Pentax Optio RX18, Operating Manual

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3
Ta
king
Pict
ures
3
Use the four-way controller (
45
)
to select
g
or Z and press the 4
button.
The camera is ready to take the picture
using the self-timer.
When the camera detects a person’s face,
the Face Detection function is activated and
the face detection frame appears (p.72).
4
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses
on the subject at the correct distance.
5
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds later.
In these modes, pictures are taken continuously as long as the shutter
release button is pressed.
Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self-
timer lamp is blinking when taking still pictures.
• In
C
(Movie) mode, recording will start after ten seconds (or two seconds).
• Press the shutter release button halfway while the self-timer is engaged
to stop the countdown and press fully to restart the countdown.
• Z cannot be selected while the 9 (Green) mode setting remains the
default. Select Z in another shooting mode and then switch the
shooting mode to 9 .
Taking a Series of Pictures
(Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)
j
Continuous
Shooting
Each time a picture is taken, the image is saved in the memory
before the next image is taken. The higher the image quality, the
longer the interval between shots.
You can continue shooting until the memory of the SD Memory
Card or the built-in memory is full.
OK MENU
Drive Mode Drive Mode
Self-timer Self-timer
Drive Mode
Self-timer
OK OK OK Cancel Cancel Cancel