Pentax OptioV20 manual

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    Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To ensu re the best pe rformance from your c amera , plea se re ad the Operat ing Manual before using the camera.[...]

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    Thank y ou for purchasin g this PENTAX Di gital Came ra. Please rea d this manua l before using the camera in order to get the m ost out of al l the feat ures and fun ctions. Keep this manua l safe, as i t can be a valua ble tool i n helping yo u to under stand all the camera c apabilities . Reg ardin g copy rig hts Images taken using the PENTAX Di[...]

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    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 attempt to take the camera a part or remode l the camera. Hi gh voltages are pres ent within t he camera, and there is t herefore a danger o f electric[...]

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    2 Caution • Do not c harge any batt eries othe r than recha rgeable l ithium-io n batter y D-LI78 . The battery co uld explod e or catch fire . • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is dischargi ng as there is a risk of burns . • Do not dischar ge the flash w hile it is touch ing your clot hing as ther e is a risk of disc oloring. [...]

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    3 • If the generatio n of smoke or strange odor fr om the prod uct or other abnor mali ty occu rs, imm ediat ely di sconti nue usi ng and c onsult a PENTAX Service C enter. Con tinuing to use t he produc t can cause a f ire or electrica l shock. • If wa ter should happ en to get inside t he produc t, consult a PENT AX Service C enter. Con tinui[...]

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    4 • When t raveli ng, ta ke the Wo rldwi de Servi ce Netw ork li sting t hat is i nclud ed in the pack age. This w ill be useful if yo u experienc e problem s abroad. • Whe n the came ra has not been use d for a long time , confirm that it is still worki ng pr operly , part icul arly pr ior to taking import ant pi ctures (such as at a we dding [...]

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    5 • If the camera is su bjected to rap id temper ature chan ges, cond ensation may fo rm on the inside a nd outsi de of the cam era. Therefo re put the camer a in a bag or pla stic bag, and t ake the ca mera out whe n the differenc e in temper ature has su bsided. • Refer to “Prec autions When Using an SD Memory Card” (p.3 0) regarding the [...]

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    6 USING YOUR CA MERA SAFELY..... ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 4 Contents .. ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ..... 6 Composition of the O perating Manual ........ ............[...]

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    7 Setting the Face Recognition function ................ ............................ 56 Calling Up a Specific Menu ... ........ ......... ........ ...... ......... ........ ........ . 57 Using the Playb ack Function ....... ........ ......... ...... ......... ........ ...... ..... 59 Taking Pictu res 61 Taking Pi ctures ..... ........ ...... .....[...]

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    8 Setting the Movie SR (Movi e Shake Reduction) F unction ............ 114 Playing B ack and Deleting Images 115 Playing Back Images . ......... .. ......... ............................. ...................... 115 Switching Between A Mode and Q M ode ..... ...... ......... ........ ..... 115 Playing Back Still Picture s ... ........ ........ .....[...]

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    9 Recording and Playing B ack Sound 157 Recordi ng Sound (Voice Reco rding Mode) ........ ...... ......... ...... ....... 157 Playing Back Sound . ................................................ ........................ 159 Adding a Voice Mem o to Images .... ...... ......... ...... ........ ......... ...... ..... 160 Recording a Voi ce Memo .....[...]

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    10 In this ma nual, the metho d for operating th e four-way co ntroller is sho wn in illus trations, such as in the one below. 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. indi[...]

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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 camer a before you start taking pictures.[...]

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    12 Camera Features In addition to b asic picture-taking, the Optio V20 has a variety of shooting modes to suit different situations. This section describes how to make the most of the key features of your camera. Together with the explanations of camera operations, it wil l enable you to enjoy your came ra to the full. The Opt io V20 has a shake re[...]

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    13 The user- friendly d esign of the Optio V20 enables eas y operation with only a f ew buttons. Simply by cho osing the appropriat e icon, you can select the shootin g mode (p.53 ) and ch oose the op timal setti ngs for the situatio n, or the pl ayback mode (p.115, p.1 36) and enjoy the various playbac k and edit ing functions . A guide on the dis[...]

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    14 The Opti o V20 has a vari ety of funct ions to let you enjoy pla ying back an d editing images wi thout having to connect th e camera to your compu ter and transfer the images first. The ca mera is a ll you nee d to take and edit still pictures and mov ies. (p.136 ) And no more wo rries about accide ntally delet ing imag es, becaus e now, with t[...]

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    15 Items marke d with an aste risk (*) are als o available as optional ac cessories. The battery charger and AC plug cord are only sold as a set (Battery Charg er Kit K-BC78). For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.188). Checking t he Contents of the Package Camera Opti o V2 0 Strap O-ST20 (*) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW[...]

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    16 Front Back Names of Parts Self timer lamp Microphone Lens Speaker Flash Battery/Card c over Tripod socket Display Terminal cover Power switch Shutter release b utton PC/AV term inal[...]

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    17 Names of Operating Parts Refer to “U ndersta nding the Butt on Functio ns” (p.44 - p.47 ) for an explan ation of the func tion of eac h button. Shutter release but ton 4 / W button Four-way controller Q button Zoom/ w / x / f / y lever Green/ i button 3 button Power s witch I button[...]

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    18 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws information such as th e shooting c onditions. (p .85) * 5, 16 and 17 appear only when the shutter rel ease button is pressed halfwa y. * Some indications may not app ear dependin g on the s hooting mode . Monitor Indications 1 Shooting m ode (p.53) 9 Remain ing image s torage capa[...]

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    19 Histogram + In fo Display in Still Pi cture Capture Mo de * 3, 4 and 5 appear only when the s hutter release button is pre ssed halfwa y. * Some indications may not app ear dependin g on the s hooting mode . About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an area i n the frame tha t is so br ight it appears white, the indicat ed area bl inks r[...]

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    20 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode (All of the display items are displayed here for explan atory purposes.) The disp lay shows information such as th e shooting c onditions. A1 to A12 appea r when [Norm al Display] or [Histogram + Info] is selected. B1 to B10 onl y appear when [Histogram + Info] is se lected. (p.12 1) In Nor mal Dis pl[...]

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

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    22 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camera Use the ba ttery char ger to charge the battery be fore using it in the camera f or the first tim e or after a lo ng period of n on-use, or when the [Battery de pleted] messa ge appears. Note: AC pl ug cord “Listed, Ty pe SPT-2 or NISPT-2, 1 8/2 flexible cord , rated 125 V, 7A, mini mum 6ft (1.8m )” 1 C[...]

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    23 1 Getting Started Use the ba ttery that is provided with the came ra. Charge the ba ttery before us ing it in the camera fo r the first tim e. 1 Open the battery/card cover. Move the bat tery/card cover l ock lever to the OPEN position 1 and open the ba tter y/card cover 2 . 2 Using the side of t he battery to press the battery/card cover lock l[...]

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    24 1 Getting Started 1 Open the battery/card cover. 2 Press the battery/card cover lock lever in the direction of 3 to release the battery. The battery wil l be ejected. Pul l the battery out of the camera. • Image Storage Capacity, M ovie Recording Tim e, Sound Reco rdi ng Ti me, an d Play bac k Time (at 23 ° C with the display on and the batte[...]

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    25 1 Getting Started • Batte ry Level Indicato r You can c heck the ba ttery level b y the indica tor on the display. • In ge neral, batt ery perform ance may temporari ly deteriorat e as the tem peratur e decr eases. • B e sure to tak e a spare ba ttery with yo u when trav eling abroad or to a cold re gion, or if you intend to take a lot of [...]

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    26 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter k it K-AC78 (opti onal) is reco mmended if you intend to use the cam era for a long time or conn ect it to a PC. 1 Make su re that the c amera is t urned off an d open th e battery /card cove r. 2 Remove the Ba ttery. Refer to p. 23 - p.24 on how to open/cl ose the bat tery/card co ver and remov e the batt[...]

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    27 1 Getting Started • Make sure t hat t he cam era is turned off before conn ecting or disco nnecting the AC adapter. • Ma ke sure that the AC plug cord and the power c ord conne cting the AC ad apter to t he camer a are inser ted secu rely. The dat a may be lost if ei ther becom es disconn ected whi le data is bein g recorded on the SD Mem or[...]

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    28 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This camera u ses an SD Memor y Card . Captur ed imag es and s ound fi les are sav ed on the SD Memory Card i f a car d is in sert ed in t he camera. They are sa ved in the bu ilt -in memory if a car d is n ot in sert ed. (p .34) • B e s ure t o us e th is ca mer a to form at ( initi ali ze) an [...]

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    29 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Move the bat tery/card cover l ock lever to the OPEN position 1 and open the ba tter y/card cover 2 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card socket so that the lab el is facing tow ard the fron t of the camera (the side with the lens). Push th e card in all th e way. Images a nd [...]

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    30 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • The SD Memo ry Card is equi pped wi th a write -protec t 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 display when the card is write-protected. • Care shoul[...]

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    31 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f pixels (size) and qu ality lev el (data com pression rate) of still pictures acc ording to how yo u intend to use the pic tures you have tak en. Higher q uality leve ls and numbe rs of pixe ls produce cl earer images , but the resul ting inc rease in data volume redu ces the to tal number o f pictur es th[...]

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    32 1 Getting Started Choos e the appropria te number of r ecorded pixe ls and qu ality level for still pi ctures on the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu. Recorded Pix els, Quality L evel and Image Storage Capaci ty (Approximate num bers of pictures) • The above figures may vary depending on the su bject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard,[...]

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    33 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). Rec orde d Pi xels, Qual ity L evel , Fr ame R ate an d Re cord[...]

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    34 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the display turns on. When you turn the camera on, the lens cove r opens and the lens extend s. If the Language Selecti on screen or Da te Adjust s creen a ppears when you tu rn the ca mera on, follo w the pr ocedur e on p. 36 to set the d isplay[...]

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    35 1 Getting Started Use th is mode wh en you wan t to play bac k an image or sound file straighta way without taking any m ore pict ures. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button. The disp lay turns on with the lens re tracted an d the camer a turns on in Playbac k Mode. Play back Mod e To swi tch from Playback Mo de to A mode , pr[...]

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    36 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings Set the lang uage, time, an d date after p urchasing the camera before you start taking pictu res. The [Lang uage/ ] screen appears wh en the camer a is turned on for the first time. Perfor m the oper ations in “Setting the Displ ay Language ” below to set the lan guage, and in “Setting the D ate and Tim[...]

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    37 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The Initial Set ting screen a ppears in the selected languag e. If the d esired setti ngs for [Hom etown] an d daylight sav ing time appear, press the 4 but ton agai n to display the [Date Adjust] screen. Go to “Setting th e Date and Tim e” (p.3 8). Go to Step 3 in “Setting Hometown and DST” if th[...]

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    38 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Ho metown ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Home town scre en appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the city. 6 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DST] (Daylig ht Saving Time). 7 Use the four-way controller[...]

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    39 1 Getting Started 6 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The f rame moves t o [Dat e]. 7 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to the month. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Change the day a nd yea r in the same manner . Next, ch ange the tim e. If you sel ected [12h] in St ep 4, the setting switch e[...]

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    40 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictur es The stand ard procedure for tak ing still pic tures is descr ibed below. Th e flash fi res automatic ally depen ding on the l ight conditi ons. 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd is ready to take still pi ctures. In this ma nual, this is called Still Picture Cap ture mode . 2 C[...]

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    41 2 Quick Start The shut ter release bu tton works in a two-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s and exp osure are loc ked when the shutter releas e button is pressed halfway. The g reen focus frame light s on the dis play when the shutter re lease button is pressed halfway and th e subject i s in focus. I f the subj ect is out o f [...]

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    42 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The ima ge a ppears on the d isplay. In this manual, this is called Q mode (Play back mode ). Dis play ing on e image in f ull in Q mode ( Q mode defa ult setting) is ca lled single- image dis play. Press the Q but ton again in Q mode or press th[...]

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    43 2 Quick Start 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The ima ge a ppears on the d isplay. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four -way contr olle r ( 234 5 ) t o select s (Ima ge Ro tation) and pres s the 4 button. The rota tion select ion screen ( 0°, Right 90 °, Left 90°, or 180[...]

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    44 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off. (p.34 ) 2 Zoom/ w / x lever Chang es the captu red area. (p .78) 3 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the camera on the subjec t when pressed halfway in Still Picture Ca pture mode . (Excep t in 3 , s and modes) (p .40) Takes [...]

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    45 3 Common Operati ons 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Changes the drive m ode. (p.7 6, p.77) ( 3 ) : Displays the Capt ure Mode Pal ette. (p.53) ( 4 ) : Changes the flash mode. (p.8 9) ( 5 ) : Changes the focu s mode. (p.87) ( 23 ): A d j u s t s in mode. (p.88) 7 4 / W button Chan ges th e inf ormati on on t he di splay . (p. 85) 8 Green butt[...]

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    46 3 Common Operati ons 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off. (p.34 ) 2 Zoom/ f / y lever Turn towards f duri ng si ngle- image d ispl ay to cha nge to nine -Image display . Retur n to the previous display by turnin g toward s y . (p.116 ) Turn towa rds y to enl arge the image dur ing si ngle- image di splay. Retu rn to the pr evi ous disp[...]

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    47 3 Common Operati ons 5 Q button Switches to A mode. ( p.115) 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Pl ays bac k and paus es a movi e or soun d fi le. (p. 125, p. 159) ( 3 ) : Displa ys the P layback M ode Pa lette. (p.6 0) Stop s a movie or sound fi le duri ng play back. (p.125, p.159 ) ( 45 ) : Displays the pre vious or n ext imag e and sound file dur[...]

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    48 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To change the c amera settings, press the 3 button to display the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu or [ W Setting] menu. Menus for playing back and editing images and sound files are displayed from the Playback Mode Palette. Press the 3 button in A mod e to display th e [ A Rec .Mode] me nu. Press the 3 butt[...]

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    49 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Rec.Mode ] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Re corded Pixe ls]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Qual ity Leve l]. 4 Press t he four-w ay contr olle[...]

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    50 3 Common Operati ons 6 Press t he shutter release button half way. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture sta tus. When th e shutter rel ease button is pressed f ully, the pict ure is taken . 6 Press t he Q button. When t he [ A Rec.Mo de] menu is display ed from A mode , the set ting is sav ed and th e camera re turn s to play[...]

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    51 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays the i tems that ca n be set with the me nus and prov ides descrip tions of each item . See the list of d efault setti ngs in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p.181 ) 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[...]

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    52 3 Common Operati ons [ W Setting] Menu • Us e the 9 (Green) mo de to enjoy ea sy picture -taking usi ng stan dard s ettin gs, re gardle ss of t he set tings in th e [ A Rec.M ode] menu. (p.63) • A ssigning fre quently use d functio ns to the Green button e nables you to go st raight to the menu item. (p.57) Item Descri ption Page Format For [...]

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    53 3 Common Operati ons The Op tio V 20 ha s a var iety of sho otin g mode s that let you ta ke pic ture s or record movies and sound i n differen t situations simply by choosing the right mod e for the parti cular situati on from the Cap ture Mode Pal ette. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 [...]

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    54 3 Common Operati ons There are 17 availa ble shootin g modes. • In sh ooting mo des othe r than R , A , C , O , 4 and F , satur ation, cont rast, sharpn ess, white ba lance, et c. are automatical ly s et to the optimal settings for the selected mode. • Some f unction s may no t be ava ilable or may no t function fully depend ing on th e sele[...]

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    55 3 Common Operati ons D Food For capturing imag es of food. Saturation will be rather high to make it look appetizing . F Digital Panorama Stitches images taken with the camera to creat e a panoramic photograph. p.74 S Digital Wide Composite s two images res ulting in wider field of view. p.81 S (Digital W ide) mode cannot be ch osen from the Cap[...]

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    56 3 Common Operati ons With the O ptio V20, the Face Reco gnition func tion is avai lable with al l shootin g modes e xcept O mode. In the Fac e Recognitio n function, y ou can choo se the Face Priority function that recog nizes the sub ject’s face , focuses (Face Recognition AF) and per forms expos ure compens ation (Face Re cognition AE), and [...]

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    57 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. • T he Face Recog nition func tion cannot be set to off in b (Auto Pic[...]

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    58 3 Common Operati ons 1 Select [Green Butto n] on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a function and press the 4 button. 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. 1 Press the Gr een button in[...]

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    59 3 Common Operati ons Press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Q mode to dis play the Playback Mode Pal ette. You can d isplay t he playback function y ou want to u se simply by using the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to choose a n icon and p ressing the 4 button. Using the Playback Function • Wh en the fram e is placed over each icon of the Pla[...]

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    60 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page P Digital SR For reduc ing the camera shake in record ed images p.122 u Slid eshow For playing back recorded imag es one after another p. 123 n Resize For chan ging the re corded pixels a nd quality of images p.136 o Cropping Crea tes an image from a selec ted portion of t he imag[...]

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    61 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures In b (Auto Picture) mode, when you press the shutter release button, the camera selects the mos t appropriate mode from six shooting modes: - (Standard), A (Night Scene), q (Landscape), e (Portrait), (Sport) and < (Flower) modes . 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Ca[...]

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    62 4 Taking Picture s In R (Progr am) mode, th e camera a utomaticall y sets the shutter spe ed and apert ure for taki ng still pic tures. 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-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ([...]

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    63 4 Taking Picture s In the 9 (Green) mode, you can enjoy easy pi ctur e-ta king u sing standard settings* , regardless of th e settings i n the [ A Rec.M ode] menu. 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra switc hes to 9 m ode. Press the Green button aga in to return t o the status befor e 9 mode was select ed. 2 Press t he shutter releas[...]

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    64 4 Taking Picture s * 9 mode se ttings are as shown below. • A ssign 9 mode to th e Green butt on for using 9 mode. (p. 57) •I n 9 mode, you c annot cha nge the inform ation on the dis play by pres sing t he 4 / W button. • Y ou cannot use the [ A Rec. Mode] me nu or Captur e Mode Pale tte in 9 mode. If you try to disp lay the [ A Rec. Mode[...]

  • Page 67

    65 4 Taking Picture s You can choose s ettings app ropriate for t aking pict ures of d ark scenes, such as nightsc apes. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select A (Night Scene) or 4 (Digital SR (Blur Reduction)). 3 Press t he 4 button. The shooti ng m[...]

  • Page 68

    66 4 Taking Picture s In Y (Frame Compo site) mode, you can take pictures usi ng the frames stored in the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select Y (Frame Composite) and pr ess the 4 button. A 9-fram e display of th e frame selec tion screen appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller [...]

  • Page 69

    67 4 Taking Picture s 6 Press t he shutter release button half way. The focus frame on t he displa y turns gr een if t he subjec t is in f ocus. 7 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. The pictur e is taken. •I n Y mode, recorded pi xels is fixed at h (2048 × 15 36). •I n b (Auto P ictur e), C (Mo vie) , O (Voice Record ing), F (Digital Pa[...]

  • Page 70

    68 4 Taking Picture s z (Nat ural Skin To ne) and e (Por trait) mod es are s uitable for takin g pic tures of pe ople. Face Recogni ti on (p .56) op era tes for eac h shoot ing mod e, makin g it easie r to emphas ize the su bject’s fac e when ta king pic tures. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appear[...]

  • Page 71

    69 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutter release button half way. The focu s frame on t he display tur ns green if the subject is in focus. 6 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. The pictur e is taken. • If t he cam era can not r ecogni ze th e subj ect’s f ace, the ca mera focus es using the Fo cusing Area currently se lected. • Wh en[...]

  • Page 72

    70 4 Taking Picture s Use thi s mode to keep you r moving pet in foc us whil e you take t he pict ure and c apture the col or o f your pet’ s coat . Choose the ap propr iat e icon dependi ng on what color your pet is ( closer to bla ck or whit e or in bet ween). 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appea[...]

  • Page 73

    71 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. The pictur e is taken.[...]

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    72 4 Taking Picture s H (Kids) mode is suitable f or taking p ictures of m oving childre n. It also reprod uces health y and bright s kin tone. Fa ce Recogn ition (p.56) operat es automatic ally for this mode , making it ea sier to emphas ize the subjec t’s face when taking pictu res. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap t[...]

  • Page 75

    73 4 Taking Picture s • F ace Reco gnition AF and AE ma y not work if the sub ject is wearin g sungla sses or has part of the fac e covered or if the subj ect is not l ookin g toward the camer a. • If t he cam era can not r ecogni ze th e subj ect’s f ace, the ca mera focus es using the Fo cusing Area currently se lected. • Wh en Smile Cap [...]

  • Page 76

    74 4 Taking Picture s In F (Di gita l Panor ama) mode , take thre e fr ames over lappi ng the ir e dges by movi ng th e camera h oriz ontal ly. When the thi rd fr ame is t aken, the image s taken with t he camer a are automati cal ly st itc hed and t he panor amic ph otogra ph i s saved. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap [...]

  • Page 77

    75 4 Taking Picture s 6 Press t he shutter release button fully. The scree n for taking t he second fra me is displaye d after you t ake the first fram e. If you se lect righ t ( 5 ) in St ep 4: The right ed ge of the first fram e appears in semi-t ransparen t form on the lef t edge of the displ ay. If you se lect left ( 4 ) in Step 4: The left edg[...]

  • Page 78

    76 4 Taking Picture s In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh utte r rel ease b utto n is pr essed. Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self- timer. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to s ele ct g or Z and press the 4 b[...]

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    77 4 Taking Picture s 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-w ay contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select 1 (Conti nuous Shooting ) and press the 4 butt on. The camera is ready to take a seri es of pictures. 3 Press t he shutter rel[...]

  • Page 80

    78 4 Taking Picture s You can u se the zoom to change th e captured are a. 1 Turn the Zoom/ w / x lever in A mode. Zoom le ver ( w ) : Dimi nishes the su bject (Wide). Zoom le ver ( x ) : enl arges t he subj ect. As you continue t o turn the lever, the camer a automat ically sw itches from optical zoom to int elligent zoom. Once the le ver i s rele[...]

  • Page 81

    79 4 Taking Picture s Recorded pix els and the max imum zoom ratio Recorded pixels Intelligent Zo om Digital Zo om 8M Not Av aila ble (5× op tic al zoom avail able) Equival ent to ap prox. 25.5 × 5M Approx. 6 .3× 4M Approx. 7 .1× 3M Approx. 8 .0× 2M Approx. 10. 2× 1024 Appro x. 15.9× 640 Approx. 25.5× (Same as 25. 5× Digital Zoom) • You [...]

  • Page 82

    80 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] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O [...]

  • Page 83

    81 4 Taking Picture s S (Digital Wi de) mode can stitch two pictures tak en into a 35 mm film convers ion equival ent to a max imum of app rox. 28 mm . 1 Turn the Zoom/ w / x lever towards w in A mode. Continue to turn the Zoom/ w / x lever towards w to set the zoom to the wides t posi tion , rele ase the lev er, an d then tur n it again. 2 Press t[...]

  • Page 84

    82 4 Taking Picture s 4 Pres s the shu tter rele ase butt on. The f irst capt ured i mage is saved , and the shooting screen fo r the second i mage is displaye d. Overl ap the image on the preview guide on the left of the screen to compo se your pi cture. If y ou wa nt to s top ca ptur ing im ages i n the S mode , go to step 6. 5 Pres s the shu tte[...]

  • Page 85

    83 4 Taking Picture s 6 Press the 3 button , 4 button, or turn the Zoom/ w / x lever. 7 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ). 8 Press t he 4 button. S mode st ops. S mode is set to O (On) in the d efault setti ngs. Use the [ A Rec.Mo de] menu to set whether the camera enters S mod e when the Zoom/ w / x lever is turned towards w . 1 Press t he 3 [...]

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    84 4 Taking Picture s 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 the 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens ation]. 3 Use th e four- way cont roll er ( 45 ) to s[...]

  • Page 87

    85 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n in Capture Mode The disp lay changes in the fol lowing se quence each time you pre ss the 4 / W button : Normal Display, Histogram + In fo, No Info. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.18). • Y appears if you pre ss the shu tter relea se button ha lfw[...]

  • Page 88

    86 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 ve rtical axis rep resents the numb er of pixe ls. The shap e of the hi stogram before an d after shooti ng tells you whet her the brightness and contrast are correc t [...]

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    87 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions Focus Mode 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode cha nges each t ime the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he shutter release button halfway. The Focus M ode setting is saved and the ca mera [...]

  • Page 90

    88 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is desc ribed belo w. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ) in A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to select and press the 4 button . The cent ral portion o f the image is magnif ied to fill the scr een of the displ ay when f ocusing. 3 Press the four-way contr[...]

  • Page 91

    89 4 Taking Picture s 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 take p ictures where flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On The flash dis charges regardle ss of the brightne[...]

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    90 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash m ode chang es each tim e the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing the f our-w ay contr olle r ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wit h the select ed flash m ode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.106 Auto A u [...]

  • Page 93

    91 4 Taking Picture s You ca n choo se from seven r ecorde d pixe ls set tings for sti ll pic tures. The la rge r your rec orded pixels , the cleare r the de tails will ap pear w hen you pri nt your picture. As the quali ty of the printed picture al so depend s on the ima ge quality, ex posure cont rol, resoluti on of the print er and other factors[...]

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    92 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. • Wh en drive m ode i [...]

  • Page 95

    93 4 Taking Picture s You can s elect the qu ality (comp ression rate) of still p ictures. The more stars, the lower the com pression rate and the clearer the picture, but the file size becomes la rger. The recorded p ixels setting also affects the file size (p.91). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. [...]

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    94 4 Taking Picture s 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] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [White Balance]. Adjusting the White Balance F Auto The cam[...]

  • Page 97

    95 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Whi te Balance sc reen appe ars. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sett ing. 5 Press t he 4 button. The White Balance setting is saved. 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” b elo[...]

  • Page 98

    96 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the area of the screen w here the brig htness is mete red to determin e the exposu re. AE metering 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way cont rol ler ( 23 ) to select [A E Metering]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the fou[...]

  • Page 99

    97 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en the shut ter release button is press ed halfw ay, the brightn ess is met ered and the ex posure is de termine d. • Wh en the su bject is o utside the f ocusing a rea and yo u want t o use spot AE met ering, aim th e camera at the subject and press the shutter release but ton halfwa y to lock the ex posure, th en co[...]

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    98 4 Taking Picture s 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] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 )[...]

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    99 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en Sensiti vity is set to 3200 or 6400, the n umber of recor ded pixels is f ixed at f . • Wh en the shoo ting mode is set to C (Movie), on ly Auto (sensi tivity 80 - 800) is ava ilabl e. • Wh en the shoo ting mode is set to 4 (Digital SR), only Auto (sensit ivity 80 - 6400 ) is availabl e. • If you use the [Sensi[...]

  • Page 102

    100 4 Taking Picture s You ca n set vario us cond itio ns fo r aut ofocu s. 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] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-w ay controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Focusing A rea]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. [...]

  • Page 103

    101 4 Taking Picture s You can c hoose the Instant Review time (the len gth of time the image is display ed immedi ately afte r capture) from 0.5sec, 1se c, 2sec, 3sec , 4sec, 5 sec and Off (no display) . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Instant Review]. 3 Press t [...]

  • Page 104

    102 4 Taking Picture s You ca n give the im age s harp or soft outli nes. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Sharp ness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the shar pness level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Soft) G (Normal) H (Har d) 4 Press t [...]

  • Page 105

    103 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Satura tion]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the satu ration level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) 4 Press t he 3 button. Th[...]

  • Page 106

    104 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 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 saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) 4 Press t he 3 button. The Con[...]

  • Page 107

    105 4 Taking Picture s For choos ing whethe r to imprint th e date when tak ing still p ictures. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Imprint]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). The sele cted setting is saved. 4 Press t he 3 button. Settin[...]

  • Page 108

    106 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for saving th e current camera settings when the camera is turned off. For some ca mera se ttings, the Memory functio n is alwa ys set to O (On ) (the setting s are saved when th e camera is tur ned off), wh ile for others yo u can choo se on o r off (to c hoose w hether th[...]

  • Page 109

    107 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memor y]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Mem ory screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Press t[...]

  • Page 110

    108 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies This mod e enables you to record mov ies. Sound is recorded at th e same time. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. C (Movie) mod e is select ed and the camer a return s to ca[...]

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    109 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. Record ing starts . Recordin g can co ntinue until t he built-in memory/S D Memory Card is full, or the size of the rec orded movi e reaches 2 GB. 5 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. Recording stops. If you ke ep the sh utter release b utton presse d for more th an one seco [...]

  • Page 112

    110 4 Taking Picture s You ca n choo se from two rec orde d pixe ls sett ings for mo vies: m and D . The more p ixels there are , the clearer the details and th e bigger the file size. Th e file si ze also va ries dependi ng on the q uality leve l and frame rate setti ngs. (p.32) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A [...]

  • Page 113

    111 4 Taking Picture s 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] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). Th[...]

  • Page 114

    112 4 Taking Picture s You can ch oose from two fram e rates (number of frames per seco nd) for movies: 3 0fps (frames p er second) a nd 15fps. The more fram es per second , the better the quality o f the movie, bu t the file siz e becomes larger . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2[...]

  • Page 115

    113 4 Taking Picture s In C (Mo vie) mode, you can set the c olor mode to black and wh ite or sepia, a s well as ful l color. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Movie screen app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller[...]

  • Page 116

    114 4 Taking Picture s In C (Mo vie) mode, you can compen sate for cam era shake whil e you are r ecor ding mo vies w ith th e Movi e SR (M ovie S hake R educ tion) funct ion. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Mo[...]

  • Page 117

    115 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Ba ck and Dele ting Imag es Playing Back Images In this m anual, the c apture mode, such as for taking st ill pictur es, is referred to as [ A mode] . The playbac k mode, such as for displ aying captured images on the displ ay, is referred to as [ Q mod e]. In Q mode, yo u can perform si mple editi n[...]

  • Page 118

    116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e thumbna ils of captu red images a t a time. 1 Turn the Zoom/ f / y lever to wards f in Q mode. A page c onsisti ng of nin e thumbn ail image s appears . The displ ayed image s chang e nine at a tim e page by pag e. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 2345 ) to move the f rame. Wh en 10 or [...]

  • Page 119

    117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges In nine-ima ge display, turn the Zoo m/ f / y lever towards f to swit ch to folder disp lay or calendar displ ay. Press the Green button to switc h betwee n folder di splay and c alendar dis play. 1 Turn the Zoom/ f / y lever towar ds f in Q mode. The scree n changes to nine-ima ge display . 2 Turn the Zoom/[...]

  • Page 120

    118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You ca n magni fy an ima ge up to eight times. A guide sh owin g the ce nter of the m agnified portion of the image a ppears on t he displ ay during zoo m 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 towards y . Th[...]

  • Page 121

    119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can enjoy playing back im ages with the subj ect’s faces zo omed up simply by pressin g the I button (Face close- up playback ) if Face Recog nition operate d when the images we re taken. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Confirm that [...]

  • Page 122

    120 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges • T he magnific ation ratio for Face close- up playb ack may diffe r depend ing the c onditions su ch as the s ize of the fac e recogn ized when shootin g. • T urn the Zoom/ f / y lever towards y during Fac e close-up play back to ce nter on the subj ect and swi tch be tween di splayi ng the ima ge at an[...]

  • Page 123

    121 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Shooting information c an be displ ayed on t he display in Q mode. Pressi ng th e 4 / W button changes the display m ode. Refer to p.2 0 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode 1 p.85 OK OK OK 03/03/2008 0 3 / 0 3 / [...]

  • Page 124

    122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges For correc ting the cam era shake in recorded im ages. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image to co rrect camera shake for. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select P (Digital SR).[...]

  • Page 125

    123 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p lay back re corded imag es one after a nother. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image to start the slideshow with. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select u (Slideshow). [...]

  • Page 126

    124 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 3 Press t he 4 button. The scree n for settin g the slidesho w conditi ons appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al]. 5 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 23 ) to change the interval and pr ess the 4 button. You can[...]

  • Page 127

    125 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Playing Back Movies You ca n play ba ck the mo vie s you have taken . Soun d is pla yed ba ck at the sam e time. 1 Enter the Q mo de a nd use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the mov ie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can [...]

  • Page 128

    126 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can cap ture and p lay back imag es on equipme nt with a vide o IN jack, su ch as a TV. Make sure the ca mera and TV are t urned off before c onnecting th e camera to th e TV. 1 Open th e terminal c over and connect th e AV cab le to the PC/A V[...]

  • Page 129

    127 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges • You are recommended to use t he AC adapter kit K-A C78 (optional) if yo u intend to use t he camera for a long time. • Depending on the c ountry or region , images and sound f iles may fail to be played back if the video outpu t format is set diffe rent from the one in us e there. If this happens , cha[...]

  • Page 130

    128 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Deleting Images Delete images and sounds wi th mistakes or that are un necessa ry. You can d elete a sing le image or s ound file. 1 En ter the Q mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the im age/sound file you wan t to delete. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion screen appears. 3 Use the [...]

  • Page 131

    129 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound has been rec orded with an i mage (p.160), 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. A confirmat ion screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete [...]

  • Page 132

    130 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can de lete seve ral images/s ound files s elected from t he nine-im age display at once. 1 Turn the Zoom/ f / y leve r towards f in Q mode. Nine thu mbnail image s appe ar. 2 Press t he i button. P appears on the images and sound f iles. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e images and s[...]

  • Page 133

    131 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 4 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted imag es and soun d files are deleted. Select & Delete Cancel C a n c e l Cancel OK OK O K OK MENU Delete all selected D e l e t e a l l s e l [...]

  • Page 134

    132 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 and s ound f iles are deleted. [...]

  • Page 135

    133 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can recover imag es or sound files that w ere taken wi th this cam era and then deleted. 1 After deleting a file, press the four-wa y controller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ] (Image Recov ery). 3 Press t he 4 button. The num ber o f recov[...]

  • Page 136

    134 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can protect stored images and sound files f rom being accidentally deleted. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to select Z (Pr ote ct ). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S ingle Image/ Sound[...]

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    135 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select Z (Pr ote ct). 3 Press t he 4 button. The s creen for se lect ing [S ingle Image/ Sound] or [A ll Images/ Sounds] appe ars. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele[...]

  • Page 138

    136 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the size and qua lity of a selec ted image, yo u can make the fi le size smalle r than the ori ginal. You can u se thi s func tion t o conti nue taki ng pict ures when the SD M emory Card or bu i lt-in memo ry is full, by making the images smalle r and ove[...]

  • Page 139

    137 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears. When an image is protected, the image will be saved as a new image withou t the confirma tion dialog displayed o n the screen. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [S ave as]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The re[...]

  • Page 140

    138 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 trim. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 [...]

  • Page 141

    139 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can copy ima ges and s ound files from the built-in me mory to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. This function ca n only be selected whe n an SD Mem ory Card has be en inserted i n the camera. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way control[...]

  • Page 142

    140 6 Editing and Printi ng Images Selected images an d sound fil es from the SD Memory C ard are copi ed to the bu ilt-in memory on e at a tim e. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ {}2 ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file you want t o copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted imag e/sound[...]

  • Page 143

    141 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This mo de lets you change th e color tones and perform s pecial process ing on a sel ected image. Digital Filters 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way cont[...]

  • Page 144

    142 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a digital filter. You c an pr eview the re sults o f th e filt er ef fect. 6 Press t he 4 button. A conf irma tion di alog for overwr itin g the image app ears. W hen an image is protected, the i mage will be saved as a n ew image w ithout the co nfirmation d ialog di[...]

  • Page 145

    143 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect the digital filter you want to use. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the effec t. For the bri ghtness filte r, the brightne ss increa ses each time yo u press th e four-way contro ller ( 5 ) and decreas es each time you press the f our-way controller ([...]

  • Page 146

    144 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can c orrect image s where the flash has caus ed the subj ect to appear w ith red eyes. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use t he fo ur-wa y cont roller ( 2345 ) [...]

  • Page 147

    145 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 whic h you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appe[...]

  • Page 148

    146 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 7 Press t he 4 button. The frame position a nd size adjust ment screen appears. Us e the four-wa y controller ( 2345 ) to adjust the pos ition of the image, and use the Zoom / f / y lever to make t he image larg er or smalle r. 8 Press t he 4 button. A conf irma tion di alog for overwr itin g the image app ears. W[...]

  • Page 149

    147 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can s elect a fr ame from a re corded movi e to save as a still picture or divid e a movi e into two. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( [...]

  • Page 150

    148 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een app ears f or selec ting a fr ame to be saved as a still pictur e. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the fram e you want to save. 2 : P lays or pause s the mov ie 3 : S to ps the mo vie an d re turn s to th e fir st fr ame 4 : Rever ses th e movi e frame by fr ame [...]

  • Page 151

    149 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[...]

  • Page 152

    150 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this imag e] appears . To make DPOF se ttings for anot her imag e, use the four -way cont roller ( 45 ) to sel ect anothe r image. If DP OF setti ngs hav e alr eady be en made for an image, the previous number of copies and date setting ( O or P ) will be disp[...]

  • Page 153

    151 6 Editing and Printi ng Images When you c hoose the numb er of copies and w hether or not to ins ert the date, the settings are applied t o all the ima ges stored in th e camera. 1 Display th e screen f or DPOF set tings i n Q mod e. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 on p.149. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Imag es]. 3 Press t he 4 but[...]

  • Page 154

    152 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[...]

  • Page 155

    153 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [S ingle Image]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 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 99[...]

  • Page 156

    154 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e paper size. You can onl y choose a size that is support ed by your pr inter. 10 Press t he 4 button. The Paper Size setting i s saved, and t he screen return s to the print setting s screen. 11 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Paper Type] and pr e[...]

  • Page 157

    155 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [ All Images]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and whether to insert the da te or not. The numb er of copies an d date setting that you choos e apply t o all the images . Ref e[...]

  • Page 158

    156 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [DPO F AUTOPRINT] . 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you hav e made a ppear. Use t he four -way cont roll er ( 45 ) to ch eck the num ber of copies f or each pict ure, whether to insert the date or not, and the total n[...]

  • Page 159

    157 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Recording and Playin g Back Sound Recording Sou nd (Voice Re cording Mo de) You can re cord sound w ith the cam era. The micr ophone is loc ated on the front of th e camera. Wh en recording so und, aim the cam era to obtain the best conditio ns. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap tu[...]

  • Page 160

    158 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 3 Press t he 4 button. The rem aining recor dable time an d the recordi ng time of the curr ent file appea r on the displ ay. 1 Recording time 2 Remaining re cordable time 4 Press t he shutter release button fully. Recording st arts. The self-ti me r lamp blinks during r ecording . You can r ecord sou nds co[...]

  • Page 161

    159 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back th e sound f iles you ma de in O mode. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to play back. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ). The s ound file i s pl ayed ba ck. 1 Total fi le recording time 2 Playbac k time The followin[...]

  • Page 162

    160 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voice memo to y our still pictures. 1 Enter Q mode and use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) t o choose the still picture to which you want to add a voice memo. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way contro[...]

  • Page 163

    161 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter Q mode and use the four- way contro ller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the vo ice memo that you want to p lay back. U appears o n images w ith voice m emos in single- image dis play. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be perfor med duri[...]

  • Page 164

    162 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 [ W Sett ing] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Form at scr[...]

  • Page 165

    163 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 [ W Sett ing] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Sound s creen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Operation Volu me]. 4 Use the f our-way controller ( [...]

  • Page 166

    164 8 Settings 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start-up Sound]. 7 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 8 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3] or [Off] and press the 4 button. The sele cted soun d type is saved. 9 Set [Shut ter Sound], [Opera tion Sound] and [Self-t imer Sound] i[...]

  • Page 167

    165 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 [ W Sett ing] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Ad just screen ap pears. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). Th[...]

  • Page 168

    166 8 Settings 7 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The f rame ret urns to [ Date St yle] . 8 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The f rame moves t o [Dat e]. 9 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The f rame moves to one of the foll owing items de pending on the date st yle set in Step 4. For [mm/ dd/yy] mont h (Example: [0 1]) For [d[...]

  • Page 169

    167 8 Settings The date and time sel ected in “Setti ng the Date an d Time” (p.38) a nd “Changi ng the Date and Tim e” (p.165) 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[...]

  • Page 170

    168 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 cont roller ( 23 ) to select [W orld Time] on the [ W Settin g] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The W orld Time scree n appea rs. 3 Use the [...]

  • Page 171

    169 8 Settings You can chan ge the language in w hich the menus, error me ssages, etc. are disp layed. The cam era supports the followi ng 19 langua ges: English , French, German, Spanish, Portu guese, Italia n, Dutch, Dan ish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Cz ech, Hungaria n, Turkish, Rus sian, Thai, Korean, Chin ese (tradit ional and si mplified ) an[...]

  • Page 172

    170 8 Settings You can change t he image fo lder name to Standard or D ate. When t he name is changed to the date, p ictures are s aved in sep arate folder s by the date they were taken . Folder Name 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Folder Name] on the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu a[...]

  • Page 173

    171 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 prin ter. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [USB Connection] on the [ W Sett ing] menu . 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the fo[...]

  • Page 174

    172 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 [ W Settin g] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2[...]

  • Page 175

    173 8 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of t he disp lay. 1 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Bright ness Level] on the [ W Setting] me nu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightne ss. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Dark) G (Normal) H (Bright) 3 Press t he 3 button. The came ra returns to Capture mod e[...]

  • Page 176

    174 8 Settings You can s ave battery power by se tting the display to d im automati cally when no operation is perfo rmed for a fi xed time. After th e power saving function has been activated, the display returns to the ordinary brightnes s by press ing any of th e buttons. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Power Saving] on the [ W[...]

  • Page 177

    175 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 cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off] on the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [5min], [3min] or [ Of[...]

  • Page 178

    176 8 Settings You can c hoose whethe r or not to use the Quick Zoom function th at magnifi es an image to a maximu m of ×8 by just turning the Z oom/ f / y lever towa rds y while playing b ack an ima ge in Q m ode. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Quick Zoom] on t he [ W Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sele[...]

  • Page 179

    177 8 Settings You ca n choo se wh ether o r not to disp lay a g uid e for th e mode you choose in the Captu re Mode Pale tte (p.53) a nd Playback M ode Palette (p.59). 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Guide Display] on the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). O (ON): The mod e guide is[...]

  • Page 180

    178 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to t heir defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.181) for t he reset setti ngs. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reset ] on the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The Res et screen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reset]. 4 Pr[...]

  • Page 181

    179 8 Settings You can c hoose an im age to be di splayed as the start-up s creen when the camera is turn ed on. 1 Press t he Q button. The came ra enters Q mode. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ^ (Start -up Screen). 4 Press t he 4 button. The i mage s[...]

  • Page 182

    180 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities The colum n “City” indicates cities tha t can be set as either t he Initial Settin g (p.36) o r the World T ime (p .167). The colum n “Video Ou tput Form at” indicate s the video output for mat of the city set as the Initial Setting. Region City Video Output Format Region City Video Output F[...]

  • Page 183

    181 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 current setting (last memory) is saved when the cam era is turned off. No : The setting retur ns to t he default set ting when the c ame r [...]

  • Page 184

    182 9 Appendix Memory Face P riority P (Off) Yes Yes p.56 Flash M ode O (On) Yes Yes p.8 9 Drive Mode P (Off) Yes Yes p.76 , p.77 Focus Mod e P (Off) Yes Yes p.87 Zoom Positi on P (Off) Yes Y es p.78 MF Position P (Off) Yes Yes p.88 Whit e B ala nce P (Off) Yes Yes p.94 Sensit ivity P (Off) Yes Yes p.98 EV Comp ensati on P (Off) Yes Yes p.84 AE Met[...]

  • Page 185

    183 9 Appendix [ W Setting] Men u Items Item Defau lt Setti ng Las t Memory Setting Reset Settin g Page Format Cancel — — p.162 Soun d Operat ion Vol ume 3 Yes Yes p.163 Playb ack Vo lume 3 Yes Yes Start -up So und 1 Yes Yes Shut ter So und 1 Yes Yes Oper ation Sound 1 Yes Yes Self-t imer Soun d 1 Ye s Yes Date Adju st Date Style (da te) Accord[...]

  • Page 186

    184 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Item Defa ul t Se tti ng Last Memory Setting Reset Setti ng Page Digita l SR — — — p.122 Slides how Inte rval 3 sec Yes Yes p.123 Screen Effec t Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effe ct O (On) Yes Yes Resize Recorded Pi xels De pendin g on the picture taken —— p.136 Qual ity Le vel D e pendin g on the picture[...]

  • Page 187

    185 9 Appendix Key Oper ation Item Function D efa ult Se tti ng Last Memory Setting Reset Setti ng Page Q button Oper ation M ode Q mode — — — Zoom / w / x lever Zoom Posi tion Full w ide-a ngle * No p. 78 Four-way controller 2 Driv e Mo de 9 (Standard) * Yes p. 76, p.77 3 Shoot ing Mod e b (Aut o Pictu re) Yes Yes p.53 4 Flas h Mode , (Auto)[...]

  • Page 188

    186 9 Appendix Functi ons Available for Each Shooting Mode Yes : Can be set and function i s availab le. No : Cannot be set. # : Can be set but fun ction is no t availab le. b 9 RA CO q < i z e H Face P riority Yes Y es Ye s Yes Yes N o Yes Yes Smile Cap ture Y es Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Face Priority Off No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes N o , (Auto[...]

  • Page 189

    187 9 Appendix Note: Men u setting s cannot b e changed when in Di gital wide m ode. E D 4 F S Yes Yes Yes Yes Face Prior ity Yes Yes Yes Yes Smile Capture Yes Yes Yes Yes Face Priority Off Yes Yes No *4 Yes , (Auto) Yes Yes Yes *4 Yes a (Flash Off) Yes Yes No *4 Yes b (Flas h On) Yes Yes No *4 Yes c (Auto + Red-eye) Yes Yes No *4 Yes d (Fl ash O[...]

  • Page 190

    188 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. Power supply Recha rgeable lithium-ion battery D-L I78 (*) Battery charger kit K-B C78 (*) (Battery charg er D-BC78, AC plug cord) AC adapter kit K-AC78 (AC ad[...]

  • Page 191

    189 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the follow ing may app ear on the display duri ng camera o peration. Message Des cription Batte ry depleted The battery is exha usted. Charge the ba ttery using the battery c harger. (p .22) Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete u[...]

  • Page 192

    190 9 Appendix Messag es such as the following may appea r on the display whe n using the PictBri dge function . Data being re corded This messag e appears when you try t o switch to Q mode while an image is still being recor ded, or when the protect setting or DPOF setting is being c hanged. It disapp ears after the image is recorde d or the setti[...]

  • Page 193

    191 9 Appendix Printing is completed. Conti nue printing? Displayed when pri nting complete s. Print Cancele d Displa yed when printing is canc eled. No image to be proc essed Displayed when there are no imag es to print. Wrong DPOF sett ing Displayed when DPOF print ing cannot be performe d. Message Descrip tion[...]

  • Page 194

    192 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 ori entation of t he battery. R einsert the batt ery accor ding to the +- symb ols in the batte ry compartment. (p.23) The battery [...]

  • Page 195

    193 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[...]

  • Page 196

    194 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still • The image stor age capacity is for reference o nly. The act ual image stor age capacity may vary depending o n the S D Memory Card and the s ubject. Type Fully automatic compact digit al still camera with built-in zoom le ns Number of Effect ive [...]

  • Page 197

    195 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 the s ubject. 30fps 15fps So und Built-in Memory 512 MB Built-in Memory 512 MB Built- in Memory 512 MB m 640×4 80 C 48 se c. 7 min. 31 se c. 1 min. 36 sec. 14 min. 48 sec. 40 min. 30 sec. 6 hr. 14 min. 1[...]

  • Page 198

    196 9 Appendix Focus Type TTL con trast detec tion system by sensor 9-point auto focus (mu ltiple/spo t/automatic tracking AF change able) Focus range (From lens face) Normal : 0.4 m - ∞ (Wide-ang le) 0.9 m - ∞ (Tel ephoto) Macro : 0 .1 m - 0.5 m (W ide-angl e) 0.6 m - 1.0 m (T elephoto) * It is possible to sw itch to Pan Fo cus, Infinity an d [...]

  • Page 199

    197 9 Appendix Batter y Life Numbe r of Recordable Image s approx. 200 pict ures * Recording c apacity s hows approxi mate numbe r of sh ots re cord ed duri ng CIP A-comp liant testi ng (wit h display on , flash us ed for 50% of the shots, and 23 degree s ce ntigrad e). Act ual perfor mance may vary according t o operating condi tions. Playbac k Ti[...]

  • Page 200

    198 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 [...]

  • Page 201

    199 9 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies available from PE NTAX distributors i n some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review t he warrant y card su pplied wit h your pr oduct at the time of purchase, or con tact the PE[...]

  • Page 202

    200 9 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice com plies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operat ion is subject to the fol lowing two c onditions: (1) Th is device m ay not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this devic e must accept an y interference rec eived, includi ng interferenc e that may cause undes ired operat[...]

  • Page 203

    201 9 Appendix Declar ation of C onformity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mpute rs and Per ipher als We: PENTAX Ima ging Comp any A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, In c. Located at: 600 12 St reet, Suite 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.S .A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303-790-11 31 Declar e under sole responsibil ity [...]

  • Page 204

    202 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[...]

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    204 9 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec.Mode] menu ......... 51 A mode ............ ........ 10, 11 5 I button ........... .......... 44, 4 6 Q button ... ................. 44, 4 7 Q mode .... ............... 10, 11 5 [ W Setting ] menu ..... .......... 52 9 Green Mod e . ............. ... 63 X Green Button .... 45, 47, 5 7 i Delete ........... ......[...]

  • Page 207

    205 9 Appendix Copy ........... .................... . 139 Cropping ..... ............. ........ 138 D Dark portion s ........... .......... 19 Date and ti me .... ........ 38, 165 Date Imprint ..................... 105 Daylight G .. .................... ... 9 4 Dayligh t saving tim e .......... 3 8 Default s etting ......... .. 3 6, 181 Delete i .[...]

  • Page 208

    206 9 Appendix P PAL ............ .................... . 172 Pan Fo cus 3 ... ................ 87 Panora mic Pictures . .......... 7 4 Photo proc essing lab ...... . 149 PictBridge ................ ........ 152 Playba ck .......... 42, 1 15, 125, 159, 161 Playback Mo de ............... ... 3 5 Playback Mode Palette ... ... 59 Playin g back mov ies [...]

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    207 9 Appendix Z Zoom lever . ................. 44, 4 6 Zoom xw .................... ... 78[...]

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    Specif ications and externa l dimensions are subje ct to change without no tice. 53370 Copyright © HOYA CORPOR ATION 2008 H01-200803 Pri nted in Vietna m HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imag ing System Divisi on 2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-k u, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (htt p://w ww.p entax. jp) PENTAX Europe GmbH (Eur ope an He adq uart ers) Juliu s-Vossele[...]