Pentax Optio T10 manual

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Simply press the Q button or 3 button, or t ouch the LCD monitor to set up and operate the camera. Use the touch dis play by directly touching t he LCD monitor with your finger. It is recommended that you use the sty lus when precise operations are required such as edit ing images after shooting. Touch This re fers to touc hing the to uch disp lay [...]

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Overview of the Operati ng Manual You should read the chapters “Getting Started” and “Camera Features” while operating the Optio T10 to familiarize yourself with how the came ra works. Refer to t he other c hapters as ne cessa ry for informa tion on addi tional came ra fe at ures . This chapt er explains what you need to kno[...]

2 Thank yo u for bu ying the PENTAX Digita l Camer a. Please r ead this m anual befor e using the camera in order to get the m ost out of a ll the feat ures an d fun ct ions . Ke ep this ma nual safe , a s it ca n be a va luab le tool in hel ping yo u to understa nd all the camera’s capa bilities. Regarding copy rights Images taken usi ng the PEN[...]

3 Contents Over view of the O pera ting Manu al ......... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... .... 1 Conte nts .... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... .... 3 USIN G YO UR CA MERA SAFE LY ........... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..[...]

Contents 4 3 Taki ng Pic ture s ... ....... .... ....... .... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... . 34 Setti ng the Shoo ting Func tions ........... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ........ 34 Calling Up Fre quently Used Funct ions . ..... .......... ....... ........... ........ ......... 36 Savi ng the Cu rrent Cam era Sett i[...]

Contents 5 4 Pla ying B ack an d Edit ing Imag es ...... ..... ....... .... . 7 4 Setti ng the Play back Func tions ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... 74 Displaying Shootin g Infor mation ..... ........ ...... ........ ...... ....... ...... ........ ...... . 76 Playing Back Images, Mov ies, and So und Fi[...]

Contents 6 5 Print ing Im age s . ..... ...... ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... ..... ... 1 10 Print ing wi th D POF ..... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... 110 App lying t he DPO F Se tting s to Ea ch Im age.. ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ...... 110 App lying t he DP OF Se tti[...]

7 USING YOUR CAMER A SAFELY Sufficien t atten tion h as been paid t o the safety of this p roduct but plea se pay par ti cul ar at te nti on to the wa rnin gs i ndic ate d by t he fo llo win g symb ols duri ng u se. Warning • Do not att empt to take the camera apart or modify t he camera. High interna l voltages are prese nt which can pr oduc e e[...]

8 Caution • Never tr y to disass emble or sh ort the ba ttery. Also , do not disp ose of the b attery i n fire , as it may explod e. • Do no t char ge any b atterie s other than rec harge able lith ium-ion battery D-LI 8. T he batte r y coul d e xpl ode or c atch fi re. • Do not plac e your finger on th e flash when it is dischargin g as ther[...]

9 Warning • Do not use th e prod uct at a volt age ot her than the spe ci fied vo lt age. Use w ith a power so urce or volt age oth er tha n that de signed can cause a fire or elec trical shoc k. The s pecified vol tage is 100 - 240V AC. • Do not di sassem ble or modi fy the prod uct. This ca n cause a fire or electrica l shoc k. • If the gen[...]

10 Care to be Taken During Han dling • Take the Worldwid e Service Network t hat is includ ed in the pack age. This will be us eful if you exp erienc e proble ms abroad. • When th e camer a has not be en used for a long time, confirm tha t it is still work ing prope rly, particu larly prior to taking im portant pict ures (such as at a weddin g [...]

11 • The resp onse sp eed of the liqu id crystal display be come s slow at low temp eratures. Thi s is due to th e properties of the liquid crystal and is not a fault. • Periodi c checks ar e recom mended e very 1 to 2 ye ars in order to mainta in high perfor mance . • If t he ca mera is s ubje cted to r api d tem per atur e cha nge s, co nde[...]

12 1 Getting Started 1 Gett ing Sta rted If anyt hing is mis sing or da maged, contac t your local authorized PENTA X dealer. Items marked with an asterisk (* ) are also avail able as optio nal accessorie s. For other optio nal access ories, ref e r to “Optional Acc essories” (p.1 41). Checking th e Contents of the Pac kage Camera Optio T10 Str[...]

Attaching the Stra p 13 1 Getting Started Attach th e camer a strap as sho wn belo w. 1 Pass the narrow end of t he strap ( 1 ) throug h the stra p lug on the camera. 2 Pass the other end of th e strap throug h the loop ( 1 ) and pull tight ( 2 ). Memo The stylu s can be attac hed to the s trap fo r your conveni ence, if ne cessar y. Attachi ng the[...]

Installing the Ba ttery 14 1 Getting Started Use the bat tery charge r to charge the ba ttery befo re using it in the came ra for the first time, after a lon g period of non-us e, or when the [ Battery deplete d] me ssage appear s. 1 Connect the AC plug cord to the battery charger. 2 Plug the AC pl ug c ord i nto a po wer ou tl et. 3 Place the batt[...]

Inst all ing the Batt ery 15 1 Getting Started Caution • Do not use th e battery charger to c harge batte ries other than the recharge able li thium-ion batte ry D-LI 8, as the char ger may overh eat or become damag ed. • If the bat tery is i nserted correctly but the c harging indicator fa ils to lig ht, the battery may be faulty or exhausted.[...]

Installing the Ba ttery 16 1 Getting Started Caution • This camera uses the rechargea ble lithiu m-ion batter y D-LI 8. Use of any other ty pe of batte ry may damage the c amera and cause malf unction . • If the batt ery is incorrectly inserted, malfunc tion may result. • Do not remove the battery while the camera is turn ed on. • If the ca[...]

Installing the SD Mem ory Card 17 1 Getting Started This camer a uses an SD Memory Card. Wh en an SD Memor y Card is instal led in the camer a, captu red image s and sound fil es are save d on the card. If a ca rd is not inst alled, they a re save d in t he built -in mem ory ( p.20). Caution • Make sure the camer a is turned of f befor e insertin[...]

Installing the SD Mem ory Card 18 1 Getting Started Memo • The numbe r of picture s that ca n be stor ed on an SD Memor y Card wil l vary depending on the capacit y of the card and the imag e resolutio n and quality level selected (p.50, p.52). • The power indica tor blinks while the SD Memory Card is being ac cessed (data is bei ng recorded or[...]

Installing the SD Mem ory Card 19 1 Getting Started Precautions When Using an SD Memory Ca rd • The SD M emory Card is equipped w ith a write-prot ect switc h. Setti ng the switc h to LOCK write -protect s the SD Me mory Card. When the SD Me mory Card is wr ite- protected , the exis tin g data is prot ect ed, and the recordin g of new data and de[...]

Turning the Camer a On and Off 20 1 Getting Started 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on and is ready to take pictures (Capture mode). If the Initial Setting screen appears when you turn the camera on, follow the procedure on p.21 to make the initial settings. 2 Press the power switch again. The camera turns off and the power indicator lig[...]

Initial Settings 21 1 Getting Started Set the language, time, and date before usi ng the camera for the first t ime. The Initia l Setting scr een appear s when t he camera is tu rned on for the fir st time. Perform the o peration s be low to s et the langu age and the current date and time. 1 Touch [Lang uage/ ]. The Language/ screen appears. 2 Cho[...]

Initial Settings 22 1 Getting Started 3 Touch [OK] . The Date Adjust screen appears. Caution If the 3 button is press ed without to uching [OK ] on the Initial Se tting screen, t he language will not be set and the Date Ad just scree n appears. In this case, the In itial Sett ing screen will appear next time you t urn the camera on. 4 Touch [Date S[...]

Initial Settings 23 1 Getting Started 8 Touch [Date]. The Date screen appears. 9 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) to set the current date. 10 Touch [OK] . The setting is s aved and the screen returns t o the Date Adjust screen. 11 Touch [Time] . The Time screen appears. 12 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) to set the time. 13 Touch [OK] . The setting is s[...]

24 2 Camera Feature s 2 Camera Featur es You can t ake be autifu l pictur es b y simply c omposi ng your p ictur e and pressing the sh utter release bu tton. T o view and edit the pictur es you ha ve capture d, ju st to uch the LCD moni tor to perf orm t he desi red op erat ion. Thi s secti on looks at the basics o f how to ca ptur e, pla y back, a[...]

Enjoy Taking P ictures 25 2 Camera Feature s 4 Take th e Pic ture 5 Play Bac k the Imag es After th e shutter r elease bu tton is press ed halfw ay (which locks in the focusing po int and exposure values), press it all t he way down to take a pic ture. The capt ured i mage appears on the LCD moni tor for one second ( Instan t Review) and i s saved.[...]

Enjoy Taking Pictures 26 2 Camera Feature s 6 Edit an Image Viewing Images on a TV The pict ures tha t you tak e can a lso be v iewed on a TV or othe r AV equi pment so t hat eve ryone can enjoy t hem (p .86). You c an edit capt ured imag es (p.93 ). You can ch ange t he si ze and quali ty level (p. 93), trim an i mage (p. 94), draw a pi ctur e (p.[...]

Enjoy Taking P ictures 27 2 Camera Feature s Tips on Taking Pictures Adjusting the S hooting Conditions You can ad just the sho oting co nditions based on you r creat ive intent. • You can cha nge th e recorded pi xels and quality leve l of the pictu res dependi ng on how you intend t o use them (p .93). X 3 button J [ Rec. Mo de 1] J [ Recor ded[...]

Enjoy Record ing Movies 28 2 Camera Feature s With t his camer a, you ca n rec ord m ovi es (6 40 ×480 pi xel s at 30 fp s), w ith sound f or playb ack on a TV or P C, to an SD Mem ory Car d or the b uilt-in mem ory. Reco rded mov ies can ea sily be edite d with a vari ety of editin g functions. • You can al so recor d movies at QVGA (320 ×240)[...]

Enjoy Recording Movies 29 2 Camera Feature s 3 Play Bac k the M ovie 4 Edit a M ovie After re cordin g a movie, pres s the Q button to swit ch to Pl ayba ck mode . The record ed movi e appear s on the LC D monito r. In P layb ack mode , you ca n re vers e pl ayba ck, pau se playba ck, adjust the volum e, and rever se or forwar d playbac k frame by [...]

Enjoy Re cording Sounds 30 2 Camera Feature s You can re cord soun ds to an SD Memory C ard or the bu ilt-in mem ory. You can a dd an inde x dur ing record ing to he lp you qu ickly find the sect ion of so und you wa nt to lis te n to. Y ou c an al so a dd voi ce me mos to pi ctur es you have taken . 1 Switch to Voice Re cording Mode 2 Record S oun[...]

Enjoy Reco rding Sounds 31 2 Camera Feature s 3 Play Bac k the So und Using the Index Fu nction for Quicker and Ea sier Playback Touch [In dex] on the LCD monito r during recor ding to add an index to the current sound file. By adding an index to a point in the sound file, you can quickly jump t o that pos ition duri ng playback at any time. • In[...]

Enjoy Printing Images 32 2 Camera Feature s After taki ng picture s and editin g them, you ca n print the m easily by using DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) settings. Yo u can even print them directly from the cam era without a PC when usin g a PictBridge - comp ati ble pri nter . You ca n th en s har e pr in ts w ith fri ends and fam ily or keep [...]

Enjoy Pri nting Imag es 33 2 Camera Feature s 3 Con nect th e Cam era to a P rin ter 4 Print t he Imag es Conn ect the cam era to a pr inter that su pports PictB ridge using t he provided USB cabl e. The settin gs for the num ber of copi es and w hether to su per imp ose t he date can als o be made on the ca mera wh en printi ng eve n if no DP OF p[...]

34 3 Taking Picture s 3 Taking Pict ures In Capt ure mode , press the 3 button or touc h the LCD moni tor to disp lay t he shoo ti ng set tin gs. • On the [ Capture Pale tte] , touc h an icon to d isplay t he guid e display . To skip the guide displa y, double- touch the icon. • If you pr ess the shutt er release b utton or no op eratio n is pe[...]

Setting t he Shoot ing Fu nctions 35 3 Taking Picture s Functions set with the [Capture Toolbar] Functions set with the [Me nu] Item Description Defau lt Setting Page Shoo ting Mode Sets the shoot ing mode accordi ng to the shooting conditi on or your subject. A (Pro gram ) p.42 Flash Mode Sets the flash mo de accord ing to th e shoo ti ng con di t[...]

Setting the Shoo ting F unctions 36 3 Taking Picture s Up to fou r frequent ly used func tions ca n be assigned to the [Capture To olbar] fo r easy access when tak ing pict ures or rec ording movi es. Functions that can be called up when taking pictures and record ing movies Item Description Default Settin g Page Recorded Pixels Set s the n umb er [...]

Setting t he Shoot ing Fu nctions 37 3 Taking Picture s Assigning a Function to the Capture Toolba r 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Fn S etting] . The Fn Setting screen appears. 4 Touch the l icon you want to assign a funct ion to in the [Cap ture Toolbar]. To assign a function to c[...]

Setting the Shoo ting F unctions 38 3 Taking Picture s You can ch oose to have the ca mera save t he followi ng functi on setting s when it is tu rned off. By using [Memory] in the Memory screen, you will not nee d to select the s ame se ttings ag ain when sh ooting u nder simil ar conditions. All ot he r sho oti ng- relat ed func tio ns no t lis t[...]

Setting t he Shoot ing Fu nctions 39 3 Taking Picture s 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Memor y]. The Memory s creen appears. 4 Touch the settin g you want to change. • The setting ch anges to O (On) or P (Off ). • If the function you want to change does not appear, touch [ w ] t[...]

Setting the Shoo ting F unctions 40 3 Taking Picture s You can ch oose from the followi ng four display mode s when in Capture mode. Refer t o “Monitor Indicat ions” on th e inside o f the fro nt cover fo r detail s of each disp lay mode . Memo • All button s are oper able even if t he display mode is set to [LCD Off] . For example, pressing [...]

Setting t he Shoot ing Fu nctions 41 3 Taking Picture s 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch [DISPL AY]. The DISPLAY Selection scr een appears. 3 Touch the desire d setting. The setting is s aved and the ca mera returns to Capture mode. DISPLAY Standard Standard+ Histogram No info. Display LCD Off[...]

Selecting a Shooting Mod e 42 3 Taking Picture s By selec ting the sh ooting mo de accord ing to the sh ooting situa tion, you can easi ly take pic tures wit h the appropr iate setti ngs. The sh ooting modes for taking pictures a re as show n below. Selecting a S hooting Mode Selecting the Shooting Mode in the Captur e Palette Icon Shoot ing Mode D[...]

Selecting a Shooti ng Mod e 43 3 Taking Picture s Memo • When Shoo ting mode is set to (Sport) or E (Pet ), [Flash Mod e] is set to a (Flash Off). However, the flas h mode can be chang ed. • When Shoot ing mode is set to < (Flower ), [F ocus limiter ] is set to Off, bu t the settin g can be chang ed. • When Shooti ng mode is s et to Y (F[...]

Selecting a Shooting Mod e 44 3 Taking Picture s Taking Pictur es in Dimly Lit Loc ations When t aking pict ures und er low ligh t condition s, such as during tw ilight or at night, th e camer a shutter m ust be open ed longer to allow more light in. This camera co mes with a specia l mode A (Night Sc ene) for taking pict ur es wh en li gh t lev el[...]

Compo sin g Your Shot 45 3 Taking Picture s When t he zoom is se t to a wide an gle, mor e of the scene is include d. When t he zoom i s set to teleph oto, dist ant object s appear clo ser. Wi de angle s ettings ma ke near -to-far ob jects look further a part than t hey reall y are whil e t ele phot o se tti ngs make the m lo ok c lose r t oget her[...]

Compo sin g Your Shot 46 3 Taking Picture s Setting the Digital Zoom [Digit al Zoom] is set to On in the def ault setti ngs. To ta ke pictur es using onl y th e op tic al z oom , se t [Di gita l Z oom ] to Off . 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Digital Z oom]. The setting changes to O[...]

Compo sin g Your Shot 47 3 Taking Picture s You can take pictures using any of the seven decorat ive frames stored in the camera. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the A (Sho oting Mod e) icon. • The icon of the currently selected shooting mode appears in place of the A icon. • The [Capture Palet[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 48 3 Taking Picture s The ca mera will au tomat ically adju st settings such as br ightness and color ton e to capt ure pictures and mov ies as optim ally as poss ible. If, however, you want to use creativ e effects, you will need to customize the shootin g funct ions. Thi s sectio n e[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 49 3 Taking Picture s You can se t the num ber of recor ded pixe ls (width × height) and qualit y level (d ata com pression r ate) for pict ures and movies, and the fram e rate (num ber of frames per secon d) for movi es, acco rding to how you inten d to use the pi ctures or movies[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 50 3 Taking Picture s 3 Touch [Recorded Pixels]. The Recorded Pixels screen appears. 4 Touch the desired recorded pixels. The setting is s aved and the screen returns t o the previous screen. 5 Press the 3 button t wice. • The camera returns to Capture mode. • Press t he Q button t[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 51 3 Taking Picture s For Movies Appr opri ate Number of R ecord ed Pi xel s Ac cordi ng t o Use Appropriate Quality Level According to Use Appr opri ate Fram e Ra te A ccor ding to Use 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Mov ie]. The Movie screen appears. 3 Touch [Re[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 52 3 Taking Picture s Setti ng the Qu ality Leve l and Fra me Ra te In Step 3, tou ch [Quality Level] or [Frame Rate] and select the desired s ettin g. Recorde d Pixels, Qu ality Level , Fram e Rate and Approx. Recording Time • The above figu res may var y depending on the subject, s[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 53 3 Taking Picture s You can ad just the ove rall bright ness of the picture. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec. Mode 2 screen appears. 3 Touch [EV Co mpensation]. The EV Compensation screen appears. 4 Touch the p or q ico n to adjust the EV s[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 54 3 Taking Picture s Using the Histogra m This ca mera has a function for displayi ng a grap h (histogr am) that shows the tonal range of y our scene with the dark est area s on the left and the brighte st ones to th e right. The hei ght of the points alo ng the graph sh ow the num be[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 55 3 Taking Picture s You can cho ose whic h area of the ima ge to measur e for determi ning the exposu re (br ightne ss). AE Metering 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 1]. The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears. 3 Touch [AE Me tering]. The AE Met ering appears. 4[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 56 3 Taking Picture s Flash Mode 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the , (Flash Mo de) icon. • The icon of t he currently sele cted flash mode appears in place of the , icon. • The Flash Mode screen appears. 3 Touch the desire d flas[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 57 3 Taking Picture s • The flash mode is fixed at a (Fla sh Off) when the sh ootin g mode is set to C (Movie), th e drive mode is set to 1 (Cont. Shoo ting), o r the f ocus mode is set to s (Infinity). • Taking pictures using the fla sh in dark locat ions may ca use the subjec [...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 58 3 Taking Picture s White ba lance is a function for adjustin g the color o f an image so that whi te obje ct s appea r whit e. If the au tom ati c came ra set tin gs do not prov ide the des ire d col or bala nce , or if you wan t to m ake pi cture s mo re bluish or reddish , you can[...]

Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Leve l, Brig htness, and Color T one 59 3 Taking Picture s Adjusting the White B alance Manually (Manual) Have a bl ank sh eet of whi te pap er or si mi lar ma teri al re ady . 1 Select [Manual] on the Whit e Balance screen. [Adj.] and the adjustmen t frame appear. 2 Point the cam era at the blank sheet of paper or oth[...]

Adjusting the Size, Quality L evel, Brightness, and Color T one 60 3 Taking Picture s Sharpn ess, satu ration, and con trast each hav e three levels of adjustme nt availab le for shar pening or softenin g image out lines, enh ancing vividne ss, and adj usting i mage con trast. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec[...]

Focusing 61 3 Taking Picture s The ca mera au tomatical ly focuses on your sub ject when you pre ss the shutter rel ease button halfway. If , however, you want to quickly focus on a specific point, you will need to select one of the camer a’s focus modes. This sectio n expl ains the vari ous foc using setting s. Choosin g the Focusing Range By de[...]

Focusing 62 3 Taking Picture s Focusi ng in Dimly Lit Loca tions By default, t he camera is set t o use the auxiliary AF li ght for easier focu sing in diml y lit lo cati ons (p .66) . Prevent ing Camera Shake and Blurrin g of the Subject There ar e seve ral solutio ns to prevent inadver tent cam era move ment (came ra s hak e) an d bl urr ing of t[...]

Focusing 63 3 Taking Picture s 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the = ( Focus Mode) icon. • The icon of the currently s elected focus mode appears in place of the = icon. • The Focus M ode screen appears . 3 Touch the desired f ocus mode. • The setting is saved and the camera returns to Captur[...]

Focusing 64 3 Taking Picture s Adjusting the Focus Ma nually 1 Touch [Manual Fo cus] on the Focus Mode screen. The Adjustable MF guide appears on the LCD monitor. 2 Touch a poin t inside the Adju stable MF guide. The area inside the Adjustable MF guide is enlarged to fill the screen. 3 Touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to adjust the focus. The MF bar a[...]

Focusing 65 3 Taking Picture s Choosing the Focusing Area 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 1]. The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears. 3 Touch = . The AF Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [Focu sing Area]. The Focusing A rea screen appears. 5 Touch the focusin g area you want to set. The setting is saved and t he screen returns to[...]

Focusing 66 3 Taking Picture s Limiting the Focus Range (Focus Limiter) 1 Touch [Focu s Limiter] on t he AF Setting screen. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off ). 2 Press the 3 button t hree times. • The camera returns to Capture mode. • Press the Q button to return to Playback mode. Memo When Capt ure mode is set t o < (Flow er), [F ocu[...]

Focusing 67 3 Taking Picture s Caution The auxi liary AF light of this camera confo rms to the sa fety stan dard (IEC60825-1) f or Class 1 LED products. Looking at the light directly will not create safety haz ard. However, do not look into th e emitter fro m a very short distance as it m ay make yo u dizzy. Memo The auxiliary AF light is not activ[...]

Taking Pictu res 68 3 Taking Picture s Instead of pressi ng the shutte r release bu tton on the cam era, you can use the self-time r (p.69) or remote c ontrol fu nction (p. 70) to take p ictures. You can al so take co ntinuous p ictures (p .72) by ke eping the sh utter rele ase butt on pre sse d. The ca ptured imag e appea rs on the LC D monito r f[...]

Taking Pic tures 69 3 Taking Picture s In S elf- ti mer mo de, the pict ur e is t aken ten sec ond s or t wo s econd s af ter the shu tter release button is pr essed. Stabiliz e the cam era with a t ripod whe n taking a pi cture with t he self-time r. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 (Drive M [...]

Taking Pictu res 70 3 Taking Picture s Instead of pressi ng the shu tter releas e button , you can use the Remo te cont rol E or F ( op tio nal) to tak e pi ct ures . 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 (Drive M ode) icon. • On the [ Capture Toolbar], the ic on of th e curren tly sele cted [Dri[...]

Taking Pic tures 71 3 Taking Picture s Using the Remote Co ntro l to Adjust the Zo om Magnific atio n With th e Remote control E (opt ional), you ca n also adjus t the zoom magnif ication wi th the zoom button. 1 Press the zoom button on the remote contro l in remote control mode. The zoom magnification changes each t ime the button is pres sed. Ca[...]

Taking Pictu res 72 3 Taking Picture s In this mod e, pictur es are tak en continuo usly for as long as the shutter rele ase butt on is p res sed. You ca n co ntinue s hootin g until t he me mory capaci ty of t he SD Memor y Card or buil t-in memory is ful l. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monit or. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 ([...]

Taking Pic tures 73 3 Taking Picture s You can choo se the Instan t Review time (the len gth of t ime the imag e is display ed im media tely after a pic ture is taken) from [1sec] , [2sec] , [3sec] , [4sec], [5s ec] and [Off ] (no displ ay). 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec. Mode 2 screen appears. 3 Touch [In[...]

74 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images 4 Play ing Back and Editi ng Image s Press the Q button to switch f rom Ca pture m ode to Pla yback m ode. I n Playba ck mode , you can us e the [P laybac k Toolbar] to set the playbac k funct ions . • Touchi ng an icon on t he [Play back Palett e], br ings up th e guide displ ay. To sk ip the guide displa y[...]

Setting the Playb ack Fu nctions 75 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Functions Set with the [Playback Too lbar] Functions Available on the [ Playback Palette] Item Descr iption Default Setting Page n Playback Pal ette T he Playba ck Palette appears. — — y Image E nlargem ent Magnifies images. — p.79 s Image Rota tion Rotates im ages. —p . [...]

Sett ing t he Pl ayba ck Fu ncti ons 76 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can ch oose fro m the fol lowing three display modes whe n in Play back mode. Refer t o “Monitor Indicat ions” on th e inside o f the fro nt cover fo r detail s of each disp lay mode . Z Red-e ye Compensation Correc ts images w hen the f lash has caused th e sub jec[...]

Setting the Playb ack Fu nctions 77 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Memo • With the histo gram displayed, you can determin e if the image was properl y exposed (p. 54). • The histogr am is not disp layed for movie fi les. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he LCD monitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch [DISPL AY]. The DISPLAY Selection scr [...]

Playin g Back Imag es, Movie s, and Sound Fil es 78 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images Use thi s mode when you want to play back an image or sound fil e stra ig htawa y wit hou t taki ng pi ctur es . 1 With your camera turned of f, press the p ower switch while holding d own the Q b utton. The camera turns on in P layback Only Mode. The lens rem a[...]

Playing B ack Image s, Movie s, and So und Files 79 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can magn ify an ima ge up to 12 time s. When an image is ma gnified, you c an dr ag it t o chan ge the displ ay lo cation. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the zoom lever tow ard y . The image is[...]

Playin g Back Imag es, Movie s, and Sound Fil es 80 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can d isplay ni ne captu red image s or sound files on the LCD mon itor at a ti me. 1 In Playback mode, turn th e zoom lever toward f . • Nine-image display appears . The icons that appear on the thumbnails indicate the following: No icon : Image without s[...]

Playing B ack Image s, Movie s, and So und Files 81 4 Playing Back and Editing Images 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose an image with a voice memo (p.105). The U icon appears for im ages with a voice memo. 2 Touch the w ico n. Playback of the voice memo starts. The following operations can be performed during playback. Zo[...]

Playin g Back Imag es, Movie s, and Sound Fil es 82 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can p lay back the mov ies you h ave take n in Movi e ( C ) mode. S ound is played back at th e same time. 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose the movie to play back. 2 Touch the w ico n. Playback of the movie starts. The fol lowing [...]

Playing B ack Image s, Movie s, and So und Files 83 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can play back the sound fil es you recorded in V oice Recording ( O ) mode. 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose the soun d file to play back. 2 Touch the w ico n. Playback of the sound file starts. The fol lowing oper ations can be per[...]

Playin g Back Imag es, Movie s, and Sound Fil es 84 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can pl ay back re corded im ages an d movies one after anot her. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose an image from which to start the slideshow . 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Play[...]

Playing B ack Image s, Movie s, and So und Files 85 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Setting t he Interval Touch [In terval] on the Slideshow screen to set the playb ack interv al. Select from [3sec ], [5sec] , [10sec], [ 20sec], or [3 0sec] for setting [Interva l]. Touc h the ic on of t he desi red du ration t ime to save t he se tting an d retur[...]

Playin g Back Imag es, Movie s, and Sound Fil es 86 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images Instead of using the LC D moni tor, you ca n use the provi ded AV cable to play bac k im ages , mo vies and so unds o n A V equ ipme nt w it h a vi de o IN jack , su ch a s a TV or vi deo proj ect or. Make sur e t hat both the AV equipme nt and the camera are tu[...]

Playing B ack Image s, Movie s, and So und Files 87 4 Playing Back and Editing Images 5 An operations guide will appear on the TV screen. • Use the z oom lev er, s hutter relea se bu tton, Q bu tton, or 3 button. Zoom lever : Selects an icon, switches screens , or performs other operations. Shutter release button : S ets the setting, switches set[...]

Deleting Imag es and So und Fil es 88 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You ca n de lete ima ges a nd s ound f iles indi vidually. Caution • Prote cted images and sound f iles cannot be del eted (p. 91). • Images and sound files canno t be delet ed when the SD Memory Card’s write-prot ect switch is in the lock ed positio n. 1 In Playback mo[...]

Deleting Image s and So und Fil es 89 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Deleting a Voice Memo To de le te a voic e m emo r eco rded wit h an image (p.105), touch [Delete Sound] in Step 5. Only th e voice mem o is delet ed. Select [D elete] in S tep 5 to delete b oth the image an d sound file. You can de lete all the i mages an d sound files saved i[...]

Deleting Imag es and So und Fil es 90 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can de lete sev eral images or sound fil es selecte d from the nine- image di splay at onc e. Caution Protec ted file s cann ot b e deleted (p.9 1). 1 In Playback mode, turn th e zoom lever toward f . The display sw itches to nine-image dis play. 2 Touch the o icon . A P [...]

Deleting Image s and So und Fil es 91 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can pr otect im ages and so und files f rom being accidentall y deleted. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he LCD monitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears. 3 Doub le- tou ch t he Z icon. • The Protect sc reen appears. • To b[...]

Deleting Imag es and So und Fil es 92 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images Protecting All Images and Sound Files 1 Touch [All Images/Sou nds] on the Protect screen. A confirmation dialog appears. 2 Touch [Prot ect]. All the images and sound files are protected. Memo To cancel the Pro tect sett ing on all your imag es and sound file s, select [Unp ro[...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 93 4 Playing Back and Editing Images By c hangin g the record ed pi xels and q ualit y lev el of an im age, yo u ca n redu ce the file s ize. Y ou can us e thi s funct ion to conti nue t aking pict ures wh en the SD Mem ory C ard or built- in mem ory is full, by makin g the imag es sma ller an d overw rit ing th e origi[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 94 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can cr op part of an i mage an d save it as a sep arate im age. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to trim. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- tou [...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 95 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can m ake draw ings on a nd add stamp s to the pict ures you have taken. You can also cr eate you r own stam p (“My S tamp”) fro m a picture you have taken . 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to edit. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 96 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images 6 Use the drawing to ols on the right of the screen to make a drawing or add stamps. Touch the icon of a drawing tool to select each function. h : Closes the toolbar. P : Lets you select the color, hardness, and type of line. R : Lets you choose one of 12 different stamps. Q : Us e [...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 97 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Creating Your Own Stamps (“My Stamp”) 1 Touch the Q ico n. The Image Cutting screen appears. 2 Drag your finger or the stylus over the area you want to cut. • Draw an unbroken line to select t he area you want to c ut. • To change the area to be cut , press the 3 button and r[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 98 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images Using My Stamp 1 Touch the U icon. The My Stamp Selection screen appears. 2 Touch the stamp you want to u se. • The stamp is added to the image. • To delete a st amp, touch [D elete]. Using the Eraser Touc h the S icon to display th e Eraser Selection screen. Touc h the type of [...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 99 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can ad d a decor ative fram e to a picture yo u have tak en. There are seven f rames av ailable in the camera. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image to decorate. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Pl[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 100 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images Adding New Decorative Frames Touc h [Change ] in Step 6 to sw itch to the screen fo r adding a ne w frame . You can ad d frame s you have do wnloa ded from the I nternet an d other source s. Before ad ding a dow nloade d frame, cop y it first to the SD Memory Card. Caution When a n[...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 101 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can use the Col or Filter funct ion to ch ange the color tone of imag es. You can ch oose from 13 colo r filters: B&W , sepia, co lor (8 variat ions), B&W+Red , B&W+Green , and B&W +Blue. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image f or [...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 102 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image fo r which you want to chan ge the brightness. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- tou ch t he h icon. • The Special Effect [...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 103 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can use digital f ilters to give an imag e soft ness, ma ke it look like an illustra tion, or mak e the subj ects look b roader or m ore slen der. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to edit. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Too[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 104 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can correct images where the flas h has cau sed the subject to app ear with red ey es. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image for which yo u want to use the red-eye compensation fu nction. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. [...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 105 4 Playing Back and Editing Images You can ad d sound (voice mem o) to pictur es you have taken . 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the image to which you want to ad d a voice memo. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears.[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 106 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images You can choo se an image save d on t he SD Mem ory Card to be di spl ayed as the star t-up scr een whe n the camer a is turned o n. 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the imag e you want to use as the start-up screen. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback[...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 107 4 Playing Back and Editing Images 1 In Playback mode, touch t he arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the movie you wan t to use to capture a still image. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- tou ch t he [ icon. • The Movie Edit screen ap[...]

Editi ng Images and Mo vies 108 4 Playing Ba ck and E diting Images For copy ing image s and so und files fro m the built-i n memory to the SD Memory Card and vic e versa . Caution • You cannot use this funct ion if no SD Memor y Card is inserte d in the camera. • Make sure that the camera is turned of f befor e inserting or remo ving the SD Me[...]

Editin g Images a nd Mov ies 109 4 Playing Back and Editing Images To Copy Files from the SD Memory Card to the Built-in Memo ry Sele cte d imag es an d sound fil es ca n be copi ed from th e SD Memo ry Card to the bui lt-in memor y one at a tim e. 4 Touch the b icon . 5 Touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the file to copy. 6 Touch [OK] . The s[...]

110 5 Printing Images 5 Printing Images The Dig ita l Pr in t Or der For mat (DP OF) stor es pri nt ing i nf or mati on f or pict ur es so th ey can aut oma tica lly be pri nte d on a DP OF-co mpat ibl e printer or at DPOF -enabled ph oto proc essing lab s. Specify the nu mber o f copi es for ea ch im age a nd if yo u want the d ate to appear on th[...]

Pri nti ng wi th DP OF 111 5 Printing Images 6 Touch [Date]. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off ). O : The date w ill be imprinted. P : The date w ill not be imprinted. 7 Touch [Copies] . The Copies sc reen appears. 8 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) to specify the number of copies. You can print up to 99 copies. 9 Touch [OK] . The DPOF Setting s[...]

Printing with DPOF 112 5 Printing Images The same numbe r of copies and the same date sett ing are applied to all the ima ges st or ed in the came ra . 1 In Playback mode, touch t he LCD monitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the n ico n. The [Playback Palette] appears. 3 Doub le- tou ch t he r icon. • The DPOF Setting screen appears. ?[...]

Direct Printing with PictBridge 113 5 Printing Images By connecting t he camera to a Pic tBridge-compat ible printe r with the prov ide d USB cab le, y ou can pri nt i mages di rec tly fro m th e ca mera witho ut using a PC. Connec t the came ra to the printe r and use t he camera to choo se the imag es you wa nt to print, the numbe r of copies , a[...]

Direct Printing with PictBridge 114 5 Printing Images 1 In the Prin ting Mode Selection screen, touch [ Print O ne]. The setting screen appears. 2 Touch [Date]. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off ). O : The date w ill be imprinted. P : The date w ill not be imprinted. 3 Touch [Copies] . The Copies sc reen appears. 4 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su[...]

Direct Printing with PictBridge 115 5 Printing Images Changing the Print Settings 5 Touch [Pri nt]. A confirmation dialog appears. 6 Touch [Paper Siz e]. The Paper Size screen appears. 7 Touch a desired paper size from th e selections. You can only choose a size that is supported by your printer. 8 Repeat Steps 6 to 7 for [Paper Typ e], [Quality] a[...]

Direct Printing with PictBridge 116 5 Printing Images 1 In the Printing Mode Selection screen (Step 5 on p.113), to uch [Print All]. The setting screen appears. 2 Specify the numb er of copies and if you want the date to appear on t he print. Refer to Steps 2 to 4 in “Printing Single Image” (p.114) for how to make the settings. 3 Touch [Pri nt][...]

Direct Printing with PictBridge 117 5 Printing Images Discon nect the USB cable from the camer a and print er when you ha ve finish ed printing. 1 Turn off the cam era. 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the cam era and printer. Disconnecting the USB Ca ble[...]

118 6 Settings 6 Setti ngs In Capt ure or Playba ck mo de, press th e 3 butt on to dis pla y the menu f or setting t he various cam era function s. This section exp lains h ow to set the [Sound] and [Setti ng] menu ite ms (For [Rec. Mo de 1], [Rec. Mode 2], [ Movie], and [Co mmon], refe r to p.34 .) Using the Setting Menu Menu Rec. Mode 1 Rec. Mode[...]

Usin g the Sett ing Menu 119 6 Settings Available Settings with [Sound] icon Available Settings wit h [Setting] ic on Item Description Default Se tting Page Operati on Volu me Sets the volume of the operati on soun ds. 3p . 1 2 3 Playback Volum e Sets the volu me of movi es and s ound files. 3 p.1 23 Start- up Sound Sets the start-u p sound. 1 p.12[...]

Format ting an SD Memo ry Card and th e Built- in Memor y 120 6 Settings Forma tting will delet e all the data in the built-in me mory or on t he SD Memory Card. If an SD Memo ry Card is in the camera, all its data will be deleted. If no SD Mem ory C ard has been in serted in the ca mera, all the data in the built- in memory will be deleted. Cautio[...]

Chan ging th e Date a nd Tim e 121 6 Settings You c an c han ge t he da te and t ime setting s. Y ou can al so set t he styl e in which t he date and time appea r. Setting the Date Sty le 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [Date Adju st]. The Date Adjust screen appears. 4 Touch [Date St[...]

Chang ing the Date an d Time 122 6 Settings Setting t he Date 1 Touch [Date] o n the Date Adjust screen. The Date screen appears. 2 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) to set the date. 3 Touch [OK] . The setting is saved and the screen returns t o the Date Adjust screen. Setting t he Time 1 Touch [Time] on the Date Adjust screen. The Time screen appears.[...]

Chan ging the S ound Settings 123 6 Settings You can adjust the volum e of op eration an d playb ack so unds and chang e the type of star t-up soun d, sh utter sou nd, oper ation so und, a nd self- timer sound. You can als o turn off the so unds. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [So und]. The Sound screen appears. Changing the Volu[...]

Chang ing the Sound Se ttings 124 6 Settings Changing the Start-up Sound, Shut ter Sound, Operation Sound, Self-timer So und Type 1 Touch the desire d sound setting icon on the Soun d screen. The setting screen appears. 2 Touch the icon o f the sound typ e you want to set . • Select [1], [2], [3], [USER], or [Off]. When an icon is touched, the se[...]

Setting the W orld Tim e 125 6 Settings The da te and time se lected with the proc edure in “Se tting the Language and the Dat e and Time” (p .21) and “Chan ging the Date and Time” (p.121) serve as the Hometow n date and time. By using the world time functio n, you can di splay the t ime in a city othe r than the Hometown (Destin ation). Th[...]

Sett ing t he Wo rld Ti me 126 6 Settings 6 Touch the arrow icons ( qr ) to choose the destination city. The current time of the selected city appears. 7 Touch the Z ico n. The DST sc reen appears. 8 Touch [On] or [Off] . [On] : Turns on the daylight saving time setting. [Off] : Turns off the daylight saving time setting. The setting is saved and t[...]

Setting the W orld Tim e 127 6 Settings Refer to the following li st of citie s when setting the World Ti me. Regio n City Regi on City North Am eric a Honolul u Af rica/ West Asia Jerusalem Anchora ge Nairobi Vancouv er Jeddah San Fr ancisco Tehran Los Ang eles Dubai Calgary Karachi Denver Ka bul Chicago Male Miami Del hi Toronto C olombo New York[...]

Chang ing the Displa y Languag e 128 6 Settings You can ch ange th e langua ge in which in formation appears o n the LCD monito r of the cam era. You can ch oose from Japanes e, Englis h, French , Germa n, Spanish, Portugue se, Italia n, Swedish , Dutch, Rus sian, Tha i, Korean, and Chin ese (tradi tional and si mplified ). 1 Press the 3 button. Th[...]

Chan ging a Fol der N ame 129 6 Settings You can cho ose how nam es are as signed to f olders for storing images an d sound fil es. When [ Date] is sel ected, im ages and sound f iles are sav ed in separat e folders by the date they wer e taken or r ecorded. Folder N aming Method 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Set[...]

Chang ing the USB Con nection Mode 130 6 Settings Choo se the appr opriate USB connec tion mode depend ing on whet her you are g oing to conne ct the USB ca ble to a PC or a Pi ctBridge- comp ati ble pr int er. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [USB Connection]. The USB Connection scre[...]

Changin g the Vi deo Outp ut Fo rmat 131 6 Settings When y ou conn ect the cam era to AV eq uipme nt, choose the appr opriate vide o ou tpu t f ormat (NT SC or PAL) to pla y ba ck i mages . Depe nding o n the c ountry or reg ion, ima ges, so und fi les, and mov ies may not play b ack if the vi deo out put form at of the cam era doe s not matc h the[...]

Adjusting the Brightness of th e LCD Monitor 132 6 Settings 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [Brig htness Level]. The Brightness Level screen appears. 5 Touch the p or q ico n to adjust the brightness. • Touch the p icon to[...]

Using th e Power S aving Functio n 133 6 Settings You can save b attery power by setting the LCD monitor to turn off automat ically w hen no op erations have been pe rformed for a predete rmined t ime pe riod. Af ter the power sav ing fun ction is activa ted, y ou can turn the LCD monitor on again by pressing any bu tton on the came ra. 1 Press the[...]

Setting Auto Power Off 134 6 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tu rn off autom atica lly when no op erations have been pe rformed for a pr ede term ined time peri od. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [A uto Power O ff]. Th[...]

Setting t he Guid e Disp lay 135 6 Settings You can choos e whether or not the guide d isplay w ill appear when a n icon is touched on th e [Capture Pale tte] or [Playba ck Palette]. The guide display provide s a descript ion of each i con’s func tion. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Tou[...]

Returning Changed S ettings to Their Defa ults (Reset) 136 6 Settings You can re set the ca mera se ttings to th eir default s. The lang uage, dat e and time , world time , and video ou tput form at are not affe cted. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Settin[...]

137 7 Appendix 7 Appe ndix The ba ttery charge r supp lied with the camera is de signed t o switch autom atically to the vol tage (100 - 240V) and f requenc y (50H z, 60Hz) of the el ectrici ty suppl y in th e count ry or regi on wher e used. Howev er, elect rical sock et shapes differ from co untry t o countr y. Before trave ling abr oad, yo u are[...]

Chargi ng the Batte ry Abro ad 138 7 Appendix Main Socket Types in the Major Countr ies and Regi ons of the World A B BF C S North Amer ica U.S.A., Ca nada c Europe , Former Soviet Union Icel an d, Ir ela nd, It al y, Ukr ain e, Aust ri a, Neth erlands, Kaz akhstan, Gre ece, Swe den, Denmar k, Ger many , Nor way, Hung ary , Fin la nd, Fran ce, Bela[...]

Usin g the AC Ad apter 139 7 Appendix The optional AC adapter kit K-AC7 is r ecommended when the ca mera will be used with AV or PC e quipment and w ill be on f or long pe riods o f time. 1 Make sure that the camera is turned off b efore opening the DC input termin al cover. 2 Connect the DC terminal of t he AC adapter to the DC input terminal on t[...]

Using th e AC Adapter 140 7 Appendix Caution • Make sure t he camera is turned off before c onnectin g or disconne c ting th e AC adapter. • Make sur e the AC plug cor d and th e power cord conne cting t he AC a dapter t o the camera are i nserted secur ely. Data m ay be los t if eit her bec omes disc onnected while da ta is bei ng recorde d on[...]

Optional A ccessories 141 7 Appendix A numbe r of dedicated acces sories are a vailable for this came ra. AC adapter kit K-AC7 (AC adapter D-AC7, AC Plug cord D-CO2) Batter y charger kit D-BC8 (*) (Battery charger D-BC8 , AC Plug cord D-CO2) The en ding of the AC plug cord D-C O2 (*) diffe rs depend ing on the countr y. Recha rgeable l ithium-ion b[...]

Message s 142 7 Appendix Messa ges suc h as the follow ing may appear on t he LCD mo nitor dur ing camer a operati on. Message s Battery dep leted Th e battery is exhauste d. Charge the ba ttery usin g the battery charger (p.14) . Memory card full The SD Memo ry Ca rd is full and no more ima ges or sound files ca n be saved . Insert a ne w SD M emo[...]

Messages 143 7 Appendix Messa ges suc h as the follow ing may appear on t he LCD mo nitor when usin g th e Pict Bridge funct ion. Protected The image or sound fi le you are try ing to del ete is protec ted. Data being recorded Appears when you try to switch t o Playback m ode while an image is still being recorded, or when th e protect set ting or [...]

Trouble shooti ng 144 7 Appendix Troubleshooting Proble m Cause Solution Camera will not turn on Battery is not installe d Ch eck if a b attery is insta lled. If not, install batte ry (p.15) . Battery is installed incorrect ly Check orientation of b attery. Reinsert battery ( p.15). The ba ttery is e xhauste d Charg e the batt ery (p. 14). The ba t[...]

Troub leshootin g 145 7 Appendix Subj ect is no t in focus Subject is diffic ult to focus on with au tofocus Lock focus on ano ther object located at the same distance (p ress shutte r relea se button halfw ay), then compose picture and pre ss shutte r releas e button fu lly, or us e Manu al Focus mode (p .64). Subject is not in focu sing area Posi[...]

Trouble shooti ng 146 7 Appendix Picture is too dar k Flash mo de is set to a (Flash O ff) Set to , (Auto) or b (Flash On) ( p.56) . Subject is beyond th e flas h rang e Take pictu re withi n range of flash (p.56). Came ra is un able to correctly a djust ex posure Adjust EV se tting toward q (p.5 3). Subject is backlit Use sp ot AE me tering o n th[...]

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Main Specifications 148 7 Appendix Approx imate Ima ge Storage C apacity an d Recordi ng Time Picture Main Speci ficat ions Type Fully automatic compact digital still camera with built-in zoom lens Effective P ixels 6.0 megapixels Sensor 6. 36 megap ixels (t otal pix els) 1/2.5 inch interline tr ansfer CCD with a primary color filter Recorded Pixel[...]

Main Specifications 149 7 Appendix Movie/ Sound 30fps 15fps Sound Built-in Memo ry 128 MB Built-in Memory 128 MB B uilt-in Memory 128 MB m 640×48 0 C 4 sec. 48 sec. 9 sec. 1 min. 36 sec. 12 min . 47 sec. 2 hr. 12 min . 22 sec. D 6 sec. 1 m in. 9 sec. 13 sec. 2 min. 17 sec. E 10 sec. 1 m in. 50 sec . 21 sec. 3 min. 40 sec. D 320×24 0 C 18 sec. 3 m[...]

Main Specifications 150 7 Appendix Focusing System Type TTL contr ast detecti on system by senso r 5-po int auto focu s (multip le/ spot chan gea ble) Still Picture Focusing Range (from le ns front) Normal : A ppro x. 0.4 m - ∞ (full zo om range ) Macro : Appro x. 0.15 m - 0. 5 m (ful l wide- angl e se ttin g) Pan Focu s : Ap prox. 1 .2 m - ∞ ([...]

Main Specifications 151 7 Appendix Flash Type Auto flash with red -eye redu ction fun ction Flash Mode s Auto (at low illumina tion), Flash Off , Flash On, Auto+Re d-eye, Flash On+ Red-eye, Soft Fl ash (Slo w syn chr oniz at ion i s pos si ble on ly i n Nig ht Sc ene mode) Effectiv e Range Full wide- angle se tting: Appro x. 0.15 m - 4.5 m (Standar[...]

152 7 Appendix Infor mation o n disposal fo r users 1. In t he Euro pean U nion If your prod uct is marked with this sym bol, it mea ns that used ele ctr ica l/e lect ronic pr oducts s hould no t be mi xed w ith general hou sehold waste. Th ere ex ists a sep arate co llection system for these prod ucts. Used elect ric/elect ronic equi pment m ust b[...]

WARRANTY POLICY 153 7 Appendix All PENT AX camera s purchas ed thro ugh au thorized bona fide ph otographic distributio n channels are g uaranteed agains t defects of materi al or workmanship for a period of twelv e months from dat e of purcha se. Serv ice will be rendere d, and defective par ts will be replaced without cost to you within that peri[...]

WARRANTY POLICY 154 7 Appendix • This warr anty po licy does not af fect the cu stomer’ s statutory right s. • The local warranty pol icies avai lable from PENTAX dis tributors in some countri es can s upers ede thi s warra nty p olicy. Th erefore , we recom mend th at you re view the warr anty card su pplied with your product at the time of [...]

155 7 Appendix For cu stomer s in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMP LIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the foll owing two condition s: (1) This devi ce may no t cause ha rmful interfer ence, and (2) this dev ice must a ccept any interferen ce rece ived, includi ng interfer ence tha t may cau se undesi red ope[...]

156 7 Appendix Declaration o f Conformity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B Personal Computer s and Peripherals We: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America , Inc. Locate d at: 600 12 St reet, Sui te 300 Golden, C olorado 8 0401 U.S.A. Phone: 30 3-799-8000 FAX: 303 -790-1131 Declare under sole responsibilit y that the [...]

Index 157 7 Appendix Symbols x Tele ......... ...... .......... ........... 45 w Wide .... ......... ....... ...... ........ 45 y Magnif y ............. ................ . 79 f Nine-im age disp lay .... ....... . 80 Q button ..... ...... ....... ......... ..... 25 C Movie ......... ................ ........ 28 O Voice Recording ......... ........ 3[...]

Index 158 7 Appendix Focu s Modes ............... ........... 63 Focu sing A rea ........ ................ . 6 5 Folder Name .......... ......... ...... 129 For mat .......... ................ ......... 120 Fra me Co mpos ite ........... ....... . 99 Fra me Ra te .. ...... ....... ......... ..... 49 Framin g pictures ................ ..... 47 G Gui[...]

Index 159 7 Appendix Resize ................ ....... ...... ........ 93 Rotating . ....... ...... .......... ...... ..... 78 S Saturation ........ ................ ........ 60 Saving as a still pictu re (movie) ......... ...... ....... ......... ... 107 Saving by da te ....... ......... ...... 129 SD Memory Card ...... ......... ..... 17 Self-timer[...]

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• Specif ications and extern al dimensions are subject to change withou t notice. 57611 Copyright © PENTAX Corporatio n 2006 01-200602 Pr inted in China PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Ma eno-cho, It abashi-ku, T okyo 17 4-8639, JAPAN (htt p://ww w.pen tax.co .jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters ) Juliu s-Vosseler- Strasse, 104, 225 27 Ham[...]