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Dig ital C am era To en sure the be st per form ance f rom your cam era, ple ase read the Op erating Manual b efore us ing the c amera. Operating Manual ...
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Thank y ou for purc hasing th e PENTAX Op tio 30 Digital Camera. Please rea d this ma nual be fore using the camera in orde r to get the m ost out of al l the features and fun ctions. Ke ep thi s manua l safe, as it can be a valuab le tool in helping yo u to unde rstand all the cam era’s capa bilities . Reg ardin g copy right s Images taken using ...
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1 Sufficien t atten tion ha s bee n paid to the sa fety of thi s prod uct but p lease pay parti cular attention to the wa rnings indicate d by the f ollowin g symbol s during use. Warning • Do not attempt to take t he camera a part or remodel the camera. Hi gh voltages are pres ent within the c amera, an d there is the refore a da nger of electri ...
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2 Caution • Ne ver try to disa ssemble or sh ort the batte ry. Also, do not dispose of the batte ry in fire, as it may ex plode. • Do not cha rge any batter ies othe r than r echarg eable N i-MH ba tteries. The batter y could expl ode or catch fire. Of the batt eries that ca n be used in this camer a, only the Ni-MH batter y can be recharge d. ...
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3 • Plac es of high tem perature a nd humidity should be avoide d. Particul ar care sho uld be taken regarding v ehicles, which can be come very ho t inside. • Stor ing the camer a where pes ticides and c hemica ls are handled should be avoide d. Remov e from c ase and store in a we ll-ventila ted place to preve nt the camer a from bec oming mo ...
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4 FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CA MERA ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ......................... ... 2 CONTENTS ...... .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... ....... .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... .... ... 4 Contents o f th e Operat ing Ma nual....... ....... .... .. ...
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5 Selecting the Rec orded Pixels ................................ ........................ 41 Select ing the Quality Levels ...... ...... .... ....... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... ...... . 42 Adjusting the Color Balance according t o Lighting (White Bala nce) .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ... ...
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6 Printing All Images........................................ ....................... ........... 86 Printi ng Using t he Pr inting Se rvice S etting s (DPOF ) ..... ...... .... ...... . 86 Disconnecting the Camera from the Printer .............................. ..... 87 Editing / Settin gs 88 Editin g Image s .... ...... .... .... ....... .... ... ...
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7 This ope rating manual c ontain s the followin g chapte rs. The meanings of t he symbols used in th is operating manual are explained below. Contents of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Started ––––––– –––––– –––––––– –––––– ––––– –––––––– This chapter explains what you ...
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8 About items marked with ( ∗ ) ∗ Items mark ed with ( ∗ ) are also ava ilable as optional access ories. For other optional accessories, refer to the list on page 106. ∗ Type of AC p lug cord D-CO2A Australia / D-CO2B United Kingdom / D-CO2E Europe / D-CO2H Hong Kong / D-CO2J Japan / D-CO2K Korea / D-CO2U North America, Canada Checking P ac ...
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9 Front Back Names of Parts Shutter rel ease butt on Power switch Self-timer lamp Fla sh Lens DC i nput termina l USB output t erminal Tripod socket LCD monitor Viewfinder lamp (re d) Viewfinder Strap lug Batt ery / Card co ver ...
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10 Guide ind ications A guide to avai lable butt on ope ration i s displ ayed on th e LCD monitor duri ng ope rati on. T he but tons a re indi cated as sh own bel ow. Names of Operating Parts Four-way co ntroller ( 2 ) 2 Zoom/ f / y button Four-way co ntroller ( 3 ) 3 for digit al zoom y Four-way co ntroller ( 4 ) 4 for trimmi ng Four-way co ntroll ...
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11 Getting Started 1 Getting S tarted Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow en d of th e strap thro ugh the strap lug and p ass the o ther end throu gh the loop. ...
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12 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Ca mera Install batterie s in the c amera. Us e one CR -V3, or us e two AA li thium batter ies, AA Ni-MH b atterie s, or AA alk aline bat teries. 1 Slide th e battery / c ard cover in the direct ion indica ted by the arrow and flip the cover open. 2 Insert t he batteri es accor ding to the +- indicator in the batt ...
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13 1 Getting Started • These figures are based on PENTAX meas uring conditions. Results may vary depending on the c apture mode and shoo ting conditions. You can ch eck th e battery le vel by the * sy mbol dis played o n the LC D monitor. Number of Captures and Pla yback Time (At 25°C, with new batt eries) Captur es (Using flash 50 % of the time ...
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14 1 Getting Started If you in tend to use the L CD monit or for a lon g time or connect t he camera t o a PC, use of the AC a dapter D-AC5 (optio nal) is recomm ended. 1 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera. 2 Connect t he AC plug cord to th e AC adapter . 3 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. U ...
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15 Getting Started 1 Insta lling / Rem ovin g th e S D M emo ry Ca rd This ca mera us es an SD Memory Card. Ca ptured images a re recor ded on the SD M emory Card if a card is inserted ( ? icon on t he LCD monitor), or in th e Built-in memo ry if no ca rd is inserted ( @ icon on the LCD monito r). Make sure that the camera i s turned o ff before in ...
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16 1 Getting Started Data Backup Very occasionally, dat a stored in the B uilt-in memory becomes unreadable. As a backup measure, we recommend that y ou download important dat a to a PC or store the data in a media ot her than the Built-in memory. Pre caut ions whe n using an SD Mem ory Card • Make sure the camera is turned off before opening the ...
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17 Getting Started 1 Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra will turn on. The lens co ver opens and t he lens exte nds. Press the po wer switch ag ain to turn the camera off. When the came ra is turne d on an d the Bu ilt-in memory is being us ed, @ a ppears on t he LCD monitor. When the SD M emory Card is bein g used, ...
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18 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings If the i nitial setting s sc reen appe ars wh en yo u turn th e camera on, follow the pr ocedure be low to set the display langu age and c urrent d ate and time. If t he date and time that ap pear at the bottom right of the LC D monitor a re not the cur rent dat e and t ime, foll ow the in struct ions for “C ...
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19 1 Getting Started Set the current da te and time, and the di splay st yle. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the date and tim e display style. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). 2 and 3 will be displayed above and be low “24h”. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select 24h (24-hour display) or 12h (12-hour display). ...
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20 1 Getting Started 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the day and press the four-way controller ( 5 ) aga in. 2 and 3 will be displayed above and be low the year. 8 Repeat step 7 to change the [year], [hour], and [minutes]. 9 Press t he OK button . The cam era is rea dy to take a picture. W hen you s et the date a nd time using the ME ...
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21 1 Getting Started Selecting Recorded Pi xels an d Suitable A pplicati ons The default setting is [2048×1536]. Selecting Qu ality Levels and Suit able Appli cations The def ault setting is [ C ]. Approximate Number of Record able Images , Recor ded Pixels and Quality Levels • The above table indicat es the number of im ages when using t he Bui ...
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22 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still P icture s For the simple st proc edure t o take still pictur es: The flas h fires au tomati cally de pendin g on the l ight cond itions . 1 Press t he power switch. The camera will t urn on. 2 Confirm the subject and shooting information on the LCD monitor. The focu s frame in the middle of the LCD monito ...
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23 2 Quick Start The shut ter rele ase button works in a two-s tep acti on as foll ows. • Press halfway When the shutte r release b utton i s presse d ligh tly (halfwa y), the focus, exposu re and wh ite bal ance are locke d. You can find th e foll owing informati on on the LCD m onitor and the vi ewfinde r lamp . 1. Autofocus frame If the s ubje ...
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24 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can d ispla y the still pic ture. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck button after takin g a picture. The image taken will be displayed on the LCD m onitor. Still pict ures ca n be played back one at a time, pro ceeding e ither forwa rd or backwa rd. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck button after taki ng a ...
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25 2 Quick Start During this time you can delete the ima ge by pr essi ng the i button (the Delete scree n will be disp layed), press the four-way contro ller ( 2 ) to sel ect [Delete], and then pressing the O K but ton. Press the shutter release button ha lfway o r fully to retur n to captur e mode. Deleting a Disp layed Image • Wh en the screen ...
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26 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Using the Button Functions The butto ns on your c amera will functi on dif ferently in differ ent ca mera modes. ) button Chang es the captu re mode as fo llows. Macro mode ( 1 p.38), Infinity -landsca pe mode ( 1 p.38 ), Manual focus mod e ( 1 p.38) Zoom button Change s the si ze of th e subje ct on th e L ...
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27 3 Common Operati ons i button Deletes the imag e. ( 1 p.78 ) Zoom/ f / y button Press y du ring norm al playbac k to change the size of the Zoom Dis play ima ge di spl aye d on t he L CD m onit or. ( 1 p.72) Press f duri ng nor mal play bac k t o di spla y n ine i mag es a t on ce. ( 1 p.74) Z button Protects the image from deletion. ( 1 p.80 ) ...
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28 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Menus When you press the MEN U button , the menu s are displaye d on th e LCD monitor. You ca n set func tions, sa ve the settings , and cha nge th e camera s ettings on thes e menus . This ca mera h as two type s of m enus: SIM PLE men u, which c an set commo nly use d func tions, a nd FULL men u, whic h can set ...
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29 3 Common Operati ons The SIMPLE menu s creen display s only c ommonl y use d menus. The same m enu wi ll be display ed in both Capture mode and Play back mode. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select an item. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 23 ) to move the frame up or down. A descript ion of the item in the frame is disp layed at th e b ...
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30 3 Common Operati ons Example of SI MPLE Me nu Operation Image Quality Superior On Movie Digital Zoom T ake using settings below . Recorded pixels 2048x1536 Quality level OK MENU FULL Exit E x i t OK O K Exit OK T urn ON for digital 12x zoom and OFF for optical-only 3x zoom MENU OK FULL Exit OK Image Quality Superior On Movie Digital Zoom T urn O ...
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31 3 Common Operati ons The FUL L menu s creen dis plays al l of th e menus. The FU LL menu screen d isplays the [ A Rec .Mode], [ Q Play back] and [ B Set-up] menus. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select a me nu. When t he fram e is at the me nu tab, u se the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to chang e the menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ...
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32 3 Common Operati ons Example of F ULL Menu Op eration (When the ME NU Button i s Presse d in Capture Mo de) • If you press the shutter release but ton halfway, the camer a switches to Capture mode and any changes to the settings will not be saved. • When you display the menu from Capture mode, the [ A Rec.Mode] menu will be displayed, and wh ...
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33 3 Common Operati ons [ A Rec.Mod e] Menu [ Q Playbac k] Menu FULL Menu List Item Description D efault Setting e H AB J LI C KE F C Reference Recorded Pix els For select ing the size o f recorded pixels 2048×15 36 Yes 320× 240 p.41, 64 Quality Level For s electing t he image comp ress ion ra tio C Yes No p.4 2 White Bal ance For adju sti ng th ...
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34 3 Common Operati ons [ B Set-up] Me nu Item Description Reference Format For for matting the SD Memo ry Card or the Built-in m emory p.94 Date Adjust For cha nging the initial d ate and tim e settings p.95 Language / For chang ing the lan guage in wh ich menus and m essages are displayed p.9 5 Screen Se tting For sett ing the start-up scree n an ...
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35 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Setting the Shooting F unctions Capture mode is for tak ing pictu res and Pla ybac k mode is f or playing back or deleti ng image s. • To chan ge fr om Capture mode t o Playb ack mod e, press the Q Playba ck button . • To chan ge from Playba ck mode to Capt ure mode, press the Q Playba ck button or pres s ...
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36 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The virtua l mode dial ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a mode. The icon will be surro unded by a square frame. 3 Press t he OK button . The i con of the sele cted Capt ur e mod e is displaye d and the ca mera is rea dy to take pic tur es. OK OK ...
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37 4 Taking Picture s You ca n disp lay in form ation on the LCD mon itor when sh ooti ng. Followi ng dis play modes can be cha nged by pr essing the OK but ton eac h time. Normal Display Shooting i nformation i s displaye d when the power i s turne d on. 1 Flash mode 2 Shootin g mode 3 Focus mode 4 Capt ure mode 5 AF frame 6 Card / B uilt-in memor ...
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38 4 Taking Picture s Focus Mode 1 Press t he ) button in Capture mode . The fo cus mo de chang es each time the button is press ed and t he set mode is di splayed on t he LCD mo nitor. The came ra is rea dy to take a pict ure in the se t focus mod e. Selecting the Focus Mode (No ic on) Auto focus mod e The camera is foc used on t he subject in the ...
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39 4 Taking Picture s In z mode , press th e four-way controll er ( 23 ) to enlarge th e centr al portion o f the s creen to fu ll screen on the LCD mon itor. Use the fou r-way controll er to adjust the foc us while watc hing the ima ge on the mon itor. Th e curren t focus pos ition is d isplaye d on the l eft of the LCD monitor. For dist ant foc u ...
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40 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he b button in Capture mode. The flash mode changes each tim e the but ton is pr essed an d the ico n is displa yed on the LC D monitor . The came ra is ready to t ake the pict ure in the set fla sh mode. Selecting the Fla sh Mode (No ico n) Auto flash The flash discha rges automa tically dep ending on the light cond ...
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41 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can c hoose th e numb er of recor ded pi xels from [2048 ×1536], [1600×12 00], [10 24×768 ] and [640 ×480]. The more pixels t here are , the large r the im age siz e and f ile size . The imag e file size will also differ accordin g to the quali ty level settin gs. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mod ...
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42 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can c hoose th e image c ompress ion rat io. The more stars, the cl earer th e quality and the l arger th e volu me. The recor ded pi xels settin g also ch anges the pi cture vol ume. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SI ...
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43 4 Taking Picture s In the SIM PLE men u, the recorded p ixels and qual ity le vel ar e set by the Image Q uality. Yo u can choose f rom the followi ng four qualitie s. Settings in the SIMPLE Menu Image Qualit y Recorded Pixe ls Quality Level Superior 2048×1536 C Super 1600×1200 D Normal 1024×768 D Economy 640×480 D ...
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44 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can t ake pi ctures in natura l colo rs by adj ustin g the whi te balanc e accordi ng to th e light c onditions at the time of s hootin g. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the ...
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45 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can c hange the autofo cus a rea. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Focusing Ar ea]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change th ...
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46 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can c hoose whi ch part of the sc reen to us e to meas ure the brightnes s and de termin e the expo sure. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se ...
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47 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can s elect the sensiti vity to suit the bright ness of t he surroun dings . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivit y]. 3 Use th ...
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48 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can c hoose whe ther yo u want th e image to hav e sharp or soft outlines . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sharpn ess]. 3 Use the f ...
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49 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can s et the color sa turation . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Saturat ion]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the se ...
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50 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can s et the im age c ontrast. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Contrast]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the settin ...
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51 4 Taking Picture s Taking Pictures When an SD Memo ry Ca rd has bee n ins erted, all i mages a re sav ed to the card. Image s are sav ed to t he Built-in memo ry when no card has been inserte d. In Prog ram mo de ( e ), the ca mera automatic ally s ets th e shutte r spe ed and apert ure for ta king still pic tures. Howev er, you c an cha nge the ...
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52 4 Taking Picture s You can s elect the Pictu re mode ac cording t o the s hooting s cene. Picture Mode There are nine av ailable modes in Pictu re mode . Selecting the Pi cture Mode ac cording to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode) H Landscap e mode Lets you take landscap e photos with br ight colors. A Night-Sc ene mode Let s you take dark s cene ...
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53 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The virtua l mode dial ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the Picture mode. 3 Press t he OK button . The Pictur e mode is selecte d. The exam ple shows the images w hen the H (Lan dscape m ode) is selected . 4 Press t he shutter release b utton hal ...
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54 4 Taking Picture s In the Pet mode, you can t ake pi ctures th at enha nce the c olor of your pet’s c oat. Select th e appro priate ico n depe nding on whether y our pe t has a li ght- color ed coa t or a dark-c olo red coat . 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The virtua l mode dial ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controll ...
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55 4 Taking Picture s Using the provided software (ACDSee for PENTAX), you can join multipl e ima ges and e asily cr eate pa norami c photos . Use Pan orama Assist mode to com bine images taken so tha t edg es over lap to crea te a single pan oramic photo . 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The virtua l mode dial ap pears. 2 ...
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56 4 Taking Picture s 5 Take th e first pi cture. Pres s the shut ter r elea se bu tton to ta ke the first image . The right edge of the image is displaye d in ha lf-transpa rent form on the l eft of the LCD monitor. 6 Move the camera to the right and take the second p icture. Posi ti on th e cam era s o th at the fi xed i mage display ov erlaps th ...
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57 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE CF The pict ure will be taken ten seconds or two sec onds afte r the shutter release butt on is pressed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) in Capture mode to display g or r on the LCD monitor. 2 Press t he shutter release b utton halfway. The focus frame on th e LCD monitor will light green when the camer ...
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58 4 Taking Picture s e HJLI CKE K Pict ures are ta ken continuo usl y while the shutt er re leas e but ton is press ed. Ther e are two avai labl e modes : Conti nuous Sho oti ng and Mult i Cont inuou s Shoot ing. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) to display j or _ on the LCD monitor. 2 Press t he shutter release b utton halfway. The focus f ...
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59 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE F You can u se the zo om to take pic tures in Te le or W ide mode. 1 Press th e Zoom button in Capture mode. x : Ma kes the s ubj ect b igger w : Ma kes the s ubj ect s maller When t he digi tal zoom func ti on is disa bl ed, you can ta ke picture s at up to three t imes magnif ication usin g the optical zoo m. ...
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60 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE CF 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The SIMPLE m enu or the [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Digital Zoom]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) to select [On]. 4 Press t he OK button . The came ra is ready to t ake the pictur e. Enabling the Digi ...
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61 4 Taking Picture s e H AB JLI CKE CF You can t ake pi ctures that are i ntentio nally ov erexpo sed or un der- expose d. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 45 ) in Capture Mode. To br ighten , se t pos it ive + . To darken, set negative –. EV Com pensa ti on va lues can be sel ect ed in 1/3 EV steps in the range of –2.0 EV to +2.0 EV. The ...
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62 4 Taking Picture s This mo de ena bles yo u to tak e movin g ima ges. The recordi ng time f or a singl e mov ie is d ispl ayed a t the to p righ t of t he LCD monit or. So und cannot b e reco rded. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in Capture mode. The virtua l mode dial ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the Movie P ...
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63 4 Taking Picture s 4 Press t he shutter release b utton. Shooting will st art. You can chan ge the size of the image using the Zoom butt on. x : Ma kes the s ubj ect b igger w : Ma kes the s ubj ect s maller 5 Press t he shutter release b utton. Shoot ing wi ll e nd. The remai ning avai lable recor ding t ime is di splay ed. If you ke ep the shu ...
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64 4 Taking Picture s C In Movi e Pictu re mod e, you ca n choose the number of rec orded pixels from [320 ×240] a nd [160×12 0]. The more pixe ls there are, the larger the ima ge size but the shorter t he recording time. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The SIMPLE m enu or the [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. 2 Use the four-way con ...
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65 4 Taking Picture s 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the rec orded pixels. 5 Press th e OK button twice. The c amer a is re ady t o ta ke t he mo vi e pi ctur e. Taking Movie P ictures 1 p.62 Recorded Pixels Color Mode Fast Fwd Movie Off Full Color 320x240 Movie OK MENU Exit OK ...
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66 4 Taking Picture s C You can t ake a movie picture i n one of three co lor mo de set tings: Ful l Color, B&W or Sepia. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The SIMPLE m enu or the [ A Rec. Mode] menu will b e display ed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movie] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Movie Setup scr ...
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67 4 Taking Picture s 4 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 3 ) to select [Color Mode]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to chang e the [Color Mode]. 6 Press th e OK button twice. The c amer a is re ady t o ta ke t he mo vi e pi ctur e. Taking Movie P ictures 1 p.62 OK MENU Recorded Pixels Color Mode Fast Fwd Movie Movie Exit OK Off Full Color 320x ...
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68 4 Taking Picture s C This mo de lets you tak e movie pictur es at a de layed frame rate so tha t when y ou play t he mov ie back , the a ction app ears spee ded up . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The SIMPLE m enu or the [ A Rec.Mode] menu will b e displayed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movie]. 3 Press t he four-w a ...
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69 4 Taking Picture s 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [Off ( ×1)], [×2], [×5], [ ×10], [×20], [×50] or [×1 00]. 6 Press th e OK button twice. The came ra is rea dy to take th e movie pic tur e. • Off (×1) is the normal setting for movie pictures (15 frames per second). Ea ch time ×2 or ×5 is se lected, the number of frame ...
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70 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Settings (Memory) You can choo se whethe r you want the s et values to be s aved when the camera is turned o ff. If you s elect O (On), the settings wil l be saved i n the statu s they w ere in im medi ately befo re the c amera was turned off. If you select P (O ff ) , the settin gs will be reset to th e defau lts w ...
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71 4 Taking Picture s 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the Zoom/ f / y button i f the SIMP LE menu is displ ayed. ( 1 p.28) Ful l menu is dis pla yed. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memory] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Memory menu will be disp layed. 4 Use ...
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72 5 Playback / Deleting Playbac k / Deleting Playing Back Images When an SD Memor y Card has be en inse rted , ima ges sa ved on the c ard are play ed back. Images are pla yed back from t he Built-in memo ry when no ca rd has been inserte d. See “Playing Back Im ages” (p.24), or “Playing Back Previous o r Next Imag es” (p.24). You can d i ...
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73 5 Playback / Deleting You can d ispla y informa tion o n the L CD monito r when p layin g back. The disp lay mode can be cha nged by p ressi ng the OK button. Normal Display Shooting i nformation i s displaye d. 1 Playbac k mode 2 Folder name, Fil e name 3 Protect icon 4 Card / Built-in memory icon 5 Four-w ay cont roller oper ati on gui de 6 Sh ...
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74 5 Playback / Deleting You can d ispla y nine im ages at the sa me time. 1 Enter th e Playback mode and choose an image with the four-way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press w / f on the Zoom/ f / y button. Nine images will be displayed with the selected image in th e center. Choos e an image wi th the four-wa y contro ller ( 2345 ). When ten or more imag ...
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75 5 Playback / Deleting You can play back m ovie pic tures. A g uide t o opera tion is display ed on the LCD m onitor du ring pl ayback. 1 Ente r the Play back mode and ch oose the movi e pict ure you want to play back with the four-way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playback will st art. The remaining pl ayback secon ...
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76 5 Playback / Deleting Copying File s You ca n copy files from t he Bu ilt- in memo ry to th e SD M emory Card an d vice v ersa. You c annot sel ect th is function if no card has b een insert ed in the c amera. When fil es ar e copie d from the Buil t-in mem ory to t he SD M emory Ca rd, all the f iles are copied at onc e. When fi les ar e copied ...
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77 5 Playback / Deleting 4 Sele ct [ ] and press th e OK button. The i mage se lect ion screen appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se the image to copy. 6 Press t he OK button . The sele cted image w ill be copied to the Built-in mem ory. Repea t steps 6 and 7 t o copy more i mages. 7 Press th e MENU butto n three times. The ...
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78 5 Playback / Deleting Deleting Images You can d elete the image s one at a time. 1 Enter the Pla yback mode and choos e the image to delete with the four-way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press t he i button. The Delete screen will be displayed. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) to select [Delete]. 4 Press t he OK button . The sele cted image w il ...
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79 5 Playback / Deleting You can d elete all the im ages at o n ce. 1 Enter th e Playback mod e and press th e i button twice . The Delete All Image s screen will be displaye d. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) to select [Delete All]. 3 Press t he OK button . All images will be deleted. Deleting All Image s • On ce deleted , images ca nno ...
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80 5 Playback / Deleting You can p rotect images f rom being acci dental ly delete d. 1 Enter the Pla yback mode and choos e the image to protect with the four -way controller ( 45 ). 2 Press t he Z button. The Protect screen will be displayed. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) to select [Protect ]. 4 Press t he OK button . The image will b ...
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81 5 Playback / Deleting Setting the Pri nting Service (DPOF) You can print the images on t he SD Mem ory Card using a DPOF (D igital Print Orde r Format) c ompatible printe r or at a pri nting serv ice. Set the fol l owing items for each i mage. Copie s: Set t he numbe r of prints up t o a ma ximum o f 99. Date: Specify whethe r you want the date ...
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82 5 Playback / Deleting 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o sel ect O [On] or P [Off]. O (On) : The date will b e imprin ted. P (Off) : The d ate will not b e imprinted . 5 Press t he OK button . Prints can be set acco rding to the se ttings. • If DP OF settings have alread y been mad e for an image, the prev ious ly set numb er o f pr ints ...
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83 5 Playback / Deleting 1 Enter th e Playback mo de and p ress the fou r-way controlle r ( 2 ). The DPOF screen w ill be displaye d. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). The DPO F (All Imag es) screen wi ll be displayed . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the number of prints. You can prin t up to 99 copi es. 4 Press t he four-w ...
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84 5 Playback / Deleting Printing Dir ectly from th e Camera Connected to a Printer (P ictBridge) When you use t he USB ca ble provided with the ca mera (I-U SB6) to connec t the came ra to a printer that supports PictBrid ge, yo u can pri nt images direct ly from th e camera without u sing a PC . The sel ectio n of the images to print an d the num ...
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85 5 Playback / Deleting 1 Select [Print One] by pressing the four-way controller ( 23 ). 2 Press t he OK button . The Print sc reen appear s. 3 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) t o cho ose t he image to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the number of prints. You can set up to 10 prints . 5 Use the Q Pl ayback but ton to sele ...
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86 5 Playback / Deleting 1 Select [Prin t All] by pressing the f our-way control ler ( 23 ). 2 Press t he OK button . The Print All scree n appears. Use t he fo ur-w ay cont roller ( 45 ) to chec k the imag es. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the number of prints. You c an s ele ct t he nu mber of prin ts . 4 Press the Q Playback but ...
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87 5 Playback / Deleting After you hav e finishe d printing images , disconne ct the came ra from the printer. 1 Turn the camera off . 2 Disconnect the USB cab le from the camera. 3 Disconnect the USB ca ble from the printer. Disconnecting the Came ra from the Pri nter If you pres s the MEN U button whil e the “Continu e printing ?” messa ge is ...
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88 6 Editing / Setting s Editing / Settings Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the si ze and qual ity of a se lected image, you can mak e the file sm aller than the ori ginal. After chang ing th e size, th e image can be saved a s a ne w image or written over the origin al image . 1 Press th e MENU butto n. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The ...
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89 6 Editing / Setting s 6 Press t he OK button . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [Record ed Pixels] . 8 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The sele ct frame mov es to [Qualit y Level]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [Quality Level]. 10 Press t he OK button . 11 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov ...
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90 6 Editing / Setting s You can t rim pa rt of a p icture and save it as a s eparate image. 1 Press th e MENU butto n. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ Q Playback] menu will be displayed. If the SIMPL E menu is displ ayed, pres s the Zoom/ f / y b utton an d press the f our-way controller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) ...
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91 6 Editing / Setting s 8 Press t he OK button . 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the quali ty level after trimming. 10 Press t he OK button . The trimm ed image w ill be saved as a separate ima ge. • Mo vie pictures cannot be trimmed. • Y ou cannot sel ect a higher qua lity than th at of the origina l image. OK MENU 100-0001 Qua ...
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92 6 Editing / Setting s The filte rs con sist of c olor filte rs such a s red, blue, and green, a nd a brightnes s filter tha t adjusts the bri ghtness of the im age. In Digit al Filter mode, th ese fi lters can be used to edit an ima ge. Color Filters Eight colo r filters ar e provided: blac k-and-w hite, sepi a, red, pink, violet, bl ue, gre en ...
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93 6 Editing / Setting s 1 Press th e MENU butto n. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ Q Playback] menu will be displayed. If the SIMPL E menu is displ ayed, pres s the Zoom/ f / y b utton an d press the f our-way controller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Digital Filter]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ...
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94 6 Editing / Setting s Camera Set tings Formattin g will d elete all the data o n the SD Memory Ca rd if yo u are using a card, a nd all the data in the Buil t-in me mory if there is no ca rd inserted . 1 Select [Format] on the SIMPLE menu or the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Format screen will be displayed. 3 Pr ...
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95 6 Editing / Setting s You can c hange the initi al date and time settings. You can al so set the style in whic h the da te is disp layed on the cam era. Choose [m m/dd/ yy], [dd/m m/yy] or [yy/mm/ dd]. 1 Select [Date Adjust] on th e SIMPLE menu or the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Date Adjust screen wil l be dis ...
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96 6 Editing / Setting s 1 Select [Scr een Setting] on the SIMPLE Menu or the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The Display Setting scr een will be displaye d. You can d isplay a n image recorded wi th the cam era as the start-u p screen wh en the came ra is turne d on. 3 Select [Change Start-up Screen] and press the four- ...
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97 6 Editing / Setting s You can s et the backgrou nd desig n and c olor disp layed on the LC D monitor. There a re six co lors to choose from. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) to select [Background color]. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select the background color. The background design and co lor of the menus will change. 5 Pres ...
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98 6 Editing / Setting s You can s et the LCD mon itor to t urn off auto matical ly when no ope ration is perform ed for a fi xed ti me. 1 Select [Sleep Timeout] on the [ B Set-up] me nu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [30se c], [1min], [2min] or [Off]. 3 Press t he OK button . The came ra is ready to t ake or play ba ck images. You ...
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99 6 Editing / Setting s The USB Con nection mo de is change d depend ing on wheth er the USB cable i s to be co nnect ed to a printer (Pic tBridge) or a comp uter. 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ B Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [PC] or [PictBridge]. 3 Press t he OK button . The came ra is ready to be connecte d t ...
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100 7 Appendix Appendix Messages Messag es such as th e follow ing ma y be dis playe d on the L C D mo nitor during c amera ope ration. Compre ssion error Co mpression of the imag e you capture d has faile d. Chan ge the recor ded pixels o r quality level s, and take the pi cture again . Memory ca rd f ull Built-in Memory full The SD Memory Card or ...
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101 7 Appendix Messag es such as th e follow ing ma y be dis playe d on the L C D mo nitor when using the PictBr idge fun ction . Card not for matted T he SD Me mory Card yo u have inserted is unform atted or ha s been form atted on a PC or other devic e and is not compat ible with the camera. (p.9 4) Formatti ng The SD Memory Card o r Built-i n me ...
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102 7 Appendix Troublesh ooting Prob le m Cau se Remedy Power will not com e on Battery is no t installed Check battery is installed. If no t, in sta ll ba tte ry. Battery / card cov er is open Close th e battery / card cover. Battery is insta lled incorrectly Chec k ori ent ati on of ba tt ery. Reins ert battery according to the +- sy mbol s in th ...
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103 7 Appendix Subj ect is not in focus Subjec t difficult to focus on Subjects diff icult to fo cus on using aut ofoc us: obj ect s wi th li ttle c ont rast (blue sky, white walls, etc.), dark objects, finely patt erned objec ts, fast-mo ving objects, scenery through window or net, etc. Lock f ocus on ano ther obje ct located at sam e dist ance (p ...
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104 7 Appendix Main Specifi cations Image S torage Ca pacity • When using the B uilt-in memory (1 6MB) Type Fully automatic compact-typ e digital still camera with bu ilt-in zoom len s Effective Pixe ls 3.2 megapixels Sensor 3.34 megapixels (total pixels), 1/2.7 inch interline transfer CCD with a primary color filter Reco rde d P ixel s Stil l 2 ...
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105 7 Appendix Focusing S ystem Type TTL cont rast detect ion system b y sensor Focusing Ran ge (From len s front ) Norm al: 0 .5m - ∞ (f ull zo om range) Macro: 0. 02m - 0.6m (Wide only) Infinity- landscape: ∞ (f ull zoom range) Focus Lock By ha lf-pres sing shut ter release button Manual Focus 0.02m - ∞ (Wide only), 0.5 m - ∞ (full zoom r ...
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106 7 Appendix Optional Accessories The follo wing optional access ories are avail able fo r this ca mera. AC Adapter D-AC5 Camera Case O -CC2 Strap O- ST18 (*) USB Cable I-US B6 (*) Items mark ed with (*) are the same pr oducts prov ided with t he camera. ...
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108 7 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided ...
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109 7 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies available from PE NTAX distributors i n some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u review the warrant y ca rd suppl ied wit h you r produc t at the ti m e of purchase, or con tact the ...
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110 7 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice compli es with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Op eration is sub ject to the fol lowing two con ditions: (1 ) This dev ice may n ot cause harmfu l interferen ce, and (2) this device mus t acce pt any interfe rence rec eived, includi ng interfe rence that ma y cause undes ired o ...
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Declar atio n of Co nformi ty According t o 47CFR, Par ts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mputers and Per ipheral s We: PEN TAX Imagi ng Company A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Street, Sui te 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.S .A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303 -790-11 31 Declar e under so le res ponsibil ity that th e pr ...
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• Printed on recyc led paper • Specifica tions and ext ernal dimens ions are s ubject to change without not ice. 57309 Copyright © PENTAX Corporatio n 2004 02-2004 04 Printed in J apan PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9,Maeno-cho, Itabashi-k u, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (htt p://w ww.pent ax.co .jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European H eadquarters) Juliu s-Voss ...
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