol shown above in accordance with the Battery Directive this indicates that a heavy metal Hg Mercury Cd Cadmium Pb Lead is present in the battery at a concentration above an applicable threshold specified in the Battery Directive For more information about collection and recycling of used products please contact your local authorities ...

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Page 336: ...is used properly In addition also refer to your camera operating manual The smc PENTAX DA lens can be used exclusively with PENTAX digital SLR cameras This lens is not compatible with film SLR cameras In this operating manual smc PENTAX DA lens is shortened to DA lens Illustrations shown herein may differ from the actual appearance ...

Page 337: ...es precautions that if not followed could result in minor or medium injuries to the user or damage to the equipment Never look at the sun through the lens mounted on the camera for a long time Serious damage to your eyes or total loss of eyesight may occur particularly when looking directly through the lens cAUTION Do not leave the lens in direct sunlight without a lens cover or lens cap Direct su...

Page 338: ...ich sand or dust is in the air 3 When the lens is not attached to the camera body attach both the supplied lens cap and lens mount cap to protect it from dust etc 4 Never use any organic solvent such as thinner alcohol or benzine etc to remove dust on the lens 5 The lens is a precise optical instrument Be careful not to let it fall or subject it to strong shocks or pressure Use a cushion or simila...

Page 339: ...upersonic motor 10 Precautions for using lenses equipped with a supersonic motor on the K1ou 11 MOUNTING AND REMOVING THE LENS 12 LENS CAP 13 Attaching the dedicated lens cap to DA 15mm F4ED AL Limited 14 Attaching the dedicated lens cap to DA 40mm F2 8 Limited 14 FOCUSING 15 Changing the Focus Mode 15 For the DA lens 15 Using Autofocus 16 Using Manual Focus 18 Using the Quick shift Focus System 1...

Page 340: ... 8 Limited dedicated lens hood 27 Bayonet Type 27 Bayonet Type DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited dedicated lens hood 28 About the PL filter window 29 Built in lens hood 31 FILTERS 32 Precaution on filters 32 Attaching the 30 5mm filter to the DA 40mm F2 8 Limited lens 32 Attaching a filter and the dedicated lens hood to the DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited lens 33 Attaching a filter and the dedicated lens hood to ...

Page 341: ...lar polarizing filters 36 PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING THE LENS WITH A FLASH 40 Built in Flash 40 External Flash 40 Compatibility of DA Lenses with the Built in Flash 42 TRIp0 D M0 uNT I I 44 Removing the Tripod Mount 45 MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 46 ...

Page 342: ...utofocusing is finished it is possible to make fine adjustment by hand using the Quick shift Focus System see page 19 for details Lenses that have SDM in their name are equipped with a supersonic motor When mounted on a camera that supports supersonic motors the autofocus is quiet and smooth The DA 55mm F1 4 SDM uses a circular aperture Using it when stopping down from full aperture to about F2 8 ...

Page 343: ...mm F4ED IF SDM These DA lenses are dust proof and water resistant because each part is individually sealed This makes it difficult for dust and water to enter the lens Lenses with simplified weather resistant construction DA 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 AL WR DA 50 200mm F4 5 6ED WR These lenses are made with a simplified weather resistant construction by using DA lens sealing technology which makes it diffic...

Page 344: ...dex Distance scale Depth of field scale Distance index The DA lens does not have an aperture ring Aperture settings are controlled automatically as if set to the auto A position so accessories without an auto A setting cannot be used with this lens The DA lens is not compatible with film SLR cameras ...

Page 345: ...ount AF coupler Lens information contacts KAF2 mount KAF3 mount Lens information contacts Power supply contacts Lenses with a supersonic motor Lenses with a supersonic motor supersonic motor only Refer to the next page for more information on lenses with a supersonic motor CAUTION Be careful not to damage or dirty the lens mount surfaces as this can result in failure or malfunction ...

Page 346: ...IF SDM DA 300mm F4ED IF SDM The lens uses a supersonic motor When the lens is mounted on a camera body that does not support supersonic motors including the KlOD with firmware older than version 1 30 the autofocus cannot be operated by either the AF motor in the camera body or the supersonic motor If using the lens with the following cameras and the power is turned on MF appears in the monitor but...

Page 347: ...camera firmware version 1 30 or later How to Check and Update the Firmware Turn on the K10D while holding down the MENU button to display the firmware version in the center of the display Download and install the updated firmware for the K10D using the link below Firmware Download Page http www pentax jp english support download_digital html ...

Page 348: ...t clicks in place RSMemo Do not hold down the lens unlock button while mounting the lens otherwise the lens will not be properly mounted After mounting the lens gently turn the lens counterclockwise to make sure it is locked in place 2 To remove the lens Hold down the lens unlock button on the camera body and turn the lens counterclockwise ...

Page 349: ...h the dedicated lens cap over the lens hood on the DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited DA 35mm F2 8 Macro Limited DA FISH EYE 10 17mm F3 5 4 5ED IF and DA 70mm F2 4 Limited Also with the DA 21mm F3 2 AL Limited DA 40mm F2 8 Limited and DA 70mm F2 4 Limited it is possible to mount the F49mm lens cap option by removing the lens hood ...

Page 350: ... cap to DA 15mm F4ED AL Limited Screw the lens cap to the front of the lens Attaching the dedicated lens cap to DA 40mm F2 8 Limited First screw the dedicated hood onto the front of the lens then screw the lens cao onto the lens hood ...

Page 351: ... your camera operating manual For the DA lens The focus mode switch on the DA lens is used to change between the autofocus and manual focus modes the focus mode switch on the camera is always set to autofocus To use the autofocus set the switch to the AF position To use the manual focus set the switch to the MF position smc PENTAX LJA ...

Page 352: ...on halfway to autofocus See page 15 for information about changing the focus mode RSMemo Depending on your camera model you can focus by operating buttons on the camera body For details on how to set and use available functions of the buttons refer to your camera operating manual ...

Page 353: ...ontinues adjusting the focus while the AF button is pressed or the shutter release button is pressed halfway DA FISH EYE 10 17mm F3 5 4 5ED IF DA 12 24mm F4ED AL IF DA 16 45mm F4ED AL DA 17 70mm F4 AL IF SDM DA 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 AL WR DA L 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 AL DA 50 200mm F4 5 6ED WR DA L 50 200mm F4 5 6ED DA 55 300mm F4 5 8ED DA 15mm F4ED AL Limited DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited DA 35mm F2 8 Macro Limit...

Page 354: ... the Quick shift Focus System If the focus mode is set to autofocus you can focus manually after autofocus is achieved Manually turn the focusing ring to finely adjust the focus You can do this without changing the focus mode to MF The Quick shift Focus System is not available with the following lenses I DA L 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 AL DA L 50 200mm F4 5 6ED ...

Page 355: ... how to set and use available functions of the buttons refer to your camera operating manual 2 Hold down the shutter release button halfway then turn the focusing ring to finely adjust focus 3 Finally press the shutter release button fully to take a picture The focusing ring on some lenses may rotate during autofocus Do not touch the focusing ring while autofocus is operating as it may cause a mal...

Page 356: ...ing after letting go of the shutter release button See the camera operating manual for details about the setting procedure When focusing with manual focus or the Quick shift Focus System the mechanism allows the focusing ring to rotate freely after it is set to the oo infinity or the minimum focus distance ends However do not attempt to rotate it any farther than these ends as this will result in ...

Page 357: ...ism does not allow the angle of rotation of the focusing ring to have the same angle of the distance scale while focusing Always check the focus using the view finder before taking a picture This is especially true with manual focus and the Quick shift Focus System ...

Page 358: ...close distance scale range minimum focus distance range when shooting at the maximum aperture image quality in the corners of the picture may deteriorate because of the optical characteristics of the lens When taking a picture in this range we recommend that you use a smaller aperture stopping down from full aperture ...

Page 359: ...Focusing index Lens hood attaching index Distance scale Zoom ring Zoom index Focal length scale Mounting index ...

Page 360: ...oint may shift slightly by changing the focal length First adjust the zoom and then adjust the focus The focusing index on the zoom lens is set to match the focus point when the focal length is at telephoto The focusing index may not match the focus point for other focal lengths About the zoom ring Turn the zoom ring clockwise for telephoto and counterclockwise for wide angle ...

Page 361: ...IIJJ1 9 1 x 10 3 2 0 7 0 6 0 5 0 3 0 2 l l Magnification Scale The magnification is indicated by denominators on the distance scale 5 indicates 1 Sx When determining the magnification first set the magnification in the manual focus mode and adjust focus by moving the camera closer or further from the subject ...

Page 362: ...lens hood is recommended a Screw on Type DA 70mm F2 4 Limited dedicated lens hood Screw the hood on to the front of the lens to attach it The hood is telescopic Extend it fully to use it RSMemo The lens hood cannot be mounted on some circular polarizing filters that are not produced by PENTAX ...

Page 363: ...he lens and push both parts straight toward each other Attach the lens hood on the lens by turning the hood in the clockwise direction as viewed from the front of the lens to lock it until it clicks into position Memo When attaching the lens hood hold the focusing ring and zoom ring securely to prevent them from turning When the lens hood is not in use it can also be turned around and attached in ...

Page 364: ...ens hood on the lens by turning the hood in a clockwise direction as seen from the front of the lens until it stops RSMemo Vignetting occurs if the camera is used while the hood is not completely attached The dedicated lens hood cannot be attached if a filter is attached to the front of the lens To use a filter and the dedicated lens hood together attach a 43mm diameter filter to the back of the h...

Page 365: ... 16 SOmm F2 8ED AL IF SDM DA 17 70mm F4AL IF SDM DA 18 SSmm F3 5 5 6 AL WR DA 50 135mm F2 8ED IF SDM DA 60 250mm F4ED IF SDM DA 50 200mm F4 5 6ED WR DA 55 300mm F4 5 8ED DA 200mm F2 8ED IF SDM DA 300mm F4ED IF SDM CAUTION The PL filter window cap of the DA 55mm F1 4 SDM cannot be attached or removed with the hood attached to the lens Remove the hood from the lens to attach first and then remove th...

Page 366: ...t in the direction as shown in the illustration 1 2 Turn the outer rim of the circular polarizing filter from the PL filter window as shown in the illustration 2 3 Attach the PL filter window cap Memo When shooting be sure the PL filter window cap is in place to achieve maximum effect of the lens hood ...

Page 367: ...ave a lens hood built into the lens body The hood cannot be removed from the lens DA FISH EYE 10 17mm F3 5 4 5ED IF DA 35mm F2 8 Macro Limited DA 15mm F4ED AL Limited Lenses marked with an have a built in sliding hood which should be extended ...

Page 368: ...s handle it with due care to protect it from dust dirt and scratches Normally attaching two or more filters on a lens does more harm than good However attaching a circular polarizing filter and another filter is not a problem When using a polarizing filter with a camera use a circular polarizing filter for proper exposure and autofocus Attaching the 30 5mm filter to the DA 40mm F2 8 Limited lens N...

Page 369: ...3 2 AL Limited lens It is possible to attach a 49mm diameter filter to the front of the DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited lens but not when the dedicated lens hood is attached To use a filter with the dedicated lens hood screw a 43mm diameter filter to the back of the filter ...

Page 370: ...the DA 70mm F2 4 Limited lens attach the 49mm diameter filter to the front of the lens To use it together with the dedicated lens hood screw it on over the filter that is attached RSMemo The lens hood cannot be mounted on some circular polarizing filters that are not produced by PENTAX ...

Page 371: ...fer to the Compatibility table for PENTAX circular polarizing filters on the following page for information on compatibility of PENTAX circular polarizing filters currently not in production with various lenses There are two types of PENTAX circular polarizing filters The A type on the left in the diagram below and the B type on the right in the diagram below The B type filter is thinner than the ...

Page 372: ...d 3 YES DA 35mm F2 8 Macro Limited YES DA 40mm F2 8 Limited 1 YES DA 55mm F1 4 SDM 1 YES DA 70mm F2 4 Limited 1 YES Vignetting_ occurs Vignetting occurs Use a filter with a diameter of 49mm Can be mounted and used However the built in lens hood cannot be withdrawn while the A type circular polarizing filter is attached Use a filter with a diameter of 49mm YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Use a filter w...

Page 373: ...SOmm F2 8ED AL IF SDM DA 50 135mm F2 8ED IF SDM DA 16 45mm F4ED AL DA 17 0mm F4 AL IF SDM YES Vignetting occurs at focal lengths below 15mm NO YES YES NO Vignetting occurs Can be mounted and used However the dedicated bayonet hood cannot be mounted on top of the A type circular polarizing filter Vignetting occurs YES at focal lengths below 15mm YES YES YES Vignetting occurs YES when the focal leng...

Page 374: ...5 6 AL WR DA L 50 200mm F4 5 6ED DA 50 200mm F4 5 6ED WR DA 55 300mm F4 5 8ED DA 60 250mm F4ED IF SDM YES YES Can be mounted and used However the dedicated bayonet hood cannot be mounted on top of the A type circular polarizing filter YES YES ...

Page 375: ...hs below 15mm with other PENTAX filters such as the Skylight besides circular polarizing filters 3 The dedicated hood cannot be mounted if a filter including a circular polarizing filter is mounted on the front of the lens J6Memo Filters including circular polarizing filters cannot be mounted on the DA FISH EYE 10 17mm F3 5 4 5ED IF lens ...

Page 376: ...ions apply to some types of lenses eDA 14mm F2 8ED IF eDA 15mm F4ED AL Limited The AF540FGZ and AF360FGZ external flash units can only be used when the wide angle panel is used it is also possible to use the lens hood Other external flash units are not recommended because their coverage angle is not compatible with the angle of view of the lens eoA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited External flash units can be...

Page 377: ...lease note that at focal lengths less than 13mm the corners of the picture will not be fully illuminated Other external flash units are not recommended because their coverage angle is not wide enough to cover the angle of view of the lens eoA 16 SOmm F2 8ED AL IF SDM eDA 16 45mm F4ED AL PENTAX external flash units which cover a 24mm lens on a 35mm SLR or 16mm lens on a digital SLR can be used with...

Page 378: ...imited YES YES YES DA 40mm F2 8 Limited YES YES YES DA 55mm F1 4 SDM YES YES YES DA 70mm F2 4 Limited YES YES YES DA 200mm F2 8ED IF SDM YES YES YES DA 300mm F4ED IF SDM YES YES YES DA FISH EYE 10 17mm F3 5 4 5ED IF NO NO NO DA 12 24mm F4ED AL IF NO NO NO DA 16 SOmm F2 8ED AL IF SDM YES 1 YES 2 YES 3 DA 16 45mm F4ED AL YES 4 YES 4 YES 4 DA 17 0mm F4 AL IF SDM YES 5 YES 6 YES DA L 18 55mm F3 5 5 6 ...

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Page 380: ...tally loosen the camera position shift lock screw turn the camera 90 to the right or left as desired and tighten the lock screw firmly The tripod mount is detachable Camera position shift lock screw Tripod Mount Attach only to a stable tripod We recommend using a fast shutter speed as large lenses may contribute to camera shake ...

Page 381: ...unt To remove the mount use a coin to loosen the screw by turning it to the left Be careful not to loosen the screw too much or else it may fall out J PENTAX 0 0 Insert a coin into the slot on the screw and turn to the left ...

Page 382: ... format DA 15mm F4ED AL Limited DA 21 mm F3 2 AL Limited 15mm equivalentto approx 21 mm equivalentto approx 23mm in 35mm format 32mm in 35mm format 8 6 8 5 F4 F3 2 F22 I AF mount 0 18m 0 59ft Approx 0 1Sx 49mm Built in 63mm x 39 5mm 2 5in x 1 6in Approx 190g 6 7oz Soft case DA70 F22 I AF mount 0 2m 0 66ft Approx 0 17x 49mm or 43mm MH RBA 43mm 63mm x 25mm 2 5in x 1 0in Approx 140g 4 9oz with hood a...

Page 383: ... L 1 i i t f 0 139m 0 46ft i f t s lJi i i Approx 1 00 x w 2 51n 1 81n I nUt Approx 21sgt 6oz 39 F2 8 F22 KAF mount 0 4m 1 31ft Approx 0 13x 49mm or 30 5mm MH RC 49mm 63mm x 15mm 2 5in x 0 6in Approx 90g 3 2oz with hood approx 1OOg 3 5oz Dedicated case 29 F1 4 F22 KAF3 mount 0 45m 1 48ft Approx 0 17x 58mm PH RBH 58mm 70 5mm x 66mm 2 8in x 2 6in Approx 375g 13 2oz with hood approx 420g 14 8oz S90 1...

Page 384: ...mm PH RBK 77mm 83mm x 134mm 3 3in x 5 3in Approx 825g 29 1oz with hood approx 915g 32 3oz S120 160 300mm equivalent to approx 460mm in 35mm format 8 6 F4 F32 KAF2 mount 1 4m 4 67ft Approx 0 24x 77mm PH RBK 77mm 83mm x 184mm 3 3in x 7 2in Approx 1070g 37 7oz with hood approx 1160g 40 9oz with hood tripod attachment approx 1240g 43 7oz S120 21 0 ...

Page 385: ... 77mm PH RBI77mm 84mm x 87 5mm 3 3in x 3 4in Approx 430g 15 2oz with hood approx 457g 16 1oz S1 00 120 16 45mm equivalent to approx 24 5 69mm in 35mm format 13 10 F4 F22 KAF mount 0 28m 0 92ft Approx 0 26x 67mm PH RBL 67mm 72mm x 92mm 2 8in x 3 6in Approx 365g 12 9oz with hood approx 390g 13 8oz S90 140 ...

Page 386: ...F3 mount 0 28m 0 92ft Approx 0 31 x 67mm PH RBM 67mm 75mm x 93 5mm 3 0in x 3 7in Approx 485g 17 1oz with hood approx 515g 18 2oz S90 140 18 55mm equivalent to approx 27 5 84 5mm in 35mm format F3 5 5 6 F22 38 KAF mount 0 25m 0 82ft Approx 0 34x 52mm PH RBA 52mm sold separately 68mm x 67 5mm 2 7in x 2 7in Approx 200g 7 1 oz with hood approx 225g 7 9oz S80 120 ...

Page 387: ...J i 35mm format 35mm format 35mm format F22 F38 F22 F22 32 1 0 0 m i n v m m o 0 n 2_ft_ 0 F m 3 u ______ Approx 0 34x Approx 0 17x Approx 0 24x 52mm 67mm 52mm PH RBC 52mm PH RBK 67mm PH RBB 52mm sold separately 68 5mm x 67 5mm 76 5mm x 136mm 66 5mm x 78 5mm 2 7in x 2 7in 3 0in x 5 4in 2 6in x 3 1in Approx 235g 8 3oz Approx 685g 24 2oz Approx 235g 8 3oz with hood approx 260g with hood approx 765g ...

Page 388: ...AF mount 1 4m 4 67ft Approx 0 28x 58mm PH RBG 58mm 71 mm x 111 5mm 2 8in x 4 4in Approx 440g 15 5oz with hood approx 4 Og 16 6oz SB0 160 60 250mm equivalent to approx 92 383mm in 35mm format 15 13 F4 F32 KAF2 mount 1 1 m 3 6ft Approx 0 15x 67mm PH RBK 67mm 82mm x 167 5mm 3 2in x 6 6in Approx 1 050g 37 0oz with hood approx 1 130g 39 9oz with hood tripod attachment approx 1 240g 43 7oz S1 00 200 ...

Page 389: ... and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed 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 ...

Page 390: ...entax eu France http www pentax fr Julius Vosseler Strasse 104 22527 Hamburg GERMANY http www pentax de PENTAX House Heron Drive Langley Slough Berks SL3 8PN U K http www pentax co uk 633 17th Street Suite 2600 Denver Colorado 80202 U S A http www pentaximaging com 1770 Argentia Road Mississauga Ontario LSN 3S7 CANADA http www pentax ca The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Un...

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Page 392: ...n Wir bedanken uns fUr lhr Vertrauen in PENTAX Produkte und die PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY LTD Notificaci6n de Cambio del Nombre de Empresa A partir del 1 de octubre de 2011 HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division se denominara oficialmente PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY Continuaremos comercializando una excelente linea de productos bajo Ia conocida marca PENTAX a fin de satisfacer las ex...

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Page 396: ...servar esta tarjeta para su futura referencia Afi n d e vous se r v i r c o r r e c t e m e n t de c t t a p p a r e iI d e precision e t o u d e I o bj e c t i f ve u i II e z I i r e attentivement le mode d emploi avant de commencer a l utiliser Veuillez noter que ceci n est pas une carte de garantie mais une carte de numero de serie Cependant nous vous conseillons de la conserver pour toute ref...

Page 397: ...os de que debera de conservar esta tarjeta para su futura referencia Afin de vous servir correctement de c t appareil de precision et ou de I objectif veuillez lire attentivement le mode d emploi avant de commencer a l utiliser Veuillez noter que ceci n est pas une carte de garantie mais une carte de numero de serie Cependant nous vous conseillons de la conserver pour toute reference future Kamera...

Page 398: ...nsive digital support information available on our website at www pentaximaging com learn Visit our online Learning Studio for assistance with using your camera or to access our Quick start Guides Our Product Information Department is open Monday through Friday from 7 30am 4 30pm Mountain Time or you can always send us an e mail anytime day or night at userassistance pentax com and we will respond...

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