Pentax RZ10 manual

ENG Digi tal Camera Opera ting Ma nual To en sure t he b est per for mance from yo ur camer a, please read t he Oper ating Manu al befor e u sing t he camer a.[...]

Thank you fo r purchas ing this PENTAX Digita l Camera. Please read this manual before usi ng the cam era in order to get the most out of al l the featu res and functi ons. Keep t his manual safe, as it can be a valuabl e tool in helping you to unde rstand al l the camera’s capab il iti es. Re ga r di n g c op yri g ht s Im ages t ak en w i th th[...]

1 To us ers of this c amer a • Do no t use or s to re t hi s d ev ic e in t he vi ci nity of eq ui pm ent t h at gene r ates st r on g elec tr o mag ne tic r a di atio n o r magn eti c f ie ld s. Str ong s ta ti c c harg es or the ma gn et ic fi elds pr od uc ed by eq ui pm ent su ch as rad io tra nsm itte rs cou ld inte rfer e wi th th e mo ni t[...]

2 W a rnin g • Do not disass emb le or mod ify t he camer a. Hi gh vol tag e area s are pres ent inside the came ra, with the risk of e lectric s hock. • If th e ca mera i n terio r i s exp osed du e to drop pi ng or ot he rwis e d amagi ng the camera, never touch the exp osed por tio n. There is a ri sk of electri c shock. • Wra pping th e s[...]

3 • Do no t disa ssemble or mod ify the prod uct. Thi s can caus e a fire or elec tric shock. • If th e genera tion of s moke o r strang e odor fr om the product or ot her abnor mality occurs, immed iatel y discon tinue us e and co nsult a PEN TAX Ser vice Center. Continu ing t o use th e produ ct can c ause a f ire or el ectr ic shock. • If [...]

4 W a rnin g • Be su re to stor e the ba ttery out of the reac h of small chil dren . Plac ing it in thei r mouths m ay ca use an electr ic shock. • If any leak age f ro m the batt ery sh ould co m e i n con tact with your ey es, do not rub them . Fl ush you r eyes w ith c lean wa ter and get med ical at te ntion immedi ately . Ca ut io n • O[...]

5 3. To avoi d the ris k of a small accesso ry such as t he batte ry or SD Memor y Card s fr om bei ng swa llowed by mi stake, k eep th em out of the reach of smal l chi ldren. S eek med ical attent io n immediat el y if an a ccesso ry is acci denta lly swal lowed. • Whe n traveli ng, take the W or ldwi de Servic e Networ k listi ng that i s incl[...]

6 • The moni tor may r espond more sl owl y at lo w tempe ratu res. This is due to liqu id cryst al proper ties, and is not a ma lfunct ion. • Sud den tempera ture ch ange s will c ause con densati on on th e inside and outs ide of the cam era. Plac e the camer a in your bag or a plast ic bag, and remove it af ter the t emperat ure of the ca m [...]

7 Usin g Y ou r Ca mer a Sa fel y ..... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... ........ . 1 Ca re t o be Ta ken Duri ng Ha ndlin g ........ .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... . 5 Co ntent s .. .... .... .... ... .... .... ........ .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... ........ . 7 Co [...]

8 Taking Pi ct ures 65 Taki ng Still Picture s . ....... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ........ ... .... ... 66 Tak ing P ic ture s .... ... ........ .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ....... .... ... 66 Setti ng the Sho otin g Mo de . .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... ....[...]

9 Setti ng the D ate Im pr int F un ct ion .. .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ........ ... .... . 1 20 Setti ng the G reen B utt on ........ .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... ........ .... ... .... . 1 21 Re cord ing Mov ies ....... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... . 125 Re cordi [...]

10 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound 179 Re cord ing So und ( Vo ice R eco rdin g) ........... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... . 180 Setti ng the Voi ce Re co rd ing F un ction ....... .... ... ........ .... .... .... ... .... . 180 Re cordi ng So un d . ... .... .... .... ........ ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ..[...]

11 Appendix 2 23 Func tion s Av a ila ble f or Each Shoo tin g M od e .... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... . 224 Mes sage s ...... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... ........ .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... . 226 Tro ubl eshoo ting ... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ..[...]

12 In th i s manual , the method f or opera ting the f our-way cont roll er is s hown in ill ustrati ons, such as i n the ones b elow. The mean i ngs of th e symbols used i n this Oper ating Manual are expla i ned b elow. 1 ind icat es th e re fe ren ce page num b er for an exp lana tio n of th e rel ated op era tio n. ind icat es i nform a tio n t[...]

13 This Oper ating Manual con tains the foll owing chapter s. Compo sition o f the O perating Manual 1 Gettin g Started ––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––– Th is cha pter ex plai ns what you ne ed to do a fte r pur chas i ng t he came ra bef ore you start ta[...]

14 Camera Feature s In ad dit ion to basi c pict ure -tak ing, the Opt io RZ 10 has a v arie ty of shoo tin g mode s to suit diff eren t si tua t ion s. T his sect ion descr ibes how to mak e th e m os t o f t he key f ea tu re s of yo ur c am era . T o ge th er w ith th e exp lan a tio ns o f c a m era op er ati on s, it w ill en ab le y ou t o en[...]

15 The O ptio RZ1 0 comes wi th a “Face Det ection” functi on that spots the faces in you r shot and automa t ical ly adj usts the f ocus and exposu re for the faces. I t ca n detec t up to 32 peopl e per shot ( *), so i t wil l hel p you take per f ect gr oup shots too. It will auto m atical ly releas e the shutt er when peopl e are smili ng, [...]

16 The O ptio RZ1 0 has a shake reduct ion function (Movie SR) to red uce came r a shake duri ng movie record i ng (p. 128). And it enables yo u to recor d m ovi es in 1280×720 pi xel (16:9) HDTV format (*) (p.127) . * When c onnecti ng to an d playin g back images on AV e quipment , image data i s output at normal scr een resoluti on. To vie w mo[...]

17 Ite m s ma r k ed wit h a n as te ris k (* ) a r e al so av a ila bl e as o pti on al a cc ess or i es. The bat tery ch arger and AC pl ug cor d are on ly sol d as a set (Batt ery Char ger Kit K-BC92 ). For other option al ac cesso rie s, re f er to “Opt iona l Acc ess ori es” (p .236 ). Check ing th e Conten ts of the P ackag e Ca me ra Opt[...]

18 Front Name s of Part s Mic rop ho ne Speake r Lens Flas h Se lf-t im er la mp Bat tery /card c over Tri p o d so ck e t[...]

19 Back Names of Ope r ating Parts Re fer to “U nd er sta n din g th e B ut t on Fu nc ti on s” (p. 52 - p .5 5) f or an ex plan ati on of th e func tion of each but ton . Display Power switc h Shu tte r r eleas e bu tto n Str ap lug PC/A V te rmin al cov er 4 / W butto n Gre en/ i bu tton Fo ur- w ay c on tr o lle r 3 butt on Shu tte r r eleas[...]

20 The di splay shows inform ation such as the sh ooting co nditions in the captu re mode. The di spl ay changes in t he following s equence eac h time you p ress t he 4 / W b utton: “ Normal Display”, “Histogr am + Info ” and “No Inf o” . Mo ni t or In di c at io ns Displ ay i n A Mode When t he sho oting m ode is set to 9 (G reen ) mo[...]

21 Normal Display i n Still Pi cture Capt ur e M ode * 3 depends on t he [D-Range Sett ing] setting in t he [ A Rec. M ode] menu. P When [Highl ight Correct i on] is set to O Q When [Sh adow Correct ion] is set to O O When [Highl ight Correct i on] and [Sh adow Correction] are both set to O If [ Highl i ght Correction] and [ Shad ow Corr ection] ar[...]

22 * 4 varies dep ending on the follo wing conditi ons. M When t he shutt er rel ease button i s pressed halfway wit h [ Shake Reducti on] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu set to [CCD-Shift] or [Dual ] l When [Sh ake Reducti on] is set to [Off ] (If the camer a shake is like ly to oc cur , f is indica ted when the shutte r button is presse d halfway. ) *[...]

23 * A3 d epends o n the [ D-Range Sett ing] setting in t he [ A Rec. M ode] menu. P When [Highl ight Correct i on] is set to O Q When [Sh adow Correct ion] is set to O O When [Highl ight Correct i on] and [Sh adow Correction] are both set to O If [ Highl i ght Correction] and [ Shad ow Corr ection] are both set to P (Off), not hing appears in A3. [...]

24 The di splay s hows the shootin g informat ion of the image in t he pl ayback mode. The di splay chan ges in the foll owing sequence eac h time you press the 4 / W butt on: “Normal Displa y”, “Hi stogr am + In fo” and “ No Inf o”. Displ ay i n Q Mode OK OK OK F3.5 F 3 . 5 1/250 1 / 2 5 0 F3.5 1/250 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038[...]

25 Normal Disp l ay/Hi stogram + Info Display in Playback Mode (A ll o f th e disp lay it ems are displ ayed h er e for expl anato ry purp ose s.) The disp lay shows infor mation su ch as the shooting condi tions . A1 to A12 appe ar when “ Normal Disp l ay” or “Hist ogram + I nfo” is selected . B1 to B 7 appear only whe n “Histo gram + I [...]

26 * A12 appears even when “No Inf o” is select ed, but disap pears if no operati on is per f ormed for two seconds. When no operat ion is perfor med f or two seco nds in “Normal Dis play” or “Histo gram + Info” , only “Edi t” di sappears. A guide in di cat i on for eac h availa bl e butt on/key operat ion appears as fol l ows on th[...]

27 Underst anding Brig ht ness If t he bri ghtness i s correct , the graph pe aks in t he middle. If the i mage is too dar k, the peak is on the lef t side, and if it is too brigh t , the peak is on the ri ght sid e. When th e image is too dark, the par t to the left i s cut of f (dark porti ons) and when the i m age is too bri ght, the part to the[...]

Memo 28[...]

1 Getti ng Sta rted Attachin g the Strap .............. ................... .. 30 Powering the Cam e ra . ................... ........... 31 Installin g the SD M em ory Card .............. .. 37 Turning the Cam er a On a n d Off ... ........... 41 Initial Sett ings ............. ................... ........... 43[...]

30 1 Getting Star t ed Attachin g the Strap Atta ch the st rap (O-ST1 04) su pplied wit h the camera. 1 Pas s the narrow e nd of the strap t hroug h t he stra p lug. 2 Pas s the o the r en d of th e s trap t hro ugh t he loop a nd pul l t i ght. 2 1[...]

31 1 Getting Star t ed Power ing the Camera Use the suppl ied batte ry charger (D-BC92) t o charge the sup plied rechar geable li t hium- i on batt er y (D-LI 92) before using i t in the camer a for t he first tim e or after a long period of non -use, or when the [Batt ery deple ted] messag e appears. Note: AC plug cord “List ed, Type SPT-2 or NI[...]

32 1 Getting Star t ed Use the recha r geabl e lithium - ion bat tery D-LI92 th at is provided wit h the came r a. Ch arge the battery before us ing it in the camera for t he f irst ti me . 1 Open th e battery/ card c over. Slid e the ba ttery /car d cover in the d irec tion indicat ed by the arro w 1 and flip t he cover open 2 . • D o no t us e [...]

33 1 Getting Star t ed 2 Pres s the b attery lock lever in the d irection of 3 an d insert the battery so that the PENTAX logo is facing toward th e s creen d ispl ay. Match t he mark s on the batt ery to the m ark s inside the batt er y compar tment an d push the batt er y i n until i t is lo cked in plac e. 3 Clos e the b attery/card co ver. Slid[...]

34 1 Getting Star t ed • Image Storage Capacity, Movie Recording Ti me, Sound Recording Ti m e, and Playback Ti m e (at 2 3 ° C with the display on a nd the ba ttery fu lly charg ed) *1 Image Stor age Ca pacit y show s the ap proxi mate n umber o f shots re cord ed durin g CIPA -complia nt testi ng (w ith display on, f lash used fo r 50% of the [...]

35 1 Getting Star t ed Use of the opt ional AC adapter ki t (K-AC92) is recommended if you int end t o use the camer a for a long t i me or connect i t to a comput er. 1 Make sure that the camera is turned off and open the battery/ card co ver. 2 Rem ove the battery. Ref er to p.32 - p .33 on h ow to o pen/clos e the ba tter y/card c over and remov[...]

36 1 Getting Star t ed 6 Conn ect the DC term inal of the AC ad ap ter to the DC term inal of the DC co u pler. 7 Connect the AC plug cord to the AC adapter. 8 Plug the AC plug c ord into the p ower outlet. • Mak e sure th at the came ra is tu rned of f befo re conn ecti ng or di sconn ecti ng th e AC ada pter. • Mak e sure th at the AC pl ug c[...]

37 1 Getting Star t ed Ins tal ling t he S D Mem ory Card This ca m era uses either an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memory Card. (Both cards ar e refer red to as SD Mem ory C ards hereaft er.) Captur ed images an d sound f i les ar e saved on the SD Memory Card when a card is in serted in the cam era. They are saved in the buil t -i n memory when a ca[...]

38 1 Getting Star t ed 1 Open th e battery/ card c over. Slid e the ba ttery /car d cover in the d irec tion indicat ed by the arro w 1 and flip t he cover open 2 . 2 Ins ert t he S D Me m ory Card in to t he S D M emory C ar d socket so that the label is facing toward the front of the camera (the side with the lens). Push t he card in unt il it cl[...]

39 1 Getting Star t ed Precauti ons When Using an SD Memory Card • Th e S D M emor y Ca rd is eq ui pp ed wit h a w ri te- prote ct sw itch . Se tting th e switc h t o LO CK pr ev en ts ne w d ata fro m be in g re c ord ed on th e car d, the s tor ed data fr om bei ng de lete d, and the car d from be ing for matte d by the came ra or comp uter. r[...]

40 1 Getting Star t ed The f ile si zes o f t he recorde d images vary d epending on the number of recor ded pixels of the images, so the number of imag es that can be saved on an SD Memor y Card also var ies. Choose th e appropriat e number of reco rded pixels f or st i ll pictures on t he [ A Rec. Mo de] menu. Choose the ap propriat e num ber of [...]

41 1 Getting Star t ed Tur ning the C amera On an d O ff 1 Pres s the p ow er switch. The cam era tur ns on an d the di splay tur ns on. When y ou turn t he cam era on, t he l ens cove r opens and the lens exte nds. If th e [Langu age/ ] s creen o r [Date Adjustm ent] scr een appears when y ou turn th e cam era on, fol low the proce dure on p. 43 t[...]

42 1 Getting Star t ed If you want to play bac k images or sound files straig htaway without taki ng any picture s, you can sta rt up the camer a in the pla yback mode. 1 Pres s the power switch wh ile holding dow n the Q but ton. The display turns on wit h the lens re tracted and the camera turn s on in th e playb ack mode. Starti ng-u p in th e P[...]

43 1 Getting Star t ed Init ial Set tin gs The [ Language/ ] scre en appears when th e camera is turned on for the firs t time. Perform th e operati ons in “Setting t he Di spla y Languag e” below to set the language, and in “Setting the Date and Time” (p. 47) to set the c urrent date and time. 1 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to c[...]

44 1 Getting Star t ed 2 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The [ Initi al S etting] scr een appe ars i n the sele cted lan guage. If the de sired setting s for [Ho metow n] and [DST] (Dayl ight Sa ving Time) appear , proce ed to S tep 3. Proceed to “T o Set H ometown and DST” (p.4 6) if t he des ired settings do not appe ar. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con tro[...]

45 1 Getting Star t ed If yo u acci dental ly sel ect th e wr ong la ngua ge and procee d to t he nex t proc edur e, p erfor m the foll owing oper ation to set the d esir ed la ngua ge.  Wh en the W ro ng L a ngu ag e H a s Bee n I na d ve rte nt ly Se le ct e d 1 Press the four-way co ntroller ( 5 ). 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 2345 ) t o [...]

46 1 Getting Star t ed 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The frame mov es to [ W Ho meto wn]. 4 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The [ W Homet own] scr een app ears. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to ch oose a c ity. 6 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The frame mov es to [DST] (Daylight Saving T ime). 7 Use the fo ur-[...]

47 1 Getting Star t ed Set the cu r rent date and time and th e displa y style. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The frame mov es to [mm/dd/yy ]. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to choose the date forma t. Choose fro m [mm/dd/yy], [d d/mm/yy] or [yy/ m m/dd] . 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The frame mov es to [24h]. 4 U[...]

48 1 Getting Star t ed 7 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The f rame mov es to the month. 8 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to change the mon th. Change the day and yea r in t he sam e manner . Next , ch ange th e time. If yo u selec ted [12h ] in St ep 4, t he setti ng swi tche s betwe en am a nd pm corr espondi ng to the time. 9 Pres[...]

49 1 Getting Star t ed [Lan guag e/ ], [ Date] , [T ime] , [H om eto wn], and [ DS T] can b e cha nged . Ref er to th e page s bel ow for instr uction s. • To chang e the la ng uage, foll ow th e steps in “ Chang ing the Di spla y Langu age” ( 1 p.19 5). • To chan ge th e date an d tim e, foll ow the st eps in “Ch angi ng th e Date and Ti[...]

Memo 50[...]

2 Common Operat ions Un d er sta n di n g the B utt on Fu nc t ion s .... . 52 Setting the Ca me ra F unctions ............... .. 57[...]

52 2 Common Operat ions Unde rstand ing the B u tton Fun ctions 1 Po wer switch Tur ns th e camera o n and of f (p. 41). 2 Sh utter release button Focuse s the cam era on the sub ject whe n press ed halfw ay in sti ll pict ure capture mod e (exce pt in 3 , s and mod es). Takes a stil l pic ture w hen p ressed d own ful ly (p .67). Star ts and s t[...]

53 2 Common Operat ions 5 I button Switches the Fa ce Detection fun ction (p.72) . T he Face D etection function is s witched as follo w s each time th e I but ton is p ressed: Smi le C aptu re  Fa ce Detec tion Off  Face Detection On 6 Fou r-way contro ller 2 Change s the dri ve mode (p.92, p.93 ). 3 Disp lays the Ca ptur e Mode Pal ette ( p[...]

54 2 Common Operat ions 1 Po wer switch Tur ns th e camera o n and of f (p. 41). 2 Sh utter release button Switches to A m ode (p.5 6). 3 Zoo m lever Turn to th e left ( f ) d uri ng s ing le -i mag e dis pl ay to chan ge to fo ur-i mage display. Changes to n ine-imag e displa y when turned to the left again. R e t ur n s to th e p re vi o u s d i [...]

55 2 Common Operat ions 5 I button Zooms in on th e subj ects’ face s in a f a ce- detecte d imag e in the order the faces wer e det ected w hen t he p ictur e was ta ken. (F ace clos e-up play back) (p .144) 6 Fou r-way contro ller 2 P lays b ack an d p aus es a m ovi e o r soun d f ile (p. 133 , p.1 82) . 3 D ispla ys th e Pla yba ck Mod e Pal [...]

56 2 Common Operat ions In t his m anual, the capt ure mod e, suc h as f or taki ng sti l l pictures, is refe rred to as “ A mode” ( the capture m ode). The p l ayback mode, such as for viewing t he capture d images o n the di splay, i s refe r red t o as “ Q mode” (t he playback mo de). In Q mod e, yo u can perform si mple editing operat i[...]

57 2 Common Operat ions Se tti ng t he C am e ra Fu n ct ion s To change th e camera set tings, press the 3 button to di splay the [ A Rec. Mode] menu or [ W Se t tin g] menu. Menus fo r play i ng bac k and edit i ng i mages an d sound files are c alled up from th e Playback Mode Palet t e ( p. 136) . Press t he 3 button in A mode to disp lay the [[...]

58 2 Common Operat ions Ava ilab le butt on op erati ons ap pear on th e disp lay d uring menu oper at ion (p. 26). S etti ng Soun d Da te Adj us t m e n t 09/09/2010 W or ld Ti m e E ng li sh F o lde r N am e Da te US B Conn e c ti on M SC MEN U Exit 1/3 S etti ng Soun d Da te Adj us t m e n t 09/09/2010 W or ld Ti m e E ng li sh F o lde r N am e [...]

59 2 Common Operat ions Ex.) To set t he [Fo cusing Ar ea] on t he [ A Re c. Mode] menu 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [R ecorded Pixe ls]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) twice. The f rame mov es to [ Focus ing Area ]. 4 Pres s the fo ur-way[...]

60 2 Common Operat ions 6 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button hal fway. The set ting is saved and the camera returns to capt ure st atu s. When th e shutt er re lease bu tton is p ressed fully , the pi c ture is taken . 6 Pres s the Q butt on. When th e [ A Rec. M ode] me nu is disp layed fr om A m ode, the s ettin g is s aved an d the camer a ret[...]

61 2 Common Operat ions This di splays the items t hat can be set with the men us and provi des descr iptions of each it em. See the list of d ef ault setti ngs in the Appen dix “Defa ult Sett ings” (p.230) t o check whether t he set tings ar e saved when the camer a is turne d off and wheth er the setti ngs return to the def aults when t he ca[...]

62 2 Common Operat ions [ W Setti ng] Menu Satu r atio n F o r set ting th e color sat u rat ion p.1 1 9 Cont r ast Fo r se tting the image c ont r ast lev el p.11 9 Date I mprint Fo r c ho osin g w he ther t o im prin t the da te an d/ or time wh en taking still pictures p.12 0 •U s e t h e 9 (G re e n) m o de to e njo y ea s y pic tu r e- tak i[...]

63 2 Common Operat ions Fo lder N ame Fo r ch oosi ng how n ames are assi gn ed to fo lder s f or st ori ng imag es a nd s oun d fi les p.19 6 US B Conn ec tio n For s et ting th e US B co nne cti on mo de ( MSC or PTP) when con nec ted t o a co mpu ter via the USB c able p.21 1 Vi deo Ou t For set tin g th e ou tpu t f or mat to A V equ ipm ent p.[...]

Memo 64[...]

3 Taking Picture s Taking St ill Pictures ............. ................... .. 66 Setting t h e Shoo tin g F unctio ns ............. 1 01 Recording Movies ....... ................... ......... 125 Saving th e Setting s (Memo ry) ...... ......... 1 29[...]

66 3 Taking Pi ctures Tak in g St ill Pictu r es The Op tio RZ10 f eature s a wide range of shooti ng modes and funct ions to sui t almost any subject or scene. Thi s chapter descr ibes how to t ake pict ures with the most commonl y used standard set t ing s (the fact ory defaul t sett ings) . 1 Pres s the p ow er switch. The cam era turn s on an d[...]

67 3 Taking Pi ctures Y o u ca n c h an g e t h e c a ptu r ed a re a by turn ing the z oom lev er to t he l eft or right (p.78). Ri ght ( x ) E nlarges the sub ject . Lef t ( w ) Wide ns the a rea t hat is capt ured by the c amera. 3 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button hal fway. The f ocus fr am e ( or face de tection f rame) on the disp lay turn[...]

68 3 Taking Pi ctures The sh utter r elease button wor ks i n a t wo-st ep act ion a s foll ows. Press hal f way This r ef ers to pressin g the shutt er relea se button gently to the fir s t posit ion. Thi s loc ks the foc us setti ng and the ex posure. The gre en focus frame lights on the display when th e shutter release button is press ed half w[...]

69 3 Taking Pi ctures The i mage app ears on th e di splay im media tely afte r it i s capt ured ( I nst ant Rev ie w) . I f t he c am e ra d ete ct s th at th e su bj ec t’s e ye s ar e clo s ed whi le the Fac e Detec tio n func tio n (p.7 2) is act iva ted, the mes sage [ Clos ed eyes have be en det ecte d] app ears f or 3 sec onds (Bl ink Det [...]

70 3 Taking Pi ctures 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The shoot ing mode i s fixed and the ca mera retu rns to ca pture s tatus . There ar e 24 shootin g modes whic h can be select ed f rom the Capt ure Mode Palet te. Sh ooti ng M ode Desc ript ion Page b Au to P ict ur e Aut oma ti c al ly s ele ct s the be st ca ptur e mo de. p. 74 R Pro g ram Used f or[...]

71 3 Taking Pi ctures * In addi tio n t o th e mode s liste d abov e, 9 (G reen) m o de (p.76 ) and Vo ice Re c ord in g (p .1 80 ) a re al so av a ila b le. N Fra me Comp os ite For ca pt ur ing im ag es with a fr ame. p.90 B Par t y Fo r ca ptur ing i mag es at part ies or in di m li ght. Incr e ase s ISO a nd cl arit y. p.88 K Food Fo r im ag es[...]

72 3 Taking Pi ctures With th e Optio RZ10, t he Face Detect i on funct ion is availabl e with all shooting modes. When t he cam er a dete cts a person’ s face in t he image, the Face Detecti on function di splays a yell ow face det ection f rame around the f ace on the di splay screen, sets the f ocus (Face Detect ion AF) and compensat es the ex[...]

73 3 Taking Pi ctures An icon i ndicating eit her Face Detec tion On or Smile Capture appear s on the dis play. (The icon does not appea r when the Face Dete ction funct ion is not activ at ed.) • The F ace Det ect ion fu ncti on can no t be s et to o ff i n b (A uto Pic ture) , c (Po rtra it) , B (Night Sc ene Portra it), e (Pe t), d (Nat ural S[...]

74 3 Taking Pi ctures In b (Auto Pic ture) mode, the camera autom atic al ly sele cts t he m ost approp riate mode dependi ng on the situati ons and subjects . 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select b . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The b mode is sel e[...]

75 3 Taking Pi ctures The f ocus fra m e on t he di splay t urns gre en when t he camera f ocuses on t he subje ct at the corr ect dis tance. 5 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button fu lly. The pi cture is taken . In R ( Progra m ) mode, the camera automatica lly sets the shutt er speed and ap ertur e for taking still p ictures. However , you ca n s[...]

76 3 Taking Pi ctures 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select R . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The R m ode is sel ecte d and t he came ra retu rns to ca pture s tatus . When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace Det ect ion func tion is activ ated and the face det ection f r ame app ears (p .72). 4 Set the functions you want [...]

77 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the G reen button i n A mode. The cam era sw itche s to 9 mode. Press t he Gree n butto n again to retu rn to th e s t at u s b ef o re 9 mode w as se lected. When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace Det ect ion func tion is activ ated and the face det ection f r ame app ears (p .72). 2 Pres s the s h[...]

78 3 Taking Pi ctures You ca n use the zo om to change the captured area. 1 Turn the zoom lever in A mode. Ri ght ( x ) E nlarges the sub ject . Lef t ( w ) Wide ns the a rea t hat is capt ured by the c amera. When you cont inue to turn to the righ t ( x ), the camer a auto m ati cally switch es from optical zoom to In tellige nt Zoom. Once th e le[...]

79 3 Taking Pi ctures T he z o om bar i s d isp l a ye d as fol l o ws . *1 You can zoo m in to a maxim um of 10 × optica lly. *2 The I ntel ligent Zoom ran ge dif fer s depen ding on the num ber of reco rded pixels. S ee the follo wing table. Recorded pi xels and the maximum zoom rat i o Rec or ded Pixels Intelligent Zoo m Di git al Zoom g Not Av[...]

80 3 Taking Pi ctures Th e D i gi ta l Z o o m is s et to O (On) in t he default sett i ng. To take pict ures using only the opt i cal zo om and Intell igent Zoom, set the Digital Zoom t o P ( Off ). 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Di gital Zoom ]. 3 Use th e fo[...]

81 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select B , A , c , S or U . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The B , A , c , S or U mode is select ed and t he camera r et urn s to capt ure stat us. When the c amera det ects a perso n’s fa ce, the [...]

82 3 Taking Pi ctures The c ( Portrai t) an d d (Natural Skin T one) mode s are suit able for taki ng pict ures of people. T he Face Detection functi on (p.72) operates for eac h shooting mode, making it eas ier to emphasi ze the subject ’ s face when t aking pict ur es. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet [...]

83 3 Taking Pi ctures 5 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button fu lly. The pi cture is taken . The R (Ki ds) mode is sui table for taki ng pictures of movin g childr en. It also reproduces heal t hy an d bright skin t one. The Face Det ection funct ion (p.7 2) opera tes automati cally for this mode, mak ing it eas ier to empha size the subj ect’s f[...]

84 3 Taking Pi ctures In e (Pet ) mode, the camer a automaticall y releases th e shutter when the pet is detect ed. Also t he camera can regi ster pets. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select e . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. e mode is sel ected and th[...]

85 3 Taking Pi ctures 2 Pres s the I but to n agai n. The pet reg istrati on scre en appear s . Aimi ng the c amera at th e pet’s f ull f ace auto m at ical ly rel eases t he shutt er and t he pet r egistrat ion c onfirma tion di alog ap pears. When y ou selec t [Regi st ry] usin g four- way cont roll er ( 2 ) and pres s the 4 butt on, the pict u[...]

86 3 Taking Pi ctures If you have regist ered pets, cho ose t he pet you want to shoot. 1 Pres s the I bu t ton on the ca p ture sta tus screen in e (Pet) mode. The pet reg istrati on scre en appear s . 2 Use th e fou r-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to select the pet you want to shoot. 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The sel ecte d pet is switched to t he pet yo[...]

87 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use the fou r-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to sel ect or Q . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The or Q m ode i s sel ected a nd the camera retu rns to c apture s tatus. When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace Det ect ion func [...]

88 3 Taking Pi ctures 4 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button hal fway. The f ocus fra m e on t he di splay t urns gre en when t he camera f ocuses on t he subje ct at the corr ect dis tance. When th e mode is sele cted, the foc us frame follow s the subject whi le th e shutte r rel ease but ton is p ressed h alfway. 5 Pres s the s hutter rel eas [...]

89 3 Taking Pi ctures The c (Text) mode al l ows you t o take clear pi ctures of written t ext. This is conv enient for ca pturi ng a digit al copy of an imp or tant document or enhanci ng legibi l ity of small pr int. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 )[...]

90 3 Taking Pi ctures 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The sel ected ico n appe ars and the cam era retu rns to ca pture s tatus . When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace Det ect ion func tion is activ ated and the face det ection f r ame app ears (p .72). 6 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button hal fway. The f ocus fra m e on t he di spla[...]

91 3 Taking Pi ctures 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to ch oose th e frame y ou w ant t o use. 5 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sel ected fra me appear s in singl e-im age disp lay. You can choo se anot her fra me using eithe r of th e foll owi ng ope ratio ns. 6 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The f ramed i m age a ppears on the d i[...]

92 3 Taking Pi ctures In Sel f -ti mer mo de, the pi ctur e i s tak en ten seconds or two secon ds after the shut t er rel ease but ton is pressed. Stabi l ize t he cam era with a tri pod or ot her support when takin g a pictur e using the self- timer . 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) in A mode. T he [ D ri v e Mo de ] s cr e en a pp e ar [...]

93 3 Taking Pi ctures 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to sel e ct g or Z and press the 4 but ton. The camera is r e ady to take the pic ture usin g the se lf-timer . When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace Det ect ion func tion is activ ated and the face det ection f r ame app ears (p .72). 4 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e [...]

94 3 Taking Pi ctures * When [S hake Re ductio n] i n the [ A Re c. Mode] m enu is set to [CCD-Shift] (p.116 ), the CCD s hifting s ound may o ccur d uring s hooting. Thi s is not a malf unct ion. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) in A mode. T he [ D ri v e Mo de ] s cr e en a pp e ar s. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to se lect, j [...]

95 3 Taking Pi ctures In X ( Digit al Wide) m ode, y ou can sti t ch two verti cal images capt ured with this camera into a single f rame up to approx. 21 mm covera ge (35 mm f ilm equi valent ). • The f l ash do es n ot di sc h arg e in j , A , B and C mod es. • j , A , B an d C cann ot be sel ecte d in 9 (Green), C (Movie), S (F irew orks) , [...]

96 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select X . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The cam era ent ers t he X mode. Tur n the camera 90 ° cloc kwise a nd align your first pic ture. When th e came ra detec ts a per son’s fa ce, the F ace [...]

97 3 Taking Pi ctures 6 Take the seco nd image . Overl ap the image o n th e pr eview g uide on the left of th e screen to compos e the sec ond image . Repe at Steps 4 and 5 t o tak e the sec ond image. The st itched firs t an d second i mage app ears on the disp lay ( Instant Revi ew), and th en is sa ved. 1 W hen the shooting scree n for the seco[...]

98 3 Taking Pi ctures In F (Digit al Panorama) mode, you can stitch togeth er two or three captu red frames to crea t e a panorami c photograph wit h the camera. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select F . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. T he c am era en [...]

99 3 Taking Pi ctures 5 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button hal fway. The f ocus fra m e on t he di splay t urns gre en when t he camera f ocuses on t he subje ct at the corr ect dis tance. 6 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button fu lly. The sc reen f or takin g the second frame is di splayed after you take the first fram e. If you selec t right ( [...]

100 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 After sh ooting th e first fram e in Step 6 on p .99 o r the secon d frame in St ep 7, press the 4 but ton. A conf irmat ion dial og ap pear s. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect an o ption and press the 4 butto n. To Can cel af ter Taking the First or Second Fr ame Save Saves th e capt ur ed imag e(s ) an d[...]

101 3 Taking Pi ctures Se tti ng t he S ho o tin g Fu nc ti on s Se lecti ng the Flas h Mod e , Auto The flash di sc har ges autom a tical ly dep end ing on the ligh t cond i tion s. If t he Fac e D etec tio n func tio n is activ ated, the fla sh mode i s aut o matic ally s et to d . a Flas h Off The fl ash do es n ot di scha rge , r ega rdle ss of[...]

102 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 4 ) in A mo d e. T he [ F l as h Mo de ] sc re en a pp e ar s . The f lash m ode cha nges ea ch time the butt on is pressed . You can also cha nge the sett ing usin g the f our -way cont roller ( 23 ). 2 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved and the camera returns to capt ure st atu[...]

103 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ) in A mo d e. T he [ F oc u s Mo de ] sc r een ap p ea r s . The f ocus mode change s each time the butt on is pressed . You can also cha nge the sett ing usin g the f our -way cont roller ( 23 ). Se lecti ng the Focus Mode = Sta nda rd This mode i s us ed wh en the d i stan ce to t he [...]

104 3 Taking Pi ctures 2 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved and the camera returns to capt ure st atu s. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ) in A mode. T he [ F oc u s Mo de ] sc r een ap p ea r s . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ) to sel ect . 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The cen tral porti on of the im age is magnif ied to fu[...]

105 3 Taking Pi ctures 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The focus is fixe d and the camera r eturns to capture s tatus. Afte r the focu s is fixed , you can press th e four-way co ntrol ler ( 5 ) aga in to display th e ind icat or and r eadjust the f ocus. You can change t he autofocus ar ea (Focusi ng Area). 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec[...]

106 3 Taking Pi ctures 6 Pres s the 3 butt on. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. You ca n choose from si x r ecord ed pixels sett ings f or stil l pictur es. The lar ger the number of recorde d pixels , the cle arer the detai ls wil l appear when you pr int your pict ure. As the qu al it y of the pr inte d pi ctur e also dep ends on the ima[...]

107 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Rec orded Pixel s]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to cha nge the n umber of r ecor ded pi x el s. 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The[...]

108 3 Taking Pi ctures You can ad just the over all brigh t ness of t he pi ctur e. Use thi s functi on t o take pi ctur es that are intent ionally ove r exposed or undere xposed. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [E V Compen sation]. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroll[...]

109 3 Taking Pi ctures Expands t he dynamic ran ge and prevent s bright and dar k areas fro m occur ring. [ Hi ghli ght Co rrectio n] adj usts the bright ar eas whe n the i mage is too bright and [Shadow Corre c tion] adj usts the dark ar eas when the image is too dark. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e[...]

110 3 Taking Pi ctures 6 Pres s the 3 b utton twice. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. The D-R ange S ettin g ic on appe ars on th e disp lay. You ca n take pictur es in nat ural co lors by adjust ing the whit e balance accor ding to the li ght co nditions at t he t ime of s hootin g. P When [Highli ght C or r ect ion] is s et to O Q When [[...]

111 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Wh ite Balance]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The [ White Bala nce] sc reen app ears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to change the setting. You can check the resu lt of selected white b[...]

112 3 Taking Pi ctures Have a blank sheet of whit e paper or similar mater ial rea dy. 1 In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way c ontro ller ( 23 ) to s e le c t K (M a nu a l). 2 Po int the cam e ra at the b lank she et of pap er o r oth er m a t eri a l so that it fills t h e frame displayed in the center of the scre en. 3 Pres s the s h[...]

113 3 Taking Pi ctures 2 U se t he f our -wa y c ont ro ll e r ( 23 ) to sel ect [A E M ete rin g]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect the AE M etering s etting. 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved . 6 Pres s the 3 butt on. The cam era ret urns to c ap[...]

114 3 Taking Pi ctures You ca n sele ct the sensitiv i ty to s uit t he br ightness of t he sur roundings. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fou r-way co ntro ller ( 23 ) to select [S ensitivity]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2[...]

115 3 Taking Pi ctures This specifie s whether t he Blink Detect ion funct ion works whe n the Fac e Detect ion function i s activated . The defaul t sett ing is O (On) . 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Bl ink Detection]. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) [...]

116 3 Taking Pi ctures You can set t hi s funct ion to corr ect camera sha ke which can occu r duri ng shooti ng. You c an corr ect camera s hake using opti cal s hake reduct ion only (CCD-Shif t), or the both optic al and electroni c shake reduct ions (Dual ). The def ault sett ing i s t he opt i cal shake red uction onl y (CCD-Shif t ). 1 Pres s [...]

117 3 Taking Pi ctures Use thi s setti ng to speci fy whether or not an Instant Rev i ew is disp layed imme diatel y afte r images are t aken. The defaul t setting i s O (O n ) . 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [I nstant Review ]. M When t he s hu tter r elea se [...]

118 3 Taking Pi ctures 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to se lect O or P . O Insta nt Revi ew is dis played. P Insta nt Revi ew is no t displ ayed. 4 Pres s the 3 butt on. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. You ca n give the imag e shar p or sof t outli nes. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use t[...]

119 3 Taking Pi ctures You ca n set the col or satur ation. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Saturation]. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to change the satura tion level. F Low G Nor ma l H Hig h 4 Pres s the 3 butt on. The cam era ret urns to c apture s t[...]

120 3 Taking Pi ctures 4 Pres s the 3 butt on. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. You can choose whether t o imprint the dat e and/o r ti me when taking st il l pict ures. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Date Impri nt] . 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller[...]

121 3 Taking Pi ctures You can assi gn one of the fol lowi ng f unct i ons to t he 9 (Green) but t on: [ 9 Gree n Mode] (p .76) [Voi ce Rec ording ] (p. 180), [ Movie] ( p. 125) or [Fn Set t ing] . You can ac tivate t he assigned f unction by j ust pressi ng the 9 (Gree n) button. Defaul t sett i ngs of Fn Set ting 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode.[...]

122 3 Taking Pi ctures 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [Green Button]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The [ G r een But ton] screen a ppears . 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select the function you want to register. When [G reen M ode] , [Voice Record ing] or [Movi e] is s elect ed, proceed to Step 9. 5 Pres[...]

123 3 Taking Pi ctures 8 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select the function you want to register. The f ollowin g funct i ons can be r egis tered. 9 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is regi stered . Repeat St eps 6 t o 9 to r egister o ther keys. 10 Pres s the 3 b utton twice. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. 1 Pres s the 9 bu[...]

124 3 Taking Pi ctures 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 or 45 ) to ch ange the setting. 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved and the camera returns to capt ure st atu s. OK O K OK R e c o r d e d P i x e l s R ecorded Pixels A W B AW B A U T O AUTO ± 0 . 0 ± 0.0 14 M[...]

125 3 Taking Pi ctures Re co rdin g Mo vi es This m ode en ables you t o record m ovies. S ound is rec or ded at the sam e ti me . 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Ca pture Mode Palet te a ppears . 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movi e). 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The cam era ent ers t he C mod e and re [...]

126 3 Taking Pi ctures Y o u ca n c h an g e t h e c a ptu r ed a re a by turn ing the z oom lev er to t he l eft or right . Ri ght ( x ) Enla rges the subject . Lef t ( w ) Wide ns the a rea t hat is capt ured by the c amera. 4 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button fu lly. Record ing st arts. You can conti nue r ecor ding unti l the b uilt- in memo[...]

127 3 Taking Pi ctures You ca n choose from the f ollowin g recor ded pixel s and frame r at e se ttin gs for m o vi es. The mo r e pixe l s ther e are, the c learer the details and the bigger the file size . The more frames per seco nd, the better the qualit y of the mov ie, but the file size bec omes larger . * The f rame r ate (f ps) ind icat es[...]

128 3 Taking Pi ctures 6 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect the nu mber of rec ord ed pix els and frame rate. 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved . 8 Pres s the 3 b utton twice. The cam era ret urns to c apture s tatus. In C mode, you ca n correct camera shake whi le yo u are record ing a movie wit h the Movie SR (Movie Sha[...]

129 3 Taking Pi ctures Sa vin g th e Setti ng s (M em ory ) The Me m ory func tion is for saving the cur rent camera s ettings wh en the came r a is turned of f. For s ome camera s ettings, the Memory function is always set to O (O n) (the setti ngs ar e saved when t he camera is turned off), while for othe rs you c an choo se O or P (O ff) (to cho[...]

130 3 Taking Pi ctures 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in A mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu ap pears. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [M emor y]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The [ M emo ry] scree n appea rs. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select O or P . 6 [...]

4 Playing Ba ck and Deleting Image s Playing Back Images ........... ................... 1 32 Deleting Im ages a nd Sound Files .......... 1 46 Connect ing the Cam era to A V Equip ment ........... ................... .................. ................... 1 5 4[...]

132 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Pl aying B ack Image s 1 Pres s the Q button after taking a pi c t ure. The cam era ent ers t he Q mode and the capt ured im age app ears on the di splay (sin gle-i mage d isplay) . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ). The pr eviou s or nex t image appears . Press t he i button while the i mage is di[...]

133 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You can play bac k the movies you have t aken. The sound is played back at the same t i me. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the movie you want to play back. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ). Play back st arts. A vai l a ble op e ra ti on s du rin g pl a yb ack Avai l[...]

134 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n disp l ay f our o r ni ne thumbn ails of capt ur ed i mages at a ti m e. 1 In Q mode, turn the zoo m lever to the left ( f ). The f our-im age disp lay app ears sho wing a page co nsis ting of four t humbna il image s. Turn the zo om lever to the left ( f ) ag ain to swit ch to nin e-image di spl [...]

135 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages The i cons th at appe ar on th e image s indicat e the f ollow ing: Press t he 4 but ton to sw i tch to sin gle-ima ge displ ay of the select ed image. Press t he Q button to s w itch to A mode . In n ine-image displ ay, t urn the zoom l ever to t he left ( f ) to swi tc h t o fol der di splay or cal endar[...]

136 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Calendar di splay Images and sou nd fil es are displaye d by date in cale ndar for mat. A th um bnai l of t he fi rst i mage re corded on each da te is display ed on th e calend ar. O appe ars f or d ates on w hi ch a sound file was the firs t re corde d file. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Q [...]

137 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages OK MENU SHUTTE R 09/09/2010 09/09/2010 09/09/2010 14:25 14:25 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 38 3 8 38 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 09/09/2010 0 9 / 0 9 / 2 0 1 0 09/09/2010 MENU Cancel Ca n c e l OK OK OK Cancel OK 1 / 2 1/2 Slidesho w Sl i de s h o w OK OK OK MENU Cancel Ca n ce l Slidesho w OK Cance[...]

138 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Playbac k Mode Pal ette Play ba ck M ode Desc riptio n Page u Slid eshow F o r cont inu ous ly pla yin g bac k ima ges. Scree n or sou nd ef fec ts ca n be s et. p.13 9 s Ima ge Rot ati on R ot ates ca pture d i mage s. Us ef ul wh en v iew ing ver tic al im ag es on a T V. p.14 1 k Small Face F ilter Re d[...]

139 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n play back record ed image s one aft er anoth er. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choose the ima ge to start th e slideshow with. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The Pl ayba ck Mode Pa lette appear s. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select u (Slideshow[...]

140 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n set the pla yback int erval an d also a screen effect and s ound effe ct for when one image changes to the next. 1 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [In terval] in Step 5 o n p.1 39. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 3 Use th e fou r-way co ntrol[...]

141 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 8 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select O or P . Except when th e [Sc reen Effect ] is set to [O ff], you can c ho ose O (O n ) or P (O ff) for t he so und tha t is playe d when on e i mage c hanges to the next . 9 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [S tart] and press the 4 bu tto n.[...]

142 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The Pl ayba ck Mode Pa lette appear s. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select s (Image Rotation). 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The r o tatio n selec tion screen (0 °, Right 90°, Left 9 0°, o r 180°) appear s. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) t[...]

143 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n magn ify an image u p to ten times . 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). T he i m ag e is ma g ni fi e d ( × 1.1 t o × 1 0) . Continuing to turn the zo o m lever to th e right ( y ) chan ges the [...]

144 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You can enjoy pl aying back ima ges wit h the subj ects’ fac es zoomed u p simpl y by pressing th e I button (F ace close-up pl ayback) if t he Face Detect ion function ope rated when the images were taken. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image you want to magnify. 2 C[...]

145 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Avai lab le o per atio ns duri ng the Face clos e-up p layb ack mode 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The i m age r eturns t o sin gle -im age d ispl ay. Zoom l ever to the righ t ( y ) Zooms on the s ubj ect bein g disp lay ed for Fa ce c los e-up play ba ck at an equ al or slight ly larger magnificat ion ratio. [...]

146 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Dele ting Image s a nd S ound Fi les You can dele te images and sou nd files that you do not want to keep. You ca n dele t e a singl e image or s ound fil e. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image/sound file you wan t to delete. 2 Pres s the i bu tto n. A conf irmat ion d[...]

147 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages If sound (voi ce memo) has b een adde d to an image ( p.184) , you can delet e t he sound wit hout del eting the image. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image with sound . U appe ars on t he imag es wit h soun d. 2 Pres s the i bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og ap pear s[...]

148 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n dele te severa l imag es/sound files selecte d from t he fou r -/nine- image di splay at once. 1 In Q mode, turn the zoom lever to th e left ( f ) once or twice. Four -im age disp lay or n ine-i mage d isplay a ppears. 2 Pres s the i bu tto n. P appea rs on t he images and so und fi les . Deleti n[...]

149 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to choose the images and sound files th at yo u wan t to del ete and press the 4 but ton. O appea rs on t he se lecte d images a nd sound f iles. If yo u selec t an ima ge and t urn the z oom lever to the right ( y ), t he selec ted ima ge appe ars in si ngle- imag[...]

150 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages You ca n dele t e al l the images a nd sound files at once. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [Del ete All]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con[...]

151 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. All t he imag es and s ound fil es ar e del eted. You can prot ect stored i mages and sou nd f il es from being accident ally delet ed. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image you want to protect. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The Pl ay[...]

152 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 7 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [P rotect]. 8 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The sel ected imag e or sound file i s prote cted and th e screen s hown in Step 5 reap pears. To pr ote ct other images or soun d fil es, repe at Steps 5 to 8. Select [Cancel] to exit th e Protect settin g. 1 Select [A[...]

153 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. All the im ages and s ound f iles ar e prote cte d and the s creen shown in Step 1 reap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ca nce l ] an d press the 4 bu tto n. The Pl ayba ck Mode Pa lette reappe ars. Pr otecte d im ages and s ound fi les will be de leted if t[...]

154 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages Conne cting the Camera to AV Eq ui pm e nt By usin g the suppli ed AV cable (I -AVC7), y ou can capt ure and play ba ck images on equ ipment with a vid eo I N jack, such as a TV. 1 Turn the AV device and camera off. 2 Conn ect the AV cable to the PC/AV terminal of the cam er a. Connect the ter m inal of th[...]

155 4 Playin g Back and Del eting I m ages 5 Turn the cam era on. • It is reco mmend ed to u se the opti onal AC a dapt er kit K-AC 92 if you i n te nd to use th e ca mera fo r a lo ng t ime (p .35) . • D ep en di ng on th e co un try o r r e gi on , i ma ge s and so un d fi l es m a y f ai l to be pl ayed b ack if the v id eo o ut pu t for mat[...]

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5 Editing and Printing Images Editing Im ages ... .................. .......... ......... 158 Setting t he Print in g Servi ce (DPOF) ...... 1 76 About printin g The followi ng options are ava i lable fo r pr int i ng images taken wit h this camer a. 1 Use a pr int ing ser vice. 2 U s e y o u r p r i n t e r w i t h a n S D M e m o r y C a r d s l [...]

158 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s Ed iti ng Im a ges By changi ng the recorded pixe l s of a sele cted image , you can make the file size smal ler than the orig inal. You can use t his functi on to continue taki ng pictu r es when the SD Memory Card o r the buil t -i n memor y is full, by making t he images smaller and overwri t ing the origi nal[...]

159 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 6 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage is save d as a new i mage and the follo w in g confirm ation d ialog do es not appea r. 7 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [Overwri te] or [Save a[...]

160 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The cr o ppin g scree n appear s. The lar gest si ze of croppe d image is sh own with a gre en fram e on the screen . The crop ped image cannot be larger t han t hi s cro pping fram e size. 5 Choo se the cropping area. Th e follow ing op erati ons m ove th e g reen fram e a nd set the a r[...]

161 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. Face de tect ion fram es for fa ces tha t can be corr ecte d are d ispla yed. Pro ceed to Step 6 w hen the re is onl y one de tect ion frame. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select a face to b e proc essed . A green frame i n dicates the fa ce that is to be pr oc essed. 6 Pre[...]

162 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s This f unction lets you cha nge the color ton es and perform speci al proces sing on a select ed image . 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the image you want to edit. Yo u ma y no t b e ab le to pro c es s im ag es i n the fo ll ow i ng sit u at io ns: - When th e siz e of f ac e tak[...]

163 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The Pl ayba ck Mode Pa lette appear s. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select P (Di gital Fi lter ). 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The f ilter sel ection s creen a ppears. 1 B&W 2 Sep ia 3 Toy Ca mer a 4 Re tro 5 Co lor 6 E x tr a c t C o lo r 7 Col or Emp has[...]

164 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to choo se a filter. The pr eview image of th e result of t he fi lter effec t appea rs. 6 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage is save d as a new i mage and the[...]

165 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage is save d as a new i mage and the follo w in g confirm ation d ialog do es not appea r. 8 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [Overwri te] or [Save a[...]

166 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage is save d as a new i mage and the follo w in g confirm ation d ialog do es not appea r. 8 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [Overwri te] or [Save a[...]

167 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select Z (Red -eye Compen sation). 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage is save d as a new i mage and the follo w in g confirm ation d ialog do es not app[...]

168 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select N (F rame Composite) . 4 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The 9- fr am e di splay of the f rame se lecti on scre en appe ars. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to choose a fram e. 6 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sel ected fra me appear s in singl e-i[...]

169 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The f rame posi t ion and size adj ustment scre en appe ars . You c an adj ust the imag e using eit her of the follo wing op erati ons. 8 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og fo r overw riting the ima ge appe ars . If the s elect ed image i s prot ected, the proc essed i mage i[...]

170 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s Optional Frames The o ptio nal fr ames a re st ored in t he bu ilt -in mem ory i n the Opt io R Z10. T hese opti onal frame s are dele ted if the f ile s on the buil t-in m emor y are dele ted wi th a co mp ut er or th e b uil t- i n me mor y is f orm at ted . To re lo ad the op tio na l fra me s into the bu il t[...]

171 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s The frames downloaded fr om the PENTAX website or other sour ce can be us ed for addi ng a f rame t o pic tures. You can selec t a frame from the recorded m ovie to save as a stil l picture or div i de a movie in t o two. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the movie you want to edit. [...]

172 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 5 Select [Sa ve as Still Image] on the movi e edit selection sc reen. 6 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The sc reen ap pears f or s ele cting a frame to be s aved a s a stil l pi cture. 7 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to ch oose th e frame y ou want to save. 2 Play s or pau ses the m ovi e 3 Stop s the movi e an[...]

173 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 8 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. A conf irmat ion dial og ap pear s. 9 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [Div ide]. 10 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The mo vie i s di vided at the spec ifie d positio n, th e two p ortio ns are saved a s new fi les, and the origi nal one is d eleted. You can copy images and sound [...]

174 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 3 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The cop ying method select ion s creen a ppears. Subseq uent ste ps v ary depe ndi ng on your s elec tion. All the images and sound files in the built -in memory are copi ed t o the SD Memory Card at once . Before copyi ng t he images, m ake sur e that ther e is enou gh space on the SD Me[...]

175 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The sel ecte d image /sou nd file i s copi ed to t he built - in memory. To c opy ot her im ages or sound f iles, r epeat Steps 4 to 7. Se lect [Ca ncel ] to exit t he copy ope rati on. • If so und (voi ce mem o) has be en add ed to an i mage, the ima ge is c opie d with the so und. •[...]

176 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s Setting th e Printin g Service ( DPO F) DPOF ( Digi tal Pr int Order Fo rmat) is the fo rmat for storin g pri nt order data on still pic tures capt ured with a digit al camer a. Once the print or der data has been s t ored, the pict ures can be printed according to the DPO F sett i ngs usi ng a D POF-compa tible [...]

177 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect [S ingle Imag e]. 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The message [Appl ies DPOF settings to this image ] appears. 6 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select an image. If DP OF sett ings h ave alre ady been m ade f or the s elected image, th e prev ious number of co [...]

178 5 Editi ng and Printing Image s When yo u choose the number of copies and whe ther or not t o insert the date, the sett i ngs are app lied to all the i mages store d in the cam era. 1 Select [All I mages] i n S tep 4 on p.177. 2 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The me ssage [A pplies D POF s ettin gs to all ima ges] appear s. 3 Choo se the numb er of cop[...]

6 Recording and Playing Ba ck Sound Rec ordi ng So un d ( Voi ce Rec ordin g) ........... ................... .................. ................... 1 8 0 Adding a V o ice Mem o to Imag es ........... 184[...]

180 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound Record ing So und (Vo ice Reco rdin g) You ca n recor d soun d wit h the camer a. Th e microphone is lo cated on the fr ont of the camera. Whe n recordi ng sound, aim the camer a at the sound sour ce to obtain th e best sound quali t y. To use the Voi ce Recording fun ction, assi gn it to the Gree n button f[...]

181 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound 1 Pres s the G reen button i n A mode. The cam era ent ers t he Voi ce Recor ding mode. T he rem aining re cordabl e tim e and the recordin g time of the c urre nt f ile appe ar on t he displ ay. 1 Record ing time 2 Remaining recorda b le time 2 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button fully. Recording start s. [...]

182 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound You ca n play back the s ound fil es you made in Voic e Recordin g. 1 Pres s the Q butt on. 2 Use the fou r-way con troller ( 45 ) to choos e the sound file to play back. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ). Play back st arts. 1 Total fil e recording tim e 2 Pla yback ti me A vai l a ble op e ra ti on s[...]

183 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound Avai lab le oper ations w hile pl ayback is paus ed 4 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). Play back st ops. Four -w ay c on tro ller ( 2 ) R esum es pl ayb ack. Four -w ay c on tro ller ( 4 ) Re win ds appr ox . 5 sec ond s. Four -w ay c on tro ller ( 5 ) Adv anc es app ro x. 5 secon ds .[...]

184 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound Ad di ng a V oi ce Me mo t o Imag es You ca n add a voic e memo t o your st ill pi ctur es. 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the sti ll picture to which you wa nt to add a vo ice memo. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The Pl ayba ck Mode Pa lette appear s. 3 Use th e f[...]

185 6 Recordi ng and Pl aying Back Sound 1 In Q mod e, u se the four-w ay con trolle r ( 45 ) to choo se the still picture with the voice mem o that you want to play back . U appe ars on i mages w ith voic e memo s in single-i mage di splay. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ). Play back st arts. A vai l a ble op e ra ti on s du rin g pl a yb [...]

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7 Se ttings Camera Set tings .......... ................... ......... 1 88[...]

188 7 Settin gs Camera Se ttin gs Format ting delet es all the data on t he SD Memory Card. Be sure to use this camer a to format (initial ize) an SD M emory Card that is unuse d or has been used on other camer as or digita l devic es. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press[...]

189 7 Settin gs 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. For matt ing start s. When formattin g is co mpleted, the ca m era return s to A m o de or Q mod e. You can adj ust the volume of opera tion sou nds and change the typ e of sound. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way[...]

190 7 Settin gs 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [S tart-up So und ]. 5 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 6 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select th e sound type. Choose from [1 ], [2 ], [3] or [Off]. 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. 8 Set [Shutter Sound], [Op eration Sound ] and [Self-timer So [...]

191 7 Settin gs 4 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The frame mov es to [mm/dd/yy ]. Depend ing on the initi al setti n g or previou s sett ing, [dd/ m m/yy] or [yy/m m /dd] may be disp layed. 5 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to choose the date forma t. Choose fro m [mm/dd/yy], [d d/mm/yy] or [yy/ m m/dd] . 6 Pres s the fo ur-way con t[...]

192 7 Settin gs The f ollowin g opera tion s and sc reen us e [mm/d d/yy] as an exam ple. The ope rati ons are the sam e even i f anothe r date f or mat ha s been sele cted. 11 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to change the mon th. 12 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The f rame move s to the day fi eld . Use th e four-w ay contr oller ([...]

193 7 Settin gs The date and t i me select ed in “Set t ing t he Dat e and Time” ( p. 47) and “Changi ng the Dat e and T i me” ( p.190) ser ve as the Homet own date and time. If you s et the Dest i nati on city using the w orld t ime fun ction , you ca n displ ay the Destinati on date and time when tak ing pictur es in a different ti me zo [...]

194 7 Settin gs 7 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [DS T]. 8 Use the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). Sele ct O if th e Destin atio n ci ty uses daylight savi ng t ime. 9 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set tings are sav ed and the [Wo rld Time ] screen reappe ars. 10 Pres s the 3 b utton twice. The camera ret urn[...]

195 7 Settin gs 6 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to se lect X or W . X Disp lays the time o f the Des tinat ion city W Displays the tim e of the Hometo wn city 7 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved . 8 Pres s the 3 b utton twice. The camera re t urns to A mo de o r Q mod e. When X ( De s t ina t i on) i s s e lec t ed in S t e p 6, [...]

196 7 Settin gs 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The [ Langua ge/ ] s creen ap pears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to select the des ired lan gua ge . 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The me nus and m essag es are d ispl a yed i n the selected langua ge. You ca n change the nami ng s ystem o f the f older f or stor i ng i mages. When [...]

197 7 Settin gs 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [F older Name]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). A pul l-down m enu a ppears. 4 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to[...]

198 7 Settin gs 5 Pres s the 4 bu tto n. The set ting is saved . You can t ransf er ima ges to your computer auto matical ly via wi reles s LAN using an Eye-Fi card . Refer to “Tran sferring Images Using an Eye- Fi Car d” (p.2 21) fo r detail s on h ow to tra nsfer imag es. The default sett i ng is P ( O ff). 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. T[...]

199 7 Settin gs You ca n adju st the brightnes s of the di splay. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way con troller ( 23 ) to select [Brigh tness Level ]. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to ad just th e bri[...]

200 7 Settin gs You can save bat tery power by set t ing th e displa y to dim automat i cal l y when no ope ration i s performed f or a fi xed time. Aft er the power sa ving funct ion has been acti vated, the displ ay returns t o the ordi nary bri ght ness i f any button is press ed. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs[...]

201 7 Settin gs You can set t he camera to tur n off aut omatical ly when no oper ation is perf ormed for a fixed time. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off ]. 3 Pres s [...]

202 7 Settin gs You can choose the st ar t-u p screen dis played when the camer a is turn ed on. You ca n choose any o f the f ollowing images as the start-u p scre en: - Th e Guide Displ ay Start-up Screen s howing a guide to t he shootin g mode s and buttons - One of the 3 pre-i nstal l ed images - One of your own images ( compatible i mages only[...]

203 7 Settin gs Pixel M apping is a functio n for mapping out and corre cting defect ive pixel s in t he CCD sensor. Run the Pixe l Mapping f unction if i mage dots always seem t o be def ective i n the s ame plac e. 1 Pres s the 3 bu tton i n A mod e, and press the four- way con trolle r ( 5 ). The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. [Pix el Mappin g] ca[...]

204 7 Settin gs You can reset the camera sett i ngs to th ei r def aults. Refer to “Defau lt Se tti ngs ” ( p.2 30) f or t he re s et s e tt ing s. 1 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to [...]

8 Connecting to a Computer Setting Up Your Comp ut er ............ ......... 206 Connecting to Your Com p uter ............... 2 13 Transfer r ing Imag es Using an Eye-Fi C ard .............. ......... ................... 2 21[...]

206 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Sett ing Up Your Comp uter By inst alling the sof t ware inclu ded on the provided CD-ROM on your comp ut er and conn ecting the camer a t o your comput er with the USB cable , you can transf er im ages and m ovies captur ed with your camera to the compu ter and then dis pl ay and ma nage them. Thi s section expla in[...]

207 8 Connecti ng to a Computer * O p era ti on is n ot gu ara nt ee d on al l c o mp ut ers m ee ti ng th e sy s tem re qu ire m en ts . * Th e syst em re quire ment s de scri be the mi nimu m enviro nment for pl ayin g and edit ing movi es. * O p era ti on is n ot gu ara nt ee d on al l c o mp ut ers m ee ti ng th e sy s tem re qu ire m en ts . *[...]

208 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Inst all th e image vi ewing/managi ng/edit i ng so ftware “ MediaImpress ion 2.0 for PENTAX”. 1 Tur n your W i nd ows PC on. 2 Insert the p rovided CD-ROM into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. If th e inst all ation scr een app ears, go to Step 5. 3 Click [Computer] in the Start menu. 4 Double-c lick t h e CD-ROM /DVD driv[...]

209 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 6 Select the file format to use and click [Next]. All files in the c hecked format will open with M edi aI m pressi on 2 .0 fo r PENTA X. Remo ve the c heck to open the file usi ng anot her ap plicati on. 7 Cl i c k [ F in is h] . Installation is c omplete. R e bo ot y o ur c o mp ute r . 1 Tur n your Macin tosh on. [...]

210 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 6 Click [Clo se]. Installation is c omplete. 7 Click [E xit] o n the installation scr een. The wi ndow is cl osed. In o rder to better serve you, we reque st that you c omplete the pro duct regi strati on. If you r computer is conn ected to the Inte rnet, p lease click [ Product Regist ration] on the i nstallati on s[...]

211 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Set the dev i ce to which the camera is connec t ed with the USB cabl e. 1 Tur n your camer a on. 2 Pres s the 3 butt on in Q mode. The [ W Sett ing] menu appea rs. When y ou press the 3 b u tton in A mode, press th e four -way cont roll er ( 5 ) once. 3 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to select [US B Co nn ect[...]

212 8 Connecti ng to a Computer MSC (Mass Storage Class) A general - purpo se driver pro gr am that han dles devices connected t o the comp ut er vi a USB as a memory device. Also i ndicates a stan dard for contr olling USB devices with this driver . By simpl y connecting a device tha t supports USB Mass Sto r age Class , you can copy, read, and wr[...]

213 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Conn ectin g to Y our Compu ter Connect your camer a to the comput er using the provi ded USB cable (I -US B7 ) . 1 Tur n your comp uter on . 2 Tur n your camer a off . 3 Conn ect your camera to the computer using the USB cab le . Connec t th e term inal of the U SB cab le wit h ar row mark facing the side of the d i[...]

214 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Import the i mages cap tured wi t h th e camera into y our comp uter. • The po wer swi tch bli nks whi le the camera i s conn ected t o a com puter . • For Macint osh, the volu me la bel na me a ppea r s i nst ead of [NO N AME] if t he SD Me mor y Ca rd ha s a v o lum e la be l. A n ew un fo rma tte d SD Mem or y[...]

215 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 5 Click [Impo rt media files to local disk]. Medi aImpr essi on 2. 0 for PE NTAX star ts and th e impor t screen appear s. 6 Select an ima ge to i mport. To select multip le images, choose t h e images whil e pr essing t he Ctrl k ey. To spec ify t he desti natio n locati on, click the fold er icon. If an y of the ?[...]

216 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 7 Click [Import]. T he i m ag e s a r e i m po rt ed t o th e comput er and t he Media Brows er scre en appe ars . When a me ssage appear s after im port is complete, clic k [Done]. 5 Double-c lick t he [Med iaImpressi on 2.0 for PENTA X] i con in t he [Applicatio ns] f o lder. Medi aImpr essi on 2. 0 for PE NTAX st [...]

217 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 6 Click [Import]. The i m port scre en appear s. For subsequ ent st eps, r efer to S tep 6 an d 7 on p. 215. 1 Doub le-click the [Safely Remove Har dware] ic on in the task b ar. The “Saf ely Remov e H ardw a re” scr een appear s . 2 Select [U SB Mass Storag e Device ] and click [Stop]. T h e “S to p a H a rd w[...]

218 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 3 Select [U SB Mass Storag e Device ] and click [OK]. A mess age app ears ind icat ing that the hard ware ca n be sa fely r e move d. 4 Disco nnect th e U SB cab le fro m yo ur Wind ows P C and the c amera. 1 Drag [NO NAME] on th e deskto p to the tr ash. If the SD Memor y Card has a vol ume labe l, drag the i con of[...]

219 8 Connecti ng to a Computer 2 Click [All Med ia]. The Me dia Brow ser scr een app ears. 3 Select and click th e fo lder containi ng the images you wish to v iew. The i m ages are di splay ed. 4 Select and double-click an imag e you wish to view. The sel ecte d image is d isplayed with M e dia I mp r es s ion Ph o t o V iew e r. You can enl arge[...]

220 8 Connecti ng to a Computer You ca n fi nd mo r e i nf ormat ion on how to u se “MediaI mpression 2.0 for PENTAX” by usi ng the help page s. 1 Select [Help] in [Extras] at the to p right of th e screen (for W indo ws) or [MediaImp ression He lp] in [Help] o n th e m e nu ba r (fo r M ac into s h). The hel p sc reen appear s in the web bro w[...]

221 8 Connecti ng to a Computer Tr an sfe rrin g Im ag es Us ing a n Ey e- Fi Card You can transfer images t o your computer automat ically when a buil t -i n wir e le ss LA N m em o ry ca rd (Ey e -Fi ca r d ) is ins e rted in the ca me r a. 1 Sp ecify the wireless LAN access point and trans fer desti nation on the Eye-Fi card. For deta ils on h o[...]

222 8 Connecti ng to a Computer • When y ou int end to u se a br and-n ew Eye- Fi car d for t he fir st ti me, copy t he E y e-F i M an a ge r in s tal la tio n f il e t o y o ur co mp u ter be fo r e forma tti ng th e c ard. • Image s are t ransf erred via wi reless LAN. Se t [E ye-Fi ] to P ( Off), or d o not use an E y e-F i card i n loca ti[...]

9 Appendix Func tion s Avail able for Each Shoo ting Mode . ................... .................. ................... 2 24 Messages ............ .................. ................... 2 26 Troubles hooting . .................. ................... 2 28 Default S ettings ........... ................... ......... 2 30 List of W orld Time Cities .....[...]

224 9 Appendix Funct ion s Avai lable for Each Sh ooti ng Mo de z : C an be s et. ×: C anno t be se t. b R 9 A c B d R C Zoom lever Zoom operati on zz z *1 zz z *1 I button Face Dete ction On zz zz zz Smil e Captu re Face Dete ction Of f × zzz × z Flash Mode , (Auto) zzz × z × a (Flash O ff) zzzz z z *4 b (Fla sh On) zz × zz × c (Auto + Red-[...]

225 9 Appendix a f K b e B K U c Q c S N X F Pa ge zz *2 zz × z Z o om ope ration Zoom lever p.7 8 z zzzzz Fa ce De tect ion O n I button p .72 z *3 Smile Ca pture zzzzz Fa ce De tect ion O ff zz × zzz , (Auto) Flash Mode p .101 zz z *4 zz z a (Flash Of f) zz × zzz b (Fl a sh On ) zz × zzz c (Auto + R ed-ey e) zz × zzz d (Flash On + Re d-eye[...]

226 9 Appendix Mess ages Mess ages such as the fol l owing may appe ar on t he dis play during came r a operat i on. Message D escrip tion Batte ry deple ted The ba tter y is exh aust ed. Ch arg e the ba tter y us ing the batt ery charg er ( p. 31) . Memory card full The SD M emo ry Car d is ful l and no more ima ge s ca n be sa ved . Inse rt a new[...]

227 9 Appendix Pr otec te d The im a ge or so un d f ile yo u ar e try ing t o d elet e is pro tect ed (p.15 1). Dat a be ing re co rde d Di spl aye d wh e n y o u t ry to s witch to Q mode w hile a n image is still being re corded, or when the protect setting or DPOF s et tin g is be ing ch an ged . It dis ap pears after th e image i s r ec or ded[...]

228 9 Appendix Tr ou bl es ho ot i ng Pr obl em Cause Rem edy The camera will not turn on Th e batt er y is not installed Check if a battery is in stalled. If n ot, install a ba ttery. The battery is installed incorrectly Check o rien ta tio n of t he bat tery . Rei nser t the batter y with th e labe l f a cing t he disp lay (p. 32 ). Th e batt er [...]

229 9 Appendix Th e subj ect is n ot in fo cus Th e su bje ct is dif fic ult to fo cu s on with au to fo cu s The c amer a may hav e diffic ult y in focu sing on s uch sub jec ts as : low cont ras t s ub jec ts ( a wh i te w all , a bl ue sky, et c.), dar k subj e cts , finel y-p at terne d obje cts, ra pidly -mo vin g obj e cts . It is als o diff [...]

230 9 Appendix Def ault S etti ngs The t able below l ists the fact ory de fault s et ti ngs. The mean i ng of the indi cations fo r menu items wit h a defa ult setting i s expla i ned b elow. La st M e m ory S et tin g Yes : The current settin g (last memory) i s saved when the c amera is turned off. No : The set ting returns to the defaul t sett [...]

231 9 Appendix Memory Fa ce De tect ion P (Off ) Yes Yes p.7 2 Flas h Mod e O (O n) Yes Yes p.10 1 Dri ve Mo de P (O ff) Yes Yes p.92 p.93 Fo cus M od e P (O ff) Yes Yes p.1 03 Zoom Po sition P (Off ) Yes Yes p.78 MF Po si tion P (O ff) Yes Yes p.1 04 White Ba lance P (Off ) Yes Yes p.1 10 Sensitivity P (Off ) Yes Yes p.1 1 4 EV Com p ensat ion P ([...]

232 9 Appendix  [ W Settin g] Menu Items Item D efault Setting Las t Memory Settin g Re se t Settin g Pa ge Sound Op era tio n Vol ume 3 Ye s Ye s p.18 9 P lay bac k Vo lu me 3 Ye s Yes Star t-up S ound 1 Y es Yes Shut ter S oun d 1 Y es Yes Op era tio n Soun d 1 Yes Ye s Self- time r S oun d 1 Yes Y es Dat e Ad j ustm ent Da te Forma t (date) A[...]

233 9 Appendix  Playback Mode Palette It ems Item D efault Setting Las t Memory Settin g Re se t Settin g Pa ge Sl id esho w In te rv a l 3 s ec . Yes Ye s p.13 9 Scre en Ef fe ct Wipe Y es Y es Sound E ff ect O (O n) Yes Y es Im ag e Ro tatio n Norm al — — p.14 1 Sm all F ace F ilt er 7 % N o No p. 16 0 Digital Filter B &W No — p.16 2[...]

234 9 Appendix  Key Opera t ion Ite m Func ti on De fault Setting Las t Memory Settin g Re se t Settin g Pa ge Q bu tton Opera tio n Mode Q mode — — — Zoo m le ve r Zoo m P osi ti on Full w ide- ang le * No p.78 Four -w ay controller 2 Dri ve Mo de 9 ( Sta nda r d) * Ye s p.92 p.93 3 Shoo tin g Mode b (Aut o Pi ctu re) Yes Y es p.69 4 Flas[...]

235 9 Appendix List of Worl d Time C itie s Ci ty: indicate s cities that can be set as either the Initial Setting (p. 43) or the World Time (p.193) . Vide o Output Forma t: indicates th e video output format of the c ity se t as the i nitial setting . Region Cit y Video Output Form at Region Cit y Video Out put Form a t North Ameri ca Hono lulu NT[...]

236 9 Appendix Op tion al A ccess or ies A number of dedi cated accesso ries are avai l able for this cam er a. Product s marked with an asteri sk (*) are the same as those sup plied with the camer a.  Power sup ply Recharg eable l ithium - ion battery D- LI 92 ( *) Batt ery charger kit K-BC92 (*) (Batt ery char ger D-BC92, AC plug cord) AC adap[...]

237 9 Appendix Main Sp ec ifi cat io ns Type Fully a u tomatic compact dig ital still c amera with built-in z oom lens Num ber of Effective Pixels Appro x. 14 me gap ixe ls Im age Senso r 1/ 2.33 i nch CC D Num ber of Re co rde d P i xe ls Still g (4288 ×32 16) , j (1: 1) (3 21 6×32 16 ), i (16: 9) ( 42 24× 237 6), 6 ( 30 72× 230 4), h (16: 9) [...]

238 9 Appendix Appr ox imat e Ima ge St ora ge C apa city a nd R ec ordi ng Tim e Still Pictures Built-in Memo ry 2 GB SD Memory Card g 4288× 3216 33 p ict ur es 778 p ict ur es j 3216 ×32 16 42 p ict ur es 975 p ict ur es i 4224×2 37 6 42 p ict ur es 975 p ict ur es 6 3072 ×230 4 52 p i ctur es 1205 pi ct ure s h 1920×1 08 0 1 51 p ict ure s [...]

239 9 Appendix Int ellig ent Zo om Ap prox. 14 × at 6 (3 072×2 304), Approx . 6 7× a t m (64 0×480) (w hen combi ned wit h opti cal zoom ) Digi tal Zoom Up t o approx. 6.7 × (comb ines wit h 10× opti cal zoo m to giv e zoo m m agnific atio n equiva lent to app rox. 67× ) Mo t ion B lur Redu ction Sti ll CCD -Shi f t-T ype (SR: S hak e Reduct[...]

240 9 Appendix Digi tal Filt ers B&W, Sepia, Toy C amera , Retro (B lue, Ambe r), Colo r (Red, Pink, Pu rple, B lue, Gre en, Yel low), Extra ct Col or (Red, Green, Blue), C olor Em phasis ( Sky Blue , Fres h Green , Deli cate Pink, Autumn Leave s), High C o nt ras t , S t ar b urs t , So ft , Br i g ht ne s s F i l te r Mo vie C onti nuous Reco[...]

241 9 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PE NTA X ca m era s pu rch a se d thr o ug h au th ori ze d bo na fide phot og rap hi c dis tri buti on ch annels a re gu arant eed ag ains t def ects of mat erial or wo rkmans hip for a p eri od of t welve mont hs f rom date of p urc hase. Se rvi ce wil l be rende red, a nd def ecti ve pa rts w ill be re plac ed [...]

242 9 Appendix • Thi s warra nty po licy d oes not affe ct th e custo mer’ s statu to ry righ ts. • T he lo cal w arra nty p olicie s avail ab le f rom PENT AX d istri but ors in s om e coun tri es ca n su pers ede t his w arra nty poli cy. T heref ore, we r ecomm end th at you r evie w t he w a rran ty car d supp lie d w i th you r prod uc t[...]

243 9 Appendix For custo m ers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLI ANCE This device compl ies with Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. Ope ration i s subj ect to the f ollowing t w o condi t ions : (1) This devi ce may not cause harm ful int er fer ence, and ( 2) this device m ust accept any inte rference received, incl uding inte rfere nce t hat may caus e unde[...]

244 9 Appendix De claratio n of Conformi ty According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B P ersonal Com puters and Per ipheral s We: P ENTAX Im aging Com pany A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 804 01 U .S.A. Phone : 303-799-8000 FA X: 303-790-1131 Declar e under sole resp onsibilit y t hat [...]

245 9 Appendix Infor mation for Users on Collectio n and Disposal of Old Equipment and Used Batteries 1. In the Europ ean Union These sym bols on the prod ucts, packaging and/ or accom panyin g document s mean that used elec trical and elec tronic equi pments and bat teries shoul d not be mixed with genera l household wast e. Used elec trical /elec[...]

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247 9 Appendix In dex Sym b ols A Mode ... ..... ..... ....... .. 12, 56 Q Mode ..................... 12, 56 Q butt on .... ..... .... ..... .. 52, 54 I butt on ..... ..... .... ..... .. 53 , 55 9 (Green) button ............ 121 [ A Re c. Mod e] menu ......................... 61, 2 30 [ W Setting] menu ....... 62, 2 32 9 Green Mode ................[...]

248 9 Appendix C Cal en dar disp lay ...... .... .... 135 Camera shake ......... 116, 128 Candlelight Mode .............. 80 Capture Mode Palette . ...... 69 Center-weighted metering M ... ....... ..... ..... . 1 12 Cha rging a battery ..... .. ..... . 31 Checking the SD Memo ry Card ... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... . 41 City n ame .... ...[...]

249 9 Appendix Highlight C orrection ..... . ... 1 09 Histo gram .... ..... .... ..... ....... . 26 Hometo wn ..... ..... ..... .. 46 , 193 I Image S torage Capacity ...................... .... 2 38 In fin ity s ..... ..... .... ..... ...... 1 03 Inf o Displ a y .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... . 22 Ini tia l s ettin gs . ..... ..... .... ..... . 43 In[...]

250 9 Appendix R Rec. Mode menu ....... 61, 2 30 Recorded Pixels ...... 106, 1 27 Recor di ng movies .... .... .... 125 Recor ding sounds ... .... .... 1 80 Red-eye Compens ation ... 1 66 Red-eye reduction cd ... 1 01 Reset . ..... ..... ..... ....... .... .... 204 Resi ze .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 1 58 Retro filter .... ..... .... ... ..[...]

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