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    • Specific ations and externa l dimensio ns are subject to chan ge without not ice. 57954 Copyright © PENTAX Corporatio n 2008 1 1 -20080 1 Prin ted i n Phili pp ines PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno- cho, Ita bashi-ku, Tokyo 174- 8639, J APAN (http:/ /www.pentax.co. jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters) Julius-V osseler -Strasse , 104 ...

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    Thank y ou for purc hasin g this PENTAX D igital C amera. Please rea d this manual be fore us ing the camera in order to g et the m ost out of al l the features and functions . Keep this manual s afe, as it can be a valua ble too l in h elping you to under stand a ll the came ra cap abilit ies. Reg ard ing co pyri ght s Images taken using this P EN ...

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    1 Sufficien t atten tion ha s bee n paid to the safety of thi s produc t but p lease pay parti cular attenti on to the w arnin gs indic ated b y the f ollowin g symbol s during use . Warning • Do not at tempt to ta ke the c amera apar t or re model the c amera. Hi gh voltages are pres ent withi n the camer a, and t here is the refore a da nger of ...

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    2 Caution • Never try to disass emble or short the ba ttery. Also , do not disp ose of the battery in fire, as i t ma y explod e. • Do not charge any batteries other tha n the rechargeable l ithium-ion battery D- LI8. The battery could explode or catch fir e. • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is dischar ging as ther e is a risk ...

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    3 • Do n ot dis assem ble or modif y the product. This can cause a fire or electrica l shock. • If the gene ratio n of smoke or strange odor from the p roduct or ot her abnor mal it y oc curs , imm edi at ely di sc onti nue u si ng an d con sult a PEN TAX Service C enter. Con tinuing to use the pro duct can cause a fire or electrica l shock. ? ...

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    4 • Take t he Worldwi de Service Net work listing that is included in the package with you when tra veling. This will be useful if you exper ience problems abroad . • Whe n the camera has not been use d for a long time , confirm th at it is still work ing prop erl y, part ic ular ly p rio r to taki ng impo rtan t p ict ures (suc h as a t a wedd ...

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    5 • If the cam era is su bjected to rapid temper ature c hanges, condensat ion may form on the insi de and outs ide of the ca mera. Theref ore put the ca mera in a bag or plastic bag, and take th e camera out when the d ifferenc e in temper ature has su bsided . • Avoi d contac t with garba ge, dirt, san d, dust, w ater, tox ic gases , salt, et ...

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    6 Using your camera sa fely ..................... .......... ........... ............... ........... ............ 1 Care to b e Taken D uring Handlin g ............ ................ .......... ........... ............... .. 4 Contents of the O perating M anual ... .......... ................ .......... ................ .......... .. 9 Quick Lesso n ...

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    7 Taking Pictu res of Dark Scene s (Night S cene Mode ) .......... ........... .......... ..... 77 Reducing Camera Shake an d Blurrin g in Pictur es (Digital S R Mode) ........... 78 Taking M ovies (Movie Mode) ..... ........... .......... ................ .......... ................ ..... 79 Taking Pictu res in Fra me Compo site mode ............. ...

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    8 Playing B ack an Im age Using th e Remote Co ntrol Unit (o ptional) ...... ........ 1 45 Setting the Prin ting Serv ice (DPO F) ................... ........... .......... ................ ........ 146 Printing Single Im ages ..... ................ .......... ........... ............... ........... .......... ... 146 Printing All Images ...... ... ...

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    9 This ope rating manua l cont ains the follow ing cha pters. 1 Getting Sta rted ––––––––––– –––––––– –––––– –––––– ––––– ––––– This chapter e xplains w hat you need to do aft er pu rchasing the came ra be fore you start taking picture s. Be sur e to read it and fo ll ...

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    10 Quick Lessons in Masterin g the Camera If you w ish to m aster t he camera quickly after purchasin g the .... Go through all th e basic operati ons fro m prepar ation, pho to-taki ng and reviewing as sh own bel ow. (For th e operating instru ction s, see the pa ges in pa renthes is.) Check the package. (p.12) Prepare the camera. Attach th e stra ...

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    11 Let’s use th e Mode Palettes . Select icons on the M ode Palettes. (p.50-52) Let’s selec t a mode for captu ring images. Aut o Pict ur e Mod e (p. 61) Picture mo des (p.67 -76) Let’s use s hooting fu nctions. Self-timer (p .83) Zoom (p.8 8) Flash (p. 93) Shake R eduction ( p.57) Let’s enjoy review ing the pi ctures yo u took. Zoom dis pl ...

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    12 Items marke d with an asterisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. The Battery Charger D-BC8 is only available as a kit including the AC plug cord and is not sold as a separate item. For details on the optional access ories, refer to “Optional Accessories” ( p.196). Checking t he Content s of the Pack age Camera Opti o A4 0 S ...

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    13 Front Back Names of Parts Power switch, Power indicato r (gre en) Microp hone Self-timer lamp/Auxiliary AF light Shutter release but ton Shake Re ducti on previe w button Lens Strap lug Remote control receiver Flas h Terminal cover LCD monitor Tripod socket Battery/car d cover Access lam p Speaker ...

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    14 Four-way c ontroller In this o peratin g manual , the fo ur-way cont roller i s descri bed as s hown below. Button operation guide The butto n opera tion gu ide ap pears at the b ottom of th e LC D monit or during op eration . The butto ns are indic ated as s hown be low. Names of Operating Parts Four-way c ontr oller ( 2 ) 2 Zoom butt on Four-w ...

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    15 1 Getting Started Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow en d of th e strap through the strap lug an d pass the o ther end throu gh the loop o n the en d of th e strap. ...

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    16 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Ca mera Install the bat tery pro vided with the ca mera. 1 Open th e battery /card co ver. Slide the battery/ card cover in the direct ion . The cover will automat ically open in the directi on when yo u releas e your f ingers from the cov er. 2 Insert the battery with the 2 symbol facing towar d the LCD monitor w ...

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    17 Getting Started 1 Use the ba ttery c harger to cha rge the battery be fore ins talli ng it in th e camera f or the f irst time or after a long peri od of n on-use , or when the message [ Batte ry deplete d] app ears. Note: AC plug co rd “Liste d, Type S PT-2 or NISPT-2 , 18/2 fl exible cord, rate d 125 V, 7A, minim um 6ft (1 .8m)” 1 Connect ...

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    18 Getting Started 1 • Approxima te Operat ing Time (w hen the D-LI8 battery is fully charged) Number of recorda ble images : Approx. 180 (at 23°C with the LCD mo nitor on and the flas h used for 5 0% of shots) * 1 Playbac k time : App rox. 200 m in.* 2 Movie r ecordi ng tim e : App rox. 70 mi n.* 2 Sound recordi ng time : Approx . 180 min.* 2 * ...

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    19 Getting Started 1 • Battery Le vel Indic ator You can che ck the battery level by t he symbol on the LCD monitor . The batte ry cha rger su pplied with the came ra is des igned to swit ch automati cally to t he vo ltage (100 -240V) a nd freq uency (50Hz , 60Hz) of the elec tricity s upply in the count ry or reg ion whe re use d. However , el e ...

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    20 Getting Started 1 Main Socke t Types in the Major Co untries an d Regions of the World AB B F C S North America U.S.A., Canada 9 Europe, Former S oviet Union Icelan d, Irela nd, Italy , Ukraine , Austria, Netherlan ds, Kazakhstan, Gree ce, Sweden, Denm ark, German y, Norway, Hun gary, Fi nland, France, Belarus, Belgium, Rumania, Russia 9 U.K. 99 ...

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    21 Getting Started 1 If you in tend to use the L CD monit or for a long time or con nect the camera t o a PC, use of the AC adapter kit K-AC63 (optio nal) is recomm ended. 1 Make su re that th e camera is turned of f and op en the terminal co ver. 2 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera, be ing sure to mat ...

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    22 Getting Started 1 To avo id t he ri sk of fire or el ectr ic s hoc k when usin g the bat tery char ger or AC adapter, be su re to read the sectio n on “Using you r camera safel y” on page 1. Precaution s When Us ing the Ba ttery Char ger or A C Adapter ...

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    23 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card You can use an SD (and SDHC) Memory Card with this camera. Images are record ed on t he SD Me mory Ca rd or in the bu ilt-in m emory o f the camera . When shooti ng with an SD Me mory Card instal led ? appears in th e upp er right corner of the LCD mo nitor a nd the image s are record ed on t he c ...

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    24 Getting Started 1 • The nu mber of recordabl e image s varies dep ending on the capaci ty of the S D Memor y Card or built-in m emory , the sele cted imag e size and q uality. ( 1 p. 26) • If y ou store your fa vorite i mages and so unds in t he built -in memor y, you can play them bac k whenever you wish (My album function) . ( 1 p.13 0) Da ...

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    25 Getting Started 1 Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • Make sure that the ca mera is turned off before op ening the batter y/card cover . • The SD Memo ry Card is equ ipped wit h a write-p rotect switch. Setti ng the switch to [LO CK] pr otec ts the exi sting d ata by proh ib iting rec ord ing of n ew da ta, dele tion o f ex is ting d ...

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    26 Getting Started 1 Select th e imag e size a nd qua lity b est suite d to y our purp ose. Higher qualit y levels and n umbers o f record ed pixel s produ ce cl earer images for prin ting, bu t the re sultin g incr ease in fi le siz e redu ces th e total number o f pictu res th at can be taken. When you selec t high i mage qual ity as we ll as a l ...

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    27 Getting Started 1 Approximate Num ber of R ecordabl e Image s by Size and Qu ality • T he table above indicates t he approximate number of images and recording time when us ing a 1GB SD M emory Card. • T he table above is based on standard shooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, shooting conditions, ca ...

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    28 Getting Started 1 Approximate Recor dable Ti me by Size (Reco rded Pixel s) and Quality The default setting is C . • The table a bove in dicate s the approx imate recordin g tim es w hen us ing a 1GB S D Memory C ard. • T he table above is based on standard s hooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, shoo ...

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    29 1 Getting Started Initia l Sett ings (S etti ng the Disp lay Language and the Date and Time) If the I nitial Settin g screen or D ate Adjust screen appea rs when you turn the cam era on, follow t he proc edure b elow to set the disp lay lang uage and/or current date and time. If the Ini tial Set ting s creen appe ars: 1 p.29 - 30 “ Setti ng th ...

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    30 Getting Started 1 3 Press th e OK but ton. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). Th e fram e move s to [ W ]. 5 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to select the desired city ( Hometown). 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DS T] (Day light S aving Time). 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ O (On) / ...

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    31 Getting Started 1 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The f ra me m oves to [Dat e] . 7 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to the month. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Chang e the day and year in th e same manner . Next, ch ange the ti me. If you ha ve sel ected [ 12h] i n Step 4, the setti n ...

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    32 Getting Started 1 • You ca n ca nce l th e s ett in gs f or t he Ini ti al Sett in g by pr ess ing th e MENU button. If you take p ictures withou t completi ng the Init ial Setting, the Init ial Setting screen wil l appear next time you turn on the camera . • You ca n cha nge your settings for the I nitial Sett ing late r using th e [ H Set- ...

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    33 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P ictur es The sim plest procedure for tak ing st ill pi ctures is desc ribed b elow. Th e flash di scha rges au tomatica lly d ependi ng on the lig ht condit ions. 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on. 2 Compose the picture on the LCD monitor. The cam era AF will focus on the area w ithin the f ...

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    34 Quick Start 2 Press the shutter release button slowly in two steps. This allows for exact focusing as well as preventing c amera shake. Basi c way o f shu tter re leas e 1 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. Lightly press the s hutter re lease bu tton until you feel th e click on you r finge r. 2 Confirm the f ocus frame on the LCD monit ...

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    35 Quick Start 2 Focus lock When you have diffic ulty in a uto foc usin g on a sub ject, try the procedure s below. 1 Find an a lternate subject p laced a t the same distance from the c amera as the desi red subj ect. 2 Focus on the alternat e subject. Locate it in the foc us fr ame on the LCD monito r. 3 Press t he shutter release button h alfway. ...

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    36 Quick Start 2 By defaul t, the i mage is displ ayed on t he LC D moni tor for 0. 5 second s right afte r shoo ting (In stant R eview). You ca n chan ge the di splay time for the Insta nt Revi ew. ( 1 p.111 ) If you s et it longe r, you can d elete the im age wh ile i t is d ispla yed o n the LCD monitor. 1 Press t he Gree n/ i butto n while the ...

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    37 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can d ispla y the still picture y ou hav e jus t taken . 1 Press t he Q Playba ck button after taking a picture. The i mage ap pea rs on t he LCD moni tor . When y ou p r ess an d ho ld the OK/ Dis play button fo r more than 1 second, the LCD Bright Mode is activated . The LCD monitor t ...

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    38 Quick Start 2 1 Press t he Green/ i button when playing back an ima ge. The scree n for deleti ng the imag e appea rs. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) to select [Dele te] and pres s the OK button. The imag e displ ayed on t he LCD m onitor is deleted. 3 Press t he Q Playba ck button again or press th e shutter r elease button half way. ...

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    39 3 Common Op erations Common Operations Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The pow er indicator lights up in gr een. The len s extends and the camera turn s on in th e “Captur e mode”. The c amera is r eady for taking picture s by pressing the shu tter releas e button. You can sw itch to othe r modes by pressing t he Q P ...

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    40 Common Op erations 3 1 Press th e power switch w hile press ing the Q Pl aybac k button. The pow er ind icator lights green a nd the came ra tur ns on in the “Playb ack mode ” with the lens retracted . To swit ch to the “Captur e mode” , press t he Q Play back butt on ag ai n. Turning the Camera On i n Playback Mode Playing Back Still Pi ...

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    41 3 Common Op erations Using the Button Functions Shake Reduction previ ew button Displays the compens ated image on the LCD monitor while y ou are pressing the bu tton. It allows you to preview the co mpensated image before shooting. ( 1 p.57) w / x Zoom button Changes the size of t he subject. ( 1 p .33, p.88) Q Playback button Switches to t he ...

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    42 Common Op erations 3 w / x Zoom button Press w / f in single-image display to switch to nine-image display. Press x / y to return to the previous display. ( 1 p.133) Press x / y t o enlarge the image in single-image display. Pres s w / f to return to the previous display. ( 1 p.129) Press w / f in nine-image displa y to switch t o the calenda r ...

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    43 Common Op erations 3 For playi ng back voice recording f iles ( 1 p.126) ( 2 ) : Starts playback. When pr essed again, pauses playback. ( 45 ) : Selects a recor ded file before play back. Performs the following operations during playback. Files with no rec orded indexes: ( 4 ) Rewinds five seconds. ( 5 ) Advances five seconds. Files with re cord ...

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    44 Common Op erations 3 Shutter releas e button When pr essed, star ts reco rding. Wh en presse d again, st ops recordi ng. When pr essed for more than one seco nd, reco rding con tinues fo r as long as the button is held do wn and s tops when the butto n is releas ed. Q Playback button Switch es to Playbac k mode. ( 1 p.40) W hen press ed again, r ...

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    45 3 Common Op erations Setting the Menus Press the MENU button t o disp lay the m enu o n the L CD mo nitor. There are two d ifferent me nus, [ A Rec.Mode ] menu and [ H Set-up] menu. The butto n opera tion gu ide ap pears at the b ottom of th e LC D monit or while you are making settin gs for the me nus. 1 Press th e MENU butt on. The [ A Rec. Mo ...

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    46 Common Op erations 3 6 Press t he Q Playba ck button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra enter s the “Playb ack mode ”. 6 Press the OK butt on or the four-way c ontroller ( 4 ). The setti ng is saved and the scree n return s to Step 3. 6 Press th e MENU butt on. The chang es are c anceled and t he screen returns to Step 3. The MEN U butto ...

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    47 Common Op erations 3 Example of M enu Oper ation OK OK OK OK Rec. Mode MEN U Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB 12 M A U TO 800 Set-up MEN U Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language/ Folder Name Standard Rec. Mode MEN U Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setti ...

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    48 Common Op erations 3 [ A Rec.Mod e] Menu Menu List Item Description Pa ge Recorde d Pixels For selecti ng the number of pixel s p.95 Quality Level For selecti ng the image comp ression rati o p.97 Whi te Ba lanc e For adjus tin g th e co lor ba la nce ac co rding to l ight in g p .98 AF Setting Focusing Area For chan ging th e area of the au tof ...

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    49 Common Op erations 3 [ H Set-up] Me nu Item Description P age Format For fo rmattin g the SD Memor y Card o r built -in me mory p.174 Soun d For a djusting the oper ation so und vol ume and the pl ayback volum e, and sett ing the ty pe and vol ume of sta rt-up soun d, shut ter sound, key operat ion sound and sel f-timer soun d. p.175 Date Adjust ...

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    50 3 Common Op erations Operating the Mode Palette Pre ss the f our- way co ntro ller ( 3 ) to display the Mode Pale tte on the LCD monitor. There are two di fferent Mode Pale ttes, the “Cap ture Mode Palette ” and the “Playb ack M ode Pa lette.” You can ac tivat e the Cap ture mo de mo st appropria te for th e shoo ting c ondition s or ed ...

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    51 Common Op erations 3 A Night S cene mode Lets y ou take da rk scene s such as nigh t views . p.77 C Movie mo de Lets you ta ke mo vies a nd s ounds. p.79 O Voice Recording mode Re cords audio, su ch as vo ices. p. 124 q Pict ure m ode Landscape mode Le ts you c apture the na tural c olors of landscape views. p.67 < Flower mode Lets you take b ...

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    52 Common Op erations 3 Playback M ode Palette Icon Item Description Page Slideshow For playing rec orded images successively p.135 Resize For changing the size and qu ality level of images p.153 Cropping For c ropping imag es and saving them as separ ate images p.155 Image/ Sound Copy For copying file s from the built -in memory to the SD Memory C ...

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    53 4 Taking Picture s Taking Pi ctures Taking Pictures In the “C apture mode”, you can take p ictures. I n the “Pl aybac k mod e”, you can play bac k or d elete pic tures. To switch from the “ Capture m ode” to the “Playbac k mode ” Press t he Q Playback but ton. To switch from the “ Playbac k mode ” to the “C apture m ode” ...

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    54 4 Taking Picture s (Shake Redu ction On) : Appears whe n you press the shutte r release b utton h alfway w ith [ Shake Reduction] set to [On]. l (Shak e Reduc tion Off): Always dis played w hen [Shak e Reduction] is se t to [Off]. (Anti-shak e warning) : Appears when camera sha ke ma y occur due to slo wer shu tter spe ed. Histogr am Disp lay Th ...

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    55 4 Taking Picture s • If you press and ho ld the OK/ Display but ton for mo re than 1 second , the LCD Brigh t Mod e is activ ated. T he LCD monitor turns brighte r for a certai n amount of time. ( 1 p.36 ) • Under s hoo tin g c ondi ti ons wher e came ra s hak e i s l ike ly t o occ ur, (Anti-shak e warning) will be displ ayed. Ta ke picture ...

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    56 4 Taking Picture s A histogram is a graph showin g the brightness of an image on the horizontal axis and the number of pixels on the vertical axis (distribution ch art of the brightness). The histogram wi ll help you detect the brightness o f the image you have taken. For instance, the graph peak tends to appear on the left side for a darker ima ...

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    57 4 Taking Picture s “Camera shake” oc curs w hen you ji ggle yo ur hands while ta king pi ctures. “Blurring ” is likely to occur when you take pi ctures of movin g subject. This camera fe atures imag e compen sation systems and f unction s that wor k for both “came ra shake” and “blurring” . Enjoy taking sti ll picture s and movie ...

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    58 4 Taking Picture s When [Shake R educti on] in [ A Rec. Mode] m enu is set to [ O (On)], the camera a lways co mpens ates for camera shake. ( [ O (On)] is selected by defau lt.) Foll ow th e proc edu res be low i f you w ish to previ ew th e co mpensa ted image o n the L CD monito r before takin g the p icture. 1 Press t he Shak e Red uction p r ...

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    59 4 Taking Picture s In the Green Mo de, yo u can enjoy easy pictu re taki ng jus t by p ressi ng the shut ter relea se button . “Fac e Reco gni tion A F” and “Face R eco gniti on AE” are act iva ted. When you poi nt the c amera at your s ubjec t's face , the cam era auto matic ally recogniz es it , adjusti ng both focus an d exp osur ...

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    60 4 Taking Picture s The list below show s the sett ings f or the G reen M ode. • In the Gre en Mode, you cannot cha nge the infor mation disp layed on the LCD monito r by pressin g the OK/Di splay bu tton. • In the Green Mod e, you cann ot displa y the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu or the Ca pture Mod e Palette. If you try to sh ow the m, the messa ge ...

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    61 4 Taking Picture s In (Aut o Picture m ode), th e camera selec ts the m ost ap propriat e capture m ode fr om - (Normal mo de), A (Night Sce ne mod e), q (Landsc ape mo de) and (Portrait mode ) just by pres sing the shutt er release butt on. “Fac e Reco gni tion A F” and “Face R eco gniti on AE” are act iva ted. When you poi nt the c ame ...

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    62 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutter release button f ully. The pictur e is taken. Taking Still Pictures 1 p.33 • In Auto Pictur e mode, the exp osure is fi xed to ±0.0 . ( 1 p.106 ) • Wh en the camer a select s Portrait mod e, “Face Recognit ion AF” and “ Fa ce Re cogn it ion AE” ar e ac tiv ate d. When y ou p oi nt t he camer a ...

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    63 4 Taking Picture s (Program m ode), (Shutter Priority m ode) and (Manual Exposure mode ) allow y ou to tak e pict ures wit h various apertur e and shutter s peed s ettings ( Exposu re mod es). Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed There are m any corre ct co mbina tions of shu tter speed and ape rture fo r a partic ular s ubjec t. Diffe rent comb ...

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    64 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select R (Progr am mode). If you ha ve selecte d an expo sure mod e other than R (Program mod e), the icon of the selec ted mo de is disp layed on the Mo de Palette. 3 Press th e OK but ton. The sele ...

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    65 4 Taking Picture s 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a desir ed shutte r speed. The prope r aperture value will be se t automatically . If the camer a cann ot adjust it ap propriatel y, an exp osure warni ng appe ars in the bottom cent er of the LC D moni to r. Adjust th e exposur e using the w arning as a referenc e. W h e n ap p e ...

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    66 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press th e OK but ton. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es. Set other fun ctions when nece ssary. “Setting the Shooting Functions” 1 p.90~p.120 • Onl y the i con of t he se le cted ex posu re m ode i s disp la yed on t he Mode Pa lette. Whe n you swit ch to anot her expos ure mode , the icon of th e newl ...

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    67 4 Taking Picture s You can sele ct the Pict ure mode according to the shooti ng scene. The re are 11 av ailab le modes in Pic ture mode . 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The Mode Palette app ears. Selecting the Pi cture Mode Accor ding to the Shooting Scene (Pic ture Mode) q Landscape Lets you c apture the natural color ...

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    68 4 Taking Picture s 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select a d esired mode. For exam ple, select q (Land scape mode). 3 Press th e OK but ton. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The focu s frame on the LC D monitor will light gr een whe n the camer a is in focu s. 5 Press t he shutter release button f ully. The pictur e is ta ...

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    69 4 Taking Picture s In z (Natural Skin Tone), (Portrait mode) a nd (Half-length Portrait mode) , “Face Reco gnitio n AF” an d “Face Rec ogniti on AE” are activat ed. When you poi nt the c amera at you r su bject’s fa ce, the camera automati cally recog nizes i t, adju sting both focus and e xposure. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 72

    70 4 Taking Picture s When th e camer a recogni zes the su bject’s face, a yel low fo cus fram e a ppears on it . The posi tion and the size of the fram e chan ge while the c amera co ntinues t o adjust th e focus on the movi ng subje ct. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The focu s frame on the LC D monitor will light gr een whe n th ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 73

    71 4 Taking Picture s (Kids mode ) is idea l for taki ng picture s of movin g child ren. Als o gives them a hea lthy lo ok. “Face Rec ognit ion AF” an d “Face Re cognition AE” are activ ated. When you point t he camera at yo ur subj ect’s fac e, the camera a utoma tically recogn izes it, adjus ting bo th focus and ex posure . 1 Press t he ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 74

    72 4 Taking Picture s • “Face Recognition AF” and “Face Recognition AE” may n ot work if the sub ject’ s face is pa rtly co vered, for exam ple, with sungl asses, or when the su bject do es not fac e the camer a. • The AE m etering mo de is fixed to Mult i-segme nt. • The au tomati c tracking AF function is activated . The cam era c ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 75

    73 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect (Sport mode). If i (Surf & Snow mo de) wa s previously s electe d, is disp layed on the Mode Pa lette instead o f . Selec t (Su rf & Snow mode ) then. 3 Press th e OK but ton. The sele ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 76

    74 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press th e OK but ton. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es in the select ed mode . 6 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The focus frame on th e LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus. 7 Press t he shutter release button f ully. The pictur e is taken. • The fix ed settings for the E ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 77

    75 4 Taking Picture s In E (Pet mode ), you ca n take pictu res that show natu ral hair c olor of your pet. Select the ap propria te icon de pendi ng on wh at col or your pet is (closer to blac k or wh ite or in b etween). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 78

    76 4 Taking Picture s This mo de all ows you to take c lear pic tures o f written text. This is conven ient fo r captu ring a d igital c opy of an importa nt doc umen t or enhanci ng leg ibili ty of s mall prin t. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 79

    77 4 Taking Picture s You can t ake pi ctures of dark scenes , such a s nigh tscapes , wit h the appropria te sett ings. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select A (Night Scene m ode). 3 Press th e OK but ton. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 80

    78 4 Taking Picture s (Digital SR) mode a llows y ou to set th e sensiti vity h igher th an othe r modes t o reduc e camera shak e and b lurring. Shu tter sp eed an d aperture are set autom atica lly accord ing to the sensitiv ity value yo u set. Use th e mode un der the shooti ng co nditions that c amera sha ke or blurring t end to occur . 1 Press ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 81

    79 4 Taking Picture s This mo de ena bles you to tak e movies with s ound. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Mov ie mode). 3 Press th e OK but ton. The foll owing sho oting infor mation appea rs on the LCD m onito r and t he cam era is ready for ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 82

    80 4 Taking Picture s If you ke ep the shutte r releas e button p resse d for mo re than one se cond, the mov ie will be tak en for as l ong as you ke ep the b utton p resse d. Shooting s tops whe n you tak e your fi nger off the sh utter rele ase but ton. Keeping th e Shutter Re lease But ton Pre ssed • The f ollowing s are not avai lable in Mov ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 83

    81 4 Taking Picture s You can t ake pi ctures with a decora tive frame added usin g the Frame Composi te functio n. There are thre e fram es already store d in the camera . 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Y (Frame Composite). 3 Press th e OK but t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 84

    82 4 Taking Picture s 7 Press t he shutter release button f ully. The pictur e is taken. To switch to the scree n for regis tering a fra me, pre ss the G reen bu tton in Step 3. You can regi ster fram es whic h you hav e downlo aded from the internet, etc. Wh en you register a new frame, it r eplac es one of the existin g frames in th e built-i n m ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 85

    83 4 Taking Picture s In self-tim er mod e, the pi cture is taken ten s econd s or two se conds after the sh utte r rel eas e butt on i s pres sed. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) to se lect g (Sel f-timer ) or (2 sec. Self-timer). 3 Press th e OK but ton. The cam era is ready f o ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 86

    84 4 Taking Picture s You ca n switch the Dr ive mo de to [Con tinuou s Shooti ng] mo de. Pictu res are taken conti nuous ly whil e the s hutter release b utton i s pres sed. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) to se lect j (Continuous Shooting). 3 Press th e OK but ton. The cam era i ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 87

    85 4 Taking Picture s You can sw itch th e Driv e mo de to [Mu lti- expos ure Sho oting ] m ode. You can ove rlap m ultipl e frames w hil e creat ing a sin gle pi cture. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to select ( Multi-e xposure). 3 Use the four way con troller ( 23 ) to specify t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 88

    86 4 Taking Picture s You ca n swit ch the Drive Mode to Remot e Cont rol mo de to ta ke pi ctur es using th e remo te control unit E o r F (opti onal). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) to select i (3 sec Rem ote control) or h (0 sec remote control). 3 Press th e OK but ton. The se ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 89

    87 4 Taking Picture s You can no t only shoot i mages w ith the sh utter rel ease b utton, b ut also change the zo om magni ficati on with the zoom button using the remote control u nit E (o ptional). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) to select i (3 se c Remote cont rol) or h (0 sec ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 90

    88 4 Taking Picture s The cam era all ows yo u to zo om in on a dis tant su bject or zoom o ut to capture a wider v iew of th e subjec t. 1 Press the zoom but ton in Capture mode. Zoom butt on ( w ) : Diminis hes the sub ject (Wid e). Zoom butt on ( x ) : Enla rges the s ubject (Tele). W hen you press and hold the button, the camera autom atically ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 91

    89 4 Taking Picture s Recorded pixels and zoo m ratio The [Digit al Zoom ] is set to [ O (On) ] by defa ult. To take pic tures usin g only the optic al zo om, set th e [Digit al Zoom ] to [ P (Off)]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Digital Zoom]. 3 Use the f ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 92

    90 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions Focus Mode Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard (Autofocus mode) The camera focuses on the object in t he autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Us e this mode when the distance to the subject is more than approx. 35 cm (16 in.). q Macro mode This mode is used when the ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 93

    91 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ) in Capture mo de. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select the focus mode. 3 Press th e OK but ton. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es in the select ed focus mode. In MF (Manua l Foc us) mod e, pre ss the OK button t o enl arge t he ce ntral portion of th e im ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 94

    92 4 Taking Picture s After you d etermi ne the foc us po int, press the OK button to se t the fo cus p osition a nd return to the no rmal c apture s creen. Press the four-way co ntroller ( 5 ) t o readj ust the fo cus p osition. • When focu si ng, ho ld down the four -wa y con tro ll er ( 23 ) to foc us quic kl y. • Wh en you use Manual Focus ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 95

    93 4 Taking Picture s Flash Mode Selecting the Fla sh Mode Auto The flash d ischarges automatically depending on the light conditions. a Flash Off The flash will not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use this mode to take pictures at dusk or in museums etc. where flash photography is prohibi ted. b Flash On The flash discharges regardless of ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 96

    94 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 4 ) in Capture mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the flas h mode. 3 Press th e OK but ton. The came ra is ready f or taking pictures in th e selected flash mode . Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.122 • Usi ng the flash in Macro m ode may ca use the im age to be overex posed. ? ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 97

    95 4 Taking Picture s Select th e numb er of th e reco rded pixel s for s till i mages ac cording to how the images will be used. The large r the nu mber o f record ed pixel s, the higher the qua lity o f images , but the fil e size becomes larger. The selected quality level also affect s the size of the image fil e ( 1 p.97). Number of Reco rded P ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 98

    96 4 Taking Picture s 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change t he recording pixels. The num ber o f shot s for the selected record ing pixels appears . 5 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es. • Sel ecting a large size prod uces a clear picture whe n it is printe d out. • The Re c ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 99

    97 4 Taking Picture s Select th e qual ity (dat a compre ssion rat io) for s till i mages ac cording to how the images will be used. The more E ’s, the higher the qua lity o f the ima ge, but the fil e size beco mes larg er. T he selec ted rec orded p ixels also af fects the si ze of the image fi le ( 1 p.95) . Quality L evels 1 Press the MENU bu ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 100

    98 4 Taking Picture s The light co ndition o f the shoo ting loca tion affec ts the overall c olor tone o f pictures. Ad just the w hite bala nce to repro duce the n atural co lor of the s ubject. White Balanc e 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 101

    99 4 Taking Picture s 5 Press t he shutter release button h alfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es. Plac e a whi te m ate rial such as a pi ece of wh ite paper in fr ont of you r camer a to adjus t whi te b alanc e. 1 Sele ct K (Manual) on the Wh ite Balance scr een. 2 Point the came ra at the white material so that it fills the ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 102

    100 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the autofo cus area a nd foc using m ethod. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [AF Setting]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The AF Setti ng screen appears. You can c hange the au tofocus a rea (Foc usin g Area). F ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 103

    101 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o change the Focusing Area. 6 Press t he shutter release button h alfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es. You can l imit t he focus ing ran ge of th e lens in acco rdance with th e shootin g cond ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 104

    102 4 Taking Picture s The aux iliary AF l ight is conv enien t when you shoot a dark subj ect. Thi s helps y ou to foc us on the s ubject u nder the condi tions t hat the a uto foc us does no t work pro perly. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Aux. AF Light]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)/ P (Off)]. 6 Press ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 105

    103 4 Taking Picture s You can select whi ch p art of th e sc reen to us e to mea sure th e bri ghtne ss and dete rmine t he exp osure. AE Metering M odes 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [AE Met ering]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 106

    104 4 Taking Picture s Sensitivity (ISO sensi tivity) is a value indicating how sensiti ve the CCD is to li ght. Lo w va lue eq uals l ow sens itivi ty, an d high value equal s hig h sens itiv ity . Sens iti vity c an be adj usted acco rdin g to the sh oot ing situ ation s. Sensitivity 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 107

    105 4 Taking Picture s 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the sen sitivity. To show [160 0] ([160 0] and [3200] in Dig ital SR mode) on the pull-do wn men u, press the four-way cont roller ( 3 ) when [800 ] is highlight ed. 5 Press t he shutter release button h alfw ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 108

    106 4 Taking Picture s The overa ll bri ghtness o f pict ures can be cha nged b y adju sting the EV compensation value (amount of light that the CCD receives ). This changes the e xposure a utomat icall y dete rmined by the c amera w hen you wa nt to a djust the brightn ess o f pictur es to su ite yo ur taste . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mo ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 109

    107 4 Taking Picture s You can s elec t the rec orded pix els a nd qua lity l evel for ta king movi es. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movi e]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Movie setting m enu appear s. You can s elect the num ber of re cord ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 110

    108 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Record ed Pixel s]. The recor dable time for the sele cted record ed pixels ap pears. 6 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ur es. You ca n sele ct th e q ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 111

    109 4 Taking Picture s When you set [Mov ie SR] to [ O (On) ], the mov ie-anti shake fu nctio n is activat ed. It a utomat ically c ompe nsates fo r imag e blur t o allo w you to take smoo th movies . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movi e SR]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)] or [ P (Off)]. Compensating for ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 112

    110 4 Taking Picture s Set [Sha ke Redu ction ] in [ A R ec.Mo de] menu to [ O (On)] to use the Shake Re duction fun ction fo r still image s. For deta ils on the function, se e p.57. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Shake Re duction ]. 3 Use the four-way cont ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 113

    111 4 Taking Picture s You can sele ct the Inst ant Review ti me from [Off (no di splay)], [0.5 sec.], [1 sec.] , [2 se c.], [3 sec.] a nd [5 s ec.]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Instant Review] . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down m ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 114

    112 4 Taking Picture s Set the [F ace Pri ority] in the [ A Rec.Mo de] m enu to On to us e the Face Priority fu nction. “Fac e Reco gni tion A F” and “Face R eco gniti on AE” are act iva ted. When you poi nt the c amera at your s ubjec t's face , the cam era auto matic ally recogniz es it , adjusti ng both focus an d exp osure. 1 Press ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 115

    113 4 Taking Picture s You can s elect the [D-Ran ge Comp.] s etting (making dark p ortions brighter w hile keep ing the ex posu re level for the entire imag e) from [O ff (no disp lay)], [ Weak], [Strong] and [Aut o]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [D-Range ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 116

    114 4 Taking Picture s You can pre ss the shutte r release b utton al l the way down (si ngle step ) withou t pressin g the bu tton halfw ay to shorten t he shu tter del ay. Set the “One push PF” in th e [ A Rec. Mode] menu t o on to us e the O ne p ush PF funct ion. The One push PF fun ction all ows y ou to rele ase th e shu tter at the rig ht ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 117

    115 4 Taking Picture s You ca n assign one o f the f ollow ing fu nction s to t he Gree n butt on; [Green Mode] (p .59), [Face Pr iority] (p.112), [D-Range Co mp.] (p.11 3), [Sha ke Red uct ion] ( p.5 7), an d [Fn Set ting] (p. 116) . You c an ac tiv ate th e assig ned fu nction by ju st pr essi ng the Green button . 1 Press the MENU button in Capt ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 118

    116 4 Taking Picture s You can re giste r freque ntly u sed funct ions o n the four-w ay con troller. Using thi s func tion, you can d irectly s et the functions by p ressing th e four-way controll er withou t disp layin g the men u in Cap ture m ode. In [Fn Setti ng], stil l pictur e mode and Mo vie mod e have di fferent s ettings . To exec ute [F ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 119

    117 4 Taking Picture s The initial settings for Fn Setting Functions th at can b e registe red on Fn S etting Still picture mode Movie mo de Initial settings ( 2 ) Sha ke Redu ct ion ( 2 ) Movie SR ( 3 ) EV Compen sation ( 3 ) EV Co mpen sati on ( 4 ) Face Pri ority ( 4 ) Face Prio rity ( 5 ) D-Range Comp. ( 5 ) Quality Level Still picture mode Mov ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 120

    118 4 Taking Picture s You can s elect whether you wan t the i mage t o have sharp or s oft outlines . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sharp ness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ad jus t sh arp ne ss. – : Softens th e con tours. + : Sharpe ns the ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 121

    119 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the color saturat ion. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Satur ation]. 3 Use the four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to adjust saturation. – : Reduces the sa turation . + : Increase s the saturat ion. 4 Press t he shutt er releas ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 122

    120 4 Taking Picture s You can s et the image c ontrast . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Contrast ]. 3 Use the four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to adjust contra st. – : Reduc es the contra st. + : Increase s the contras t. 4 Press t he shutt er release button ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 123

    121 4 Taking Picture s Set the da te to be imprinte d on y our picture s. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mod e] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Date I mprint]. 3 Use the four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)/ P (Off)]. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 124

    122 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Set tings You can s ave the s etting s for the m enus aft er turnin g off the c amera (Memory fun ction ). Select [ O On] to save the se tting f or the men u item s after turning off the camera . Select [ P Off] to res et the set ting fo r the m enu items to the default a fter turning o ff the c amera. You can s et ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 125

    123 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memor y]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The menu items scree n appea rs. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select an ite m. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)/ P (O ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 126

    124 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Recording and Playback of Sound Recordi ng Sound ( Voice Recordin g Mode) You can r ecord s ound. The rec ordable t ime ap pears on the LC D mon itor accordi ng to h ow much s pace i s avail able o n the SD M emory Card . 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Capture mo de. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 127

    125 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d 5 Press t he shutt er release button . Recording stop s. The remainin g recordable time appears . 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) to display M ode Palette and change to a nother mode. You c an e xi t th e Vo ic e Rec or ding mode . • Soun d is saved in WAVE monau ral files. • The m icrophon e is ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 128

    126 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Playing Back Sound You can p lay b ack th e recordin g you made in V oice Re cordin g mod e. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck button in the Vo ice Reco rding mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select the recordin g to p lay back . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Four-way co nt ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 129

    127 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Adding a Voice Mem o You can a dd a v oice memo to a ca ptured image . 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image to which you want to add a v oice memo. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 130

    128 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mod e and use the fou r-way contr oller ( 45 ) to select the sti ll p ictur e with th e voice memo th at you want t o play back. If U appears on th e displaye d image, a voice memo has b een recorde d. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Zoom butt on ( x ) : Inc ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 131

    129 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Playbac k/Deletin g/Editing Playing Back Images You can e njoy playb ack of im ages saved on the SD Memory Card and the bu ilt-in me mory. Press t he Q Playback but ton. When an SD M emory Card is installed ? appears in th e upp er right corner of the LCD mo nitor a nd the image s recorded on the SD Memo ry Ca rd a ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 132

    130 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 3 Press th e MENU butt on. Zoom play back en ds. You ca n display the im age at maxi mum m agnifi catio n simply by pre ssing x / y on the zoom butto n on ce dur ing zoom playb ack. 1 Press th e MENU butt on. The [ A Rec.Mo de] men u appears . 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 133

    131 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can play bac k movies (with the sounds). A guide to op eration appears on the LCD monitor during playback. Operations include playback , frame by frame playback (forward or reverse), pause and volum e adjustment. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to se lect th e mov ie to pl a ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 134

    132 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng In the Play back m ode, pr ess the OK/ Disp lay button to switc h the “di splay modes”. There a re 3 dis play mo des fo r the Pla yback m ode. Normal Display Shooting inform ation i s displ ayed. 1 Voice Memo ic on 2 Card/ Built -in memor y icon 3 Folde r na me 4 Fil e name 5 Protect i con 6 Battery ind icator ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 135

    133 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can d ispla y nin e imag es at the same time. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select an image . 2 Press w / f on the zoom button. Nine t humbnai ls of im ages a re disp layed a t a time. The t humbna ils change ni ne at a time, page by page. Four-way co ntroller : Move s ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 136

    134 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng In calen dar dis play , the record ed im ages a nd so und files are di splay ed by date in cal endar f ormat. You c an se lect ima ges b y date of s hooti ng/ recording . 1 In Playba ck mode , press w / f on the zoom button. Nine t humbna ils of images appe ar. 2 Press w / f on the zoom button. The nine -image disp ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 137

    135 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can p lay b ack all t he im ages o n the SD M emory C ard or in the built -in memo ry contin uousl y. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image with which to start the slid eshow. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-w ...

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    136 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the ef fect. 8 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 3 ) to select [Sou nd Effect ]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ O (On )/ P (Off)]. 10 Press th e OK but ton. [Start] ap pears on the LCD monito r and p layback star ts at the set interva l. OK bu tton : P ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 139

    137 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Deleting Images, Movie s and Sounds You can d elete a sing le image , movie o r soun d. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image, movie or sound to delete. 2 Press t he Green / i button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [D el ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 140

    138 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng If an ima ge has a vo ice mem o, you can d elete t he voi ce me mo with out delet ing the im age. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to selec t an image with a voic e memo to delete. 2 Press the Gr een button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to sel ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 141

    139 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can d elete all the images , movi es an d soun ds at onc e. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and press th e Green bu tton twice . The Delete All scre en appears. 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [D elete All ]. 3 Press th e OK but ton. All the images and sounds will be deleted. Deleting All Image s, M ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 142

    140 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can de lete s everal image s/sound fi les s electe d from t he nine-im age display at on ce. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and press w / f on the zoom button. Nine thu mbnail im ages appe ar. 2 Press the Gr een button. [ P ] appea rs on the im ages an d sound file s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to move ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 143

    141 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 4 Press the Gr een button. A confirmat ion dial og appears . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press th e OK but ton. The sele cted imag es and soun d files are deleted. You canno t delete pr otected i mages, movies or s ounds. ( 1 p.14 2) ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 144

    142 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can p rote ct image s, mo vies and so unds from being acci dental ly delet ed. 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mode an d use the fo ur-way co ntrol ler ( 45 ) to select the image , movie or sound to protect. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 145

    143 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect]. 8 Press th e OK but ton. You can p rotect all the images , movi es and s ounds . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Im ages/So unds]. 6 Press th e OK but ton. The [Pro tect all image s/soun ds] mess age appears . 7 Use the four-way controlle ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 146

    144 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Viewing Images on AV Equipment By using th e AV cable, y ou can ca pture, play back and d ub images on a TV o r other eq uipment with a vi deo IN j ack. M ake sure t hat both the AV equipm ent and the ca mera are turne d off before conn ecting the cable. 1 Open th e terminal c over and connect the su pplied AV cabl ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 147

    145 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 4 Turn the camera on. When the AV cabl e is c onnected to the camera , the ima ge can be display ed us ing the rem ote c ontrol unit E or F (optiona l). 1 Press t he Q Playba ck button. 2 Press t he shutter release but ton or the zoom butt on on the remote control unit. Shutter r elease button : D isplays the next ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 148

    146 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Setting the Pri nting Service (DPOF) You can print the ima ges on t he SD M emory C ard usi ng a DPOF (Di gital Print Orde r Forma t) compati ble printe r or at a printing s ervice. Set the followi ng items for eac h image . [Copie s]: Sele ct the number of copie s up t o a ma ximum o f 99. [Date ] : Sp ecify wheth ...

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    147 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the num ber of co pies. 7 Use the G reen bu tton to sel ect [ O (On) / P (Off)] for [Date]. O (On) : The date will be imp rinted. P (Off) : The date will not be imprinted. 8 Press th e OK but ton. Prints can be made ac cording to the setting s. • If DP OF settings ha ...

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    148 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d press th e four-w ay controlle r ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to se lect (DPOF). 3 Press th e OK but ton. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [All Images]. 5 Press th e OK but ton. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 151

    149 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Direct Printing Using PictBridge By connec ting the ca mera to a printer th at supp orts PictBrid ge usin g the USB cable (I -USB7) s upplied with the camer a, you can p rint image s directly from the c amera without using a PC . Sele ct the images y ou want to print a nd the number of copie s on the c amera afte r ...

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    150 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Single Imag e]. 2 Press th e OK but ton. The Print this im age scree n appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the image t o print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the num ber of co pies. You can prin t up to 99 cop ies. 5 Use the G reen ...

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    151 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the pa per size . You can sel ect only t he paper size s available w ith the pri nter you are using. 10 Press th e OK but ton. 11 Repeat St ep 8 to 10 to set [Paper Type ] [Quality] and [Bor der Stat us]. When th e Paper Siz e is set to [ Setting] , images ar e print ...

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    152 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DPOF AUTOPRINT]. 2 Press th e OK but ton. The DPOF setting scree n appea rs. Use t he fo ur- way co nt roll er ( 45 ) to ch eck the imag es and the pr int settings . 3 Confirm the number of copies, the setting of the date, and th e print setting, an d then start prin ...

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    153 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Edit ing Im ages By changi ng the si ze and qu ality of a selec ted im age, you can make th e file smal ler than the original . You can use this func tion to co ntinue taking pictur es whe n the card o r me mory is full, by ma king the im ages smaller and over writin g the o rigina l images to make m ore s pace ava ...

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    154 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the size. 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Qu ality L evel]. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the qualit y. 8 Press th e OK but ton. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwr ite ] or [Save as]. 10 Press th e ...

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    155 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can c rop a p art of a pictu re and sav e it a s a se parate image. 1 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to c rop. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Cropping). 4 Press th e OK but ton. The ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 158

    156 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can ro tate a display ed ima ge on the LCD m onitor. 1 In Playback mode, use the four-wa y controll er ( 45 ) to select th e image t o be rota ted. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Playbac k mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Im age R ota tion ). 4 Pr ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 159

    157 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng This fun ction enable s you to edit stil l pict ures wit h colo r filters . You can selec t from thirteen filter s: [B&W] , [Sepi a], [Ei ght col ors], [B&W + Red], [B&W + Green ], and [ B&W + Blue]. 1 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he fo ...

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    158 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select (Eight colors). The colo r bar appears . 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a desir ed color . 7 Press th e OK but ton. The O ver wri te conf irm ati on s cr een appears . 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [ Save as] . 9 Press t ...

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    159 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng This func tion en ables you to apply special effects to stil l pictu res with th e digital fi lter. You c an sele ct from five filter s: [Soft], [Illust ration], [Spec ial Effect 1], [Specia l Effec t 2] and [Sl im]. 1 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he f ...

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    160 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] or [Save as]. 8 Press th e OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with the s ame nu mber of re corded pixe ls and qual ity level as the o rigina l. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select (Slim Filter). 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 163

    161 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng This f unc tion enab les you to adj ust th e bri ght ness of sti ll p ictur es wi th t he brightnes s fil ter. 1 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select &a ...

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    162 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 6 Press th e OK but ton. The overw rite con firmation s creen appe ars. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwr ite ] or [Save as]. 8 Press th e OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with the s ame nu mber of re corded pixe ls and qual ity level as the o rigina l. ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 165

    163 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can s elec t a fram e from a recor ded mo vie to sa ve as a sti ll pic ture or divid e a mo vie in to two. 1 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a movie to ed it. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Mov ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 166

    164 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 7 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) to play back a movie . Press ( 2 ) again to p ause th e movie a t the point you want to save. The f ol lowi ng ope rat ion s ar e av ai labl e during p ause. Four-wa y controller ( 4 ): Reve rses the movie fram e by fram e. Four-wa y controller ( 5 ) : Advanc es the movie f ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 167

    165 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 5 Select [E xtract ] on the Movie Edit scre en. 6 Press th e OK but ton. The Extr act screen ap pears. 7 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) to play back the movie and p ress it again to s elect the desired s tart point. The movie is paused. The f ol lowi ng ope rat ion s ar e av ai labl e during p ause. Four-wa ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 168

    166 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng You can re move red-ey e (a phe nomenon that oc curs when the flash reflects from the s ubjec t’s eyes ) from you r pictu res. 1 In Playba ck mode , press th e four-w ay contro ller ( 45 ) to select the imag e you want to correc t. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the fou ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 169

    167 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng If the ca mera do es no t detec t the re d-eye, rem ove it manu ally. 5 Press th e OK but ton. The mess age [Sel ect the area to compens ate] and the screen fo r specifyi ng the area f or comp ensation ap pears. 6 Specify th e area f or compens ation. Four-wa y contro ller : Move s the area . ( 2345 ) Zoom butt on ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 170

    168 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng This func tion l ets yo u add a dec orative frame t o still pictur es. The re are three fram es al ready stor ed in t he cam era. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) in Playba ck mode to select the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use th ...

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    169 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 8 Press th e OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with the r ecorded pixels of 3M . To switch to the scree n for regis tering a fra me, pre ss the G reen bu tton in Step 5. You can regi ster fram es whic h you hav e downlo aded from the internet, etc. Wh en you register a new frame, it r eplac es one of the exist ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 172

    170 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng Copying File s You can co py ima ge and s ound files from the b uilt-in mem ory to th e SD Memory Card and vi ce ve rsa. Thi s funct ion can only be selec ted when a card has been inserted i n the cam era. When file s are co pied from the built-i n mem ory to the SD Memor y Card, all the f iles a re cop ied at once ...

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    171 6 Playback/D eleting/Editi ng 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [  ] and p ress the OK button. All the files ar e c opied to the S D Me mory Card. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [  ] and pr ess the OK b utton. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file to copy. 6 Press th e OK but ton. The sele c ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 174

    172 7 Settings Settings Camera Set tin gs You can d isplay a n ima ge recorde d with th e camera as the st art-up screen wh en the came ra is tu rned on. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Playback mode. The Mod e Palette appears. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2345 ) to select (St art-up Scree n). 3 Press th e OK but ton. The screen ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 175

    173 7 Settings 4 Press the Green but ton, while displaying [USER] in the upper- right cor ner of the screen, an d use the fou r-way cont roller ( 45 ) to select a n image for the start -up screen, and pre ss the OK butto n. To change a captured image set as a start-up screen to another image, press the Green button once to delete the image and pres ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 176

    174 7 Settings Formattin g will d elete all the fi les on the SD Memory Card if you are using a card, a nd all the fi les in the built -in me mory i f there is no SD Memory Card inserted. 1 Select [Format] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Format screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [F ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 177

    175 7 Settings You can a djust the pl aybac k volum e and t he vol ume of op eration sounds , such as the s tart-up s ound, shutte r soun d and oper atio n sound. You can a lso chan ge the operati on so unds. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The screen for setting sounds app ears. [Operation Volum ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 178

    176 7 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2 3 ) to select [Sta rt-up Soun d]. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 5 Use the f our-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3 ] or [Off]. 6 Press th e OK but ton. 7 Change [Shutte r Sound], [Oper ation Sound] and [Self- timer Sound] in the same manner. 8 Press ...

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    177 7 Settings You can us e the s ound record ed on th e cam era for sound settin gs. The first two s econd s of the s elect ed sound file wil l be play ed as [USER] sound. 1 Select [USER] in Step 5 in “Changing th e Sound”. 2 Press th e OK but ton. The playback screen for the recorded sound files appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 180

    178 7 Settings You can c hange the in itial date and ti me se ttings. Yo u can also set the style i n which the date a ppears on the came ra. Sele ct [mm/dd /yy], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy /mm/dd]. 1 Sele ct [Dat e Adj ust ] on th e [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Adj ust screen appears. 3 Press t he four- way contr ol ...

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    179 7 Settings 8 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Date]. 9 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to mon th. 10 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Change the day a nd year in the same manner. Next, change the time . If you select [12h] in Step 6, the sett ing switches between “am” ...

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    180 7 Settings The da te an d tim e se lected in “ Initi al Se ttings (Setti ng th e Dis play Langua ge and the Date an d Time )” (p.29) serve as the Home Tim e settin g. You can d ispla y the t ime in a city o ther tha n the Hom e Tim e city (Wo rld Time). Th is is useful w hen t aking pic tures abroad. 1 Select [World Time] on the [ H Set-up ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 183

    181 7 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [DST]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ O (On) / P (Off)]. Sele ct [ O (On)] if the Destination city uses daylight saving time. 9 Press th e OK but ton. The W orld Time setting is saved. 10 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) to sele ct [ W (Hometown)]. Set the locatio ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 184

    182 7 Settings You can chan ge the lang uage in whi ch the menus , error mess ages, etc. are disp layed . You can s elect fro m [Engl ish], [Fren ch], [Germ an], [Sp anish], [Portug uese], [Ita lian], [Dutch], [Danish], [S wedi sh], [Fi nnish ], [Poli sh], [Czech], [ Hungaria n], [Tur kish] , [Russian ], [Thai ], [Korean ], [Chin ese (tradit ional ...

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    183 7 Settings You can s elect the folde r name style from [S tandard] or [Date] . When you sele ct [Da te], pic tures and so und fil es ar e save d in sep arate fol ders of the shoot ing/record ing da te. Folder Name Example : 1 Select [Folder Name] on the [ H Set-up ] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 U ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 186

    184 7 Settings You can c hange the USB Con necti on mode d epend ing on whether t he USB cable i s to b e connec ted to a pri nter (Pic tBridge) or a compute r. 1 Select [USB Connectio n] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [PC] or [PictBridge ...

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    185 7 Settings You can s elect the outpu t format (NTSC o r PAL) for ta king or playin g back im ages on a TV . 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [NTSC] or [PAL]. Select the video output format to m atch the output forma ...

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    186 7 Settings You can a djust the bri ghtness o f the L CD mo nitor by seven level s. 1 Select [Brightness Level] on the [ H Set- up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o adjust the brightness. Slide leftwards : Darkens the LCD monitor. Slide rightwards : Brightens the LCD monitor. 3 Press t he Q Playba ck button. The came ra is ready fo ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 189

    187 7 Settings By settin g the L CD mo nitor to dim a utomatic ally when yo u leav e the camera wit hout perfo rming any oper ations for a ce rtain pe riod, yo u can lessen battery drain. When Pow er Saving t akes effect and the LCD monitor d ims, pre ss any b utton to return to th e ordin ary bri ghtness. 1 Select [Pow er Saving] on the [ H Set-up ...

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    188 7 Settings You can s et the came ra to tur n off au tomatica lly whe n no op eratio n is performed after a fixed tim e. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ H Set- up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [5 min], [3 min] or [Off]. 4 Press t he Q Playba ck but ...

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    189 7 Settings You can s how the inform ation on the current mode a nd the fun ction s currently assig ned to the Gree n button w hen yo u start up the camera in Capture mode or switc h from other mod es to Ca ptur e mode. You can a lso s how the descr iption for the select ed mode on the Mode Palette. 1 Select [Guide Display] on the [ H Set-up ] m ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 192

    190 8 Appendix Appendix List of Cities This is a list of citie s which you can sele ct for th e World Time. Region City Re gion City North Amer ica Honolulu Africa/West Asia Nairobi Anchora ge Jeddah Vancouv er Tehran San Francis co Dubai Los Angele s Karachi Calgary Kabul Denv er Ma le Chicago Del hi Miami Col ombo Toront o Kathmand u New York Dac ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 193

    191 8 Appendix Default Settings The table below l ists the factory defau lt set tings. Last Mem ory Setting Yes : The current s etting (last me mory) is saved wh en the ca mera is turned off. No : The setting returns to t he defa ult se tting when t he cam era is turned off. ∗ : The setting depend s on the M emory s etting ( 1 p.12 2). Reset Sett ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 194

    192 8 Appendix z [ H Set-up] Menu Item Defaul t Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Memory Flash Mode On - Yes p.9 3 Drive Mode Off - Yes p.83 to p.87 Focus Mode Off - Yes p.90 Zoom Posit ion Off - Yes p.8 8 MF Posi tio n Off - Yes p.91 Whi te B alan ce Off - Y es p. 98 AE Meteri ng Off - Yes p.103 Sensitivity Off - Yes p.104 EV Compe ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 195

    193 8 Appendix z Playback M ode Pale tte Items Item Def aul t Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Language/ According to initial setting Yes No p.2 9 Folder Name Standard Yes Yes p.183 USB Connecti on PC Yes Yes p.184 Video Out According to initial setting Yes No p.185 Brightnes s Lev el 4 Yes Yes p.186 Power Sav ing 5 sec Yes Yes p.1 ...

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    194 8 Appendix z Available func tions for e ach Captu re mode c : Ava ilable ° : Not available For the G reen M ode se ttings, s ee p.59 . z Flash Mode Auto cc ° °ccccccc Flash Of f cc ccccccccc Flash On ccccccccccc Auto + Re d-eye cc ° °ccccccc Flash On + Red- eye cc ccccccccc Soft F lash ccccccccccc Drive Mode Self-timer cc cccccccc c Contin ...

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    195 8 Appendix cc cc cc c ° – Auto Flash Mode cc *8 *8 cc c c – Flash Of f cc cc c cc ° – Flash On cc cc cc c ° – Auto + Red -eye cc cc cc c ° – Flash On + Re d-eye cc cc c cc ° – Soft Fla sh cc cc cc c c – Self-timer Drive Mode cc cc cc °° – Continuous Shooting *18 *18 *18 *1 8 *18 * 18 °° – Multi-exposure cc cc cc c ° ...

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    196 8 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedi cated access ories are a vaila ble fo r this cam era. Products w ith an asterisk ( ∗ ) are the same as those suppl ied with the camera . Power related access ories Recha rgeable lithium -ion ba ttery D-LI 8 ( ∗ ) Battery ch arger kit K -BC8 ( ∗ ) (Set inclu des b attery cha rger D- BC8 and ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 199

    197 8 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the foll owing m ay appear on the LCD m onitor du ring camera o perati on. Messag e Descr iption Shake Reduction is OFF The Shake Reduction pre view butto n is pressed when [Shake Redu ction] is set to Of f on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. Set i t to O n. (p .110) Compression error Compressio n of the image you c ...

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    198 8 Appendix Messag es such as the fol lowing ma y appear on the LCD monit or when using th e PictBr idge fu nction. Camera canno t play this image and so und You are tr ying to play back an image or sound in a fo rmat not suppor ted by this ca mera. You may be able to play it back on anothe r brand of c amera or PC. Batte ry depleted The battery ...

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    199 8 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Rem edy The camera will not t urn on The battery is not installe d Chec k if a bat tery i s inst alled. I f no t, install a battery. (p.16) The battery is installed incorrectly Check orientat ion of the bat tery and reinsert it. (p.1 6) The bat tery is exha usted Charg e the b atter y. (p. 17) The batte ...

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    200 8 Appendix Very occ asionall y, sta tic elec tricity m ay ca use cam era ma lfunct ion. In this ca se, rem ove th e batte ry and in stall it agai n. If th e camera is the n workin g prope rly, norma l con dition is restore d and you c an contin ue using th e camera . The su bjec t is not in focu s The subject is dif ficult to focus on The camer ...

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    201 8 Appendix Main Specifi cations Camera Image Storage Capacity and Recording Time (When using a 1GB SD Memory Card) Still Pictures Movie * The above table indicates the approximate number of images and recording time. The number of images and recording time may vary depending on an SD Memory Card and su bject. Type Fully automatic compact digita ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 204

    202 8 Appendix D-Range Compensation D -R ange Compensation i s available (Auto, Manual) Whi te B ala nc e Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light, Man ual Lens Focal Length 7.9 mm - 23.7 mm (equivalent to 37 mm - 111 mm in 35 mm format) Maximum Aperture f/2.8 - f/5.4 Lens Composition 7 elements in 5 groups (two d ual-sided aspheric ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 205

    203 8 Appendix Movie Shooting Time Minimum approx. 1 sec., recordable until the capacity of SD Memory Card reaches full. (The continuous recording is possible untill the file size reach es 2 GB.) Editing Functions Save as Still Image, Divide Movies, Extract Shutter Type Electronic/mechanical shutter Speed Approx. 1/2000 sec. - 4 sec. Flash Type Aut ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 206

    204 8 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 207

    205 8 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies available from PE NTAX distributo rs in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that y ou rev iew t he war ranty card s uppl ied wit h you r pr oduct at the time of purchase, or con tact t ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 208

    206 8 Appendix For custome rs in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice com plies w ith Part 1 5 of the FC C Rules . Op eration is subje ct to the fol lowing two con ditions: (1 ) This device m ay not c ause harm ful interf erence, and (2 ) this dev ice must ac cept an y interfe rence recei ved, includi ng interfe rence t hat may cause und es ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 209

    207 8 Appendix Declar atio n of C onform ity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B Person al Computers and Pe ripherals We: PENTAX IMAGI NG COM PANY A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, In c. Located at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golde n, Colo rado 8040 1 U.S.A . Phone: 303 -799-80 00 FAX: 303-790- 1131 Decla re unde r sole res ponsi bilit ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 210

    208 8 Appendix Information on disposa l for users 1. I n the European Union If your product is marked with this symbol, it means that used electrical/electronic product s should not be mixed with general household waste. There exists a separate co llection system for these product s. Used electric/electronic equipment must be treated separately and ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 211

    209 8 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec.Mode] menu . . . . . . . . . . 45 [ H Set-u p] men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Q Playback but ton . . . . .4 1 , 42 , 44 Q (Playback m ode) . . . . . . . . . . 37 x (Tele) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 w (Wide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 y (Zoom display/Zoom) . . . 88 , 129 f (Nine-imag ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 212

    210 8 Appendix D-Range Comp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 E Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 F Face recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Flash Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Fn S ett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Focus frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Pentax A40 - page 213

    211 8 Appendix Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Playback button . . . . . . . .1 4 , 41 , 42 Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playback Mode Palette . . . . . . . . 52 Port ra it Mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Power indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Power S aving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Power switch . ...

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メーカー Pentax カテゴリー Digital Camera

Pentax A40のメーカーから受け取ることができるドキュメントは、いくつかのグループに分けられます。その一部は次の通りです:
- #BRANDの図面#
- A40の取扱説明書
- Pentaxの製品カード
- パンフレット
- またはPentax A40の消費電力シール
それらは全部重要ですが、デバイス使用の観点から最も重要な情報は、Pentax A40の取扱説明書に含まれています。

取扱説明書と呼ばれる文書のグループは、Pentax A40の取り付け説明書、サービスマニュアル、簡易説明書、またはPentax A40のユーザーマニュアル等、より具体的なカテゴリーに分類されます。ご必要に応じてドキュメントを検索しましょう。私たちのウェブサイトでは、Pentax A40の製品を使用するにあたって最も人気のある説明書を閲覧できます。

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Pentax A40デバイスの取扱説明書はどのようなものですか?
取扱説明書は、ユーザーマニュアル又は単に「マニュアル」とも呼ばれ、ユーザーがPentax A40を使用するのを助ける技術的文書のことです。説明書は通常、全てのPentax A40ユーザーが容易に理解できる文章にて書かれており、その作成者はその分野の専門家です。

Pentaxの取扱説明書には、基本的な要素が記載されているはずです。その一部は、カバー/タイトルページ、著作権ページ等、比較的重要度の低いものです。ですが、その他の部分には、ユーザーにとって重要な情報が記載されているはずです。

1. Pentax A40の説明書の概要と使用方法。説明書にはまず、その閲覧方法に関する手引きが書かれているはずです。そこにははPentax A40の目次に関する情報やよくある質問、最も一般的な問題に関する情報を見つけられるはずです。つまり、それらはユーザーが取扱説明書に最も期待する情報なのです。
2. 目次。Pentax A40に関してこのドキュメントで見つけることができる全てのヒントの目次
3. Pentax A40デバイスの基本機能を使うにあたってのヒント。 Pentax A40のユーザーが使い始めるのを助けてくれるはずです。
4. トラブルシューティング。Pentax A40に関する最も重要な問題を診断し、解決するために役立つ体系化された手続き
5. FAQ。よくある質問
6. 連絡先。一人では問題を解決できない場合に、その国におけるPentax A40のメーカー/サービスへの連絡先に関する情報。

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