Pentax Optio W10 manual

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure the be st per form ance f rom your cam era, please re ad the Op erating Manual b efore using th e camera. • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57624 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2006 01-200601 Pri nted in China PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itab[...]

Thank y ou for buying the PENTAX Digital C amera. Please rea d this manua l before using the camera in order to get the m ost out of al l the feat ures and fun ctions. Keep this manua l safe, as i t can be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to unde rstand all the c amera’s capa bilities. Reg ardin g copy rig hts Images taken using the PENTAX Digita[...]

1 Sufficien t attentio n has been p aid to the safety of thi s product bu t please pay parti cular attenti on to the wa rnings indic ated by the f ollowing symbol s during use. Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera apart or remodel the c amera. High voltages are pres ent within t he camera, and there is t herefore a danger o f electric sh[...]

2 Caution • Never try to disass emble or sh ort the batte ry. Also, do not dispose of the battery in a fire, as it may ex plode. • Do n ot cha rge any batter ies othe r than r echarg eable lit hium-ion battery D-LI 8. Th e batt ery co uld ex plode or cat ch fi re. • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is di scharging as there is a [...]

3 • If lightning should be present dur ing use of the bat tery char ger or AC adapt er, u nplug t he pow er cord and di sconti nue us e. Cont inui ng to us e the produc t can cause damage to t he equipme nt, fire or elec trical shock . • Wipe of f the plug of the po wer cord i f it should beco me cover ed with dust . Thi s can ca use a fire. Ca[...]

4 • Ensur e that the c amera is not su bjected to substantial vibrations , shocks or p ressur e as th is may cause d amage, m alfun ctio n, or a l oss i n water proof perform ance. Plac e the camera on a cushion for protection wh en the camera is subjected to the vibrati ons of a motorbike , car, ship, etc. If the camer a is subjected to subst an[...]

5 • Thi s camer a has been pr oven t o compl y wit h JIS Class 8 water proof perform ance and Cl ass 5 dustpr oof perfor mance (IP 58). • To enha nce the wat erproof pe rformance of the camer a, the front of th e lens is prot ected by glass. As any dirt o r water o n the glass w ill affect the qu ality of pictures taken, the glass shou ld be ke[...]

6 FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA ....... ...... ........ ......... ........ ....... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 3 Contents .. ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ..... 6 Composition of the O perating Manual ........ ..................[...]

7 Settin g the Came ra Function s .. ........ ...... ......... ........ ....... ........ ...... ..... 48 Setting with the Menus ........................ .............................. ............. 48 Menu List ........ ............................. .................................. ................. 51 Setting the Shooting Mod e .................[...]

8 Recording Mo vies ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ......... ........ ...... ... 105 Recording a Movi e ...... ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ..... 105 Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies ........................... ......... 107 Select ing the Qualit y Level of Movies....... ...[...]

9 Printin g Using Pict Bridge .. ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 148 Connecti ng the Camera to the Pr inter ........ ........ ...... ......... ........ ... 148 Printi ng Single Images......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ..... 149 Printing All Images..............................[...]

10 In this ma nual, the metho d for operating th e four-way co ntroller is sho wn in illus trations, such as in the one below. 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. ind[...]

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 addition to basic picture-taking, the Optio W10 has a variety of shooting modes to suit different situations. This section describes how to make the most of the key features of your camera. Together with the explanations of camera operations, it wil l enable you to enjoy your came ra to the full. The Op tio W10 ha s high water[...]

13 With the Opti o W10, not only ca n you add a voi ce memo to a still pictu re, but by s witching to Sy nchro Sound Rec ord mode, th e surrounding sounds are automatic ally captu red until you press the s hutter release button to take the pic ture. A total of 20 seconds of sound, 10 seconds before an d 10 second s after the shutter releas e button[...]

14 The user- friendly d esign of the Optio W10 en ables ea sy operation with only a f ew buttons. Simply by cho osing the appropriat e icon, you can select Shooting mode (p.53) and choose the optimal sett ings for the situ ation , or P layba ck mo de (p.1 13, p. 131) and en joy the va rious playbac k and editi ng functio ns. A guide o n the LCD mo [...]

15 With i ts comp act, st yli sh desi gn, t he Optio W 10 is just right to slip in to a pocket of you r bag o r hang round your n eck, so yo u alway s have i t wit h you, lik e your cell phone. It has a usef ul cl ock f unctio n, “ Clock Mod e” for telling the time too . (p. 178) The Optio W10 lets you pl ay back and edit images without having [...]

16 Items marke d with an asterisk (*) are als o available as optional access ories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.185). Checking t he Contents of the Package Camera Optio W10 Strap O-ST20 (*) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW48 USB cable I-US B7 (* ) AV cable I-AVC7 (*) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI8 (*) Batte[...]

17 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button Power switch, power indicator (green) Microphone Self-timer lamp (red) Flash Speaker Lens Strap lug LCD monitor Battery/car d cover Batt ery c over l ock l ever Tripod socket DC input terminal PC/AV t erminal Battery l ock lever[...]

18 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.44 - p.47 ) for an explan ation of the func tion of eac h button. Monitor Indications Shutter release button Power switch 4 / W button 3 button Four-way[...]

19 Histogram + In fo Display in Still Pi cture Capture Mo de About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an area i n the frame tha t is so br ight it appears white, the indicat ed area bl inks red as a warning. Si milarly, when there is an area that is s o dark it app ears black, the indic ated area bli nks yellow a s a warning. 1 Shooting m [...]

20 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode (All of the display items are displayed here for explan atory purposes.) 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 B10 onl y appear when [Histogram + Info] is se lected. (p.11 8) In Norma l Displa[...]

21 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T20) 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[...]

22 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 when the [Battery de pleted] messa ge appears. 1 Connect the AC plug co rd to the battery char ger D-BC8. 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the bat[...]

23 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. Press th e battery cove r lock lever in the directi on of 1 , s lide the battery/ card cover in the d irection of 2 and flip the cover open in the dire ctio n of 3 . 2 Us[...]

24 1 Getting Started • Im age Storage Capacity, M ovie Recording Tim e, Sound Reco rdin g Time , and Play back T ime (at 23 ° C with the LCD monitor on a nd the ba ttery ful ly charge d) *1: Recording ca pacity sh ows app roximat e numbe r of shots recorded d uring CIPA-co mpliant t esting. (with L CD monit or on, flash us ed for 50% o f the sho[...]

25 1 Getting Started Recycling Batteries This symbo l indicates that the b attery is recy clable. Cover th e terminals wi th insulatin g tape and tak e the battery to a store displ aying this symbol. The batte ry charger supplied w ith the came ra is desig ned to switch automati cally to t he voltag e (100-240V) a nd frequency (50Hz, 60 Hz) of th[...]

26 1 Getting Started Main Socke t Types in the M ajor Countries and Reg ions of the World A B BF C S North Amer ica U.S.A., Cana da 9 Europe, Form er Soviet Union Iceland , Ireland, Italy, Ukra ine, Austr ia, Nether lands, Kazakh stan, Greec e, Sweden , Denm ark, Ge rmany, Norway , Hung ary, Finl and, France, Belarus, Belgium, Ru mania, Russia 9 U.[...]

27 1 Getting Started Use of th e AC adap ter kit K-AC8 (optional) i s recommende d if you i ntend to use th e camera for a long time o r connect it to a PC. 1 Make su re that the c amera is t urned off an d open the battery /card cove r. 2 Conn ect t he DC te rmin al of t he AC ad apter to the DC input terminal of the came ra with the 2 symbol poin[...]

28 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This camera u ses an SD Memor y Card . Captur ed imag es and s ound fi les are sav ed on the SD Memory Card i f a car d is in sert ed in the ca mera. Th ey are sa ved in the bu ilt -in memory if a car d is n ot in serted . (p .34) • Be sure to use this ca mera to forma t an SD Memory Card that i[...]

29 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Press th e battery cove r lock lever in the directi on of 1 , s lide the battery/ card cover in the d irection of 2 and flip the cover open in the dire ctio n of 3 . 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 LCD monitor. Push th e car[...]

30 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • The SD Memory Card i s equipped with a write -protec t 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 t he LCD monitor when t he card is write-prote cted. • Care [...]

31 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[...]

32 1 Getting Started Choos e the appropria te number of r ecorded pixe ls and qu ality level for still pi ctures on the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu. Recorded Pix els, Quality L evel and Image Storage Capaci ty (Approximate num bers of pictures) • T he above figures may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard,[...]

33 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). Rec orde d Pixe ls, Qual ity L evel , Fr ame R ate an d Reco rd[...]

34 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the power indicator t urns on. If the Initial Se tting scree n or Date Adjus t screen appe ars when yo u turn the ca mera on, f ollow the proce dure on p. 36 to set the display langua ge and/or cur rent date a nd time. 2 Press t he power switch a[...]

35 1 Getting Started 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. Pressing the shutter re lease button does not change the m ode to A mode. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button. The came ra turns on in Pl ayback Only Mode. Playback Only Mode To swit ch from[...]

36 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 Initial Sett ing screen appears when the ca mera is turned on for the first tim e. Perform the o perations in “Setting the Dis play Langua ge” below to set the lan guage, and in “Setting the D ate and T[...]

37 1 Getting Started 3 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 th e Date and Tim e” (p.38) . Go to Step 4 in “Setting Hometown and DST” if th[...]

38 1 Getting Started 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Ho metown ]. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Home town scre en appear s. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the city. 7 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DST] (Daylight Saving Time). 8 Use the four-way controller[...]

39 1 Getting Started 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The f rame moves t o [Dat e]. 7 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to th e month. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Change the day a nd yea r in the same manner . Next, ch ange the tim e. If you sel ected [12h] in St ep 4, the setting switch [...]

40 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[...]

41 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 [...]

42 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures 1 Press the Q button after taking 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 mo de ( 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 [...]

43 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 contr olle r ( 234 5 ) t o select s (Ima ge Ro tation) and pres s the 4 button. The rota tion select ion screen ( 0°, Right 90 °, Left 90°, o[...]

44 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mer a off. (p.3 4) 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 and modes) (p.40) Takes th e still picture w hen pressed down fu lly. (p.40) Starts and[...]

45 3 Common Operati ons 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Cha nges the dri ve mode. (p .76, p.77, p.78 ) ( 3 ) : Display s the Capt ure Mode Pal ette. (p.53) ( 4 ) : Cha nges the fla sh mode. (p .87) ( 5 ) : Cha nges the focu s mode. (p.85) ( 23 ): A d j u s t s in mode. (p.86) 7 4 / W button Chan ges th e inf ormati on di splaye d on t he LCD m o[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mer a off. (p.3 4) 2 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mode. ( p.113) 3 Green/ i butto n Switch es from single- image di splay to the Delete scre en. (p.123 ) Switches from nine-im age display to the Select & Delete scre en. (p.125) Displ ays a guide of the f unct ion select ed on th e [...]

47 3 Common Operati ons 5 Q button Switches to A mode. ( p.113) 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Pl ays back and pauses a movie or sou nd file. (p.121 , p.15 5) ( 3 ) : Displays the Playback Mode Palette. (p.61) Stops a mov ie or soun d file during play back. (p .121, p.15 5) ( 45 ) : Displays t he previous or next image and sound f ile during single[...]

48 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To change the c amera settings, press the 3 button to display the [ A Rec.Mode] menu or [ u Setting] menu. Menus for playing back and editing images and sound files are displayed from the Playback Mode Palette. Press the 3 butt on in A mod e to display th e [ A Rec .Mode] me nu. Press the 3 butt[...]

49 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 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 Leve l]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. 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 pict ure 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[...]

51 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.180 ) 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[...]

52 3 Common Operati ons [ u Setting] Men u • Use th e Green Mo de to enjoy eas y picture-ta king using standard settin gs, regardle ss of the se ttings in the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. (p.64) • Assi gning freque ntly use d functions t o the Green button enab les you to go straight to the menu. (p.5 8) You can also change th e order of the m enu items[...]

53 3 Common Operati ons The Optio W10 has a variety of shooti ng modes that let you tak e pictures 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 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the [...]

54 3 Common Operati ons There are 25 availa ble shootin g modes. 1 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.63 ) 2 A Night Scene Ideal for t aking night view s. It is best to use a tripod in t his mode. Use the flash if including people in your pictur e. (p.66[...]

55 3 Common Operati ons 8 I Port rait Use this mode for taking pictures of people. Gives you r subjec t a bright, heal thy look. 9 B Underw ater Use thi s mode for tak ing pictu res underw ater. Captur es the bluene ss of the sea. (p.72) 0 Q Underwater Movie Use this mode to reco rd movies underwat er. Captur es the bluene ss of the sea. (p.72) a i[...]

56 3 Common Operati ons d 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 shutter release button i s pre ssed. You can s elect setting s accor ding to the c olor of your pe t’s coat. (p.70) e x Candlelight Ide al fo r capt uring a cand lelit atmos phere . (p.66) f Q Kids Ideal for ta king pictu [...]

57 3 Common Operati ons j P Sunset For taking beautiful pic tures of sunset s. This mode ca n also be us ed to captur e sunrises. k D Food Use this mode for tak ing pictures of food. The increa sed satura tion gives pictures a bri ght, vivid f inish. l N Text Use this mode to take cl ear pictures of text. You can cha nge the im age to black and whi[...]

58 3 Common Operati ons When you assign fun ctions to the Green bu tton, pressin g the Green button di splays the menus one a fter anothe r. This is us eful for going straight to the setting screens of frequently us ed functions s uch as EV Compe nsation, Sensitivi ty and White Balance. 1 Select [Green Butto n] on the [ u Setting] men u. 2 Press t [...]

59 3 Common Operati ons 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 5 Choose a function and press the 4 button. 6 Repeat S teps 3 t o 5 to r egister t he necessary f unctions. 7 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 Press the Gr een button in A mode. Th e func t[...]

60 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 choose a n icon and p ressing the 4 button. Setting the Playback Mode SHUTTER OK MENU MENU 03/25/2006 03/25/2006 03/2[...]

61 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page u Slid eshow For playing back recorded imag es one after another p. 119 n Resize For chan ging the re corded pixels a nd quality of images p.131 o Trimming For delet ing the unneeded par t of a picture p.133 p Image/ Sound Copy For copyin g images and sound files fro m the built-i[...]

62 3 Common Operati ons Selectin g a mode on the Captu re Mode Palett e or Playback Mode Palette an d pressi ng the Green button dis plays an expl anation o f the selec ted it em. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. Press the f our-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in Q mode to di splay the Pla yback Mode Pa[...]

63 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures 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 power switch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pictur es. [...]

64 4 Taking Picture s A 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.Mode ] 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 Mod e was selected . 2 Press t h[...]

65 4 Taking Picture s * The Green Mode settin gs are as shown below . Flash Mode , (Auto) Drive Mode 9 (St andard) Focus Mode = (Standard) Information Display Normal Recorded Pixels P Quality Level D (Bet ter) White Balance F (Auto) Focusing Area J (Multiple) Focus Limit er O (On) Sensitivity Auto EV Compensation ± 0.0 Digital Zoom O (On) Instant [...]

66 4 Taking Picture s A x y You can choose s ettings app ropriate for t aking pict ures of d ark scenes, such as nightsc apes. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select A (Night Scene), x (Candlelight) or y (Firew orks). 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot[...]

67 4 Taking Picture s Y In this mode y ou can take pictures using the frames stored in the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Y (Fra me Composite). 3 Press t he 4 button. A 9-fram e display of th e frame selec tion screen appear s. 4 Use t[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s I > z In I , > or z mode, Face R ecogn itio n AF 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 [...]

69 4 Taking Picture s • If the camera cannot recognize the location of the subject’ s face, the c amera focuses using the n ormal F ocusing Area (Multiple) . • The di gital zoom function cann ot be used in I , > or z mode. • Cont inuous Sh ooting c annot be used in I , > or z mode. • In I , > or z mode, only I , > or z and the[...]

70 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) Use thi s mode to keep you r moving pet in foc us whil e you take t he pict ure and c apture the col or o f your p et’s coat. Choose the ap propri ate icon dependi ng on what color your pet is ( closer to bla ck or whit e or in betw een). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode [...]

71 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. The pictur e is taken. In E mode, AE metering is set to multi-seg ment meteri ng.[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s B Q This ca mera has been proven t o comply wit h JIS Class 8 (IP58) waterpro of performanc e and can be used to take pictures at a depth of 1.5 m continuo usly for 30 minutes. In addit ion, this c amera compli es with JIS Cl ass 5 dustp roof pe rform ance (IP58 ). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap t[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s • Bef ore taking pictu res under water, mak e sure that ther e is no dirt or sand o n the waterpr oof pack ing of the batter y/card cov er and check t hat the cove r is securel y locked. (p. 23) • Bef ore ope ning the batter y/card c over aft er using the camera underw ater, mak e sure that the re is no wat er, dirt or san[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s C A total of 20 seconds, the 10 seconds before and aft er the shutter re lease button is pr essed fully, of sound s are recorded wit h the still pictur e. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select C (Syn chro So und Re cord) . 3 Pr[...]

75 4 Taking Picture s N You can take pictures of text in do cuments or on a whit eboard so that the text is easy to read. Choose from four text modes. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-w ay contro ller ( 2345 ) to sele ct (Text) . 3 Press t he 4 button. The text m ode selectio n [...]

76 4 Taking Picture s A R A C Y q < I B Q i C E x Q X > y P D N J z R In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh utte r rel ease 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 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s R q < B i E x Q P D N J R 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 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to select 1 (Conti nuous Sh ooting) or c (HS C ont. Shooting) and press the 4 butt on. The camera i s[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s R A q < I B i E x Q X > y P D N J z R In this m ode, a set n umber of pict ures can be t aken auto matically at a set inte rval from a set ti me. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select k (Interval Shoot) a nd press th e 4 button. The cur rent i nterv al sh oo[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s 4 Set the inter val. 1 Press the f our-way contro ller ( 5 ). 2 Use the four- way cont roller ( 23 ) to set t he minute, then pr ess the four- way co ntrol ler ( 5 ). 3 Use the four- way cont roller ( 23 ) to set the se conds, then pr ess the four- way co ntrol ler ( 5 ). The frame re turns to [Interv al]. 5 Press t he four-w [...]

80 4 Taking Picture s A R A C Y q < I B Q i C E x Q X > y P D N J z R You can u se the zoom to change th e captured are a. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x button in A mode. x Tele : enlar ges the subj ect w Wide : wi dens t he area tha t is capt ured by the c amera The zoo m bar indicates the cu rrent leve l of mag ni fic atio n. When the digita l [...]

81 4 Taking Picture s The digi tal zoom is set to O (On ) in the d efault settin gs. To take pictures 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O [...]

82 4 Taking Picture s R A C Y q < I B Q i C E x Q X > P D N J z R 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 the 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens a[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n in Capture Mode 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 Icons, Backlight Off. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.18). • All th e camer a buttons functi[...]

84 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 ve rtical axis rep resents the numb er of pixe ls. The shap e of the hi stogram before an d after shooti ng tells you whet her the brightness and contrast are correc t [...]

85 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions A R A C Y q < I B Q i C E x Q X > P D N J z R Focus Mode 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode cha nges each t ime 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 se[...]

86 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is desc ribed 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 focusi ng. 3 Press t he four-w a[...]

87 4 Taking Picture s A R A Y q < I B i C E x Q X > P D N J z R 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 mode to take p ictures where flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On[...]

88 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 m ode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.103 Auto A u [...]

89 4 Taking Picture s R A q < I B i C E x Q X > y P D N J z You ca n choo se from seven r ecorde d pixe ls set tings f or sti ll pic tures. The la rge r your rec orded pixels , the cleare r the de tails will ap pear wh en you pri nt your picture. As the quali ty of the printed picture al so depend s on the ima ge quality, ex posure cont rol[...]

90 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. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. • Wh en shooting mode [...]

91 4 Taking Picture s R A q < I B i C E x Q X > y P D N J z R You can s elect the qu ality (comp ression rate) of still p ictures. The more stars, the lower the com pression rate and the clearer the picture, but the file size becomes la rger. The recorded p ixels setting also affects the file size (p.89). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 butto[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s R C Y C 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he 4 button. The White Balance setting is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. Refer to “Manual Setting” b elow for instructions on adjust ing the white balanc e manually. Have a bl ank sheet of white pape r or similar mate rial ready. 1 In the W hit[...]

94 4 Taking Picture s R C Y B C You can s et the area of the screen w here the brig htness is mete red to determin e the exposu re. AE metering 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way cont rol ler ( 23 ) to select [A E Metering]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 U[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en the shutt er release but ton is press ed halfway, the brightn ess is met ered and the ex posure is de termined. • Wh en the su bject is outsi de the foc using a rea and yo u want to us e spot AE met ering, aim th e camera at the subject and press the shutter release but ton halfwa y to lock the ex posure, th en com[...]

96 4 Taking Picture s R A C Y q < I B Q i C E x Q X > P D N J z R 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s R A Y q < B i C E x Q X P D N J R You ca n set vario us cond itio ns fo r auto focus . 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controll er ( 23 ) to select [AF Setting]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( [...]

98 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he 4 button. The AF Setting i s saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. You can l imit the len s movement range accord ing to the co nditions. Set the [Fo cus Limiter] to O (On) to lim it the focus to fa r distances from normal ra nge during normal sh[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s R A Y q < I B i E x Q X > y P D N J z R 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 )[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s R C Y R 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Sharp ness]. 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 [...]

101 4 Taking Picture s R C C You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Satura tion]. 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 butt[...]

102 4 Taking Picture s R C C You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 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. T[...]

103 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for saving th e current camera settings when the camera is turned off. For some ca mera se ttings, the Memory functio n is alwa ys set to O (On ) (the setting s are saved when th e camera is tur ned off), wh ile for others yo u can choo se on o r off (to c hoose w hether th[...]

104 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Press t he four-w ay controller ( 23 ) to select [ Memory]. 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 Pre[...]

105 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies C Q 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 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. C mode is sele cted and the ca mera retu rns to captur [...]

106 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. Recording starts. 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. Recording stops. If you ke ep the sh utter release b utton presse d for more th an one seco nd, recording will continu e for as long as you kee p the button pr essed. Shooting s tops when yo u take your finge r off the [...]

107 4 Taking Picture s C Q You ca n choo se from two rec orde d pixe ls sett ings for mo vies: m and D . The more p ixels there are , the clearer the details and th e bigger the file size. Th e data vo lume also vari es dependin g on the q uality leve l and frame rate settings. (p .32) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. Th[...]

108 4 Taking Picture s C Q 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 .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 )[...]

109 4 Taking Picture s C Q You can ch oose from two fram e rates (number of frames per seco nd) for movies: 3 0fps (frames p er second) a nd 15fps. The more fram es per second , the better the quality o f the movie, bu t the file siz e becomes larger . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller[...]

110 4 Taking Picture s C Q You can s et the color mode to b lack and w hite or sepia , as well a s full color, whe n recording a movie. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 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 [...]

111 4 Taking Picture s C Q In C and Q mode, you c an use the Mov ie anti-shake function to preven t camer a shak e. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 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 controller ( 23 ) t [...]

112 4 Taking Picture s C Q You can s et whether or not to use th e optical zoom during mov ie recording . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] men u appea rs. 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 controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [...]

113 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 play back mode, such as for displ aying captured images on the LCD mon itor, is referre d to as [ Q mode]. In Q mode, yo u can perform si mple edi[...]

114 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e thumbna ils of captu red images 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 mor[...]

115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges In nine-i mage displa y, press f on t he Zoom/ f / y bu tton 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[...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You ca n magni fy an ima ge up to eight times. A guide sh owin g the ce nter 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[...]

117 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 Setting] me nu a ppears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Quick Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way con[...]

118 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 button changes the display mode. Refer to p.2 0 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode 1 p.83 OK OK OK 03/25/2006 0 3 / 2 [...]

119 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 ) t o select u (Slideshow). [...]

120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for settin g the 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 ) to change the interval and pr ess the 4 button. You can[...]

121 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Back Movies You ca n play ba ck the mo vie s you have taken . Soun d 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 b[...]

122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can cap ture and p lay back imag es on equipme nt with a vide o IN jack, su ch as a TV. Make sure the ca mera and TV are t urned off before c onnecting th e camera to th e TV. 1 Open th e battery /card cov er and con nect the AV cable to the PC[...]

123 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 sin gle images an d sound fi les one at a time. 1 En ter the Q mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the im age/sound file you wan t to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een [...]

124 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound has been rec orded with an i mage (p.156), 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[...]

125 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 sou[...]

126 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 imag es and soun d files are deleted. Select & Delete Cancel C a n c e l Cancel OK OK O K OK MENU Delete all selected D e l e t e a l l s e l [...]

127 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 f iles are deleted. [...]

128 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can recover imag es or sound files that w ere taken wi th this cam era and then deleted. 1 After deleting a file, press the four-wa y controller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ] (Image Recov ery). 3 Press t he 4 button. The num ber o f recov[...]

129 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can protect stored images and sound files f rom be i ng accidentally deleted. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to select Z (Pr ote ct ). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S elect image/ sou[...]

130 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select 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[...]

131 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the size and qua lity of a selec ted image, yo u can make the fi le size smalle r than the ori ginal. You can u se this funct ion to c onti nue taki ng pict ures when the SD Me mory Card or bui lt- in memory i s ful l, by maki ng the images smalle r and ov[...]

132 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears. [Save as ] is the only ava ilable option for protecte d image s. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [S ave as]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The re sized image is saved. Cancel C a n c e l Cancel MENU OK OK O [...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can d elete the unw anted part o f a picture an d save the trimm ed 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 trim. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 [...]

134 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 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way control[...]

135 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 [ {}2 ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file you want t o copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted imag e/sound[...]

136 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 can c hoose from nin e filters: B&W, s epia, red, pin k, purple , blue, green, ye llow and s oft. 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[...]

137 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 ) t o select q (Brightness F[...]

138 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 ) [...]

139 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[...]

140 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 the pos ition 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. [...]

141 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can s elect a f rame from a rec orded movie to save as a still p icture, divide a movie into two or stitch two movies to gether. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to edit. To stitch two movies together ( p.144), choose the f irst movie (f irst half). 2 Pres[...]

142 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Sav e as Still image] on the movie edit selection screen. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een app ears f or selec ting a fr ame to be saved as a still pictur e. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the frame yo u want to save. 2 : P lays or pa uses the mov ie 3 : Sto ps th e mo vie an d re tur[...]

143 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Di vide Movies ] on the mo vie edit sel ection screen. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choosi ng the dividi ng positio n appears . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to de termi ne th e dividing position. 2 : P lays or pa uses the mov ie 3 : Sto ps th e mo vie an d re turn s to th e fi rst fr [...]

144 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Selec t [St itch Movies] on the movie ed it sel ecti on scre en. 6 Press t he 4 button. The m ovie sel ection s creen app ears. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the second movie (latte r half). 8 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [S[...]

145 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Setting the Printing 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 pho[...]

146 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this imag e] appears . To make DPOF setti ngs for anot her image, use the four -way cont roller ( 45 ) to sel ect anothe r image. If DP OF setti ngs hav e alr eady be en made for an image, the previous number of copies and date setting ( O or P ) will be displ[...]

147 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 i n Q mo de. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 on p. 145. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Images] . 3 Press t he 4 bu[...]

148 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[...]

149 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [S ingle 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[...]

150 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 return s to the print setting s screen. 11 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Paper T ype] and pr [...]

151 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [ 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 e[...]

152 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [DPO F AUTOPRINT] . 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you hav e made a ppear. Use t he four -way cont roll er ( 45 ) to ch eck the num ber of copies f or each pict ure, whether to insert the date or not, and the total n[...]

153 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sou nd (Voice Re cording Mo de) You can re cord sound w ith the cam era. The micr ophone is loc ated on the top o f the camera . When recordi ng sound, a im the camera to obtain the best conditio ns. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture[...]

154 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound • 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. Th is is useful for making short sound recording s, such as for the user sound in the [Sound] menu. • Soun d is saved in W AVE monau ral fi[...]

155 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 four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to play 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 followin[...]

156 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 Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to add a voice memo. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way control[...]

157 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter Q mode and use the four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the vo ice memo that you want to p lay back. U appears o n images w ith voice m emos in single- image disp lay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be perform ed duri[...]

158 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 [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Form at scre[...]

159 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 [ H Setting] 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 [...]

160 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 st yle set in Step 4. For [mm/ dd/yy] mont h (Example: [0 1]) For [d[...]

161 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 [ H 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[...]

162 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s elec t [1 ], [2 ], [ 3], [Off] or [USER] and pres s the 4 button. The sele cted sound ty pe is saved. 8 Set [Shut ter Sound], [Opera tion Sound] and [Self-t imer Sound] in the same way as in Steps 5 to 7. Select [On], [ Off] or [USER] for the self-timer sound. 9 Press t he 3 button. The setti[...]

163 8 Settings You can s et the alarm to ring at a specified time. You ca n choos e whet her the al arm w ill ring at the sam e time ev ery day or only o nce at the set time. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Alarm] on the [ H Setting] menu 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Alarm screen appear s. 3 Press t he four-w ay c[...]

164 8 Settings 8 Press t he 4 button tw ice. The scree n returns to the [ u Setting] menu . Check that [Alarm] is set to O (On). 9 Press t he 4 button. [Alarm is set] ap pears an d the cam era turns off. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Alarm] on the [ H Setting] menu. Check that [Alarm] is set to O (On). 2 Press t he four-w ay con[...]

165 8 Settings The date and time sel ected in “Setti ng the Date an d Time” (p.38) a nd “Changi ng the Date and Tim e” (p.159) 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 Destina tion). This is usefu l when taking pictur es in a diff erent time[...]

166 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 [W orld 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 f[...]

167 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, S wedish, Dutc h, Russia n, Thai, Korean, Chinese (tradit ional and simpli fied) and Jap anese. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [L anguage / ] on the [[...]

168 8 Settings You can c hange the im age folder name from th e standard na me to the date that pictures were taken. When the nam e is 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 [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w a[...]

169 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 [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four[...]

170 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 [ H 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[...]

171 8 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of the LCD moni tor. 1 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Bright ness Level] on the [ H Setting] 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 mod[...]

172 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 [...]

173 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 [ H 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[...]

174 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 ) t o select ^ (Start -up Screen). 4 Press t he 4 button. The i mage s[...]

175 8 Settings You can c hange the ord er of menu ite ms in the [ A Rec.M ode] and [ u Settin g] menus. Sett ing frequently used menu items to the top of the menu en ables you to go straig ht to the men u of the desir ed item. Ex.) To mo ve [AE Meterin g] to the top o f the [ A Rec.Mo de] menu 1 Select [AE Meter ing] on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. 2 Pr[...]

176 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to t heir defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.180) for t he reset setti ngs. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Re set] on the [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Res et screen appea rs. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Re set me[...]

177 8 Settings 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Re set menu item order]. 4 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or resetting th e menu item or der appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Re set] . 6 Press t he 4 button. The menu order is reset.[...]

178 8 Settings Displaying the Clock Mode You can u se the came ra as a cloc k. With the c amera turned o ff, press and hold down the 4 bu tton to displa y the clock on the LCD monitor. 1 Press and hold down th e 4 button. The cam era turns on and th e clock app ears on the scree n. The came ra turn s off aut omatica lly after approxim ately 1 0 se [...]

179 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities Refer to the following lis t of cities when setting th e World Time . Region Ci ty Region Ci ty North A merica Hon olulu Africa/ West Asia Jerusalem Anchora ge Nairobi Vancouve r Jeddah San Franc isco Tehr an Los Ang eles Dubai Calgary K arachi Denver K abul Chicago Male Miam i Delhi Toronto C olomb[...]

180 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 setting (last memory) is saved when the camera is turned off. No : The setti ng returns t o the default setting when t he camera is[...]

181 9 Appendix [ u Setting] Menu Items Memory Flash Mode On — Yes p.87 Drive Mode Off — Yes p.76, p.77, p.78 Focus Modes Off — Yes p.85 Zoom Posit ion Off — Yes p.80 MF Posi tion Off — Yes p.86 Whi te Ba lanc e Off — Y es p. 92 Sens iti vity Off — Yes p. 96 EV Compens ation Off — Yes p.82 AE Meteri ng Off — Ye s p.94 Dig ital Zoom[...]

182 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Key Oper ation Language / According to initial setting Yes N o p.36 Folder Name Date Yes Yes p.168 USB Connectio n PC Yes Yes p.169 Video Out According to initial setting Yes No p.170 Brightn ess Level Normal Yes Yes p.171 Power Savi ng 5 sec Yes Yes p.172 Auto Po wer Off 3 min Yes Yes p.1 73 Quick Z oom [...]

183 9 Appendix Functi ons Available for Each Shooting Mode Yes : Can be set and fun ction is a vailable. No : Can not be set. # : Can be set but fun ction is not avail able. *1 If you selec t one of these funct ions in anoth er shooting mo de and then en ter the Green mode, o nly the funct ion select ed is ava ilable. *2 Fixed at L *3 Fixed at a (f[...]

184 9 Appendix *8 Set at h (2048×153 6) *9 Fixed at D *10 W (Automatic Tracking AF) is n ot availa ble *11 S et to J ( Multiple) for Face R ecognition AF *12 F ixed at s (Infinity) *13 F ixed at 64 *14 S et at V (1280×9 60) Q E xX y P N D J z R Yes Ye s Yes No *3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes , (Auto) Yes Yes Yes Yes *3 Yes Y es Yes Yes Ye s a ( Flash O [...]

185 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessorie s are availa ble for this cam era. AC adapter kit K-AC8 (AC adapter D-AC8, AC pl ug cord) Battery charger kit K-BC8 (*) (Battery charger D-BC8, AC plug cord) AC plug cord name d iffers depend ing on the co untry. Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI8 (*) USB cable I-USB7 (*) AV c[...]

186 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 bat tery is exhauste d. Charge the batt ery using the battery c harger. (p .22) Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete unwanted ima ges.[...]

187 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 re corded This messag e appears when you try t o switch to Q mode while an image is still being recor ded, or when the protect setting or DPOF setting is being c hanged. It dis appears after the image is recorde d or the s[...]

188 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is n ot installed Check if battery is installed. If not, install battery . Battery is installed incorrectly Check orient ation of battery. Re insert battery according to +- symbols. (p.23) Battery power i s low Charge the battery. No image on LCD monitor Camera is [...]

189 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[...]

190 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still Picture • The image storage capacit y is for refer ence only. Th e actual image storage capacit y may vary depending o n the S D memory ca rd and the subject. • V (1280×960) c an only be set for rec orded pixels when R m ode is s et. Type Fully [...]

191 9 Appendix Movie 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 15fps So und Built-in Memory 128 MB Built-in Memory 128 MB Built- in Memory 128 MB m 640×4 80 C 10 se c. 1 min. 56 se c. 19 sec. 3 m in. 50 sec. 8 min. 22 sec. 1 hr. 36 min. 59 sec. D 13 se [...]

192 9 Appendix Focus Type TTL contrast detection system by sensor 9-point aut ofocus (multipl e/spot/au tomatic tracki ng AF changeable) Still Picture (from lens front ) Normal : Approx. 0.4 m - ∞ ( full zoom range. Tel ephoto only : approx. 0.5 m - ∞ ) Macro : Approx . 0.01 m - 0.6 m ( Wide- angle ) Pan Focus : Approx. 1.5 m - ∞ (Wide-a ngle[...]

193 9 Appendix Drive Modes Single-fra me, Self-timer (approx. 10 sec., appro x. 2 sec.), Continuous (Normal, High Speed), Int erval Shoot Self- timer Electronic contro l type, control t ime: Approx. 10 sec ., 2 sec. Time Funct ion World Time 71 cities (28 t ime zones) Clock Mode Clock display by holding down 4 / W button while camera is turned off [...]

194 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 [...]

195 9 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the 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 the[...]

196 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[...]

197 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: PENTAX Ima ging Comp any A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Stre et, 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 t[...]

198 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[...]

199 9 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec.Mode] menu ......... 51 A mode ............ ........ 1 0, 113 Q button ... ................. 44, 47 Q mode .... ............... 10, 113 [ H Setting] men u .............. 5 2 A Green Mo de ................ 64 | Green B utton .... 44, 46, 5 8 i Delete ........... ........ 4 3, 123 x Tele ........ ............. ...[...]

200 9 Appendix Color Mode .............. ........ 110 Computer .... ............. ........ 169 Connecti ng to a print er .... 148 Contin uous Sho oting 1 . ... 7 7 Contrast ...... .................... . 102 Copy ........... .................... . 134 D Dark portion s ..... ................ 1 9 Date and ti me ............ 38, 15 9 Daylight G .. ....[...]

201 9 Appendix P PAL ............ .................... . 170 Pan Fo cus 3 ... ................ 85 Photo proc essing lab ...... . 145 PictBridge ................ ........ 148 Playba ck ........... 4 2, 113, 121, 15 5, 157 Playback Mode Palette ... ... 6 0 Playback Only Mode ......... 3 5 Playin g back mov ies ........ 121 Playin g back sou nds .....[...]

202 9 Appendix W Waterproof and dustproof .... ................... 5, 72 White B alance ......... .......... 92 World Time .............. ........ 165 Z Zoom button ............ .... 44, 4 6 Zoom xw .................... ... 80[...]

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Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure the be st per form ance f rom your cam era, please re ad the Op erating Manual b efore using th e camera. • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57624 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2006 01-200601 Pri nted in China PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itab[...]