Pentax Optio M30 Bedienungsanleitung

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure t he bes t per form ance f rom your came ra, please re ad the Operat ing Manual b efore using t he camera. • Printed on re cycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57846 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2007 01-20070 1 Printed in Indone sia PENTA[...]

Thank you for purchasing this PENTA X Digital Camera. Please read t his manual before using the camera in order to get the m ost out of all the features and functions. Keep this man ual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all t he camera’s capabilities. Rega rding copy rights Images ta ken usin g the PENT AX Digital Ca[...]

1 We have paid close attention to th e safety of t his product. When usin g this produc t, we request your special atte ntion regarding item s marked with the fo llowing sym bols. Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera apart or remodel the c amera. High voltages are pres ent within the c amera, an d there is t herefore a danger of electric[...]

2 Caution • Never try to disass emble or sh ort the batte ry. Also, do not di spose of the battery in a fire, as it may ex plode. • Do not place your f inger on the flash when it is di scharging as there is a risk of burns . • Do not discharge t he flash whi le it is touching yo ur clothing a s there is a risk of disc oloring. • Som e porti[...]

3 • Do n ot disas sembl e or mo dify th e produ ct. This can cause a fire or electrica l shock. • If the gene ration of smoke or stran ge odor from t he produc t or other abnor mali ty occu rs, imm ediat ely di sconti nue usi ng and c onsult a PENTAX Service C enter. Con tinued use could cause a fire or electric sho ck. Caution • Do no t pl a[...]

4 • Places of high temperature and humidity should be avoided. Particular care should be taken regarding vehicles, which can become very hot inside. • Stori ng the camer a where pes ticides and c hemical s are handled should be avoide d. Rem ove from c ase a nd store in a we ll-ventila ted place to preve nt the camer a from bec oming mold y dur[...]

5 Using Your Came ra Safely ...... ...... ......... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ..... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling .......................................... ......... 3 Contents .. ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ..... 5 Composition of the O perating Manual ........[...]

6 Settin g the Came ra Function s ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ....... 46 Setting with the Menus .................... .............................. ................. 46 Menu List ............................... ............................. ............................ 49 Setting the Shooting Mod e ...................[...]

7 Recording Mo vies ... ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ........ ...... . 97 Recording a Movi e ...... ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ........ ...... . 97 Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies ...................................... 99 Select ing the Qualit y Level of Movies.......[...]

8 Printin g Using Pict Bridge .. ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 136 Connecti ng the Camera to the Pr inter ...... ........ ...... ......... ........ ..... 136 Printi ng Single Images......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ..... 137 Printing All Images..............................[...]

9 The mean ings of t he symbols us ed in this o perating man ual are explain ed below. 1 indicat es the reference pa ge number for an expla nation of the related ope ration. indicat es informati on that is useful to know. indicat es precautions to be tak en when operating th e camera. A mode This is the mode for c apturing still pictur es and recor[...]

10 Memo[...]

11 This ope rating ma nual contain s the follow ing chapte rs. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––– –––––––––––– –––––––– ––––––––––– ––––– This chapter explains what you need to do after purch asing the camer a before you start taking pictures[...]

12 Camera Features In addit ion to basic pi cture-taki ng, the O ptio M30 has a varie ty of shooti ng modes to suit dif ferent situat ions. This section describes how to make the most of t he key feat ures of your camera. Toget her with t he explanat ions of camera operations, it will enable you t o enjoy your camera to the full. The Op tio M3 0 fe[...]

13 With the Optio M30, you can add a fun frame wh en taking a p icture of a chil d or your pet , for example . (p.66) You can also add frame s to pictures you have tak en. Adjust the position of the subject in the pic ture or reduce or enlarge th e picture size to match t he frame sha pe and size . Now you no longer hav e to worry ab out the subjec[...]

14 Items marke d with an asterisk (*) are also available as optional access ories. (The battery charger and AC plug cord are not sold separate ly and only available together in the b attery charger kit K -BC63.) For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Accessories” (p.169). Checking t he Contents of the Package Camera Optio M 30 Strap[...]

15 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button Flash Self-timer lamp (red) Lens Microphone Strap lug Power s witch LCD monitor DC terminal cover Battery/card cover Tripod socket PC/AV te rminal Speaker[...]

16 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws information such as th e shootin g conditions . Names of Operating Parts Refer to “U ndersta nding the Butt on Functio ns” (p.42 - p.45 ) for an explan ation of the func tion of eac h button. Monitor Indications Shutter release button Power switch 4 / W button Four-way controll[...]

17 * 5 only appears when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Full Display in Still Picture Capture Mode (All of the ind ication s are disp layed h ere for explanat ory pur poses.) * 3 and 4 only appear when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an area i n the frame tha t is so b[...]

18 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode (All of the ind ication s are disp layed h ere for explanat ory pur poses.) The disp lay shows information such as th e shooting c onditions. A1 to A11 appea r when [Norm al Display] or [Histogram + Info] is selected. B1 to B9 only appear when [Hi stogram + Info] i s selected. (p.1 11) In Normal Displ[...]

19 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T51) supplied with the cam era. 1 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug. 2 Pass the other end of the s trap through the loop and pull tight. 2 1[...]

20 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camera Use the ba ttery char ger to charge the battery be fore using it in the camera f or the first tim e or after a lo ng period of n on-use, or w hen the [Battery de pleted] messa ge appears. Note: AC plug cord “ Listed, Type SPT-2 or NISPT-2, 18/2 fl exible cord, rated 1 25 V, 7A, minimu m 6ft (1.8m)” 1 Co[...]

21 1 Getting Started Use the ba ttery that is provided with the came ra. Charge the ba ttery before us ing it in the camera fo r the first tim e. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slide the battery/car d cover in the di rection of 1 . When let go, the cover opens a utoma tically in the d irection of 2 . 2 Using the side of th e battery to press the[...]

22 1 Getting Started • Image Storage Capacity , Movie Recordin g Time, Sound Reco rdin g Time , and Play back T ime (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on and exclusive battery fully charged) *1: Recording capacity s hows approximat e number of shots recorded du ring CIPA-compliant test ing (with LCD monitor on, f lash used for 50 % of the shots, and [...]

23 1 Getting Started • Battery Level Indicator You can check t he battery le vel by the w indicat or on the LCD monitor . Screen Displa y Battery Status w (green) Adequate power remains. x (green) Battery is running low. y (yellow) Battery is running very low. z (red) Battery is exhausted. [Battery depleted] The camera will turn off aft er this m[...]

24 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter k it K-AC64 (optiona l) with a ho usehold powe r supply is recommende d if you intend to use the camera f or a long ti me or conne ct it to a c omputer. (The AC adapter k it K-AC64 includes AC adapt er D-AC64 and AC plu g cor d D-CO 24.) 1 Make su re that the ca mera is tu rned off and open the DC terminal[...]

25 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a n SD Memory Card . Captured imag es and soun d files are saved on th e SD Memory Card if a card is inserted in the camera. They are saved in the bui lt-in memory if a card is no t inserted. (p.31) • Be sure to use this ca mera to forma t an SD Memory Card that is unused or ha[...]

26 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slide the battery/car d cover in the di rection of 1 . When let go, the cover opens a utoma tically in the d irection of 2 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card socket so that the la bel is facin g toward t he lens. Push th e card in until it cl icks. Im ages and sound ma y no[...]

27 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • The SD Memory Card is equ i pped with a write-protect switch. 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 the LCD m onitor when the card is write-protected. • Care s h[...]

28 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f pixels (size) and qu ality lev el (data com pression rate) of still pictures acc ording to how yo u intend to use the pic tures you have tak en. Higher q uality leve ls and numbe rs of pixe ls produce cl earer images , but the resul ting inc rease in data volume redu ces the to tal number o f pictur es th[...]

29 1 Getting Started Recorded Pix els, Quality L evel and Image Storage Capaci ty (Approximate numbers of pictures) • T he above figures may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard, etc. Choose th e recorded pixels, qua lity level and frame rate (number of frames pe r second ) according to how you int[...]

30 1 Getting Started Appropriate Number o f Recorded Pixels Ac cording to Use The def ault set ting is m (640×480). Appropriate Qua lity Level Accordin g to Use The def ault set ting is C (Best). Appropriate Frame Rate According to Use The default setting is 30fps (frames per second). Recorded Pix els, Quality Leve l, Frame Rate and Rec ording Tim[...]

31 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the LCD mo nitor turns on. When y ou tur n the c amera o n, the lens c over op ens and the l ens ext ends. If the Language Selection screen or Date Adjust s creen a ppears w hen you tu rn the ca mera on, follo w the pr ocedure o n p.33 to set t h[...]

32 1 Getting Started You can s tart Optio M 30 in playba ck mode with the lens closed. Use th is mode wh en you wan t to play bac k an image or sound file straighta way without taking any m ore pict ures. 1 Press the power switch wh ile holding down the Q button. The L CD moni tor t urns on whil e the lens is cl osed an d the camera turns on in Pla[...]

33 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings Set the lang uage, time, an d date after p urchasing the camera before you start taking pictu res. The Langua ge/ screen appea rs when the came ra is turned on for the first tim e. Perform the o perations in “Setting the D isplay Langua ge” below to set the lan guage, and in “Setting the D ate and Tim e?[...]

34 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The Initial Set ting screen a ppears in the selected languag e. If the d esired setti ngs for [Hom etown] an d daylight sav ing time appear, press the 4 but ton agai n to display the [Date Adjust] screen. Go to “Setting the D ate and Tim e” (p. 36 and p.37) . Go to Step 3 in "Setting Hometown an [...]

35 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Ho metown ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Home town scre en appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the city. 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DST] ( Daylight Saving Time). 7 Use the four-way controller[...]

36 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time and the display style. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/d d/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date an d time display st yle. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to [2 4h]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se[...]

37 1 Getting Started 9 Press t he 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us. Language, Date, Time, Hometown, and DST can be changed. Refer to the pages below for instructions. • T o change the language, foll ow the steps in “Changing the Display Language” ( 1 p.153). • T o change the date and t ime, follow the steps in “Changing[...]

38 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictur es The stand ard procedure for tak ing still pic tures is descr ibed below. Th e flash fi res automatic ally depen ding on the l ight conditi ons. 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pi ctures. In this ma nual, this is called Still Picture Cap ture Mode . 2 C[...]

39 2 Quick Start The shut ter release bu tton works in a two-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s and exp osure are loc ked when the shutter releas e button is pressed halfway. T he green focu s frame l ights on the LCD monitor when the shutte r release button is presse d halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out of [...]

40 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures 1 Press the Q button after t aking a picture. The image appea rs on the LCD m onitor. In this manual, this is called Q mode (Playb ack mode). Displaying on e image in full in Q mode ( Q mode de fault set ting) is calle d single-im age disp lay. Press the Q but ton again in Q mode or press t[...]

41 2 Quick Start 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on th e LCD moni tor. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Imag e Rotation). The rota tion select ion screen (0 °, Right 90°, Left 90°, or 180°) appea rs. 4 Use the fo[...]

42 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mera off. (p .3 1) 2 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the camera on the subjec t when pressed halfway in Still Picture Ca pture Mode . (Excep t in s , 3 an d modes) (p.39) Takes th e still picture w hen pressed down fu lly. (p.38) Starts an[...]

43 3 Common Operati ons 5 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : C hanges the drive mod e. (p.71, p.7 2) ( 3 ) : Disp lays t he Captur e Mode Pa lett e. (p.5 1) ( 4 ) : C hanges the flash mod e. (p.80) ( 5 ) : C hanges the focus m ode. (p.78 ) ( 23 ) : Adjust s in mode. (p.79) 6 4 / W button Chan ges th e inf ormati on di splaye d on t he LCD m onitor . [...]

44 3 Common Operati ons 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mera off. (p .3 1) 2 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mo de when press ed hal fway. (p.10 5) 3 Zoom/ f / y button Press f during single-ima ge display to chan ge to nine-ima ge displa y. Returns to th e previous display when y is pressed. (p.107) Enlarges t he image whe n y is pressed duri[...]

45 3 Common Operati ons 5 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Pl ays bac k and paus es a movi e or soun d file . (p. 114, p. 143) ( 3 ) : Displays th e Playb ack Mode Palette. ( p.58) Stop s a movie or sound fi le durin g playba ck. ( p.114, p.143) ( 45 ) : Disp lays the pr evious or nex t image and sound file duri ng si ngle- image d ispl ay. ( p.40) Fra[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Camera Functions To change t he camera settings, pr ess the 3 bu tton to d ispla y th e [ A Rec. Mode ] menu or [ u Setting] me nu. Menus for play ing back and editing images an d sound fi les are display ed from the Playback Mode Pa lette. Pressing the 3 button in A mode displays the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. Pressi [...]

47 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Re c. Mod e] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Re corded Pixe ls]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Quality Level ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control le[...]

48 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. When th e shutter rel ease button is pressed f ully, the pictur e is taken. 6 Press t he Q button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to playback st atus. 6 Press t he 4 button or the four-wa y controll[...]

49 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays the i tems that ca n be set with the me nus and prov ides descrip tions of each item . See the list of d efault setti ngs in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p.165 ) to decide wh ether you want th e settings sa ved when th e camera is turn ed off and w hether you wan t the settings returned to the defaul[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons [ u Setting] Men u Item Description Page Format For format ting the SD Memor y Card or bu ilt-in memory p.146 Sound For adjustin g the playback vo lume and setting the start- up sound, shut ter sound, key oper ation sound and self-t imer sound p.147 Date Adjus t For adjustin g the date, time, and date and time st yles p.149 [...]

51 3 Common Operati ons The Optio M30 has a varie ty of shooti ng modes th at let you take pi ctures or record movies and sound i n differen t situations simply by choosing the right mod e for the parti cular situati on from the Cap ture Mode Pal ette. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the[...]

52 3 Common Operati ons There are 15 availa ble shootin g modes. 1 b Auto Picture Selects t he best captu re mode. ( p.60) 2 R Progr am The basi c picture-taki ng mode . You can let the camera set the functio ns or choos e various fu nctions yo urself. (p.61 ) 3 A Night Scene Ideal for t aking night view s. It is best to use a tripod in t his mode.[...]

53 3 Common Operati ons 7 < Flower Use this mo de for taking b right, co lorful pictures of flowers with soft o utlines. 8 I Port rait Use this mode for taking pictures of people. Gives you r subjec t a bright, heal thy look. 9 i Surf & Snow For capt uring image s with dazzli ng backgr ounds, su ch as beach es or snowy mountains. 0 Sport I[...]

54 3 Common Operati ons c E Pet Ideal for ta king picture s of pets. The cam era keep s the mo ving pe t in fo cus unt il the shu tter release button i s pre ssed. You can s elect setting s accor ding to the c olor of y our pe t’s coat. (p.70) d D Food Use this mode for tak ing pictures of food. The increa sed satura tion gives pictures a brigh t[...]

55 3 Common Operati ons Assign m enu items to the Green Bu tton and re call these q uickly by simply pressing the Green Button. Th is is usefu l for going straight to the setting sc reens of frequentl y used function s such as EV Compensa tion, Sensitiv ity and Whit e Balance. 1 Select [Green Butto n] on the [ u Setting] men u. 2 Press t he four-w [...]

56 3 Common Operati ons 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The func tion assigne d to [Green Butt on] on the [ u Setti ng] me nu is c alle d up. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o change the settings and press the 4 bu tton. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us. Using the Green Button • If the G reen Mode ha s been as signed to the G[...]

57 3 Common Operati ons Press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode to d isplay t he Play back Mode Pal ette . You can d isplay t he playback function y ou want to u se simply by using the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to choos e an icon an d pressing the 4 button. Setting the Playback Mode SHUTTER OK MENU 03/03/2007 03/03/2007 14:25 14:[...]

58 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page u Slid eshow For playing back record ed images one after another p. 112 n Resize For chan ging the re corded pixels a nd quality of images p.123 o Cropping For delet ing the unneed ed part of a pictur e p.125 p Image/ Sound Copy For copyin g images and sound files fro m the built-[...]

59 3 Common Operati ons When Guide Display (p.160) is set to O (On), a guide of the mode selecte d in the Ca pture Mode Pal ette or Playba ck Mode Pale tte appears. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. Press the f our-way c ontroller ( 3 ) i n Q mo de to display t he Playback Mode Palette . 2 Use t[...]

60 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures b In b (Auto Pict ure mode ), wh en you pr ess th e shut ter rel ease butt on, the camer a select s the most approp riate mo de from f our cap ture mod es: - (Norma l mode), A (Nig ht Scene mode ), q (Lands cape mo de), an d I (Por trait mode ). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mod[...]

61 4 Taking Picture s R In R (Program mo de), the camera automat ically set s the shutter speed and apert ure for taki ng still pic tures. How ever, you c an select ot her funct ions such a s the flash mode and rec orded pixels . 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( [...]

62 4 Taking Picture s c In c (Digit al SR mode), the camera automati cally rai ses the sensitiv ity to reduce camera s hake and b lurring when taking pi ctures. T he camera a lso sets the shutter speed (s et to remain faster than 1/ 15 sec) an d aperture a utomaticall y. However, you can s elect other functions s uch as the f lash mode and recorded[...]

63 4 Taking Picture s s In the G reen Mode , you can enj oy easy pi cture-taki ng using sta ndard settings *, regardless of the setting s in the [ A Rec. Mo de] menu. 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra switche s to the Green Mode. Press the G reen butt on again to retu rn to the statu s before the Green Mode w as selected . 2 Press t [...]

64 4 Taking Picture s * The Green Mode settings are as shown be low. *1 Can be set to a (Flash Off) *2 Can be set to g (10 sec. Self-ti mer) or Z (2 sec. Se lf-timer). (The setting i n a shoot ing mode other than Gre en Mode is availabl e.) *3 Can be set to q (Macro), r (su per macro ) and 3 (Pan Fo cus) • If any other fun ctions hav e been ass i[...]

65 4 Taking Picture s A In A (Ni ght Scene mo de), you can choose set tings appropri ate for taking p ictures o f dark scene s, such as nightsca pes. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect A (Night Scene). 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s[...]

66 4 Taking Picture s Y In Y (Frame Com posite mode), you c an take pictures using the frame s stored in the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Y (Fram e Composite). 3 Press t he 4 button. A 9-fram e display of th e frame selec tion screen [...]

67 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The fo cus fram e on the LC D moni tor turns green if the s ubject i s in focus. 8 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. The pictur e is taken. • The num ber of recorde d pixels is fixe d at h and the quality level at D . • The continuo us shoo ting fu nction is not a vail[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s I In I (Portr ait mo de), Face Re cogni tion A F and Face R ecogn itio n AE are activ ated. Simply point the ca mera toward your subjec t’s face and the cam era automatic ally recogn izes the lo cation of the subject’s face, adjusts the focus (using Face R ecognition AF) and the ex posure (using Face R ecognition AE ) and [...]

69 4 Taking Picture s • If the camera cannot recognize the location of the subject’ s face, the c amera f ocuses using the no rmal F ocusing A rea (M ultiple). • The di gital zoom function cann ot be used in I mode. • Cont inuous Sh ooting c annot be used in I mode. • In I mode, on ly I and the focus frame a ppear on the L CD monitor. No [...]

70 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) In E (Pet m ode ), your m oving pet is ke pt in focus while you take the pic ture, allowing you to capture the color of your pet’s coat. Choose the appropriate icon depending on what color your pet is (cl oser to black or white or in between). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture M[...]

71 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < I i c Q E D Y In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh utte r rele ase b utto n is pr essed. Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self- timer. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to s[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s R q < i c Q E D In this m ode, picture s are taken c ontinuously fo r as long as the shutter release butt on is pressed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the fou r-way contr olle r ( 45 ) to sel ect 1 (Continuous S hooting) and pres s the 4 button. The came ra is rea dy to take a ser ies of pic tu[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < I i c Q E D Y You can u se the zoom to change th e captured area. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x button in A mode. x Tele : e nlarges th e subject w Wide : wid ens the a rea that is captured by the c amera The zoo m bar indicates the cu rrent leve l of mag ni fic atio n. When the digita l zoom function is s et to P[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s The digi tal zoom is set to O (On) in th e default se ttings. To ta ke pictur es using o nly the optic al zoom, s et the digital zoom to P (O ff). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O[...]

75 4 Taking Picture s R A d q < I i c Q E D Y You can a djust the overall brig htness of the picture. Use th is function to take pictu res that ar e intentional ly overexpo sed or under exposed. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens ation]. 3 Use the four-w[...]

76 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n The LCD monitor di splay changes in the fo llowing sequ ence each ti me you press the 4 / W bu tton: Normal Displa y, Histogram + Info, No Info. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.16). • S appea rs if t he shutt er relea se butto n is pre ssed ha lfw[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s A histogram sh ows the brightnes s distributi on of an image. T he horizonta l axis repres ents brightne ss (dark at the left a nd bright at the right) and the v ertical axis re presents the numb er of pixe ls. The s hape o f the h ist ogram b efo re and aft er shootin g tells you whet her th e bri ghtne ss and contras t are c[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions s b R A d q < I i c Q E D Y Focus Mode 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode cha nges each ti me the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The Focus Mode setting is saved an d t[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is de scribed belo w. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to select and press the 4 button . The cent ral portion of the i mage is magnif ied to fill the scr een of the LCD monit or whe n focusing . 3 Press t he four-w a[...]

80 4 Taking Picture s s b R A q < I i c Q E D Y Flash Modes Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The fl ash discharges aut omatically depend ing on the light conditi ons. a Flash Of f The flash will not discharg e, regardless of the brightnes s. Use this mod e to take pictur es where flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On The flash dischar[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash m ode chang es each tim e the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wit h the select ed flash mod e. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.95 Auto A u t[...]

82 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D You ca n choo se from seven r ecorde d pixe ls set tings f or still pictu res. The lar ger your recorded pix els, the cleare r the details will appear when you print yo ur picture. As th e quality of the prin ted picture al so depends on the ima ge quality, expo sure control, re solution of the print[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. Storage cap acity for th e selected r ecorded pixels is displayed when the Reco rded Pixels setti ng is changed. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6 Pre[...]

84 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D You can s elect the qu ality (comp ression rate) of still p ictures. The more stars, the lo wer the compres sion rate an d the clearer the pictur e, but the fil e size becom es larger. The recorded pixels setting also affects the fil e size (p.82). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [...]

85 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en shoo ting mo de is set to Y , Quality le vel is fixed at D . • Wh en shoo ting mo de is set to d , the quality level set in [Movie] on the re cording m ode menu is set. (p.101) • If you use the [Qua lity Level] fu nction frequ ently, yo u can save time by assigning it to the Green but ton. (p.55) Recorded Pixels [...]

86 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You can t ake pictu res in natura l colors by adjusting th e white bal ance accordi ng to the ligh t conditions at the time of shooting. White Balanc e 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four -way controll er ( 23 ) to sel ect [White Bala nce]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control [...]

87 4 Taking Picture s Have a blank sheet of white pa per or similar ma terial for White bala nce adjustm ent ready bef orehand. 1 In the W hite balan ce screen, use the four-way co ntroller ( 23 ) to se lect K (Manual). 2 Point the c amera at th e blank sheet o f white pap er or similar materi al fo r White balanc e adjustmen t so that it f its the[...]

88 4 Taking Picture s R A d q < i c Q E D Y You can c hange the au tofocus ar ea (Focusin g Area). Focusing Area 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appear s. 2 Use the four -way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to select [Focusin g Area]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way control[...]

89 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i Q E D Y You can s elect the s ensitivity to suit the bri ghtness of t he surroundin gs. Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the [...]

90 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en shootin g mode is set to c , the sensitivity i s automatically adjus ted to betwee n ISO 64 and 32 00. • If you use th e [Sensitivity] function frequentl y, you can save time by assigning i t to the Green button. (p.55) Saving the Sensitivity 1 p.95[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D Y You can c hoose the Instant Review time (the len gth of time the image is display ed immedi ately afte r capture) from 0.5sec, 1se c, 2sec, 3sec , 5sec an d Off (no dis play). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Insta[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You ca n give the im age sh arp or soft outli nes. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to select [ Sharpness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the shar pness level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Soft) G (Normal) H (Har d) 4 P[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to select [ Saturation] . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the satu ration level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) 4 Press t he 3 b[...]

94 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the contr ast level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) 4 Press t he 3 button.[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for saving t he current cam era settings even when the c amera is turned off. For some ca mera settings , the Memory fun ction is always set to O (On) (the setti ngs are saved when the ca mera is turne d off), while for others you can choose on or off (to ch oose whether th [...]

96 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appear s. 2 Press t he four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Me mory]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 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) or P (Off). 6 Pres[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies d This mod e enables you to record mov ies. Sound is recorded at th e same time. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select d (Movie). Record ing a Mo vie 1, 2 3 4, 5 MENU O K OK C a n c e l Cancel M o v i e Movie OK[...]

98 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button. d mode is s elected and the camera returns t o capture st atus. The follo wing informat ion appears on the LCD m onitor. 1 Mov ie mode icon 2 Focus mode icon 3 Recor ding indi cator (appe ars when record ing begins in st ep 4 and blin ks during r ecording ) 4 Recor ding ti me 5 Mov ie anti-sh ake icon ( [...]

99 4 Taking Picture s d You ca n choo se from two rec orde d pixe ls sett ings for movi es: [ m 640×480] and [ D 320×24 0]. The more p ixels there a re, the bigger th e file size. Th e data volum e also vari es depe ndin g on th e qual ity le vel an d fram e rat e sett ings. (p.29 ) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s 6 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the numbe r of reco rded pix els. Recordi ng time for the se lected recorded pixel s is displayed when the Recorde d Pixels settin g is changed. 7 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us w[...]

101 4 Taking Picture s d You can set the qu ality level of movies . The higher th e quality level, the clearer th e details an d the bigger t he file s ize. Quality le vel of movies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] menu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). T[...]

102 4 Taking Picture s d You can ch oose from two fram e rates (number of frames per seco nd) for movies : [30f ps] and [15fps]. The m ore frames per seco nd, the better the quality of the mov ie, but the fi le size bec omes large r. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [...]

103 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Movie mode) , you c an set the co lor mo de to Bl ack and Whit e or Sepi a, as w ell as Ful l Color , wh en rec ordi ng a mov ie. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Movie screen app e[...]

104 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Mo vie mode), you can use the Movie SR (m ovie anti-s hake) funct ion to correc t camera sha ke. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] menu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Movie screen app ears. 4 Use the four-way controlle[...]

105 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Ba ck and Dele ting Imag es Playing Back Images In this m anual, the c apture mode, such as for taking st ill pictur es, is referred to as “ A mode” . The p layba ck mode , such as for displ aying captured images on the L CD monitor, is re ferred to as “ Q mode”. In Q mode, yo u can perform s[...]

106 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Refer to “Pla ying Back Im ages” (p.40) fo r instruction s. Playing B ack Still Pi ctures[...]

107 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e captured im ages on the LCD monitor a t a time. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zo om/ f / y button. A page c onsisti ng of nin e thumbn ail image s appears . The displ ayed image s change nine at a tim e page by pag e. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) to move the f rame. Wh en 10 or[...]

108 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges In nine-i mage displa y, press f on the Zoom / f / y button to switch to folder disp lay or calendar displ ay. Press the Green button to switc h betwee n folder di splay and c alendar dis play. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. The scree n changes to nine-ima ge display. 2 Press f on the Zoom/ [...]

109 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You ca n magni fy an ima ge up to eight times. A guide sh owing the cent er of the ma gnified p ortion of the i mage appears on the LCD m onitor during zoom pl ayback. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Press y on the Zoom/ f / y button. The [...]

110 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges When the Qu ick Zoom fun ction is enabl ed, you can disp lay an image at maxim um magnificati on (×8) simply by pressi ng y on the Zoom/ f / y button on ce. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ u Sett ing] menu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Quick Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way con[...]

111 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Shooting information c an be displ ayed on the L CD monitor i n Q mode. Pressi ng th e 4 / W but ton changes the display mode. Refer to p.1 8 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information 1 p.76 OK OK OK 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 - [...]

112 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p lay back re corded imag es one after a nother. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image to start the slideshow with. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect u (Slideshow). [...]

113 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for setting th e slidesho w conditi ons appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al]. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) t o change the inter val and pr ess the 4 button. You c[...]

114 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Back Movies You ca n play ba ck the mo vies you have taken . Sound is pla yed back at the sam e time. 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the mov ie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be [...]

115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can tak e pictures an d play back captured images on equipm ent with a video IN jack, suc h as a TV. Make sure th e camera a nd TV are turned off before co nnecting the camera to the TV. 1 Connect t he AV cable t o the PC/AV terminal. 2 Connect[...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Deleting Images Delete images and sounds wi th mistakes or that are un necessa ry. You can d elete a sing le image an d sound fi le. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een appear s. 3 Use t[...]

117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound has been rec orded with an i mage (p.144), you can del ete the sound w ithout dele ting the imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image with sound. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Del[...]

118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can de lete seve ral images/s ound files s elected from t he nine-im age display at once. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. Nine thu mbnail image s appe ar. 2 Press t he i button. P appears on the images and sound files . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the i mages and soun[...]

119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 4 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted images a nd soun d files are deleted. Cancel MENU D e l e t e a l l s e l e c t e d i m a g e s / s o u n d s Delete all selected images/sounds Se[...]

120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d elete all the images and sound fi les at once. 1 Press t he i button in Q mode. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound files are deleted. D[...]

121 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p rotect sto red images a nd sound files from b eing accidenta lly delet ed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect Z (Pr ote ct). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S elect image/ so[...]

122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect Z (Pr ote ct). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S elect image/ sound] or [All Images/ Sounds] appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [...]

123 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the size and qu ality of a se lected image , you can make th e file siz e smaller t han the origin al. You can u se this func tion to conti nue taking p ictures wh en the SD Memo ry Card or bu ilt-in mem ory is full, by making the image s smaller and overw[...]

124 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Recorded Pixels] and [Qua lity Level]. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to c hoose the si ze and quality. Use the f our-way con troller ( 23 ) to s witch betwe en [Recor ded Pixels] and [Qual ity Level] . 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwriting the image ap pears. If the imag e[...]

125 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can d elete the unw anted part o f a picture an d save the c ropped image a s a separ ate image. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to crop. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 [...]

126 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can copy ima ges and s ound files from the built-in me mory to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. This function ca n only be selected whe n an SD Mem ory Card has be en inserted i n the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controll[...]

127 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Selected images an d sound fil es from the SD Memory C ard are copi ed to the bu ilt-in memory on e at a tim e. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ {} f ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file yo u want to copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted image/ soun[...]

128 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou edit sele cted images with digital filters to change the colo r, etc. You ca n choo se fr om 10 di gita l filt ers: B &W, Se pia, R ed, Pi nk, Pu rple , Blue, Gre en, Yellow, Colo r extract (B&W with Red, B&W with Green, B&W with Blue), and SOFT. 1 Enter the Q mode and use [...]

129 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou adjust th e brightness of the sel ected imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect q (Brightness F[...]

130 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This func tion lets yo u add a decorat ive frame t o still pictur es. There are three fram es already s tored in t he camera. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose t he image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appea[...]

131 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 7 Press t he 4 button. The frame position and si ze adjust ment screen appears. Us e the four-wa y controller ( 2345 ) to adjust th e position of the image, and use the Zoom / f / y button to make t he image larg er or smalle r. 8 Press t he 4 button. A conf irma tion di alog for overwr itin g the image app ears. [...]

132 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can c orrect image s where the flash has caus ed the subj ect to appear w ith red eyes. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use t he fo ur-wa y cont roller ( 2345 ) [...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Setting the Pri nting Servi ce (DPOF) DPOF (Dig ital Print Order Fo rmat) is the f ormat for storing print order data on still pic tures captu red with a digital c amera. Onc e the print order data has bee n stored, the picture s can be printed acc ording to the DPOF settings using a DP OF-compatible printer or ph[...]

134 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this imag e] appears. To mak e DPOF settings for anothe r image, use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect anot her im age. If DP OF setti ngs hav e alr eady be en made for an image, the previous n umber of copies and date setting ( O or P ) will be dis p[...]

135 6 Editing and Printi ng Images When you c hoose the numb er of copies and w hether or not to ins ert the date, the settings are applied t o all the ima ges stored in th e camera. 1 Display th e screen f or DPOF set tings in Q mode. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 on p. 133. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Images] . 3 Press t he 4 butt[...]

136 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Printing Using PictBridge By connec ting the came ra to a printer that s upports PictBrid ge using the USB cable (I -USB7) provide d, you can p rint images directly from the camera wit hout using a PC . Connect the cam era to the printe r and select the imag es you wa nt to print and the number of copies on the ca[...]

137 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Singl e Image]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 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[...]

138 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e paper size. You can onl y choose a size that is support ed by your pr inter. 10 Press t he 4 button. The Paper Size setting is sa ved, and t he screen returns to the print setting s screen. 11 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [P aper Type] and pr e[...]

139 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to se lect [All Images]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and whether to insert the da te or not. The numb er of copies an d date setting that you choos e apply t o all the images . Ref er[...]

140 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to select [DPOF AUTOPRI NT]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you hav e made a ppear. Use th e four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to ch eck the numbe r of cop ies for eac h pictu re, whet her to inse rt the d ate or no t, and the total[...]

141 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sou nd (Voice Re cording Mo de) You can reco rd sound with the camera. The micro phone is locate d below and to th e left of th e lens on th e camera. When recording so und, aim the camera t o obtain the b est conditi ons. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i[...]

142 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. Recording stops. • If you press and ho ld down the shu tter releas e button for more than one seco nd in St ep 4, re cordin g conti nues un til yo u take yo ur finger off the button . • Soun d is saved in WAVE monaura l files.[...]

143 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back th e sound f iles you ma de in O mode . 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the fou r-way contr olle r ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to pl ay back. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). The s ound file i s pl ayed ba ck. 1 Total fi le recording time 2 Playbac k time The fol[...]

144 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voice memo to y our still pictures. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to add a v oice m emo. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way c[...]

145 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the still picture with the voice memo that you wan t to pla y back. U appears o n images w ith voice m emos in single- image displ ay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be perform e[...]

146 8 Settings Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will delete all the data o n the SD Memor y Card. All the dat a in the bui lt-in memory w ill be dele ted if no SD Me mory Card is inse rted in the camera. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Forma t] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Form at scre[...]

147 8 Settings You can adjus t the volume of operati on sounds and chan ge the type of sound. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Sound] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Sound s creen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Volume]. 4 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to adj[...]

148 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3] or [Off] and press 4 button. The sele cted sound ty pe is saved. 8 Set [Shu tter Sound] and [Ope ration Sound] in t he same way as in Steps 5 to 7. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to sele ct O (On) or P (Off) for the self-tim er sound . 9 Press t he 3 button. The scre[...]

149 8 Settings You can c hange the in itial date an d time se ttings. You c an also set the style i n which the date appears on the ca mera. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Adjust] on the [ u Set ting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th[...]

150 8 Settings 7 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The f rame ret urns to [ Date St yle] . 8 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The f rame moves t o [Dat e]. 9 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The f rame moves to one of the foll owing items de pending on the date styl e set in Step 4. For [mm/dd /yy] month (Example: [01]) For [dd/[...]

151 8 Settings The date and time sel ected in “Setti ng the Date an d Time” (p.36) a nd “Changi ng the Date and Tim e” (p.149) serve as the W (Hometown ) date and t ime. By using t he world ti me function, you can display th e time in a city other than the Hometown ( X Desti nation). This is us eful when taki ng pictur es in a diff erent ti[...]

152 8 Settings 8 Press t he 4 button. The Wo rld Time se tting is sa ved. 9 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. 1 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [World Time] on the [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The W orld Time scree n appea rs. 3 Use the fo[...]

153 8 Settings You can chan ge the language in w hich the menus, error me ssages, etc. are disp layed. You can c hoose from E nglish, Frenc h, German, Sp anish, Por tuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danis h, Swedish, Fin nish, Polis h, Czech, Hu ngarian, Turk ish, R ussian , Thai , Korea n, Chi nese ( tradit iona l and si mplif ied) and Japanes e. 1 Use the[...]

154 8 Settings You can c hange the im age folder name from th e standard na me to the date that pictures were taken. Whe n the name i s changed to the date, pictur es are save d in separate folders by t he date the y were taken. Folder Name 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Folder Name] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w [...]

155 8 Settings Choos e the appropria te USB co nnection mo de depend ing on whet her you are g oing to conn ect the USB cab le to a PC or a PictBridge- compa tible prin ter. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [USB Connection] on the [ u Set ting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the fou[...]

156 8 Settings When yo u connect th e camera to AV equipmen t, choose th e appropriate video o utput format (N TSC or PAL) for t aking and pl aying back images. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Video Out] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23[...]

157 8 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of t he LCD moni tor. 1 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [Brightness Level] on the [ u Se tting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Dark) G (Normal) H (Bright) 3 Press t he 3 button. The came ra returns to Capture m[...]

158 8 Settings You can s ave battery power by setti ng the LCD monitor to turn o ff automati cally when no op eration is perform ed for a fixed time. After th e power sa ving function ha s been activate d, you can turn the LCD moni tor on again by pressin g any of the b uttons. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Power Saving] on the [...]

159 8 Settings You can s et the came ra to turn of f automatica lly when no op eration is performed for a fixed ti me. 1 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off] on the [ u S etting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [5min], [3min] or [ O[...]

160 8 Settings You can s et to displa y or hide guides when t he mode is s elected in Capture Mode Palette (p.51) and Play back Mode Palette (p.57). 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Guide Display] o n the [ H Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). The follo wing setting is saved. On : D isp[...]

161 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to t heir defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings ” (p.165) for t he reset s ettings. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Re set] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Res et screen appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reset]. 4 [...]

162 8 Settings You can c hoose an im age to be di splayed as the start-up s creen when the camera is turn ed on. 1 Press t he Q button. The came ra enters Q mode. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect ^ (Start -up Screen). 4 Press t he 4 button. The i mage s[...]

163 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities The follow ing are citie s that can be se t for [Hometown] a nd [Destinat ion] in World Time. Region City Vid eo output Region City Vid eo output North Amer ica Honolulu NTSC Africa/ West Asia Dakar PAL Anchorage NTSC Algiers PAL Vancouv er NT SC Johannesburg P AL San Francisco NTSC Istanbul PAL Los[...]

164 9 Appendix Region City Vid eo output Oceania Per th PAL Adelaide PAL Sydney PAL Noum ea PAL Wellington PAL Auckland PAL Pago Pago NTSC • The vid eo output mode show n in the Video outpu t column in t he table on the left is selected when Home town is selected in Init ial Setting (p.33). • Chan ge the video ou tput mode manuall y when Homet [...]

165 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lists the factory d efault settin gs. The mean ing of the indication s for menu ite ms with a def ault setting is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The current sett ing (last memo ry) is saved when th e camera is turned off. No : The settin g returns to the defaul t setting when the camera [...]

166 9 Appendix [ u Setting] Menu Items Memory MF Posi tion Off — Yes p.79 White Balance Off — Y es p.86 Sensitivit y Off — Yes p.89 EV Compens ation Off — Yes p.75 Digital Zoom On — Yes p.74 DISPLAY Off — Yes p.76, p.111 Fil e No. On — Yes — Sharpnes s Normal Yes Yes p.92 Satur ation Norm al Yes Ye s p.93 Contrast Normal Yes Yes p.9[...]

167 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Key Oper ation Auto P ower Off 3 m in Ye s Y es p.15 9 Quick Z oom Off Yes Yes p.110 Green B utton Green Mode Y es Yes p.55 Guide Dis play On Yes Yes p.160 Item De fault S etting Last Memory Settin g Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Interva l 3 sec Y es Yes p.112 Screen E ffect Wipe Y es Yes Sound Effe ct O[...]

168 9 Appendix Functi ons Available for Each Shooting Mode Yes : Can be set and fun ction is a vailable. - : Fixed se tting. Canno t be chang ed. # : Can be set but function is not a vailable. No : Cannot be set. sb RA d O c Y q < iD I Q E , (Auto) Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes a (Flash Off ) Yes Yes Yes Yes - No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[...]

169 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessorie s are availa ble for this cam era. Products marked with an asterisk (*) are the sa me as those supplied with the cam era. Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI63 (*) Battery charger kit K-BC63 (*) (includi ng Battery cha rger D-BC63 and AC plug co rd D-CO24) AC adapter kit[...]

170 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the foll owing may a ppear on the LCD m onitor during camera o peration. Batte ry depleted The battery is exhausted. Char ge the battery wit h the charger. (p .23) Built-in memo ry full The built-i n memory/ SD Memory Card is full and no more images can be saved . Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete unwan[...]

171 9 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may appear on the LCD mo nitor when using th e PictBridge fu nction. Data being pr ocessed This message app ears when the camera tak es more than five seco nds to display an image due to image processing , or when the SD Memory Card or buil t-in memory is being formatted. Green mo de must b e cancel e[...]

172 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is n ot installed Check if the battery is inst alled. If not, install the battery. Battery is installed incorrectly Check orient ation of the battery . Reinsert th e battery according to the +- sym bols on the batt ery co mpartm ent. (p.21) Battery power i s low Ch[...]

173 9 Appendix Static elec tricity may occas ionally prevent th e camera from operati ng correctly. If this should occ ur, try removing and t hen reloading the bat tery. If the camer a turns on and operates properly, this indic ates that there is no malfu nction. You can use the camera as usual . Subj ect is not i n focus Subje ct is difficult to f[...]

174 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still Picture The image stor age capacity is for re ference only. T he actual image storage c apacity may vary depe nding on the SD memory ca rd and the subject. Type Fully automa tic compact digital still camera with built-in zoo m lens Effecti ve Pixels [...]

175 9 Appendix Movie/So und The recordi ng time is for ref erence only. T he actual recor ding time may vary d epending on the SD memory card and t he subject. 30fps 15fp s Sound Built-in Memory 128MB Buil t-in Memory 128MB Bu ilt-in Memory 128MB m 640×480 C 20 sec. 1 min. 56 sec . 41 sec. 3 min. 50 sec. 17 min. 22 se c. 1 hr. 36 min. 57 sec. D 28[...]

176 9 Appendix Focus Modes Autofocus , Macro, Super Mac ro, Infinity , Pan Focus, Manua l Focus Type TTL contrast detec tion system by sensor 9-point aut ofocus (multipl e/spot/au tomatic tracki ng AF changeable) Focus Range (from lens front ) Normal : Appr ox. 0.4 m - ∞ (full zoom range; 0.6 m to ∞ during tele) Macro : Approx. 0.1 m - 1.0 m (W[...]

177 9 Appendix Drive Modes Single-f rame, Self-ti mer (approx. 10 sec. , approx. 2 sec.), Continuous Self- timer Electronic contro l type, control t ime: Approx. 10 sec ., 2 sec. Power Supply Rechargeable lithium-i on battery D-LI63, AC adapter kit (option al) Battery Life Number of Recordable Images 230 pi ctures * Recording capac ity shows ap pro[...]

178 9 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 [...]

179 9 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect t he customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies avai lable from PENT AX distributors in so me countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review t he warrant y card su pplied wit h your pr oduct at the time of purchase, or con tact th[...]

180 9 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice com plies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operat ion is subject to the fol lowing two c onditions: (1) Th is device m ay not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this devic e must accept an y interferenc e received, includi ng interferenc e that may cause undes ired operat[...]

181 9 Appendix Declar ation of C onformity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mputer s and Per ipheral s We: PE NTAX Imagi ng Company A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 St reet, Suite 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.S .A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303 -790-11 31 Declar e under sole responsibil ity [...]

182 9 Appendix Information on disposal for users 1. In the Eu ropean Unio n If your prod uct is marked with this sym bol, it means that used el ectrical/ele ctronic products s hould not be mixed with general hou sehold was te. There exists a separate coll ection system for these p roducts. Used elec tric/electron ic equipmen t must be treated separ[...]

183 9 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec. Mode ] menu .......... 49 A mode .................. ........ 9, 10 5 Q button ................ ........ 42, 44 Q mode ................. ........ 9, 105 [ H Setting] menu .............. ... 50 s Green Mod e ................ ... 63 | Green B utton ....... 43, 4 5, 55 i Dele te ........... ............ 41, 116 x T[...]

184 9 Appendix Digital SR ..................... ... 53, 62 Digital Zo om ...... .................... 74 DPOF print ing .............. ....... 140 DPO F se tting s ........ ............ 133 F File No. ......... ................ ......... 95 Flash . ....................... .............. 80 Flas h Off a .. ...................... ... 80 Flas h On b ..[...]

185 9 Appendix R Record ed Pixels ................. ............. 28, 29, 82, 99 Record ing movies ............. ... 97 Recordi ng sound s ............. . 141 Red- eye Co mpens ation ... . 132 Red- eye re ductio n cd ......... ...................... ... 80, 81 Rese tting set tings ....... ....... 161 Resize ................ .................. 123 R[...]

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure t he bes t per form ance f rom your came ra, please re ad the Operat ing Manual b efore using t he camera. • Printed on re cycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57846 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2007 01-20070 1 Printed in Indone sia PENTA[...]