Pentax Optio M20 manual

Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To ensure the best perform ance from your ca mera , plea se rea d the Ope rating Ma nual before using t he camera. • Print ed on recycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensio ns are subject to change wit hout notice. 57746 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2006 02-20060 9 Printed in Indone sia PENTAX [...]

Thank y ou for purchasin g this PENTAX Di gital Came ra. Please read t his manual before using t he camera in order to get th e most out of all the features and functions. Keep this ma nual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all t he camera’s capabilities. Rega rding copy rights Images ta ken usin g the PENT AX Digita[...]

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

2 Caution • Never try to disas semble or short the bat teries. Also, do not dis pose of the bat terie s in a fire, as the y may e xplod e. • Do not charge an y batteries other than recharg eable Ni-M H batteries . The bat terie s coul d expl ode o r catch fire . Bat teri es for use wi th thi s ca mera other tha n Ni-MH ba tteries cann ot be cha[...]

3 Caution • Do no t pl ace he avy obj ects on the AC plu g cord , all ow heav y obje cts t o drop onto i t or allow the AC plug cord to be come dama ged due to excessi ve bendi ng. If the AC plug cord bec omes dam aged, co nsult a PENTAX Serv ice Center. • Do not short o r touch the output te rminals of the p roduct while it is s till plugge d [...]

4 • The liquid c rystal display will become black at a high temperature but wil l retu rn t o norma l when norma l temp eratur es ar e ret urned to. • The respo nse s peed of th e liqu id crys tal di splay becomes slow at lo w tempera ture s. This is due to t he prope rties of the liqu id crys tal an d is no t a fa ult. • Per iodi c checks ar[...]

5 FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA ....... ...... ........ ......... ...... ......... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 3 Contents .. ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ....... 5 Composition of the O perating Manual ........ ..................[...]

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

7 Recording Mo vies ....... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ..... 98 Recording a Movi e ...... ....... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ........ ...... . 98 Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies ................ .. .................. 100 Select ing the Qualit y Level o f Movies......[...]

8 Printin g Using Pict Bridge .. ......... ...... ......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ... 137 Connecti ng the Camera to the P rinter ........ ........ ...... ......... ........ ... 137 Printi ng Single Images......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ...... ......... ........ ..... 138 Printing All Images..............................[...]

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

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

12 Camera Features In addit ion to basic pi cture-taki ng, the O ptio M20 has a var iety of shooti ng modes to suit dif ferent situat ions. This sect ion describes how to make the most of t he key feat ures of your camera. To gether wit h the expl anations of camera operations, it will enable you t o enjoy your camera to the full. The Op tio M2 0 f[...]

13 With the Optio M20, you can add a fun frame wh en taking a p icture of a c hild or your pet , for example . (p.67) You can also add frame s to pictures you have tak en. Adjust the position of the subject in the pic ture or reduce or enlarge th e picture size to match t he frame sha pe and size . Now you no longer hav e to worry ab out the subjec[...]

14 Items marke d with an aste risk (*) are als o available as optional ac cessories. For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.170). Checking t he Contents of the Package Camera Optio M 20 Strap O-ST51 (*) Dock insert O-DI58 Software (CD-ROM) S-SW58 USB cable I-USB7 ( *) AV cable I-AVC 7 (* ) Two AA alkaline batteries [...]

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

16 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The disp lay sho ws information such as the shootin g conditions . Names of Operating Parts Refer to Unders tanding the Button Functio ns (p.43 - p.4 6) for an explan ation of the func tion of eac h button. Monitor Indications Shutter release button Power switch 4 / W button 3 button Four-way controll[...]

17 Full Display in Still Picture Capture Mode (All of the ind ication s are d isplayed h ere for explan atory pur poses .) * 3 and 4 only appear when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. About the Bright a nd Dark Portions When there is an area i n the frame tha t is so br ight it appears white, the indicat ed area bl inks red as a warnin[...]

18 Full Display in Still Picture P layback Mode (All of the ind ication s are d isplayed h ere for explan atory pur poses .) The disp lay shows information such as th e shooting c onditions. A1 to A11 appea r when [Norm al Display ] or [Histogram + Info] is selected. B1 to B9 only appear when [Hi stogram + Inf o] is selected. (p.1 12) In Normal Dis[...]

19 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T51) 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[...]

20 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camera Install the batteri es into the c amera. Use two A A alkaline , AA lithium, AA Ni-MH, o r AA nickel ma nganese batteries. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Pull the battery/c ard cover in the di rection of 1 and f lip th e cover open in the direct ion of 2 . 2 Insert the batter ies, making sure the (+) and [...]

21 1 Getting Started • Im age Storage Capacity, M ovie Recording Tim e, Sound Reco rdi ng Ti me, an d Play bac k Time (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on and fresh batteries inserted) Number of recordable images and playback ti me for different types of batteries. *1: Recording capacity s hows approximat e number of shots rec orded during CIPA-comp[...]

22 1 Getting Started • Batte ry Level Indi cator You can check t he battery le vel by the w indicat or on the LCD monitor . • In gene ral, batter y performan ce may te mporarily det eriorate as the t emper ature d ecrea ses. B e sure t o take spare batter ies whe n usin g the came ra in a c old regi on an d keep the ba tter ies warm by placing [...]

23 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter k it K-AC51 (opti onal) with a ho usehold powe r supply is recommende d if you intend to use the camera f or a long ti me or conne ct it to a c omputer. (The AC adap ter kit K-AC51 include s AC adapter D-AC5, DC cou pler D-DC51, and AC plug cord D-CO2.) 1 Conn ect t he DC te rmin al of t he AC ad apter to [...]

24 1 Getting Started The AC adapter kit K-AC51 (optio nal) is desig ned to s witch automa tically to the v oltage (100-2 40V) and fr equency (50 Hz, 60Hz) o f the ele ctricity supply in the count ry or region where used . However , electrical socket shapes differ fro m country to coun try. Before trav eling abro ad, yo u are a dvise d to c heck t h[...]

25 1 Getting Started Main Socke t Types in the M ajor Countries and Reg ions of the World A B BF C S North America U.S.A., Canad a 9 Europe, Former S oviet Union Icelan d, Ireland, Italy, Ukr aine, Aust ria, Netherlan ds, Kazakhstan, Greece, Sw eden, Denmark, German y, Norway, Hunga ry, Finlan d, France, Belarus, Belgium, Rumania, Russia 9 U.K. 99 [...]

26 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a n SD Memory Card . Captured imag es and soun d files are saved on th e SD Memory Card if a card is inserted in the camera. They are saved in the bui lt-in memory if a card is no t inserted. (p.32) • Be sure to use this ca mera to forma t an SD Memory Card that is unused or ha[...]

27 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Pull the battery/c ard cover in the di rection of 1 and f lip th e cover open in the direct ion of 2 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card socket so that the la bel is facin g toward t he LCD monitor. Push th e card in until it cl icks. Im ages and sound m ay not be rec orded [...]

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

29 1 Getting Started Choos e the number o f pixels (size) and qu ality lev el (data com pression rate) of still pictures acc ording to how yo u intend to use the pictures 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 tha[...]

30 1 Getting Started Recorded Pix els, Quality L evel and Image Storage Capaci ty (Approximate numbers of pictures) • T he above figures may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory C ard, etc. Choose th e recorded pixels and frame rate (numbe r of frames pe r second ) according to how yo u intend to use the[...]

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

32 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the LCD monitor turns on. When y ou tur n the c amera o n, the lens cover opens and the lens ex tends . 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. 34 to set the [...]

33 1 Getting Started Playbac k Only Mod e is the Play back Mode when the le ns is clos ed. 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 pictures . Pressing th e shutter release button doe s not change the mode to A mode. 1 Press the power switch wh ile holding down the Q button. The L CD[...]

34 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings Set the lang uage, tim e, and date after p urchasing the camera before you start taking pictu res. The Langua ge/ screen appea rs when the ca mera is turned on for the first tim e. Perform the o perations in “Setting the Dis play Langua ge” below to set the lan guage, and in “Setting th e Date and Tim e?[...]

35 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The Initial Set ting screen a ppears in the selected languag e. If the d 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 7 - p.38). Go to Step 4 in "Setting Hometown an d D[...]

36 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[...]

37 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time and the display style. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/ dd/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date an d time display st yle. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [2 4h]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se[...]

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

39 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 calle d Still Picture Cap ture Mode . 2 [...]

40 2 Quick Start The shut ter release bu tton works in a two-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway The focu s and exp osure are loc ked when the shutter rel ease button i s pressed halfway. T he green fo cus frame l ights on t he LCD moni tor when the shutte r release bu tton is presse d halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out[...]

41 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The image appea rs on the LCD monitor. In this manual, this is called Q mode (Playb ack mode ). Displaying on e image in full in Q mo de ( Q mode de fault set ting) is calle d single-i mage disp lay. Press the Q but ton again in Q mode or press t[...]

42 2 Quick Start 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The i mage app ears on th e LCD moni tor. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Ima ge Rotation). The rota tion select ion screen ( 0°, Right 90 °, Left 90°, or 180°) app ears. 4 Use the f[...]

43 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mer a off. (p.3 2) 2 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the camera on the subjec t when pressed halfway in Still Picture Ca pture Mode . (Excep t in s , 3 and modes) (p.39) Takes th e still picture w hen pres sed down fu lly. (p.39) Starts an[...]

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

45 3 Common Operati ons 1 Power sw itch Tu rns th e ca mer a off. (p.3 2) 2 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mo de when press ed ha lfway. (p.1 06) 3 Zoom/ f / y button Press f duri ng sin gle-i mage di splay t o chan ge to n ine-I mage di splay. Returns to th e previous display when y is pressed. (p.108) Enlarges t he image whe n y is pressed[...]

46 3 Common Operati ons 5 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) : Play s back a nd pause s a movie or sound f ile. (p.11 5, p.145 ) ( 3 ) : Dis plays th e Playb ack Mode Palette. ( p.59) Stop s a movie or sound fi le duri ng play back. (p.115, p.145 ) ( 45 ) : Displ ays the previ ous or next im age and sou nd file duri ng si ngle- image displ ay. ( p.41) Fra [...]

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

48 3 Common Operati ons Ex.) To set th e [Quality Lev el] on the [ A Rec . Mode] me nu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 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 o[...]

49 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. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to playback status. 6 Press t he 4 button or the four-wa y controlle[...]

50 3 Common Operati ons This dis plays the i tems that can 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.166 ) to decide wh ether you want th e settings sa ved when th e camera is turn ed off and w hether you w ant the settings returned to the default[...]

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

52 3 Common Operati ons The Optio M20 has a varie ty of shooti ng modes th at let you take pi ctures or record movies and sound i n differen t situations simply by choosi ng 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 Use t[...]

53 3 Common Operati ons There are 15 availa ble shootin g modes. 1 b Auto Picture Selects t he best cap ture mode . (p.61) 2 R Progr am The basi c picture-taki ng mode . You can let the camera set the functio ns or choos e various fu nctions yo urself. (p. 62) 3 A Night Scene Ideal for t aking night vie ws. It is best to use a tripod in t his mode.[...]

54 3 Common Operati ons 7 < Flower Use this mo de for taking b right, colorful pictures of flowers with soft o utlines. 8 I Port rait Use this mode for taking pictures of people. Gives you r subjec t a bright, he althy look. 9 i Surf & Snow For capt uring image s with dazzl ing backgr ounds, su ch as beach es or snow y mountains. 0 Sport I[...]

55 3 Common Operati ons c E Pet Ideal for ta king picture s of pets. The cam era keep s the mo ving pe t in fo cus un til the shutter release button i s pre ssed. You can s elect setting s accor ding to the c olor of your pet’s coat. (p.71) d D Food Use this mode for tak ing pictures of food. The increa sed satura tion gives pictures a b right, v[...]

56 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 goi ng straight to the setting sc reens of frequentl y used function s such as EV Compensa tion, Sensitiv ity and Whit e Balance. 1 Select [Green Butto n] on the [ u Setting] m enu. 2 Press t he four-w[...]

57 3 Common Operati ons 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The func tion assigne d to [Green Butt on] on the [ u Setti ng] me nu is c alle d up. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o change the settings and press the 4 button. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us. Using the Green Button • If the G reen Mod e has been as signed to the G [...]

58 3 Common Operati ons Press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode to d isplay t he Play back 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. Setting the Playback Mode SHUTTER OK MENU 10/14/2006 10/14/2006 10/14/200[...]

59 3 Common Operati ons Playback M ode Palette Item Description Page u Slid eshow For playing back recorded imag es one after another p. 113 n Resize For chan ging the re corded pixels a nd quality of images p.124 o Trimming For deleting the unn eeded part of a pictur e p.126 p Image/ Sound Copy For copyin g images and sound files fro m the built-i[...]

60 3 Common Operati ons When Guide Display (p.161) is set to O (On), a gu ide of the mo de selecte d in the Ca pture Mode Pal ette or Playba ck Mode Pale tte appears. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. Press the f our-way c ontroller ( 3 ) i n Q mode to di splay the Pla yback Mode Palette . 2 Us[...]

61 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures b In b (Auto Pict ure mode ), wh en you pr ess the shut ter releas e butt on, t he camer a select s the most approp riate mo de from f our cap ture mod es: - (Norma l mode), A (Nig ht Sc ene mode ), q (Lands cape mo de), and I (Por trait mode ). 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mo[...]

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

63 4 Taking Picture s c In c (Blur Reduction mode), the camera aut omatically raises the sensitivity to reduce camer a shake and blurring when ta ki ng pictures. The camera also sets the shutter speed (s et to remain faste r th an 1/15 sec) and a perture automatically. Howe v er, you can select other function s such a s the flash m ode and recorded[...]

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

65 4 Taking Picture s * Th e Green Mode settings are as shown be low. *1 Can be set to a (Flash Off) *2 Can be set to g (10 sec. Se lf-timer) or Z (2 sec. Se lf-timer). (The setting i n a shoot ing mode other than Gre en Mode is availabl e.) *3 Can be set to q (Macro) and r (s uper m acro) • If any other fun ctions hav e been ass igned to t he Gr[...]

66 4 Taking Picture s A In A (Nigh t Scene mode) , you can choose set tings appropri ate for taking p ictures o f dark scene s, such as nightsca pes. 1 Press t he four-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). 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i [...]

67 4 Taking Picture s Y In Y (Frame Com posite mode), you c an take pictures using the fr ame s stored in the camera. 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 Y (Fra me Composite). 3 Press t he 4 button. A 9-fram e display of th e frame selec tion scree[...]

68 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release button half way. The fo cus fram e on the LC D mo nitor tur ns green if the subje ct is in focus. 8 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. The pictur e is taken. • The num ber of recor ded pixels is fixed at h and the quality level at D . • The continuo us shoo ting function i s not a vailab[...]

69 4 Taking Picture s I In I (Port rait mo de), Fac e Recogn itio n AF an d Face Reco gniti on AE are activ ated. Simply point the ca mera toward your subjec t’s face and the cam era automatic ally recogn izes the lo cation of the subject’s face, adjusts the focus (using Face R ecognition AF) and the ex posure (using Face R ecognition AE ) and [...]

70 4 Taking Picture s • If the camera cannot recognize the location of the subject’ s face, the c amera focuses using the n ormal F ocusing Area (Multiple) . • The di gital zoom function cann ot be used in I mo de. • Cont inuous Sh ooting c annot be used in I mode. • In I mode , on ly I and the focus frame a ppear on the L CD monitor. No [...]

71 4 Taking Picture s E F F ( H G G ) In E (Pet m ode ), your m oving pet is ke pt in focus while you take the pic ture, allowing you to capture the color of your pet's coat. Choose the appropriate icon depending on what color your pet is (cl oser to black or white or in between). 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap tu[...]

72 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < I i c Q E D Y In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten seconds or two seconds afte r the sh 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 [...]

73 4 Taking Picture s R q < i c Q E D In this m ode, picture s are taken c ontinuously fo r as long as the shutter release butt on is pressed. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the fou r-way contr olle r ( 45 ) to sel ect 1 (Continuous S hooting) and pres s the 4 button. The came ra is rea dy to take a ser ies of pic t[...]

74 4 Taking Picture s s b R A d q < I i c Q E D Y You can u se the zoom to change th e captured area. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x button in A mode. x Tele : e nlarges th e subject w Wide : widens the are a that is ca ptured by the c amera The zoo m bar indicates the cu rrent leve l of mag ni fic atio n. When the digita l zoom function is s et to P[...]

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

76 4 Taking Picture s R A d q < I i c Q E D Y You can a djust the overall brig htness of the picture. Use th is function to take pictu res that ar e intentio nally overexpo sed or under exposed. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compens ation]. 3 Use the four[...]

77 4 Taking Picture s Displaying Shooti ng Informatio n The LCD monitor di splay chan ges in the fo llowing sequ ence each ti me you press the 4 / W bu tton: Normal Displa y, Histogram + Info, No Info. For detail s of each di splay mod e, refer to “Moni tor Indicatio ns” (p.16). • S appears when came ra shake is lik ely to occur. To pre vent [...]

78 4 Taking Picture s A histogram sh ows the brightnes s distributi on of an image. T he horizonta l axis repres ents brightne ss (dark at the left a nd bright a t the right) and the v ertical axis re presents the numb er of pixe ls. The s hape o f th e hist ogr am befo re and aft er shootin g tells you whet her th e bri ghtne ss an d contras t are[...]

79 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions s b R A q < I i c Q E D Y 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 4 button. The Focus Mode set ting is saved an d th[...]

80 4 Taking Picture s The pr ocedure for se tting the focus manua lly ( ) is desc ribed belo w. 1 Press t he four-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 LCD monit or whe n focusi ng. 3 Press t he four-w a[...]

81 4 Taking Picture s s b R A q < I i c Q E D Y Flash Modes Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The fl ash discharges aut omatically depend ing on the light conditi ons. a Flash Of f The flash will not discharg e, regardless of the brightnes s. Use this mode to take pictures wh ere flash photograp hy is pr ohibite d. b Flash On The flash dischar [...]

82 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 wi th the select ed flash m ode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.96 Auto A u t[...]

83 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D You ca n choo se from seven r ecorde d pixe ls set tings for sti ll pic tures. The lar ger your recorded pix els, the cleare r the details will appear when you print yo ur picture. As th e quality of the prin ted picture al so depends on the ima ge quality, ex posure contro l, resolution of the print[...]

84 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. Storage cap acity for the selected r ecorded pixels is displayed when the Reco rded Pixels setti ng is changed. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6 Pres[...]

85 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D You can s elect the qu ality (comp ression r ate) of still p ictures. The more stars, the lo wer the compres sion rate an d the clearer the pictur e, but the fil e size bec omes larger. The recorded pixels setting also affects the fil e size (p.83). Quality L evel 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The[...]

86 4 Taking Picture s • Quality level i s set at D when shootin g mode is set to Y . • Wh en shooting mode is set to d , the number of recor ded pixels set in [Mov ie] on the reco rding mode m enu is set. ( p.102) • If you use the [Qua lity Leve l] function frequ ently, yo u can sav e time by assigning it to the Green but ton. (p.56) Recorded[...]

87 4 Taking Picture s R d c Y You can t ake pictu res in natura l colors by adjusting th e white bal ance accordi ng to the ligh t conditions at the time of shootin g. White Balanc e 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four -way controll er ( 23 ) to sel ect [White Bala nce]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr o[...]

88 4 Taking Picture s Have a blank sheet of white pa per or similar ma terial for White bala nce adjustm ent ready bef orehand. 1 In the W hite balan ce screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to select K (Manual). 2 Point the c amera at th e blank sheet o f white pap er or similar materi al fo r White balanc e adjustmen t so that it fits the f[...]

89 4 Taking Picture s R A q < I i c Q E D Y You can c hange the au tofocus a rea (Focusin g Area). Focusing Area 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four -way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to select [Focusin g Area]. 3 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way contro[...]

90 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i Q E D Y You can s elect the s ensitivity to suit the bri ghtness of t he surroundin gs. Sensitivity 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 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 th[...]

91 4 Taking Picture s • Wh en shoot ing mode is set to c , the sensitivity is aut omatically adjus ted to betwee n 64 and 1600 . • If you use th e [Sensitivity] function frequentl y, you can save time by assigning i t to the Green button. (p.56) Saving the Sensitivity 1 p.96[...]

92 4 Taking Picture s b R A q < I i c Q E D Y 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, 3s ec, 5sec an d Off (no dis play). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Inst[...]

93 4 Taking Picture s R c Y 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] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Sharpne ss]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the shar pness level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Soft) G (Normal) H (Har d) 4 Pr[...]

94 4 Taking Picture s R c Y You can s et the color saturation . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way cont rolle r ( 23 ) to se lect [Saturati on]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the satu ration level. The follo wing setting is saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) 4 Press t he 3 butt[...]

95 4 Taking Picture s R c Y You can s et the image contrast lev el. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 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. T[...]

96 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for saving t he current cam era settings even when the c amera is turned off. For some ca mera settings , the Memory fun ction is always set to O (On) (the setti ngs are saved when the ca mera is turne d off), while for others you can choose on or off (to ch oose whether th [...]

97 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Press t he four-w ay contro ller ( 23 ) to select [ Memory]. 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 Pr[...]

98 4 Taking Picture s Recording Movies d 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 d (Movie). Record ing a M ovie 4, 5 1, 2 3 MENU OK O K OK Movie M o v i e Movie OK[...]

99 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he 4 button. d mode is s elected and the came ra returns t o capture st atus. The follo wing informat ion appea rs on the LCD m onitor. 1 Movie mod e icon 2 Focus m ode icon (fixed to 3 ) 3 Rec ording indicator (appea rs when recording begins in step 4 and blinks during recording ) 4 Recor ding time 5 Mov ie anti- sh[...]

100 4 Taking Picture s d You ca n choo se from two rec orde d pixe ls sett ings for mo vies: [ m 640×480] and [ D 320×24 0]. The more p ixels there a re, the bigg er the file size. Th e data volum e also varies d epending on the frame rate setting. (p.30 ) Recorded Pixels for Mo vies 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe[...]

101 4 Taking Picture s 6 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 23 ) to chan ge the number of reco rded pix els. Recordi ng time for the se lected recorded pix els is displa yed when the Recorde d Pixels settin g is changed. 7 Press t he 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us [...]

102 4 Taking Picture s d You can set the qu ality level of movies . The high er the 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 ). [...]

103 4 Taking Picture s d You can ch oose from two fram e rates (number of frames per seco nd) for movies : [30f ps] and [15fps]. The m ore frames per seco nd, the better the quality of the mov ie, but the fi le size bec omes large r. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elec[...]

104 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Mov ie mode ), yo u can se t the color mode t o Blac k and Wh ite o r Sepi a, as w ell as Ful l Col or, wh en rec ordi ng a m ovie. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 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 a[...]

105 4 Taking Picture s d In d (Movie m ode), you ca n use the Mo vie anti-s hake functi on to corre ct came ra shake. 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 ( 23 ) [...]

106 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 mo de, such as for taking st ill pictur es, is referred to as “ A mode ”. The p layba ck mo de, su ch as fo r disp layin g captured images on the L CD monitor, is re ferred to as “ Q mode”. In Q mode, yo u can perfo[...]

107 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Refer to “Pla ying Back Imag es” (p.41) for in struction s. Playing B ack Still Pi ctures[...]

108 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can d isplay nin e captured im ages on the LCD moni tor at a time. 1 In Q mode, pr ess f on the Zo om/ f / y button. 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 [...]

109 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges In nine-i mage dis play, press f on t he Zoom/ f / y bu tton to switch 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 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. The scree n changes to nine-ima ge display . 2 Press f on the Zoom[...]

110 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 ma gnified p ortion of the i mage appears on the LCD m onitor during zoom pl ayback. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Press y on the Zoom/ f / y button. The[...]

111 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges When the Qu ick Zoom fun ction is enabl ed, you can disp lay an image at maxim um magnificati on (×8) simply by pressi ng y on the Zoom/ f / y button on ce. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ u Setting] me nu a ppears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [Quick Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way con[...]

112 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Shooting information c an be displ ayed on the L CD monit or in Q mode. Pressi ng th e 4 / W button changes the display m ode. Refer to p.1 8 for details of each disp lay mode. Displaying Shooting Information in Pla yback Mode Displaying Shooting Information 1 p.77 OK OK OK 10/14/2006 1 0 / 1 4 / 2 0 0 6 14:[...]

113 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). [...]

114 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[...]

115 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 [...]

116 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the AV cable, you can tak e pictures an d play back captured images on equipm ent with a video IN jack, suc h as a TV. Make sure the camera a nd TV are turned off before connecting the camera to the TV. 1 Open th e terminal c over and connect th e AV cab le to t[...]

117 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges Deleting Images Delete images and sounds wi th mistakes or that are unnecessa ry. You can d elete sin gle images and sound fi les one at a time. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation s creen appea[...]

118 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges If sound has been rec orded with an i mage (p.146), you can del ete the sound w ithout dele ting the imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose an image with sound. 2 Press t he i button. The conf irmation s creen appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Del[...]

119 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can de lete seve ral images/s ound files s elected fro m the nine-im age display at once. 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom/ f / y button. 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 soun[...]

120 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 [...]

121 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. [...]

122 5 Playing Bac k and Deleting Ima ges You can p rotect sto red images a nd sound files from b eing accide ntally delet ed. 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 elect image/ s[...]

123 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 elect image/ sound] or [All Images/ Sounds] appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select[...]

124 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 ilt-in memo ry is full, by making the images smalle r and ove [...]

125 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears. If the imag e is protecte d, a confirm ation scre en does not app ear. The image is automatica lly saved wi th a new file nam e. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [S ave as]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The [...]

126 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can d elete the unw anted part o f a picture an d save the tri mmed 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 [...]

127 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. Th is 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 contro[...]

128 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 one at a tim e. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ {} f ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file you want t o copy. 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted imag e/sound[...]

129 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou edit sele cted images with digi tal filters to change the colo r, etc. You can c hoose from nin e filters: B&W, s epia, red, pin k, purple , blue, green, ye llow and s oft. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he fou[...]

130 6 Editing and Printi ng Images This fun ction lets y ou adjust th e brightnes s of the sel ected imag e. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select q (Brightness [...]

131 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[...]

132 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 button 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. [...]

133 6 Editing and Printi ng Images You can c orrect image s where the flash has c aused the s ubject 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 rolle r ( 2345 )[...]

134 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 p ictures captu red with a digital c amera. Onc e the print order data has bee n stored, the picture s can be printed accordi ng to the DPOF settings using a DP OF-compatible printer or pho[...]

135 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this imag e] appears. To mak e DPOF settings for anothe r image, use t he four-way controller ( 45 ) to s elect an other i mage. If DP OF setti ngs hav e alr eady be en made for an image, the previous n umber of copies and date setting ( O or P ) will be displ[...]

136 6 Editing and Printi ng Images When you c hoose the numb er of copies and w hether or not to insert th e 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.134. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Imag es]. 3 Press t he 4 but[...]

137 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 numb er of copies on the c[...]

138 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[...]

139 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[...]

140 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[...]

141 6 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to selec t [DPOF AUTOPRINT]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPO F setting s you hav e made a ppear. Use th e four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to ch eck the numbe r of cop ies for each pictu re, wh ether to inse rt the d ate or no t, and the total [...]

142 6 Editing and Printi ng Images • Som e pr in ter fun ctions m ay not work w hen us ing the c amera w ith a prin ter doc k. • The c amera can not be co nnected to another pr inter or PC via USB while connected to the printer d ock.[...]

143 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 wi th the cam era. The microp hone is loc ated above and to the left of the lens on the camera. When rec ording sound, aim the camera to obtain the best condi tions. 1 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 3 ) i n [...]

144 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 5 Press t he shutter release button fu lly. Recording stops. • If you press and ho ld down th e shutter rele ase button for more than one seco nd in St ep 4, re cordin g conti nues un til yo u take yo ur finger off the button . • Soun d is saved in W AVE monau ral files.[...]

145 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Playing Back Sound You can p lay back th e sound f iles you ma de in O mode. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the fou r-way contr olle r ( 45 ) to choose a sound file to pl ay 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 foll[...]

146 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voice memo to y our still pictures. 1 Enter 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[...]

147 7 Recordin g and Playing B ack Sound 1 Enter th e Playback mo de and u se the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voice memo that you wan t to play 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 pe[...]

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

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

150 8 Settings 7 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3] or [Off] and press 4 button. The sele cted soun d type is saved. 8 Set [Shut ter Sound], [Opera tion Sound] and [Self-t imer Sound] in the same way as in Steps 5 to 7. Select [On] or [Off] for t he self-timer so und. 9 Press t he 3 button. The screen retu rns to the [ B Se[...]

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

152 8 Settings 7 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The f rame re turns 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 owin g items de pending on the date st yle set in Step 4. For [mm/dd /yy] month (Example: [01]) For [dd/[...]

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

154 8 Settings 8 Press t he 4 button. The Wo rld Time se tting is sa ved. 9 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amera r etur ns to captur e stat us wi th the curre nt set ting. 1 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [W orld Time] on the [ H Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). The W orld Time scree n appea rs. 3 Use the f[...]

155 8 Settings You can chan ge the language in w hich the menus, error me ssages, etc. are disp layed. You can c hoose from E nglish, Frenc h, German, Sp anish, Por tuguese, Italian, S wedish, Dutc h, Russia n, Thai, Korean, Chinese (tra ditional and simpli fied) and Jap anese. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [L anguag e/ ] on the [[...]

156 8 Settings You can c hange the im age folder name from th e standard na me to the date that pictures were taken. When the nam e is changed to the date, pictur es are save d in separate folders b y the date the y were taken. Folder Name 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Folder Name] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w a[...]

157 8 Settings Choos e the appropria te USB co nnection mo de depend ing on whet her you are g oing to conn ect the USB cab le to a PC or a PictBridge- compa tible prin ter. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o s elect [USB Connection] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four[...]

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

159 8 Settings You ca n use t he Au to LC D Dimm er to au toma tica lly ad jus t the brightnes s of the LC D monitor t o the optimal setting accord ing to the surroundi ng brightnes s. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Auto LCD Dimmer] on the [ u Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). The fo[...]

160 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 [ u S etting] 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 [ O[...]

161 8 Settings You can s et to displa y or hide guides when t he mode is s elected in Capture Mode Palette (p.52) and Play back Mode Palette (p.58), a nd shootin g mode disp lay when th e power is turn ed on. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Guide Display] o n the [ H Setting] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O [...]

162 8 Settings You can re set the cam era settings to their defau lts. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.166) for t he reset setti ngs. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lec t [R eset] on the [ u 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 P[...]

163 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[...]

164 9 Appendix Appendix List of World Time Cities The following are cities that can be set for [Hometown] and [Destination] in World Time. Region City Vid eo output Region City Vid eo output North Amer ica Honolulu NTSC Africa/ West Asia Jerusalem PA L Anchora ge NTSC Nairobi PAL Vancouver NTSC Jeddah PAL San Fr ancisco NT SC Tehran PAL Los Ang ele[...]

165 9 Appendix • The vid eo output mode show n in the Video out put column i n the table on the left is selected when Home town is selected in Init ial Setting (p.3 4). • Chan ge the video ou tput mode manual ly when Hom etown in [World Time] of the [ H Settings] is cha nged.[...]

166 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lists the factory d efault settin gs. The mean ing of the indication s for menu ite ms with a def ault setting is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The curre nt setting (la st memory) is saved when the camera is turned off. No : The setting retur ns to the default sett ing when the cam era [...]

167 9 Appendix [ u Setting] Menu Items Memory MF Posi tion Off — Yes p.80 White Balance Off — Yes p.87 Sensitivit y Off — Y es p.90 EV Compens ation Off — Yes p.76 Digital Zoom On — Yes p.75 DISPLAY Off — Yes p. 77, p.112 Fil e # On — Yes — Sharpnes s Normal Yes Yes p.93 Satur ation Norm al Yes Yes p .94 Contrast Normal Yes Yes p.95[...]

168 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Items Key Oper ation Quick Z oom Off Yes Yes p.111 Green B utton Green Mode Y es Yes p.56 Guide Dis play On Yes Yes p.161 Item De fault S etting Last Memory Settin g Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Interva l 3 sec Yes Yes p.113 Screen E ffect Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effe ct On Yes Yes Start-up S creen Optio Logo s cr[...]

169 9 Appendix Functi ons Available for Each Shooting Mode Yes : Can be set and fun ction is a vailable. No : Can not be set. # : Can be set but function i s not avail able. sb RA d O c Y q < iD I Q E , (Auto) Yes Yes Yes No No *3 N o Yes Y es Yes Y es Yes a (Flas h Off) Yes Ye s Yes Y es Yes *3 No Yes Y es Yes Y es Yes b (Flash O n) No Yes Ye[...]

170 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessorie s are availa ble for this c amera. AC adapter kit K-AC51 This kit inclu des the DC couple r D-DC51, the AC a dapter D-AC5 and the AC pl ug cord D-CO 2. The endin g of the AC p lug cord nam e differs dep ending on the coun try. USB cable I-USB7 (*) AV cable I-AVC7 (*) Strap O-ST51 [...]

171 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the foll owing may a ppear on the LCD m onitor during camera o peration. Batte ry depleted The b atteries are exhausted. Replace with n ew batteries . If using recharge able batteries , charge the batterie s. (p.22) Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new S[...]

172 9 Appendix Messag es such as the followi ng may appear on the LCD mo nitor when using th e PictBridg e function. Data being pr ocessed This message app ears when the camera tak es more than five seco nds to display an image due to image processi ng, or when the SD Memory Card or buil t-in memory is being formatted. No paper in the pr inter Ther[...]

173 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Batteri es are not installed Check if batteries are installed. If not, install batteries. Battery is installed incorrectly Check orient ation of batteries. Rein sert ba tteries accordi ng to t he +- sym bols on the batt ery compar tment . (p.20) Battery power is low Insert[...]

174 9 Appendix Static elec tricity may occas ionally prevent th e camera from operat ing correctly. If this should occ ur, try removing and then reloading the batteries. If the came ra turns on and operates properly, this in dicates that there is no malfu nction. You can use the camera as usual . Subj ect is not i n focus Subje ct is difficult to f[...]

175 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Approxima te Image Sto rage Capacit y and Recordin g Time Still Picture The image stor age capacity is for reference on ly. The actual image stora ge capacity may vary depe nding on the SD memory ca rd and the subject. Type Fully automatic c ompact digital still camera with built-in zoo m lens Effecti ve Pixels 7[...]

176 9 Appendix Movie The recordi ng time is for ref erence only. T he actual recor ding time may var y depending on the SD memory card and t he subject. 30fps 15fp s Sound Built-in Memory 128MB Buil t-in Memory 128MB Bu ilt-in Memory 128MB m 640×480 C 20 sec. 1 min. 56 sec . 41 sec. 3 min. 50 sec. 17 min. 23 se c. 1 hr. 36 min. 58 sec. D 28 sec. 2[...]

177 9 Appendix Focus Modes Autofocus , Macro, Super Mac ro, Infinity , Pan Focus, Manua l Focus Type TTL contrast detec tion system by sensor 9-point aut ofocus (multipl e/spot/au tomatic tracki ng AF changeable) Still Picture (from lens front ) Normal : Approx. 0.4 m - ∞ (full zoom range; 0.6 m to ∞ during tele) Macro : Approx. 0.1 m - 1.0 m ([...]

178 9 Appendix Battery Life Number of Record able Images 220 pi ctures (AA alkaline bat teries)*1 330 pi ctures (AA nickel mangane se batter ies)*1 460 pi ctures (AA NiMH batteries)* 1 700 pi ctures (AA lithium batt eries)*1 Playbac k Time 500 m in. (A A alkal ine batt erie s)*2 570 min. (AA nic kel manganese batt eries)*2 640 min. (AA NiMH ba tter[...]

179 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 [...]

180 9 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies avai lable from PENT AX distributors in so me countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review the warra nty card s upplied wit h your pr oduct a t the time of purchase, or con tact the[...]

181 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 ) This device m ay not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this devic e must accept an y interferenc e received, includi ng interferenc e that may cause undes ired operat[...]

182 9 Appendix Declar ation of C onformi ty According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mpute rs and Per ipher als We: PENT AX Imaging C ompany 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[...]

183 9 Appendix Information on disposal for users 1. In the Eu ropean Unio n If your prod uct is mark ed 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 tre ated sep[...]

184 9 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec. Mode ] menu .......... 50 A mode ............ .............. 9, 106 Q button ..................... ... 43, 45 Q mode ...................... ... 9, 106 [ H Setting] men u .............. ... 51 s Green Mod e ................ ... 64 | Green B utton ....... 44, 46, 5 6 i Dele te ........... ............ 42, 117 x T[...]

185 9 Appendix Dock ins ert .............. ............ 141 DPOF print ing .................... . 141 DPO F se tting s ............. ....... 134 F File # ....... ...................... ......... 96 Flash ....... ...................... ......... 81 Flas h Off a .. ...................... ... 81 Flas h On b ....... .................... 81 Fluo rescen [...]

186 9 Appendix Record ing movies .. .............. 98 Recordi ng sound s .............. 143 Red- eye Co mpens ation .... 133 Red- eye re ductio n cd ................... .......... 81 , 82 Rese tting set tings ....... ....... 162 Resize ...................... ............ 124 Rotating ............. ................. ... 42 S Satu ration ..... ......[...]

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Digi tal C amer a Operating Manual To ensure the best perform ance from your ca mera , plea se rea d the Ope rating Ma nual before using t he camera. • Print ed on recycled paper • Specifi cations and ext ernal dimensio ns are subject to change wit hout notice. 57746 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2006 02-20060 9 Printed in Indone sia PENTAX [...]