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Page 1: ...PENTAX DigitaI Camera Optio33L Operating Manual For optimum camera performance please read the Operating Manual before using the camera...

Page 2: ...ard ngtrademarks iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil CompaotFlash and CF are trademarks of SanUisk Corporation iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_ PENTAX is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation Optio...

Page 3: ...this product or using the exclusive AC adapter with an unspecified power or voltage can cause a fire electric shock or camera breakdown If any irregularities occur during use such as smoke or a stran...

Page 4: ...be used in the rain or where the camera could get wet Do not subject the camera to strong vibrations shocks or pressure Use a cushion to protect the camera from vibrations of motorcycles automobiles...

Page 5: ...and Time 20 Quick Start 22 Taking Still Pictures 22 Playing Back Still Pictures 24 Playing Back Images 24 Playing Back Previous or Next Images 24 Using Your CF Card 26 Common Operations 29 Turning th...

Page 6: ...laying Back Stilt Pictures 74 Zoom Playback 74 PIaying Back Movie Pictures 75 Nine Image Display 76 SIideshow 77 Deleting Images 78 Deleting a Single Image 78 Deleting All Images 78 Protecting Images...

Page 7: ...ils i i ii i H i i i _i i Explains various ways to capture images and how to set the relevant functions such as setting the virtual mode dial to change capture modes and selecting the right picture mo...

Page 8: ...iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Software Strap CD ROM O ST5 _ S SW8 J USB cable I USB2 3D image viewer O 3DV Lithium battery CR V3 LCD monitor hood Operating Manual this manual ii Operating Manual PC Connecting Manu...

Page 9: ...release button Power switch Self timer lamp Ftash Terminal cover Back J s J USBNideo terminat DC input terminal Lens LCD monitor Strap lug CF card cover Battery cover Tripod socket LCD monitor hood in...

Page 10: ...iiiiiiii_ _ I P ayb_ck_button iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii H oKbutton iiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Four way controIter A _ I_ MENU button Flashstatus lamp red Guide disp...

Page 11: ...Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and attach as shown...

Page 12: ...over and push horizontally to lock When using for a prolonged period please use the AC adap er k_t D AC5 _p 14 CR V3 battery included AA lithium batteries and AA alkaline batteries are not rechargeabl...

Page 13: ...nd keeping them warm in your pocket Bat ery performance will return to normal when returned to room temperature_ AA alkaline batteries may not adequately handle all the camera functions We do no recom...

Page 14: ...l on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera Connect the AC plug cord to the AC adapter Plug into the power outlet Make sure the camera _sturned off before connecting or disconnecting th...

Page 15: ...n iiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 Insert the card all the way with the CF card label or iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii symbol toward the lens iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 3 ClosetheCFcardcover iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii _iiili 1 Slid...

Page 16: ...lent impact Do not get it wet or leave it in a high temperature location New cards or cards used in another camera must be formatted before use See Formatting a CF card p 84 for formatting Never open...

Page 17: ...camera is not in use protectyour LCD monitorby memo rotating ittoth e back PENT_log0isenthefr0nt forstorag e When attachingor removing the LCD monitor hood please return the LCD monitorto its stowed...

Page 18: ...se the four way controller 4 _ to _ _ c _ Yc select the display language o T The default setting is English _o Tsc Press the four way controller v _ E _ o_ The screen for setting the next item will be...

Page 19: ...ress the four way controller v iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The screen for setting the next item will be _ E _ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii displayed iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii _ Youcan changethesettingaf...

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Page 21: ...y to take a picture When you set the date and time using the MENU button you will return to the Menu screen Press the Playback OK button again fyou press the MENU button before initial settings are co...

Page 22: ...turn on Confirm the subject and shooting information on the LCD monitor The focus frame at the center of the LCD screen indicates the zone of automatic focusing Press the Zoom button to change the si...

Page 23: ...cus frame The frame lights green when focused Itisnotdisplayed when outof focos 2 Flash lamp status Flash status lamp red __ _ J ILit IFlash is ready iB nk Ichar0 o0 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Y...

Page 24: ...image is displayed on the LCD monitor Pressing the four way controller will rotate the image 90 18g and 270 You can display images taken vertically for easy viewing You can play back still pictures c...

Page 25: ...Press the Playback button again or press the shutter release button halfway to return to _ ok capture mode _en_ _ When you switch to the Playback screen the image with the highest _ _ file number is s...

Page 26: ...m iliiiil_ili One advantage of a digital camera is that you can _ check the picture as soon as you take it You can check the composition and brightness and take a picture again if you are not satisfie...

Page 27: ...ur card slot to transfer the image data When using other equipment to transfer your images from your CF card please read the operating manual for your equipment Booklet Your Camera On Viewing Digital...

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Page 29: ...turn the camera off Turning the camera on while pressing the Playback button activates the Playback Only mode When the camera is started in Playback Only mode the lens cover remains closed and the le...

Page 30: ...t MFbutton Changes the capture mode as follows p 36 Macro mode _ p 36 Infinity landscape mode _ p 36 Manual focus mode p 36 Zoom button Changes the size of the subject _ p 68 Playback button Switches...

Page 31: ...the image size on the LCD monitor in Zoom Display mode _ p 74 4 Playback r_ button Switches to Capture mode 5 Four way controller 4 Plays back previous or next image _ p 24 6 Four way controller A Se...

Page 32: ...select the menu screen 3 Press the four way controller v to select an item This Vmoves the selection frame up and down 4 Press the four way controller to change the setting Press the four way control...

Page 33: ...eBo u o _ S _o _ll F_ reusing Area Wide Forcusing Area Wide AE Metering i_i i_l AE MeWdng _o_ Next menu screen HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHH...

Page 34: ...ivity Sets sensitivity AUTO O p 45 For taking digital zoom Digital Zoom pictures _ on O O p 69 Sets the Instant Review 05s Instant Review display time 0 5 sec O O p 46 Adjusts the softness for soft O...

Page 35: ...me Sets world time J off p87 Switches the language for displaying English p85 Lan ua e a a _ menus and messages Switches the display mode in Capture Normal p88 Display Mode Mode and Playback Mode Disp...

Page 36: ...s pressed halfway A Infinity landscape Use for taking pictures of distant objects mode MF Manual focus mode Adjust focus manually Pressing _I MFin Capture mode will switch focus modes and the current...

Page 37: ...iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Once the focus is set press any button other than the four way controller _ _ or take your finger off of the four way controller f...

Page 38: ...eyes The flash discharges regardless of lighting conditions The flash is always off when the Capture mode is set On _ Continuous Shooting 0r nfinitY Landscape When using the flashl it a waYs discharg...

Page 39: ...or printing on A4 paper 1600xi200 Suited for printing on A5 paper I024 768 Suited for printing on postcards 640 480 Suited for attaching to e mail or for creating websites 2 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...

Page 40: ...est This has the lowest compression rate and is suited for printing large pictures on A4 paper This has a standard compression rate and is suited for _ _i Better viewing as standard photographs or on...

Page 41: ...ight For taking pictures under fluorescent light Manual For taking pictures by manually adjusting the white balance 1 Select White 2 Press the four way controller _ The White Balance selection screen...

Page 42: ...n Point your camera at white paper to fill the screen Press the OK button _Ex_ _ o_ The LCD monitor will display Adjusting and return to the menu screen when the white balance is adjusted Press the OK...

Page 43: ...the area for autofocus Focusing Area Wide Normal range Spot The autofocus range becomes sma er 1 Select Focusing Area on the _ Rec Mode menu 2 Press the four way controller _ to JlORoo o_ change the...

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Page 45: ...arper the image with I _ less noise The shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions I t _ The higher the Sensitivity larger number the faster the shutter speed 400 I in low light conditions T...

Page 46: ...he four way controller _ to Ifaa _ _ _1 change the display time o_ _ z_m _ll 3 Press the OK button _ B_ _S 0p_111 WB Bracket Step t The camera is ready to take a ptcture _ Mode ParaHell iJ _ _he Insta...

Page 47: ...the four way controller _ to I ORoc Mod_I _11 select _ High _ Normal or _ rMo o_ Sharpness Low co 3 Press the OK button _1 The camera is ready to take a picture _E_ _ ok I1_ Picture Mode _ Ilull _ Yo...

Page 48: ...roller A to select the desired mode The icon will be magnified 3 Pro r0m _ ii_iii i _i_ _ Ok In Digital Filter Mode or Auto Bracket Mode press the four way controller _ again for detailed settings Pre...

Page 49: ...ess the four way controller in Capture Mode The virtual mode dial is displayed 2 Press the four way controller A to select the Program I 3 Press the OK button The camera is ready to take a picture 4 S...

Page 50: ...ures including yourself Provides a softened effect for your pictures SOFT Soft Softness can be set at seven levels Surf and Snow Enhances pictures taken against dazzling backgrounds such as beaches or...

Page 51: ...ing nothing for more than five seconds In Picture mode the EV compensation saturation contrast sharpness and white balance are automatically set to the optimum values for each mode You can change the...

Page 52: ...ode dial and set it to Self portrait _ 2 Rotate the LCD Monitor You can see yourself in the LCD monitor When you rotate the LCD monitor the image on the monitor rotates mirror image 3 Press the shutte...

Page 53: ...ready to take a picture _ _ J The 4 Press the shutter release button _ o _ 1 The picture will be taken Pressing the Shutter Release Button _ p 23 Playing Back Still Pictures _ p 24 J _em _o When taki...

Page 54: ...2 Press the four way controller A v to _ _ se ect the iove if u 3 Press the OK button 5 1 Flash OFF icon 2 Movie Picture icon 4 3 Recording time remaining for next set 1 4 Sets remaining Press the sh...

Page 55: ...le you hold down the button Recording stops when you release the shutter release button Playing Back Movie Pictures _ p 75 The flash will not fire in Movie Picture mode Continuous Shooting is not avai...

Page 56: ...e dial is displayed 2 Press the four way controller to select Panorama 5 Assist I Press the OK button Press the four way controller to choose the joining direction I Joins the images at the left Joins...

Page 57: ...l Panorama Assist mode switch to any other mode he camera cannot join the images Use the software provided For details Onjoining panorama imagesl See the Separate booklet Viewiog Your Digital Camera I...

Page 58: ...itch to Cross proceed to step 5 1 Press the MENU button The 1_1Rec Mode menu will be displayed 2 Press the four way controller A to _Ro_ Modo select 3D Mode o _ ira zoo _1 Instant Review 0 5s 3 Press...

Page 59: ...perations from step 8 Check the images _n Playback mode To cancel 3D Image mode press the four way controller T to switch to a different mode Taking pictures of a moving subject will no provide a thre...

Page 60: ...iewing 3D pictures 3D pictures can be viewed by the Parallel method where the left and right lines of sight are parallel like looking far away or by the Cross method crossing the lines of sight Viewin...

Page 61: ...yes differ from person toPerson Some may _J not see athree dimensiona effect eyen with the Same Size print pictures too large ortoe small make seeing the three dimensiona effect very difficult Try dif...

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Page 63: ...white blue When you select a filter in Digital Filter Mode the display on the LCD monitor is filtered with the selected color and the pictures are taken in that color 1 Press the four way controller i...

Page 64: ...controller _ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiililililililililililil The brackettype selection screen is displayed Press the four way controller A to select the brack...

Page 65: ...ure Three images will be taken one with standard exposure one with a positive step and one with a negative step You can set the bracket step to use when selecting White Balance in Auto Bracket Mode Se...

Page 66: ...while the shutter release button is pressed Recording stops when you release the shutter release button Playing Back Still Pictures _ p 24 You can continue shooting until the CF card is full The i _te...

Page 67: ...utter release button _ The self timer is engaged and the self timer lamp lights for about 7 seconds The picture is taken about 3 seconds after the self timer lamp begins to blink _I_0 The self timer i...

Page 68: ...e the Zoom to take pictures in Tele or Wide mode 1 Press the Zoom button in Capture u _ mode Tele Subject becomes larger _ Wide Subject becomes smaller When the digital zoom function is disabled Zoom...

Page 69: ...v to select Digital Zoom 3 Press the four way controller _ to select _ on 4 Press the OK button Soft Setting L_ _ _ _ _0 0 _ IJ _ Exit _ Ok i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i The camera is re...

Page 70: ...on when you want to intentionally over expose brighten or under expose darken your picture 1 Press the four way controller _ in Capture Mode _ Adjusts the exposure to over expose side Adjusts the expo...

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Page 72: ...tings on the Rec Mode menu Saves the AE Metering settings on the Rec Mode AE Metering menu Saves the Sensitivity settings on the Rec Mode Sensitivity menu Saves the Digital Zoom settings on the Rec Mo...

Page 73: ...y Press the four way controller i The Memory menu is displayed Press the four way controller _ to _M_ _ l I select the item _i1I White Balance _ _1_ Forcusil_g Area Press the four way controller _ to...

Page 74: ...the four way controller to select the image to magnify 2 Press o on the Zoom _c Q button O xl 0 The image is magnified 1x 12 Keep pressing to continuously change the magnification Operations availabl...

Page 75: ...ontroller A Playback will start Operations available during Playback Four way controller _ Reverse playback Four way controller Forward playback Four way controller A Pause _ 100 0049 03 20 2003 11 20...

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Page 77: ..._Ext _ Ok Select from 3s 3 sec 5s 5 sec 10s 10sec 15s 15 sec 20s 20 sec and 30s 30 sec 5 PresstheOKbutton iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii P aybackwi sta tatthespec ed nte va iiiiiiiiiiiii pressing the foul wa...

Page 78: ...r A to ii_ii select Delete _00_07 iiii iii_i iiii i ii iii_iiii i 4 PresstheOKbutton _A iii_ii _ t you can also delete displaYed images in Instant Review p 23 i i_i You Cannot delete protected o image...

Page 79: ...symbol is displayed when playing back protected imagesl You can protect all of the images 1 Enter the Playback mode 2 Press the o button twice The Protect All screen is displayed 3 Select Protect with...

Page 80: ...he terminal cover and connect the video cable 2 Connect the other end of the video cable to the video IN jack on the TV 3 Turn on the TV and the camera Selecting the Video Output Format _ p 86 J The L...

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Page 82: ...press the OK button iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii DPOF settings are not available for movie pictures iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii _ Some printers 0rprinting equipmentatthe photo proce...

Page 83: ...number of prints I DPOFsettingforallimages The maximum setting is 9g 4 Press the four way controller T 5 Press the four way controller _ _ to iBEx _ ok select _ or for the date The date will be print...

Page 84: ..._i Set up menu Press the four way controller _ The format screen is displayed Select Format with the four way controller A Press the OK button Formatting begins When formatting is complete the camera...

Page 85: ...eAd ustscreenisdisplayed iiiiiiiiii See Initial Settings p 18 forinstructionson setting thedateand iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii t_me iiiiiiiiiiiiii You can change the language of the menus and error m...

Page 86: ...he output format NTSC or PAL for capturing or playing back images on a TV monitor 1 Select Video Out on the _i Set up menu 2 Press the four way controller 4 _ to select NTSC or PAL to match your mv ou...

Page 87: ...thefour way controller This sets world time city If New York is selected as the world time city New York s position blinks on the world map and the _ will display the code for New York NYC and the loc...

Page 88: ...al This determines the content displayed on the LCD monitor You can choose Normal Histogram Grid or No Information Capture mode and Playback mode display different information on the screen Normal Cap...

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Page 90: ...d_ II AE Metering _ Language _ English Sensitivity AUTO Display Mode Normal You can use various animated effects when switching display screens on the LCD monitor 1 Select Screen Effect on the q Set u...

Page 91: ...to Power Off wi I not work during siideshow playback or a USB connection You can set the brightness for your LCD monitor 1 Select Brightness Level on the _ i Set up menu 2 Press the four way controlle...

Page 92: ...o RGN Rangoon Miami BKK Bangkok Toronto KUL Kuala Lumpur New York VTE Vientiane Santiago SIN Singapore Caracas PNH Phnom Penh Halifax SGN Ho chi Minh Buenos Aires JKT Jakarta Sao Paulo HKG Hong Kong R...

Page 93: ...The CF card has aproblem and image capture and playback are impossible Try displaying iton aPC The CF card inserted isnot formatted or has been formatted on aPC orother device p 84 The image isbeing...

Page 94: ...is connected to a TV The LCD rnonitor monitor is also off when the video cable I VC2 is connected to the camera Image is displayed but Images on the LCD monitor may be hard hard to see to see when tak...

Page 95: ...y pressing shutter release button halfway aim at your subject and press shutter release button fully Position focusing target within the frame Focusing Area at the center of the LCD screen If your sub...

Page 96: ...The following optional accessories are available for this camera AC Adapter D AC5 USB Cable I USB2 included Video cable I VC2 included Camera Case O CC5 Strap O ST5 included 3D Image Viewer O 3DVl...

Page 97: ...te Balance Auto ay ght Shade Lens Focal Length 5 8mm 17 4mm Equivalent to 38 114mm in 35ram format Aperture f 2 6 f 5 0 Lens Composition 6 elements in 5 groups one lens asphedcal on both sides Zoom ty...

Page 98: ...t ronic Mechanical shutter Speed Approx 1 1500 sec 4sec Flash Model Automatic flash with red eye reduction function Flash Modes Auto Flash Off Flash On Auto Red eye reduction Flash On Red eye reductio...

Page 99: ...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 conside...

Page 100: ...e 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 cou...

Page 101: ...ctions 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 interfere...

Page 102: ...uct marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be withi...

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