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    / Digital Camera Operating Manual To ens ure the b est perfo rmance f rom your camera, please read the Operatin g Manual before usi ng the ca mera. • Specifi cations and external dimens ions are subje ct to change wit hout notice. 54522 Copyright © PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPA NY, LTD. 2011 R02AYK11 Printed i n Ind onesia PENTAX RICOH IMAGING CO M ...

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    Thank y ou for purchas ing this PENTAX Digita l Camera. Please rea d this ma nual before using the camera in orde r to get the m ost out of al l the features a nd functions . Keep thi s manua l safe, as it can be a valuab le tool in hel ping you to underst and all the c amera’s capa bilities . Reg ard ing co pyri ght s Images taken with the PENTA ...

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    1 To users of this camera • Do not use or store this device in the vi cinity of equipment that generat es strong electromagnetic radiati on or magnetic fields. Strong static charges or t he magnetic fi elds pro duced by eq uipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with t he monitor, damage the stored data, or affect the product’s inter ...

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    2 Warning • Do not d isassem ble or modify the cam era. High voltag e are as are pr esent inside th e camer a, with the r isk of electr ic shock . • If the camer a interi or is exposed due to drop ping or othe rwise da maging the camer a, never touch th e exposed po rtion. Th ere is a risk of e lectric shock. • Wrapp ing the str ap around you ...

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    3 • Do no t disa sse mble or modif y the pr oduct . Thi s can cau se a fir e or el ectri c shock. • If the gene ration of smoke or stran ge odor from the p roduct or ot her abnorm ality occur s, imme diately dis continue u se and co nsult a PEN TAX Service C enter. Con tinuing t o use the prod uct ca n cause a fire or electric shock. • If wat ...

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    4 Warning • Be su re to st ore the bat tery ou t of th e reach of small chi ldren . Plac ing i t in their mo uths may ca use an el ectric sh ock. • If any l eakage f rom the b atter y should come i n conta ct with yo ur eyes , do not rub the m. Flush yo ur eyes w ith clean wa ter and ge t medical at tention imme diat ely. Caution • Onl y us e ...

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    5 3. To avoid the risk of a sm all access ory suc h as the batt ery or SD M emory Cards fr om being swal lowed by mista ke, keep them out of the reach of small chil dren. Se ek medical attenti on immed iately if an access ory is acciden tally s wallowe d. • When trav eli ng, ta ke the Wo rldw ide S ervi ce Netwo rk l istin g that is in clud ed in ...

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    6 • The mo nitor may re spond m ore slo wly at low temp eratur es. Thi s is due to li quid c rysta l prop erti es, an d is not a malf uncti on. • Sudde n tempe rature cha nges wi ll cause con densa tion on the i nside an d outside of the cam era. Place t he camer a in your bag or a plastic ba g, and remov e it after the te mperatur e of the ca ...

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    7 • The SD Mem ory Ca rd is e quipped with a write-protect switch. Setting t he switch to LOCK prevents ne w data fro m being record ed on the ca rd, the sto red data fro m being de leted, and the card fro m being form att ed by the c amer a or c omput er. r appears on the dis play when the card is wri te-pr otec ted . • Care shou ld be tak en ...

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    8 Using Your Came ra Safely ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During H andling .......................................... ......... 5 Contents .. ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ..... 8 Composition of the O perating Manual .. ...

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    9 Taking Pictu res 65 Taking St ill Pict ures........ .... ....... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ..... 66 Taking P icture s ....... .... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... . 66 Setting the Shooting Mod e .................. ................................ ........... 69 Using ...

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    10 Setting the Green But ton ......... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... . 123 Recording Mo vies ..... ...... ....... ...... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... . 127 Recording a Movi e ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... . 127 Selecting the Rec orded ...

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    11 Recording and Playing Back Soun d 181 Recordi ng Sound (Voic e Recordin g) .... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... . 182 Setting th e Voice Recor ding Functio n ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ...... . 182 Recording Sound ..................... ........................... .......................... 183 Playing Ba ck Sound .. ...

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    12 Appendix 227 Functions Available for Each Shoot ing Mode........ ....... ...... .... ...... . 228 Messages ............................. ............................ ......................... ......... 230 Troublesh ooting.... ...... .... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... . 232 Default S etting s........ ...

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    13 In this ma nual, the m ethod for ope rating the fou r-way control ler is sho wn in illus tration s, such as in the ones bel ow. The mean ings of t he symbo ls used in this Ope rating Manual a re explain ed below. 1 indicat es the referenc e page number fo r an explanation of the related ope ration. indicat es informat ion that is use ful to know ...

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    15 This Op erating Manual contains the follo wing chapt ers. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––––––––– –––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– ––––– This chapter explains what you need to do after purch asing the camer a before you start taking pictures. ...

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    16 Camera Features In additi on to basic pict ure-taking , this camer a has a variety of shoo ting modes to suit dif ferent situat ions. This section descri bes how to make the most of t he key feat ures of your camera. Together with t he explanat ions of camera operations, it will enab le you to enjo y your camera to the f ull. The user -friendl y ...

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    17 This cam era comes w ith a “Face Det ection” fun ction that spo ts the faces in your s hot an d automa tically a djusts t he foc us and ex posure for the faces. I t can d etect up t o 32 peopl e per sho t (*), so it wil l help yo u take perfect g roup shots too. It wil l automati cally relea se the sh utter when people a re smili ng, or if a ...

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    18 This ca mera has a shake reduction function (Movie SR) to reduce camera s hake during movie re cordin g (p.130). An d it enabl es you t o record m ovies in 12 80×720 pix el (16:9) HDT V format (* ) (p.129). * When co nnecting to and pla ying bac k image s on AV equ ipment, image d ata is ou tput at norm al scree n resolut ion. To vi ew movies i ...

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    19 Items marke d with an ast erisk (*) are also available as o ptional accessories. The battery charger and AC plug cord are only sold as a set (Battery Charg er Kit K-BC92). For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.240). Checking t he Contents of the Pa ckage Camera Optio RZ18/Optio RX18 Strap O-ST104 (*) Software (C ...

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    20 Front Names of Parts Microphone Speaker Lens Flash Self timer lamp/ Focus assist Battery/card cove r l ock l ever Tripod socke t Remote control receiver Battery/card cov er ...

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    21 Back Names of Operating Parts Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.52 - p.55) for an explanation of the function of each button. Display Power switch Shutter release b utton Strap lug PC/A V term ina l cove r 4 / W button Green/ i button Four-way controller 3 button Zoom lever I button Power switch Q button Shutter release b utto ...

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    22 The disp lay sho ws informat ion su ch as th e shootin g conditi ons in th e captur e mode. The di splay ch anges in th e follo wing seque nce each ti me you pr ess the 4 / W button: “Normal Display ”, “Histogram + Info” and “No Info”. Monitor Indications Display i n A Mo de When the shoot ing mode is set to 9 (Green) mode, the m oni ...

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    23 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode * 3 d epends o n the [D-Ra nge Settin g] setting in the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu. P When [High light Correc tion] is set to O Q When [S hadow Correct ion] is set t o O O When [Hi ghlight Co rrection] a nd [Shadow C orrection ] are both set to O If [High light Correc tion] and [Shadow Co rrection] a re bot ...

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    24 * 4 v aries de pending o n the foll owing cond itions. M When th e sh utte r r eleas e bu tt on is pre ssed hal fwa y wit h [ Shake Reduct ion] in the [ A Rec. M ode] menu se t to [CCD-Shift] o r [Dual] l When [S hake Reductio n] is se t to [Off] (If the came ra shake is likely to occur, f is indi cated when the shut ter button i s pressed hal f ...

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    25 * A3 dep ends on th e [D-Rang e Setting] s etting in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. P When [High light Correc tion] is set to O Q When [S hadow Correct ion] is set t o O O When [Hi ghlight Co rrection] a nd [Shadow C orrection ] are both set to O If [High light Correc tion] and [Shadow Co rrection] a re both se t to P (Off), nothin g appears in A3. * ...

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    26 The disp lay sho ws the s hooting i nformatio n of the im age in th e playbac k mode. Th e displa y change s in th e followin g sequenc e each t ime you press th e 4 / W button: “Nor mal Displ ay”, “Histogram + Info” and “No Info”. Display i n Q Mod e OK OK OK F3.5 F 3 . 5 1/250 1/250 F3.5 1/250 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 14 ...

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    27 Normal Display /Histogram + In fo Display in Pl ayback Mo de (All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.) The disp lay sho ws informat ion su ch as the s hooting c onditions . A1 to A12 appear w hen “Normal Displa y” or “Histo gram + Info” is select ed. B1 to B7 appe ar only whe n “Histogram + Info” is sele ...

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    28 * A12 appea rs even w hen “No Inf o” is selec ted, but di sappears if no operation is perform ed for tw o seconds. When no op eration is performed for two sec onds in “No rmal Di splay” or “Histogram + Info”, only “Edi t” disappe ars. A guide i ndication for each availabl e button/k ey operati on appea rs as follow s on the d isp ...

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    29 Understanding Brightness If the bri ghtness is corre ct, the g raph peak s in the middle. If the im age is too dark , the peak is on th e left si de, and i f it is too brigh t, the pea k is on the right side. When the image is too dark, the par t to the lef t is cut off (d ark portion s) and wh en the ima ge is too bright, the part to the right ...

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    1 Getting Started Attaching th e Strap ........ .............. ............. 32 Powering the Camera .............. ......... ........ 33 Installing the SD Memory Card ................ 39 Turning the Camera On and Off ...... ........ 42 Initial Se ttings ....... .............. .............. ........ 44 ...

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    32 1 Getting Started Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-ST104) s upplied wi th the cam era. 1 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug. 2 Pass the other end of the s trap through the loop and pull tight. 2 1 ...

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    33 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Use the s upplied b attery cha rger (D-BC 92) to cha rge the su pplied rechargea ble lithi um-ion ba ttery (D-LI92 ) before using it in the camera for the firs t time or after a lon g period of no n-use, or w hen the [ Battery depleted ] messag e appears . Note: AC plu g cord “L isted, Ty pe SPT-2 or NIS ...

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    34 1 Getting Started Use the rech argeable li thium-ion battery D-L I92 that is pro vided with th e camera. Charge the batte ry before u sing it i n the camera for the firs t time. 1 Open t he battery /card cover. Slid e th e bat ter y/ca rd cov er lo ck l ever in t he di rect ion indic ate d by t he arrow 1 and flip t he cove r open 2 . • Do not ...

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    35 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he battery lock lever in the direc tion of 3 and insert the battery so that the PENTAX logo is facing toward the lens. Match the marks o n the batter y to the m arks insi de the batte ry compa rtmen t and push the b attery in until it is lock ed in place. 3 Close th e battery /card co ver. After closin g the battery/c ...

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    36 1 Getting Started • Image Storage Cap acity, Movie Rec ording Time, S ound Reco rdi ng Ti me, and Play bac k Time (at 23 ° C with the display on and the battery fully ch arged) *1 Imag e Storage Ca pacity sho ws the a pproxima te numb er of shots record ed during C IPA-comp liant te sting (with dis play on, flash used f or 50% of the s hots, ...

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    37 1 Getting Started Use of the optional AC adapte r kit (K-AC117 ) is recomme nded if y ou intend to use the c amera for a long tim e or conn ect it to a compute r. 1 Make su re that th e camera is turned o ff and o pen the battery /card co ver. 2 Remove the battery . Refer to p. 34 - p.35 on how to ope n/close t he battery /card co ver and remov ...

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    38 1 Getting Started 6 Conn ect the DC ter minal of t he AC ad apter t o the DC terminal of the DC coupler. 7 Connect t he AC p lug cord to the AC adapter. 8 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. • Make sure that the cam era is turned off before connect ing or disconnecting the A C adapter. • Make sure that the AC plug cord and the DC te ...

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    39 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This camera u ses SD Memory Card s, SDHC Memory Cards or SDXC Memory Cards . (These card s are referred t o as SD Memory Cards hereafter.) Captured imag es and so und files are saved o n the SD Memory Card when a card is inserted in the c amera. They a re saved in the buil t-in memo ry when a card ...

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    40 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cover. Slid e th e bat ter y/ca rd cov er lo ck l ever in t he di rect ion indic ate d by t he arrow 1 and flip t he cove r open 2 . 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card socket so that the la bel is facin g toward th e back of the camera ( the side w ith the s creen d isplay) . Push th ...

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    41 1 Getting Started The f ile sizes of the recorded images vary dep ending on the number of recorded pixels of th e images , so the num ber of ima ges that can be saved o n an SD Memory Card also varies. Choose the ap propriate nu mber of rec orded pixels for s till picture s on the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu. Choose th e appropria te numbe r of reco rd ...

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    42 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch . The came ra turns on a nd the dis play turns on. When you turn the camera on, the lens c over op ens and the lens extend s. If the [Langu age/ ] screen or [Date Adjust ment] sc reen ap pears when y ou turn the came ra on, f ollow th e proc edure on p.44 t o set the displ ...

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    43 1 Getting Started If you w ant to pla y back images o r sound fi les strai ghtaway w ithout taki ng an y pic ture s, you can s tart up the came ra in the pl ayba ck mo de. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button. The disp lay turns on with the len s retrac ted and the ca mera tu rns on in the play back mod e. Starting-up in the ...

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    44 1 Getting Started Initia l Setti ngs The [Lang uage/ ] screen appears w hen the camera is turned on for the first time. Perfor m the operatio ns in “Setting the Displ ay Langua ge” below to set the language, and in “Set ting the Dat e and Tim e” (p.48) to set the c urrent date and time. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose t ...

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    45 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The [Initi al Setting] screen app ears in the selected languag e. If the desired settings for [Hom etown] a nd [DST] (Dayl ight Saving Time) app ear, proce ed to Step 3. Proceed to “To Set Homet own and DS T” (p.47) if th e desired se tting s do not appe ar. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) tw ...

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    46 1 Getting Started If you accident ally select the wrong language and proceed t o the next procedure, perform the following operation to set the desired language. When t he Wron g Languag e Has Bee n Inadv ertently Sele cted 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select t he desired language a nd pres ...

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    47 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). Th e fra me mov es to [ W Hometown]. 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The [ W Hometown] screen ap pears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se a city. 6 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DS T] (D aylight Saving Tim e). 7 Use the four-way c ...

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    48 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date and tim e and the display style. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). Th e fra me mov es to [m m/ dd/y y] . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date format . Choose from [mm/ dd/yy], [dd /mm/yy] or [yy/mm /dd]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h]. 4 Use th ...

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    49 1 Getting Started 7 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 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 t ime. If you sel ected [12h] i n Step 4, the s etting switch es betwee n am and pm corres ponding to t he tim e. 9 Press t he four- w ...

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    50 1 Getting Started [Language/ ], [ Date], [Time], [Hometown], and [DST] can be changed. Refer to the pages below for instructions. • To change the language, follow the steps i n “Changing the Display Language” ( 1 p.198). • To c hange the date and ti me, follow the steps in “ Changing the Date and Time” ( 1 p.192). • To c hange the ...

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    2 Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions ..... 52 Setting the Came ra Functions ................. 57 ...

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    52 2 Com mon Op erat ions Understanding the Button F unctions 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.42 ). 2 Zoom lever Chang es the capt ured ar ea (p.78). 3 Shutter rel ease butto n Focuses the came ra on the su bject whe n pressed halfway in still picture capture mod e (exc ept in 3 , s and modes ). Takes a st ill picture w hen pres ...

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    53 2 Com mon Op erat ions 5 I button Switch es the Face Detection function ( p.72). The Fa ce Dete ction function i s switched as follo ws each time the I button is press ed: Smil e Ca ptur e ´ Face Detection Off ´ Face Detection On 6 Four-way con troller 2 Chang es the driv e mode (p.9 2, p.9 3). 3 Dis play s the Capt ure Mod e Pal ette (p .69) ...

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    54 2 Com mon Op erat ions 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.42 ). 2 Zoom lever Turn to th e left ( f ) during single-image display to change to f our-image display. Changes to nine-image display when turned t o the left again. Returns to the previous display when t urned to the right ( y ) (p.136). Enlarges t he image wh en turned to ...

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    55 2 Com mon Op erat ions 5 I button Zooms in on the su bjects’ fac es in a face- detect ed image i n the ord er the faces w ere det ected whe n the pict ure was ta ken. (Fa ce close- up playba ck) (p.146 ) 6 Four-way con troller 2 Plays b ack an d pauses a movie or s ound f ile (p. 135, p.184). 3 Displ ays the Pl ayback Mode Pa lett e (p.1 38). ...

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    56 2 Com mon Op erat ions In this m anual, th e capture mode, su ch as for t aking st ill pictu res, is referred to a s “ A mode” (the capture mo de). The playback m ode, such as for v iewing the captured image s on t he displ ay, is ref erred to as “ Q mode” (th e playba ck mode). In Q mo de, you c an perform simple ed iting operation s on ...

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    57 2 Com mon Op erat ions Setting the Camera Fun ctions To chang e the cam era settin gs, press the 3 butto n to displ ay the [ A Rec. Mode] menu or [ W Setting] menu. Menus fo r playin g back an d editing images a nd sou nd files are called up from the Playba ck Mode Palette (p. 138). Press t he 3 button in A mode to displa y the [ A Rec. Mode] me ...

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    58 2 Com mon Op erat ions Available button operations a ppear on the display during menu operation (p.28). Setting Sound Date Adjustment 09/09/2011 World Time English Folder Name Date MENU Exit 1/3 Setting Sound Date Adjustment 09/09/2011 World Time English Folder Name Date MENU Exit 1/3 Rec. Mode MENU Exit 1/4 Recorded Pixels White Balance AE Mete ...

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    59 2 Com mon Op erat ions Ex.) To set th e [Focusing Area] on the [ A Re c. Mod e] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Recorde d Pixels]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) twi ce. Th e fr ame m ove s to [ AF S etti ng ]. 4 Press t he four- way ...

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    60 2 Com mon Op erat ions 7 Press t he 4 button or the four-way controller ( 4 ). The setti ng is saved and then the cam era is read y for setting the other functio ns. To exi t the se tti ng oper ati on, pr ess the 3 button. 7 Press t he shutt er release butto n halfway. The setti ng is saved and the cam era retur ns to captur e statu s. When th e ...

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    61 2 Com mon Op erat ions This dis plays t he items that can b e set wi th the me nus and p rovides descrip tions of each item. See the l ist of d efault s ettings in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p. 234) to c heck whe ther the s ettings are save d when the cam era is turn ed off and whether the s ettings return to the defaults when the c ...

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    62 2 Com mon Op erat ions *IQ Enhanc er = Image Quality Enhancer Memory For choosing whether to save the set va lues of the shoo tin g functi on or re turn to the defa ults w hen the camera is turned off p.13 1 Green B utton For assignin g a functio n to the Green bu tton so th at you can go straight to it in A mode p.12 3 Sharpnes s For choosing s ...

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    63 2 Com mon Op erat ions [ W Setting] Menu Item Descri ption Page Sound For adju sting the operatio n volume and playbac k volume, and setting the st art-up soun d, shu tter soun d, key operat ion sound and self-timer sound p.191 Date Ad justment For adju sting the date and ti me p.192 World Time For setting the Hometown and Desti nation p.195 Tex ...

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    64 2 Com mon Op erat ions [ W Setting] Men u 1 Setting Sound Date Adjustment 01/01/201 1 World Time English Folder Name T ext Size Date Standard MENU Exit 1/3 [ W Setting] Men u 2 Setting Video Out Eye-Fi 2/3 MENU Exit NTSC Power Saving Auto Power Off 5 sec. Brightness Level 3 min. USB Connection MSC [ W Setting] Men u 3 Setting Delete All Pixel Ma ...

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    3 Taking Pictures Taking Still Pictures ............ .............. ........ 66 Setting the Shooting Functions ............ . 102 Recording Movie s .......... .............. ........... 127 Saving the Settings (M emory) .............. . 131 ...

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    66 3 Taking Pict ures Taking Stil l Pict ures This ca mera featu res a wi de range of shooting mode s and functions to suit alm ost any subject or s cene. Thi s chapte r describe s how to ta ke pictur es with th e most co mmonly us ed standa rd setting s (the fac tory default s ettings). 1 Press t he power switch. The cam era turn s on and is read ...

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    67 3 Taking Pict ures You can cha nge th e captured ar ea by turning the zoom lever to the left or right (p.78). Right ( x ) Enlarges the subject . Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea tha t is capt ured by t he camer a. 3 Press t he shutt er rele ase butto n halfway. The came ra em its focus ass ist light in dark shooting situ ations . The focu s frame (o ...

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    68 3 Taking Pict ures The shut ter release button w orks in a tw o-step ac tion as foll ows. Press ha lfway This refe rs to press ing the s hutter rele ase button ge ntly to th e first positio n. This locks t he focus setting and the exposu re. The g reen fo cus frame li ghts on th e display when the s hutter rele ase butto n is pres sed halfway a ...

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    69 3 Taking Pict ures The image appear s on the displ ay immediat ely after it is captur ed (Insta nt Review). I f the camera detects that t he subject’s eyes ar e closed while the Face Dete ction fu nction (p. 72) is acti vated, the messag e [Closed eyes have been detect ed] appea rs for 3 seconds (B link Detect ion). This ca mera has a variety ...

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    70 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoo ting m ode is fixed and t he came ra returns t o captur e status. There are 24 shooti ng modes which ca n be sele cted from the Capture Mode Pal ette. Shoo tin g Mo de Descrip tion Page b Auto Pictu re Auto matically selec ts the best captu re mode. p.74 R Progr am Used for basic shoot ing. Vari ...

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    71 3 Taking Pict ures * In addition to the modes listed above, 9 (Green) mode (p.76) and Voice Recording (p.182) are also available. N Frame Composit e For captur ing images with a frame. p.90 B Party For capturing images at parties or in di m light. Increa ses ISO and clarit y. p.88 K Food For images of food and prepared dishes. Enhance s saturati ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 74

    72 3 Taking Pict ures With this camera, the Face Detec tion func tion is avai lable w ith all shoo ting mode s. When t he camera dete cts a pers on’s face in the image, t he Face D etection function disp lays a yellow fac e detection frame around the face on the disp lay scre en, sets the focus (Face Det ectio n AF ) and comp ensat es th e ex pos ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 75

    73 3 Taking Pict ures the shut ter when t he subje ct smiles. The Face D etectio n functio n is switc hed as follo ws each time the I button is pr essed: Smil e Ca ptur e ´ Face Dete ction Off ´ F ace Dete ction On An icon i ndicatin g either Face Dete ction On or Smile Ca pture appears on the di splay. (T he icon d oes not ap pear when th e Face ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 76

    74 3 Taking Pict ures In b (Auto Pict ure) mode , the camera automatic ally se lects the most appropria te mode dependi ng on the situat ions and subjects . 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select b . 3 Press t he 4 button. The b mod e is selec ted an ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 77

    75 3 Taking Pict ures The foc us frame on the display t urns gr een wh en the ca mera f ocuses on the sub ject at the correct di stance. 5 Press t he shutt er release butto n fully. The pictur e is taken. In R (Program) mode, th e camera a utomatic ally set s the sh utter spe ed and apert ure for taking sti ll pictur es. However, yo u can sel ect o ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 78

    76 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select R . 3 Press t he 4 button. The R mod e is sele cted and t he camer a returns t o captur e status. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fr ame app ears (p.72 ). 4 Set the funct ions you want to change. ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 79

    77 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra swi tches to 9 mode. Press the Green butto n again to re turn to the stat us bef ore 9 mo de was select ed. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fr ame app ears (p.72 ). 2 Press t he shutt er release b ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 80

    78 3 Taking Pict ures You can u se the zo om to ch ange the c aptured are a. 1 Turn the zoom lever in A mode. Right ( x ) Enlarges the subject . Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea tha t is capt ured by t he camer a. When yo u cont inue to turn to the ri ght ( x ), the camera a utomatically s witches from optical zoom to Intelligent Zoom and stops at the ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 81

    79 3 Taking Pict ures The z oom b ar i s dis pla yed as foll ows. *1 You can zo om in to a m aximum of 18× optica lly. *2 The Intellig ent Zoom range differ s depe nding on the n umber of recorde d pixels . See the follow ing table . Recorded pix els and the m aximum z oom ratio Recorded Pixe ls Intelligent Zo om Digital Zoom m Not Available (opti ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 82

    80 3 Taking Pict ures The Digita l Zoom is set to O (On) in the defa ult se tting. To ta ke pictu res using o nly the op tical zo om and In telligent Zoom, se t the Dig ital Zoom to P (Off). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [D igital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way contro ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 83

    81 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select B , A , c , S or U . 3 Press t he 4 button. The B , A , c , S or U mode is selec ted and the cam era returns to captur e status. When th e camer a detects a pe rson’s f ace, the Fac e Det ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 84

    82 3 Taking Pict ures The c ( Portrait) and d (Na tural Skin Tone) modes are sui table for taking p ictures o f people. The Face De tection fu nction (p. 72) operate s for each shoot ing mode , making it easier to emphasi ze the subj ect’s fa ce when ta king pic tures. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 85

    83 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he shutt er release butto n fully. The pictur e is taken. The R (Kids ) mode is suitabl e for takin g pictures of moving child ren. It also rep roduce s healthy and brigh t skin to ne. The Fa ce Detec tion function (p.72) opera tes autom atically for this mod e, makin g it easi er to emphas ize the s ubject’s fac e ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 86

    84 3 Taking Pict ures In e (Pet) m ode, the camera autom atically re leases th e shutter when the pet i s detecte d. Also the camera c an regist er pets. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select e . 3 Press t he 4 button. The e mod e is selec ted and t ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 87

    85 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Press t he I butt on again. The pet re gistratio n screen ap pears. Aiming the camera at t he pet’s full fa ce autom atically releas es the shutter and the pet reg istration confirm ation dia log appe ars. When you select [Registry ] using four -way contro ller ( 2 ) and pres s the 4 bu tton, the picture of the regis tered ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 88

    86 3 Taking Pict ures If you ha ve registered pe ts, choose the pet you want to shoot. 1 Press the I button on the capture status s creen in e (Pet) mode. The pet re gistratio n screen ap pears. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to se lect the pet you want to shoot. 3 Press t he 4 button. The sel ected pet i s sw itched to the pet y ou wa nt to ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 89

    87 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2345 ) to select or Q . 3 Press t he 4 button. The or Q mo de is select ed and the camer a retu rns to cap ture st atus. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 90

    88 3 Taking Pict ures The B (Party ) mode is suitable fo r taking pic tures indo ors, such as snapsh ots at parti es. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select B . 3 Press t he 4 button. The B mod e is selec ted and t he camer a returns t o captur e sta ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 91

    89 3 Taking Pict ures The c (Text) mode all ows you to take clea r pictures of writte n text. This is conv enient fo r capturing a digita l copy of an import ant docum ent or enhanci ng leg ibility o f small print. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o sel ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 92

    90 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted icon a ppear s and the camera returns t o captur e status. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fr ame app ears (p.72 ). 6 Press t he shutt er release butto n halfway. The foc us frame on the display t urns gr een ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 93

    91 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the fram e you want to use. 5 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sele cted fram e app ears in sin gle-image display. You can choos e anothe r frame using e ither of the follo wing oper ations. 6 Press t he 4 button. The frame d image appears on the displa y. When th e c ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 94

    92 3 Taking Pict ures In Self-tim er mode, t he picture is ta ken ten sec onds or two se conds afte r the sh utte r r eleas e but ton i s pr esse d. Stabiliz e the cam era with a tripod or ot her su pport when ta king a p icture using th e self-tim er. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appe ars. 2 Use the ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 95

    93 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select g or Z and press t he 4 button. The came ra is ready t o take th e picture using the se lf-time r. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fr ame app ears (p.72 ). 4 Press t he shutt er release butto n half ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 96

    94 3 Taking Pict ures * When [Shake Re duction] in the [ A Rec. M ode] menu is set to [CCD-S hift] (p.118), the CCD shifting sound may occur d uring shooting. This is not a malfunction. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select , j , A , B or C and press th ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 97

    95 3 Taking Pict ures You can us e the remot e control (op tional ) to take pic tures while you are away f rom the ca mera. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ) in A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appe ars. • The flash does not discharge in j , A , B and C modes. • j , A , B and C cannot be selected in 9 (Green), C (Mov ie) , S (Fireworks), ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 98

    96 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to s elect i and press the fou r-way c ontroller ( 3 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select i or h and press th e 4 button. The self-ti mer lam p begins to bl ink slowly and the c amera is r eady to take a picture with the rem ote contr ol. When th e camer a detect s a person’ ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 99

    97 3 Taking Pict ures In X (Digi tal Wi de) m ode, you can stitc h tw o v erti cal ima ges captu red with this camera i nto a sing le frame u p to approx . 19 mm coverage (35 mm film equival ent). 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select X . Using the ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 100

    98 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The came ra enters t he X mo de. Turn t he cam era 9 0° clo ckw ise and align your firs t pict ure. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect ion function i s activated a nd the face det ection fr ame app ears (p.72 ). 4 Press t he shutt er release butto n halfway. The foc us frame ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 101

    99 3 Taking Pict ures 1 When the shooting scree n for the second image is displayed in Step 5 on p.98, press the 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select an optio n and pr ess the 4 button. In F (Digita l Panorama) m ode, you c an stitc h together two or thre e captured frames to create a p anoramic ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 102

    100 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The came ra enters the F mode and t he mes sage [Se t shift directi on] is displa yed. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the directio n in which the images will be joined. The screen for taking the fir st frame is displaye d. When th e camer a detect s a person’s f ace, the Face Detect io ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 103

    101 3 Taking Pict ures 8 Take th e third fra me. Repea t Steps 5 to 7 to ta ke the third fram e. The panor ama imag es are joined and a st itched toget her imag e appears . The stitc hed togethe r imag e does no t appear wh en [Instan t Review] (p.69, p.11 9) is P (Off). 1 After shooting the firs t frame in Step 6 on p.100 or the second frame in St ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 104

    102 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Shooting F unctions Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The flash dis charges automat ically dependi ng on the light conditions. If the Face Detectio n function is activate d, the flas h mode is automatica lly set to d . a Flash Of f The flash does not dischar ge, regardles s of the brightnes s. Use this mode to take ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 105

    103 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 4 ) in A mode. The [Flash Mode] sc reen ap pears. The flash m ode ch anges each time the button i s presse d. You can also ch ange t he set ting us ing t he four -way contr oller ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved and the cam era retur ns to captur e statu s. About the re ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 106

    104 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ) in A mode. The [Focu s Mode] screen app ears. The focu s mode cha nges ea ch time th e button i s presse d. You can also ch ange t he set ting us ing t he four -way contr oller ( 23 ). Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard This mode is used whe n the dist ance to t he subj ect is 40 cm ( ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 107

    105 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved and the cam era retur ns to captur e statu s. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ) in A mode. The [Focu s Mode] screen app ears. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ) to s elec t . 3 Press t he 4 button. The cent ral portion o f the imag e is magni fied to full scr een on ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 108

    106 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The focu s is fixed an d the cam era retu rns to captu re status. After th e focus i s fixed, you can press t he four-w ay co ntrolle r ( 5 ) again to displa y the indi cator and re adjust the foc us. You can c hange the autofocu s area (Foc using Are a). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 109

    107 3 Taking Pict ures 7 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . The cam era automa tically emits th e focus a ssist light in dark shootin g situatio ns. You ca n set the light to o n or off. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-w ay cont roller ( 23 ) to select [AF Sett ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 110

    108 3 Taking Pict ures You ca n choo se f rom si x rec orde d pixe ls se tti ngs for sti ll pi ctur es. The large r the numb er of record ed pixel s, the cle arer the de tails will appear wh en you print y our picture. As the quality of the pr inted picture also de pends on the image quality, exposure contro l, resolu tion of the printer, an d othe ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 111

    109 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reco rded Pixels]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is sav ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 112

    110 3 Taking Pict ures You can a djust the overall b rightne ss of the picture. Use th is functi on to take pictures that are in tentio nally overex posed or under exposed. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [EV Compensati on]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 113

    111 3 Taking Pict ures Expands the dynamic range an d prevents bright an d dark area s from occurrin g. [Highl ight Correcti on] adjusts the bright are as when the im age is too b right an d [Shadow Correction ] adjusts the dark a reas wh en the image i s too dark . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 114

    112 3 Taking Pict ures You can t ake pictu res in natural colo rs by adjustin g the white b alance accordi ng to the l ight cond itions at the time of shootin g. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The [Wh ite ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 115

    113 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sett ing. You ca n check t he resu lt of selec ted whi te balanc e setting on the pre view imag e each ti me you pres s the four -way co ntro ller ( 23 ). 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . Refer ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 116

    114 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The se tti ng i s sa ved and t he [ A Rec. Mo de] menu reappears . 5 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . You can s et the are a of the sc reen where t he brightn ess is m etered to determin e the exp osure. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 117

    115 3 Taking Pict ures You can s elect the sensitivi ty to sui t the brigh tness of t he surroun dings. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity ]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. • When the shutter release button is press ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 118

    116 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sensi tivity. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . Set the se nsitivi ty range whe n the sensi tivity is set to AUTO. You can s elect from 8 0-100, 80-2 00, 80-400 , 80-800, an d 80-1600 . 1 Press t ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 119

    117 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the sen sitivity adjustment range . 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . This spec ifies whet her the Blink Detecti on function work s when the Face Detection function is activ ated. The default setting ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 120

    118 3 Taking Pict ures You can s et this fu nction to co rrect cam era shake which ca n occur during s hooting. Yo u can co rrect came ra shake using op tical sh ake reduction only (CCD-Shift), o r the both optical a nd electronic shake reductio ns (Dual). The default s etting is t he optical shake re duction on ly (CCD-Shift). 1 Press t he 3 butto ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 121

    119 3 Taking Pict ures Use t his sett ing to s pecif y whe the r or not an In stant Revi ew is dis play ed immedi ately after im ages are taken. The default sett ing is O (On). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Instant Review]. M When the shutt er release butt on is ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 122

    120 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O or P . O Inst ant Re view i s displ ayed . P Instan t Revi ew is not displ ayed. 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . You ca n gi ve the imag e sh arp or soft outli nes . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use t ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 123

    121 3 Taking Pict ures You can s et the co lor saturat ion. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use th e four -way co ntrol ler ( 23 ) to se lect [Satura tion]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the satu ration level . F Low G Normal H High 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 124

    122 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . You can ch oose whe ther to impri nt the date a nd/or time whe n taking s till pictur es. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Imprint]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 125

    123 3 Taking Pict ures You can t ake pictu res with clearer d etails by us ing ima ge proces sing with IQ en hancer te chnique. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [IQ Enhancer]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)/ P (Off)]. O (On) IQ enhancer f un ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 126

    124 3 Taking Pict ures Default se ttings of Fn Setting 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Gree n Button]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The [Gree n Button] sc reen appe ars. Voice Recording Press t he 9 button to record sound. Movie Press the 9 bu tton to ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 127

    125 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the function y ou want to regist er and p ress th e 4 button. When [Green Mo de], [Voice Recordin g] or [Movie ] is select ed, the se tting is save d. When [Fn Setting] i s selected, proc eed to Step 6. 5 Press t he 3 button. The came ra ret urn s to c aptu re mo de. 6 Use the fo ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 128

    126 3 Taking Pict ures 9 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is register ed. Repe at St eps 6 to 9 to r egis ter other keys . 10 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . 1 Press t he 9 button in A mode. The func tions regist ered with Fn Setting on t he [Fn Setting ] screen appear. The dis played fun ctions differ depe ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 129

    127 3 Taking Pict ures Recording Movies This m ode enab les you to record m ovies. Sou nd is rec orded at the sam e time. 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pa lette appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. The came ra enters t he C mo de a nd ret urns t o ca ptu ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 130

    128 3 Taking Pict ures You can cha nge th e captured ar ea by turning the zoom lever to the left or right. Right ( x ) E nlarges the subj ect. Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea tha t is capt ured by t he camer a. 4 Press t he shutt er release butto n fully. Recordi ng start s. You c an con tinue rec ording un til the built-in me mory or the SD Memor y C ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 131

    129 3 Taking Pict ures You can c hoose fro m the foll owing reco rded pixe ls and fra me rate settings for movi es. The more p ixels the re are, the cl earer the deta ils and th e bigger the file size. Th e more frames per sec ond, the be tter the qu ality of th e movie, but the fi le size becomes larger . * The frame rat e (fps) indicates the numb ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 132

    130 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the num ber of rec orded pixels a nd frame rat e. 7 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a re turns to ca ptur e st atus . In C mode, yo u can correct came ra shake while you are rec ording a movie wi th the Mov ie SR (Mov ie Shake ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 133

    131 3 Taking Pict ures Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for savin g the curren t camera set tings when the camera is turned off. For some ca mera settin gs, the Memo ry function is always set to O (On) (the setti ngs are sav ed when the camera i s turned o ff), while for others you can cho ose O or P (Off) (to choose whether the ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 134

    132 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memor y]. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The [Me mory] scr een appea rs. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P . 6 Press t he ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 135

    4 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images ............... .............. . 134 Deleting Images and Sound Files .......... 148 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment .............. .......... .............. .............. .............. . 156 ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 136

    134 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playing Back Images 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The came ra enters t he Q mod e and th e captur ed image ap pears on the displ ay (single -image di splay). 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 45 ). The previo us or nex t image ap pears. Press t he i butto n while the image is displ ayed t o ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 137

    135 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can play ba ck the m ovies you hav e taken. The soun d is pla yed bac k at the same tim e. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Available operations d uring p layback Available opera tions wh ...

  • Pentax Optio RZ18 - page 138

    136 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d isplay f our or nine thumbnai ls of ca ptured ima ges at a t ime. 1 In Q mode, turn the zoom le ver to the left ( f ). The four -image disp lay appe ars sho wing a page cons isting of four thum bnail image s. Turn the zoom lever to the left ( f ) a gain t o swi tch t o ni ne-i mage di splay. A page ...

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    137 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s The icon s that appear on the imag es indicat e the follow ing: Press the 4 b utton t o switch to s ingle- image dis play of th e select ed image. Press the Q button to switch to A mode. In nine-i mage dis play, turn the zo om lever to the left ( f ) to s witch to folder display or calendar dis play. Press th ...

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    138 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Calendar disp lay Image s and sound files are dis playe d by date in c ale nda r form at. A thumbnai l of the first image reco rded on each da te is displa yed on the ca lendar . O appe ars for date s on w hich a so und fi le was the fir st rec or de d file . 1 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Q mode ...

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    139 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s OK MENU SHUTTER 09/09/201 1 0 9 / 0 9 / 2 0 1 1 09/09/201 1 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 38 3 8 38 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 09/09/201 1 09/09/201 1 09/09/201 1 MENU Cancel Ca n c e l OK OK OK Cancel OK 1 / 2 1/2 Slideshow Sl i de s ho w OK OK OK MENU Cancel Ca n ce l Slideshow OK Can ...

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    140 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playback M ode Palette Playbac k Mode Description Page u Slid esho w For cont inuously playing back images. S creen or sound effects can b e set. p.141 s Image Ro tation Rotates captured images. Us eful when viewing vertical imag es on a TV. p.143 k Small Face Filter Reduce s the size of face s in the ima ge, ...

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    141 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can p lay back recorded images one after a nother. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image to start the slideshow with. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palette appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select u (Slideshow). 4 Press t he 4 ...

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    142 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n set the p layba ck in terv al a nd al so a sc reen effe ct a nd soun d effect fo r when on e image cha nges t o the next. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al] in Ste p 5 on p.141. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the four-wa y controlle ...

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    143 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select O or P . Except when the [Screen Effect] is set t o [Off], you can choose O (On) or P (Off) for the s ound tha t is play ed whe n one im age changes t o the next. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start] and press th e 4 button. The slides how sta ...

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    144 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palette appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Ima ge Rotation). 4 Press t he 4 button. The r otat ion se lect ion scr een (0° , Rig ht 90 °, Lef t 90 °, or 180°) a ppear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose ...

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    145 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n ma gnify an im age up to ten t imes . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The image is magnifie d (×1.1 to ×10 ). Continuing to turn the z oom lever to t he right ( y ) c hange s th e mag nifi cati on co ...

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    146 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can enjoy playing bac k images with the subjects’ faces zo omed up simply by press ing the I butt on (Face close- up playba ck) if the Face Detect ion functi on operate d when t he image s were take n. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Confirm th ...

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    147 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Available operations during t he F ace close-up play back mode 3 Press t he 4 button. The image retu rns to single-i ma ge displa y. Zoom lever t o the right ( y ) Zooms on the su bject being displayed for Face close- up playback at an equal or slightly large r magnificat ion ratio. Zoom lever t o the lef t ( ...

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    148 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Deleting Images and Sound Files You can d elete im ages and sound fil es that y ou do not w ant to k eep. You can d elete a s ingle im age or sou nd file. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dial og appears ...

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    149 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s If sound (voice m emo) has bee n added to an imag e (p.186), y ou can delete th e sound wi thout dele ting the i mage. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image with sound. U appears on the image s with soun d. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion dial og appears . 3 Use the four- ...

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    150 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete sev eral ima ges/sound fi les sel ected from the four-/n ine- image d ispla y at once . 1 In Q mode, turn the zo om l eve r to the left ( f ) once or twice. Four-im age disp lay or nine- image di splay app ears. 2 Press t he i button. P appears on the images and sou nd files. Deleting Selec te ...

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    151 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose t he imag es and sound files that you want to delete and press the 4 button. O appear s on the s electe d image s an d sound fil es. If you sele ct an imag e and turn t he zoom lever to th e right ( y ), th e selected i mage app ears in sin gle-ima ge display a ...

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    152 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete all the imag es and so und files at once. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu tton in A mode, press th e four-w ay contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All] . 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( ...

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    153 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Press t he 4 button. All the images and soun d files are deleted. You can p rotect sto red im ages and sound fil es from b eing accide ntally delet ed. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to protect. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet ...

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    154 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Prote ct]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The sel ected image or soun d file is protec ted and the sc reen shown in Ste p 5 reappe ars . To protect other image s or sound f iles, repeat St eps 5 to 8. Select [Cancel] to exit the Protec t setting. 1 Select [All Images/So ...

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    155 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 4 Press t he 4 button. All the i mages and soun d fi les are pr otecte d and the sc reen sho wn in Ste p 1 reappe ars . 5 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Cancel] and press th e 4 button. The Playb ack Mode Palette reapp ears. Protected images and sound files are deleted when the SD Memory Card ...

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    156 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using th e supplie d AV cable (I-AVC7), you can ca pture and pla y back images on equipm ent with a video IN jack, s uch as a TV. 1 Turn the AV device and camera off. 2 Connect the AV cable to the PC/AV ter minal of the camera. Conne ct the termina l of the AV cabl e w ...

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    157 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Turn the camera on. • It is recommended to use the optional AC adapter kit K-AC117 if you intend to use the c amera for a long time (p.37). • Depe nding on the country or regi on, images and sound f iles may fail to be played back if the video out put format is set differently from the one in use there. ...

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    Memo 158 ...

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    5 Editing and Printing Images Editing Image s ........... .............. ......... ...... 160 Setting the Printing Serv ice (DPOF) ...... 178 About printing The follo wing op tions are availabl e for printi ng image s taken w ith this camera . 1 Use a prin ting se rvic e. 2 Use your printer with an SD Memory Car d slot to print directly from the SD ...

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    160 5 Editing and Printing Images Edit ing Im ages By chan ging the re corde d pixels of a selected im age, you can mak e the file siz e smaller t han the ori ginal. You can u se this func tion to co ntinue taking pi ctures when the SD Memory Card or the bui lt-in memory is full, by mak ing the imag es smal ler and ov erwriting the origi nal imag e ...

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    161 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a new ima ge and the fol lowing confirma tion dialog does not ap pear. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] o r [Save as]. 8 Press t h ...

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    162 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Press t he 4 button. The cropp ing scre en appe ars. The larg est s ize of croppe d imag e is sho wn with a green frame on the screen . The cro pped i mage c annot be l arger than this cro pping frame size . 5 Choose the c ropping area. The fo llowi ng operat ions move t he gre en fra me and set th e area fo r cr ...

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    163 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Press t he 4 button. Face det ection frames for fa ces that can be corr ected ar e displaye d. Proceed to Step 6 whe n there is only o ne detect ion fram e. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select a face to be processed. A green fram e indicat es the face that is to be pr ocess ed. 6 Press t he 4 button. ...

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    164 5 Editing and Printing Images This fun ction let s you ch ange the c olor tones an d perfo rm speci al process ing on a sel ected im age. You may not be able to process images in the f ollowing situations: - When the size of face taken in relation to an image is t oo large or too small - When faces are located in the edges of an image In suc h ...

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    165 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palette appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select P ( Digit al Filter). 4 Press t he 4 button. The filter s election scr een app ears. 1 B&W 2 Sepi ...

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    166 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se a filter. The previe w imag e of the resu lt of the filter eff ect appe ars. 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a new ima ge and the fol lowing ...

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    167 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a new ima ge and the fol lowing confirma tion dialog does not ap pear. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] o r [Save as]. 9 Press t h ...

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    168 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a new ima ge and the fol lowing confirma tion dialog does not ap pear. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] o r [Save as]. 9 Press t h ...

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    169 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Z (Red-eye Compensati on). 4 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a new ima ge and the fol lowing confirma tion dialog does not ap pear. 5 Use the ...

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    170 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select N (Fra me Composite). 4 Press t he 4 button. The 9- frame d isplay of t he fram e s election screen app ears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a frame. 6 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sele cted fram e app ears in sin gle-image display. Y ...

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    171 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Press t he 4 button. The frame position a nd size adju stment screen appe ars. You can adj ust the imag e using ei ther of the following o perati ons. 8 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og for ove rwriting the image appe ars. If the select ed imag e is pr otect ed, the p roce ssed image i s saved as a ne ...

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    172 5 Editing and Printing Images Optional F rames The optional frames ar e stored in t he CD-ROM (S-SW121) supplied w ith the camera. To u se these frames , copy them from the C D-ROM. These optional frames are deleted if the files on the built-in mem ory are deleted with a comput er or if the built-in memory is form atted. To Copy Frames 1 Remove ...

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    173 5 Editing and Printing Images The frames downloade d from the PENTAX w ebsite or othe r source can be used for adding a frame to pictures . You can se lect a frame fro m the recorded m ovie to sa ve as a st ill pict ure or divid e a movi e into two. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to edit. 2 Press t ...

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    174 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Select [Sav e as Still Image] on the movie edit select ion screen. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een a ppears for selec ting a frame to b e sav ed as a still pic ture. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the fram e you want to save. 2 Plays or pau ses th e movie 3 Stops the m ovie and return s to th ...

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    175 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dial og appears . 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Divide ]. 10 Press t he 4 button. The movie is divided a t the spec ified posit ion, the two po rtions are saved as ne w files , and the ori ginal one i s deleted. You can copy i mages a nd sound f iles from the ...

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    176 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Press t he 4 button. The copyi ng met hod selec tion scree n appears . Subsequ ent step s vary depe ndin g on your selec tion. All the im ages an d sound fi les in th e built-in memory are copied to the SD Memory Card at once. Before copyin g the images , make sure that there is enough sp ace on th e SD Memory Ca ...

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    177 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted imag e/sound file is copie d to the built -in memo ry. To copy ot her image s or sound files , repeat Steps 4 to 7. Select [Cancel ] to e xit the copy ope ration. • If sound (voice memo) has been added to an image, the image is copied with the s ound. • When a f ile is copie ...

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    178 5 Editing and Printing Images Setting the Printing Se rvice (DPOF) DPOF (Dig ital Print Ord er Format) is t he format f or storing prin t order data on still p ictures captured with a digital camera. O nce the print ord er data has bee n stored, the pic tures can be prin ted accordi ng to the DPOF settings using a DPOF-comp atible pri nter or p ...

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    179 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Single Imag e]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Appl ies DPO F settings to this imag e] appear s. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o sele ct an image. If DPO F settin gs have al ready b een m ade for th e selec ted imag e, the previous numb er of copie s an ...

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    180 5 Editing and Printing Images When you c hoose the nu mber of copi es and whethe r or not to ins ert the date, the settings are appli ed to all t he image s stored i n the camera . 1 Select [All Images] in Ste p 4 on p.179. 2 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Appl ies DP OF settings to all image s] app ears. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and ...

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    6 Recording and Playing Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Recording) .............. .......... .............. .............. .............. . 182 Adding a Voice M emo to Images ........... 186 ...

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    182 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Recordi ng) You can re cord sou nd with the camera. Th e microp hone is l ocated on the front o f the cam era. When re cording sou nd, aim th e camera at the sound s ource to o btain the best soun d quality . To use th e Voice Rec ording fu nction, as sign it to the Green b utton f irst ...

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    183 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra enters t he Voice Re cording mode. The rema ining reco rdable ti me and the reco rding time of th e current fil e appear on the displ ay. 1 Recordin g time 2 Remain ing reco rdable tim e 2 Press t he shutt er rele ase butto n fully. Recording st arts. The self- ...

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    184 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound You can p lay back the sou nd files y ou made in Voice Recordin g. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to choose the sound file to play back. 3 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. 1 Total file recording ti me 2 Playback time Available operations d uring p layback ...

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    185 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound Available opera tions while playback is pa used 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). Playbac k stops. Four-way cont roller ( 2 ) Resumes playback. Four-way cont roller ( 4 ) Rewinds approx. 5 seco nds. Four-way cont roller ( 5 ) Advances approx. 5 seconds. ...

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    186 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voic e memo to your still pi ctures. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to add a voice memo. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palette appea rs. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2 ...

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    187 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voi ce memo that you want to play back. U appears on images with voice m emos i n single -image disp lay. 2 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Available operations d uring p layback 3 Press t he four- ...

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    Memo 188 ...

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    7 Setting s Camera Settings .................. .............. ...... 190 ...

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    190 7 Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g deletes all the d ata on the SD Memory Card or th e built-in memory. Be sure to us e this camera to format (ini tialize) a n SD Memory Car d that is unus ed or has been use d on other c ameras o r digital devices. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu ...

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    191 7 Settings 5 Press t he 4 button. For matti ng st arts . Whe n f orm at tin g is c omp le ted , th e c am era re turn s to A mode or Q mode. You can adjus t the volume of ope ration sound s and change the type of sound. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu tton in A mode, press th e four-w ...

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    192 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start-up Sound]. 5 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select the sound type. Choose from [1 ], [2], [3 ] or [Off]. 7 Press t he 4 button. 8 Set [Shut ter Sound], [Ope ration Sound] and [Self-timer Sound] in the s ...

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    193 7 Settings 4 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). Th e fra me mov es to [m m/ dd/y y] . Depe ndin g on th e init ial setti ng or pr evious setting , [dd/mm/ yy] or [yy/ mm/dd] may be displaye d. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date format . Choose from [mm/ dd/yy], [dd /mm/yy] or [yy/mm /dd]. 6 Press t he four- way co ntro ...

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    194 7 Settings The fo llowing operat ions a nd s creen u se [m m/dd/yy ] as an e xample. The o per ation s ar e the same even if an other da te fo rmat ha s bee n selected . 11 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. 12 Press t he four- way co ntroller ( 5 ). The frame move s to the day f ield. Use t he four-wa y cont roller ( 23 ) ...

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    195 7 Settings The date and time selected in “Setting the Date and Ti me” (p.48) a nd “Changi ng the Date and Time” (p.192 ) serve as th e Hometown dat e and time. If you set the De stination city using t he world ti me func tion, you can display the Des tination date and ti me when taking pictu res in a different time zo ne. 1 Press t he 3 ...

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    196 7 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DST]. 8 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) t o se lec t O (On) or P (Off). Select O if t he Destin ation city us es dayl ight savi ng time. 9 Press t he 4 button. The set tings a re s aved a nd t he [W orld Time ] s creen rea ppear s. 10 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a re turn ...

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    197 7 Settings 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select X or W . X Displ ays the ti me of the Dest ination city W Displ ays the time of the Hom etown city 7 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The ca me ra ret urn s to A m ode or Q mode. When X (Des tination) is select ed in Step 6, the X icon a ppears on ...

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    198 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect the text size . Select f rom [Standar d] or [Large ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . You can chan ge the languag e in which the men us, error mess ages, etc. are disp layed. The cam era suppo rts the fol lowing lan guages: En glish, Fre nch, German, Spanish, Portuguese , ...

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    199 7 Settings 5 Press t he 4 button. The menu s and mes sages are display ed in the sel ected langu age. You can c hange the naming system of the fold er for storin g images. When the na ming sys tem is se t to [Date], pic tures are sa ved in sep arate folder s by the date they were taken. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap ...

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    200 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [PE NTX] or [Date]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved . When yo u connec t the cam era to AV e quipment, c hoose th e appropri ate video o utput forma t (NTSC or PAL) for taking and play ing back images. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ...

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    201 7 Settings You can t ransfer images t o your co mputer aut omatical ly via wi reless LAN using an Eye-Fi card. R efer to “Transferring Im ages Using an Eye- Fi Card” (p. 224) for detail s on how to tr ansfer images . The defaul t setting is P (Off). 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu ...

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    202 7 Settings You ca n ad just t he b righ tness of t he di splay . 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu tton in A mode, press th e four-w ay contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the fo ur-way controlle r ( 23 ) to selec t [Brightness Level]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the brightn ...

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    203 7 Settings You can s ave batte ry powe r by setti ng the dis play to d im automati cally when no operation is p erformed fo r a fixed tim e. After the p ower saving function has b een activate d, the dis play retu rns to the ordinary brig htne ss if any but ton i s pr esse d. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. Whe ...

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    204 7 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tur n off au tomatically when no op eration is performed for a fixe d time. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu tton in A mode, press th e four-w ay contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off]. 3 Press t h ...

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    205 7 Settings You can c hoose th e start-up s creen di splayed when the ca mera is turned on . You can c hoose an y of the f ollowing i mages as the start-u p screen : - Th e Gui de Dis pla y Star t-u p Scre en sh owin g a guid e to t he shoo ting modes and button s - One of the 3 pre-in stalled images - One of yo ur own im ages (co mpatible image ...

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    206 7 Settings Pixel M apping is a functio n for mapp ing out a nd correct ing defec tive pixels in the CCD sensor. Run the Pixe l Mapping function if image dots always s eem to be defectiv e in the sam e place. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode , and press the four- way contro ller ( 5 ). The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. [Pixel M apping ] cannot be ...

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    207 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Pixel M apping]. 5 Press t he 4 button. Defect ive pixels are mapp ed and corr ected. You can re set the c amera settin gs to thei r defaults . Refer to “Default Settings” (p.234) for the rese t settings. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ...

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    208 7 Settings 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ngs return to t he default s. The following settings ar e not affected by resetting: - Date Adjustment -W o r l d T i m e - Language/ - Video Out ...

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    8 Connecting to a Compu ter Setting Up Y our Computer .......... ........... 210 Connecting to Yo ur Computer .............. . 217 Transferring Image s Using an Eye-Fi Card ............. ....................... ...... 224 ...

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    210 8 Connecting to a Computer Setting Up Your C omputer By insta lling the software include d on the pro vided CD -ROM on y our compute r and connec ting the cam era to your computer with the USB cable, y ou can tra nsfer im ages and movies capture d with y our came ra to the co mputer and th en displa y and ma nage them . This se ction explain s ...

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    211 8 Connecting to a Computer * Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the s ystem requirements. * The system requirements desc ribe the minimum environment for playing and editing movies. * Operation is not guaranteed on all computers meeting the s ystem requirements. * The system requirements desc ribe the minimum environment for p ...

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    212 8 Connecting to a Computer Install the image viewi ng/manag ing/editin g softw are “Media Impression” . 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Insert t he provid ed CD-RO M into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. If the installa tion scree n appea rs, go to Step 5. 3 Click [Com puter] in t he Start menu. 4 Double-click the CD-ROM/DVD drive (S-SW121) icon. The ins ...

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    213 8 Connecting to a Computer 6 Select the file format to us e and click [Next] . All files in the chec ked for mat will op en with Medi aImpres sion 3. 1 for PENTAX. Rem ove the check to ope n the file us ing an other appl icat ion. 7 Click [Finish]. Installatio n is complete. Reboo t your comp uter. 1 Turn your Macintos h on. 2 Insert t he provi ...

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    214 8 Connecting to a Computer 6 Click [Close]. Installatio n is complete. 7 Click [Exit] on the installation screen. The windo w is closed. In order to better serv e you, we request that y ou comp lete the pro duct registrati on. If your computer is connec ted to the Internet, p lease cl ick [Produ ct Registrati on] on the installa tion screen. Th ...

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    215 8 Connecting to a Computer Set the de vice to wh ich the c amera is connected wi th the USB cab le. 1 Turn your camer a on. 2 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou p ress the 3 bu tton in A mode, press th e four-w ay contro ller ( 5 ) once. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [USB Connection]. 4 ...

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    216 8 Connecting to a Computer MSC (M ass S tora ge Cl ass ) A general -purpose d river pr ogram that handles de vices c onnected to the compute r via USB as a memory de vice. Als o indica tes a sta ndard for controll ing USB de vices w ith this driver. By sim ply connec ting a de vice tha t support s USB Mass Storage C lass, you can copy, rea d, a ...

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    217 8 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to Your Compu ter Connec t your ca mera to the computer us ing the p rovided U SB cable. 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Turn your camer a off. 3 Connect y our camera to the computer usi ng the USB cable. Conn ect th e term ina l of the USB cab le wi th poi ntin g towar d the 4 on the PC/AV terminal of the camer ...

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    218 8 Connecting to a Computer Import the images captured with the camera in to your computer . • The self-timer lamp blinks while the camera is connected to a computer. • For M acintosh, the volume label name appears instead of [NO NAME ] if the SD M emory Card has a volum e label. A new unformatted SD Memory C ard may show the man ufacturer? ...

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    219 8 Connecting to a Computer 5 Click [Import media files to local disk]. MediaI mpress ion 3.1 for PENTA X starts an d the impor t screen appears. 6 Select an image to import. To select multiple images, choose the images while pres sing the C trl key . To spec ify the des tination location , click the folder icon. 7 Click [Import]. A messag e app ...

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    220 8 Connecting to a Computer 5 Double-click the [MediaImp ression 2 .1 for PENTAX] icon in the [Applications] folder. MediaI mpress ion 2.1 for PENTA X starts and t he Start pag e appea rs. 6 Click [Import]. The impor t screen app ears. For subsequ ent step s, refer to St ep 6 and 7 on p.2 19. Macinto sh If the images from the camera are not disp ...

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    221 8 Connecting to a Computer 1 Click the [Safely R emove Hardware ] icon in the task bar. The “Safel y Remove Hardware ” screen appears . 2 Click [Ej ect (the d evice connected)]. A messa ge appears indicating that the hardwar e can be s afely rem oved. 3 Disconnect the USB cable from your Windows PC and the camera . 1 Drag [NO NAME] on the d ...

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    222 8 Connecting to a Computer “MediaIm pressio n” lets you v iew, edi t, manage, s earch for, s hare, and print image s. 1 Double-click the [MediaImpres sion] icon on the desktop (for Windows ) or in the [Applications] folder (for Macintos h). MediaI mpress ion starts an d the Star t page appe ars. 2 Click [PhotoImpression]. The Media Browser ...

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    223 8 Connecting to a Computer You can f ind more i nformatio n on how to use “M ediaImpre ssion” by using th e help pa ges. 1 Select [Help] in [Menu] at the top right of the screen (for Windows) or [MediaImpre ssion Help] in [Help] on the menu bar (for M acintosh). The help screen app ears in the w eb brows er. 2 Click the desired topic. The e ...

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    224 8 Connecting to a Computer Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card You can trans fer images to yo ur computer au tomatica lly when a bu ilt-in wireless LAN memory card ( Eye-Fi card ) is inserted in the came ra. 1 Specify t he wirele ss LAN access point an d transfer destination on the Eye- Fi card. For details on how to s et up the card , ref ...

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    225 8 Connecting to a Computer • When you intend to use a brand-new Eye-Fi card for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi Manager inst allation file to your c omputer before formatting t he card. • Images are transferred via wireless LAN. Set [Ey e-Fi] to P (Off), or do not use an Eye-Fi card in loc ati ons where the use of wireless LAN devices is re ...

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    9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode ......... .............. .............. .............. ...... 228 Messages . ......... .............. .............. ........... 230 Troubleshooting ......... .............. .............. . 232 Default Set tings .............. .......... .............. . 234 List of World Tim e Cities ......... ...

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    228 9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode z : Can be set. ×: Cannot be set. -: Settings and changes are not applied. b R 9 A c B d R C Zoom lev er Zoom op era tion z *28 z *27 z *1 z *27 z *27 z *1 I button Face Det ection On zzzzzz Smile Capture Face Det ection Off × zzz × z Flas h Mode , (Aut o) zzz × z × a (Flash Off ) zzzzz ...

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    229 9 Appendix a f K b e B K U c Q c S N X F Page z *27 z *2 zz *27 × z *27 Zoom opera tion Zoom lever p.78 z zzzzz Face Det ection On I butto n p. 72 z *3 Smile Capture zzzzz Face Det ection Off zz × zzz , (Auto) Flash Mode p.102 zz z *4 zzz a (Flash Off ) zz × zzz b (Flash On) zz × zzz c (Auto + R ed-eye ) zz × zzz d (Flash On + Red-eye) z ...

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    230 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the fo llowing ma y appear on t he displ ay during camera o peration. Message Descri ption Batte ry depleted The battery is exhausted. Charge the batt ery using the battery c harger ( p.33). Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new S D Memory Card or d elete ...

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    231 9 Appendix Protec ted The image o r sound file y ou are tr ying to d elete is prot ected (p.153). Data being re corded Displayed when yo u try to switch to Q mode while an image is still being r ecorded, or when the pro tect setting or DPOF settin g is being changed . It disappear s after th e image is recorded or the setti ng is changed. Data ...

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    232 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera will not tur n on The batt ery is not installed Check if a batte ry is ins talled. I f not, install a battery. The batte ry is installe d incorrectly Check ori entation of the batte ry. Reinsert the bat tery with the label facin g the l ens (p.34). The battery is exhaus ted Char ge th ...

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    233 9 Appendix The sub ject is not in focus The subj ect is difficul t to fo cus on with auto focus The camera may have di fficulty in focusin g on such subjects as: low contrast subj ects (a white wall, a blue sky, etc .), dark subjects , finely- patterned objects, rapidly-mo ving objects. It is al so difficul t to get proper foc us when shooting ...

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    234 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the fac tory default settin gs. The mean ing of the indicati ons for m enu items with a def ault setti ng is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : T he current setting (last memo ry) is saved when the camer a is turned of f. No : The set ting returns to the de fault setti ng when the cam ...

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    235 9 Appendix Instant Review O (On) Yes Yes p.119 Memory Face Detect ion P (O ff) Yes Yes p.131 Flash Mode O (On) Yes Yes Drive Mode P (O ff) Yes Yes Focus M ode P (O ff) Yes Yes Zoom Positi on P (Off) Yes Yes MF Position P (Off) Yes Yes White Balanc e P (Off ) Yes Yes Sensitivity P (O ff) Yes Yes EV Compens ation P (O ff) Yes Yes AE Me tering P ( ...

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    236 9 Appendix [ W Setting] Men u Items Item D efau lt Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Sound Operation Vo lume 3 Yes Yes p.191 Playback Vo lume 3 Yes Yes Start-up Sound 1 Y es Yes Shutter So und 1 Yes Yes Operation So und 1 Yes Yes Self-timer Sound 1 Yes Yes Date Adjustme nt Date Fo rmat (dat e) According to the initial setting Ye ...

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    237 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Ite ms Item D efau lt Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Slid esho w Inter val 3 sec. Yes Yes p.141 Screen E ffect Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effe c t O (On) Yes Yes Image Ro tation Normal — — p.143 Small Face Filter 7% No No p.162 Digital Filte r B&W No — p.164 Frame Compos ite Defaul t1 Yes Y ...

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    238 9 Appendix Key Oper ation Item Function Def ault Se tting Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Q butt on Operation Mode Q mode — — — Zoom lever Zoom Posit ion Full wide-angle * No p.78 Four-way controller 2 Drive Mo de 9 (Standard) * Yes p.92 p.93 3 Shooting Mode b (Auto Pictu re) Yes Yes p.69 4 Flash Mode , (Auto ) * Yes p.102 5 Focu ...

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    239 9 Appendix List of World Time Cities City : indicates cities that can b e set as e ither the Initial Se tting (p.44) or th e World Tim e (p.195 ). Video Out put Form at: indicates the video o utput f ormat of t he city se t as the initial setting. Region City Video Output Format Region City Video Output Format North America Honolulu NTSC Afri c ...

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    240 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedica ted acces sories are a vailable for this c amera. Products marked w ith an as terisk (*) are the same as those supplied with the cam era. Power supply Recha rgeable lithiu m-ion batter y D-LI92 (*) Battery charger kit K -BC92 (*) (Battery charg er D-BC92, AC plug c ord) AC adapter kit K-AC117 ( ...

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    241 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Type Fully aut omatic compact digit al still camera with built -in zoom lens Number of Effect ive Pix els Approx. 16 megap ixels Image Sens or 1/2.33 inch CCD Number of Recorded Pixe ls Still m (4608×345 6), n (3456×34 56), o (4608×25 92), 6 (3072 ×2304), h (1920×108 0), m (640×4 80) * Fixed at f in Digi ta ...

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    242 9 Appendix Approxima te Image S torage Ca pacity an d Recording Time Still Pictures Built-i n Memory 2 GB SD Memory Card m 4608×345 6 32 pictures 653 pict ures n 3456×345 6 42 pictures 853 pict ures o 4608×259 2 42 pictures 853 pict ures 6 3072×230 4 60 pictures 1205 pictures h 1920×108 0 175 pi ctures 3415 pictures m 640×4 80 683 pic tur ...

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    243 9 Appendix Intelli gent Z oom A pprox. 27× at 6 (3072 ×2304), Approx . 130× at m (640×480 ) (when combined with optical zoom) Digital Zoom Up to ap prox. 7 .2× ( combi nes wi th 1 8× opt ical zo om to give zoom magnif ication equ ival ent to approx. 130×) Motion Blur Reduction Still CCD-Shif t-Type ( SR: Shake Re duction ), Dual (SR & ...

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    244 9 Appendix Digital F ilters B&W, Sep ia, Toy Camer a, Retro (Bl ue, Amber) , Color (Red , Pink, Purp le, Blue , Green , Yellow) , Extr act Co lor (Red , Green , Blu e), Colo r Emphas is (Sky Bl ue, Fresh Green, Del icate Pink , Autum n Leaves) , High Co ntrast, S tarburst , Soft , Brightn ess, Min iature Movie Cont inuous Recording Time App ...

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    245 9 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 ...

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    246 9 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies avai lable from PE NTAX distributors i n some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. T herefore, we recommend that yo u review the warranty card su pplied with you r product at t he time of purchase, or con tact the PEN ...

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    247 9 Appendix For customers in U SA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice c omplies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. Op eration i s subje ct to the fol lowing tw o condition s: (1) This device may not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2 ) this device mus t accept any int erference receive d, includi ng interfe rence that may cau se undesired op ...

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    248 9 Appendix Declar ation o f Confo rmity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 a nd 15 for Class B P ersonal Co mput ers an d Periph eral s We: PENTAX RICOH IMA GING AM ERICAS CORPORATION Located at: 633 17 Stre et, Suite 2600 Denver, Co lorado 8 0202 U.S.A . Phone: 800-877-01 55 Fa x: 303 -790-1131 Declar e under so le respon sibility th at the product ...

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    249 9 Appendix Information for Use rs on Collect ion and Disposal of Old Equipment and Used Batteries 1. In t he European Union These sym bols on the produc ts, packaging and /or accomp anying d ocuments mean th at used el ectrical and elec tronic eq uipment a nd batteri es shoul d not be mixed with gene ral h ous ehol d was te. Used el ectrical/el ...

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    250 9 Appendix Index Symbols A Mode ..... ............. .... 13, 5 6 Q Mode ................. .... 13, 56 Q button ................ .... 52, 54 I button .... ............. .... 53, 5 5 9 (Green) button ............ 123 [ A Rec. Mode ] menu .......... ............. .. 6 1, 23 4 [ W Setting ] menu ....... 63, 236 9 Green Mod e ....... .......... 7 6 ...

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    251 9 Appendix Built-in memory .............. . 175 Burst Shooting A / B / C ... 9 3 C Calendar di splay ...... ........ 137 Camera sha ke ......... 118, 130 Candleli ght Mode ........... ... 80 Capture Mode Pale tte .... ... 69 Center-w eighted meterin g M ............. ........ 11 4 Charging a battery ... .......... 33 Checking th e SD Me mory Ca ...

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    252 9 Appendix Guide indi cations ..... .......... 28 H High Contras t filter ... ........ 164 Highlig ht Correcti on . ........ 111 Histogram .......... ............. ... 28 Hometown .. ............. .. 47, 19 5 I Image Stora ge Capacity ..... ............. ........ 24 2 Infinity s .... ............. ........ 104 Info Display . ................... ...

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    253 9 Appendix Pres s halfw ay (shutter relea se button) ..... 6 8 Product Re gistration ........ 214 Program Mode ... ............. ... 75 Prot ect Z ........ ............. . 153 Provided Software .......... . 21 0 PTP ............ ............. ........ 21 6 R Rec. Mode menu ..... .. 61, 23 4 Recorded Pix els ...... 108, 129 Recording mov ies ... ...

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    254 9 Appendix W White B alance ... ............. . 112 Windows ..... ............. ........ 211 World Time ........ ............. . 195 Z Zoom / x / w .................. ... 7 8 Zoom lever .............. .... 52, 5 4 ...

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    / Digital Camera Operating Manual To ens ure the b est perfo rmance f rom your came ra, pleas e read the Operatin g Manual before usi ng the ca mera. • Specifi cations and external dimens ions are subje ct to change wit hout notice. 54522 Copyright © PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPA NY, LTD. 2011 R02AYK11 Printed i n Indonesia PENTAX RICOH IMAGING CO ...

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