Pentax OptioWP manuale d’uso

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure the be st per form ance f rom your cam era, please re ad the Op erating Manual b efore using th e camera. • Printed on re cycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57474 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2005 02-2005 02 Printed in Japan PENTAX Corp[...]

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

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

2 Caution • Never try to disass emble or sh ort the batte ry. Also, do not di spose of the battery in fire, as it may ex plode. • Do n ot cha rge any batter ies othe r than rec hargeab le lithium -ion ba ttery D-LI 8. Th e batt ery co uld ex plode or cat ch fi re. • Do not place your f inger on the flash when it is disch arging as there is a [...]

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

4 • Ensur e that the cam era is not su bjected to sub stantial vi brations, shocks or press ure. Place th e camera on a cu shion for prot ection whe n the camer a is subjected to the vibrat ions of a motor bike, car , or ship, etc. • The temper atur e rang e in wh ich t he came ra ca n be use d is 0 °C to 40°C (32 °F to 104°F). • The liqu[...]

5 • Thi s camer a has a water proof capabi lit y equi valent to J IS Cla ss 8 protect ion (IPX8). • To enha nce the wat erproof pe rformance of the camer a, the front of the le ns is prot ected by glass. As any dirt o r water o n the glass will affect t he quali ty of pictures taken, the glass shou ld be kept clea n at all times. • Do no t pl[...]

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

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

8 Recording Mo vies ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ......... ........ ...... ..... 99 Recording a Movi e ...... ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ........ ...... . 99 Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies ............................. ....... 101 Select ing the Frame Rate ........ ........ ...[...]

9 Printin g Using Pict Bridge .. ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 139 Connecti ng the Camera to the Pr inter ........ ........ ...... ......... ........ ... 139 Printi ng Single Images......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ..... 140 Printing All Images..............................[...]

10 The mean ings of t he symbols us ed in this o perating man ual are explain ed below. 1 indicat es the reference pa ge number for an expla nation of the related ope ration. indicat es informati on that is useful to know. indicat es precautions to be tak en when operating th e camera. A mode This is the mode for c apturing still pictur es and reco[...]

11 This ope rating ma nual contain s the follow ing chapte rs. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted –––––––––––––– –––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––– This chapter explains what you need to do after purch asing the camer a before you start taking pictures.[...]

12 Camera Features In addi tion to b asic pict ure-taking, th e OptioW P has a vari ety of sho oting modes t o suit di fferent situati ons. This sect ion desc ribes how t o make the mos t of the key f eatures of your camera. Together with th e explana tions of cam era operation s, it will enable you to enjoy your camera t o the full. The OptioWP is[...]

13 With t he OptioWP, no t only can y ou add a voi ce memo to a still p icture, but by s witching to Sy nchro Sound Rec ord mode, th e surrounding sounds are automatic ally captu red until you press the s hutter release button to take the pic ture. A total of 20 seconds of sound, 10 seconds before an d 10 second s after the shutter releas e button [...]

14 The user- friendly design of the OptioWP enabl es easy operat ion with the minimum number of buttons on the camer a body. Simply by choos ing the appropri ate icon, yo u can select Ca pture mode ( 1 p.53) and ch oose the optimal set tings for t he situatio n, or Playback mode ( 1 p.104, p. 122) and enjoy th e vari ous playback and edit ing func [...]

15 The Opti oWP lets you play back and edit ima ges without ha ving to connec t the c amera to your compu ter and transf er the images first. Th e camera i s all you n eed to take a nd edit st ill pictures and movies . ( 1 p.122) And no more worries about accidentall y deleting images, becaus e now, with the Opti oWP, you can recov er them again. ([...]

16 Items marke d with an ast erisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.171). Type of AC plug cord D-CO2A Australi a / D-CO24E Europe / D-CO2H Hong Kong , United Kin gdom / D-CO2 4J Japan / D-CO2K Korea / D-CO24U North America, Can ada Checking t he Contents of t[...]

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

18 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws information such as th e shootin g conditions . Names of Operating Parts Refer to Unders tanding the Button Functio ns (p.44 - p.4 7) for an explan ation of the func tion of eac h button. Monitor Indications Shutter release button Power switch 4 / W button 3 button Four-way control[...]

19 Full Display in Still Picture Capture Mode About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an area i n the frame tha t is so br ight it appears white, the indicat ed area bl inks red as a warning. Si milarly, when there is an area that is s o dark it app ears black, the indic ated area bli nks yellow a s a warning. 1 Shooting m ode (p.53) 8 Re[...]

20 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode The di splay shows infor mati on such as the sh ootin g cond itio ns. B1 to B9 only ap pear when [Histo gram + Info] is selected. ( 1 p .109) Guide Ind ications A guide to available button ope rations appea rs on the LC D monitor during op eration. The butto ns are ind icated as show n below. A1 Folde[...]

21 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T20) supplied with the cam era. 1 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug. 2 Pass the other end of the s trap through the loop and pull tight. 2 1[...]

22 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camera Use the ba ttery char ger to charge the battery be fore using it in the camera f or the first tim e or after a lo ng period of n on-use, or when the [Battery de pleted] messa ge appears. 1 Connect the AC plug co rd to the battery charg er D-BC8. 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. 3 Place the bat[...]

23 1 Getting Started Use the ba ttery that is provided with the came ra. Charge the ba ttery before us ing it in the camera fo r the first tim e. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Press th e battery cove r lock lever in the directi on of 1 , s lide the battery/ card cov er in the di rection of 2 a nd flip the cover open in the dire ctio n of 3 . 2 [...]

24 1 Getting Started • Image Storage Cap acity and Playba ck Time (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on, the fl as h used for 50% o f shots and the battery fully charged) • T he still picture storage ca pacity is based on measuring conditions in accordance with CIPA standards. The playback time is based on PENTAX measuring conditions . Some deviati[...]

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

26 1 Getting Started Main Socke t Types in the M ajor Countries and Reg ions of the World A B BF C S North America U.S.A., Canada 9 Europe, Former S oviet Union Icelan d, Ireland, Italy, Ukr aine, Aust ria, Netherlan ds, Kazakhstan, Greece, Sw eden, Denmark, German y, Norway, Hunga ry, Finland, France, Belarus, Belgium, Rumania, Russia 9 U.K. 99 Sp[...]

27 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter D-AC8 (opti onal) is recomme nded if you intend to use the camera for a l ong time or c onnect it to a PC. 1 Make su re that the c amera is tur ned off and open the battery /card cove r. 2 Conn ect t he DC te rmin al of t he AC ad apter to the DC input terminal of the came ra with the 2 symbol pointed towa[...]

28 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a n SD Memory Card . Captured imag es and soun d files are saved on th e SD Memory Card if a card is inserted in the camera. They are saved in the bui lt-in memory if a card is no t inserted. ( 1 p.34) • Ma ke sure that the camera is turned off bef ore inserting or removing the[...]

29 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Press th e battery cove r lock lever in the directi on of 1 , s lide the battery/ card cov er in the di rection of 2 a nd flip the cover open in the dire ctio n of 3 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Memory C ard socket so that the la bel is facing toward th e LCD monitor. Push th e ca[...]

30 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • T he SD Memory Card is equipped with a write-protect sw itch. Setting the switch t o LOCK protects the existing data by prohibiting recording of new data, deletion of existing data or form atting of the card. r appears on the LCD monitor when the card is write-prote cted. • Care s[...]

31 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f pixels (size) and qu ality lev el (data com pression rate) of still pictures acc ording to how yo u intend to use the pic tures you have tak en. Higher quality lev els and num bers of pixe ls produce c learer image s for printing, but the resul ting incre ase in data vol ume reduces the total number of pi[...]

32 1 Getting Started Recorded Pix els, Quality L evel and Image Storage Capaci ty (Approximate numbers of pictures) • T he above figures may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions , shooting mode and SD Memory C ard, etc. C (Best) D (Be tter) E (Good) Built-in Memory 64MB Buil t-in Memory 64MB Built-in Memory 64MB f 2560 ×1920 3 18 6[...]

33 1 Getting Started Choos e the recorded pix els and frame rate ac cording to how you intend to use th e movies you have taken. The num ber of re corded pixels indicates the resol ution of the image. The higher th e number o f recorded pix els, the cl earer the imag e, but the bigger th e file si ze. The frame rate indicat es the numbe r of frames[...]

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

35 1 Getting Started Use th is mode wh en you wan t to play bac k an image or sound file straighta way without taking any m ore pict ures. Pressing the shutter re lease button does not change the m ode to A mode. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button. The came ra turns on in Play back Only Mode. Playback Only Mode To swit ch from[...]

36 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings If the I nitial Se tting screen or Date Adjust scre en appears when you tu rn the cam era on, follow the procedu re below to set the disp lay languag e and/or current date a nd time. If the Initial Setting screen app ears 1 p.37 “Setting t he Display Language” 1 p.38 “Setting the Da te and Time” If the[...]

37 1 Getting Started You can c hoose the la nguage in which the me nus, error mes sages, etc. are disp layed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Langu age/ screen ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the d isplay language. 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for settin g the city and day light saving time appears. 4 [...]

38 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time and the display style. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/d d/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date an d time display st yle. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to [2 4h]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se[...]

39 1 Getting Started 9 Press t he 4 button. The came ra is ready to tak e pictures. If yo u set the date and tim e from the [ u Set ting] menu , the scree n will r eturn to th e menu. Press the 4 button aga in. When t he Initial Setting or Date Adjust screen is display ed, you can cancel the set ting ope ration a nd switch to Cap ture mo de by pr e[...]

40 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P icture s The stand ard procedure for tak ing still pic tures is descr ibed below. Th e flash fi res automatic ally depen ding on the l ight conditi ons. 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pic tures. This is called S till Picture Captur e mode. 2 Confirm the subjec[...]

41 2 Quick Start The shut ter release bu tton works in a two-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s and exp osure are loc ked when the shutter releas e button is pressed halfway. T he green focu s frame l ights on the LCD monitor when the shutte r release button is presse d halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out of [...]

42 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The image appears on the LCD m onitor. In this manual, this is called Q mode (Playb ack mode). Displaying on e image in full in Q mo de ( Q mode de fault set ting) is calle d single-im age disp lay. Press the Q but ton again in Q mode or press th[...]

43 2 Quick Start 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on th e LCD moni tor. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Ima ge Rotation). 4 Press t he 4 button. The image is rotated 9 0 degrees clockwise each t ime th e button is pr[...]

44 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Turn s the camer a off. ( 1 p.34 ) 2 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the c amera on the s ubject wh en pres sed half way. ( Except in s , 3 and modes) ( 1 p.40) Takes th e still picture w hen pressed down fully. ( 1 p.40) Starts and stops movie r ecordin[...]

45 3 Common Operati ons 5 Q button Switches to t he Q mo de. ( 1 p.104) 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : C hanges the dr ive mode. ( 1 p.72, p.77, p.78) ( 3 ) : Displa ys the Ca pture M ode Pale tte. ( 1 p.53) ( 4 ) : C hanges the fla sh mode. ( 1 p.83) ( 5 ) : C hanges th e focus mode . ( 1 p. 81) ( 23 ) : Adju sts in mode. ( 1 p.82) 7 4 / W but[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons 1 Power sw itch Turn s the camer a off. ( 1 p.34 ) 2 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mo de when press ed dow n half way or full y. ( 1 p. 104) 3 Green/ i butto n Switch es from single- image di splay to the D elete screen. ( 1 p.114) Switches from nine-image display to the Select & Delete screen. ( 1 p.116) Dis pla[...]

47 3 Common Operati ons 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Pl ays back and pauses a movie or sou nd file. ( 1 p.11 2, p.14 6) ( 3 ) : D isplays t he Playb ack M ode Pal ette. ( 1 p.61) Stops a mov ie or sound f ile during play back. ( 1 p.112, p.14 6) ( 45 ) : D isplays the previous or next imag e and sound file durin g single-i mage disp lay. ( 1 p.42[...]

48 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To change the c amera settings, press the 3 button to display the [ A Rec. Mode] menu or [ u Setting] menu. Menus for playing back and ed iting images and sound files are displayed from the Playback Mode Palette. Pressi ng th e 3 button displays the [ A Rec. Mode] me nu. Setting with the Menus M[...]

49 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Rec . Mode] me nu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Re corded Pixe ls]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Quality Level ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control l[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capt ure statu s. When th e shutter rel ease button is pressed ful ly, the pictur e is taken. 6 Press t he Q button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to playback st atus. 6 Press t he 4 button or the four-wa y control[...]

51 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays the i tems that ca n be set with the me nus and prov ides descrip tions of each item . See the list of d efault setti ngs in the Appendi x ( 1 p.168) to d ecide whet her you wan t the settings s aved when the camera is turned off and whether you want the settin gs returned to the defaults when the camera is re[...]

52 3 Common Operati ons [ u Setting] Men u • Use th e Green mo de to enjoy eas y picture-ta king using standard settin gs, regardle ss of the setti ngs in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. ( 1 p.64 ) • Assi gning freque ntly used f unctions to t he Green but ton enable s you to go straight to the menu. ( 1 p.58) Item Description Page Format For format t[...]

53 3 Common Operati ons The Optio WP has a variety of sh ooting modes th at let you take pic tures or record movies and sound i n differen t situations simply by choosing the right mod e for the parti cular situati on from the Cap ture Mode Pal ette. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the f[...]

54 3 Common Operati ons There are 20 availa ble shootin g modes. 1 R Progr am The basi c picture-taki ng mode. Yo u can let the cam era set the functio ns or choos e various func tions yo urself. 2 A Night Scene Ideal for t aking night view s. It is best to use a tripod in t his mode. Use the flash if including people in your pictur e. 3 C Movi e U[...]

55 3 Common Operati ons 8 I Port rait Use this mode for taking pictures of pe ople. Gives you r subject a bright, heal thy look. 9 B Underw ater Use thi s mode for tak ing picture s underwater . Captur es the bluene ss of the sea. 0 i Surf & Snow For capt uring image s with dazzli ng backgr ounds, su ch as beach es or snowy mountains. a Sport[...]

56 3 Common Operati ons d x Candlelight Ideal for cap turing a ca ndlelit atmo sphere . The number of recorde d pixels is set at 12 80×960. e X Soft For taking pictures with soft, blurred outlines . f y Fireworks Use thi s mo de to tak e specta cular p ictures of fireworks. I t is best to u se a tripod as th e shutter s peed is fixe d at 4 sec. g [...]

57 3 Common Operati ons j J Museum For taking pictures in museums and art galleries where flash p hotograph y is not permit ted. Take care t o avoid cam era shake . In additi on to the Gr een mode, t his camera has 20 shoo ting modes, of which 15 are assig ned to the Capt ure Mode Pa lette. You can c hange the m odes that app ear on the Palette. 1 [...]

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

59 3 Common Operati ons 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. Th e func tion ass ign ed to [1] i n [Gr een Button] on t he [ u Setting] me nu is called up . 2 Press the Gr een button again. The f unct ion as signed to [2 ] is c alle d up. While th e screen at rig ht is displayed, use the Gree n button to reca ll functio ns allocated to [3] and [4]. [...]

60 3 Common Operati ons Press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode to d isplay t he Play back Mo de Pal ette . You can d isplay t he playback function y ou want to u se simply by using the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to choose a n icon and p ressing the 4 button. Setting the Playback Mode SHUTTER OK 03/25/2005 03/25/2005 03/25/2005 14[...]

61 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page u Slid eshow For playing back recorded image s one after anoth er p.110 n Resize For changing the recorded pixels and qu ality of images p.122 o Trimming For deleting th e unneeded part of a pi cture p. 124 p Image/ Sound Copy For copy ing images and sound files fro m the built-i [...]

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

63 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures R In R (Progr am) mode, th e camera a utomaticall y sets the shutter spe ed and apert ure for taki ng still pic tures. Howev er, you can select other funct ions such a s the flash mode and rec orded pixels . 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pictures . [...]

64 4 Taking Picture s A In the G reen mode , you can enj oy easy pi cture-taki ng using sta ndard settings ∗ , regardles s of the setting s in the [ A Rec . Mode] menu. 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra switche s to the Green mode. Press the G reen butt on again to retu rn to the statu s before the G reen mode w as selected . 2 Pre[...]

65 4 Taking Picture s ∗ The Gree n mode setti ngs are as s hown below. • If any other fun ctions have be en ass igned to the Green but ton, the menus appear in seq uence each time the b utton is press ed. ( 1 p.59 ) • In G reen mode, yo u cann ot chan ge the informa tion di splayed o n the LCD monitor by pr essing th e 4 button. • You ca nn[...]

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

67 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) Use this mode to k eep your mo ving pet in fo cus while y ou take the pictur e and capture the colo r of your pet’s coat. Choos e the appropri ate icon de pending on w hat color y our pet is (cl oser to blac k or white o r in betwee n). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s F You can t ake a numbe r of images a nd join th em together to form a panorama picture. T he panorama software (AC DSee for PENTAX , ACD photosti tcher) on the CD-ROM (S-SW30) supplied wit h the camera and a compute r are necessa ry for joining the ima ges. The Panorama Assis t mode en ables you to overlap the edges of t he i[...]

69 4 Taking Picture s 5 Take th e first image. Press the shutter release button fully to take the first image. The right ed ge of the image appears in semi-transp arent form on the left of the LCD monitor. 6 Move the camera to the right and take the second image. Move the c amera u ntil the semi -transpare nt imag e and the ac tual vi ew ov erla p [...]

70 4 Taking Picture s B This ca mera has a waterproof capability equivalent to JIS Class 8 protectio n (IPX8) and can be used to t ake pictu res at a depth of 1.5 m continu ously for 30 minutes. Use the U nderwater mod e to take unde rwater pictu res that capt ure the bluenes s of the s ea. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca[...]

71 4 Taking Picture s C This mo de lets you record a total of 20 secon ds of sound w ith a still pictur e, 10 seconds before and 10 seconds after you pre ss the shutte r release butt on. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select C (Syn chro So und Re cor[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s A R A q < I B i C E x X y > z D J In this m ode you ca n take pictu res using the frames store d in the camera. The re are three frames already sto red in the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in A mode. The drive m ode sele ction screen a ppears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select Y (Frame C[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The focu s frame turns green if the sub ject is in focus . 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. The pictur e is taken. • The frame function i s not a vailabl e in C , F or O mode. • Pres s the 3 button in the fr ame selec tion scree n to display the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s A R A C F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J You can u se the zoom to change th e captured area. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x button in A mode. x Tele : e nlarges th e subject w Wide : enlar ges the area c aptured by the camera The zoo m bar indicates the cu rrent leve l of mag ni fic atio n. When the digita l zoom function is s e[...]

75 4 Taking Picture s The digi tal zoom is set to O (On ) in the d efault settin gs. To take pictures using o nly the optic al zoom, s et the digital zoom to P (O ff). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O [...]

76 4 Taking Picture s R A C F q < I B i C E x X > z D J You can a djust the overall brig htness of the picture. Use th is function to take pictu res that ar e intentional ly overexpo sed or under exposed. 1 Pres s the 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens ation]. 3 [...]

77 4 Taking Picture s A R A C F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh utte r rele ase b utton i s pres sed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to select g or r and press the 4 button. The came ra is ready to t ake[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s R q < I B i C E > z D J In this m ode, picture s are taken c ontinuously fo r as long as the shutter release butt on is pressed. 1 Press the four-way controller ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the fou r-way control ler ( 453 ) to selec t 1 (Continuous Shooting) or c (HS Cont. Shooting) and press the 4 button. The camera is read[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n in Capture Mode The LCD monitor di splay changes in the fo llowing sequ ence each ti me you pr ess the 4 butto n: Normal Displ ay, Histogram + I nfo, No Icons, Backlig ht Off. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.18). • All th e camer a buttons functio[...]

80 4 Taking Picture s A histogram is a graph showi ng the brightnes s distributio n of the image, with th e brightness on the hor izontal axis (d arkest at the left and brightes t at the right) a nd the numbe r of pixels o n the vertical a xis. The shap e of the his togram tells you wheth er the exposure of the image is corr ect or not. If the expo[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions A R A C F q < I B i C E x X > z D J Focus Mode 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode cha nges each ti me the button i s pressed. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The focu s mode sett ing is [...]

82 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is desc ribed belo w. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. 2 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 5 ) to select and pres s the 4 button. The cent ral portion of the sc reen is magnified t o twice its size when f ocusing. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 23 )[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s A R A F q < I B i C E x X > z D J Flash Modes Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The fl ash discharges aut omatically depend ing on the light conditi ons. a Flash Of f The flash will not discharg e, regardless of the brightnes s. Use this mode to take p ictures where flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On The f l[...]

84 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash m ode chang es each tim e the button i s pressed. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The came ra is ready to tak e pictures in the selected flash mode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.97 Auto A u t o Auto F[...]

85 4 Taking Picture s R A F q < I B i C E X y > z D J You ca n choo se from six rec orde d pixe ls sett ings for sti ll pict ures . The lar ger your recorded pix els, the cleare r the details will appear when you print yo ur picture. As th e quality of the prin ted picture al so depends on the ima ge quality, expo sure control, re solution [...]

86 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. 5 Press t he shutter release b utton halfway. The Rec orded Pixel s setting is save d and the ca mera retu rns to captur e status. If you use t he [Recorde d Pixels] func tion fre[...]

87 4 Taking Picture s R A F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J You can s elect the qu ality (comp ression rate) of still p ictures. The more stars, the lo wer the compres sion rate an d the clearer the pictur e, but the fil e size becom es larger. The recorded pixels setting also affects the fil e size ( 1 p.85). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 butt[...]

88 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can t ake pictu res in natura l colors by adjusting th e white bal ance accordi ng to the ligh t conditions at the time of shooting. White Balanc e 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ([...]

89 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The Wh ite Bala nce settin g is saved and the cam era returns to cap ture status. Refer to “Manual Setting” b elow for instructions on adjust ing the white balanc e manually. Have a bl ank sheet of white pape r or similar mate rial ready. 1 Sele ct K (manual) on the [White Bal[...]

90 4 Taking Picture s R A C F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J You ca n set vario us cond itio ns for auto focus . You can c hange the au tofocus ar ea (Focusin g Area). Focusing Area You ca n limi t the lens mo vement area ac cord ing to the co nditi ons. Set the [Fo cus Limiter] to O to limit the foc us to far dis tances from normal ra nge dur[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use t he fo ur-wa y cont roller ( 23 ) to chan ge the settin g. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 4 ) and th en th e four -way controlle r ( 3 ) to select [Focus Limiter]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o s elect O or P . 9 Press t he shutter release[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s R A C F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J You can sele ct the sensitivi ty to suit the bright ness of the surroundi ngs. The defau lt setting is Auto. Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control le[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s R A F q < I B i C E x X y > z D J You can c hoose the Instant Review time (the len gth of time the image is display ed immedi ately afte r capture) from 0.5sec, 1se c, 2sec, 3sec , 5sec an d Off (no dis play). The defau lt setting is 1sec. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the fo[...]

94 4 Taking Picture s R F C You ca n give the im age sh arp or soft ou tlin es. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Sharpne ss]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting fr om G [Normal] to H [Hard (+)] or F [Sof t (–)] . To soften t he contours[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Saturati on]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting fr om G [Normal] to H [High (+)] or F [Low (–)]. To reduc e the satu ration, cho ose (–)[...]

96 4 Taking Picture s R F C You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting fr om G [Normal] to H [High (+)] or F [Low (–)]. To reduce the cont rast, choo se (–) and t[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Memory funct ion is for savin g the current camera settings whe n the camera is turn ed off. For some camera settings, the Memory fun ction i s always set to O (On) (the sett ings are saved when the camer a is turned of f), while for others you can choose On or Off (w hether the sett ings are s[...]

98 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Press t he four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Me mory]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Mem ory screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Pres[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies C This m ode enables you to re cord movies. Sound is rec orded at th e same time. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. C mode is sele cted and the ca mera retu rns to captur e s[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. Recording starts. 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. Recording stops. If you ke ep the sh utter release b utton presse d for more th an one seco nd, recording will continu e for as long as you kee p the button pr essed. Shooting s tops when yo u take your finge r off the sh[...]

101 4 Taking Picture s C You ca n choo se from two rec orde d pixels setti ngs fo r movi es: [ D (320× 240) ] and [ E (160 ×120 )]. The more p ixels there a re, the bigger th e file size. Th e data volum e also varies d epending on the frame rate setting. ( 1 p. 33) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] [...]

102 4 Taking Picture s C You ca n choo se the fram e rate (num ber of f rames per se cond) . The more frame s per second, the bette r the quality of the mo vie, but the fil e size be comes l arger. Yo u can choos e 30fps (f rames per second) o r 15 fps (fram es per second) . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use [...]

103 4 Taking Picture s C You can s et the color mode to b lack and w hite or sepia , as well a s full color, whe n recording a movie. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Movie screen app ears. 4 Use the four-way co[...]

104 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Ba ck and Dele ting Imag es Playing Back Images In this m anual, the c apture mode, such as for taking st ill pictur es, is referred to as [ A mode] . The play back mode, such as for displ aying captured images on the LCD mon itor, is referre d to as [ Q mode]. In Q mode, yo u can perform si mple edi[...]

105 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e thumbna ils of captu red images a t a time. 1 In Q mode, pr ess f on the Zo om/ f / y button. A page c onsisting of nine t humbn ail image s appears . The displ ayed image s change nine at a tim e page by pag e. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) to move the f rame. Wh en 10 or mor[...]

106 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If image s and sou nd files are stored in several fold ers, follo w the procedure below to fi nd the folder that you ar e looking fo r. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. The scree n changes to nine-ima ge display. 2 Press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. The list of fold ers appea rs. 3 Use the fou[...]

107 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You ca n magni fy an ima ge up to eight ti mes. A guide sh owing the cent er of the ma gnified p ortion of the i mage appears on the LCD m onitor during zoom pl ayback. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Press y on the Zoom/ f / y button. The[...]

108 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges When the Qu ick Zoom fun ction is enabl ed, you can disp lay an image at maxim um magnificati on (×8) simply by pressi ng y on the Zoom/ f / y button on ce. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appears. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ u Setting] me nu appe ars. 3 Use th[...]

109 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Shooting information c an be displ ayed on the L CD monitor i n Q mode. Pressi ng th e 4 button cha nges the display mode. Refer to p.2 0 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode 1 p.79 OK OK OK 03/25/2005 0 3 / 2 5 /[...]

110 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p lay back re corded imag es one after a nother. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image to start the slideshow with. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select u (Slideshow). [...]

111 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for setting th e slidesho w conditi ons appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al]. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to change the in terval and pr ess the 4 button. You ca[...]

112 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Back Movies You ca n play ba ck the mo vies yo u have ta ken . Sound is play ed back at the sam e time. 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the mov ie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can b[...]

113 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can cap ture and p lay back imag es on equipme nt with a v ideo IN jack, such as a TV. Make su re the camera is turned off before co nnecting it to the TV. 1 Open th e battery/ca rd cover a nd conn ect the AV ca ble to the PC/AV terminal. 2 Con[...]

114 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Deleting Images You can d elete sin gle images an d sound fi les one at a time. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een appear s. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [D eletion].[...]

115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound h as been recorde d with an image ( 1 p.147), yo u can delete the sound w ithout dele ting the imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image with sound. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [[...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can de lete seve ral images/s ound files s elected from t he nine-im age display at once. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. Nine thu mbnail image s appear. 2 Press t he i button. P appears on the images and sound files . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the i mages and sound[...]

117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 4 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted images a nd soun d files are deleted. Select & Delete Cancel OK OK O K OK MENU Delete all selected D e l e t e a l l s e l e c t e d images/so[...]

118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d elete all the images and sound fi les at once. 1 Press t he i button in Q mode. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [D elete All]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound files are deleted.[...]

119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can recover imag es or sound files that w ere taken wi th this cam era and then deleted. 1 After deleting a file, press the four-wa y controller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ] (Image Recov ery). 3 Press t he 4 button. The num ber o f recov[...]

120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p rotect sto red images a nd sound files from b eing accidenta lly delet ed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select Z (Pr ote ct). 3 Press t he 4 button. The prot ect screen a ppears. 4 Use the four-w[...]

121 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select Z (Pr ote ct). 3 Press t he 4 button. The prot ect screen a ppears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Images/Sounds]. 5 Press t he 4 button. A confirma[...]

122 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the size and qu ality of a se lected image , you can make th e file siz e smaller t han the origin al. You can u se this func tion to conti nue taking p ictures wh en the SD Memo ry Card or bu ilt-in mem ory is full, by making the image s smaller and overw[...]

123 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Recorded Pixels] and [Qua lity Level]. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to choose the s ize an d quality . Use the f our-way con troller ( 23 ) to s witch betwe en [Recorde d Pixels] and [Qual ity Level] . 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwriting the image ap pears. [Save as ] i[...]

124 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can d elete the unw anted part o f a picture an d save the trimm ed image a s a separ ate image. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to trim. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 [...]

125 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can copy ima ges and s ound files from the built-in me mory to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. This function ca n only be selected whe n an SD Mem ory Card has be en inserted i n the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controll[...]

126 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Selected images an d sound fil es from the SD Memory C ard are copi ed to the bu ilt-in memory on e at a tim e. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ {}2 ] 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file yo u want to copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted image/ sound [...]

127 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou edit sele cted images with digital filters to change the colo r, etc. You can c hoose from nin e filters: B&W, s epia, red, pin k, purple , blue, green, ye llow and s oft. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four[...]

128 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou adjust th e brightness of the sel ected imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select q (Brightness F[...]

129 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can c orrect image s where the flash has caus ed the subj ect to appear w ith red eyes. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use t he fo ur-wa y cont roller ( 2345 ) [...]

130 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This func tion lets yo u add a decorat ive frame t o still pictur es. There are three fram es already s tored in t he camera. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appear[...]

131 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 8 Press t he 4 button. The edited image is sa ved with the rec orded pixels of h . To switch to the scree n for registeri ng a frame, pre ss the Green bu tton in Step 5. You can register frames which you h ave downlo aded from the internet, etc. When you register a new frame, it r eplaces one of the existin g fram[...]

132 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can s elect a f rame from a rec orded movie to save as a still p icture, divide a movie into two or stitch two movies to gether. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to edit. To stitch two movies together ( 1 p.13 5), choose t he first movi e (first half). 2 P[...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-wa y controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [Save as Still Image]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een app ears for selecting a fram e to be saved as a still pictur e. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the frame you want to save. 8 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted frame i s saved as a sti ll pic[...]

134 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Di vide Movies ] on the Mo vie Edit me nu. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for choosi ng the dividing positio n appears . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to de termi ne th e dividing position. 2 : P lays or pa uses the mov ie 3 : S tops the movie 4 : Reverse s the movie frame by fr ame 5 : A dv[...]

135 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [S titch Movi es] on the Mov ie Edit men u. 6 Press t he 4 button. The m ovie sel ection scr een app ears. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the second movie (latte r half). 8 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Stitch]. 10 Pre[...]

136 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Setting the Printing Servi ce (DPOF) DPOF (Dig ital Print Order Fo rmat) is the f ormat for storing print order data on still pic tures captu red with a digital c amera. Onc e the print order data has bee n stored, the picture s can be printed acc ording to the DPOF settings using a DP OF-compatible printer or pho[...]

137 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 6 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for setting the DPOF print or der data for t he selected image appe ars. If DP OF setti ngs hav e alr eady be en made for an image, the previous n umber of copies and dat e setting ( O or P ) w ill be di splayed. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies[...]

138 6 Editing and Printi ng Images When you c hoose the numb er of copies and w hether or not to ins ert the date, the settings are applied t o all the ima ges stored in th e camera. 1 Display th e screen f or DPOF set tings in Q mo de. Refer to Steps 2 to 4 on p. 136. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Images] . 3 Press t he 4 but[...]

139 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Printing Using PictBridge By connec ting the came ra to a printer that s upports PictBrid ge using the USB cable (I -USB7) provide d, you can p rint images directly from the camera wit hout using a PC . Connect the cam era to the printe r and select the imag es you wa nt to print and the number of copies on the ca[...]

140 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [ Select image]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose an image to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. You can prin t up to 9[...]

141 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e paper size. You can onl y choose a size that is support ed by your pr inter. 10 Press t he 4 button. 11 Repeat St eps 8 to 10 to set [Pa per Typ e], [Quality] and [Border Sta tus]. If you se lect [ _ Setting], im ages are print ed accord ing to the settings mad[...]

142 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [ All images]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appe ars. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and whether to insert the da te or not and confirm the settings . The numb er of copies an d date setting that you choos e apply[...]

143 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s elect [ DPOF setting ]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you hav e made a ppear. Use t he four -way cont roll er ( 45 ) to ch eck the setting s for each image. Refer to p.13 6 for instr uctions on how to ma ke the DPOF setti[...]

144 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sou nd (Voice Re cording Mo de) You can re cord sound w ith the cam era. The micr ophone is loc ated on the top o f the camera . When recordi ng sound, a im the camera to obtain the best conditio ns. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture [...]

145 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound • If you press and ho ld down the shu tter releas e button in Step 4, recor ding continu es until you ta ke your finger off the button . This is useful for making sh ort sound re cordings, such as for t he user sound i n the [Sound] menu. • Soun d is saved in WAVE monaura l files. •P r e s s i n g t h [...]

146 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back th e sound f iles you ma de in O mode. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to play back. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). The s ound file i s pl ayed ba ck. 1 Total fi le recording time 2 Playbac k time The followin[...]

147 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voice memo to y our still pictures. 1 Enter Q mode and use the four-way contr oller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to add a voice memo. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way control[...]

148 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter th e Playback mo de and use the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voice memo that you wan t to pla y back. U appears o n images w ith voice m emos in single- image displ ay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be pe[...]

149 8 Settings Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will delete all the data o n the SD Memor y Card. All the dat a in the bui lt-in memory w ill be dele ted if no SD Me mory Card has been i nsert ed in t he cam era. 1 Select [Format] on the [ u Setting ] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Form at screen ap pears. 3 Use the four-w[...]

150 8 Settings You can c hange the in itial date an d time se ttings. You c an also set the style i n which the da te appears on the came ra. Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy/mm/d d]. 1 Sele ct [Dat e Adju st] on th e [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. Refer to “Setting the Date a n[...]

151 8 Settings You can adjus t the volume of operati on sounds and chan ge the type of sound. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ u Setting] men u. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Sound s creen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Volume]. 4 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the volu me. Set the vol ume to 0 [...]

152 8 Settings 8 Repeat Steps 5 to 7 to set [Shutt er Sound], [Operation Sound] and [Sel f-timer Sound]. Select [On], [ Off] or [USER] for the self-timer sound. 9 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You can s et the first t wo seconds of your favorite re corded so und as the user soun d and then use this as the start-up so und or shutter so[...]

153 8 Settings You can s et the alarm to ring at a specified time. You ca n choos e whethe r the al arm wil l ring at the sam e time ev ery day or only o nce at the set time. 1 Select [Alarm] on the [ u Se tting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Alarm screen appear s. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu ap[...]

154 8 Settings 8 Press t he 4 button. The scree n returns to the [ u Setting] menu . Check that [Alarm] is set to O (On). 9 Press t he 4 button. [Alarm is set] ap pears and t he cam era turns off. 1 Select [Alarm] on the [ u Se tting] menu. Check that [Alarm] is set to O (On). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Alarm screen appear s. Che[...]

155 8 Settings The date and time s elected in “Setting the D ate and Tim e” (p.38) serve as the W (H ometown) date and time . By using the world tim e function, yo u can displa y the time in a city othe r than the Hom etown ( X Destinatio n). This is usef ul when taki ng pictures in a diff erent time zone. The pr ocedure for se tting the Destin[...]

156 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to se lec t O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if the Des tina tion ci ty uses da yligh t saving time. 8 Press t he 4 button tw ice. The Wo rld Time se tting is sa ved. Select W in Step 3 to se t the city and DST setting for the H ometown city .[...]

157 8 Settings You can chan ge the language in w hich the menus, error me ssages, etc. are disp layed. You can c hoose from E nglish, Frenc h, German, Sp anish, Ita lian, Swedish, D utch, Russi an, Korean, C hinese (tradi tional and s implified) and Jap anese. 1 Select [Language/ ] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).[...]

158 8 Settings You can c hange the im age folder name from th e standard na me to the date that pictures were taken. When the nam e is changed to the date, pictur es are save d in separate folders by t he date the y were taken. Folder Name 1 Select [Folder Name] on t he [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu [...]

159 8 Settings Choos e the appropria te USB co nnection mo de depend ing on whet her you are g oing to conn ect the USB cab le to a PC or a PictBridge- compa tible print er. 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [PC] or[...]

160 8 Settings When yo u connect th e camera to AV equipmen t, choose th e appropriate video o utput format (N TSC or PAL) for t aking and pl aying back images. 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [NTSC] or [PAL]. Choos e [...]

161 8 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of t he LCD moni tor. 1 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Bright ness Level]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The monit or gets dark er as the bar slide r moves to the left (tow ard [–]) and br ighter as it moves to the right (to ward [+]). 3 Press t he[...]

162 8 Settings You can s ave battery power by setti ng the LCD monitor to turn o ff automati cally when no op eration is perform ed for a fixed time. After th e power sa ving function ha s been activate d, you can turn the LCD moni tor on again by pressin g any of the b uttons. 1 Select [Pow er Saving] on the [ u Setting ] menu. 2 Press t he four-w[...]

163 8 Settings You can s et the came ra to turn of f automatica lly when no op eration is performed for a fixed ti me. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [5min], [3min] or [ Off]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The Auto Pow[...]

164 8 Settings You can c hoose an im age to be di splayed as the start-up s creen when the camera is turn ed on. 1 Press t he Q button. The came ra enters Q mode. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ^ . 4 Press t he 4 button. The i mage sele ctio n screen [...]

165 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to t heir defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.168) for t he reset setti ngs. 1 Select [Reset] on th e [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Res et screen appea rs. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 2 ) to select [R eset]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ngs ret[...]

166 8 Settings Displaying the Clock Mode You can u se the came ra as a cloc k. With the c amera turned o ff, press and hold down the 4 bu tton to displa y the clock on the LCD monitor. 1 Press and hold down th e 4 button. The cam era turns on and the c lock app ears on the scree n. The came ra turn s off autom atica lly after approxim ately 1 0 se [...]

167 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities Refer to the following lis t of cities when setting th e World Time . Region Ci ty Region Ci ty North A merica Honolul u Africa/ West Asia Jerusalem Anchora ge Nairobi Vancouve r Jeddah San Franc isco Tehran Los Ang eles Dubai Calgary K arachi Denver K abul Chicago Male Miam i Delhi Toronto C olombo[...]

168 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lists the factory d efault settin gs. The mean ing of the indication s for menu ite ms with a def ault setting is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The curre nt setting (last memory) is saved whe n the camera is turned off. No : The setting retur ns to the defaul t sett ing when the camera [...]

169 9 Appendix [ u Setting] Menu Memory MF Posi tion Off — Ye s p.82 Whi te Ba lance Off — Yes p.88 Sens iti vity Off — Yes p. 92 EV Compens ation Off — Ye s p.7 6 Dig ital Z oom On — Yes p.75 DISPLAY O ff — Yes p.79 , p.109 Fil e # On — Y es — Sharpnes s Normal Yes Yes p .94 Saturat ion Normal Yes Yes p.9 5 Contrast Normal Yes Yes [...]

170 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Key Oper ation Language / Accord ing to initial sett ing Yes No p.3 7 Folder Name Standard Yes Yes p.158 USB Connectio n PC Yes Yes p. 159 Video Out According to initial sett ing Yes No p.160 Brightn ess Level Normal Yes Yes p.161 Power Savi ng 5 sec Yes Yes p.162 Quick Z oom Off Yes Yes p.108 Auto Po wer[...]

171 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessorie s are availa ble for this cam era. AC adapter D-AC8 Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI8 ( ∗ ) Battery charger D-BC8 ( ∗ ) AC plug cord ( ∗ ) D-CO2A Australia D-CO24E Euro pe D-CO2H Hong Kong, United Kingdom D-CO24J Ja pan D-CO2K Korea D-CO24U North America, Cana da USB ca[...]

172 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the foll owing may a ppear on the LCD m onitor during camera o peration. Batte ry depleted The bat tery is exhauste d. Charge the batt ery using the battery c harger. (p .22) Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete unwanted ima ges.[...]

173 9 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may appear on the LCD mo nitor when using th e PictBridge fu nction. Data being re corded This messag e appears when you try t o switch to Q mode while an image is still being recor ded, or when the protect setting or DPOF setting is be ing changed. It dis appears after the image is rec orded or the s[...]

174 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is n ot installed Check if battery is installed. If not, inst all battery . Battery is installed incorrectly Check orient ation of battery. Re insert battery according to +- symbols. (p.23) Battery power i s low Charge the b attery. No image on LCD monitor Camera i[...]

175 9 Appendix Subj ect is not i n focus Subje ct is difficult to focus on with auto focus Lock focus on an other objec t located at same distance (pre ss shutter release button half way), then aim at targ et and pre ss shut ter re leas e but ton fully (p.41) , or use Manual Foc us mode. (p.82) Subject is no t in focusi ng area Position s ubject in[...]

176 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still Picture (Approximate numb ers of pictures) Type Fully automatic compact digit al still camera with built-in zoom le ns Effecti ve Pixels 5.0 megapixels Sensor 5.19 megapixels (total pix els) 1/2.5 inch interlin e transfer CCD with a primary color fil[...]

177 9 Appendix Movie (Approximat e recording time) 30fps 15fps Sound Built-in Memory 64MB Buil t-in Memory 64MB Built-in Memory 64MB D 320× 240 16 s ec. 1 min. 32 sec. 30 sec. 2 min. 56 sec. 23 min . 2 sec. 132 min. 13 sec. E 160×12 0 1 min. 1 sec. 5 min. 52 sec. 1 min. 52 sec. 10 mi n. 45 sec. White Ba lance Auto, Da ylight, Shad e, Tungste n Li[...]

178 9 Appendix Auto focus Movi e (from lens front ) Pan Focu s Landscape : ∞ (full zoom range) Manual f ocus : Approx. 0.01 m - ∞ (Wide) Appr ox. 0.5 m - ∞ (Tele) ∗ Continuous AF and automati c tracking AF are possible o nly when Sp ort or Pet mode is selected f or shooting mode FocusLock By half-pressing s hutter release butt on Exposure M[...]

179 9 Appendix Battery Life Number of Recordable Images Approx. 180 (at 23°C with fla sh used for 50% of shots an d using a recharg eable lithium-ion bat tery D-LI8, in accordanc e with CIPA measuring co nditions) Playbac k Time Approx. 230 min. At 23°C with the battery fully charg ed, in accordanc e with PE NTAX conditions ( The time sho wn is a[...]

180 9 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided [...]

181 9 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect t he customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies avai lable from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review t he warrant y card su pplied wit h your pr oduct at the time of purchase, or con tact the [...]

182 9 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice com plies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operat ion is subject to the fol lowing two c onditions: (1) Th is device m ay not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this devic e must accept an y interferenc e received, includi ng interferenc e that may cause undes ired operat[...]

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Declar ation of C onformity According t o 47CFR, Par ts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mputers and Per ipheral s We: PENT AX Imaging C ompany A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Stre et, Suite 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.S .A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303 -790-11 31 Declar e under sole responsibil ity that the p roduc[...]

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To en sure the be st per form ance f rom your cam era, please re ad the Op erating Manual b efore using th e camera. • Printed on re cycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57474 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2005 02-2005 02 Printed in Japan PENTAX Corp[...]