Pentax PENTAX K-S2 manual

Sta rt Gu ide SLR Digital Camera Thank you for purchasing t he PENTAX K -S2 digital camera. This Start Guide provides information on how to get your PENTAX K-S2 ready for use and its basic operations. To ens ure proper operation, please read this Start Guide before using the camera. For details on how t o use the various shooting methods and s etti[...]

Checking th e Contents of the Package Hot shoe cover F K (Ins tall ed o n came ra) Eyecup F R (Ins tal led on cam era ) Body m ount cover (Ins tall ed o n came ra) Rec har geabl e Lit hi um-i on Battery D-LI109 Battery c harge r D-BC109 AC pl ug co rd Stra p O-ST13 2 Software (CD-ROM) S-SW156 Start G uide (t his manu al) Lenses you c an use Lens es[...]

1 Names and Funct ions of the Working Pa rts ..... . 3 Operatin g Contr ols ........... ........... .......... ................ ......... 4 Monitor ........ ........... ................ .......... ........... .......... ......... 6 Viewfinde r ......... .......... ........... ............... ........... .......... .... 9 Electro nic Level .........[...]

2 Rega rdi ng c opyr ight s Images taken with t his camera that are for anyt hing other than personal enjoyment cannot be used wit hout permission according to the ri ghts as specifi ed in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there a re cases where limitati ons are placed on taking pic tures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, per[...]

3 Names and Functions of the Working Parts Remote control receiver Lens unlo ck button Lens informatio n contacts Lens mount i ndex Speaker AF assist light Built-in flash AF coupler Mirror Strap lug Hot shoe Microph one Image plane i ndicator Microph one termina l Stra p lu g Card access lamp USB terminal (micro B) Terminal cover HDMI terminal (typ[...]

4 1 EV Co mpensa tion button ( J ) Press to change th e expos ure com pensati on value. ( p.33) In play back mo de, the last JPE G image taken can also be saved in RA W form at. (p.37 ) 2 Gree n button ( M ) Resets t he value being adjusted . 3 Shutte r relea se butt on ( 0 ) Press to cap ture im ages. ( p.27) In pla yback mo de, press halfw ay to [...]

5 0 Rear e- dial ( R ) Changes the val ues for camer a settings such as exp osure. (p.32) You c an ch ange the me nu t abs w hen a menu scre en is displaye d. (p.11 ) You can change th e came ra sett ings when the co ntrol pane l is displayed. (p.10 ) In pla yback mo de, use th is to mag nify an image o r display multiple images at the same time. ([...]

6 With this ca mera, you can take pictures while loo king thr ough the viewfin der or while vi ewing th e imag e on the m onitor. When usin g the v iewfinder , you ca n take p ictures w hile checking t he statu s screen d isplayed o n the moni tor and l ooking through th e view finder . (p.26) W hen not using th e view finder, you can take picture [...]

7 Status Scr een 1 Captur e mod e 17 Flash Mo de 2 AE Lock 18 Focusing area ( AF point ) 3 Focu s Meth od 19 Drive Mode 4 Custom Image 20 White Balance 5 Digital Filter/HDR Capture 21 Flash Expos ure Compensation 6 GPS po sit ioni ng s tatu s 22 White B alance fine- tuning 7 Wireless LAN sta tus 8 AE Metering 23 File Format 9 Shake Re duction / Hor[...]

8 A mode The captu red ima ge and shootin g informat ion are displ ayed in single ima ge displa y of the playba ck mode . Press G to c hange the type of inform ation dis played i n single ima ge displ ay. Use CD to select the type and press E . Cont rol Pane l 1 Functi on name 7 HDR Capture 2 Setting 8 Clarity En hancem ent 3 Memo ry card 9 AA Filt[...]

9 t Memo • You can adj ust the im age sharpness i n the view finde r using the diopter adjustmen t lever. If it is difficult to mo ve the d iopter adjustme nt lever, lift up and remove th e eyecup . Adjust th e diopter settin g until the AF fra me in the viewfin der looks sh arp an d clear. You can c heck whe ther th e camera is tilted by displ a[...]

10 The came ra func tions and thei r settin gs can be select ed and changed b y using th e foll owing wa ys. You can set freque ntly us ed shooting fun ctions. Pr ess G in standby mode. How to Change Function Settings Dire ct keys Pres s ABCD in sta ndby mode . Cont rol pan el Press G in standby mod e. (indicate d wit h the v icon in this manua l) [...]

11 Most fu nctions are set from the men us. The fu nctions th at can be set on the control panel ca n also be se t from the menu s. Using the M enus F 1 2 GPS GPS GPS GPS 2 1 PEF PEF Custom Image Custom Image Image Capture Settings Image Capture Settings AF Settings AF Settings AE Metering AE Metering Digital Filter Digital Filter HDR Capture HDR C[...]

12 Menu List Rec. Mode Menus Menu Item F unction Defa ult Setting A 1 Exposure Mo de *1 Temporaril y chan ges the ex posure mode when th e mode di al is set to O or P . G Custo m Im age *2 *4 Sets the image finishing t one suc h as col or and contras t befor e shoo ting an i mag e. Bright Scen e Mode *3 * 4 Selects the scene mode that best suits th[...]

13 A 2 Clari ty En hanc emen t *4 Enhances th e textu re and sur face de tails of th e subje ct. Off Lens Cor rec ti o n Distortion Correction *4 Reduces dist ortions occurrin g due to l ens pro perties. Off Periphe ral Illumin . Corr. *4 Reduce s periph eral ligh t fall-of f occurr ing due to lens prope rties. Off Lat-Chromatic-Ab Adj Reduces l at[...]

14 A 4 Inst ant Revi ew Displ ay Time Sets the Instant Revie w display t ime. 1sec. Zoom Re view Displays th e mag nified ima ge du ring Ins tant Revie w. On Save RAW Data Saves the RAW data during Instant Review. On Delete Delete s th e dis play ed im age d uri ng In sta nt Re view . On Histog ram Displa y Displays the h istogra m during Insta nt [...]

15 *1 The function ap pears only whe n the mode dial is set t o O or P . *2 The functi on appears i n modes other th an S mode. *3 The function ap pears in S mod e. *4 The function can also be set fr om the cont rol panel. *1 The function can also be set fr om the cont rol panel. A 4 Butt on Cust o mi - zat ion RAW/Fx Button Sets the function for w[...]

16 Playback M enu Menu Item F unction Defa ult Setting B 1 Slidesho w Display Duration Sets an image displa y interval . 3sec. Screen E ffect Sets a tr ansition eff ect when the next im age is di splayed. Off Repe at Playbac k Starts the slidesh ow again fr om the begi nning after the last i mage is displayed. Off Auto Movie Playb ack Plays back mo[...]

17 Set-up Menu s Menu Item F unction Defa ult Setting D 1 Languag e/ W Changes th e displa y langua ge. Englis h Date Ad justment Sets the date and time an d the displa y forma t. 01/01/20 15 Wor ld Time S witches b etween th e date an d time displ ay of you r hometo wn city and that of a spe cified ci ty. Hometown Text Si ze Magnifies t he text si[...]

18 D 3 Flicke r Reduct ion Cuts do wn on th e scree n flicker by settin g the p ower frequ ency. 50Hz Auto Po wer O ff Sets the time un til the ca mera tur ns off auto matically if no operati ons are m ade fo r a certai n peri od of time. 1m in. Indi cat or Lamps Other Ind icat or Lamps Lights up the ma in switch lamp, self-por trait shutte r butto[...]

19 Custom S etting Menus Menu Item F unction Defa ult Setting E 1 1 EV Steps Sets the adjustmen t steps for e xposur e. 1/3 EV S teps 2 Sen sitivity Step s Sets the ad justment ste ps for ISO sen sitivity. 1 EV Step 3 Meter Operat ing Tim e Sets the meter op erating time. 1 0sec. 4 AE-L wi th AF Lock ed Sets whe ther t o lock the exposur e value wh[...]

20 E 3 15 C olor Te mperat ure S teps S ets th e adjus tment steps f or the C olor Temp erature opti on of the white balance. Kelvin 16 Superimpose AF Area Displa ys the a ctive AF p oint in r ed in th e viewfind er. On 17 A F.S Setti ng Sets the action p riority for when the autof ocus mode is set to x and 0 is fully pressed. Focus -pri orit y 18 [...]

21 1 Pass the e nd of the st rap through the s trap lug and secure it on the inside of the clasp. 2 Attach the o ther end in the same m anner. 1 Make sure t hat the c amera is turned o ff. 2 Remove the body mount cover ( 1 ) and lens mount cover ( 2 ). After rem oving th e cover, be sure to put the le ns down with the lens mount si de faci ng upwa [...]

22 1 Connect the A C plug co rd to th e battery ch arger. 2 Plug the A C plug cord into the power ou tlet. 3 Face the A mark on the batte ry up, and ins ert it into the battery charger. Insert the battery into the batt ery charger at an a ngle, an d then fit into pla ce. The indicator lamp is lit while char gi ng and t urn s off whe n the battery i[...]

23 1 Make sure t hat the c amera is turned o ff. 2 Slide the memory card cover in the direction of 1 and then rotate it to open as sh own by 2 . 3 Insert the card all the way into the memory card slot with the memory card label facing toward the side with the moni tor. Push the memo ry card in onc e and rel ease t o remo ve. 4 Rotate the memory car[...]

24 u Caution • To close th e monito r wit h the LCD screen fa cing in ward, rotate the monito r 180° backwar d in Step 2. • When th e monit or is close d with th e LCD screen facin g inward, yo u cannot pl ay back i mages and displa y the menus . • Do not hold the cam era by the monito r or rota te the monitor beyond its movabl e range . •[...]

25 6 Press E . The came ra retur ns to th e [Initial Se tting] scree n. 7 Press B to select [Text Size] and press D . 8 Use AB to select [Std.] or [Large], and press E . Selecti ng [Large] inc reases the text size of the selected menu items. 9 Press B to select [S ettings complete] and p ress E . The [D ate Adjust ment] screen appears. 10 Press D ,[...]

26 1 Press F . The A 1 menu appea rs. 2 Use Q or R to display D 4 menu. 3 Use AB to select [ Format] and press D . The [For mat ] scr een appe ars . 4 Press A to select [Format] and press E . 5 Press F . The camer a switches to ca pture m ode and is ready to take a pictur e. 1 Remove the front lens cap by pushing the top and botto m portions a s in[...]

27 3 Set the focus mode sw itch to v . 4 Turn the mode dial and align the dial indicator to R . The s elected capture mode is displaye d on the m onit or (Guide Display). 5 Look th roug h the viewfinder to view the subject. When u sing a zo om lens , turn t he zoom ring to the right or left to change th e angle of view . 6 Position the subject in s[...]

28 1 Press K in Step 5 of “Shootin g with th e Viewfinder” (p .26). The Live View image is di splayed on the m onitor. Available operat ions 2 Position the su bject inside the AF frame on the monitor and p ress 0 halfway. Subsequ ent ste ps are the same a s shootin g with th e viewfi nder. You can take self- portra its while checking the Live V[...]

29 u Caution • The self-p ortrait shutter button does not work w ith a ha lfway press and needs t o be fu lly presse d down. If the button is pressed w hen the focus mo de is set t o v , a pi cture i s taken after auto focus is per formed . Even if t he subject is n ot in focus, the sh utter release ha s priority over focusin g the subject a nd a[...]

30 1 Set the mode dial to S . The s cene mode selecti on screen appea rs. 2 Select a scene mode. 3 Press E . The came ra i s in stan dby mo de. Turn R to ch ange t he scene mode. Scene Modes b Portrai t For cap turing p ortra its. Repro duces a healt hy and brigh t skin tone. c Landsc ape For cap turing land scape view s. Repro duces the vivid g re[...]

31 1 Set the mode dial to Y . 2 Turn R to set the range in which to ch ange the exposure. Select fr om ±1, ±2, or ±3. x : Available # : Restricted × : Not available *1 You can set th e value to be changed in [E-Di al Program ming] of the A 4 menu . *2 [ISO AUTO] is not a vailable. *3 Fixed to [ISO AUTO]. Advanced HDR Mode 1 / 1/ 250 250 1600 16[...]

32 1 Set the m ode dial to th e desired exposure mode. Q or R appears on the stat us scre en fo r th e va lue tha t can b e ch anged . The valu e that can be ch anged is underl ined in the viewfin der. During Live View, D appea rs for the valu e that can be cha nged. 2 Turn R . The apert ure val ue is change d in J , K , L , or M mo de. The sensiti[...]

33 1 Press J , and then turn R . e and the compe nsation value are di splayed on t he statu s screen, L ive Vie w screen, a nd in the v iewfinder durin g adj ustment. Available operat ions 1 Turn the main switch to C . The in dicator l amp l ights red and the Live View i mage is displaye d. 2 Set the m ode dial to the desired c apture mode. The f o[...]

34 4 Press 0 full y. Movie recordin g starts. In the up per left area of the mon itor, “R EC” bli nks. 5 Press 0 fully again. Movie r ecording st ops. 6 Return the main switch to the [ON] position to exit C mode. The c amera re turns to shootin g with th e viewfi nder in A mode . 1 Press C in standby mode . 2 Select a flash mode. Setting t he F[...]

35 Available operat ions 3 Press E . The c amera re turns to standby m ode. 4 Press 1 . The bui lt-in fl ash is popped up. t Memo • The flash mode s that can be selected vary depe nding on the capture m ode. 1 Press D in standby mode . 2 Select a drive mode. R Comp ensate s the fla sh expos ure. Selects the amount of flash discharge (wh en [Manua[...]

36 3 Press G to change detailed settings, and press E . 4 Press E . The c amera re turns to standby m ode. u Caution • There ar e restri ctions on some dri ve mo des when u sed in some captu re mo des or i n combin ation with some other functions. ( p.40) t Memo •I n C mode , Remo te Con trol ( Q only), Interva l Movie Record, and Star Stream c[...]

37 1 Press 3 . The c amera en ters pl aybac k mode an d the m ost rec ently captured image is disp layed (sin gle image di splay). 2 Review the captured image. Available operat ions 1 Display the movie to play back in single imag e display of the playback mode. Available operat ions Reviewing Images C / Q to the l eft Displays the pr evious im age.[...]

38 Playback fu nctions can b e set from the playba ck mode palette as w ell as the B 1 m enu (p .16). Press B in single ima ge displa y of the play back mo de to d isplay the playback mo de palette. *1 Not available w hen a movie i s displayed. *2 Not available when a RAW image is displayed. *3 Available only when a RAW i mage is saved. *4 Availabl[...]

39 1 Press and hold the self- portr ait sh utter button . A beep sounds and [Wi-Fi enable d] appear s on th e screen. 2 Release the self-portrait shutter button. To disa ble the Wi-Fi fun ction, p ress an d hold t he self- portrai t shutter but ton again. u Caution • When th e self-p ortrait shutter button lam p is lit green or red, it functions [...]

40 #: Restricted × : Not available Restrictions on Each Capture Mode Capt ure Mo de Funct ion R S Y M C b cd im q eo f gh js tv klpu Sensitivity ×× × *1 # *2 Flash ×× ×× × Drive Mode Conti nuous Shoo ting Z *3 × Z *3 ××× Self-time r ×× × Remote Control ×× Q *4 Bracketing × × × ××× Multi -exp osur e ×× × × × Inte rval Sh[...]

41 *1 [ISO AUTO] is not ava ilable. *2 Can be set from ISO 100 t o ISO 3200 only whe n the captur e mode is set to o . *3 Fixed to; the set ting cannot be changed. *4 Limited to; available setti ngs are limit ed. *5 Fixed to a specifi c setting; th e setting canno t be changed. *6 Specific set tings are used. *7 Available o nly when the dr ive mode[...]

42 #: Restricted × : Not available *1 There i s a restriction on the minimu m valu e for [Interval]. *2 [Bracketing] is n ot available. Restrictions o n the Comb inations of Special Fu nctions Digit al Filte r HDR Capture Clarity Enha ncem ent Lens Corre ctio n AA Filt er S imu lat or Flash × Driv e Mode Cont inuous Shooti ng × # *2 Bracket ing [...]

43 All capture modes are avai lable when a DA, DA L, or FA J lens is used, or when a lens with an 9 position is us ed with the aperture ring set to t he 9 position. When oth er len ses than above are used, or a le ns with 9 position is used in a positi on other than 9 , the following restrictio ns apply . x : Available #: Restricte d × : Not a vai[...]

44 Model Des cript ion Image Cap ture Unit File Forma ts Viewfin der Live View LCD Monitor Ma in S pec ifi catio ns Type TTL autof ocus, auto-exposur e SLR digita l camera with a buil t-in retract able P-TTL flash Lens Mount PENTAX K AF2 bayonet moun t (AF coupler , lens information contact s, K-mou nt with power co ntacts) Compatible Lenses K AF3 [...]

45 White Balanc e Auto focus Sys tem Expos ure Cont rol Shutte r Drive Modes Type Method using a combinatio n of the CMOS i mage sensor and the li ght source dete ction sensor Preset Modes Auto White Ba lance, Multi Auto White Bala nce, Dayl ight , Shad e, C loudy , Fl uore scent Light ( D : Daylight Colo r, N : Daylight White, W : Co ol Wh ite, L [...]

46 Flash Captu re Fu ncti ons Movie Interval Shootin g [Interval Shootin g] Interval: 2 sec. to 24 hr., Standby In terval: minimu m time or 1 sec. to 24 hr. , Numb er of Shots: 2 to 2000 times, Start Int erval: Now, Set Time [Interval Com posite] Interval: 2 sec. to 24 hr., Sta ndby Interval: minimu m time or 1 sec. to 24 hr. , Numb er of Shots: 2 [...]

47 Play back Funct ions Customi zation Custom Image Bright, Natural , Portrait, Landscape, Vi brant, Radiant, Muted, B leach Bypass, Reversa l Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing Cross Processing Random, Prese t 1-3, Favorite 1 -3 Digital Filter Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, S hading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bo[...]

48 Power Supply Interfa ces Wireless LAN NFC Dime nsio ns a nd Wei ght Include d Accessories Opti onal A cces sories Copyright Information Names of “Phot ographer ” and “Copyr ight Hold er” are embedded to the image file. A revision history can be checked usi ng the provided software. Battery Type Rechargeable Li thium-ion Batt ery D-LI109 [...]

49 (Whe n us ing t he f ull y ch arg ed bat ter y) • The image sto rage capacity ( normal r ecording and flash use 50% ) is based on measu ring conditi ons in accor dance with CIP A standards, while other d ata is base d on our measuri ng condition s. Some devi ation from the abo ve figures ma y occur in actua l use dependin g on the selected cap[...]

50 Macint osh OS OS X 10.10 , 10.9, 10.8, o r 10.7 CPU Intel Cor e 2 Duo or higher RAM 2 GB or m ore HDD For installing and starting u p the program: 100 M B or more of ava ila ble s pace For savi ng image fi les: App rox. 10 MB/file (JPEG) , Approx. 20 M B/file (RA W) Monito r 1280×1024 dots, 24-b it ful l color o r highe r[...]

51 Symbols A menu ..... .......... ........... 12 C menu ..... .......... ........... 15 B menu ..................... ..... 16 D menu .......... ........... ..... 17 E menu ...... .......... ........... 19 C mode ..... .......... ........... 33 b Portrait .. .......... ........... 30 c Landscap e ...... ........... 30 d Macro ........ .............[...]

52 E E-Dial Progr amming ... ..... 14 Electronic L evel .......... . 9, 13 EV Compen sation ...... ..... 33 EV Steps .... .......... ........... 19 Exposure Mode .......... ..... 12 Exposure modes .. ........... 31 F File Format ...... ........... ..... 12 File Name ............. ........... 17 File No. ....... ................ ..... 17 Firmware I [...]

53 Program Automat ic Expos ure .............. .......... ........... ...... 31 Protect ........ .......... ........... 38 Protect All Im ages ........... 16 Provided softw are . ........... 49 Q Quality ... .......... ................ 12 Quick Zoom .......... ........... 16 QuickTime .................. ..... 49 R RAW Developmen t .......... 38 Rec[...]

54 We have paid clo se attention to the saf ety of th is camera . When usin g this camera, we request you r special atte ntion regar ding items m arked with t he following symbols. Warning • Do not disasse mble or modi fy the camera. Hi gh voltage areas are present insi de the camera, w ith the ri sk of electric shock. • If the came ra interior[...]

55 • Do not to uch or short-circu it the terminal area of the AC plu g cord whi le the cord i s plugged in. • Do not handle the power plug with wet ha nds. This ca n cause a n electric shock. • Do not drop the product, o r subject it to viol ent impact. T his can cause the product to breakdown. • Do not use the batter y charger D-BC109 to c[...]

56 • When the ca mera has not been used for a long time, confirm that it is still working pr operly, part icularly prior to taking importa nt pictures (su ch as at a weddin g or when tr aveling). Conte nts of the r ecording cann ot be guaranteed i f recording, p layback or tr ansferring your d ata to a computer, etc. is not possibl e due to a mal[...]

57 • The SD Mem ory Ca rd is equipped with a writ e-protect switch. Setting the switch to LOCK prevent s new data fro m being recor ded on the card, the stored data from being delet ed, and the card f rom being formatted by t he camera or computer. • The SD Mem ory Card m ay be hot when r emoving the card immed iately after usin g the camer a. [...]

58 • Microsoft, Win dows, Windo ws Vista, and Pho tosynth are regi stered trademarks of Micr osoft Corpora tion in the United St ates of America and other countri es. • Macintosh, OS X, QuickTime, iPhon e, and App Sto re are tradema rks of Apple Inc., re gistered in th e U.S. and other countries. • Intel and Intel Core ar e tradema rks of Int[...]

59 This product includes softw are licensed u nder the BSD License. BSD license i s a form of l icense whi ch permits th e redistributio n of the softwa re provided that it is clearly st ated that use is unwarrant ed, and a co pyright notice an d a list of lic ensing conditions are provide d. The following contents are displayed ba sed on th e abov[...]

60 Al l our c amera s pu rcha sed thr ough au th oriz ed bo na f ide photograp hic distri butio n channels are gu arante ed agai nst defects of materi al or workman ship for a period of twelve months from the dat e of your purchase. Service will be rendered, and defe ctive parts will b e replaced without cost to you within that pe riod, p rovided t[...]

61 For cu stomer s in US A STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This devic e compli es with Par t 15 of t he FCC R ules. Oper ation is subject to th e followin g two conditio ns: (1) T his device ma y not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this de vice must a ccept any interference rece ived, including interference that may cause u ndesire d operati on. C[...]

62 Decl arat ion of Co nfor mit y Accordin g to 47 CFR, Part s 2 and 1 5 for Class B Per sonal Comput ers and Peri pher als We: RICOH IMAGIN G AMERICAS CORPORATION Located at: 633 17 Street, Suite 2600 Denver, Colorado 80202 U.S.A. Phone: 800-877-0155 FAX: 303-790-1131 Declare under sole respon sibility that the product id entified herein complies [...]

63 2. In other count ries outs ide t he EU These sy mbols are only vali d in the Eur opean Un ion. If you wish to discard u sed pro ducts, pl ease conta ct your local aut horiti es or deal er and ask for the corre ct method of dispo sal. For Swit zerland: Used electrical /elect ronic eq uipmen t can be re turn ed fr ee of ch arge t o the dea ler, e[...]

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