Pentax V10 manuale d’uso

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To ens ure t he bes t perf orman ce fr om your c amera , ple ase read the Opera ting Manual befo re usi ng the camera. • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensions are subject to cha nge without notice. 57970 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2007 01-200709 Pri nted in Vietna m PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno-cho,[...]

Thank you for purchasing this PENTA X Digital Cam era. Please read t his manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this ma nual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all t he camera’s capabilities. Rega rding copy rights Images ta ken using th e PENTAX Digital C a[...]

1 We have paid close attention to th e safety of t his product. When usin g this produc t, we request your special atte ntion regarding item s marked with the fo llowing sym bols. Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera apart or remodel the c amera. High voltages are present within the c amera, and t here is there fore a dange r of electric[...]

2 • Do not place your fin ger on the flash w hen it is dischar ging as there i s a risk of burns . • Do not discharge the flash while it is to uching your clothing as ther e is a risk of disc oloring the clot hing. • Som e portions of the camera heat up during use , so please take care, as there is a r isk of low temper ature burns i f such p[...]

3 • Do n ot disas semble or modif y the pr oduct. T his can cause a fire or electrica l shock. • If the gene ration of sm oke or strange odor from the p roduct or othe r abnor mali ty occu rs, imm ediat ely di sconti nue usi ng and c onsult a PENTAX Service C enter. Contin ued use could c ause a fire or elec tric shock. Caution • Do no t pl a[...]

4 • Places of high temperature and humidity should be avoided. Particular care should be taken regarding vehicles, which can become very hot inside. • Stori ng the camera w here pest icides and chem icals are han dled should be avoide d. Remov e from c ase and st ore in a well-vent ilated place to preve nt the camer a from bec oming moldy dur i[...]

5 Using Your Came ra Safely ...... ...... ......... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ..... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 3 Contents .. ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ..... 5 Composition of the O perating Manual ........[...]

6 Settin g the Came ra Function s ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ....... 47 Setting with the Menus .................... .............................. ................. 47 Menu List ............................... ............................. ............................ 50 Setting the Shooting Mod e ...................[...]

7 Recording Mo vies ..... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ....... 99 Recording a Movi e .... ......... ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ . 99 Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies .................................... 101 Select ing the Qualit y Level of Movies....... .[...]

8 Printin g Using Pict Bridge .. ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 138 Connecti ng the Camera to the Pr inter ...... ........ ...... ......... ........ ..... 138 Printi ng Single Images......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ..... 139 Printing All Images..............................[...]

9 The mean ings of t he symbols us ed in this O perating Manual 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 t aken when operating th e camera. A mode This is the mode for c apturing still pictur es and record[...]

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11 This Op erating M anual contai ns the follo wing chapt ers. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––––– This chapter explains what you need to do after purch asing the camera before you start taking pictures. [...]

12 Camera Features In additi on to basic pi cture-taki ng, the Optio V10 has a variety o f shooting modes to suit dif ferent situatio ns. This section describes how to make the most of t he key featur es of your camer a. Together with the expl anations of camera operations, it will enable you to enjo y your camera to the full . The Opti o V10 featu[...]

13 Wit h the Op tio V1 0, you can add a fun frame wh en taking a p icture of a chil d or your pet , for example . (p.69) You can also add frame s to pictures you have tak en. Adjust the position of the subject in the pic ture or reduce or enlarge th e picture size to match t he frame sha pe and size . Now you no longer hav e to worry ab out the sub[...]

14 Items marke d with an asterisk (*) are also av ailable as optional accessories. (The battery charg er is not sold separate ly and is only av ailable together with the AC plug cord in the battery charger kit K-BC63.) For details on other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Accessor ies” (p.171). Checking t he Contents of the Package Came[...]

15 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter release button Flash Self-timer lamp (red) Lens Microphone Strap lug Power s witch LCD monitor DC terminal cover Battery/card cover Tripod socket PC/AV te rminal Speaker[...]

16 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws information such as th e shootin g conditions . Names of Operating Parts Refer to “U nderstand ing the Button Functions” (p .43 - p.46) for an explan ation of the func tion of each bu tton. Monitor Indications Shutter release button Power switch 4 / W button Four-way controller[...]

17 * 5 only appears when the shutter release but ton is pressed halfway. * Some indications do not appear i n some shooting modes. Full Display in Still Picture Capture Mode (All of the ind ication s are disp layed h ere for explanat ory pur poses.) * 3 and 4 only appear when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. * Some indications do not [...]

18 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode (All of the ind ication s are disp layed h ere for explanat ory pur poses.) The disp lay shows information such as th e shooting c onditions. A1 to A11 appea r when [Norm al Display] or [Histogram + Info] is selected. B1 to B9 only appear when [Hi stogram + Info] i s selected. (p.1 13) In Normal Displ[...]

19 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 t he loop and pull tight. 2 1[...]

20 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. Note: AC plug cord “ Listed, Type SPT-2 or NISPT-2, 18/2 fl exible cord, rated 1 25 V, 7A, minimu m 6ft (1.8m)” 1 Con[...]

21 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/ca rd cover. Slide the battery/card co ver in the dire ction of 1 . When let go, the cover opens a utomatic ally in the direct ion of 2 . 2 Using the side of the b attery to pre ss the[...]

22 1 Getting Started • Im age Storage Capacity, M ovie Recording Tim e, Sound Reco rdin g Time, and P laybac k Time (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on and exclusive battery fully charged) *1: Recording capacity shows approximat e number of shots recorded du ring CIPA-compliant test ing (with LCD monitor on, flash us ed for 50% of the sho ts, and 2[...]

23 1 Getting Started • Batte ry Level Indi cator You can check t he battery le vel by the w indicat or on the LCD monitor . 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 elec tricity supp ly in the co untry or reg ion where u sed. However , ele[...]

24 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, Ukrai ne, Austria, Netherlan ds, Kazakhstan, Greece, Sw eden, Denmark, Germany, Nor way, Hungary, F inland, France, Belarus, Belgium, Rumania, Russia 9 U.K. 99 Spa[...]

25 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter k it K-AC64 (optiona l) with a ho usehold powe r supply is recommende d if you intend to use the camera f or a long ti me or conne ct it to a c omputer. 1 Make su re that the ca mera is turned off and op en the DC terminal cover (DC IN). 2 Conn ect t he DC te rmin al of t he AC ad apter to the DC input ter[...]

26 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This camera uses either an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Me mory Card. (Both card s are referred to as SD Memory Cards herea fter.) Captured images and sound fi les are sav ed on the S D Memory Ca rd if a card is inserted in the camera. T hey are saved in the built-in m emory if a ca rd is not inse rt[...]

27 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery/ca rd cover. Slide the battery/card co ver in the dire ction of 1 . When let go, the cover opens a utomatic ally in the direct ion of 2 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Memory C ard socket so that the la bel is facing t oward the lens. Push th e card in until it click s. Images and soun d may not b[...]

28 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • The SD Memory Card is equ i pped with a write-protect switch. Setting the switch to LOCK protects the existing data by prohibiting recording of new data, deletion of existing data or formatting of the card. r appears on the LCD m onitor when the card is write-protected. • Care s h[...]

29 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f pixels (size) and qu ality lev el (data com pression rate) of still pictures acc ording to how yo u intend to use the pic tures you have tak en. Higher q uality leve ls and numbe rs of pixe ls produce cl earer images , but the resu lting incr ease in fi le size re duces the total numbe r of pictu res that[...]

30 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 t he subject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard, etc. Choose th e recorded pixels, qua lity level and frame rate (number of frames pe r sec ond) according to how you in[...]

31 1 Getting Started Appropriate Number o f Recorded Pixels Ac cording to Use The def ault set ting is m (640×480). Appropriate Qua lity Level Accordin g to Use The def ault set ting is C (Best). Appropriate Frame Rate According to Use The default setting is 30fps (frames per second). Recorded Pix els, Quality Leve l, Frame Rate and Rec ording Tim[...]

32 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power sw itch. The came ra turns on a nd the LCD moni tor turns on. When y ou tur n the came ra on, t he len s cover opens and the l ens ext ends. If the Language Selection screen or Date Adju st screen a ppears when you tu rn the ca mera on, follow t he proced ure on p. 34 to set the [...]

33 1 Getting Started You can s tart Optio V10 in playbac k mode wi th the lens re tracted. 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. 1 Press the power switch wh ile holding down the Q button. The LCD monitor turns on with the lens retracted and the cam era turns on in Playb[...]

34 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings Set the la nguage, ti me and date after purchas ing the came ra before y ou start taking pictu res. The Language / screen appears when the ca mera is tur ned on for th e first time. Perfo rm the operation s in “Sett ing the Displ ay Language ” below to set the languag e, and in “Setting th e Date and Tim[...]

35 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The Initial Set ting screen a ppears in the selected languag e. If the d esire d s etti ngs for [Hom etown] and day light saving t ime appear, press the 4 but ton ag ain to display the [Date Adjust] screen. Go to “Setting th e Date and Time ” (p.37, p. 38). Go to Step 3 in "Setting Hometown an d [...]

36 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Ho metown]. 4 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Home town scre en appears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the city. 6 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The fram e move s to [D ST] (Day light Savi ng Time). 7 Use the four-way controller ( [...]

37 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time and the display style. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ves to [mm /dd/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date and time display st yle. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h] . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [...]

38 1 Getting Started 9 Press t he 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us. Language, Date, Time, Hometown, and DST can be changed. Refer to the pages below for instructions. • T o change the language, follow the steps in “Changing the Display Language” (p.155). • T o change the date and time, follow the steps in “ Changing the[...]

39 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictures The stand ard procedure for tak ing still pic tures is descr ibed below. Th e flash di scharges au tomatically dependi ng on the lig ht condition s. 1 Press t he power sw itch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pi ctures. In this ma nual, this is called Still Picture Cap ture Mode.[...]

40 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 [...]

41 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 mon itor. In this manual, this is called Q mode (Playb ack mode). D isplaying one i mage in full in Q mo de ( Q mode de fault setting ) is calle d single-im age displa y. Press the Q but ton again in Q mode or press t[...]

42 2 Quick Start 1 Press t he Q button afte r taking a picture. The i mage app ears on th e LCD moni tor. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the fou r-way contr oller ( 2345 ) to select s (Image Rotation) and press the 4 button. The rota tion selectio n screen (0° , Right 90°, Left 90°, or 180°) [...]

43 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e cam era of f. (p.3 2) 2 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the camera on th e subject whe n pressed half way in Still Picture Ca pture Mode . (Except in s , 3 and modes) (p.4 0) Takes th e still picture whe n pressed down fully. (p.3 9) Starts a[...]

44 3 Common Operati ons 5 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Chan ges the driv e mode. (p.72 , p.73) ( 3 ) : Displa ys the Ca pture M ode Pale tte. (p .52) ( 4 ) : Chan ges the fla sh mode. (p.81) ( 5 ) : C hanges the focu s mode. (p. 79) ( 23 ) : Adju sts in mode. ( p.80) 6 4 / W button Chan ges th e inf ormati on di splaye d on t he LCD m onitor . [...]

45 3 Common Op erations 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e cam era of f. (p.3 2) 2 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mo de when press ed hal fway. (p.10 7) 3 Zoom/ f / y lever Turn toward f during sing le-image disp lay to change to nin e-image dis play. Re turns t o the previ ous di splay wh en tur ned to ward y . (p.109) Enlar ges the imag e when tu[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons 5 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Play s back and p auses a mo vie or soun d file . (p.11 6, p.145 , p.14 7) ( 3 ) : Dis plays th e Playb ack Mode Palette. ( p.58) Stop s a movi e or soun d fil e duri ng playb ack. ( p.116, p.145, p.14 7) ( 45 ) : Displ ays the previou s or next imag e and sound file duri ng si ngle- image d is[...]

47 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To change t he camera settings, pr ess the 3 butt on to di spl ay the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu or [ u Setting] me nu. Menus for play ing back and editing images an d sound fi les are display ed from the Playback Mode Pa lette. Pressing the 3 button in A mode displays the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. Pressi [...]

48 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Rec . Mode] m enu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Re corded Pixels ]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Q uality L evel]. 4 Press t he four-way c ontroller [...]

49 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutter release bu tton halfway. The setti ng is saved and the camera ret urns to capture s tatus. When th e shutter releas e button is pre ssed fully, the picture is taken . 6 Press t he Q button. The setti ng is saved and the camera returns to playb ack status. 6 Press t he 4 button or the four -way controller[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays the i tems that ca n be set with the me nus and prov ides descrip tions of each item . See the list of d efault setti ngs in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p.167 ) to decide wh ether you want th e settings sa ved when th e camera is turn ed off and w hether you wan t the settings returned to the defaul[...]

51 3 Common Operati ons [ u Setting] Men u Item Description Page Format For formatting the SD Memory Card or built-in memory p.148 Sound For adjustin g the playback vo lume and setting the start- up sound, shut ter sound, key oper ation sound and self-t imer sound p.149 Date Adjus t For adju sting the date, time, and date and time styles p.151 Worl[...]

52 3 Common Operati ons The Op tio V1 0 has a variet y of s hootin g mode s that l et yo u take pictur es 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 Use[...]

53 3 Common Operati ons There are 15 availa ble shootin g modes. Capture Mode Palette • In shoo ting mode s other than R , A , O , c and Y , the flash, focus mode, satura tion, contrast , sharpnes s, white balan ce, etc. are automatical ly set to the o ptimal setti ngs for each mode. • Som e functions m ay not be avail able or may not fu nction[...]

54 3 Common Operati ons Q Kids For capturing movi ng kids. Reproduc es healthy and bright s kin tone. E Pet For capturing ima ges of pets in mot ion. A setti ng suitabl e for the pet's coat can be set. p. 71 D Food For capturing imag es of food. Saturation will be rather high to make it look appetizing . Y Frame Composit e For captur ing image[...]

55 3 Common Operati ons Assign m enu items to the Green Bu tton and re call these q uickly by simply pressing the Green Button. Th is is usefu l for going straight to the setting sc reens of frequentl y used function s such as EV Compensa tion, Sensitiv ity and Whit e Balance. 1 Select [Green Butto n] on the [ u Setting] men u. 2 Press t he four-wa[...]

56 3 Common Operati ons 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The func tion assigned to [Green Button ] on the [ u Setti ng] me nu is c alle d up. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o change the settings and press the 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us. Using the Green Button • If the G reen Mode ha s been assign ed to the Gre[...]

57 3 Common Operati ons Press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode to d isplay t he Play back Mo de Pale tte. You can d isplay t he playback function y ou want to u se simply by using the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to choose a n icon and p ressing the 4 button. Setting the Playback Mode SHUTTER OK MENU 10/10/2007 10/10/2007 14:25 14:[...]

58 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page u Slid eshow For continuously play ing back images. Screen or Sound eff ects can be set. p.114 n Resize For changing Rec orded Pixels and Qua lity Level to make t he file size sma ller. p.125 o Cropping For c ropping images to the size you like. Saved as a new image. p.127 p Image[...]

59 3 Common Operati ons When Guide Display (p.162) is set to O (On), a gu ide of the mode selecte d in the Ca pture Mode Pal ette or Playba ck Mode Pale tte appears. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. Press the f our-way cont roller ( 3 ) in Q m ode to displa y the Playback Mode Palette . 2 Use th[...]

60 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures b In b (Auto Picture mode), whe n you press the shutter releas e button, the camer a selects th e most appropria te mode from four ca pture modes : - (No rmal mo de), A (N ight Scene mode ), q (La ndscape mode), an d e (Portrait mode). 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Mode[...]

61 4 Taking Picture s •I n b mo de, the exposur e is fixed to ±0.0. (p.76) •I n b mode, [Focus ing Area] is s et to Multiple . (p. 89) • The continuo us shoo ting func tion is n ot availab le in b mode . • Face Recogniti on is automat ically activat ed when e mode is sele cted i n b mode. (p .54) • The shooting mode i s set t o b mode in[...]

62 4 Taking Picture s R In R (Program mo de), the camera automat ically set s the shutter speed and apert ure for taki ng still pic tures. How ever, you c an select ot her funct ions such a s the flash mode and rec orded pixels . 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2[...]

63 4 Taking Picture s c In c (Digit al SR mode), the camera automati cally raise s the s ensitivity to reduce camera s hake and blur ring when taking pictu res. The c amera also s ets the shutter speed (s et to remain faste r than 1/ 15 sec.) and ape rture automa tically. Howev er, you can s elect other functions suc h as the flash mod e and recor [...]

64 4 Taking Picture s z e z (Nat ural S kin To ne mode ) and e (Po rtrait mode) ar e suitable fo r taki ng pict ures of peop le. Fa ce Reco gniti on (p.5 4) op erates for e ach shootin g mode, mak ing taking pic tures emphas izing the s ubject’s face easier. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 [...]

65 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode is se lected and the camer a return s to captur e status. When t he lo catio n of t he subj ect’s face is recogniz ed, a yellow focus frame ap pears on the LCD monitor at th e location of the face. As th e subject mov es, the size and locatio n of the focus fram e change s to match t[...]

66 4 Taking Picture s s In s (Green mode), you can enjo y easy picture-t aking using sta ndard settings *, regardless of the setting s in the [ A Rec. Mo de] menu. 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. Th e came ra sw itche s to th e s mo de. Press the G reen button ag ain to return to the status befor e th e s mode was selected . 2 Press t he shutt[...]

67 4 Taking Picture s *T h e s m ode set tings are as shown be low. *1 Can be set to a (Flash Off) *2 Can be set to g (10 sec . Self-timer) or Z (2 sec. Self-timer). The self-t imer mode (10 sec . or 2 sec.) sett ing made i n a shooting m ode other than s mode i s avail able. *3 Can be set to q (Macro), r (super macro ) and 3 (Pan Focu s) • If an[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s A In A (Nigh t Scene mode) , you can choose set tings appropri ate for taking p ictures o f dark scene s, such as nightsca pes. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select A (Night Scene). 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode is s[...]

69 4 Taking Picture s Y In Y (Frame Com posite mode), you c an take pictures using the frame s stored in the camera. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Y (Fra me Composite). 3 Press t he 4 button. A 9-fram e display of the fram e selection screen ap[...]

70 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release bu tton halfway. The fo cus frame on t he LCD m onitor t urns gre en if the subject i s in focus. 8 Press t he shutter release bu tton fully. The pictur e is taken. • The num ber of recorde d pixels is fixed at h and the quality level at D . • The continuo us shoo ting func tion is n ot availab[...]

71 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) In E (Pet mode), your moving pet is kept in focus while you take the picture, allowing you to capture the color of your pet’s coat. Choose the appr opriate icon depending on what color your pet is (closer t o black or white or in between). 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode P[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < z e i c Q E D Y In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh utter rele ase butt on is p resse d. Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self- timer. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to s[...]

73 4 Taking Picture s R q < i c Q E D In this m ode, picture s are taken c ontinuously a s long as th e shutter release butt on is pressed. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 2 ) in A mode. 2 Use the fou r-way contr oller ( 45 ) to sel ect 1 (Continuous S hooting) and pres s the 4 button. The came ra is ready t o take a series o f pic tures .[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < z e i c Q E D Y You can u se the zoom to change th e captured area. 1 Turn the Zoom/ w / x lever in A mode. x Tele : e nlarges the su bject w Wide : widens the area t hat is capt ured by the c amera The zoo m bar i ndicates t he curren t level of mag nif icat ion . When the digita l zoom function is s et to [...]

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] menu 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 d q < z e i c Q E D Y You can a djust the overall brig htness of the picture. Use th is function to take pictu res that ar e intentional ly overexpo sed or under exposed. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compensat ion]. 3 Use the four[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Information The LCD monit or di spla y chang es in t he fol lowi ng sequ ence e ach ti me you press the 4 / W butt on: Norm al Displ ay, Hist ogram + I nfo, No Info. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.16). • S appea rs if the shutter release bu tton is pressed ha[...]

78 4 Taking Picture s A histogram sh ows the brightnes s distributi on of an image. T he horizonta l axis repres ents brightne ss (dark at the left a nd bright at the right) and the v ertical axis re presents the numb er of pixe ls. The s hape of the h istog ram bef ore and aft er shootin g tells you whet her th e brig htnes s and contras t are cor[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions s b R A d q < z e i c Q E D Y Focus Mode 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode change s each tim e the button i s pressed. You can also change the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The Focus Mode setting is saved and the [...]

80 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is desc ribed belo w. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to select and press the 4 button . The cent ral portion of the im age is magnif ied to fill the screen of the LCD monit or when fo cusing . 3 Press the fou r-way c[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s s b R A q < z e i c Q E D Y 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 doe s not discharge, regardless of the brightnes s. Use this mode to tak e pictures where flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On The f lash disch[...]

82 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash m ode chang es each time the button i s pressed. You can also change the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wit h the select ed flash mod e. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.97 For an explanat[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < z e i c Q E D You ca n choose from se ven reco rded pi xels se ttings for still pictur es. 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 of the print[...]

84 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. Storage cap acity for th e selected rec orded pixels is displayed w hen the Reco rded Pixels setti ng is changed. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6 Pre[...]

85 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < z e i c Q E D 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 (p.83). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. Th[...]

86 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en shoo ting mode is set to Y , quality level is fixed at D . • Wh en shoo ting mode is set to d , the qua lity level set in [Movie] on the re cording mod e menu is set. ( p.103) • If you use the [Qualit y Level] func tion frequen tly, you can sav e time by assigning it to the G reen button . (p.55) Recorded Pixels [...]

87 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y 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] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller[...]

88 4 Taking Picture s 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. Refer to “Manual Setting” (p .88) for instructio ns on adjusting the white balanc e manually. Have a blank sheet of white pa per or similar ma terial for White bala nce adjustm ent ready bef orehand. 1 In the W hite balance screen[...]

89 4 Taking Picture s R A d q < i c Q E D Y You can c hange the au tofocus ar ea (Focusin g Area). Focusing Area 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four -way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to select [Focusing Area] . 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 4 Use the four-way controlle[...]

90 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < z e i Q E D Y You can s elect the s ensitivity to suit the bri ghtness of t he surroundin gs. Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 4 Use the[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en shooting mode is set to c , the sensiti vity is automatically adjus ted to between I SO 50 and 3200. • If you use th e [Sensitivity] function frequentl y, you can save time by assigning i t to the Green button. (p.55) Saving the Sensitivity 1 p.97[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < z e i c Q E D Y You can c hoose the Instant Review time (the len gth of time the image is display ed immed iately afte r capture) fro m 0.5sec, 1sec (def ault set ting), 2sec, 3 sec, 5sec and Off (no di splay). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 [...]

93 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You ca n give the imag e shar p or sof t outli nes. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu 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 shar pness level. The follo wing setting is s aved. F (Soft) G (Normal) (d efault [...]

94 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu 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 satu ration level. The follo wing setting is s aved. F (Low) G (Normal) (d efault setting) H (Hig[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s R A d c Y You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the contr ast level. The follo wing setting is s aved. F (Low) G (Normal) (d efault setting) H (High) 4 [...]

96 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < z e i c Q E D Y You can choose whether to imprint the shooting d ate on the picture wh en shootin g. When O (On) i s set, the da te set in the Date Adjust screen (p.37, p.151) is im printed in the bottom-right c orner. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controll[...]

97 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for saving t he current cam era settings even when the c amera is turned off. For some ca mera settings , the Memory fun ction is always set to O (On) (the setti ngs are saved when the ca mera is turne d off), while for others you can choose on or off (to ch oose whether th [...]

98 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Press t he four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Memo ry]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Mem ory screen 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). 6 Press[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies d This m ode enables you to re cord movies. Sound is rec orded at th e same time. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Palet te appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select d (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. d mode is sel ected and the cam era returns t o capture st[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release bu tton halfway. When you select = / q / r / , yo u can press th e shutter releas e button hal fway before starti ng to record to focus. 5 Press t he shutter release bu tton fully. Recording starts. 6 Press t he shutter release bu tton fully. Recording stops. If you ke ep the sh utter release b [...]

101 4 Taking Picture s d You ca n choose from two reco rded pi xels se ttings for movi es: [ m 640×480] and [ D 320×24 0]. The more pixels there are, the bigg er the file si ze. The file s ize also vari es depe nding o n the q uality level a nd fram e rat e setti ngs. ( p.30) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Re[...]

102 4 Taking Picture s 6 Use the fou r-way controlle r ( 23 ) to change the numbe r of reco rded pixels. Recordi ng time for the se lected recor ded pixels is disp layed when the Recorde d Pixels settin g is changed. 7 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice . The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us [...]

103 4 Taking Picture s d You can set the qu ality level of movies . The higher th e quality level, the clearer th e details an d the bigger t he file s ize. Quality le vel of movies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). Th[...]

104 4 Taking Picture s d You can ch oose from two fr ame rates (number of frames per se cond) for movies : [30f ps] and [15fps ]. The more frames per seco nd, the better the quality of the mov ie, but the fi le size bec omes large r. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [...]

105 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Mov ie mode ), you c an set the colo r mode t o Blac k and Whi te or Sepi a, as we ll as F ull Co lor (d efault setti ng), w hen rec ordi ng a mov ie. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). Th[...]

106 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Movie m ode), you ca n use the Mo vie SR (movie anti-shake) funct ion to correc t camera sha ke. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Movie screen app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller[...]

107 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Ba ck and Dele ting Images 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 p layback mode, such as for disp layin g captured images on the L CD monitor, is re ferred to as “ Q mode”. In Q mode, yo u can perform si [...]

108 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Refer to “Pla ying Back Imag es” (p.41) for in struction s. Playing B ack Still Pi ctures[...]

109 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e captured im ages on the LCD monitor a t a time. 1 In Q mode, turn the Zoom/ f / y lever towar d f . A page c onsisting of nine th umbnail i mages appears . The displaye d images ch ange nine at a tim e page by pag e. Use the fo ur-way cont roller ( 2345 ) to move the f rame. When 10 or[...]

110 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges In nine-i mage displ ay, turn the Zo om/ f / y lever toward f to switch to folder disp lay or calendar displ ay. Press the Green button to sw itch betwee n folder di splay and c alendar dis play. 1 In Q mode, turn the Zoom/ f / y lever toward f . The scree n changes to nine-image d isplay. 2 Turn the Zoom/ f[...]

111 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You ca n magn ify an image up to ×8. A guide show ing the c enter of the magnifi ed portion of the image appea rs on the LCD monitor during zo om playbac k. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the Zoom/ f / y lever towar d y . The image [...]

112 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 turning the Zoom/ f / y leve r toward y once. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ u Sett ing] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Quick Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way con[...]

113 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Shooting information c an be displ ayed on the L CD monitor i n Q mode. Pressi ng th e 4 / W but ton changes the displ ay mode. Refer to p.1 8 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information 1 p.77 OK OK OK 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 -[...]

114 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select u (Slideshow). 4 [...]

115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for setting th e slideshow conditi ons appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interval] . 5 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 6 Use the fou r-way controlle r ( 23 ) t o change the inter val and pr ess the 4 button. You can [...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Back Movies You ca n play ba ck the movi es you ha ve tak en. Soun d is pla yed back at the sam e time. 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd us e th e four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the mov ie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can b[...]

117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can tak e pictures an d play back captured images on equipm ent with a video IN jack, suc h as a TV. Make sure th e camera a nd TV are turned off before co nnecting the camera to the TV. 1 Connect t he AV cable to the PC/AV t erminal. 2 Connect[...]

118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Deleting Images Delete images and sounds t hat are with mistakes o r unnecessa ry. You can d elete a sing le image an d sound fi le. 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 appears. 3 Use th[...]

119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound has been rec orded with an i mage (p.146), you can del ete the sound w ithout dele ting the imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image with sound. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation scr een appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dele[...]

120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can de lete seve ral images/s ound files s elected from t he nine-image display at once. 1 In Q mode, turn the Zoom/ f / y lever towar d f . 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 sou[...]

121 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 & Delet e]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted images a nd sound files are deleted. Cancel MENU D e l e t e a l l s e l e c t e d i m a g e s / s o u n d s Delete all selected images/sounds Se[...]

122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d elete all the images and sound fi les at once. 1 Press t he i button in Q mode. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All the images a nd soun d files are delete d.[...]

123 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select Z (Pr otec t). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S ingle image/ soun[...]

124 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select Z (Pr otec t). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S ingle image/ sound] or [All Images/So unds] app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [[...]

125 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[...]

126 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Recorded Pixels] and [Qua lity Level]. Use the fo ur-way cont roller ( 45 ) to c hoose t he size and qu ality. Use the f our-way con troller ( 23 ) to switch between [R ecorded Pixe ls] and [Qual ity Level]. 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog for overwriting the image appe ars. If the imag e i[...]

127 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can d elete the unw anted part o f a picture an d save the c ropped 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 crop. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) [...]

128 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 2 Use the four-way controller[...]

129 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 [ {} f ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file you want to cop y. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted image/ soun[...]

130 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 ca n choo se from 10 dig ital fi lters: B&W, S epia, R ed, Pi nk, Pur ple, Blue, Gre en, Yellow, Color ex tract (B&W with Red, B&W with Green, B&W with Blue), and SOFT. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the [...]

131 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select q (Brightness Fil[...]

132 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This func tion lets yo u add a decorat ive frame t o still pictur es. There are three fram es already s tored in t he camera. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose t he image to which you want t o add a frame. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appea[...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 7 Press t he 4 button. The frame position and siz e adjustm ent screen appears. Use th e four-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) to adjust the pos ition of the image, and use the Zoom / f / y lever to make t he image larger or smaller. 8 Press t he 4 button. A conf irma tion di alog for overwr itin g the image app ears. 9 U[...]

134 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-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use t he fo ur-wa y cont roller ( 2345 ) to[...]

135 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[...]

136 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this image] appears. To mak e DPOF settings for anothe r image, use the f our-way con troller ( 45 ) to sel ect anothe r image . If DP OF setti ngs hav e al ready been made for an image, the pr evious num ber of co pies and date setting ( O or P ) will be disp[...]

137 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 fo r DPOF setti ngs in Q mode. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 o n p.13 5. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Images] . 3 Press t he 4 but[...]

138 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[...]

139 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the fou r-way controlle r ( 23 ) to se lect [ Single 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 [...]

140 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the p aper size. You can onl y choose a s ize that is support ed by your pr inter. 10 Press t he 4 button. The Paper Size setting is sa ved, and the screen return s to the print settin gs screen. 11 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [ Paper Typ e] and pr[...]

141 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the fou r-way controlle r ( 23 ) to se lect [ 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. The numb er of copies and dat e setting that you choos e apply to al l the images. Ref [...]

142 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode s election screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to select [DPOF AUTOPRI NT]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you have m ade app ear. Use th e four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to ch eck the numbe r of copi es for each pi cture , whethe r to inse rt the d ate or no t, and the tota[...]

143 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sou nd (Voice Re cording Mode) You can reco rd sound with the camera. The micro phone is locate d below and to th e left of th e lens on th e camera. When recording so und, aim the camera t o obtain the b est conditi ons. 1 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ) in [...]

144 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 4 Press th e shutter release button fully. Recording st arts. The self-ti me r la mp blinks during rec ording. You ca n record soun d until the built-in memory/ SD Memory Card is full, or up to 24 hours conse cutivel y. When t he Gr een bu tton i s pres sed du ring record ing, an index is ad ded to the cur r[...]

145 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 fou r-way contr oller ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to pl ay back. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 2 ). The s ound file i s pl ayed ba ck. 1 Total fi le recording time 2 Playbac k time The follow[...]

146 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 the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the still pi cture to which you want to add a v oice m emo. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the four-way co[...]

147 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd us e th e four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the still picture with the voice memo that you wan t to pla y back. U appears o n images wi th voice mem os in single- image display . 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be perform e[...]

148 8 Settings Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will delete all the data o n the SD Memor y Card. All the dat a in the bui lt-in memory w ill be dele ted if no SD Me mory Card is inse rted in the camera. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Forma t] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Form at scree[...]

149 8 Settings You can adjus t the volume of operati on sounds and chan ge the type of sound. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Sound] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Sound s creen appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Volume]. 4 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to adju[...]

150 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [1] (d efaul t setting), [2], [3] or [Off] and press 4 button. The sele cted sound type is saved. 8 Set [Shu tter Sound] and [Ope ration Sound] in t he same way as in Steps 5 t o 7. Use the fo ur-way cont roller ( 45 ) to sele ct O (On) or P (Off) for the self-tim er sound. 9 Press t he[...]

151 8 Settings You can c hange the in itial date an d time se ttings. You c an also set the style i n which the date appears on the ca mera. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Adjust] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. 3 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). Th e [...]

152 8 Settings 7 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The f rame ret urns to [ Date St yle] . 8 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The f rame moves t o [Dat e]. 9 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The f rame moves to one of the foll owing items de pending on th e date style se t in Step 4. For [mm/dd /yy] month (Example: [01]) For [dd/m [...]

153 8 Settings The date and time sel ected in “Setti ng the Date an d Time” (p.37) a nd “Changi ng the Date and Tim e” (p.151) serve as the W (Hometown) date and t ime. By using t he world ti me function, you can display th e time in a city other than the Hometown ( X Destina tion). This is usefu l when taking pictur es in a diff erent time[...]

154 8 Settings 8 Press t he 4 button. The Wo rld Time se tting is sa ved. 9 Press t he 3 button twice . The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. 1 Use the fou r-way controlle r ( 23 ) to select [World Time] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The W orld Time screen appears. 3 Use the four[...]

155 8 Settings You can chan ge the language in w hich the menus, error me ssages, etc. are disp layed. You can c hoose from E nglish, Frenc h, German, Sp anish, Por tuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danis h, Swedish, Fin nish, Polis h, Czech, Hu ngarian, Turk ish, Rus sian, Thai, Korean, Chines e (trad itiona l and simp lifi ed) and Japanes e. 1 Use the fou[...]

156 8 Settings You can c hange the na me of the folder where images are s aved. Folder Name 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Folder Name] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s elect [Standard] or [Date]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The Fol[...]

157 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 p rinter . 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [USB Connection] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 3 Use the four[...]

158 8 Settings When yo u connect th e camera to AV equipmen t, choose th e appropriate video o utput format (N TSC or PAL) for t aking and pl aying back images. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Video Out] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 [...]

159 8 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brigh tness of the LC D moni tor. 1 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Brightn ess Level] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The follo wing setting is s aved. F (Dark) G (Normal) (default se tting) H (Bright) 3 Press t he 3 button. The came ra re[...]

160 8 Settings You can s ave battery power by se tting the LC D monitor to di m automati cally when no op eration is perform ed for a fixed time . After the power sav ing function has been activated, the LCD monitor re turns to the or dinary brightn ess by pressi ng any of the buttons. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Power Saving][...]

161 8 Settings You can s et the came ra to turn of f automatica lly when no op eration is performed for a fixed ti me. 1 Use the fou r-way controll er ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off] on the [ u S etting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [5min], [3min] (d efau[...]

162 8 Settings You can s et to displa y or hide guides when t he mode is s elected in Capture Mode Palette (p.52) and Play back Mode Palette (p.57). 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Guide Display] o n the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). The follo wing setting is s aved. O (On) : [...]

163 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to t heir defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.167) for t he reset setti ngs. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Res et] o n the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). The Res et screen appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reset]. 4 P[...]

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-way c ontroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palett e appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ^ (Start -up Screen). 4 Press t he 4 button. The i mage sel[...]

165 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities The follow ing are citie s that can be se t for [Hometown] a nd [Destinat ion] in World Time. Region City Vid eo output Region City Vid eo output North Amer ica Honolulu NTSC Africa/ West Asia Dakar PAL Anchorage NTSC Algiers PAL Vancouv er NTSC Johannesb urg PAL San Francisco NTSC Istanbul PAL Los [...]

166 9 Appendix Region City Vid eo output Oceania Per th PAL Adelaide PAL Sydney PAL Noum ea PAL Wellington PAL Auckland PAL Pago Pago NTSC • The vid eo output m ode shown in th e Video output c olumn in the table above is selected when Hometown is selected in Initial Setting (p.34). • Chan ge the video ou tput mode m anually whe n Hometow n in [...]

167 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 (la st memory) is saved whe n the camera is turned off. No : The settin g returns to the def ault setting when the camera [...]

168 9 Appendix [ u Setting] Menu Items Memory MF Po si tio n P (O ff) — Yes p .80 White Balance P ( O ff) — Yes p.87 Sensitivity P (Off) — Yes p.90 EV Compensat ion P (Off ) — Yes p .76 Digital Zoom O (On) — Yes p.75 DISP LAY P (Off) — Y es p. 77, p.113 Fil e No. O (On) — Yes — Sharpnes s G (Normal) Yes Yes p.93 Satur ation G (Norma[...]

169 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Key Oper ation Power Savi ng 5 sec Yes Yes p.160 Auto P ower Of f 3 m in Yes Y es p.16 1 Quick Zoom P ( Off) Yes Yes p.112 Green B utton Green Mode Y es Yes p.55 Guide Display O (On) Y es Yes p.162 Item De fault S etting Last Memory Settin g Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Interva l 3 sec Yes Yes p.114 Scr[...]

170 9 Appendix Functi ons Available f or Each Shooting Mode Yes : Can be set and function is available. - : Fixed se tting. Canno t be changed . # : Can be set but fun ction is no t availabl e. No : Can not be set. sb RA d O c Y q < iD z e Q E , (Auto) Yes Yes Y es No No No Yes Yes Y es Yes Yes a (Flash Off) Yes Yes Yes Yes - No Yes Yes Yes Ye[...]

171 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessorie s are availa ble for this cam era. Products marked with an asterisk (*) are the sa me as those supplied with the cam era. Battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI63 (*) Battery charger kit K-BC63 (*) (includi ng Battery cha rger D-BC63 (*) and AC plug co rd) AC adapter kit K-[...]

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 battery with the charger. (p .23) Built-in memo ry full The built-i n memory /SD Memory Card is full and no more images can be saved . Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete unwan[...]

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 pr ocessed This message app ears when the camera tak es more than five seco nds to display an image due to image processing , or when the SD Memory Card or buil t-in memory is being formatted. Green mo de must b e cancel e[...]

174 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera will not tur n on The batt ery is not installed Check if a battery is installe d. If no t, install a battery. The batte ry is installe d incorrectly Check orient ation of the battery . Reinsert th e battery according to the +- sym bols in th e batte ry comp artm ent. (p.21) The battery[...]

175 9 Appendix Very occasionally, static electricity may caus e camera mal function. In this case, remove the bat tery and install it ag ain. If the camera is the n working properly, no rmal conditi on is res tored and yo u can co ntinue usin g the came ra. The sub ject is not in focus The subj ect is difficul t to fo cus on with auto focus The cam[...]

176 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still Picture The image stor age capacity is for re ference only . The actual image stora ge capacity may vary depe nding on the SD Memory Card an d the sub ject. Type Fully automatic c ompact digital still camera with built-in zoo m lens Effecti ve Pixels[...]

177 9 Appendix Movie/So und The recordi ng time is for ref erence only. T he actual recor ding time may vary d epending on the SD Memory Card and t he subject. 30fps 15fp s Sound Built-in Memory 256 MB Built-i n Memory 256 MB Bu ilt-in Memory 256 MB m 640×480 C 49 sec. 3 min. 47 sec . 1 min. 38 sec. 7 min. 28 sec. 41 min. 17 se c. 3 hr. 8 min. 53 [...]

178 9 Appendix Focus Modes Autofocus, Macro, Super Macro , Infinity, P an Focus, Manual F ocus Type TTL contrast d etection system by sensor 9-point aut ofocus (multipl e/spot/au tomatic tracki ng AF changeable) Focus Range (from lens front ) Normal : Approx. 0.4 m - ∞ (full zoom range; 0.6 m to ∞ during tele) Macro : Approx . 0.1 m - 1.0 m (Wi[...]

179 9 Appendix Power Supply Rechargeab le lithium-ion batt ery D-LI63, AC adapter kit (optional) Battery Life Number of Recordable Images 200 pi ctures * Recording capac ity shows ap proximate number of shots recorded during CIPA- compliant test ing. Actual perfor mance may vary according to operating conditions. (with LCD monitor on, fl ash used f[...]

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 the custom er’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies avail able from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. Therefore, we reco mmend 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 dev ice must acce pt any interferenc e received, includi ng interferenc e that may cause undes ired operat[...]

183 9 Appendix Declar ation of C onformity According t o 47CFR, Par ts 2 and 15 fo r Class B P ersonal Comp uters an d Periph erals We: PENT AX Imaging C ompany A Division of PENTAX of Amer ica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 St reet, Suite 300 Golde n, Colorado 8 0401 U.S.A . Phone: 303-799-8000 F AX: 303 -790-1131 Declar e under sole responsibil ity tha[...]

184 9 Appendix Information on disposal for users 1. In the Eu ropean Unio n If your prod uct is marked with this sym bol, it means that used el ectrical/ele ctronic products s hould not be mixed with general hou sehold was te. There exists a separate coll ection system for these p roducts. Used elec tric/electron ic equipmen t must be treated separ[...]

185 9 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec. Mode ] menu .......... 50 A mode ............ .............. 9, 10 7 Q button ..................... ... 43, 45 Q mode ...................... ... 9, 107 [ u Setting] men u ......... ......... 51 s Green Mod e .......... ......... 66 | Green B utton ....... 44, 46, 55 i Dele te ........... ............ 42, 118 x [...]

186 9 Appendix Default s etting .............. ......... 34 Delete i ...................... . 42, 118 Deleting so unds ................. 119 Digit al Filt er ....... .................. 130 Digital SR .......... .............. 53, 63 Digital Zo om ............ .............. 75 DPOF print ing .............. ....... 142 DPO F se tting s .............[...]

187 9 Appendix Q Qualit y Leve l ........... 29, 85, 10 3 Quick Zo om ............. ............ 112 R Record ed Pixels ................. ........... 29, 30, 83 , 101 Record ing movies .. .............. 99 Recordi ng sound s ............. . 143 Red- eye Co mpens ation ... . 134 Red- eye re ductio n cd ......... ...................... ... 81, 82 Res[...]

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Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To ens ure t he bes t perf orman ce fr om your c amera , ple ase read the Opera ting Manual befo re usi ng the camera. • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensio ns are subject to cha nge without notice. 57970 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2007 02-200709 Pri nted in Vietna m PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno-cho[...]