Pentax Optio 230, Operating Manual

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Thank you for buying the Pentax Optio 230 Digital Camera. Please read
this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the
features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool
in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the Optio 230 that are for anything other than personal enjoyment
cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright
Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking
pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as
items for display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be
used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and
care should be taken here also.
Regarding trademarks
• CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation.
• PENTAX is a trademark of Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.
• Optio is a trademark of Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.
• All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
• The USB driver uses software developed by Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
To users of this camera
• There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not
function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong
electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields.
• The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufactured using extremely
high precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99.99% or bet-
ter, you should be aware that 0.01% or fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may
illuminate when they should not. However, this has no effect on the recorded image.
• There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen of the LCD monitor
in this manual are different from the actual product.