Pentax 430RS Bedienungsanleitung

Digital Camera Operating Manual T o ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual bef ore using the camera. e01KB335_33e.qk 6/6/02 4:30 PM Page 1 (1,1)[...]

Thank you f or buying the P entax Digital Camera. Please read this manual bef ore using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions . K eep this manual safe , as it can be a valuab le tool in helping you to understand the camera’ s capa- bilities. Regarding cop yrights Images taken using the Optio 430RS/330RS that ar[...]

3 Contents FOR SAFE USE OF Y OUR CAMERA ···········································1 Care to be T aken During Handling ················································2 Contents·········································[...]

5 Contents of the Operating Manual This Operating manual contains the f ollowing chapters. ● Getting Started This chapter explains what y ou need to do after purchasing the camera and before y ou star t taking pictures. Be sure to read it and follo w the instructions. ● Quick Start This chapter explains the simplest w ay to take pictures and pl[...]

Checking the Contents of the P acka ge Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Strap O-ST5 7 Names of P ar ts Front Back 6 Camera Optio 430RS or Optio 330RS Battery charger D-BC2 Software (CD-ROM) S-SW5 3D Image Viewer O-3D V1 USB cable I-USB6 Shutter[...]

Names of Operating P ar ts ● Guide indications A guide to av ailable button operation is displa yed on the LCD monitor during operation. The b uttons are indicated as shown below . Four-w ay controller ( ) Zoom button Four-w ay controller ( ) Display b utton Four-w ay controller ( ) DPOF button Four-w ay controller ( ) button Menu button button P[...]

P owering the Camera Charging the Battery When using the camera for the first time or when the [Battery depleted.] message is display ed, charge the batter y . z Connect the A C plug cord to the battery charger . x Plug the A C plug cord into the power outlet. c Place the battery in the charger with the label facing down. The charging indicator lig[...]

Using the A C Adapter (optional) If you intend to use the LCD monitor f or a long time or connect the camera to a PC , use of the AC adapter D-A C2 (optional) is recom- mended. z Make sure that the camera is turned off before opening the terminal cover . x Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera. c Connect t[...]

15 Getting Star ted 14 Getting Star ted Precautions When Using a CF Card • Make sure that the camera is turned off before opening the CF card co ver . • Care should be taken if you remo ve the CF card immediately after using the camera, as the card may be hot. • Do not open the CF card cov er or tur n the camer a off while data is being recor[...]

17 Getting Star ted 16 Getting Star ted Setting the Home T own Y ou can choose the city (Home T own) in which you will use the camera. z Press the four -way controller ( ) to select the desired city (Home T own). x Press the four -way controller ( ). The screen for setting the ne xt item will be display ed. • See p.124 f or the list of cities and[...]

Setting the Date and Time Set the current date and time. z Use the four -way controller ( ) to change the month. x Press the four -way controller ( ). and will be displa yed abov e and below the day . c Use the four -way controller ( ) to change the day and press the four -way controller ( ). and will be displa yed abov e and below the year . v Rep[...]

v Press the shutter release button. The image will be display ed on the LCD monitor for 0.5 seconds (Instant Revie w) and recorded on the CF card or in the built-in memory when no card is inser ted. (The green and red lamps on the right of the viewfinder blink alternately while the image is being recorded.) Using the Shutter Release Button The shut[...]

Pla ying Back Still Pictures Playing Bac k Images Y ou can display the still picture . z Press the Playbac k/OK button after taking a picture. The image taken will be dis- play ed on the LCD monitor . During this time you can erase the image by pressing the button (The Delete screen will be display ed.), selecting [Delete], and then pressing the Pl[...]

24 Quick Start 25 Quick Start Quick Start Viewing images on a PC Y ou only need to install the USB driver the first time. After that, you can vie w recorded images and edit them on the PC just by connecting the camera to the PC with the USB cable and downloading the images. Or you can remove the CF card from the camera and transf er the data to you[...]

Most of the settings are made automatically by the camera when a picture is taken. This mode is for taking dark scenes such as night views. Y ou can set the aper ture and shutter speed manually . This mode is for taking mo ving images. This mode is for taking 3D pictures. V arious color filters including red, blue and green can be used f or taking [...]

28 Common Operations 29 Common Operations Playbac k Mode q button Deletes the image. ( p .81) w DPOF button Sets the print ser vice. ( p.84) e button Protects the image from erasure. ( p .83) r Zoom button Changes the size of the image displa yed on the LCD monitor . ( p.76) t button Displays nine images at once . ( p.80) y Menu button Displays the[...]

30 Common Operations 31 Common Operations Example of menu operation z Menu button x [Rec.Mode] menu [Memory] menu [Set-up] menu c cv cv ’ Select screen c T o the next screen If you press the shutter release button halfw ay to lea ve the menu screen and mov e the camera to Capture mode, any changes to the setting will not be sav ed. memo Using the[...]

33 Common Operations 32 Common Operations Menu List ● [Rec.Mode] Menu Item Description Default Setting Reference Recorded 2240 × 1680 (430RS) p.63 Pixels 2048 × 1536 (330RS) Quality Lev el p.64 White Balance A WB p.65 Focusing Area Multiple p.67 Digital Zoom On p.45 AE Metering p.68 ISO Speed Auto p.69 Instant Revie w 0.5sec p.70 Interval Off p[...]

35 T aking Pictures 34 T aking Pictures T aking Pictures When the CF card is installed, all images will be recorded on the CF card. When the CF card is not installed, the images will be recorded in the camera’ s built-in memory . T aking Still Pictures in Auto Mode (A uto Mode) By setting the mode dial to , most of the settings will be made autom[...]

37 T aking Pictures 36 T aking Pictures T aking Pictures Manually (Manual Exposure Mode) Y ou can set the shutter speed and aper ture manually . z Set the mode dial to in Capture mode. x Use the four -way controller to change the shutter speed and aperture . Four-w ay controller ( ) : Decrease the shutter speed Four-w ay controller ( ) : Increase t[...]

39 T aking Pictures Continuous Shooting Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release b utton is pressed. z Set the mode dial to or in Capture mode . x Press the b utton to display on the LCD monitor . The mode will change to Continuous Shooting mode. c Press the shutter release button. Pictures will be taken continuously while the shut[...]

41 T aking Pictures 40 T aking Pictures ● Remote control unit battery service life Up to approximately 30,000 signals can be sent to the camera from the remote control unit. Contact your nearest P entax ser vice center when battery replacement becomes necessar y . Zoom on the remote controller The zoom can be changed using the remote control E (o[...]

43 T aking Pictures 42 T aking Pictures Keeping the shutter release b utton pressed If you k eep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second, pictures will be taken f or as long as you keep the b utton pressed. Shooting stops when you tak e a finger off from the shut- ter release button. Playing Bac k Movie Pictures p .78 • The fl[...]

45 T aking Pictures 44 T aking Pictures Enabling/Disabling the Digital Zoom Function z Press the Menu button. The [Rec.Mode] menu will be display ed. x Press the four -way controller ( ) to select [Digital Zoom]. c Use the four -way controller ( ) to select [On] or [Off]. v Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready to take a pic- ture. Whe[...]

47 T aking Pictures T aking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode) Y ou can take 3D pictures using the LCD monitor and vie w them by the parallel method or cross method (p .49). If you print out the 3D pictures and look at them through the 3D image viewer pro vided, the image will appear in three dimensions. z Set the Mode dial to in Capture mode . x Pres[...]

49 T aking Pictures 48 T aking Pictures ● Viewing 3D pictures by the parallel method and cr oss method As our ey es are positioned about 6~7cm apar t, there is a very slight deviation betw een what we see with our right eye and what we see with our left ey e. The difference is processed b y our brain to produce a three-dimensional image. This pri[...]

51 T aking Pictures 50 T aking Pictures ● Example of a 3D picture ● How to view 3D pictures using the 3D image vie wer Print out the pictures so that they are about 11cm or 12cm wide and place the divider of the 3D image viewer in the middle of the two . T ransfer the images with a PC or Macintosh p .87 or p.102 As the distance between the left[...]

53 T aking Pictures 52 T aking Pictures When you selected a color filter: c Press the shutter release button. The picture will be taken. When you selected the slim filter: c Use the four -way controller ( ) to set the slim rate. Four-w ay controller ( ) : Elongates the subject vertically Four-w ay controller ( ) : Elongates the subject horizon- tal[...]

55 T aking Pictures 54 T aking Pictures m Set the start time . 1. Press the four -way controller ( ). and will be displa yed abov e and below the hour . 2. Use the four -way controller ( ) to set the hour and press the four -way controller ( ). and will be displa yed abov e and below the minute. 3. Use the four -way controller ( ) to set the minute[...]

57 T aking Pictures 56 T aking Pictures Setting the Shooting Functions Adjusting the Viewfinder If the indicators in the viewfinder are hard to see, y ou can adjust the diopter in the range of -3m -1 +1m -1 (per meter). z Aim the camera towards the light and move the diopter adjustment lever to the left or right while look- ing through the viewfind[...]

59 T aking Pictures 58 T aking Pictures If you tak e a picture while looking through the viewfinder when the focus mode is set on Macro , the range of the resulting pic- ture may diff er from what was seen in the vie wfinder. Manual Focus When the mode is set on , the center of the picture is enlarged to full screen on the LCD monitor . Adjust the [...]

61 T aking Pictures 60 T aking Pictures EV Compensation Y ou can take pictures that are intentionally ov erexposed or under- exposed. z Press the four -way controller ( ) in Capture mode . Four-w ay controller ( ) increases the EV compensa- tion to a positive (+) le vel Four-w ay controller ( ) decreases the EV compensa- tion to a negative (–) le[...]

63 T aking Pictures 62 T aking Pictures Selecting the Recorded Pix els Y ou can choose the number of recorded pix els. These choices are for Optio 430RS and Optio 330RS respectiv ely . Optio 430RS [2304 × 1712], [2240 × 1680], [1600 × 1200], [1024 × 768], or [640 × 480] Optio 330RS [2048 × 1536], [1600 × 1200], [1024 × 768], or [640 × 480][...]

65 T aking Pictures 64 T aking Pictures Adjusting the Color Balance according to Lighting (White Balance) Y ou can take pictures in natural colors b y adjusting the white bal- ance according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. AW B Auto The camera adjusts the white balance automatically . Daylight Use this mode when taking pictures out[...]

67 T aking Pictures 66 T aking Pictures Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area) Y ou can change the range of the autof ocus area. Multiple Normal area Spot The area becomes narrower . z Select [Focusing Area] on the [Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four -way controller ( ) to change the setting. c Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready to take t[...]

69 T aking Pictures 68 T aking Pictures Setting the ISO Speed (ISO Speed) Y ou can select the ISO speed to suit the brightness of the sur- roundings. ● ISO Speed Auto The camera sets the speed automatically . 100 (430RS) Produces sharp images with little or no noise. Decreases the 125 (330RS) shutter speed in low light conditions. 200 (430RS) Inc[...]

71 T aking Pictures 70 T aking Pictures Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness) Y ou can choose whether you want the image to ha ve sharp or soft outlines. z Select [Sharpness] on the [Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four -way controller ( ) to change the setting from [Normal] to [Hard (+)] or [Soft ( – )]. c Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera i[...]

73 T aking Pictures 72 T aking Pictures Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast) Y ou can set the image contrast. z Select [Contrast] on the [Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four -way controller ( ) to change the setting from [Normal] to [Hard (+)] or [Soft ( – )]. c Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready to take the pic- ture. MENU OK Memory [...]

75 T aking Pictures 74 T aking Pictures z Press the Menu button in Capture mode. x Press the four -way controller ( ). [Memory] menu will be displayed. c Use the four -way controller ( ) to select the item. v Use the four -way controller ( ) to switch (On) and (Off). b Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready to take the pic- ture. 2048 ?[...]

77 Playbac k/Erasing 76 Playbac k/Erasing Playbac k/Erasing Pla ying Back Images When the CF card is installed, the images recorded on the CF card are play ed back. When the CF card is not installed, the images recorded in the built-in memory are played bac k. Press the Playbac k/OK button to enter the pla yback mode. Playing Bac k Still Pictures S[...]

79 Playbac k/Erasing 78 Playbac k/Erasing Displaying Shooting Inf ormation (Display Mode) Y ou can display inf ormation on the LCD monitor when shooting. The information display ed can be changed by pressing the Displa y button. Display On Information is display ed when shooting. q Folder name w File name e Protect symbol r Shooting date t Battery [...]

81 Playbac k/Erasing Erasing Images Erasing a Single Image z Enter the Playbac k mode and choose the image you want to erase with the four-wa y controller ( ). x Press the button. The Delete screen will be display ed. c Select [Delete] with the four-wa y controller ( ). v Press the Playbac k/OK button. • Y ou can also delete images from Instant R[...]

83 Playbac k/Erasing 82 Playbac k/Erasing Protecting Ima ges from Deletion (Protect) Y ou can protect images from being accidentally erased. z Enter the Playbac k mode and choose the image you want to protect with the four -way contr oller ( ). x Press the button. The Protect screen will be display ed. c Select [Protect] with the four -way controll[...]

c Use the four -way controller ( ) to select the number of prints and press the four -way controller ( ). The frame will mov e to [Date]. v Use the four -way controller ( ) to select (On) and (Off). : The date will be imprinted : The date will not be imprinted b Press the Playbac k/OK button. Prints can be made according to the settings. If DPOF se[...]

Printing All Images z Enter the Playbac k mode and press the DPOF button twice. The DPOF (ALL) screen will be dis- play ed. x Use the four -way controller ( ) to select the number of prints. Y ou can specify up to 99 prints. c Press the four -way controller ( ). The frame will mov e to [Date]. v Use the four -way controller ( ) to select (On) and ([...]

89 Playbac k/Erasing 88 Playbac k/Erasing If you are using Windows 98/98SE, f ollow the procedure below to install the software . For Windows Me, see p .91, and for Windows 2000, see p.93. ● Windows 98/98SE b Click [Next]. n Select [Search f or the best driver for y our device (Recommended)], and then clic k [Next]. m Select [Specify a loca- tion[...]

91 Playbac k/Erasing 90 Playbac k/Erasing ● Windows Me b Select [Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)], and then clic k [Next]. n Select [Specify a location], and then clic k [Browse]. If [Remov able Media] has been selected, click the chec k box to unselect it. m Specify the [Win] folder in the CD-ROM drive and c lick [OK]. If you clic [...]

93 Playbac k/Erasing 92 Playbac k/Erasing ● Windows 2000 b Click [Next]. n Select [Search f or the best dri- ver for y our device], and then clic k [Next]. m Select [Specify a location], and then clic k [Next]. If any other item has been select- ed, click the chec k box to unselect it. , Click [Br owse]. The [Files] screen is display ed. . Select[...]

95 Playbac k/Erasing 94 Playbac k/Erasing Installing the USB driver (Windows XP) z T urn on your PC. x Set the CD-ROM (S-SW5) supplied with the camera in the CD-ROM drive. c T urn the camera off and connect the PC and camera using the USB cable. v T urn the camera on. [New hardware has been located] will appear on the task bar and the [New Hardware[...]

97 Playbac k/Erasing 96 Playbac k/Erasing Installing A CDSee™ When installing ACDSee™, recorded images can be vie wed on your PC . z T urn on your PC. x Set the CD-ROM (S-SW5) in the CD-ROM drive. c Double clic k [My Computer]. v Double clic k the [CD-ROM drive] icon. b Double clic k your language choice. Y ou can choose the language from the f[...]

99 Playbac k/Erasing 98 Playbac k/Erasing Viewing images on y our PC z Double clic k the [ACDSee TM ] icon on the desktop. x Select the image to view . Camera images can be found in [My Computer] ➝ [Remov able Disk (or the name on the volume label on the CF card, if there is one)] ➝ [DCIM] ➝ [xxxPENTX] (xxx is a 3- digit numeral) f older . Y [...]

101 Playbac k/Erasing 100 Playbac k/Erasing Disconnecting your camera fr om your PC (Windo ws XP) z Click [Remo ve Hardware icon] on the task bar . x Make sure [PENT AX USB Disk Device] is selected and clic k [Stop]. c Make sure [PENT AX USB Disk Device] is selected and clic k [OK]. v A message confirming remov al of the hardware will appear . T ur[...]

103 Playbac k/Erasing 102 Playbac k/Erasing Installing the software The procedures for installing the necessary software are explained. Installing the USB driver (Only f or Mac OS 8.6) z T urn on your Macintosh. x Set the included CD-R OM (S-SW5) in the CD-ROM drive of your Macintosh. c Copy the follo wing 2 files to the [Extensions] folder within [...]

105 Playbac k/Erasing 104 Playbac k/Erasing Viewing images on y our Macintosh z Double clic k the [ACDSee ™ ] f older on the hard drive. x Double clic k the [ACDSee ™ ] pr ogram icon. c Choose an image you wish to vie w. Camera images can be found in the [untitled] ➝ [DCIM] ➝ [xxxPENTX] (xxx is a 3-digit numeral) f older on the desktop. •[...]

Copying fr om CF card to built-in memory The images sav ed in the CF card are copied to the built-in memo- ry one image at a time. z Select [Copy Image] on the [Set-up] menu. x Press the four -way controller ( ). The Copy Image screen will be displa yed. c Press the four -way controller ( ) to select [ ]. v Press the Playbac k/OK button. The image [...]

How to recall the [Set-up] menu If the built-in memory space is insufficient, [Built-in Memor y Full. Cannot Copy] appears on the LCD monitor . F or mat the built-in memory , or erase unnecessary images. T rimming Images P ar t of the image can be trimmed and saved as another image . z Select [T rimming] on the [Set-up] menu. x Press the four -way [...]

111 Editing Images/Settings How to recall the [Set-up] menu Changing the Image Size (Resize) The recorded pixels and quality of the selected image can be altered to change the file to a smaller size. The image whose size is changed can be ov erwritten on the or iginal image, or sa ved as another image. z Select [Resize] on the [Set-up] menu. x Pres[...]

112 Editing Images/Settings Camera Settings How to recall the [Set-up] menu Formatting If the CF card is installed, all data stored on the CF card will be deleted and the CF card will be formatted. If the CF card is not installed, all data stored in the camera’ s built-in memory will be deleted and the built-in memory will be formatted. • Do no[...]

115 Editing Images/Settings 114 Editing Images/Settings How to recall the [Set-up] menu Setting the Alarm z Select [Alarm] on the [Set-up] menu. x Press the four -way controller ( ). The alarm list will be displayed. c Use the four -way controller ( ) to select 1-3. v Press the four -way controller ( ). The screen for setting the oper ating mode an[...]

117 Editing Images/Settings 116 Editing Images/Settings How to recall the [Set-up] menu Changing the Start-up Screen Images recorded with the Optio 430RS/330RS can be display ed as the star t-up screen when the camera is turned on. z Select [Start-up Screen] on the [Set-up] menu. x Press the four -way controller ( ). c Press the DPOF button. v Use [...]

119 Editing Images/Settings 118 Editing Images/Settings n Select [DST] On ( ) or Off (no display) with the f our-way controller ( ) and press the four-wa y controller ( ). The frame will mov e to [ ] (home time city). Use the four-w ay controller ( ) to change the Home Time city and DST setting. m Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready [...]

121 Editing Images/Settings Quick Delete When you turn on the quick delete, the Delete screen is displa yed with [Delete] and [All Images] selected. z Select [Quick Delete] on the [Set-up] menu. x Use the four -way controller ( ) to select [On] or [Off]. c Press the Playbac k/OK button. The camera is ready to capture or play bac k images. Quick Enl[...]

123 Editing Images/Settings How to recall the [Set-up] menu Resetting to Default Settings (Reset) Y ou can reset all the settings other than the date and time, lan- guage, Home Time, alarm and date style. z Select [Reset] on the [Set-up] menu. x Press the four -way controller b utton () . The Reset screen will be display ed. c Use the four -way con[...]

125 Appendix Messages Messages such as the follo wing may be displa yed on the LCD monitor during camera operation. 124 Appendix Appendix List of City Names Refer to the f ollowing list of city and code names f or setting the world time. Code City Names Code City Names PPG Pagopago THR T ehran HNL Honolulu DXB Dubai ANC Anchorage KHI Karachi YVR V [...]

127 Appendix T roubleshooting Problem P ower will not come on No image on the LCD monitor Shutter will not release Cause Battery is not installed CF card cov er is open Battery is installed incorrectly Battery power is low LCD monitor is set to OFF Image is display ed but is hard to see Camera is set to Playbac k mode Flash is charging No av ailabl[...]

129 Appendix Problem Picture is dark Flash does not fire Images cannot be recorded in the built-in memory , or images record- ed in the built-in memory cannot be play ed back. Cause Subject is too far a wa y Background is dark Flash mode is set to Off The Capture mode is set to , continuous shooting, or Infinity- landscape mode. The CF card is inst[...]

131 Appendix 130 Appendix Exposure Control Metering System TTL metering. Choice of Multi-segment metering, Center- weighted metering and Spot metering. Exposure Modes Standard, Night Scene, Metered Manual, Movie, Multiple Exposure. Exposure Compensation ±2 EV (1/3 steps). Movie Shooting time: appro x. 1 sec. - 30 sec. Shutter Programmed AE electro[...]

133 Appendix W ARRANTY POLICY All P entax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workman- ship for a period of twelv e months from date of purchase. Ser vice will be ren- dered, and defectiv e par ts will be replaced without cost to y ou within that period, pr[...]

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