Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product K20D Pentax
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Thank you for purchasing this PE NTA X u Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using the 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 unders tand all the camera c apabilities.
1 W e hav e paid close attention to t he safety of t hi s product. When using this produc t, we request your spec ial attention regarding items m arked with the following symbo ls. Warning • Do not disass em ble or modify the camera. High vol tage areas are present inside the camera, w ith the risk of electric shoc k.
2 Caution • Do not sh or t the batter y or dispose of the batter y in fire. Do not disass emble the battery. The battery could explode or catch fire. • Remove the battery from the camera immediately if the y become hot or begin to smoke. Be car eful not to burn yourself during removal.
3 • Only us e the battery charger D-BC50 supplied with the camera. Do not us e the product at a voltage other than th e specif ied voltage. Use with a power source o r voltage other than that desi gned c an cause a fire or elect r i cal shock. The specifi ed voltage is 100 - 240V AC.
4 • Do not clean the product w ith organic solvents such as thinner or alcohol benzene. • Do not subject the c am era to high te mperatures or high humidity. Do not leave the camera in a vehi cle, as the temperature can get very high. • Do not store the camera wi th pr eservatives and chemicals.
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6 FO R US ING YO UR C AM ER A S AF EL Y ..... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. .1 AB O UT T HE CAME RA .... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .1 PR EC AU TI ON S F OR BA TT ER Y U SA GE .
7 Bas ic Oper ati ons 53 Bas ic Shoot ing Op e rati on .... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 54 H ol din g the Came r a .. .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..
8 Usi ng Mir ror Up Fu nc tion to Prev e nt Cam era S hak e .... ...... ... 12 8 Chan gi ng t h e Sh oo ting C ond iti ons A utom a tical ly w he n Shooting (Auto Bracket) . ........ . ........... . ...... . ........ . ........... . ...... . ... 12 9 St o rin g User Set tings .
9 Dele ti n g M u l tiple Images . ..... .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 185 D el etin g A l l I ma ges ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. 1 85 Deleti ng Selected Image s (from Mu lti-i mage Display) .
10 Sett ing t h e I mage Fil e Namin g C onve n ti o n .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 230 Se l ect ing th e F old e r N am e ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. 2 30 Se l ect ing th e F i le N um be r Set ti ng .
11 This Operat ing Manual contains the following chapters . Comp ositi on o f t he Op era ting Ma nual 1 Before Using You r Cam era Expla i n s camera cha racterist ics, access ories and the name s and functi ons of various parts . 2 Getting Star ted Expla i n s your f irs t st eps fr om purcha sing t he c amera t o tak ing p ictures.
12 The symbol s used in this Operating Manual are explained below. 1 Shows refere nce page number explai ning a rel ated operati on. Shows u seful informatio n.
1 Before Using Y our Camera Check the package contents and n ames and functions of wo rkin g par ts bef ore us e. u Camera Characterist ics ........ ................14 Checkin g the Cont en ts o f the Packa g e ..............16 Names a nd Functions of Working Parts .
14 Before Using Your Camera 1 u Cam e ra Char ac te rist ic s • Features a 23 .4×15.6 m m CM OS sensor wi th approxim ately 14.6 m illion effective pixels for high precision and a wi de dy namic range. • Features Shake Reduc tion (SR), an im age sensor shifting shake reduction system.
Before Using Your Camera 1 15 • Features Hyper-program an d Hyper-m anual modes that let you take pictures with th e intended ex posure. Also features Sensitivity Priority mode K that automatically .
16 Before Using Your Camera 1 Chec king t he Con tents of the Packag e The following accessories are packaged with your camera . Check that all accessories are included.
17 Before Using Your Camera 1 Names and Fu nctions of W orking Parts Came ra Tr ipod soc ket Battery co ve r Se lf-Tim er lam p/ Remo te c ontr ol receiv er AF c oupler Mirro r Lens un lock button Len.
18 Before Using Your Camera 1 Functi ons of buttons, dials and levers used during shooting are noted. * The fact ory de fault s ettings a re e xplained h ere. Depending o n the bu tton or dial, t hese settings can be changed in the [ A Custom Settings] menu (p.
Before Using Your Camera 1 19 6 Focus mode le ver Switches between autofocus mode ( k , l ) (p.104 ) and manual focus mode ( ) (p.110). 7 | butto n Saves J P EG and R AW file by default. (p.158, p.159) 8 K butto n Press to pop up the built-in flash. (p.
20 Before Using Your Camera 1 Func tions o f buttons, d ials and levers u sed du ring playbac k a re no ted. * The fact ory de fault s ettings a re e xplained h ere. Depending o n the bu tton or dial, t hese settings can be changed in the [ A Custom Settings] menu (p.
Before Using Your Camera 1 21 1 Gr een b utt o n Press in Enlar ged view to increase the m agnification. (p.173) 2 Sh utte r rel ease b utton Press halfwa y to switch to Capture mode. 3 Mai n sw itch Move to turn the ca mera on and off. (p.44) Set to the | position to swi tch to C apture mode and preview.
22 Before Using Your Camera 1 Disp lay Indi ca tors The f ollowing indicators appear on the mon itor depending on the status of the camera. Guides appe ar on the monitor for 3 seconds when t he camera is switched on or th e mode dia l is turned.
Before Using Your Camera 1 23 Press the M button in Capture mode to display the capture function settings o n t he mo nitor for 30 seconds . Press the four-way controller ( 23 ) while displayed to swit c h to Detailed information displa y. Detailed information display (p.
24 Before Using Your Camera 1 Detailed information display (p.2) 1 Batte ry usage condit i o n (p.234) 2 Camera b attery power ( p.38, p. 234) 3 Grip bat t ery powe r ( p.
Before Using Your Camera 1 25 Every ti me you pres s the M button during playback, t he camera switches screen di splays i n the following or der: Standard di splay, Hi stogram displ ay, Detai led informati on display and No informati on display (i mage only).
26 Before Using Your Camera 1 Histogram Disp l ay The u f ea tures two histogram displays. The “Bri g htness histogram ” shows the d istribution of brightness and t he “RGB h istogram” shows t he distribution of color intens ity. Press the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to switch betwee n “Brightnes s h istogram” and “RGB h istogram”.
Before Using Your Camera 1 27 Vi ew f in d e r 1 AF frame (p. 52) 2 Spot meter ing frame (p.98) 3 AF point (p.107) 4 Flash status (p.60) Appears when flash i s availab l e a nd blinks whe n f las h is recomm ended but not set or is being ch arged. 5 Shutt er speed (p.
28 Before Using Your Camera 1 10 File form at (p .15 8) Displ ays the image s ave format in RAW/RAW + format. No t disp l aye d in JPE G for ma t. 11 EV compens ation (p.100) Appears when EV compensat ion is availabl e or in use. 12 Flash exposur e compens at ion (p.
Before Using Your Camera 1 29 The f ollowing information a ppears in the LCD pane l on top of the c amera. LCD Pa nel 1 Shutt er speed (p.76) 6 Auto b racket ( p.129) 2 Apert ure (p.77) (blin ks when Exposu re Brack et and Exte nded Brac ket are bo th set) 3 Flash mode ( p.
30 Before Using Your Camera 1 How to Oper at e the M enu This section expla ins operation methods for [ A Rec. M ode] m enu, [ Q Playback] menu, [ R Set-up] m enu and [ A Cust om Set ting] m enu. 1 Pre ss the 3 button in Captur e mode . The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears on the monitor.
Before Using Your Camera 1 31 Procedure t o set t he [JPEG Qua lity] on the [ A Re c. Mode] menu is explained as an example. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to c hoose an item. Turn the front e-dial to navi gate the menu a page at a time. 4 Press the four-way co ntrol ler ( 5 ).
32 Before Using Your Camera 1 Using the Mode Dial You can swit ch the E xposure m ode by setting the ic ons on the m ode dial to the dial indicator. Ite m Function Page A (USER) Lets you capt ur e images with settin gs t hat you set .
2 Getti ng Sta rted This ch a pte r expl a ins yo u r fir st steps from purchasing th e camera to taki n g p ictures. Be su re to read it a n d fol low the instr u ct i ons. Attach ing the Str ap ........... ................... ................ 34 Using t h e Batte ry .
34 Getting Star ted 2 Attaching the Stra p 1 Pass t he end of the strap through the strap lug, then secu re i t on the i nsi de of th e clas p. 2 Pass t he othe r end of the s trap through t he ot her s trap l ug on th e ca mera, th en se cur e it on the in sid e of th e clas p.
35 Getting Star ted 2 Using the Ba ttery Insert t he battery i nto the camera. Use onl y a D-LI50 b attery. W hen using the b attery for the first time, or when the bat tery has not be en used i n a long time, or when [ B attery depleted ] appears, recharge the battery.
36 Getting Star ted 2 When using the battery f or the fi rst t ime, charge the battery and i nsert i t into the camera. 1 Op en th e ba tte ry co ver . Lift the battery cover unlo ck lever, tur n towards OPE N ( 1 ) to unlock, and then pull the cover open ( 2 ).
37 Getting Star ted 2 2 Fa ce t he S mark on the batte ry towards the monitor, push the b atte r y lock l e ver i n the d ir ect ion of th e a rrow ( 1 ) and inser t the batte r y. Insert until the battery locks. To remove the battery, push the battery lock lever in the direc tion of the arrow ( 1 ) w ith your hand.
38 Getting Star ted 2 You can conf irm rem aining ba ttery level by checkin g the { displa yed on the LCD panel. The pic ture sto rage ca pacity ( f lash use 50%) is b ased on m easur i ng co nditions in accordan ce with CI PA standards and the o t he r s are based on PENT AX measuring condit i o ns.
39 Getting Star ted 2 W e recomm end using th e AC adapter D-AC5 0 (option al) when u sing the moni tor f or a long time or when connecting t o your PC.
40 Getting Star ted 2 In se r ti ng /Re m o vi n g t h e S D M e m o r y Card This ca mera us es eith er an SD Me m ory Card or an S DHC M em ory Card . (Bo t h ca rds are ref erred to as SD Memo ry Car ds here afte r.) Mak e sure th e cam era is tu rne d off be fore in sert ing or rem ovi ng the SD Me mo ry C ar d ( ma rket pro du ct).
41 Getting Star ted 2 Precautio ns When Using the SD Memory Card • The SD Mem ory Ca rd is e q u ippe d with a writ e- prote ct sw itch. Setti ng t h e switch to LOCK protect s t he exist ing data by prohibit ing reco rding of new d ata, del etion of existi ng data or formatt ing of the card.
42 Getting Star ted 2 Choos e the number of pixels (size) an d qu ality l evel (JPEG data compres sion rat e) of p ictures acc ording to how y ou intend to use the pictures you h ave t aken. Pictures with la rger recorded p ixels or more E s are cle arer when printed.
43 Getting Star ted 2 Wi th u , you can record in the v e rsatile JPEG format or the high quality and editable RAW format. For RAW file format, you ca n selec t the PENTA X original PEF format or general-purpose DNG (Digital Negative) format designe d by A d obe Syst ems.
44 Getting Star ted 2 Turning the Cam era On and Of f 1 Move th e m ain sw it ch to [ON ] position. The camera will tur n on. Move the main sw itch to [OFF] position to turn off the camera.
45 Getting Star ted 2 In it ia l S e tt i ng s The first time the camera is turned on af t er purcha sing, t he [ Language/ ] screen appears on t he monitor. Fol low the proced ure below to set t he language displayed on the monitor and the current date and time .
46 Getting Star ted 2 2 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The [Initial Setti ng] screen for the selected language appear s. Press the four- w ay controller ( 3 ) twic e and proceed to Step 9 if [H om etown] does not have to be adjusted. 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 3 ).
47 Getting Star ted 2 When an Inco rrect Language i s Set When y ou mistakenly select a lan guage in the [ Lang uage/ ] screen, you can pe rform the following op erations t o set the c orrect lan guage. 1 Pr es s the 3 button onc e or twi ce t o d ispl ay t he g uid es (p.
48 Getting Star ted 2 Set the current date and time and the display style. 1 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to [mm/dd/yy]. 2 Use the four- way controlle r ( 23 ) to choose the date style . 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ).
49 Getting Star ted 2 7 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to the month. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to set th e mo nth . Set the day and year in the same m anner. Next, set the time. If you select [12h] in S tep 4, the setti ng switches between am and pm depending on the time.
50 Getting Star ted 2 Attaching the Len s All camera expos ure m ode s are available when using DA, D FA, FA J or other lenses with an Aperture s (Auto) position. Some functions a re restricted whe n le nses are not set to the Apert ure s po si tio n.
51 Getting Star ted 2 4 Remove the front lens c ap by pushing the indic a ted portions inward. To detach the lens, hold dow n the lens unlock button ( 3 ) and turn the lens counterc lockwise. • T he bo d y m o unt co v er ( 1 ) is a cover t o pre vent scr atches a nd bloc k dust when shipped .
52 Getting Star ted 2 Adjust ing th e Viewf inder Dio pter Adjust the vie wfinder to su it yo ur eyesi ght. If it i s difficult to s e e the viewfinder image clearly, slide the diopter adjust m ent le ver sideways. You can adjust the diop ter f rom approximat ely –2.
3 Basic Opera tions This ch a pte r expl a ins basi c operations for shooti n g b y se tti ng m od e di al t o Gr een m ode (a uto mati c ex posur e accord ing to the Nor mal prog ram lin e ) to ensur e successf ul ca ptur ing .
54 Basic Oper ations 3 Basic Sh ooting Ope ration How you hold the camera is important when taking pictures. • Hold the camera firmly with both ha nds.
55 Basic Oper ations 3 The u features various Capture mod es, Focus modes, and Drive modes s uited for your i ntentions. This section explains how to take pictures by sim ply pres sing the shutte r release bu tton. 1 Set th e m od e dial to B . The Exposure mode changes to B (Green) mode.
56 Basic Oper ations 3 3 Look through t he viewfinder to view the s u bject. A zoom lens can be used to change th e size of the subjec t in the viewfinder. 1 Using a Zoom Lens (p.59) 4 Posi tion the s ubject i ns i de the AF fr am e and pres s th e sh utte r rele ase button halfway.
57 Basic Oper ations 3 6 Re view th e capt ure d i mage on the m on ito r. Image appear s f or 1 second on the monitor after capturing (Instant Review). You can magnif y the i mag e during Instant Review w i th the rear e-dial. (p.174) You ca n delete the image during Instant Rev i ew by pressing the i button.
58 Basic Oper ations 3 The aut ofocus mechanism i s not perfect. Focusing may be difficult when taking pictures under t he following conditions ((a) to (f) belo w). These al so apply t o manual focusing using the foc us indicat or ] in the viewfinder.
59 Basic Oper ations 3 Using a Zoom Lens Enlarg e t he subject (telephoto) or capture a wider area (wide angle) with a zoom lens. Adjust it to the d es ired s i ze and take the picture. 1 Turn the zoom ring to t he right or left. Turn the zoom ring c lockwise for telephoto and counter clockwise for wide angle.
60 Basic Oper ations 3 Using the Built-in Flash If you wish to discharge the flash in a dark or backlit locat i on, press the K button to p op up the flash.
61 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Pre ss the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. When usin g Slo w-speed s ync or Slow -speed sy nc+Red -ey e, the shutt er spee d become s slowe r depen ding on the br ightn ess. U se Shak e Reduct ion (p .65) or fix the c amera on a tripo d to prevent camera sh ak e.
62 Basic Oper ations 3 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 3 ). The Flash options scr een appears. 3 Use the fo ur -way c o ntr oller ( 45 ) to choose a f lash mode. When not in B (Green) mode, turn the rear e-dial to per form Flash exposur e com pensation.
63 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Pre ss the K but ton. The built - in flash pops up and begi ns chargi ng. W hen the flash is fully charged, E appears in the LCD panel and viewfinder. (p.27, p.29) 2 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton ha lfwa y. The focus indicator ] appears in the view finder when focused.
64 Basic Oper ations 3 “Red-e ye” is the phe nomenon where eyes l ook redd ish i n photo graphs taken in dark environm ents with a flash. This is caused by the reflection of the electronic flash in the retina of t he eye. Red-eye occurs because pupils are dil ated i n da rk environm ents.
65 Basic Oper ations 3 Ta ki ng Pi ct ur es Us in g th e S h a ke Reduct ion Func tion You can easil y take sharp pictures using the Shake Reduc tion function by simply turn ing on the Shake Reduction switch.
66 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Turn on the S hake Reduction swi tch. When the shutter release button i s press ed halfw ay, k appears in the viewfinder and the S hake Reduction function turns on. Turn ing O n the Shak e Redu ction Fu ncti on • Be sure to turn of f the Shake Reducti on switc h when using t he came ra with a tripo d.
67 Basic Oper ations 3 The [ Input Focal Len gth] setting me nu appears wh en the came ra is turned on wit h th e Shake Reduct ion sw itch on and a type of lens that does n ot supp ort automatic acquisition of lens information such as focal length (p.
68 Basic Oper ations 3 Playing Back Still Pictures You can play back captured still p ictures with t he cam era. 1 Pre ss the Q button afte r ta king a pi cture . The most recently captur ed im age (image with the largest file num ber ) is displayed on the moni tor .
69 Basic Oper ations 3 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 45 ). 4 : The previous image appears. 5 : The next image appears. • Yo u can di splay th e next o r pr evio us imag e by tur ning the fron t e-dial . • Re fer to “Play back Fu nctio ns” (p.
70 Basic Oper ations 3 Deleti ng Images You can delete one im age at a t i me. 1 P ress the Q bu tton and use the f our -wa y con tr olle r ( 45 ) to select an im age to delete. 2 Pre ss the i button. The Delete screen appear s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [D ele te ].
4 Shooting Functions This chapte r describes the various basic and advanced shooti ng f unctio ns availa ble with the u . How to Op erat e the Shoot ing Menus .......... ....... 72 Sett in g th e Exposure .................. .................. ....... 76 Focusin g .
72 Shooting Funct ions 4 How to Operat e the Shoo ting Me nus Press the 3 button in Capture mode. T he [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears . Perform settings related t o capturing in the [ A Rec. M ode] menu. [ A R ec. Mod e] Me nu S e tti ng It em s Ite m Function Page Exposur e M o de Sets th e Exposu r e mode.
73 Shooting Funct ions 4 Set c ustom functions t o fully use the functions of a SLR cam era with the Custom Setting Menu. The default setting does not change cu stom funct ion. The [ A Custom Setting] menu s ettings a re act ivated wh en [Set ting], the fi rs t it e m , is O (On).
74 Shooting Funct ions 4 14. AF by Pres s Half way Sets whet her to per form AF when the shutter rel ease button is pr essed ha lfway. - 15. Super impose AF Area Sets whet her to dis play the sele ct e d AF point (fo cus positio n) in the vi ewfinder.
75 Shooting Funct ions 4 Press the { button in Capture mode. The Fn m enu appears . Press the four-way controller ( 2 345 ) or the 4 but t on to set the operation. 31. Dis play Se nsit ivit y Sets wh ether to swi tch the nu m ber o f recordabl e images in the LCD panel and viewfind er to the sens it iv ity d i splay .
76 Shooting Funct ions 4 Setting t he Ex pos ure Correct exp osure of t he subject is determined by the combination of shutter s peed and apertu re setting. There are m any correct combination s of shutter spe ed and apertu re for a particular subject.
77 Shooting Funct ions 4 Adju st the amount of li gh t hitting the CMOS sen sor by changing the aperture. Opening the ap erture (re duc e the ap erture value) Object s closer and f art her than the focused subjec t will be more out of focus .
78 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can set the sensitivity to suit t he br ightness of t he surroundings . The sen sitivity can be set to [AUTO ] or within a sensitivity range equivalent to ISO 100 to 3200. The defau lt setti ng is [AUTO]. Set [ Sensitivity] in the Fn m enu.
79 Shooting Funct ions 4 Press the 4 button i n Capt ure mode. The set sensitivity is displ ayed on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder. T urn the front e-dial while pressing the 4 button to change the sensi tivity. Dynamic range is the ratio that indicates the light level expressed by the CMOS s ensor pixels from bright areas to dark areas.
80 Shooting Funct ions 4 This camera feature s the foll owing nin e expo sure m odes. Use the m ode di al (p.32) to chang e the ex posure mode. Th e set tings available for e ach expo sure m ode are as follows.
81 Shooting Funct ions 4 e (Hyper - progr am) Au tom ati call y s ets shutt er speed and apert ure to the pr oper exposur e according t o Progr am line when taki ng picture s. You can u se the front and rear e-dial s to easily swit ch between shutt er pri ority a nd apertur e pri ority.
82 Shooting Funct ions 4 * Ref er t o p. 10 1 fo r d et ail s on E V c om p en sa ti on f or a (Hy per- manua l) an d M (Flash X-sync s peed). M (Fla sh X - sync speed) The s hutter s peed i s lock ed at 1/180 seconds . Use this when usi ng an External fla sh t hat does not automat ically change the shut ter speed.
83 Shooting Funct ions 4 Autom atically sets s hutter spee d a nd a perture to t he proper ex posure accordi ng to Program line wh en taking pictures. 1 Set th e m od e dial to B . 2 Confirm the shutter speed and a perture in the viewfinder or on the LCD pa nel.
84 Shooting Funct ions 4 Autom atically sets s hutter spee d a nd a perture to t he proper ex posure accordi ng to Program line wh en taking pictures. Use the front e-dial and rear e -dial to change the shutter speed and aperture while mai ntaining th e proper ex posu re (Hyper-program).
85 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can set the sensitivit y to suit t he b rightness of the subject. The shutter speed and apertu re are automatically set according to the selected sensit ivity to ob tain the appropri ate expos ure. 1 Set th e m od e dial to K .
86 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Turn t he r e ar e-di a l and a dj ust th e s en s iti v it y. The shutter speed, aperture val ue and sensitivi ty are displayed in the viewfinder and on the LC D panel. • Yo u can set the s ensiti vity to valu es equi vale nt to I SO 10 0 to 32 00.
87 Shooting Funct ions 4 Lets you set the desired shutter speed for expressing mov ing subjects. W hen taking pictures of a f as t movin g subjec t, y ou can increase the shutt er speed to mak e the subject lo ok still or decrease the s hutter s peed to have the s ubject sho w m ovement .
88 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Tu rn the fr ont e- dial w hile pr essin g the m butt on to change the EV compe nsation value. ( p.10 0 ) • Se t the s hutt er spee d in in cremen ts of 1/2 E V o r 1/3 E V. Set in [ 2. EV Steps] in the [ A Custom Setti ng] me nu.
89 Shooting Funct ions 4 Set ape rture for controlling the depth o f field. The depth of fi eld i s deepe r and t he front and back o f the focused object is clea r when a perture is set to a large v alue. T he depth of field is shal lower and the front and back of the focused object is bl urred when aperture is set to a sm all value.
90 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Tu rn the fr ont e- dial w hile pr essin g the m butt on to change the EV compe nsation value. ( p.10 0 ) • Se t the ape rtur e value in incr ements of 1/2 EV or 1/3 E V. Set i n [ 2. EV St eps] in the [ A Custom Setti ng] me nu.
91 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can set both the desired shutter speed and apert ure to take the picture. Autom atically sets the sensitivity so that the manually set shutter speed and ap erture will give t he proper e xpos ure accordin g to the brigh tness of the subject .
92 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Tu rn the fr ont e- dial w hile pr essin g the m butt on to change the EV compe nsation value. ( p.10 0 ) • Se t the shut ter sp eed and a perture val ues in in cremen ts of 1/ 2 EV or 1 /3 EV. Set in [2. EV Steps] in the [ A Cust om Set ting ] menu.
93 Shooting Funct ions 4 This mod e i s convenie nt f o r taking pictures using the same shutter speed and ap erture setting com bina tion or taking intentionally und erexpos ed (darker) or over-exposed (brigh ter) photographs. 1 Effect of Aperture and Shutte r Speed (p.
94 Shooting Funct ions 4 • When the sen sitiv ity is set to [AUTO ] and e xposure mode i s set t o a (Hyper- manua l) mode , the se nsiti vity is the lo west se nsiti vity set in “S etting t he Range of Aut omati c Corre ction i n AUTO” (p.7 8).
95 Shooting Funct ions 4 Combining wit h L Press the L button (p.102) to rec ord the exposure va lue in Hyper-manual . If the shut ter speed or a perture is then cha nged, the combination of shu tter spe ed a nd a perture chang es whi le exposure is retained.
96 Shooting Funct ions 4 This mod e is useful f or th e l o ng expos ures required for shooting night scenes and firework s. The shutter remains ope n a s long as the s hutter rele ase bu tton is k ept pressed.
97 Shooting Funct ions 4 The shutter speed is lo cked at 1 /180 seconds. U se this w hen using an Exte rnal fl a sh t hat does not automaticall y change the shutter speed. 1 Set th e m od e dial to M . Using the M (Flash X-Sync S pe ed) Mode • Tu rn the r ear e-di al to adjust the a perture value.
98 Shooting Funct ions 4 Choos e the part of the screen to use for m e as uring brightness and determini ng exposure. L (Multi-segment m etering), M (Center-weighted metering) or N (Spot met ering) mode can be selected. The factory default setting is L (Multi-segment metering).
99 Shooting Funct ions 4 Met eri ng is weig ht ed at the cen ter of the scree n. Use th is me teri ng whe n yo u w ant t o co mpens at e the expo sur e by ex peri ence , inst ead of lea vin g it to t he camer a. The illust rati on sh ows that sensi ti vity in cre ases a s the pa tter n he igh t incr ea ses (cent er) .
100 Shooting Funct ions 4 This allows you to deliberately overexpose (brighten) or under-expose (darken) your picture. Sele ct 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV in [2. EV S teps] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu. (p.101) You can adjust the EV Compensat ion from –3 to +3 (EV) in increment s of 1/2 EV or – 2 to +2 (EV) in i n crements of 1/3 EV.
101 Shooting Funct ions 4 Set Exposure S teps in [ 2. EV Step s ] in the [ A C ust om Se t ti ng ] me nu to incre ments of 1/2 E V o r 1/ 3 EV. EV c ompen satio n is not avail able w hen the exposur e mode i s set to B (Gre en) or p ( B ulb ) mo de .
102 Shooting Funct ions 4 AE L ock is a f unction that me morizes t he e xposure prior t o taking the picture. Use this when the subje ct is t oo small or backlit and a pro per expo sure set ting can not be obtaine d. 1 Pre ss the L button. The came ra memoriz es the expo sure (brightness ) at that instant.
103 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can take mult iple fr a mes while creating a single pi c ture. 1 Se le ct [Mu lti -e xposu re] in th e [ A Rec. Mode ] menu and pr ess the four-way control ler ( 5 ). The Multi-exposur e screen appears. 2 Use the four-w ay controller ( 5 ) to selec t t he num ber of sh ots.
104 Shooting Funct ions 4 Focusing You can focus with the following methods. You can also choo se the autofocus m ode from l (Sing le mode) whe re the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focu.
105 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Look through t he viewfinder and pres s th e sh utte r rel ease button ha lfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder w hen focused. (When blinking, the subj ec t is not in focus.) 1 Subjects that are Difficult to Focus on (p.
106 Shooting Funct ions 4 AF Adjustment You can a djust the AF f ocusing position with [3 5. AF Adjustment ] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu. 1 Sel ect [35. AF A djus tment] in the [ A C ustom Setting] m enu and press the four-way c ontroller ( 5 ). 2 Press the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [On] and p ress the four-way controller ( 5 ).
107 Shooting Funct ions 4 Choos e the part of t he viewfinder to set f ocus to. The factory de fau lt setting is S (Auto). The selected AF point li ght s red in t he viewfinder. ( S up erimpose AF Area) Set wi th the A F po int swit ching dia l. (p.19) 1 Sel ect j (Se lect ) wi th th e AF point swit ching dial.
108 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Look through t he viewfinder and c heck the pos ition of the subje ct. 3 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to s elec t the d esi red AF point . The AF poi nt lights red in the viewfinder (Superimpose AF Area) and you can check w her e you set the AF point.
109 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Cent er the su bj ect to focu s in th e view fi nder and pres s the shutte r releas e button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears and you will hear a beep when the subj ect comes into focus. ( When blinking, the subject is not in focus.
110 Shooting Funct ions 4 Set [ 6. AE-L with AF locked] in the [ A C ustom Set ti n g] menu (p.73) to lock the exposure value while f ocus is l ocked. Expo sure is no t lock ed by d efault during f ocus lo ck.
111 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Look through t he viewfinder , pre ss t he shutt er rele ase button ha lfway and turn t he focusing ring. The focus indicator ] appears and you will hear a beep when the subj ect comes int o focus. You can ma nually adjust the focus using the viewfinder matte field.
112 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Look through t he viewfinder and turn t he foc us ing ring unt il the s ubject l ooks shar p on the fo cusi ng scr een. The = bu tton operat es the autofo cus mechani sm in t he sam e mann er as whe n the shutt er release bu tton is pressed hal fway.
113 Shooting Funct ions 4 Checking th e Comp ositi on, Exposure and Focus Bef ore Sh ooting You can u se the previe w function to check the depth of field, com position, expo sure and foc us before taking a pi cture.
114 Shooting Funct ions 4 1 Focus on the s ubject, and then turn the m ai n sw itch to | . The mirror raises and a real-time image is displayed on the moni tor . Turn the main switch t o | again to exit Live V iew. Live Vi ew can be displayed for up to 3 minu tes.
115 Shooting Funct ions 4 1 Posi tion the s ubject i ns i de the AF fr am e and pres s th e sh utte r rele ase button halfway to focus on the subject. 2 Tur n t he m ain swi tch to | while looking thr ough the v iewfind e r. You can chec k the depth of field in the viewfinder whil e the main sw it ch is on | .
116 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Yo u can disp lay the Bri ght/D ark area warn ing o r histogra m in Di gita l Previ ew. Set in [Digital Prev iew] (p.229 ) in the [ Q P layback ] menu. • T he ma xi mum d ispl ay ti me f or D igit al Pr evie w is 60 se co nds .
117 Shooting Funct ions 4 Continuou s Shoo ting Pictures can be taken c ontinuously while the shutter release bu tton is hel d down. You can se lect fr o m g (Continuous sho oting (Hi )) and h (Continuous shoo ting (Lo)) f o r continuous shooting. 1 Pre ss the { but ton.
118 Shooting Funct ions 4 4 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 3 ) and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to se lect g or h . 5 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The camera is r eady to take pictures continuously. 6 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton ha lfwa y.
119 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can take pic tures continuous ly at approxi mately 21 fr ames per second. In this mod e, images are saved with JP EG Qual it y set to Y (1536×1 024) regard less of the sa ve format setting (p.156). The JP EG Qu ality set in the [ A Rec.
120 Shooting Funct ions 4 Interval Shooting During interval shooting, pic tures are taken at a set interval from a set ti m e. 1 Selec t [I nt erval S hooting] i n the [ A Rec. Mode ] m e nu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). 3 Us e the fo ur -way cont rol l er ( 45 ) to se lect O (O n).
121 Shooting Funct ions 4 7 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The camera is r eady to take a series of inter v al pict ures. 8 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton ha lfwa y. The focus indicator ] appears when the subjec t is in focus. 9 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton full y.
122 Shooting Funct ions 4 Self-Time r Shooting This camera has two types of self-timers: g and Z . 1 Mount the c amera onto a tripod. 2 Pre ss the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 2 ). The Drive Mode options s c reen appears.
123 Shooting Funct ions 4 5 Pr ess the fou r-way co ntro ll er ( 3 ) and us e the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to sele ct g or Z . 6 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The camera is r eady to take a picture. 7 Confirm in t he viewfinder t hat the subje ct you wi sh to shoot is properl y fra m ed and pre s s the shutte r rele ase but t on hal f way.
124 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Th e beep can be t urned of f (p.219 ). • Ex posure m ay be af fected if li ght ent er s the vi ewfinde r. At tach the provi ded ME vi ewfi nder cap or use the AE l ock func tion (p.102) . (To ignore the li ght ent ering the vie wfin der, se t the exposur e mod e to a (H yper-m a nual) (p.
125 Shooting Funct ions 4 Remote Con trol Shoo ting (Remot e Control F: Sold Se p arately ) The shutter can be released from a distance by using the o ptional remote control unit. You can select from h (remote control), i (3 sec. delayed release), or i (remote continuous shooting) for remote control shooting.
126 Shooting Funct ions 4 5 Pr ess the fou r-way co ntro ll er ( 3 ) and us e the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to sele ct h , i , o r i . The self - timer lamp will blink to let you know that the camera is in remote control wait st atu s. 6 Pre ss the 4 but ton.
127 Shooting Funct ions 4 • Ex posure m ay be af fected if li ght ent er s the vi ewfinde r. At tach the provi ded ME vi ewfi nder cap or use the AE l ock func tion (p.102) . (To ignore the li ght ent ering the vie wfin der, se t the exposur e mod e to a (H yper-m a nual) (p.
128 Shooting Funct ions 4 Using Mirror Up Func tion to Preve nt Came ra Shake Use the Mirror Up f unction if camera shake is evident even when cable switch (optional) or remote control unit (optional) is used w ith a tri p od. W hen sh ooting with t he 2 sec.
129 Shooting Funct ions 4 Changing the Shoo ting Con ditions Automatically when Shoo ting (Au t o Bracket) You can take continuo us pictures with different ex posure when the shutter release b utton is p ressed.
130 Shooting Funct ions 4 2 Set th e s tep i nterv al . Turn the rear e-di al w hile pressing the ] button. The availabl e brack eting am ounts in [2. EV Steps] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu (p.73) are as follow s . 3 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton ha lfwa y.
131 Shooting Funct ions 4 You can save pict ures with three differe nt white balance, sat uration, hue, sharpn ess and contrast levels. Unlike expos ure b racketing , t hree pictures are saved with each shot. You can set the saving order with [9. A uto Bracketing order] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu.
132 Shooting Funct ions 4 5 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 3 ) to sel ect [Bra cket ing amount] an d press the four - way c ont rolle r ( 5 ). Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to s elect the bracketing amount. For [White Balance], select from BA±1, BA ±2, BA± 3, GM±1, G M±2 and GM±3.
133 Shooting Funct ions 4 Storing User Settings You can st ore the current camera settings and easily retrieve them simply by setting t he mode di al to A . The following s ettings can be stored. Store the settings in [USER] in t he [ R Set-up] menu. You can also perform set tings when the mode di al is set to A .
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5 Usin g t h e F las h This c h apte r pro vide s deta ils on the bu ilt -in flash o f u and describ e s how to take pictures with the external flash. Compensa ting Flash Out put ............... .............. 136 Allowing S h ooti ng while Ch arging F lash .
136 Using t he Flash 5 Compe nsating Flas h Output You can ch ange the flash output in a range of –2 .0 to +1.0. The flash compens ation v alues are as f ollows f or 1/2 EV and 1/ 3 EV. * S et i n terv a l of s tep s in [2. E V S tep s ] in t he [ A Custo m Setting] m enu.
137 Using t he Flash 5 Allo w ing Sh oo ti ng w hil e Ch ar gin g Flash You can set to enable shoot ing while flash is be ing charged. Set [On] for [28. Release when Charging] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu (p.74). Pictures cann ot be t ak en while the flash is charging by default.
138 Using t he Flash 5 Flash Ch ar acter ist ics in E ach Exposur e Mod e • When taking a moving s ubject, y ou ca n use the flash to change the blu r effect. • Any desir ed shutter speed 1/180 sec . or slower can be set for taking a flash phot ograph.
139 Using t he Flash 5 You can use slow -speed sync when shooting portraits with the sunset in the background. Both the po rtrait a nd the background are capt ured beauti fully. Using e / K / c mo de 1 Set the mode dial to e , K or c . 2 Pre ss the K button.
140 Using t he Flash 5 Trailing curtain sync di scha rges the fl a sh immediately bef ore the shutter curtain closes. Whe n shoo ting m oving obje cts with a slow shu tter speed, Trailing c urtain s ync and Slow-spee d sync produce different effects dependin g o n whe n the flash i s discharge d.
141 Using t he Flash 5 Di st ance and Aper ture when Usi ng th e B uil t-in Flash A set criteria is necessary between the guide numbe r, aperture and distance when shoot ing with the flash t o obtain the correct exposure. Calculat e and adjust the shoot ing conditions i f flash output is not sufficient.
142 Using t he Flash 5 DA, D FA, FA J, FA and F Lens Compatibili ty with the Bui lt-in Flash Dependin g on the lens used w ith the u , e ven if a lens wi thout a hood is attached, the use of the built-in f l ash may not be possible or may be li mited due t o vignet ting.
143 Using t he Flash 5 Using an Ext ernal Flash (Optio nal) Using t he optional ex ternal fl ash AF 540FGZ, AF 360FGZ or AF200F G enables a variety of flash mod es, s u ch as P-TTL auto flash mode, dependin g o n the external f lash bei ng u sed. S ee the chart bel ow for detai ls.
144 Using t he Flash 5 The AF360F GZ does not have the f u nc tion to s e t the FORMA T size to [DIGIT AL], but the difference in angle of view bet w een standa rd 35 mm format and the u is a utomat ically calculated based on the focal length of the lens used (when using DA, D FA, F A J, FA or F lenses).
145 Using t he Flash 5 W ith the AF5 40FG Z or A F360FGZ, you can discharge the flash to t ake a picture at a shu tter speed faster than 1/180 sec ond.
146 Using t he Flash 5 Se tting the C han nel f or the E xt ernal F lash on t he C amera First set the c hannel for the e xternal flash unit o n the came ra. 1 Set the channel for t he external flash unit. 2 Attach the externa l flash to the camera hot shoe.
147 Using t he Flash 5 W irele ss S hootin g Using a Combination of the Built-in Flash and an E xternal Fl ash Unit 1 Remove the external flash unit for which t h e channel was set on the camera, and place at the desired location. 2 S e t t he fl as h m ode of t he ca mer a t o r , and pop up th e built-in fl a sh.
148 Using t he Flash 5 As with the built-in flash, red-eye reduction is available wi th an external flash.Thi s may n ot be available o n som e flashes or m ay have rest rictions for u sage con ditions.
149 Using t he Flash 5 As show n in the illustration below, attach the Hot Shoe Adapter F G (optional) to the camera hot shoe and an Off-Camera Shoe A dapter F (optional) t o the bo ttom of t he ex ternal flash, and connec t thes e with t he Exte nsion Cord F5P (optional).
150 Using t he Flash 5 W hen combining two or more external flashes Combi ning two or more external flashes (AF 540FGZ, AF 360FGZ or AF 200FG) or using an ext ernal flash in com bination with th e built-in flash allows multiple fl ash photogra phy (contras t-control-sync flash photog raphy).
151 Using t he Flash 5 You can connec t an external flash to the camera wi th a sync cord b y using the X -sync socket. X-s ync Sock et • Th e use of high- volt age or high- current extern al flas hes may cause a ca mera br eakdown. • When a cord is connect ed to the X -sync socket, link ed func tions wi ll n ot work .
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6 Shooting Settings This ch a pte r descr i bes how t o set the sa ve format f o r picture s taken an d other se ttings. Sett ing the Im ag e Pr o cessin g Method in Captur e Mode (Custo m Imag e) ................. .................. ..... 154 Sett in g th e File Format .
154 Shooti ng Settings 6 Se tt ing th e I mage Pr oc essi ng Met hod in Capt ure Mo de (Cust om Image ) By using Custom Image to change the [Image Ton e], y ou can adjust settings s uch as the color and contrast before shooting an i m age.
155 Shooti ng Settings 6 2 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The Custom Image screen appears. After the power is turned o n, th e las t i m a ge ta ken is di spl a ye d i n the bac kground . Set t h e m a in s witch to | to cha nge t he ba ckg round imag e to the Dig it a l Pr ev ie w ima ge .
156 Shooti ng Settings 6 Sett ing the File Format You can select the number of recorded pixels from X , J , P and i . The more pixels t here are, the l arger the picture a nd the bigg er the file size. The file size will also di ffer according to the [JPEG Quality] setting.
157 Shooti ng Settings 6 You can set the image quality level . The file size will also differ accordin g to the [JPE G Rec . Pixels] sett ing. The default s etting i s C (Best). You can set the JPEG quality level in [ JPE G Quali ty] i n the [ A Rec. Mode] menu.
158 Shooti ng Settings 6 You can set th e form at of im age f iles. The def ault setting is JP EG. Set [File Format] in the [ A Rec. M o de] menu. (p.72) W hen the file f o rmat is changed, the num ber of recordable images appears at the t op right of the sc reen.
159 Shooti ng Settings 6 You can set the function when the | button (p.19) is pressed. The following s ettings are avail able. 1 Sel ect [ | Butt o n] in th e [ A Rec. Mode ] menu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect O (On) or P (Off) fo r [C a ncel ea ch tim e].
160 Shooti ng Settings 6 W hite balance i s a function for adju sting the c olor of an im age s o that whi te objects appe ar white. Set the white balance if you are not satisfied with the color balan ce of pict ures taken with whi te balance set to F (Aut o), or to intentionally app ly a creat ive effec t t o y our images.
161 Shooti ng Settings 6 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 4 ). The White Balance sc r een appears. 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 23 ) and se t. Set the main switch to | to display Digital Preview with the set White Balance. Fine-tuning White Balance i s easier with Digital Preview.
162 Shooti ng Settings 6 The u allows you to fine tune the White Balance setting. 1 Perform desir ed settings in Steps 1 t o 3 of “S e tt ing the White Bal ance”. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). The White Balance fine tune s c reen appears.
163 Shooti ng Settings 6 You can adjust the white balance depe nding on the light source when taking pictures. With Manual W hite Balance, the cam era can st ore delicate shad es that cannot be precisely adjusted with the white balance pres et values provided in the cam era (p.
164 Shooti ng Settings 6 6 Pre ss the sh utte r re leas e bu tton fully . Slide the foc us m ode lever to when the shutt er cannot be released. The screen to select the measuring range is display ed. 7 Us e the re ar e- dia l to se le ct t he enti re s creen or spot a re a for the m easuri ng range.
165 Shooti ng Settings 6 Use figures to set th e color t emperature. 1 Pre ss the { but ton. The Fn m enu appears. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 4 ). The White Balance sc r een appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to sele ct C olo r Te mper atu re ( the default setting is 5000K).
166 Shooti ng Settings 6 7 Adjust the Color Temp erature with the front and rear e-dial. Color Temperature s teps differ depending on the e-dial. * T he d ef aul t s et tin g for Col or Te mp era tu r e st ep un it s i s Ke lv in . Yo u ca n ch an ge th e ste p units to Mire d in [1 9.
167 Shooti ng Settings 6 You can set th e colo r space to us e. The def ault setting is [ sRGB]. Set [ Color Space] in the [ A Rec. M ode ] me nu. (p.72) Sett ing t he Co lor Sp ac e 1s R G B Sets t o sRGB c ol or space. 2 AdobeRGB Sets to AdobeRGB col or space.
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7 Play b ack Functions This ch a pte r descr i bes how t o use the v a riou s playb ack fun ctions i n Pla yback mode. Ho w to Oper ate the Me nus During Playback ... 170 Rotati ng Images ....... ................... .................. ..... 172 Enla rging Pl ayb ack Im ages .
170 Playba ck Functions 7 How to Op erat e the M enu s Dur ing Playb ack Press the 3 button in Pl ayback mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. Perform settings related to play back and ed iting ima ges in t he [ Q Playback] menu. Se t cus tom f u nc tio ns to ful ly us e th e f unc ti o ns of a SL R ca me ra w i th t h e Cu st om Fu nct ion Me nu.
171 Playba ck Functions 7 Press t h e { butt on during playback . The Fn menu appe ars. Press the four-way controller ( 2 345 ) or the 4 but ton to set the operati on. Play ba ck Fn Men u S ett ing I tem s Key or Button Item Funct i o n Page 2 DPOF Setti ngs Sets the DPOF sett ings.
172 Playba ck Functions 7 Rotati ng Images The u features a fun ction that uses a sen sor t o rotate a nd correc t the direction of the i mage whe n an image is capture d with th e side of the shutt er release bu tton fac ing up and the M ode dia l facing down.
173 Playba ck Functions 7 Enlarging Play back Ima ges Im ages can be magnified up to 32 tim es in pl aybac k mode. 1 P ress the Q butto n and use the four- way c ontrol l er ( 45 ) to sel e c t an im ag e. 100-0046 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 6 100-0046 1/2000 1 / 2 0 0 0 F5.
174 Playba ck Functions 7 2 Turn t he r e ar e-di a l t o the right (tow ard y ). Image enla r ges at each calibration (1.2 ti mes* to 32 t imes). Operations available durin g Enlarged view * T he d efa ul t s et tin g for th e f irs t c li ck ( mi ni mu m m ag ni fic at io n) o n t he r e ar e-d ia l (t owa r d r ig ht) is 1 .
175 Playba ck Functions 7 Display ing Mu ltiple Images You can display 4, 9 or 16 images on the monitor at the same time. The default setting i s 9-image di splay. The nu mber of imag es can be chan ged but 9-image displ ay is explained here. 1 Pre ss the Q button.
176 Playba ck Functions 7 3 Turn t he r e ar e-di a l t o the right (tow ard s y ) or pr e ss the 4 button. A full s c reen display of the selected image appears. 1 In t he multi- im age display scr een, pr ess th e { button. The multi-image options screen appears.
177 Playba ck Functions 7 Displ aying a F older You can display the cont ents of folders in t he mul ti-image d isplay screen. 1 Tur n the rear e-d ial to th e le ft in the multi- image display s cre e n. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to s ele ct th e fo lde r you want to displa y a nd press t he 4 button.
178 Playba ck Functions 7 Co mpar in g Ima ges You can display two image s side-by-side. 1 Pre ss the { but ton in Playback mode, and then press the 4 button. Two images are displ ayed side-by-side. The same image is dis played on the left and right. Turn the front e-dial to select the images to compare.
179 Playba ck Functions 7 Slideshow You can play back all i mages recorded on your SD Mem ory Card succes sively. T o start continuous playba ck, u se the men u screen displayed on the monitor. 1 P ress the Q bu tton and use the f our -wa y con tr olle r ( 45 ) to select an im age to be di splaye d first.
180 Playba ck Functions 7 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). Start scr een is displayed and slideshow begins. Operations available durin g a slideshow Operations available when paused 4 Stop the slideshow. Slides how ends when one of the fol low ing is perf ormed during playback or when paused.
181 Playba ck Functions 7 Set image d isplay interval for slideshow to [3 sec], [5 sec], [10 sec] or [3 0 sec]. The defa ult set ting is [ 3 sec] . Set wh ether or not to p lay bac k repeatedl y. The default s etting is [Off ]. 1 Sele c t [ Slid e sh ow ] in t h e [ Q Playback] me nu.
182 Playba ck Functions 7 Changing Play bac k Display Meth od The camera sw itches display information when you press the M button in the Playback screen .
183 Playba ck Functions 7 Un der sta nd ing Br ightn es s If t he br ightness is correct, t he graph peak s in t he middle. If the image is too dark, the peak is on the l e ft side, and if it i s too bright, the peak is on the right side.
184 Playba ck Functions 7 You can set whether or not to display the Bri g ht/Dark area warning in Playba ck mode and set the initial magnification when enlarging ima ges. 1 Sel ect [Play bac k d isp lay ] in the [ Q Playback] me nu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ).
185 Playba ck Functions 7 Deleti ng Multiple Ima ge s You can delete all saved im ages at once. 1 Pre ss the Q button. 2 Pre ss the i button twice. The Delete All scr een appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [D ele te All]. Deletin g All Im ages Dele ted ima ges can not be resto red.
186 Playba ck Functions 7 4 Pre ss the 4 but ton. All im ages are deleted. A confirmation s c reen appears when there are protected images . P ress the four-w ay contro ller ( 23 ) t o select [Delete All] or [Leave A ll] and press the 4 button. You can delete mu ltiple images from the multi-im age display at once.
187 Playba ck Functions 7 3 Pre ss the i button. 9 appears on the i m ages. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to m ove t o th e ima ges to dele t e a nd press the 4 button. Image is selected a nd O appears. Protected images c annot be selected. 5 Pre ss the i button.
188 Playba ck Functions 7 You can delete all images in a selected folder. 1 Tur n the rear e-d ial to th e le ft (tow ard f ) in Pla yb ack mod e to di spla y th e fol de rs. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 2345 ) to s elec t th e fold er to dele te and pre s s the i button.
189 Playba ck Functions 7 Pr ot ect i ng Im age s fr om Dele ti on (Pr ot e c t) You can prote ct images from being accidentally dele ted. 1 P ress the Q bu tton and use the f our -wa y con tr olle r ( 45 ) to select an im age. 2 Pre ss the Z button. The Protect screen appear s.
190 Playba ck Functions 7 1 Pre ss the Q button. 2 Pre ss the Z button twice. The Protect all im ages screen appears. 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 23 ) to sele ct [P r otec t] and press th e 4 button. All images saved in the SD Memory Card are protected.
191 Playba ck Functions 7 Connect ing the Cam era t o AV Equipme nt By u sing the provide d vid eo cab le (I-VC28), you can p lay bac k images using a T V or ot her device with a video I N jack a s your m onitor. Make sure that bo th t he TV an d the came ra are tu rned off before conne cting the cable.
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8 Pr ocessing Image s This ch a pte r descr i bes how t o process pi ctures taken a nd edit RA W im a ges. Process ing Images with Digital F ilters ...
194 Processin g Images 8 Processing Imag e s with Digital Filters You can edit sh ot images using digital filters. Processed imag es are saved under a diff erent nam e. 1 Pre ss the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 4 ).
195 Processin g Images 8 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect an imag e . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect a fi lter . Select a fi lter and preview the effects on the image. 5 Adjust wi t h the front e -dial and re a r e -dial.
196 Processin g Images 8 When another image is selec ted with the four-way controll er ( 45 ), the image appears in the set fil ter. 6 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The save confir m ation screen appears. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [S av e as ].
197 Processin g Images 8 Editing RAW Images You can conv ert captured RAW files into JP EG or TIFF files. 1 Pre ss the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 3 ). 3 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The parameters recorded in the i mage file appear .
198 Processin g Images 8 4 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The save confir m ation screen appears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [Sav e as ]. Press the 3 button to r eturn to the previous screen. Select [Cancel] and press the 4 button to retur n to single-image pl ayback mode.
199 Processin g Images 8 4 Pre ss the fo ur -way co ntr ol ler ( 2345 ) to sele ct th e RA W ima ge to edi t and press th e 4 bu tton to sele ct the ch ec k box ( O ). Press t he 4 button again to clear the check box ( P ). Turn the rear e- dial toward f to select singl e- i m age display and view the image.
200 Processin g Images 8 Specifies the param eters for editing RAW image s. When multiple images are selected, all images are edited with the same parameters. If Quality Level is not set to [ T IFF], i m ages are save d as JPEG images. 1 Selec t [Change S etti ng] in S t ep 3 of p.
201 Processin g Images 8 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to cha nge th e para meter. Use the four-way control ler ( 5 ) to display the setting s creen for White Balance/Custom Image. To make these settings, s ee “ Adjusting the White Balance” (p.
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9 Printi ng from the Camera This ch apter descr ibes how t o make the pr i ntin g sett ings. Sett in g th e Printing Ser vice (DPOF) ............ .....
204 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 Sett ing the Printi ng Service (DPOF) You can order conve ntional photograph prints by taking the SD Memory Card with recorded images to a s tore for a printing serv i ce. DPO F ( D igital Print Order Format) settings allow you to specify t he numbe r of c opies or to imprint the date.
205 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 4 Use the four- way controlle r ( 45 ) t o choose the number of copie s and pr ess the f our-way controll e r ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Date]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to c hoose whether to in ser t t he da te ( O ) or not ( P ).
206 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 2 ). The DPOF screen appears. 3 Pre ss the { but ton. The screen for m aking DPOF settings for all images appear s. 4 Use the four- way controlle r ( 45 ) t o choose the number of copie s and whethe r to insert the dat e ( O ) o r not ( P ).
207 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 Printing Using PictBridge T hi s fu nc tio n le t s yo u p rin t ima ge s d ir ec t ly fro m th e ca me r a w i tho ut u si n g a PC (direct printing). Connec t the cam era and PictBridge com patible prin ter with the includ ed USB cab le (I-USB17) to print directly.
208 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 1 Pre ss the 3 button. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sele ct th e [ R Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [U SB Connection] . 4 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). A pop-up menu appears.
209 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Face t he arr ow on the pr ovided USB cable t ow ard the S mark on t he c amera, and c onne ct t he camera and PictBri dge compatible printer. The PictBridge logo is displayed on PictBridge compatible printer s.
210 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [S ingl e Ima ge] on the Pi ctBridge menu. 2 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The Print single i mage screen appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to c hoose an imag e to print.
211 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 7 Pre ss the { but ton. The screen for cha nging print settings appears. 8 Selec t [Paper S ize] and pre s s the four- way controlle r ( 5 ). The Paper Size scr een appears. 9 Use t h e four-w ay controller ( 2345 ) to choose the paper size.
212 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [A ll I m age s] on the Pi ctBridge menu. 2 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The Print all im ages screen appears. 3 Choose the number of copies and w he the r to im pri nt the da te or not.
213 Pr in tin g fro m th e C am er a 9 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [D PO F AUTOPRINT] on t he P ic tBri dge menu. 2 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The Print w/DPOF settings screen appears. Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to check the number of copies for ea ch image, whether the date is i mprinted or not, and total number of copies.
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10 Camera Settings This cha p ter describ e s how to change the camera setti n gs. Ho w to Oper ate the [ R Set- up] Me n u .......... ..... 216 Format ting the SD M em ory Car d ......................218 Sett ing the Beep Setting, Date and Time, a nd Display L anguage .
216 Camera Se ttings 10 How to Op erat e the [ R Set -up ] Me nu Press the 3 button and use the four-way con troller ( 45 ) to disp l ay the [ R Set-up] menu. Perform various settings related to the camera in t h e [ R S e t-up] m enu. [ R Se t-up] Menu Set ting Ite ms Ite m Function Page USER Regist ers the cur rent camera set tings to USER.
217 Camera Se ttings 10 *1 Re fer t o p. 11 of the “P E NT AX PHOT O Brow ser 3/P ENT A X P HOTO L abor atory 3 Ope rating Man ua l” for de ta ils o n co nnec ti ng th e cam era to a PC. *2 In US ER m o de , t his i s di sp la ye d in st ea d of Re s et.
218 Camera Se ttings 10 Formatting the SD M emory Card Use this camera to format (initial i ze) an SD Memory Card that i s unus ed or has been used on other cameras or di gi tal devices. Forma tting will de lete all the data on t he S D Mem ory Ca rd.
219 Camera Se ttings 10 Sett ing the Beep Se tting, Date and Time, and Display L anguag e You can turn th e camera ope ration beep on or o ff. The default s etting is all O (On). There are five items that you can set : In-focus, AE Lock, | button, Self- timer a nd R emote Cont rol.
220 Camera Se ttings 10 You can ch ange the initial date a nd time settings. You can also se t t h e display s tyle. Cho ose [ mm/dd/ yy], [dd/mm /yy] o r [yy/mm /dd]. Choose [12h] (12 hour) or [24h] (24 hour) for time display method. Set i n [Dat e Adj ust] in t he [ R Set-up] menu.
221 Camera Se ttings 10 The date and time selected i n “Initial Settings” (p.45) serve as the date and time of your present location. Setting [W orld Time ] enables you to display th e local date and time on t he moni tor when t r aveling overs eas.
222 Camera Se ttings 10 7 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to s elec t [DST ] . 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect O (On) or P (Off). Selec t O (O n) if the Destination city uses daylight s aving time (DST). 9 Pre ss the 4 but ton. The World Time set ting is saved.
223 Camera Se ttings 10 List of World Time Citie s Region Ci t y Region City Nort h Ameri c a Hon olu lu Afri ca/ West Asia Dakar Anchor age Algiers Vancouv er Johanne sburg San Fr ancisc o Ist anbul .
224 Camera Se ttings 10 You can change the l anguage in whi ch the me nus, error m essages, etc. are displayed. Set in [Language/ ] in t he [ R Set -up] m enu.
225 Camera Se ttings 10 Adjusti ng the Mon itor and the Me nu Display You can set the size of the text selec ted in the m enu s to [ Std.] (normal display) o r [ Large] (m agnified di splay).
226 Camera Se ttings 10 You can adjust t he brightness of the monitor. Adjust settings when the moni tor is h ard to see. Set i n [Bright ness Le vel] in the [ R Set-up] menu . (p.2 16) Adjusts the color of the m onitor. 1 Selec t [LCD Color Tuning] in the [ R Set-up] menu.
227 Camera Se ttings 10 5 Pre ss the 3 button. The camera returns to the C apture or Playba ck m ode. You c an pe rform the s ettings rel ated to Inst ant Re view a nd Digit al Pr eview . You can set the I nstant R eview display t ime and whether or not to display the hist ogram and Bright/Dark area warning.
228 Camera Se ttings 10 4 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to s elec t [Hi stog ra m] . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect O (On) or P (Off) fo r [H ist og ram] . 6 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to s elec t [B right /Da rk are a]. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect O (On) or P (Off).
229 Camera Se ttings 10 You can set whether or not to display the histogram an d Bright/Dark area warning during Digital Preview. The default setting is [Off] for the histogram and B right/Dark area warning. 1 Sel ect [ Digi tal P revi ew] i n the [ Q P lay b ack] m en u.
230 Camera Se ttings 10 Setting t he Im age File Na mi ng Convent ion You can select the method for assigning the folder names for storing imag es. The default setting is [Date]. Se t i n [ F o ld er Na me ] in the [ R S et-up] menu. (p.21 6) You can select the meth od for ass igning the f ile number of an ima ge when saved to a new fo lder.
231 Camera Se ttings 10 You can ch ange the file names of images. The def ault naming conventions for the color space (p.167) settings are as follo ws. [xxxx] indi cates the file nu mber. This is displa yed as a f our-digit sequen tial num b er. (p .2 30) For s RGB , you can chan ge [I MGP] (4 char acters ) to th e desir ed char acter s.
232 Camera Se ttings 10 4 Af ter ente rin g th e d esir ed c har act ers, p res s th e { button. The text is changed. 5 Pre ss the 3 button twi c e. The camera returns to the C apture or Playba ck m ode. You can reset th e fil e name to the defau lt setting by sele cting [Reset File Name].
233 Camera Se ttings 10 Selecting the Vide o Output For mat and Power Settings W hen you connect the cam era to AV equipment such as a TV, choose the appropriate video out put format ( N TSC or PAL) for playing back images. Set i n [V ideo Ou t] i n the [ R Set-up] menu.
234 Camera Se ttings 10 You can set the battery priority to the cam era or the battery grip when a battery grip (p.256) is at tached. T he default set ting is [Auto Select]. 1 Sel ect [Se lect ba tte ry] i n the [ R Set- up] menu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ).
235 Camera Se ttings 10 Using Pixel Map ping Pixel m appi ng is a fu nction for m apping out and correc ting for defective pixels i n the CM OS sensor. 1 Selec t [Pixel Mapping] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). 3 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 23 ) to se lect [P ixe l Mapping] a nd press the 4 butt on.
236 Camera Se ttings 10 Selecting Capt ure Mode Se ttings to Sa ve in th e Camera You can select which settings to save when the camera is turned off. The following s ettings can be saved: F lash mod e, Drive m od e, White Bala nce, Sen sitivity, EV Com pensat ion, Flash E xp.
11 Rese tting to De fault Settings Reset s the came ra setti ngs. Rese tting Re c. Mode /P layba ck/Set- up Men u ... 238 Resetti ng the Cust om Function Me nu .
238 Res et tin g to De fa ult Sett i ngs 11 Rese tting Rec . Mod e/P lay bac k/Set- up Menu Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] menu, [ Q Playback ] menu and [ R Set-up] menu can be re set to default settings. Howev er, Date A djust, Lan guage/ , Video Out , Text S ize and t he W orld Ti m e city setting are not reset.
239 Res et tin g to De fa ult Sett i ngs 11 Resetting t he Cu stom Fun ct ion Menu Re set se tti ng s in [ A Custom Setting ] menu to default s ettings. Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] menu, [ Q Playback ] menu and [ R Set-up] menu are not reset. 1 Selec t [Reset Cus tom Function] in the [ A Cust om Setting] menu.
240 Res et tin g to De fa ult Sett i ngs 11 Resetting Other Setting s You can reset saved USER mo de settings to t h eir default settings. 1 Set th e m od e dial to A . 2 Sel ect [Res et US ER se tting ] in the [ R S et- up] menu. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to di splay th e Rese t USE R setti ng scre en.
241 Res et tin g to De fa ult Sett i ngs 11 If you changed the file name setting (p.231), you can reset this to the defaul t setting. 1 Sel ect [ File Na me ] in t he [ R Set-up] m enu and pre s s t he four-way control ler ( 5 ). 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 23 ) to se lect [Re se t File Name] and press the four-way control ler ( 5 ).
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12 Appendix Default Settings ................. ................... ..............244 Func t ion s Avai la ble wi th Vari o us Le n s Combinat io ns .. .................. ................... .............. 249 Notes o n [36. Us ing Aperture Rin g] ....
244 Appendix 12 Default S ettings The tab le b elow lists the factory default settings. Table notat ions are as follows. The current se t tin g (last memory ) i s save d when the camera is turne d off. Reset S etting Yes : T he setting returns to t he default setting with the reset function (p.
245 Appendix 12 [ Q Pl ayb a ck] M en u [ R Set -up] M enu Ite m D e fault Se tti ng Reset Setting Page Playb ack disp lay Brigh t /Dark area P ( O ff ) Y es p.184 Quick Zoom P (O ff ) Y es Inst ant Review Displ ay Time 1 sec Yes p.227 Histogram P ( O ff ) Y es Brigh t /Dark area P ( O ff ) Y es Live View Show Grid P (O ff ) Y es p.
246 Appendix 12 *1 Res et on ly f or [ Res et US ER se tti ng ] d is pl ay ed w h en Mo de di al is s et to A ( USER). *2 Reset on ly fo r [ Res et File Nam e ] in t he [F ile N ame ] menu . [ A Cust om Setti ng] M enu LCD Color Tuning ± 0 Yes p.226 Video Out Acc o rdin g to defaul t se tti ng No p.
247 Appendix 12 *1 The sav e d adj ustm ent valu e i s res et o nl y for [Res et] i n the [3 5. AF Adju stme nt] men u. *2 The [ A C ust om Se tti ng] m enu sett in gs a re r eset. 13. AF Button Func tion Enable AF Yes p.112 14. AF by Pres s Halfway On Yes – 15.
248 Appendix 12 Fn M enu *1 Au toma ticall y dis char ged in G reen Mo de. *2 [ Brig ht] w hen [Lan guag e/ ] is s et to a lang uage other th an Jap anese . *3 The fi lt er c o lo r an d fre qu en cy s et tin gs c an b e sa ve d or res et . Ite m D e fault Se tti ng Reset Setting Page Drive Mod e 9 (Single f rame shooti ng) Yes p.
249 Appendix 12 Function s Ava ilable with Various Lens Com binations Le nse s th at ca n be use d with t h is ca me ra Only D A and FA J lens es and D FA/FA/F/A lenses having an s position on the ap erture ring can be used with this came ra. Refer to Notes on [36.
250 Appendix 12 Len s na mes a nd mount names DA lense s with an ultrasonic motor and FA zoom lenses with power zoom use the K AF 2 mount . FA prime lens es (non-zoom lenses), DA lenses without ultrasonic mo tors and D FA, FA J and F lenses use the K AF mount.
251 Appendix 12 Notes on [36. Using A perture Ring ] Aperture Rin g Use W hen [36. Using a perture ring] is set t o [Permi tted] in [ A Custom Setting] menu (p.75), the shu tter c an be released even if the aperture ring of t h e D F A, F A, F or A le ns is no t s et to th e s po sition or a lens without a s position is attached.
252 Appendix 12 Cleaning the CMOS Se nsor Shad ows may appear in the image for white backgrounds and other shoo ting cond itions if the CMOS sensor be comes dirty or dusty. T his indicates that t he CMOS s ensor must be cl eaned. The Dus t Remov al func tion sh akes the CMOS se nsor to rem ove dust that has co llecte d.
253 Appendix 12 1 Sel ect [Du st Aler t] in the [ R Set- up] menu. 2 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). 3 Point t he lens at a white wall or other unif orm surface and pre ss the s hu tte r relea se b utto n fu lly. After image processing is perfor med, the Dust Aler t screen appears.
254 Appendix 12 Raise the mirror up and open the shutter to clean wi th a blower. Please contact PEN TAX Serv ice Cent er for p rofession al cleanin g beca use the CMOS s ensor is a precision part. Cleaning services involve a fee. You can use the Image sensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1 (optional) when cleaning the CMO S.
255 Appendix 12 4 Pr ess the f our- way con trol ler ( 5 ). The Sensor Cleani ng screen appears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [M ir ror Up] .
256 Appendix 12 Opt ional Acce ssori es A num ber of dedicated acce ssories are avail able for this camera. Please contact a PENTAX Service C enter f or de tails regarding accessories. Product s marked with an asterisk (*) are the same as those supplied with the came ra.
257 Appendix 12 Auto Flash AF540FG Z Auto Flash AF360FG Z The AF540F GZ and A F360FG Z are P-T TL aut o flash uni ts with a maxim um guide number of approximat ely 54 and approximat ely 36 (ISO 100/m) , respectively.
258 Appendix 12 O f f-ca me ra S hoe C l ip C L - 10 W hen using the AF540FG Z or AF 360FGZ as a wireless f lash, this large clip is used for setting the external flash on a desk or table. Mag nifier Eyecu p O-ME5 3 This viewfinder accessory is for magni fying up to 1 .
259 Appendix 12 ME V iewfind er Cap (*) Eyec up F P (*) LF-80: A F Frame Matte (standard) LL-80: A F Divided Matte LI-80: AF Scale Matte Connec t to t he cable switch terminal and operat e the came ra shutter release button. The cord length is 0. 5 m.
260 Appendix 12 Cam era Case O-CC55 Ca mera Stra p O-S T53 (*) Clean the optical parts such as the CMOS s ensor a nd lens o f this cam era. Bo dy M ou nt Ca p K Hot Sho e Cover F K (*) USB Cable I-USB.
261 Appendix 12 Er ror Messa ges Error Mess age Descri pti on Memory card full The SD Memor y Card is full and no more images can be save d. Insert a new SD Memory Card or del ete unwanted images . ( p.40, p.70) Y ou may be able t o save new images by conve rting to JPEG for mat or chang ing the JPEG reco rd pixels or JPEG quality setti ng.
262 Appendix 12 Not enough b attery re m aini ng to acti va te Pi xel Mapp ing A ppears during pixel mappi ng if the battery level is insuffi c ient . Replace the ba t ter y with a charged one or use an AC adaptor D-AC50 (optional ).
263 Appendix 12 No in k i n th e p r in te r Printer has run out of ink. R eplace ink and print. Paper st uck in the printer Paper is jammed i n the printer . Remove p aper and pri nt. Data err or A data error has occurr ed duri ng printing. Turn the power of f This appears when exiting t he PictBri dge mode.
264 Appendix 12 Troubles hooting W e rec omm end checking the following items before contact ing a s e rvice center. P r oblem Cause Remedy The c amera does not turn on The batt ery is not ins talle d Check i f a battery is ins t all ed. If not, i nstal l a charged batt ery.
265 Appendix 12 In rare ca ses, the camera ma y not operat e correctl y due to stat ic elec trici ty. Thi s can be remedie d by taki ng the bat tery out and putti ng it back i n agai n. When the mirror r emains i n the up pos i tio n, take the batter y out and put it back i n agai n.
266 Appendix 12 Main Specific a tions N um b er o f Sh ots Type TT L autofocus , a uto-expos u re SLR digital- still camera with bui lt-in retract able P-TTL f lash Effe ctiv e Pixels Approx .
267 Appendix 12 JP EG Qua lit y (C om pr es si on) : Z (Premi um) = 1/ 2.8, C ( Bes t ) = 1/ 4.5, D (Bette r) = 1/ 8, E (G ood) = 1/1 6 Reco rded Pi xe ls File F o rm a t / JPEG Qua lit y Capaci ty 4GB 2GB 1 G B 512MB 256MB 12 8MB i 18 24×121 6 Z App r ox.
268 Appendix 12 LCD Pa nel Disp lay b is lit = B uilt-in flash ready, b is bl inking = Flash s houl d be used or i ncompat ible len s is being us ed, 3 = Auto dis charge, > = Redeye redu ctio n, Q .
269 Appendix 12 Bui lt-in Flas h P- TTL built- in flas h with serial co ntrol, GN a pprox. 13 (IS O 100 • m), Ang les of coverag e: 18 mm lens angle of v iew, Flash synchr onization speed r ange at 1/180 s ec.
270 Appendix 12 Glo ssa ry AdobeRGB Color spa ce rec omme nded by Adob e Sys tems, Inc . for c omme rci a l printing. W ider range of color reproduct ion than sRG B. Covers m ost of the color range so c olors only a vailable whe n printed are no t lost when editing imag es on a computer.
271 Appendix 12 CMOS Sensor Photograph y elemen t which converts t he light entering through the lens into electric signals tha t cr e ate the image. Color Sp ace A defined range of colors from the spectrum which are used. In digi t al cameras , [sRGB] is defined as the standard by Exif.
272 Appendix 12 Dynami c Rang e (D-Range) Indicated with a value expressing the l ight lev el reproduc ible in an image. This is the same as the term “l at itude” used with sil v er halide film.
273 Appendix 12 Mir ed Proportiona l scale of m easurement that c onsistent ly sho ws color change per unit. Determ ined by mul tiplying the inverse of the c olor temperature by 1,000,000 . ND (Neutral Density) Filter A filter with many s aturation levels t hat a djusts the b rightnes s without affectin g the color tone of pictures.
274 Appendix 12 sR G B (s ta nd a r d R G B ) Internat ional standard o f color s pace established by the I EC (Int ernational Electrote chnical Commission). This is defined from color s pac e for P C moni tors and is al so used as the standard color space for E xif.
275 12 Appendi x In d ex Sy mbols [ A Custom S etting] Menu ...................... 73, 170, 246 i (Delete) button ..... ........ 21, 70 m (EV Compensation) butto n .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ... 19, 100 ] (E xpos ure Br ack et ) butto n .... .....
276 12 Appendi x [ A Custom S etting] Menu ...................... 73, 170, 246 D Date Adj ust .... .... ..... ....... ..... .... 48 Date change .... . .................. .. 220 Daylight (Wh ite Bala nce) ...... 160 Daylight-Sync S hooting .......... 64 Delet e .
277 12 Appendi x High-ISO Noi se Red ucti on ..... 80 High-S peed Flash Sync Mode .................................... 145 His togr am . ....... ..... .... ..... . 26, 182 Hue . ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... 154 Hyper-manua l Mode a ..
278 12 Appendi x Prin t Service .... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 204 Prin t Single Ima ge .. ..... ..... .... 210 Printer connec tion ................ 209 Prog ram Line ... ..... .... ..... ....... .. 82 Program Mode e . .... ..... ....... .. 84 Prote ct .
279 12 Appendi x V Vid e o cable ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... 191 Vide o Outp ut Fo rmat ............ 233 Vie w fi n der .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... 27, 5 2 Vig n etti ng . ..... .... ....... ..... ..... .. 274 W White Ba l ance . ..... ....... .
280 12 Appendi x WARRANTY P OLICY All P ENTAX cameras purc hased through a uthorized b ona fide photog raphic distribution channels are guaranteed agai nst defects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of pu rcha se .
281 12 Appendi x required, please k eep t he receipt o r bills cov ering the purchas e of your equipm ent for at leas t a year. Before s ending your equip ment for s ervicing, please make s ure that y.
282 12 Appendi x For cu stomers in USA STATEM ENT O F FCC COMPLIANCE This devi ce comp lies with Part 15 o f the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) T his device may.
De clar ati on o f Conf orm ity Accordin g to 47CFR, P arts 2 and 15 for Cla ss B P er son al C omp ut ers an d Per iph er als We: PEN TA X Im agin g Comp any A Divi sion of PENTAX of A me ri ca, In c. Loc a ted at : 600 12 Stre et, Suit e 300 Golde n, Colo ra do 8 0401 U .
Inform ation on dispo sal for users 1. In the E uropean Un ion If your product is marked with t his symbol, it means that used electrical/electronic product s should not be mixed with general house hold waste. T here exi sts a sep arate collection system fo r these products.
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An important point after buying a device Pentax K20D (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Pentax K20D yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Pentax K20D - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Pentax K20D you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Pentax K20D will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Pentax K20D, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Pentax K20D.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Pentax K20D. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Pentax K20D along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
