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Operating Manual

(Version 3.6)

Summary of Contents for PHOTO Browser 3

Page 1: ...Operating Manual Version 3 6...

Page 2: ...osoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in th...

Page 3: ...OTO Browser Window 19 Transferring Images 30 Viewing Images 31 Main Image View Window 35 Managing Image Files and Folders 46 Saving a List of Image Data 52 Continuous Image Playback in a Slideshow 54...

Page 4: ...compatible printer using the USB cable Not available on w Direct Print Connect your camera to a TV DVD recorder or other audiovisual equipment using an AV cable to view and or record images View and r...

Page 5: ...can print directly from SD Memory Cards For details see the operating manual of the printer you are using Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD R or other media Save your image dat...

Page 6: ...supported PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 can perform the following tasks Save image files under the same or a new name change file names and file types copy cut paste rotate and delete Create new folders chan...

Page 7: ...a computer and process images Computer with Windows XP Home Edition Professional x64 Edition SP2 or Windows Vista preinstalled USB 2 0 port must be standard equipment Your camera can be connected to y...

Page 8: ...GB or more Monitor 1280 1024 pixels or more with 24 bit full color approximately 16 77 million colors Free Disk Space 250 MB or more 500 MB or more recommended We recommend using AC adapter sold separ...

Page 9: ...or Mac OS X log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software 1 Turn your computer on Close any other software that is open 2 Place the provided CD ROM S SW84 into t...

Page 10: ...the Select Language screen and click OK 6 The installer starts Click Next Follow the instructions on the screen and continue with the installation Some operating environments select the language auto...

Page 11: ...computer is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your software 1 Turn on your Macintosh Close any other software that is open 2...

Page 12: ...appears 6 Click PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Follow the instructions on the screen and continue with the installation To better serve you please take a moment to register your software Please click...

Page 13: ...he R Set up 2 menu 3 Use the four way controller 23 to select USB Connection 4 Press the four way controller 5 A pull down menu appears 5 Use the four way controller 23 to select PC USB Connection set...

Page 14: ...amera to your computer while PictBridge is selected for the USB Connection Connecting Your Camera to Your Computer If the Removable Disk Drive dialog appears when the camera is turned on select Open f...

Page 15: ...op the xxxPENTX or the xxx_MMDD folder to the desktop or any desired folder such as the My Documents folder The camera images are saved on your computer as an entire folder Saving Camera Images on You...

Page 16: ...top The Stop a Hardware device screen appears 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed 4 Click Close 5 Turn off the camera and...

Page 17: ...s inserted into your camera 3 Turn your camera on Your camera is recognized on the desktop as NO_NAME or the volume label of the SD Memory Card if one is registered You can change the name of the SD M...

Page 18: ...digit number folder appears The camera image files are in this folder 3 Double click the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop This opens the Macintosh HD volume Saving Camera Images on Your Macintosh Whe...

Page 19: ...disconnect the USB cable from your camera and Macintosh Use a card reader or card adapter to send image files directly to your computer from an SD Memory Card with saved images without connecting you...

Page 20: ...opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 Select Exit from the File menu 1 Double click the PENTAX Digital Camera Utility folder in Applications on the hard dis...

Page 21: ...pane Internal data on your computer appear here as a folder tree Select the folder containing saved image files here Also the Folder tree pane handles operations such as creating new folders deleting...

Page 22: ...and drag it to resize the cell For Macintosh drag at the applicable position to resize the cell The following items appear examples listed are for shooting with the e y 1 Setting details when shootin...

Page 23: ...g Single AF Autofocus area mode Autofocus area mode when shooting Automatic Color space Color space mode sRGB Image tone Photo finish settings Bright Saturation Saturation settings 0 Hue Hue settings...

Page 24: ...er tree pane The bar is removed from the Browser screen Add the Tool bar and Address bar in the Browser screen Double click the bar to return the bar to the original location Alternatively drag the ba...

Page 25: ...o move a pane select pane and drag to the new location The pane is moved to the new location This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 For Macintosh the Menu bar appea...

Page 26: ...re also deleted p 49 Move to Folder This moves the selected file to another folder Copy to Folder This copies the selected file to another folder Check Selected Image This checks the selected file The...

Page 27: ...nail pane File Name File Date and File Time appear by default Thumbnail Smallest The smallest size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane Thumbnail Small A small size thumbnail appears in the Thumbna...

Page 28: ...camera or SD Memory Card connected to the computer and copies the images to the computer p 30 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory This starts PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 You can specify the image files to be opene...

Page 29: ...k icon to display a history of previously opened folders For Macintosh hold down this icon to display the history 2 Forward This opens the folder which was open before using the Back button Click the...

Page 30: ...following four items PENTAX Images Images captured with your PENTAX camera Other Images Images other than those captured with your PENTAX camera JPEG TIFF BMP PNG PICT Folders Folders Others Files tha...

Page 31: ...arches for DCF images recorded in the camera or SD Memory Card connected to the computer and copies the images to the computer p 30 24 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory This starts PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 You...

Page 32: ...t to transfer and click Next 3 Select the folder with the images you want to transfer and click Next After selecting Transfer selected folder s select a folder from the list To transfer all images in...

Page 33: ...cked the following menu appears Viewing Images Displaying Thumbnail Pane Images in the Preview Pane You can change the size of the thumbnail image In the View menu select Thumbnail Smallest Thumbnail...

Page 34: ...le images may be selected in the Thumbnail pane and opened in the Main image view window When multiple images are selected the Main image view window may be set in Options to show all images in one wi...

Page 35: ...bnails from eight or more different folders with the same check mark the colors to indicate the folders are repeated You can select from seven colors using the Options dialog on the Tool menu When the...

Page 36: ...ly select Rotate on the toolbar or from the menu displayed after right clicking the thumbnail in the Thumbnail pane or the Checked images pane Details Displays the checked images in a list 2 Uncheck S...

Page 37: ...iew window opens and the selected image appears when a file is selected and Open is clicked p 31 Save As This saves the image being viewed in JPEG TIFF 8 bit or 16 bit BMP PNG or PICT format p 45 Page...

Page 38: ...aximum view magnification is 4 times p 40 Reduce This halves the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The minimum view magnification is 1 16 p 40 Life size This sets the vi...

Page 39: ...when an icon or command button is clicked About PENTAX PHOTO Browser This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 version information For Macintosh select About PENTAX PHOTO Browser on the PENTAX PHOTO Browser...

Page 40: ...9 Slideshow Selected or checked images appear in order p 54 10 Fit to Window This fits the image to the window size p 40 11 Reduce This halves the view magnification of the image appearing in the ima...

Page 41: ...clockwise p 42 17 Undo This undoes the previous file operation 18 Crop This cuts a specified area of an image and deletes unnecessary portions 19 Auto Image Fix Click and select or to automatically ad...

Page 42: ...fication of the image appearing in the image view area 1 Select Fit to Window Enlarge Reduce or Life size from the View menu in the Main image view window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool b...

Page 43: ...le data for the image file appearing in the Main image view window p 53 You can also enlarge or reduce the view by directly inputting the numerical value of the magnification in the View Magnification...

Page 44: ...e view 90 left or right 1 Select Rotate View 90 Left or Rotate View 90 Right from the View menu in the Main image view window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar The image appears rotated...

Page 45: ...ely select Rotate 90 Left or Rotate 90 Right from the Tool bar p 39 2 Specify Save in File name and Save as type and then click Save The image is rotated and saved To save the rotated image use Rotate...

Page 46: ...aspect ratio Maintains aspect ratio of original image Specify paper size Uses paper size setting Specify aspect ratio Sets desired aspect ratio Do not specify aspect ratio Does not set condition for a...

Page 47: ...ge without image data PICT PICT image without image data 1 Select Save as from the File menu in the Main image view window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save as dialog appears If the RAW file...

Page 48: ...e original file select Use original file name For example if the original file name is IMGP0001 pef the file name of the extracted JPEG file will be IMGP0001 jpg To save the file with a different file...

Page 49: ...e name For example if the original file name is IMGP0001 pef the file name of the converted DNG file will be IMGP0001 dng To save the file with a different file name select Rename In this case specify...

Page 50: ...older You can also move an image by dragging and dropping a thumbnail image to the destination folder To copy hold down the Ctrl key while you drag and drop the file For Macintosh hold down the option...

Page 51: ...ively click the icon on the Tool bar A delete confirmation screen appears 3 Click Yes The file or folder is deleted When a folder is deleted all files in the folder are also deleted 1 In the Thumbnail...

Page 52: ...n the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window select the thumbnail images to be renamed Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all images in the Thumbnail pane However files not supp...

Page 53: ...s 1 to 5 digits can be specified 4 digits are specified by default example IMGP1234 pef When files exist in the folder with the specified base file name the number of digits increases if the maximum n...

Page 54: ...be saved You can save the image data from multiple folders into one CSV format file In both cases you can save only image data for the selected files 1 Select Save Image Data List from the Tool menu...

Page 55: ...rom the File menu The XXX Properties XXX Info for Macintosh dialog appears 3 Confirm the content 4 Click OK The Properties dialog closes For Macintosh click to close the Info dialog Displaying Propert...

Page 56: ...image or folder in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window 2 Select Slideshow from the View menu or click the icon on the Tool bar The Slideshow screen and Slideshow control panel open Continuous Image Playb...

Page 57: ...er in which frames are advanced during the slideshow is determined by the current Sort by setting in the View menu Number Icon button Content 1 First Image Returns to the first image When this is pres...

Page 58: ...ser 3 slideshow you can select the display method for images to be displayed on the primary and secondary monitors Slideshow A A Single window Single full screen Secondary B Primary A B A Dual window...

Page 59: ...Tool bar The Print dialog appears Printing an Image Print Index Prints thumbnails and their image data Print photo Prints a high quality print of an image You can print multiple images on one page or...

Page 60: ...whether to display print borders for each image Caption The caption settings are explained below The contents that appear depend on the selected layout Position Selects the image caption position from...

Page 61: ...menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar The Print dialog appears 3 Select the Print photo tab The image size is calculated automatically from the margins number of images and caption size C...

Page 62: ...ng area is used and any part exceeding the printing area is deleted Position Selects the position of the image in the printing area from the list Space Vertical Space Horizontal Sets the vertical and...

Page 63: ...e Print dialog The Page Setup dialog appears The image size is calculated automatically from the margins spacing and number of images The printing orientation of the date time depends on the image dat...

Page 64: ...der Footer Position Sets header footer position Select from Do Not Print Default Align left Align center and Align right Font Selects a font from the list The default setting is the standard system fo...

Page 65: ...nter setup information is set Item Description Printer Selects the printer to use from the Name list Click Network to select a printer on the network Click Properties to make advanced printer settings...

Page 66: ...image view size thumbnail caption viewing and RAW file view format 1 Select Options from the Tool menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar When the Options...

Page 67: ...sktop This opens the desktop Always use this folder Click Browse to specify a folder Status at Startup Sets PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 status at startup Status at last exit When the next session of PENTAX...

Page 68: ...of Images Sets whether to display an icon indicating the image display orientation on the Browser screen and Main image view window Yes Image display orientation is indicated with an icon No Image dis...

Page 69: ...age The secondary window shows images which advance in order Interval Sets interval for frame advance during slideshow Second s Sets interval in seconds for frame advance Loop view Sets the repeat vie...

Page 70: ...e selected in the Thumbnail pane select the viewing method in the Main image view window Single window Images appear in one Main image view window Click the icon on the Main image view window Tool bar...

Page 71: ...image display Normal Display Displays the image with the color management set for the image Disable Color Management Color management is disabled Simulated wide gamut display Expressive range of Adobe...

Page 72: ...AX PHOTO Laboratory window and explains its functions 1 Select the start menu on the desktop 2 Select All Programs PENTAX Digital CameraUtility PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 is ope...

Page 73: ...boratory program icon PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 Select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory in PENTAX PHOTO Laborator...

Page 74: ...en or shown About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory Window When the processing mode is set to Full Auto Processing the White Balance panel Tone panel Other Settings panel Noise Reduction panel and Lens aber...

Page 75: ...gram information of displayed image p 86 Adjusts the image tone using the tone curve Other settings panel Adjusts characteristics such as sensitivity contrast color depth and edges p 87 Noise reductio...

Page 76: ...erforms processing using the processing condition settings specified by the user The processing conditions are set using the White balance panel Tone panel Other settings panel Lens aberration correct...

Page 77: ...the quality when saving processed images Save images in JPEG format with one of five different compression rates or in TIFF format with one of two bit types The default setting is JPEG Highest Qualit...

Page 78: ...ct or from the pull down menu Custom Processing This is displayed when Custom Processing is set This performs processing using the processing condition settings specified by the user The processing co...

Page 79: ...mode p 83 9 Save Mode This displays the current Save mode Click to select the save format for the processed image file p 90 10 Rotate This rotates the Preview panel view 90 left or right RAW files are...

Page 80: ...fresh button on the Options settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 5 Shows the file name of the image currently displayed in the Preview panel When multiple images are selected select the image to disp...

Page 81: ...Tool menu of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 or click the icon A RAW file appears in the Preview panel of the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window Select multiple image files to open multiple images at the same time...

Page 82: ...a file selected in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 is opened and edited with PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 and another file is selected in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 the The image has been modified Do you want to save...

Page 83: ...lied to the preview When Refresh button is selected for Refresh Preview click the Refresh button on the Preview panel or select Refresh Preview on the View menu 1 Select Crop Resize from the Tool menu...

Page 84: ...top left coordinates of cropping area Cropping size Sets size of cropping area Bottom right coordinates Sets bottom right coordinates of cropping area Original size Displays number of pixels of origin...

Page 85: ...ct from six Image tone options 1 available with Custom Image a new feature on the u x in addition to five Picture modes 2 and nine Scene modes 3 1 Bright Natural Portrait Landscape Vibrant and Monochr...

Page 86: ...e White balance panel Tone panel Other settings panel Lens aberration correction panel or Noise Reduction panel select Full Auto Processing from the View menu or click on the icon on the Tool bar and...

Page 87: ...ng Select the point in the preview image to turn gray Specify using the pointer for the most appropriate white balance setting Select from 1 point 3 points or 5 points When shooting a gray card to set...

Page 88: ...of luminosity when combining RGB R Red G Green and B Blue Show Bright Portions Show Dark Portions When all Show Bright Portions check boxes are selected the bright portions of the image are shown in...

Page 89: ...on and counterclockwise direction on the hue circle Changes the hue in the clockwise direction on the hue circle Changes the hue in the counterclockwise direction on the hue circle Sharpness Adjusts t...

Page 90: ...tone Shadow Compensation The gradation of shadow is compensated automatically Item Description Random noise reduction Reduces random noise especially electrical noise visible in dark areas Spurious co...

Page 91: ...ing Slide to the left to make the marginal illumination linear at the center portion of the lens and slide to the right to correct the outer portions of the lens Compensation The slider sets the compe...

Page 92: ...elect the save format Select the quality and file format when saving RAW files For JPEG files image data are compressed and saved Select from Highest Compression High Compression Medium Quality High Q...

Page 93: ...1 Click Save Adjustment from the File menu on the Main panel or click the icon When multiple images are selected the Save dialog is not displayed The images will be saved with their original file nam...

Page 94: ...ng file ini 1 Display a RAW file in the Preview panel 2 Click Recall Adjustment from the File menu on the Main panel or click the icon The Open Adjustment File dialog appears 3 Select a folder and par...

Page 95: ...or Enlarge image Set the print layout captions and other settings in the Print dialog Opening the Print dialog Select Print on the File menu to open the Print dialog Print dialog settings The Print B...

Page 96: ...ou to view the printed results of different parameters at the same time Printing the image on your printer with this function is useful for determining the optimal parameters for that image Display Mo...

Page 97: ...veral repeating tiles with different bracketing parameters This is useful for verifying the effects of varying parameters on the entire image Segmentation Sets segmentation method of print area Select...

Page 98: ...racketing parameter Bracketing 2 Selects bracketing parameter to be changed vertically The parameters that can be selected are the same as those for Bracketing 1 The same parameter cannot be selected...

Page 99: ...e for printing is automatically adjusted according to the selected paper size and margins Alternatively select Fit to paper to ignore the Margins mm in settings and adjust the image size for printing...

Page 100: ...Setup dialog Refer to the printer user s manual for details on printer settings Using the Print Setup dialog Follow the steps below to open the Print Setup dialog Click Printer Settings on the Print...

Page 101: ...roperties for printer settings Paper Size Selects paper size Source Selects paper feeding method Orientation Sets printing direction to portrait or landscape orientation Select Portrait or Landscape C...

Page 102: ...e Align left Panels are aligned along the left side Put in Secondary Monitor Except Preview The White Balance panel Tone panel Other Settings panel Lens aberration correction panel and Noise Reduction...

Page 103: ...GB environment The expressive range of AdobeRGB which has a wider color range than that of sRGB is compressed to an sRGB area which has a narrower color range than that of AdobeRGB and is displayed wi...

Page 104: ...the preview image upon each change made to Custom Processing settings Refresh button Set this to apply processing conditions to the preview image after all changes are made to Custom Processing setti...

Page 105: ...available RAW file format designed by Adobe Systems When images captured in proprietary RAW formats are converted to DNG format support and compatibility for the images increase significantly Exif JP...

Page 106: ...data RAW data Unedited image data output from the image sensor RAW data are data before being internally processed by the camera Camera settings at the time of capture such as White Balance Contrast...

Page 107: ...t RGB data for each color The image is not compressed leaving the file size large but no deterioration of image quality occurs TIFF 16 Although TIFF images are usually 8 bit this is a 16 bit TIFF More...

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