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Medium Format Di gital SLR Ca mera Operating Man ual To ensure the best performance fr om your camera, please read the operat ing manual before using the camera .[...]
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Thank you for purchasing this P E NTAX medium format digital SLR camera h . Pleas e read this manual bef ore using the came ra in order to get t he most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities. Lenses you can use In general, lenses that c[...]
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1 We have paid close att ention to the safety of this product. When using this product, we request your spec ial attention regarding items marked with the following symbols. Wa rnin g • Do not disas sembl e or mo dify th e camer a. Hig h volt age ar eas are pres ent inside the camera, wit h the risk of elect ric shock. • If the ca mera inter io[...]
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2 • Wip e off the plug of t he AC pl ug cor d if it beco mes co vered wi th dust. Dus t on the plug ma y cause a fir e. Caution • Do not place or drop heavy ob jects on or force fully be nd the AC plug cord. Doing so may da mage th e cord. Should t he AC plug cord b e dama ged, cons ult a P ENTA X Service Center . • Do n ot touch o r short-ci[...]
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3 • When the came ra has not be en used for a long time, co nfirm that it is sti ll working pr operly, particula rly prior to t aking important pictures (such as at a wed ding or whe n traveling). Recorded d ata cannot b e guarantee d if recor ding, playba ck or trans ferring your data to a com puter, etc. is not possibl e due to a malfu nction o[...]
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4 • Do no t clean the pro duct with or ganic solv ents such as t hinner, alcohol or benzine. • Use a lens brush t o remove dus t accum ulated on th e lens or viewfind er. Nev er use a spray blower for cl eaning a s it m ay dam age the l ens. • Pleas e contact PEN TAX Service Cente r for professiona l cleaning of CCD Sens or. (This service wil[...]
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5 Provided Manuals This c amera com es with two manua ls: “Operati ng Manu al” (this book) an d “Menu Ref erence”. U se these as needed. The foll owing s ymbols ind icate refe rence pag e numbers with related i nformatio n. Operat ing Manua l Describe s the nec essary pr eparations before use and the b asic ope rations o f your camera . The[...]
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6 Operating Manual Contents FOR USING YOUR CAMERA SA FELY ..... .... ...... ....... ..... 1 Care to be Taken Durin g Handling .. ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ... 3 Provided Ma nuals ............ ................ ................. ............... 5 1 Before Using Your Camera 9 Checking the Contents of the Package........... ............. 10 Na[...]
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7 Flash Mode ........... ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 58 Attach ing a Fla sh .... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... . 58 Setting the Flash Mode .... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ..... ..... 58 Flash Com patibility Chart..... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...[...]
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MEMO 8[...]
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1 Before Using Your Camera Checking the Contents of the Package .......... .......... . 10 Names and Functio ns of Working Parts .......... ......... 11 Displ ay I ndica tors ......... ..... ...... ....... ....... .... ....... ...... .... 1 4[...]
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10 Before Using Your Camera 1 Checking the Cont ents of the Packag e The foll owing ac cessories are pack aged wi th the h . Check th at all ac cessorie s are inc luded befo re using your camera. Hot shoe co ver F K (Installed on camera) Sync socket 2P cap (Installe d on camera) Standard ey ecup (Insta lled on camera) Large eyec up 645 O-EC107 Body[...]
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11 Before Using Your Camera 1 Names and Funct ions of Working Parts * The front and rear views show the camera with the Hot shoe cover F K removed. Caut ion • Be sure to close the terminal cover correctly to keep out dust and moisture. C DC IN Hot shoe Strap lug Card cover X-sync socket Terminal cover Tripod socket AF coupler Lens m ount i ndex S[...]
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12 Before Using Your Camera 1 1 Shutter relea se button Press to capture images. (p.37) Press halfway during playback to switch to Capture mode. 2 o button Turn the S dial while pressing this button to set the ISO sensitivity. (p.46) 3 m (EV Compensatio n) button Turn t he S dial while pressing this button to set the EV compensation value. (p.48) P[...]
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Before Using Your Camera 1 13 d AF point switching dial Sets the AF point. (p.44) e S (Rea r) e-d ia l Changes setting values. Changes the magnification in enlarged view and displays multiple images during playback. (p.67, p.68) Switches between the menu tabs when a menu is displayed. (p.40) f AF mode s witching dial Switches between the aut ofocus[...]
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14 Before Using Your Camera 1 Displa y Indi cators The f ollowing i ndicators appear on the moni tor depend ing on the sta tus of the camera. Memo • You can adjus t the brightness and c olor of the monitor with [Brightness Level] and [LCD Color Tuning] in the [ R 2] m enu. ( z p.R24 - p.R25) Guide indicators a ppear on th e monitor for 3 second s[...]
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Before Using Your Camera 1 15 * Indicator 3 appears only when [World T ime] is set to [Destination] in the [ R 1] menu. ( z p.R23) Status scr een Pres s the u button to di splay th e settings o f the shoo ting functio ns. (All of the indicat ions ar e displaye d here f or explanatory purpose s. The act ual disp lay may differ.) Memo • The status [...]
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16 Before Using Your Camera 1 Control panel Press th e M button to dis play the con trol pane l and change setting s. Memo • Items that cannot be changed due to t he current camera setting status cannot be selected. 1 Function na me 2 Se tting 3 ISO AUTO Ad justment 4 Program Line 5 Highlight Correction 6 Distortion Correction 7 Extended Brack et[...]
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Before Using Your Camera 1 17 Ele ctron ic Le vel D ispl ay Pres s the u button while the st atus screen is displ ayed to displa y the electr onic le vel. A bar grap h indicati ng the horiz ontal camera angle app ears at the bottom o f the screen, and a b ar graph indica ting the vertical camera angle appears o n the right side. Example: Memo • T[...]
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18 Before Using Your Camera 1 Detailed informa tion disp lay Use th e 23 keys to switch bet ween pages . HDR 1 P 05/05/’10 10:00AM 100-0001 1/ 2000 AF .S 40 M 40 M G2 10000K 200 800 mm ±0 ±0 ±0 ±0 ±0 ±0 ±0 JPEG RA W+ 2 1 AdobeRGB ISO A1 F5.6 +1.0 +1.0 DR DR 200 200 Photographer ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZ Copyri[...]
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Before Using Your Camera 1 19 Histogram d isplay A brig htness hist ogram and RGB hist ogram can b e displa yed duri ng im age pl aybac k. Us e the 23 keys to switch between the his togram dis plays. 1 Brightness histogra m 2 Color Space 3 Shutter speed 4 Ap erture value 5 Pr otec t set ting 6 Folder number-File number 7 Swi tch Bright ness histogr[...]
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20 Before Using Your Camera 1 Memo • The AF points appear in red (superimposed) when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. EV bar Shows the differenc e between th e appropri ate and cu rrent expo sure va lue s when the ex posur e mode is se t to a or M . If the val ue excee ds the range of the EV bar, the “+” or “–” blinks. Vi [...]
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Before Using Your Camera 1 21 Exposure Warning When a v alue that is not the proper ex posure is set, that value blin ks. Ele ctron ic Le vel D ispl ay Displ ays the camera a ngle whe n [Electro nic Leve l Disp .] in the [ A 3] menu is set to O . ( z p.R19) When level (at 0°) When tilte d 5° to the left When he ld vertica lly and t ilted 3° t o [...]
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22 Before Using Your Camera 1 Memo •P r e s s t h e I button to illuminate t he LCD panel. LCD Panel 1 Multi-exposure 2 Beep Appears when Beep is on. ( z p.R24 ) 3 HDR Capture ( z p.R1 6) 4 Mirror Up 5 White Balance (p. 50) 6 Shutter spee d 7 Ap erture value 8 Drive Mode (p.53) 9 : Single Frame Shooting j : Continuous Shooting g : Self -timer sho[...]
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2 Getting Started Atta ching the Str ap ... ...... ..... ....... ...... ....... .... ....... ...... .. 24 Atta ching the Lens .. .... ....... ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... .... 24 Using the Ba ttery ..... ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... ..... ...... .... 28 Inser ting /Removi ng the SD M emor y Card .......... ...... 31 Powe[...]
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24 Getting Started 2 Attach ing th e Strap 1 Pa ss the end of the st rap through the triangular ring. 2 Secure t he end of the str ap on the in side of the c lasp. Attaching th e Lens 1 Make su re that the camera is turne d off. 2 Remove the body mount cap ( 1 ) and le ns mount cap ( 2 ). Hold down the lens unlock butt on ( 3 ) and remove the body [...]
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25 Getting Started 2 To detach the lens, hold down the lens unlock button and t urn the lens counterclockwise.[...]
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26 Getting Started 2 When us ing the D FA645 len s (for digi tal came ras), all o f the func tions of th e h are av ailable. O ther PENTAX film camera lenses can als o be used w ith this cam era; how ever, the f ollowing re strict ions app ly. ( z : Available #: Res tricted ×: Not available) Lens Compatib ility Cha rt Lens A645 FA645 A/FA645 A/FA6[...]
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27 Getting Started 2 Caut ion • We assume no responsibility nor liability for accidents, damages and malfunctions resulting f rom the use of lenses made by ot her manufacturers. Using the Lens Shutter of the LS Lens The PENTAX 645LS lens is equipped w ith a shutter that enables high-speed sync shooting. To use the lens shutter, switch the s hutte[...]
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28 Getting Started 2 Using the Battery Use only a recharg eable lit hium-ion D-LI90 battery. Note: AC plug co rd “Listed, Ty pe SPT-2 or NISPT -2, 18/2 flexibl e cord, rat ed 125V, 7A, minimum 6ft (1.8m) ” 1 Connect the AC plug cord to the charger . 2 Plug the AC plug cord into the power out let. 3 Face the 2 mark on the battery up and in sert [...]
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29 Getting Started 2 2 Face the 2 mark on the battery towards the outsi de of th e c amer a, p ush the battery lock lever in the direc tion of t he arro w ( 3 ) and insert the batte ry. To remove the battery, push the battery lock lever in the direction of the arrow ( 3 ) with your finger. 3 Close the battery cover ( 4 ) and turn the ba ttery cover[...]
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30 Getting Started 2 We recom mend using the AC adap ter kit K-AC50 (optional) when u sing the mo nitor fo r a long ti me or when c onnectin g to your PC or AV equipmen t. 1 Make sur e that the ca mera is tur ned off. 2 Open the t erm inal c over . 3 Face the 2 mark on the DC terminal of the AC adapter towards t he 2 mark on the camera, and connect[...]
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31 Getting Started 2 Inserting/Removing the SD Memory Card This ca mera can use up to two comm ercially av ailable SD Memory Cards or SDHC Memory Cards (colle ctively referred to as “SD Mem ory Cards” in this m anual). Id eally yo u should use a high-spee d, large-capa city SD Memory Ca rd. Caut ion • An SD Memory Card must be formatted with [...]
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32 Getting Started 2 Precautions When Using the SD Memory Card • The SD Memor y Card is equipped with a write-protect switch. Setting the switch to LOCK prevents new data from being recorded on the card, the st ored data from being deleted, and the card f rom being formatted by the camera or computer. • The SD Me mory Card may be hot when remov[...]
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33 Getting Started 2 Power 1 Turn the main switch to [ON] . The camera will turn on. Set the main s witch to the position [OFF] to tur n off the cam era. Memo • Always turn the camera off when not in use. • The power will automatically turn off when you do not perform any operations within a set period of time (Auto Power Off). To reactivate th[...]
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34 Getting Started 2 Initial Settings The first time the camera is tu rned on aft er purchas e, the [Languag e/ u ] scree n appe ars on the mo nitor. F ollow the proce dure belo w to set the display language and the c urrent date and time. 1 Use the 2345 keys to select a desired language and press the 4 button. The [Initial Setting] screen in the s[...]
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35 Getting Started 2 1 On the [Date Adjustment] screen, pres s the 5 key and use th e 23 keys to choose the date forma t. Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/ mm/dd]. 2 Press the 5 ke y and use t he 23 keys to selec t [24h] (24- hour display) or [12h] (12 -hour display). 3 Press the 5 ke y. The frame returns to [Date Format]. 4 Press the 3 ke y an[...]
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36 Getting Started 2 An SD Memory Card must be form atted with th is camera before use . Caut ion • Do not remove t he SD Memor y Card while format ting. The card may be damaged and become unusable. • Formatting an SD M emory Card deletes all images on the card even protected images. 1 Press the 3 button. The [ A 1] menu appears. 2 Tur n the S [...]
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37 Getting Started 2 Diopter Adjust ment You can a djust the d iopter from a pproxi mately –3.5 t o +2.0 m –1 . 1 Turn the diopter a djustment ring while looking through the viewfin der. Turn the diopter adjustment ring clockwise for a negative value and counterclockwise for a positive value. Attach th e Large Eye cup 645 O -EC107 a s needed. 1[...]
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38 Getting Started 2 You can play bac k captured im ages. 1 Press the Q button. The camera enters Playback mode and the most recently captured image (image with the highest file number) is displayed on the monitor. Press the M button to switch the information display for the image. (p.17) 2 View the images. Available operations Memo • Refer to ?[...]
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39 Getting Started 2 2 Use the 45 keys to s elect a flash mode. 3 Press the 4 button. The camera switches to Capture mode. The foll owing ex plains how to set t he Program L ine as an exampl e. 1 Press the M button in Capture mode. The control panel appears. 2 Use th e 2345 keys to select the item you wa nt to change the setting for. You cannot sel[...]
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40 Getting Started 2 This se ction ex plains h ow to use th e menus: [ A Rec. Mode ], [ Q Play bac k], [ R Set-up] and [ A Custom Setti ng]. The foll owing ex plains how to set [ Program Lin e] in the [ A 2] menu as an exam ple. 1 Press the 3 button in Capture mode. The [ A 1] menu appears o n the monitor. Press the 3 button in Playback mode to dis[...]
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3 Shooting Functions Setting the File Format and Data Saving Method ..... 42 Foc using ....... ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... .. 44 Expo sure S etting ..... .... ....... ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... .... 45 White Balanc e . ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... 5[...]
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42 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Setting the File Format and Data Saving Method Before shoo ting, you can s et the file form at, recorded pix els and quality level of capt ured image s and how they are sav ed to th e SD Memor y Card. You c an set t he dat a savi ng meth od and f ile format for images saved t o the SD Memory Ca rds i n the SD1 and SD2 slot [...]
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43 Shooting Fun ctions 3 2 Tur n the S dial w hile pres sing the x button. Configure the setting for t he SD Memory C ard in the SD2 slot in the same manner. Caut ion • Depe nding on t he se tting and condit ion f or st oring the data, when one or bot h of t he SD Mem ory Ca rds be come f ull an d no more i mages can be saved, an er ror message a[...]
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44 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Focusing 1 Select [AF] or [MF] on the lens. 2 Use the AF mo de switching dial on the c amera to se lect the AF mode. Memo • You can use t he = button to focus on the subject in the same manner as when pressing the shutter release button halfway. You can also use [13. AF B utton Function] in the [ A 2] menu to set the = bu[...]
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45 Shooting Fun ctions 3 2 When [ j ] is selected, u se the 2345 keys to select the desired f ocus pos ition. Pressing the 4 button retur ns the focus position to t he center. Memo • To turn off t he red light of the superimposed AF point, set [15. Superimpose AF Area] to [Off] in the [ A 3] menu. ( z p.R32) • You can select the number of AF po[...]
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46 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Memo • You can set whether to link the exposure and AF point in the focus area during multi-segm ent metering. Set this wit h [6. Link AE to AF Point] in t he [ A 1] menu. ( z p.R30) You can set the s ensitivi ty to [AUTO ] (default s etting) or a val ue in the ra nge equiv alent to I SO 200 to 1000. 1 Turn t he S dial wh[...]
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47 Shooting Fun ctions 3 The foll owing ar e the avai lable ex posure mo des. ( z : Available ×: Not av ailable) Memo • Set Program Line on the control panel or in the [ A 2] menu. ( z p.R15) •S e t A in t he [ A 4] menu. ( z p.R20) Changing the Exposure Mode Exposure Mod e Function EV Compensatio n Change Shutter Speed Change Apert ure Value [...]
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48 Shooting Fun ctions 3 1 Turn the mode dial while pressing the mode dial lock button. 2 Use the R / S dia ls to change th e setting. R / S appears on the monitor next to the setting that is being changed. Memo • Set the functions o f the e-dials for each mode in the [ A 4] menu. ( z p.R33 - p.R34) You can adjust the EV c ompensatio n from –5 [...]
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49 Shooting Fun ctions 3 AE lock is a fu nction that locks the expo sure prior to tak ing the pict ure. 1 Press the L button. The camera locks the exposure. @ is displayed on the status screen and in the viewfinder while the AE lock is engaged. Press it again to cancel the AE l ock. Memo • The exposure remains in memory for between half and twice[...]
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50 Shooting Fun ctions 3 White Balance The foll owing s ettings ar e available . 1 Press t he n button. The [White Balance] screen appears. 2 Use th e 23 keys to select the whit e balance . Available operati ons Setting Color Te mper atur e F Auto (def ault setting ) Approx. 4,000 to 8,000K G Daylight Approx. 5,200K H Shade Approx. 8,000K ^ Clo udy[...]
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51 Shooting Fun ctions 3 3 To fine-tune the white balance, p ress the 5 key. Seven levels (225 patterns) are available on the G-M and B-A axes. Available operations 4 Press the 4 button. The camera switches to Capture mode. Memo • The white balance of a JPEG image can also be adjusted after shooting. Immediately after shoot ing, press the n butto[...]
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52 Shooting Fun ctions 3 You can save up t o three co lor tempera ture setti ngs. (The default s etting is [5000K].) 1 Select K in the [W hite Balance ] screen and press the 5 key. 2 Use the 23 keys to select K1, K2 or K3 and pre ss the 5 key. The [Color Temperature] screen appears. 3 Use the R / S dia ls to adjust th e color temperature. Color tem[...]
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53 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Drive Mode There are four dri ve modes: Si ngle Fram e Shooting, Contin uous Shoo ting, Self-ti mer, and R emote Co ntrol. 1 Press the Y button. The [Drive Mode] screen appears. 2 Use the 45 keys to select a d rive mode . With C ontinuou s Shooting , you c an shoot at a maxim um spee d of 1.1 fram es per second . The numbe [...]
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54 Shooting Fun ctions 3 This ca mera has the followi ng two type s of self -timer mod es. 1 Select g in the [Dri ve Mode] scr een. 2 Press the 3 ke y, use the 45 key t o selec t g or Z , and press t he 4 button. 3 Press the shutte r release bu tton full y. When g is s elected, the self-timer lam p on the front of the camera starts blinking slowly [...]
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55 Shooting Fun ctions 3 You can create a c omposite picture b y taking multiple frames. Set this in the [ A 2] menu. ( z p.R17 ) Caut ion • When Multi-exposure is set, Interval Shooting and E xtended Bracketing are not available. • Multi-exposure cannot be used with Extended Bracketing or HDR Capture at the same time. The mode s et last is use[...]
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56 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Auto B racke ting You can use Exposure Brac keting to tak e 2 (standard expos ure and undere xposure, or s tandard expo sure and ove rexposure ), 3 or 5 pi ctures with different e xposure. Memo • Set the auto bracketi ng order with [8. Auto Bracketing Order] in the [ A 2] menu. ( z p.R31) • Set the EV step interval with[...]
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57 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Caut ion • This function is not available w hen t he exposure mode is set to p . • This function cannot be used wit h Multi-exposure. The mode set last is used. You can ta ke pictu res with three differe nt levels of the followi ng items: White Balan ce, Saturat ion, High/L ow Key Adjus tment, Contrast and Sharpnes s. U[...]
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58 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Flash Mode 1 Remove the hot shoe cover of t he c amer a. 2 Attach the flash and turn on the camera . Memo • Press the I b utton to discharge the flash in Modeling Flash or Test Flash mode. Set this with [34. External Flash Dischar ge] in the [ A 5] menu. ( z p.R35) You can connect a sync cord to the X-sy nc sock et on the[...]
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59 Shooting Fun ctions 3 1 Press the E button. The [Flash Mode] screen appears. 2 Use the 45 keys to s elect a flash mode. 3 Use the S d ial to adju st the flas h compensa tion value. The compensation value differs depending on the setting of [1. EV Steps] ( z p.R30) in the [ A 1] menu. Press the | button to return to “ 0.0”. 4 Press t he 4 but[...]
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60 Shooting Fun ctions 3 The foll owing fu nctions are availa ble when u sing h with PENT AX flashes. ( z : Available ×: Not av ailable) Flash Compatibili ty Chart Flash Function AF540FGZ AF360FGZ AF200FG AF160 FC AF500FTZ AF330FTZ AF400FTZ AF240FT AF400T AF280T AF200T AF140C AF080C AF200 SA AF200S AF160 AF140 P-TTL auto flash z *3 z *3 z *3 × ×[...]
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61 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Preview There are two prev iew method s: Op tical Preview (defaul t setting ) using the viewfinde r and Digita l Previ ew using t he monitor. 1 Turn the main switch to | while vi ewing the subjec t through the viewfinder. You can preview the depth of fi eld in the viewfinder while t he main switch is set to | . During this [...]
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62 Shooting Fun ctions 3 Custom Image You can set the im age finis hing tone before sh ooting. Sel ect from the fol lowing eig ht modes fo r Image Tone: Bright, Natu ral (default se tting), Portrait, Lan dscape, Vibrant, Muted, Re versal Film and Monochro me. You can adjust the foll owing p arameters for each mode. *1 No t availabl e when [Reve rsa[...]
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63 Shooting Fun ctions 3 4 Press the 4 button. The camera switches to Capture mode. Memo • The Custom Image settings of a JPEG image can also be adjusted after shooting. Immediately after shooting, press the y button and change the setting, and then press the L button and s elect [Save as]. • When [Reversal F ilm] is selected and [White Balance[...]
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4 Playbac k and Proces sing Fu nction s Setting t he Playback Funct ions .... ...... ......... ....... ....... 66 Displ ayin g a S ingle Imag e ... ....... ...... ....... .... ....... ...... .. 67 Displ ayin g Mu ltiple Imag es ... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... 6 8 Developing RAW I mages .... ......... ........... ......... ...........[...]
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66 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Setting t he Playback Functio ns Perform s ettings rel ated to play ing back images in the pla yback mode pa lette o r Q menu. 1 In Playback mode, display the image to play back and press th e 3 key. The playback mode palette appears. Memo • If captured images are saved on bot h SD Memor y Cards in the SD1 [...]
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67 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Displa ying a Sin gle Imag e Caut ion • Deleted images cannot be restored. • Protected images cannot be deleted. (p.73) 1 Select the image you want to delete an d press th e i button. The delete screen appears. 2 Use the 23 keys to sel ect [Delet e] and press the 4 button. Memo • Select the file format [...]
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68 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Displaying Multiple Images You can display 4, 9 (defau lt setting ), 16, 36 or 81 image s on the mon itor at the s ame tim e. 1 Tur n th e S dial to the left ( f ) in Play back mode. Nine thumbnail images are displayed at once. Available operations Memo • Icons su ch as ? are not displayed on the thumbnail [...]
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69 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Images will be gro uped and d isplaye d by fold er in whi ch they are s aved. 1 In the multi- image display screen, tu rn the S dia l ag ain to t he le ft ( f ). Six folders are displayed at once. 2 Select th e folder to display. Available operations Memo • If the folder to be delet ed contains protected im[...]
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70 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 You can play bac k all image s saved on an SD Memory Ca rd succes sivel y. 1 Select u (Slidesho w) in the playback mode palette. The start sc reen is displayed and slideshow begins. Available operations Memo • If captured images are saved on bot h SD Memor y Cards in the SD1 and SD2 slots, the slideshow dis[...]
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71 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 You can join mu ltiple im ages tog ether, dis play the m as an in dex print, and save th e index p rint as a new ima ge. 1 Select p (Index ) in the playback mode palette. The [Index] screen appears. 2 Press the 5 k ey and select a layout. When you select o , images are positioned in order starting from the sm[...]
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72 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Developing RAW Images You can convert RAW images i nto JPEG or TIF F format. Caut ion • Only RAW image s captured with this ca mera can be edited. Images captured with ot her came ras cannot be edited on this camera. 1 Sele ct a RAW image a nd sel ect h (RAW Devel opment) in the playback m ode palett e. 2 S[...]
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73 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 *1 This cannot b e set when [File Format] is set to [TIF F]. (The setting is fixed to i .) *2 This cannot be set fo r RAW images taken in M ulti-exposure mode. *3 This can be selecte d only when a compatible len s is attached. 6 Press the 4 button. 7 Select [Sa ve as]. If you selected [Developing a S ingle Im[...]
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74 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Rotati ng Images When sh ooting ve rtically, rotation i nforma tion is ad ded to an image s o that it c an be pl ayed back w ith the a ppropriate orien tation. You can chan ge the rota tion inform ation an d save the ima ge using the followi ng proced ure. Memo • Images with rotation informat ion are rotate[...]
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75 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Changing the Ima ge Size You can c hange the n umber of rec orded pix els and qu ality lev el of an im age and s ave it as a new file . Caut ion • Only JPEG images captured with this camera can be resized. • Ima ges once resized to s cann ot be resiz ed again. 1 Select th e image to re size and t hen sele[...]
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76 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Digital Filters You can process i mages with d igital fil ters. The foll owing fi lters ar e availa ble. Caut ion • Only JPEG and RAW images captured with this camera can be edited using the digital filters. 1 Select an image f or applying the digi tal filter and then se lect D (Digital Filter) in the playb[...]
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77 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 You can retrieve th e filter effe cts a lready appli ed to a n image, and reap ply them to other im ages. 1 Select an i mage fo r retrievin g the dig ital filt er effects and then sele ct D (Digital Filter) in the playback mo de palett e. 2 Select [R ecreati ng filter eff ects] and press the 4 button. The fil[...]
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78 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 DPOF Settings DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Form at) settings allo w you to specify the num ber of copi es and whe ther to im print the d ate. Memo • DPOF settings cannot be applied t o RAW images. • You can make DPOF settings for up to 999 images on each SD Memory Card. 1 Select r ( DPOF) in the playback mo[...]
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79 Playback a nd Processing Functions 4 Connecting th e Camera to AV Equipment You can pl ay back i mages on AV equipmen t by conne cting the camer a with a comm ercia lly- avail able v ideo cable (mini plug to RCA cable) or HDMI cable (Type C). Memo • If you intend to play back continuously for a long period, use of the AC adapter kit K -AC50 (o[...]
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5 Using a Computer Conn ecti ng to a Co mpu ter .... ..... ...... ....... ...... ..... ...... .. 82 Using the Pro vided Softw are ....... ...... ....... ....... .... ...... 8 4[...]
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82 Using a Com puter 5 Connecting to a Computer The cap tured imag es can b e transferre d to a compu ter by connec ting the cam era using a USB ca ble and can be managed using t he provide d softw are. We recom mend the following system requirements to connec t your ca mera to a c omputer or to use the s oftware “PENT AX Digital Camera Utilit y [...]
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83 Using a Com puter 5 1 Set [USB Connection] in the [ R 2] menu. Refer to “Menu R eference”. ( z p.R 25) 2 Turn your computer on. 3 Turn your camera off. 4 Open the terminal co ver of th e camera, and connect th e USB terminal a nd a USB port o f your computer using the provided USB cable. 5 Turn your came ra on. For Windows, the camera is rec[...]
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84 Using a Com puter 5 Using the Provide d Software “PENTAX Digi tal Camera Utility 4” i s inclu ded on the prov ided CD-ROM (S-SW107). Using the PENTAX Digital Camera Uti lity 4, yo u can ma nage ima ges sav ed on you r compute r, deve lop RAW im ages take n with t his camera a nd adjus t the colo r of them. Compatible file formats : .bmp (BM [...]
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85 Using a Com puter 5 When PEN TAX Digital C amera Uti lity 4 is launche d, the following screen (brows er) appears . Memo • The screenshots used in this explanation are for Windows. The Browser ta b set (default setting) You can perform the file man agement f unctions such as viewing and mana ging the i mages. 1 Menu Bar This executes functions[...]
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86 Using a Com puter 5 The Laboratory tab set (defa ult setting) The con trol panel for adjus ting the im age appe ars here. The Custo m tab set (defaul t setting) The screen disp lay can be custom ized he re. The Custom tab set enab les you t o customiz e whethe r to show /hide the various ta b pages in accord ance wi th your needs . By defau lt, [...]
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87 Using a Com puter 5 Refer to the Help m enu for de tails on u sing the software prog ram. 1 Click the button on the Tool bar. Or, select [PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Help] from the [Help] menu. Viewing the Help Menu Regarding Product Regist ration To better serve y ou, please take a moment to register your software. 1 Click [Prod uct Registrat[...]
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6 Appendix Optional Acces sories ........ ........... ......... ........... ........... 90 Error Messages .............. ........... ........... ......... ........... ... 93 Troubleshoo ting ..... ........ ....... ....... ......... ........ ....... ....... 94 Inde x ....... .... ....... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ....... .... ....... .....[...]
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90 Appendix 6 Optional Access ories Sever al accesso ries are p rovided fo r use with t he h . Please c ontact a PENTAX Servic e Center for deta ils regarding access orie s. Products marked with a n asteris k (*) are the sam e as tho se suppli ed with t he camera. Battery Charger kit K-BC90 (*) (Kit incl udes Batte ry charger D-BC90 and AC plug cor[...]
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91 Appendix 6 Auto Ma cro Flas h AF160FC The AF160 FC is a flash syste m especi ally desig ned for macro photogra phy to take c lose, shadow less pi ctures of small objects . It is co mpatible with existi ng TTL auto flash fun ctions and it c an be use d with a w ide range of PENTAX cameras by using th e provided adapter ring s. Hot Shoe Adapter FG[...]
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92 Appendix 6 Conne ct to the cabl e switch terminal and operat e the ca mera shutter re lease bu tton. The c ord length i s 0.5 m. Used for re mote control shooting . Operati ng distan ce for rem ote control From the front o f camera: approx . 4 m From the back of camera: approx. 2 m Remote Control F Remote Control Waterproof O-RC1 Attach th is un[...]
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93 Appendix 6 Error Messages Caut ion • Error me ssages related to a n SD M emory Card appear for each card slot being used. If an error message appears, take the appropriate action for the respective card slot. Error M essage Descript ion Memory card full The SD Memo ry Card is full and no more images can be saved. Insert a new SD Memo ry Card o[...]
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94 Appendix 6 Troubleshoot ing In rare ca ses, the came ra may not op erate correc tly due to static e lectricity. This can b e remedie d by taki ng the batte ry out and puttin g it back in ag ain. When the mirror remain s in the up positio n, take the batt ery out and put it back in again . Then, the mirror wil l retract when th e camera is turned[...]
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95 Appendix 6 Index Symbols E button ....... ................ ............ ......... 59 y button...................... ............ ......... 62 ] button........... ........... ................. .... 56 m button ........... ................. ............... 48 I button ........... ................. 22, 58, R35 | button ........... .................[...]
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96 Appendix 6 Delete an single i mage ..................... 67 Destinati on .............. ................. ...... R23 Detailed informatio n display.............. 18 Developm ent...................... ............... 72 Digital Ca mera Utilit y ... ................. .... 82 Digital Fi lter ............. ........... ............... 76 Digital Pre v[...]
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97 Appendix 6 I Image Com parison ............ ............... 70 Image p lane indi cator .............. ......... 11 Image Rot ation .................. ........... .... 74 Image To ne.................. ................. .... 62 Index ............ ................ ............ ......... 71 Index di splay ...................... ............... 68 M [...]
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98 Appendix 6 RAW Developme nt .................. ......... 72 RAW File Format ............... ............ R19 Rec. Mode m enu ..................... R4 , R13 Recorded Pix els............... 43, R1 3 , R35 Red-eye re duction ............. ............... 58 Remote Con trol........................ ......... 54 Remote Control in p ...................[...]
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99 Appendix 6 White Bal ance (E xtended Bra cketing) ................. ................ ............ ...... R16 Windows ................. ........... ............... 82 World Tim e ....... ................. ........... . R23 X M mode .................. ........... ...... 47, R34 X-sync soc ket .................... ............... 58 Z Zoom di splay[...]
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100 Appendix 6 WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels a re guaranteed against defect s of material or workmans hip for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided [...]
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101 Appendix 6 For cus tomers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This dev ice compli es with Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. Ope ration is sub ject to the following two condit ions: (1) Th is devi ce may not cause harmful interfere nce, and (2) this dev ice must accep t any int erferenc e receiv ed, includin g interfere nce th at may cause und esired op[...]
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102 Appendix 6 Declarati on of Con formity According to 47CFR, Par ts 2 and 15 fo r Class B P ersonal Co mpute rs and Per ipheral s We: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS COR PORAT IO N Located a t: 6 33 17 Str eet, Sui te 2600 Denver , Colorado 8 0202 U.S.A . Phone: 800- 877-0155 FAX: 303-790-11 31 Decla re under s ole responsi bility th at the pr oduc[...]
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103 Appendix 6 Informat ion for Users on Collec tion and Disposal of Old Equipment a nd Used Batteries 1. In the European Uni on These s ymbols on the produc ts, pack aging and /or accom panying documents m ean that used elec trical and elec tronic equ ipment and batteries shou ld not be mixed with genera l househo ld wast e. Used ele ctrical/e lec[...]
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• Specifications and external dimensi ons are s ubject to change without notice. 53580 Cop yright © PENTAX RICOH IMAGING CO MPANY, LTD. 2011 R03DTK11 Printed in Philippines PEN TAX R ICO H IMAG ING CO, L TD. 2-35-7 , Maeno-cho, Itabashi-k u, Tokyo 17 4-8639, JAP AN (http://www.p entax.jp) PENTAX RICOH IMAGING FRANCE S.A.S. (Europ ean He adquart [...]