Pentax Optio E75 manual

Digital Camera Operating Manual T o ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. EN[...]

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English T able of Content s Preface .............. ................. ................ ................ ................ ......... i About this Manual ................................................................ ................... i Regarding Copyright s ......... ............................ ....................... ............................[...]

English Camera Setup ................ ................ ................. ................ ......... 15 Attaching the Wrist Strap .................................................... ................ 15 Inserting the Battery ............................................................ ................ 15 Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card ............[...]

English ISO Speed .................. ....................... ............................ ....................... ........................ 2 8 AE Metering .......... ............................ ....................... ........................ ............................ 28 Color ................. ........................ .........................[...]

English Transferring Photos/Videos to your PC ............................................. 42 Camera Settings ...... ................ ................ ................ ................ 43 The Setup Menu ................................................................... ................ 43 LCD Brightness ............................ ..............[...]

Preface i About this Manual English Preface About this Manual Thank you for purch asing this PENT AX Digital Camera. Please r ead this manual before using the camer a in order to get t he most out of all the features and functions. Keep this man ual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to underst and all the camera capabilities. Regard[...]

ii Preface About this Manual English To u s e r s o f t h i s c a m e r a • There is a possibility that record ed data may be erased or that the camera may not fun ction correctly when used in surroundin gs such as instal lations generat ing strong ele ctromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields . • The liquid c rystal panel used in the dis play [...]

Preface iii About this Manual English About the Camera W arning • Do not at tempt to take th e camera apart or r emodel the camer a. High voltages are present within the camera, and there is t herefor e a danger o f electric shocks if the camera is taken apart. • If the inside of the camera should becom e exposed as a r esult of, for example, t[...]

iv Preface About this Manual English • Precautions for D-LI95 Batter y Usage: - BA TTER Y MA Y EX PLODE OR FIRE IF MISTREA T ED. - DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR DISPOSE OF IN FIRE. - DO NOT CHARGE EXCEPT SPECIFIED CHARGING CONDITION. - DO NOT HEA T A BOVE 140 °F/60 °C, OR SHOR T CIRCUIT . - DO NOT CRUSH OR MODIFY . • Remove the bat tery from the came[...]

Preface v About this Manual English • The lens on th is camera is not i nterchangeable. Th e lens is not re movable. • Do not clean th e product with or ganic solvent s such as thinner , alcohol or benzen e. • Places of high temperat ure and humid ity should be av oided. Part icular care shou ld be taken regarding vehicles, which can b ecome [...]

1 Introduction System Requirements English Introduction Congratulations on the p urchase of your new di gi tal camera. This manua l provides step-by-step instructions on how to use your camer a, and is intended for your ref erence only . System R equirements In order to get th e most out of your camera, your computer must meet the follow ing system[...]

Introduction 2 Camera Views English Camera Views Front View Back View Flash Zoo m l e ns Wrist strap loop Self-time r LED Microphone LCD scre en Scene button OK butto n Menu button 4-way navigation butto ns Play back butt on Zoo m b u tt on[...]

3 Introduction Camera Views English T op View / Bottom View Left / Right View ON / OFF 3X OPTICAL ZOOM Shutter button Power button Zoom lens Tr i p o d m o u n t USB/A V port Wrist str ap loop Speaker Battery/SD car d compartment DC-in port[...]

Introduction 4 LED Indicators English LED Indicators Camera Buttons Navigation But tons The 4-way naviga tion buttons an d the OK button allow you to a ccess the various options availab le from the On Screen Display (OSD) menu. Y ou can configure a wide range of settings to ensure maximum results from your photos an d videos. LED LED Status Camera [...]

5 Introduction Camera Buttons English 4. In Playback mod e: • Press to star t and pause the vi deo playback • Press to play and pause the audio playback • Press to stop the vo ice memo playback 5. In USB mode: • MSDC: N/A Up/Flash/ Delete 1. Move up in the OS D menus 2. In Captur e mode: • Scroll through th e flash mode optio ns (Auto, Of[...]

Introduction 6 Camera Buttons English • Press to fast forwa rd video playback during Pau se mode 5. In USB mode: • MSDC: N/A Down/Screen/ Face Detection/ Smile Detection 1. Move down in the OSD menus 2. In Captur e mode: • Press to enable the following funct ions: full icon, full icon with histogram, face de tect ion, smile d etection, and si[...]

7 Introduction Camera Buttons English The Scene Button The camera is eq uipped with a conv enient SCENE button that ta kes you to the Scene Me nu where you can scroll between different modes and ch oose different scene options. Use the Left/Right/Up/Down navigation button s to scroll and use the OK button to select. Use the SCE NE button to: Left/M[...]

Introduction 8 Camera Buttons English Portrait Scroll to Portrait mode. Night Portrait Scroll to Night Portrait mode. Museum Scroll to Museum mode. Snow Scroll to Snow mode. Sunset Scroll to Sunset mode. Fireworks Scroll to Fireworks mode. Beach Scroll to Beach mode . Party Scroll to Party mode. Foliage Scroll to Foliage mode. Aquarium Scroll to Aq[...]

9 Introduction Camera Buttons English Function Button s LCD sc reen The 2.7 ” TFT LCD screen shows all importan t information regarding came ra settings as well as the visual image for your photo or vide o. Use the SCENE button to swi tch between screen mode s. Press the Down/Screen / Face Detection / Smile Detection button to switch among a Full[...]

Introduction 10 Camera Buttons English Capture/Video Mode Display No. Name Scene Icon 1 Scene indicator Auto P-Mode Av (Aperture Priorit y) Tv (Shutter Priority) Spo r t Landscape Night Landscap e Portrait Night Portrait Museum Snow Sunset Fireworks Beach Video Mode Captur e Mode 9999 9999 9999 -1.0EV -1 .0 E V F5.5 F5 .5 1/125 1/ 12 5 -1.0EV F5.5 [...]

11 Introduction Camera Buttons English Party Foliage Aquarium Kids & Pet s Copy Backlight Audio Vide o 2 I mage Resolu tion 10M 8.9M 3:2 8M 5M 3M 2.1M 16:9 2M VGA 3 I mage Quality Best Better Good 4F l a s h Auto Flash Flash Off Fill Flash Red-eye R eduction[...]

Introduction 12 Camera Buttons English 5 Self-timer/ Burst mode Self T imer 10 Seconds 2 Seconds Burst Mode M-Burst 6 A EB AEB OFF 7 Macro indicator Macro Mode 8 I mage Counter Capture M ode Quantity 9999 Video Mo de T ime 00:00:00 9 Memory Interf ace SD Card Internal Memory 10 Date S tamp - 1 1 Anti-shake - 12 Zoom Bar - 13 EV Compen sation - -2.0[...]

13 Introduction Camera Buttons English 18 ISO S peed Auto ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 19 Focus Zone Multi-Zone Center Selected Ar ea 20 Continuous AF - 21 Sharpn ess High Normal Low 22 Contrast High Normal Low 23 Saturation High Normal Low[...]

Introduction 14 Camera Buttons English 24 White Balance Auto Sunny Tungsten Fluorescent Cloudy 25 AE Mete ring Matrix Center Weighted Spo t 26 Camera Steady Warning -[...]

15 Camera Setup Attaching the Wri st Strap English Camer a Setup Attaching the Wrist Strap Follow these inst ructions to attach the wrist strap to your ca mera to facilitat e easy carrying: 1. Insert the short loop of the str ap in the strap eyelet. 2. String the lar ger loop of the st rap throu gh the short loop an d pull tight to attach the strap[...]

Camera Setup 16 Insert ing an SD/SDHC Memory Card English Inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card The camera featu res 10 MB internal flash memory but you may also use an optional SD /SDHC memory card for addition al storage. Follow these ins tructions to insert the SD/SDHC card. 1. Open the batte ry compartment on the left of the camera. 2. Insert the SD[...]

17 Camera Setup Turning On English Tu r n i n g O n Press and hold the Power button to turn on the camera. T o turn off the camera, press the Power button again. First Time Use Press the Pow er button as de scribed above, a welcome screen displays momentarily on the LC D screen. If the camera is turned on for the first time, the Language menu pops [...]

Getting Started 18 Taking Photos English Getting Started Now that you are familiar with the la yout of your camera, you a re ready to start taking photos, movies or recording sounds. T aking Photos T aking a photo with the camera is v ery simple. T urn the camer a on and press the SCENE button to acce ss the Auto mode. 1. Fr ame the shot on t he LC[...]

19 Getting Started Taking Photos English Using Macro Mode Macro mode is designed for clos e-up photography an d can capture all detail even when your subject is very clo se to the came ra. Press the Left/ Macro navigation button. The M acro icon displays on the LCD scr een. Setting t he Flash Mode Y ou ca n choose from four flash modes to suit vari[...]

Getting Started 20 Taking Photos English 1. Pres s the right side of the Zoom button T to zoom in on your subject. 2. Pres s the left side of the Z oom button W to zoom out from your subjec t. Using the Self-timer and Burst Photogr aphy The camera comes e quipped with a self-timer which a llows you to take photos after a pre -defined delay . The bu[...]

21 Getting Started Taking Photos English Using the Av Mode Aperture priority mode allows you to manually select the aperture and the camera auto matically decides adequate ex posure time. Use lar ge aperture to get images wi th soft background, small aperture to get images wi th clear depth of field (DOF). T o set the aperture: 1. Pr ess the SC ENE[...]

Getting Started 22 Taking Photos English 1. Press the SC ENE button and select T v mode,pres s OK button to confirm. The T v icon displays on the LCD screen. Press the OK button to enter shutte r speed selection mode. 2. Us e the Left/Right navigatio n buttons to scroll through the shutte r speed in the f ollowing ste ps: 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15,[...]

23 Getting Started Taking Photos English 1. Us e the Left/Right/Up/Down navigati on buttons to sc roll through the modes. 2. Press OK to confirm your select ion. F ace and Smile Detection AF/AE Function The face ( ) and smile ( ) detection functions can be set on and off with each pre ss of the Down/Screen navigation button in the following capture[...]

Getting Started 24 Recording Videos English Shutter button all the way to take pictures wi th detected face. When a de tected face smiles, th e shutter automaticall y fires. However , when the camer a fails to detect your subject’ s face, a white focus fr ame will be displayed according to the se lected focus mode. T o disable the face and smile [...]

25 Getting Started Recording Voice Memos English Recording V oice Memos The voice memo sho uld be activa ted (ON) on th e VOICE MEMO submenu of SETUP menu at first. In Capture mode: Y ou can add a 1-minute voice m emo to an image right after it 's taken. 1. Hold the Shutt er button to start recording a nd release the Shutter button to stop rec[...]

Capture Settings 26 The Capture Menu English Capture Set tings This section d escribes the v arious settings you ca n modify to g et better result s when taking ph otos and video clips. The Capture Menu T o access the Capture menu: 1. Press the SCENE button. Use the 4-way navigation button s to select the capt ure mode you need. 2. Pr ess the ME NU[...]

27 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English Image Qu ality The Image Quality sett ing refers to the compress ion ratio of th e JPG. The higher image qualit y , more memory space is re quired. Use the Up/ Down navigation buttons to select from the options. Three settings for image quality are available: •B E S T ( d e f a u l t ) •B E T T E R ?[...]

Capture Settings 28 The Capture Menu English M-Burst Interv al The M-Burst Interval setting allows you to adjust the burst interv al when the multi-burst function is enabled. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from th e options. Th ree settings for M-B urst Interval are avaliable: White Balance The White Balance setting allows you to adju[...]

29 Capture Settings The Capture Menu English • CENTER WEIGHTED: The metering puts more emphasis on the center of the image whi le still looking at the entire sce ne. • SPOT : Camera metering is set for the brightness of a single object in the center of the frame . Color The Color setting allows you to take photos and apply different colors or c[...]

Capture Settings 30 Video Capture Menu English Setup See “The Se tup Menu” on page 43 for more details on the setu p menu options. Video Capture Menu T o access the video menu: 1. Press t he SCENE button and scrol l to Video mode and press the OK button to enable the Vide o function. Press agai n to enable the Anti-shake function. 2. Pr ess the[...]

31 Capture Settings Video Capture Menu English Setup See “The Se tup Menu” on page 43 for more details on the setu p menu options. Note: The displayed op tions in the Capture Menu may vary according to the mo de selected.[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 32 Playback Mode Display English Photo, Video & A udio Playback Playback Mo de Display Press the Down/Screen navigation button at Playback mode. 1/1 40 1/1 40 1/1 40 I MGP 0 1 23 .JPG I MGP 0 1 23 .JPG 2008 / 0 1/ 0 1 2008 / 04 / 0 1 200 9/ 04 / 0 1 00 : 00 : 00 00 : 00 : 00 00 : 00 : 00 -1. 0E V F 2 .9 1/1 2 5[...]

33 Photo, Video & Audio Playback Playback Mod e Display English No. Name Icon 1 Playback mode 2 Image resolu tion Photo mode: Video mo de: 640 (640x480), 320 (320x240) 3P r o t e c t 4 Sharpne ss 5F l a s h m o d e Photo mode: Video mo de: 00:00:00 (Length of the video clip.) 6 Color mode 7 File x of y nu mber of files x/y 8 SD card / Intern al[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 34 Viewing Photos / Videos on the LCD S creen English Viewing Photos / Vide os on the LCD Screen T o view your photos and video files on the LCD screen: 1. Press the Playback button . The mos t recent photo or video c lip is displayed. 2. Use the Left/Right navigation buttons to scroll through phot os and video cli[...]

35 Photo, Video & Audio Playback Viewing Photos/Videos on your TV English Viewing M -Burst Photos T o view your multi-burst photos on the LCD screen: 1. Press the Playback button . The mos t recent photo or video c lip is displayed. 2. Use the Left/Right navigation but tons to scro ll through ph otos. 3. W hen reviewing a mu lti-burst image, it[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 36 Zooming In/Out During Playback English 2. Connect the USB/AV 3-in-1 cable to the USB/AV port on the camera. 3. Connect the oth er end of the cable to t he TV’s AV input sockets. 4. The LCD screen turns bla ck and all images and video clips are displayed on the TV sc reen. Follow the same steps described in “[...]

37 Photo, Video & Audio Playback Using the Playback Menu English Using the Playback Menu Access the playback menu to vie w further information, con figure printing settings, view a slidesho w, or delete photos or movies. T o access the playback menu: 1. Press the Playback button . 2. Press the MENU button to d isplay the men u options. Us e the[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 38 Using the Playback Menu English Slideshow The Slideshow function allows you to view all stored photos in a continuous sequence. T o view a slideshow: 1. Press the MENU button to sel ect SLIDESHOW from the menu, then pres s the OK button to enter th e Slidesh ow function. 2. Press the Up/Down navigation buttons a[...]

39 Photo, Video & Audio Playback Using the Playback Menu English Rotate The Rotate function allows y ou to change the orientation of a saved photo . T o rotate an im age: 1. Press the MENU button to sele ct ROTATE from the menu. Press the OK button to ente r . 2. Press Left/Right naviga tion button to rotate the se lected image. 3. Use the Up/D[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 40 Using the Playback Menu English Move The Move f u n c t i o n a l l o w s y o u t o m o v e i m a g e s s t o r e d i n i n t e r n a l m e m o r y t o a memory card. T o move an image: 1. Press the MENU button to sel ect MOVE from the me nu. 2. Press the Up/Down navigation buttons and the OK b utton to select f[...]

41 Photo, Video & Audio Playback Using the Playback Menu English 5. Press the Up/Down navigation buttons an d the OK button to select from the following op tions: • Select to review th e trimmed video clip. • Select to save the trimmed video clip as a ne w file or overwrite th e original vi deo. Select EXIT to discard the changes. • Selec[...]

Photo, Video & Audio Playback 42 Transferring Photos/Videos to your PC English T ransf erring Photos/Videos to your PC T o transfer photos and vid eos to your PC, follow the on-screen instructi ons to complete the in stallation: Connect the ca mera’s port to a free USB port on your PC using the USB cable . The camera’ s internal memory and/[...]

43 Camera Settings The Setup Menu English Camer a Settings The Setup Menu The setup menu, available in capture and playback modes, allows you to configure t he camera’s general setti ngs according t o your preferences. T o access the setup men u: 1. Press the ME NU button when in Playback or any of the capture modes. 2. Select SET UP from the me [...]

Camera Settings 44 The Setup Menu English Quick View The Quick View setting allows you to view the photo that you have just taken. Once you have t aken your p hoto, it disp lays on the L CD screen. If you are not sati sfied with th e result, you can press the button to delete t he photo immediately . Press the OK button to confir m. Select ON (defa[...]

45 Camera Settings The Setup Menu English Auto Power Off The Auto Power Off setting allows yo u to adjust th e length of time after which the camera will power down when inactive. Use the Up/Down navigation buttons to select from the menu options. T wo options are available: • 5 MIN (default) •2 M I N Video Out The Video Out setting allows you [...]

Camera Settings 46 The Setup Menu English Language The Language set ting allows you to choose which lan guage the OSD menu uses. Scroll down the list and select you r language. Press the OK button to confirm. U se the Up/ Down navigation buttons to select from the menu options. Image Stor age The Image Storage setting allows you to speci fy where p[...]

47 Camera Settings The Setup Menu English Res e t The Reset s etting allows y ou to reset th e camera to th e original fac tory default settin gs exce pt date& time, lang uage, and video out format . This means all modifications you hav e made to the camera settings will be cleared. Once select ed, the res et screen d isplays a con firmation me[...]

Specificat ions 48 English Specifications General Resolution / Image T ype Approx. 10.1 M Pixels / 1/2.33 CCD LCD 2.7”TFT , 230,000 Pixels Dimensions Approx. 93(W) x 58(H) x 2 3.5 (D)mm Exterior Casing Plastic housing + Chrom ed plastic center frame Optics Aperture Wide: F2.9, T ele: F5.2 Optical Z oom Up to 3x Digital Zoom Up to 5x Focal Length [...]

49 Specifi cations English Image Resolution Image File Formats Still Image: JPEG (Exif2.2) Image Quali ty Mode Still Image: 3648×2736, 364 8 x2442, 3264x2448, 25 76x1932, 2048x1536, 1920x1080, 1600x1200, 640x480 Movie Mode: 640x4 80@30fps, 320x2 40@30fps Quality Le vels Best, Bette r , Good Capture Features DPOF V ersion 1.1 Erase Protection Yes E[...]

Specificat ions 50 English Power Battery D-LI95 Li thium-ion Battery Life CIPA 200 images Connectivity Camera Interface USB 2.0 (high speed) Host Platf orm Windows 2000 /XP/Vista Standards Operating T e mperatur e 0°C ~ 40°C Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, P ortuguese, Simplified Chinese, T raditiona l Chinese, Russian, Arabic[...]

51 Troubleshooting English T roubleshooting Problem Action Camera does n ot turn on • The battery may be exhausted . Charge or replac e the battery. • The battery i s installed i nco rrectly . Reinsert the battery observing the correct p olarity . Camera turns off auto matically Press the Power bu tton again to turn on the camera. LCD turns off[...]

Troubleshooting 52 English Information for Users on Collection and Dispos al of Ol d Equipment and Used Batteries 1. In the European Union These symbols on the products, packaging an d/or accompan ying documents mean that used electrical and el ectronic equipm ents and batte ries should not be mixed with gene ral household waste. Used electrical /e[...]