Pentax Version 3.5 manual

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Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera. This is the manual for “PENTAX REMOTE Assi stant 3” software for your Windows PC or Macintosh for enabling you to set and operate this camera from a computer. Please read the separate camera Operating Manual and this manual before using your camera and “PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 3”, in orde[...]

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3 Provided Software The CD-ROM (S-SW 75) provid ed with th e u conta ins t he fo llowi ng sof twar e: • PENTA X REMOTE Ass istant 3 PENTAX REMOTE As sistant 3 (9 langu ages: Engli sh, Frenc h, Ge rman, Spanish , Itali an, Rus sian, Chinese [traditio nal an d simpli fied], Korean, J apane se) PENTAX RE MOTE Assistant 3 is software f or ope rating [...]

4 The foll owing ar e the sys tem r equirem ents fo r instal ling PE NTAX REMOTE A ssista nt 3 and ope ratin g and setti ng the cam era from your P C. • Operati ng Syst em : Co mputer wi th Windows XP (Ho me Edi tion/ Profess ional/ x64 Edit ion) SP2 or l ater or Windo ws Vista preinsta lled (USB 2.0 port mus t be st andard equipme nt) • CPU : [...]

5 Installing the Software Here is the procedu re for i nstalli ng PEN TAX REM OTE Assi stant 3 . If an earlier ver sion of PEN TAX REMO TE Ass istant 3 is inst alled, it wil l be overwritt en. If you wis h to contin ue to us e w with PE NTAX REMO TE Assi stant, install PE NTAX REMO TE Assis tant 3 witho ut unin stallin g PENTAX REMOTE A ssista nt. [...]

6 4 Click [PENTAX REMOTE Assistant] . 5 Select the desir ed language in the Select Language screen and click [OK]. 6 The instal ler start s. Click [Next ]. Follow the instructions on the sc reen and continue with the install ation. Some op erating en vironm ents selec t the la nguage aut omatic ally. Co ntinue with the insta llation in step 6 . The[...]

7 1 Turn on your Macintosh. Close any other software that is open. 2 Place the provided CD-ROM (S-SW75) into the CD-ROM drive on your Macintosh. 3 Double-click t he [CD-ROM drive (S-SW75 )] icon. The contents of the CD-ROM are displayed. 4 Double-click t he [PENTAX Inst aller ] icon . The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears. 5 Select the opera[...]

8 PENTA X REMOTE Ass istant 3 This section explains how to start up an d close PEN TAX REM OT E Assi sta nt 3, th e main wi ndow l ayout and the funct ion s that are av ail able . To use the PENT AX REMO TE As sistant 3 , conn ect your camera to yo ur comput er using t he USB cable supp lied with the cam era. (p. 19) You can connec t the cam era to[...]

9 1 Select t he start menu on t he desktop. 2 Select [Al l Pro grams] - [PENT AX Digital Camera Utili ty] - [PENTAX REMOTE Assist ant 3] . PENTAX REMOTE A ssistant 3 starts and the main window is displayed. Closing PENTAX REMOTE Assis tant 3 Select [ Exit] from the [ File] me nu on th e main window . 1 Double-cli ck the [PENTAX Digital Camera Uti l[...]

10 Closing PENTAX REMOTE Assis tant 3 Selec t [Qui t PENTAX REMO TE Assist ant 3] f rom the [PENTAX R EMOTE Assistan t 3] men u on the desktop menu ba r. In the PE NTAX PHO TO Bro wser 3 windo w, selec t [PENTA X REM OTE Assist ant] J [PENTAX RE MOTE As sistant 3] from the [Tool s] menu. You can also click on the t oolbar i n the PENT AX PH OTO Br [...]

11 This sec tion exp lains the layo ut of the PENTA X REMOTE Assis tant 3 main w indow and t he func tions of t he vari ous windo w eleme nts. Main W indow Layout • When m ultiple camera s are conne cted to th e comput er, one main win dow is disp layed for each c amera. • The came ra body number is di splayed in the title bar and t he camer a [...]

12 The title bar display s the bod y numbe r of the came ra corres pondi ng to the main w indow. You can u se the [Se t body number ] dialog box of this program to assi gn a bo dy number to the camera . (p.21) You can use the menu b ar to sel ect rem ote sh ooting operatio n and camera settin gs. Yo u can als o use t he menu bar to cha nge the PENT[...]

13 The image ca pture d when shooting wit h the PENT AX REMOT E Assis tant 3 is displayed on the virt ual viewfi nder scr een. The remote shutter release bu tton for s hooting from PENTAX REMOTE Assistan t 3 is also dis played in the v irtual viewfind er disp lay ar ea. (p.2 8) The foll owing shooting inf ormation can a lso be disp layed . Virtual [...]

14 To dock the floati ng vi rtual vi ewfind er scr een to th e main window, click in the upp er righ t corner of the virtual viewfin der scree n. This dis plays th e model n ame of th e con nected ca mera and the name of the attach ed lens. The virtu al viewfin der scree n can be de tached f rom the ma in window . (Selec t [Separate scr een display[...]

15 This executes function s or sets various settings o f PENTAX RE MOTE Assist ant 3. For Maci ntosh, the Men u bar app ears at t he top o f the des ktop. Menu Bar [Fi le ] men u Sing le shot m ode Takes o ne pictur e at a ti me with th e PENTAX RE MOTE Assista nt 3 and s aves it to a specifi ed locati on. (p.26) Buffer se lect mod e Takes m ultipl[...]

16 [Cam er a] men u Shutt er release Relea ses the shu tter on the c amera. The c amera sh utter operates accordi ng to the s ettings in th e PENTAX REMO TE Ass ist ant 3. You can set the sh utter relea se lock function in the [Option s] dialog box wh en the ex posure mo de is se t to p (Bulb) or w hen the dr ive mode i s set to j (Cont inuou s sho[...]

17 This sec tion exp lains the layo ut and o peration s of th e toolb ar of the PENTAX REMOTE Assi stant 3. To display the too lbar, sele ct [Toolba r] from the [View] menu. A c heck ( ) is added to the l eft of [Toolb ar] on the [View] menu and th e tool bar is display ed on the main window. To hide th e toolbar, s elect [Toolb ar] from th e [View[...]

18 4 Green Bu tton Operates the same a s the gree n butto n on the camera in accordanc e with the camera s etting conditi ons. This is the same as selec ting [Green Butto n] from the [ Camer a] menu . 5 Synchro nous shoot ing When ac tivated, th is releases the shut ter for the camera at the same t ime as the s hutters are released on the m ain win[...]

19 Connectin g the Camer a to the Comput er This sect ion exp lains ho w to co nnect you r camer a to your compute r. To use the PENT AX REMO TE As sistant 3 , conn ect your camera to yo ur comput er using t he USB cable supp lied with the cam era. You can connec t the cam era to the co mputer be fore star ting up o r whi le operatin g the P ENTAX [...]

20 If mult iple cam eras are c onnected to the c omput er, you c an use th e [Switch bod y] subm enu of the [View] me nu to sele ct the cam era you w ant to operat e and set. • Depen ding on th e type of US B hub you are using, the c ameras may no t connect to the co mputer pr operly . • The PENT AX REMOT E Assist ant 3 guara ntees op eration f[...]

21 You can us e the [Set b ody number ] dialo g box to chan ge the body num ber of each c amera and the or der in wh ich the bo dy num bers ar e displa yed on the [Sw itch body] s ubmen u of the [View] men u. To displa y the [ Set bod y num ber] dial og box, s elect [S et body numbe r] from the [Tools] men u. The body numb ers of the cur rently c o[...]

22 Select a came ra from the list a nd clic k [Mov e Up] o r [Move D own]. T he body numbe r of the ca mera chan ges accordi ng to pos ition of the cam era in the list . Click [O K] to save the changes and app ly the change s to the [Switc h body] submenu of the [V iew] me nu. Sorting the [Switch Body] List • Clicking [Cancel] c loses the dialog [...]

23 Taking Pi ctures This secti on explains how to take pictur es with th e PENTAX R EMOTE Assistan t 3. Before taki ng pictu res with the PENTAX REMOTE Assi stant , be sure to rea d the sec tions Getting R eady t o Shoot and Sa ve Mo des below. In additio n to conne cting the c amera to the compu ter, be su re to make the followin g prepar ations a[...]

24 Focus Mode Sele ct with the focu s mode lev er (C) on the camer a. Focusi ng Area ( AF Poin t) Mode Set with th e AF point s witchin g dial (D) on the camer a. • The four camera settings above ar e displaye d on the [Shooting Cond itions] dial og b ox. (p.3 0) • When the mode d ial on the c amera is set to A , you ca n use the [Shoot ing Con[...]

25 Review th e followi ng preca utions b efore tak ing pic tures wi th the PEN TAX REMO TE As sista nt 3 . • Auto P ower Off does n ot work when the cam era is connecte d to the compu ter. It is recomm ended t o power the camer a with the AC a dapter when usin g the PENT AX REMO TE Assi stant 3 with the c amera c onnected to the computer for a lo[...]

26 There ar e three m odes f or sa ving picture s taken with PE NTAX RE MOTE Assistan t 3 to the computer . In this m ode, one pict ure is ta ken a t a time and save d to a s pecifie d loca tion. When you ta ke pic tures in th is mode , each ca pture d image is di spla yed on the vir tual vie wfinder s creen a long with t he [Save A s] dial og box [...]

27 In this m ode, yo u can tak e mult iple pic tures at a ti me and save the m togethe r or sa ve only the sp ecifi ed pictur es. When yo u take picture s in this mode, the [Cam era buffer ] window i s display ed. Fo r each pic ture take n, an imag e of the pic ture is ad ded to the [Camera b uffer] win dow. You can resize the [Cam era b uffer] win[...]

28 A checkbox is displ ayed i n the uppe r right corn er of each th umbnai l on the [Camera b uffer] win dow. You can sel ect an im age by clickin g the checkb ox and addin g a ch eck ( ), and then u se the too lbar on the [Camera b uffer] win dow to pe rform th e operati ons be low. In this m ode, ca pture d imag es are sav ed auto matic ally to a[...]

29 You can use the [Shoo ting Con ditions] dialo g box to set a nd ch eck the exposure and im age qua lity s ettin gs. (p.30 ) After c hecking the co mposi tion, p erform t he foll owing operation s as necessar y before taking p ictures. Sel ect [ Shutt er releas e] on th e [Cam era] menu or click the r emot e shut ter release bu tton to relea se t[...]

30 [Shoot ing Condi tions ] Dialo g Box This sec tion ex plains the settin gs on the [Shooting Co nditio ns] dia log box. You can u se this d ialog box to che ck the sh ooting settin gs of th e camer a and chan ge them as neces sary. One dia log box i s displ ayed for each co nnecte d came ra. When you c onnect the camera to the comput er and st ar[...]

31 The [Sho oting Condi tions] di alog box d isplay s the cur rent sett ings on th e camera . When any cha nges ar e made to the settings us ing this di alog box, the chang es ar e applie d to the settin gs on t he cam era. One [S hooting Condition s] dialog bo x is disp layed fo r each conne cted camera . To dis play th e [Shoo ting Co nditions ] [...]

32 EV Comp ensation This set ting is availab le and ca n be chan ged when the shoot ing mode is set to e (Hy per-program ), K (Sensitivity pri ority), b (Shutter priority ), c (Aperture priori ty), or L (Shutter & Aperture pri ority). Flash Comp ensation This set ting is availab le and ca n be chan ged when the shoot ing mode is set to a m ode [...]

33 Image Tone You ca n change this set ting. When the u is c onnected, se lect from [Bri ght], [Natural ], [Portrai t], [Landscap e], [Vibr ant] and [M onochrom e]. If [Monoch rome] is sel ected, [To ning] and [Filter Effec t] are enabled in pla ce of [Saturatio n] and [Hue]. When t he q is con nected, sele ct [Bright] or [Natural]. Satura tion You[...]

34 Expanded Shooting - Interval /Timer Shoo ting This sec tion explain s the settin gs of an d how to take pictu res wit h inte rval/ timer shoo ting. You can u se inte rval s hooting to take multiple pictur es at a specifi ed tim e interva l, and yo u can use ti mer shoo ting to start s hooting at a s pecified time. Click [Sta rt] to t ake picture[...]

35 Sets the time (tim er) until sh ooting sta rts after [Start] is cli cked. You can set thi s from 0 seco nds to 12 hours , 0 minute s, and 0 second s. Sets the time interv al betw een shots when [Numbe r of sho ts] is s et to [2] or more ( Interval shooting ). You can set thi s from 0 seco nds to 24 hours , 0 minute s, and 0 second s. Sets the nu[...]

36 Expand ed Sh ooting - Bul b Timer This sec tion exp lains the settings of and how to t ake pi ctures with bu lb timer shoo ting. You can use bu lb tim er shoot ing to t ake mu ltiple pi ctures at a s pecified time inte rval us ing a long e xposu re. There ar e two bulb ti mer shoo ting m odes: [Wi th one bo dy] mode fo r taking picture s with on[...]

37 To dis play the [Bu lb timer ] dialo g box, sele ct [Ex panded shooting ] an d [Bulb tim er] from the [Tools] me nu. Sets the time (tim er) until sh ooting sta rts after [Start] is cli cked. You can set thi s from 0 seco nds to 12 hours , 0 minute s, and 0 second s. Sets the time interv al betw een shots when [Numbe r of sho ts] is s et to [2] o[...]

38 Sets the number of pictu res to be taken . When thi s is se t to [1], t he [Interval], [Ex posure tim e incre ment for secon d and subs equen t frames], and [Com posite] s ettin gs ar e disabl ed. You can set this from [1] to [9]. Sets [Ex posure tim e for firs t frame] an d [Expos ure time in crement for second and su bseque nt fra mes] in [W i[...]

39 Sets whet her to align the compo site ima ge when [Add] o r [Aver age] is sele cte d. When [Ye s] is sele cted, y ou ca n adju st the a ngle a nd verti cal and horizontal posi tion o f each sh ot imag e after the first i mage usi ng the [Adjust c omposit e] dial og box th at is disp layed after th e number of pictures set in [Nu mber of s hots] [...]

40 [Set-up]/ [Date Adjust] Dialog Box This sec tion expla ins the setti ngs on the [Se t-up] an d [Date Adj ust] dial og box. You can use th is windo w to cha nge the Beep, World T ime, G uide d isplay , Brightnes s Level, Vi deo Outp ut, Folde r Name, Dus t Remo val, and File Name setti ngs a vailable on the [S et-up] men u of the camer a. Click [[...]

41 The [Set-up ] dialog box displa ys the curr ent settings of the camer a. Click [OK] to a pply the c hanged s ettings to the camera . Set-up Settings Beep Sets wh ether to turn th e operatio n sounds on or off. T o make i ndividua l setting s, add a c heck next to the ite m for which operation sounds are to be u sed. World Time Select th e radio [...]

42 Sets the date on the camer a. To displa y the [Date Adjus t] dialog box, sel ect [Date A djust] from the [Camera] m enu. Set the d ate st yle, date, an d time , and t hen c lick [OK ] to ap ply the s ettin gs to the cam era. To canc el this operati on, click [Cancel] or clic k in the upper right cor ner of the dia log box. [Date Adjust] Dialog B[...]

43 [USE R Mode Settings] Di alog Box This sec tion expl ains th e settings on the [US ER mode set tings] dialog box. You can use this dialo g box to change the USE R mode s ettin gs of th e camera as neces sary. You can also save the settin gs to th e com puter and load s etting s from a save d file . Click [OK ] to app ly the s ettings to the came[...]

44 The foll owing ite ms ca n be set i n the [US ER Mo de Setting s] dia log bo x. Click [ Save As ] to dis play the [Sav e As] dia log bo x. You can use this dialo g box to save th e curr ent set tings on t he [U SER mode sett ings] dialog bo x to th e comp uter. Click [ Open.. .] to displ ay the [O pen] di alog box . Sele ct a USER mode settings [...]

45 [Custom Settin g] Dial og Box This secti on exp lains the s ettings on the [Cus tom Setti ng] dia log box. You can use this di alog b ox to ch eck the setti ngs o n the [Custom S etting] menu of the came ra and chang e them a s necessa ry. You can al so sav e the se ttings to the com puter and load s ettin gs fr om a sa ved file . To displa y th[...]

46 The [Cus tom Settin g] dial og box di spla ys the c urrent s ettin gs of th e camera. Cli ck [OK] to apply th e chan ged settin gs to t he camera. The [Cus tom Sett ing] dialo g box s etting s are div ided into five tab s labele d [Page 1], [ Page 2 ], [Page 3], [Page 4 ], and [P age 5]. Custom Settings Page 1 Program li ne, EV Steps , Sensitivi[...]

47 To change a setti ng, se lect the s etting from the drop-do wn menu next to that it em. If a setting on the drop-down me nu is gray ed out and cannot be cha nged, add a che ck next to [Sett ing] to enable the Custom Setti ng. Click [OK ] to app ly the s ettings to the camera. To canc el this operati on, click [Cancel] or clic k in the upper righ[...]

48 [Measure Manual White Balance] Dial og Box This se ction explai ns th e setting s on the [M easure manua l whit e balanc e] dialog b ox. The Mea sure man ual white b alance fu nctio n sets th e colo r standa rd by measur ing the white col or at a de sired l ocati on accordi ng to th e lightin g conditi ons for s hooting. You can use the [Measur [...]

49 Under the light to adju st the white ba lance, fully d ispl ay a white sheet of paper in the viewf inder or selec t a white area as the su bject. Click [Shu tter release] to display the vi ewfinder ima ge in the [Measu re manual wh ite bal ance] dia log bo x. Click [Chan ge are a] to set the measure ment area to full measuremen t or spot meas ur[...]

50 After deter mining the measurem ent area, click [M easur e] to measur e the white bal ance. If [Manual white b alanc e was m easured succes sful ly.] is display ed, the white bal ance sett ing is appli ed to t he camer a. If the man ual wh ite bal ance s etting fails, [Fa iled to m easure manual white balance .] is d isplaye d, change the mea su[...]

51 [Optio ns] Dial og Box This secti on explai ns the s ettings on the [Opti ons] dial og box. You can us e the [Opti ons] dial og box to set the image file save sett ings in auto sav e mode and the function s ettin g for the r emote shutter rel ease button on th e main window . To displa y t he [Optio ns] di alog bo x, se lect [Op tions] from t he[...]

52 Sets the se ttings for the image fi le desti nation and file nami ng conv entions in aut o save mo de. Click [ Browse] to displa y the d irectory tree of th e com puter, and then sele ct the de stinati on fold er. Y ou can al so cr eate a new folder . In auto save mode, cap tured images are sa ved us ing the s equent ial number f ile na me bas e[...]

53 The fil e name format is as foll ows. 01_ABCD00 01.JP G Sets the function o f the r emote shut ter rele ase button on the m ain wi ndow (and [Sh utter re lease] on the [Cam era] menu ). (p.16) 01_ ABCD 0 001 .JPG Body number Base fil e name Sequentia l number Extension Remote Release Button Function AF with Rem ote Release Add a chec k next to t[...]

54 Display Me ssages This sec tion exp lains the m essages th at are disp layed du ring ope ratio n of the PENT AX REMO TE As sistant . Displa y Mess age Description The sa me body numbe r already exists. A tempora ry number will be set and the bo dy number di alog box will be disp lay ed. This is dis played when a camera has a bod y number that al[...]

55 Failed to measu re manua l white b alance. This is d isplayed when me asurement of th e manual white b alance fa ils. Clic k [OK ] an d try meas uri ng t he man ual whit e balance again. Camera #XX will be disc onnec ted . O K? This is d ispl aye d when you sele ct [D isc onnec t] or tr y to close the main window. To disco nnect the camera, clic[...]

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