Pentax 555 manuale d’uso

Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best per formance from your camera, please r ead the Oper ating Manual before using the camera.[...]

Thank you for buying the Pentax Opti o 555 Digital Camera. Please read t his manual before using the camera in order to get t he most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the c amera’s capa bilities. Regarding copy rights Images take n using t he Opt io 5 55 th[...]

1 Sufficient attention has been paid t o the safety of this product but pl ease pay particular attention to the warnings indicated by the following symbols during use. Warning • Do not atte mpt to ta ke the camera apar t or remodel the camera. High voltages are present within t he came ra, and there is there fore a danger of e lectric s hocks. ?[...]

2 • If any of th e battery leakage sho uld come in contact with your ey es, do not rub them. Flush your eyes with clean water an d get medical at te ntion immed i at ely. • If any of the battery le ak age should come in c ontact with ski n or cloth es , wash the affecte d area s thorough ly with wat er. • Do not clean t he pro duct with org a[...]

3 • Be sure t o use t he recha rgeable lit hium-ion battery D- LI7 p rovided for this c amera. I f you use any ot her batter y t he c amera may be damage d or malfunct i on . To users of this camera • There is a possib ilit y that recorded dat a may be erased or that the camera may not function correct ly when used in surrou ndings s uch as ins[...]

4 FOR S AFE USE OF YO UR C AME RA ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... .. 1 Care to be Taken Durin g Handl ing ..... .. ........ . ...... .. ........ . ...... .. ........ . ........ 2 Conte nts .... ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... .. 4 Conte nts of the o[...]

5 Settin g the Inst ant Re view ti me (In stant Revi ew) .... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... 50 Settin g the Im age S harpne ss ( Sharpn ess) ....... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... 50 Settin g the Se nsitiv ity .... ........ ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... .. 50 Setti ng th e Col or Sa tura tio[...]

6 Print ing u sing the p rinting servi ce set tings .. ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... 1 05 Disconnect ing the camer a from t he pr inter. ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... .... 106 Editing / Settings 107 Editin g Image s ........ .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... . 107 Ch[...]

7 This Operating manual c ontains the following chapt ers. 1 Getting Started –––––––– –––––– ––– –– ––– –––––– ––– –– ––– ––– –– This chapter ex plains what you need to do af ter purchasing the camera bef ore you start taking pi ctures. Be sure to r ead it and foll ow[...]

8 ∗ Abo ut ite ms m arked wit h ( ∗ ) ∗ items mark ed with ( ∗ ) are also av aila ble as option al accessories. For other option al accessories , ref er to the lis t on page 138. ∗ Type of AC pl ug cord D-CO2A Australia / D-CO2B United Kingdom / D-CO2E Europe / D-CO2H Hong Kong / D-CO2J Japan / D-CO2K Korea / D-CO2U North America, Canada [...]

9 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button Power switch Self-timer lamp Shutter release button Autofocus window Speaker Viewfinder Built-in flash Microphone Lens Tripod socket Viewfinder Strap lug Terminal cover DC input terminal Battery / card cover LCD monitor USB / AV output terminal Battery lock lever[...]

10 Guide ind ic a tions A guide to available button operati on is displayed on the LCD monitor during operation. The buttons are indicated as sho wn below. Names of O peratin g Parts Four-w ay con troll er ( 2 ) 2 Zoom/ f / y button (Only for d igital zoom and magnif ied play back ) Four-w ay con troll er ( 3 ) 3 DI SP L A Y b ut to n Four-w ay con[...]

11 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Atta ch in g th e Strap Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and pass the other end through the loop.[...]

12 1 Getting Started Powering the Camera When using the camera for the first time or when the [Battery depleted.] message is displayed, cha rge the battery. 1 Connect the AC p lug cord to the battery c harger. 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the battery in the charger with t he label facing up. The charging indicator lights r[...]

13 Getting Started 1 Install the battery provided. When using the camera f or the first time, charge the battery before installing. 1 Slide the batter y / card c over in the di rectio n indicate d by the arrow to open the batt ery / car d cover. 2 Insert the ba ttery with th e la bel faci ng to wards the l ens while using the sid e of the ba ttery [...]

14 Getting Started 1 ! Appro xim at e O per ating Tim e (w hen the D-LI 7 ba ttery is full y charged ) Number of recordable images : Approx. 400 (when 50% shooting uses flash, LCD monitor ON) Playback time : Approx. 210 min. ! Batter y Lev el Ind icator You can chec k the battery level by the symbol displayed o n the LCD monitor. The descript i on [...]

15 Getting Started 1 Use of the A C adapter D-AC 7 (optional) is recommended if yo u intend to us e the LCD monitor for a long time or connect the camera to a PC or printer. 1 Make sure that the camera i s turned o ff and opening the ter minal co ver. 2 Connect the DC termin al on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera. 3 Connect the[...]

16 1 Getting Started Installing the SD Memory Card SD Memory Card can be used with this camera. Captured images or recorded voice are recorded on the SD Memory Card. Make sure tha t the camera is turned off before inserting or removing the SD Memory Card. 1 Open the battery / c ard cover . Follow the steps described on p.1 5 to open the cov er. 2 R[...]

17 Getting Started 1 ! Precaution s Wh en Us ing a SD Mem ory Card • Make sur e tha t the camera is t urne d off before opening t he bat tery / card cov er. • The S D Memory Ca rd is e quipped wit h a write-prot ect switch. Set ting the switch to [L OCK] prot ects t he exis ting data by prohib iti ng rec ording of new dat a, deletio n of exi st[...]

18 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press the power sw itch. The camera will turn on. When the camera is turned on, the lens cover opens and the lens extends. Press the power switch again to turn the camera off. It automatically performs a card check when the c amera is turned on. h appears on t he LCD monitor if no SD Memory Card [...]

19 1 Getting Started Adjusting the Viewfinder You can adjust the diopter in the range of –3 m –1 to +1 m –1 (per meter) if the subject through the v iewfinder are h ard to see. 1 Aim the cam era at the bright subjec t. While l ooking th rough the viewf inder move the diopter adjus tment le ver to the left or right un til the su bject appear s[...]

20 1 Getting Started Initial Setti ngs If the initial sett ings screen appears when you turn the camera on, follow the procedure below to set the display language, Home Town, DST, and current date and time. If the date and time that appear at the bottom right o f the LCD monitor when you turn the camera on for the first time is not the current time[...]

21 Getting Started 1 You can choos e the city (Hom e Town) in wh ich you will use t he camera. 1 Press the fou r-way controller ( 45 ) to select the desired c ity (Home Tow n). 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ). The screen for setting the D.S.T will be displayed. You can choose whether or not to display the Y (Daylight Saving Time) mode. 1 Use[...]

22 Getting Started 1 Set the current date and time. 1 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the month. 2 Press the four-way co ntroller ( 5 ). 2 and 3 will be displayed above and below the month. 3 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the day and press the four-way controller ( 5 ). 2 and 3 will be displayed above and below the day[...]

23 Getting Started 1 6 When you h ave finis hed the sett ings, pres s the OK button when the clock rea ches 00 s econds. The camera is ready to take a picture. Press the OK button again after pressing the OK button when the clock reaches 00 sec onds to ret urn to Capture m ode when you set date and time except the initial settings. • For an accur[...]

24 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still Pictures For the simplest procedure to take still pictures. The flash fires automatically depending on the li ght conditions. 1 Press the power sw itch. The camera will turn on. 2 Set the mode dial to A . 3 Confirm the subject an d shooting information o n the LCD monitor. The focus area in t he middle of [...]

25 2 Quick Start 4 Press the shutter re lease button. The image will be displayed on the LCD monitor for 2 seconds (Ins tant Review) and recorded on the SD Memory Card. (The green and red lamps on the right of t he viewfinder blink alternately while the image is being recorded on t he SD Memor y Card.) The shutter release button works in a two-step[...]

26 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pictures You can display the still picture. 1 Press the Playback b utton after taking a pict ure. The image taken will be displayed on t he LCD mon itor. The image will be rotated 90° clockwise eac h time your press the four-way controller ( 3 ) . Playing B ack Images To rotate t he displaye d image[...]

27 2 Quick Start Still images can be played back one at a time, proceeding eit her forward or backward. 1 Press the Playback b utton after taking a pict ure. An image will be di splayed on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 45 ). displays the p revious image. displays the n ext image. While the image is displayed, you c an erase it[...]

28 2 Quick Start Quick Star t How to Vie w the Re corded Images Images taken with the Optio 555 camera are recorded on t he SD Memor y Card. You can view the images r ecorded on the card on the camera itself, transfer them to your P C and print t hem out. One of the advantages of a digital camera is that it enables you to view your pict ures immedi[...]

29 2 Quick Start You can view recorded images and edit them on the PC just by connecting the camera to the PC with the USB cable and downloading the images (you need to install the USB driver if you are usi ng Windows 98/98SE). Or you can rem ove the SD Memory Ca rd from the cam era and transfer the data t o your PC using a card reader. If yo u use[...]

30 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Changing the Mo de Capture mode is for taking pictures and voice recording. Playback mode is for playing back or erasing images and sound. • Press the Playback button to change from Capture mode to Playback mode. • Press the Playback button or the shutter release button halfway to change from Playback m[...]

31 3 Common Operati ons Using the Button Functions 1 Diopter adjustm ent lever Adjusts the viewfinder for optimum clarity. ( 1 p.19) 2 b button Changes the flash mode. ( 1 p.42) 3 ( button Changes the Capture mode as follows. Using the self-timer ( 1 p.77) Using the remote control unit ( 1 p.78) Continuous shooting ( 1 p.79) Multiple exposure shoot[...]

32 Common Operati ons 3 6 Playback b utton Switches to P layback mode. ( 1 p.33) 7 Four-way controll er ( 45 ) Changes the EV compensation in m odes other than a and O . ( 1 p.74) Changes the shutter speed in a m ode. ( 1 p .56) 8 Four-way controll er ( 23 ) Adjusts the focus in z m ode. ( 1 p.41) Sets the aperture value in a and c mode. ( 1 p.56, [...]

33 Common Operati ons 3 1 Z button Protects the image from erasure. ( 1 p.99) 2 DPOF button Sets the DPOF data for printing pictures. ( 1 p.101) 3 i button Deletes the image. ( 1 p.96) 4 Zoom / f / y button f displays nine images at once. ( 1 p.94) Press - y in norm al mode t o change the s ize of the Zoom D isplay image, displayed on the LCD monit[...]

34 3 Common Operati ons Using the Menus The menus are displayed on the LCD monitor when you press the Menu / Fn button. You can set functions, sav e the settings and change the camera set tings on these menus. When you are making settings from a menu, a guide t o operation is displayed on the LCD mon itor. 1 Press the M enu / Fn button . The menu s[...]

35 Common Operati ons 3 Example of m enu opera tion • If you press th e shutter release butt on half way and move the ca mera t o Capture mo de, any change s to the setting will not be saved. • The [ A Rec. Mode ] men u will be displa yed and when you display the menu from Playbac k mode, the [ Q Pl ayback] men u wi ll be dis played when you di[...]

36 Common Operati ons 3 Please refer to pages 141 to 143 for Li st of Menu Default settings and the adjustable [Rec. m ode] menu items by Capture m ode. ! [ A Rec.Mode] Menu Menu List Item Description Reference Recorded Pixels For selecting the size of recorded p ixels. p.43 Quality Level For selec ting the image com pre ssion rate. p.44 White B al[...]

37 Common Operati ons 3 ! [ Q Playback ] Men u ! [ B Set-up] Menu Item Description Reference Resize For changin g the size of ima ges p.107 Trimming For trimming images p.109 Digital Filter Apply a red, bl ue, gre en, or other i mage fi lter to a captured image. p.110 Alarm For settin g the a larm to ring a t specifie d time p.126 Slideshow Recorde[...]

38 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Displaying Shooting Information (Capture Mode) You can display information on the LCD monitor when shooting. The display m ode can be changed by pres sing the Display butt on. Display On Shooting information is displayed. 1 Flash mode 2 Drive mode 3 Focus mode 4 Capture mode 5 AF are a 6 Number of images can b[...]

39 Taking Picture s 4 Display Off No shooting information is displayed. • The AF area in autofocus mode is displayed. • If any of the modes are changed such as Flash mode, the m ode you have c hanged is displayed for a few seconds. LCD Monitor Off Turn off the LCD monitor. (The LCD monitor is not turned off in Playback mode.) The LCD monitor do[...]

40 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting Functions ! Focus Mod e 1 Press the q s or z button in Cap ture mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the set focus mode is displayed on the LCD monitor. The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode. Selecting the Focus M ode (No icon ) Autofocus mo de The camer [...]

41 Taking Picture s 4 The central portion of the picture is enlarged to full sc reen on the LCD monitor when the mode is set on z and press the four-way controller ( 23 ). A djus t t he focus with the four-way controller while looking at the i mage on the monitor. For distant focus For closer focus Press any buttons except the four-way controller ([...]

42 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press the b button in Cap ture mode . The flash mode changes eac h time the button is pres sed and the ico n is displayed on the LCD monitor. The camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode. Selecti ng the Fl ash Mode (No icon ) Auto flash The flash di scharges au tomatica lly depend ing on the light conditions[...]

43 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can choose the number of recorded pixels from [259 2 × 1944], [2048 × 1536], [1600 × 1200], [1024 × 768] and [640 × 480]. 1 Select [R ecorded Pi xels] on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the size . 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. [...]

44 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can choos e the image c ompression rate. 1 Select [Qu ality Level] on the [ A Rec. Mode] m enu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the image quality. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture Selecting the Qua lity Levels TIFF TIFF • C apture s the im age as uncompres s[...]

45 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A F G D C You can take pic tures in natural colors by adjus ting the white balance according to the light conditions at the time of sh ooting. * The co lor temperature (°K) is a pprox imate and does not indicate the precise color. 1 Select [White Balance ] on the [ A Rec .Mode] men u. 2 Press the fou r-way controller [...]

46 Taking Picture s 4 1 Select [ J ] on th e White Balanc e scree n. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choos e “W” , “ N” or “D” . 3 Press the OK butto n twice. The camera is ready to take the picture. 1 Select [ K ] (man ual) on the w hite balanc e screen . 2 Point your camera at a blank s heet of paper so tha t it fills t he scr[...]

47 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can change the angle of the autofocus area. 1 Select [Focu sing Ar ea] on the [ A R ec.Mode] m enu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area) Wide Normal r ange Spot The a utofocus ra ng[...]

48 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can choos e which part o f the scr een to use to m easure the brightness and determine the exposure. 1 Select [AE Me tering] on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the metering mode. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. Setting the Lig ht Mete[...]

49 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can selec t the sensitivity to suit the br ightness of the surroundings. ! Sensitivity 1 Select [Sens itivity] on the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the Sensitiv ity. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. Setting the Se nsitivity Auto The cam[...]

50 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D You can choose the Instant Review time f rom 0.5sec., 1sec., 2s ec., 3sec., 4sec. , 5sec. or OFF (no display). 1 Select [Insta nt Review] o n the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to chan ge t h e di spla y ti me. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. E a b c [...]

51 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A F G D C You can set the color s aturation. 1 Select [Satur ation] on the [ A Rec.Mod e] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change t he settin g from [Normal] to [Hard (+)] or [Soft (–)]. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take the picture. E a b c A F G D C You can set the image c ontrast. 1 [...]

52 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A F G D C You can adjust the output of t he flash without changing t he brightness of the background. 1 Select [Flas h Exp. Comp.] o n the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the compen sation le vel. 4 Reduces the brightness . 5 Increases the brightness . 3 Press the OK butto n. The ca[...]

53 4 Taking Picture s Taking Pictures The camera automatically sets the s hutter speed an d aperture for t aking still pictures. Howe ver, you ca n select other funct ions such as t he flash mode or continuous shooting mode. 1 Set the mode dial to A . 2 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken. Letting the Camera Se t the Exposu[...]

54 Taking Picture s 4 In this mode the aperture value is set m anually and the camera aut omatically sets the shutter s peed. 1 Set the mode dial to c . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to chan ge t h e ap ertu re va lu e. 2 Makes the aperture larger. (Reduces the aper ture value.) 3 Makes the aperture smaller. (Increases the aperture value.) 3[...]

55 Taking Picture s 4 In this mode the shutter speed is set m anually and the camera automatically sets the aperture value. 1 Set the mode dial to b . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the shutter s peed. 2 Increases the shutter speed. 3 Reduces the shutter speed. 3 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken. Setting [...]

56 Taking Picture s 4 You can set the shutter speed and aperture value manually. 1 Set the mode dial to M. 2 Use the four-way controller to change the shutter speed an d apertur e value. 4 Increases the shutter speed. 5 Reduces the shutter speed. 2 Makes the aperture larger. (Reduces the aperture value.) 3 Makes the aperture smaller. (Increases the[...]

57 Taking Picture s 4 3 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken at the set shutter speed and aperture value. Playi n g Ba c k St il l Pic tu res 1 p. 2 6 The shutter speed and ape rture value will be saved when t he camera is turned off. • EV compensat ion is not av ailab le in this mode. • The four-wa y cont roller ( 23 ) [...]

58 Taking Picture s 4 Register Capture mode or functions that you use f requently and then align the mode dial to E to quickly t ake pictures us ing your preferred settings. 1 Set the mode dial to E . 2 Set the [ A Rec. Mode] item s to you r preferre d settings. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [ E ]. 4 Press the four-w ay c ontro[...]

59 Taking Picture s 4 By setting the m ode dial to and setting the shooting functions, t he functions and Capture mode are regist ered in User mode. ! Functio ns that c an be set in Us er mo de 1 Set the mode dial to E . 2 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken. Registering Functions in User Mode Funct ion Default Setting Ref.[...]

60 Taking Picture s 4 You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene. ! Picture mode There are nine available modes in Picture mode. 1 Set the Mode dial to d .. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the required m ode 3 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken. Selecting the Pict ure Mode According to t[...]

61 Taking Picture s 4 • The picture mod e will be saved when the camera is turn ed of f. • The flas h is di sabled in Fir ework s mode and the foc us is fixed at inf i nity. • The four-wa y cont roller ( 23 ) becomes the ma nual f ocus but ton and cannot b e used t o cha nge t he pictu re mod e when the fo c us mode is set to manual. Pres s t[...]

62 Taking Picture s 4 Using the provided software (ACDSee™), join several pictures on your PC and easily create panoramic photos . Join photos t hat have been taken so the edge s of the images overlap in Panorama As sist Mode to create a single panoramic photo. 1 Set the mode dial to F . 2 Use the four-way controller to choose the direction in w [...]

63 Taking Picture s 4 4 Move the camera t o the right and take the second picture. Position the camera so that the actual image display overlaps the transparent display on the left edge, and then r elease the shutter. Repeat the above p rocedure to t ake the third and subsequent pictures. 5 Press the OK butto n. The screen returns to Step 1. To can[...]

64 Taking Picture s 4 You can take 3D pictures using the LCD monitor and view them by the parallel method or cross method (p.66). If you prin t out the 3D pi ctures taken by parallel method and look at them through t he 3D ima ge viewer provided, the image will appear in three dimensions. Print 3D pictures taken using t he parallel method an d view[...]

65 Taking Picture s 4 5 Set the Mode dial to G . The screen for taking the first pic ture appears in the middle of the LCD monitor. 6 Take the fi rst pictur e. Hold the camera so that the subject i s in the middle of the screen, and press the shutter release button. The picture is displayed in the left half screen of the LCD monitor. The right half[...]

66 Taking Picture s 4 ! Viewing 3D pictures by the pa rallel method an d cr oss me thod As our eyes are positioned about 6 – 7 cm apart, there is a very slight deviation between what we s ee with our right ey e and what we see with our lef t eye. The difference is processed by our brain to pr oduce a three-dim ensional image. This principle is ap[...]

67 Taking Picture s 4 ! How to view 3D pict ur es using th e 3D i m age viewer Print out the pictures so that they are about 11cm or 12cm wide and p lace the divider of the 3D i mage viewer in the middle of the two. As the dis ta nce between the left and rig ht eyes diff ers from pers on t o person, some pe ople ma y have d iffic ulty obtaini ng a [...]

68 Taking Picture s 4 ! Example of a 3 D picture[...]

69 Taking Picture s 4 You can record sound. The recordable time is displayed on the LCD monitor according to h ow much space is available on the SD Memory Card. 1 Set the mode dial to O . The recordable time is displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 Remaining time 2Recording t ime 2 Press the shutter re lease button. Recording starts. The self-timer lamp [...]

70 Taking Picture s 4 You can take pictures using digital filt ers. The filters consist of color filters such as red, blue and green, a s oft filter that produces a fuzzy effect. ! Color filters Eight colors, black-an d-white, sepia, red, pink, vi olet, blue, green and yellow, are provided for the c olor filters. When y ou select a c olor filter in[...]

71 Taking Picture s 4 1 Set the Mode dial to D . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select a d igital filte r to use. 3 Press the shutter re lease button. The picture will be taken. Playing back st ill pictures 1 p.26 The four-way cont roller ( 23 ) becomes the manu al focus butt on and cannot be used to chan ge the filt er when the focus mode[...]

72 Taking Picture s 4 This mode enables you to take moving im ages. The amount of ima ges you c an capture is dis played on the top right of the scree n. Sound ca n be recorded at the same time. 1 Set the mode dial to C . The following information will be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1F l a s h O F F 2 Movie Picture mo de icon 3 Remaining shooting[...]

73 Taking Picture s 4 Pictures will be taken for as long as you keep the button pr essed when you keep the shutter r elease button pressed for more t han one second. Shooting stops when you take a finger off fr om the shutter release button. Keeping th e shutter release button pressed Playi n g Ba c k Movi e Pi c ture s 1 p. 91 • The flas h wi ll[...]

74 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D C You can use the zoom to take pictures in tele or wide mode. 1 Press the Zoo m button in Capture mode. x (Wide): makes the subject larger w (Tele): m akes the subject smaller When the digital zoom function i s disabled, you can take pictures at up to 5× magnification us ing the optical zoom. When the digita[...]

75 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press the M enu/Fn button in Capture m ode. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu will be displayed. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ) to select [Digit al Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way contro ller ( 5 ) to select [On]. 4 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to take a picture. Enabling the Di gital Zoom Function Saving the Digit al Zo[...]

76 Taking Picture s 4 E b c A d F G D C You can t ake pictures that are int entionally over-ex posed or under-exposed. 1 Press the fou r-way controller ( 45 ) in Capture mode. Four-way co ntroller ( 4 ) decrease s the EV com pensation to a negative (–) level Four-way co ntroller ( 5 ) increases the EV compensation to a positive (+) level The set [...]

77 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D C The picture will be taken 10 seconds after the shutter re lease button is pressed. 1 Press the ( button in Cap ture mode to display g on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the shutter re lease button. The self-timer is engaged and the self-timer lamp lights. The picture is taken approximately three second s after the[...]

78 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D C You can t ake pictures using the remote cont rol F (optional). 1 Press the ( button in Cap ture mode to display i on th e LC D mo nit o r. The self-timer lamp will blink and t he camera is ready to take pictures. 2 Press the shutter re lease button on the remote control unit. The self-timer lamp will blink [...]

79 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D C Pictures are t aken continuously wh ile the shutter release but ton is pressed. 1 Press the ( button in Cap ture mode to display j on th e LC D mo nit o r. The mode w ill change to Continuous Shooting mode. 2 Press the shutter re lease button. Pictures will be taken c ontinuously while the shutter release b[...]

80 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d F G D In this mode s till pictures are tak en automatically at a fixed interval. 1 Press the ( button in Cap ture mode to display k on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the shutter re lease button. Interval shooting will start wi th the following settings. • Interval 0min 10sec • Number of shot 02 • Start time 0hr 0mi[...]

81 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press the M enu / Fn button in Capture mod e. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu will be displayed. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ) to select [Inte rval Shoot ]. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Interval Shooting menu will be displayed and [Interval] will be framed. 4 Set the interval time. 1. Press the four-way co ntr[...]

82 Taking Picture s 4 E a b c A d G D You can s uperimp ose a n ew imag e on top of an ima ge alread y recor ded. 1 Press ( in C apture mode to switch to Multiple Ex posure m ode. The screen for selecting the base i mage will be displayed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the base im age and pr ess the OK button. The selected image wi[...]

83 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press ( in Capture mode to switch to Multiple Ex posure m ode. A message will appear on the LCD monitor informing you that the c amera is ready to tak e the base image . Take the base imag e. When you have taken the base image, it will appea r in transparent f orm on the LCD monitor. 2 Aim the camera a t your su bject and ch[...]

84 Taking Picture s 4 a b c A d G D E You can take pictures automatically with three different expos ure, white balance, sharpness, sa turation and co ntrast settings. 1 Press the M enu / Fn button in Capture mod e. The [ A Rec. Mode] me nu will be displayed. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ) to select [Auto Bracket]. 3 Press the fou r-way con[...]

85 Taking Picture s 4 7 Press the OK butto n. The Bracket mode is set. 8 Press a nd hold down the shu tter releas e button. Auto bracket shooting starts. When shooting is finished, a message will be displayed asking whether you want to cont inue shooting or no t. To continue shooting in aut o bracket mode, select [Continue] and press the OK button.[...]

86 Taking Picture s 4 C This mode lets y ou take movie pictures at a delayed frame rate so that when you play the movie back, the action appears speeded up. 1 Set the mode dial to C . 2 Press the M enu / Fn button in Capture mod e. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu will be displayed. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ) to select [Fast Fwd M ovie]. 4 Use th[...]

87 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) You can choos e whether you want the s e t values to be saved when the camera is turned off. If you s elect [On], the sett ings will be s aved in the status they were in immediately before the camera was turned off. If you select [Off], the settings will be reset to the defaults when the camera is [...]

88 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press the M enu / Fn button in Capture mode. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 23 ) to select [M emory]. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). [Memory] m enu will be displayed. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to switch O [On] an d P [ Off]. 6 Press the OK butto[...]

89 5 Playback / Erasing Playbac k / Erasin g Playing Bac k Images and S ound See “P laying Back Still Pictures” (p.26). You can display images m agnified up to 8 times. A guide to operat ion is displayed on the LCD monitor during magnification. 1 Enter the Playback mo de and c hoose the imag e you want to magnify with the four-way controlle r ([...]

90 5 Playback / Erasing You can add a voice memo to a recorded image. 1 Enter the playback mode and choo se the image to which yo u want to ad d a voice me mo with the fo ur-w ay control ler ( 45 ). If the image has no voice memo, the screen for recording a voice m emo is displayed on t he LCD monitor. 2 Press the OK butto n. Recording starts. You [...]

91 5 Playback / Erasing You can p lay back Movie pictu res. A gui de to operat ion is dis -played o n the LCD monitor during p layback. The sound is played bac k at t he same t ime. 1 Enter the Playback mode and choose the mov ie picture you want to play back with the four-way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 2 ). Playback will[...]

92 5 Playback / Erasing You can play back th e recording you m ade in Voice Recording mode. 1 Enter the Play back mo de and choose the recordin g yo u want to play bac k with the four-way contro ller ( 45 ). 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 2 ). Playback will start. • The following operat ions can be performed d uring playback. Four-way co ntro[...]

93 5 Playback / Erasing You can display shooting information on the LCD monitor. Use the Display button to change the inf ormation displayed. Display On Playback information is displayed. 1 Folder No. 2 File name 3 Protect icon 4 Voice memo icon 5 Four-way controller operation guide 6 Date & tim e 7 Battery indicator Histogram Display The brigh[...]

94 5 Playback / Erasing You can display nine images at the same time. 1 Enter the Playback mo de and c hoose an im age with th e four- way contro ller ( 45 ). 2 Press w / f on the Zoom butto n f / y . Nine images will be dis played with the select ed image in the center. Choose an image with the four-way controller ( 2345 ). When ten or more images[...]

95 5 Playback / Erasing You can play back all t he images on t he SD Memor y Card continuously. 1 Enter the Pla yback mode and choos e the image with which to start the slid eshow with the four-way controlle r ( 45 ). 2 Press the M enu / Fn button . The [ Q Playb ack] menu w ill be displayed . 3 Select [Slide show] with the four-way controller ( 3 [...]

96 5 Playback / Erasing Eras ing I m ages 1 Enter the Pla yback mode and choos e the image or sou nd you want to era se wit h the four-way controlle r ( 45 ). 2 Press the i button. The Delete screen will be di splayed. 3 Select [D elete] with t he four-wa y controller ( 2 ). 4 Press the OK butto n. Erasing a Single Image or Sound • You can also d[...]

97 5 Playback / Erasing If an image has a voice memo ( U is displayed), y ou can era se the voice memo without erasing the image. 1 Enter the Playback mo de and c hoose the im age with th e voic e me mo tha t you want t o er ase w ith t he fo ur- way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press the i button. The Sound D elete screen will be displayed. 3 Select [Soun[...]

98 5 Playback / Erasing You can erase all the images / sound at once. 1 Enter the Playbac k mo de a nd pres s the i button twi ce. The Delete screen will be di splayed. 2 Select [D elete All] with the four -way controller ( 2 ). 3 Press the OK butto n. Erasing All Images • Once erased, images / sou nd c annot be res tored. • Protect ed images /[...]

99 5 Playback / Erasing You can prot ect images / sound from being accidentally erased. 1 Enter t he Playb ack mode and choose t he image / sou nd you want to prot ect w ith the fo ur-way contro ller ( 45 ). 2 Press the Z button. The Protect sc reen will be displayed. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 2 ). The frame will move to [Protect]. 4 Press[...]

100 5 Playback / Erasing Viewin g Images on a TV By using the AV cable, you can capture and play back images on a TV or other equipmen t with a video IN jack. M ake sure th at both the TV and t he camera are turned off before connecting the cable. 1 Open the terminal c over and connect the AV cab le. 2 Connect the s ound term inal (white) and image[...]

101 5 Playback / Erasing Setting the Printing Serv ice (DPOF) You can print the images on the SD M emory Card us ing a DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatible printer or at a printing service. Set the following items for each image. ! Copies Set the number of prints u p to a max imum of 10. ! Date Specify whether y ou want the date imprinted o[...]

102 5 Playback / Erasing 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the number of prints, then pre ss the four-way co ntroller ( 3 ). The frame will move to [Date]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select w hether to i nsert the d ate or not. O : The date will be imprinted P : The date will not be imprinted 5 Press the OK butto n. Prints[...]

103 5 Playback / Erasing 1 Enter the Playback mo de and p ress the DPOF butto n twice. The [All Images] screen will be displayed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the number of prints. You can print up to 10 copies. 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ). The frame will move to [Date]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O [...]

104 5 Playback / Erasing Printing Direct ly from the Camera Connect ed to a Pri n ter When you use the USB cable provide d with the camera (I-U SB7) to connect the camera to a printer that s upports PictBridge, you can print images directly from camera without using a PC. The selection of the images to print and the number of prints are set using t[...]

105 5 Playback / Erasing The screen for printing images is displayed. 1 Use the fo ur-way cont roller ( 45 ) to sel ect the image to print. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the number of prints. You can s et up to 1 0 prints . 3 Press the OK butto n. The image is printed using the selec ted setting. The messa ge “Continue printing ?[...]

106 5 Playback / Erasing After you hav e finished printing im ages, disconnect the c amera from the printer. 1 Turn the camera off. 2 Disconn ect the USB c able from the cam era and the printer. Disconnecting the camera from the print er If you press th e MENU / Fn button while t he “Continue prin ting ?” messa ge is displayed , t he message ?[...]

107 6 Editing / Setting s Editing / Settings Edit in g Im ag es You can make the file smaller than the original by changing the size and quality of a selected image. After changing the size, the image can be saved as a new image or written over the original image. 1 Press the M enu / Fn button . 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The [ Q Playb[...]

108 6 Editing / Setting s 6 Press the OK butto n. 7 Press the fou r-way controller ( 45 ) to select [Rec orded pixe ls]. 8 Press the fou r-way roller ( 3 ). The frame will move to [Quality Level]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ Quality Lev el]. 10 Press the OK butto n. 11 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ Overwrite] o[...]

109 6 Editing / Setting s You can trim part of a picture and save it as a separate image. 1 Press the M enu / Fn button . 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The [ Q Playb ack] menu w ill be displayed . 3 Pre ss the fo ur- way co ntro lle r ( 23 ) to s ele ct [T rim ming] . 4 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The image that can be trimmed. [...]

110 6 Editing / Setting s The digital filters inc lude filters that c an apply a red, blue, or green or other color filter to images, a soft filter, and a filter to adjust the brightness of images. In digital filter mode, you can use thes e filters to modify images. ! Color filters The color filters include a black and white f ilter, sepia, red, pi[...]

111 6 Editing / Setting s 1 Press the M ENU button. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Playback m enu is displayed. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ Digital Filte r]. 4 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The digi tal fil ter screen is di splayed . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select t he type o f filter. 6 Use[...]

112 6 Editing / Setting s Camera Se ttings How to recall [ B Set-up ] m en u Formatting will delete all the data on the S D Memory Card. 1 Select [Forma t] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Format screen will be displayed. 3 Select [Forma t] with the fo ur-way controller ( 2 ). 4 Press the OK butto n. Formatting w[...]

113 6 Editing / Setting s You can change the v olume of the st art-up sound, shutter sound and operation sounds. You can also change the type of each sound. 1 Select [Sound] on the [ B Set-up] me nu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Sound screen will be di splayed. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the volume . 4 Press the O[...]

114 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall [ B Set-up] men u 1 Select [Sound] on the [ B Set-up] me nu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Volume screen will be displayed. 3 Press the four-w ay cont roller ( 23 ) to se lec t [Startup Sound ] and choose [1], [2], [3] or [off] with the f our-way contro ller ( 45 ). 4 Change the [Sh utter Sound][...]

115 6 Editing / Setting s You can set the style in which the date is d isplayed on the camer a. Choose [mm/ dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm /dd]. 1 Select [D ate Style] on the [ B Set-up ] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the date styl e. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to capture or play back images with the s elected [...]

116 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall the [ B Set-up] men u You can change the initial date and t ime settings. 1 Select [D ate Adjust] on the [ B Set-up ] menu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The date screen will be di splayed. The city and time selected in “Initial Settings” (p.20) serve as the Home Time setting. You can display th[...]

117 6 Editing / Setting s 3 Switch O (On) and P (Off) with the four-way controller ( 45 ). O On : The time in the country selected in World Time will be displayed. P Off : The time in the country selected in Home Time wil l be displayed. 4 Press the fou r-way controller ( 3 ). If New York is selected as the world time c ity, then the cross -shaped [...]

118 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall the [ B Set-up] men u You can dis play an im age recorded wit h the cam era as the welcome scree n when the camera is turned on. 1 Select [Start-up Screen] on the [ B Set-up] m enu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The Start-up scr een will be displayed. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O[...]

119 6 Editing / Setting s You can change the language in which t he m enus, error m essages, etc. are displayed. 1 Select [Lang uage] on the [ B Set-up] m enu. 2 Use the fou r-w ay contr ol ler ( 45 ) to se lect the l anguag e. The menus will be displayed in selected languag e. 3 Press the OK butto n. 4 The came ra is r eady to t ake or play b ack [...]

120 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall the [ B Set-up] men u You can set the LCD m onitor to turn of f automatically wh en no operation is performed for a fixed time. 1 Select [Slee p Timeou t] on the [ B Set-up] me nu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ 30 sec] , [1 min], [2 min] or [Off]. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready[...]

121 6 Editing / Setting s The Delete screen will be display ed when [Delete] or [Delete All] is selected when the Quick Delete function is set to On. 1 Select [Qui ck Delet e] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ On] or [Off]. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to c apture or play back images. Images ca[...]

122 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall the [ B Set-up] men u You can register the functions you use mo st frequently on t he four-way controller. The functions c an then be set directly by pressing the four-way controller without displaying the [Rec.Mode] menu. 1 Select [Fn Se tting] on th e [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 )[...]

123 6 Editing / Setting s 1 Enter the Capture mode and pre ss the Menu / Fn button and the four-way controlle r key ( 234 5 ) on w hich a function is register ed at the sa me time . 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 2345 ) while p ressing the Menu / Fn button to change the setting. 3 Release the Menu / Fn button. The setting is saved and the camer[...]

124 6 Editing / Setting s How to recall the [ B Set -up ] m en u You can choose w hether or not to limit the m ovement of the lens when shooting normally and in m acro mod e. 1 Select [Focu s Limite r] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 45 ) to selec t [On] or [Off]. 3 Press the OK butto n. The camera is ready to c apture o[...]

125 6 Editing / Setting s You can reset all the settings other than the date and time, language, Video output format, world time and date st yle. 1 Select [Rese t] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the fou r-way controller butto n ( 5 ). The Reset scr een will be displayed. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2 ) to sele ct [Reset]. 4 Press the OK butto[...]

126 6 Editing / Setting s Setting the Alar m You can set the alarm to ring at a specified time and display a selected image. 1 Press the M enu / Fn button . 2 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The [ Q Playb ack] menu w ill be displayed . 3 Press the fou r-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [Alarm]. 4 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The list[...]

127 6 Editing / Setting s 4 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The list of alarms will be displayed. 5 Press the fou r-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct a larm 1-3 . 6 Press the fou r-way controller ( 5 ). The screen for set ting the alarm m ode and time will be displayed. Four-way co ntroller ( 45 ): Selects the item. Four-way co ntroller ( 23 )[...]

128 7 Appendix Appendix List of City Names Refer to following list of city and code na mes for s etting the world time. Region Coun try City Code Region Coun try City Code EUROPE SPAIN Madrid MA D ASI A PHIL IPPINES Manila MNL UNITED KIN GD O M London LON TAIWAN Taipei TPE FRANCE Paris PAR S OUTH KOREA Seoul SEL ITALY M ilano MIL JAPAN T okyo TYO R[...]

129 7 Appendix List of Menu Default Settings ! [ A Rec.Mode] Menu ! [ Q Playback ] Men u item Default Se tt i ng Recorde d Pixels 2592 × 1944 ( C : 320 × 240) Quality Level D White Bala nce AWB (Auto) Focusi ng Area Wide AE Metering L Sensitivity Auto Flash E xp. Comp . 0.0 Auto B rac ket – Digital Zoom On Instant Review 2 sec Interv al Sh o ot[...]

130 7 Appendix ! [ B Set-up] Menu item Default Se tt i ng Format – Sound – Date Style mm/dd/y y/ Date A djust 2003/01/ 01 World Time Off Language / English Start -up Scre en On Vide o Out NTSC Sleep T imeout 1 min Auto P ower Off 3 min . Quick D elete Off Quick Zoom Off Fn Setting Fn + 4 , Fn + 5 (Flash Exp . comp.) Fo cus Li mit On Reset –[...]

131 7 Appendix Adjustable [Rec.Mode] Menu Ite ms by Capture Mode :Changes are reflected in all camera operations × : Only default setting is reflected in camera o perations; changes are invalid Item a b c A d F G D C O Recorded Pixel s 320×240 × Quality Lev el ×× White Balan ce × Focus ing Ar ea ×× AE Metering × Sensitivity ×× Flas h Ex [...]

132 7 Appendix Messag es Messages su ch as the f ollowing may be display ed on the LCD monitor during camera operation. Memory card full The SD Memory Card memory is ful l and no more ima ges and so und can be saved . Ins ert a n ew SD Memory Card or delete unwan ted image s. (p. 16, p.96) Change the qua lity / size an d try again. (p.4 3, p.44) No[...]

133 7 Appendix Deleting The image is being deleted. Image fold er c ould not be creat ed. The lar gest file number is as signed t o an ima ge and no more i mages can be s aved. In sert a new S D Memory Card or format the SD Memo ry Card. (p.112) This card is not formatted . The SD Memory Car d yo u have inserted is unformat ted , or has been f orma[...]

134 7 Appendix Troubleshooting Proble m Cause Remedy Power will not come on Batt ery is not installe d Che ck bat tery is instal led. If not , inst all ba ttery. Battery is installe d incorrectly Check orientat ion of battery . Reinsert batter y with the l abel t owards f ront of camera. ( p.13) Battery power is low nsert a charged ba tt ery or use[...]

135 7 Appendix Proble m Cause Remedy Subj ec t is not in focus S ubjec t di fficult to focu s on Subject s difficult to focus on us ing autofocus: object s with little contra st (blue sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, finely patter ned objec ts , fast-mov i n g objects , scenery through window or net, etc. L ock focus on ano ther obje ct locat[...]

136 7 Appendix Main Specifica t ions Type Fully automatic compact -type digital still cam era with built-in zoom lens Effective Pixe ls 5.0 megapixel s Sensor 5.25 megapixe ls (t otal pixels ) 1/1.8 inch inte rline tra nsfer C CD with Record ed Pix els Still 2592 × 19 44 pixel s, 204 8 × 1536 pixels ,1600 × 1200 pixe ls, 1024 × 768 pixe ls, 6 4[...]

137 7 Appendix Playback Functi on Sing le- fram e, 9- fram e in dex, enlar gem ent (m ax. 8 × ), scroll, slideshow, Display rotated i mages, m ovie pla yback, vo ice pl ayback, hi stogram display, trimming , resize Focusing Sys tem Type TTL contrast d etection syste m by sensor with exte rna l pas sive sen sor Focusing Range (From len s front ) No[...]

138 7 Appendix Optional Accessorie s A number of dedicated accessories are available for this camera. Rech arg eab le li t h iu m-i o n ba t te r y (D - L I7) Battery charger (D -BC7) AC adapter (D-AC7) AC Plug Cord D-CO2A Australia D-CO2B United Kingdom D-CO2E Europe D-CO2H Hong Kong D-CO2J Japan D-CO2K Korea D-CO2U North America, Canada USB Cable[...]

139 7 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All Pentax camera s purc hased thr oug h author ized bon a fi de ph oto gra phic dist ribu tio n channels are guarante ed against defects of material or work man ship for a peri od of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Se rvice will be rende red, and defective pa rts will be re placed witho ut cost to you within th[...]

140 7 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLI ANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device m ust accept any inte rferenc e received, including interference that may caus e undesired op eration. Chan[...]

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