Pentax Optios7 manuale d’uso

PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno- cho, Itabashi-k u, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www. pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Euro pe GmbH (Europ ean Headquarters) Julius-V osseler -Strasse , 104, 22 527 Hamburg, GERMANY (HQ - http://www.pen taxeurope.com) (Germany - http://www.pentax .de) PENTAX U.K. Limited PENTAX Ho use, Heron Drive, Langley, S lough, B erks SL[...]

Thank y ou for purchas ing this PENTAX Digita l Camera. Please rea d this ma nual before using the camera in orde r to get the m ost out of al l the features a nd functions . Keep thi s manua l safe, as it can be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to underst and all the c amera’s capa bilities . Reg ard ing co py right s Images taken using the PENT[...]

1 We have paid clo se attenti on to the s afety of t his produc t. When us ing this produc t, we request your speci al attention rega rding items ma rked with the fo llowing sy mbols. Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera ap art or re model the camera . High voltages are pres ent wit hin the c amera, an d there i s there fore a da nger of[...]

2 Caution • Never try to disa ssembl e or short t he batte ry. Also, do not dispose of the battery in f ire, as it ma y ex plode. • Do no t ch arge a ny ba tteries other than r echar geable lithium -ion b atter y D- LI8. The bat tery co uld explode or catch f ire. • Do not place you r finger on t he flash w hen it is disch arging as there i s[...]

3 • Bef ore chargi ng t he b atte ry, c heck that the batt ery c har ging conta cts of both the came ra and t he ch arging stand ar e clean and dr y. Dirt and liqui d on the con tacts c an caus e overhea ting, fire o r electrica l shoc k. • If thund erstor m shou ld be present d uring u se of the batt ery char ger or AC adapt er, unpl ug the po[...]

4 • Take t he interna tional w arranty ca rd with y ou when yo u travel abroad. Also take the Worldwide Service Network listing that is included in the package . This will be us eful if yo u experie nce proble ms abr oad. • Whe n the came ra has not bee n used for a long t ime, conf irm that it is still worki ng pr ope rly, part icul arly p rio[...]

5 • If the cam era is su bjecte d to rapid te mperatu re chan ges, cond ensati on may fo rm on the in side and ou tside of th e camer a. Theref ore put the ca mera in a bag or plastic ba g, and take the came ra out when the d ifferenc e in tem peratu re has subs ided. • Avoi d contac t with garba ge, dirt, sand, dus t, water , toxic gas es, sal[...]

6 USING YO UR CA MER A SA FELY ....... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... 1 Care to be Taken Durin g Handling ..... ........... ........ ......... .......... ......... ...... 4 Contents of t he Operating Manual .. ........ ........ ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ . 9 Checki ng th e Co ntent s of th e P ackage .[...]

7 Settin g th e Fun ction s (P rogram Mod e)...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... .. 5 6 Selectin g the Picture Mode According to the Shooti ng Scene (Pic ture Mod e) ........ ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... .. 57 Taking Pict ures of Dark Scenes (Nigh t Scene Mode ) ... ...... .[...]

8 Setti ng th e Prin ting Serv ice ( DPOF ) . ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... 12 5 Print ing S ingle Im ages .... ...... ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ... 125 Printing All I mages ... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... ......... . 127 Dire ct [...]

9 This ope rating ma nual cont ains t he followin g chapte rs. 1 Getting Sta rted –––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––– This chapter e xpla ins what you ne ed to do aft er purcha sing th e came ra be fore yo u start taking picture s. Be sur e to re ad it an d [...]

10 Items marke d with an asterisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.174). Checking t he Contents of the Pa ckage Camera Optio S 7 Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ ) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW56 AV cable I-AVC7 ( ∗ ) USB cable I-USB17 ( ∗ ) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D[...]

11 Front Back Names of Parts Power switch Flash Self-timer lamp/ Auxiliary AF light Remote control recei ver Strap lug DC input terminal Battery/car d cover Shutter r elease b utton Microp hone Speak er Lens USB/AV terminal Power indicator LCD mo nitor Tripod socket Access lamp[...]

12 Guide Ind ications A guide to availab le button operations appears on the LCD monitor during op eration. The butto ns are indicated as shown be low. Names of Operating Parts Four-way c ontrolle r ( 2 ) 2 Zoom button Four-way c ontrolle r ( 3 ) 3 for digit al zoom y Four-way c ontrolle r ( 4 ) 4 for cro pping Four-way c ontrolle r ( 5 ) 5 Green/ [...]

13 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow en d of the s trap through the strap lug and p ass the o ther end throu gh the loop.[...]

14 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Install the bat tery provided with the ca mera. 1 Open t he batte ry/card cover. Slide th e batt ery/card cover in the d irect ion indi cated b y the ar row and flip the c over op en . 2 Insert the battery with the 2 symbol facing towar d the LCD monitor while using the side of the battery to press the bat[...]

15 Getting Started 1 If you inten d to use the came ra continu ously fo r a long period , use of the AC a dapter kit K-A C8 (opti onal) is recom mend ed. ( 1 p.21 ) • Insert the battery corr ectly. If the b attery is i ncorrectly o riented, it may cau se a malf unc tion. • Do not remov e the battery when the camera is turned on. • If you do n[...]

16 Getting Started 1 Use the ba ttery cha rger D-BC 8 supplied w ith the c amera to charge the battery b efore usin g the camera for the firs t time or wh en the [Batt ery depleted ] messag e appears . 1 Connect t he AC p lug cord to the b attery ch arger . 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the batt ery in th e battery charg er[...]

17 Getting Started 1 • The t ime requi red for full charge is abo ut 100 minutes. The ap propriat e ambient temperat ure rang e for char ging the battery is 0 °C – 40°C (32°F t o 1 04°F). • The ch arging time may vary depen ding on the amb ient temp erature an d charg ing cond itions. • Wh en the bat tery reache s the en d of its servi [...]

18 Getting Started 1 • Approximate O perating Time (when the D-LI8 battery is fully charged) Number of recordable images : Approx. 180 (at 23°C with the LCD mon itor on an d th e fla sh us ed f or 50% of shots) Playbac k time: Approx. 130 min. Movie r ecordi ng time: Approx. 60 min. Sound recordi ng time: Approx. 140 min. • The num ber of reco[...]

19 Getting Started 1 The batte ry char ger suppl ied with the camera i s desig ned to swit ch automati cally t o the vo ltage (100 -240V) and frequen cy (50Hz , 60Hz) of the elec tricity s upply in the count ry or regio n where u sed. However , elec trical so cket shapes differ dependin g on the c ountry or region. Be fore travel ing abroad , you a[...]

20 Getting Started 1 Main Socke t Types in the Major Countries and Regions of the World AB B F C S North America U.S.A., Canada 9 Europe, Former S oviet Union Icelan d, Irela nd, Ita ly, Ukrai ne, Aust ria, Netherlan ds, Kazakhsta n, Greece, Sweden, Denmark, German y, Norway, H ungary, F inland, France, Belarus, Belgium, Rumania, Russia 9 U.K. 99 S[...]

21 Getting Started 1 If you in tend to us e the LCD mo nitor for a long time or connec t the camera t o a PC, use of the AC adap ter kit K-AC8 (optional) is recomm ended. 1 Make su re that th e camera is turned off and open th e battery /card co ver. 2 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera, being s ure to [...]

22 Getting Started 1 To avo id t he r isk of fir e or el ectri c s hoc k when usin g th e ba tter y ch arg er or A C ad apter , be s ure t o re ad t he secti on on “U SIN G Y OUR C AMER A SAFELY” on pa ge 1. Refer to page 181 for the sp ecificat ions of th e batter y charger and AC adapt er. Precaution s When Using the Battery Charger or A C Ad[...]

23 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card An SD Mem ory Card c an be us ed with t his camera . Captured images are recorded on the SD Memory Ca rd if a ca rd is inse rted or in t he bui lt-in memory if n o card is inserted . 1 Open t he batte ry/card cover. Slide th e batt ery/card cover in the d irect ion indi cated b y the ar row and fl[...]

24 Getting Started 1 Data Backup Very occasio nally, data st ored in the buil t-in memory become s unreadable. As a backup meas ure, we recommend tha t you download import ant data to a PC or sto re the data in a med ium other than the bu ilt-in memor y. Precautio ns When Using an SD Me mory Card • Make sure that the camera is tur ned off bef ore[...]

25 Getting Started 1 Choos e the image s ize and quality b est suite d to your purpose. Higher quality l evels an d numbers o f recorded p ixels p roduce cl earer images for printin g, but the resultin g increas e in data volume reduces the total num ber of pic tures that can b e taken. When you choose high i mage qua lity as we ll as a large im ag[...]

26 Getting Started 1 Approximate Number o f Recordabl e Image s by Size and Quality • T he above table indicates the approximate number of i mages and recording time when using a 256 MB SD Memory Card. • T he above table is based on standard shooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, shooting conditions, cap[...]

27 Getting Started 1 Approximate Recordabl e Time by Si ze (Reco rded Pixel s) and Quality The default setting i s C . • T he above table indicates the approximat e recording times when using a 256 MB SD Memory Card. • T he above table is based on standard shooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, shooting [...]

28 1 Getting Started Initia l Setti ngs (Se tting th e Displa y Language and the Date and Time) If the I nitial Se tting sc reen or Date Adju st scre en appea rs when you turn the cam era on, fol low the p rocedure b elow to se t the disp lay lang uage and/or current da te and tim e. If the Ini tial Set ting screen a ppears: 1 p.28 - 29 “ Setting[...]

29 Getting Started 1 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). Th e fra me mo ve s to [ W ]. 5 Use the fou r-way con troller ( 45 ) to choose the desir ed city ( Hometown). 6 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The fram e m oves to [D ST] ( Daylig ht Savi ng Ti me). 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O (On) or P (Off). 8 Press t he[...]

30 Getting Started 1 7 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The frame move s to the mont h. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Chang e the day and year in th e same manner . Next, ch ange the t ime. If you sele cted [12h] in Step 4, the sett ing switch es betwee n am and pm corres ponding t o the t ime. • Wh en you fi ni[...]

31 Getting Started 1 • Whe n the I nitial Se ttings s creen i s disp layed, you can canc el the setting operation and sw itch to Capt ure mod e by pre ssing the MENU button. In th is case, the In itial Settings or Date Adjust screen will appear next ti me you turn the camera o n. • You can chang e the settings on the menu. Refe r to the pag es [...]

32 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still Pict ures The sim plest proc edure for t aking st ill pictu res is de scribed b elow. Th e flash fi res autom atically dependin g on the l ight cond itions. 1 Press t he power switch . The came ra turn s on. 2 Confirm the subject and shooting information on the LCD monitor. The focus frame in the middle of[...]

33 Quick Start 2 The shut ter release button w orks in a two-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s and exposure are locked wh en the shutter rel ease butto n is pressed lightly (hal fway). The s hutter spe ed and ap erture setti ngs only appear on the LCD m onitor when the shut ter release button is pre ssed halfwa y. The foc us frame[...]

34 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can d isplay t he still picture you have j ust taken . 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on after takin g a picture. The i mage app ears on the LC D monit or. Still pict ures can be played bac k one at a tim e, proceeding e ither forwa rd or backwa rd. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck but ton afte [...]

35 Quick Start 2 You can del ete the image disp layed on the LCD moni tor by pr ess ing t he Gr een bu tt on, us ing t he four-w ay cont roller ( 2 ) to sel ect [ Delet e] and pressing the OK button. Press the Q Playba ck but ton aga in or pr ess the shutter release button h alfway to re turn to t he Captur e mode. Deleting the Dis played Ima ge ?[...]

36 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Turning the Camera On and O ff 1 Press t he power switch . The power indicato r is illumina ted by a green li ght. The lens exte nds and the ca mera tu rns on in the Capture m ode. The came ra is rea dy to take pi ctures b y pressi ng the shutt er release button. • Press the Q Pl ayback button to switch t[...]

37 Common Operati ons 3 2 Hold down the Q Playbac k button f or mo re than fo ur seconds in Capture Mode. The lens retracts tw o seco nds after yo u start holding dow n the Q Playbac k button, and the cont ents of th e built-in m emory are display ed two secon ds later . 1 Press t he power switch while pressing the Q Playb ack button. The pow er i [...]

38 3 Common Operati ons Using the Button Functions w / x Zoom button Changes the size of t he subject. ( 1 p.32) Q Playback button Switches to t he Playback m ode. When pr essed again, returns to Capture mode. ( 1 p.34) Four-way controll er ( 2345 ) ( qs 5 ) Changes the focus mode. ( 1 p.75) ( gh 2 ) Changes the drive mode. ( 1 p.67 to p.72) ( 3 ) [...]

39 Common Operati ons 3 w / x Zoom button Press w / f in single-image display to switch to nine-image display. Press x / y to return to t he previous display. ( 1 p.113) Press x / y to enlarge the image in single-im age display. Pres s w / f to return to the previous display. ( 1 p.109) Q Playback button Switches to Capt ure mode. W hen switched to[...]

40 Common Operati ons 3 If there are re corded indexes: When ( 4 ) is pressed during playbac k, plays back starting from the previous index. When ( 5 ) is pressed during playbac k, plays back starting from the next index. OK/Display button Changes the information dis played on the LCD monitor. ( 1 p.112) Return s to a single- imag e display in nine[...]

41 Common Operati ons 3 Shutter releas e button When pr essed , starts reco rding, and when presse d again, stops recordi ng. When pr essed for more th an one se cond, re cordin g contin ues for as long as the button is held down an d stops w hen the butto n is releas ed. Q Playback button Switch es to Playbac k mode. ( 1 p. 37) Whe n press ed agai[...]

42 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Menus When you press th e MENU bu tton, the m enus appe ar on the L CD monitor. Yo u can set function s, save the s ettings and change the came ra settings on these menus. When you are maki ng settin gs from a menu, a guide to operation appears on the LC D monitor. 1 Press th e MENU but ton. The [ A Rec. Mode] or[...]

43 Common Operati ons 3 6 Press the OK butt on or the four-way contr oller ( 4 ). The setti ng is saved and the scr een retu rns to Step 3. 6 Press th e MENU but ton. The chang es are c anceled and the scr een retu rns to Ste p 3. The MEN U button function s differ de pending on the scre en. Refer to the guide i ndicatio ns. Exit : Sa ves th e curr[...]

44 Common Operati ons 3 Example of M enu Operat ion Rec. Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB Auto 7 M Set-up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language/ Folder Name Standard Rec. Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensiti[...]

45 Common Operati ons 3 [ A Rec. Mo de] Menu Menu List Item Description Pa ge Recorded Pixe ls For selecti ng the number of pixe ls p.80 Quality Level For selecti ng the image comp ression ratio p.82 Whi te Bal ance For adjus tin g the c olor balanc e acc ordi ng to li ghti ng p.84 AF Setting Focusing Area For chan ging th e area of the autofo cus [...]

46 Common Operati ons 3 [ B Set-up] Me nu Item Description P age Format For fo rmattin g the S D Mem ory Car d or b uilt-in memory p.152 Soun d For ad justing th e ope ration v olume a nd the play back volum e and settin g the type and vo lume of star t-up sou nd, shut ter sound, key operation soun d, self-time r sound p.153 Date Adjust For ad just[...]

47 3 Common Operati ons Operating the Mode Palette Once you press the four-way co ntroller ( 3 ), the Mo de Palette appears on the LC D monito r. You can edit an im age or c hange the settings of the camera . The guid e disp lay is indi cated w hile usi ng the Mo de Palette. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). In Capt ure m ode, the C aptur e[...]

48 Common Operati ons 3 q Picture m ode Landscape mode Lets you c apture the na tural color s of landscape views. p.57 < Flower mode Lets you take bright ly colored fl ower pictures . Portrait mode Lets you take portr aits wi th spati al eff ect, by emphasizing the pe rson. Kids mode Lets you ta ke clear pic tures of chi ldren. L Surf & Snow[...]

49 Common Operati ons 3 Playback M ode Palette Icon Item Description Page Slideshow For playing rec orded images succes sively p.114 Resize For changing the size and qualit y level of images p.132 Cropping For c ropping images and s aving them as s eparate images p.134 Image/ Sound Copy For copying file s from the built-in memory to the SD Memory C[...]

50 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures Capture mode is for taking pi ctures and Playbac k mode is f or playing back or deleting i mages. • To ch ange from Capture mode to Pl ayback mod e, press the Q Playback button. • To chan ge from Playback mode to C apture mod e, press the Q Playback button or press the shutter rel ease butt[...]

51 Taking Picture s 4 Histogr am Display The br ightness distribut ion of the image is display ed. The horiz ontal axis sh ows the brightnes s (darkes t at the le ft end and brightes t at the right end ) and the vertica l axis shows the numb er of pixe ls. 1 Recorde d Pixe ls 2 Quali ty Level 3 White Bal ance 4 AE Me tering 5 Sensitiv ity 6 Histogr[...]

52 Taking Picture s 4 A histogra m is a g raph show ing the brightnes s of an i mage on t he horizont al axis and the nu mber of pixels on the ve rtical ax is (distri bution chart of the bright ness). Th e histogra m will h elp you d etect the brightness of the imag e you hav e taken. For instanc e, the grap h peak te nds to appear on the left s id[...]

53 Taking Picture s 4 In the G reen Mode , you ca n enjo y easy picture-tak ing usi ng Green mode settings *, regardles s of the s ettings in the [ A Rec. Mo de] menu. 1 Press the Gr een butto n in Capture mode. The came ra switc hes to the G reen Mo de. Press the G reen but ton again t o return to the statu s before the Green M ode was selected . [...]

54 Taking Picture s 4 * Th e Green M ode setti ngs are as shown be low. Flash Mode Default setting is , (Auto). a (F lash Off) can also be s elected Drive Mode Default setting is 9 (Standard). g (S el f- timer 10 s econds) can also be select ed Focus Mode Default setting is = (Standard). q (Macro Mode) can a lso be select ed Recorded Pixels Quality[...]

55 Taking Picture s 4 In (Auto Pict ure mode), whe n you press the shutter rel ease button, the cam era selec ts the mo st appropri ate mo de from four capture m odes: - (Normal mo de), A (Night Sc ene mode) , q (Landsc ape mode ), and (Portrait mode). 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the f[...]

56 Taking Picture s 4 In R (Program mode), the c amera automa tically s ets the shut ter speed and apert ure for ta king sti ll pictur es. Howev er, you c an selec t other funct ions such a s the Fla sh Mode or Contin uous Shoo ting mode . 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way contr[...]

57 Taking Picture s 4 You can sele ct the Picture m ode accordi ng to the shooti ng scene. The re are 9 ava ilabl e modes in Picture mode. 1 Press the fou r-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Capture m ode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the desi red mode. For exam ple, sel ect q (La ndscape mo de). 3 Press the OK[...]

58 Taking Picture s 4 When Portrai t Mode is sel ected, yo u can swit ch between Port rait Mode and Kids Mode. “Kids Mo de” is goo d for takin g picture s of fast m oving chi ldren. The pictur es show h ealthy chil dren with bright sk in tone. When “Kids Mode” is select ed, the “Kids Mode” icon is disp layed in the Capture Mode Pale tte[...]

59 Taking Picture s 4 In Pet mod e, you c an take pi ctures th at show natu ral ha ir color of your pet. Ch oose the a ppropriate icon dep ending on what co lor yo ur pet is (closer to black or white or i n between). 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o sele[...]

60 Taking Picture s 4 7 Press t he shutt er rele ase butt on fully. The pictur e is taken. This mo de allows you to tak e clear pic tures of writ ten text. Th is is conven ient for ca pturing a d igital c opy of an important documen t or enhanci ng leg ibility o f small print. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Pale[...]

61 Taking Picture s 4 You can t ake pictu res of dark scenes , such as n ightscap es, with th e appropria te setting s. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select A (Night- Scene m ode). 3 Press t he OK but ton. 4 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton halfway[...]

62 Taking Picture s 4 This mo de enable s you to take mov ies and sou nds. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Mov ie mode). 3 Press t he OK but ton. The foll owing sho oting inf ormati on appea rs on the LCD moni tor and the ca mera i s read y to t[...]

63 Taking Picture s 4 4 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton. Shooting start s. You c an ch ange the size of the imag e using the zo om button. x : makes the sub ject bigger . w : m akes t he s ubject s mall er. 5 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton. Shooting ends . If you ke ep the shutter rel ease butto n presse d for more th an one se cond, the[...]

64 Taking Picture s 4 Camera sh ake and b lurring are reduced b ecause the camer a automati cally increases the Sen sitivity setting to allo w for low light levels when ta king pho tos. The s hutter spe ed and ap erture are al so set automati cally. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four[...]

65 Taking Picture s 4 You can t ake pictu res with a decora tive frame ad ded usin g the Frame Composi te functio n. There are three fram es already stored in th e camera . 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Y (Frame Composite). 3 Press t he OK but t[...]

66 Taking Picture s 4 7 Press t he shutt er rele ase butt on fully. The pictur e is taken. To switch to the sc reen for reg istering a frame, press the Green button in Step 3. You can registe r frames whic h you hav e downloade d from the internet, etc. When you regis ter a new frame, it r eplaces one of the existin g frames in the bui lt-in mem or[...]

67 Taking Picture s 4 In self-tim er mode, th e pictur e is taken ten s econds o r two seco nds after the sh utt er r ele ase b utto n is p res sed. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select g or r . 3 Press t he OK but ton. The came ra is rea dy to take pictures u sing the Self-time r[...]

68 Taking Picture s 4 • The co untd own is disp layed on the LC D mo nitor when yo u press the shu tter release button. • If you pr ess th e shutt er r eleas e butt on ha lfwa y whil e the ca mera is count ing dow n, it stops cou nting do wn. And if you press the shutter relea se bu tton full y, it s tarts co unting down again from t he begin n[...]

69 Taking Picture s 4 You can s witch t he Drive mo de to Co ntinuous Shooting m ode. Pictu res are taken conti nuously w hile the s hutter rele ase butto n is pres sed. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select j . 3 Press t he OK but ton. The came ra is ready to take pictur es contin[...]

70 Taking Picture s 4 • The flash will not discharge in Conti nuous Shooting mode. • Cont inuous Shooting is n ot ava ilable for M ovie or Frame Composite mode. • T he f ocus , ex posur e an d whit e ba lanc e are lock ed wi th t he fi rst image.[...]

71 Taking Picture s 4 You can s witch the Drive m ode to R emote Contro l mode a nd take pictures using th e remote c ontrol uni t E or F (opti onal). 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select i or h . 3 Press t he OK but ton. The self-ti mer lam p blinks sl owly and th e camer a is re[...]

72 Taking Picture s 4 You can no t only sh oot images with the sh utter releas e button, b ut also change the zo om magnific ation with the zoom button using the remote control u nit E (optio nal). 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select i or h . The func tion is same e ither in i or[...]

73 Taking Picture s 4 You can u se the zo om to ch ange the s ize of the subjec t and take pictur es in Tele o r Wide mode. 1 Press the zoom but ton in Capture mode. x Tele: makes the subjec t bigger. w Wide: makes the s ubjec t smaller. When t he di git al zo om fu ncti on is disa bled , you can ta ke pictu res at up to t hree time s magnif icatio[...]

74 Taking Picture s 4 The digi tal zoom i s set to O (On) in the d efault set tings. To t ake pi ctures using o nly the op tical zo om, set th e digital zoom to P (Off). 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to s[...]

75 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions Focus mode Selecting the Focus Mode = Auto focu s mode The came ra focu ses on th e object in the aut ofocus a rea when the sh utter relea se button is pr essed halfway. Use thi s mode when the di stance to the subje ct is more than 40 c m (15.7 in.). q Macro mo de This mode is use d when the di[...]

76 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the focus mode. 3 Press t he OK but ton. The came ra is read y to take pictur es in the selected foc us mo de. When the mode i s set to (Manual F ocus), pre ss the OK button to make the cen tral portion of the pi cture enl[...]

77 Taking Picture s 4 After the fo cus is c orrected, press the OK button to set the focus po sition a nd return t o the norm al ca ptu re sc reen . Press the four-way contro ller ( 5 ) to re adjust the focu s pos ition. • To ch ange t he focus mod e from z , pres s the four-wa y contr oller ( 5 ) two times w hile the indic ator is d isplayed on [...]

78 Taking Picture s 4 Flash Modes 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 4 ) in Capture mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the flas h mode. Selecting the Fla sh Mode Auto The flas h dischar ges automat ically depen ding on t he light condition s. a Flash Of f The flash wi ll not di scharge, rega rdless of t he brightn ess. Use this [...]

79 Taking Picture s 4 3 Press t he OK but ton. The came ra is rea dy to take pictures in t he select ed flash m ode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.102 • Usi ng the flash in Macr o mode m ay caus e the image to be overex posed . • The sh utter speed is slow er wh en taking pi ctures of dark sce nes using a fl ash in Night Scen e mod e. T o prev ent [...]

80 Taking Picture s 4 You can c hoose th e number o f recorded pixels from [7M], [5M ], [4M], [3M], [2M ], [1024] a nd [640]. The more pixels t here are, th e larger the picture a nd the big ger the file size. Th e data vol ume als o varies d epending on the qua lity leve l setting ( 1 p.82). Number of Recorded Pi xels 1 Press the MENU button in Ca[...]

81 Taking Picture s 4 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change t he recording pixels. 5 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton halfway. The came ra is rea dy to take th e picture. • Selecti ng a large s ize produc es a clear picture when i t is print ed out. • The Rec orded Pixels s etting is s aved wh en the cam era is turn ed off. Image S[...]

82 Taking Picture s 4 You can c hoose th e image com pressio n ratio. The more stars, the clear er the qual ity and th e larger th e file siz e. The Record ed Pixels setting a lso cha nges the p icture vo lume ( 1 p.80). Quality L evels 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) [...]

83 Taking Picture s 4 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the qualit y level. 5 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton halfway. The came ra is rea dy to take th e picture. The Qua lity Leve l setting is saved whe n the ca mera is tu rned off. Image Size and Q uality of Still Pictures 1 p.25 Rec. Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Bal[...]

84 Taking Picture s 4 You can select a white balanc e functio n best s uited to the ligh t condit ions at the tim e of shoo ting. The Auto settin g adjusts white bal ance automati cally to re produce nat ural colors . The Manua l setting al lows yo u to finely adju st white ba lance bas ed on the subje ct you wan t to ma ke appear w hite. You can a[...]

85 Taking Picture s 4 5 Press t he shutt er rele ase butt on halfw ay. The came ra is rea dy to take th e picture. Plac e a w hit e mate ria l suc h as a pie ce of wh ite pa per in f ront of yo ur camer a to adj ust whit e bal anc e. 1 Select [ K ] (Manual) on the White Balance scr een. 2 Point the came ra at the white material so that it fills the[...]

86 Taking Picture s 4 You can s et the aut ofocus a rea and foc using metho d. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. M ode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [AF Setting]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The AF Setti ng screen appears. You can c hange the autofocu s area (Foc using Are a). Foc[...]

87 Taking Picture s 4 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o change the Focusing Area. 6 Press t he shutt er rele ase butt on halfw ay. The came ra is rea dy to take th e picture. You can l imit the focusing ran ge of th e lens in ac cordance with th e shootin g conditio ns. [...]

88 Taking Picture s 4 The auxil iary AF light is con venient when you shoot a dark subject. The funct ion helps y ou to focus on th e subject un der the co nditions i n which the autof ocus does not w ork prop erly. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Aux. AF Light]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On)/ P (Off). 6 Pres[...]

89 Taking Picture s 4 You can c hoose whi ch part of the screen to use to m easure the brightnes s and de termine th e exposu re. AE Metering Mode s 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [AE Meterin g]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu[...]

90 Taking Picture s 4 You can s elect the sensitivi ty to sui t the brigh tness of t he surroun dings. Sensitivity 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensit ivity]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 4 Use the four-way contr[...]

91 Taking Picture s 4 You can a djust the overall b rightne ss of the pictur e. Use th is functi on to take pictures that are in tentio nally ov erexposed or under exposed. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens ation]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45[...]

92 Taking Picture s 4 You can s elect the recorded pixels a nd qualit y level for taking movies. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movi e]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The Movie setting m enu app ears. You can c hoose the n umber of rec orded pix[...]

93 Taking Picture s 4 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Recor ded Pixel s]. The recor dable time for the se lected Recorde d Pixels appears. 6 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton halfway. The came ra is rea dy to take th e picture. You can choose th e quality lev[...]

94 Taking Picture s 4 When you s et Movie an ti-shake to On, you can compens ate for came ra shake, which is m ore likely to occur wh ile takin g movies. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movie anti-sha ke]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On)/ P (Off). Compensa ting for Camer a Shake MENU Recorded Pixels Quality Lev[...]

95 Taking Picture s 4 You can cho ose the Insta nt Review time from Off (no di splay), 0.5 sec., 1 sec., 2 sec., 3 sec., and 5 sec. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Instant Review] . 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 4 Us[...]

96 Taking Picture s 4 You ca n regi ster on e of the tw o funct ion s: Gree n Mod e (p.5 3) or F n Sett ing (p.9 7) on t he Gree n butt on. The f unct ion can be ac tivat ed s impl y by pres sing th e Green button. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Gree n Butt[...]

97 Taking Picture s 4 You can re gister freq uently u sed funct ions on the f our-way c ontroller. Using thi s functio n, you ca n directly s et the fun ctions by p ressing th e four-way controll er without di splayin g the men u in Capture mode. In Fn Setti ng, still picture m ode and M ovie mode h ave differe nt set tings. To exec ute Fn Setti ng[...]

98 Taking Picture s 4 The initial settings for Fn Setting Functions th at can be reg istered on Fn S etting still picture mode Mo vie m ode Initial settings ( 2 ) White Balance ( 2 ) Movie anti -shake ( 3 ) EV Compensati on ( 3 ) EV Comp ensa tion ( 4 ) Recorded Pixels ( 4 ) Reco rde d P ixel s ( 5 ) Quality Level ( 5 ) Qu ality Level still picture[...]

99 Taking Picture s 4 You can c hoose whe ther you w ant the i mage to hav e sharp or soft outlines . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sha rpness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ad jus t shar pness . To soften t he contou rs, choo se (–) and to sh[...]

100 Taking Picture s 4 You can s et the co lor saturat ion. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-w ay cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Satur ation]. 3 Use the four-w ay cont roller ( 45 ) to adjust saturation. To reduce the satu ration, ch oose (–) and to incre ase the saturati on, choose ( +). 4[...]

101 Taking Picture s 4 You can s et the im age contra st. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-w ay cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Contr ast]. 3 Use the four-w ay cont roller ( 45 ) to adjust contra st. To reduce the con trast , choose ( –) and to increa se the con trast, choos e (+ ). 4 Press [...]

102 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Set tings You can choo se whethe r you want the set val ues to be saved w hen the camera is turned off. If you sel ect O (On), th e setting s will be sav ed in the status they were in immedi ately before the camera was tu rned off. If you se lect P (Off), the setti ngs will be re set to the defaults when the camera[...]

103 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Mem ory]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The [Mem ory] m enu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off).[...]

104 5 Recording an d Playback o f Sound Recording and Play back of Sound Recordi ng Sound ( Voice Recordi ng Mode) You can r ecord sou nd. The rec ordable t ime appe ars on the LCD mon itor accordi ng to how m uch space i s avail able on th e SD Memory C ard. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Us[...]

105 5 Recording an d Playback o f Sound 5 Press t he shutt er rele ase bu tton. Recording stop s. The remaining recordable time appears. 6 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) to display Mode Palette and change to a nother mode. You c an ex it the Vo ice Recor ding mode . • Soun d is saved in WAVE mo naural file s. • The m icroph one is locat[...]

106 5 Recording an d Playback o f Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back the reco rding you made in V oice Re cordin g mode. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on in the Voice Re cordin g mode. 2 Use th e four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the r ecording to play back. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. • The following [...]

107 5 Recording an d Playback o f Sound Adding a Voice Mem o You can a dd a voic e memo to a ca ptured im age. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a v oice memo. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to[...]

108 5 Recording an d Playback o f Sound 1 Ente r the Pl ayba ck mode and use the fou r-way contr oller ( 45 ) to choose th e sti ll pi ctu re wit h the voice memo th at you want t o play back. If U appears on th e displaye d image, a voice memo has been recor ded. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions[...]

109 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Playbac k/Deletin g/Editin g Playing Back Images You can p lay back images rec orded on the SD Me mory Card w hen a card is inserted in the ca mera, o r in the b uilt-in m emory when no card is inserted . Press t he Q Playbac k button . Refer to “Playing Bac k an Image” (p .34), or “Pla ying Bac k the Prev io[...]

110 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 3 Press th e MENU but ton. Zoom play back en ds. You ca n display the imag e at maxi mum magn ificatio n simp ly by press ing x / y on the zoom but ton on ce du ri ng zoom pla ybac k. 1 Press th e MENU but ton. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controlle[...]

111 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p lay back movies. A guide to o peration a ppears on the LCD monitor d uring pla yback. Ope rations i nclude pl ayback , frame by frame playbac k (forward o r reverse), p ause and volume adjustme nt. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choos e the movie to play back. 2 Pr[...]

112 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Shooting informati on can b e displa yed on the LCD m onitor in Playbac k mode. Pres sing the OK but ton change s the displa y mode .The Histogram is not dis play ed wh ile play ing back mo vies . Normal Display Shooting informati on is dis played. 1 Voice Memo ic on 2 Card/B uilt-in memory icon 3 Folde r na me 4 F[...]

113 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can d isplay n ine imag es at the same time. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choo se an i mage. 2 Press w / f on the zoom button. A page consi sting of nine thumbna il image s appears . The disp layed i mages ch ange nine at a tim e page by page. Use the fo ur-way co ntro[...]

114 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p lay back all the images o n the SD Mem ory Card or in the built -in memory con tinuou sly. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to ch oose the ima ge with wh ich to star t the slid eshow. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-wa[...]

115 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the ef fect. 8 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) to select [Sound Effect ]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O (On)/ P (Off). 10 Press t he OK but ton. [Start] ap pears on the LCD monitor and p layback star ts at the set in terval. If you pres s the[...]

116 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Deleting Images, Movie s and Sou nds You can d elete a s ingle im age, mov ie or soun d. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image, movie or sound to delete. 2 Press the Gr een button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) to select [Dele[...]

117 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng If an ima ge has a voice m emo, you can dele te the v oice me mo without delet ing the imag e. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and use the four -way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose an image with a voice memo to delete. 2 Press the Gr een button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way con troller ( 2 ) to select [[...]

118 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can d elete all the imag es, movi es and s ounds at once. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d press th e Green b utton tw ice. The Delete All scre en appears. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) to select [Delete all]. 3 Press t he OK but ton. All the images and sounds will b e deleted. Deleting All Image s O[...]

119 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can de lete s everal im ages/sou nd files s elected fro m the nine -image display at on ce. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d press w / f on the Zoom button. Nine thu mbnai l images ap pear. 2 Press the Gr een button. P appears on the images and sou nd files. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose t he[...]

120 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 4 Press the Gr een button. A confirmat ion dial og appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The sele cted imag es and so und files are deleted . You canno t delete pr otecte d ( Z ) images , movies or sounds.[...]

121 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p rotect images, movies and sound s from be ing acci dentally delet ed. 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mod e and use the f our-w ay contr oll er ( 45 ) to choose the image, movie or sound to protect. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec[...]

122 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p rotect all the imag es, movi es and s ounds. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Imag es/Sound s]. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The [Pro tect all im ages/so unds] m essag e appears . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect]. 8 Press t he OK but ton. • Sel ect [Unprot ect] in [...]

123 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Viewing Images on AV Equipment By using th e AV cable, you ca n capture, p lay back and d ub images on a TV o r other eq uipment with a video IN jack. Make sure that both the AV equipm ent and the came ra are turned off befo re connecting the cable. 1 Open th e battery /card co ver a nd conn ect the AV cable suppli[...]

124 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng When the AV cable is connec ted to the camera, th e image c an be display ed using the remot e control unit E or F (o ptional). 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on. 2 Press t he Shutt er rele ase butt on or th e zoom but ton of the remote control unit. Shutter r elease bu tton: displ ays the ne xt image. Zoom but ton:[...]

125 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Setting the Printing Se rvice (DPOF) You can print the images o n the SD Memory Ca rd using a DPOF (D igital Print Orde r Format) c ompatible pri nter or at a printing s ervice. Set the fol lowing items for each image . Copies: Choose th e number of c opies up to a maxim um of 99. Date: Spec ify whethe r you want t[...]

126 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. 7 Use the G reen bu tton to sel ect O (On)/ P (Off) of [Date]. O (On) : The date will be imp rinted. P (Off) : The date will n ot be imprinted. 8 Press t he OK but ton. Prints can be made ac cordin g to the setting s. • If DP OF settings have al[...]

127 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and pre ss the fou r-way controlle r ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select (DPOF). 3 Press t he OK but ton. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [All Image s]. 5 Press t he OK but ton. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose t[...]

128 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Direct Printing Using PictBridge By connec ting the ca mera to a prin ter that supports PictBridge u sing the USB cable (I -USB17) su pplied w ith the came ra, you c an print im ages directly from the cam era with out using a PC . Select the image s you want to print a nd the num ber of cop ies on th e camera afte [...]

129 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Prin t One ]. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The Print this i mage scree n appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se the imag e to pr int. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. You can prin t up to 99 cop ies. 5 Use the Green [...]

130 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose t he pa per size. You can sel ect only the print size s availabl e with the pr inter you ar e using. 10 Press t he OK but ton. 11 Repeat St ep 8 t o 10 to s et [Paper Type] [Quality] and [Border S tatus]. When th e Paper Siz e is set to [ Setting], im ages are pr int[...]

131 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DPOF setting]. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The DPOF setting scr een ap pears. Use t he four -wa y cont rolle r ( 45 ) to ch eck the imag es and the pr int sett ings. 3 Set the number of c opies, the setting of the date imprint, and confirm the print setting. To set thes[...]

132 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Edit ing Im ag es By changi ng the size and quality of a select ed image , you can mak e the file smal ler than the original. You ca n use this func tion to contin ue takin g pictur es when t he car d or me mory is full, by making the imag es smal ler and over writing th e origi nal images to make m ore space a vai[...]

133 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the size. 6 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The fr ame m ove s to [Q uality Leve l]. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the qualit y. 8 Press t he OK but ton. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ec t [Ov erw ri te] or [Save as]. If the imag [...]

134 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can c rop part of a picture and save it as a s eparate im age. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to c rop. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Cropping). 4 Press t he OK but ton. The Cropp[...]

135 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can ro tate a dis played i mage on the LCD moni tor. 1 In Playback mode, use the four-wa y control ler ( 45 ) to select th e image t o be ro tated. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Im age Rota ti on) . 4 Pr[...]

136 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This fun ction ena bles you to edit stil l pict ures with c olor filters. You can choose from thirt een filte rs: B&W, Se pia, Eigh t dif ferent co lors, B&W + Red , B&W + Green, a nd B&W + B lue. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he four-[...]

137 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the color filter (eight colors). The colo r bar appea rs. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a desir ed color . 7 Press t he OK but ton. The O verw rit e conf irma tion scr een appears . 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] or [Save a[...]

138 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This func tion enabl es you to ap ply spec ial effects to still pict ures with th e digital filter. Yo u can choos e from fiv e filters : Soft, Illus tration, Sp ecial Effect 1, Sp ecial Effe ct 2 and Sl im. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to choose an image to edit. 2 Press t he four- way co[...]

139 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwrite ] or [Save as]. If the imag e is protect ed, it is a utomati cally save d as a new f ile. 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image i s saved w ith the same nu mbe r of recorde d pixels and qual ity level as t he origina l. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23[...]

140 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This f unc tio n en abl es yo u to ad jus t th e bri ght ness of s till p ic ture s wit h th e brightnes s filter. 1 Use the fou r-way controller ( 45 ) in Playb ack mode to choose an image to edit. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select[...]

141 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 6 Press t he OK but ton. The overw rite con firmati on screen appears. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ec t [Ov erw ri te] or [Save as]. If the imag e is protect ed, it is a utomati cally save d as a new f ile. 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image i s saved w ith the same nu mbe r of recorde d pixe[...]

142 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can s elect a f rame from a recor ded movi e to save as a sti ll picture or divid e a movi e into two. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a movie to e dit. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Movie E[...]

143 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) to play back a movie . Pres s ( 2 ) again to p ause th e movie a t the point you want to save. Use the fo ur-way co ntrol ler ( 45 ) to advance one fram e at a tim e wh en the movi e is paus ed. 8 Press t he OK but ton. The sele cted fram e is saved as a still pict ure. 5 Se[...]

144 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Select [E xtra ct] on the Movie Edit s creen. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The Extract screen ap pear s. 7 Press the f our-way co ntroller ( 2 ) to play back the movi e and press it again to sel ect the desi red start point. The movie is paused. During pa use, you can m ove f orwar ds or backw ards a f ram e by press[...]

145 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can c orrect im ages where the fla sh has caus ed the s ubject to appear w ith red eyes . 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and pre ss the fou r-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correc t. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) [...]

146 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Manuall y compe nsate for red-e yes in i mages if the red-eyes were not automati cally i dentified. 5 Press t he OK but ton. “Selec t the area to compens ate” m essag e is displaye d and th e Specify co mpen sation area s creen appea rs. 6 Select th e are a for red -eye compensat ion Four- way Co ntrol ler : Mo[...]

147 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This func tion lets you add a d ecorative frame to st ill pictur es. The re are three fram es alread y stored i n the cam era. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) in Playba ck mode to cho ose the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the [...]

148 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved w ith the record ed pixels of 3M. To switch to the sc reen for reg istering a frame, press the Green button in Step 5. You can registe r frames whic h you hav e downloade d from the internet, etc. When you regis ter a new frame, it r eplaces one of the existin g f[...]

149 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Copying File s You can co py image a nd sound fil es from the b uilt-in mem ory to the SD Memory Card and vi ce versa. This funct ion can onl y be selec ted when a card has been ins erted in the c amera. When file s are copie d from the bui lt-in mem ory to the SD Me mory Card, all the f iles a re copied at once. W[...]

150 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [  ] and pre ss the OK button. All the files are c opied to the SD Mem ory Card. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [  ] and pr ess the OK b utton . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file to cop y. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The sele c[...]

151 7 Settings Settings Camera Set tings You can d isplay a n image rec orded with th e camera as the start-u p screen wh en the camera i s turned on. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Playback mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose (Start-up Screen). 3 Press t he OK but ton. The screen for set t[...]

152 7 Settings Formattin g will del ete all the data on th e SD Memor y Card if yo u are using a card, and all the da ta in the b uilt-in m emory if t here is no SD Memory Card inserted. 1 Select [Format] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The Form at screen ap pears . 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) to sele[...]

153 7 Settings You can a djust the playb ack volum e and the volume o f operation sounds , such as the start- up sound, shutte r sound a nd operatio n sound. You can a lso chan ge the op eration so unds. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The Sound s creen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45[...]

154 7 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2 3 ) to select [Sta rt-up Sound]. 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 5 Use the f our-w ay cont roller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3], [Off ] or [USER]. 6 Change the [Shutte r Sound], [Operat ion Sound], and [Self-timer So und] in the same way. 7 Press t he shutt er[...]

155 7 Settings You can s et the first t wo seco nds of yo ur favorite re corded so und as the user soun d and then use this as the st art-up sound or shutter soun d. The sound to be used is recorded w ith the cam era. ( 1 p.10 4) 1 Select [USER] in Step 5 on page 154. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The Playb ack scre en appe ars if a sound that can be us[...]

156 7 Settings You can c hange the initial date and ti me setti ngs. You c an also s et the style i n which the date appe ars on the camera. Choose [mm/dd/y y], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy/m m/dd]. 1 Sele ct [D ate Ad just ] on th e [ B Set- up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The Date Ad just scree n appea rs. 3 Press t he four- way co ntro[...]

157 7 Settings 8 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The f ram e moves to [Dat e]. 9 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The frame move s to month. 10 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Chang e the day and year in th e same manner . Next, ch ange the t ime. If you select [12 h] in Step 6, the setting sw itches bet ween [...]

158 7 Settings The date and time selected in “Initial Se ttings (Setti ng the Dis play Languag e and the D ate and Time)” (p.28 ) serve as the Home Time setting. You can d isplay t he time in a city o ther than th e Home Time city (Wo rld Time). Th is is us eful when t aking pictures abroad. 1 Select [World Time] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Pres[...]

159 7 Settings 7 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) to selec t [D ST ]. 8 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) t o se le ct O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if the Des tin atio n city us es dayl igh t savi ng tim e. 9 Press t he OK but ton. The Wo rld Tim e sett ing is s aved. 10 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) to selec t W (Hometown). Se[...]

160 7 Settings You can chan ge the languag e in which the men us, error mess ages, etc. are disp layed . You can c hoose fro m Englis h, French, German, Sp anish, Por tuguese, Italian, S wedish, Dutch, Ru ssian, Thai , Korean, Chinese (tra ditional and simpl ifi ed), and Japa nes e. 1 Select [Language/ ] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- [...]

161 7 Settings You can c hange the image fo lder name from the s tandard na me to the date that pictu res were tak en. When th e name i s changed to the da te, pictur es are sa ved in sepa rate fol ders by t he date the y were t aken. Folder Name 1 Select [Folder Name] on the [ H Set-up ] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n[...]

162 7 Settings You can c hange the USB Conne ction mode d epending on wheth er the USB cable i s to be conn ected to a printer (Pic tBridge) or a computer. 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [PC] or [PictBridge]. 4[...]

163 7 Settings You can a djust the brightnes s of the L CD monit or by sev en level s. 1 Select [Bright ness Level] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o adjust the brightness. Moving t he slide r leftwards m akes the LCD m onito r darker and moving rightwar ds makes it bright er. 3 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on. The ca[...]

164 7 Settings You c an set the camera t o t urn of f automat ic all y wh en no o perat io n is perf ormed f or a fi xed t ime. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [5 min], [3 min] or [Off]. 4 Press t he Q Playba c[...]

165 7 Settings You can ret urn all the s ettings oth er than the d ate and tim e, world time , Language/ , a nd video out to the d efault se ttings. 1 Select [Reset] on th e [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The Res et screen app ears. 3 Use the fou r-way con troller ( 2 ) to select [R eset]. 4 Press t he OK but ton. The s[...]

166 8 Appendix Appendix List of City This is a list of cities wh ich you c an choo se for t he World Ti me. Region City R egion City North Amer ica Honolulu Africa/West Asia Nairobi Anchora ge Jeddah Vancouv er Tehran San Francis co Dubai Los Angele s Karachi Calgary Kabul Denv er M ale Chicago Delhi Miami Col ombo Toront o Kathmand u New York Dacc[...]

167 8 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the fac tory default settin gs. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The current sett ing (last me mory) is saved whe n the camera is turned off. No : The setting retur ns to the def ault setting wh en the camera is turned off . ∗ : Th e setting depends on the Memory s etting ( 1 p.102). Reset Setting [...]

168 8 Appendix Item Defaul t Setting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Memory Flash Mode On Yes Yes p.78 Drive Mode Off Yes Yes p.67 to p.72 Focus Mode Off Ye s Y es p.75 Zoom Posit ion Off Yes Yes p.73 MF Posi tion Off Yes Yes p.76 Whi te B alan ce Off Yes Yes p.84 AE Meteri ng Off Yes Yes p.89 Sens it ivity Off Yes Y es p.90 EV Compens ati[...]

169 8 Appendix z [ B Set-up] Menu Item Defaul t Setting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Format - - - - p. 152 Sound Operation Vo lume 3 Yes Yes p.153 Playback Vo lume 3 Yes Yes Start-up Sound 1 Yes Yes Shutter So und 1 Yes Yes Operation So und 1 Yes Yes Self-timer Sound 1 Yes Yes Date Adju st Date S tyle According to initial sett ing Yes N[...]

170 8 Appendix z Playback M ode Palette Ite ms Item Def ault Se tting Last Memory Setting Reset Sett ing Page u Slidesho w Inter val 3 se c Yes Y es p.11 4 Screen Eff ect Wipe Yes Yes Sound E ffect On Yes Yes n Resize Accor din g to the take n pict ure No - p.132 o Cropping - No - p.1 34 p Image/So und Copy Cancel No - p.149 s Image Rotat ion Norma[...]

171 8 Appendix z Capture Mo de and Functi ons Yes: Avai lable No: Not availabl e Flash Manual Focus, Infinity, Macro, Pan Focus Self-timer Continu ous S hooting Remo te Control Digital Zoom LCD Off Capture Mode Auto Pi ctur e Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R Progr am A Night Sce ne q Landscap e < Flow er Portrait Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes No Kids L [...]

172 8 Appendix *1: If you enter this mode when LCD is set to Off, the LCD monitor returns to normal d isplay. *2: Flash is fixed to off. *3: Available only when Movie anti-shake is set to Off. z Capture Mode a nd Default Settin g of Each Function Other s y Digital Zoom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes q Macro Mo de Yes - Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes s Infini ty N[...]

173 8 Appendix * Blank means no changes of settings. 1 : Fixed to Flash Off 2 : Set to Flash Off (Setting can be changed) 3 : Fixed to 4M (2304×1728) 4 : Fixed to 3M (2048×1536) 5 : Fixed to AWB 6 : Fixed to Spot 7 : Set to the automatic tracking AF 8 : Fixed to Off 9 : Set to Off (Setting can be changed) 0 : Fixed to multi-segment metering a : F[...]

174 8 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedica ted acces sories are a vailable for this c amera. USB cable I-USB17 ( ∗ ) AV cable I-AVC7 ( ∗ ) Camera case O-CC56 Strap O-ST8 Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ ) Leather Strap O-ST24 Sports Strap O- ST30 Remote contro l unit E (zoom function) Remote contro l unit F Rechargeable lithium-ion b attery D-LI8[...]

175 8 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the followin g may appear on the LCD moni tor durin g camera o peration. Compression error Compression of t he image you captured h as failed. Change the qual ity/size and try again. No image/sound There are n o images/soun ds on the SD Memory Card or i n the built-in memory . Memory card fu ll The SD Memor[...]

176 8 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may app ear on the LCD monit or when using th e PictBridg e function . Image f older c ould not be creat ed The largest f older number has been used and t he largest file numbe r has been assig ned to an image and no mor e images can be saved . Insert a new SD Memory Card or format the S D Memory Card[...]

177 8 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is not installed Che ck battery is inst alled. If not , install batter y. Battery is installed incorrectly Check ori entation of bat tery. Reinsert batt ery, making sure that the batter y matches th e label inside the batte ry c omp art ment. (p .14) Battery power [...]

178 8 Appendix Very occ asionally, static el ectricity may caus e malfunc tion of th e camera. In this c ase, remo ve the bat tery and i nstall it again. If the camera work s properly, the camera is in its normal condition an d you can continu e to use i t. Subject is not in focus Subject diffic ult to focus on Subject s difficult to focus on using[...]

179 8 Appendix Main Specifi cations Camera Image Storage Capacity and Recording Time (When using a 256 MB SD Memory Card) Still Pictures Movie * The above table indicates th e approximate number of images and recording time. The number of images and recording time may vary depending on a SD Memory Card and sub ject. Type Fully automatic compact dig[...]

180 8 Appendix Whi te B al an ce Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fl uorescent Light, Manual Lens Focal Length 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm (equivale nt to 37.5 mm - 112.5 mm in 35 mm format) Maximum Aperture f/2.7 - f/5.2 Lens Composition 6 elements in 5 groups (two dual-sided aspherical elements) Zoom Type Electrically driven Picture Range A pp r ox . [...]

181 8 Appendix Power Supply Flash Type Auto flash with red-eye reduc tion function Flash Modes Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Auto + Red-eye , Flash On + Red-eye, Soft Flash Effective Range Wide: Approx. 0.15 m - Approx. 5.1 m (at the standard output sensitivity of Auto) T ele: Approx. 0.4 m - Approx. 2.7 m (at the standard output sensitivity of Auto) [...]

182 8 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 [...]

183 8 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies available from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersed e this warranty pol icy. Therefore, we recomm end that yo u revi ew the warranty card su pplied with you r product at t he time of purchase, or con tact the PE[...]

184 8 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 is sub ject to the fol lowing two conditi ons: (1) This device may not cau se harmful interferen ce, and (2 ) this device mus t accept an y interferenc e received, includi ng interfe rence that may cau se undesired ope[...]

Declar ation o f Confo rmity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 a nd 15 fo r Class B P ersonal Comput ers an d Per ipher als We: PENTAX IM AGING COM PANY A Division of PE NTAX of Amer ica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 St reet, Sui te 300 Golde n, Colo rado 8040 1 U.S.A . Phone: 303-799- 8000 FA X: 303 -790-11 31 Declar e under so le respon sibility th at the[...]

186 8 Appendix Information on disposal for us ers 1. In the European Union If your product is marked with this symbol, it means that used electrical/electronic product s should not be mixed with general household waste. There exists a separate c ollection system for these products. Used electric/electronic equipment must be treated separately and i[...]

187 8 Appendix Index A AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Acce ss lam p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Auto Picture M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Auto Po wer Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Autofocus mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Autofoc us Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Auxil iary AF light . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

188 8 Appendix N Night Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Nine-Image Display . . . . . . . . . . 113 Number of recordable images . . . 18 O OK bu tton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 38 Operati ng Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Optional Accessor ies . . . . . . . . . 174 P Pan Focus mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 PictB rid ge . . . .[...]

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