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Che cosa è il manuale d’uso?

La parola deriva dal latino "instructio", cioè organizzare. Così, il manuale d’uso Pentax DS2 descrive le fasi del procedimento. Lo scopo del manuale d’uso è istruire, facilitare lo avviamento, l'uso di attrezzature o l’esecuzione di determinate azioni. Il manuale è una raccolta di informazioni sull'oggetto/servizio, un suggerimento.

Purtroppo, pochi utenti prendono il tempo di leggere il manuale d’uso, e un buono manuale non solo permette di conoscere una serie di funzionalità aggiuntive del dispositivo acquistato, ma anche evitare la maggioranza dei guasti.

Quindi cosa dovrebbe contenere il manuale perfetto?

Innanzitutto, il manuale d’uso Pentax DS2 dovrebbe contenere:
- informazioni sui dati tecnici del dispositivo Pentax DS2
- nome del fabbricante e anno di fabbricazione Pentax DS2
- istruzioni per l'uso, la regolazione e la manutenzione delle attrezzature Pentax DS2
- segnaletica di sicurezza e certificati che confermano la conformità con le norme pertinenti

Perché non leggiamo i manuali d’uso?

Generalmente questo è dovuto alla mancanza di tempo e certezza per quanto riguarda la funzionalità specifica delle attrezzature acquistate. Purtroppo, la connessione e l’avvio Pentax DS2 non sono sufficienti. Questo manuale contiene una serie di linee guida per funzionalità specifiche, la sicurezza, metodi di manutenzione (anche i mezzi che dovrebbero essere usati), eventuali difetti Pentax DS2 e modi per risolvere i problemi più comuni durante l'uso. Infine, il manuale contiene le coordinate del servizio Pentax in assenza dell'efficacia delle soluzioni proposte. Attualmente, i manuali d’uso sotto forma di animazioni interessanti e video didattici che sono migliori che la brochure suscitano un interesse considerevole. Questo tipo di manuale permette all'utente di visualizzare tutto il video didattico senza saltare le specifiche e complicate descrizioni tecniche Pentax DS2, come nel caso della versione cartacea.

Perché leggere il manuale d’uso?

Prima di tutto, contiene la risposta sulla struttura, le possibilità del dispositivo Pentax DS2, l'uso di vari accessori ed una serie di informazioni per sfruttare totalmente tutte le caratteristiche e servizi.

Dopo l'acquisto di successo di attrezzature/dispositivo, prendere un momento per familiarizzare con tutte le parti del manuale d'uso Pentax DS2. Attualmente, sono preparati con cura e tradotti per essere comprensibili non solo per gli utenti, ma per svolgere la loro funzione di base di informazioni e di aiuto.

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    Operating Manual • Specif ications and exter nal dimen sions ar e subjec t to chang e without no tice. 57581 Copyright © PENTAX Corpo ration 2005 01-200 508 Printe d in Philippi nes PENTAX Corporat ion 2-36-9, M aeno-c ho, Itaba shi-ku , Tokyo 1 74-8 639, JAPA N (http:// www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Hea dquarters) Julius-Vo ss[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX U Digital Camera. Please read this manual before us ing the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it c an be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the cam era’s capabilities. Lenses you can use In gene ral, len ses tha t can be used w ith th [...]

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    1 We have pai d close at tention to the safe ty of this product. When us ing this product , we requ est your special attenti on regard ing items marked wi th the followin g sym bols. Warning • Do not disassemble or modify the camera. High voltage areas are present inside the camera, with the risk of electric shock. • If the camera interior is e[...]

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    2 Caution • Do not short the batteries or dispose of the batteries in fire. Do not disassemble the batteries. The batteries could explode or catch fire. • Do not charge any batteries other than rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. The batteries could explode or catch fire. Of the batteries that can be used in this camera, only the Ni-MH batteries can [...]

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    3 • Do not store the camera with preservatives and chemicals. Storage in high temperatures and high humidity can cause molding. Remove from c ase and store in a dry and well-ventil ated location. • This camera is not waterproof, and should not be used i n the rain or where the camera could get wet. • Do not subject the camera to strong vibrat[...]

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    4 FOR SAFE USE OF YO UR CAMERA................ ................. ............ .....1 ABOUT THE CAMERA ................. ........... ................. ................. ...........1 PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTE RY USAGE ................ ................. ...........2 Care to be T aken During Handling ..................... ................. ................[...]

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    5 Basic Operations 41 Basic Shooting Oper ation ................. ............. ................... .......... 42 Holding th e Camera ...................... ................. ........... ................. .........42 Letting th e Camera Cho ose the Opti mal Settin gs ..................... .........43 Selecting the Appropriate Capturing Mode for Sc [...]

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    6 Menu Reference 91 Using the Button Functions ....... .................... ............. ................ 92 Capture Mode ......... ................ ................. ........... ................. ............ ... 92 Playback Mode ....... ................ ............ ................ ............ ................. ...94 Using the Menu ........ ..[...]

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    7 Using the Built-in Flash ........ ............. ............. ............. .............. 147 Compensa ting Flas h Output ............... ................ ............ ................. .1 47 Allowing Sh ooting whil e Charging Flash................... ........... .............148 Flash Char acteristi cs in Each Ex posure M ode ......... ........[...]

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    8 Appendix 175 Default Settings .............. ............. ............. .................... ............. . 176 Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations ......... . 180 Notes on [Using Aperture Ring] .......................... .................... . 182 Cleaning the CCD ..... ............. ............. ............. ............. ...[...]

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    9 This oper ating man ual conta ins the fo llowing c hapters . The sy mbols us ed in this opera ting manual a re ex plained b elow. Compositi on of the Operatin g Manual 1 Before Using Your Camera Explains camera characteristics, accessories and the names of various parts. 2 Getti ng Started Explains your first steps from purchasing the camera to t[...]

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    Memo 10[...]

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    1 Before Using Your Camera Check the p ackage content s and names of working part s before use. U Camera Chara cteristics .................. ... 12 Checking the Contents of the Package ...... ........ 13 Names of W orking Parts ..................... ......... ........ 14[...]

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    12 1 Before Using Your Camera U Camera Characteristi cs • Features a 23.5×15.7 mm CCD w ith 6.1 mil lion effe ctive pixels for high precisio n and a wide dy nami c range. • Features an AF s ensor wi th 11 focus ing p oints. T he centr al 9 are wide cross area se nsor s. • Improve d manua l focu sing using a v iewfi nder sim ilar to a conven [...]

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    13 1 Before Using Your Camera Checking the Contents of the Package The foll owing access orie s are pa ckag ed with yo ur ca mera. Check th at all access ories a re incl uded. * The batteries pa ckaged w ith the c amera are for check ing the c amera's function ality. Hot s hoe co ver F K (Install ed on came ra) Eyecup F L (Installe d on camer [...]

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    14 1 Before Using Your Camera Names of Wor kin g Parts Came ra 4 button Focu s mode lever Tripod sock et Battery co ver Self-Timer lamp/ Remote con trol rece iver AF couple r Mirror Lens unl ock bu tton Lens mou nt index Main sw itch Shutter release button e-dial L / Z button 3 button i button Q button M button Lens information contacts { button Fo[...]

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    15 1 Before Using Your Camera Card co ver Card co ver unlock lev er Card acces s lam p Diopter adjustm ent leve r Mode dial Built-in f lash m c button Hot shoe USB/Video terminal DC input te rminal LCD pane l Str ap lu g K button Terminal cov er Cable switch termi nal Viewfinde r LCD monitor[...]

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    16 1 Before Using Your Camera The foll owing ind icators appear on the LCD monito r dependi ng on th e status of the camera. Guides appear o n the LCD monitor for 3 secon ds whe n powered on or setting d ial m ode. LCD M onitor Indications Wh ile P owe r is On o r O pe ratin g M ode Dia l Select [Off] for [Guide d isplay] in [ H Set-up] to not show[...]

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    17 1 Before Using Your Camera Press t he M button in capture mode to displa y the c apture fu nctio n settings on the LCD m onitor fo r 15 sec onds. Detailed Information Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 5 ) to view exp lanation o f set m ode dial. Expl anat ion o f Set Mo de Di al Capture Mode 1 AF mode (p.12 1) 10 Reco rded pixel s (p.109) 2 S[...]

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    18 1 Before Using Your Camera The cam era sw itch es scr een disp lays every ti me yo u press M butt on during p layba ck. Detailed Information Playback Mode You can cha nge th e inform ation initiall y displaye d by press ing the Q button . (p.161 ) 1 Captured images 13 Flash m ode (p.49 ) 2 Rotate ico n (p.64) 14 Drive mode (p.1 02) 3 Image fol d[...]

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    19 1 Before Using Your Camera Histogram D isplay 1 Capture quality (I mage f ile type) 2 Image fol der numbe r and file number (p. 170) 3 Protect icon (p.7 7) 4 Histogram • Areas where bloom ing occ urred b link if [Brigh t Por tion] war ning i s on. ( p.161) • Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 23 ) in the hist ogram display to mo ve the Histo[...]

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    20 1 Before Using Your Camera Viewfinder Indications 1 Autofocus frame (p.39) 2 Spot meter ing frame (p.131) 3 Focus po int (p.122 ) 4 Flas h s tatus (p. 49) Appears w hen flas h is availab le and blinks wh en flash i s recomm ended bu t not set. 5 Picture m ode icon (p.47) Icon for Pi cture mod e in use appears. . Night Scen e Portrait, Mo ving [...]

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    21 1 Before Using Your Camera 9 EV compen sation (p. 142) Appears w hen EV compe nsation is avail able or in use. Blinks s lowly when comp ensati ng flash output. Blinks q uickly when co mpensati ng expos ure and fl ash ou tput. Adjusted value ap pears wh ere numbe r of recorda ble imag es is sh own. 10 Number of recorda ble image s/EV co mpensat i[...]

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    22 1 Before Using Your Camera The fol lowing in forma tion ap pears i n the L CD panel o n top o f the c amera. LCD Panel In dications 1 Shut te r sp eed (p .13 5) 6 AE metering (p.13 1) 2 Aperture (p.1 37) No indic ator: Multi-s egment m etering 3 Flash m ode (p.49) b : Bu ilt -i n flas h i s read y (when blinki ng, f lash sho uld be used ) M : Ce[...]

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    2 Getting Started This chapter explai ns your first steps fr om purchasing the camera to taking pict ures. Be sure to read it and follow the instruct ions. Attaching th e Strap .......... .............. ......... .............24 Inserting the Ba tteries ..... ......... .............. .............25 Inserting/Remo ving the SD Memory Card . ........[...]

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    24 2 Getting Started Attach ing th e Str ap 1 Pass the end of the strap through the strap lug, then secure on t he inside of the clasp. 2 Pass the other end of t he strap through the other str ap lug on the camera, t hen secure on t he inside of the clasp.[...]

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    25 2 Getting Started Inserting th e Batteries Insert batte ries into th e camera. Use t wo CR -V3 or four AA N i-MH batterie s, AA li thium batteries , or AA alkali ne batte ries. 1 Push and hold the battery cover unlock l ever as shown in the illus trati on ( ), an d s lide the battery cover to ward the lens ( ), and then fl ip ope n. 2 Insert the[...]

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    26 2 Getting Started 3 Press down on t he batteri es with the ba ttery cover ( ) and slide i t as shown i n the illustr ation ( ) to close. You can use f our kinds of batte ries with your camera . Battery perfor mance differs by type. Pl ease cho ose th e type that best sui ts yo ur purpo se. • Use the AC adapter (opt ional ) when using the camer[...]

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    27 2 Getting Started You ca n confirm remaini ng battery level by c hecking the { disp layed on the LCD pane l. The still picture s torage capac ity is base d on measuri ng conditi ons in acco rdance with CIPA standards and the p layback tim e is bas ed on PENTAX m easuring conditi ons. Some devia tion from the abo ve figure s may oc cur in ac tual[...]

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    28 2 Getting Started We rec ommend using the AC ada pter D -AC10 (o ptional) when u sing the LCD monito r for a l ong time o r when conne cting to y our PC. 1 Make sure the camera is turned off befor e opening the terminal cover. 2 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input term ina l on th e cam era . 3 Connect the AC plug cord to t[...]

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    29 2 Getting Started Inserting/Removing the SD Memory Car d Captured images are r ecorded on the SD Memory Card. Make sur e the camera is turned off before ins erti ng or removing the SD Memory Card (market product). 1 Press the card cover unlock lever in the indicat ed direction. Card cover opens. 2 Insert the car d all the way with the S D Mem or[...]

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    30 2 Getting Started Push the SD Memory Card in once to remove. Precaut ions Wh en Using the SD Memo ry Card • The SD Memory Ca rd is equippe d with a write-protect swit ch. Sett ing t he s witc h to LOCK pro tects the existing da ta by prohibiti ng recording of new data, deleti on of existi ng data o r formatting of the ca rd. • Care should be[...]

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    31 2 Getting Started Choose the numbe r of pi xels ( size) and quali ty le vel (da ta com pres sion rate) of pict ures acc ording to how you intend to use the p ictures you have taken. Pictures with lar ger recor ded size o r the more E a re clea rer when pr inted . The numbe r of pictures that can be taken (the number of pi ctures th at can be rec[...]

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    32 2 Getting Started Turni ng the Camera On and Off 1 Move the main switch to [ON] position. The camera will turn on. Move the main s witch to [OFF] position to turn off the camera. • Always turn the camera o ff when not in use. • The power will auto matically turn off wh en you do not perform any o perations within a se t period of time. (De f[...]

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    33 2 Getting Started Initi al S ettin gs The firs t time the ca mera is turned on afte r purchas ing, t he “Initi al Se ttings” screen appears on the LC D monitor. Follow th e proced ure below to set th e language displ ayed on t he LCD mo nitor an d the cur rent date and tim e. Once se tting is don e, these will not need to be set a gain whe n[...]

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    34 2 Getting Started 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The cur sor move s to [ W ]. 5 Press the four-way contr oller ( 45 ) to select the cit y. 6 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The cursor moves to DST (daylight saving time). 7 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ). 8 Press the 4 but ton. The screen for setti[...]

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    35 2 Getting Started Set the c urrent d ate and time an d the di splay s tyle. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [mm/dd/yy]. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to choose the date style . 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h]. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select 24h (24- hour display[...]

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    36 2 Getting Started 7 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to the month. 8 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to set the month. Set the day and year in the same manner. Next, set the time. If you select [12h] in Step 4, the setting s witches between am and pm depending on the time. 9 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to ta[...]

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    37 2 Getting Started Attach ing th e Len s All cam era e xposure mo des a re avail able when usin g DA, D FA , FA J o r other le nses with Aper ture s ( Auto) pos ition. S ome fun ctions a re restric ted when lense s are no t set to Ap erture s (Auto) . Also see “Notes on [Using Apertur e Ring]” (p.182) . Other lens es and a ccesso ries will no[...]

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    38 2 Getting Started 4 Remove the front lens cap by pushing the in dicated porti ons inwar d. To detach the lens, hold down the lens unlock button ( ) and turn the lens counterclockwise. • The bo dy mount cover ( ) is a cover to prevent scratch es and bloc k dust when s hipped. “Body Mo unt Cap K” is sold sepa rately and has a lo ck function.[...]

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    39 2 Getting Started Adjust ing t he Vie wfind er Diopt er Adju st the vi ewfinde r to sui t your ey esig ht. If it is d ifficult to see the vi ewfinder image clearl y, slid e the di opter adjustme nt lever s ideways. You can slid e the diopt er from – 2.5m -1 to +1.5m -1 . 1 Look through the viewfi nder and point the camera at a well- lit scene.[...]

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    Memo 40[...]

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    3 Basic Operations This chapter explai ns basic operati ons for shooting by setting mode dial to Pic ture mode (Auto Picture or Normal mode - Flash OFF mode) to ensure successf ul capturing. For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pi ctures, refer to chapter 4 and onward. Basic Shooting Operation .................. ........[...]

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    42 3 Basic Op erations Basi c Shoo ting Op erati on How you hold the cam era is importan t when taking pic tures. • Hold the camer a firmly w ith both hands. • Press th e shut ter rele ase button gentl y when tak ing a pic ture. Hold ing the Came ra • To reduc e cam era shak e, suppo rt your body or t he came ra on a solid ob ject such as a t[...]

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    43 3 Basic Op erations How to set the ca mera so it will ch oose the opti mum se ttings based on the subjec t light ing, dist ance a nd moti on. 1 Set the mode dial to I . The camera will selec t the optimal capturing mode for the subject. 1 Selecting the Appropriate Capturing Mode for Scenes (p.47) 2 Set the f ocus mode lever to = . Autofocus mode[...]

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    44 3 Basic Op erations 3 Turn the z oom ring to determine t he size of the subject. Determine the size of the subject. 1 Using the Zoom Lens (p.48) 4 Position t he subject inside t he autofocus fr ame and press the shutter r elease butt on halfway. The autofocus system operates. The focus indi cato r ] appears in the viewfinder when th e subject is[...]

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    45 3 Basic Op erations 6 Review captured images on the LCD monitor. Image displays for 1 second on the LCD monitor after capturing (Instant Review.) You can delete the image during Instant Review by pressing the i button. 1 Setting the Display Time (p.171) 1 Deleting Images (p.73) 1 Displaying Brigh t Portion Warning (p.161) Delete De l e t e Delet[...]

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    46 3 Basic Op erations The auto focus me chani sm is no t perfe ct. Foc using ma y be d ifficult when taking pic tures unde r the followi ng conditio ns ((a) to (f) below) . These als o apply to manual focusi ng using the focu s indic ator ] i n the vie wfinder. If the subject cannot be focus ed automat ically , set the focus mode lever to and us[...]

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    47 3 Basic Op erations Select ing the Approp riate Capturin g Mode for Scenes The ca mera se lects and set th e opti mum m ode when I (Aut o Pic ture) on the mod e dial is set to the dial indic ator. Sele ct U (Normal), = (Portrait), s (Landsc ape), q (Mac ro), (Moving Object) , . (Night Scene Portra it), a (Flas h OFF) with the m ode di al if de[...]

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    48 3 Basic Op erations Usin g the Zoom Le ns Enlarg e the s ubject (tel ephoto) o r cap ture a wid er area (wide angle) with a zoom l ens. Adj ust it to the de sired s ize and take th e pictur e. 1 Turn the zoo m ring to the ri ght or left . Turn the zoom ring clockwise for telephoto and counterclockwise for wide angle. • The sma ller the nu mber[...]

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    49 3 Basic Op erations Usin g the Built- in Flash Use the fol lowin g proced ures to take a picture in low light or back lit conditi ons or wh en you wan t to man ually use the b uilt-in flash . The bui lt-in flas h is opti mum at a bout 0.7 m t o 4 m fr om the subje ct. Exposu re wil l not be p roperly con trolled and vi gnettin g may oc cur when [...]

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    50 3 Basic Op erations 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The flash options screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose a flash mode. 4 Press the 4 but ton twice. The camera is ready to take a picture. 1 Set the mode dial to I , U , = , q , or . . 2 Press the shutter rel ease butt[...]

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    51 3 Basic Op erations 3 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. The picture is taken. 4 Push down on the portion indicated in th e illustrati on to retract the f lash. 1 Press the K but ton. The built-in flash pops up and begins charging. Manual discharge mode (Flash ON) is used regardless of flash mode settings. When the flash is ful ly charged,[...]

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    52 3 Basic Op erations “Red-eye” is the p henome non whe re eyes lo ok reddi sh in photogra phs taken in dar k environ ments with a flash. This is caus ed by t he re flection of the elect ronic fl ash in the retina of the ey e. Red-ey e occur s becaus e pupils are dil ated in dar k en vironme nts. This phen omenon canno t be aver ted but t he f[...]

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    53 3 Basic Op erations Other Shoo ting Mod es Pictur es can be taken c ontin uously wh ile th e shutte r relea se butt on is hel d down. 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. Contin uous Shootin g Fn OK Exit E x i t Exit AUTO AUTO AUTO[...]

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    54 3 Basic Op erations 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The Drive Mode options screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select j . 4 Press the 4 but ton twice. The camera is ready to take pictures. 5 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The autofocus system operates. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when [...]

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    55 3 Basic Op erations 6 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button i s fully pressed. Take your finger off the shutter release button to stop. Continuous shooting settings are retained when the power i s turned off. Display the Fn menu again and set to 9 (Singl e frame shooting) to sto[...]

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    56 3 Basic Op erations 2 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). Fn OK Exit E x i t Exit AUTO AUTO AUTO[...]

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    57 3 Basic Op erations The Drive Mode options screen appears. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select g or Z . 5 Press the 4 but ton twice. The camera is ready to take pictures. 6 Confirm in th e viewfinder that the subject you wis h to shoot is in the display and press the shutter r elease butt on halfway. The focus indicator ] appears whe[...]

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    58 3 Basic Op erations 7 Press the shutter rel ease button full y. For g , the self-timer lamp starts blinking slowly and bli nks rapidly 2 seconds before the shutter i s released. The beep is heard and the rate increases. The shutter wil l be released about 12 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed fully . For Z , the shutter will be [...]

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    59 3 Basic Op erations The shut ter can be r eleased wi th the opti onal remo te control unit. You ca n sele ct fro m h (remote co ntrol) and i (three -sec ond de lay) for r emote control shoo ting. 1 Mount the ca mera to a tripod. 2 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. Remote C ontrol Sho oting (Remote Control F: Sold Separately) h The sh utt[...]

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    60 3 Basic Op erations 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The Drive Mode options screen appears. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select h or i . The self-ti mer lamp will bl ink to let you know that the camera is in remote control wait status. 5 Press the 4 but ton twice. The camera is ready to take pictures. 6 Press the shutter rel e[...]

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    61 3 Basic Op erations 7 Point the re mote control unit towards the front of the camera and press t he shutter release button on the remote control. The operating distance of the remote control unit is about 5 m from the front of the camera. The shutter will be released immediately or approximately 3 seconds after the shutter release button on the [...]

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    62 3 Basic Op erations Use the Mi rror Loc k Up fu nction i f camera shake i s eviden t even whe n Cable Swi tch (opt ional) o r Remote Co ntrol Uni t (opt ional) is used. When sh utter rel ease button is presse d, mirr or pop s up and s hutter is releas ed 2 secon ds late r if 2 sec . Self- Timer is used. A void cam era sh ake when mirr or pops up[...]

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    63 3 Basic Op erations Playing Bac k Still Pictures You can play back ca ptured stil l pictur es with th e cam era. 1 Press the Q but ton after taking a picture. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file n umber) is displayed on the LCD monitor. Pl ayi ng Ba ck Im age s Use the inc luded “ PENTAX PHO TO Br owser 2. 1” softwa[...]

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    64 3 Basic Op erations 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 45 ). 4 : The previous image appears. 5 : The next image appears. You can rotat e images 90° coun tercloc kwise a t a tim e. Mak e images shot vertic ally ea sier to view. 1 Press the Q but ton after taking a picture. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file n umber) is[...]

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    65 3 Basic Op erations 3 Press the 4 but ton. Image rotation information is saved. You can magnif y ima ges up to 1 2 times wh en dis playing . 1 Press the Q but ton and use the four- way controll er ( 45 ) to select an image. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file n umber) is displayed first on the LCD monitor. Enlarging Pla[...]

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    66 3 Basic Op erations 2 Turn the e- dial to th e right (tow ar d y ). Image enlarges at each calibration and can be enlarged to 12 times the original. Turn to the left (toward f ) to return. Press the 4 button to return to the original size. Press four-way controller ( 2345 ) in zoom display to change the displ ay area. You can display nine ima ge[...]

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    67 3 Basic Op erations 1 Press the Q but ton. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file n umber) is displayed on the LCD monitor. 2 Turn the e- dial to the left (tow ar d f ). Up to nine thumbnail images wil l be displayed at once. Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to sel ect an image. A scroll bar appears at the right of the[...]

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    68 3 Basic Op erations You can play back all imag es reco rded o n your S D Memo ry Card succes sivel y. To star t cont inuous pl ayback , use t he menu screen display ed on the LCD monitor. 1 Press the Q but ton and use the four- way controll er ( 45 ) to select an image to be displayed f irst. The most recently captured image (image with the larg[...]

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    69 3 Basic Op erations 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). Start screen is displayed and slideshow begins. Press any button to end slideshow. Press the shutter release button or the Q button, slide the main swit ch to | (preview) or turn the mode dial to change to Capture mode. Set the di spl ay t ime fo r sl id eshow in t he [ Q Playback] menu[...]

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    70 3 Basic Op erations Connectin g the Camer a to AV Equipmen t By usi ng the vid eo ca ble, y ou can pl ay back image s using a TV or other device with a video IN jack a s your mon itor. Mak e sure that both the TV and the c amera ar e turned off before connec ting the c able. 1 Sel ectin g the V ide o Output Form at (p .169 ) 1 Open the terminal [...]

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    71 3 Basic Op erations Processing Images with Filters You can edit s hot imag es us ing di gital fi lters. P roces sed imag es ar e saved under a d ifferent name. Digital Filter 1 Press the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. • RAW imag es ca nnot b e proc essed using the digita l filter . • Additionally , set digita l filters from[...]

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    72 3 Basic Op erations 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ). The screen for selecting the filter appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select an image. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select a fi lter. Select a filter and preview the effects on the image. Proceed to Step 6 if [B&W] or [Sepia] is selec ted. 5 Ad just s lim[...]

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    73 3 Basic Op erations Deleting I mages You can delete one im age at a tim e. 1 Press the Q but ton and use the four- way controll er ( 45 ) to select an image to delete. 2 Press the i butt on. The Delete screen appears. 3 Use the four -way controll er ( 2 ) to select [Delete] . 4 Press the 4 but ton. The image is deleted. Deleting a Single Im age [...]

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    74 3 Basic Op erations You can delete all sav ed images at once. 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Press the i butt on twice. The Delete All screen appears. 3 Use the four -way controll er ( 2 ) to select [Delete All]. 4 Press the 4 but ton. All images are deleted. Deletin g All Images • Delete d image s canno t be restor ed. • Protec ted image s cann o[...]

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    75 3 Basic Op erations You can delete multip le im ages fro m the ni ne-imag e dis play a t once . 1 Press the Q but ton. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file n umber) is displayed first on the LCD monitor. 2 Turn the e- dial to the left (tow ar d f ). Nine thumbnail images appear. Deleting Select ed Images (from Nine-Image[...]

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    76 3 Basic Op erations 3 Press the i butt on. 9 appears above the images. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 2345 ) to mo ve to the images to d elete and press the 4 button. Image is selected and O app ears. Press { bu tton to select all images (the selection of images may take time to complete depending on the number of images). 5 Press the i butt o[...]

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    77 3 Basic Op erations You can protect i mages fr om being acci dentally deleted. 1 Press the Q but ton and use the four- way controll er ( 45 ) to select an image. The most recently captured images (image with the largest file number) are displayed first on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the Z bu tton. The Protect screen appears. 3 Use the four -way con[...]

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    78 3 Basic Op erations 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Press the Z bu tton twice. The Protect all images screen appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) to sel ect [Prot ect] and press the 4 button. All images saved in the SD Memory Card are protected. Protecting All Images Select [Unprote ct] in Step 3 to cancel the Pr otect setting o n all of th [...]

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    79 3 Basic Op erations Settin g the Printi ng Servi ce (DPOF) You can order c onventio nal ph otograph p rints b y taking the SD M emory Card with record ed ima ges to a s tore for a printi ng se rvice. DPOF (D igital Print O rder For mat) se ttings allow yo u to s pecify th e number o f copies or to im print the date . Set the fol lowin g items fo[...]

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    80 3 Basic Op erations 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and press the four-way cont roller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Date]. 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose whether to insert the date ( O ) or not ( P ). O : The date will be impri nted. P : The date will not be im printed. 6 Press the 4 but ton. T[...]

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    81 3 Basic Op erations 1 Press the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The DPOF screen appears. 3 Press the { but ton. The screen for making DPOF settings for all images appears. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and whether to insert the date ( O ) or not ( P )[...]

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    82 3 Basic Op erations 5 Press the 4 but ton. The DPOF settings for all the images are saved and the camera returns to playback status. The num ber of cop ies specif ied in setti ngs for all imag es appl ies to all the images. Befor e pri nting, check that the n umber is co rrect. Set tings for sin gle i mag es are ca ncel ed wh en se tti ngs are m[...]

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    83 3 Basic Op erations Prin ting Us ing Pict Bridge This func tion let s you print i mages directly fr om the cam era wi thout usin g a PC (di rect pr inting ). Connect th e came ra and P ictBri dge co mpatib le print er wit h the in cluded USB cable (I-USB 17) to print directly. Select the im ages you w ant to print , the n umber of copi es and wh[...]

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    84 3 Basic Op erations 1 Press the 3 but ton. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select the [ H Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Tr ansfer Mode]. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pop-up menu appears. Setting [Transfer Mode] English Format Set-up Beep Date Adjust Wor ld Ti[...]

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    85 3 Basic Op erations 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Pi ctBridge]. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The setting is changed. 7 Press the 3 but ton. 1 Turn the c amera off. 2 Connect the camera and PictBr idge compatibl e printer using the USB cable supplied with th e camera. The PictBridge logo is dis played on PictBridge compatible printer[...]

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    86 3 Basic Op erations 3 Turn the p rinter on. 4 After pr inter star t-up is complete, t urn the camera on. The PictBridge menu appears. 1 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Pr int One] on the PictBr idge menu. 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Print one screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose an image to print. PictBri[...]

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    87 3 Basic Op erations 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. You can print up to 99 copies. 5 Use the { button t o choose whether to insert the dat e ( O ) or not ( P ). O : The date will be printed. P : The date will not be printed. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The print settings confirmation screen appears. Proceed to St[...]

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    88 3 Basic Op erations 10 Press the 4 but ton. 11 Repeat Steps 8 to 10 t o set [Paper Type], [ Quality] and [Border St atus]. The print settings change screen appears after each item has been set. When the Paper Size is set to [Standard], images are printed according to the printer settings. [Paper Type] with more E supports higher quality paper. [[...]

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    89 3 Basic Op erations 3 Choose the number of copies and whether to impri nt the date or not. The number of copies and the date setting that you choose apply to all of the images. Refer to Steps 4 and 5 of “Printing Single Images” (p.87) for details on how to make the settings. 4 Press the 4 but ton. The print settings confirmation screen appea[...]

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    90 3 Basic Op erations 1 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [DPOF AUTOPRINT] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Print w/DPOF settings screen appears. Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to check the number of copies for each image, whether the date is imprinted or not, and total number of copies. Print settings are set wit[...]

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    4 Menu Reference Explains the functions of U by buttons and menus. Using the Button Functions .......... .............. ........92 Using the Menu ................. .............. .............. ........96 Using the Fn M enu ................ .............. .............. . 102 Using the M ode Dial ......... .............. .............. ...... 104 W[...]

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    92 4 Menu Referen ce Using th e Butto n Functi ons Functions of butt ons used during sho oting a re noted. Shutter r elease button Press to capture images. (p.45) Main s witc h Move to turn the power on/off (p.32) and confirm the depth of field (Preview) (p.130). Lens unlock button Press to detach lens. (p.38) Capture M ode 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 [...]

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    93 4 Menu Referen ce Focus mode lever Switches between Autofocus mode (p.118) and Manual focus mode (p.126). Mode dial Changes the Shooting mode. (p.104) K button Press to pop up the built-in flash. (p.49) 3 button Displays the [ A Rec. Mode] menu (p.98). Next, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) to disp lay [ Q Playback] menu (p.98), [ H Set-up] m[...]

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    94 4 Menu Referen ce Functions of butt ons used during p layback are note d. Shutter r elease button Press to switch to capture mode. Main s witc h Move to turn the camera on and off. (p.32) 3 button Press to display the [ Q Playback] menu (p.98). Next, press the four- way controller ( 45 ) to displ ay [ H Set-up] menu (p.99), [ A Custom Setting] m[...]

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    95 4 Menu Referen ce M button Press to show shooting information on the LCD monitor. (p.18) Q button Press to switch to capture mode. Z button Press to protect images from being accidentally erased. (p.77) e- dial Uses it to enlarge an image (p.65) or display nine im ages at the same time (p.66). 4 button Saves the setting you selected in the menu [...]

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    96 4 Menu Referen ce Usin g the Menu This secti on exp lains oper ation meth ods for [ A Rec. Mode] menu , [ Q Playba ck] menu, [ H Se t-up] men u and [ A Cu stom S etting ] menu. Displaying the Men u scree n 1 Press the 3 but ton in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears on the LCD monitor. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). [ Q Playba[...]

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    97 4 Menu Referen ce Select a menu item and set Proced ure to se t the [Qua lity Level] on the [ A Rec . Mode] menu is explain ed as an e xampl e. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to choose an item. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). Available [Quali ty Level] options appear. Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) to move to the pop-up menu [...]

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    98 4 Menu Referen ce Perfor m setting s relate d to ca pturing i n the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu . Perfor m setting s relate d to pl ayback and editin g imag es in the [ Q Playba ck] m enu. [ A Rec. Mode] Menu Setting Items Item Function Pa ge Image To ne Sets the color tone of pi ctures . p.108 Record ed Pixels Sets the recording size of image s. p.109[...]

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    99 4 Menu Referen ce Perform vario us setti ngs related to the c amera in th e [ H Set-up] menu. * Refer to p.1 3 of the “PENTAX PHOT O Browser 2.1/PENTAX PHOTO Labor atory 2.1 Ope rating Manual” fo r detai ls on co nnecting the came ra to a PC. [ H Set-up] Menu Setting Items Item Function Pa ge Format Formats the SD Mem ory Card. p.163 Beep Sw[...]

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    100 4 Menu Referen ce Set cus tom functi ons to ful ly use t he functio ns of a SL R came ra with th e Custom Func tion Menu. The default s etting does not use Custom Function. [ A Custom S etting] men u setting s are activ ated wh en [Settin g], the f irst item, is O (on). [ A Custom Setting] Menu Setting Items Item Func tion Page Setting Sets to [...]

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    101 4 Menu Referen ce FI with S lens used Sets to enable f ocus indi cator whe n screw mount lens is in use. Lens is recogni zed even when le ns is not attache d to the ca mera when enable d. — Using ap erture ring Sets to e nable shutter rel ease when lens aperture r ing is set at oth er than s . p.18 2 Relea se when Chrging Sets to re lease sh [...]

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    102 4 Menu Referen ce Usin g the Fn Menu Press t he { button whil e taking a pic ture. The Fn me nu appe ars. Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 2345 ) to set the operation . Capture M ode Four-way controlle r Item F unction Pa ge 2 Drive Mode Select s Conti nuous shooting , Self- Timer, Rem ote contro l or Auto bra cket. p.53, p.55, p.59, p.144 [...]

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    103 4 Menu Referen ce Press t he { button durin g play back. T he Fn menu a ppears. Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 245 ) to set the o peration . Playback Mode Four-way controlle r Item F unction Pa ge 2 DPOF Setti ngs Sets the DPOF setting s. p.79 4 Digit al Filt er Edits cap tured ima ges to bla ck and white or s epia tint, or a dds soften i[...]

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    104 4 Menu Referen ce Usin g the Mode Di al You can switc h the Shoo ting mo de by settin g the ic ons on th e mode dial to the d ial indica tor. Item Function Pa ge I (Auto Pictur e) Selects automatica lly from No rmal, Portra it, Land scape, M acro, an d Movin g Objec t Mod es. p.47 U (Normal) The b asic pi cture-taki ng mode. = (Portrait) Opt im[...]

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    105 4 Menu Referen ce Item Function Pa ge e (Program) Au tomatica lly sets sh utter spee d and a perture to the pr oper ex posure whe n taking p ictures. p.134 b (Shutter Prio rity) Lets y ou set the desired shu tter speed for expr essing t he motion of movin g sub jects. Take pictures of fast m oving s ubjects that lo ok still or s ubjects tha t g[...]

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    5 Function Reference Introduces functions t o further enhance your U experience. Setting the Reco rded Pixels and Quality Level ... 108 Focusing ........ .............. .......... .............. .............. . 118 Setting the Exposure .. .............. .......... .............. . 128 Using the Built -in Flash ............ .............. .........[...]

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    108 5 Function Re ference Setting the Rec orded Pixel s and Quality Level Set the basic color to ne of pictur es. The default setti ng is F (Bright). Set in [Im age Tone ] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. (p. 98) Setting the Image Tone F Bright Image s are finished brig htly, with hig h contrast and sharp. G Nat ura l Images are fini shed natural ly and[...]

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    109 5 Function Re ference You can selec t the n umber of r ecorde d pixels from P (30 08×20 08/ 3008×200 0), Q (24 00×16 00) and R (15 36×10 24). Th e more pi xels there ar e, the lar ger the p icture and the bigger th e file size. T he fil e size will als o diff er acco rding to quali ty level settings . The de fault s etting is P (3008×2 000[...]

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    110 5 Function Re ference You can s et the i mage q uality l evel. The file size will als o diff er acco rding to the R ecorded Pixe ls setti ngs. The defaul t setting is C (B est ). Set in [Q uality L evel] in the [ A Rec . Mode] menu. (p. 98) Setting the Quality Level | RAW RAW data is CCD output data saved without processing. Effects s uch as Wh[...]

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    111 5 Function Re ference Sele ct from f ive lev els o f Saturat ion, S harpnes s and Contra st. The default setting is [0 (S tandard)] fo r all. Set [Satu ratio n], [Sharpne ss] a nd [Cont rast] in the [ A Rec . Mode ] menu. (p.98) Towards + : Higher s aturatio n Toward s – : Low er sa turation Towards + : Higher s harpnes s Toward s – : Low e[...]

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    112 5 Function Re ference The col or of the subje ct ch anges with the light so urce . For exam ple, th e same whi te obj ect will be a differe nt shade of whi te in day light than u nder a light bulb. In camera s using fil m, this is adj usted by cha nging the film or using fi lters. I n digi tal camer as, the wh itenes s is ad juste d using wh it[...]

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    113 5 Function Re ference You can adjust the white b alance d epending o n the l ight sourc e when taking p ictures . With M anual White Bala nce, the c amera c an s tore del icate shade s that ca nnot be precis ely a djust ed with the whit e balan ce pres et values provid ed in th e camer a (p.112) . This pr ovides the opti mum white balance for y[...]

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    114 5 Function Re ference 4 Use the four- way controlle r ( 3 ) to select K (Manual). 5 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The message screen appears. 6 Fully di splay a wh ite or gray s heet of paper in t he viewfinder under the light to adjust white balance. 7 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. Slide the focus mode lev er to when the s[...]

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    115 5 Function Re ference You can set the sens itivity to suit th e bri ghtness of the s urroun dings . The sensit ivity can be se t to [AUTO] or within a sensi tivit y range equi vale nt to ISO 20 0 to 320 0. The de fault sett ing is [A UTO]. Set [Sens itivity ] in th e Fn menu. (p.1 02) Set rang e to aut omatic ally c orrect se nsitivi ty whe n S[...]

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    116 5 Function Re ference ISO Se nsiti vity W arning appears in th e viewfi nder when a s ensit ivity v alue of your choi ce is rea ched or ex ceede d. Set a se nsitivi ty that is n ot regular ly used to av oid for getting to r eset when sens itivity is raise d. ISO Se nsiti vity Warn ing is not di splaye d by defaul t. Set in [IS O Snstv ty Wrn Ds[...]

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    117 5 Function Re ference You can set the co lor spa ce to use . The defa ult setti ng is [1 sR GB]. Set in [Co lor Spac e] in the [ A Custom Setti ng] menu. ( p.101) Setting the Color Space 1s R G B Sets to sR GB colo r spac e. 2 AdobeRGB Sets to Ado beRGB c olor space. Color Space Sets to sRGB color space sRGB AdobeRGB Color Spa ce Colo r range s[...]

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    118 5 Function Re ference Focusing You can focus wit h the fol lowin g metho ds. Select t he focu sing area in th e vie wfinder ( focus po int) f rom [Auto ], [Sele ct] and [Center]. (p.122) You can choo se the autofo cus mode from l (Singl e mode) where the shutter release button is p ressed halfway to focus on t he subjec t and the focus is l ock[...]

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    119 5 Function Re ference 2 Look through the viewfi nder and press t he shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused (if it is blinking, the subjec t is not in focus). 1 Hard-to-Autofocus Subjects (p.46) •I n l (Single m ode), the focus i s locke d (focus lock) wh ile ] is lit. To focus on anoth er [...]

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    120 5 Function Re ference You can set the ca mera so tha t the focus ing is not p erformed whe n the shutter release button is press ed hal fway and i s perfor med wh en the 4 button is presse d. Th is is u seful when yo u wish to tempor arily use autofocus while us ing m anual focus. Set [3 Enab le AF] i n [OK btn when shoo ting] in th e [ A Cust [...]

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    121 5 Function Re ference You can choos e from the followin g two aut ofocus m odes. Th e defaul t setting is l (Sing le mode) . Set [AF Mod e] in the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu (p.98). Setting the AF Mode l Single m ode When the shu tter releas e button i s presse d halfwa y to focus on the s ubject, the foc us is locked at that position. k Continu ous [...]

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    122 5 Function Re ference Choose the part of th e viewfin der to set fo cus to. The defaul t setting is N (Auto). The sel ected focus po int li ghts red in the viewfi nder. Set in [S wtch dst msr p t] in the [ A Rec . Mode] me nu (p. 98). Selecting the Focusin g Area (Focus Po int) N Aut o The cam era sele cts th e optimum fo cus p oint even if the[...]

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    123 5 Function Re ference 1 Select S ( Select) in [Swtch dst msr pt] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Look through the viewfi nder and check the pos ition of the subj ect. 3 Use the four-way controll er ( 2345 ) to selec t the desired focus point. The focus point lights red in the v iewfinder (Superim pose AF Area) and you can check where you set the [...]

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    124 5 Function Re ference If the subj ect is o utside the range of the focus ing a rea, the c amera ca nnot automat ically foc us o n the subj ect. In thi s situat ion, you c an aim th e focusing ar ea tow ard the s ubject, u se focus lock an d recom pose th e pic tur e. 1 Frame the desired composition for your picture in the viewfinder. Use the fo[...]

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    125 5 Function Re ference 4 Re-compose the p icture whil e keeping the shutter release button pressed half way. Set [AE-L w ith AF loc ked] in th e [ A C ustom Setting ] menu (p.100 ) to fix the exposu re value while foc us is lock ed. Expos ure is not fi xed by defau lt durin g focus lo ck. • The focus is locked while the focus indi cator ] is l[...]

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    126 5 Function Re ference When yo u adju st the focus manu ally, y ou ca n either check with the f ocus indicat or in the viewfi nder or us e the viewfi nder matte fi eld to adjus t focus. You can manual ly ad just t he focu s using the foc us in dicato r ] . 1 Set the f ocus mode lever to . 2 Look through the viewfi nder, press the shutter rel e[...]

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    127 5 Function Re ference You can manual ly adjus t the fo cus using the viewfi nder matte fiel d. 1 Set the f ocus mode lever to . 2 Look through the viewfi nder and turn the f ocusing ring unt il the subject l ooks sharp on the screen. • Use the matte field in the viewfinde r when the subject is difficult to focus (p.46) and t he focus indic [...]

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    128 5 Function Re ference Settin g the Exposure Correct ex posu re of the s ubject is determin ed by the c ombi nation of shutter s peed and aper ture sett ing. Ther e are many correct com bination s of shutter s peed a nd aperture for a particular subjec t. Different combina tio ns produ ce differ ent effe cts. The shu tter spe ed determ ines t he[...]

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    129 5 Function Re ference Adjust t he amou nt of li ght hi tting th e CCD by ch angin g the ap erture. Opening the a perture (reduce the aper ture v alue) Object s clo ser and farther than the focused subject wil l be more o ut of focus. For instanc e, if you take a picture of flower against a lands cape with the ape rture open, the land scape in f[...]

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    130 5 Function Re ference When you fo cus on a po rtion of the s ubject, the re is a ran ge in which ob ject closer an d fart her will also be in f ocus. T his focu sed r ange i s call ed the depth of field. If you us e Depth of Fiel d confirmat ion, y ou can ch eck t he depth of field in the vi ewfind er befor e taking a pict ure. 1 Focus on the s[...]

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    131 5 Function Re ference Choose the part of th e scre en to us e for mea suring brightne ss and determi ning expos ure. L (Multi-segment metering), M (Center-weight ed metering) or N (Spot met ering) mode c an be selec ted. The defau lt setting is L (Mul ti-segm ent metering ). Set in [A E Mete ring] in the [ A Rec. Mode] men u. (p.98) The scene i[...]

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    132 5 Function Re ference Meterin g is weig hted at t he cent er of the screen . Use thi s meter ing w hen you want to compen sate the e xposure by experienc e, ins tead o f leaving it to th e camera . The illustrati on shows that sensiti vity increase s as the patter n height increa ses ( cent er). T his m ode does n ot automa tically compens ate [...]

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    133 5 Function Re ference This cam era featur es fiv e exposu re modes along with the pictur e modes. Use the mo de dial ( p.104) to change th e expo sure mo de. Changing the Exposure Mode Exposure Mode Desc ription Exposure Compen - satio n Change Shutter Speed Chang e Aperture e (Program) Automati cally s ets shutter s peed and apertu re for taki[...]

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    134 5 Function Re ference Shutte r speed a nd apertu re va lue are a utomati call y set for taking pi ctures at the p roper e xposur e. Perfor m the fo llowing to adjus t the e xposure . 1 Set the mode dial to e . 2 Turn the e- dial while pres sing the m c button and adjust the exposure. The EV Compensation is displayed i n the viewfinder and on th[...]

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    135 5 Function Re ference Set a pr oper shu tter spee d and u se to exp ress mo ving su bject s. Set the shutter s peed faster and ca pture fast m oving subjects as if they are s till or slow down the shutte r and captur e lively images. Apertur e value is au tomati call y set to a pprop riate ex posu re dep ending on the sh utter sp eed. 1 Effect [...]

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    136 5 Function Re ference • Turn th e e-dial whi le pressin g the m c button and change the EV Compen sation value . (p .142) • Set the shut ter speed in increment s of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV. Set in [Expsr Setting Steps] in th e [ A Cust om S ett in g] m en u. (p .1 43) • You ca n autom atically cor rect the se nsitivi ty if appro priate exp osur [...]

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    137 5 Function Re ference Set a prope r aperture a nd use wh en you want to ad just the dep th of fiel d. The dept h of fie ld is de eper and t he fro nt and b ack of the focused object is cl ear when apertur e is s et to a large value . Th e depth of field is sh allowe r and the fr ont and back of the foc used obj ect is blurred when ape rture i s[...]

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    138 5 Function Re ference • Turn th e e-dial whi le pressin g the m c button and change the EV Compen sation value . (p .142) • Set the aperture value in i ncreme nts of 1 /2 EV or 1/3 E V. Set in [Expsr S etting Steps] in th e [ A Custom Setting ] menu. (p.1 43) • You ca n autom atically cor rect the se nsitivi ty if appro priate exp osur e [...]

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    139 5 Function Re ference You can set the shutte r sp eed and apertur e valu e. This mode is suita ble to take pi ctur es of you r ch oice by combi ning th em. This mode is conveni ent for tak ing pictu res usi ng the same shutter speed an d apert ure setting c ombin ation or ta king i ntentiona lly un der-ex posed (d arker) or over- exposed (brigh[...]

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    140 5 Function Re ference The shutter speed and aperture value are displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. Of the shutter speed and aperture, the value being adjusted is underlined in the viewfinder. Whil e adjusting the shutter speed or aperture value, the difference with the appropriate exposure (EV value) appears at the bottom right of[...]

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    141 5 Function Re ference This mode is us eful f or the lo ng exp osures required f or sh ooting night scenes and fire works. The shu tter rem ains open as l ong as the shutte r relea se but ton is ke pt presse d. 1 Set the mode dial to p . Using the p (Bulb) Mode • Turn t he e-dial to adjus t the aper ture val ue. • Set the aperture value in i[...]

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    142 5 Function Re ference This all ows you to deliber ately over -expos e (brighte n) or un der-expos e (darken) your pict ure. You can adj ust the EV Com pensa tion from –2 to +2 (EV) in increme nts of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV. Set in [E xpsr Setti ng Ste ps] in the [ A Custo m Setting] menu. (p.143) 1 Set the compe nsation with the e- dial while the m [...]

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    143 5 Function Re ference Set Exp osure Sett ing S teps in [Exps r Setting Steps ] in [ A Custom S etting] to increme nts of 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV. AE Lock i s a fun ction tha t memorizes the expo sure prio r to taki ng the picture . Use this when th e subjec t is too small or back lit and a proper exposure settin g cann ot be obtai ned. 1 Press the L b[...]

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    144 5 Function Re ference You can ta ke co ntinuou s pictur es with di fferent ex posure when the s hutter releas e button is press ed. The f irst fr ame is expose d with n o compen sation, the se cond frame is und er-exp osed (negati ve compen sation) a nd the th ird is over-e xposed ( positi ve co mpensati on). 1 Press the { button in cap ture mo[...]

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    145 5 Function Re ference 4 Press the 4 but ton twice. Shooting is ready and ] is displayed on the LCD panel. 5 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. Focus indica tor ] appears in the v iewfinder when focused. 6 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. Three continuous pictures will be taken, the first with no compensation, the second with neg[...]

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    146 5 Function Re ference Change the shooti ng order and s teps o f Auto Br acket. * Set interval of s teps in [Ex psr Settin g Steps] in the [ A Custom Se tting] menu. (p.143) Set in [A uto Brack et] in the [ A Re c. Mode ] menu. (p.98) Setting Aut o Bracket Brac ketng amou nt (Step interv al) 1/2 EV ±0.5, ±1.0, ±1.5, ±2.0 1/3 EV ±0.3, ±0.7,[...]

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    147 5 Function Re ference Usin g the Built- in Flash You can change the fl ash output in a r ange o f –2.0 to +1.0. Th e Flash Compensa tion v alues are as f ollows fo r 1/2 EV and 1/3 EV. * Set interval of s teps in [Ex psr Settin g Steps] in the [ A Custom Se tting] menu. (p.143) Set in [Fl ash Exp. Comp.] in th e [ A Re c. Mod e] menu. ( p.98)[...]

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    148 5 Function Re ference You can set to e nable shooti ng whi le flash is be ing char ged. Set [2 On ] for [ Release wh en Chr ging] in th e [ A C ustom Set ting] menu (p.101). P ictures cannot b e taken whi le the flash is charging by def ault. • When taki ng a moving su bject , you can use th e flash to chan ge the blur effect. • Any desired[...]

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    149 5 Function Re ference You can use slow -speed- sync wh en shooti ng portr aits with the su nset i n the back ground. B oth the portrait an d the ba ckgrou nd are c aptured beautiful ly. Using b (Shutter Priority ) Mode 1 Set the m ode di al to b . b (Shutter P riority) mode is set. 2 Use the e-dia l to set th e desir ed shutter speed. The ba ck[...]

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    150 5 Function Re ference A set cr iteria is ne cess ary bet ween the guide num ber, a perture and distanc e when sho oting w ith the fla sh. Calcula te and a djust the sh ooting con ditio ns if f lash is not su fficient. Built- in flash guide numb er The foll owing equ ation cal culates the di stance of the fla sh for ap erture valu es. Maximum fl[...]

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    151 5 Function Re ference The foll owing equ ation cal culates the ape rture v alue for shooting dist ances. Apertur e Value Used F = Guide n umber ÷ Shooti ng dis tance When se nsiti vity is [ISO 200 ] and sh ooting dista nce is 5. 2 m, ape rture value is : F = 15. 6 ÷ 5.2 = 3 If the res ulting n umber (3, in th e above ex ample) is not av ailab[...]

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    152 5 Function Re ference When us ing DA , D FA, FA J, FA a nd F len ses with the U withou t the h ood, built -in f las h comp atibi lit y is show n bel ow. Yes : Available # : Avai lable dep ending on othe r factor s No : Unavai lable due to vi gnettin g Following are eva luated with out a ho od. DA, D FA , FA J , FA and F Le ns Co mpati bility wi[...]

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    153 5 Function Re ference FA  80-20 0 mm F2.8E D (IF) Yes FA80-320 mm F4.5-5.6 Yes FA80-200 mm F4.7-5.6 Yes FA100-300 mm F4.7-5.8 Ye s FA  250-600 mm F5.6ED (IF) No DA14 mm F2.8ED (I F) No FA20 mm F2.8 Yes FA  24 mm F2A L (IF) Ye s FA28 mm F2.8AL Yes FA31 mm F1.8AL Limited Yes FA35 mm F2AL Yes DA40 mm F2.8 Limited Yes FA43 mm F1.9 Limited [...]

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    154 5 Function Re ference Using the option al exter nal flas h AF360 FGZ enab les a variety of flash modes, su ch as P -TTL auto fl ash mode, h igh-spe ed flash sy nc mo de, and wireles s mode. S ee the chart be low for detai ls. (Yes: Avail able #: Restricted No: Not av ailable ) * When using an external flash, it is recom mended to use the h igh-[...]

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    155 5 Function Re ference The AF36 0FGZ will autom atica lly conve rt the field ang le differenti al between 3 5 mm format and the U depend ing on the foc al length of the len s you ar e using (wh en using DA, D F A, FA J, F A or F l enses). The con version indica tor appear s and the format size indic ator dis appears when the expo sure meter ing [...]

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    156 5 Function Re ference With the AF360F GZ, yo u can discharge the fla sh to t ake a pic ture at a shutter speed faster th an 1/180 second. High- speed fla sh sy nc can be used with the fla sh attach ed to the c amera, or wi reless. Attach ing and Using th e AF360FGZ on the Came ra 1 Remove the hot s hoe cov er and at tach the A F360FGZ . 2 Turn [...]

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    157 5 Function Re ference Using in Wire less Mode 1 Place the AF 360FG Z at the d esired locat ion. 2 Set the AF36 0FGZ power switc h to [WIRELES S]. 3 Set the A F360F GZ wirel ess mode to S ( Slave). 4 Turn t he camer a mode dial and set t he exposu re mod e to e , b , c or a mode. 5 Set the A F360F GZ power switch on the ca mera to [W IRELESS ]. [...]

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    158 5 Function Re ference As with t he built- in fla sh, red-ey e re duction is availabl e with an exter nal flash. Th is may not be availab le on som e flashe s or may hav e restri ction s for usag e conditi ons. See the ch art on p.154. When us ing th e bui lt-in flas h with AF360FG Z t hat is s et to the rear c urta in flash func tion, the inter[...]

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    159 5 Function Re ference You can combine two or more AF360 FGZ exter nal flash es or you can use two or more AF36 0FGZ ex ternal flas hes in c ombin ation with the bui lt-in flash. Co nnect t hem as sh own in the fig ure below : Attac h an off -camer a shoe adapt er F (opti onal) to the exter nal flash an d the hot sh oe adapte r F (optiona l) and[...]

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    160 5 Function Re ference Combinin g two or more AF 360FG Z or u sing AF360 FGZ in c ombi nation with the built-in flash all ows twin flas h photog raphy (co ntrast- control -synch flash ph otography ). Th is is b ased on the differen ce between the am ounts of light d ischarged from two u nits. 1 Conne ct the external fl ash to the camer a ind ire[...]

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    161 5 Function Re ference Settings During Pl ayback Set infor matio n to sh ow during playbac k. The cam era swi tches display inform ation wh en you press M button. Set in [P lybk ds ply mthd ] in the [ Q Play back] m enu. (p .98) If [Instant Review] or [I nstnt revie w+Plyb ck] in [Brigh t Portion ] is selec ted, bright areas ( over e xposed a re[...]

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    162 5 Function Re ference Set in [B right Po rtion ] in the [ Q P layback ] menu . (p.98) You can play back all imag es reco rded o n your S D Memo ry Card succe ssively . (p.6 8) Set imag e displa y interval to [3 sec ], [5 sec] , [10 sec] or [30 sec] . The default s etting is [3 sec]. Set in [S lidesho w] in the [ Q Playba ck] m enu (p.98) . Sett[...]

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    163 5 Function Re ference Camera Settin gs Be sur e to for mat new S D Memo ry Card wit h the camera before us ing the car d. Formatting wi ll delete all the d ata on th e SD Me mory Card. 1 Select [Format] on the [ H Set-up] menu (p.99). 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) to display th e Format screen. 3 Use the four -way controll er ( 2 ) to [...]

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    164 5 Function Re ference You can turn the c amera op eration b eep on or off. The defau lt settin g is [On]. Set in [B eep] in the [ H Set-up] men u. (p.99) You can change the in itial dat e an d time se ttings . You c an also set the display style. Ch oose [m m/dd/yy], [dd/mm/y y] or [yy /mm/dd ]. Choose [12 h (12 hour) ] or [24h (24 ho ur)] for [...]

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    165 5 Function Re ference The date and tim e selec ted in “Ini tial Set tings ” (p. 33) ser ve as the date and time o f your pres ent lo cation. Setting [W orld Ti me] enables you to disp lay the local date a nd time on the LCD monitor when trave ling over seas. 1 Select [World Time] on the [ H Set -up] menu. (p.99) 2 Press the four-way contr o[...]

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    166 5 Function Re ference 7 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select the Destin ation city. The current time, location and time difference of the selected city appears. 8 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to sel ec t [DST ]. 9 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ). Select O (On) if the Destination ci ty uses dayligh[...]

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    167 5 Function Re ference List of World Time Cities Region City Regi on City North America Honol ulu Africa/ West Asia Nairobi Anchorag e Jeddah Vancouv er Tehran San Franc isco Dubai Los Ang eles Kara chi Calg ary Kab ul Denver Male Chica go Delhi Miami Col ombo Toro nto Kat man du New York Dacca Halifa x East Asia Yangon Centra l and South Americ[...]

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    168 5 Function Re ference You can change the la nguage in whi ch the men us, err or mess ages, etc. are displ ayed. Set in [La nguage / ] in t he [ H S et-up] me nu. (p.99 ) You can choos e from el even lan guages : Englis h, Fre nch, Ger man, Spanish , Itali an, Swed ish, Dutch , Russian , Korean, Chines e (Tradi tional/ Simpli fied) and Ja panese[...]

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    169 5 Function Re ference You can adjust the brig htness o f the LCD monito r. Adjust s etting s when the LCD mon itor is hard to see. Set in [B rightness Level] i n the [ H Set- up] men u. (p.99) When you c onnect the c amera to AV equipm ent such as a TV, choo se the appropr iate vid eo outp ut format ( NTSC or PAL) for playing back image s. Set [...]

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    170 5 Function Re ference You can set the camer a to turn off auto matic ally if unuse d after a certai n length of time. S elect from [1 min], [3 m in], [5 min], [10 m in], [30 min] or [Off]. The d efault s etting is [1 mi n]. Set in [A uto Pow er Off] in the [ H S et-up] me nu. (p.99) You can set the File Number used for the im ages when insertin[...]

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    171 5 Function Re ference Select f rom [1 se c], [3 sec], [5 sec] or [O ff]. The defa ult setti ng is [1 s ec]. Set in [In stant Revi ew] in the [ A Rec . Mode] m enu. (p.9 8) Set to dis play hi stogr am duri ng Inst ant Revie w. S e l e c t [ 2 P l y b c k w i t h H s t g r a m ] i n [ I n s t a n t R e v i e w D s p l y ] i n t h e [ A Custom Set[...]

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    172 5 Function Re ference Resetting to Default Setti ngs Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] me nu, [ Q Pl ayback] menu a nd [ H S et-up] menu are reset to default s ettings. However, Date Ad just, Lan guage, V ideo Ou t and Wor ld Time are not reset. 1 Select [Reset] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) to display th e [Reset] sc[...]

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    173 5 Function Re ference Reset se ttings in [ A Custom Setting] menu to default se ttings. Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] me nu, [ Q Pl ayback] menu a nd [ H S et-up] menu are not re set. 1 Select [Reset] on the [ A Custom Setting] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) and display the Reset Custom Fnction screen. 3 Use the four- way controlle r[...]

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    6 Appendix Default Sett ings ................ .............. .............. ...... 176 Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations ..... .............. .............. .............. ......180 Notes on [Using Aperture Ring] ....................... . 182 Cleaning the CCD ............. ......... .............. ........... 183 Optional Acc essor[...]

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    176 6 Appendix Default Setti ngs The tabl e belo w lists the fac tory default settings . Table n otations a re as fo llows . Last Memory Se tting Yes : The curr ent set ti ng ( last memor y) i s s aved when t he camer a is tu rned off . No : The s ett ing retur ns t o th e def ault set ti ng whe n the camera is t urn ed off . Reset Setting Yes : Th[...]

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    177 6 Appendix [ H Set-up] Menu Item Default Setting Last Memo ry Setting Reset Setting Pa ge Form at — — — p. 163 Beep O (On) Yes Yes p.164 Date Adjust Accord ing to default settin g Yes No p.164 World Time World Tim e setting P (Off ) Yes Yes p.165 Hometown (City) According to default settin g Yes No Hometown (DST) Accord ing to default set[...]

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    178 6 Appendix [ A Custom Setting] Menu * Reset setting s in [ A Custom Setting] m enu. Item Default Setting Last Memo ry Setting Reset Setting Pa ge Setting P (O ff) Yes Yes p.100 Nois e Redu cti on On Yes Yes p.1 41 Expsr Sett ing Steps 1/2 EV Steps Yes Yes p.143 ISO Corction in AUTO ISO 200-800 Yes Yes p.115 ISO Sns tvty W rn Ds pl Off Ye s Y es[...]

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    179 6 Appendix Fn Menu *1 Only conti nuous sh ooting settings are save d. *2 O nly sl imness and softnes s setting s for the s lim filte r and soft filter are s aved. Item Default Setting Last Memo ry Setting Reset Setting Pa ge Drive Mo de 9 (Singl e f ram e shoot ing ) No *1 Yes p.53, p.55, p.59, p.144 Flash M ode B (Auto) Yes Yes p.49 White Bal [...]

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    180 6 Appendix Functi ons Avail able wit h Vari ous Lens Com bin ation s Lenses th at can be used wit h this c amera Only DA and FA J len ses and D FA/FA /F/A le nses having an s position on the aper ture r ing can b e used wit h this camera . Refer to “ Notes on [Using Aperture Ring]” (p.182) for o ther lenses an d D FA/FA /F/A lenses with ape[...]

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    181 6 Appendix Lens names and mount names FA prime lens es (non-zo om lenses ) and DA, D FA, FA J and F lenses use the K AF moun t. Of the F A zoom l enses, power zoo m enab led le nses us e the K AF 2 moun t. Lenses withou t power zo om use the K AF mount. See the lens man ual for d etails. This camera does n ot have a power zoom function . Lenses[...]

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    182 6 Appendix Notes on [U sing Ape rtur e Ring ] Aperture Ring Use When [Usi ng ape rture r ing] is set to [ 2 Permi tted] in [ A Custom S etting] menu (p.1 01), the s hutter ca n be r eleased e ven if the apertu re ring of the D FA, FA, F or A len s is not set to the s positio n or a lens with out a s positio n is attache d. However, the features[...]

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    183 6 Appendix Cleaning the CCD Shadows may ap pear in t he ima ge for whi te bac kgrounds a nd other shooting con ditions if the CCD b ecomes dirt y or dusty. This indicate s that the CCD mus t be clea ned. Pleas e contac t PENTAX service center for professio nal clea ning b ecause t he CCD is a prec ision pa rt. 1 Turn the camera off and remove t[...]

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    184 6 Appendix 5 Use the four -way controll er ( 2 ) to select [Mirror Up]. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The mirror is locked in the up position. 7 Clean the CCD. Use a brush-less blower to remove dirt and dust from the C CD. Using a blower with a brush may scratch the CCD. Do not wipe the CCD with a cloth. 8 Turn the c amera off. 9 Attach the lens aft e[...]

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    185 6 Appendix Optional Access ories A number of dedi cated ac cessor ies are availab le for thi s camer a. Pleas e conta ct a ser vice cente r for details regardi ng ac cessor ies. This AC adapt er suppl ies p ower fro m the ou tlet in to your camera . This is a remote s hutter rel ease cor d. The c ord len gth is 0.5 m. Shoot pic tures f rom with[...]

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    186 6 Appendix Off-cam era Shoe C lip CL- 10 This is a setting clip for using th e AF360 FGZ a s a wire less sl ave flas h. Hot Shoe Adapter F G Extension Cord F5P Off-cam era Sh oe Ad apter F Use the ad apters a nd cords to use th e extern al flash away from the camera . Magnifier FB This view finder a ccessory i s for magni fying the central area[...]

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    187 6 Appendix Camera Case O-CC34 The acc essorie s below ar e the same a s the acces sories th at are package d with the c amera. ME view finder ca p Eyecup F L Strap O-ST10 Camera Case Others[...]

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    188 6 Appendix Error Messag es Error Messag e Description Memor y card full The SD Memory Card is full and no m ore images can be save d. Insert a new SD Memory Card or delete u nwanted images. (p.29, p.73 ) You may be able to save ne w image s by changin g the q uality leve l or rec orded pix els. (p.109, p. 110) No image There are no image s for [...]

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    189 6 Appendix Image fo lder coul d not be created The max imum folde r number (99 9) and fil e number (9 999) ar e being us ed, and n o more images can be save d. Insert a new SD Memo ry Card or format the card. (p.16 3) The imag e is not s tored The i mage cou ld not be save d becaus e of an SD Memory Card erro r. Set tin gs no t st ored The DPO [...]

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    190 6 Appendix Troubl eshoot ing We rec ommend checki ng the following items befor e contact ing a s ervic e cente r. Problem Cause Remedy Camera do es not turn o n Batteries are not ins talle d Check if batteri es are instal led. If not, install batteri es. Batteries are not install ed properl y Check ori entation of batteries . Re- inse rt ba tte[...]

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    191 6 Appendix In rare case s, the camera m ay not operate correc tly due to static electric ity. This can be remedie d by ta king the batter ies out an d putting them back in ag ain. When the mirro r remai ns in the up pos ition, tak e the batterie s out and p ut them back in again. Then, tur n the powe r on. Th e mirror w ill retract. After the p[...]

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    192 6 Appendix Main Specifi cations Number of Sh ots Compression: C (Best) = 1/3, D (Better) = 1/6, E (Good) = 1/12 Type TTL autofocus, auto-exposure SLR d igital-stil l camera with built- in retractab le P-TTL flash Effective Pix els 6.10 megap ixels Sens or Total pixel s 6.31 megapixels, interline/interla ce scan CCD with a primary color filt er [...]

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    193 6 Appendix Shutter Elec tronically co ntrolled vert ical-run focal -plane sh utter, Spee d range (1 ) Auto 1/4000 to 30 se c. (stepless), (2) M anual 1/ 4000 to 30 sec . [ 1/2 EV step or 1/3 EV ste p] ( 3) Bul b, Elec tro magnet ic release, Shutter loc k by setting Main switch in OFF posi tion. Lens Mou nt P ent ax K AF bayonet mo unt (K-mo unt[...]

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    194 6 Appendix EV Compen sation ±2.0 EV (Sel ectable bet ween 1 /2 EV and 1/3 EV for Expos ure setting step s) AE Lock Butt on type (tim er type de fault: 20 sec . or cont inuous a s long as the shutte r button is halfway p resse d) Built-in Flash P-TTL buil t-in flash wi th serial c ontrol , GN 15 .6 (ISO 200/m), Angles of cov erage : 28 mm len s[...]

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    195 6 Appendix Specifications fo r Remote Con trol F (Optional) Remote Contro l Infrared Remote Co ntrol un it, captu red about three se conds after remot e contr ol shutter button is pres sed or immedia te capture on pressing the butt on, opera ting distan ce = wit hin approx. 5 m in front of the camera. Power One lithium bat tery (CR1 620) Dimens[...]

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    196 6 Appendix Glossary AdobeRGB Color spac e recom mended by Adobe Syst ems, Inc . for com mercia l printin g. Wid er range of color reprodu ction than sR GB. Co vers mo st of th e colo r range so co lors only avai lable when printe d are no t lost when edi ting image s from a compu ter. W hen im age is op ened by non-c ompatib le software, the co[...]

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    197 6 Appendix Color sp ace A defined range of color s from the sp ectrum wh ich are used. In digital cameras, [sRGB ] is defined as the standard by Exif. In thi s camera, [AdobeRG B] is al so used becaus e of the r icher col or expr ession ov er sRGB . Color Temperature This nume ricall y ex presse s the col or of the light s ource i llumina ting [...]

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    198 6 Appendix Histogram A graph that sh ows the da rkest an d bright est points in an image. T he horizontal axis r epresents the brigh tness and the verti cal axis r epresents the number of pixels . This is useful when y ou wish to r efer to the exp osure status o f an ima ge. JPEG An im age co mpress ion me thod. The image is r ecorded in JP EG [...]

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    199 6 Appendix Recorded P ixels Indicate s the siz e of th e image by the nu mber of pi xels. T he more pixe ls that comp ose a p icture, the larg er the image size. Sensitivity The degree of light. With a high sensit ivity, images can be shot with a high shutter speed even in dark pl aces, reducing camera shake. However, images with high sensitivi[...]

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    200 6 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec. Mode] Menu .. ... 98, 176 [ Q Playba ck] Menu ...... 98, 176 [ H Set-up] Men u ......... ... 99, 177 [ A Custom S etting] Menu ....... ............. ........ 100, 178 I Auto Pi cture ....... ..... 43, 47 U Normal ......................... ..... 47 = Portrait ............. ............. ..... 47 s Landscape ....[...]

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    201 6 Appendix Custom Func tion ............... ... 100 [ A Custom S etting] Menu ....... ............. ........ 100, 178 D Date Adju st .................. ........... 35 Date chang e ......... ............. ... 164 Dayl ight ( Whit e Bala nce) ...... 112 Daylight-S ync Sh ooting .......... 52 Default Se tting ............. ... 33, 176 Delete .....[...]

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    202 6 Appendix LCD panel ................... ........... 22 Lens ........ ............. .......... 3 7, 180 Lens unlock butto n ........... 38, 92 Lithium b atteries ... ............. ..... 26 M Macro q ......... ............. ........... 47 Main swi tch ................. ..... 92, 94 (Manual foc us) ..... ......... 126 Manual fo cus . ........[...]

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    203 6 Appendix Self-Timer ....... ............. ........... 55 Sensiti vity ............. ............. ... 115 Sepia (Dig ital Filte r) ..... ........... 71 [ H Set-up] Men u ......... ... 99, 177 Shade (Whi te Bal ance) ........ 112 Sharpness ...... ............. ......... 1 11 Shutter Prio rity Mode b ...... 135 Shut ter re lea se button .......[...]

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    204 6 Appendix WARRANTY PO LICY All PE NTAX c ameras p urch ased thr ough au thorize d bona fide photogra phic distributi on cha nnels ar e guaran teed ag ainst defects o f materia l or workm anship fo r a period of twelve m onths from date of purchase. Serv ice wil l be rend ered, and defec tive p arts wil l be rep laced withou t cost to y ou wit [...]

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    205 6 Appendix requir ed, ple ase keep the rec eipt or bills coveri ng the purchase o f your equip ment for at least a year. B efore sendi ng your equipm ent for servici ng, please m ake sur e that you are sending i t to the manufa cturer’s authoriz ed represen tative s or thei r approv ed repai r sh ops, unles s you ar e sen ding it directly to [...]

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    206 6 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This dev ice complie s with P art 15 of the FCC Rul es. Oper ation is su bject to the f ollowing two con dition s: (1) This de vice may n ot cause harmf ul interfer ence, an d (2) thi s devic e must accept any inter ferenc e recei ved, includi ng int erferenc e that may caus e unde sir[...]

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    Declaration of Conformity Accordin g to 47C FR, Parts 2 and 1 5 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, In c. Located at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golden, Color ado 80401 U.S.A. Phone: 303- 799-8000 FAX: 303 -790-1131 Declare un der so le respon sibi lity that the pr oduct ide ntifi[...]

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    Information on disposal for users 1. In the Eu ropea n Union If your product i s marked with t his sy mbol, it me ans that u sed electrica l/electr onic pro ducts s hould not b e mixed with gen eral househol d waste. Ther e exists a separate co llectio n system fo r these produc ts. Used electr ic/ele ctronic equipment mu st be trea ted separa tely[...]

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    Operating Manual • Specif ications and exter nal dimen sions ar e subjec t to chang e without no tice. 57581 Copyright © PENTAX Corpo ration 2005 01-200 508 Printe d in Philippi nes PENTAX Corporat ion 2-36-9, M aeno-c ho, Itaba shi-ku , Tokyo 1 74-8 639, JAPA N (http:// www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Hea dquarters) Julius-Vo ss[...]