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    Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performanc e from your came ra, please read the Operating Manual before usin g the camera. ...

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    Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera. Please read this manual before usin g the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera' s capabilities. Regarding copyrights Images taken with the PENTAX Digital Camera t ...

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    1 To users of this came ra • Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates stro ng electromagnetic radiati on or magnetic fields. Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interf ere with the monitor, damage the stored data, or affect the product's intern ...

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    2 • If the inside of the camera should beco me exposed as a result of, fo r example, the camera being dropp ed, please do not under any circumstances touch such exposed portions, as there is a danger of receiving an electric shock . • Wrapping the strap of the camer a around your neck is also dangerous. Please take care that small children do n ...

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    3 • If wat er should happen to get insi de the product, consult a PENTAX Service Center. Continuing to us e the product can cause a fire or electric shock. • If a thun der storm should occur whil e using the battery charger or AC adapter, unplug the AC plug (cord) and discontinue us e. Continuing to use the product can cause damage to the equip ...

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    4 • Remove t he battery from the camera immediately if it becomes hot or begins to smoke. Be careful not t o burn yourself during removal. • Keep wi res, hairpins, and other metal obj ects away from the + and - contacts of the battery. • Do not short the battery or di spose of the battery in fire. This can cause an explosion or fire. • If a ...

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    5 • Storin g the battery fully charge d may decrease the battery performance . Avoid storing in high te mperatures. • If t he battery is l eft inserted and the camera is not used for a long time, the battery will over-discharge an d shorten the b attery’s usage span. • Chargin g the battery a day before use or on the day of use is recommend ...

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    6 • Do no t clean the produ ct with organi c solvents such a s thinner, alcoh ol or benzine. • Use a lens brus h to remove dust accumulated on th e lens. Never use a spray blower for cleaning as it may damage the lens. • Do not st ore the camera with preservati ves or chemicals. Storage in hi gh temperatures and high humidi ty can cause mold ...

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    7 • Do not ben d the SD Memory Card or subject it to violent impact. Ke ep it away from water and store away from high temperatu re. • Do not re move the SD Memory Card during formatting as this may damage the card and render it unusabl e. • The data on the SD Memory Card may be deleted in the foll owing circumstances. We do not accep t any l ...

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    8 USING YOUR CAMERA SAFELY .................................................... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ................................................... 4 Contents .......................................................................... ................. 8 Composition of the Operating Manual ......................................... ...

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    9 Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings (Program Mode) .............. 71 Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) .......................... 72 Using the Zoom ............................................................... ............... 74 Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Handheld Night Snap/Night Scene Portrait/Night Scene/Sunset/Digital S ...

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    10 Saving the Settings (Memory) ......................................................... 128 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 131 Playing Back Images ........................................................... ............. 132 Playing Back Still Pictures ............................................................ 132 Playing Back a Movie ...... ...

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    11 Adjusting the Brightness of the Display ........................................ 186 Using the Power Saving Function ................................................ 187 Setting the Auto Power Off Function ............................................ 188 Changing the Start-up Screen ...................................................... 189 Corr ...

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    12 In this manual, the method for operat ing the four-way control ler is shown in illustrations, such as in the ones be low. The meanings of the symbols used in this Operating Manual are explained below. 1 indicate s the referen ce page number fo r an explanat ion of the related op eration. indicate s informatio n that is usef ul to know. indicate ...

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    13 This Operating Manual contains the followi ng chapters. Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Started ––– ––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––– ––– This chapter explains what you n eed to do afte r purchasing the camera before you start taking pictures. Be s ...

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    14 Camera Features In addition to basic picture-ta king, the Op tio VS20 has a variet y of shooting mo des to suit differen t situations. This section descri bes how to make the most of the key fea tures of your camer a. Together wi th the explanations of came ra operations, it w ill enable you to en joy your came ra to the full. The Optio VS20 has ...

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    15 The Optio VS20 comes with a “Face Detecti on” function t hat spots the faces in your shot and automatica lly adjusts the focus and exposure fo r the faces. It can d etect up to 10 peo ple per shot, so it will help you take perfect group shots too. It will auto ma tically release the shutte r when people are smiling, so you can always get the ...

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    16 The user-friendly design of the Optio VS20 enables easy operation with only a few buttons. Simply by choosing the appropriate icon, yo u can select the shooting mode (p.67 ) and choose the optimal settings for the situation, or the playback mode (p.13 6, p.152) and enjoy the various playback and editing functions. A guide on the display lets you ...

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    17 Items marked with an asterisk (*) are also available as optional accessories. For other optional accessories, refe r to “Optional Accessories” (p.222). Checking the Contents of the Package Camera Optio VS20 Strap O-ST122 (*) Operating Manuals & Software (CD-ROM) S-SW122 USB cable I-USB122 (*) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI122 (*) ...

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    18 Front Back Names of Parts Self-timer lamp/ Focus assist light Flash Lens Battery/card cover Microphone Tripod socket Remote control receiver Tripod socket Battery/card cover lock lever Display Shutter release button Power switch PC/AV terminal cover Strap lug Speaker Shutter release button for vertical shooting Strap lug ...

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    19 Names of Operating Parts Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.50) for an explanation of the function of each button. Shutter release button 4 / W button 3 button Four-way controller Green/ i button Zoom lever Q button Power switch C button Shutter release button for vertical shooting Zoom lever for vertical shooting ...

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    20 The display shows information such as the camera settings in the capture mode . The display changes in the followi ng sequence each time you press the 4 / W button: Normal Display, Detailed Display, Show Grid, No Info, Electronic Level Display. Monitor Indications Display in A Mode • When the shootin g mode is set to 9 (Green) mode, the moni t ...

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    21 Normal Display in Still Picture Captur e Mode * 6 and 7 appear only when the shutter re lease button is pressed halfway. * As to 10, when the fo cus mode is set to = and th e Auto-Macro function is activated, the q appears on the display (p.99). * So me indications may not ap pear depending on the shooting mode. 1 Shooting mode (p.67) 11 Digital ...

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    22 Detailed Display/No Info Di splay in Still Picture Captur e Mode A1 to A18 and B1 appear when “Detailed Display” is selecte d. Only B1 (Focus Frame) appears when “No Info” is selected. * B2 and B3 appe ar only when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. * When the shooting mode is b (Auto Picture) and if you press the shutter rel ...

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    23 The display shows the shooting information of the image in Q mode. The display changes in the followi ng sequence each time you press the 4 / W button: Normal Display, Detailed Display, No Info. Display in Q Mode OK OK OK 200 200 16 M Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit F2.6 1/1000 F2.6 1/1000 0 2 / 0 2 / 2 0 1 2 02/02/2012 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 - ...

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    24 Normal Display/Detaile d Display in Playback Mode (All of the display items are d isplayed here for explana tory purposes.) The display shows information such as the sh ooting cond itions. A1 t o A10 appear when “ Normal Display ” or “ Detailed Display” is selected. B1 to B5 appear only when “ Detailed Display” is selected. * In “N ...

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    25 A guide indication for each available button/key operati on appears as follows on the display during operatio n. A histogram shows the brightness distribution of an image. The horizontal axis represents brightness (dark at the left and bright at the right) and the vertical axis represents the number of pixels. The shape of the histogram before a ...

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    26 When the image is too dark, the part to the left is cut off (dark portions) and when the ima ge is too bright, the p art to the right i s cut off (bright portions). Understanding Con trast The graph peaks gradually for images in which contrast is balanced. The graph peaks on both si des but sinks in the midd le for images with a large difference ...

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    27 If the camera angle canno t be detected, both ends and the center of the bar graphs flash red. ...

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    1 Getting Started Attaching the Strap ........ ................ ........... 30 Powering the Camera ...... .............. ........... 31 Installing the SD Memory Card ................ 37 Turning the Camera On and Off .............. 40 Initial Settings .. .............................. ........... 42 ...

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    30 1 Getting Started Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-ST122) supplied with the came ra. 1 Pass the thin st ring of the st rap through the str ap lug of the camera. 2 Pass the other end of the strap thr ough the loop of thin string, and fasten the loop. 3 Remove the top at th e other end of t he strap, and atta ch it to the other strap lug in ...

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    31 1 Getting Started Powering the Camera Use the supplied battery charger (D-BC 122) to charge the supplied rechargeable lithium-ion battery (D -LI1 22) before usin g it in the camera for the first time or after a long peri od of non-use, or when the [Battery depleted] message appears. 1 Plug the AC plug in to the power outlet. 2 Place the battery ...

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    32 1 Getting Started Use the rechargeable lithium-ion batter y D-LI122 that is provided with the camera. Charge the battery before us ing it in the camera for the first time. 1 Open the b attery/card co ver. Slide the battery/ card cover lock lever in the dire ction indicated by the arrow 1 and flip the cover open 2 . • Do not use the supplied ba ...

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    33 1 Getting Started 2 Press the battery lock lever in the direction of 3 a nd insert the battery so that the PENTAX logo is facin g toward the display. Match the marks on the batt ery to the marks inside th e battery compartment and push th e battery in until it i s locked in place. 3 Close the battery/ca rd cover. After closing t he battery/ca rd ...

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    34 1 Getting Started Recordabl e Image No., Movie Re cording Time, and Pl ayback Ti me (at 23 ° C with the display on and the battery fully charged) *1 Recording capacity shows approximate number of shots recor ded during CIPA-compliant testing (with display on, flash used for 50% of the sho ts, and 23 degrees centigrade). Actual performance may v ...

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    35 1 Getting Started Use of the AC adapter kit K-AC1 22 (optional) with a household power supply is recommended if you intend to use the camera for a long ti me or connect it to a computer. 1 Make sure that the ca mera is turned off and open the battery/card cover . 2 Remove the battery. Refer to p.32 - p.33 on how to open/close the bat tery/card c ...

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    36 1 Getting Started 6 Connect the DC terminal of the AC adapter to the DC terminal of the DC coupler. 7 Connect the AC plug cord to the AC adapter. 8 Plug the AC plug co rd into the power out let. • Make sure that the camera is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter. • Make sure that the AC plug cord and the D C terminal ...

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    37 1 Getting Started Installing the SD Memory Card This camera uses an SD Memory Card, an SDHC Memory Card, or an SDXC Memory Card. (All cards are referred to as SD Memory Car ds hereafter.) Captured images are saved on the SD Memory Card if a card is inserted in the camera. Th ey are sav ed in the b uilt-in memory if a card is not inserted (p.40 ) ...

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    38 1 Getting Started 1 Open the b attery/card co ver. Slide the battery/ card cover lock lever in the dire ction indicated by the arrow 1 and flip the cover open 2 . 2 Insert the SD Memory Card into the SD Memory Card socket so that the lab el is facin g toward th e lens of th e camera. Push the card in until it click s. Data may not be recorded co ...

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    39 1 Getting Started The file sizes of the recorded images vary depending on the number of recorded pixels of the images, so th e number of im ages that can be saved on an SD Memory Card also varies. Choose the appropriate numbe r of record ed pixels for still pi ctures on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. Choose the appropriate number of re cord ed pixels f ...

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    40 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on and th e display turns on. When you turn the came ra on, the lens cover opens and th e lens extends. If the [Language/ ] screen or [Date Adjustment] screen appears when you turn the camera on, fol low the procedure on p.42 to set the display languag e a ...

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    41 1 Getting Started r : The write-protect switch on the SD Memory Card is in the LOCK position (p.6). Images cannot be recorded. Use this mode when you want to play back an image straightaway without taking any pictures. 1 Press the power switch wh ile holding down the Q button. The display t urns on with the lens retr acted and the camera turns o ...

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    42 1 Getting Started Initial Settings The [Language/ ] screen appears when the camera is turned on fo r the first time. Perform the operations in “Setting the Display Langu age” below to set the language, and in “Setting the Date and Time” (p.46) to set the current date and time. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the desired ...

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    43 1 Getting Started 2 Press the 4 button. The [Initial Se tting] scre en appears in the selected language. If the desired settings for [Hometown] and [DST] (Daylight Savi ng Time) appear, press the four-way control ler ( 3 ) twice to select [Settings complete] and press the 4 button to display t he [Date Adjustment] scree n. Go to “Set ting the ...

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    44 1 Getting Started If you accidentally select another langu age and go to the next procedure, perform the following operation to set the language ba ck. When Another Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the language and press the 4 but ton. The [Initial S ...

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    45 1 Getting Started 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame move s to [Hometown]. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [Hometown] sc reen appears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose a city. 6 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves t o [DST] (Daylight Saving Time). 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ...

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    46 1 Getting Started Set the current date and time and the display style. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame move s to [mm/dd/yy] . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date fo rmat. Choose from [mm/dd/ yy], [dd/mm/y y] or [yy/mm/dd]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame move s to [24h]. 4 Use the four-way ...

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    47 1 Getting Started 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the mo nth. Change the day and year in the same manner. Next, change the time. If you selected [12h] in Step 4, the setting switches between a m and pm corresponding to the time. 9 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) to select [Set tings complete]. 10 Press the 4 button. The setti ...

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    2 Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions ..... 50 Setting the Camera Functi ons ................. 55 ...

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    50 2 Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions 1 Power switch Turns the camera on and off (p. 40). 2 Zoom lever Changes the captured area (p.74). 3 Shutter release button Focuses the camera on the subjec t when pressed halfway in Still Picture Capture Mode (except in s and modes ). Takes a still picture when pressed down fully (p.65). ...

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    51 2 Common Operations 6 Four-way controller ( 2 ) Changes the drive mode (p.90). ( 3 ) Displays the Cap ture Mode Palette (p.67). ( 4 ) Changes the flash mode (p.97). ( 5 ) Changes the focus mode (p.99). 7 4 / W button Changes the inf ormation on the display (p.20). 8 Zoom lever for vertical shooting Used as a zoom lever when you hold a camera ver ...

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    52 2 Common Operations 1 Power switch Turns the camera on and off (p. 40). 2 Zoom/ f / y lever Turn to the left ( f ) during single-image display to change to four-image display. Changes to nine-image display when turned to the left again. Returns to the previous display when turned to the right ( y ) ( p.134 ). Enlarges the im age when turned to t ...

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    53 2 Common Operations 5 Four-way controller ( 2 ) Plays back and pauses a movie (p.133). ( 3 ) Displays the Playback Mode Palette (p.136). Stops a movie during playback (p.133). ( 45 ) Displays the previous or next image during single-image display (p.132). Frame forwards, frame reverses, pl ays back in reverse, plays back normally, plays back in ...

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    54 2 Common Operations Switches from folder display t o the calendar display screen (p. 135). Switches from calendar display t o the folder display screen (p.135). Saves the paused frame a s a single im age during the playback of a series of successive images taken with 16-frame shooting function. (p.134) In this manual, the capture mode, such as f ...

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    55 2 Common Operations Setting the Camera Functions To change the came ra settings, press the 3 button to display the menu screens. Functions for playing back and editing images are called up from the Playback Mode Palette ( p.136 ). There are three menus a vailable with the camera: [ A Rec. Mode], [ C Movie], and [ W Setting]. Press the 3 button i ...

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    56 2 Common Operations Ex.) To set the [Focusing Ar ea] on the [ A Rec.Mode] me nu 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Recorded Pixel s]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) twice. The frame moves to [AF Setting] . 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The ...

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    57 2 Common Operations 7 Press the 4 button or the f our-way controller ( 4 ). The setting is saved and then the camera is ready for setting the othe r functions. To e xit the s ettings, pr ess the 3 butt on. 7 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The setting is saved and t he camera returns to capture status . When the shutter release but to ...

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    58 2 Common Operations This displays the items that can be set with the menus and provides descriptions of each item. See the list of default settings in the Appendix “Default Settings” (p.216) to check w hether the settings are saved when the camera is turned off and whether the settings return to the defaults when the camera is reset. [ A Rec ...

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    59 2 Common Operations [ C Movie] Menu Contrast For setting th e image contra st level p.112 Date Imprint Fo r choosing whether to imprint t he date a nd/or ti me when taki ng still p ictures p.118 Electronic Level For choosing wheth er to display the electroni c level for detecting the tilt of the camera. p.119 •U s e 9 (Green) mode to enjoy eas ...

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    60 2 Common Operations [ W Setting] Menu Item Description Pa ge Sound For adjusti ng the operati on volume and pl ayback volume, and setting the s tart-up sound, shutter sound, key operatio n sound and se lf-timer soun d p.177 Date Adjustmen t For a djusting the da te and time p.178 World Time For setting th e Hometown and De stination p.181 Langua ...

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    61 2 Common Operations [ W Setting] Menu 1 Setting 1/3 Sound Date Adjustment 01/01/2012 World Time English Folder Name Date USB Connection MSC MENU Exit [ W Setting] Menu 2 Setting 2/3 Video Out MENU Exit NTSC Power Saving Auto Power Off Reset Delete All 5 sec. Brightness Level 3 min. [ W Setting] Menu 3 Setting 3/3 Pixel Mapping Format MENU Exit ...

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    3 Taking Pictures Taking Still Pictures ....... ................ ........... 64 Setting the Shooting Func tions ............... 97 Recording Movies ............ .............. ......... 122 Saving the Settings (Mem ory) ...... ......... 128 ...

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    64 3 Taking Pict ures Taking Still Pictures The Optio VS20 features a wide range of shooting modes and functions to suit almost any subject or scene. This chapter describes how to take pictures with the most commonly used standard setting s (the factory default settings). 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on and is ready to take st ill pic ...

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    65 3 Taking Pict ures When you hold the camera vertical ly, indication s on the displa y are automatically disp layed in vertical orientation. Use the shutter release button/zoom lever for vertica l shooting. (In t his manual, they a re generally described as th e shutter release button/zo om lever.) You can change the captured area by turning eith ...

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    66 3 Taking Pict ures frame lights on the display when the shutter release button is pressed halfway and the subject is in focus. If the subject is out of focus, the frame turns white. Press fully This refers to pressing the shu tter release button all the way do wn to the fully depressed position. Th is takes a picture. The image appear s on the d ...

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    67 3 Taking Pict ures The Optio VS20 has a variety of shooti ng modes that let you take pictures in different si tuations si mply by choosing the appropri ate mode for the particular situation from the Capture Mode Palette. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t ...

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    68 3 Taking Pict ures There are 24 av ailable shooting modes. Shooting Mode Description Page b Auto Picture Automatica lly selects th e best captur e mode. p.70 R Program Used f or basic shooting. V arious fu nctions can also be set wi th this mode. p.71 C Natural Skin Tone For images of people. Enhances sk in tone whi le smoothin g blemishes. p.78 ...

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    69 3 Taking Pict ures When the camera detects a p erson’s face in the image, the Face Detect ion function displays a yellow face detection frame around the face on the display screen, sets the focus (Face Detection AF) and compensates the ex posure (Face Detection AE). If the subject in the face detection frame moves, the frame also moves and cha ...

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    70 3 Taking Pict ures In b (Auto Picture) mode, the camera automatically selects th e most appropriate mode dep ending on t he situations and subj ects. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select b . 3 Press the 4 button. b (Auto Picture) mode is select ed a ...

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    71 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The picture is taken. In R (Program) mode, the came ra automatically sets the shutter sp eed and aperture for taking sti ll pictures . However, you can sel ect other functions such as the flash mode and recorded pixels. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mo ...

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    72 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select R . 3 Press the 4 button. R (Program) mode is se lected and the camera returns to capt ure status. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detection funct ion is activa ted and the face detection frame appears (p.69). 4 Set the functions you want to change. Refer to “Setting ...

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    73 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the Green butto n in A mode. The camera switches to 9 mode. Press the Green button again to return t o the status befo re 9 mode was selected. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detection funct ion is activa ted and the face detection frame appears (p.69). 2 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus fr ...

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    74 3 Taking Pict ures You can use th e zoom to change the captured area. 1 Turn the zoom lever or the zoom lever for ver tical shooting in A mode. When you continue to turn to the right ( x ), the camera automatically switches from op tical zoom to Intelligent Zoom and stops at the point where the zoom switches to Digital Zoom. Once the lever is re ...

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    75 3 Taking Pict ures The zoom bar is displayed as fol lows. *1 You can zoom in to a maxi mum of 20× optically . *2 The Intelli gent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. See the follo wing table. Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio Recorded pixels Intelligent Zoo m (Zoom magnifica tion includ es 20× optical) Digital Zoom m ...

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    76 3 Taking Pict ures The Digital Zoom is set to O (On) in the default setting. To take pictures using only the optical zoom and Inte llig ent Zoom, set the Digital Zoom to P (Off). 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [D igital Zoom]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ...

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    77 3 Taking Pict ures You can choose settings appropri ate for taking pictures of dark scenes, such as nightscapes. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select N , B , A , K , c or S . Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Handheld Night Snap/Night Scene Portra it/ ...

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    78 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press the 4 button. The shooting mode is selected and the ca mera returns to capture status. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detectio n function is activated and the fac e detection frame appe ars (p.69). 4 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he display turns green wh en the camera focuse ...

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    79 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t F or C and press the 4 button. The shooting mode is selected and the camera returns to capt ure status. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detection funct ion is activa ted and the face ...

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    80 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select G . 3 Press the 4 button. G mode is select ed and the came ra returns to capture sta tus. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detection funct ion is activa ted and the face detection frame appears (p.69). 4 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he ...

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    81 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press the 4 button. H mode selection screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select H , K , K , L , M or M . There are two types of icon s: a cat and dog icon. Choosing either th e cat or dog icon does not affect the resulti ng picture. Choose whichever you prefer. 5 Press the 4 button. H mode is select ed an ...

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    82 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Q or . 3 Press the 4 button. The shooting mode is selected and the camera returns to capt ure status. When the camera detects a face, the Face Detection funct ion is activa ted and the face d ...

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    83 3 Taking Pict ures c (Text) mode allows you to take clear pictures of written text. This is convenient for capturing a d igital copy of an impo rtant document or enhancing legibility of small print. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select c . 3 Press t ...

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    84 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press the 4 button. The selected ico n appears and the camera returns t o capture status. 6 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he display turns green wh en the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distanc e. 7 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The picture is taken. In N (Frame Comp ...

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    85 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to c hoose the frame you want to use. 4 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The selected f rame appears in single-image display. You can choose another frame usin g either of the following op erations. 5 Press the 4 button. The frame appears on the disp lay. When the camera detects a ...

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    86 3 Taking Pict ures You can take impressive pictures using the filters. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select P , Q or o . 3 Press the 4 button. When P mode is selected, th e bar to adjust the effect i s displayed. When Q mode is selected, go to Step ...

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    87 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select an option. In P (Fish-eye) mode In o (Miniature) mode 5 Press the 4 button. The camera is i n the selected mode and ret urns to capture status. 6 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he display turns green wh en the camera focuses on the subject at the c ...

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    88 3 Taking Pict ures In F (Digital Panorama) mode, you ca n stitch two or three ca ptured frames to create a panoramic photograph with the camera. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Capture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select F . 3 Press the 4 button. The camera enters the F mode and the mess ...

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    89 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he display turns green wh en the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distanc e. 6 Press the shutter relea se button fully. The screen for taki ng the second fra me is displayed a fter you take the first frame. If you select right ( 5 ) in Step 4: The ri ...

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    90 3 Taking Pict ures 1 After shooting the first frame in Step 6 or second frame in Step 7, press the 4 button or the four -way controller ( 3 ). A confirmation dial og appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select an option and press the 4 button. Save: Saves the captured image(s) and you can retake the first frame. When this option is s ...

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    91 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to sele ct g or Z and press the 4 button. The camera is ready to take the pict ure using the self-timer. 3 Press the shutter relea se button halfway. The focus frame on t he display turns green wh en the camera focuses on the subject at th ...

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    92 3 Taking Pict ures In these modes, pictures are taken c ontinuously as long as the shutter release button is pressed. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to select j , A , C or I and press the 4 button. The camera is ready to take a series of pictur es. 3 Press the shutter relea se button half ...

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    93 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press the shutter relea se button fully. In j or A , C mod e, pictures are taken conti nuously as long as you keep the shutter relea se button pressed. In I mode, 16 pictures are tak en continuously with one press of the shutter release but ton. You can use the remote control (op tio nal) to take pictures while you a re away ...

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    94 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) i n A mode. The [Drive Mode] screen appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select i and press the four-way controlle r ( 3 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select i or h and press the 4 button. The self-timer lamp begi ns to blink slowly and the camera is ready to take ...

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    95 3 Taking Pict ures You can take three conti nuous pictures with d ifferent exposures when the shutter release button is pressed and select the best one. In Auto Bracketing, you can select th e exposure change from ±0.3 EV, ±0.7 EV, and ±1.0EV. W hen you select ±1.0 EV, the first image is exposed with no compensation, the second image is –1 ...

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    96 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). 4 Use the four-w ay controller ( 45 ) to select the amount of ex posure change. Select from.[ ±0.3 EV], [ ±0.7 EV], and [±1.0EV] 5 Press the OK button. The setting i s saved and t he camera retu rns to capture s t atus in Aut o Bracketing mode. 6 Press the shutter relea se button half ...

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    97 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Shooting Functions Selecting the Flash Mode , Auto The flash dis charges automa tically depe nding on the light cond itions. If the Face Dete ction function is activated, the flash mode is automatical ly set to d . a Flash Off The flash does not discharg e, regardles s of the brightness . Use this mode t o take pic ...

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    98 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed. You c an also change the setting using the four-wa y controller ( 23 ). 2 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and t he camera returns to capture status . About the red- eye phenomenon Taking pictures using the flash m ...

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    99 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) in A mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed. You c an also change the setting using the four-wa y controller ( 23 ). 2 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and t he camera returns to capture status . Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard Use this mo de when the dis ...

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    100 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) i n A mode. The [Focus Mode] screen appea rs. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) to select . 3 Press the 4 button. The central portio n of the image is magnified to full screen on the display. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to adjust the focus. The indicator appears on the ...

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    101 3 Taking Pict ures You can change the a utofocus area (Focusing Area). 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to s elect [AF Setting] . 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [AF Setting] screen appea rs. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 5 Use ...

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    102 3 Taking Pict ures The camera automatically emits the fo cus assist light in dark shooting situations. You can set the light to on or off. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to s elect [AF Setting] . 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [AF Setting] screen appea rs. 4 U ...

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    103 3 Taking Pict ures You can choose from six recorded pixels settings for still pictures. The larger your recorde d pixels, the clearer the details wi ll appear when you print your picture. As the quality of the printed picture al so depends on the image quality, exposure con trol, resolution of the printer a nd other factors, you do not need to ...

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    104 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t the numbe r of recorded pixels. 5 Press the 4 button. The setting is sav ed. 6 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. • The number of recorded pixels for images captured in 9 (Green) mode is fixed at m . • The number of recorded pixels for images captured ...

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    105 3 Taking Pict ures You can take pictur es in natural colors by adjusting th e white bala nce according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Whi te Balance]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [White Balance ] sc ...

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    106 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. Refer to the section “To Set the Whit e Balance Manual ly” for instructions on adjus ting the white balance manually. Have a blank sheet of white paper or simi lar material ready. 1 In the [White Balance] screen , use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select K ( ...

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    107 3 Taking Pict ures You can adjust the overall brightne ss of the picture. Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexp osed or underexposed. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [EV Compensation]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the EV ...

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    108 3 Taking Pict ures Expands the dynamic range and preven ts bri ght and dark areas from occurring. [Highlight Correction] adj usts the b right areas when the image is too bright and [Shadow Correctio n ] adjusts the dark area s when the image is t oo dark. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way contr ...

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    109 3 Taking Pict ures You can select the sensiti vity to su it the b rightness of the surroundings. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way con troller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sens ...

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    110 3 Taking Pict ures Set the sensitivity range when the sensitivity is set to AUTO. You can select from 100-200, 1 00-400, 100-800, and 100-1600. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [AUTO ISO Range]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Us ...

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    111 3 Taking Pict ures You can give th e image sharp or so ft outlines. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Sha rpness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the sharpness leve l. F Soft G Normal H Sharp 4 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture stat ...

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    112 3 Taking Pict ures You can set the image contrast level. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct [Contrast ]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the con trast level. F Low G Normal H High 4 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. You can set ...

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    113 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O or P . O Corrects camera shake. P Does not correct camera shake. 4 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. One of the f ollowing icons a ppears on the display. You can register up to three faces to be detected preferentially in Face Detection functi on (p.69) ...

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    114 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The screen for regi stering a face appears. Point the camera at the face to be registered. When a face i s detected aroun d the yellow frame, the face is taken au tomatically, and the screen to enter the name appea rs. 4 Enter the person’s name for the face that has been registe red. ...

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    115 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a blank column. 2 Press the 9 (Green) butt on. The screen for registering a fa ce appears. Point the camera at the face to be regist ered. When a face i s detected aroun d the yellow frame, the face is taken automatically, and the screen to enter the name appea rs. 3 Enter the pe ...

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    116 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Change th e name. Press the 9 (Green) butt on to delete a char acter to be changed then enter a new character. Select [Settings complete] then press the 4 button. 4 Press the MENU button. You can release the registered face temp orarily. 1 Select [Face Recall] on the [ A Rec. Mode] menu to display the face list screen. 2 Us ...

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    117 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ) to select [Delete]. 5 Press the 3 button. The registration i s released, and the face disappe ars from the face list screen. The camera comes with a Face Detect ion function that spots the faces in your shot and automatically ad justs the focus and exposure for the faces. It will automat ...

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    118 3 Taking Pict ures 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O or P . O Blink Detection function works. P Blink Detection func tion does not work. 8 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. The Face Detection icon appears on the di splay. You can choose whether to impri nt the date an d/or time when taking still pictures. ...

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    119 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. The camera has the Electronic Level to detect the tilt of the camera. When the [Electronic Level] on the [ A Rec. Mode] menu is set to O (On), the display can be switched to the Electronic Le vel display by pressing the 4 / W button in the captu re mode. On the Norm ...

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    120 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press the MENU button. The camera return s to capture status. Tilt icon in the cap ture mode R (green): The camera is level. S / T (yellow): The ca mera is tilted. U / V (red): The camera is extremel y tilted. You can assign a function to the Green button and recall it quickly by simply pressing the Green butto n. This is u ...

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    121 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a functi on and press the 4 button. 5 Press the 3 button. The selecte d function is assigned t o the Green button. 1 Press the Green butto n in A mode. The function assign ed to the Green button is called up. 2 Use ...

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    122 3 Taking Pict ures Recording Movies This mode enables you to record movies. Sound is recorded at the same time. 1 Point the camera at your subject in A mode . When the camera d etects a person’ s face, t he Face Detecti on function is activated and the face det ection frame appears (p.69). (The frame disappears when recordi ng starts.) 2 Pres ...

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    123 3 Taking Pict ures You can change the captured area by t urning the zoom lever left or right. 3 Press the C button. Recording stops. If you keep the C button pressed fo r more than one second, recording will continue as long as you keep the button pressed. Shooting stops when you take your finger off the C button. x (Right) Enlar ges the su bje ...

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    124 3 Taking Pict ures You can choose from the following recorded pixels and frame rate settings for movies. The more pixels th ere are, the cleare r the details an d the bigger the file size. The more frames per second, t he better the quality of the mo vie, but the file size becomes larger. * The frame rate (fps) indicates the number of frames pe ...

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    125 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t the numbe r of recorded pixels and frame rate. 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is sav ed. 7 Press the 3 button. The camera return s to capture status. You can correct camera shake while you are recording a movie with the Movie SR (Movie Shake Reductio n) function. 1 Press the ...

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    126 3 Taking Pict ures You can record a movie with variou s color tones or special effects. 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ), or turn th e zoom lever to the right ( y ). The [ C Movie] menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Fil ter]. 4 Press the four-way ...

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    127 3 Taking Pict ures When [Fish-eye] is selected: Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) then use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to set the degree of effec t. When [Miniature] is selected: Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) then use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to set the area to be blurred. 8 Press the MENU button. The camera return s to capture ...

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    128 3 Taking Pict ures Saving the Settings (Memory) The Memory function is for saving the current camera settings when th e camera is turned off. For some camera settings, the Me mory function is always set to O (On) (the settings are saved when the came ra is turn ed off), while for others you can choose O or P (Off) (to choo se whether the settin ...

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    129 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the 3 button in A mo de. The [ A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memory]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [Memory] screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). 6 Press the ME ...

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    4 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images ....... .............. ......... 132 Deleting Images ............. ................ ......... 142 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment .... ............................ ......... 149 ...

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    132 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images Playing Back Images 1 Press the Q but ton after taking a picture. The camera enters the Q mode and the captured image appears on the displ ay (single-image d isplay). 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 45 ). The previous or next image ap pears. Press the i button while the image is displayed to display the De ...

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    133 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can play back the movies you have taken. Sound i s played back at the same time. You can also play back images taken with I (16-frame shooting) mode in the same way as you play b ack movies. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want t o play back. 2 Press the four-way co ...

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    134 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). Playback stops. You can display four or nine thumbnails of captured images at a time. 1 In Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left ( f ). The four-image display appears showi ng a page consisting of four thumb nail images. Turn the zoom lever t o the left ( f ) again to ...

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    135 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images The icons that appear on t he images indi cate the following: Press the 4 or 3 butto n to switch to single-i mage display of the selected image. Press the Q or shutter release b utton to switch to A mode. In nine-image display, tu rn the zoom lever to the left ( f ) to switch to folder display or calendar dis ...

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    136 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images Press the four-way controller ( 3 ) in Q mode to display the Playback Mode Palette. You can display the playback function you want to use simply by using the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose an icon and pressing the 4 button. 4 button Displays the firs t image recorded on that dat e in single-i mage dis ...

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    137 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images Playback Mode Palette When an icon is selected in the Playback Mode Palette, a guide for the selected function appears. Playback Mode Description Page u Slideshow For continuously playing ba ck images. Screen o r sound effec ts can be set. p.138 s Image Rotati on Rotates captured images. Usef ul when vie wing ...

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    138 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can play back recorded images one after another. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to choose an image to start t he slideshow with. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t u (Slideshow). 4 Press t ...

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    139 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interv al]. 5 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the interva l and press the 4 button. Choose from [3sec.], [5s ec.], [10sec.], [20sec.], or [30sec.]. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ...

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    140 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 1 Press the Q button after t aking a picture. The image appears on the display. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Image Rotation) and press the 4 button. The rotation select ion screen (0°, Right 90°, Left 90°, or ...

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    141 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can magnify an image up to ten times. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to ch oose the ima ge you w ant to mag nify. 2 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The image is magnified (×1.1 to ×10). Continuing to turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ) changes the ma gnification co ...

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    142 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images Deleting Images Delete images with mistakes or that are unnecessary. You can delete a single image. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to ch oose the ima ge you w ant to dele te. 2 Press the i button. A confirmation screen appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delet ...

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    143 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can delete several images selecte d from the four-image or nine- image display at once. 1 In Q mode, turn the zoom l ever to the le ft ( f ) once or twice. Four-image display or ni ne-image display appears. 2 Press the i button. P appears on the images. Deleting Selected Images Protected images cannot be ...

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    144 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the images you want to delete and pre ss the 4 button. O appears on the selected image. If you select an image and tu rn the zoom lever to the right ( y ), the selected image appears in single-image display as long as the lever is tu rned, enabling you to check ...

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    145 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can delete all the images at once. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete all]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [Delete al l] screen ...

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    146 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images You can protect stored images fr om being accidentally deleted. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playback Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t Z (Protect). 3 Press the 4 button. The screen for se lecting [Single Image] or [All Images] ap pears. 4 Use th ...

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    147 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 7 Press the 4 button. The selecte d image is protected. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playback Mode Palette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select Z (Protect). 3 Press the 4 button. The screen for se lecting [Single Image] or [All Images] ap pears. 4 Use the four-wa ...

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    148 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 7 Press the 4 button. All the images are protected. Protected images will be deleted when the SD Memory Card/built-in memory is formatted (p.176). To cancel the protection of all your images, select [Unprotect] in Step 6. ...

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    149 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using the optional AV cable (I-AVC7) , you can capture and play back images on equipment with a video IN ja ck, such as a TV. Make sure the camera and TV are turned off before connecting the camera to the TV. 1 Connect the AV cable to the PC/AV terminal. Connect the te ...

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    150 4 Playing Back and Dele ting Images 4 Turn the camera on. • It is recommended to use the optional AC adapter kit K- AC122 if you intend to use the camera for a long time (p.35). • Depending on the country or region, images an d movie files may fail to be played back if the video output fo rmat is set differently from the one in use there. I ...

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    5 Editing and Printing Images Editing Images ............... ................ ......... 152 Setting the Printing Serv ice (DPOF) ...... 171 About printing The following options are available fo r printing images taken with this camera. 1 Use a printing servic e. 2 Use your printer with an SD Memo ry Card slot to print directly from the SD Memory Ca ...

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    152 5 Editing and Printi ng Images Editing Images By changing the size of a selected im age, you can make the file size smaller than the original. You can use this function to continue taking pictures when the SD Memo ry Card or the built-in memory is full, by making the images smaller and overwr iting the original images to make more space availab ...

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    153 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [Recorded Pixels] . 6 Press the 4 button. A confirmation di alog for overwri ting the image appears. If the selected image is protected, th e processed image is saved as a new image and the followi ng confirmation dialog does not appear. 7 Use the four-way controller ...

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    154 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t o (Cropping). 4 Press the 4 button. The cropping screen appears. The largest si ze of the cropped image is shown with a green frame on the screen. The cropped image can not be larger than this croppin g frame size. 5 Choose the croppin g conditions. The followi ng ...

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    155 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t O (Stretch Filter). 4 Press the OK button. The message [Sp ecify the posi tion and area of effect for st ...

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    156 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 7 Press the OK button. A confirmation di alog for overwri ting the image appears. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Ove rwrite] or [Save as]. 9 Press the OK button. The stretched i mage is saved . The number of recorded pixels of a new image becomes o for an image taken with m , or A f or an image ta ...

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    157 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select a face to be processed. A green frame indicates the face that is to be processed. 6 Press the 4 button. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the reduction ratio. F Approx. 5% G Approx. 7% H Approx. 10% 8 Press the 4 button. A confirmation di alog for overw ...

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    158 5 Editing and Printi ng Images This mode lets you change the color tones an d perform special processing on a sel ected image. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec ...

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    159 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 4 Press the 4 button. The digital filte r selection screen appears. 1 B&W/Sepia 2 Toy Camera 3 Retro 4 Color 5 Extract Color 6 Starburst 7 Soft 8 Fish-eye 9 Brightnes s 10 Miniat ure 11 Natural Skin Tone 12 Sketch 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choos e a digital filter. The preview image of the result ...

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    160 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choos e a digital filter. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the effec t. 7 Press the 4 button. A confirmation di alog for overwri ting the image appears. If the selected image is protected, the processed image is saved as a new image and the following confirmati ...

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    161 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choos e a digital filter. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the effect. 7 Press the 4 button. A confirmation di alog for overwri ting the image appears. If the selected image is protected, th e processed image is saved as a new image and the followi ng confirmat ...

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    162 5 Editing and Printi ng Images You can correct images where the fl ash has caused the sub ject to appear with red ey es. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to corr ect. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec t ...

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    163 5 Editing and Printi ng Images This function lets you add a decorative frame to still pictures. There are 3 frames already stored in the camera. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Playback Mode Palette appears. 3 Use the four ...

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    164 5 Editing and Printi ng Images You can choose ano ther frame using ei ther of the foll owing operations. Four-way controller ( 45 ) Press to choose a different fra me. Zoom leve r to the left ( f ) Returns to the 9-frame di splay of the frame selection screen, and then pe rform Step 5 to choose a different frame. 7 Press the 4 button. The image ...

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    165 5 Editing and Printi ng Images Optional Frames In addition to the built-in frames, the CD-ROM (S- SW122) contains a total of 90 optional frames. These frames can be stored either in the built-in memory or on SD Memory Cards. To save the optional frames into the built-in memory, do so after removing the SD Memory Card. To Copy Frames 1 Remove th ...

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    166 5 Editing and Printi ng Images Frames downloaded from the PENTAX website or other source can be used for adding a frame to pictures. You can select a frame from the recor ded movie to save as a stil l picture or divide a movie into two. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want t o edit. 2 Press the four-way c ...

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    167 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 5 Select [Sav e as Still Im age] on the mo vie edit se lection screen. 6 Press the 4 button. The screen a ppears for selec t ing a frame to be saved as a still pic t ure. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the fra me you want to save. 2 Plays or pauses t he movie 3 Stops the mo vie and re turns to th ...

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    168 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 8 Press the 4 button. A confirmation dial og appears. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Divide]. 10 Press the 4 button. The movie is divided at the specified position, t he two port ions are saved as new files, and the orig inal one is deleted. You can copy images from the buil t-in memory to the SD ...

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    169 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 3 Press the 4 button. The copying method select ion screen appears. All the images in the built-in memory a re copied to the SD Memo ry Card at once. Before copying the images, make sure that there is enough space on the SD Memory Card. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ 2}{ ]. 5 Press the 4 button. ...

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    170 5 Editing and Printi ng Images When a file is copied from the SD Me mory Card to the built-in memory, it is assigned a new file name. ...

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    171 5 Editing and Printi ng Images Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) DPOF (Digital Print Order For mat) is the format for storing print order data on still pictures captured w ith a digital camera. Once the print order data has been stored, the pictures ca n be printed according to the DPOF settings using a DPOF-compatible printer or photo proces ...

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    172 5 Editing and Printi ng Images 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Single Image]. 5 Press the 4 button. The message [Applies DPOF se ttings to this image] appears. To apply DPOF settings fo r another image, use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select another image. If DPOF settings have already been applied for an i mage, the previ ...

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    173 5 Editing and Printi ng Images When you choose the number of copies and whether or not to insert the date, the settings are applied to all the images stored in the camera. 1 Display the screen for DPOF sett ings in Q mode. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 on p.171. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Imag es]. 3 Press the 4 button. The mes ...

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    176 6 Settings Camera Settings Formatting deletes all the data on the SD Memo ry Card/built-in memory. Be sure to use this came ra to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that is unused or has been used on other cameras or di gital devices. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, pres ...

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    177 6 Settings 5 Press the 4 button. Format starts. When forma tting is complete d, the camera returns to A mode or Q mode. You can adjust the volume of operat ion sounds and change th e type of sound. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) twice. 2 ...

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    178 6 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Start-u p Sound]. 5 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the sound type. Choose from [1], [2], [3] or [Of f]. 7 Press the 4 button. 8 Set [Shutter Sound] , [Operation Sound] and [Self-timer Sound] in the same way ...

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    179 6 Settings 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame move s to [mm/dd/yy] . Depending on the ini tial setting or previ ous setting, [dd/mm/ yy] or [yy/mm/dd] may be displayed. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the date fo rmat. Choose from [mm/dd/ yy], [dd/mm/y y] or [yy/mm/dd]. 6 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The f ...

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    180 6 Settings 10 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame move s to one of the follo wing items depending on the dat e format set in Step 5. For [mm/dd/yy] month (Example: [01] ) For [dd/mm/yy] day (Example: [01]) For [yy/mm/dd] year (Example: [2012]) The followi ng operations and screen use [mm/dd/yy] as an example . The operations are the ...

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    181 6 Settings The date and time selected in “Setting the Date and Time” (p.46) and “Changing the Date and Time” (p.178) serve as the W (Hometown) date and time. If you set the Destination ci ty using the world time function, you can display the Destination date an d time when taking pictures in a different time zone. 1 Press the 3 button i ...

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    182 6 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [D ST]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if the Destin ation city uses daylight saving time. 9 Press the 4 button. The [World Time] settin g is saved. 10 Press the 3 button twice. The camera returns to capt ure status with the current settin ...

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    183 6 Settings 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select X (Des tination) or W (Hometown). X Displays the time of the Destination city W Displays the time of t he Hometown city 7 Press the 4 button. The setting is sav ed. 8 Press the 3 button twice. The camera returns to A mode or Q mode. When X (Destinati on) is selected i n Step 6, the X ico ...

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    184 6 Settings 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [Language/ ] screen appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the desired language. 5 Press the 4 button. The menus and mes sages are displayed in th e selected language. You can change the n aming system of the folder for storing images. When the naming system is set to [Da ...

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    185 6 Settings 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) twice. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Folder Name]. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [PENT X] or [ ...

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    186 6 Settings 5 Press the 4 button. The setting is sav ed. You can ad just the br ightness of the disp lay. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) twice. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Brightness Level]. 3 Use the four-way controll ...

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    187 6 Settings You can save battery po wer by setting the display to dim automatically when no operation is performed for a fixed time. After the power saving function has been activated, the disp lay returns to the ordinary brightness by pressing any of the buttons. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the ...

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    188 6 Settings You can set the camera to turn off automatically when no operation is performed for a fixed time. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) twice. 2 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 23 ) to sele ct [Auto Power Off]. 3 Press the four-way co ...

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    189 6 Settings You can choose the start-up screen displayed when th e camera is turned on. You can choose an y of the followi ng images as the start-u p screen: - The Guide Display Start-up Scr een sh owing a guide to the shooting modes and buttons - One of the 3 pre-installed screens - One of your own images (compatible images only) 1 In Q mode, p ...

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    190 6 Settings Pixel Mapping is a function for mapping out and correctin g defective pixels in the CCD sensor. Run the Pi xe l Mapping function if image dots always seem to be defective in the same place. 1 Press the 3 button in A mode, and press the four- way controller ( 5 ) twice. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in Q ...

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    191 6 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Pixel Mapping]. 5 Press the 4 button. Defective pixels are mapped and corrected. You can reset the camera settings to their defaults. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.216) for the reset settings. 1 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 butt ...

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    192 6 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Res et]. 5 Press the 4 button. The settings return to t he defaults. The following settings are not affected by resetting: - Date Adjustment -W o r l d T i m e - Language/ -V i d e o O u t Reset Returns to default settings Reset Cancel OK OK ...

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    7 Viewing Images on a Computer Setting Up Your Computer ............ ......... 194 Connecting to Your Com puter ...... ......... 201 ...

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    194 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer Setting Up Your Computer By installing the software supplied with the camera on your computer and connecting the camera to your computer with the USB cable, you can transfer images and movies captured with your camera to the computer and then di splay and manage the m. This section expl ains how to install the pr ...

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    195 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer * Operation is not guaran teed on all computers meeting the system requirements. * The system requirements de scribe t he minimum environment for playing and editing movies. * Operation is not guaran teed on all computers meeting the system requirements. * The system requirements de scribe t he minimum environmen ...

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    196 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer Install the image viewing/managing/ editing so ftware “MediaImpression”. 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW1 22) into the CD-R OM/DVD drive. If the top screen (il lustration below) app ears, go to Step 5. 3 Click [Comp uter] in the Start menu. 4 Double-click the CD-ROM/DVD drive (S-SW122) ic ...

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    197 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer 6 Select the file format to use and click [N ext]. All files in t he checked format wi ll open with MediaImpression 3.1 for PENTAX. Remove the ch eck to open the file using anot her application. 7 Click [Finish]. Installa tion is comp lete. Reboot your computer. 1 Turn your Macintosh on. 2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW ...

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    198 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer 6 Click [Close]. Installa tion is comp lete. 7 Click [Exit ] on the in stallation s creen. The window is closed. In order to better serve you, we r equest that you complete the product registration. If your computer is connected t o the Internet, please cli ck [User Registration] on the top screen (Windo ws)/[Pro ...

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    199 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer Set the device to which the camera is connected with the USB cable. 1 Turn your camera on. 2 Press the 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Setting ] menu appears. When you press the 3 button in A mod e, press the four-way controller ( 5 ) twice. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [USB Connection]. 4 Press the ...

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    200 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer MSC (Mass Storage Class) A general-purpose driver program that handles devices connected to the computer via USB as a memory device. Also indicates a standard for controlling USB devices with this driver. By simply connecting a device tha t supports USB Mass Storage Class, you can copy, read, and write files fr o ...

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    201 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer Connecting to Your Computer Connect your camera to the computer using the provid ed USB cable. 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Turn your camera off. 3 Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable. Connect the terminal of t he USB cable with pointing toward the display of the camera. 4 Turn your camera on. F ...

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    202 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer Import the images captured wi th the camera into you r computer. • The self-timer lamp blinks while the camera is connected to a computer. • For Macintosh, the volume label name appears instead of [NO NAME] if the SD Memory Card has a volume label. A new unformatte d SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer? ...

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    203 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer 5 Click [Import med ia files to local disk]. MediaImpression 3.1 fo r PENTAX starts and the import screen appears. 6 Select an image to import. To select multiple images, cho ose the images while pressing the Ctrl key. To specify the destin ation location, click the folder i con. 7 Click [Import] . A message appe ...

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    204 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer 5 Double-click the [MediaImpression 2.1 f or PENTAX] icon in the [Applications] fold er. MediaImpression 2.1 fo r PENTAX starts and the Start page appears. 6 Click [Import] . The import screen app ears. For subsequent steps , refer to Step 6 and 7 on p.203. Macintosh If the images from the camera are not displaye ...

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    205 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer 1 Click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar. 2 Click [Eject (th e device connected)]. A message appears indicati ng that the hardware can be safe ly removed. 3 Disconnect the USB c able from your Windo ws PC and the camera. 1 Drag [NO NAME] on the desktop to the tra sh. If the SD Memory Card has a v ...

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    206 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer “MediaImpression” lets you view, edit, manage, search for, shar e, and print images. 1 Double-click the [MediaImpression] ic on on the desktop (for Windows) or in the [Applications] folder (for Macintosh). MediaImpression starts and the Start page appears . 2 Click [PhotoImpression]. The Media Browser screen ...

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    207 7 Viewing Image s on a Computer You can find mo re information on how to use “MediaImpression” by using the help pages. 1 Select [Help] in [M enu] at the top right of the scre en (for Windows) or [MediaImpression Help] in [Help] on the menu bar (for Macintosh). The help screen appe ars in the web browser. 2 Click the desired t opic. The exp ...

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    8 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode ............... ................ ......... 210 Messages .............. ............................ ....... 212 Troubleshooting ... ............................ ....... 214 Default Settings ........... ................. ........... 216 List of World Time Cities ............... ......... 221 Opti ...

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    210 8 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode z : Can be set. ×: Cannot be set. b R 9 N A d Zoom lever Zoom operation zz *1 z *2 z *3 z *1 z *1 Flash Mode , (Auto) zz z ×× z a (Flash Off) zz zzz z b (Flash On) zz ×× zz c (Auto + Red-eye) zz ×× × z d (Flash On + Red-eye) zz ×× zz Drive Mode 9 (Standard) zz zzz z g Z (Self-timer ...

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    211 8 Appendix a f K b H K B c R c Q c S N P Q o FC Page z *1 z *3 zz *1 z *1 z *1 z *2 Zoom operation Zoom lever p.74 zz × zzz × , (Auto) Flash Mode p.97 zz z *4 zzz z *4 a (Flash Off) zz × zzz × b (Flash On) zz × zzz × c (Aut o + Red -eye) zz × zzz × d (Flash On + Red-eye) zz z z z z z 9 (Standard) Drive Mode — zz z z z z z g Z (Self- ...

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    212 8 Appendix Messages Messages such as the foll owing may appear on the di splay during camera operation. Message Description Battery depl eted The batte ry exhausted. Replace with charged batter y. (p.31) Memory card full The SD Memory Card i s full and no more im ages can be saved. Insert a new SD Memory Card or d elete unwante d images (p.37, ...

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    213 8 Appendix Data being rec orded This message ap pears when you t ry to switch to Q mode while an image is st ill being record ed, or when the protect setting or DPOF sett ing is bei ng changed. It disapp ears after the i mage is recor ded or the se tting is cha nged. Data being pro cessed This message ap pears when the c amera takes more than f ...

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    214 8 Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera will not turn on The batter y is not installed Check if a bat tery is inst alled. If no t, install a ba ttery. The batter y is insta lled incorrectly Check orie ntation of t he battery. Reinsert the battery with the lab el facing th e display (p.32 ). The batter y is exhausted Ch arged ...

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    215 8 Appendix The subj ect is not in focus The subje ct is diff icult to focus on with autofocus Lock the fo cus on an object the same distance awa y as the subjec t (by pressing an d holding the shutter relea se button half way), then ai m the camera at your subjec t and press the shutter release bu tton fully ( p.66). Or s et the focus manu ally ...

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    216 8 Appendix Default Settings The table below lists the factory default settings. The meaning of the indica tions for menu items with a default setting is explained below. Last Memory Setting Yes : The current setting (last memory) is sa ved when the camera is turned off. No : The setting returns to the default setting when the cam era is turned ...

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    217 8 Appendix [ C Movie] Menu Items Memory Flash Mode O (On) Yes Yes p.128 Drive Mode P (Off) Yes Yes Focus Mode P (Off) Yes Yes Zoom Positio n P (Off) Yes Yes MF Position P (Off) Yes Yes White Balance P (Off) Yes Yes Sensi tivity P (Off) Yes Yes EV Compensati on P (Off) Yes Yes Face Detecti on P (Off) Yes Yes Digital Z oom O (On ) Yes Yes DISPLAY ...

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    218 8 Appendix [ W Setting] Menu Items Item Default Settin g Last Memor y Setting Reset Setting Page Sound Operation Vo lume 3 Yes Yes p.177 Playback V olume 3 Yes Yes Start-up Sound 1 Y es Yes Shutter S ound 1 Yes Y es Operation So und 1 Yes Yes Self-time r Sound 1 Yes Yes Date Adjustment Date For mat (date) According to initial setting Yes No p.4 ...

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    219 8 Appendix Playback Mode Palette Items Item Default Setti ng Last Memor y Setting Reset Setting Page Slideshow Interval 3 sec. Yes Yes p.138 Screen Eff ect Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effect O (On) Yes Yes Image Rotati on Depending o n the tilt of the camera —— p . 1 4 0 Stretch Fil ter — — — p.154 Small Fa ce Filter Approx. 7% — — p.156 D ...

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    220 8 Appendix Key Operation Item Functio n Default Se tting Last Memo ry Setting Reset Setting Page Q button Operation Mode Q mode — — — Zoom lever Zoom Position Full wide-angle * No p.74 Four-way controller 2 Drive Mode 9 (Standar d) * Yes p.90 3 Shooting Mode b (Auto Pictu re) Yes Yes p.67 4 Flash Mode , ( Auto) * Yes p.97 5 Focus Mode = ( ...

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    221 8 Appendix List of World Time Cities City: indicates cities that can b e set as either the Initial Setting (p .42) or the World Time (p.18 1). Video Output Format: indicates the video output format of the ci ty set as the initial setting. Region City Video Output Format Region City Video Output Format North America Honolulu NTSC Africa/ West As ...

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    222 8 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedicated accessories are available for this camera. Products marked with an asterisk (* ) are the same as those supp lied with the camera. Power supply Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI122 (*) Battery Charger D-BC122 (*) AC adapter kit K-A C122 (AC adapter D-AC115, DC coupler D-DC122, AC plu g co ...

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    223 8 Appendix Main Specifications Type Fully automa tic compact digi tal still camer a with built-in zo om lens Number of Effectiv e Pixels Approx. 16 mega pixels Image Sens or 1/ 2.33 inch CC D Number of Recorded P ixels Still m (4608×34 56), n (345 6×3456), o (4608× 2592), 6 (3 072×2304), h (1920×1080), m (640×480) * Fixed at f in Dig ital ...

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    224 8 Appendix Approximat e Image Storage Capacity and Reco rding Time Still Pictures Built-in Memory 2 GB SD Memory Card m 4608×3456 5 pictures 655 pictures n 3456×3456 6 pictures 854 pictures o 4608×2592 6 pictures 854 pictures 6 3072×2304 10 pi ctures 1228 pictur es h 1920×1080 27 pi ctures 3278 pictur es m 640×480 120 pictures 14050 pi ct ...

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    225 8 Appendix Intelligent Zoom Approx. 30× at 6 (3072×2304), Ap prox. 144× at m (640×480) (when combined w ith optical zoom) Digital Zoom Up to approx. 7.2× (combines with 20 x optical zoom to give zoom magnification equi valent to approx. 144×) Motion Blur Reduction Still CCD-Shift-Type (SR: Shake Reduction), High- sensiti vity anti- shake ...

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    226 8 Appendix Built-in Fla sh Modes Auto , Flash Off, Flash On, Auto + Red-e ye, Flash On + Red-eye Flash Range Wide-angle: approx. 0. 2 m - 5.1 m (approx. 0.66 ft - 17 ft) (Sensitivity: in AUTO condition) Telephoto: approx. 1. 6 m - 3.3 m (approx. 5.2 ft - 11 ft) (Sensitivity: in AUTO condition) Drive Modes Single-frame, Self-timer (approx. 10 se ...

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    227 8 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cameras purchased through authorized bona f ide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against de fects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replac ed without cost to you w ithin that period, provided ...

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    228 8 Appendix • This warranty policy does not a ffect the customer’s statut ory rights. • The local warranty policies availabl e from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersede this warranty poli cy. Therefore, we recommend that you review the warrant y card supplied with your pro duct at the time of purchase, or cont act the PENTAX ...

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    229 8 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub ject to the following two conditi ons: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes ...

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    230 8 Appendix Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Comp uters and Peripherals We: PENTAX RICOH IM AGING AMER ICAS CORPORAT ION Located at: 633 17 Street, Suite 2600, Denver, Colorado 80 202, U.S.A. Phone: 800-877-0155 Fax: 303 -790-1131 Declare under sole responsibi lity that the product identified here ...

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    231 8 Appendix Information for Users on Collection and Disposal o f Old Equipment and Used Batteries 1. In the Euro pean Union These symbols on the products, packaging and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic equipment and batteries should no t be mixed with genera l household waste. Used electrical/electronic equipmen ...

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    232 8 Appendix Index Symbols A mode ...................... 12, 54 Q mode .................. ... 12, 54 Q button .............. ...... 50, 52 [ A Rec.Mode] menu .............. ........... 58, 216 [ C Movie] menu ....... . 59, 217 [ W Setting] menu ....... 60, 218 9 Green Mode ..... ............ 72 i Delete ............... .. 132, 142 x Tele ........ ...

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    233 8 Appendix C Calendar display ............. . 135 Camera shake ... 75, 112, 125 Capture Mode Palette ....... 67 Changing volume ........... . 177 Charging a battery ............. 31 Checking the memory card ............. ................ ...... 40 City name ....... ................. 221 Color filter ........................ 158 Connecting to a ...

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    234 8 Appendix Highlight Correction ......... 108 Histogram .......... ................ 25 Hometown ............. .... 45, 181 I Image Storage Capa city .. 224 Infinity s ........... ................ 99 Info Display ..... ................ ... 22 Initial Settings .................... 42 Installing a battery . ............ 32 Installing the Software ...

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    235 8 Appendix Recording movies ............ 122 Red-eye Compensation ... 162 Red-eye reduction cd ..... 97 Registering menu items ... 120 Remote Control Unit .......... 93 Reset .............. ................. 191 Resize ............ ................. 152 Retro filter ................. ....... 158 Rotating ................. .......... 140 S Satur ...

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A complete Pentax manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

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