Pentax Optio X manual

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Thank y ou for buying the PENTAX Optio X Digital Cam era. Please rea d this ma nual before using the cam era in orde r to get the mos t out of al l the feat ures and functions . Keep thi s manual s afe, as i t can be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to understand all the cam era’s capabil ities. Reg ardin g co pyrig hts Images taken using the Opt[...]

1 Sufficien t atten tion has been paid to the sa fety of thi s product bu t please pay parti cular atte ntion to th e warnings indicate d by the f ollowing symbol s during use. Warning • Do not attempt to take the c amera apart or remodel the camera. High voltages are pres ent withi n the camer a, and ther e is there fore a da nger of electric sh[...]

2 Caution • Ne ver try to disa ssemble or short the ba ttery. Also , do not disp ose of the battery in fire, as i t may explod e. • Do not c harge any bat teries other than rec hargeab le lithi um-ion battery D-LI 8. Th e bat ter y coul d ex plode or c atch fire . • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is dischar ging as ther e is a[...]

3 • If light ning shoul d be prese nt during us ing, unplug th e power cor d and discon tinue using . Continui ng to u se the prod uct can cause damage to the equipme nt, fire or el ectrical sh ock. • Wi pe off the plug of the power cord if it shou ld becom e covered with dust. Thi s can cause a fir e. Caution • Do no t pl ace he avy o bjec t[...]

4 • Do not use the cam era where it m ay come in con tact with rai n, water or any other liqui d, becau se the came ra is not w eather, wat er, or liquid r esistant . Shou ld th e ca mera ge t we t fro m rai n, spl ashi ng wa ter, or an y ot her liqui d, wip e it off i mmedi atel y wit h a d ry sof t c loth. • En sure that the c amera is no t s[...]

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

6 Taking Pictu res 53 Taking Pi ctures ..... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ...... . 53 Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings (Program Mode) ............................................. ................................ 53 Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene .......[...]

7 Playing Back Movies .... ...................................... .............................. 108 Playing Back a M ovie ........ ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ..... 108 Con nec ting the Cam era to A V E qui pment ... .... ...... .... ..... .... ...... .... .. 11 0 Deletin g Images .. ...... ...... ....... ...... [...]

8 Settin g the Ala rm ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... . 158 Checking t he Ala rm ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ... 158 Setting the Alarm .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ... 159 Turning t he Ala[...]

9 This ope rating ma nual cont ains the followin g chapters. 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. [...]

10 Items marke d with an ast erisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Accessories” (p.167). Checking t he Contents of the Pa ckage Camera Opti o X Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ ) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW24 USB cable I-USB7 ( ∗ ) AV cable I-AVC 7 ( ∗ ) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-[...]

11 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button C button/Power switch Battery cov er button A button/Power switch Microphone Lens O button/Power switch Self-timer lamp (red) Flash Tripod socket Strap lug Speaker Battery cover USB cradle connector terminal SD M emory Car d socket (Dummy card is insert ed in SD Memory Card s ocket when camera lea[...]

12 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws informat ion su ch as the s hooting c onditions . Names of Operating Parts For funct ions of each buttons, ref er to “Under standing t he Button Function s” (pp.40 - 43). Monitor Indications O button/Power switch C button/Power switch A button/Power switch Q button Zoom lever ([...]

13 Full Display in Still Picture Ca pture Mode About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an are a in the fra me that is s o bright it appears w hite, the indicat ed area bl inks red as a warn ing. Simi larly, when there is an a rea that is s o dark it appears b lack, the indicate d area bli nks yellow a s a warning. 1 Shooting m ode (p.55) [...]

14 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode The disp lay sho ws informat ion such as the s hooting c onditions. B1 to B10 only appear when [Histogram + Info] is s elected. ( 1 p.105) Guide Ind ications A guide to availab le button operations appears on the LCD monitor during op eration. The butto ns are ind icated as shown be low. A1 Folder n u[...]

15 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T20) suppl ied with the camera. 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[...]

16 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a The batte ry for this camera is inclu ded in th e package. I nsert the battery in the c amera and the n place th e camera on the USB cradl e to charg e the batte ry. 1 Press th e battery cover bu tton on th e side of the LCD monitor. Swivel the lens sect ion of the ca mera to exp ose the ba ttery cove r bu[...]

17 1 Getting Started 4 Close th e battery cover. Slide the cover on from t he SD Mem ory Card so cket side of the camer a and push un til it clicks . The batter y cover fits on the camera so that the “X” of the PEN TAX logo on the c over is ne arest the lens . 1 Remove the battery c over. Refer to Steps 1 a nd 2 o n the previous page . 2 Pull t[...]

18 1 Getting Started When usi ng the ca mera for th e first tim e or after a long peri od of non- use, or w hen the [ Battery dep leted] message ap pears, ch arge the batter y as described below. 1 Connect th e AC plu g cord D-CO2 4 to the US B cradle. 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the camera on the USB crad le. Make sure t[...]

19 1 Getting Started • Image Storage Cap acity and Pla yback Time (at 23°C with th e LCD monitor on and the battery fully charged) The still picture stora ge capacity is based on measuring conditions in accordance with CIPA st andards and the playbac k time is ba sed on P ENTAX measuring conditions. Some deviation from the abov e figures m ay oc[...]

20 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a n SD Memory Card. Capture d images , movies an d voice re cordings can be s aved on the SD Memo ry Card if a card is inserted in the cam era. They are saved in the bu ilt-in memory if a ca rd is not inse rted. ( 1 p.2 5) 1 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card soc[...]

21 1 Getting Started 1 Push t he car d in to the SD Memory Ca rd so cket t o ej ect it . Pu ll th e ca rd ou t. Removing the SD Memor y Card Precautio ns When Using an SD Me mory Card • The SD Memory Card is equ ipped with a w rite-p rotect sw itch. Setting the switch to LOCK protects the existing data by prohibiting recording of new data, deleti[...]

22 1 Getting Started Choos e the numb er of pixe ls (size ) and quali ty level (data com pression rate) of still pictures ac cording to how you intend to use the pic tures you have tak en. Higher quality l evels and n umbers o f pixels produce clea rer image s for printing, but the res ulting in crease in da ta volume reduc es the total number of p[...]

23 1 Getting Started Recorded Pix els, Qual ity Level an d Image Storag e Capacity • The above table shows the approx imate image storage capacity and r ecording time when us ing a 64MB S D Memory Car d. • The above figures may vary depending on the su bject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard, etc. Qualit y Level Recorded P[...]

24 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he A , C or O button depending on the mode you want to use. The sta rt-up sou nd is play ed and t he came ra turns o n. The s creen t hat appears depend s on the butt on that was pr essed. A butt on: The ca mera tur ns on in A (still pictur e) mode. This is the mo de for taking sti ll pic[...]

25 1 Getting Started O button: The ca mera tur ns on in O (voice recordin g) mode. This is th e mode fo r recording on ly sound, not for takin g pictures or recordin g movies. The len s cover st ays close d. The mem ory card i s checked aut omatically when the cam era turns on. ; app ears on the LCD mon itor when a card has bee n inserted and + ap [...]

26 1 Getting Started Use th is mode when yo u want to pl ay back sever al picture s or soun d files. S till pictures, movies and sou nd files stored in the c amera’s bu ilt-in memory or o n the SD Mem ory Card are played bac k without e xtending the lens . In Playback Only mode, pressin g the shutter r e lease bu tton does not change the mode t o[...]

27 1 Getting Started Using the Camera This ca mera is designed so that t he lens a nd LCD m onitor swi vel to al low you to ta ke pictu res from a variety o f angles (free style ). The foll owing describ es the bas ic way to hold the camera and h ow to use it. The ex terior of the ca mera is de signed to e nsure eas y operation by the user. To swiv[...]

28 1 Getting Started Make use of this feature to take pictur es of yourself or to take pictures in a crowd by extendi ng your arm . You can t ake pictu res with the camera while it is still in the USB c radle. The U SB cra dle makes a s tab le bas e fo r posi tioni ng th e cam era on a table or s helf or ot her flat su rface. It is useful for takin[...]

29 1 Getting Started By conn ecting the camera to a v ideo recorde r, DVD rec order or o ther AV equipme nt, you c an record ima ges capt ured by the c amera. ( 1 p.11 0) As the trip od sock et is loc ated on th e side of the lens section, pictures are taken in the ve rtical position unless you adju st the cam era after attachin g it to the tripod.[...]

30 1 Getting Started Initia l Setti ngs If th e Init ial Setti ngs scree n or Da te Adj ust scre en app ears w hen you tur n the cam era on, fol low the pr ocedure bel ow to se t the disp lay lang uage and/or current da te and time. If the Initial Settings scree n appears 1 p.31 “Setting t he Display Lang uage” 1 p.32 “Setting the Da te and T[...]

31 1 Getting Started You can c hoose th e languag e in which the menus , error mes sages, etc. are disp layed from the follow ing: Engli sh, French, Germ an, Spani sh, Italian, Russia n, Korean, Ch inese and Japanese. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Langu age/ screen appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a languag[...]

32 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date and tim e and the display style. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). Th e fram e m ove s to [mm /dd /yy ]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the dat e and time display st yle. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel[...]

33 1 Getting Started 9 Press t he 4 button. The came ra is ready t o take picture s. If you set the date and tim e with the men u operatio ns, the screen will return t o the [ u Se t-u p] m enu . Press the 4 butto n agai n. • Wh en you finish the s ettings and pres s the 4 bu tton , th e ca me ra cloc k is reset to 00 seco nds. • T o set the ex[...]

34 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictur es The stand ard procedure for taking st ill pictures is describe d below. The flash fi res autom atically de pending o n the ligh t conditi ons. 1 Press t he A button. The came ra turns on a nd is read y to take still pictu res. 2 Confirm the subject and shooting information on the LCD monitor. Th[...]

35 2 Quick Start The shut ter release button work s in a tw o-step acti on as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s, expos ure and whi te balanc e are lo cked when the shutt er release button is pressed h alfway. The shutter spee d and ape rture settings only appe ar on the LCD monitor whe n the shutte r release bu tton is press ed halfw ay. The g re[...]

36 2 Quick Start Engaging the Key Lock in Capture mode di sables al l camera operation s except power off, shutter an d zoom opera tions. As no pic tures ca n be play ed back o r voice m emos recor ded, etc., this function is useful for pr eventing erroneous operation when you as k someon e to take pic tures for you. 1 Press t he center b utton i n[...]

37 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can play back th e images you h ave tak en. 1 Press the Q button after t aking a picture. The i mage app ears on the LCD monito r. This is called Pl ayback m ode. To take anothe r picture, pr ess the Q b utton agai n or pre ss the s hutter rel ease but ton half way. You are rec ommend e[...]

38 2 Quick Start Still pict ures can be played bac k one at a time, pro ceeding e ither forwar d or backwa rd. 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on the LCD monito r. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ). The previo us or next image appea rs. 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on [...]

39 2 Quick Start Press t he { button and then the f our-way control ler ( 4 ) to dis play the Delete sc reen while the image is displayed on the LCD m onitor. You can d elete the display ed image by using the four-w ay controll er ( 2 ) to s elect [Delete ] and pr essing t he 4 butto n. ( 1 p.111) Engaging the Key Lo ck in Pla yback m ode disa bles[...]

40 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button F unctions O button A , C m ode: Swi tches to O mode. ( 1 p.136) Turns th e camera of f when hel d down. C button A , O mo de: Switch es to C mode. ( 1 p.95) Turns th e camera of f when hel d down. A button C , O mo de: Switch es to A mode. ( 1 p.34) Turns th e camera of f when hel [...]

41 3 Common Operati ons Zoom lever A , C m ode: Cha nges t he captured area. ( 1 p .61) * : e nlarg es t he su bjec t / : e nlar ges t he ar ea ca ptur ed by the camer a 4 / W button Chan ges t he in form atio n disp layed on the LCD mo nitor . ( 1 p.73) Four-way con troller The oute r rim can be p ressed in fo ur directio ns: up, down, left and ri[...]

42 3 Common Operati ons O button Switches to O mode. ( 1 p.13 6) Turns th e camera of f when hel d down. C button Switches to C mode. ( 1 p.95) Turns th e camera of f when hel d down. A button Switches to A mode. ( 1 p.34) Turns th e camera of f when hel d down. Shutter rel ease butto n Press dow n halfway or fully to switc h to A mode. ( 1 p.34) Q[...]

43 3 Common Operati ons 4 / W button Chan ges t he in form atio n disp layed on the LCD mo nitor . ( 1 p.105) Return s zoom dis play, rotat ed image dis play or nine -image disp lay to single- image dis play. ( 1 p.101) Displays ni ne-image display for the folde r selected in fold er display. ( 1 p.101) Four-way con troller The outer rim can be pre[...]

44 3 Common Operati ons Using the Menus When you press th e 3 button, a menu app ears on th e LCD monitor. The menu v aries de pending on the came ra mode. You c an set funct ions, sa ve the se ttings and change the camer a settings on these menus. If you assig n the function you use most frequen tly to [My Menu ], pressing the 3 bu tton will ta ke[...]

45 3 Common Operati ons 5 Use t he four -way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the se tting. The qual ity level cha nges each t ime the four -way cont roller ( 23 ) is presse d. 6 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture s tatus. When th e shutter r elease bu tton is press ed fully, the pictur[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons Example of Menu Ope ration MENU SHUTTER 38 3 8 38 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 14:25 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 09/25/2004 3 8 1 4 : 2 5 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 1 0 0 - 0 0 3 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 1 4 : 2 5 1 0 0 - 0 0 3 8 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 MENU Exit My My Menu MENU 2560 × 1920 My Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance[...]

47 3 Common Operati ons MENU MENU OK 3 8 1 4 : 2 5 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 38 3 8 38 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 14:25 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 09/25/2004 14 1 4 :25 :25 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 09/25/2004 14 1 4 :25 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 09/25/2004 0 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 0 4 09/25/2004 MENU[...]

48 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays t he items that can b e set with the menus and prov ides descrip tions of each item. See the l ist of d efault setting s in the Appendi x ( 1 p.163) to decide w hether yo u want the s ettings s aved when the camera is turned off a nd whether y ou want the settings ret u rned to the defaults when the cam era is[...]

49 3 Common Operati ons [ Q Playbac k] Menu [ u Set-up] Menu Item Description Page Slidesh ow For playing back rec orded imag es one after anothe r p.10 6 Res ize For ch angi ng the size of im ages p.117 Trimm ing For deleting the un needed p art of a pictur e p.119 Copy ima ge and sound For cop ying fil es from th e built-in memo ry to the S D Mem[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons Quick Me nu The quic k menu appears when you press t he cente r butto n (in the middle of the fou r-way contro ller). Press th e 3 button to exit t he quick menu w ithout ch anging an y of the s ettings. The quic k menu f or each mode is shown below. A mode C mode Still Picture Play back mode Before and durin g playb ack in [...]

51 3 Common Operati ons During pause in Movie Pl ayback mod e [ A Rec. Mode ], [ Q Play back] an d [ u Set-up] menu My Menu [My Menu ] appears when a fun ction has been saved in [M y Menu] and the 3 button is pressed. Yo u can go s traight to the settings screen of the function you us e most frequently b y saving that function in M y Men u. 1 Press[...]

52 3 Common Operati ons 4 Press t he center b utton. The quic k menu app ears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [My Menu ]. 6 Press t he center b utton. The sele cted funct ion is saved in [My Men u]. 1 Press t he 3 button. [My Men u] appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to cho ose an it em. 3 Press t he center b utton. The [...]

53 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures R In R (Program) mode, the c amera a utomaticall y set s the shutt e r spe ed and apert ure for taking sti ll pictur es. However, yo u can sel ect other funct ions such a s the fla sh mode a nd recorde d pixels. 1 Press t he A button. The came ra turns on a nd is read y to take still pict ures.[...]

54 4 Taking Picture s Use the quick menu to recor d a voice mem o while in s till pic ture capture mode. You ca n continue ta king pictures whi le recordin g the voice me mo. 1 Press t he center b utton i n A mode. The quic k menu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ O ( Start] and press the center butt on. The ca me ra retu r[...]

55 4 Taking Picture s Your Optio X camer a has a v ariet y of shoot ing mo des th at all ow yo u to take pict ures acc ordin g to t he si tua tion or sho otin g co nditi ons simpl y by choosi ng the righ t mode for that situa tion. There are 15 available s hooting m odes. Selecting the Pi cture Mode According to the Shooting Scene R Program The bas[...]

56 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) in A mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a shooting mode. 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s selected and the camer a return s to cap ture stat us. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The foc us frame t urns gree n if t[...]

57 4 Taking Picture s A B ^ You can choose settings appropriate for taki ng pict ures of d ark scenes , such as nightsc apes. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) in A mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select A , B or ^ . 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s selected and the camer a return s to[...]

58 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) In Pet mode , you can ta ke picture s that show y our pet at its best. Choose the approp riate icon d epending on what color y our pet is (c loser to black or white or in between). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) in A mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect E[...]

59 4 Taking Picture s F You can t ake a num ber of im ages and join them tog ether to fo rm a panor ama picture. The panorama so ftware (ACDSee for PENTAX) on the CD-R OM (S-SW24 ) supplie d with the c amera and a computer a re necess ary for joi ning the i mages. T he Panoram a Assist mode ena bles you to o verlap the edges of the image s so tha t[...]

60 4 Taking Picture s 5 Take th e first imag e. Press the s hutter re lease bu tton fully to take the first image. T he right e dge of the image appears in semi -transpa rent for m on the left of the LCD monitor. 6 Move the camera to the right and take the second imag e. Move the camera unt il the se mi-transpar ent imag e and th e actu al view o v[...]

61 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ C You can u se the zo om to ch ange the cap tured area. 1 Press t he zoom lever in A mode or C mode. * : enlarge s the su bject / : enlarge s the area captured by the camer a The zoo m bar indicate s the c urrent lev el of mag ni fic atio n. When th e digital zoo m functi on is disab led, yo[...]

62 4 Taking Picture s The digi tal zoom is set to O (On ) in the def ault settings. T o take pic tures using o nly the op tical zo om, set the d i gital zoom to P (Off ) . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [D igital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 )[...]

63 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E C You can a djust the overall brightne ss of the pictur e. Use th is function to take pictur es that ar e intentio nally overex posed or under exposed. 1 Press the four-way contro ller ( 45 ) button in A mode or C mode. You can cha nge the EV se tting. To br ight en, sel ect a posi tive (+) va[...]

64 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ C In Self-tim er mode, the p i cture is ta ken ten sec onds or two se conds afte r the sh utte r rel eas e butt on is p res sed. 1 Press t he { button in A mode or C mode . The Fn gui de appears . 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select g or r . The came ra is ready t o take the pi c[...]

65 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. The pictur e is taken te n seconds or two secon ds late r. Focusi ng may be comprom ised if you m ove the ca mera whi le the self-timer la mp is blinking wh en taking still pictures. •I n C mode , recor ding w ill start after te n secon ds (o r two s econd s). • P ress the 3 but[...]

66 4 Taking Picture s R q < I > ; S J K E There are two ways of taking a series of p ictures. On e involves takin g pictur es one afte r the other and saving ea ch one s eparately (C ontinuou s Shooting mode), and the other i nvolves jo ining a series of pictures i nto a singl e image (M ultiple Shoo ting mode). 1 Press t he { button in A m[...]

67 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Pic ture s are tak en in th e sele cted mo de. Example of picture taken in Multiple Sh ooting mode Four fr ames are joi ned to form a singl e image. • The flash will not discharge in Continuous Shoo ting mode. • Co ntinuous shooting is not possibl e in F , A , B or ^ mode. • Y[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A > ; S B J K E Auto br acketing can be us ed to aut omatical ly vary set tings suc h as the exposu re and wh ite balan ce over a series of three shots w hen the shutter re lease bu tton is press ed. This simple opera tion ens ures that you are a ble to get the best shots after shooting. Auto Bracket Settings 1[...]

69 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button while the setting is displayed. The Auto Brac ket option s screen a ppears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the shooting conditions. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ) to c hoos e t he Au to Bracket sett ings for a or b . A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 [...]

70 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A > ; S B J K E ^ A set numb er of pictu res can be aut omatical ly taken fr om a set time and for a set interval. 1 Press t he { button in A mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select k . The curr ent interval sh ooting setting appears for five secon ds. To tak e pictures wit[...]

71 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button while the setting is displayed. The Interv al Shoot scree n appea rs and [Int erval] i s frame d. 4 Set the interval time . 1 Pr ess the fou r-way c ontroller ( 5 ). 2 Use the four-wa y contro ller ( 23 ) to change the m inutes, then press ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to c hange the se con[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s 9 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Interval shooting star ts. Bet ween sho ts, LC D monit or turn s off. The remaini ng image st orag e capaci ty and interv al time appe ar on the LC D mo nitor wh en y ou pre ss the A but ton du ring st andby. The mess age [Sto p interval sh ooting ?] appears w hen you pr ess the 3 b[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n in Capture Mode The LCD monitor di splay c hanges i n the follo wing sequ ence each ti me you pr ess the 4 button: Normal Display, Histogram Disp lay, Histogram + Info, No Icon s, Backlight Off. Refer to “Mo nitor Indi cations” (p.12) for de tails of e ach disp lay mode. All t he camer a b[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s A histogra m is a g raph show ing the b rightness of the im age on th e horizont al axis (darkest at the left and b rightest a t the right ) and the number o f pixels on the vertical axis. The shap e of the h istogram tells you w hether the e x posure of the ima ge is corr ect or not. If the exp osure is correct , the graph pe[...]

75 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ Focus Mode 1 Press t he { button in A mode. The Fn gui de appears . Selecting the Focus Mode = Auto focus The camera is focused on th e subject in the autofoc us area whe n the shutter release but ton is pressed half way. Use this mode whe n the distance to th[...]

76 4 Taking Picture s 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The focu s mode cha nges ea ch time the button is pressed. The came ra is ready to take pictures i n the selected focu s mo de. The pr ocedure fo r setting t he focus manually is descri bed below. 1 Press t he { button in A mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Use t he fou r-way contro ller[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he { button in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to select ) . The previo usly sel ected focu sing area appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e focus ing area. 4 Press t he 4 button. The focu sing area is fixed in its ne w positio n. Adjusting the Focusing Area The focu sing area ap p[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E Flash Modes 1 Press t he { button in A mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 4 ). The flash m ode chang es each time the button is pressed. The came ra is ready to take pictures in th e selected flas h mode . Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The flash dischar ges a[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ You ca n choo se fr om si x reco rded p ixels sett ings . The lar ger your recorded pixels, the clearer the d etails will appear when you print y our picture. Th e quality of th e printed pict ure depend s on the image q uality, e xposure con trol, resol ution of th e printer an d other fact[...]

80 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reco rded Pixels]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. The appro ximate file size is indica ted after the num ber of recor ded pixels . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to cha[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ Image qu ality refe rs to the c ompression rate of still pi ctures. The more stars, the lower the c ompression rate and th e higher th e qualit y, but the file si ze becomes la rger. The recorded pixel s setting als o affects the fil e size ( 1 p.79). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in [...]

82 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can t ake pictu res in na tural colo rs by adj usting th e white bal ance accordi ng to the l ight cond itions at the time of s hooting. White Balanc e 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four- way c[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The Wh ite Ba lance set ting is sa ved a nd the camera returns to cap ture status. Refer to St ep 6 of “H ow to Use the Me nus” (p.45 ) for other operation s after th e setting has been made. Have a blank shee t of whit e paper rea dy. 1 Sele ct K (manual) on the White Balance[...]

84 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ You ca n set vario us co nditi ons for au tofo cus . You can c hange the autofocu s area (Foc using Are a). Focusing Area You ca n limi t th e lens moveme nt a rea ac cord ing to the co ndi tions . Set the Foc us Limi ter to O to l imit the f ocus to fa r distanc es during normal s hooting a[...]

85 4 Taking Picture s 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [AF Set ting]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Focus ing Area scre en appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Focusing Area]. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use t he four -way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the[...]

86 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ C You can c hoose whi ch part of the screen to use to meas ure the brightnes s and determ ine the exposure . The default set ting is L (multi- segmen t). AE Metering 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [A[...]

87 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ C You can sele ct the sensiti vity to suit the bri ghtness of the surrounding s. The defau lt setting is Auto. Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity ]. 3 Press t he four- way contr [...]

88 4 Taking Picture s R q < I A F > ; S B J K E ^ You can c hoose th e Instant Review time from 0.5 s ec, 1 se c, 2 sec, 3 sec, 4 s ec, 5 se c and Of f (no displ ay). The d efault se tting is 1 sec. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Instant Review]. 3 Press t [...]

89 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can c hoose whe ther you wa nt the ima ge to hav e sharp or sof t outlines . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use th e four- way contro lle r ( 23 ) to select [Sh arpness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [Hard (+)] or y [So[...]

90 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can s et the co lor saturat ion. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use th e four- way contro lle r ( 23 ) to select [Sat uration]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. To reduc e the satur ation, ch oo[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can s et the im age contrast . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. To reduce the cont rast, ch oose (–) an[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) You can choo se whether you want the set value s to be saved w hen the camera i s turned off o r returne d to the defau lts. The i tems that can be saved or re set are lis ted below. If y ou select O (O n), t he se ttin gs w ill b e saved i n the stat us they we re in imm ediately bef ore the camer[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode or C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 23 ) t o select [ Memory] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Mem ory screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P ([...]

94 4 Taking Picture s Returning Only the Shooting Functio ns to the Default Settings This fun ction let s you ret urn all the s hooting fu nction s ettings but n o t the other set tings to the defaults. All the it ems on the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu are res et: Recorded Pixels, Quality Level, Whi te Balance, AF Setting, AE Metering , Sensitivity , Auto[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies C This mode lets you record movie s and sound. 1 Press t he C button. The follo wing inform ation appea rs on the LCD m onitor. 1 Movie mode ic on 2 Recording in dicator (bli nks during reco rdin g) 3 Remaining re cording ti me Press the zoom lever u p or do wn to change the captur ed area. * : enlarge s the s[...]

96 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he shutt er release button f ully. Recording stops. If you ke ep the shutter rel ease butto n presse d for more th an one se cond, movies will be ta ken for as long as you keep the button pressed . Shooting s tops when yo u take your fi nger off the sh utter releas e button. You can t ake still pictures without in te[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s Taking Still Pictu res Using the A Button while Recordi ng Movie By us ing th e A button, yo u can take a sti ll pictur e while contin uing to record a movie. 1 Press t he A button quickly while recordin g a movie. The came ra swi tches to A mode while record ing contin ues. The movie recording t ime appea rs on the A mode scr[...]

98 4 Taking Picture s C You can a dd a colo r effect to movies by using c olor filters. As well as recording in norma l colors, y ou can c hoose a B&W filter or a Sepia fi lter. 1 Press t he 3 button in C mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Movie]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). T[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s This mo de lets y ou take mov ies at a d elayed f rame rate, s o that when you pla y the m ovie at th e normal frame rate, the action appears speeded up. For exam ple, if you choose the ×2 se tting, half th e normal numbe r of frames wi ll be tak en, so tha t when you play the movie at the normal frame rate , the action wi ll[...]

100 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Playing Ba ck and Deleting I mages Playing Back Still Pic tures A mode is for taking stil l pictures and C m ode is for record ing movies . Follow the procedure below t o switch b etween A mode , C mode and Play back mode. 1 Press t he Q button. The came ra switche s to Playback mode. 1 Press t he A button or[...]

101 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d isplay n ine thum bnails o f captured images a t a time. 1 Press t he zoom lever f in Playbac k mode. A page c onsisti ng of n ine thum bnail im ages appears . The disp layed im ages chang e nine at a tim e page by pag e. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) t o move th e frame. When ten or more i[...]

102 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images By settin g [Folder Na me] in the [ u Set-up] menu to [Da te], images and voice rec ordings can be saved in differe nt folders accordin g to the date when take n. Yo u ca n cho ose a f ol der f or a ce rtai n da te by the foll owin g procedure . 1 Press t he zoom lever tow ard f in Playback mode. The scree n [...]

103 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d isplay i mages magn ified up to eight times. A guide to operation appears on the LCD monitor d uring mag nificatio n. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to c hoose an i mage to mag nify. 2 Press t he zoom lever y . The imag e is m agnified (×1 to ×8). Ho lding down[...]

104 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images This fun ction let s you dis play the image at maximu m magnif ication b y pressing th e zoom l ever y once in single image displ ay. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Quick Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to [...]

105 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Shooting informati on can b e displa yed on the LCD mon itor in Pl ayback mode. Pre ssing the 4 button chang es the display mode. Refer to p.1 4 for detai ls of each d isplay m ode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode 1 p.73 OK OK OK 100 1 0 0 - 00[...]

106 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can p lay back all the recorded ima ges one a fter another . 1 Press the cent er button in Playback mode. The quic k menu app ears. 2 Use th e four- way contro lle r ( 23 ) to select [Slidesho w]. 3 Press t he center b utton. The slides how starts. To exi t the s lideshow, press the 4 but ton duri ng the [...]

107 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Slidesh ow]. To start the s lideshow with the curr ent settings, go to Step 9. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The slides how screen appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al]. 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-[...]

108 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Playing Back Movies You can p lay back the movie s you have t aken. An o peration g uide appears on the LCD mo nitor wh en swit ching to Playback mode. Sou nd is play ed back at the sam e time. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose a movie to play back. 2 Press t he fo[...]

109 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images This fun ction let s you sa ve one fra me from a mo vie as a still picture. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to c hoose the movie . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2 ) to play the movi e. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) whe n you reach the scene that you want to sa [...]

110 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable t o connect th e camera to AV equipmen t with a video IN j ack, su ch as a T V, DVD record er or vide o recorder, you can record im ages ca ptured and play back camera im ages on the AV equipme nt. Make sure the c amera is turn ed off befo re connec [...]

111 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images Deleting Images You can d elete sin gle imag es and s ound file s one at a time. 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mode and use t he four -way cont roll er ( 45 ) to choose an image or so und file to delete. 2 Press t he { button. The Fn gui de appears . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 4 ). The Delet e screen appea[...]

112 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images If an image has a voi ce memo ( 1 p.13 9 ) , you ca n delete the voice mem o withou t deleting the image. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose an image with a voice memo attache d. 2 Press t he { button. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 4 ). The Delet e screen appe[...]

113 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can delete m ultiple images an d soun d files from the nine- image dis play. 1 Press t he zoom lever f in Playbac k mode. Nine thu mbnail im ages appe ar. 2 Press t he { button. P appears on the images or sound files . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e images and sound files to delete [...]

114 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can d elete all the imag es and so und files at once. 1 Press t he { button in Playback mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 4 ). The Delet e screen appears. 3 Press t he { button. The Delete All scre en appears. 4 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [D elete All ][...]

115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can protec t images and sound files from bei ng accide ntally dele ted. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose an image or sound file to protect. 2 Press t he { button. The Fn gui de appears . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Protect screen ap pears. 4 U[...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Images You can p rotect all your ima ges and s ound fil es. 1 Press t he { button in Playback mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Protect screen ap pears. 3 Press t he { button. The Protect All screen app ears. 4 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [P rotect] . 5 Pr[...]

117 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Editing and Printing Still P ictures Editi ng Stil l Pic tures By changi ng the size and quality of a selected image, you can make th e file siz e smaller t han the ori ginal. You can use this functio n to conti nue taking p ictures wh en the SD Memory Ca rd or built -in memory is full , by making the ima [...]

118 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 5 Sele ct th e reso lution an d qu ality . Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 5 ) to di splay the pull -down m enu, the n use the four -way contro ller ( 23 ) t o choo se a size and qual ity an d pres s the fo ur-wa y cont rolle r ( 4 ). You canno t select a la rger resolut ion or higher qua lity than that of[...]

119 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures You can d elete the unwanted pa rt of a pic ture and s ave the trimm ed image a s a separ ate image. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Trimming]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). Image s that can be t rimmed a[...]

120 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 6 Press t he 4 button. The Qua lity Level op tions scre en appe ars. The numb er of size is se lected autom atically ac cording to the size of the tri mmed sect ion. 7 Select the Qua lity Level. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 5 ) to di splay the pull-do wn me nu, then use the four -way con troller ( 23 ) [...]

121 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures You can copy i mages and sound f iles from the bu ilt-in me mory to the SD Memory Card and vi ce versa . This fun ction can on ly be se lected whe n an SD Mem ory Card has been insert ed in the c amera. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller [...]

122 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Selected files are copied to the built -in memo ry one at a time. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ &  % ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file you want to copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted file is copi ed. To Copy Files from the SD [...]

123 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures This fun ction ena bles you to edit still pict ures with di gital fil ters. You can c hoose from nine filt ers: B&W, Sepia, R ed, Pink, Purpl e, Blue, Green, Ye llow and Bri ghtness. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select[...]

124 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures You can s elect a f rame from a record ed movie to save as a stil l picture, divide a movie into two or s titch two m ovies toget her. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Movie Edit]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ([...]

125 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 4 Use the four-wa y controller ( 23 ) to select [Save as Still image]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choo sing a movi e appear s. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie y ou want to edit. 7 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choo sing a frame appears. 8 Use the four-way control[...]

126 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 4 Select [Di vide Mo vies] on the Movie Edit scre en. 5 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choo sing a movi e appear s. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose a movie. 7 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choo sing the divi ding positio n appears . 8 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to de t[...]

127 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 4 Select [S titch Movi es] on t he Movie E dit screen . 5 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choo sing a movi e appear s. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the first movie. 7 Press t he 4 button. 8 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the second movie. 9 Press t he 4 button. The con[...]

128 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Setting the Pri nting Service (DPOF) By saving DPOF (D igital Print Order Format) pri nt reservation dat a with the stil l pictures that you have tak en, you c an print th e images a ccording to the set tings using a D POF comp atible pri nter or photo processi ng lab. You cann ot set the printing s ervice[...]

129 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 4 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and press the four -way controller ( 3 ). The f rame mov es t o [Dat e]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se whe ther to in sert the date or not. O (On) : Th e da te will b e impr inted. P (Off) : The date will not be imprint[...]

130 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Press t he { button in Playback mode. The Fn gui de appears . 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). 3 Press t he { button. The screen for making DPOF settings for all images ap pears . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and whet her to i nsert the date or not. Refer t[...]

131 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures Printing Using PictBridge This function lets you print images directl y from the camera without using a PC. Place the camera on the USB c radle and connec t the USB cradle to a printer that su pports PictBridge using the US B cable (I-USB7) supplied with the camera. Select the images yo u want to print a n[...]

132 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 4 Turn the printer on. 5 Place the camera on the USB cradle a nd turn t he camera o n. The PictBr idge menu ap pears. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Print One] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print Th is Image scre en appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ch[...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 7 Press t he 3 button. The scree n for changi ng print se ttings appears . 8 Select [P aper Si ze] an d press t he four-way controller ( 5 ). The Paper Size scre en appear s. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose t he pape r size. You can onl y choose a size that is support ed by your printer. 1[...]

134 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Print All] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print All Imag es scree n appears. 3 Choose the number of copies and whether to insert the da te or not and confirm the settings . The num ber of copies a nd da te setting that you choos e apply t [...]

135 6 Editing and Printi ng Still Pictures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DPOF AUTOPRINT] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press t he 4 button. The Print w/DPOF Settings s creen ap pears. Use the four- way cont roller ( 45 ) to che ck the imag es and print settings. Set the print set tings with t he pri ntin g servi ce (DP OF). (p.128 ) [...]

136 7 Recordin g and Playing Back Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Rec ording Mode) You can re cord sou nd with the camera. Th e microp hone is loc ated on the top o f the ca mera. Aim the camera t o obtain the bes t sound. 1 Press t he O button. The rem aining recor dable time an d the recordi ng time of the current f[...]

137 7 Recordin g and Playing Back Sound 1 Press t he A button quickly in Voice Recording mode. The came ra swi tches to A mode while record ing contin ues. The recor ding time ap pears on the A mode scre en. Refer to “Taking Pict ures” (p.53) for details of how to tak e still pictur es. 2 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The focu s [...]

138 7 Recordin g and Playing Back Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back the sou nd files y ou made 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- way contr oller ( 2 ). You can pl ay back th e sound files you have record ed. 1 Total fi le recording time 2 Playbac[...]

139 7 Recordin g and Playing Back Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voic e memo to your st ill pictures. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to ad d a voice m emo. 2 Press t he center b utton. The quic k menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 )[...]

140 7 Recordin g and Playing Back Sound 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voice memo t hat you want to play back. If U appears on th e displaye d image, a voice memo has b een recorde d. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can b[...]

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142 8 Settings Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will del ete all the da ta on the SD Memory Card. All the dat a in the built-in me mory wi ll be dele ted if no SD Me mory Card has been i nser ted i n th e camer a. 1 Select [Format] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Form at screen ap pears. 3 Use the four-wa[...]

143 8 Settings You can c hange the initial date and ti me setti ngs. You can also set the style i n which the date appe ars on the camera. Choose [mm /dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy/m m/dd]. 1 Sele ct [D ate Ad just] on th e [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. Refer to “ Setting the Date a nd [...]

144 8 Settings You can adjus t the volume of ope ration sound s and change the type of sound. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Sound s creen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Volume]. 4 Use the f our-way contro ller ( 45 ) to adjust the volu me. Set the vol ume to 0 to[...]

145 8 Settings 8 Repeat Steps 5 to 7 to set [Shutt er Sound], [Operation Sound] and [Sel f-timer Sound]. Select [On], [ Off] or [USER] for th e self-timer sou nd. 9 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture s tatus. Ref er to Step 6 of “How to Use the Menus” ( p.45 ) for ot her ope rat[...]

146 8 Settings The date and tim e select ed in “Sett ing the Dat e and Tim e” (p.32) serve as the W (H ometown) d ate and ti me. By using the world time function , you can displa y the time in a city o ther than the Hom etown ( X Dest ination). Th is is usef ul when taki ng pict ures in a diff erent time zone. The pr ocedure fo r setting t he D[...]

147 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the Dest ination city. The curr ent time, loca tion and tim e differenc e of the selec ted city ap pear. 8 Use t he fou r-way contro ller ( 3 ) to select [D ST]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if th e Desti nat ion ci ty use s dayli ght sa[...]

148 8 Settings You can chan ge the languag e in which the men us, error message s, etc. are disp layed. You can c hoose fro m English, Fr ench, German, Sp anish, Ita lian, Russian, Korean, C hinese (tradi tional and simpli fied) and Jap anese. 1 Select [Language/ ] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Langu age/ sc[...]

149 8 Settings 1 Select [Folder Name] on the [ u Set-up] me nu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Standard] or [ Date] . 4 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The Folde r Name sett ing is saved and the cam era returns to capture status. Refer to Step 6 of [...]

150 8 Settings You can chan ge the start-up sc reen, the back ground color of the m enus and the b rightne ss of the LCD monitor. 1 Select [Scr een Setting] on the [ u Set- up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Scree n Setting sc reen appe ars. You can c hoose an image to be display ed as the start-up scre en when the camera is tu[...]

151 8 Settings 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The scr een for cho osing a n image appears . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se an image for the st art- up screen. 8 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 9 Press t he shutt er release button h alfway. The camera i s ready to take pic tures. Refer to Step 6 of “How to [...]

152 8 Settings You ca n ad just t he br igh tness of the LCD moni tor. 3 Use the fo ur-way controlle r ( 23 ) to select [Brigh tness Level]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The monit or gets dark er as the b ar slider move s to t he lef t and brig hter as it move s to the right. 5 Press t he shutt er release button h[...]

153 8 Settings When yo u connec t the camera to AV equi pment, c hoose th e appropriate video o utput forma t (NTSC or PAL) for taking and play ing back im ages. 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [NTSC] or [PAL]. Choos e [...]

154 8 Settings Choos e the appro priate USB connecti on mode for your pu rpose (transferri ng image dat a, direct printing or using the came ra as a PC camera). You can us e the ca mera as a video ph one by se lecting [PC Camera] an d connec ting the cam era to you r PC using t he USB cradle . 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Pr[...]

155 8 Settings You can s et the LCD monitor to turn off automatical ly when no operati on is perform ed for a fi xed time. Pressing any button duri ng Sleep Ti meout will turn t he LCD moni tor back on. 1 Select [Sleep Timeout] on the [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controll[...]

156 8 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tur n off autom atically when no op eration is performed for a fixe d time. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ u Set-up] me nu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [5min], [3min] or [Off]. 4 Press t he shutt er release butto[...]

157 8 Settings You can rese t the camera settings to their defau lts. Refer to the de fault setting list (p.16 3) for the reset settings . To reset o nly the sho oting func tions, refer to “Returning O nly the Shooting Functions to the Default Settings” (p .94). 1 Select [Reset] on th e [ u Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 )[...]

158 8 Settings Setting the Alarm You can set the a larm to ri ng at a s pecified time an d display a selected image. 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select [Alarm] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The list of alar ms appea rs. Chec ked al arms ar e act[...]

159 8 Settings 1 Press t he 3 button in P layback mode. The [ Q Playbac k] menu appears. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select [Alarm] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The list of alar ms appea rs. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to choose Alarm [ R 1] , [ R 2] or [ R 3]. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). [...]

160 8 Settings 7 Press t he { button. The alarm image op tions screen appear s. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se the image t o be displayed when the a larm rings. If t he se lec ted i mage ha s a vo ice memo attached , the voice me mo w ill sound a s the alarm. 9 Press t he 4 button four times. When t he alarm is turned on, [Alar m w[...]

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162 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities Refer to the following list of citi es when se tting the W orld Time . Region Ci ty Region Ci ty North A merica Honolulu Africa/ West Asia Nairobi Anchora ge Jeddah Vancouve r Tehr an San Franc isco Dubai Los Ang eles Karachi Calgary K abul Denver Male Chicago Delhi Miam i Colom bo Toronto K athma n[...]

163 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the factory default settings. The follo wing is a descripti on of the t able notation. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The current setting (las t memory) is saved whe n the camera is turned off. No : The setting retu rns to th e default setting when the ca mera is turned off. ∗ : The setting d epe[...]

164 9 Appendix [ Q Playback] Menu Items Memory Flash Mode On — Yes p. 78 Drive Mode Off — Yes pp.64 - 72 Focus Mode Off — Yes p.75 Zoom Posit ion Off — Yes p.61 MF Posi tion Off — Yes p.76 White Balance Off — Yes p.82 AE Meteri ng Off — Yes p.86 Sensitivity Off — Yes p. 87 EV Compens ation Off — Yes p. 63 Digital Zoom On — Yes p[...]

165 9 Appendix [ u Set-up] Menu Items Item Defaul t Setting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Format — — — p.142 Sound Volume 3 Yes Yes p.144 Start-up Sound Off Yes Yes Shutter So und 1 Yes Yes Operation So und 1 Yes Yes Self-timer Sound On Yes Yes Date Adju st Date Sty le (dat e) According t o default sett ing Yes No p.32 Date Style ([...]

166 9 Appendix Key Oper ation 2345 : Four-way controller Key Operati on Function Default Sett ing Last Memory Setti ng Reset Setti ng Page Q Operation Mod e Playback Mode No — — 23 Shoo ting Mode R (Program) Yes Yes p.55 45 EV Compens ation 0.0EV ∗ Yes p.63 Zoom lever * / / Zoom P osition Wide ∗ Yes p.61 { and 4 Flash Mode , (Auto) ∗ Yes [...]

167 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedica ted access ories are a vailable for this cam era. USB cradle D-CR24 ( ∗ ) AC plug cord D-CO24 ( ∗ ) D-CO2A Australia D-CO24E Europe D-CO2H Hong Kong , United Kin gdom D-CO24J J apan D-CO2K Korea D-CO24U North America, Canad a Rechargeable lithium-ion b attery D-LI8 ( ∗ ) Battery charger D[...]

168 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the following m ay appear on the LCD moni tor during camera o peration. Battery de pleted T he batte ry is exhaust ed. Place t he camera on the USB cradle a nd ch arge t he batt ery. Memory ca rd ful l The SD M emory Card is fu ll and no more imag es can be sa ved. Insert a new SD Me mory Card or delete unw[...]

169 9 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may appear on the LCD monitor wh en using th e PictBridg e function . Interval sho oting is compl eted This messag e appea rs w hen in terval s hooting is cancel ed or befor e the cam era automa tically tu rns off after taking the se t numbe r of pictures . Deleting This mes sage appea rs when deletin[...]

170 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Prob lem Cause Remedy Cannot insert SD Memory Card in camera Protectiv e card has been i nserted in camera Dummy card is i n serted in SD Memory Card sock et when camera leaves factory t o protect socket from scratc hes and dust . Remove dummy card from camera before inser ting SD Memory Car d. Camera will not turn o[...]

171 9 Appendix Picture is da rk Subjec t is too far away in a da rk environm ent, s uch as a ni ght scene Picture b ecomes dark if subjec t is too far away. Ta ke pictu re within rang e of fla sh. Backgr ound is dark When t akin g a pict ure of a pe rson against a da rk backgr ound, su ch as a night scene , the person m ay appea r dark if the flas [...]

172 9 Appendix Zoom will no t work Focus mode is set to r Zoom doe s not functio n in Super Macro mode . USB conn ection with comp uter does not wor k properly USB c onnec tion mode is set to [PictBridge] Set USB conn ection mo de to [PC] or [PC Camera] a ccording to pu rpose. (p.1 54 ) Prob lem Cause Remedy[...]

173 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approximate Image Storage Capacity and Recording Time (when using a 64MB SD Memory Card) *The above table sh ows the approxim ate figures. Type Fully automati c com pact swivel-t ype dig ital still camera with built- in zoom l ens Effecti ve Pixels 5.0 megapi xels Sensor 5.36 megapixels ( total p ixels) 1/2.5 inc[...]

174 9 Appendix Digital Zoom Capt ure Mode Ma x. 4× (combines wit h 3× optical zoom to give z oom magnif ication equival ent to 12 ×) LCD Monitor 2 inch low-temper ature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor with brightn ess adjustment , approx. 210 kilop ixels (with backli ght), and swivel mec hanism (approx. 270 °) Playbac k Func tion Single-frame[...]

175 9 Appendix USB cradle Drive Mode Sing le-frame, 10- sec. Self-timer , 2-sec. Self-t imer, Continuous Shootin g, Multiple Sho oting, Auto Bra cket (Exp osure, White Balanc e, Satu ration, Sharpness, Contrast ), Interv al Shoot Self- timer Elec tronic cont rol type, cont rol time: appro x. 10 sec., 2 sec. Time Function World Time setting for 68 c[...]

176 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 [...]

177 9 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies available from PENTAX distri butors in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review the warranty card su pplied with you r product at the time of purchase, or con tact the PENTAX[...]

178 9 Appendix For customers in U SA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice c omplies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. Op eration i s subje ct to the fol lowing tw o condition s: (1) This dev ice may n ot cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this device mus t accept an y interferenc e receive d, includi ng interfe rence that may cau se undesired [...]

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

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