Pentax Optio S50 инструкция обслуживания

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Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX Optio S50 Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using t he camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio S50 that ar[...]

1 Sufficient attention has been paid to the safety of this product but ple ase pay particular attention to the warnings indicated by the following symbols during use. Warning • Do not attempt to take the camera apart or remodel the camera. Hi gh voltages are present within th e camera, and there i s therefore a danger of electric shocks. • If t[...]

2 Caution • Never try to disassemble or short t he battery. Also, do not dispose of the battery in fire, as i t may explode. • Do not charge any bat teries other than rechargeable Ni-MH batt eries. The battery could explod e or catch fire. Of the batteri es that can be used in this camera, only the Ni-MH battery ca n be recharge d. • Do not p[...]

3 Caution • Do not place heavy objects on the AC plug cord, allow heavy obje cts to drop onto it or allow the AC plug cord to become dama ged due to excessive bending. If the AC plug cord becomes damaged, consu lt a PENTAX Service Center. • Do not short or touch the ou tput termina ls of the pro duct while it is still plugged in. • Do not plu[...]

4 • Take the international warrant y card with you when you tra vel abroad. Also take the Wo rldwide Service Network t hat is included in the package. This will be useful if you experience problems abroad. • When the camera has n ot been used for a long time, confi rm that it is still working properly, particularly pri or to taking imp ortant p[...]

5 • If the camera is subjected t o rapid temperatu re changes, co ndensation may form on the inside and out side of the camera . Therefore put the ca mera in a bag or plastic bag, a nd take the camera out when the dif ference in t emperature has subsided. • Avoid contact with garbage, dirt, sand, dust, water, toxi c gases, salt, etc. as this ma[...]

6 FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA ............................................. 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ................................................... 4 Contents .......................................................................... ................. 6 Contents of the Operating Manual .............. .................................[...]

7 Setting the Functions (Program Mode) ............................ ............... 42 Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode) ................................................................................ 43 Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene Mode) .................... 45 Taking Landscape Views (Landsca[...]

8 Playing Back Movies ...................................................................... 88 Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode ....................... 89 Nine Image Display ........................................................................ 90 Slideshow .........................................................................[...]

9 This operating manual contains the followin g chapters. 1 Getting Started ––––––––––––– –––––––––––––– –––––––––––––– This chapter explains what you nee d to do after pu rchasing the camera bef ore you start taking pictures. Be sure to read it and follo w the instru[...]

10 Items marked with an asterisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refe r to “Optional Accessories” (p.125). Checking the Contents of the Package Camera Optio S50 Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ ) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW26 AV cable I-AVC7 ( ∗ ) USB cable I-USB7 ( ∗ ) Two AA batteries Operating Manual (thi[...]

11 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter relea se button Remote control receiver Self-timer lamp Power switch Flash PC/AV ter minal Lens DC input terminal Terminal cover Speaker Viewfinder Microphone Card cover Viewfinder Battery cover Tripod socket Focus status lamp (green) Flash status lamp (red) Strap lug LCD monitor Mode dial e_kb376.book Page 11 T[...]

12 Guide Indications A guide to a vailable button operations appears on the LCD mon itor during operation. The buttons are indicated as shown below. Names of Operating Parts Four-way co ntroller ( 2 ) 2 Zoom / f / y button Four-way co ntroller ( 3 ) 3 When digi tal zoom is enable d y Four-way co ntroller ( 4 ) 4 DISPLAY button Four-way co ntroller [...]

13 1 Getting Started Getting Started Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow end of the strap thr ough the strap lug and pass the other end through the loop. e_kb376.book Page 13 Tuesday, Au gust 10, 2004 1:46 PM[...]

14 1 Getting Started Powering the Camera Insert the batter ies in the camera. Use two AA alkaline, AA lithium, AA Ni-MH, or AA nickel mangan ese batteries or one CR-V3 battery. 1 Open the b attery co ver. Slide the battery cove r in the direction ind icated by the arrow an d flip the co ver open . 2 Insert the batteries ac cording to the (+) and (?[...]

15 Getting Started 1 • Number of Recorda ble Images and Playba ck Time (at 23°C with new batteries) • The still p icture storage capacity is based on measuring conditions in accordance with CIPA standards and the playback time is based on PENTAX measuring conditions. Some deviation fr om the above figures may occur in actual use depending on s[...]

16 Getting Started 1 If you intend to use the LCD monitor for a long time or connect the camera to a PC, use of the AC adapter D-AC5 is recommended. 1 Make sure that the ca mera is turned off and open the terminal cover. 2 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapt er to the DC input terminal on the camera. 3 Connect the AC power cable to the AC adapt[...]

17 1 Getting Started Installing the SD Memory Card This camera uses an SD Memory Card. Captured imag es are recorded on the SD Memory Card if a card is inserted ( appears on the LCD monitor) or in the built-in memory if no card is inserted ( appears on the LCD monitor). Make sure that the camera is turned off before inserting or removing the SD Mem[...]

18 Getting Started 1 Precaution s When Us ing an SD M emory Car d • Make sure t hat the camera is turned off before opening the card cover. • The SD Memory Card is equipped with a write-protect switch. Setting the switch to [LOCK] protects the existing data by prohibiting recording of new data, d eletion of existing data or formatting of the ca[...]

19 Getting Started 1 Choose the number of recorded pixels and quality best suited to your purpose. Higher quality levels and numbers of recorded pixels produce clearer images for printing, but th e resulting incre ase in data volume reduces the total number of pictures that can be taken. Choose the appropriate number of re cord ed pixels and qualit[...]

20 Getting Started 1 Appropriate Quality According to Use (Auto Select Mo de) The default sett ing is Super. The Number of Recordable Images by Size and Quality • The above table indicates the app rox. num ber of images when using th e built- in memory (approx.11MB). • The above table is based on standard shooting conditions specified by PENTAX[...]

21 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on. The lens cover ope ns and the l ens extends when t he camera is t urned on. 2 Press the power switch ag ain. The camera tur ns off. When the camera is turned on in the Playback On ly mode, the lens does not extend. Use this mode when you want to play b[...]

22 Getting Started 1 Voice Recording Only mod e is for recordi ng sound only. The lens does not extend in this mode. You can use the camera as a voice recorder. 1 Set the mod e dial to O and p ress the pow er switch. The camera turns on in Voice Recordi ng Only mode. The lens does not extend. • To switch from Playback Only mode to Capture mode, p[...]

23 1 Getting Started Initial Settings If the Initial Settings screen or Date Adjust screen appears when you turn the camera on, follow the procedure below to set the display language and/or current date a nd time. If the Initial Settings screen appears 1 p.23, 24 “Setting the Display Language”, “Setting the Date and Time” If the Date Adjust[...]

24 Getting Started 1 Set the current date and time and the display style. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date and time display st yle. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 2 and 3 appear above and below [24H]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [24H] (24-hour display) o r [12H] (12-hour display) . 4 Press the four[...]

25 Getting Started 1 8 Repeat Step 7 to change th e [year], [hour] and [minutes]. Choose AM or PM if you selected [ 12h] in Step 3. 9 Press the OK button when yo u have finished the settings. The camera is ready to take pictures . If you set the date and time using the MENU button, you wil l return to the Menu screen. Press the OK button again. •[...]

26 2 Quick Start Quick Start Taking Still Pictures The standard pro cedure for taking still p ictures is described bel ow. The flash fires automatically depe nding on the light conditions. 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on. 2 Set the mod e dial to R . 3 Check the image on the LCD monitor. The focus frame in the middl e of the LCD monito[...]

27 2 Quick Start The shutter relea se button works in a two-step action as follows. Press halfway The focus and exposure are locked when the shutter relea se button is pressed lightly (halfway). The shutter speed and aperture settings onl y appear on the LCD mo nitor when the shutter release button is p ressed halfway. The following information is [...]

28 2 Quick Start Quick Start Playing Back Still Pictures You can display the still picture you have just taken. 1 Press the Q Playback bu tton after taking a pict ure. The mode changes to the Playback mode and the image appears on the LCD monitor. Pressing and hol ding the Pla yback button for two seconds or more switches the mod e to the Playback [...]

29 2 Quick Start 1 Press the Q Playback bu tton after taking a pictu re. The image appears on the LCD monit or. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). You can delet e the image di splayed on the LCD monitor by pre ssing the i but ton, using the four- way controller ( 2 ) to select [Del ete] and pressing the OK button. Press the Q Playback but ton [...]

30 3 Common Operations Common Operations Using the Button Functions Q Playback button Switches to the Playb ack mode. Press it and hold it down to retr act the lens. ( 1 p.28) Zoom button You can change the shooting area by pressing the Zoom button. ( 1 p.26) 0 button Displays the Help screen in - mode. ( 1 p.41) Activates the function assigned by [...]

31 Common Operations 3 i button Deletes the image displayed on the LCD monitor. ( 1 p.92 ) Q Playback button Switches to the Capture mode. ( 1 p.28 ) Zoom/ f / y button Press f during norm al playback to display nine im ages at once. ( 1 p.90) Press Zoom/ f / y duri ng zoom play back to chang e the size of the Zoom Display image display ed on the L[...]

32 Common Operations 3 Shutter release button When pressed, starts record ing, and when pressed again, st ops recording. ( 1 p.80) Q Playback button Switches to the Playb ack mode. When pressed again, returns to Voice Recording mode. ( 1 p.80) Four-way controller (in Playback mode) ( 2 ) Star ts playback. When pres sed again, pauses p layback. ( 1 [...]

33 3 Common Operations Using the Menus When you press the MENU button, the menus appear on the LCD monitor. You can set functions, save the setti ngs and change the camera settings on these men us. When you are making settings from a menu, a guide to operation appears on the LCD monitor. Ex.) To set the [Quality Level] on the [ A Rec. Mode] menu 1 [...]

34 Common Operations 3 Example of Menu Operation AWB Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area Multi Auto AE Metering Sensitivity 2560 Rec. Mode MENU OK OK O K OK Exit E x i t Exit AWB 2560 Recorded Pixels Quality Level Focusing Area Multi Auto AE Metering Sensitivity Rec. Mode MENU OK OK O K OK Exit E x i t Exit White Balance To th[...]

35 Common Operations 3 The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears when you press the MENU button in Capture mode, and the [ Q Playback] menu appears when you press the MENU button in Playback mode. 3sec Protect DPOF Slideshow Resize Copy image/sound Digital Filter Playback MENU OK OK O K OK Exit E x i t Exit [ Q Playback] Menu mm/dd/yy On Off English Format S[...]

36 Common Operations 3 Pressing the zoom bu tton ( x ) while a menu is displayed enlarges the menu. Press w to return to the original display. Example of Menu Opera tion Enlarging a Menu Display If you turn the camera off while st ill in enlarged display mode, the next time you turn the camera on and press the MENU button, the menu will be enlarged[...]

37 Common Operations 3 [ A Rec. Mode] Me nu Yes ... Adjustable # ... Any changes made are invalid in d , H and = modes. No ... A ny changes made are invalid. You can change the setting on the menu, but any changes you make are invalid in actual operation. ∗ Only the flash, digital zoom and file number settings are saved. Menu List Item Descriptio[...]

38 Common Operations 3 [ Q Playback] Menu [ B Set-up] Menu ∗ The “Fn settings” is not available in the mode. Item Description Page Protect For protecting images from dele tion p.95 DPOF For setting the printi ng service to print out images p.104 Slideshow For playing back recorded images successively p.91 Resize For changing the size of image[...]

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40 4 Taking Pictures Taking Pictures Setting the Shooting Functions - (Auto Select) mode is the simplest way to take pictures without having to set any functions. The camera automatically chooses the optimal settings for t he shooti ng scene wh en the shut ter release button is pressed halfwa y. 1 Set the mod e dial to - . 2 Press the shutter relea[...]

41 Taking Pictures 4 You can display the Help screen while taking or viewing pi ctures in Auto Select mode. The Help screen describes the function of each button, such as the four-way contro ller keys and zoom button. 1 Set the mod e dial to - . 2 Press the 0 button. The Help screen ap pears on the LCD monitor. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) [...]

42 Taking Pictures 4 In R (Program) mode, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture for taking sti ll pictures . However, you can sel ect other functions such as the flash mode or conti nuous shooting mode. 1 Set the mod e dial to R . 2 Set the functions you want to use. Refer to “Setting the Sho oting Functions” (p.59 to p.7[...]

43 Taking Pictures 4 You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting sce ne. There are ten available modes in Picture mode. 1 Set the mod e dial to d . 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The screen for choosing a Pict ure mode appears. Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode) Flower (defa ult setting)[...]

44 Taking Pictures 4 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the Picture mode. 4 Press the OK button. The Picture mode i s selected. 5 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. 6 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The picture is taken. • In Pict ure mode, the saturation, cont[...]

45 Taking Pictures 4 You can take pictur es of dark scenes, such as nightscapes, with the appropriate settin gs. 1 Set the mod e dial to . . 2 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. 3 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The picture is taken. Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night-Scene[...]

46 Taking Pictures 4 This mode lets you take landscape views using the optimal settings. 1 Set the mod e dial to H . 2 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. 3 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The picture is taken. This mode lets you capture your su bject in natural colors using th[...]

47 Taking Pictures 4 This mode lets you take movies. Sound can be recorded at the same time. 1 Set the mod e dial to C . The following in formation appears on th e LCD monitor. 1 Flash Off icon 2 Movie mode icon 3 Card/Built-in memory 4 Recordable time 2 Press the shutter relea se button. Recording starts. The fl ash status lamp flashes during reco[...]

48 Taking Pictures 4 Recording starts when you keep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second. Pictures will be taken for as long as you keep the button pressed. Recording stops when you take your finge r off the shutter release button. You can take movies u nderwater using th e waterproof case (optional). Use Marine Movie mode to[...]

49 Taking Pictures 4 • Sound will not b e recorded in Marine Movie mode. • The optical zoom is not availabl e during shooting in Marine Movie mode. Only the digital zoom can be used during shooting. • The flash will not discharge in Marine Movie mode. • Self- timer mode, Continuous Sho oting mode and Remote Control mode are not available in[...]

50 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + C . H = You can use the zoom to change the shooting area. 1 Press the Zoom/ w / x butt on in Capture mode. x (Tele) : enlarges the subject. w (Wide) : enlarges the area captured by the camera. The digital zoom functi on is turned on in initial setti ngs. When the digi tal zoom function is enabled, you can combine the di[...]

51 Taking Pictures 4 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select P (Off). 4 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take pictu res. Disabling the Digi tal Zoom Functio n The digital zoom is disabled when yo[...]

52 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + C . H = 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) in Captur e mode to display g or r on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame turns green if th e subject is in focus. 3 Press the shutter relea se button fully. g The self-timer is engage d and the self- timer lamp lights for about sev[...]

53 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + . H = Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button is pressed. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mode to display j on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame turns green if th e subject is in focus. 3 Press the shutter relea se button fully. Pictu[...]

54 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + C . H = You can switch the Drive mode to Remo te Control mode and take pictures using the remote control unit for Pentax camera s (optional). The remote control receiver is on the front of the camera. Operate the remote control unit to ward the camera lens. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mode to displ[...]

55 Taking Pictures 4 Life of the Battery for the Rem ote Control Unit A signal can be sent from the remote control unit to the camera approximately 30,000 times. Contact your nearest PENTA X customer se rvice center if the battery needs changing. (A charge is made for changing the battery.) + You can take picture s with digital filters in a va riet[...]

56 Taking Pictures 4 + You can take two imag es in succession an d place them side b y side to form a single picture. The first image is positioned in th e left half of the picture and the second image in the righ t half. 1 Set the mod e dial to + . 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The screen for ch oosing a di gital effect mo de appears. 3 [...]

57 Taking Pictures 4 + You can take a numb er of images and join them together to form a panorama picture. The software (ACDSee for PENTAX) on the CD-ROM (S-SW26) provided w ith the camera a nd a computer are necessary for joining the images. T he Panorama Assist mode ena bles you to overlap the edges of the images so that they are easier to join t[...]

58 Taking Pictures 4 6 Take the first image. Press the shutter rele ase button to take the first image. The right edge of the image appears in semi-tra nsparent form o n the left of the LCD monitor. 7 Move the camera to the right and take the second image. Move the camera unti l the semi-tra nsparent image and the actual view overlap and press the [...]

59 4 Taking Pictures Setting the Shooting Functions Capture mode is for taking pictures and Playback mode is for playing back or deleting i mages. • To change from Capture mode to Playback mode, p ress the Q Playback button. • To change from Playback mode to Cap ture mode, press the Q Playback button or pre ss the shutter release button halfway[...]

60 Taking Pictures 4 The LCD monitor display changes each time you press the DISPLAY button. Display On Shooting information is displa yed when the power is turned on. 1 Flash mode 2 Drive mode 3 Focus mode 4 Capture mode 5 Focus frame 6 Card/Built -in memor y 7 Remaining number of recordab le images 8 Date and time 9 Battery level indicator Histog[...]

61 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + C . H = Focus mode 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) in Captur e mode. The focus mode c hanges each ti me the button is pressed and the icon appears on the LCD monitor. The camera is ready to take pictu res in the selected foc us mode. Selecting the Focus Mode (No icon) Autofocus mod e The camera f ocuses on the ob[...]

62 Taking Pictures 4 When the mode is set to z (Manual Focus), the central portion of the picture is enlarged to full screen on the LCD monitor for focus adjustment. Pressing the four-way controll er ( 23 ) displays the indi cator on the LCD monitor. Use the indicator as a guide while adjustin g the focus with the four-way controller ( 23 ). After [...]

63 Taking Pictures 4 - d R + . H = Flash Mode s 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ) in Captur e mode. The flash mode chan ges each time the butt on is pressed a nd the icon appears on the LCD mo nitor. The camera is ready to take pictu res in the selected fl ash mode. Selecting the Flash Mode (No icon) Auto The flash discharges automatic ally de[...]

64 Taking Pictures 4 d R + . H = You can choose the number of recorded pixel s from [2560×1920], [2304×1728], [2048× 1536], [1600×1 200], [1024× 768] and [640×480]. The more pixels there are, the larger the picture and the bigger the file size. The data volume also varies depending on the quality level setting ( 1 p.65). Recorded Pixels 1 Pre[...]

65 Taking Pictures 4 d R + . H = You can choose the image compression rate. The more stars, the clearer the qua lity and the larger the volume. The data volume also varies dependin g on the recorded pixels setting ( 1 p.64). Quality Levels 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 )[...]

66 Taking Pictures 4 - You can set the recorded pixels and quality together in Auto Select Mode. The combination of recorded pixels and quality for each setting is shown below. Image Quality * The letter M on screen indicates megaby tes ( MB). 1 MB is 1 million pixels. 1 Set the mod e dial to - . 2 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec[...]

67 Taking Pictures 4 R + C . You can take pictur es in natural colors by adjusting th e white bala nce according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. White Balance 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [White Balance]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5[...]

68 Taking Pictures 4 Have a blank sheet of white paper ready. 1 Select [ K ] (manual) on the [White Balan ce] screen. 2 Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper so that it fills the frame of the LCD monitor . 3 Press the OK button. The white bala nce is auto matically adjusted. [Adjusting ] appears on the LCD monitor during adjustment. [Complet[...]

69 Taking Pictures 4 d R + . H = You can change the a utofocus area (Fo cusing Area). Focusing Area 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Fo cusing Area]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting . 4 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take[...]

70 Taking Pictures 4 d R + C . H = You can choose which part of the screen to use to measure the brightness and determine the exposure. AE Metering Modes 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [AE Metering]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the AE Meter [...]

71 Taking Pictures 4 d R + . H = You can select the sensiti vity to su it the b rightness of the surroundi ngs. Sensitivity 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivit y]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the sensitivity. 4 Press the OK button. Th[...]

72 Taking Pictures 4 C You can choose 30 fps (frames per second) or 15 fps for the frame rate. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Frame Rate]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the frame rat e. 4 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take the p[...]

73 Taking Pictures 4 d R + . H = You can choose the Instant Review ti me from 0.5 sec., 1 sec., 2 sec., 3 sec., 5 sec. and Off (no display). 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Instant Review]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to chan ge the di splay ti me. 4 [...]

74 Taking Pictures 4 R + . You can choose whether you want the image to have sharp or soft outlines. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sha rpness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [Hard (+)] o r y [Soft (–)] . 4 [...]

75 Taking Pictures 4 R + . You can set the color saturation. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Satura tion]. 3 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. 4 Press the OK button. The camera is ready[...]

76 Taking Pictures 4 R + . You can set the image contrast. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Contras t]. 3 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to change the setting from x [Normal] to z [High (+)] or y [Low (–)]. 4 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to [...]

77 Taking Pictures 4 d R + C . H = You can adjust the overall brightne ss of the picture. Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexp osed or underexposed. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compensat ion]. 3 Use the four-way controller ([...]

78 4 Taking Pictures Saving the Settings You can choose whether you want the set values to be saved when the camera is turned off. If you select O (On), the settings will be saved in the status they were in immediately before the camera was turned off. If you select P (Off), the settings will be reset to the defaults when the camera is turned off. [...]

79 Taking Pictures 4 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Me mory]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [Memory] menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Press [...]

80 5 Recording and Play back Recording and Playback Recording Sound (Voi ce Recording Mode) You can record sound. The recordable time appears on the LCD monitor according to how much space is available on the SD Memory Card or the built-in memory. 1 Set the mod e dial to O an d press the p ower swit ch. The recordable time appears on th e LCD monit[...]

81 5 Recording and Play back Playing Back Sound You can play back the recording you made in Voice Recordi ng mode. 1 Press the Q Playback bu tton. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the recording t o play back. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). Playback starts. • The followi ng operatio ns can be performed duri ng playback. Four[...]

82 5 Recording and Play back Adding Sound (Voice Memo) to Images You can add sound (voice memo) to a captured image. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image t o which you want to add a voice memo. O appears on the four-way controller operation gu ide on the LCD monitor if there is no voice memo attached[...]

83 5 Recording and Play back You can set the camera not to reco rd voice memos while playing back still images to prevent any voice memo from being recorded. 1 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ Record Voice Memo ]. 3 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select [...]

84 5 Recording and Play back 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image with the voice memo that you want to play bac k. If U appears, a voice memo has been recorded for the d isplayed image. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The voice memo i s played back. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). Pla[...]

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86 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Playback/Deleting/Editing Playing Back Images Press the Q Playback button. Refer to “Playing Back Ima ges” (p.28) for instructions. You can display images magnifie d up to 12 times. A guide to operation appears on the LCD monitor during magnificatio n. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 4[...]

87 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can display the image at maximum magnification simply by pressing the Zoom/ f / y button once d uring zoom playback. 1 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ Quick Zoom ]. 3 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select [O n] or [Of[...]

88 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can play back movies. A guide to operation app ears on the LCD monitor during playba ck. You can pla y back the recording you made in Voice Recording mode at the same time. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie to play back. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). Pl[...]

89 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Shooting information can be d isplayed on the LCD monitor in Playba ck mode. Pressing the DISPLAY button changes the display mode. Display On Shooting information i s displayed. 1 Protect icon 2 Voice Memo icon 3 Folder name and file name 4 Card/Built-i n memory ico n 5 Four-way controller operation guid e 6 Shooting[...]

90 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can display n ine images at the same time. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose an image. 2 Press w / f on the Zoom/ f / y button. Nine images appear. Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose an image. When ten or more images have been recorded, the previous nine images[...]

91 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can play back all the image s on the SD Memory Card or in the built- in memory continuousl y. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se the image with which t o start the slideshow. 2 Press the MENU button. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s[...]

92 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Deleting You can delete images and sound recordings one at a time. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image or sound to delete. 2 Press the i button. The Delete screen appears. 3 Use the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) to select [D elete]. 4 Press the OK button. The image an d s[...]

93 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g If an image has a voice memo, you can delete the voice memo without deleting the image. 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose an image with a voice memo to delete. 2 Press the i button. The Delete screen appears. 3 Use the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) to select [D elete sound]. 4 Pr[...]

94 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can delete all the images and sounds at once. 1 Press the i button twice in Playback mode. The Delete All screen appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2 ) to select [All data deleted]. 3 Press the OK button. All the images and sounds are del eted. Deleting All Images • Once de leted, images cannot be restor[...]

95 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can protect imag es and sounds from being accidentally deleted. 1 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ]. 3 Press the four-way controller ( 5 ). The Protect scre en appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose th[...]

96 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can protect al l the images and sounds. 1 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protec t]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The Protect scre en appears. 4 Press the DISPLAY button. The Protect All screen appears. 5 Use the fo[...]

97 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Viewing Images on a TV By using th e AV cable , you can captu re and pla y back image s on a TV or other equipme nt with a video IN jack. Make sure that both the TV and the camera are turned off before connecting the cable. 1 Open th e terminal cover and c onnect th e AV cable to the PC/AV terminal. 2 Connect the oth[...]

98 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g You can use the remote con trol unit to view the next image or the previous image while watching the images o n a TV. 1 Press the shutte r release button on the remote cont rol unit. The image fol lowing the current image is played. 2 Press the remote zoom butt on on the remote contro l unit. The image precedi ng the[...]

99 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) You can print the images on the SD Memory Card or the built-in memory using a DPOF (Digital Print Ord er Format) compatible printer or at a printing service. Set the following items for each image. Copies: Choose the number of copies up to a maximum of 99. Date: Specify whe ther yo[...]

100 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the number of copie s, then press the fo ur-way controller ( 3 ). The frame move s to [Date]. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose whe ther to inse rt the date or not. O (On) : The date will be imprin ted. P (Off) : The date will no t be imprinted. 7 Press the[...]

101 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 1 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [D POF]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The DPOF screen appears. 4 Press the DISPLAY button. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the number of cop ies. You can print up to 99 c[...]

102 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Direct Printing Using PictBridge By connecting the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge using the USB cable (I-USB7) supplied with the camera , you can print imag es directly from the camera without using a PC. Select the images you want to print a nd the number of copies on the camera after it ha s been con[...]

103 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Print One] . 2 Press the OK button. The Print One screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the imag e to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of cop ies. Y ou can print up to 99 copies. 5 Use the DISPLAY button to choos[...]

104 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Print All]. 2 Press the OK button. The Print All screen appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of cop ies. The number of copies yo u choose applies t o all the images. 4 Use the DISPLAY button to choose whet her to insert the date or not. O[...]

105 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Disconnect the came ra from the printer when yo u have finished printi ng. 1 Turn the camera off. 2 Disconnec t the USB cable from the camera . 3 Disconnect the USB c able from the printer. Disconnecting the Camera from the Printer e_kb376.book Page 105 Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:46 PM[...]

106 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Editing Images By changing the size and quality of a selected image, you can make the file smaller than the orig inal. You c an use thi s function to continue takin g pictures when the SD Memo ry Card or the built-in memory is full, by making the images smaller and overwr iting the original image s to make more spac[...]

107 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the record ed pixels . 7 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame move s to [Quality Level]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to chan ge the qu ality. 9 Press the OK button. 10 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Ove rwrite] or [Save as]. 11 Press t[...]

108 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g The digital filters consist of e ight colo r filters (black-and-wh ite, sepia, red, green, blue, black-and-white + red , black-and-white + green, black-an d- white + blue), a soft filter, five illus tration filters and two sp ecial effect filters. The Digital Filter mode enabl es you to edit pictures using these fil[...]

109 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a digital filter. The filter effect is creat ed and the image appears on the LCD moni tor. The example shows an image with illustrati on filter 1 effect. 6 Press the OK button. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Ove rwrite] or [Save as]. 8 Press the OK butt[...]

110 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g Copying Files You can copy image and sound files from the built-i n memory to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. This fun ction can only be sele cted when a card has been inserted in the camera. When files are copi ed from the built-in memory to the SD Memory Card, all the files are copie d at once. When files are c[...]

111 6 Playback/Deleting/Editin g 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ 5 ] and press the OK button. All the files are copi ed to the SD Memory Card. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ 5 ] and press the OK button. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file to copy. 6 Press the OK button. The selecte d file is c [...]

112 7 Settings Settings Camera Settings Formatting will delete all the data on the SD Memory Card if you are using a card, and all the data i n the built-in memory if there is no card inserted. 1 Select [Format] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The Format screen app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to selec[...]

113 7 Settings You can adjust th e playback volume and the volume of operation sounds, such as the start-u p sound , shutter sound and key operation sound. You can also change the type of sound. 1 Select [Sound] on the [ B Set-up] menu. Choosing [00] turns the volume of f. Any other settin g adjusts the vol ume accordingly. 2 Press the four-way con[...]

114 7 Settings You can change the initial date a nd time setting s. You can al so set the style in which the date appears on the camera. Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd]. 1 Select [Date Adjust] on the [ B Set- up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Adjust screen appears. Refer to “Initial Setti ngs” (p.23) for the[...]

115 7 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O or P . O : The ti me in the city selected in World T ime is displa yed. P : The ti me in the city selected i n Home Tim e is displaye d. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). If New York is selected as the World Time city, the loc ation of New York is marked on the world ma p and X i[...]

116 7 Settings 1 Select [Screen Setting] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The Screen Setting screen appears. You can display an i mage recorded with the camera as the w elcome screen when the camera is turned on. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Start-u p Screen]. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 )[...]

117 7 Settings 8 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take or play back imag es. You can choose the background design and color of the LCD monitor. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Background Color]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the backgro und color. The background colo r of the menu changes. 5 Press the OK [...]

118 7 Settings You can change the lan guage in which the menus, error messages, e tc. are display ed. You can choose from Eng lish, French, German, Spani sh, Italian, Russian, Korean, Chin ese (traditional and simplified) and Ja panese. 1 Select [Lan guage/ ] on the [ B Set-up ] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choos e the language. 3 [...]

119 7 Settings You can choose the output format (NTSC or PAL) for taking or playing back images on a TV. 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [N TSC] or [PAL]. Choose the video output fo rmat to match the output format of the TV. 3 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take or play back [...]

120 7 Settings You can change the USB connection mode d epending on whethe r the USB cable is to be connected to a printer (PictBridge) or a computer. 1 Select [USB Connection] o n the [ B Set -up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The USB connection mod e selection screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Per son[...]

121 7 Settings You can set the camera to turn off automatically when no operation is performed for a fixed time. 1 Select [Auto Power Off] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [2 min] , [3 min], [5 min] or [Off]. 3 Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take or play back imag es. You can reset al l the settin[...]

122 7 Settings You can choose the functi ons you use most frequently from th ose listed in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu an d register them on the four-way contro ller. The functions can then be retri ev ed in Capture mo de by pressing the 0 button to display the Function Mode screen, enabling you to change the setting using the four -way controller. 1 S[...]

123 7 Settings 1 Align the mode dial with one of the following; d , R , + , . , H , = . 2 Press the 0 button in Capture mode. The functions regist ered on the four-way controller ( 2345 ) appear. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the registered function and change the s etting. Pressing the DISPLAY butto n when EV Compensation is reg[...]

124 8 Appendix Appendix List of City Codes Refer to the followi ng list of city codes when setting the World Time. TYO Tokyo JNB Johannes burg GUM Guam IST Istanbul SYD Sydney CAI Cairo NOU Noumea JRS Jerusalem WLG Wellington MOW Moscow AKL Auckland JED Jeddah PPG Pago Pago THR Tehran HNL Honolulu DXB Dubai ANC Anchorage KHI Kara chi YVR Vancouver [...]

125 8 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessories are availa ble for this came ra. AC adapter D-AC5 USB cable I-USB7 ( ∗ ) AV cable I-AVC7 ( ∗ ) Camera case O-CC16 Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ )/Strap O-ST24/Strap O-ST8 Remote control unit E Remote control unit F Waterproof case O-WP4 Products marked with an asterisk ( ∗ ) are the s[...]

126 8 Appendix Messages Messages such as the foll owing may appear on the LCD monito r during camera operation. Compression error Co mpression of the imag e you captu red has fai led. Chang e the quality/ size and tr y again. No i mage & sound There are n o image/soun d files on th e SD Memory Card or in the built-i n memory. Memory card full. [...]

127 8 Appendix Messages such as the follow ing may appear on the LCD monitor when using the PictBridge function. No paper in a pri nter There is no p aper in the pri nter. No ink in a pr inter There is no ink i n the printe r. Printer err or An error message ha s been sent fro m the print er. Image da ta error A data err or message has been s ent f[...]

128 8 Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Batteries a re not installed Check ba tteries are installed .If not, i nstall batteries . Batterie s are insta lled incorrectly Check orient ation of batte ries. Reinsert ba tteries accor ding to the +- symbols on the batte ry compartment . (p.14) Battery power is low Inser[...]

129 8 Appendix Subject is not in focus Subject dif ficult to fo cus on Subjects d ifficult to focus on u sing autofocus: object s with litt le contr ast (blue sky, white wa lls, etc.), da rk objects , finely patterned objects, fast-moving objects, scenery th rough win dow or ne t, etc. L ock focus on anot her object located at sa me distance (p res[...]

130 8 Appendix Main Specifications Image Storage Capacity (when using the built-in memory (11MB)) Type Fully automatic compact digital still camera with built-in zoom lens Effective Pixels 5.0 megapixels Sensor 5.36 megapixels (total pixels), 1/2.5-inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Recorded Pixels Still Picture 2560×1920 pixe[...]

131 8 Appendix Playb ack Function s Single-frame, 9-frame index, movie playback, still image playback (with voice memo or zoom playback), rotating (only still images) Slideshow playback, resizing, protect, digital filter and copy (built-in memory Q media) functions are on the menu. Digital filter (black-and-white, sepia, r ed, green, blue, black-an[...]

132 8 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cameras purchased through authorized bona f ide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against de fects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered, a nd defective parts will be replac ed without cost to you w ithin that period, provide[...]

133 8 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statut ory rights. • The lo cal warranty policies available from PENT AX distributors in some countries can supersede this warranty poli cy. Therefore, we recommend that you review the warrant y card supplied with yo ur product at the time of purchase, or contact the PENTAX[...]

134 8 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub ject to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes [...]

Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Comp uters and Peripherals We: Pentax Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of Americ a, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A. Phone: 303-799- 8000 FAX: 303-79 0-1131 Declare under sole responsibi lity that the product identified herei[...]

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