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Digital Camera Operating Manual To ens ure the b est perfo rmance f rom your camera, please read the Operatin g Manual before usi ng the ca mera. • Specifi cations and external dimens ions are subje ct to change wit hout notice. 54637 Copyright © PENTAX RICOH IMAGING CO.
Thank y ou for purchas ing this PENTAX Digita l Camera. Please rea d this ma nual before using the camera in orde r to get the m ost out of al l the features a nd functions . Keep thi s manua l safe, as it can be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to underst and all the c amera’s capa bilities .
1 To users of this camera • Do not use or store this device in the vi cinity of equipment that generat es strong electromagnetic radiati on or magnetic fields.
2 Warning • Do not d isassemb le or mod ify the c amera. Hi gh voltag e areas are present inside th e camera, with the risk of el ectric shock . • If the camer a interior is exposed due to dropping or otherwise da maging the camer a, never to uch the expos ed portion .
3 • Do not dis assembl e or modify the AC adapter. T his can cause a fire or electric sh ock. • If the gene ration of smok e or strange odor from the AC adapter or ot her abnorm ality occurs, immediatel y discontin ue use and co nsult a PENT AX Service C enter.
4 • If any l eakage fr om the ba tteries should com e in cont act with your ey es, do not rub the m. Flush yo ur eyes with cle an water and ge t medical at tention imme diat ely. Caution • Thi s ca mera uses four AA a lka line, AA lit hium o r AA Ni-MH bat teri es.
5 small chil dren. Seek m edical att ention imm ediately if an accessor y is acciden tally sw allowed. • When trav eli ng, ta ke the Wo rldw ide S ervi ce Netwo rk l istin g that is in clud ed in the pack age. This w ill be useful if yo u experienc e problem s abroad.
6 • Be caref ul not to overti ghten the tri pod screw wh en using a tripod. • Do not cl ean the ca mera with or ganic solv ents suc h as thinner , alcohol or benzin e. • Use a lens brush to rem ove dust acc umulated on the lens. Never use a spray bl ower for clean ing as it may da mage th e lens.
7 • Do not remov e the SD Memory Card duri ng formatti ng as this may d amage the card and render it un usable. • The data on the SD Memory Card ma y be lost in the following circum stances . We do not acc ept any lia bility for data t hat is deleted (1) when the SD Memory Card is mis handled by th e user.
8 Using Your Came ra Safely ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 5 Contents .. ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... .....
9 Settin g the Ca mera Func tions ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... . 49 Operating the Menus .............................................. ........................ 49 Menu List ........ ......................... ....
10 Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels ...................................... 91 Select ing the Qua lity Lev el of Stil l Pictur es .. ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ... 92 Setting the White Balanc e ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... .....
11 Playing B ack and Dele ting Images 118 Playing Back Images . ......... ............................ ......................... ......... 118 Playing Back S till Pic tures ....... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... . 118 Playing Ba ck Movies .
12 Settin g the Printi ng Servi ce (DPOF)... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... .... ..... 159 Printi ng a Sing le Ima ge ......... ...... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... . 159 Printing All Images........................
13 Connecting to a Computer 183 Connecti ng to a Computer ........ ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ... 183 Setting the USB Connection Mode ....................... ........................ 183 Connecti ng the Camera and the Computer .
14 In this ma nual, the m ethod for ope rating the fou r-way control ler is sho wn in illus tration s, such as in the ones bel ow. The mean ings of t he symbo ls used in this Ope rating Manual a re explain ed below. 1 indicat es the referenc e page number fo r an explanation of the related ope ration.
15 This Op erating Manual contains the follo wing chapt ers. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –––––.
16 Camera Features In additi on to basic pictur e-taking, t his camera has a variety of shoo ting modes to suit dif ferent situat ions. This section describes how to make the most of the key f eatures of your camer a. For de tails of camera opera tions, ref er to the p ages for ea ch fun ction.
17 This cam era comes w ith a “Face Det ection” fun ction that spo ts the faces in your s hot an d automa tically a djusts t he foc us and ex posure for the faces. I t can d etect up t o 32 peopl e per sho t*, so it will he lp you ta ke perfect grou p shots too.
18 This ca mera ha s a “Movi e SR” fu nctio n to red uce came ra shak e duri ng movie r ecording (p.11 4). You can record mo vies in 1920 × 108 0 pixel (16:9) Full HD form at (p.114 ) and can enjoy v iewing high-qua lity mo vies on AV devic es by con necting the c amera usin g a comme rcially a vailable HDMI ca ble (p.
19 Items marke d with an asterisk (*) are also available as optional access ories. Checking t he Contents of the Pa ckage Camera X-5 Strap O-ST92 (*) Lens cap O-L C129 (*) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW129 Fo.
20 Front Back Names of Parts PC/AV b button Lens Se lf-t ime r lam p (focus assist light) DC terminal Strap lug PC/AV te rmina l HDMI te rminal (Type D) Terminal cover Microphone Speaker Remote contro.
21 Bottom Names of Operating Parts Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.44 - p.48) for an explanation of the function of each button. Battery/card c over Tripod socket Battery/card cov.
22 The disp lay sho ws informat ion su ch as th e shootin g conditi ons in captur e mode. Th e display changes in the follo wing seq uence eac h time you pr ess the 3 bu tton: “Normal Dis play”, “Histog ram + Info”, “Grid Display” and “No Info”.
23 Still Pictur e Capture Mode (All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.) A1 to A16 a nd B1 ap pear when “No rmal Dis play” is selected. Al l the icons a ppear wh en “Histogra m + Info” i s selected . Onl y B1 appears when “No Info ” is selecte d.
24 * A 3 varies dependin g on the [ D-Range Set ting] setti ng in the [ A Rec . Mode] m enu. If [High light Correc tion] and [Shadow Co rrection] a re both se t to P (Off), nothin g appears in A3. * Fo r A4, M appears if the shutter rele ase butto n is pres sed halfwa y when [Sha ke Reducti on] in th e [ A Rec.
25 The disp lay sho ws the s hooting i nformation of the im age in pl ayback mode. Th e displa y change s in th e followin g sequenc e each t ime you press th e 3 button.
26 Playback M ode (All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.) The disp lay sho ws informat ion su ch as the s hooting c onditions . A1 to A10 appear w hen “Normal Displa y” or “Histo gram + Info” is select ed. B1 to B8 appe ar only whe n “Histogram + Info” is sele cted.
27 A guide i ndication for each availabl e button/k ey operati on appea rs as follow s on the d isplay duri ng oper ation. A histogram sh ows the brightnes s distributi on of an image. T he horizo ntal axis repres ents brig htness (da rk at the left a nd bright a t the right ) and the ve rtical axi s represen ts the numb er of pixels.
28 When the image is underexp osed, the part to the left is c ut off (dark portions ) and when the im age is overe xposed, th e part to the right is cut off (bright portions). Understanding Contrast The graph pea ks gradu ally for images in which contra st is bala nced.
29 1 Getting Started Gettin g Starte d Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap Attach the lens ca p and stra p supplie d with t he camera. 1 Attach the string prov ided to the lens cap. 2 Pass the end of the strap through the strap lu g, then sec ure it on the inside o f the clasp.
30 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Install t he batteries into the c amera. Use f our AA alkaline, AA lithium or AA Ni-MH batteries. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. 1 Slide th e battery/ca rd cover lock lever in the di rection of the arrow to u nlock.
31 1 Getting Started 3 Close th e battery /card cove r. Whil e ste adyi ng t he whol e batte ry/c ard cover wit h your hands, pres s to slide it in t he opposite direction of 2 until it clicks. Close the battery/ card cov er, and sli de the bat tery/car d cover lo ck lever in the op posite direction of 1 to lock.
32 1 Getting Started *2 According t o the result of in-hous e testing. Actual perform ance may vary according to operating conditions. Battery Le vel Indicato r You can c heck the ba ttery lev el by the indicator on the dis play.
33 1 Getting Started 1 Make su re that the c amera is t urned off an d open the terminal co ver. Pull out the terminal cove r in the direct ion of the arr ow 1 . 2 Connect the DC plug of the AC adapter to the DC terminal o f the camera . 3 Connect t he AC plug cord to th e AC adapter .
34 1 Getting Started Installi ng an SD Memory Card This ca mera uses a comm ercially availab le SD Memo ry Card, SDHC Memory Card, or SDXC Memory Card. Ca ptured images are sav ed on the SD Mem ory Card when a card is i nserted in the came ra. They a re saved i n the buil t-in memory when a card is no t inserted (p.
35 1 Getting Started 1 Make su re that the c amera is t urned off an d open the battery /card cove r. 1 Slide th e battery/ca rd cover lock lever in the di rection of the arrow to u nlock. 2 Slide th e battery/c ard cover in the directi on of the arrow to open the cover.
36 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Remove the lens ca p. 2 Press t he power button. The came ra turns on a nd the display turns on. When y ou t urn the ca mera on, the l ens e xten ds. ( The l ens will not extend if the initial settin gs have not bee n confi gured.
37 1 Getting Started The SD Mem ory Card is checke d when the camera t urns on and th e memory s tatus is disp layed. If you wa nt to play back images straightaway without taking any pi ctures, you ca n star t up the camer a in play back mode. 1 Hold down the Q button.
38 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings The [Lang uage/ u ] screen appea rs when t he camera is turned on fo r the first time (p.36 ). Perform the operation s in “Setting t he Display Languag e” below to set the l anguage, and in “Sett ing the Date and Time ” (p.
39 1 Getting Started If you accident ally select the wrong language an d proceed to the next procedure, perform the following operation to set the desired language. When t he Wron g Languag e Has Bee n Inadv ertently Sele cted 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
40 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [ W Hometown]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ W Hometown] screen ap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se a city. 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ).
41 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date and tim e and the display style. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/d d/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date format . Choose from [mm/dd /yy], [dd/mm/yy] o r [yy/ mm/dd].
42 1 Getting Started If you press the 4 button in Step 10, the camera clock is reset to 0 seconds. To set the exact time, press the 4 button when the time signal (on the TV, radio, etc.
43 1 Getting Started Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter Adjust th e viewfind er diopter t o suit yo ur eyesight. If it is diffic ult to see the im age in the viewf inder clearly, tu rn the diopter adjustm ent dial up or do wn. 1 Press t he 4 button and switch to the vi ewfinder.
44 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Comm on Operat ions Understanding the Button Function s 1 m button Press this button to set the EV comp ensation va lue (p.66). In a m ode, this b utton is u sed for swi tching the s hutter sp eed and t he apertu re value (p.
45 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 4 Power butt on Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.36). 5 e-dial Chang es the EV comp ensation va lue, shut ter speed, and aperture value. 6 Movie button Starts m ovie recordi ng when the mode dial is se t to a position ot her than C (p .
46 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 1 Shutter rel ease button Switches to A mode ( p.48). 2 Zoom lever Each time the l e ver is t urned to the ri g ht ( 5 ) during single- image display, the image is enlarged by 1. 1 to 10 times . Returns to the previous display when turned to th e left ( 6 ) (p.
47 2 Com mon Oper ati ons • Cha nges to fol der or calen dar display w hen turned t o the left ( f ) during n ine-im age displ ay (p.1 21). • Ret urns to nine-ima ge dis play w hen turne d to the right ( y ) during folder/cal endar dis play (p.12 1).
48 2 Com mon Oper ati ons • Ret urns to single-i mage d isplay during four -/nine-i mage dis play or zoom di splay. • Swi tches fro m folder/ calendar dis play to ni ne-image di splay wit h the cur sor pl aced on the most recent ima ge. 0 3 button Chang es the inform ation on th e display ( p.
49 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To chang e the cam era settin gs, press the 3 butto n to displ ay the menu s creens. F unctions fo r playin g back and editi ng image s are c alled up from th e Playback Mode Pale tte (p.122). There are three menu s availa ble wit h the camera: [ A Rec.
50 2 Com mon Oper atio ns Ex.) To set [Q uality Level] i n the [ A Rec. Mode] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in still picture capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] menu appears. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Im age Tone] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) tw ice .
51 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 6 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. When th e shutter rel ease button is pressed f ully, the pictur e is taken. 6 Press t he Q button. When t he [ A Rec.
52 2 Com mon Oper ati ons This dis plays t he items that can b e set wi th the me nus and p rovides descrip tions of each item. See the l ist of d efault s ettings in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p.
53 2 Com mon Oper ati ons * IQ Enhancer = Image Quality En hancer Memory For choosing whether to save the set values of the shooting fun ction or retur n to the def aults when the camera is turned off p.116 Green B utton For assignin g a functio n to the Green bu tton so th at you can go straight to it in A mode p.
54 2 Com mon Oper ati ons [ C Movi e] Menu [ W Setting] Menu Item Descri ption Page Recorded Pixels For choosing t he number of recorded pixels f or movies p. 114 Movie S R For c hoosi ng wh ether to use th e Movi e Shak e Reduction f unction p.114 Wind Suppression For suppres sing wind nois es during r ecording a mov ie p.
55 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Powe r Sav ing F or setting the time until the camera enters power- saving mode p.176 Auto P ower Off For setting the ti me until the camera turn s off automatically p. 177 Quick Zoom For choo sin g whet her to us e [Q uick Zoom] (p.
56 3 Taking Pict ures Taking Pict ure s Taking Still P ictur es How you hold the camera is importan t when taki ng pictur es. • Hold the camera firmly with bot h hands. • Press t he shutter release b utton gentl y when tak ing a pic ture. The disp lay can be lowe red down to a pprox.
57 3 Taking Pict ures This ca mera featu res va rious cap ture mode s, focus modes, a nd drive modes f or expr essing you r photographic vision. This sec tion exp lains how to take pict ures usin g b (Auto Pict ure) mo de, by simp ly press ing the shut ter release button.
58 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Confirm the subject and shooting information on the display. The foc us frame in t he middle of the dis play indicat es the zone of automa tic focusing . When th e camera det ects a pers on’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fram e appears ( p.
59 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he shutter release button halfway. The sele cted sho oting mode i s displaye d on the top left of the screen. The f ocus fr ame (o r face de tect ion fr ame) on the di splay t urns gr een when the c amera focuses on the subject at the correct distance.
60 3 Taking Pict ures Press ha lfway This refe rs to press ing the s hutter rele ase button ge ntly to th e first positio n. This locks t he focus setting and the exposu re. The g reen fo cus frame li ghts on th e display when the s hutter rele ase butto n is pres sed halfway a nd the subject is in focus.
61 3 Taking Pict ures With this camera, the Face Detec tion func tion is avai lable w ith all shoo ting mode s. When t he camera dete cts a pers on’s face in the image, t he Face D etection function.
62 3 Taking Pict ures In e (Program) m ode, the camera automatically sets the shutter s peed and apert ure for taking sti ll pictur es. However, yo u can sel ect other funct ions such a s the fla sh mode a nd the num ber of rec orded pix els. 1 Set the mode dial to e .
63 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra switc hes to 9 m ode. Press the Green button aga in to return t o the stat us bef ore 9 mo de was select ed. When th e camera det ects a pers on’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fram e appears ( p.
64 3 Taking Pict ures You can u se the zo om to ch ange the c aptured are a. 1 Turn the zoom lever in A mode. Right ( 5 ) Enla rges t he subj ect. Left ( 6 ) Wi dens the area t hat is captured by the cam era.
65 3 Taking Pict ures Recorded pix els and the m aximum z oom ratio Recorded Pixels Inte lligent Zoom Digital Zoom m Not Available (26× optical zoom only) Equival ent to approx. 187.2× o n 6 Appr ox. 39 × f Appr ox. 46.2 × 0 Appr ox. 39 × 1 Appr ox.
66 3 Taking Pict ures The Digita l Zoom is set to O (On) in the defa ult se tting. To ta ke pictu res using o nly the op tical zo om and In telligent Zoom rang e, set the Digital Zoom to P (Off). 1 Press t he 3 button in still picture capture mode. The [ A Rec .
67 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Turn the e-dial. To br ighten, sel ect a posi tive ( y ) value. To darke n, selec t a negative ( f ) valu e. You can ch oose the EV compens ation value in t he range o f ±2.0 EV in increme nts of 1/3 EV. 3 Press t he m button.
68 3 Taking Pict ures Selecting the Shooting Mode You can switch the sho oting mo des by setting the ic ons on t he mode dial to the di al indica tor. This ca mera featu res various shooting modes, e nabling y ou to take pictur es with s ettings suit ed to your photog raphic vision.
69 3 Taking Pict ures By settin g the mod e dial to H (Sce ne), you can choose from the follow ing shoot ing mode s. •I n mode, the camera tracks the subject and continues to focus on it. When [Focusing Area] (p.89) is set to J (Multiple) or K (Spot) , focus can be locked by pressing the shutter release button halfway.
70 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Set the mode dial to H . The came ra enters H mode last selected. The default setting is b (Flower). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a shooting mode.
71 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The shoo ting mod e is fixed an d the cam era is set to ca pture status . To use the fla sh, press the b bu tton to pop up the flas h (p.84). Use th e exposure m odes to c hange the shutter s peed and aperture value a nd take pi ctures ac cording to your own photog raphic vision.
72 3 Taking Pict ures Various Shooting Methods In N (Frame Com posite) m ode, you c an take pic tures usi ng the fram es stored in the camera. 1 Use the f our-way controller ( 2345 ) to select N from the Capture Mode Palett e. 2 Press t he 4 button. The 9- frame d isplay o f the fr ame s election s creen appears.
73 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he shutter release b utton halfw ay. The f ocus fr ame (o r face de tect ion fr ame) on the di splay t urns gr een when the c amera focuses on the subject at the correct distance. To use the fla sh, pr ess the b button to pop up th e flash (p.
74 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Press t he 4 button. The came ra enters X mode. Hold the camera vertically so that the shutter release bu tton is on the botto m, and compo se the first im age (left half of pi cture). When th e camera det ects a pers on’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fram e appears ( p.
75 3 Taking Pict ures 1 When the shooting scree n for the second image is displayed in Step 4 on p.74, pre ss the 4 button or the four-way controller ( 3 ). A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select an option and pr ess the 4 button.
76 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he shutter release b utton to ta ke a shot . The scre en for tak ing the sec ond fram e is displaye d after yo u take the first f rame. If you selec t right ( 5 ) in Step 3: The right edge of the first fram e appea rs in sem i-transpar ent form o n the left edge of the di splay.
77 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select an option and press the 4 button. In e (Pet) mod e, the cam era automati cally re leases the s hutter when the pet i s detecte d. Also the camera c an regist er pets. 1 Use the f our-way controlle r ( 2345 ) to select e (P et) from the Capture M ode Palette.
78 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Press t he 3 button. The pet re gistration sc reen appe ars. Aiming the camera at the pe t’s full face autom atically r eleases t he shu tter and the pet reg istration con firmation d ialog appe ars.
79 3 Taking Pict ures You can s et the shutt er speed an d aperture v alue to cap ture the pic ture with cr eative intent. T his mod e is conv enient f or taking picture s using the metered c ombinat ion of the shutter sp eed and a perture val ue or taki ng intentio nally ov erexpose d (brighter) or underexp osed (dark er) photograp hs.
80 3 Taking Pict ures By savi ng the cur rent camera s ettings, you can e asily retr ieve them by setting the mo de dial to E . The follo wing setti ngs can b e saved: • Sho oting modes e (defau lt setting )/ a • Aperture • Shutter s peed •[ A Re c.
81 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) to select [Save]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The save pr ocess st arts. When t he sav e pr ocess is comp lete d, the came ra re turns t o A mode or Q mode. 1 Set the mode dial to A . The s aved sett ings are retr ieve d.
82 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Shooting F unctions Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The flas h discharges auto matically depe nding on the ligh t conditio ns. If th e Face Detect ion functio n is acti vated, the f lash mode is automaticall y set to d .
83 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he b button. The flash po ps up and beg ins char ging. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 4 ) in still picture capture mode. The [Flash Mode] sc reen appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a flas h mode.
84 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Sele ct a c aptur e mode . 2 Press t he b button. The flash po ps up and beg ins char ging. b (Red) bl inks on the disp lay while charging. When t he flas h is full y ch arged , b appears on the display (n ot displaye d in , mo de).
85 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appear s. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to select a drive mo de and pr ess the 4 button. The cam era is ready to take the pic ture using th e selected d rive mode .
86 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The [Focu s Mode] scr een appea rs. The focu s mode cha nges each ti me the four-w ay contro ller is p ressed. Yo u can a lso change t he setting usi ng the four -way contro ller ( 4 ).
87 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) to selec t . 3 Press t he 4 button. The cent ral portion o f the image is ma gnified to full s creen on the display. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to adjust the focus.
88 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The [AF Are a Selection] scr een appea rs with the ce ntral porti on selecte d. 4 Use the f our-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect the area you want to focus on. 5 Press t he 4 button. The focu sing area is fixe d and the cam era retu rns to capture status.
89 3 Taking Pict ures You can c hange the autofocu s area (Foc using Are a). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o change the focusing area sett ing. 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You can s et the foc us in the ma cro range when the distanc e to the subjec t is 50 cm or clos er.
90 3 Taking Pict ures The focu s assis t light ai ds in foc using on dark sub jects. Thi s helps yo u to focus on the subj ect in low ligh t condi tions where au to focus doe s not work pr operly. Th e focus a ssist light is emitt ed from the self-tim er lamp part.
91 3 Taking Pict ures You can c hoose fro m the foll owing reco rded pixe ls settin gs for sti ll pictur es. The larg er the n umber of recor ded pixels , the c learer th e detail s will appear when y ou prin t your pi cture.
92 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reco rded Pixe ls] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to ch ange the number of reco rded pix els.
93 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Qual ity Level] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use t he four -way contro ller ( 23 ) to choose the qu ality level.
94 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance] in the [ A Re c. Mode] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Wh ite Balance] scree n appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sett ing.
95 3 Taking Pict ures Have a bl ank shee t of white p aper or sim ilar materia l ready. 1 In the [W hite Balance] screen, u se the four -way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect K . 2 Point the came ra at the blank sheet of pa per or other material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the scr een.
96 3 Taking Pict ures You can s elect the sensitivi ty to sui t the brigh tness of t he surroun dings. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensit ivity] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears.
97 3 Taking Pict ures Set the se nsitivi ty range whe n the sensi tivity is set to [AUTO]. You can s elect it from among th e follow ing setti ngs: 100- 200, 100-40 0, 100-800, 100-1600, 1 00-320 0, and 100 -6400. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [AUTO ISO Ran ge] i n th e [ A Re c.
98 3 Taking Pict ures You ca n adj ust th e flas h out put. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 23 ) to select [Flash Exp. Comp.] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select the exposu re. To br ight en, sel ect a po siti ve (+) va lue.
99 3 Taking Pict ures By using this func tion, yo u can cor rect ca mera sha ke during shooting . You can s elect the optical co rrection on ly (Senso r Shift) or bo th the optical and elec tronic co rrection (Dua l). The def ault setti ng is [Sen sor Shift].
100 3 Taking Pict ures The Face Dete ction functi on locates faces in the fram e and automati cally a djusts th e focus a nd expos ure for t hose faces. You can change the settin g of the function so that the camera will autom atically release th e shutter when on e or more of the sub jects smile .
101 3 Taking Pict ures This spec ifies whet her the Blink Detecti on function work s when the Face Detection function is activ ated. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Blink Detection] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P .
102 3 Taking Pict ures Use this setting to specify whether to a ctivate the Instan t Review is display ed imme diately a fter imag es are shot. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Instant Review] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P .
103 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Satur ation] (or [Tone Adjustment]) in the [ A Rec . Mode] me nu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select the level of saturation ( or the tone of monochrome images) . You can s et the im age contra st level.
104 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You can t ake pictu res with clearer d etails by us ing ima ge proces sing with IQ en hancer te chnique. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [IQ Enh anc er] i n the [ A Rec.
105 3 Taking Pict ures You can assign either [G reen Mode ] (p.62) or [Fn Setting ] to the Green button. Yo u can activate the assi gned func tion by ju st pressing the Green bu tton. Default se ttings of Fn Setting 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Green Button] in the [ A Rec.
106 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct a key to wh ich to a ssign a function. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the function y ou want to regist er.
107 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The func tions register ed with [Fn Setti ng] on the Fn Se tting screen appear. The dis played fun ctions differ depending on wheth er the ca mera is in still pictu re mode or m ovie mode be fore the G reen butto n is pressed .
108 3 Taking Pict ures Recording Movies You can s witch to th e movie recording mode by setting th e C icon on the mode dial to th e dial in dicator. There are three mov ie recordi ng modes. C hoose your desired mod e. 1 Set the mode dial to C . The came ra enters t he movie mod e last selec ted.
109 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the f our-way controller ( 4 5 ) to choose a movie mode. When an i con is selec ted in the Mov ie Mode Pale tte, the guid e for the selecte d movie m ode appear s. 4 Press t he 4 button. The movie mode is se lected, and t he camera i s ready for reco rding movi es.
110 3 Taking Pict ures This m ode enab les you to record m ovies. Sou nd is rec orded at the sam e time. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select C (Movie) from the Movie Mode Pale tte.
111 3 Taking Pict ures • The image ma y be distorted , depending on record ing conditi ons. 3 Press t he shutter release b utton fully. Recording stops. If you k eep the sh utter relea se button pressed f or one secon d or mo re, recording will con tinue as l ong as y ou keep t he button p ressed.
112 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he Movie bu tton. Recording starts. 2 Press t he Movie bu tton. Recording stops. You can c apture frames for fast m otion playb ack. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ c Time- Lapse Mo vie] from the Movi e Mode Pa lette.
113 3 Taking Pict ures You can c apture fram es for slow motion pla yback. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ d High Speed Mov ie] from t he Movie Mode Palette. 2 Press t he 4 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . 3 Press t he shutter release b utton fully.
114 3 Taking Pict ures In C mo de, you c an choos e the num ber of reco rded pixe ls and fram e rate for m ovies. The more p ixels the re are, the cl earer the deta ils and th e bigger the file size. Th e more frames per sec ond, the be tter the qu ality of th e movie, but the fi le size becomes larger .
115 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [M ovie SR] in the [ C Movie] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P . O Automat ically correc ts camera shak e. (Defaul t setting) P Does no t correct cam era shak e.
116 3 Taking Pict ures Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for savin g the curren t camera set tings when the camera is turned off. For some ca mera settin gs, the Memo ry function is.
117 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use t he four -way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Memory] in the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Me mory] scree n appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to cho ose an it em. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P .
118 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playin g Back and Deletin g Imag e s Playing Back Images 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The came ra enters Q m ode a nd the captur ed image ap pears on the di splay (Single- image displ ay). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 45 ).
119 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can play ba ck the m ovies you hav e taken. The soun d is pla yed bac k at the same tim e. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ).
120 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). Playbac k stops. You can d isplay f our or nine thumbnai ls of ca ptured ima ges at a t ime. 1 In Q mode, turn the e-dial to the left ( f ). The four -image disp lay appears showing a page cons isting of fo ur thumbna il images.
121 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Press the 4 b utton to sw itch to sin gle-image display of the selected image. Press the Q button to switch to A mode. In nine-i mage dis play, turn the e-dial to the le ft ( f ) to switch to folder display or ca lendar dis play.
122 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose an icon. The gui de for the selected fu nction app ears below. 3 Press t he 4 button.
123 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playback M ode Palette Play back Mode Description Page u Slidesho w For con tinuously playing bac k images. Screen or sound ef fects can be set. p.124 s Image R otatio n Rotates capt ured images. Us eful when viewin g vertical imag es on a TV.
124 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can p lay back recorded images one after a nother. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image to start the slideshow with. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select u (Slidesh ow) fro m the Playb ack Mode Palette.
125 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n set the pl ayback inter val a nd also a scre en eff ect and sound effect fo r when on e image cha nges t o the next. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interval] in Step 4 o n p.124. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
126 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start] and press th e 4 button. The slides how starts u sing the selec ted interval and effect. 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The ima ge a ppears on the d isplay.
127 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n magn ify an imag e up to ten t imes. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the e-dial to the ri ght ( y ), or turn the zoom lever to the right ( 5 ).
128 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s • When [Quick Zoom] (p. 178) is set to O (On), y ou can magnify the image at 10x by simply rotating the e- dial to the right ( y ) once or turning the zoom lever to the right ( 5 ) once. • Movies cannot be magnified.
129 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Deleting Images You can d elete im ages that you do not wan t to keep. You can d elete a s ingle im age. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to delete . 2 Press t he i button.
130 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 2 Press t he i button. A frame app ears on the im age. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the i mages that you want to delete and press the 4 button.
131 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete all the imag es at onc e. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All] in the [ W Setting] menu. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Del ete All] screen ap pears.
132 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Pro tects this im age] appear s. To protec t anot her image, use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to select anothe r image. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ].
133 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 1 Select [All Images] in Ste p 4 on p.131. 2 Press t he 4 button. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All t he imag es ar e prote cte d and the sc reen shown in Step 1 reappea rs.
134 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By connec ting the camera to a TV or other equip ment with a vi deo input terminal or HDMI te rminal, y ou can p lay back im ages. Use the op tional AV c able (I-AVC7) t o connect the cam era to equi pment wit h a vide o in put te rmin al.
135 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Connect the other ends of the AV cable to the video input terminal and audio input termina l of the AV equipment. When using s tereo so und e quipmen t, insert the sou nd ter minal in to the L (white) terminal.
136 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Use a commercial ly availab le HDMI cab le to conn ect the c amera to equipme nt with an HDMI te rminal. 1 Turn the AV equipment and camera off. 2 Open th e terminal cover and c onnect th e HDMI cable t o the HDMI terminal.
137 5 Editing and Printing Images Editing and Printi n g Image s Edit ing I mag es By chang ing the re corded pix els and quality l evel of a selecte d image, you can make the file size s maller t han the ori ginal.
138 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwri te] or [Save as]. 7 Press t he 4 button. The re sized image is saved. You can d elete the unwante d part of a p icture an d save the c ropped image a s a new image.
139 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Press t he 4 button. The cropp ed image i s saved with a ne w file name. The num ber o f recor ded pixel s is se lected a utoma tically a ccording to the size of the cropped image. You can stretch a user-sel ected area of a 4:3 image a nd store i t as a 1 6:9 image.
140 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press th e OK button . A confirm ation dialog f or overwriting the image ap pears. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ove rwri te] or [S ave as]. 8 Press th e OK button . The stretc hed image is saved.
141 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to change the reduc tion ratio. F Approx. 5 % G Approx. 7 % H Approx. 10 % 7 Press t he 4 button.
142 5 Editing and Printing Images This fun ction let s you ch ange the c olor tones an d perform speci al proc essi ng on th e sel ected image . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select P (Digital Fil ter) from t he Playba ck Mode Pale tte.
143 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 B&W 2 Sepia 3 Toy Came ra 4 Retro 5 Color 6 Ex trac t Co lor 7 Color Emphasis 8 High Contrast 9 Soft 10 Fish-e ye 11 Brightne ss 12 Miniatur e Subsequ ent step s vary dependi ng on your selection. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se a filter.
144 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwriting the image ap pears. If the selected image i s protec ted, th e proce ssed ima ge is sav ed as a new ima ge and the foll owing confirm ation dial og does not ap pear.
145 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwri te] or [Save as]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The i mage pr ocess ed wit h the f ilt er is save d. Adjusts parts of the image that are too bright or too dark and processes images to simulate an HDR effect.
146 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select (Collage) from the Playback Mode Pale tte. 2 Press t he 4 button. The item s election scr een appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose [Recorde d Pixels].
147 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Press t he 4 button or the four- way contro ller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 9 Use the f our-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the pattern of layout. You can cho ose from 3 pa tterns of lay out ( 7 / 9 / 8 ). 10 Press t he 4 button.
148 5 Editing and Printing Images 15 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o choose [Select ima ge(s) ]. 16 Press t he 4 button or the four-wa y controller ( 5 ). The image s to be select ed appear . 17 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se the image t o be place d and press the 4 button.
149 5 Editing and Printing Images 22 Use the four-way controller ( 2 ) to selec t [Save]. 23 Press t he 4 button. The edited image is sa ved. You can c orrect im ages where the flash has caus ed the s ubject to appear w ith red eyes . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct.
150 5 Editing and Printing Images This func tion lets you add a d ecorative frame to st ill pictur es. There are three fram es alread y stored i n the cam era. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a frame.
151 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press t he 4 button. The image position an d size adjus tment screen appear s. You can adj ust the imag e using the following o perations . 7 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwriting the image ap pears.
152 5 Editing and Printing Images Optional F rames In addition to t he built-in frames that come with t his camera, there are optional frames included on t he supplied CD-ROM. You can save t he optional frames to the camera’s built-in memory or an SD Memory Car d.
153 5 Editing and Printing Images Frames dow nloaded from the PENTAX w ebsite or other source c an be used for adding a f rame to pi ctures . You can e xtract a f rame from the reco rded mov ie to save a s a still pictur e, divid e a movi e into two, o r add a title pict ure to a m ovie.
154 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the f rame you want to save. 2 Plays or pau ses the m ovie 3 Stops the m ovie and returns to th e first fr ame 4 Reve rses the mo vie frame by frame *1 5 Forwar ds the movi e frame by fra me *1 Every 30 frame is the fi rst frame for r eversing frame.
155 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Divide]. 9 Press t he 4 button. The m ovie i s divi ded a t the sp ecif ied po siti on, ea ch segm ent i s save d as a new fi le, and the origi nal movie is del eted. 4 Select [Adding title picture] on the mov ie editing selection screen .
156 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the positio n. e Adds the title picture to the beginn ing of the mov ie f Adds t he titl e picture to th e end of the m ovie 9 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted picture is saved as the title picture.
157 5 Editing and Printing Images 2 Press t he 4 button. The copyi ng method selection scr een appea rs. Subsequ ent step s vary dependi ng on your selection. All the i mages i n the built-in memory are copied to the SD Memory Card at once. Before cop ying the i mages, mak e sure that th ere is eno ugh space o n the SD Memory Card.
158 5 Editing and Printing Images To copy o ther im ages, repe at Steps 3 to 6. Sel ect [Cance l] to exit th e copy o peration . When a file is copied from the SD Memory Card to the built-in m emory, it is assigned a new file name.
159 5 Editing and Printing Images Setting the Printing Se rvice (DPOF) DPOF (Dig ital Print Ord er Format) is t he format f or storing prin t order data on still p ictures captured with a digital camera.
160 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Use th e four -way con troll er ( 23 ) to select [Single Image ]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Appli es DPOF se ttings to this image] app ears.
161 5 Editing and Printing Images DPOF s ettings a re applied to all the images stored in the came ra. 1 Select [All Images] in Ste p 3 on p.160. 2 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Appli es DPOF se ttings to all im ages] app ears. 3 Choose the number of copies and switch O or P for [Date] sett ing.
162 6 Settings Setting s Camera Set tings To chang e the mai n camera settings , choose each set ting in the [ W Setting] m enu. Refer to the expl anation of the respecti ve funct ions for how to cha nge the s ettings. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode.
163 6 Settings 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Format] in the [ W Sett ing] men u. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [For mat] screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Format]. 4 Press t he 4 button.
164 6 Settings 4 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the vo lume. Set the volume to f to mute the startup so und, shutter sound, operat ion sound, and self-time r sound. 5 Change [Pl ayback Volume ] in the same way as in Steps 3 and 4. 6 Press t he 3 button twice.
165 6 Settings 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/d d/y y]. Depen ding on the ini tial setting o r previous setting , [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy/mm /dd] may be displaye d. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o choose the date format.
166 6 Settings 12 Change the time in the s ame way as in Steps 7 to 11. If you sele ct [12h] in Step 6, the camer a automat ically switche s the display be tween am and pm corre spondin g to the time. 13 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) to selec t [Set tin gs com ple te].
167 6 Settings 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ X Dest ination] screen appe ars. The city th at is currently se lected blinks on t he map. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the Destinat ion city. The curr ent time, loca tion and time differenc e of the selec ted city ap pear.
168 6 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Select Time ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select X or W . X Displ ays the time of t he Destinat ion city W Displ ays the time of t he Hometow n city 6 Press t he 4 button.
169 6 Settings 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You can chan ge the languag e in which the men us, error mess ages, etc. are disp layed. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [ Language / u ] in the [ W Setting ] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
170 6 Settings 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Folder Name] in the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct the rule for naming folders. Select [Date], [PENTX], or [ _USER ].
171 6 Settings 1 Select [ _USER] in Step 3 in “Selecting the Rule for Naming Folders”. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The folder naming scree n appears . “_USER” has alrea dy been ente red. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select th e letter t o enter, an d press the 4 button.
172 6 Settings You can c hange the naming system of the file for stor ing imag es. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [File Name] in the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct the rule for naming files.
173 6 Settings 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The file na ming screen ap pears. “USER” has al ready bee n entered . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select th e letter t o enter, an d press th e 4 button. The first le tter is fixed an d the cursor mo ves to the sec ond letter.
174 6 Settings 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select a v ideo output format. Choos e the video outp ut format to m atch the input fo rmat of the AV equipme nt. 4 Press t he 4 button.
175 6 Settings You can auto m atic ally trans fer images to a compute r or similar de vices via wirel ess LAN using a c ommerciall y availa ble Eye-Fi card. For de tails on transf erring ima ges, refer t o “Transferri ng Images U sing an Ey e-Fi Card” (p.
176 6 Settings You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of t he disp lay. 1 Use the fo ur-way controlle r ( 23 ) to selec t [Brightness Level] in the [ W Setting] menu . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o adjust the brightness. F Dark G Normal H Bri ght 3 Press t he 3 button.
177 6 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tur n off au tomatically when no op eration is performed for a fixe d time. 1 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off] in the [ W Setting] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
178 6 Settings You can se t whether to use [Quick Zo om] to magn ify playbac k images to the max imum of 10x by simply turning the e -dial to the right ( y ) or turning the zoo m lever to the right ( 5 ) during play back of ima ges in Q mode. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Quic k Zoom] in the [ W Setting] menu.
179 6 Settings 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select the battery type. 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You can c hoose th e start-up s creen di splayed when the ca mera is turned on .
180 6 Settings 4 Press t he 4 button. The start- up screen is set . Pixel M apping is a functio n for mapp ing out a nd correct ing defec tive pixels in the imag e sensor. R un the Pixe l Mapping function if image dots always s eem to be defectiv e in the sam e place.
181 6 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Pixel Map ping]. 5 Press t he 4 button. Defect ive pixels ar e mapped and correct ed. You can t urn on the c amera by holding down the Q butt on. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Pla yback Shortcut ] in the [ W Setting] menu.
182 6 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reset]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ngs return to the de faults. Reset Returns to default settings Reset Cancel OK OK.
183 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer Conne cting to a Comp uter Connecting to a Computer Set the de vice to wh ich the c amera is connected wi th the USB cab le. 1 Turn your camer a on. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [USB Connection] in the [ W Setting] menu.
184 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer Unles s otherwise sp ecified, se lect MSC whe n connecti ng this came ra to a computer. Connec t your ca mera to the computer us ing the p rovided U SB cable. 1 Turn the computer on. 2 Turn your camer a off. 3 Connect y our camera to the compu ter using the USB cable.
185 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer When the came ra is bein g used by an applica tion suc h as MediaIm pression , it cann ot be disc onnected until the applica tion is closed . 1 Click the [Safe ly Remove Hard ware] icon in the task bar located at the bot tom-right corner of the desktop.
186 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer Using the Provided Software The follo wing s oftware is i ncluded i n the pr ovided CD -ROM. Image vie wing/managing/ editing softw are “MediaImpres sion 3.
187 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer Install the image viewi ng/manag ing/editin g softw are “Media Impression” . This se ction out lines ins tallatio n steps in Wind ows 7 as a n exampl e. 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Insert t he provided CD- RO M into the CD/DVD drive.
188 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer 3 Click [Com puter] in th e Start men u. 4 Double-click the CD/DVD drive icon. The instal lation scre en appear s. 5 Click [Me diaImpressi on 3.5 for PENTAX]. 6 Choose a language in the “Choose Se tup Language” screen and click [O K].
189 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer 1 Turn your Macintos h on. 2 Insert t he provided CD- RO M into the CD/DVD drive. 3 Double-click the CD-ROM icon. 4 Double-click the [Pe ntax Software Installer] icon. The instal lation scre en appear s. 5 Click [Me diaImpressi on 2.
190 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer In order to better serv e you, we request that y ou comp lete the pro duct registrati on. If the comput er is connected t o the Internet, p lease cl ick [Product Registrati on] on the installa tion screen. The w orld ma p scr een sh own on t he ri ght for Interne t Product Reg istration is displ ayed.
191 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer 3 Click the folder icon nex t to [Destination Folder] and specify t he destin ation location. To transf er all ima ges, proc eed to Step 5. 4 Select an image to tran sfer. To select multiple images, choose th e images while pressing th e Ctrl key.
192 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer 1 Connect the camera to y our Macintosh. Refer to St eps 2 to 4 on p.184 fo r details. 2 Double-click the [MediaImp ression 2 .1 for PENTAX] icon in the [Applications] folder. MediaI mpressio n 2.1 for PEN TAX starts an d the start page appears.
193 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer 5 Click [Import]. The image s are transf erred to the comp uter and the M edi a Brow ser screen appear s. When a m essage ap pears afte r transfer i s complete, click [Done]. • If the images from the camera are not displayed in the Import screen, select [NO NAM E] (or the v olume label name) in [Get Media from].
194 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card You can t ransfer images t o your co mputer or s imilar devi ces automati cally when a built-in wirele ss LAN memory c ard (Eye-Fi card ) is inserted in the came ra. 1 Specify t he wirele ss LAN acc ess point a nd transfer destination on the Eye- Fi card.
195 7 Connec ting to a Co mputer • When you intend to use a brand-new Eye-Fi card for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi Manager installa tion file to your computer before formatting t he card.
196 8 Appendix Appen dix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode b c q N b f K Zoom lever Zoom z *1 zzzzzzz Flash Mode , (Auto) zzz z × zzz a (Flash O ff) z z zzzzzz b (Flash On) zzz z × zzz c (.
197 8 Appendix z : Can be se t. × : Cannot be set. —: Se ttings and changes ar e not applied. A B S p Q L R e zzzzzz zz Zoom Zoom lever × z × zzzzz , (Aut o) Flas h Mode zzzzzz zz a (Flash Off) z.
198 8 Appendix K c n B E X F N Zoom lever Zoom zzzz z × zz Flash Mode , (Auto) zz × zzzzz a (Flash O ff) zzzz zzzz b (Flash On) zz × zzzzz c (Auto + Red-ey e) zz × zzzzz d (Flash On + Red- eye) zz.
199 8 Appendix z : Can be set. × : Cannot be set. —: Settings and changes are not appl ied. e a C *16 c *16 d *16 9 zz z *1 7 z *18 z *18 z *19 Zo om Zoom lever z ×××× z , (Auto) Flas h Mode zz.
200 8 Appendix *1 The Fl ower mode c annot be sele cted when using Digital Zoom o r Intelligent Zoom . *2 Fi xed at [B right] *3 Fi xed a t f / 1 in A (Burst Shooting (L)) o r C (Burst Sho oting(H )) mode *4 Fi xed a t F *5 Fi xed a t J (Mult iple) *6 Fi xed a t L (Mult i-segme nt) *7 The maxim um sensitivity is 1600.
201 8 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the fo llowing ma y appear on t he displ ay during camera o peration. Message Description Batte ry depleted The batterie s are exhausted. Replace with new batt eries (p.30) . Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved.
202 8 Appendix Data being re corded Displayed when you switc h to Q mode while an image is still being re corded, or when the protect set ting or DPOF setting is being saved.
203 8 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera will not tur n on The batt eries are not installed Check if batteries are installed. If not, install batteries. The batt eries are installed incorr ectly Check orient ation o f the bat teries.
204 8 Appendix The sub ject is not in focus The subj ect is difficul t to fo cus on wit h auto focus Lock the focus on an object the same distance away as the subject (b y pressing and holding the shutt er release button half way), then aim th e camera at your subject and press the shut ter relea se butt on fully (p.
205 8 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the fac tory default settin gs. The mean ing of the indicati ons for m enu items with a def ault setti ng is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The cu rrent setting (la st memory) is saved when the ca mera is turned of f.
206 8 Appendix *1 W hen [Image Tone] is set t o [Monochrome] , [Tone Adjustment] is displayed instead of [Saturation]. [ C Movie] M enu Items Face Detection On * Yes p.100 Blink Detection O (On) Yes Yes p.101 Digital Zoom O (On) * Yes p.66 Instant Review O (On) Yes Yes p.
207 8 Appendix [ W Setting] Men u Items Item De fault S etting Last Memory Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Save as A Cancel Yes Yes p.80 Sound Operatio n Volume 3 Yes Yes p.
208 8 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Ite ms Sele ct Batt ery A UTO Yes Y es p .178 Reset Cancel — — p .181 Delete All Cance l — — p.131 Pixel Mapp ing C ancel — — p.180 Playbac k Shortc ut O (On) Yes Yes p.18 1 Format Cancel — — p.162 Item Defaul t Setti ng Last Memory Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Inter val 3 sec.
209 8 Appendix Key Oper ation Protec t Single Ima ge Depending on the recorde d image —— p.131 All Images Depending on the recorde d image —— DPOF Sin gle I mage Copi es: 0 — — p.159 All Images Date: P (O ff) — — Start -up S cree n Sta rt-up Scre en 1 Y es Yes p.
210 8 Appendix List of World Time Cities City : indicates cities that can b e set as e ither the Initial Se tting (p.38) or th e World Tim e (p.166 ). Video O utput Form at: indic ates the vi deo outp ut format of the city se t as the ini tial settin g.
211 8 Appendix Main Specifi cations Type Fully automatic co mpact digital camera with built-in zoom lens Number of Effect ive Pix els Approx. 16.0 me gapixels Image Sens or 1/2.
212 8 Appendix • The above fig ures are based on ou r standard shooting condi tions and may vary depending on the subjec t, shoot ing condit ions and type of the S D Memory Ca rd used. • The maximum lengt h of continuou s recording time for a mov ie is 25 minutes.
213 8 Appendix White B alance Aut o, Dayligh t, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fl uorescen t Light (Dayl ight Col ors/ Daylight White/ White Lig ht), Manu al Lens Foca l Length 4.0 mm -104 .0 mm (Approx . 22.3 mm - 580 mm in 3 5 mm equival ent focal length) Apertu re F3.
214 8 Appendix Face Detection Detect ion of up to 3 2 people’s fa ces (up to 31 face de tection fram es on the display), Smile Capture, Blink Det ection * F ace Detection AE is available only while th e camera detects the subject’s face.
215 8 Appendix Battery Life Number of R ecordable Images Approx. 330 picture s (with A A alkaline batter ies), approx. 50 0 pictur es (with AA Nickel-m etal hydride ba tteries) , approx.
216 8 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase.
217 8 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies available f rom PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy.
218 8 Appendix For customers in U SA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice c omplies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. Op eration i s sub ject to the fol lowing tw o condition s: (1) This device may.
219 8 Appendix Declar ation o f Confo rmity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mputer s and Per ipheral s We: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION Located at: 633 17 Street, Suite 2600 Denver, Co lorado 8020 2 U.
220 8 Appendix Information for Use rs on Collect ion and Disposal of Old Equipment and Used Batteries 1. In t he European Union These sym bols on the produc ts, packaging and /or accomp anying d ocuments mean th at used el ectrical and elec tronic eq uipment a nd batteri es shoul d not be mixed with gener al hou sehol d was te.
221 8 Appendix Index Symbols A Mode ............ .......... 14, 48 Q Mode ................. .... 14, 4 8 Q button ................ .... 45, 4 7 b (Flash pop-up) bu tton ................... ............. .... 45, 8 3 m (EV Compensati on) button .......
222 8 Appendix Baby Mo de .............. .......... 69 Basic sh ooting mod e ...... ... 62 Battery leve l indicator ........ 3 2 Best (Quali ty level) .. .......... 93 Better (Qualit y level) ....... ... 93 Blink Detection .......... 6 0, 101 Blue Sky Mode .
223 8 Appendix Flas h On b .................... ... 82 Flas h On + Re d-ey e d ...... 8 2 Flash out put ............. .......... 9 8 Flower Mode ............ .......... 6 9 Fluo resc ent Li ght J .......... 94 Fn Setting ... .................... . 105 Focus Ass ist Light .
224 8 Appendix Multi- segment me tering L ................... ............. .......... 9 5 Museum M ode ... ................ 7 0 N Natural ........ ............. .......... 90 Night Scene Mode .......... ... 69 Night Scene Portrait Mode .......... ...
225 8 Appendix Slow-spee d Sync+ Red-eye H .............. ............. .......... 82 Small Fa ce Filter ............ . 140 Smile Ca pture .......... .. 61, 10 0 Soft filt er ......................... . 142 Sound s ettings ... .............. 16 3 Sound ty pes .
Digital Camera Operating Manual To ens ure the b est perfo rmance f rom your came ra, pleas e read the Operatin g Manual before usi ng the ca mera. • Specifi cations and external di mensions are subje c t to cha nge without not ice. 54637 Copyright © PENT AX RICOH IMAGING CO.
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