Pentax 750Z Bedienungsanleitung

• Printed on re cycled paper • Specifi cations and ex ternal dimensio ns are subje ct to change withou t notice. 57383 Copyright © PENTAX Corporation 2004 01-2004 07 Printed in Japan PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9,Maeno-cho, Itabashi-k u, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (htt p://w ww.pen tax. co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European H eadquarters) Juliu s-Vossel[...]

Thank y ou for buying the PENTAX Optio 750Z Digita l Camera. Please rea d this manua l before us ing the cam era in order to g et the most out of al l the feat ures and functions. Ke ep this manual safe , as it c an be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to understand all the camera’ s capabil ities. Reg ard ing co pyrig hts Images taken using the O[...]

1 Sufficien t attent ion has bee n paid to the safety of this product bu t please pay parti cular atte ntion to th e warnings indicated b y the foll owing symbol s during use. Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera apar t or remodel th e camera. Hi gh voltages are pres ent withi n the camer a, and ther e is there fore a da nger of electric[...]

2 Caution • Never try to disass emble or short the ba ttery. Also , do not disp ose of the battery in fire, as i t may explod e. • Do n ot cha rge any batt eries ot her t han rec hargeab le lithium -ion battery D-LI 7. Th e bat tery c oul d expl ode or cat ch fi re. • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is dischar ging as ther e is[...]

3 • If lightni ng should be prese nt during usin g, unplug th e power cor d and discon tinue using . Conti nuing to u se the pr oduct can cause damage to the equipme nt, fire or electrica l shock. • Wipe of f the plug of th e power cor d if it should become co vered w ith dust. Thi s can cause a fir e. Caution • Do no t pl ace heavy objec ts [...]

4 • Stori ng the camer a wher e pesticides and chemi cals are han dled sho uld be avoide d. Rem ove from cas e and st ore in a wel l-ventilate d place to pr event the camer a from bec oming m oldy during storage. • Do not use the camer a where it may come in con tact with rain, water or any other liqui d, becau se the came ra is not w eather, w[...]

5 FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAME RA ..... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... 1 Care to be Taken During H andling ....................... ............................ 3 Contents .. ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... 5 Composition of the O perating Manual ......................[...]

6 Letting the Cam era Set the Exposur e (Program M ode) ................. 49 Aperture Priority S hooting ... ............................................ ............... 50 Shutter Priority Shooting ................................................................. 51 Manual Shooting .................. ......................... .....................[...]

7 Nine-Image Display and Folder Display ............................ ........... 117 Zoom Display.... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... 119 Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode . .................... 121 Slidesho w ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... .[...]

8 Changing the US B Connection Mode ........................................... 161 Setting Sleep Timeout ............... ............................. ...................... 162 Setting Auto Power Off ........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... . 163 Resetting to Default Setti ngs (Reset) ........... ...... ...... ...[...]

9 This ope rating ma nual cont ains the following c hapters. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Star ted ––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– This chapt er explains wh at you need to do after purch asing the cam era before yo u start taking pi ctures.[...]

10 Items marke d with an ast erisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.184). Checking t he Contents of the Pack age Camera Optio 750Z Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI7 ( ∗ ) Battery charger D-BC7 ( ∗ ) AC plug cord D-CO2 ( ∗ ) USB cable I-USB7 ( ∗ )[...]

11 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button Autofoc us window Remote control receiver Microphone Auxiliary AF light/ Self-timer lamp (redish orange) Viewfinder Mode dial Speaker Flash Lens Front lever Power switch LCD monito r Battery/Ca rd cover Battery lock lever USB/AV t erminal Terminal cover Strap lug Diopter adjustment lever Focus sta[...]

12 Guide Ind ications A guide to availab le button operations ap pears on t he LCD m onitor during op eration. The butto ns are ind icated as shown be low. Names of Operating Parts Four-way cont roller ( 2 ) 2 Zoom / f / y button Four-way cont roller ( 3 ) 3 When trimmi ng an image Four-way cont roller ( 4 ) 4 g butto n Four-way cont roller ( 5 ) 5[...]

13 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap The provi ded strap (O-ST17) can b e attached, a s is, to the c amera to create a neck s trap from wh ich to carry the camera . The strap c an also be s hort ened and t hen atta ched t o th e came ra t o crea te a com pact hand stra p. 1 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug[...]

14 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Charge the battery when using the camera for the first time, when the camer a has not be en used for a lo ng time, or wh en the [Ba ttery depl eted] messa ge is displa yed. 1 Connect the AC plug co rd to the battery char ger D-BC7. 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the b attery in th e[...]

15 1 Getting Started Install the battery provided with the came ra. Charge th e battery b efore install ing it when using the camera for th e first tim e. 1 Open t he battery /card co ver. Slide th e batter y/card co ver in the dire ction in dicated b y the ar row and flip the c over open . 2 Insert the battery with the 2 sy mbol facin g toward the[...]

16 1 Getting Started • Im age Storage Capacity , Recording Time a nd Playback Time (at 23°C, LCD mo nitor on with fully charged battery D-LI7 ) • T he still picture stora ge capacity is based on measuring conditions in accordance with CIPA standards and the playback time is based on PENTAX measuring conditions . Some deviation from the above f[...]

17 1 Getting Started If you in tend to us e the camera for a long t ime or co nnect the camera to a compu ter, use o f the AC adap ter D-AC7 is rec ommended. 1 Make su re that th e camera is turned of f and open the terminal co ver. 2 Conn ect the DC t erm inal o f the A C ad apter to the DC input terminal on the camera. 3 Connect t he AC plu g cor[...]

18 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a n SD Memory Card to record cap tured ima ges and recorded so und. Make sure that the camera is turned off before inserti ng or removing the SD Memor y Card. 1 Open t he battery /card co ver. Slide th e batter y/card co ver in the dire ction in dicated b y the ar row and flip th[...]

19 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memor y Card • The SD Memo ry Ca rd is eq uipped with a w rite- prote ct sw itch. Setting the switch to LOCK protects the existing data by prohibiting recording of new data, deletion of existing data or formatting of the card. r appears on t he LCD monitor when the card is write-protected. • Ca[...]

20 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f recor ded pixels and quali ty level bes t suited to your purpos e. Higher quality l evels and n umbers o f recorded pix els produ ce clear er images for printin g, but the resulting in crease i n data vo lume reduce s the total num ber of pic tures that can be ta ken. The qualit y of the prin ted picture [...]

21 1 Getting Started Choos e the appropria te numbe r of recorde d pixels and quality level fo r still pi ctures on the [ A Rec. M ode] menu. Recorded Pixels, Qualit y Level and Approximate Recordable Images • T he above table shows the approximate num ber of images when us ing a 64MB SD M emory Card. • T he above figures are based on measuring[...]

22 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f recor ded pixels and quali ty level bes t suited to your purpos e. The numb er of recor ded pixel s indicates the ima ge resolut ion. Larger numbers produce c learer mo vie images , but resul t in large r filesizes . The frame rate indic ates the number of im ages that are displ ayed per second . Higher n[...]

23 1 Getting Started Adjusting the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor c an be swivele d 180 deg rees horiz ontally and 270 degre es verticall y. This is conv enient for recording you rself with Self- portrait mode, recording at a low an gle, or reco rding wi th the camera above yo ur head. Do not apply excessive force when swiveling the LCD monitor. When [...]

24 1 Getting Started Adjusting the Viewfinder The viewf inder can be adjus ted to suit y our eyesight . Slide the diopter adjustm ent leve r to the righ t or left to make the viewfinde r display sharper. The diop ter can be adjusted in the range o f –3 m -1 to + 1 m -1 (–9.8 ft. -1 to +3.3 ft. -1 ) diopters. 1 Point the camera toward a bright s[...]

25 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on. The lens cover open s and the lens extends. If the Initial Se ttings scre en or Date Ad just screen ap pears wh en you turn the ca mera on, f ollow the pr ocedure on page p.27 to set the display l anguage a nd/or cur rent date and time. 2 Press t he [...]

26 1 Getting Started Use th is mode when you wan t to play back pic tures one after anoth er. Pressing the shutt er release but ton does n ot chang e the mode to Capture mode. 1 Press th e power switch wh ile press ing the Q button. The came ra turns on in Pl ayback O nly mode. The lens does not extend . Playback Only Mode • To s witc h fr om Pl [...]

27 1 Getting Started Initia l Setti ngs If th e Ini tial Setti ngs scree n or Da te Adj ust scre en app ear s when you tur n the cam era on, fol low the proc edure bel ow to set the display languag e and/or current date a nd time. If the Initial Settings scree n appears 1 p.28 “Setting t he Disp lay Languag e” 1 p.29 “Setting the Da te and Ti[...]

28 1 Getting Started You can c hoose th e languag e in which the menus, e rror messa ges, etc. are disp layed from th e followin g: English , French, German , Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ko rean, Ch inese and J apanese. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Langu age/ screen appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a langua[...]

29 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time a nd the dis play style . 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). Th e fram e move s to [mm /dd /y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the dat e and time display st yle. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s[...]

30 1 Getting Started 9 Press t he 4 button. The came ra is ready t o take pictu res. If you set the date and tim e with the men u operatio ns, you will re turn to the [ B Set-up] sc reen. Press the 4 but ton again. • Wh en you fini sh the set tings and press t he 4 bu tton , th e ca mer a cloc k is reset to 00 secon ds. • To set the exac t time[...]

Memo 31[...]

32 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictur es The stand ard procedure for taking st ill pictures is described bel ow. The flash fi res autom atically de pending o n the ligh t conditions . 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on. 2 Set the mode dial to R . 3 Check the ima ge on th e LCD monitor. The focu s frame in the middle of the[...]

33 2 Quick Start 5 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. The pictur e is taken. The i mage appea rs on the LCD moni to r for two s econd s (In stant Revi ew) an d is rec orded on the SD Memor y Car d. ( 1 p.34 ) The gre en and red lamp s on the right of t he viewf inder bl ink altern ately while the im age is being saved to the SD Memory Card.[...]

34 2 Quick Start The imag e appears on the LCD m onitor for tw o seconds (I nstant Revie w) immedia tely after it is cap tured. You c an chang e the Ins tant Review tim e. ( 1 p.102) You can del ete the ima ge from Insta nt Review by p ressing th e i button. Auxiliary AF Light When usi ng t he Auto focus mode in a d ark en viro nment, the Aux ili a[...]

35 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can p lay back the images you have ta ken. 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The i mage app ears on the LCD mo nito r. This is called Pl ayback m ode. To take anot her pi ctur e, pr ess t he Q button aga in, press the s hutter release bu tton, or tur n the mode dial . To cont[...]

36 2 Quick Start Still pict ures can be played back on e at a time, pro ceeding eithe r forward or backwa rd. 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on the LCD mo nito r. 2 Press th e front lev er to the r ight o r left, or p ress the four-way controller ( 45 ). The previo us or next image appea rs. 1 Press t he Q button[...]

37 2 Quick Start You can delete the im age displayed on the LCD mon itor by pressin g the i butt on, using the four-w ay controll er ( 2 ) to sel ect [Delete] and pr essing t he 4 button. ( 1 p. 127) Deleting the Dis played Ima ge 0017 0 0 1 7 - 100 1 0 0 0017 - 100 Delete C a n c e l Cancel OK O K OK All images & sounds All images & sounds[...]

38 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button F unctions Front lever Adjusts t he exposur e. Cannot be used in Ma nual Expo sure mod e. ( 1 p.52) Select E m ode on the Fn guide sc reen in E mode. Shutter rel ease butto n Pres s down ha lfwa y to foc us on the subjec t (wh en Focus m ode is no t set to s or z ). ( 1 p. 33) Press[...]

39 3 Common Op erations ( 2345 ) Recalls the allo cated func tion on the Fn guide scree n. ( 1 p.164) 4 button Chan ges th e in forma tion disp layed on t he LCD monit or. ( 1 p.81 ) ) button Selects t he Focus m ode. ( 1 p.84 ) No icon (A utofocus) ´ q (Macro) ´ r (Su per Macr o) ´ s (Infinit y) ´ z (Manu al Focus) ´ 1 (Fo cusing Area) ( butt[...]

40 3 Common Operati ons Front lever Dis plays the next o r pre vious imag e in singl e-ima ge dis pla y. Displa ys the next o r previo us set of nine image s in n ine-image displ ay. Displa ys the nex t or previous se t of nine fo lders in fold er display . Shutter rel ease butto n Press dow n halfway or fully to switc h to Captu re mode. ( 1 p.32 [...]

41 3 Common Operati ons ( 3 ) Rotates the im age. ( 1 p.36) Stops a movi e or voice re cording dur ing playba ck. ( 1 p.125, p .147) ( 2345 ) Moves the disp lay area of the enlarge d image . ( 1 p.11 9) Selects t he image in nine- image d isplay an d the f older i n fol der di spla y. ( 1 p.11 7) 4 button Chan ges th e in forma tion disp layed on t[...]

42 3 Common Operati ons Using the Menus When you press t he 3 butto n, a menu appear s on the LCD mon itor. The menu varies dep ending on the camera mode. You can set fu nctions, save the setting s and chang e the camera sett ings on t hese menu s. A guide to availab le button operations ap pears on t he LCD m onitor during m enu operat ion. Ex.) T[...]

43 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway or turn th e mode dial. The setti ng is saved and the scree n return s to capture status. When th e shutter r elease bu tton is press d fully, the s etting is save d and the pict ure is tak en. 6 Press t he Q button. The setti ng is saved and the scree n return s to playbac k sta[...]

44 3 Common Operati ons Example of Menu Ope ration 38 3 8 38 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 09/25/2004 14:25 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 MENU MENU 3 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Wide AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity Auto[...]

45 3 Common Operati ons 3 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 100 100 - 0028 0 0 2 8 100 - 0028 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 09/25/2004 14:25 Fn MENU MENU 38 3 8 38 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 14 1 4 :25 :25 09/25/2004 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0028 0 0 2 8 100 - 0028 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 09/25/2004 14:25 Fn MEN[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays t he items tha t can be s et with the menus an d provide s descrip tions of each item . See the additiona l default se tting lis t ( 1 p.179) to choos e whether y ou want the settin gs saved w hen the cam era is turned off and whet her you wan t the setting s returned to the default s when the c amera is reset[...]

47 3 Common Operati ons [ Q Playback] Menu [ B Set-up] Me nu Item Description Page Slideshow For playin g back recorded imag es one after anothe r p.123 Resize For changin g the size of images p.133 Trimm ing F or dele ting the unneede d part of a pict ure p.135 Digital Filter F or creating a color f ilter effe ct using re d, blue , green fi lters [...]

48 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures There are various w ays of cap turing im ages, from modes wh ere the camera a utomatic ally sets t he shooti ng functi ons to obt ain the be st pictur es, to mode s where settings are made m anually to achieve a particul ar effect. Shooting Mo des 1 Turn the mode dial until the desired mode ico[...]

49 4 Taking Picture s R In R (Program mode), the camera automaticall y sets the shutt er speed and apert ure for taki ng still pictures. However, you can select ot her funct ions such a s the Fla sh mode or C ontinuou s Shooting mode. 1 Set the mode dial to R . 2 Set the funct ions you want to use. Refer to “Setting the Shooting Functions” (pp.[...]

50 4 Taking Picture s c In this m ode, you ca n set the aperture ma nually. The came ra automati cally sets the shutt er speed t o obtain th e optimal ex posure a t the apertu re you ha ve chosen. D ecreasing the apertu re will pr oduce a pictur e with a bl urred backgro und. Incre asing the aperture w ill produ ce a picture in which bot h the fore[...]

51 4 Taking Picture s b In this m ode, you can set the shutter sp eed manu ally. The camera automati cally sets the apertu re to obtai n the optimal exposu re at the shutter s peed you have ch osen. Use this mode w hen you w ant to emphas ize moveme nt by sett ing a slow s hutter spe ed to take a moving subjec t, or when yo u want to set a fast s h[...]

52 4 Taking Picture s a In this mode, yo u can se t the shutter s peed and aperture m anually. Th is mode al lows you t o produce different c reative e ffects in your pict ures. 1 Set the mode dial to a . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the aper ture. Pressing 2 increa ses the ape rture an d pressing 3 redu ces the ape rture. 3 Use t[...]

53 4 Taking Picture s E Register s hooting m odes or func tions tha t you use fre quently a nd then alig n th e mode dia l to E to quickly tak e pictures using yo ur preferred settings . Three User modes (USER 1, USER2 and U SER3) can be re gistered. ( 1 p.54) 1 Set the mode dial to E . The curr ent User mod e is indica ted at the top left of the s[...]

54 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in the User mode. The U ser menu appea rs. Refer to p.18 2 for the funct ions that c an be register ed in the user m odes. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select USER1, US ER2 or USER3. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to cho ose an item . Set the d esired setting f or each item. R efer to eac[...]

55 4 Taking Picture s You can s elect the Pic ture mode accordi ng to the sho oting sce ne. There are 12 availa ble mode s in Pictur e mode. Selecting the Pi cture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode) q Lands cape Lets yo u captur e the bright co lors of lan dscape vi ews by emp hasizing the conto urs and satur ation of gree n tree s[...]

56 4 Taking Picture s 1 Set the mode dial to d . 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ). The Pictur e mode opti ons scree n appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a Picture mode. 4 Press t he 4 button. The Pictur e mode is selec ted and the screen return s to capture statu s. 5 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The [...]

57 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D C You can u se the zo om to ch ange the sho oting area. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x button in Capture mode. x (Tele) : enlarges the su bject w (Wide) : en larges the ar ea capt ured by the c ame ra The zoo m bar indicate s the c urrent lev el of mag ni fic at ion. When th e digital zoo m functi on is disab led, y[...]

58 4 Taking Picture s The defau lt setting for the digita l zoom is [×2]. To tak e pictures a t the maxim um magnific ation, s et the dig ital zoo m to [×8] and to take pictures using o nly the op tical zoom , set the d igital zoom to [Off]. 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ([...]

59 4 Taking Picture s E b c R d F G D C You can a djust the overall b rightness of the pi cture. Use th is function to take pi ctures tha t are inten tionally overexpo sed or under exposed. 1 Press the front lever t o the right or left in Capture mode. You can cha nge the EV se tting. To br ight en, sel ect a posi tiv e (+) val ue. To darken, selec[...]

60 4 Taking Picture s d R b c a E D Pict ures are t aken conti nuo usly w hile th e shut ter rel ease butt on is pre ssed. 1 Press t he ( button in Capture mode to display j on the LCD monitor. 2 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The foc us frame t urns gree n if the su bject is in focu s. 3 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Pic [...]

61 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d D C In Self-Tim er mode, the pictur e is take n ten sec onds or two seconds after t he shutter rele ase butto n is pressed . Use the te n-second self-timer w hen you w ant to be i ncluded in a group pictur e. Use th e two-secon d self-timer to avoid c amera shak e when you press the shut ter release bu tton. 1 Pres[...]

62 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he { button when g ( Z ) is displayed on the LCD monitor. The Fn gui de screen appears. 2 Press t he ( button. The Self-T imer menu ap pears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [10sec] o r [2sec ]. 4 Press t he 4 button. g or Z is selected a nd the scr een returns to captur e status . Switchin g between g[...]

63 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d D Auto br acketing can be used to aut omatically vary set tings such as the exposu re and wh ite balance over a se ries of thre e shots wh en the shutter rele ase button is presse d. This ensures that you are able to get the best shots. Auto Bracket Settings 1 Set the mode dial to a mode other than F , G , C , 7 or[...]

64 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button while the setting is displayed. The Auto brac keting options scr een appears . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the shooting conditions. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ) for Auto Br ack et settings a or b . A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o choose t[...]

65 4 Taking Picture s Auto brack eti ng can b e used with th e sel f-tim er or th e remo te cont rol u nit (optional ). 1 Press t he { button when a is displayed on the LCD monitor. The Fn gui de screen appears. 2 Press t he ( button. The Driv e mode scree n appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ a ], [ a + g ( Z )] or [ a + <[...]

66 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d D A set numb er of pictu res can be automatic ally tak en from a s et time and for a set interval. 1 Set the mode dial to a mode other than F , G , C , 7 or O . 2 Press t he ( button in Capture mode to display k on the LCD monitor. The curr ent interval sh ooting setting appears for approx. five secon ds. To tak e [...]

67 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button while the setting is displayed. The Interv al Shooting m enu will be displayed and [ Interval] will b e framed. 4 Set the interval time . 1 Press the f our-w ay cont roller ( 5 ). 2 Use the fo ur-way c ontro ller ( 23 ) to change the minutes, the n press ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to chan[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s 9 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Interval shooting starts. Between shots, the ca mera turns of f. The remai ning numb er of pictures and interval time will be displayed on t he LCD monitor when you pres s the pow er switch on during stan dby. If y ou pr ess the 3 button, the m essage [Stop in terval s hooting ?] wi[...]

69 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d D Pictur es can be take n with multipl e images superi mposed on each other . 1 Set the mode dial to a mode other than F , G , C , 7 or O . 2 Press t he ( button in Capture mode to display 8 on the LCD monitor. When th e camer a has images that have been re corded, the s creen f or select ing the initial image , to[...]

70 4 Taking Picture s 3’ Press the shutter rele ase butt on to take the b ase image. The sele cted imag e will appea r in transpare nt form on the LCD monitor. 4 Aim the came ra at your s ubject and choose the expo sure method with the four-way c ontroller ( 23 ). S : Prior ity is given to t he brighte r image. Q : Prior ity is given to t he dark[...]

71 4 Taking Picture s A multipl e exposure picture is ta ken with th e self-timer o r the remote control u nit (optio nal). 1 Press t he { button when 8 is displayed on the LCD monitor. The Fn gui de screen appears. 2 Press t he ( button. The Driv e mode scree n appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ 8 ], [ 8 + g ( Z )] or [ 8 +[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d D C You can s witch the Drive mode to Remo te Control m ode and t ake pictures using th e remote con trol unit fo r Pentax came ras (optio nal). The remo te control receiver is on the fron t of the ca mera. Oper ate the remote c ontrol uni t toward the c amera lens . 1 Press t he ( button in Capture mode to display[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s Life of the Ba ttery for the Remo te Control Unit A signal can be s ent from the re mote con trol unit to the camera approxim ately 30,00 0 times. Contact yo ur nearest PEN TAX customer service center if the battery ne eds changi ng. (A charg e is made fo r changin g the batte ry.) 1 Press t he { button when < ( > ) is d[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s D You can t ake pictu res usin g a variet y of digit al filt ers. 1 Set the Mode dial to D . The pre viously se lected digit al filter app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a digital filter. You can cho ose from nine color filte rs: B&W, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Gre en, Yel low an d SOFT. 3 Press [...]

75 4 Taking Picture s F You can t ake a num ber of image s and joi n them tog ether to fo rm a panor ama picture. The panora ma software (ACDSee for PENTAX) supplie d with the camera on the CD-ROM (S-SW22) and a computer are necess ary for joi ning the i mages. The Panorama As sist mo de enable s you to o verlap the edges of the images so that the [...]

76 4 Taking Picture s 4 Move the camera to the right and take the second imag e. Move the ca mera un til the half-t ranspa rent imag e and the actual view over lap and press the sh utter rel ease but ton. Repe at Steps 3 an d 4 to take the third and subsequ ent image s. 5 Press t he { button. The screen retu rns to Step 2. To cancel Panoram a assis[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s G 3D pictures c an be taken in which t wo pictures placed side-by-side can be viewed usi ng a special met hod to p roduce a three -dimensional image. You can take 3D pi ctures an d view th em by th e parallel m ethod or c ross method. The defau lt setting is [Parallel ]. Refer to “Se lecting the Viewing Mode” (p.78) f or i[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button. The [ A R ec. M ode] m enu a ppears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [3D Mode] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Parallel] or [Cross] . You can vi ew both [Pa rallel] and [Cross] pict ures withou t the im[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s As a guid e, the cam era should be moved about 1/4 0 of the dista nce betwee n the camera and the subject. For exam ple, if the subje ct is 3 m (9.8 ft .) away, the dis tance the camera s hould be moved will b e 3 m ÷ 4 0 = 7.5 cm (3 in.). How ever, the w ay people v iew three- dimens ional im ages differs from perso n to per[...]

80 4 Taking Picture s Example of a 3D Picture (Para llel Method)[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n in Capture Mode The LCD monitor di splay c hanges each time yo u press th e 4 button. You can u se Setting 1 and Setti ng 2 to se lect the information to be display ed. As the default setti ng, Setting 1 displa ys all info rmation an d Settin g 2 displays no inform ation. When the histogram (i[...]

82 4 Taking Picture s Setting 1 (full display) 1 White bal ance (p.95 ) 2 Reco rded pix els (p .91) 3 Quality level (p. 93) 4 AE metering (p.100) 5 Histogr am 6 Sensitivi ty (p.101) 7 Dark por tions (dis played in y ellow) 8 Bright porti ons (display ed in red ) Setting 2 (no icons) No sho oting info rmation i s displaye d. • The focus f rame a p[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s When the re is an a rea of the subject that is s o bright i t appears white, the indicat ed area bl inks red as a warn ing. Simi larly, whe n there is an area that is s o dark it appears b lack, the in dicated a rea blink s yellow a s a warning. About the Bright an d Dark Portions Displaying Shooting Inform ation in Playback M[...]

84 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions E a b c R d F G D C Focus Modes 1 Press t he ) button in Capture mode. The f ocus mode c hange s eac h tim e the butt on is press ed an d th e icon appears on the LCD monitor. The came ra is ready t o take pict ures in the s elected fo cus mode . Selecting the Focus Mode (No icon ) Auto focus Th[...]

85 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he ) button in Capture mode to display z . The cent ral portion o f the screen is magnified t wice as large when focusing . 2 Press the Zoom/ w / x button. The MF in dicator ap pears on the LCD moni tor, indicat ing the approxim ate d istance to the su bject. U sing the indi cator as a g uide, adjust th e focus wi th[...]

86 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he ) button in Capture mode to display 1 . The previo usly sel ected focu sing area appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e focus ing area. Press the ) button to switch to autofocus. 3 Press t he 4 button. The focu sing area is fixed in its ne w position . To return t he focusin g area to its [...]

87 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d G D Flash Modes Selecting the Fla sh Mode (No ico n) Aut o The fl ash d isch arges a uto matical ly dependi ng on the li ght co ndi tio ns. Y ou can s elec t t he Rear- cur tai n fl ash. a Flash Off The flash will not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use this mode to take pictures at dusk or in locations wh[...]

88 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he b button in Capture mode. The flash mode chang es each time the button is pressed and the icon appears on the LCD monitor. The came ra is ready t o take pict ures in the s elected flas h mode. Rear-cu rtain flash c an be set when the fl ash mode is set to Aut o or the flash m ode is set to b (Flash On). A normal f[...]

89 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d GD You can adjust th e amount of light em itted by the flash without h aving to change the brightn ess of th e background . 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Flash Exp. Comp.]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change t h[...]

90 4 Taking Picture s • By com bining fla sh exposu re comp ensation wi th EV comp ensati on, y ou ca n adj ust th e br ight ness o f th e backg roun d and t he amo unt of li ght e mitt ed by the f lash separ atel y. • The f lash intens ity may n ot com pensa ted as se t depend ing on the brightn ess and di stance to th e subjec t. • Pres s t[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D C You can s elect be tween 4:3 an d 3:2 for th e aspect ratio of still images . 4:3 is a norm al aspect rati o of the image s captured wi th a digital cam era. When prin ting an im age with n o border an d an aspect ratio of 4:3 , part of the imag e may not appe ar on the print . Set the aspec t ratio to 3:2 [...]

92 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reco rded Pixels]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of recor ded pixels. Press the g b utt on to sw itc h be t[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D C Image qu ality refe rs to the com pression rate of st ill pictu res. The more stars, the higher the quality and the la rger the fil esize. The recorded pixels setting a lso affects the file size of your picture s ( 1 p.91 ). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu app[...]

94 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The Qu ality Leve l sett ing i s save d and the scr een r etur ns to capture st atus. Refer to Step 6 of “How to Us e the Me nus” ( p.43 ) for other operations af ter the sett ing has b een made. • TIF F cannot be selected whe n the drive mode is se t to j , a , k or 8 . •[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R F G D C You can t ake pictu res in na tural colo rs by adj usting the w hite bal ance accordi ng to the l ight conditi ons at the time of s hooting. White Balanc e Settings 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance]. 3 Pre[...]

96 4 Taking Picture s 5 When the white balance is set to J (Fluorescent Light) , use the four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to select [W (white)], [D (daylight)] or [N (neutral)]. 6 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The Wh ite Bala nce set ting is sav ed an d the s creen ret urns to captur e status. Refer to Step 6 of “How to Use the Men us?[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D You ca n set vari ous co ndi tions for au tofo cus . You can c hange the autofocus a rea (Focus ing Area). Focusing Area You can s elect the autofocu s mode. AF Mode Sett ing the Auto focus Condi tions Changing the Focus ing Area Wide Normal r ange Spot T he autofocus ran ge becomes smaller. Spot autof ocus i[...]

98 4 Taking Picture s You ca n limi t the lens moveme nt ar ea ac cord ing to condi tions . Set the fo cus limiter to O to limit the fo cus to far dis tances du ring norma l shootin g and to c lose distan ces durin g macro sho oting. Thi s enables quick er fo cusing . Set the Auxil iary AF Light to O for easier foc using by using the auxiliary AF l[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s 7 Repeat St eps 4 to 6 to set [AF Mode], [Focus Limiter] and [Aux. AF Light]. 8 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The AF setti ng is save d and the scre en returns to captur e status. Refer to Step 6 o f “How to Use th e Menus” ( p.43) for ot her oper ati ons aft er th e setti ng has been m ade. OK MENU Single Co[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D C You can c hoose which part of the screen to us e to meas ure the brightnes s and de termine the e xposure. AE Metering Mode s 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [AE Metering] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). [...]

101 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D C You can s elect the s ensitivit y to suit the brightnes s of the s urroundings . Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity ]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use [...]

102 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R d F G D You can c hoose th e Instant Re view time from 0.5 sec , 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec, 4 sec, 5 sec and Off (no di splay) . 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [I nstant Review]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow[...]

103 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R F G D C The basic ima ge tone can be adjust ed as desired. Image Tone 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Image Tone]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to[...]

104 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R F G D C You can c hoose whe ther you wa nt the image to have s harp or sof t outlines . 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way con troll er ( 23 ) to select [Shar pness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Standard] to z [Hard ([...]

105 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R F G D C You can s et the co lor saturat ion. 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way con troll er ( 23 ) to select [Satura tion]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Standard] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. To reduc e the satur[...]

106 4 Taking Picture s E a b c R F G D C You can s et the image contrast . 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Standard] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. To reduce the cont rast, ch o[...]

107 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) You can choo se whether you want the set value s to be saved when the camera i s turned off o r returned to the defau lts. The item s that ca n be saved or re set are lis ted below. If y ou select O (On), th e sett in gs wil l be saved i n the stat us they we re in immedi ately bef ore the ca mera[...]

108 4 Taking Picture s Memory 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 23 ) to se lect [Mem ory]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Mem ory screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) o[...]

109 4 Taking Picture s Taking Movies C This mo de lets y ou take mov ies. Sound is recorded at the sam e time. 1 Set the mode dial to C . Before starting rec ording, yo u can chang e the captur ed area us ing the opt ical zoom. Press the Zoo m/ w / x button to the r ight or left to change the a rea. x : enlar ges the su bject w : enlar ges the ar e[...]

110 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Recording stops. Recording starts w hen you kee p the shu tter release b utton pres sed for more than one seco nd. Reco rding will c ontinue fo r as long as you keep the butto n pressed. Recording st ops when y ou take y our finger off the shutter re lease button. • The flash wil[...]

111 4 Taking Picture s C You can c hoose the n umber of re corded pi xels for mov ies from [640×480 ] and [320× 240]. The more pixels there are, t he larger the pictur e and the bigger the file size. The data volume also varies depending on t he quality level setting ( 1 p.22). Recorded Pixels for Movies 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The[...]

112 4 Taking Picture s C You can a dd a colo r effect to mo vies by using colo r filters. As well as recording in norma l colors, y ou can choo se a B&W fi lter or a Se pia filter . 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Movie]. 3 Press t he four- way contr ol[...]

113 4 Taking Picture s C The frame rate refers to t he numbe r of frames tak en per se cond. The higher the fram e rate, the smoo ther the movi e and the larger the files ize. There are two frame rates to cho ose from: 30fps (frames/ sec.) and 15fps. 1 Press t he 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way contr[...]

114 4 Taking Picture s C This mod e lets you take movi es at a delayed frame rate s o that when you play the movie b ack at the no rmal fram e rate, the action ap pears speeded up. For ex ample, if y ou choose th e ×2 setting, half the n ormal number of fra mes will be tak en, so that when you play the mov ie back at the norma l frame ra te, it wi[...]

115 4 Taking Picture s 8 Press t he shutt er release button fully. The camera start s recordin g a time-lapse movi e. The sele cted time-la pse settin g appea rs on the LCD monitor. 9 Press t he shutt er release button fully. Recording stops. The tim e-lapse movie is rec orded at 15 fps wi thout soun d regardle ss of the Fram e Rate se tting (p.113[...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Playing Ba ck and Deleting I mages Playing Back Still Pic tures Capture mode is f or taking and reco rding im ages. Pla yback mod e is for viewing c aptured p ictures. T he displaye d picture can be ed ited in Play back mode. Follow the procedure below t o switch betw een Captur e mode an d Play back mode. 1 [...]

117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d isplay t humbnail s of nine captured images a t a time. 1 Press f on the Zoom/ f / y button in Playba ck mode . Nine i mages appear with the s elected image at the bottom cen ter. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) to move the f rame. If you c hoose image and pres s the front lever or the fou r-[...]

118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images 2 Press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. The list of fold ers appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a folder. Press the Zoo m/ f / y button towar d y , or press the 4 or Q button, to display the folder im ages in nine- imag e display. Nex t, p re ss th e Zo om / f / y button toward y , or pre[...]

119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can dis play imag es magnified up to ten times. A gui de to operatio n appears on the LC D monitor d uring magnif ication. 1 Enter t he Playback mode and use the front lev er or four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose an image to mag nify. 2 Press the Zoom/ f / y button toward y . The ima ge is m agnified [...]

120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d isplay t he image at the set magnific ation si mply by pre ssing the Zoom / f / y button toward y once during z oom playbac k. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Quick Zoom]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller [...]

121 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Shooting informati on can b e displaye d on the LCD mon itor in Play back mode. Pre ssing the 4 but ton changes the display mode . Normal Display : Displays the shooting information. Histogram Display : Displays the brightness distribution of the image. The horizontal axis of the histogram shows the brightnes[...]

122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images No icons No sho oting info rmation i s displaye d. When the his togram is displaye d, the bright por tions in the pi cture blink red and the dark po rtions blink yellow. This indic ates that the portion s are too br ight or too dark and deta ils will n ot appear wh en the im age is viewed on a PC or pr inted.[...]

123 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can p lay back a ll the im ages on th e SD Memory C ard one a fter another. 1 Enter t he Playback mode and use the front lev er or four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose the image with which to start the slidesh ow. 2 Press t he 3 button. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( [...]

124 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images • The slideshow will co ntinue until you press any button. • Images that take time to d isplay, such a s TIFF images, are display ed for two s econd s befo re the n ext i mage is displ ayed. • Pictures with a voice memo will b e played through t o the end befor e the next pi cture is playe d back, re ga[...]

125 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Playing Back Movies You can p lay back th e movies y ou have t aken. A guide to operati on appears on the LC D monitor d uring playba ck. Sound is played back at the sam e time. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the front lever or four-w ay controlle r ( 45 ) to choos e an image to play back. 2 Press t he f[...]

126 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Viewing Still Pictures and Movies on a TV By using the AV cab le, you can capture an d play ba ck images on a TV or other eq uipment wi th a video IN jack. M ake sure tha t both the TV and the cam era are turne d off before c onnectin g the cable. 1 Open th e terminal c over an d connect the AV c able to the [...]

127 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Deleting You can d elete sin gle imag es and soun d files o ne at a tim e. 1 Enter t he Playback mode and use the front lev er or four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose an image or sound file to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [D elet[...]

128 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images If an ima ge has a voice m emo, you ca n delete t he voice memo w ithout delet ing the imag e. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose an image with a voice memo to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [[...]

129 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can dele te images and sound fil es from nine-ima ge displa y at once. 1 Press the Zoom/ f / y button toward f in Playback mode. Nin e images appear with th e select ed i mage at th e bott om cent er. 2 Press t he i button. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e images and sound files to de[...]

130 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d elete all the imag es and soun d files at once. 1 Press t he i butto n twice in P layback mo de. The Delete All scre en appears. 2 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [D elete All ]. 3 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound files are delet ed. Deleting All Image s • On ce delete[...]

131 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can protec t images and sound files from bei ng accidental ly deleted . 1 Enter t he Playback mode and use the front lev er or four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose an image or sound file to protect. 2 Press t he Z button. The Protect screen ap pears. 3 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [P r[...]

132 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can p rotect all your ima ges and sou nd files. 1 Press t he Z butto n twice in Play back mode . The Protect All screen app ears. 2 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [P rotect] . 3 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound files ar e protecte d. Protecting All Im ages and Sou nd Files Pr[...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Editing and Printing Still P ictures Editi ng Stil l Pic tures By changi ng the size and quality of a selected image, you can make the file smal ler than the or iginal. You can use this functio n to continue taking pictur es when the SD Memory Card is full, by making th e image s smaller and over writing t[...]

134 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 6 Press t he 4 button. The overw rite conf irmation s creen appe ars. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [ Save as] . 8 Press t he 4 button. The re sized ima ge is save d. Press the sh utter relea se butto n or the Q button to ca ncel imag e resizing and return to Capture mod e [...]

135 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures You can d elete the unneeded part of a pi cture and save the trimmed image a s a separ ate image . 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Trimming]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). Image s that can be t rimmed a[...]

136 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een for s electing the re solution an d quality appear s. 7 Sele ct th e reso luti on and quali ty. Press the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ) to displ ay the pull-do wn men u and use the four-wa y contro ller ( 23 ) to sel ect the resolut ion and quality , then press the 4 button[...]

137 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures This fun ction ena bles you to edit stil l pictures with digi tal filters. You can c hoose from t en color filt ers: B&W, Sepi a, Red, Pink , Purple, Blue, Gre en, Yellow , Soft and Brig htness. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( [...]

138 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [ Save as] . 8 Press t he 4 button. The image is saved w ith the digita l filter effect. The ima ge is s aved with the same recorde d pixels and quality. When a digital fil ter is adde d, the imag e is save d as C (JPEG) even when the quality l[...]

139 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Setting the Printing Se rvice (DPOF) You ca n pri nt th e DPOF ( Digi tal P rint Order F ormat ) set imag es on t he SD Memory Card usin g a DPOF c ompatible pr inter or pho to processi ng lab acc ording to t he DPOF se ttings. Set the fol lowing items for eac h image. Copies : Choose the numb er of copi e[...]

140 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 5 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setti ng is saved and the s creen returns to p layback status . • If DP OF settings have alre ady been m ade for an ima ge, the previous number of copies and date s etting will be dis played. • To cancel DPOF setti ngs, set the number of copies to [0] and pres s the 4 b[...]

141 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Press t he g button twice in Playba ck mode. The DPOF screen for printing all images appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies. You can prin t up to 99 cop ies. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The f rame moves to [ Date] . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 )[...]

142 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Direct Printing Using PictBridge By conne cting the camera to a PictBridge-c ompatibl e printer u sing the USB cable (I -USB7) sup plied with the camer a, you can p rint image s directly from the came ra without us ing a com puter. Conne ct the camera to the pr inter and sel ect the im ages you wa nt to pr[...]

143 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Print One] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print One screen ap pears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose an image to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. You can prin t up to 99 cop ies. 5[...]

144 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Print All] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print All scree n appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. The num ber of co pies yo u choose a pplies to all th e images . 4 Use the { button to choose whethe[...]

145 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DPOF AUTOPRINT] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print w/ DPOF set tings screen ap pears. Use the four- way cont roller ( 45 ) to che ck the imag es and pri nt settings. 3 Press t he 4 button. The sel ected im ages ar e printe d accord ing [...]

146 7 Recording and Playing Back Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Rec ording Mode) You can re cord sou nd with the camera. 1 Set the mode dial to O . The remainin g recordin g time and the recordi ng time of the current file a ppear on the LCD monitor. 1 Recording time 2 Remaining re cording ti me 2 Press t he shutt er[...]

147 7 Recording and Playing Back Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back the sou nd files you made in Voice Re cording mod e. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the fron t lever or t he four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choos e a sound file to play back. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). You can pl ay back the sound you ha ve record ed. 1 Total [...]

148 7 Recording and Playing Back Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a 30-s econd vo ice memo to your stil l picture s. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the front lever or the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to a dd a voice memo. O appears on the Fn b utton oper ation gui de on the LCD moni[...]

149 7 Recording and Playing Back Sound 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the front lever or the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture w ith the voice memo to play back . If U appears on th e displaye d image, a voice memo has b een recorde d. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions [...]

150 8 Settings Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will delete all the da ta on the SD Mem ory Card. 1 Select [Format] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Form at screen ap pears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Format]. 4 Press t he 4 button. Formatting star ts. When formatting is completed, the[...]

151 8 Settings You can c hange the initial date and time settings . You can also set the style i n which the date appe ars on the ca mera. Ch oose [mm/ dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy/mm/d d]. 1 Sele ct [D ate Adj ust] o n the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. Refer to “Settin g the Date and [...]

152 8 Settings You can adjus t the volume of ope ration sound s and change the type of sound. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Sound s creen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Volume]. 4 Use the f our-way contro ller ( 45 ) to adjust the volume. Set the vol ume to “0?[...]

153 8 Settings 8 Repeat Steps 5 to 7 to set the [Shutt er Sound], [Operation Soun d] and [Self-timer Sound]. Select [On], [ Off] or [USER] for th e self-timer sound. 9 Press t he shutt er release button . The s etti ng is save d and the screen ret urns t o ca ptur e statu s. R efer t o Step 6 of “Ho w to Use the M enus” (p.43) for other op erat[...]

154 8 Settings The date and tim e selected in “Setting the Date a nd Time ” (p.29) serve as the H ometown set ting. You c an di splay the time in a ci ty ot her t han t he Hom eto wn. This is usef ul when ta king picture s in a di fferent time z one. 1 Select [World Time] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The W [...]

155 8 Settings 8 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [DST]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if the Destinatio n city is set to daylight savin g time. 10 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The Wo rld Time setti ng i s save d and the screen return s to capture statu s. To continue with[...]

156 8 Settings You can c hange the s etting of th e image folder name from t he standard name to the date th e picture was tak en. When th e name setti ng is changed to the d ate, pict ures are s aved in s eparate fol ders by the date the pict ures were tak en. Image Fold er Name 1 Select [Folder Name] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- wa[...]

157 8 Settings 1 Select [Star t-up Screen] on the [ B Se t-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Cha nge Start- up screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the start -up screen. 6 Press t he 4 button th[...]

158 8 Settings You can c ustomize t wo user settings to d etermine the inform ation display ed on the LCD moni tor during sti ll image shooting . When ship ped from the factory, Setti ng 1 is set to full display a nd Setting 2 is set to display no information. Refer to p.181 for info rmation th at can be displayed. 1 Select [DISPLAY] on the [ B Set[...]

159 8 Settings You ca n ad just t he br igh tness of the LCD moni tor. 1 Select [Bright ness Level] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The monit or gets dark er as the b ar slider move s to t he lef t and brig hter a s it m oves t o the right. 3 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The Br[...]

160 8 Settings You can c hoose the o utput format (NTSC o r PAL) for tak ing or playin g back im ages on a TV. 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [NTSC] or [PAL]. Choos e the video ou tput format to match the output format[...]

161 8 Settings Choos e the appro priate USB connecti on mode depending on whether you are g oing to c onnect th e USB cable to a computer or a PictBrid ge- compa tible prin ter. 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [PC][...]

162 8 Settings You can s et the LCD monitor to t urn off auto matical ly when no operation is perform ed for a fixe d time. Pre ssing any b utton othe r than the power switch du ring Sleep Tim eout will turn the LCD monitor bac k on. 1 Select [Sleep Timeout] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ea[...]

163 8 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tur n off autom atically whe n no opera tion is performed for a fixe d time. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [5min], [3min] or [Off]. 4 Press t he shutt er release butt[...]

164 8 Settings You ca n us e the { button to qui ckly make the came ra setting s. After regist ering funct ions to the fo ur-way controll er ( 2345 ), you ca n enable t hese func tions si mply by pre ssing th e { button and th e four- way contr oller, rathe r than having to displ ay the menu with the 3 button. 1 Select [Fn Setting ] on the [ B Set-[...]

165 8 Settings 1 Press t he { button in Capture mode. The Fn gui de screen appears. The Fn gui de screen indicates w hich functio ns registe red to the bu ttons, le ver or four-w ay controlle r can be use d. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The curr ent Sensitivity setting app ears in the midd le of the screen . 3 Use the four-way controll[...]

166 8 Settings Setting the Alarm You can set the a larm to ri ng at a spe cified ti me and d isplay a selected image. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select [Alarm]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The list of alar ms appea rs. The check ed alarm i s [...]

167 8 Settings 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Play back] m enu appear s. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select [Alarm]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The list of alar ms appea rs. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to choose Alarm [ R 1], [ R 2] or [ R 3]. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). [...]

168 8 Settings The alarm rings for one minute a nd the selecte d image is displ ayed when the set time is reach ed with the camera tu rned off. You ca n stop the ala rm by pr essi ng any bu tton on the c amera while the alarm is ringing. When the snooze f unction i s on, the a larm will ring again in five minutes and continue thi s five times. Yo u[...]

169 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n Digital Exposure Metering Func tion Digital Exposure Metering Functi on The Op tio 750Z not only enables y ou take pictures and rec ord movies as a high q uality di gital cam era; it ca n also be us ed as an advanced reflectiv e digita l exposu re metering. It can also function as a spot exposu re metering[...]

170 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The S ensi tivi ty op tion s scre en ap pears . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the se nsitivity of the film loaded in the film camera. When y ou ha ve sel ecte d th e appr opri ate sensiti vity, p ress t he 4 button to retur n to the [ 7 Dig. Exp.[...]

171 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n 10 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 11 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose [Full Color] or [B&W]. Choo se the col or mode for disp lay on the LCD m onitor in Di gital E xposure Mete ring mode. When you have se lected the color mode , press the 4 button to ret[...]

172 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n 3 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The autofoc us locks on th e subject and th e meteri ng screen appears. If the subjec t is too brigh t or too dark to meter, the EV indicator at t he top of the scre en bli nks. 4 Press t he shutt er release button fully. The exposu re value (EV) meter ed in St[...]

173 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n 6 Repeat S teps 3 a nd 4 to meter t he exposure mul tiple times. When y ou pr ess the 4 button after meteri ng the expo sure, the fi rst ( ! ) and seco nd ( # ) metering results app ear on the scale. Scale icon s ! : Firs t metered v alue # : Second metered va lue 9 : Current ex posure va lue (EV) The f ir[...]

174 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n Reflected light ex posure me ters, in gene ral, are not used to o btain a single correct ex posure. Th ey are norm ally used t o make ligh t readings of variou s parts o f the subj ect, but the l ighting ar ound the s ubject can greatly affect the camera film (or CCD on a digita l camera) due to the color [...]

175 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n The average reading meth od is generally us ed to produce a pic ture with a smoot h gradatio n from the bright area s to the da rk areas w ithin the viewi ng angle. On the oth er hand, with t he Optio 750Z i n the Exposure M etering m ode, you can also us e a rather spe cialized reading m ethod tha t invol[...]

176 9 Digital Exposu re Metering Functio n Use the gray scale chart below as a guide when metering the brightness (reflectance) of the subject with a refl ected digital exposure metering. Medium gray (18% reflect ance) White Light gray Dark gray Black[...]

177 10 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities Refer to the following list of citi es when se tting the World Time. Region Ci ty Region Ci ty North A merica Honolulu A frica/ West Asia Nairobi Anchora ge Jeddah Vancouve r Tehr an San Franc isco Dubai Los Ang eles Karachi Calgary K abul Denver Male Chicago Delhi Miam i Colom bo Toronto K athma n[...]

178 10 Appendix Rec. Mode Menus for Each Operation Mode 9 : Adjustabl e – : Opera tes with in itial se ttings. Any changes made are in valid. Item a b c R d F G D C 7 O Page Recorded P ixels 99999999 ––– p.91 Quality Level 99999999 ––– p.93 White Balan ce 9999 – 9999 –– p.95 AF Sett ing Focusing Are a 99999999 ––– p.97 AF [...]

179 10 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the factory default settings. The follo wing is a descripti on of the t able notat ion. Last memo ry setting Yes : The current set ting (la st memory) is saved even when the camera is turned off. No : The s etting ret urns to the default setti ng when the camera is turned of f. ∗ : The set t[...]

180 10 Appendix [ Q Playba ck] Menu i tems Digital Zoom ×2 ∗ Yes p .58 Instant Review 2 sec Yes Ye s p.102 Memory Flash On Yes Yes p .87 Flash Exp. Comp. Off Yes Yes p .89 White Balanc e Off Yes Yes p.9 5 EV Compens ation Off Yes Yes p.59 Dig ital Z oom On Ye s Yes p.58 AE Mete ring Off Yes Ye s p.100 Sensiti vity Off Yes Ye s p.101 Focus Mode O[...]

181 10 Appendix [ B Set-up] Menu items Item Defaul t Setting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Format — — — p.150 Sound Volume 3 Yes Yes p.152 Start-u p Sound 1 Yes Yes Shutte r Sound 1 Yes Ye s Operatio n Sound 1 Yes Yes Self- timer Sound On Yes Yes Date Adjust Date Styl e (date) Accordin g to default setting Yes No p.29 Date Styl e ([...]

182 10 Appendix DISPLAY Setting 1: Full display (Setti ng 2: No display) Number of images remaining On (Off) Yes Yes p.158 Battery leve l indicator On (Off ) Ye s Yes Recorded Pixe ls On (Off) Yes Yes Quality Level On (Off) Yes Yes White Balanc e On (Off) Yes Yes AE Me tering On (Off) Yes Yes Sen sit iv ity On (O ff ) Y es Y es Focusi ng Area On (O[...]

183 10 Appendix Settings in Shoo ting modes (o ther than Menu ite ms) Key operati on Item Defaul t Setting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Progr am mode Shutter spee d — — — p.49 Apertu re — — — Apertur e Prior ity mode Shutter spee d — — — p.50 Apertu re Maximum aper ture Yes Yes Shutte r Prior ity mode Shutter s peed 1/[...]

184 10 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedica ted access ories are a vailable fo r this camera . AC adapter D-AC7 Rechargeable lithium-ion b attery D-LI7 ( ∗ ) Battery charger D-BC7 ( ∗ ) AC plug cord D-CO2 ( ∗ ) D-CO2A Australia D-CO2B U nited Kingdo m D-CO2E Europe D-CO2H Hong Kong D-CO 2J Japan D-CO2K Korea D-CO2U N orth America,[...]

185 10 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the following m ay appear on the LCD monitor du ring camera o peration. Battery de pleted T he ba ttery is exha usted. I f using a rec harg eable battery, charge the battery . (p.14) No card in camera This messag e ap pears w hen y ou pre ss the shutter release button bu t there is no S D Memory C ard in t[...]

186 10 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may appear on the LCD monitor when using th e PictBridg e function. Stop interva l shooting? This m essage a ppears w hen you t urn on the camera duri ng in terv al sho otin g st andby . Inte rva l Sho ot ing i s compl eted This messag e appea rs w hen in terval s hooting is cancel ed or befor e the [...]

187 10 Appendix Troublesh ooting Prob lem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is no t installed Check if battery is installed. If not, install ba ttery. Battery is installe d incorrectl y Chec k orie ntat ion of ba tter y. Reinsert batt ery according to the +- sy mbols on th e batt ery compartmen t. (p.15) Ba tter y p owe r is low Cha rge [...]

188 10 Appendix Picture is da rk Subjec t is too far away in a da rk environm ent, s uch as a ni ght sc ene Picture b ecomes dark if subjec t is too far away. Ta ke pictu re within rang e of fla sh. Backgr ound is dark When t aking a pict ure of a per son against a da rk backgr ound, su ch as a night scene , the person m ay appea r dark if the flas[...]

189 10 Appendix Flash doe s not dischar ge Flash mode is se t to a (fla sh of f) Set to Auto o r b . (p.87) C mode Drive mode is s et to j or a Focus mode is set to s or r Picture mode is set to ^ Flash will not discharge in these modes. Zoom will no t work Focus mode is set to r Zoom doe s not functio n in Super Macro mode . USB conn ecti on with [...]

190 10 Appendix Main Specifi cations Image St orage Capac ity and Recordi ng Time (when using a 64MB SD Memory Card) Still Picture (approximat e number of images) Type Fully au tomatic compact digital stil l camera wi th built-i n zoom lens Effec tiv e Pix els 7 m egapi xel s Sensor 7.41 megap ixels (tota l pixels) 1/1.8 inch i nterline transfer CC[...]

191 10 Appendix Movie (a pproximate r ecording time) Frame Rate Recorded Pixels 30fps 15fps S ound 640×480 50 sec. 1 min. 50 sec. 2 hr. 12 min. 320×240 1 min. 30 sec. 2 min. 50 sec. White Balanc e Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light (W/N/D), Manual Lens Focal Length 7 .8mm - 39 mm (equivale nt to 37.5 mm - 18 7.5 mm in 35 mm [...]

192 10 Appendix Manual Focus Focusi ng Range 0.02 m - ∞ (Wide), 0.15 m - ∞ (full zoom range ) Exposure Mechanism AE Meterin g TTL metering by sensor (multi -segment, cent er-weighted , spot) EV Compensatio n ±2 EV (ca n be set in 1/3 EV st eps) Capture mod e Program ( R ), Aper ture Priority ( c ), Shut ter Prio rity ( b ), Manual ( a ), Pic t[...]

193 10 Appendix Remote Contro l PENTAX remote cont rol units E and F (optio nal) Camera c an be set to st art expos ure eith er instant ly after receiving the signal or three seconds after re ceiving the signal from t he remote con trol. Zoom can be ope rated with remote cont rol unit E. Time Function World Time setting for 68 cities (28 time zones[...]

194 10 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided[...]

195 10 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty pol icies available from PE NTAX distributors i n some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u revi ew the war ranty c ard suppl ied with your pr oduct at the ti me of purchase, or con tact t[...]

For customers in U SA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice c omplies w ith Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules . Operat ion is subject to the fol lowing tw o condition s: (1) This dev ice may n ot cause harm ful interferen ce, and (2) this device must ac cept any int erference rec eived, includi ng interfer ence that may cause und esired operat ion. Chan[...]

Declar ation o f Confo rmity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mpute rs and P eripher als We: PENT AX Imaging C ompany A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, In c. Located at: 600 12 Stre et, Suite 300 Golde n, Colo rado 8040 1 U.S.A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303-790- 1131 Declar e under so le responsi bility th at the pro[...]

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