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Setting the Home Town

You can choose the city (Home Town) in
which you will use the camera.

z

Press the four-way controller (

 

)

to select the desired city (Home
Town).

x

Press the four-way controller (

).

The screen for setting the next item will be displayed.

• See p.102 for the list of cities and corresponding code

names.

• You can change the setting after it has been made. Refer to

“Setting the World Time” (p.98).

Setting the D.S.T. Mode

You can choose whether or not to display the D.S.T (Daylight
Saving Time) mode.

z

Use the four-way controller (

 

)

to select 

(On) or 

(Off).

The default setting is 

(Off).

x

Press the four-way controller (

).

The screen for setting the next item
will be displayed.

You can change the setting after it has been made. Refer to
“Setting the World Time” (p.98).

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Summary of Contents for Optio 330 GS

Page 1: ...Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera please read the Operating Manual before using the camera...

Page 2: ...All other brands or product names are trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective companies The USB driver uses software developed by Phoenix Technologies Ltd This product supports PRINT I...

Page 3: ...or use with this product may cause fire or electric shocks If the camera emits smoke or a strange smell or in the event of any other irregularity stop using the camera immediately remove the battery o...

Page 4: ...speed of the liquid crystal display becomes slow at low temperatures This is due to the properties of the liquid crystal and is not a fault Remove dust from the lens and viewfinder using a blower or...

Page 5: ...28 Taking Pictures 28 Setting the Shooting Functions 28 Changing the Mode 28 Selecting the Focus Mode 29 Selecting the Flash Mode 31 Setting the Menus 32 How to Set the Menus 32 Menu List 34 Selectin...

Page 6: ...he included software 82 System environment 82 Installing the software 83 Connecting your camera and PC 86 Viewing images on your PC 87 Disconnecting your camera from your PC 88 Viewing Images with you...

Page 7: ...ing Pictures Playback Erasing and Settings chapters Taking Pictures This chapter explains the various ways of capturing images and how to set the relevant functions Playback Erasing This chapter expla...

Page 8: ...To ensure the best performance from your camera please read the Operating Manual before using the camera Camera Optio 330GS Video cable I VC2 USB cable I USB2 3D Image Viewer O 3DV1 Lithium battery CR...

Page 9: ...er release button Power switch Viewfinder Self timer lamp AF spotbeam Built in flash USB Video output terminal DC input terminal Terminal cover Lens Viewfinder LCD monitor Strap lug CF card cover Batt...

Page 10: ...n Power switch Shutter release button Mode dial Zoom button Menu button Playback OK button Four way controller Display button Status lamp green Flash lamp red Reverse button Four way controller Four w...

Page 11: ...Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and pass the other end through the loop 9 Getting Started Attaching the Strap Getting Started...

Page 12: ...nside the battery chamber c Close the battery chamber cover and slide it back into place If you intend to use the camera for a long period use of the AC adapter D AC5 optional is recommended p 12 Do n...

Page 13: ...ly battery performance is temporarily deteriorate as temperature decreases When the camera is used in a cold environment keep this product warm by holding it in some protection against cold or inside...

Page 14: ...C input terminal on the camera c Connect the AC plug cord to the AC adapter v Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet Make sure that the camera is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the...

Page 15: ...e of the card towards the slot and insert fully c Close the CF card cover Removing the Card z Slide the CF card cover in the direction indicated by arrow and lift it up x Press the CF card eject butto...

Page 16: ...r open the CF card cover during formatting as this may cause the card to be damaged and become unusable The data on the CF card may be erased in the following circumstances Pentax does not accept any...

Page 17: ...turn the camera off Playback Only Mode Turning on the camera while pressing Playback OK button will activate Playback only mode When you turn on the camera in Playback Only Mode the lens cover remain...

Page 18: ...nd time Setting the Display Language You can choose the language in which the menus error mes sages etc are displayed from the following English French German Spanish Italian and Japanese z Turn the c...

Page 19: ...can change the setting after it has been made Refer to Setting the World Time p 98 Setting the D S T Mode You can choose whether or not to display the D S T Daylight Saving Time mode z Use the four w...

Page 20: ...K button The screen for setting the date and time will be displayed You can change the setting after it has been made Refer to Changing the Video Output Format p 97 Setting the Date and Time Set the c...

Page 21: ...you set date and time except the initial settings press the Playback OK button again after press the Playback OK button when the clock reaches 00 seconds to return to capture mode When the initial set...

Page 22: ...middle of the LCD monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing You can change the size of the subject by pressing the Zoom button makes the subject bigger makes the subject smaller You can check t...

Page 23: ...y halfway You can find the following information on the LCD monitor the status lamp and the flash lamp Autofocus frame If the subject is in focus the frame will light green If the subject is out of fo...

Page 24: ...een will be displayed press the four way controller to select Delete and then pressing the Playback OK button Press the Playback OK button again or press the shutter release button halfway to return t...

Page 25: ...us image displays the next image During this time you can erase the image by pressing the button The Delete screen will be displayed selecting Delete and then pressing the Playback OK button Press the...

Page 26: ...ne of the advantages of a digital camera is that it enables you to view your pictures immediately after you have taken them You can check the composition and brightness and take the picture again if y...

Page 27: ...age data by fitting the CF card into the card adapter and inserting the card adapter into the card slot Viewing Images with your PC p 82 Viewing Images with your Macintosh p 90 Printing images by a pr...

Page 28: ...ec Mode and Set up menu p 32 Playback OK button Switches to Playback mode Four way controller Changes the EV compensation in mode p 65 Adjusts the Soft level when SOFT is selected in p 51 Four way con...

Page 29: ...size of the Zoom Display image displayed on the LCD monitor p 62 displays nine images at once p 72 Menu button Displays the active menus in Playback and Set up p 32 Four way controller Displays images...

Page 30: ...l so that the mark is on or x Press the Playback OK button or the shutter release but ton halfway in Playback mode Playback Mode z Press the Playback OK button in Capture mode Standard mode All settin...

Page 31: ...he Movie picture mode is selected the focus mode is set to Autofocus mode Using the Self Timer p 61 memo z No icon Autofocus mode The camera is focused on the subject in the focusing area when the shu...

Page 32: ...pressing the four way controller will move the focusing position rapidly For distant focus For closer focus After the focus is set press any buttons except the four way controller or take a finger off...

Page 33: ...when you press the shutter release button halfway after charging is completed the camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode Saving the Flash Mode p 68 No icon Auto flash The flash disc...

Page 34: ...ler to move the frame up or down v Use the four way controller to change the setting v If there is a Select screen use the four way controller to move to the Select screen When you have finished makin...

Page 35: ...plied Photo Mode Bracketing Amount Ex Bracketing 0 3 Rec Mode Set up 2 3 Auto Bracket Color Full 0 5s Instant Review Parallel Mode Digital Zoom Continuous Shooting 3D Mode Rec Mode Set up Format Beep...

Page 36: ...Review For setting the instant review time 0 5s 0 5 sec p 44 Sharpness For setting the sharpness Normal p 45 Saturation For setting the saturation Normal p 46 Contrast For setting the contrast Normal...

Page 37: ...etting the brightness of the LCD monitor Normal p 101 Reset For returning the camera settings to defaults Cancel p 101 Screen Effect Applies the transition effect cover left to the LCD monitor display...

Page 38: ...to change the size c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture The recorded pixels is fixed at 320 240 pixels in the movie picture mode Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White...

Page 39: ...a is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO Speed 1 3 AW Auto B 2048 1536 Recorded Pixels Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focus...

Page 40: ...ready to take the picture Saving the White Balance p 68 Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO Speed 1 3 AW Auto B 2048 1536 Recorded Pixels White Balance AWB Auto...

Page 41: ...sheet of paper so that it fills the screen c Press the Display button The white balance is automatically adjusted Adjust is displayed on the LCD monitor and the display returns to the menu screen v P...

Page 42: ...o take the picture The AF area does not appear in the viewfinder Always check the focusing area on the LCD monitor Saving the AF Area p 68 memo Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Are...

Page 43: ...is ready to take the picture Saving the AE Metering Method p 68 Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO Speed 1 3 AW Auto B 2048 1536 Recorded Pixels Rec Mode Set up...

Page 44: ...p 68 Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO Speed 1 3 AW Auto B 2048 1536 Recorded Pixels Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO S...

Page 45: ...de setting c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering ISO Speed 1 3 AW Auto B 2048 1536 Recorded Pixel...

Page 46: ...oller to change the display time c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture The Instant Review time setting is saved when the camera is turned off memo Rec Mode Set up Qual...

Page 47: ...the Rec Mode menu x Use the four way controller to change the setting from Normal to Hard or Soft c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Level W...

Page 48: ...x Use the four way controller to change the setting from Normal to Hard or Soft c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focus...

Page 49: ...e the four way controller to change the setting from Normal to Hard or Soft c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Level White Balance Focusing...

Page 50: ...brightness distribution of the image is displayed The x axis shows the brightness darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end and the y axis shows the pixel numbers Display Off No shooting...

Page 51: ...the mode dial to you can use all of the functions z Set the mode dial to x Press the Menu button The Menu screen will be displayed For details of how to make the settings see How to Use the Menus p 3...

Page 52: ...cted b Press the shutter release button The picture is taken Landscape Enables to take landscape photos with bright colors Flower Enables to take flower photos bright in color Soft Enables to take por...

Page 53: ...de level is set b Press the shutter release button The picture is taken Picture mode can also be set by pressing the shutter release button halfway press any buttons except the menu button and the fou...

Page 54: ...as night views z Set the mode dial to x Press the shutter release button The picture will be taken Using the Shutter Release Button p 21 Playing Back Images p 22 As the shutter speed becomes slow in n...

Page 55: ...The following information will be displayed on the LCD monitor Flash OFF Remaining shooting time Remaining number of sets x Press the shutter release button Shooting will start You can change the size...

Page 56: ...s you keep the button pressed Shooting stops when the button is released Playing Back Movie Pictures p 71 The flash will not fire in Movie Picture mode The focus mode is set to Autofocus mode in Movie...

Page 57: ...our way controller to select Parallel Mode or Cross Mode To view the picture with the 3D image viewer select Parallel Mode You can also view it without the image viewer b Press the Playback OK button...

Page 58: ...ll not activate in the 3D image mode A clear three dimensional effect will not be achieved if the two images are taken in widely different positions heights or are not straight When taking a person yo...

Page 59: ...57 Taking Pictures Example of a 3D picture...

Page 60: ...e This principle is applied to taking and viewing 3D pictures 3D pictures can be viewed by the parallel method where the left and right lines of vision are virtually parallel as when looking at a dist...

Page 61: ...the distance between the left and right eyes differs from person to person some people may have difficulty obtaining a three dimensional effect even when looking at prints that are the same size It m...

Page 62: ...e Playback OK button The Continuous Shooting icon will be displayed on the LCD monitor b Press the shutter release button Pictures will be taken continuously while the shutter release button is presse...

Page 63: ...The self timer is engaged and the self timer lamp lights The picture is taken approximately three seconds after the self timer lamp starts to blink If you turn the LCD monitor on the second count will...

Page 64: ...mode makes the subject larger makes the subject smaller When the digital zoom function is disabled you can take pictures at up to 3 magnification using the optical zoom When the digital zoom is enabl...

Page 65: ...om c Use the four way controller to select On v Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to take a picture When you turn the LCD monitor off the digital zoom is disabled even if the digital zo...

Page 66: ...Reverse button appears on the LCD monitor and the image displayed in reverse from right to left c Press the shutter release button The picture is taken The image is not recorded in reverse The menu sc...

Page 67: ...r increases the EV compensation to a positive level Four way controller decreases the EV compensation to a negative level The set level is displayed on the LCD monitor If you press or one time or set...

Page 68: ...o select the conditions for bracket shooting If you selected Saturation Sharpness or Contrast skip step 5 6 to go to step 7 If you selected Ex Bracketing or White Balance follow the procedure step 5 6...

Page 69: ...ree pictures will be taken continuously and then return to normal shooting mode Check the pictures you have taken using the Playback mode If you set auto bracket when you set the Continuous shooting m...

Page 70: ...o Flash Default Setting The flash mode setting on the button is saved Focus Mode The focus mode setting is saved Item Description White Balance The White Balance setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved...

Page 71: ...the four way controller to select the item b Use the four way controller to switch On and Off n Press the Playback OK button twice The camera is ready to take the picture Rec Mode Set up Quality Leve...

Page 72: ...our way controller x Press on the Zoom button The image will be magnified 1 to 12 If you keep pressing the magnification of image will be changed continuously The following operations can be performed...

Page 73: ...g operations can be performed during playback Four way controller Reverse playback Four way controller Forward playback Four way controller Pause Display button Changes the Display mode The following...

Page 74: ...more images have been recorded the previous 9 images will be displayed if you press the four way controller while an image on the left row is selected If you press the four way controller while an im...

Page 75: ...ck interval Choose from the following 3s 3 sec 5s 5 sec 10s 10 sec 15s 15 sec 20s 20 sec 30s 30 sec b Press the Playback OK button Playback will start at the set interval If you press the four way con...

Page 76: ...the four way controller x Press the button The Delete screen will be displayed c Select Delete with the four way controller v Press the Playback OK button You can also delete images from Instant Revi...

Page 77: ...ce Once erased images cannot be restored Protected images cannot be erased z Enter the Playback mode and press the button twice The Delete All screen will be dis played x Select Delete All with the fo...

Page 78: ...v Press the Playback OK button Select Unprotect in step c above to release the Protect setting If the image is protected the symbol is displayed when the image is played back Protecting All Images You...

Page 79: ...terminal cover and connect the video cable x Connect the other end of the video cable to the image input terminal of the TV c Turn the TV and camera on Changing the Video Output Format p 97 The LCD mo...

Page 80: ...9 Date Specify whether you want the date imprinted on the print or not z Press the Menu button in Playback mode The Playback menu will be displayed x Select DPOF on the menu with the four way controll...

Page 81: ...one image return to setp v for next image m Press the Playback OK button Prints can be made according to the settings If DPOF settings have already been made for an image the previously set number of...

Page 82: ...ler The frame will move to Date b Use the four way controller to select ON or OFF ON The date will be imprinted OFF The date will not be imprinted n Press the Playback OK button Prints can be made acc...

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Page 84: ...tware FotoSlate System environment OS Windows 98 98 SE 2000 Me Windows XP Home Edition Professional CPU Pentium or later recommended Memory 64MB or more Hard disk space 15MB or more To view movie pict...

Page 85: ...nsert the CD ROM S SW6 into your CD ROM drive The title screen will appear on your desktop If it will not automatically begin the software installation when you first insert the CD ROM Double click th...

Page 86: ...window as Removable Disk Make sure that Removable Disk is displayed in the My computer window In the case of Windows XP if the CF card has a volume label attached the content of the volume label will...

Page 87: ...begin the software installation when you first insert the CD ROM Double click the Setup exe application icon to begin the installation process c Double click your applicable language You can choose t...

Page 88: ...You can edit images on your PC after moving or copying files there In the case of Windows XP if the CF card has a volume label attached the content of the volume label will be displayed instead of Re...

Page 89: ...z Double click the ACDSee icon on the desktop x Select an image you wish to view Camera images can be found in My Computer Removable Disk or the name on the volume label on the CF card if there is one...

Page 90: ...will appear x Make sure PENTAX USB Disk Device is selected and click Stop Stop Hardware Device screen will appear c Make sure PENTAX USB Disk Device is selected and click OK A message will appear v C...

Page 91: ...are icon in the task bar recognized area x Make sure PENTAX USB Disk Device is selected and click Stop c Make sure PENTAX USB Disk Device is selected and click OK v A message confirming removal of the...

Page 92: ...ware The included CD ROM S SW6 contains the following software USB driver Image viewing software ACDSee System environment OS Mac OS 8 6 or later QuickTime 4 0 or later required CPU Power PC 266MHz or...

Page 93: ...the USB driver from CD ROM z Turn on your Macintosh x Insert the CD ROM S SW6 into your Mac s CD ROM drive c Double click the CD ROM S SW6 The title screen will appear on your desktop v Double Click t...

Page 94: ...though images can be viewed and printed image data is in the CF card in the camera To save the image data in the CF card to another medium refer to the instruction manual of your Macintosh and move or...

Page 95: ...es operating the above procedures If the CF card has a volume label attached the content of the volume label will be displayed instead of Removable Disk If the CF card is new and has not been formatte...

Page 96: ...e protected data too z Select Format on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller The Format screen will be displayed c Select Format with the four way controller v Press the Playback OK button...

Page 97: ...yy mm dd z Select Date Style on the Set up menu x Use the four way controller to change the date style c Press the Playback OK button The camera is ready to capture or play back images with the select...

Page 98: ...ayed z Select Language on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller The language setting screen will be displayed c Use the four way controller to select the language v Press the Playback OK but...

Page 99: ...he camera is ready to take or play back images Setting the Beep The beep sound can be turned on and off z Select Beep on the Set up menu x Use the four way controller to select On or Off c Press the P...

Page 100: ...be displayed The time in the country selected in Home Time will be dis played v Press the four way controller First New York is selected as the world time city then the location of New York lights up...

Page 101: ...e selected city See p 102 for the list of cities and code names Screen Effect When the LCD monitor display switches to another mode you can apply a transition effect z Select Screen Effect on the Set...

Page 102: ...sing the USB cable and when the camera is operated by optional AC adapter Auto Power Off Function The camera turns off automatically when no operation is performed for a set time The camera turns off...

Page 103: ...Settings Reset You can reset all the settings other than the date and time language Home Time alarm and date style z Select Reset on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller button The Reset sc...

Page 104: ...Kuala Lumpur NYC New York VTE Vientiane SCL San Diego SIN Singapore CCS Caracas PNH Phnom Penh YHZ Halifax SGN Ho chi Minh BUE Buenos Aires JKT Jakarta SAO Sao Paulo HKG Hong Kong RIO Rio de Janeiro P...

Page 105: ...Charge the NiMH batteries using a battery charger or replace with new batteries p 10 p 11 Shooting and playback are impossible due to a problem with CF card Try displaying on a PC The card you have in...

Page 106: ...d no more images can be saved Insert a new CF card or format the CF card p 94 The image is being deleted Image folder could not be created The CF card memory is full and no more DPOF setting can be sa...

Page 107: ...to OFF Camera is connected to TV Image is displayed but is hard to see Flash is charging No available space on CF card Insert CF card with available space or delete unwanted images p 13 74 When flash...

Page 108: ...subject is outside the focusing area aim the camera at the subject and lock focus press shutter release button halfway then compose picture and press the shutter release button fully Subject is too cl...

Page 109: ...Appendix Problem Cause Remedy Flash does not fire Flash mode is set to Off The Capture mode is set to continuous shooting or Infinity landscape mode Set to Auto or p 31 Flash will not fire in these mo...

Page 110: ...ups one aspherical element Zoom type Electrically driven Picture Range 38 4 mm 28 5 mm screen is filled using macro node or manual focus at max WIDE position Lens Barrier Electrically driven Effective...

Page 111: ...sing System Manual Focus 0 1m to infinity Drive Modes Single frame Continuous Self timer Self timer Electronic control type delay time approx 10 sec Time function World Time setting for 62 cities 28 t...

Page 112: ...pter D AC5 AC Plug Cord D CO2A Australia D CO2B United Kingdom D CO2E Europe D CO2H Hong Kong D CO2J Japan D CO2K Korea D CO2U North America Canada USB Cable I USB2 Video Cable I VC2 Camera Case O CC5...

Page 113: ...ipment can be returned to you owing to the complicated customs procedures required If the equipment is covered by warranty repairs will be made and parts replaced free of charge and the equipment will...

Page 114: ...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 equi...

Page 115: ...cords maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted due to quantity produc tion and testing on the statistical basis as required by 47...

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